French Factories Accelerate Production

French factory production is accelerating.

FNS Var On Way To Lebanon?

Rumor has it that the FNS Var, a fleet replenishment ship often used to supply French special forces (SSAG), is on its way to the coastal waters of Lebanon. Could the French be considering a military intervention?

Calling Captain Picard!!

Engineers Devise Invisibility Shield:

Obviously this has interesting military, industrial, personal privacy, etc. implications, and its also just plain neat.

Conflicts...

"But nothing in our precedents suggests that the Sixth Amendment requires state courts themselves to initiate inquiries into the propriety of multiple representation in every case." - Cuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335 (1980).

Thierry Breton - France's New Finance Minister

The "fixer" is in the house. Let's hope he can help France quicken its efforts at economic reform.

Bush Considering Shift In Policy Re: Iran?

If this piece is indeed correct, then there might be some hope for the Bush Administration after all. I've been worried that the U.S. would sit on the sidelines and undermine the legitimate and useful efforts of the E.U. partners (the U.K., France and Germany). Perhaps the difficulties of the Iraq war has knocked some sense into Bush.

Part of Bush's Master Plan?

Many bloggers are are claiming some causal relationship between the Iraq war and recent events in Lebanon and other locales. Just how plausible are such claims?

And so it begins...