The Fighting Is Over, at Least for the Moment

In Moscow today, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he's ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, current President of the European Union, said the two had worked out terms for a provisional cease-fire. He's on his way to present them to leaders in Georgia, where President Mikail Saakashvili continues to accuse Russia of indifference to world opinion in its commitment to regime change. Also, a conversation with author Ron Suskind about a forged letter—allegedly ordered by the Bush White House—to link al-Qaeda with Saddam Hussein.