today's links

From Whiskey Bar, an article on what's actually wrong with the POTUS, at least a theory on why he has trouble articulating his ideas.
Anti-War has links to the Human Rights Watch report on the abuses at Abu Ghraib.
Norwegianity has 2 posts here and here on the conspicuous consumption and shallow thinking of the upper echlons.
And via Reuters a breaking story showing that once again our Sec. of Defense has violated International Law. When will Bush see the light and dump Rummie?
From WaPo the most recent car bombing, which killed 38 Iraqis.