Galloway says murder of Blair would be 'justified'  —  The Respect MP George Galloway has said it would be morally justified for a suicide bomber to murder Tony Blair.  —  In an interview with GQ magazine, the reporter asked him: "Would the assassination of, say, Tony Blair by a suicide bomber …

Bush Orders That Seized Records Be Sealed  —  President: This is Government's Greatest Dilemma in 200 Years  —  President Bush personally ordered the Justice Department today to seal records seized from the Capitol Hill office of a Democratic congressman, marking a remarkable intervention …

Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration Bill, Setting Up Showdown With House  —  WASHINGTON, May 25 — The Senate easily passed a comprehensive immigration bill this evening, but conservatives in the House of Representatives said they would continue to oppose any attempts at a compromise …

Military Expected to Report Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians  —  WASHINGTON, May 25 — A military investigation into the deaths of two dozen Iraqis last November is expected to find that a small number of marines in western Iraq carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians …

It's Time to Engage With Iran  —  "Only connect."  That was the trademark line of E.M. Forster's great novel "Howards End."  And it's a useful injunction in thinking about U.S. strategy toward Iran and the wider conflicts between the West and the Muslim world.

Rhythm method criticised as a killer of embryos  —  The range of birth control choices may have become narrower for couples that believe the sanctity of life begins when sperm meets egg.  The rhythm method, a philosopher claims, may compromise millions of embryos.

Experts say Cheney can't avoid testifying  —  WASHINGTON - If a prosecutor calls him as a witness, Vice President Dick Cheney probably can't avoid testifying in his former chief of staff's perjury trial, legal experts said Thursday.  —  "There may be significant issues of executive privilege …

MICHAEL YON RIPPED OFF  —  By John And not by just anyone, Yon's famous photo of an American soldier and dying Iraqi girl was taken by one of the vilest of the vile print tabloids.  —  Michael writes: … Well, no one ever accused the tabloids OR the anti-war crowd of being classy.

The Road Warrior: RIP Joe Hansen  —  Someone left a comment today, and I finally confirmed it: Joe Hanson has passed away.  I don't know any of the details yet, but I can certainly guess.  —  We'll come back to that, maybe, later.  —  I worked with Joe twice - at KDWB-AM, back in 1990-92 …

Faculty's Chilly Welcome for Ex-Pentagon Official  —  WASHINGTON, May 24 — Douglas J. Feith's table at the Georgetown University faculty club is shaping up as a lonely one.  —  The move to a teaching position at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown by Mr. Feith, a former Pentagon official …

The path out of denial  —  The idea that the Euston Manifesto is pro-war is a result of a misreading of the geography of the left  —  Was the Euston Manifesto written, as some wags now say, in a pub?  Well, no. Would you want beer spilt over your manifesto?  Would you want it smelling of smoke?

We Got Mail from Reuters (Bumped)  —  Early this morning at about 3:00 am on the West Coast, someone in [Sweden] Britain connected to the Internet and browsed over to this article at the Guardian by Inayat Bunglawala, media secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain: This code could open doors.