- NATO is trying to convince the Russians to return to Afghanistan. And join them. The two entities have, of course, avoided each other in the cafeteria for decades now. I’m reading that if Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gets all he’s asking for, he may be the one winning out on the deal. Medvedev is smartly asking for troop restrictions of only 3,000 strong in one-shot, NATO aircraft restrictions in Eastern Europe, and veto power on any NATO member’s military deployment in from Central Europe to the Balkans. He likely won’t get all he’s asking for, but he’s certainly keeping his nation’s interests in mind.
- An interesting study conducted by British scientists — including the former “Government Drugs Adviser” in England — reports that alcohol is more harmful to a society than possibly any other drug.
- Warren Ellis’ latest Wired.uk column is based around “5 things he’s been thinking about”: the “death” of blogging, space flight, a music group called Witch House, “transmedia”, and a series of novellas from Germany called Perry Rhodan.
- Also, these are sad times indeed when talking about one’s favorite authors constitutes as “high brow” conversation.
-Sonny
