Left Side of the Moon

• Well now, this might prove to be interesting:

A senior U.S. diplomat stationed in Cyprus has gone missing, the United States embassy said on Saturday.

[Update July 1st: From Reuters -  still missing.... "Cyprus is considered a very safe location for diplomats with attacks against foreign embassy staff rare."]

• From ‘Inside Iraq’ - the blog by Iraqi journalists working for McClatchy, who are based in Baghdad and outlying regions.

«I always wondered why it was called the “Green” Zone rather than the “any other colour” Zone – it had neither any green grass nor any other outstanding greenery – so why “green“?»

• From the Institute of Religion and Democracy comes a piece written by James Tonkowich, entitled: Drawing the Line on Human Dignity which ends with this:

“President Bush’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act draws a line for ethical medical research that is in accord with biblical and historic Christian teachings about the sanctity and value of human life as well as human industry and science. “

Yes, this is the same president who while having “sanctity and value of human life” invades another country based on lies, slaughters the citizens of that country under the pretext of ’saving’ them from the monstrous dictator who previously ruled their lives, and ushering in democracy…..

Mr. Tonkowich also cites George Weigand, who I truly find disingenuous.