So, if all it takes is a little mutual respect, a little understanding, and a little admission of guilt on both sides for America and militant Islamic terrorists to come to a joyous place of coexistence, I wonder what Chopra would suggest for Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer?

On Wednesday, a Sedgwick County sheriff investigator testified that Rader told him that he strangled Marine Hedge, his 53-year-old neighbor in her home, on April 27, 1985, and then took her body to his church.

Rader took photographs of her in bondage positions at the church and spent about five hours cleaning up the scene before dumping the body in a remote ditch. He later returned to retrieve a cord from the body, fearing it could point investigators to him, Sgt. Tom Lee said.

Maybe a spot of tea and a candid sharing of beliefs?

Sniping at Chopra aside, Rader is a terrifying figure. That he went so long without being caught is nightmarish.

Read the story.

(And, for the record, I realize I’m not being entirely fair to Mr. Chopra. His “Bush hates Islam” thing was really irritating, though...)