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Ann Althouse has some interesting posts on the Indian Ocean tsunami.

First: We all knew that this was coming. I'm just surprised that no one's tried the blame the actual tsunami on the United States.

Second: An interesting observation that could best be summed up by that Chinese"anagram?"

Third: On on site reportage of the disaster

Fourth: A bit about the victims. Last night, I was listening to NPR on the way home from Maine, and I heard that the reason that so many children were killed on one island resort (was it Phuket? I don't remember) was that in the initial pullback of the coastal waters, fish were stranded on the beaches, and the kids ran out to catch them. Then came the wave.

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Wretchard has some (as always) great analysis on early warning systems and trivialization of the tragedy as well as a post on how the Pacific tsunami warning system registered the Indian Ocean wave.