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Olivier Knox / Agence France Presse:
Bush seeks political gains from foiled plot — CRAWFORD, United States (AFP) - US President George W. Bush seized on a foiled London airline bomb plot to hammer unnamed critics he accused of having all but forgotten the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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New York Times:
Lieberman Seizes on Terror Arrests to Attack Rival — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman seized on the terror arrests in Britain today to attack his Democratic rival, Ned Lamont, saying that Mr. Lamont's goals for ending the war in Iraq would constitute a "victory" for the extremists who are accused …
Think Progress:
Cheney: Lieberman Loss 'Disturbing' Because al Qaeda Is 'Betting They Can Break The Will of The American People' — As the Mideast sits on the brink of regional war, Vice President Dick Cheney spent his time yesterday holding a teleconference to discuss the outcome of the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut.
John / AMERICAblog:
Lieberman loses, CODE RED, CODE RED, CODE RED
Lieberman loses, CODE RED, CODE RED, CODE RED
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Time:
Thwarting the Airline Plot: Inside the Investigation — Exclusive: U.S. picked up the suspects' chatter and shared it with British authorities; new federal alert warns that peroxide-based explosives could also be employed in future attacks in the U.S. — Wednesday night was a long …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Evening update: Ever crazier details about terror plot emerge (Update: Suspects named) — Tomorrow's British papers are out and the big A's been doing what he does best: skimming and excerpting. There's a lot here, but don't gloss over the blockquotes. They're all worth it, I promise.
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New York Times:
Dry Run Was Planned in Bomb Plot, Officials Say — American intelligence officials said today that they and their British counterparts had been tracking terrorists for months before the schemers were rounded up in Britain, and that they could not say positively that all the plotters had yet been caught.
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Lara Jakes Jordan / Associated Press:
'Red' alert on British flights to U.S. — WASHINGTON - The United States issued its highest terrorism alert for commercial flights from Britain and raised security on all domestic and international flights after a major terror plot was foiled in London. The Bush administration said the scheme was "suggestive of an al-Qaida plot."
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Jihadis planned dry run two days from now
Breaking: Jihadis planned dry run two days from now
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Chitra Ragavan / US News:
Terror suspects planned to use liquid explosives to blow up planes
Terror suspects planned to use liquid explosives to blow up planes
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Haaretz:
Peretz: Israel will exhaust diplomatic options before expanding war — Defense Minister Amir Peretz stated Thursday that Israel will exhaust diplomatic options before expanding the military operation in Lebanon. — "We are responsible for considering all options," Peretz said while visiting …
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Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: IDF fumes over denied victory — The booms of Katyusha rockets continued; another day of what has become routine in the North. But the IDF was holding position, waiting for orders that did not come. After 30 days of fighting, the war with Hizbullah seemed to be nearing its conclusion Thursday.
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
PM: New UN draft proposal could end Lebanon fighting
PM: New UN draft proposal could end Lebanon fighting
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Richard / EU Referendum:
It's all the same war! — See here for our post, "Qana - the director's cut". — The news will, quite rightly, be dominated by the airline bombing plot, and we will see wall-to-wall coverage of this. However, as we remarked earlier, there are two wars going on out there, "the shooting war" and the propaganda war.
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Hezbollywood
Hezbollywood
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Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News:
Recipients of "Leaks" May Be Prosecuted, Court Rules — In a momentous expansion of the government's authority to regulate public disclosure of national security information, a federal court ruled that even private citizens who do not hold security clearances can be prosecuted for unauthorized receipt …
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Little Green Footballs:
More Death Cult Propaganda — This AP photograph from Gaza, published yesterday, claims to show a little Palestinian girl killed by an Israeli airstrike being carried into a hospital, surrounded by armed men (probably Hamas). … Another photo, this one from Reuters, shows the dead girl lying …
Associated Press:
2 held on terror charges in Ohio — MARIETTA, Ohio - Two men were charged Wednesday with money laundering in support of terrorism after authorities said they found airplane passenger lists and information on airport security checkpoints in their car. — Deputies stopped Osama Sabhi Abulhassan …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
STICKS AND STONES — This morning, Joe Malchow noted that a CAIR press conference on the arrest of more than twenty alleged terrorists in England was scheduled for noon, eastern time. Joe gave CAIR some very sound advice on what to say: … Joe also predicted that CAIR wouldn't take his advice …
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Amanda Beck / Reuters:
US Muslims bristle at Bush term "Islamic fascists"
US Muslims bristle at Bush term "Islamic fascists"
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Paul J. Gough / Reuters:
What retirement? Mike Wallace gets scoop in Iran — NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - "60 Minutes" veteran correspondent Mike Wallace may have retired last March but that hasn't stopped him from scoring an exclusive interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Watertiger / Dependable Renegade:
I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation — for the GOP choosing to make Howard Dean look like Hitler on its official website. — Atrios posted this screen grab: — So I went hunting. Yes, that "moustache" photo does exist on someone guy's blog under the header "Dean Goes Mad," …
White House:
President Bush Discusses Terror Plot Upon Arrival in Wisconsin — THE PRESIDENT: The recent arrests that our fellow citizens are now learning about are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation.
Atrios / Eschaton:
Nedrenaline! — Didn't have much time to actually report on what went on in Connecticut while I was there. There's a conflict between reporting on events and participating in them - the former makes the latter much harder - and I generally just want to be a participant.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Kline-Rowley feud fueled by new complaint — Kline says Rowley used a "double agent" to infiltrate his campaign. She denies the allegation. — WASHINGTON - Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., accused Democratic challenger Coleen Rowley Wednesday of using a "double-agent" to attempt …
Richard Holbrooke / Washington Post:
The Guns Of August — Two full-blown crises, in Lebanon and Iraq, are merging into a single emergency. A chain reaction could spread quickly almost anywhere between Cairo and Bombay. Turkey is talking openly of invading northern Iraq to deal with Kurdish terrorists based there.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Dems say plot proves Iraq is a diversion from the war on terror — There are bits from Reid and Kerry too, but as usual it's Teddy who provides the pull-quote for the day's events: … We've reached the point where either you see instantly what's wrong with that statement or you don't …
Andy Mosher / Washington Post:
Baghdad Morgue Tallies 1,815 Bodies in July — As Violence Spikes, U.S. Puts Onus on Iraqis in Second Phase of Crackdown — Figures compiled by the city morgue indicated Wednesday that the number of killings in the Iraqi capital reached a new high last month, and the U.S. military …