Bin Laden wants a time out? Maybe he’s been talking to Mickey Kaus. I agree with RogerA about reserving judgment on the authenticity of this tape.

Rerserving judgment is a commodity in short supply. The WoT often, though not exclusively, means dealing with a great deal of ambiguity and tolerating the uncertainty and anxiety nonetheless. Kerry utterly failed that test this week. The information about the explosives has been sketchy and contradictory at times. But Kerry can’t wait, since he believes winning the election is more important than finding out what’s the story. He once again showed himself to be the blustering cpatain that Roger alluded to not so long ago. He showed us again what he would be like as Commander in Chief. It ain’t a pretty picture.