Ursula: But, as Elizabeth Anscombe argues, boiling a baby is just never justified.... And this article was written by one of Bush's former speech writer's.... He's entitled to his opinion, of course... Ad hominem. This article concerns reports of facts in evidence, not mere opinions. Even though published in the Washington Post editorial section, the same basic information is available from a number of sources. No babies were boiled ... although they might have been if the LA plot had succeeded. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html