Announced on the day Bush’s second term officially begins – how rare! Russia’s Vladimir Putin also seems to be trying to patch up relations, releasing a congratulatory message to the guy he was opposing to the extent of sending in the troops…

Also, an unrelated interesting tidbit via Geopolitical Review which may be of interest: a blog to which anyone and everyone can contribute – a nice way to test the blogging water without setting one up for yourself, or good for five minutes until the spambots find it? Who can say? Worth a look at any rate.

Busy, sorry… Why not have a look at a new pro-EU blog?