The cacti in Anzo Borrego drop little Cactus Bombs. This is a little blob of cactus, with spines on all sides. They get stuck on things and become new plants. My Sanuk sandals are very comfy, and very soft. The cactus bombs went right through the bottom of them a couple times, and now I have some war wounds. Good times.

Richard Clarke on 9/11 and the whitehouse. More here. Excerpts from his book.

9/11: Internal Government Documents Show How the Bush Administration Reduced Counterterrorism

Interesting article at CSM – With Bush in charge, taxes may still rise. A massive and growing federal budget deficit now looks increasingly hard to tame without raising more government revenue.

Isreal making friends with rocket attacks.

Iraq war wasn’t justified, U.N. weapons experts say