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."
Here it is, past my bedtime, and I’m still waiting for the call that says I can unplug this and box it up.
Ungh.
Maintenance just came in with a light bulb and said when I had the inspection “whenever,” one light was out on the bathroom vanity. I told him I had replaced it, so he just gave me the bulb and I signed the form saying I had received it. I can’t imagine how much longer I will have to wait for the seal on my fridge, since he won’t allow me a new one. I think the manager has a chip on his shoulder.
Well, happy day. I just called RAC and they said “Nick” is on his way here, after another stop, so I’ll delete what I’ve done on here and box it up.
And tomorrow morning, I will start all over again. Oh yay.
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Shannon is a cat.
How nice that your brother called! I was early, too ;-). I called Mom on Wednesday and sang to her.
Tax-chick/cat-mom
At least she has moved up from time-sharing ownership of a cat.
Those were the days.
Shannon likes both chairs. I think we’ll work this out successfully, as long as we keep everyone else off them.
Figuring out how to get yourself out of a chair is usually more difficult than figuring how to get a cat out.
A remote-controlled can-opener might work.
Dry food. Anyway, Shannon prefers chair ownership to food.
Not so sure about that. Tipton T. Longcat has taken to claiming my chair the moment my posterior rises from the seat sufficiently for his longness to occupy the space. When I try to reclaim the seat he extends his clawdevices into the fabric of the backrest and holds on. Tightly.
Thus ensues a game known as 'Whose chair is it..'
Fred.
A rescue kitten from Arizona.
CHESSIE!!!!!
Yay I got two babies today! Life is good. Very good.
Wow. I can’t believe I slept until 1730! It was probably the stress of the last few days that just plumb wore me out!
Now I have to try and reconstruct my Favorites to a certain extent.
This computer is a Lenovo and it already has Win 10 in it, so there was no problem getting it up and running.
Now I have to make sure it has Adobe Flash Player in it...
It sounds like Shannon is almost beside herself with contentment over two chairs to choose from! LOL!
Such a sweet kitteh pic! Squee!
It looks like the rescue kitteh was either injured before it was rescued or has a weird birth defect on it’s right paw. But that little face is really something else! I just want to kiss it!
Oh, I see there’s something odd about her paw.
And good morning. I’ve just picked up Elen and Sally from the airport. Next I have choir.
Happy to be back home in Seattle with my floofy kittehs! Chloe ran right to me. Tori showed me her tail for most of yesterday but was friendly this morning. I guess all is forgiven.
Hopefully with my return Tori will calm down and stop spraying in the house. She was a little frantic with me gone for so long.
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