Odds and Ends

Here's another round of news saved from the cracks on this very busy weekend-

Surprise, surprise... the escalation keeps getting more escalated. An AP military reporter writes that it "will be bigger and more costly and perhaps last longer" than originally advertised.

Jacob Weisberg writes about 'The Four Unspeakable Truths' of the war in Slate.

New research renews hope for an AIDS vaccine within a few years.

The NY Times editorial page calls for the removal of Attorney General Gonzales. The editorial is a good roundup of some of the administration's worst constitutional abuses. And despite this week's insane scandal overload, I won't hold my breath for Alberto's comeupance in the immediate future.

Finally, the more we learn about climate change, the more dangerous a threat it appears.