So, I was reading this the other day: Petraeus picked to lead Central Command, which basically says that the current head of central command, Adm. William Fallon, was resigning due to widespread (but supposedly false) reports that he was at odds with the Bush administration over Iran that had made his job impossible.

So this morning as I’m “getting ready for work”, I’m reading Esquire (yes I have a subscription to Esquire… it was a gift… screw you!)… and I read this: Meet Fox Fallon

Sure… sure they were *false* rumors… riiiight… if you are too lazy to read all of this, the short version is “expect a war with Iran before January 2009″.

If you are a newsie (kind of like a foodie, but with news) like me, you’ve definitely seen and heard the “not guilty on all counts” verdict in the trial of NYPD officers who shot and killed a groom-to-be the day of his wedding.

If you aren’t familiar with the case, it echoes the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo; a quick and concise summary of the case can be found on CNN.
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