December 30, 2002
Here and There, Dec. 30

You don't need to read Arabic to appreciate this page on the Al-Jazeera website, with its photograph of the USS Harry S Truman, in Marseilles on its way to the Persian Gulf.

South Korea, underscoring differences with the U.S., said today that economic pressure would not persuade the North to halt its nuclear program, calls for appeasement instead. Which is why the U.S. should end the North Korean regime as soon as possible. Not to save those South Koreans who refuse to defend themselves, but to save the rest of the planet from North Korea's proliferation of missiles and nuclear technology.

The Religion of Peace kills some more American aid workers

A Yemeni shot dead three American doctors and wounded a fourth U.S. national at a missionary hospital in the south of the country, a Yemeni official said Monday... The Yemeni official described the gunman as an Islamist militant. After he was arrested he told police that he had shot the two men and two women to "cleanse his religion and get closer to Allah."

And speaking of the Religion of Peace, the FBI is seeking 5 Religion-of-peaceniks who are wanted for questioning "based upon information developed in the course of on-going investigations" and who entered the US illegally on December 24.

French police, meanwhile, have arrested a Religion-of-peacenik airport baggage handler, for having a stash of weapons and explosives hidden in his car at Charles de Gaulle airport parking lot.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at December 30, 2002 02:17 PM
Comments

Loved that picture of the Harry S Truman. When she sailed from Norfolk earlier this month, news reports quoted an announcement that went out over the ship's PA system: "Peace on Earth to men of good will. All others stand by."

Posted by: Ernie G on December 30, 2002 05:45 PM

A regime change in the South may be a better long-term solution.

Posted by: Ipsofacto on December 30, 2002 07:41 PM

I used to live not far from Marseilles a few years back and I was somewhat surprised to hear that they put in there instead of Toulon. The port at Marseilles is rather small and not really suited for such large ships. Once the Eisenhower came to Cannes and was anchored off shore, but from the photo, it looks like they sailed the Truman right into the harbor. Toulon is where the French navy ports and where they have their aircraft carriers (ok, stop laughing) based out of.

Posted by: Jeffy on December 30, 2002 08:53 PM

Big thanks!

Posted by: hairy mature on September 20, 2005 10:44 PM
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