Another Case For The Existence of O.S.

Taken from a Washington Examiner piece (http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/06/officials-10-killed-separate-attacks-iraq):

Authorities in a suburb in western Baghdad, police in Abu Ghraib found the body of a human rights activist, Namir Ryhan, inside his home, a police and hospital official said. Both officials said assailants beheaded the activist.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility; Sunni militants, including al-Qaida, have been known to behead their victims.

We Shouldn't Need Someone Explaining This - But Here It Is Anyway

Lee Smith a fairly brilliant writer (I'm thoroughly enjoying The Strong Horse at the moment) and I believe his take on the American administration is, by and large, the correct one:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/leading-behind_574057.html

The violence, brutality and repression in Syria must stop.  We have to find a way to (in Cpt. Piccard's words) "make it so".  We've spend an eternity doing nothing, and saying little.  We must find a voice, and use whatever tools we have available to prevent this man (Assad) from continuing the murderous path that he has blazed (to be more accurate, that should read "following in the murderous path his father blazed as he killed tens of thousands of his countrymen").  Read the article; it does have its partisan moments, which you may or may not agree with - irregardless, Smith is correct.

"Images of dead children fan Syria's protests" A.P.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110601/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria

This is the information that needs to be distributed.  These are the people who needs to be held accountable.  Their victims are the ones who need to be able to make sure they can get their story out, no matter what.  This is what O.S. is about.  Kudos to A.P. for publishing the story.

CAUTION: Very hard to read (emotionally). I'm linking to the Yahoo! news version.  No pictures in the article, but the descriptions are plenty graphic.