Interview with one of the passengers that subdued the SneakerBomber. Why does this make me thing of Get Smart? [via little green footballs]

The Senseboard brings a whole new meaning to touch typing. [via Boing Boing]

Moscow has a 16 hour traffic jam last week. [via Boing Boing]

Homeland Security, Homeland Profits: on who stands to profit as Homeland Security ramps up. [via also not found in nature]

Who Needs Hackers? We've Got Microsoft! [via dangerousmeta]

Horn of Africa: al-Qaida regroups? Discusses two possibilities for the next target that I hadn't heard mentioned before: Ethopia and Eritrea. [via Red Rock Eater]

Who will cry for Saddam? "Is ousting Saddam Hussein from power an act that would anger Arab States and provoke the masses in the region? If such a question is serious, the answer in fact is that nothing of the kind would happen." [via Rantburg]

A Currency of Destiny: on the history of the German mark.

Fed drop interest rates, acid at policy rave.

William Safire on The Threat of National ID.

Cross-border fighting in India and Pakistan is leading to both sides reinforcing their troops there.

In Zimbabwe, three opposition party leaders have been killed over the last few days.

The Nigerian Justice Minister, Bola Ige, has been assassinated. He was an opponent of the Sharia laws being implemented in parts of that country.

NORAD is tracking Santa again this year.