Number of individuals on the FBI's "Terrorist Watch List" as of 11:48 Pacific Time this morning. According to the ACLU, the watch list includes fourteen 9/11 hijackers who are known to be dead.

Don't forget about the free simulcast "Everything you always wanted to know about the Separation of Church and State, but were afraid to ask," coming tomorrow night to a city near you.

Open Thread below....

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Keith Olbermann speaks with retired Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift (whose successful representation of the Hamdan case brought to light many of the atrocities happening at Guantanamo) about the sad and disturbing news that Canada has placed the U.S. on a watch list--along with Iran, China, Syria and others--for being a country that tortures its prisoners, due in no small part to our criminally shameful treatment of Canadians Maher Arar and Omar Khadr (imprisoned in Guantanamo at the age of 15).

What a proud legacy Bush and Cheney will leave this country with.

CorrenteWire: The Beltway aristocracy, in the person of Sally Quinn, are demanding Obama's "references." These are the same people who were impressed by an AWOL/counterfeit cowboy being advised by a group of recycled wingnuts.

theWatchdogBlog: The FDA is hooked on drug money

The Reality-Based Community: The NRA is defending the Second Amendment rights of people on the terrorist watch list

Undercover Black Man: David Horowitz publishes--again--an unrepentant bigot. Anybody surprised?

Intrepid Liberal Journal: A podcast interview with international best-selling author, author Riane Eisler. Eisler is primarily known for her book The Chalice and the Blade. Her most recent book, The Real Wealth of Nations promotes an economic model based on "partnerships" and "caring" and challenging the "hiearchical/domination" model of most countries and corporations.

earthfamilyalpha:Foolish Wise Men

Copeland Institute for Lower Learning: Apparently, not all Oklahomans are intolerant, stupid and nuts.

Shakespeare's Sister: Two UN observers killed in Lebanon; two missing...the hacktacular Howard Kurtz is still shill.

The Reaction : Framing Citizens...anyone can wind up on a watch list.

Crooked Timber: Can blogging derail your career?

Your Right Hand Thief: How does the richest country on earth treat it's displaced citizens?

Daily Howler: Seven years later, a bigshot WaPo scribe cops to a puzzling

ABC:

" There was a surprise for a Houston woman when she found out one of her family members was on a terror watch list. Now he's not able to fly until he follows a precise checklist put forth by the government. But there's a twist to this story. Edward Allen's parents say there is no way their son's a terrorist. He doesn't own a gun and has no allegiance to a foreign government. On top of that, he's only four years old...read on"

"And by all accounts, Edward is a typical four-year-old child."

The Galloping Beaver: 9/11 means never having to say you're sorry. Here's what 'justice' looks like in the BUSHCO era.

MediaCitizen: Fox News drifting left? Yeah, right...

Petrelis Files: U.S. revises terrorist & WMDs Watch Lists. 222 pages and thousands of names publically available. Apparently, al Qaeda has been calling a lot of people!

A CorrUptDate on the Bushistas refusal to be held accountable for their willfully incompetent 'response' to Katrina

Bob Geiger: At least 50 percent of the American people have had it with the Bush administration and a loud and long filibuster may be just the galvanizing force that hardens public sentiment against this right-wing crew of misfits.

Detroit Wonk: Ford's restructuring plan and the UAW bash-fest...

Bob Geiger: At least 50 percent of the American people have had it with the Bush administration and a loud and long filibuster may be just the galvanizing force that hardens public sentiment against this right-wing crew of misfits.

Detroit Wonk: Ford's restructuring plan and the UAW bash-fest.

Mafia Cops, Vice Admiral Church, and the NRA.

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The NRA's response to terrorists buying guns that are already on the FBI watchlist is priceless.

Wayne Lappierre: Because...what is a watch list?

People talk about protecting this country against terrorism, but I guess as long as it doesn't infringe on their efforts to make a few more dollars.