"Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting 'God is great!' and 'don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria!'..."

"The assassination... came after days of protests by Turks angry over Russia’s support for Syria’s government in the conflict and the Russian role in the killings and destruction in Aleppo, the northern Syrian city."

The envoy, Andrey G. Karlov, was shot from behind and immediately fell to the floor while speaking at an exhibition [at] the Contemporary Arts Center in the Cankaya area of Ankara.

The gunman, wearing a dark suit and tie, was seen in video footage of the assault shouting in Arabic: “God is great! Those who pledged allegiance to Muhammad for jihad. God is great!”

Is Obama hoping Bush will pardon all those war-on-terror officials lefties are hoping to see prosecuted?

Eric Posner thinks so. Why?

1. The legal cases are not strong...

2. The incentives for future lawyers and agents will be bad....

3. A trial would put the match to the powder keg of the culture wars and explode Obama’s stated aspiration to lead in a bipartisan, middle-of-the-road way....

So, if Obama wants pardons, should Bush withhold them?

About those pardons...
	Obama wants them, and Bush should withhold them.
	Obama doesn't want them, but Bush should grant them.
	Win-win: Obama wants them, and Bush should want to give them.
	Obama doesn't want them, and Bush should withhold them.
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It's the new Bloggingheads with me and Jane Hamsher.

Here's the whole thing:



The segments are:

Jane reports on the two conventions’ different vibes (04:56)
How America’s obsession with image helps Palin (06:49)
Can pro-life Palin win over Hillary’s voters? (07:14)
Ann accuses liberals of anti-feminist attacks on Palin (05:29)
Jane vs. Ann on prosecuting Bush (11:42)
So who’s gonna win this thing? (04:55)

"Jane vs. Ann on prosecuting Bush" is the hottest part.



I'm especially interested in your comments on that.

They titled this one "Palin Fire," for those think there hasn't been enough wordplay using the Palin name and allusions to Nabokov.