Those who can remember the past are doomed ...

... to irrationally fear its recurrence, I suppose. Guess who opposed the re-unification of Germany?

The difference between two countries

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disappeared for a bit this week, giving rise to all kinds of rumors. He initially claimed he was visiting a secret Mossad base, then just clammed up.

Now here in America, we'd just assume he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Having gotten that obvious joke off my chest, here's a link to more info on the on-going, wierdly fascinating story of the mystery Russian ship.