AP: Priests to Purify Site After Bush Visit

From the Associated Press:

"'That a person like (Bush), with the persecution of our migrant brothers in the
United States, with the wars he has provoked, is going to walk in our sacred
lands, is an offense for the Mayan people and their culture,' Juan Tiney, the
director of a Mayan nongovernmental organization with close ties to Mayan
religious and political leaders, said Thursday."

So a Mayan priest will purify the site, after Bush's visit, to eliminate "bad spirits" so their ancestors can rest. See, now Bush is harassing the dead, as well as the living.

Thoughts on the UK pullout from Iraq....

"UK pullout from Iraq a 'sign of success'" is up at the Capital City Free Press. In this column, I ask some questions about how this pullout is being spun.

Excerpt:

"If the British withdrawing troops from Iraq is a 'sign of success,' then
what is sending more than 20,000 American troops to Iraq? And why aren't our
British allies moving troops from Basra to Baghdad to support America in its
attempt to stabilize the area?

Read the entire article here.