THIN snow fell blanketing The Hague, Holland. Sometimes, this alternated with light rain, on Saturday two weeks ago. From London, the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende asked permission from UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to cut short his trip and return to his country. At the Prime Minister’s official residence in Catshuis, The Hague, Balkenende was to entertain his guest, Vice President Jusuf Kalla. “The Prime Minister asked for a sp