So what is the deal with Jesse? Was he invited, or did he offer? I have read reports of both. I find it hard to believe that the Taliban would just pull him out of a hat and say, we want to talk to this guy...

I live in Nashville, which is near Ft. Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne. The Screaming Eagles have been in the local news EVERY DAY since Sept. 11. "This is your local news reporter live at Ft. Campbell, where soldiers are getting haircuts, vaccinations, and making sure everything is in order for a possible deployment that could come at any time. Traditionally the soldiers of the 101st Airborne are among the first to be called in a crisis." etc. etc. etc. Every day. I am not kidding.

Last night the news reported that 400 Screaming Eagles had been deployed to the wilds of ... Kentucky and Indiana, to guard chemical weapons or something like that. Part of National Defense and all. And meaning no disrespect- I know it's important to cover all our bases, but it just seemed sort of amusing after all the news hype over the last several days.