Life more and more imitates the Onion.

A check box for rockets or bullets? Why not one for suicide bombers (indicate your preference; male or female)? Large contributors are elegible to underwrite Hezbollah’s latest innovations in social services — elaborately staged news stories lapped up by the western media, child suicide bombers, and mysterious explosions that kill difficult Lebanese politicians.

A heartfelt welcome to blogs, Claudia. I am a shameless and longtime admirer of your work.