Well, global warming has really kicked in this year, and even your friendly Al-Queda folks are noticing the effects.
Under the title "A letter from Wazirstan by brother Khalid al-Muhajir", the writer addressed "the people with hearts of love, kindness, and mercy who feel for the problems of the Islamic nation." He went on to say: "I write to you with the tears of those who lost their children and from the blood of the weak, as I am one of them. It is bad enough that you all are sitting around, avoiding the jihad [struggle], enjoying your food, while your brothers here have nothing to eat". He added: "I am not writing about the killing of the old and young, displacement of people, or rape, but rather about the poor conditions the mujahidin are facing during this harsh winter". He gave the following details: "We are in a very cold area where electricity is on for 3-4 hours a day, 2-3 days a week, and the houses we are in are big and open on all sides. We use wood for burning and heating but wood prices increased by 100 percent when the winter arrived. We usually eat bread and drink tea in the mornings, have rice later with or without meat or garlic. When we get cold at night, two blankets per person are needed to stay warm but we all have one each."
Golly. That's harsh. Maybe they can cuddle with each other to help them through the nights. Rice without meat or garlic? Oh, the humanity! Cindy Sheehan, they need you! Run to them, feed them, and give them your warmth!
But as AlGore can testify, global warming has hit the plains in the USA equally hard:
The snow Duvall spends 10 hours a day clearing began to fall before Christmas and has not stopped. Howling winds blow it back across previously plowed roads and highways, regularly choking off travel in this isolated stretch of the High Plains. Coupled with unseasonably low temperatures, the snow has created a slow-motion disaster.
More than 8,000 head of cattle have died. Those that have survived are losing weight, their pastures buried under 2 feet of snow. Calves are being stillborn or dying within hours. Equipment is wearing down, and local governments are burning through their budgets just trying to keep roads open.
Hey AlGore! Fly your comfy jet over and take a look at the effects of your global warming. Ever noticed that the folks going on and on about it, claiming it's all your fault, are themselves obscenely wealthy and have no problem using private jets for travel? And they never seem to have anything to say when the weather doesn't cooperate with their agenda.
