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The US reports they have killed “The Poet,” a purported head of Islamic terrorist operations on the Arabian penninsula. Isn’t it obvious that killing people isn’t the best strategy to deal with terrorism? Isn’t killing people what terrorists do? Isn’t killing people exactly the failed strategy employed by the Israelis against the Palestinians? A world leader needs a nore subtle, nuanced approach. Such an approach is not epitomozed by George W. Bush who, when recently challenged regarding U.S. violations of international law, replied “International Law? Well, I better call my lawyer.”

George Bush’s squandering of global sympathy for 9/11 came home to roost in the Madrid bombings. The horrid example of inhumanity that occurred on the trains there may have been prevented if America’s military and the world’s attention hadn’t been hijacked by the Bush junta in their war with Iraq. As the world protested and Iraqi civilians and US GIs died in the name of oil and vendetta, al Qaeda regrouped and pulled off another stunning example of mass murder in the name of religious zealotry and extremism. Thanks George. Your leadership is showing results.

Count on those who are going to be financially hurt by climate change to give us the straight scoop. Here’s a good example. The world’s second largest insurer is predicting major losses as a result of climate-related damages.