Earth, Moon, and Jupiter from Mars

We're on the pale blue dot at the top. I adore how astronomy challenges our daily notions of size, distance, and time. The Malin Space Center Mars Orbiter Camera has details about this image. Be wary of color in astronomical images.

Remembering RFK

Forty years ago Robert Kennedy was assassinated. MSNBC has an interview between Matt Lauer and Kerry Kennedy and other videos. Some of his children wrote pieces for the NYTimes.

The Secret Letter From Iraq

"Written last month, this straightforward account of life in Iraq by a Marine officer was initially sent just to a small group of family and friends. His honest but wry narration and unusually frank dissection of the mission contrasts sharply with the story presented by both sides of the Iraq war debate, the Pentagon spin masters and fierce critics. Perhaps inevitably, the "Letter from Iraq" moved quickly beyond the small group of acquaintances and hit the inboxes of retired generals, officers in the Pentagon, and staffers on Capitol Hill. TIME's Sally B. Donnelly first received a copy three weeks ago but only this week was able to track down the author and verify the document's authenticity. The author wishes to remain anonymous but has allowed us to publish it here — with a few judicious omissions."

Olympic Torch in Paris

Yesterday the Olympic Torch went through Paris.

Reflections on the Invasion of Iraq

From the New York Times:
To mark this week’s fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, the Op-Ed page asked nine experts on military and foreign affairs to reflect on their attitudes in the spring of 2003 and to comment on the one aspect of the war that most surprised them or that they wished they had considered in the prewar debate.

Sarko l'Américain

Nicolas Sarkozy is the new President of France and he is big news. 60 Minutes made a segment about him titled, Sarko l'Américain.

The Lifeline

This is a series of slide shows by the LA Times titled
The Lifeline about soldiers wounded in Iraq.