The Day Ahead: November 16

Today on the Main Site:

• Islamic Iran’s American Base, by Kenneth R. Timmerman

• No Education Silver Bullets, by Rishawn Biddle

• Say What You Mean, by Daniel Allott

• Fair Trade for Taiwan — and America, by John J. Tkacik, Jr.

• State vs. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, by Jay D. Homnick

• I was Lou Dobbs Last Guest: Witness to a Star Reborn, by Jeffrey Lord

• Plus more…

Comment of the day:

Reader Dai Alanye on Blue Dog Backfire:

Men are allowed to take human life for purposes of legal execution, war or self defense.

If we apply this to women—as I believe we should—the only justification for abortion would be self defense. If the mother’s life is endangered by carrying the child to term, or the pregnancy is the result of rape, self defense is the issue.

Incest should not enter into it unless rape, either forcible or statutory, is involved.

What to watch for:

• NASA prepares to launch shuttle Atlantis on Monday.

• Lou Dobbs will be on the O’Reilly show tonight.

• Sarah Palin’s talk with Oprah airs today.

• There are large amounts of water on the moon.

• Wife posed as schoolgirl to catch her pedophile husband.

• Kosovo will have its first post-independence elections.

• Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to New York to await trial.

• In Britain, people may be limited to a “carbon allowance.”

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