On Michael’s first Iranian news item: I keep wondering where is the outrage in America about this? It’s a hostage crisis and we should treat it as such. Forced confessions of American citizens? If we don’t draw a line in the sand here, I’m afraid we look impotent (think the U.K. during their hostage incident with Iran a few months ago). We also, I agree with Alexander Benard, lose a public-opinion shaping opportunity if we aren’t careful.

We editorialized on the American citizens being held here.