World update.

I've been noticing an alarming trend of urban ninja-likeactivity lately, but I'm pretty damned sure it's just attention seeking gymnastics sophomores. Either that or the exchange student program just rocks where these kids are. Despite all his dare devil ninja antics, the girls just don’t notice, as evidenced by the scene where he back flips across the freaking gym and no one bothers to look. He probably does it all the time.

Warning, most of these urban ninja movies have terrible soundtracks. So mute first, then play. In fact one had a terrible Eminem track looped over it, which coincidentally is being used to torture Arabs. Along with being banned in Iran along with all western music. ouch.

After eight years of reformist-led rule in Iran, Ahmadinejad won office in August on a platform of reverting to ultraconservative principles promoted by the revolution.

Since then, Ahmadinejad has jettisoned Iran's moderation in foreign policy and pursued a purge in the government, replacing pragmatic veterans with former military commanders and inexperienced religious hard-liners.

Holy smokes! Where I have heard this before? Wait don't tell me..