Opinion: London Plots, Scientists and Trial Lawyers: It’s Friday!

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Your final fill of opinion for the week:

Rosa Brooks:Antiwar Wackadoos Are Winning
Opposing the war in Iraq is no longer fringe -- it’s American.

Michael D’Antonio: Big Science Loses a Problem-Solver
In his nine decades, James Van Allen confronted many problems. Solving them was the passion of his life.

Denise Hamilton: Just Hold Your Nose and Read
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get kids into books -- such as the grossly funny ‘Captain Underpants.’

Susan Trento and Joseph Trento: The 10-Year-Old Terrorist Plot
Security experts knew of this kind of plan, and have been urging carry-on restrictions, since before 9/11. Why is TSA so late?

Editorials

Terror in the Air
London arrests are grim reminder we can’t let our guard down from Islamic terrorists.

BP’s ‘Big Problem’
The world’s most self-congratulatory conscientious oil company pounds Alaska through careless neglect.

A Trial Lawyer by Any Other Name
The Assn. of Trial Lawyers Consults Orwell on Re-branding.