A response to Inhofe and two ways to help

I've been busy teaching and grading all day, and about the only things I've read online are related to Iraq and Afghanistan, so this will be another non-biology post; sorry.

• Rivka at Respectful of Otters has posted an excellent response to James Inhofe's recent comments.
  
  
• Ted at Crooked Timber has posted a letter from an Army public affairs specialist in Afghanistan requesting that people purchase pens for children. See the post for all the details.
  
  
• If you're interested in helping out in a larger way, a commenter in the Crooked Timber thread posted a link to Operation Iraqi Children.