The Bush Legacy:

With unemployment on the rise and jobs disappearing, the U. S. military is having a banner year in recruiting. Lizette Alvarez reports on the numbers in today's New York Times.

In 2006, because the Army was falling so far behind in recruitment, the age limit was raised from 35 to 42. So now someone who might be a grandfather can begin a career in the Army. This was the age when most enlisted men expected to retire from military service if they had chosen it as a career.

Detainees are starting to be released after courts and military tribunals have begun to rule that they have been improperly held. William Glaberson reports in the Times, leading with the story of Haji Bismullah, an Afghan, who most likely fought against the Taliban prior to being arrested as a terror suspect. It should be remembered that substantial bounties were being paid, no questions asked, for terror suspects. Who better to turn in than someone in your village that you don't like. You collect the bounty and get rid of the irritant in the same stroke.