An article in The Star says Bush won’t let anyone have dictators, and he personally will rout them out.

It’s basically, “Syria, you’re next,” and I love the quote:

In meetings in Damascus with British and Saudi envoys, Syrian President Bashar Assad again denied all U.S. accusations.

“For the president of the United States to come on television and say that Syria must co-operate, my question is who, in the name of heaven, does he think he is?” asked Syrian political analyst Mohammed Aziz Shukri. “Is he the god of this Earth?”

Ahem. I believe that is indeed the question.

Kirk Boyd, a human rights lawyer from the Bay Area, is going to present his life’s work, an International Bill of Rights, to the United Nations Human Rights Commission tomorrow. The project, associated with the University of California, aims to put together an International Court of Human Rights charged with protecting fundamental rights in all U.N. member nations.

The Gate has more details on Boyd and his dream. Please take some time to check out the project’s Web site and help out however you can. Specifically, the site has a complete copy of the Bill, with a forum for commenting on any or all Articles.

I’m not saying anything personally, but there’s an interesting analysis of the pull-down-Saddam’s-statue footage that was recently all over the media. Again, this isn’t my statement because I don’t know the details. It wouldn’t surprise me to hear that it was a PR stunt on behalf of the US, though.

I’d like to say that I’ve been quiet because it’s a slow news day, but it really isn’t. I’m a bit busy with work, but I’m mostly preoccupied by concerns, both local and abroad, natural and human. I’d give them all space here, but I don’t want this to become Eeyore World Daily.

Looks like the Iraqi people aren’t quite as joyous and welcoming as American forces had hoped. Be careful out there, guys.