Yesterday,Russian President Vladimir Putin made what CNN called a "bombshell" statement: that Russian Intelligence services had warned the US Government several times-between 9/11/2001 and the beginning of the Iraqi invasion-of Iraqi plans to mount terrorist operations on the USA and on American interests overseas. Putin said,in effect,Iraq was planning terror strikes;but (sigh of relief)he did not say Iraq had actually carried any of these plans out.He also said (Thank Heavens !) he had been opposed to the Iraqi invasion,because it did not meet international norms. Putin's announcement caused no end of consternation in the world media,and a check of Google...