Normally, the Threat Matrix is not focused on politics.
I believe Al Gore and his junk science is beyond politics and eventually, his agenda could affect us all.
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This evening’s STUCK ON STUPID award goes to:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200804/CUL20080422e.html
“Al Gore’s Climate Advocacy Now Playing in Movie Theaters”
By Evan Moore
CNSNews.com Correspondent
April 22, 2008
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “James Taylor, a senior fellow for environmental policy at the Heartland Institute, is a a frequent critic of Gore’s efforts. He told Cybercast News Service, “I believe that the ACP is wasting its money. People have been exposed to these over-the-top scare scenarios for so long that they take it with a grain of salt.”
He dismissed the Alliance’s claim that there is only a limited time to act.
“The Earth has warmed 0.6 degrees Celsius since the end of the Little Ice Age, which by the way, were the coldest temperatures during the past 10,000 years. To have warmed 0.6 degrees Celsius from such a cold spell is not very alarming.” The Little Ice Age ended around 1850.
“The scientific evidence indicates that most of that warming occurred before humans could have had that much of an influence. So, at most, you’re talking about human influence being partially responsible for 0.2 degrees Celsius” increase in temperature.
“To put that in perspective, if humans are influencing the climate, it’s been only at the margins, certainly not in the way that would indicate alarm,” Taylor said.”
blog:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/29700_Pathetic_United_Nations_Story_of_the_Day
“Pathetic United Nations Story of the Day”
Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:29:01 am PST
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/976980.html
Last update - 15:29 22/04/2008
“UNIFIL finds Hezbollah arms; gunmen scatter peacekeepers”
By Barak Ravid and Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: UNIFIL, South Lebanon
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Armed Hezbollah militants warded off members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) last month when the peacekeepers discovered a truck carrying weapons and ammunition belonging to the Lebanon-based guerilla group.
The incident was referred to briefly in a semi-yearly report submitted to the UN Security Council by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. The incident was the first time that UNIFIL forces were confronted by armed Hezbollah men south of Lebanon’s Litani River, an area which Security Council resolution 1701 prohibits Hezbollah from entering.
According to a government source in Jerusalem, the incident caused great embarrassment for UNIFIL. The source described the incident, explaining that UNIFIL troops on patrol discovered the truck and chased it down and pulled it over. When the UNIFIL troops approached the vehicle, the source said, armed Hezbollah men exited the truck and threatened the troops at gunpoint. The UNIFIL patrol then went back into their cars, according to the source, and returned to their base.
The report submitted to the Security Council said the incident occurred on the night between the 30 and 31 of March. “This serious violation of the UN resolution raises concerns,” the report said. “