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12:05 AM ET, March 19, 2006

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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
All The News That Fits Our Mindset  —  The New York Times issued a correction today about their blockbuster story about the man they claimed was the subject of the infamous Abu Ghraib photo, wearing a poncho and connected to wires.  The Times had reported that Ali Shalal Qaissi was the victim …
Discussion: Elephants in Academia
Hindrocket / Power Line:
DUPED AGAIN!  —  On March 11, the New York Times printed the gripping story of Ali Shalal Qaissi, the Iraqi in the most famous photo from Abu Ghraib, depicted below:  —  The story begins: … The story continues in lurid detail, a searing indictment of the sadistic cruelty of the American armed forces.
TigerHawk:
The New York Times is used like an old snot rag  —  The New York Times has retracted an anti-American cover story only a week after it was published.  Captain Ed examines the Times' retraction and is merciless.  Deservedly so, since the Times thought it plausible to defend its error by claiming reliance on PBS and Vanity Fair.
Mediacrity:
The Times Eats Crow — But Still Doesn't Get It
Discussion: Solomonia
New York Times:   Editors' Note  —  A front-page article last Saturday profiled …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:   These Times Demand The Times  —  The Times retracts its story …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches  —  WASHINGTON - "Some look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude that the war is lost and not worth another dime or another day," President Bush said recently.  —  Another time he said, "Some say that if you're Muslim you can't be free."
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Chris Hondros / Newsweek:
Losing Ground  —  A NEWSWEEK poll shows President Bush's approval rating dropping to new lows on domestic issues and rising public anger over Iraq and homeland security.  —  U.S. troops evacuate a wounded soldier from Balad to Kuwait on March 17.  A NEWSWEEK poll shows that only 29 percent …
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Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:
Democrats' Dilemma  —  The Dems must satisfy their base without alienating the rest of the country.  Russ Feingold's censure bid isn't the smartest way to do that.  —  March 17, 2006 - Republicans finally had something to celebrate this week when Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold called for censuring George W. Bush.
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Saddam's Philippines Terror Connection  —  SADDAM HUSSEIN'S REGIME PROVIDED FINANCIAL support to Abu Sayyaf, the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group founded by Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law in the Philippines in the late 1990s, according to documents captured in postwar Iraq.
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Hiawatha Bray / Boston Globe:
US puts Iraqi documents on the Web  —  Goal is to speed up translation of files  —  Joseph Shahda of Randolph earns his living as an engineer.  But in his spare time, he's an intelligence agent, working to ferret out the truth about the regime of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Discussion: Rantingprofs
Reuters:
Huge protests against French job law, some violence  —  PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of students, workers and left-wing politicians took to the streets across France on Saturday to press the conservative government to scrap a new law they fear will erode job security.
John / AMERICAblog:
Washington Post editorial repeats, AS FACT, debunked Bush talking point about Iran supplying IEDs in Iraq  —  (Hat tip to a Daily Kos diary.)  —  At this point, the errors are so massive and so ongoing that this is no longer just sloppy journalism.  —  The Washington Post editorial board …
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Washington Post:
Why Iran Wants to Talk
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Associated Press:
Global Protests Mark Iraq War Anniversary  —  SYDNEY, Australia — Thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets around the world Saturday, marking the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with demands that coalition troops leave immediately.
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Gateway Pundit:
Anti-War Anniversary Protests a Bust
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Political offensive targets Bush  —  Senate Democrats have mapped a political battle plan for the March congressional recess that calls on lawmakers to stage press events with active duty military personnel, veterans and emergency responders to bash President Bush on virtually every one of his national security policies.
Dan / Daniel W. Drezner:
TRYING FOR THE FULL HUNTINGTON  —  As I've said before, I've greatly admired Samuel Huntington's career.  Huntington's gift as an academic is that he has been unafraid to make the politically incorrect argument, regardless of the consequences.  This doesn't always mean he is right — but it does mean he's usually interesting.
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Roger L. Simon / Roger L. Simon:
The Protocols of the Elders of Harvard
Reason:
Iraq Progress Report  —  Advocates for liberty weigh in after three years  —  As the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq approaches, Reason asked a wide range of libertarian, conservative, and freedom-minded journalists and academics to assess the war, the occupation, and how their views have or have not changed.
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Mad Science  —  No question is too crazy to snare a prize  —  We're entering the science fair season, when schools teach children about science by making their parents conduct experiments.  Across America, grown men and women will be watching crystals grow, grapes shrivel …
Discussion: protein wisdom
 
 
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