The Times of India has weighed in on Bob Woodward's new book, Bush at War. The headline shows what's relevant for the folks in Delhi: "Bush feared al-Qaeda may use Pak nukes to attack U.S." The Times is interested mainly in the pressure that U.S. officials exerted on Musharraf to "fall in line with Washington's war on terrorism."

The best line:

"Woodward borrows from baseball lexicon to describe Powell’s tactic to soften up Musharraf. "Powell had in mind a pitcher’s brushback pitch to a particularly dangerous batter," he says. "High, fast, and hard to the head."

In cricketing terms, it would be a beamer or bouncer that bends back into the batsman."