Center of Attention

Some extra attention to a few Centrist blogs.

(links do not necessarily reflect the opinion of anyone blogging at TMV)

The Gun Toting Liberal on – first – the federalization and – later – the privatization of law enforcement.

Michael J. Totten’s second installment in a new series: Hezbollah’s Christian allies. Part one can be read here.

The Armed Liberal at Winds of Change on the Jamail Hussein-controversy revisited. Despite receiving criticism from some readers the last time I linked to a blogpost about the AP and Jamail Hussein, I decided to link to this post at Winds of Change nonetheless, because I believe that it is essential that ‘we’ get to the bottom of this. The AP must be held accountable for its reporting.
More at Editor & Publisher.

Captain Fogg at TMV co-blogger Michael J. Stickings’ blog The Reaction: “British travelers to the US will soon have another American style indignity to suffer; something I doubt that US citizens would tolerate from a foreign government. According to The Telegraph, their credit card records can be inspected and their e-mails read if they purchase airline tickets to the USA. Information released under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that even a traveler’s special food choices will be revealed which can be a clue as to their religious background.” This goes too far. If airlines don’t object, travelers should.

Patrick Belton at the Oxblog: fact-checking, what’s that?

P.S.
Center of Attention will run every day from now onward.

Obviously, the intention of it is to promote other Centrist blogs. There are a lot of high quality Centrist blogs out there.