Journal: ClimateGate Sarah Palin Special

Boycott Copenhagen (UK Replay of Washington Post Op-Ed) 9 Dec 09 Any deal at the Copenhagen climate summit will be more about politics than science. President Obama should stay away. Copenhagen’s Political Science Sarah Palin,  9 December 2009 In his inaugural address, President Obama declared his intention to “restore science to its rightful place.” But …

Journal: ClimateGate 8 Dec 09 Evening

Science isn’t really settled Science czar John Holdren, who will testified on Capitol Hill last week at a hearing on Climategate, infamously hyped weather catastrophes and demographic disasters in the 1970s with his population control pals Paul and Anne Ehrlich. He [also] made a public bet against free-market economist Julian Simon, predicting dire shortages of …

Journal: ClimateGate 8 Dec 09 Afternoon

UN climate conference faces four obstacles: Chinese official This conference cannot end with hollow commitments of developed countries, which cannot be fulfilled like its predecessors. “China’s position on this issue is very clear — the Bali Roadmap must be fully respected,” said Xie. Therefore, it is not necessary for the voluntary emission reduction actions taken …

Journal: Afghanistan & Iraq–Opportunity Knocks for an Afghan Airlift and a Six-Month Muslim-Centered Multinational Multiagency “Advise & Assist” Transition Toward Departure from Both Countries

NIGHTWATCH Special Report:  October in Afghanistan 27 November 2009 Taliban and other anti-government fighters have begun to go to winter quarters, in Pakistan or in Afghanistan. The fighting will drop somewhat during the winter, but in the core provinces of the Pashtun south, weather is not a factor. Based on Taliban public statements, their attacks …