“Yesterday, Cheney bashed those who voted for Democrat Ned Lamont in the Connecticut Senate primary, claiming that these votes would encourage ‘al Qaeda types’ to think that ‘they can break the will of the American people.’ “
Please tell me that this in no way a defensible statement of behalf of Cheney.

The war in Iraq is supposedly about bringing freedom and democracy to the Middle East. If this is true, then why are U.S. funded contractors using slave labor in Iraq? Austin writes for Relevant magazine about this issue, and what you can do about it.
And how about some accountability for the Department of Defense?

Ok, because there are enough of y’all who I think will enjoy this, here it is: Star Trek Inspirational Posters.

This was an interesting article for a number of reasons, not least because it provides a parallel to the continuing, needless conflict between faith and science.

A view of the Kiso River, from Inuyama Castle, Inuyama, Japan.