Adventus: This is what the pursuit of power over our enemies has wrought: we aren't even arguing anymore about whether or not we should be torturing people, but about who should be involved.

skippy the bush kangaroo: The Weekly Standard obfuscates, twists and ignores facts to try to prove that the left side of blogtopia (yes! we coined that phrase!) is losing readership, and therefore influence. Luckily, skippy doesn't let them off easily...

King of Zembla: An amusing acccount of UN Ambassador, John "Revoltin'" Bolton's recent visit to Oxford...

Politics in the Zeros : Gnomedex, the upcoming geek and blog fest in Seattle the end of this month, will feature Sen. John Edwards. This isn't as odd a choice as it may seem, considering Edwards is an active blogger and podcaster, and was an early adopter to boot.

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