| Friday, December 26, 2003 |
15:44 - Shake it up, baby
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So let's see here. Last week, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the San Luis Obispo area. (Most people here in the office felt it, 150 miles away.) Two people were killed, and the downtown area of Paso Robles suffered cracked pipes and several collapsed buildings, which made for a subdued Christmas season there.
In Iran, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake today killed as many as 20,000 in the town of Bam and completely destroyed a huge, 2,000-year-old fortress that was the area's main tourist destination, and from photos appeared to be in gorgeous repair. It also destroyed the town's only two hospitals, and 80% of the town's buildings. Iran will now mourn officially for three days, though this will directly affect far more lives than 9/11 did.
I hope al Qaeda and the shake-the-ground-under-their-feet imams get the message.
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Brian Tiemann
