From the AP: The NAACP is needed now more than ever because the Bush administration has done little to support blacks, the civil rights organization’s national chairman said Sunday as its 98th annual convention opened. Speaking before an audience of 3,000, Julian Bond, the NAACP board chairman, cited a range of concerns including the administration’s slow response to Hurricane Katrina, the war in Iraq and its handling of immigration issues.

Pundit Review Radio interviews Michael Yon, who is critical of, among other things, the Washington Post’s Kiki Munshi — whose descripton of conditions in Baqubah Yon calls “definitely untrue,” noting that “the people of Baqubah are ecstatic. This place has had remarkable turnaround.” For her part, Ms Munshi depicts Baqubah as a spot for suicide junkies, cadaver dogs, and perhaps Ebeneezer Scrooge, should he ever need a lesson from the

It’s Monday. Just for the record. **** update: Yup, just double checked. Still Monday. Incidentally, the Pub is just about ready. In fact, it’s up, but I still have no Photoshop for the Mac, so I haven’t been able to come up with a new header graphic. Those who wish to be able to publish on the PW Pub will need to register there (this includes current guest posters; the

Islam to reign over Britain, US, rest of world: test of freedom of religion. “Are we to say that Muslims can fully practice religion in America,” he asked in an attempt to explain. “Say, for instance, I was a Muslim in America. Could I call for the destruction of the American government and establishment of an Islamic state in America? No. So where is the freedom of religion? There is

Domestic Christian terrorists captured: “They admit to being Christian and being brought up Christian, but they believe there should be one denomination and one church, not multiple denominations,” Havens said. “They did not say they had a name for their group, other than they were a radical Christian activist group. That was the way they explained their group,” he said. The suspects said the group has three levels of involvement:

much better than Armitage kept Plame’s. Nothing we didn’t know, as far as I can tell, but he tells his story in more detail in an excerpt from his new book. Also, an opportunity for timing questioning regarding Colin Powell’s remarks at Aspen.

In order to put a human face on American poverty, John Edwards is opening his mansion to public showings for the underprivileged, where they’ll be served a sit-down home cooked meal, receive a health-screening, a chance to enjoy the swimming pool and other recreational facilities and a get a hairc . . . . What? Oh. Strike that.

….by a lunatic “angry at the government”. Senior Airman Jonathan Schrieken remains in critical condition after taking a .38 slug to the heart. From MSNBC: WILLINGBORO — The Pennsauken man who shot and wounded a member of the U.S. Air Force before killing himself left suicide notes that indicated he was “angry at the government and wanted to make a statement” on Independence Day, one of the man’s relatives said

Patterico did a decent job debunking the latest effluvium from Ellers McEllerson, claiming that the Sixth Circuit’s decision on the NSA warrantless surveillance case “had absolutely nothing to do with the merits of the case,” as far as Patterico went.  But inasmuch as Patterico admits he is not an expert on the issue of standing to sue in federal court, I would add that Patterico ended up going light on the Gleen(s).