Today in the blogosphere:

• There may be some hope in Abkhazia according to the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia


• The days of dissing the ruble are over. It may be illegal soon! Beware to those who list prices in dollars or government officials who refer to anything in dollars!


• Eddie discusses E. Timor and notes that Australia is getting serious about shrinking its regional Gap.


• A member of the German Bundestag is beaten up by Russian skinheads during a gay pride parade in Moscow. The Russian police surprisingly do nothing.


• John Robb notes that Blackwater is trolling for work in Darfur.


• Syria Comment has an in depth article on how to reform Syria


• Arms and Influence details exactly how being bogged down in Iraq is hurting our foreign policy across the board and weakening our ability to deal with other issues.

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