Links of the day - 6/11/09

Lots to peruse:

World:
Netanyahu Clashed With Obama, Congress On Trip. M.J. Rosenberg of the Israel Policy Forum wrote that it was "the first time in memory" that "an Israeli prime minister went up to the Hill only to be bombarded with criticism."

Little Green Footballs - IAEA Reports Weapons-Grade Uranium Found in Egypt. HEU (highly enriched uranium) found in Egypt?

Pakistan expanding Nuclear Weapons Facility. Wired notes the possibility of a nuclear Civil War.

David Kilcullen. Petraus' brain? Be sure to read the end of the article.

Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan... in pink boxers. SecDef praised the soldier for a "special kind of courage."

Obama's Speech already undercutting extremists? Maybe.

Economics:
Faltering Country Clubs Inviting Public Inside OMG! BEER SWILLING PROLETARIAT INVADE BOURGEOIS COUNTRY CLUBS! THE HORROR!

Goldman Sachs names ex-SEC chief Levitt as adviser. The colony of leeches gets bigger.

Italian Police Seize Japanese Nationals trying to Smuggle $134 Billion in Bonds. Either stunningly well counterfeited, or, even scarier, genuine articles.

Politics:

My dear American Neighbors. Northern Neighbor gives an honest take on "the Canadian way."

Cheney Lost to Bush. Interesting chronicle of the inside politics at the White House. Reminds me of the PBS documentary.

Bernard Kerik indicted for lying to Feds. Remember, he was Giuliani's pick to head DHS.

Robert Gates: Bureaucrat Unbound. Cheesy title, but so many people are singing his praises.

Baseball:
Pitchers are sissies. "Bone chips," HA! Published in 1946.

Deadspin - Why Scott Boras Isn't As Evil As You Think He Is. Scott Boras for commissioner of baseball? Couldn't be any worse than Selig...

Palin visits Yankee Stadium. Highly concentrated evil. Now if only Jeter would give her an STD and knock her up with a 1/4 black baby...

Random:
Either the coolest thing ever or incredibly wrong. Still can't decide which.

Hot Stuff in a Squeeze Bottle - NYT. Siracha hot sauce.

Phoonan Devi. Inspiration for Kill Bill? "They gang raped her, so she came back with a gun and some friends, and killed twenty-two men. Unsure of the identity of her rapists, she killed most of the males in the village just to be on the safe side"

Poster advertising Bachelor/ette Parties at a Gun Range. You mind will explode trying to process it all.