Consortium News: For longtime observers of political terrorism in South Florida, the aggressive reaction to what may have been the Miami group’s loose talk about violence, possibly spurred by an FBI informant posing as an al-Qaeda operative, stands in marked contrast to the U.S. government’s see-no-evil approach to notorious Cuban terrorists who have lived openly in Miami for decades.

The Gaelic Starover: Power-failure

MyDD: This mutt's military experience revolves around being escorted in and out of Iraq for a USO type visit and then returning to her air conditioned office to spew this sort of filth onto the American people.

Copeland Institute for Lower Learning: North Carolina school bans books under pressure from religious nuts.

The Existentialist Cowboy and David Swanson offer their thoughts on "staying the course."

The Week's Cartoons from Bob Geiger'

The Moderate Voice : U.S. Troop Cuts By Fall 2006 May Be In The Offing.