[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Dragon's Tales reports on the Syrian war of Russia.


• Geocurrents' Martin Lewis shares a video lecture of his noting misleading maps.


• Language Hat notes the false Slavic etymologies of Leibniz.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money reports on the human costs of living near a nuclear facility in India.


• The Map Room's Jonathan Crowe reports that blog is returning.


• The Planetary Society Blog reports about NASA's substantial new budget.


• Window on Eurasia suggests Africa will become a major source of terrorists and notes that Russia is trying to ally with social conservatives in the Baltic States.