Stirring The Beehive — HERCULANEUM

Today's Headlines of The New York Times:

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat
By MARK MAZZETTI
"A stark assessment has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks."

Now, THERE'S a surprise...

And the next headline?

Lung Patients See a New Era of Transplants
By DENISE GRADY
"A quiet revolution in the world of lung transplants is saving the lives of people who just two years ago would have died waiting."

Which is fantastic, no? AAaahhh...but if they only could've perfected brain transplants before George W took office. Actually, they wouldn't even had to perfect it, even a failed transplant would've been better.