This evening's Rescue Rangers are shayera, vcmvo2, jlms qkw, Avila, srkp23, and joyful, with watercarrier4diogenes wearing the "Robes of Objectivity."

Tonight's diaries cover a variety of interesting issues not covered by the "traditional media" (™ kos) with the kind of research, perspective and analysis we see here every day.

• jimstaro asks us to remember the upcoming testimony of Iraq War soldiers in Winter Soldiers - Congress - May 15th. (shayera)
• SmileySam analyzes whether or not anyone in the Bush administration will be held accountable for violating international law against the use of torture in It's Not A Witch Hunt, But You Choose. (vcmvo2)
• In Scary HealthCare Reform, JDWolverton illustrates that the plans of all three major candidates have issues. (jlms qkw)
• Barth takes a look back at the NY Times from the time of FDR's campaign to analyze The Change Election. (srkp23)
• iampunha endearingly dares us in I'll tell you about mine if you tell me about yours in a lovely tribute to moms. (jlms qkw)
• Dominionist-group survivor dogemperor continues his discussion of journalist Matt Taibbi's expose on John Hagee. "God of Chunder": McCain's "spiritual advisor" will make you puke, literally. (joyful)
• cactusflinthead brings welcome news that Jamie Leigh Jones may yet get the justice she has so bravely been fighting for, in Halliburton/KBR rape to go to trial. (srkp23)
• Taking us across the country, ElizabethAM's Vote for Change Kickoff-Dallas Edition and LaAbogada's VOTE FOR CHANGE - LOS ANGELES demonstrate activism at its finest! (joyful)
• Avenging Angel's well-linked piece links Mothers' Day, Global Warming and McCain's "Character Campaign". (srkp23)
• markthshark tells us that Joe Lieberman is letting the Country down (yet again) in "The safety of the American people depends on it." (shayera)
• DCLaw jumps off from Greenwald and further analyzes the media silence concerning the military propaganda machine, in Uncle Sam Has You. (srkp23)

jotter has High Impact Diaries - May 9, 2008.

carolita has Top Comments 5-10-08 -- Keeping Score Edition.

Enjoy and please promote your own favorite diaries in this open thread (even if you're the author! Here's where that's actually appreciated). And, of course, since it's an open thread, PLAY NICE, OK? 8^)