"Palin's Pet has Taliban Ties?"

The Nation asks a strange question. I'm wondering what pets does Sarah even have? And what sort of neckwear is favored in Afghanistan? And how can this all fit together and matter?

I'm a connoisseur of headlines, and I love the headline in question form, but, damn, Nation,* could you be a little less obtuse.

Now, I've read the article, and... well, it's more obtuse and bizarre than the headline.

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Footnotes aren't my thing on this blog, but since I've already done one today, I'm doing another:

* I meant to do that.