Pissedonpolitics.com: "The Militant Islamic Bush Cheney Administration" shows Pickles in her terr'ist outfit and Dubya's face worn reverently on the hindquarters of brown people. On topic, many of us bloggers are following Sully's lead in taking up the middle name of "Hussein" just for fun. (h/t Uncommon Sense). Signed, Blue Hussein Gal.

Open Thread below.

Wonkette:

Is it still a Hate Crime?

Ann Arbor student and official Fark photoshop subject Justin Zatkoff wasn’t actually beaten silly by leftists, blacks, militant homosexuals, pansies, hippies or violinists. He was clobbered by his own “friends,” who hate him.

That’s what police in Ann Arbor have finally revealed about last weekend’s pathetic incident, which a Michigan website frequented by campus conservatives claimed was some kind of retribution for his political views. But no, it was just retribution for him being a a drunken asshole around his high-school buddies. Next martyr, please!

Hezbollah organizes gathering to counter Lebanese opposition

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Nearly 500,000 pro-Syrian protesters waved flags and chanted anti-American slogans in a central Beirut square Tuesday, answering a nationwide call by the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group for a demonstration to counter weeks of rallies demanding Syrian forces leave Lebanon...read on

This has the making of a real nightmare. Let's hope the protesters do not turn violent.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents launched fresh attacks, killing 21 Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers, while Iraqi militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna said it shot dead seven abducted Iraqi National Guards and posted an Internet video of the killings on Saturday.

Meantime, partial returns from the historic elections showed a Shiite alliance with ties to Iran rolling up a strong lead over pro-U.S. Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.