News story: Britain and Iran

Pretty decent essay about the British navy and Iran by a guy whose last name is Wheatcroft. There is much to say about that whole thing, mostly about British prime ministers who are bad liars.
In other news, the hair situation remains. And I can't figure out the digital camera-computer mindmeld.

Books and bombs

A touching tribute to an Iraqi bookseller killed this week by a car bomb. It's written like a dirge, mourning not only a man, but a city.

And another about Bush and his calls for social justice in Guatemala.