He's way too cheerful

Appearing on the campus of a Jesuit university in Cleveland, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia chirped hopefully that civil rights might be scaled back during wartime. "'The Constitution just sets minimums,' Scalia said after a speech at John Carroll University in suburban Cleveland. 'Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires.'" Click on that link, which contains a wonderfully cheerful picture of Scalia waving a giant key. If the link doesn't work, click here for a saved version.

Protestors decorated the Sydney Opera House, and a protestor banged on a British war plane. Meanwhile, San Francisco activists are pulling the chain for Wednesday night and Thursday morning.