"Ah, so these are the intertubes Ted Stevens was talking about? Where can I get Facebook? Death to Israel!"

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Actually, this is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an Iranian nuclear facility. (Michael Crowley posted the photo at The Plank.)

The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that "the Obama administration has made it clear that it believes there is no question that Tehran is seeking the bomb." Iran now has about 6,000 centrifuges enriching uranium, and it may soon "have enough low-enriched uranium to be able to quickly convert it to weapons-grade material."

All the more reason for direct talks between Washington and Tehran -- and soon.