Sobering

In the Winter of 2009, The Heritage Foundation will release a high-definition documentary that tells the story of the very real threat that hostile nations and rogue dictators now pose to every one of us. In 33 minutes or less, life as we know it in America could end. That's the time it would take for an enemy's ballistic missile to hit the United States. Hit this link to view the trailer.

Who did you have breakfast with last week?

Blogger Robert Scoble was invited by Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook to a breakfast with Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf while all three were in Davos.

Makes my breakfasts with my pal VS at The Four seem pedestrian - even with The Four's legendary toast service.

Forget the Israel Lobby. The Hill's Next Big Player is Made in India.

With growing numbers, clout and self-confidence, the Indian American community is turning its admiration for the Israel lobby and its respect for high-achieving Jewish Americans into a powerful new force of its own. Following consciously in AIPAC's footsteps, the India lobby is getting results in Washington -- and having a profound impact on U.S. policy, with important consequences for the future of Asia and the world.

"This is huge," enthused Ron Somers, the president of the U.S.-India Business Council, from a posh hotel lobby in Philadelphia. "It's the Berlin Wall coming down. It's Nixon in China."