Thursday linkage

Gordon Brown preparing to announce cut-backs in the UK's nuclear-missile submarine fleet?
A British Tory MP reflects on the perpetual dilemma of 'dirty hands' in foreign policy. Thanks to Hans for the link.
Participants in China's National Day Parade given official instructions on how to, umm, hold it in.
The 'Yeltsin, drunk in his underwear on Pennsylvania Avenue' story I linked to recently is disputed by Yeltsin's security chief.
British Airways profiles unlikely business gurus. First up, Darth Vader.
'Now, you kids shake hands and behave yourselves!' The inevitable photo op when a US president brings Israeli and Palestinian leaders together always reeks of condescension.