Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis – a good hot cup of coffee. ~ Alexander King

Rightroots Update
Amount Raised (as of 08:00 EDT)
$85,033.18

The Strata-Sphere (A.J. Strata) Bringing Order To Baghdad — “The reason Americans are losing hope with Iraq is not because of Bush’s decisions (they have brought the country to the brink of a bright future), but more because the Iraqis and Muslims tend to run to violence to solve their issues and frustrations.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) The Pope’s Real Threat — “All this has shown is that Muslims missed the point of the speech, and in fact have endeavored to fulfill Benedict’s warnings rather than prove him wrong. If one reads the speech at Regensburg, the entire speech, one understands that the entire point was to reject violence in pursuing religion in any form, be it Islam, Christianity, Judaism, or Bahai.”

Right Truth (Debbie) Chavez and Ahmadinejad, sitting in a tree … with laser technology? — “Chairmanship of the G-15 changed from Algeria to Iran this year giving yet another podium for Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.”

ScrappleFace (Scott Ott) Senate Mulls Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell Detainee Policy — “The new approach, dubbed ‘Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell’ by supporters, would sidestep thorny questions about compliance with Geneva Convention Common Article III, and “get the Central Intelligence Agency out of the intrusive business of prying into people’s personal lives,” according to the text of the proposed measure.” [Heh. Jim]

WHOOPS: Wrong Date Headline Corrected

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