As the US and Russia meet to talk about their "relationship", Putin faces pressure from within his own country to allow greater political freedom. This Democracy wheel's on fire.
The Belmont Club notices an article in the Guardian that says Bush was wrong on Iraq, but it turned out OK in the end. It's hard to admit one was wrong, so we'll take it. In other developments, Allawi will challenge Al-Jafari for the Prime Minister position in the Iraqi government.
Arthur Chrenkoff has a roundup of news from Lebanon while Captain Ed sees pressure building on Syria to quit the occupation. Meanwhile, Iraqi TV airs the confessions of a Syrian officer and guess what he's been doing? Meanwhile, this report says Syria is ready to leave Lebanon. Call me sceptical, but somehow I don't think it will be this easy.
The Dutch get serious about Islamists within their borders.
Athena of Terrorism Unveiled discusses Islamists and nukes.
Viking Warriors suffered from performance angst.
PSA: Don't ever mistake superglue for eyedrops.
