Al-Aksa claims biological, chemical capabilities  —  The Aksa Martyrs' Brigades group announced on Sunday that it its members have succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons to be used against Israel.  —  In a leaflet distributed in the Gaza Strip, the group …

Letter From Bill Keller on The Times's Banking Records Report  —  The following is a letter Bill Keller, the executive editor of The Times, has sent to readers who have written him about The Times's publication of information about the government's examination of international banking records:

Russian diplomats executed by Mujahedeen Shura Council  —  The Mujahedeen Shura Council posted a video on the internet Sunday showing the execution of three Russian embassy employees.  A fourth employee, not shown on video, was also reported killed.  On June 3, a car the four were traveling …

Democrats Cite Report On Troop Cuts in Iraq  —  Pentagon Plan Like Theirs, Senators Say  —  Senate Democrats reacted angrily yesterday to a report that the U.S. commander in Iraq had privately presented a plan for significant troop reductions in the same week they came under attack …

Murtha says U.S. poses top threat to world peace  —  SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL  —  MIAMI — American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said to an audience of more than 200 in North Miami Saturday afternoon.

GILLIARD-GATE:  —  Steve Gilliard claims that he did not write the email I attributed to him in this post.  After doing some further investigating, I'm afraid to say that he is correct.  He did not write that email.  I apologize to Gilliard for not checking with him before publishing my post, and I regret the error.

The Right: The Next Big Thing?  —  Conservative pundit Hugh Hewitt marries the power of talk radio with the reach of the 'netroots.' Watch out, Kos.  —  July 3-10, 2006 issue - Hugh Hewitt is a master of multitasking.  Week after week, the sanguine, persistent pundit hosts his "center-right" …

After Londonistan  —  SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS?  To Sir Ian Blair, top left, London's police commissioner, much of the answer to terrorism lies in developing a rapport between the police and residents of heavily Muslim communities like Brick Lane, Whitechapel and Forest Gate, bottom left …

U.S. can't 'redeploy' its way out of Iraq  —  Last week John Kerry revealed his plan to "redeploy" U.S. forces from Iraq.  This plan is different from fellow Defeaticrat Jack Murtha's plan to "redeploy" U.S. forces from Iraq to Okinawa, which Congressman Murtha seems to think is in the general neighborhood of Iraq.

Bipartisan Senators Oppose Insurgent Amnesty  —  Sens. McConnell and Durbin Also Reject Flag Burning Amendment  —  June 25, 2006 — In an exclusive appearance on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., rejected Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's plan for insurgent amnesty …

Premature Anti-Blogofascism  —  It is with great regret that I must resign from the vast left wing blogospheric conspiracy today.  The time has come to choose one's allegiances, and mine must lie with my liege lords, the journalistic and political leadership who have brought us where we are today.