Deserves its own separate post

Here's one of the answers to Helen Thomas' recent question to Bush about why he REALLY wanted to invade Iraq:

"an uncle of the commander in chief is collecting $2.7 million in cash and stock from the recent sale of a company that profited from the war. "

Complete story in the LA Times.

On a totally, excruciatingly revealing and related note:

This film deserves to be seen, widely circulated, widely discussed:

Why We Fight A film by Eugene Jarecki. See the captivating sliver-of-a-what's-inside trailer here.