As expected, the US has pulled out of the 1972 ABM treaty, with nothing to replace it. Whether China and Russia are going to buy into our argument that it’s not designed to be used against them, but rather against “rogue states” and terrorists remains to be seen.
The loathesome Dick Armey is retiring at the end of his current term, unfortunately leaving the loathesome Tom DeLay to pick up where he left off as House majority leader. Hopefully after next year’s elections, DeLay will be the House minority leader. The best article I’ve seen recapping Armey’s career and the events that led to his retirement is Jake Tapper’s at Salon. Unfortunately, it’s Premium only.
CNN transcript of the Osama bin Laden video.
The New York Times has an interesting article on studies of the causes of hate crime and terrorism that lead to different conclusions than one might think.
The Web Standards Project is going on hiatus.
Here’s an amazing time-lapse photo of an attack by an AC-130 aircraft.