Briefs

From Stars and Stripes, an Iraqi Staff Sgt. said:

Ultimately, there is only so much the Americans can do, Akram said. The difference between his men and U.S. soldiers is something far more abstract than weapons or training.
"It's heart," Akram said. He'll know the Iraqi army is ready to take control from the Americans when his fellow soldiers quit joining for a paycheck, he said.
"When we're like the American soldier," Akram said. "He never worries about money. He's worried about his country."

To which James Taranto quips "It nice to know that someone supports the troops".

It's W's fault.

My goodness, the entire Democratic Underground now has an excuse for crime.

Don't worry about being "stigmatized" worry about wearing a damn condom.