News and Notes
This morning I'm busy with another prospective project and in lieu of more detailed posts on an array of topics, I'll leave you with these news and notes until I'm able to add more.
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is flying home today after visiting with President Bush and Vice President Cheney over the last couple of days. Sharon and Brigadier General Galant apparently stressed the significance of the dealing with Iran's nuclear development efforts, shared recent intel and satellite photos and called for the U.S. to press for UN Security Council involvement.
On a related note, given the significance the press has made of Bush and Sharon not seeing eye to eye on the issue of settlements, you may find Tom’s post on the subject of interest. And this piece at the always worthy American Thinker is highly recommended.
Lebanon's Prime Minister has stepped down. Again.
Afghanistan is hosting Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and will seek a permanent strategic security relationship with the U.S. according to President Hamid Karzai. This is big, and while it was expected, it remains significant to have Karzai stating that the request will be formally submitted.
Russia's President Putin has ruled out any attempts to create a legal means for him to run again in 2008. Some doubt that this story is nearing its end or the truth. Count me among them.
South Korea's President Roh, the leader of the morally vapid and ungrateful nation, has announced his support of Germany getting a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. His comments came while Roh visited Germany to woo investors.
al-Qaeda's new strategy is to lie. Okay, perhaps not, perhaps that part has always been there. Bill Roggio has the story of how their new direct approach, attacking the U.S. military head-on, has failed and the resulting lies they've told.
That's it for now.
