Fiat Lux

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090514/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_civil_war;_ylt=Apqx_H8O9WB79epqxkB3cKhvaA8F

Presuming the Sinhalese manage this right, they might actually end this ethnic war. Not sure if this is necessarily going to be a pleasant end, but any limit on the endless violence that mars parts of the world is a good one.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=ed4bb249-5980-42e1-83b8-4ae233db2127&Headline=Political+crisis+in+Nepal+shows+signs+of+easing

For once the Commies are trying to negotiate in terms of power instead of doing what totalitarian movements do. Good on the CPN.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=a3fOpnohjVL4

Japan and Russia may negotiate a deal to harness Siberian oil fields. That's better than shooting at each other, I guess....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090514/wl_nm/us_japan_politics_1

The Japanese parliamentary election is heating up.....

And lastly....SE Asia...

http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/21867/84/

The Perak controversy appears to be veering to a solution.

How do you like them apples? A post that's chock-full of links, and not one focusing on the US distraction issue of the day! ^. -