Elsewhere on the continent, I expect turbulence to continue in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and sadly much againstallhope I suspect Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria to continue.
We can hope that even in the face of all the backlash against globalization a deep desire on the part of "economic man" for more and better will carry the day.
If the Clinton Administration has become a party to the Iraqgate cover-up, however, it can be expected to resort to the ultimate step: dropping some (if not all) of the charges against Christopher Drogoul in the hope of limiting further revelations.
Not all Muslims are Islamofascists, but the latter hope to use their violence against non-Muslim democracies, and most especially the United States, as part of a comprehensive strategy to make both Muslims and non-Muslims alike submit to their form of religious totalitarianism.
Yet for all the factors working against any sort of agreement in Kyoto, the last hope of controlling that change may depend on what happens there this week.
"We are gratified with this latest arrest and hope that justice will be served on all of those who were involved in this crime against humanity, " they said in a statement.