UPDATE: We've heard back from the National Interagency Fire Center; additional details at end of post)Well, golly, here's a break from all that Syria stuff: the National Home for Completely Plausible Conspiracy Theories, aka WND, ran a story today suggesting -- in that asking-questions-in-a-headline way -- that
<i>&quot;Don Smurthwaite also did not rule out the possibility that wildfires are being set by space aliens or interdimensional elves. Largely because we didn&rsquo;t ask him.&quot;</i>
<i>they &ldquo;captured a treasure trove of material that provided some unprecedented insight into the al-Qaida plans. And one of those was a detailed campaign for starting fires throughout the [American] West.&rdquo;</i>
Did the plans also happen to mention anything about <a href="http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharknado" target="_blank">Sharknadoes?</a> Those suckers <i>really</i> have me scared.
It won&#039;t be Willie either. We guarantee it.
Al Gore is too fat to say anything, har har har.
Fucking Rim of Fire.
<i>&quot;Don Smurthwaite also did not rule out the possibility that wildfires are being set by space aliens or interdimensional elves. Largely because we didn&rsquo;t ask him.&quot;</i>
What -- you can&#039;t handle the truth?
Those scamps.
Wow ... a <i>2003</i> FBI memo <i>raised the possibility</i> that Al Qaeda might try to set wildfires?
By WND standards, that&#039;s a smoking gun covered with fingerprints! Who are the wingnutz insisting that Obama should bomb? Oh wait...
&quot;Put another hashmark on the board, Jerry.&quot;
&quot;Which category?&quot;
&quot;Uh, skeptics, I think, but better go with skeptics and wild-eyed conspiracy nuts, just to cover the bases.&quot;
&quot;Good enough for government work.&quot;
No jihadists were harmed building this fire...?
<i>they &ldquo;captured a treasure trove of material that provided some unprecedented insight into the al-Qaida plans. And one of those was a detailed campaign for starting fires throughout the [American] West.&rdquo;</i>
Did the plans also happen to mention anything about <a href="http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sharknado" target="_blank">Sharknadoes?</a> Those suckers <i>really</i> have me scared.
See also the article on Terry Jones.
So, can we go with <i>A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID &quot;LOL&quot;</i> ?
The fuckwits who believe this arglebargle tend to be in the Xtianist camp anyhow (because derp), so they&#039;re already scared of God.
(And since when do the wingnutz not blame Obama?)
Never bring a fact to a derp fight.
U.S. officials have &quot;pretty much determined&quot; it.
Ponymon: wasn&#039;t that just too easy?
Maybe Islamo--Fascist-Arsonists are using kerosine soaked Korans in a false flag operation.