A few things ...

I'm going to take a few days off to get my home and mind in better order. Look for me back here on Sunday, please. For now, a few things ...

Video: Various story versions for the second Russian bombing attacks. Seems there's a grudge against the police.

Gee, there were only two crisp versions of the first attacks. First the Chechen rebels said they didn't do it; then they said they did. But we have to take the media's word for it because we don't know the guy from Adam.

Still don't know how the officials could be so sure they were female bombers, though. Was it to make it seem much scarier? But why does it seem scarier?

Another odd thing:

Is it just me or is it a strange coincidence that the Christian militia group indicted in the states on the very same day as the first Russian event were accused of planning to kill police officers?

Did the FBI put their heads together and say, hey let's capitalize on the terror event in Russia and grab some loonies and say they were going to kill police officers?

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Clinton steals G8 spotlight with blunt diplomacy

"You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion."

"I do not think governments should be involved in making these decisions. It is perfectly legitimate for people to hold their own personal views based on conscience, religion or any other basis," she added.

"But I've always believed the government should not intervene in decisions of such intimacy."

Stealing the spotlight is not hard to do when your competition is Stephen Harper. His claim to fame at most international meetings is that he shows up late for photo ops.

Gotta agree with Clinton's take on the abortion issue, though.

Clinton arrived in Ottawa on Monday for an Arctic summit, but she left that meeting early because First Nations groups and three other northern countries were absent.

Harper: "Oops". I thought the apology took care of those guys.

During her short visit, Clinton also told CTV's Power Play that Canada should remain in Afghanistan beyond the current 2011 pull-out date.

Cannon: "When we say we're sticking to the deadline, you just play along, 'kay?"

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The freakin' Sunshine List.

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From Ron (Quebec):

Video: Toronto: On March 30, 2010 the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) marked the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Day of Action with flash mobs at Chapters Indigo and Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC).

Finally, Canadian activists are getting creative. Another classy demo.

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From Denis (Ontario): "This may be the first legal decision crippling the Zionist Lobby practice of accusing all those who are critical of Israel of anti-Semitism."

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