A little more than a month has passed since the FBI released its cache of evidence against Bruce E. Ivins, the Army microbiologist accused of planning and executing 2001’s anthrax attacks-by-mail. A closer look at what we know doesn’t exactly instill confidence in the Bureau’s case.

Lt. General William Eldridge Odom was a patriot, a statesman and a scholar—a rare intellect who never shied away from speaking his mind. At a pivotal time in our nation’s history, we sorely need his insights to light the way forward. He will be missed.

The Allied landing never seemed real. It was a movie, a history lesson — not real life.