links for 2007-01-12

• The Washington Times: David Beckham to Play for LA Galaxy
  The most recognized player on the planet - fashion icon, tabloid fixture, marketing giant - agreed to a deal Thursday to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.
  (tags: sports soccer uk)
• Blair supports US decision to expand force in Iraq | Jerusalem Post
  Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday he supported a US decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq, but stressed Britain had no need to deploy additional forces.
  (tags: waronterror iraq uk usa bush)
• Letter From China: Shock in China and Japan over Saddam's hanging - International Herald Tribune
  "The United States considers itself the patriarch of the world," it wrote. "Whenever someone doesn't please its eyes or obey its words, it will use its own ways to punish them, imposing sanctions or using force."
  (tags: china chinaculture waronterror iraq asia)
• Electric Venom » Blog Archive » 5 Things You May Not Know About Me
  (tags: blogs)
• Benevolent Misanthropy: Five Things
  (tags: blogs)
• The Washington Note: Did the President Declare "Secret War" Against Syria and Iran?
  HT: Instapundit
  (tags: waronterror iraq iran usa bush politics)