Headlines

Checking the stories of the day, the good news is that the Iraqis rescued a bunch of hostages...the bad news is of course the police helped them get hostages in the first place. CnnI was portraying it breathlessly last night as a daring raid...

And the LA Times tells us how Saddam's health system is now decrepit...never mind that in 2000 we were told that sanctions was causing his health system to crumble. Must forget previous criticisms and devise new ones.

And we have had a lot of Dengue in SEAsia...not just here, but in Malaysia too.
Now there are reports about Cuba having an epidemic...so what's the big deal?
Well, in Cuba, it's a state secret:

The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity because of the possibility of dismissal from his job or arrest for discussing the matter with a reporter.