Saturday, May 06, 2006

Porter Who? Lots of discussion on the blogosphere about the CIA head resigning...
TBIFOCBlog asks some REAL Experts for their opinion: ask the cats.

Bad news: VD Hanson discusses the difference in the Middle East between today and five years ago.
Good news: he did not use historical comparisons to the Selucid empire this time.

Bad news: Canadian troops in Afghanistan are having trouble finding someone to run their coffee bar.
Good news: They are giving their left over Wolfgang Puck self heating coffee to the local Taliban.

Good news: The US National Day of Prayer will sponsor their own race car at Talladega Speedway.

Bad News: Sixty minutes is planning to have athiests attend the race, and follow them with a camera to investigate anti Athiest biogtry in Nascar...


Thanks in part to last-minute U.S. diplomacy, two years of Darfur peace talks beset by setbacks and frustration ended with a signing ceremony between the government and the largest rebel faction Friday.

Good news:Sudan, Darfur Rebels Sign Peace Accord

"...Now the hard part: ensuring pledges to stop the fighting and begin rebuilding translate to an end to Darfur's suffering. The key may be a robust U.N. peacekeeping force, which Sudan's government has indicated it is willing to accept.... Bush intervened during the difficult negotiations, sending a letter to the largest rebel group, Minni Minnawi, with assurances that the U.S. would strongly support implementation of the peace accord, assist monitoring compliance, hold those not cooperating accountable and support a donors conference for Darfur, Zoellick told Washington reporters by telephone.

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