Pressure Grows on Paul Wolfowitz

The executive board of the World Bank has said it did not approve a hefty pay rise ordered by its president Paul Wolfowitz for his partner.

It's always good news when one of these bastards starts to fall, but I wish he could be fired for being an architect of the Project for the New American Century and key sculptor of foreign policy than just siphering off funds to help his girlfriend.

Spain's PM admits Eta 'mistake'

Spain's prime minister says he made a "clear mistake" by being too optimistic about the prospect of peace talks with the Basque separatist group Eta.

Full story at BBC News.

I'm just happy to hear a world leader admitting they made a mistake. It makes such a change from the usual denials, rewriting of history, moving of goalposts and out and out lying they usually come up with.

Speaking of denials, rewriting of history, moving of goalposts and out and out lying I also applaud the efforts of "130 international charities, churches and NGOs (that) have written to the prime minister to demand he re-open the Serious Fraud Office investigation into the UK's arms deals with Saudi Arabia."

Full story on the Guardian News Blog.