Saturday's Stories

Here are some of today's biggest stories and most interesting commentary.  Check back for updates throughout the day!

News

U.K. Times, Poison Plotters Claim Their Second Victim  Third victim, actually, if you include former Russian prime minister Yegor Gaidar in Ireland.  Now it turns out that Mario Scaramella, who dined with Litvinenko when he fell ill, has more polonium-210 in his blood than he could have received from contact with Litvinenko.

Yahoo! News, 600 Sicked After Eating at N.Y. Bar  I know you're thinking of Russia again, but probably not this time . . .

My Way, Phoenix Airport to Test X-Ray Screening  The endless quest for new ways to make air travel unappealing breaks new ground!

Gateway Pundit, Hezbollah Sets Up a Very Atypical Tent City  Is this the start of a coup d'etat in Lebanon?

In U.S., Fear and Distrust of Muslims Runs Deep This seems to belong together with the next headline

Saudi Head-Chopper Discusses His Craft  See what I mean?

Commentary

John Podhoretz, Witless 'Wisdom':  Baker's worthless Iraq advice  Less than impressed with the Iraq Study Group and not afraid to say it

The Belmont Club, But Deliver Us From Evil  The situation in Iraq is perfectly clear once it is realized that the Sunnis are beaten, and not as the MSM would have it, advancing from triumph to triumph

Gina Cobb, AP Propaganda Rips Government Terror Ratings The AP rips into another anti-terrorism program that has probably saved lives already

Fun

Doug Ross, The AP's Latest Interview: Tommy Al-Flanagan  An exclusive report from the AP's "Sheila McLollygagger" in Baghdad

Point Five, New Currency for the Visually Impaired  That was quick! But will it fit into the payment machine?