January 28, 2004

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  Good orbit, sports fans!

  
  

  Today, Blogbat has something very tasty and delightfully squishy! “What, pray-tell do you mean?”, you say. I mean of course the tasty not-so-trifle truffles of sweet international vindication, served up as always with a swirling glass of French whine….

  
  

   

  
  

  Village of the Damned

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Iraq Bribed Major War Opponents

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

    

  
  

  Explosive news offers evidence of Iraqi oil as at least partial reason for the multi-nation axis aligned against the Coalition invasion of Iraq and subsequent overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein, according to documents from the former dictator’s Ministry of Oil. The report was made public by Al Mada, an Iraqi newspaper. This report, the UPI says, goes on to name several countries and powerful interests such as paramilitary and political organizations, corporations and individuals internationally as recipients of oil-for-policy bribes offered by Saddam to at least 46 parties. Said to be involved are government officials in:

  
  

   

  
  

  FRANCE

  
  

  RUSSIA

  
  

  CHINA

  
  

  AUSTRIA

  
  

  SYRIA

  
  

  SUDAN

  
  

  TURKEY

  
  

  JORDAN

  
  

  The UAE

  
  

   

  
  

  Others mentioned in the article include

  
  

   

  
  

  The Communist Party of Russia

  
  

  The Palestine Liberation Organization

  
  

  The Congress Party of India

  
  

   

  
  

  The report helps to further flesh out rumors of such corruption and conflicts of interest, which abounded when most notably, France and Russia stood in opposition to U.S intervention in Iraq. But ever more nefarious when one remembers that both French, Russian and Chinese arms and supplies were being ferreted to Saddam’s regime during the time that hostilities with the U.S were imminent and a U.N. ban on such arms sales was in place. While it is no surprise and no new development having China and Russia advise and support strategically America’s enemy combatants, it most certainly catches Jacques Chirac’s France among some mighty intriguing bedfellows. (This as France this week was reported to be pushing for the lifting of all EU export bans to China.)

  
  

   

  
  

  The notable holdout? Germany, of course. But Blogbat would be very impressed indeed if Berlin escapes unnamed in future documents.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Smashing Commute!

  
  

   

  
  

  Today saw its share of accidents during the drive to and fro. At left, an overturned SUV lays on its side by a pile of broken glass at this intersection this evening. One can only hope the occupants were bodily unharmed. The vehicle looked to be in fairly good shape so it is easy to imagine those who were wearing seatbelts are in good shape tonight, as well.

  
  

   

  
  

  Blogbat wonders, “Now what if this had been one of the pregnant roller skates the Kennedy’s, Gore’s and others on the Left think you should drive (even as they continue to drive large, safe, luxury cars)?”  Something to ponder.

  
  

   

  
  

  Accidents are rather uncommon on this road, so it was a surprise to see the one above or the one this morning not too far away (at right). It is my theory that because it snowed, regardless of the fact it did not stick, Tennesseans are convinced roads are more treacherous than ever and as such, drive with more abandon.

  
  

   

  
  

  Tomorrow Blogbat plans on taking his helicopter as his means about town in order to avoid the insanity that seems to typically only show itself around full-moon phases.

  
  

   

  
  

  -Blogbat 

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  OKAY! So sticking to my day job: Here’s some of what went down today…

  
  

   

  
  

  1. Got a Starbuck’s Frap

  
  

  2. Let the dog out. (yes, I did it, “woof, woof woof”) 

  
  

  3. Went to Work

  
  

  4. Came Home

  
  

  5. Began this blog

  
  

  6.Here I am, wasn’t that fun?

  
  

   

  
  

  *special appearence by Jacques- “the Frog”-Bat

  
  

   

  
  

  This list is sponsored by the National Abridgate Foundation, sponsoring selected truncated works since 1974.

  
  

   

  
  

  “Give me ambiguity…or give me something else.”

  
  

  …There’s more, but Blogbat thinks that for every new leaf that is immediately turned over, there remains yet half a new leaf that goes wasted (not a drinking joke, though it could be)…

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  The daily Poo

  
  

  “Look stimpy! Eeet’s Poooooo!”

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