Just swapped IM with Oakley in London -- yep, he was late to the office today, as the bombings affected his train line. Just heard Blair announce that he'll be heading back to survey the damage -- and will return to the G8 conference this evening.

So what are the odds that this wasn't the work of "anti-globalization" forces?

BTW, that group doesn't just include Starbucks-bashing, grunge-bedecked, trust-fund children; it also includes the Islamo-fascists who absolutely dread the idea that their nations might someday join the international trade community.

As Oakley himself has said (normally in less dire situations): "The bastards."