- The Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian far east is a name familiar to anyone who learned geography from playing Risk
. Here is the sort of thing that goes on there.
- Julian Assange has an ego just short of breathtaking.
- India is concerned that Pakistan may not be very enthusiastic about prosecuting, or even keeping tabs on, the man accused of masterminding the Mumbai shootings. Given previous examples of Pakistan's handling of terrorist masterminds, it's hard to blame them. Pakistan is tough on terrorists the way the parents of the other kids in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
were tough on them.