THE TENSION: Fri Mid-Afternoon Open Thread

I've decided to try something different and here it is: the open thread.

In a Bottle Bomber plot update, FOX NEWS reports that police have arrested 40 people in cities throughout Italy in a security crackdown.
In Pakistan, an al Qaeda member is picked up over the plot, according to Reuters.
CNN reports "nothing news" about UN negotiations as Israeli troops mass on the border.
Muslims bristled when Bush called the terrorists what they are, Islamic fascists, as reported by Reuters. (Keep in mind while all Muslims are not terrorists, all terrorists have been Muslims.)
Aljazeera is reporting that UN forces have been sent to evacuate Lebanese troops held by Israeli soldiers in Marjayoun.
U.S., France agree on Mideast resolution as Israel Expands offensive in Lebanon, reports AP.