This evening's Rescue Rangers are Louisiana 1976, shayera, vcmvo2, grog, Wes Opinion and jlms qkw (thanks for the save), with jennyjem as editor.

Here are the diaries up for rescue tonight:

• DWG alerts us to a pending environmental rape bigger than anything ANWR would be in Pebble Mine: The biggest environmental threat in Alaska. (grog)
• In A moment of silence for China and Burma, mofembot reminds us that today marks the first of three official days of mourning in China for the victims of this latest disaster. (vcmvo2)
• pkgoode reminds Kossacks that although Katrina and the flooding caused by the failure of federally-maintained levees happened close to two years ago, the disaster is still current reality in the lives of many in New Orleans in Witness. (Louisiana 1976)
• JedReport tells Kossacks about McCain's soft spot on terrorism: Opposed clinic bombings ban. (shayera)
• admill recommends that Kossacks use a form of transportation that is not only "green" and economical, but also good exercise and just plain fun, in Bike to Work Week/Day. (Louisiana 1976)
• Jeff Huber vividly describes just how close General Petraeus came to "proving" Iran was supplying arms for al Sadr's Mahdi Army but his case fell apart, yet the MSM Fumbles Iran Narrative Again. (vcmvo2)
• DCLaw analyzes and gives Kossacks some more information On the GOP "Brand" (Updated). (shayera)
• Whether or not Dick Morris is an idiot is up for debate, although XStryker gives us an excellent example of why he could very well be considered an idiot of colossal proportions in Dick Morris: Wrong on Iran. (Wes Opinion)
• shirah reports that the latest Bush Administration plan to modernize the system for security clearances is long on detail but short on security in Let's Go Shopping for Security Clearances. (vcmvo2)
• iampunha continues a series of excellent historical reviews in May 19, 1795: A man for all people is born. (jlms qkw)
• Karen Hedwig Backman comes to the realization that maybe she's not as peace-loving as she thought in Confessions of a Pro-War Anti-War Demonstrator. (Wes Opinion)
• aimeeinkc challenges us to act in Is McCain going to kick our ass? (WDYDTW?) (jlms qkw)

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