NY Times Op-Ed's

Krugman -- Aren't the leaders of a democratic nation supposed to tell their citizens the truth?

Kristof -- "Military experts said that a war between North Korea and the U.S. will end with the delightful victory of North Korea, a newly emerging military power, in 100 hours. . . . The U.S. [will] be enveloped in flames . . . and the arrogant empire of a devil will breathe its last."

That was issued by the North Korean news agency on Sunday. So I guess we've located the blustery Iraqi information minister — he must have taken refuge in North Korea.

Editorial -- The language sets the record clear: brokerage firms compromised their integrity in an effort to curry favor with their banking clients at the expense of individual investors.