"So here in one word is my new counterterrorism strategy for Kerry: feminism ." -Barbara Ehrenreich Nope, not joking: woman arrested for chewing on the Metro. FRiDAY, FRiDAY: * Protesters avoid the 'free speech zone' in Boston. (Courtesy Iceman.) * Why are Colombian drug warlords visiting Congress? * IMF admits its policies cripped Argentina. * McCain uncovers corruption in the Air Force and Boeing. * Senator Byrd takes on Bush. (Courtesy summer_queen, who needs a new nickname since I've officially lost the old one.) * Oddly enough, Florida is still screwing up elections in a bad way. * Bob Herbert discusses the administration's ' war on our cities .' * More global warming: the Maldives may be underwater within a century. * NBC picks up anti-death penalty documentary straight out of Sundance. * Guerrilla drive-ins in Santa Cruz. * The Straight Dope looks at the origin of the Tooth Fairy . Nobel-winning scientist Crick , one of the 'fathers of DNA,' passes away. TVGuide reports from Comic-Con . Good stuff here, including mentioning MirrorMask and The New Warriors . M. Night Shyamalan: talent or hack? (Courtesy Regent.)