Господи, помилуй

The header for this post is Russian for "Lord, have mercy" (Gospodi pomiluj).

United States
US border "virtual fence" to be delayed: report
Reuters - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Technical problems have forced the Bush administration to retool a high-tech "virtual fence" along the US-Mexico border and will delay the first phase for at least three years, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Freddie Mac Posts Record Loss, Remains `Cautious,' (Update1)
Bloomberg - 46 minutes ago
By James Tyson Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Freddie Mac, the second-largest source of money for US home loans, posted a record $2.45 billion loss for the fourth quarter as rising mortgage defaults sent credit costs soaring.

Defense stalls in Sept. 11 case at Gitmo
Wed Feb 27, 8:11 PM ET
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The military is speeding ahead with plans to try six men at Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but none of the defendants, who face possible execution if found guilty, has seen a defense lawyer yet.

Turkey - Iraq - Kurdistan
Gates pressures Turkey on Iraq
CNN International - 2 hours ago
ANKARA, Turkey (CNN) -- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged Turkey not to drag out its military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq any longer than is necessary.

Turkey Declines to Give Date for Ending Northern Iraq Incursion Bloomberg

Kenya
Kenya's rival politicians strike power sharing deal
CNN - 58 minutes ago
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga had been negotiating for weeks about sharing power following the disputed elections in late December.

Thailand
Back Home in Thailand, Thaksin Must Face Charges,
Wall Street Journal - 37 minutes ago
By JAMES HOOKWAY BANGKOK, Thailand - The singing and dancing began overnight as thousands of supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra converged on Bangkok's international airport to welcome him home from exile Thursday, ...

Palestine - Israel
Israel Continues Air Strikes on Gaza
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News Israel has continued air strikes on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip Thursday, killing at least three suspected militants.

Pakistan
Missile kills 8 in remote Pakistan
CNN - 1 hour ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A missile strike in a remote part of Pakistan killed at least eight suspected militants and wounded three others Thursday, Pakistan's state media reported.
Witnesses: Missile Strike in Pakistan Kills 13 Suspected Militants Voice of America

Drive Us Out with Power

May the God who dances in creation, who embraces us with human love, who shakes our lives like thunder, bless us and drive us out with power to fill the world with her justice.
—Janet Morley

--the BB