Mad magazine buys Pravda. No changes plannned.

France shows support to U.S. doctrine of preemptive nuclear strikes.

Largely forgettable and convoluted screed from our pals the Rooskys. Where in they pontificate about France, Chirac, oil, the U.S., Iran, and nukes/nuclear war. Mostly they seem to be pining, looking back to the day when they were players on the international stage. A long time ago. But, this article from Pravda is very much memorable for this little excise, hidden in the last three paragraphs. Kind of like a prize in a box of Cracker Jacks. A doozey it is.

There are serious grounds to suppose that nongovernmental organizations instigated the ethnic riots in France last autumn. Those NGO's are partly financed by U.S. foundations.

Today's France is amazingly active in the U.S.-led program aimed at suppressing Iran's sovereignty through sanctions. The possibility of launching strikes against Iran can not be ruled out. There is a strong suspicion that Americans are to blame for the French riots .....