TURKISH DELIGHT [John Derbyshire]
A well-nigh transfinite number of readers emailed in with places where I can get Turkish Delight. I settled on this one (See under "Sweets & Pastries".) Since they have confirmed my order, I can give away the secret. Many thanks to all who offered suggestions.
One reader, no doubt trying to be helpful, sent this: "Mr. Derbyshire--More than 80 percent of American tasters of Turkish Delight will not finish the box. Tell them to send their unfinished boxes to you!! Win-Win. And the Derb kids win, too."
No, Sir, I tired that with Marmite. Now I have a basement full of the stuff.
Posted at 04:54 PM
RE “BUTCHER OF RAMADI” [Cliff May]
The key phrase here may be “turned in by local citizens.” I was talking by phone with an Army major in Iraq this week. He said the most encouraging metric of all may be the number of tips about terrorists now being provided by Iraqis – it’s way up, it’s in the thousands.
When the military has intelligence, when they have targets, they know what to do.
Posted at 04:47 PM
ROUTEMASTER BUS [Andrew Stuttaford]
John, the Daily Telegraph tribute to the banished bus includes this:
"The yellowed interiors, uncomfortable seats and low ceilings bear witness to a bygone age of small, malnourished men in raincoats smoking on the top deck. Their lurching motion and open platforms seem to salute the right of every free-born Englishman to break his ankles trying to jump off a bus when drunk."
Priceless.
Posted at 04:36 PM
AHEM... [Andrew Stuttaford]
From the BBC:
"Conservative leader David Cameron has set up a policy group on the environment to pave the way for "tough decisions" on cutting greenhouse gas. The group, chaired by ex-Environment Secretary John Gummer and environmentalist Zac Goldsmith, will look at "quality of life" issues."
Hopefully, this will be bogus, but this splendidly acid commentary over from Helen at EU Referendum gives cause for concern:
"John Gummer, he of the BSE debacle and that famous hamburger, is at the head of the policy group on the environment. He will be advised by Zac Goldsmith, another rich little boy who plays at being a farmer, while living off the trust set up for him by his entrepreneurial daddy. Goldsmith, incidentally, believes that it is globalization, that is trade, that has made people poor. Clearly, nobody has told him that countries that millions of people in South-East Asia have been climbing out of poverty as their countries have opened up their economies. Presumably, Mr Goldsmith and Mr Gummer will not be campaigning against the protectionist European policies that are pushing many developing countries further into poverty. Before anybody pulls me up on this, I am aware of the fact that Zac Goldsmith preens himself on his supposed eurosceptic credentials. Unfortunately, he opposes the EU for the wrong reasons, seeing it as another globalizing, free-market institution."
Mr Murray?
Posted at 04:34 PM
BUTCHER OF RAMADI" IN U.S. HANDS [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
From DOD:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2005 – The terrorist known as "the Butcher of Ramadi" was detained today, turned in by local citizens in the provincial capital of Iraq's Anbar province, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.
Posted at 04:18 PM
HOWARD DEAN UNDER FIRE [Cliff May]
From fellow Democrats. Rep. Earl Pomeroy tells him to “shut up” – in a radio add broadcast on WDAY, North Dakota this morning.
Mary Matalin has predicted Dean won’t be DNC chairman by Election Day, 2006.
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