S**t, fan on collision course

Pakistan continues to go to hell in a handbasket, and Iran's nuclear ambitions have reached a critical, potentially war-triggering juncture.

Why do I suddenly have Tom Lehrer running through my head? "This is the song that some of the boys sang as they went bravely off to World War III..."

Anyway, this has been your international news update. We now return you to your BCS controversy, Hollywood writer's strike, and Trials of the Century (O.J. and Barry), already in progress.

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[Jay Johnson]

I blame every problem in the world today on GW Bush. I am now pretty well convinced that I need to go ahead and convert my old diesel Mercedes to run on veggie oil, so that I'll actually have some means of auto transportation.