This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
CNN: Italy Senate approves terror laws - 'Italy's Senate overwhelmingly approved a package of tougher anti-terror measures Friday, a day after the interior minister warned the threat of terrorism had forced the nation into a prolonged and intense state of alarm...' (Link)
