On a somewhat unrelated note comes this galling story :

They may be the ones facing danger on the battlefield, but US soldiers in Iraq are being asked to pray for President George W Bush. Thousands of marines have been given a pamphlet called “A Christian’s Duty,” a mini prayer book which includes a tear-out section to be mailed to the White House pledging the soldier who sends it in has been praying for Bush.

As an atheist, I don’t think prayer is any more effective than meditation or generally having a positive attitude, but that said, shouldn’t Pres. Bush be keeping the troops in his prayers and not the other way around?