LOGIC IN THE FACE OF HYSTERIA

"Israel has a right to know whether or not arms are being smuggled in."

BP

"We have descended to government as theater."
-Fareed Zakaria

BABYLON

Prime Minister-Elect, Ayad Allawi, is escorted by a security entourage after his bloc is declared the slim victor in Iraq's Parliamentary election. He maintains a secular, anti-Iran platform.

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

(CNN) - Google said it was rolling back its self-censorship this week in a move that seems to indicate that -- despite attempts to build strong government relations and retool its own stated ethics -- the search engine has finally had enough of doing business the China way.

QUAKE

(CNN) Twitter was buzzing with news that several airlines are flying doctors and nurses to Haiti free of charge to help with relief efforts therein the wake of Tuesday's devastating earthquake...

"Last night's hoax on Twitter about American and JetBlue flying doctors and nurses to Haiti was just that -- a hoax. We don't know who is responsible, but it's a very low thing to do."

-Tim Smith ; Spokesman, American Airlines