AL QAEDA CHATTER at pre-9/11 levels. I’m not sure what that means, but unless they’re saying “this whole terror thing sucks, let’s quit,” it’s probably bad news.

UPDATE: Here’s somebody who thinks it might be what I hope.

On the other hand, reader Tom Brosz emails: “March 20th is the anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. That’s a date I’d watch closely.”

Nonsense. We’ve been repeatedly assured by antiwar folks that there’s no connection between Saddam and Al Qaeda, so why would they care?