Russia: The Nation That Keeps on Giving

Ah, Russia. How do we love thee? Let us count the ways:

* You have been virtually alone in its support of President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus and his crackdown on peaceful protests over his recent rigged re-election.

* You ran a spy operated aimed at the U.S. Central Command in the early days of the American invasion of Iraq.

The New York Times has stories here and here.