Fight, Martha, Fight. William Safire provides an insightful explanation in today's New York Times why Martha should fight the charges against her. I... [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime]

Sometimes Safire has it right. Martha is being charged with the Federal crime of standing up for herself, not for perjury, not for insider trading. To say it is a Federal crime for anyone to proclaim their innocence is really twisted. So, if you say nothing, you look guilty and if you stand up at a press conference and say you are innocent, you are guilty. Talk about a Catch-22. This case stinks. But then it appears to be more about intimidation than justice. Sounds pretty typical for the current times.  9:44:15 AM    

Looters riddle ancient Iraqi sites with holes [New Scientist]

Wasn't there a very nice movie about this just recently, called Holes? Art imitating life?  8:59:41 AM    

Pissed Off.

With the world a it is and education - (thanks Dave - I don't know how to link to Blogger)

[Robert Paterson's Radio Weblog]

Why do some people express their anger so eloquently and others just resort to expletives? Who are you more likely to listen to?  8:39:49 AM