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."
Hope you had a nice sit! I still need to go to Walmart. Maybe I’ll get over there while the kids have supper.
I didn’t stay long. I’m still fighting chills and fever, so I’m just about ready to go get parallel to the deck.
For some reason, I’ve been having “power surges” again and they are a real bother. I went for years without them and then they started up again on my birthday. *grrrrr* It seems they will be bothersome for about six weeks and then go away for three months. But I sure can’t set my clock by them! LOL! “Surprise!”
I’ll go to Wally’s early in the morning, after my shower.
And now, I’m waiting to see how I feel in the next 30 minutes, as that will determine whether I go to bed soon or not.
And my Kindle library is now 301 books long!
I’m still fighting with the Nook, but making progress...yay!
Congratulations on the books! We went to the library today on the way to pick up Tom at school.
I’m really tired, but it will be long time before I can go to bed.
I get email alerts about free books, so those are the ones I get. I’ve even gotten several that are five and six volumes in a series. I put them on the PC so if I want, I can read them here, on slow days...
A person can’t have too many books...
Did Tom get registered for his heavy equipment class?
No, it’s still too soon. There’s an open-house for the industrial training programs on May 10, and after that he can register.
You talk funny, G.I.
A contender for the Canine Caber Toss and Fetch at this year's Antigonish Highland Games in Nova Scotia.
LOLOL
[say...he’s not headed out on a high wire, is he?]
/Rover Wallenda
Throwing sticks of lit dynamite is fun. Throwing sticks of lit dynamite in the presence of a retriever, not fun.
One of the comments on imgur..."looks like the start of a kung-fu movie scene.
BTW, The Antigonish Highland Games may well have the largest gathering of redheads in this hemi-sphere. Was a lot of fun in '72-'73 and now apparently has grown into a much bigger event.
Dog with the biggest stick wins!
That’s how the old earl in “Monarch of the Glen” died.
My computer just shut down by itself yesterday, so I just went to bed. There’s not much sense in making myself crazy trying to make this awful thing do what I want it to.
It was a reasonably good night, and I slept fairly well, but, as usual, I’m still tired. I guess that’s the one thing I really hate about CFIDS: no matter how long I sleep, I never feel rested when I wake up. *sigh* I’ve never gotten used to that, even though I’ve been dealing with it for over 30 years.
So, I will go take a shower in a few minutes and then head for Wally’s to do some damage to my bank account! LOL!
That looks like a Russian Grey ball of squee!
LOL!
(I wish I’da thought of that!)
Isn’t he cute? I went to bed right after going to Walmart last night. It was not a good night, and it was not a good morning. I had just posted the kitteh and was planning to get a second cup of coffee and read when Kathleen showed up, reporting that Frank threw up. At least it was in the bathroom ...
Now the bathroom is clean, Frank is washed, two loads of laundry are done, bills are paid ... and for my next thing, I’ll check James’s and Sally’s math from yesterday.
Ohmy. I missed the games here, this year, and that’s a little upsetting. I would like to find the next nearest, which may be in Cedar City, UT, and see if I can get the money to go.
There are several Scottish festivals quite near here - Rural Hill, Mint Hill, Waxhaw - but we’ve never made it to one.
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