Well, that's just it. It's the absurdity of the headline itself in light of the current lingo. OUR anti-terrorist partner Russia (holding their internationale anti-terror confab in Petersburg) acting as "partner" to one of our Axis of Evil rogues?
Brings out the Belushi in me
-- (IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER) --
but, like CommiesOut, I can't help getting a kick out of it.
Who needs comics when they've got a "Foreign Affairs" section?
(And what's not to like about ironic Russian twists?