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Some interesting posts today:

• After the tragic crash of the Comair flight in Lexington over the weekend, HogOnIce shares some of the information given at the Victims’ Relatives meeting. It may only be a collection of little errors that led up to the accidental use of the incorrect runway, but it drives home just how heavy the responsibility that is shouldered by pilots, controllers, and ground crew at airports. They rarely have the luxury of having a bad day.
• Now that the secret is apparently out in the the Valarie Plame case, Mark Levin shares his disgust with the whole process. Especially that Fizgerald knew early on where the leak came from and that there was no crime, but kept pushing until he could find something to indict someone in the White House. He observes “Rather than put an end to this, Fitzgerald appears to have enjoyed the spotlight and adulation from the president’s opponents, pursuing ‘the case’ as if he were chasing mobsters or terrorists.”
• I really hate Google News.I know there has been much discussion about how exactly they decided what sites are news sources… but if I wanted US news reported by the Moscow Times… I would have gone there in the first place.
• The Buzz Blog talks about the hotages who were forced to videotape their “conversions” to Islam prior to being released. He observes “It’s easy to say that faced with the choice of converting to Islam or being shot and killed, I as a Christian I would not have complied and trusted God for deliverance, but would I really have made that choice? Would I renounce my Christian faith and embrace another on the promise of a terrorist to set me free? Even if the words were not sincere, they do have consequences. Knowing that Centanni and Wiig’s conversions were not real, can these two men ever go back to that region of the world and do their jobs? Would not those terrorists (or other likeminded people) who held guns to their heads seek revenge for the deception?”
• LGF notes that the Red Cross has now removed the high-res photos of the ambulance purportedly hit by an Isreali missile from their website. Curious. However, at least the Red Cross is not a media organization who is supposed to be providing “just the facts”. Michelle Malkin summarizes another rusty roof ‘missile strike’ - this time on a Reuters news vehicle. JYB jumps in as well analyzing more Reuters rocket science.
• Counterterrorism Blog brings a first-hand report of Kofi Annan’s trip to Lebannon and the show being put on for the media. They noted: “Dr. Annan was escorted by Lebanese Army security, apparently very friendly with Hezbollah Department of Security. The Lebanese Army officers and Hezbollah were seen smiling at each other and coordinating the staged demonstration.”
• The student who packed a stick of dynamite in his checked luggage was released on bond. The news article notes: “No future court appearances were yet scheduled after U.S. Magistrate Calvin Botley lectured Howard MacFarland Fish, a junior majoring in biology at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., about the importance of attending all court dates and meeting all other bond requirements, including a ban on drinking. ‘I’m requiring that you don’t go to beer halls, nightclubs, day clubs or any kinds of clubs,’ the judge said as a subdued and nervous Fish nodded, wearing a green jumpsuit with handcuffs on his wrists like other federal inmates awaiting appearances.” They guy carried dynamite on a plane… why does the judge care if he drinks now??? Also, it seems that he travelled with the souvenir dynamite for quite a while before being detected. What’s up with that!?!
• Independent Conservative describes more about the possibility of terrorists crossing the pourous Mexican boarder. He observes “Where the US government works with Mexican officials, to assign ‘guest worker’ passes to people in Mexico. Who in their right mind thinks terrorists won’t be able to bribe their way into obtaining some of those passes?”
• Redstate reports on the turn of events - Shia militamen fighting a battle with the Iraqi Army. He observes “That’s not insurgency, that’s insurrection.” To sum it up: “This is a pivotal moment. Our long struggle in Iraq is about to be made, or broken. It all hinges on the leadership of one Nouri al-Maliki, the elected Prime Minister under the new Constitution. Is he George Washington, or is he Alexander Kerensky? We’re about to find out.”