Theo van Gogh's Murder

I asked Omaha about this last night, and she didn't know anything about it. So, here are the details.

Filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in Holland in daylight on a public street, with more than a dozen witnesses watching. His assailant pulled up in a car, got out, shot him several times, and when van Gogh refused to die from his wounds, walked up and sliced through his neck while van Gogh begged "Don't do this. Have mercy! We can still talk about this!" van Gogh was nearly decapitated. The murderer then thrust the knife, with a note, to van Gogh's chest and fled the scene.

( Why. )

I think that one thing we should have learned from terrorism: when they tell you that their objective is the overthrow of the state and the death of everyone not in accordance with their ideology, believe them.

Mi Planeta No Es Su Planeta

Although it is traditional for the entire cabinet to resign and then go through a re-appointment process at the start of a second term, it looks as if John Ashcroft is throwing in the towel for good. In a five-page handwritten note, Ashcroft told Bush, "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."

Uh, yeah. Whatever.