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9:20 AM ET, August 11, 2006

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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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Washington Post:
Tip Followed '05 Attacks on London Transit  —  It all began with a tip: In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings on London's transit system, British authorities received a call from a worried member of the Muslim community, reporting general suspicions about an acquaintance.
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 …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Officials Cite Sophistication and Scale of Plane Scheme  —  Intelligence and counterterrorism officials said yesterday that the scale and sophistication of the scheme to blow up jetliners over the Atlantic could mean that Al Qaeda, whose central command has been severely damaged since 2001, was again able to direct attacks.
Telegraph:
Middle-class and British: the Muslims in plots to bomb jets  —  Timeline: five years since September 11  —  Twenty-four terrorist suspects being held last night over an alleged plot to blow up as many as 10 transatlantic jets include middle-class, well-educated young men born in Britain.
Discussion: Tim Worstall and Daimnation!
New York Times:
The London Plot  —  For almost five years now, we have carried around the legacy of Sept. 11.  There is no sunny morning that does not revive its memory.  The news of a terrorist plot against America-bound airliners yesterday called up feelings that are never all that far below the surface.
Times of London:
At 11pm came the phone call that triggered security swoop  —  After months of surveillance, it was imminent danger that set plans into motion  —  JOHN REID took the telephone call at 11pm: possibly the biggest terrorist attack of modern times was imminent, the plot must be dismantled …
The Blotter:   British Penetrate Terror Cell
Guardian:   'A plot to commit murder on an unimaginable scale'
Beth Gardiner / Associated Press:   British Muslims fear arrest backlash
John Whitesides / Reuters:
US Democrats say plot shows Iraq war a diversion
Discussion: Needlenose and SEIXON
Opinion Journal:
'Mass Murder' Foiled  —  A terror plot is exposed by the policies many American liberals oppose.  —  Americans went to work yesterday to news of another astonishing terror plot against U.S. airlines, only this time the response was grateful relief.  British authorities had busted the …
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Times of London:
A plan 'to commit unimaginable mass murder'  —  ALARMING intelligence that an attack was imminent was the trigger for police raids which captured 24 terrorist suspects, including two white converts to Islam, The Times has learnt.  —  Counter-terrorist agencies, which had been monitoring …
Discussion: The Asylum
Patrick Wintour / Guardian:   Blair forewarned Bush of terror threat to US airlines
Eli Pariser / Washington Post:
The Death of Triangulation  —  Ned Lamont's victory Tuesday night in Connecticut's U.S. Senate primary is great news for Democrats.  And it's a watershed moment for the growing majority of Americans, in red states and blue, who want change.  —  For months, polls have warned that across …
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Zogby:   Democrats Pleased Joe Got Beat in Connecticut
New York Times:
Lieberman, on the Offensive, Links Terror Threat and Iraq
Discussion: TalkLeft
Amanda Beck / Reuters:
US Muslims bristle at Bush term "Islamic fascists"  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Muslim groups criticized President George W. Bush on Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a "war with Islamic fascists," saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions.
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Ker Than / LiveScience:
U.S. Lags World in Grasp of Genetics and Acceptance of Evolution  —  A comparison of peoples' views in 34 countries finds that the United States ranks near the bottom when it comes to public acceptance of evolution.  Only Turkey ranked lower.  —  Among the factors contributing …
Discussion: Pharyngula and Bring it On!
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Magpie / Pacific Views:   CHARLES DARWIN REALLY NEEDS A POSSE IN THE US.
Elizabeth Green / WTAP-TV:
Facing Charges of Aiding Terrorists  —  Watch it Now!  —  Twenty-year olds Ali Howssaiky and Osama Abulhassan are facing charges of money laundering to aid terrorism.  This comes after a traffic stop Tuesday led police to thousands of dollars in cash, several disposable cell phones …
Discussion: Reuters and PoliPundit.com
Jerusalem Post:
Lebanon: Cease-fire draft 'unacceptable'  —  A new obstacle arose over the latest UN draft proposal to stop the fighting between Israel and Hizbullah on Thursday night, when Lebanon refused to allow the French to enforce its mandate as allowed by the UN's chapter VII regulations.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
GOV'T MAY PROSECUTE RECIPIENTS OF LEAKED INFORMATION: The federal government may prosecute private citizens who illegally receive and retransmit classified information, held federal district court Judge T.S. Ellis III yesterday in United States v. Rosen.  Judge Ellis denied a motion to dismiss filed …
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain  —  With the defeat of Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary in Connecticut, antiwar forces are poised for a takeover of the Democratic Party.  Tuesday's exhilarating victory, and the elan and electoral legitimacy gained, may carry the newly energized Democratic left …
 
 
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Gerard Baker / Times of London:
The first step towards defeating the terrorists: stop blaming ourselves
James H. Joyner Jr / TCS Daily:
Killing Us Softly
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Associated Press:
U.S. warns of attacks in India
White House:
President's Statement on Kleptocracy
Jeremy Scahill / The Nation:
Mercenary Jackpot  —  While the Bush Administration calls …
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Tinti / Outside The Beltway | OTB:
Giuliani On Busted Terror Plot (Video)
Discussion: Political Animal
Bob Benenson / CQPolitics.com:
Big Batch of Rating Changes Reflects Stronger Democratic Breeze
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jay Antenen / tpmcafe.com:
GA-04: McKinney Backers Blame Jews For Her Loss
Discussion: Hit and Run
White House:
President Bush Discusses Terror Plot Upon Arrival in Wisconsin
Discussion: Biased BBC and The Jawa Report
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: IDF fumes over denied victory