palin links iraq to 911

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."

The idea that Iraq shared responsibility with Al-Qaeda for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, once promoted by Bush administration officials, has since been rejected even by the president himself.

via washington post

duck and cover

ah, remember when we feared the russians? haha... how naive we were.


an official civil defense film from 1952, featuring bert the turtle


relevant points made in this video

an atomic blast is worse than a sunburn!

even a thin piece of plastic can protect your face from an atomic bomb.

we must be ready, all the time, every moment.


"c'mon kids, what are you supposed to do when you see the flash?"
"duck and cover!"

when you see the flash?


ah, good old fear-mongering.