Maria’s articles, and Jay’s birthday
This is a most grievous bureaucratic SNAFU: Wounded Soldier Billed for Bloodied Body Armor

Rebrook was billed because a supply officer failed to document that the vest had been destroyed more than a year ago as a biohazard

Inexcusable.

Following Monday’s vote by the Church of England to disinvest from companies whose products are used by the Israeli government in the territoriesLord Carey ‘ashamed to be an Anglican’. Lord Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, joined Jewish leaders protesting the vote by the General Synod, the church’s legislature.
I applaud Lord Carey.
Hamas saved Israel

And just as Arafat woke the Jews up with his human bombs to the cruel reality of their lives in their wonderful country, so will Hamas, which has stockpiled a huge arsenal of weapons and explosives – exactly for this purpose. The awakening of the Jews will once again cost many lives, and will come only after they are roused once again from the powerful brainwashing of Jewish politicians and journalists. But it will come thanks to the Hamas.

Martin Luther King, Down in the Boondocks

In other news,
Jay’s celebrating his birthday and blogiversary by posting the Top Ten Myths of the ACLU:

10. The ACLU is non-partisan:

Go to his post to read the other nine.
I’m joining his birthday blogburst: This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com or Gribbit at GribbitR@gmail.com. You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 150 blogs already on-board