“Well, like they say—if a rotary saw were cherry jam, Uncle Cletis would still have all his toes.” (Lewisburg, West Virginia)
July 9, 2005
BREAKING: 30,000 Evacuated from Birmingham UK (updated)
The nature of the threat is not yet known. Developing… From the BBC: Police in Birmingham in the Midlands are evacuating the city centre. Earlier they issued a warning they had received intelligence suggesting a threat to the area. “Our response needs to be proportionate in the action we’re taking and in informing the public,” a spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said. Police are now closing down the Birmingham Broad
Because it’s Saturday, I’ve decided to let others do my work for me—which leaves me free to eat lots of chips and maybe watch a baseball game (with update)
1. Craig C sends along several links, all of them worth checking out. First, Tim Blair investigates a few nascent conspiracy theories springing up around the London bombings and in the process, develops one of his own. Also by way of Tim Blair, Andrew of Non-Trivial Solutions pens an open letter to the London terrorist bombers. 2. “You don’t know profiling until you’ve killed a family of six.” Courtesy The
