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National Post:
Alleged Canadian terror plot has worldwide links — TORONTO - A Canadian counter-terrorism investigation that led to the arrests of 17 people accused of plotting bombings in Ontario is linked to probes in a half-dozen countries, the National Post has learned.
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Toronto Star:
Had to move quickly against suspects: RCMP — The RCMP said Saturday that after investigating the alleged homegrown terrorist cell for months, they had to move quickly Friday night to arrest 12 men and five youths before the group could launch a bomb attack on Canadian soil.
cbc.ca:
Accused 'inspired by al-Qaeda,' say police — The 12 men and five youths accused of plotting to build bombs to set off in southern Ontario were supporters of al-Qaeda, law enforcement officials alleged Saturday. — "For various reasons, they appear to have become adherents …
Barbara O'Brien / Unclaimed Territory:
Greater Mysteries — The natives of the Right are whoopin …
Greater Mysteries — The natives of the Right are whoopin …
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Dr. Sanity
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Bombshell: National Post links Canadian plot to six other countries …
Bombshell: National Post links Canadian plot to six other countries …
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Riehl World View
Michelle Malkin:
EUPHEMISM O' THE DAY: "BROAD STRATA"
EUPHEMISM O' THE DAY: "BROAD STRATA"
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
CANADIAN TERROR SUSPECTS LINKED TO INTERNATIONAL GROUPS
CANADIAN TERROR SUSPECTS LINKED TO INTERNATIONAL GROUPS
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Byron Calame / New York Times:
Hillary and Bill: A Relationship Too Political to Be Ignored — COMPLAINTS about the May 23 Page 1 article on Hillary and Bill Clinton add up to one of the most uniformly negative and partisan reader reactions to a Times article during the past year. Most decried as tabloid journalism …
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Penguins on the Equator
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Greg Sargent / The Horse's Mouth:
PUBLIC EDITOR PUNTS ON TIMES'S BILL AND HILLARY ARTICLE.
PUBLIC EDITOR PUNTS ON TIMES'S BILL AND HILLARY ARTICLE.
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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
In Haditha Killings, Details Came Slowly — Official Version Is at Odds With Evidence — At 5 p.m. Nov. 19, near the end of one of the most violent days the Marine Corps had experienced in the Upper Euphrates Valley, a call went out for trucks to collect the bodies of 24 Iraqi civilians.
Dana L. / Washington Post:
What Happens When There Is No Plan B? — The conservative politics of the Bush administration forced me to have an abortion I didn't want. Well, not literally, but let me explain. — I am a 42-year-old happily married mother of two elementary-schoolers.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Events at Haditha don't change need for victory — Here are a couple of observations from two parents of American heroes fallen in Iraq. The first is from Cindy Sheehan, the mother of Army Spec. Casey Sheehan, a brave man who enlisted in 2000, re-upped for a second tour and died in 2005 …
Telegraph:
Terror cell 'was planning nerve gas attack on capital' — Your view: should police be allowed to shoot terror suspects? — Terrorists were planning a chemical attack in London similar to the outrage on the Tokyo underground, according to police and the security services.
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Was the 2004 election stolen? — Well, was it? There are, to be sure, several major blogs that follow rigged voting machines and purged voter rolls much closer than I do, but the issue is of particular significance this week because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a thorough report …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Rice Key to Reversal on Iran — Expected Failure of International Effort Led to U.S. Turnaround — At the end of March, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to Europe and had unusual, one-on-one conversations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
David Leppard / Times of London:
British brigade of Islamists join Al-Qaeda foreign legion in Iraq — UP TO 150 Islamic radicals have travelled from Britain to Iraq to join up with a "British brigade" that has been established by Al-Qaeda leaders to fight coalition forces. — Senior security sources say leaders …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Invoking Secrets Privilege Becomes a More Popular Legal Tactic by U.S. — WASHINGTON, June 3 — Facing a wave of litigation challenging its eavesdropping at home and its handling of terror suspects abroad, the Bush administration is increasingly turning to a legal tactic that swiftly torpedoes most lawsuits …
Robert Kuttner / Boston Globe:
Estate tax debate a chance for Democrats to pounce — NEXT WEEK, the Republican leadership in the US Senate will attempt to ram through a permanent repeal of the estate tax. A companion bill has already passed the House. — Under the Bush administration, the estate tax has been cut …
MSNBC:
N.Y., D.C. shortchanged on terror funding? — More cities sharing fewer antiterror dollars as feds retool funding criteria … NEW YORK - Officials in New York and Washington, the two cities targeted in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, were anything but happy after learning that Homeland Security …
Jesus' General:
Mrs. Malkin's sacrifice — Michelle Malkin — Anti-Immigrant Activist — Dear Mrs. Malkin, — I know you've already given a lot for this country. Your courageous defense of everything from toddlercide to concentration camps has inspired us all. However, there is one more thing …