Radar Keeps Birds off the Runway

Eyes locked, ears perked, front legs crouched as if ready to pounce, the 9-year-old border collie matches the intensity of her mission.

She’s responsible for keeping the runway at Southwest Florida International Airport clear of birds, which can damage planes.

Radar the dog helping reduce aircraft vs. wildlife collisions : Lee County : Naples Daily News

With Bhutto gone, does Bush have a Plan B? — Juan Cole in Salon

The Bush administration backed military dictator Musharraf to the hilt as a way of dealing with U.S. security and al-Qaida on the cheap while it poured hundreds of billions into Baghdad. George W. Bush was entirely willing to let the Pakistani judiciary, the rule of law, and any real democracy be gutted by an ambitious general. For Washington, allowing Bhutto to return to Pakistan was simply a way to shore up Musharraf’s legitimacy.

Now Pakistan faces new turmoil, and Bush appears to have no Plan B. Since Pakistan is a nuclear power and al-Qaida extremists still use it as a base to plot against the West, this failure is inexcusable and threatens U.S. security in a way Iraq never did.

Bhutto, Musharraf, Bush, and American security | Salon.com

Tinky Winky says bye-bye to Jerry Falwell — The Best of Salon, 2007

May 16, 2007 | Eight years ago the Rev. Jerry Falwell warned parents that BBC children’s television star Tinky Winky was a hidden symbol of homosexuality. Falwell died Tuesday at 73, and the world wanted to talk to Tinky Winky.  Tinky Winky says bye-bye