And some good news

Finally, I see that the Canadian hostages in Iraq have been rescued. This is, of course, wonderful news. It's awful, of course, that their American comrade wasn't rescued as well-the kidnappers dumped his body earlier this month-but considering that the three remaining hostages had been held for four months, through numerous pay-up-or-we'll-kill-them deadlines, it's a relief to hear that James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, along with Briton Norman Kember, are alive, well, and no longer in danger.