May 22, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:Sorry blog-readers. . . I'm
Sorry blog-readers. . . I'm busier than the proverbial one legged man in an ass kicking contest trying to get ready to go to Key West.
But Bruce Moomaw sends this bulletin on the sad state of affairs between India and Pakistan, and I'm posting it in full because I think (fear) he may be right:
CNNLooks like a nuclear religious war between India and Pakistan is now more likely than not, possibly within a few days. And if it happens, not only will more people be killed in a few days than died during all of WW II, but it would be the perfect opportunity for vengeful extremists in the Pakistani military to hand over one or more nukes to individual terrorist groups, complete with operating instructions -- with the likely targets being India, the US and/or Israel.
I've been watching this story over the past few days, but I committed the unforgiveable error of simply refusing to believe it could be true. But India and Pakistan have been making war noises and mobilizing for months; the writing was on the wall. I hope someone has got a nifty way to avert this. And I still believe that neither nation is stupid enough to go nuclear. I do believe, I do believe, I do believe. . .
Meanwhile, there's been another bombing in Israel, and the security brigades are out here. Some of this is hype, of course, because of the fooforaw about "what Bush knew"; but a lot of it isn't. Things are looking pretty damn dark right now, folks.
But it's always darkest just before the dawn, and at least the treaty Bush and Putin are signing means that as I go to Key West, I don't have to worry about my family getting vaporized by a missile. That's something, anyway. Meanwhile, I'm going to adopt the time-honored strategy for world crises -- spend a weekend getting loaded. I'll be posting before I leave, I'm sure, but meanwhile, let a smile be your umbrella.
Posted by Jane Galt at May 22, 2002 4:00 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links