From Lebanon’s Daily Star — People power: Iraqi voters make their mark Iraq’s Shiite majority and long-suffering Kurds flocked to polling stations Sunday and even in the Sunni heartland some ventured out despite the deadly unrest overshadowing the election. While in some areas turnout was scant, in most places, including violent Sunni Arab regions, it […]

A reader of Andrew Sullivan suggests: You have a pretty decent megaphone, I’ve got an idea for you and the rest of the blogosphere. Why not ask people to wear blue marker on their index fingers this week, as a sign of solidarity and a tip of the hat to the courage of the Iraqis […]