An interview with João Silva, the New York Times photographer who lost both his legs below the knees in October 2010 after stepping on a land mine while on duty in Afghanistan.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban threatened today to carry out a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C. At the same time, Baitullah Mehsud claimed credit for an attack on a police academy in Pakistan. “Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world,” Mehsud told the Associated Press. Mehsud is not generally considered to have the resources or ability to carry…