Monday Morning News
Terry Trippany on Jun 25 2007 at 10:02 am | Filed under: China, Feature Article, The War on Terror
Turns out that Americans set a record for charitable giving in 2006 with an estimated $295.02 billion price tag . This is no surprise to me, but I’m sure some leftist will be out to say that we are the most selfish nation in the world and this number must be flawed.
With all the attacks on America and how bad we are because we bowed out of the Kyoto Protocol, a report came out of China stating that Lake Dianchi, China’s sixth largest freshwater lake is so filthy that its algae
is “choking” the lake.
BEIJING (AFP) - A massive algae bloom has spread out over another of China’s big lakes, despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on years of clean up efforts.
“In recent days, due to the hot and humid weather, a large amount of algae has bloomed in Dianchi Lake, turning the water as green as paint in a stretch along the shore near Kunming city,” the Oriental Daily reported Monday.
“Wave after wave of rolling green lake water laps up on the shore giving off an awful stench.”
Dianchi, in southwest China’s Yunnan province, is the country’s sixth largest freshwater lake. It has suffered from severe pollution since the early 1990s and is plagued by algae blooms each summer, the paper said.
The bloom comes after algae choked Taihu and Chaohu lakes, China’s third and fifth largest freshwater lakes respectively, in late May and early June, underscoring the state of China’s degraded water system.
More than 70 percent of China’s waterways and 90 percent of its underground water are contaminated by pollution, according to the State Environmental Protection Administration.[emphasis mine]
In other news Ayman al-Zawahri has emerged asking that al-Qaida and Hamas bond as one. It brings a tear to my eye whenever I witness such comradery.
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida’s deputy leader called on Muslims worldwide to back Hamas with weapons, money and attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests, urging the Palestinian militant group on Monday to unite with al-Qaida after its takeover of Gaza.
Aym
The Internet audio message from Ayman al-Zawahri, who is Osama bin Laden’s top deputy, marked a major shift by al-Qaida, which in the past criticized Hamas for joining a government with the U.S.-supported Fatah faction.The audiotape appeared aimed at exploiting Hamas’ gains and could fuel fears among Arab countries that Hamas-run Gaza will become a breeding ground for armed extremists.[emphasis mine]
For some reason, I don’t think that Israel is going to allow Gaza to become a mass breeding ground for terrorists. I could be wrong, but Israel isn’t going to want that and in my view will take military action to halt it.
Americans, Kyoto Protocol, Al-Qaida, Muslims, Hamas, U.S., Israeli, Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden
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