The question is, "Where is the outrage? The same people screaming about American abuses at Abu Ghraib are now conspicuously silent about this outrage directed against an American."

The question was posed on Tuesday night by John Gibson, who sometimes anchors Fox News Channel's objective coverage of the news. He was talking about Nick Berg, the American beheaded by terrorists in Iraq.

That was supposed to be the difference between us and them, John. The outrage comes from the fact that we hold ourselves to a higher standard than terrorists do. If your small brain still doesn't understand the distinction, please send me e-mail.

Steve.