A North Korean torpedo

Agence France-Presse reports what most of us assumed from the start: that people in both Koreas are convinced that that South Korean warship was sunk by a North Korean torpedo, "in a premeditated operation approved by Kim Jong-Il," as a Nork army officer reportedly told a contact in the South. Meanwhile, Iran is holding war games in the Straits of Hormuz, and the Iranians and the Norks are exchanging high-level visits.

A year or so ago, the Good People were convinced that all Barack Obama had to do was press the Reset Button, and all would be well with the world. Hasn't worked out that way, has it? Blue skies! -- Dan Ford