August already

Today, browsing the web while munching on dinner, I found this article in the Guardian UK.  For some reason I don't recall seeing any articles recently in the American papers about 190,000 weapons which can't be accounted for in Iraq, but were distributed to the security force by the U.S. and its allies.  Is a joke about shooting ourselves in the foot appropriate here?

In business news, I feel sorry for all the employees at Chrysler.  I think Daimler gave them a raw deal, and I think their new owners will give it to them even worse.  I wonder what sort of parachute they gave the Home Depot guy.  Good thing for Chrysler he weaseled 200 million out of Home Depot, since he won't have negotiated for nearly as much if (or when) they ask him to leave.