One of my favorite stories in the Bush/Iraq tales of obfuscations going around is this one about the surprise Thanksgiving visit. Via Stallman. It is a bit odd that no one noticed all these soldiers just happened to be up before dawn ready for a big Thanksgiving dinner at exactly the time stateside was tucking in. On one hand the hours of the day for the military are fairly irrelevant (the mid-east deplyments of Canadian military's watching Hockey Night in Canada is enough to prove that) but, on the other hand, why did no one note that not one soldier was chewing Cheerios.
Canada's Favorite Blog
Almost Famous
Articles
- Articles for the sister station, A Good Beer Blog.
- Pick any day's tunes as heard on CBC Ottawa's All in a Day hosted by my personal emailing buddy, Brent Bambury. You won't find a better music selection on radio anywhere - certainly not on the deeply dowdy CBC.
- Another plume catches my eye.
- Stuff less serious than Stuff.
- From Jan to March 2006, I tried a group humour blog with others on the subject of Canadian politics. It did not last but the posts were worth keeping. #16 was banned. There were no comments. It was at www.shadowcabinet.ca.
- Some writings and other junk of little real interest unless you like law or are a Crow.
A display of hideous graphics focused on the goal of figuring out where the smokestack I can see to the south is sitting.
Comments
Michael Demmons - December 5, 2003 8:43 AM
You've been suckered Alan!!!
The troops' Thanksgiving Dinner was held at 6PM, not at 6AM which has been widely reported. Apparently, some folks who wrote the story didn't know that there was a time difference between the US and Iraq.
In a nutshell, Wayne Madsen F'd up, and he's acknowledged it.
You're not reading, Alan!!!
Alan - December 5, 2003 8:53 AM
If that is the case, I deserved that, Michael. I was never a strong swimmer with time.
Michael Demmons - December 5, 2003 8:55 AM
And, may I say:
Mwwwwwhahahahahahaha!
:-)
Alan - December 5, 2003 9:03 AM
So let's work this out. BBC reports<blockquote class="smalltext">He boarded Air Force One at 2025 local time (0125 GMT) with a small number of press.</blockquote></a>That was Thursday morning - it is already early morning in Iraq, 4:35 am. <blockquote class="smalltext">The president landed at 1732 local time (1432 GMT) and was put in a white jeep - in a motorcade of 13 vehicles, including a military ambulance - for the five-minute journey to the back of the Bob Hope Dining Facility.</blockquote>Turkey time <i>is</i> a bit before 6 pm Iraq time. This leads to the inevitable question. The question is not as Michael points out why didn't I read this clearly (as I never require that of myself) but why didn't those yakking about it as truth do the clock. This seriously undermines my faith in conspiracy theories.
David Janes - December 7, 2003 3:20 PM
They _want_ to undermine your faith in conspiracy theories. The main thing is to keep believing. Trust me, all the pieces fit together.
Alan - December 7, 2003 3:58 PM
Thanks man. I was at loose ends there for a few days but its gonna be ok. I know its gonna be ok.