Who needs the mainstream media when Jon Stewart can engage in a level-headed discussion about our Middle East Foreign Policy?

Jon Stewart and Resa Aslan discuss foreign policy in Iraq and Iran, including arguing against the necessity of a first strike against Iran or the likelihood of a Baghdad-centered emerging Caliphate.

Too bad Comedy Central is the only network engaging in discussions like this...



If you have the time, Aslan's book No God But God is a great history of Islam.

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Mobile phone users enlisted to monitor Nigeria's presidential election

Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) reports on the use of a mobile phone text messaging system used in yesterday's presidential election in Nigeria. This appears to be a terrific innovative way to monitor and report on international elections using the ubiquitous technology of cell phones.