A great line....

From Mark Steyn:
"What's left of the Soviet Union has hit the apocalyptic jackpot: the Middle East has Islamists, Africa has Aids and North Korea has nukes, but only Russia has the lot – a disease-riddled Slav population and a fast growing Muslim population jostling atop a colossal nuclear arsenal. The Litvinenko murder is only the first of many stories in which Islam, nuclear materials and Russian decline will intersect in novel ways."
Read it all here:
http://www.steynonline.com/index2.cfm?edit_id=24
Happy Wednesday from Brno, Czech Republic!

The Coolest Thing You'll Read Today

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MzM3M2U5NDBjYjE0ODI1ZjFlYjYzZjFlZWZjZjhiMmI=

The UK and the EU

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=426827&in_page_id=1770
This little screed is something to chew on.  It's a piece by Christopher Booker on the UK thirty years after signing on to the European Community.
I thought what was particularly interesting was the comparisons with Switzerland and Norway, and how their economies and values compare with the UK's after 30 years.
Enjoy.