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A Rally for Freedom — Thanks to the inspiration of Christopher Hitchens, Washingtonians showed their peaceful solidarity on Friday with the people of Denmark. A sampling of the rally for freedom at the Embassy of Denmark below. — UPDATE: Video is now available.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
STEPHEN GREEN HAS POSTED more pictures from the Danish Embassy rally, which has also gotten coverage, and photos, at Wonkette. — And reader Patrick Rockefeller sends the photo at bottom below, which I liked, along with this report: "It was a decent sized crowd full of good people …
Corsair the Rational Pirate:
Hey Ho Danish Protest Today... Gotta Go — Today was the big, hastily arranged protest in front of the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC. Here is a photoblog of the event: — Not wanting to drive to DC, I took the Metro from Vienna to Woodley Park/Zoo — This is what the Metro station looks …
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Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:
Photoblogging — Some days, it's really good to be a blogger. In the last few minutes, Chris Huckenpoehler and Patrick Rockefeller both emailed pictures to me of today's protest at the Danish Embassy. — Here are a few from Patrick - — Yes, that's Christopher Hitchens. — Sully was there, too.
Greg Tinti / The Political Pit Bull:
Rallying For Denmark And Free Speech — I just got back from the Danish solidarity rally organized by Christopher Hitchens outside Denmark's Embassy in Washington. And let me just say, it was in every way the polar opposite of all the other "rallies" you have seen in reaction to the Mohammad cartoons.
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Edelfenbein / Your Guide to Financial Success:
Danish Embassy Rally — A small, but spirited crowd rallied in support of Denmark today outside the Danish Embassy in Washington. — The festive crowd of about 200 broke into chants of "We're All Danes Now!" Lots of flag-waving and Danish-eating. — Here are a few photos:
Mark Tapscott / tapscottscopydesk.blogspot.com:
Time to Stand With Denmark For Americans' Freedom of the Press, Speech; Sitzpinklers Stay Away from Danish Embassy Demo — Journalist Christopher Hitchens recently called for a demonstration of support today at the Danish Embassy for Denmark and the principles of freedom of speech and the press.
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:D.C. Rally for Denmark at Noon (Updated)
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Pamela Hess / UPI:
SECURITY & TERRORISM — UAE terminal takeover extends to 21 ports — WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) — A United Arab Emirates government-owned company is poised to take over port terminal operations in 21 American ports, far more than the six widely reported.
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Zeyad / Healing Iraq:
Fierce streetfighting at my doorstep for the last 3 hours. Rumor in the neighbourhood is that men in black are trying to enter the area. Some armed kids defending the local mosque three blocks away are splattering bullets at everything that moves, and someone in the street was shouting for people to prepare for defending themselves.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
As Violence Ebbs, U.S. Envoy Warns of Danger to Iraq's Future — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 24 — The American ambassador to Iraq said today that sectarian violence this week was a threat to the future of Iraq, and that Iraqi leaders would have to come together and compromise if they wanted to save their homeland.
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It Didn't Work — "I can tell you the main reason behind all our woes — it is America." The New York Times reporter is quoting the complaint of a clothing merchant in a Sunni stronghold in Iraq. "Everything that is going on between Sunni and Shiites, the troublemaker in the middle is America."
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Salah Nasrawi / Associated Press:
Attack Fails at Huge Saudi Oil Site — CAIRO, Egypt - Suicide bombers in explosives-laden cars attacked the world's largest oil processing facility Friday, but were prevented from breaking through the gates when guards opened fire on them, causing the vehicles to explode, officials said.
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Minerva / Terrorism Unveiled:FOILED ATTACK NEAR AD DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA
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Ellen Barry / Los Angeles Times:
Students Hail Harvard President — Their strong support for Lawrence H. Summers is seen by some as a sign of a shift in campus politics. — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — If Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was worried about how the undergraduates would greet him Wednesday night …
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Only on Fox: "All-Out Civil War in Iraq: Could It Be a Good Thing?" … A segment about escalating sectarian violence in Iraq on the February 23 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto featured onscreen captions that read: " 'Upside' To Civil War?" and "All-Out Civil War in Iraq: Could It Be a Good Thing?"
Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
White House 'Discovers' 250 Emails Related to Plame Leak — The White House turned over last week 250 pages of emails from Vice President Dick Cheney's office. Senior aides had sent the emails in the spring of 2003 related to the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson …
Chris Tryhorn / Guardian:
Livingstone suspended over 'Nazi' jibe — Ken Livingstone was today suspended from office for four weeks by a disciplinary tribunal for likening a Jewish Evening Standard reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard. — The three-man Adjudication Panel for England said the mayor of London should step down from his duties on March 1.
