SpaceDaily has an interesting opinion piece about NASA’s role in the future of space exploration. Most intriguing is the author himself; he’s a scientist who was part of the Apollo program, which gives him real credibility in these matters.
UPDATE: I think this is the leading edge of a group of dire, bitter pronouncements about NASA. Just remember, folks, NASA isn’t the only way into space.
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Is it just me, or could this Onion article be viewed as not a parody at all? I mean, if you saw it in your local paper, would you even think twice about it?
Seriously, folks, this is funny.
(If you don’t get it, catch up with the rest of us.)
Just because:
American weapons inspectors have found a bag of sand, a field of lavender, and a few mangy dogs in their search for weapons of mass destruction. Dunno, those dogs might be pretty mean.
Because of this, some senators are asking if maybe the ‘intelligence’ about Iraq wasn’t so accurate. Gee, you think? Could that be the real reason it was never actually presented, just hinted at?
Speaking of intelligence, is it really so intelligent to focus all our al-Qaeda attention on Iran, when the only real attack on the U.S. so far (the WTC/Pentagon attack) was conducted by Saudis with Saudi assistance? Oh, that’s right, that information is being covered up, so you wouldn’t have heard.
Found a very well-researched article about the real political considerations of politics surrounding Iraq over the last decade. Note that each move by any nation, presented as working for the interests of the Iraqi people, has been matched by a covert move to secure oil production rights. It’s the kind of policy only a Texas oil man could love.