Hey

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVC1KMTOgwiSoMQyT2LwZc9HyAgA
The Lakota people withdraw from the united states. I wonder how serious they are. I'd be interested to see how it's handled if they really go forward with this.

http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10286236
Economist's report on the state of Iraq.