On Parasites and Spacewalks

Obviously, one of the major topics of this little corner of the Web is China. With their recent achievements (specifically their sending a manned flight into space), China, in the words of another blogger (whose name I regrettably forget) has demonstrated that they're "in the club." It's a rather exclusive club they've joined, and, like most clubs, there's no economic incentives to joining. It's a prestige thing. Hopefully it's obvious to anyone with brains that China is looking to move into the spot vacated by the Soviet Union - as the counterpart and rival to the United States. Whether or not they intend to be as antagonisitic remains to be seen.

As to the other topic I wished to mention, Michael J. Totten over at Tech Central Station write about the recent spate of car bombings in Lebanon. What's fascinating is how everyone knows what Syria's up to, but they still try. Perhaps they're finally coming to this realization themselves, which is why they're starting the slow process of drifting away from Tehran and aligning themselves incrementally with Washington. Still, I think Boy Assad is going to be looking for a new job before that happens - hopefully soon, but I tend to be a vague optimist that way.