News update

Just to make sure that you've gotten all of the headlines from today, I'll start off with a really classy entry. I'm not trying to make light of a serious situation here, but when people talk about being burned by the mud flowing through their house, wouldn't you figure they'd wonder why they lived there? I'm just shocked by the chemical spill in Hungary and the chain of command isn't expected to take any of the blame for it. Apparently they aren't as lawsuit-crazy there as we are, otherwise they'd be blaming someone for it already.



Next, I can't imagine why you would want to admit that your government trained Pashmir militants, but apparently that's what Der Spiegel was told. Another interesting topic addressed in the interview was former Pakastani president Musharraf's use of facebook and his effort to raise money for his people after the flood. Interesting interview.

On a lighter note, an author's glasses were stolen and then a helicopter used to chase down the suspect who held such glasses ransom for 100.000 pounds. Isn't that a ridiculously high price for the glasses? I would've just made the guy look like a fool by buying a new pair. Just me, though.