Daily Dish
It's looking more and more hopeful that Iran has decided that the Libya model of abandoning their nuclear ambitions is in their best interest.
New evidence shows that not only did Saddam have ties to terrorism but that the UNs Oil for Food program helped fund it. As time goes on and the UN continues to stonewall Congressional investigators, the story will continue to erode support for the UN in the US, the UNs biggest contibutor. It is time for Kofi to come clean, and let the chips fall where they may. Only then is reform possible and the damage to the organization healed.
There are at least a few reports leaking out that Fallujah residents welcome liberation from the foreign thugs who made a torture chamber out of their city. While it is true than many have escaped to perpetrate atrocities elsewhere, they have lost an important base of operations at one end of their supply line from Syria. Further interdictions in Mosul and along the Euphrates river can seriously damage their ability to operate. Without bases, they have to operate in an ad hoc way making them easier to identify and neutralize. The murder of Margaret Hassan can not help to improve their standing among native Iraqi's. And should always keep in mind that events are viewed much differently on the ground.
What the African Union is doing in Darfur.
There are efforts to calm the population in the Ivory Coast.
But things are still unsettled in Thailand.
It seems the recent goings on in the Netherlands has brought these issues wider attention in the European media.
Does the hope for a new Democratic Party lie in Federalism? I predict that if not, a new Federalist party will arise to replace them. You can not win on the margins, you must capture the center. Federalism would get my support.
Porter Goss is not backing down on reform.
Japanese cops go after motorcycle gangs with paint ball guns.
Man sues neighbor for stealing his wife.
40% of AOL users don't have computers.
PETA: Fish have feelings too.
Janitor dies at age 102. Leaves $2.3 million to college that employed him. New definition of "frugal" to include his name.
A Mattoon man raising money for charity by living in a portable toilet for most of November assaulted
