From the Economist: An article on the development of international relations .

Iraqi Shias: Analysis via Orders of Battle .

On Wagner: Via the indispensible Arts & Letters Daily , we have this article from the Guardian on Wagner . I think it neatly captures w...

Bad Translation? Via the Corner at NRO, there is this story that North Korea may not be reprocessing its fuel rods yet. It is, they say, a...

Birth of a Nation: Iraqi muslims are demonstrating "by the tens of thousands" for an Islamic state in Iraq, and an end to the occ...

Worse news from Pyongyang: So North Korea is now reprocessing its fuel rods . These talks we're going to have with them in China will b...

Bad News from Ulster: This is the biggest story out of Northern Ireland in several years. Scotland Yard has disclosed that British security...

In Texas? Say it ain't so: Drudge has this story today, which says that the commanding general at Fort Sam Houston has recommended milit...

Victory against the Nazis: Simon Wiesenthal is declaring victory, and ending his hunt for the remaining Nazis. Mr. Wiesenthal, 94, says th...

Infiltration: Guerrillas in Pakistan continue to raid India and the Kashmir vale. The US State Department expresses frustration with Pakis...

The UN, cont. The UN has become little more than a venue for delaying tactics by dictatorial states, I said. What else is it? A venue for ...

On Syria (and Iran): Amy Taheri has an article in the National Review today which suggests that Iran and Syria are collaborating on ways to...

...and keep your spear to hand: Here is an article on what Norse Mythology has to say about gun control .

More on the Jihadi: This time via InstaPundit , Sage of Knoxville, a solution for dealing with the jihadi : In the densely populated northea...

Al Qaeda in Basra? Via ParaPundit , a report from the London Times : PRESIDENT Saddam Hussein imported hundreds of well-trained Islamic guer...

When Ladies Wrote Poems of Knights: The Knight Errant by Louise Guiney SPIRITS of old that bore me, And set me, meek of mind, Between grea...

Speak Softly & Carry a Big Stick: In spite of a half dozen repetitions by administration officials last week that we have no intention o...

Also from the Economist: The French do something right .

Tikrit: The Marines have landed, and the situation is well in hand . The Economist also reports . Resistance is reportedly very light, unl...

Love Thy Enemy: Truly practiced at welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com . Link via OxBlog .