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."
We sure did!
Some of the building employees were trapped in the elevators for awhile, but none of our people were among them. Note to self: Pee before you get on the elevator.
It was pretty much a party until the power came back on.
Prayer request:
House has been on the market for two weeks now, open houses this weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
Not worried, but we’d really like to sell it before we pack up and move to Phoenix!
Glad you’re safe! I’ll be praying about your house.
Roy G. Biv goes towards the light
Now that’s tricky!
Tricky is figuring out which side is the input...
Will a chicken passing through the eye of the needle produce eggs?
Hey! If you’re in Phoenix, you’ll be just five hours’ drive from me, and just an hour or so from Libre ou Mort!!
So, yes, I’ll pray for you! It never hurts!
Sweet little face on the Squee this morning!
71 degrees W @ 3, 23% partly cloudy.
It’s just getting light outside and the door is open for the cool breeze coming in.
I had to make an appointment at the quick care clinic because I couldn’t get one with my doctor, and I’m just so run down from this stupid infection. Of course, all I want to do is stay in bed.
Good luck to me on that!
Interesting.
I will assign that topic to a cat for contemplation.
Good morning! Good luck with the clinic. I’ve got the windows open for now, but will have to close up when we get home from the gym.
I can’t even get into the clinic until next Wednesday. *sheesh* Now that people have “found” Henderson, we have to stand in line while the newbies get all the good stuff.
Most of the clinics and doctor’s complexes are so far away from everything that folks here don’t like to go to them. But folks there don’t mind coming here because the clinics are all less crowded. I understand that. I picked the nearby places because I could walk to them.
Ohwell. The birds are really chatty this morning. I wish I were in the mood for them...
Jake says it’s a good day to go back to bed.
I’ve had my shower and taken out the trash and that may be the most that I do today, besides read. At least it will keep me out of bars and off the streets.
It’s really a pretty day, but it may not last. We shall see.
The Molly monkey will be here on Wednesday and I’ll be looking forward to it. I still haven’t seen any appropriate tiaras, but I’m sure I’ll find something, eventually.
Yes. Needed. Thanks. Wish this laptop was a teleporter....
That reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw recently: “I hope my soul mate has a beach house.”
I know, huh?
I’ve live on the beach, on an island mountain, in the mountains, in the deserts, and in endless wheat fields. I’d rather have the beach on the island mountain. Of course that was in Alaska, and the beach wasn’t warm for long...the Japanese Current helped, but still...it was a pretty place to live.
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