Corfe Castle heritage station. By Mother Moose. :)
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."
Happy Mother’s Day.
The Sun has been out for a whole week! 25C yesterday.
Rain must be gathering in the wings for a surprise attack.
Thank you, and good morning!
84F today, says my forecast. Epic Fail mowed our lawn and the neighbor’s yesterday.
I’m so glad your babies have forgiven you! Not only that, but I’m glad you’re home again. :o]
I usually blame Darks for my typsos. He has a lot to do with my brems because our minds are so in tune.
I didn’t dare go to the Chessie site because I would only be able to drool and cry.
It sure is cute, though!
So much squee this morning! Happy Mother’s Day!
In other news, we got almost an inch of rain yesterday, and it looks like we may have about that much again today.
I can’t remember such a wet spring in the 36 years I’ve lived here. But that’s OK. Maybe we will finally have a “normal” rainfall, and the lake will be added to. If California and Oregon would just leave it alone...
Cute! Everything is so picture-es-cue in Britain ;-).
Good morning! We’ve sent a batch of children off to church with Bill. I have to be there from 10:30 to 2:30 coordinating First Communions for my bilingual alternative Sacrament class. I should pack a sandwich and take a toothbrush ...
The teenaged son of a lady in my prayer group will be my “runner”: he has an unmet church service requirement.
:)
That’s ‘coz we only shows you da good bits.
It is true that you’re never to far from an excuse to get the camera out.
Just so glad the ‘sixties’ didn’t manage to concrete over everything.
We have fields and cows, but the Cool Old Stuff isn’t as available.
Kathleen thinks a mock-Tudor house is a castle!
not mock, but definitely Tudor. Ightham mote. It has a moat and everything.
Nice! There are no real Tudor building in the U.S.
You said Cows.....that is cool stuff. :)
Yeah, cows are swell, as are goats and horses, but they can’t be very old.
Forgot the: copyright FR and Moose images.
Oh my! I really want to go there!
Happy American Mother’s Day to Mother Moose!! <3
Wow!
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