Carroll Disavows Statements Against U.S.  —  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Protected by the U.S. military and far from the country where she had been held hostage, Jill Carroll strongly disavowed statements she had made during captivity in Iraq and shortly after her release, saying Saturday she had been repeatedly threatened.

TWICE A VICTIM  —  Jill Carroll released a statement through her employer, the Christian Science Monitor, that proves, as Jim Gerghaty says, the efficacy of editors: … (HT: Michelle Malkin)  —  I will not name names nor link to bloggers who thought the worst of Miss Carroll.

Jumping To Conclusions Is Not Good Exercise  —  Jill Carroll has released a statement through the Christian Science Monitor, now that she has safely left Iraq and the clutches of her captors, that repudiates the video that the kidnappers forced her to make:

Rice Says Era of U.S. Supporting Non-Democratic Regimes Is Over  —  April 1 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. will no longer give explicit support to governments that are not elected, suggesting that spreading democracy now takes priority over maintaining political stability.

Rice Gets an Earful From British Muslims  —  BLACKBURN, England, April 1 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faced more protests and public embarrassment here on Saturday that have turned a trip meant to be a friendly follow-up to an American trip by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw …

NYT's Adam Nagourney editorializes in news story, calls Joe Lieberman a "moderate Democrat," attacks blog  —  If Joe Lieberman is a moderate Democrat, then who exactly is a conservative Democrat in Adam Nagourney's view?  —  Joe Lieberman is a conservative Democrat and is widely known as one.