A Safe Place for a War: Nicholas Kristof, reporting from the Phillippines, reinforces my speculation of yesterday that there is no hard evidence of recent links between Islamic insurgency there and al Qaeda. “If the Philippines can get $100 million because of a gang of 60 crooks, think how much New York City is entitled to!” NY Times But sustaining Dubya’s rantings and ratings requires an ongoing war against a global terrorist conspiracy no matter how implausible…