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Associated Press:
Iraqi: U.S. Bodies Showed Signs of Torture — An Iraqi military official said Tuesday that the bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers showed signs of torture, and that men appeared to have been killed "in a barbaric way." Also, the umbrella group for Iraqi insurgents claimed responsibility for the soldiers' deaths.
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Associated Press:
Missing Soldier's Uncle Criticizes U.S. — DALLAS — The uncle of a U.S. soldier who disappeared after a firefight in Iraq lashed out at the government Tuesday after learning two bodies had reportedly been found not far from where his nephew and another soldier were last seen.
Fox News:
Military Confirms Bodies Are of Missing GIs — BAGHDAD, Iraq — The bodies of two U.S. soldiers who were reported missing have been recovered, and an Iraqi official said Tuesday the men were "killed in a barbaric way." — At a press conference in Baghdad, U.S. military spokesman …
Jonathan Finer / Washington Post:
Two Missing U.S. Soldiers Found Dead, Iraq Official Says — BAGHDAD, July 20—The two U.S. soldiers missing since an attack on a checkpoint last week were found dead near a power plant in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, according to an Iraqi defense official. — General Abdul Aziz Muhammed …
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Bodies of G.I.'s Show Signs of Torture, Iraqi General Says — BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 20 — The American military said today that it had found the remains of what appears to be the two American soldiers captured by insurgents last week in an ambush south of the capital, and a senior Iraqi military official …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
AQI Top 5 Terrorist Killed (Update: Confirmed, Perhaps Plus Another AQI Leader Captured) — CENTCOM announced minutes ago that one of the men expected to take the place of the now-room temperature Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has also reached thermal equilibrium near Baghdad.
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BBC:
US soldiers' bodies found in Iraq — Two US soldiers missing in Iraq since Friday have been found dead south of Baghdad, the US military has said. — The bodies were found in the Yusifiya area on Monday. An Iraqi defence ministry spokesman said the bodies had shown signs of torture.
Ron Suskind / Washington Post:
The Shadow War, In a Surprising New Light — a Washington Post staff writer who reports on intelligence and national security … Simon & Schuster. 368 pp. $27 — This is an important book, filled with the surest sign of great reporting: the unexpected.
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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:Personality, Ideology and Bush's Terror Wars
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Will Dunham / Reuters:
US makes missile defense system operational — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has moved its ground-based interceptor missile defense system from test mode to operational amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
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William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
North Korea's Non-Threat — Can North Korea save the day and change the subject for the Bush administration? — Amidst an Iraq withdrawal debate and an Iran nuclear crisis, amidst a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan and a grave threat to the Kabul government, amidst growing recognition …
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
Safavian Trial: Guilty Verdict Was Expected, But Announcement a Surprise — The jury in the Safavian trial woke up this morning and decided to make life hard for us reporters. And to send David Safavian to jail. — After five days of deliberations that seemed to be as stop …
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:Safavian Found Guilty of Lying, Obstruction
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Michelle Malkin:
THE SAUDI 9/11 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM — This is not a joke: Saudis Offered Scholarships for Aviation Courses in US. … Do they get summer internships with the Air Marshals program, too? — Flashback from March 2006...Thank President Bush: … And don't forget The Diversity, The Diversity!
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Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
Kerry extends troop withdrawal date — Pushes 2007 deadline in proposal to remove US soldiers from Iraq — WASHINGTON — Senator John F. Kerry is pushing back by six months the deadline he wants to set for removing combat troops from Iraq, as he seeks to build support in the Senate for his plan for troop withdrawal.
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Weekly Standard:
Making Victory Rhyme with Defeat — FROM NEWSWEEK to the New York Daily News, nearly every major media outlet has fallen for at least one of the three major myths concerning Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: that he was an "American creation"; that he was not a unique warlord but was easily replaceable …
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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Bush Raises $27 Million for GOP — President Bush suggested last night that Republicans must remain in control of Congress for the country to effectively combat terrorism and keep the economy healthy, speaking at a $27 million fundraiser meant to provide a needed boost to the campaign war chest of congressional Republicans.
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CBS News:
Dan Rather Signs Off — Veteran Newsman Exits CBS After 44 Years With Tiffany Network — (CBS) Dan Rather is leaving CBS after 44 years with the Tiffany Network. — Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports, made the announcement. — "Of all the famous names associated with CBS News …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
High Infidelity — What if three admitted adulterers run for president and no one cares? — Last month, The New York Times published a 2,000-word, front-page dissection of Bill and Hillary Clinton's marriage. It contained no real news, few named sources, and plenty of gossip masquerading as political coverage.
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Randall Balmer / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Jesus Is Not a Republican — In November 2002, 30 years after my previous visit to Wheaton College to hear George McGovern, I approached the podium in Edman Chapel to address the student body. At evangelical colleges like Wheaton, in Illinois, there are two kinds of required gatherings: chapel and convocation.
USA Today:
Revived Taliban waging 'full-blown insurgency' — PANJWAI DISTRICT, Afghanistan — In their biggest show of strength in nearly five years, pro-Taliban fighters are terrorizing southern Afghanistan — ambushing military patrols, assassinating opponents and even enforcing the law in remote villages where they operate with near impunity.
Washington Post:
The Way Out of Iraq: A Road Map — There has been much talk about a withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops from Iraq, but no defined timeline has yet been set. There is, however, an unofficial "road map" to foreign troop reductions that will eventually lead to total withdrawal of U.S. troops.
White House:
Remarks by the President at the 2006 President's Dinner — Washington, D.C. — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Thank you, please be seated. Thanks for the warm welcome. (Applause.) — Jim, thanks very much for your introduction. Thanks for your leadership for this incredibly successful dinner.
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