Where is the world going today?

Its been an interesting week this week. The fog of war seems to of

been well lifted from the news now although of course the battle for

getting Iraq functioning has only just started (I recommend

reading this blog).There have also seemed to be some interesting stories on Intellectual

Property (one of my areas of political interest). href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3007087.stm>This story

refers to the patenting of Genes (which I would call a discovery

rather than invention). Hopefully if enough fuss is kicked up about

things like this we will get a broader debate IP law and is doing

enough to promote invention and reward ideas or is it a tool for large

corporations and lawyers to protect what they have and not help the href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2795555.stm>little guy?