The Socialist government of Spain, the government that kowtowed to al Qaeda's demands following last year's train bombings in Madrid, has offered to open peace negotiations with the Basque terrorist organization ETA. In response, today ETA set off a bomb; three people were killed. Hyperlink. True to form, someone claiming to represent ETA phoned in a bomb threat to a Basque newspaper, and the Madrid police were able to largely evacuate the area. I abhor terrorism, but I am puzzled that ETA has not yet grasped the lesson of 3/11: kill enough Spaniards and they will give you whatever you want.

The Last Summer of Star Wars
A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith

or

The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith
A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi

The Phantom Menace
A New Hope
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Attack of the Clones
The Empire Strikes Back
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Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi

Now that the final chapter of the Star Wars saga has been released, it is easy to see that Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa really aren't Anakin's children as much as they are Padme's. Why doesn't Luke strike down his father and turn to the dark side in Return of the Jedi? Because of his mother's dying words:

"Obi-Wan, there's good in him. I know... I know there's... still...."

Luke has his father's power, but more importantly he has his mother's heart. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Mr. Lucas really has outdone himself. Thank you, sir.