Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank. ~ Alphonse Allais

Iowa Voice (Brian) How’s This For Some Biased Reporting? — “So the Justice Department says that detainees in the war on terror don’t have the right to challenge their detention, so Yahoo! immediately slaps up the headline “Administration: Detainees have no rights”. Riiiight.” [I had meant to post this under the ridiculous headline category last night, but fell asleep watching MNF. Jim]

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Iran Politicking For Control Of Al-Qaeda — “The Iranians are pragmatists within their own Islamist bent. They support Hamas and Hezbollah despite the Sunni and Shi’ite natures of the two groups, respectively. Teheran has less interest in denominational differences at this point than in winning the overall clash of civilizations. They want to drive the West from the Middle East and make themselves the center of the new Caliphate. At some level, the Guardian Council understands that a new Caliph will have to work with Sunni, Shi’a, and Sufi alike in order to gain control of the ummah.”

2006 Weblog Awards (Wizbang) The 2006 Weblog Awards – Nominations Are Now Open! — “Nominations for The 2006 Weblog Awards are now open. The Weblog Awards is the world’s largest blog competition, with over 1 million votes cast in the last three years for nearly 1,000 blogs.”

Very short first cup today. More later.