The Little Wicked Wicket Gate, and a few other items

I was just talking to Baron Bodissey and remembered an excellent post of his, The Little Wicked Wicket Gate where he discusses Orthodox Secularism. His message is as relevant today as it was then.
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Cindy Sheehan goes to NYC.
Again.
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Wiretap Debacle: How politics has gutted the terrorist surveillance program.

Accommodation as an Islamist Political Instrument
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NonParty Politics doesn't like what he saw in the Daily Show...
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Michael Totten interviewed Barry Rubin a couple of weeks ago. Rubin's the author of The Truth About Syria. Here's the Amazon link:

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In a lighter mode, there is kaffir, and then there's kaffir.