[hershey]

Fox is reporting Italian p.m., Busceloni (sp.?), said the Vatican had been threatened with an airplane attack to take place on Christmas Day. No word on how that was thwarted.

[mewzilla]

With allies like these, who need enemies?

Betcha UBL and Saddamn shared their Christmas bonus lists....

[Imal]

AQ has threatened major attacks. It is possible that the Vatican may be a target of this wave, but I still feel very much adrift in a sea of speculation and uncertainty.

As President Bush has repeatedly said, this is a different kind of war. As with all things classified, the names of the most important battles and heroes of this war will probably never be known.

But they, and the heroes we do know of, will always have my undying gratitude and respect.