Watcher of Weasels:

The Council Has Spoken!

First off...  any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here,  and here.  Die spambots, die!  And now...  the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Pearl Harbor... And 9/11 by Joshuapundit, and Men of Valor: Part IV by Michael Yon.  All members, please be sure to link to both winning entries (and to the full results of the vote) in a post.  There was actually a tie in the council category this week...  I enjoyed both posts, but Freedom Fighter's comparison between Pearl Harbor and 9/11 ultimately won me over.  Rhymes With Right was the only member unable to vote this week, and the only member affected by the 2/3 vote penalty.  Thanks to everyone for all the great entries this week...  I'm eager to see next week's entries!  Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:

Votes	Council link
3	Pearl Harbor... And 9/11 Joshuapundit
2	A Deeply Flawed NIE Changes Nothing & Everything Wolf Howling
1  2/3	What the NIE on Iran's Nuclear Weapons Development Doesn't Say The Glittering Eye
1  1/3	Release of Iran NIE a Remarkable Testament to American Exceptionalism Right Wing Nut House
1  1/3	Explaining American Jews' Love for Israel and America Bookworm Room
1	Hoodwinkers and Their Codependents: In Search of Intelligent Intelligence on Iran Big Lizards
2/3	U.S. "Stingy" on Foreign Aid The Colossus of Rhodey
1/3	Another Sign: Islam Is a Human Rights Violation Rhymes With Right

Votes	Non-council link
3	Men of Valor: Part IV Michael Yon
2	What Happens After the Surge Pajamas Media
1  1/3	What Iran's "Victory" Means ShrinkWrapped
1	Iran NIE and a Prediction Middle East Strategy at Harvard
1	In Politics Values Matter, Not Theology Townhall.com
1	William Katz: New National Intelligence Estimate Power Line
2/3	Exclusive IPT Investigation Uncovers HLF Jury Room Bullying The Investigative Project on Terrorism
2/3	2007: Now, With Fewer Menorah Vandalizations, But More Anti-Semitism Yourish.com
1/3	Ineffective and Pointless -- But Very Costly Klein Verzet

I thought it would be best to leave out the entries that didn't receive any votes at all.  The fractions come from the splitting of the votes...  primary choices counted as 2/3 of a vote and secondary choices counted as 1/3.  Both counts for primary and secondary choices were then added all together.  I could have avoided using fractions, but it would have put the results on a completely different scale...  I'd rather that the total reflect how many people actually voted.  Please send any questions, comments, complaints, criticisms, crude insults, or thinly-veiled threats to this address.