Quickhits

Larry Eagleburger fill Gate's spot on the ISG. You may remember that during the "show consultation" with all the Sec. States so long ago, Eagleburger was the only one praising the administration.

A US official in Africa is concerned enough about deteriorating Somalia to talk to the NYTimes.

Rumsfeld faces potential prosecution in Germany, but after the last case died of politics, I wouldn't expect much.

More interesting to me was the account of Abu Omar who was rendered out of Italy by a number of currently charged CIA agents. In a letter smuggled out of an Egyption prison, he details his treatment.

And, if you didn't see it this morning, I think I'm seeing signs that the Bush administration is preparing for a major shift in Iraq strategy to the "Stability First" proposition by the ISG.