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Josh White / Washington Post:
Marine Says Rules Were Followed — Sergeant Describes Hunt for Insurgents in Haditha, Denies Coverup — A sergeant who led a squad of Marines during the incident in Haditha, Iraq, that left as many as 24 civilians dead said his unit did not intentionally target any civilians …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Haditha Marine speaks (via attorney): No cover-up, killings were accidental — The defense in five words: What would you have done? … WaPo runs down the whole incident, moment by moment, according to Wuterich as relayed by his lawyer, Neal Puckett. Read every last word. As for the cover-up:
Nelson Hernandez / Washington Post:
Zarqawi's Hideout: Bombed, Bulldozed — Structure Hit by F-16 Is Demolished In Search for Clues About Insurgency — HIBHIB, Iraq, June 10 — The two bombs that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, left a strange tomb nestled in the quiet farmland about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
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MSNBC:
Women's clothing found at al-Zarqawi house — Inspection of destroyed house also finds magazines, militant propaganda — HIBHIB, Iraq - The ruins of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's house are strewn with a random jumble of wreckage — magazines, a leopard-print nightgown, a religious slogan …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:Their Man in Baghdad — THE LAST QUESTION to General Bill Caldwell …
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CNN:
Admiral: Gitmo suicides a 'planned event' — First confirmed deaths follow hunger strikes at detention facility — (CNN) — Three prisoners at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have hanged themselves in what is being called a "planned event," the U.S. military said Saturday.
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Los Angeles Times:
Guantanamo's First Suicides Pressure U.S. — Three prisoners, all held without charges, are found hanging in their cells. Human rights advocates urge an immediate shutdown. — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Three Middle Eastern detainees being held without charges at the U.S. detention facility …
Associated Press:
3 Prisoners Die in Suicide Pact at Guantánamo — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, the commander of the detention center said Saturday. They were the first reported deaths among the hundreds of men held at the base for years without charge.
New York Times:
3 Prisoners Commit Suicide at Guantánamo — WASHINGTON, June 10 — Three detainees being held at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, committed suicide early on Saturday, the first deaths of detainees to be reported at the military prison since it opened in early 2002 …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Mixed Bag of First Impressions by Democrats at Blog Rendezvous — LAS VEGAS, June 10 — Mark R. Warner, the former governor of Virginia and potential Democratic presidential candidate, went before an unconventional political audience on Saturday — a bloggers' convention …
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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Democrats Closing Fundraising Gap With Republicans — Increase in Grass-Roots Support Buoys Party as GOP Efforts Falter — A surge in small, individual contributions is lifting Democratic campaigns this year and is helping close a Republican fundraising advantage that has existed for years …
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Bush's Approval Up On Zarqawi's Death, But It May Not Last — For one day at least, President Bush was more popular than he's been all year. — The president's lagging poll numbers got a swift boost from Thursday's news that U.S. warplanes had killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted-terrorist in Iraq.
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Reuel Marc Gerecht / Weekly Standard:Now for the Bad News — ABU MUSAB AL ZARQAWI is among …
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This Modern World
Observer:
Iran team face mass protest — Ministers, Jewish campaigners and TV presenter to join demonstration before kick-off today against 'fascist' policies — Luke Harding in Berlin and Denis Campbell in Cologne — Iran's Football team will be met with a series of protests across Germany during …
Paul Haven / Associated Press:
Many in terrorists' 'next generation' dead — MADRID, Spain - They rose up quickly to take up Osama bin Laden's call for jihad, ruthless men in their 20s and 30s heralded as the next generation of global terror. — Two years later, 40 percent are dead, targets of a worldwide crackdown …
Dmeyer / The Washington Note:
Brent Budowsky: The Democrats: If Jack, Bobby, and Kenny Had Breakfast Today — When I was a young pup working for Senator Birch Bayh, who like Lloyd Bentsen was the kind of giant in rare supply in Washington today, on a few occasions, my bosses would take me to the old Mayflower Hotel where Kenny O'Donnell would hold court.
Daniel Dombey / Financial Times:
Bolton rejects 'grand bargain' with Iran — Time is running out for the diplomatic effort to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme and Washington has no intention of striking a comprehensive "grand bargain" with Tehran, the US's ambassador to the United Nations has warned.
Jeffrey Rosen / New York Times:
Perhaps Not All Affirmative Action Is Created Equal — NOW that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases challenging racial balancing in public schools, some conservatives hope the end of affirmative action is near. — After all, they say, why would the Supreme Court suddenly agree …
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