…into a James Bond villain (judo! flyfishing! tiger tranquilizing! Seriously, how long until he starts showing up in public walking his new pet tiger on a chain and followed by a Yakut with a spike-laden, throwable shapka?), we find out that Russian scientists have been materially advancing Iran’s nuclear program. No shocker, but does anyone think the UN Security Council (with a Russian veto) is going to ever do anything about this? Or the IAEA?

St. Michael, patron of Israel, ora pro nobis.

UPDATE: Written on 10/10, failed to hit “publish.” Duh.

Confucius, Œc. Vol.

Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu.