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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."
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Cheers for that, NoC.
Missed the event due to [reasons].
What a crying shame that bionic gob couldn’t shut it for more than half a second.
If she is at York....hope to be there in September. Pics will follow. :)
Thank you for stepping in.
No problem, :)
Nice cats. Thanks!
Morning,
How’s the hideout? :)
Long range radar detects a presence......
Quiet! I’m having coffee and toast. Then I’ll take a shower.
Yeah, but I have to retreat to my sarcophagus for a bit.
Third shift stinks.
Wow. I watched that second clip and got cold chills all over. Just wow.
And you’re right about the “talking yaps.” I wanted to bitch-slap her but it probably wouldn’t have helped.
Anyway, that was an awesome train, and seeing it in contrast with modern trains made it all the more beautiful.
Thanks, NoC.
Nice, Moosie!
Kittehs rule!
Good Morning ‘Face.
Kittie was staring from the screen begging to be used. :)
Afternoon, Moosie! Or is it approaching evening, there?
Great pics! And just dripping with SQUEE!!!
So how is your quiet time, this morning? I’m sure you must be doing a good job recharging your batteries!
Since I am singularly alone, my absence doesn’t facilitate anything but echoes.
I hope you have a nice get-away, there. Will you be writing?
Very quiet! I’m reading and writing. Right now I’m heating some soup for lunch. I’ll probably take a nap later, because I can.
I would like to get another bottle of Riesling, but that will have to wait. Since this is Saturday, I will listen to the voices telling me how to work with wood, make home repairs and cook fantastic meals, at which point, I will become ravenously hungry!
Tomorrow, I will try to go to church, but I was up most of the night last night, probably from the stress of the week. That means I may or may not feel up to going tomorrow morning.
Maybe I should make a quick trip to Walmart for the yeast, since that’s all I have the money for. It would be nice to make that artisan bread. I saw some really cute aprons there, and thought I would like to get one, for the days I play in the flour.
I have some Riesling for tonight. And Cheez-its.
Sounds yummy! I wanted the bigger bottle, but it wasn’t there. So I had to get the small one. It didn’t last long at the ramada, yesterday.
Too late. Today was travel day. I'm back in Maryland.
Writing? Oh, yeah, I do that, don't I.
I suppose. My excuse is that my stories are gestating.
Yeah, I'm going with that.
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