I think 2007 will be very ugly all around - for many reasons ;)

This just adds another log to the bonfire... hopefully Russia has also seen peak pollonium.  

What our world's leaders do and say in public is one thing, what they are planning behind the scenes is another thing entirely.


Well, one ugly year is usually required to get things moving. Only in fairy tales can you wake a princess with a kiss....
I'm not sure what your point is here slaphappy - went right over my head ;)

I guess I was aiming for the idea that most people only roll out of bed and get moving after a stern push or a slap. Something like that.... Countries behave similarly.
Only in fairy tales...

We are not yet close to the happy ending (hum... yet?) only waking the dragon for now.