Here's a report that al Qaeda's top bad guy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been captured. These early reports are usually wrong, so take with a grain of salt.

That said, if we did get him, lets hope he's on his way to Tel Aviv for a friendly chat...

The Mexican government has published a guide on how to break US laws. Perhaps the ACLU will consider a lawsuit forcing them to make the guide available in languages other than Spanish?

There is a great list here of the 40 most obnoxious quotes from 2004. One is especially poignant in light of the recent tsunami disaster in Asia:

3) "I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the Weather Channel, I see one forming in the ocean off the coast of Africa, I find myself longing for it to become big and strong--Mother Nature's fist of fury, Gaia's stern rebuke. Considering the havoc mankind has wreaked upon nature with deforesting, stripmining, and the destruction of animal habitat, it only seems fair that nature get some of its own back and teach us that there are forces greater than our own." -- James Wolcott, Vanity Fair Contributing Editor

Keep this one in mind the next time someone on the left lectures you about how much liberals care about people and conservatives don't.