Intelligence Report Stirs Debate on Terror Fight  —  An intelligence assessment that the war in Iraq increased Islamic radicalism, worsening the terror threat, set off a sharp debate today among American political officials over credit and blame for the war and the broader fight against terrorism.

Teammates: Allen used "N-word" in college  —  WASHINGTON — Three former college football teammates of Sen. George Allen say that the Virginia Republican repeatedly used an inflammatory racial epithet and demonstrated racist attitudes toward blacks during the early 1970s.

Bush dismisses bloodshed in Iraq as 'just a comma'  —  Steve finds this piece of revealing data..  —  Video-WMP Video-QT … This is an appalling statement to make.  With a civili war full of Iraqi bloodshed and over 20,000 of our men and women killed or wounded since the war started-one would think this might matter.

9/11 Commission Members Should Review and Report on Controversial Intel Estimate  —  The "New York Times" report on the the most recent National Intelligence Estimate, completed in April, is quickly fueling another ugly political argument over the value and accuracy of the intelligence …

Sunday morning cartoon and Editorial  —  Venezuelans should read the Washington Post's Editorial, which in part reflects the cartoon below.  In the end it is Venezuelans who will be hurt the most.  —  Chavez: "You are a devil, you smell like sulfur, you are a drunk, you are the demon …

More On AZ 9/11 Memorial  —  Arizona's 9/11 Memorial is causing outrage among some.  Along with seeming to have strayed from the original intent, did you know there's an educational program to go with it? … I found this on the Arizona 9/11 Memorial website:

Rare Woodpecker Sends a Town Running for Its Chain Saws  —  Over the past six months, landowners here have been clear-cutting thousands of trees to keep them from becoming homes for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.  —  The chain saws started in February, when the federal Fish …

Why Retired Military Brass Don't Want Torture  —  Firsthand combat experiences compel old guard to attack Bush's 'alternative interrogation.'  —  FOR ONE 83-year-old veteran of World War II, it was the searing memory of a Japanese prisoner who helped turn the tide on Iwo Jima.

ARMED LIBERAL WANTS QUESTIONS FOR WARREN CHRISTOPHER  —  Armed Liberal, one of my favorite thinkers among the many, from Winds of Change has a request … I would ask him "Do you know who MSG Tim Martin is?"  —  I do because "Griz" was a Team Sergeant in Okinawa when I was there, not that we were buddies or anything.

The war on freedom  —  Barry Bonds hit another home run Friday night, tying Hank Aaron at 733 for the all-time National League record, and is now just 23 home runs short of breaking Aaron's major league record.  Gary Sheffield, another who testified in front of the BALCO grand jury …