Via Crooked Timber, I read that Niall Ferguson, writing in the Los Angeles Times, decries the decline of Christianity in Britain (evil registration required, or use BugMeNot):

* A void left in ‘Christendom’ by pervasive lack of belief may be creating a soft target for the religious fanaticism of others.
Americans tend to assume that what is [...]

Bloomberg is reporting a Saudi defence contract:

Saudi King Approves $5 Bln BAE Aircraft Upgrade, Digest Says
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) — Saudi King Abdullah approved a plan to upgrade and replace 96 Tornado fighter aircraft made by BAE Systems Plc at cost of as much as $5 billion, Middle East Economic Digest reported.
Saudi Arabia will upgrade 64 [...]