Japan hit with another quake
(AP) A strong earthquake rocked northern Japan on Monday near the area where the country's deadliest quake in a decade struck last month. At least eight people were injured.

A new definition of "futility": Bush wants Mideast peace conference
Bush promises $190 million in aid to the Palestinians - that's an awful lot of cash to flush down the toilet. It's not like you can buy peace from the Arabs - the ransom demands only go higher - duh!

Cheney pushes Bush to act on Iran

Israel preparing to exit the West Bank
The Bush administration, egged on by the Saudis, believes it has set in motion a complicated process for manipulating Israel into easing its forces out of the West Bank.

Japan earthquake kills five, injures hundreds

DEBKAfile Exclusive: Pakistani forces backed by US special units are closing in on al Qaeda’s No. 2 Ayman Zawahiri and possibly also Osama bin Laden

Next time you're in the mood for Chinese - Chinese "trucking" live rats to southern restaurants Funny thing is, I literally had Chinese last night- (??)