uber-freak Mel Sembler

* I have a new post over at KTM regarding AQ Khan and a couple of the Turkish culprits.

* i'm pleased to announce that Mel Sembler, former ambassador to Australia, has a new job:

"This week, Joe Lieberman enlisted a Republican operative with a background in brainwashing and a problem with a penis pump."

I actually wrote about sembler in one of my very few Oz-centric posts:

Bush 41 appointed uber-freak Mel Sembler to Australia (1989-1993). He is otherwise famous for being the ambassador in Italy when the Niger forgeries took hold, and the Franklin, Rhode, Ledeen, Ghorbanifar meetings took place, and for setting up the child-abuse factory STRAIGHT, and is now head of the SaveLibby campaign.

well done, no-show-joe. yay, australia.

* hmmm - so there i was checking in on comments at Ron's place, and what do I see?

Ron

I just want to express my appreciation for your focus on the ME and Armitage's 2003 speeches.

emptywheel

I'm with EW (who is apparently the bizziest woman in show-biz). Ron's been doing a great job on this story. I'm surprised that he hasn't popped up with a post on the latest Stone Age story, yet - I'm sure he will, and I can't wait to read it. I haven't been able to get my head around the whowhatwhywhen, and I look forward to his read on the story.

and with an ounce of luck, Ron will have some GSF related news this week. (btw - if there's anyone who wants to join the Global Strike Force, lemme know - and if you've already asked to be added, and haven't been, lemme know)