A Dutch court sentenced Mohammed Bouyeri to life Tuesday for the murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh.

At least one columnist -- the Globe and Mail's Marcus Gee -- has said fanatics like Bouyeri will hate us no matter what we do. To which I say, "And his point is ...?"

This BBC story talks about how the British government is frustrated tht it can't go about tossing mouthy Islamist imams out of the country with impunity.

The NYT's Nicholas Kristoff scolds the U.S. media for paying more attention to Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise than Darfur.

From The Onion:

WASHINGTON, DC—President Bush officially responded to the latest round of London transit bombings Monday, challenging terrorists to "do their worst." Said Bush, in a televised statement from the Oval Office: "The proud and resilient people of London can take anything the forces of evil and cowardice can throw at them. They will never live in fear of you. Bring it on." Prime Minister Tony Blair thanked Bush for his comments, inviting him to visit London and ride the Underground in a show of solidarity.

Veteran journalist Ron Haggart, writing in Tuesday's Globe and Mail, opines that the news media "failed us miserably in the first days after the fatal shooting at London's Stockwell tube station."

Some of his criticisms deal with the nature of "objective" journalism -- and while chafing, methinks those constraints might be a good idea.