Look-out France and Germany...

[mbarrick]

Here comes Latvia and Moldova!

[U.S. Defense Secretary Donald] Rumsfeld seemed unimpressed with the French and German [pro-U.N., no attack without evidence] position, and said the two countries don't speak for all of Europe.

"Now you're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe," he said.

"If you look at the entire NATO Europe today, the centre of gravity is shifting to the East," said Rumsfeld.

Without naming names, he suggested other European countries stand behind the U.S. in their position against Iraq.

"Look at vast numbers of other countries in Europe. They're not with France and Germany on this. They're with the United States," he said.

Vast numbers? Last time I looked there were 47 countries in Europe (including the "biggies" like San Marino and Monaco). Does this guy have trouble counting? It's genuinely frightening that people this stupid are in command of armies. Do they have lead-lined aquaducts in Washington or something?

BTW... 1€ = $1.07 USD

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Republican Titles

[sovietnimrod.livejournal.com]

I find it ironic that a Republic would be selling aristocratic titles.

But then again, I claim to be - no, I am a Soviet Emperor... which is all a bit of a paradox unless you're perhaps ruling North Korea.

There is a story (probably apochrypal) that's attributed to Churchill, who remarked after hearing that Italy had joined WW2 on the side of Hitler: "Good! We got stuck with them the last war"

It's sure nice to know that I wasn't alone reading atlases (and the World Almanac) during reading break in school. My teacher once derided me for reading an atlas until I retorted: "Well then Mrs.Smartypants, if you're so smart and all - then you tell me where Kiribati, Oman, and Mali are all located then?"

Atlases

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

One of the other doorstops my co-workers at the Capitol 6 was a Croatian immigrant with a degree in geography. We used to amuse ourselves by shouting questions like "What's the capitol of Mirconesia?" up and down the escalator as we kept the world safe from theatre-skippers.