• —In the New York Times Magazine, Bruce Stutt offers a gripping and very personal account of the physical and psychological challenges he faced in weaning himself off anti-depressant medication.
• —Karin Brulliard of the Washington Post reports on the plight of wounded Iraqi soldiers, who are often left to the mercy of overtaxed and corrupt civilian hospitals and a military compensation system paralyzed by red tape and disorganization.
• —Former Monty Python member Terry Jones pens a rather sarcastic opinion piece in The Guardian that suggests the GOP is struggling with how to unload enough bombs on Iran before next year s US election to bring about enough flag-waving to get the Republican party re-elected.
• —Via the weblog Crooks and Liars, an amusing video clip of Bill Maher taking conservatives to task for their arrogant and unwarranted tendency to dismiss everything French, as if it s somehow now the ultimate argument winner.
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