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Former CIA official Paul Pillar is accusing President Bush of distorting pre-war intelligence in order to justify invading Iraq. The White House declined to send a spokesperson to appear on The Factor, but Fox News analyst Rich Lowry cast doubt on Pillar's assertion. "The problem I have with Pillar is that he is pretending the intelligence analysts were totally unbiased, when he clearly had his own policy agenda. He wrote a book prior to 9-11 and said it was 'simplistic' to think terror is an evil that should be wiped from the planet. And he hated the idea of the Iraq war." The Factor criticized the White House for not responding directly to the charges. "These kinds of stories are designed to undermine the Bush administration, and the press rarely defines who these people are and their biases. White House spokesman Scott McClellan should be doing that, it's his job."

Neil Entwistle, accused of killing his wife Rachel and their 9-month old daughter, has agreed to return to the US from his home in England. Attorney Elaine Whitfield Sharp was puzzled by Entwistle's decision. "I don't know why he waived extradition because he's not going to get a fair trial here. None of this makes sense to me. Why would someone deeply in debt shoot his wife and baby? Was he perhaps taking a prescription drug that made him more volatile?" As for motive, The Factor suggested that Entwistle might have simply gone berserk. "In almost every case I've seen of this kind, it's about blind rage. Something snaps."

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano has called on the National Guard to help patrol the border with Mexico, but her political opponents accuse her of election-year grandstanding. Professor and political observer Bruce Merrill reported that Governor Napolitano seems likely to win re-election this year. "She is the most popular governor we've had in Arizona for decades, and our polls show that illegal immigration and the border issues are going to dominate the election. So when she says there's a state of emergency and sends in troops, she wins on that. " The Factor pledged to follow the issue after the election. "The GOP fear is that this is all smoke-and-mirrors, that once she is re-elected she won't care about putting the National Guard on the border and the problem will spiral. We'll see if the governor does what she says she will do."

The exceptionally violent gang known as "MS-13" is estimated to have 10,000 members, many of them immigrants from El Salvador, operating in 33 states. National Geographic Explorer host Lisa Ling has been investigating the gang and its methods. "People call it the new Mafia, but the violence they're perpetrating is far more severe than the Mafia. And the biggest problem is that they're preying on young boys, initiating boys who as young as 8-years old. They're also spreading into the heartland, places like Omaha." The Factor elaborated on MS-13's tactics of intimidation. "No violence is too appalling for them - they'll carve you up, kill women and children. They'll not only kill you, but they'll kill your family if you come up against them."

Fox News regulars Geraldo Rivera and Judge Andrew Napolitano joined The Factor with their analysis of various hot issues. First, Rivera spoke out on the cartoons that set off a wave of Islamic violence. "The cartoons were racist and despicable, but the violence is irrational, primitive and savage. If the idea was to instill respect for the Muslim faith, it has had exactly the opposite impact. This portrays Muslim culture as a bunch of crazed radicals."

Napolitano took issue with the organizers of a parade in Laguna Beach, California, who banned the anti-illegal immigration Minutemen group. A California judge has ruled that the parade is within its rights, but Napolitano argued otherwise. "This parade is about politics and patriotism. They should therefore allow those who want to protest the war, and those who want to keep illegal immigrants out. Anyone who wants to express a legitimate political view has a right to be in that parade. If I were the judge I would have ruled the other way."

Many American teens are trying the so-called "choking game," in which they "get high" by cutting off their oxygen supply until they pass out. Journalist Meg Grant estimated that as many as a thousand children die from this activity every year. "Adolescent kids are experimental, and a lot of kids think this is safer than drugs, that it's a safe high. There are all kinds of web sites that tell you how to do it and talk about how great it is." Sarah Pacatte, whose 13-year old son died playing the "game," urged other parents to look for warning signs. "Looking back, Gabriel was showing behavioral changes. He had incredibly red eyes and complained of headaches." The Factor praised Pacatte for coming forward to warn others. "You're very brave to come on and talk about this, and we hope it does some good. We want parents to know about this 'choking game.' Look for the headaches, the red eyes, bruises on the neck, or rope - it's very important that parents be aware of this."

Brian Perkins, Missoula MT: "As a former Marine, I have contempt for those deserters. They should have their citizenship revoked."

Bruno Hoguet, Boston MA: "I've been to Iraq twice. If they told me to go back, I'd go to Canada too."

Thom Black, Afghanistan: "If the Canadian government lets them stay, they have full responsibility for them. Fine by me."

And finally, Steve Ford of Lexington, SC submitted this poem:

"The Factor is always a treat
With Bill and the guests who we meet,
But those who decline
Because they lack spine,
Are afraid they'll go down in defeat!"