Tragedy In the Sudan
This is terrible 115 have perished in a plane crash in the Sudan. The country is under an embargo, ergo the US must have done it, right?

Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail, speaking during a visit to Mozambique, charged that a US embargo was responsible for the crash because it denied Khartoum the spare parts needed to service Boeing planes.

Yep. Consequence free is mr. ismail. I know LGF referred to this..but it bares repeating now!

Chretien's Departure: Long Overdue
you know its bad when all the premiers conspire against you, and feel you are irrelevant. What is said lame duck's position on this? Nothing! Mssr chretien is too busy cutting down mr. bush while insisting how close they are...keep your friends close and your.......

the money quote:

Campbell said the country's premiers should discuss among themselves whether to travel as a group to lobby the U.S. government.

"I can tell you Premier Klein and I will be doing it and if all premiers decide to do it, that would be great but certainly Premier Klein and I intend to go to the United States to build the relationship in energy, in softwood and in other areas of endeavour."