–Alan Dershowitz is evil:
“[T]he recognition that ‘civilianality’ is often a matter of degree, rather than a bright line, should still inform the assessment of casualty figures in wars involving terrorists, paramilitary groups and others who fight without uniforms — or help those who fight without uniforms.”
Juan Cole and Billmon tear him down; Kung Fu Monkey does much the same, in the process writing the best blog post of 2006.
-I’ve been asked by a couple people why I allowed my very long and extremely brilliant post on film editing to fall back so soon. Because I trust you, the reader, to scroll down. But just in case, here it is again.