I don't believe in "a life for a life", and I don't even believe that planning and ordering the deaths of thousands of people and plotting thousands more to come makes a person unworthy of compassion, but I do believe it makes him worthy of being shot in the face. I don't wish a slow painful death on anyone, not even him, but I will note that better people have died worse deaths. Like flinging yourself from the top of a burning collapsing skyscraper. That's a worse death than a swift execution. I have compassion for bin Laden as a human being, but I have no sympathy, and a quick death is mercy enough.

not sorry he is dead. At this point I say "Kiss a nurse (of whichever gender you prefer) and get the hell out of Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and Libya. And close most of the 800+ military bases we have around the world".

Yep, pretty much this.

I don't believe in "a life for a life", and I don't even believe that planning and ordering the deaths of thousands of people and plotting thousands more to come makes a person unworthy of compassion, but I do believe it makes him worthy of being shot in the face.

This.

I don't actually expect this to change much, but if it removes one boogeyman from the closet of irrational fears that is driving our security approach, then that's more than worth it too.

You know what else I've been curious about? What's the 10 year survival rate for a 70 year old with kidney disease in this country?

I'm going to try to find a link to Lara Logan on CBS's news special from Sunday night - she made some really excellent points on why bin Laden's death does still matter to taking down Al Qaeda, even if it feels to many Americans like an afterthought.

Short version: if we had the intel to get into that compound, we have the intel to get everywhere. And now they know it. Since terrorism only works if you can surprise people, this is a big fucking deal.

To answer people who claim Obama was just the lucky heir to Bush's policies, I present this post from Crooks and Liars. Bush gave up on bin Laden six months after 9/11 when he decided Iraq was more important.

Apparently there were also documents and records seized from the Abbottabad compound, so we now have even more intel than we did before Sunday.

In minor news, I was glad to see confirmation from Betsy H-P that Abbottabad was named after some white guy named Abbott.

In minor news, I was glad to see confirmation from Betsy H-P that Abbottabad was named after some white guy named Abbott.

I guessed as much, since I'd heard it was a colonial station back in the day, but I'm strangely thrilled to see confirmation.

Aphrodisiac Restaurant

In Buenos Aires. Here are some menu items (translated into English).

• You Scream with Ecstasy While You Beg for Penetration
• Of Brazing Lips and Inflamed Desires
• I Tear Out Enjoyment from Your Warm Treasure with My Flaming Tongue
• You Indecently Drank the Eruption of My Pleasure

Huh. If I ever go to Buenos Aires, I'll have to check it out....

Tep, I hate Facebook. I have really enjoyed meeting friends' friends on it, but if it wouldn't cause major Drama, I'd rip it down and not look back. I never have any news anyway. I put up quotes from Moms Mabley and a Pembleton quote from Homicide up yesterday. "There's a darkness inside of you, Tim Bayliss..." Although that metaphor doesn't work perfectly...I'd never imagine Bin Laden bent over a straight-backed chair.

So it seems there's this big debate on Facebook over who would win in a fight: Batman or Jesus. [link]

The actual thread is pretty funny, but it's an image file so I can't cut and paste. But I liked this bit:

Ronald: I'm pretty sure with enough prep-time, Batman could beat the shit out of Jesus.

Julie: @ronald: That's not really funny.

Ronald: Never said it was. Batman's sacrifice for the people of Gotham isn't a laughing matter.