free Jill Carroll

OK, enough is enough. No more honoring some stupid embargo on pleas for Jill's life. From Reuters:

'I hope that you heard the conviction in Jill's voice when she spoke of your country. That was real,' 'She is not your enemy. When you release her alive, she will tell your story with that same conviction.'

my creative/innovative/off-the-wall/totally wacko recommendation for a new counter-insurgency strategy later, if word of Jill's safe release is not received soon. And a pre-emptive warning to fellow 'liberals', you may be left wondering if I've lost my mind. In the meantime: A Tribute to Jill Carroll