North Korea could test a nuclear weapons as soon as tomorrow, according to this story from Reuters. Of course, most of the MSM will pay more attention to the Foley scandal, at least until the bomb goes off.

Stuart Rothenberg and Dick Morris both believe that the Foley scandal has sealed the fate of the Republican majority in Congress. This New York Times story seems to confirm their view. Bill Kristol thinks that, in the end, the issue of which party will be stronger in the fight against terrorism will trump the scandal. He may be whistling past the graveyard, but there is still time for the issue of the war and terrorism to take center stage again before the public goes out to vote.

The Kurds continue to work toward a permanent separation from Iraq.

Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post has some interesting details about Russian participation in the re-building of Lebanon's infrastructure.

Melanie Phillips, writing from the UK, has some thoughts about the rise of Islamic radicalism in Europe. This story, about Jack Straw's criticism of the wearing of the veil, and this story, about the divide between Arabs and Frenchmen in a dying French farming community, both provide some evidence that the cultural divides are growing deeper and, potentially, could lead to more violence.

Here is an article from Time magazine about the influence of Fox News on TV news in general.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has an op-ed piece in the Washington Post about the progress being made in Afghanistan.