Blair: WMD will remain a mystery
Tony Blair yesterday conceded that WMD in Iraq will probably remain a mystery until the end of his mandate. “It is extremely likely that the embarrassing information revealing WMD will be released only when a change of government in the UK occurs.” >>>

Chirac says nation needs a thief and a liar.
On Monday, French president Chirac stood firmly behind Alain Juppé his ex aide who a three-judge court have judged guilty of illegal party funding.
The charges stem from shady employment practices during Chirac’s reign in Paris' city hall which illegally placed members of his party into city hall jobs and enabled Juppé and Chirac to “take illegal benefits”: Essentially they lied and cheated in order to steal from the public purse. >>>

US and Germany simplify but fail to agree.
Despite a much needed simplification of the complex arguments surrounding Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld failed yesterday to heal the rift with Germany and France when Nato refused to take on a larger role in the country. >>>

Israel to ease barrier impact on Palestinians.
In concessions to world public opinion Israel yesterday revealed that it would alter the location of it’s separating wall to ease the burden on Palestinians. >>>

Players stay in fight to lose against Bush.
Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Senator John Edwards and Howard Dean all indicated that they are still in the fight for the coveted position of loser at the next presidential election.
Howard Dean announced that he will stay in the nominating battle even if he loses next Tuesday, a stance he acknowledged an "obvious contradiction" to the vow he made last week. >>>

The USA was plunged into shock this week when one of the nation’s best kept secrets was revealed to the nation.
In a near Islamic fervour America reeled during the Super Bowl as TV screens simultaneously beamed a terrifying and disgusting truth into their living rooms.
Calls for tighter TV censorship were immediate and cross party.
Emergency infrastructures had already been set up by the Bush administration to deal with the psychological aftermath of an eventual Al-Quaida leak about the non existence of Father Christmas. They were yesterday being fully exploited and explanatory pamphlets and emergency numbers were being published across the US to deal with a nation in mourning for its lost childhood. >>>