1) I saw “Heroes” and I say: Dud. One good character, a Japanese Trek fan. Otherwise, dull characters, dull acting, not much to see.

2) On the NIE and an increased risk from terrorism, Jonah your point about stirring up hornets is well-taken, but come on. If it could somehow be established that after three years, hundreds of billions of dollars and 2500 American lives lost, the war in Iraq had placed America in greater jeopardy, then I can’t imagine how any of us could defend it or its continuation. Such a thing cannot be established, of course, because this is not a matter of fact. It’s a matter of interpretation. But if you accept that interpretation — in other words, you say, “Sure we’re less safe now, but in a while we’ll be safer probably” — then the war becomes all but indefensible. I go into greater detail on this matter here.