"...If the American people have 'got to know' that torture gained information that prevented an attack, Bush needs to start making a better case. As I've written repeatedly, he has yet to offer any evidence that intelligence produced by torture thwarted a single plot or saved a single life. The media should demand that he back it up or take it back." Glenn Greenwald on how the administration got away with illegal warrantless wiretapping . TUESDAY NEWSDAY: * "...This revelation that the government felt the need for an interrogation do-over actually hurts the Bush Administration's case in the court of international public opinion." * Underestimating al-Sadr . * Bush puts a good idea into his speeches about supporting our troops, but then, you know, doesn't fund it . Nice. * Oh, and don't forget that Bush is against earmarks, except when they're his earmarks . * Opposing view: how McCain can win against Obama. * Robin D. Laws on reading the signs at Starbucks . * Looking to the future of the U.S. space plan . * The Tolkien estate sues New Line. * Today's headline: Surprising reasons you're not having sex Revisiting Stalingrad . The science of Nascar . The AVClub interviews Dolph Lundgren .