Monday, March 05, 2007

Headlines below the fold

Powerline cites articles on the Killing fields: And for William Shawcrofton that means we should not discuss if Iraq is Viet Nam, but if it could be Cambodia if the US withdraws their troops.

Tulsa news asks that since Spring break this year coincides with Easter and Passover, should the school board change the break?
Ah, remember when schools scheduled spring break so their students could participate in religious holidays? And in our neighborhood, that was Passover...

Salim Mansur explains to bigots why a million people worship God as Muslims, and why the militants are not typical.
And Father Jim t DappledThingsBlog links to THIS READING LIST for those who want to understand Islam.

And the Jerusalem Post notes that the Iranian president quit the highly publicized meeting with the Saudis, and that this does not bode well. Of course, the Israelis tend to take seriously anyone who rants they plan to kill Jews. On the other hand, My Screed points out that withdrawing US troops would lead to a civil war between arab and Farsi and Sunni vs Shiite, and in between: A million Pinoy OFW's in the Middle East.

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