I’ve been trying to keep political posts off the site recently, but there were a few things yesterday I wanted to link to:

The Daniel Pearl Foundation: January 23rd marked the first anniversary of the abduction of Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. A month later he was brutally executed for being Jewish and American.

Venezuela: It seems to be getting worse, although I now understand why the Bush adminstration was so quick to recognize last years’ failed coup.

Lastly, a definition of moral equivalence:

Two men watch an old woman crossing the street. One man pushes the woman in front of an oncoming truck. The other man pushes her to safety.

Both men are guilty of pushing the woman.