Odds and Ends

As usual, a random round-up of news that almost fell through the cracks...

U.N. to Darfur/Chad... we haven't forgotten you: "Sudan on Monday approved the deployment of attack helicopters and more than 3,000 U.N. troops, police, and other personnel in Darfur to beef up the 7,000-strong African Union force in the troubled region."

This while the United Nations and African Union work toward a political settlement.

Meanwhile, our deal with North Korea isn't exactly going as planned.

Former U.S. military leaders have called upon the Bush administration to act on climate change and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. They appealed to the administration on the one front they pretend to care about-- security-- noting that "global warming poses a serious threat to national security, as the US could be drawn into wars over water and other conflicts."

Vice President Cheney says he hasn't called Scooter Libby since his trial. That's cold, Dick.

Finally, Rudy Guiliani to conservatives on abortion: Get over it already.