From the BBC: A senior Israeli intelligence official has praised Palestinian security forces for preventing as many militant attacks as their Israeli counterparts. Brig Gen Yossi Kuperwasser was speaking to the Knesset foreign affairs and defence committee. However, he gave no figures and did not say whether he was referring to the West Bank, the Gaza Strip or both. His comments came a day after Israel handed over security responsibility

From the AP: A federal judge on Tuesday refused to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, denying an emergency request from the brain-damaged woman’s parents. The parents’ lawyer quickly filed a notice of appeal. The ruling by U.S. District Judge James Whittemore came after feverish action by President Bush and Congress on legislation allowing the contentious case to be reviewed by federal courts. The judge said the 41-year-old

Kyle Erickson, who lives about 40 minutes from Red Lake, MN, reflects on the school shooting that yesterday claimed 10 lives, including those of the gunman, so-called “NativeNazi” Jeff Weise, and his grandparents. Having lived just down the road from Columbine at the time of that horrific 1999 rampage, I can remember having some of the same thoughts Kyle expresses in his essay. Moral:  if a kid claiming to love

I suppose I could guest blog for you. But then again, ‘s probably not a good idea.*

“This Schiavo dame is really cutting into my media coverage, Billy.  And it’s beginning to piss me off.  In fact, I’m thinking that if this isn’t settled one way or the other by Wednesday, I may just have to fly down to Florida and stick that tube back down her throat myself.”* “Well, you are nothing if not a healer, Ward…”

”…Sean Hannity Sean Hannity Sean Hannity Sean Hannity Terry Schiavo!  Sean Hannity Sean Hannity Sean Hannity Sean Hannity…” **** update: for those of you interested in the Schiavo case, allow me to point you to these links:  James Joyner’s Outside the Beltway round-up; INDC Journal’s discussion thread; this heated discussion thread at Dailypundit; Michele Catalano’s thoughts, Robert Hayes’ editorial for the Blogger News Network; Dean Esmay’s take, Secure Liberty’s /a>

From CNN: The Supreme Court Monday rejected the appeal of Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person publicly charged in the United States in connection with the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The justices announced their decision Monday after meeting privately Friday to discuss the case. Moussaoui, an admitted member of al Qaeda, the Muslim terrorist group linked to the September 11 attacks, had asked the court to rule on whether his

The Incredibles (2004) Directed by Brad Bird.  Stars Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Fox, Sarah Vowell, Wallace Shawn, and Jason Lee. Five word or less review:  “I soooo want an Elastigirl…”