Man, these inconvenient non-ties between Iraq and transnational terrorism just keep piling up. I mean, I’m to the point where if Keith Olbermann and Howard Dean weren’t so darn certain about there being no connection whatever between Saddam and terrorists, I’d be getting a little suspicious.  Which, that could put a good-sized dent in my woldview. So please.  Stop it, I beseech you.  We’re beyond this.  Bush lied.  LIED!  SO

From the AP, “Pope Warns of Increase in Anti-Semitism”: Pope Benedict XVI warned Friday of rising anti-Semitism and hostility to foreigners, winning a standing ovation from members of Germany’s oldest Jewish community during a visit to a rebuilt synagogue that had been destroyed by the Nazis. With the shrill sound of a ram’s horn and a choir chanting in Hebrew “peace be with you,” Benedict became only the second pope

This Sheehan business, as many of you have already noted, has really brought out the trolls.  And not just in the comments.  My email box is stuffed full of that special lefty tolerance reserved for those not on their protected peoples list.  To wit:  I woke up this morning to find this missive from one in my inbox: You really ARTE clueless, aren’t you?  I suggest you stop making a

From the AP: Al-Qaida’s leader in Saudi Arabia was killed Thursday during clashes with police in the western city of Medina, the Interior Ministry said. Saleh Mohammed al-Aoofi was among six al-Qaida militants reported killed during police raids on numerous locations in the holy city and the capital, Riyadh, security officials told The Associated Press. Al-Aoofi, a Saudi in his late 30s, and another militant were killed during one of

Attendant:  “Check your oil, ma’am?” Sheehan:  “IMPERIALIST!”* **** Round-up of your daily CINDY! here.  Meanwhile, Patrick Sheehan breaks his silence, presumably in reaction to things like this (h/t John Cole). **** update:  Red State notices some important discrepancies in Ms Sheehan’s changing stories concerning her now infamous “Nightline” email. **** update 2:  Well said.

From Der Spiegel, a blunt accounting of what Usama bin Laden and his band of Semtex-festooned medievalists really want: If there is anyone who might possibly have an inkling as to what al-Qaida are up to, it is the Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein. He has not only spent time in prison with al-Zarqawi, but has also managed make contact with many of the network’s leaders. Based on correspondence with these

In an otherwise reasonable Daily Standard piece analyzing the blogosphere’s role in affecting an “information reformation,” Hugh Hewitt accuses yours truly of peddling “vulgar” and “profane” humor “pretty much every day”—an observation that, well…it just stings.  But, as a CITIZEN JOURNALIST on an endless search for TRUTH, I can’t afford to let personal feelings cloud my objectivity—which is why I’m going to leave it up to you, dear readers, to

Steve Green examines the Israeli pullout from Gaza and argues that, all things considered, the Manischewitz is half full: […] Does Israel stand to gain anything? Well, yes. Israelis won’t have to deal with 1.5 million Palestinians who, by and large it seems, want them dead. The security situation might degrade ever-so-slightly, but the Excedrin Factor just dropped several notches. And that’s no small something for a country that’s been