1. Sovereignty's all very well, but there is an International Court of Justice for a reason. The US might remember that it signed a Convention binding itself to said Court and it's one occasion where George W deserves some praise. See:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7510073.stm

(No fancy links in this post)

2. You want an extra clean car? Park it in a swimming pool:



Just make sure you have a crane handy to get it out:

Reaching home on Tuesday evening half way through a civil hearing in respect of damaged equipment due to poor fuel being supplied I never expected that on Wednesday morning I would wake up with a stinking head cold. ( Not a tale of terror, but of teeth and Ferraris )