As New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman so accurately pointed out in his Jan. 9… As New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman so accurately pointed out in his Jan. 9 column, there have been two internationally renowned figures living at undisclosed locations since September 11th.

One is of course Osama bin Laden and the other is Vice President Dick Cheney. While no such idea was mentioned in the column, I thought about how these disappearances might be connected.

Then I slapped myself, took my medication and waited patiently for the room to stop spinning.

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