Lucubrations

\Lu`cu*bra"tion\, n. [l. lucubratio;cf. F. lucubration.] 1. The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. 2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.


Thursday, September 15, 2005

I don't normally write about Iraq much, but I noticed an interesting thing in the newspaper toady. Yesterday 160 people were killed and today 73 more. While this is tragic, it shows an interesting change in tactics as the suicide bombers are focusing more on attacking working class people in the Shiite majority. I'm not sure about the full implications of that, since there could be any number of causes, but it is an interesting shift worth watching.