According to this report in USA Today US air marshalls are leaving the program in droves. Whether they are or not, it looks like the TSA spokesman doth protest too much. Makes you wonder what the turn over rate is at the Israeli airline.

Shoes again
What is up with disruptive passengers and shoes?

Level of Force
I’m not sure these actions were necessary to subdue a distraught 81 year old in a wheelchair.

Daniel Pipes
Right Wing News scores a free wheeling interview with Daniel Pipes.

Link va Little Green Footballs

Afghanistan
Stratfor.com has an interesting update on Afghanistan. Why would the US military deliberately not disclose the number of troops dead or MIA? And, will this generation of Afghani citizens be able to have peace or stable governance long enough to collectively decide rebuilding their country is more important than tribal conflict?

Nigeria
Two more people, a man and a woman have been sentenced to death by stoning in Nigeria.

Uganda
Three European priests have been captured by government forces while in the company of The Lords Resistance Army in Uganda.

And the Survey says….
Barna Research says that evangelicals are the happiest and least stressed of five types of faith groups. The poll looked at agnostics, atheists, evangelicals, non-evangelical born-agains, and notionals.