New York Times discovers extinct species living in war-torn Baghdad!
During a series of on-site interviews about sectarian tensions in Baghdad, a New York Times reporter made an amazing discovery:
On most days, Mr. Jawad said, he prays, eats, naps, reads newspapers and watches television. Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray are among his favorites.And here I thought the last passenger pigeon died in Cincinnati on Sept. 1, 1914.He also escapes with his birds, a gaggle of passenger pigeons in cages on his roof. The birds come from places he used to visit on vacations, like Mosul and Basra. They offer a way, he said, to flee.
“I spend about two or three hours here,” he said as he fed the birds. “I forget everything when I’m here. And besides, I can’t go anywhere. It’s dangerous to go out.”
All I can say is: Thanks, Nancy Pelosi!!!!
PS This is interesting:
The goal of the new Baghdad security plan is to fix all of this — to fashion a peace that stitches the city’s cleaved neighborhoods back together. After three weeks, there are a few signs of progress. The number of bodies found daily has decreased to 20 or fewer from 35 to 50. In some areas closely patrolled by American troops, a few of the families that fled the violence are said to be returning.I would call that a significant change, and one deserving of its own story.
UPDATE: Heh--they changed it surreptitiously. I'll post my screencap later this evening, just for the record. Sure it's nitpicky, but it's fun.
UPDATE II: Cue Media Matters saying that because I noticed the NYT made this little flub, therefore I think Iraq is a cakewalk and the NYT is collaborating with terrorists. Anyway, here's how it was:
Ghost Dog, Baghdad.