Today we continued to focus on GWOT. Obama refused to hold anyone accountable for the undie-bomber (though the US was kept safe from Joan Rivers). Bruce Schneier insisted that profiling doesn't work and Paul Campos explained what "terrorball" means. The Dish asked the burning question on everyone's mind: "Why didn't the undie-bomber just blow himself up in the toilet?" Readers delivered. We also found all you need to know about Yemen blogging. And suicide-bomber blogging.
In torture talk, Julian Sanchz failed to make sense of the Corner, Jonah Goldberg continued to spread ignorance, Greenwald stood up for the rule of law, and we got a good look at who went to Gitmo. On Iran, Andrew and Graeme took stock of the situation and we watched some more horrifying footage. Morozov and Dreher threw cold water on the influence of the Internet there.
Chris Matthews joined the flogging of Politico while the scrutiny of Rasmussen continued. Brit Hume's crusade for Tiger's soul continued here and here. Some unsettling far-right rhetoric here, here, and here. A dose of hathos here. Michele Bachmann discovered that extreme rhetoric might not be in her best interest, Andrew explored proto-fascism on the right, and a reader sent a disquieting dispatch from the South.
Wisdom-tooth blogging continued apace. The latest recession update here. And this window is particularly great.
— C.B.
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