As if the lack of evidence weren’t enough, the U.S. appears to be denying the Red Cross access to Iraqi POWs (my cached copy). There is evidence that we’re subjecting them to the same borderline-illegal treatment that we’re giving POWs elsewhere, including gagging and hooding.
Once again, welcome to American democracy. (Link courtesy of Metafilter.)
My favorite comedian — Eddie Izzard — will be on tour starting in August. The whole world should go see him. I know I have readers in Boston, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, and as luck would have it Izzard is traveling to all those places. Tickets go on sale May 28 for most of the tour dates. (News courtesy of Metafilter.)
I’ve never read Gawker Stalker, but I laughed like a hyena* at one chunk of Jason Kottke’s blog.
* — Editor’s note: I have never actually heard a hyena laugh. To quote the above link, neither have you.