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."
Not a submersible, you’re thinking of the Italian surface navy. Maybe an Italian concept car utilizing that new 1914 fad of streamlining. Love the brass horn above the rear wheel splash guard.
Yes, that’s a tasteful detail.
Looks like the grand daddy of Bucky Fuller’s Dymaxion....
Kittens start my day for sure.
I will need to remove the sites on here and put the Dell back up. Hopefully, they will refund the eight days I haven’t used.
What a pain.
Those parts would all break right off as soon as Bill the Son started using it.
I need to do dome filing and sorting, today, too.
I’ve already filled four plastical bags of stuff that I don’t want, and will take it to the community room for the residents to fight over. And fight they will, if more than one person sees it.
Wow, that’s an impressive purge of Stuff You Don’t Want. I will do mine when everyone old enough to object goes to Seabase in August ;-).
I’m cleaning biology experiments out of the refrigerator this morning. I also have to inventory the frozen foods. Later I’ll go to Walmart and get some new food.
You’ll have to excuse me while I change. Stay tuned.
Don’t change too much - I love you the way you are!
Motion passed by universal acclamation. 95% of acclamation is coming from my mother, who had to take “vacations” to Missouri from all over the country.
If relatives want to see us, they are welcome to come here, or join us at the beach.
Buckminster Fuller design?
He was weird.
:o])
I’m back. Finally, after a call to Dell. *sigh*
And I deleted all my favorites for nothing. The computer knows where they are... *groan*
Now I’m going to read something uplifting for 30 minutes. Maybe I’ll feel better after that.
Excellent idea! I’m giving the Offspring a lunch of leftover this-and-that, such leftover as were still reasonably edible rather than toxic waste.
I’m having a snack of Swiss cheese and crackers because I don’t want anything heavy. And some hibiscus tea.
I almost fell asleep while I was reading. Sitting up. That’s weird. It seems I’m always sleepy these days, and I don’t know why. :o|
I had a corn on the cob, leftover from Saturday’s Webelos cookout, and a wrap with spinach (used up one open package of spinach).
We have a lot of leaves of various sorts, not counting what’s in the garden. They’ll have to be included in many meals.
About ready to go to Walmart. Pat and Vlad need to come because they need shorts.
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