Daily Dish
Mr. Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, was killed in a car bomb blast in Lebanon four months after he resigned from the office of Prime Minister, a move which was a protest against Syrian occupation of his country. Public and private institutions in the occupied country will shut down as three days of national mourning begins, and officials worry if the event could destabalize the whole country. But who specifically killed Mr Hariri? The Belmont Club examines the evidence. And Larry Johnson over at the Counterterrorism Blog offers his analysis.
The US has drafted a UN resolution that calls for a large security force to protect people in the Darfur region in Sudan. The resolution proposes 10,000 troops to go to the country, as well as a travel ban and freeze on assets of any individuals responsible for violating the cease-fire agreement in the Darfur region. The new resolution would also expand the arms embargo to include the government of Sudan in Darfur; any government movement of weapons would have to be approved by the Security Council. Regardless of whether or not Sudan would go along with any of this, it is unlikely Russia and China would let it pass the Security Council.
The newly elected Iraqi Council members meet to discuss the next Prime Minister.
South Korea proposes bi-lateral discussions with North Korea. North Korea is not quick to respond. Most likely because South Korea does not have what North Korea wants; lotsa cash.
Australian Government advises against people visiting the Philippines.
Blackfive on the EasonGate backlash. Captain Ed has more. And Eugene Volokh distinguishs between lynch mobs and persurasion bunches: So Jordan's critics (bloggers or not) aren't a lynch mob: If they're a mob, they're at most a "persuasion mob." What's more, since they're generally a very small group, they're really a "persuasion bunch."
Science debunks popular 9/11 myths.
You think Social Security is in trouble now? What will it be like when people live forever? Can we afford to live forever?
Karaoke for Lifers.
