Posted on 12/10/2015 1:17:32 PM PST by ArGee
Raqqa, Syria
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, announced today that he would be disbanding all forces and returning all land to Syria and Iraq. The move was prompted by the ongoing Climate Conference in Paris.
"This is one thing we could not have anticipated," Mr. al-Baghdadi said in prepared remarks. "When we see the world coming together like this on such a dangerous subject as Global Climate Change, we realize that our Caliphate will never survive. It's only a matter of time before Climate Change is no more and the world's attention turns to us. At that point, we will have no chance. For the sake of the men, women, and children who have supported us, I can not continue a doomed campaign."
An emotional al-Baghdadi did not take any questions.
Sources close to al-Baghdadi who spoke on the condition of anonymity told us that it was becoming more and more difficult to recruit new fighters. "Even our existing people are extremely demoralized," one said. "The words of Donald Trump himself can not overcome our dispair."
According to their press release, surrender is total and immediate. Fighters are being paid and sent home by division. Any remaining money will be put into a fund to resettle Christians and Yazidis who have been displaced by the war.
"We thought the world was fragmented," one strategist was overheard saying to himself. "Who knew it could come together like this? This is a stinging rebuke."
So far there has been no comment from Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, or Washington. One source inside the Kremlin said, "We are waiting to see if there will be any follow-up action. We want to make sure this is real before we decide on our next steps."
45, N @ 8mph, 37%, wind chill 40.
I can tell you, it feels a lot colder than 40! The skies are clear, and the snow on the mountains is absolutely beautiful!
(I just got my power bill. $90. I wanna go fro UP.)
LOL!
I just got a FB notice from NDOT — it seems the last storm left 1/2” snow in Death Valley!!!
It’s still very pretty, no matter when it snows there. It doesn’t last long but it does snow there. <3
Thanks for posting the pic! :o]
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Hi. Back from uptown. Much traffic. Byos are eating pizza, and then we’re off to Sunday School/Scouts.
I just pick things that sound about like how I feel for the day. If I can’t find anything profound, then I look for humor. If I can’t find humor, I look for proverbs from other cultures.
If I can’t find any of the above, all y’all will have to read the same ol’ tagline from me for however long it takes.
And if anyone cares, the Dell was returned today. :o] I will see how it acts before I widen that smiley face! And I’m too tired to mess with it today.
I’ve been feeling a little poorly, so I decided to wait until tomorrow to go to Walgreen’s and Walmart. In that order. I have to go tomorrow because Walgreen’s has sent me two texts and a phone call since yesterday!
I’m heading for bed in about an hour. I just don’t want to stay up too much longer. The clothes in the bathroom are nearly dry, and that means that I have something clean to sleep in tonight.
Since I like over-sized tee shirts to sleep in, I will have to go to the thrift store to see if I can find a bunch of them for not a lot of money. Right now, I have to make them last two nights, but they are pretty gamey by the second night. So, one night is the limit.
Feetsa sounds good!
I don’t need to check about the source. I recognize the Unibomber’s inscrutable and meandering writing when I see it.
Oh, wait! It could have been Algore. It’s hard to tell them apart.
That snow is caused by excessive CO2 freezing at high altitude and falling as Snow.....this is all in the settled science if you read it carefully, between the lines. And furthermore was predicted by the climate modelling computer programs.
Somebody get the moose wranglers....this one has a screw loose.
What happened to the dinoraurs!!! (And you don't look so hot yourself ...)
That explains why they call the extinction event the KT boundary.
Morning, TC.
We has the frost this morning.
(A localised cooling event caused by excessive CO2....)
LOL!
That’s sibling rivalry at its finest! LOL!
Can’t even tell what that floof looks like!! Silly thing.
When it’s time to attack, dignity flies out the window.
29 degrees here, supposed to 50 later and very windy.
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