Headlines @ 11:47 a.m.

*Bush backs national intel director: Responding to recommendation by 9-11 commission (AP): I feel safer already -- not.
*France condemns church bombings in Iraq (Xinhua): The Little Lord Fauntleroy of the United Nations is a day late and a dollar short condemning Islamofacism.
*The cola jihad: Muslims make hard pitch with soft drinks (WorldNetDaily): Can't be long before Islamofascists are doing the Mecca-Dew.
*U.S. Forces Clash With al-Sadr's Gunmen: Surround Rebel Cleric's House (Newsday.com): Can little Muqtada come out and play?
*Japanese Man Arrested After Writing 'Suicide Bomb' On Plane: Passenger Explains He Is Learning English (AP): And for another lesson in English, the Japanese man can try this: "Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200."


