Italian authorities arrested 18 people affiliated with al Qaeda who plotted to kill Pope Benedict XVI and knock over the Pakistani government.
And mainly I’m just posting this because: A.) It’s a slow news Saturday, and B.) It gives me an excuse to put up Eddie Murphy’s “Shooting the Pope” bit. “I guess the guy figured, ‘Hey look, I want to go to Hell and I don’t wanna wait in line.'”
(Hat tip: Jihad Watch.)