Global Summary

The UN with it's quasi reforms has decided it needs a better quality of Peace Keepers preferably not those who are prone to war crimes like torture. They may also want to look at denying rapists since there happens to be a few problems in that area too.

"In the interview with Profil, Mr Nowak said concerns about the quality, training and ethics of peacekeepers were growing as developing nations with questionable human rights records were being asked to contribute troops. Mr Nowak said that peacekeepers from such nations might commit the same kind of crimes that they would at home.The criteria are not very high," he said."

Well, yeah, you might want to do something about that. Glad you noticed, though.

Hezbollah's leader says they beat the US and Israel in the last Lebanese squirmish and they claim to still have rockets. Whoopie. Why are all those leaders creepy looking guys with bad wardrobe coordination? I guess there is something to be said for forced marraiges. Most of those guys would be single if not for that.

Two BBC correspondants are planning to cross the US speaking only Spanish. They want to experience the experience and talk to others who have experienced the experience. They want to see how its done. I'll tell them. Hablan Español pero no hablan Inglés. Those who are illegal hide from La Policía, Federales, y La Guardia Nacional until they are caught for participating in third world activities such as street gang drive-bys, machete body part lopping, borrowing Social Security Numbers of unsuspecting citizens, starting criminal enterprises.....and are deported. Entiendes? Creo que sí. Bueno. They are only traveling through the deep Southern US, so I guess they will miss the large Central American population of Casa De Maryland.

On the homefront the US is planning to give a substantial arms cache to the Sauidis. Will we ever learn? Of course not.

"The proposed deal for Saudi Arabia reportedly includes air-to-air missiles, advanced precision-guided bombs, upgrades to its fighters and new naval vessels."

The Peruvian President promised to cut poverty (where have we heard that before?) by 2011, but he hasn't been doing so well. Calling demonstrators 'communists' (aka I hate you) and 'parasites' (aka I really really hate you) while fearmongering is soooo 20th Century. Can't argue his popularity dropping to 32% after such Orwellian behavior.

France is afraid there will be yet another war in Lebanon.....there is always a war in Lebanon and France is always afraid...move on there is nothing new to see here.

NASA's astronaughts are thought to be drinking that 'funky monkey' prior to piloting a zillion dollar space craft. That has a buch of people's panties in a twist. Maybe they are testing the affects of alcohol in a weightless enviornment, did anyone think of that? No, they didn't.

"Two specific instances were described where astronauts had been so intoxicated prior to flight that flight surgeons and-or fellow astronauts raised concerns to local on-scene leadership regarding flight safety," the report said."

I'd drink too considering the aircraft has a high probability of exploding (due to tiny cracks) with millions of gallons of fuel leaving my scattered body parts over hundres of miles of scenic waterscape.

A Chinese-Mexican guy indicted in the US for drug trafficking says he was set up, even though large sums of money were found in the hidden wall components of his home. According to him someone unknown wasted $205 million dollars on a gotcha gag. Sure ChinaMex, we believe you.

"The resources have been credited to the accounts of the judiciary, the attorney general's office and the health ministry," he said.

The money would be spent on rehabilitation programmes for addicts, on police equipment and on boosting operations of the judiciary to bring drug dealers to trial, officials said."

I think we can all kiss that money good-bye. The Mexican Govt isn't the most sincere in its use of seized monies.