SPANISH LESSON
There's so much anti-Americanism now. That is Bush's achievement.
(NYT)

DOMINIONISTS?
(Good friend Joel Sogol just sent me a story on a piece of legislation that hasn't gotten much play. Did a Google search on "Dominionists" and the result is quite scary. Interestingly, some of the better arguments against this movement and this legislation, come, not from liberals but from rightwing extremists and religious groups who see them as false prophets. )
"The Constitution Restoration Act – drafted by a former minion of TV evangelist Pat Robertson – is the fruit of decades of work by a group of extremists known broadly as "Dominionists." Their openly expressed aim is to establish "biblical rule" over every aspect of society – placing "the state, the school, the arts and sciences, law, economics, and every other sphere under Christ the King." Or as Attorney General John Ashcroft – the nation's chief law enforcement officer – likes to say: "America has no king but Jesus!"
(SMIRKING CHIMP, unearthed by Joel Sogol)

US HELPED BRAZIL PLOTTERS
From 1964 to 1985, Brazil was ruled by a string of five colorless military presidents chosen by their fellow officers. The dictatorship ended in 1985 when a democracy movement swept the country. Newly declassified U.S. documents show the extent of American willingness to provide aid to Brazil's generals during the 1964 coup that ushered in 21 years of often bloody military rule.
(BILLINGS GAZETTE, unearthed by National Security Archives and Cuba News Digest)