KSM'S EXCELLENT GITMO ADVENTURE:  —  It's huge, huge news that Bush is shipping 9/11 architect Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, KSM deputy Ramzi bin Al Shibh, and a dozen other high-level Al Qaeda figures from the CIA's so-called "black sites"—that is, the secret prison complex around the world—to Guantánamo Bay.

Clinton Administration Officials Assail ABC's 'The Path to 9/11'  —  Top officials of the Clinton administration have launched a preemptive strike against an ABC-TV "docudrama," slated to air Sunday and Monday, that they say includes made-up scenes depicting them as undermining attempts to kill Osama bin Laden.

Defense Department News Briefing on Detainee Policies  —  SPEAKERS: CULLY STIMSON, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DETAINEE AFFAIRS  —  LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN KIMMONS (USA), ARMY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE  —  BRYAN WHITMAN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ABC Insider Assures Right-Wing Bloggers: 'The Message of the Clinton Admin Failures Remains Fully Intact'  —  ABC won't give President Clinton, Madeleine Albright or Sandy Berger a copy of its 9/11 docudrama, "The Path to 9/11."  But there is virtually nothing about the film ABC won't share with the right-wing blogosphere.

The day Blair accused his chancellor of blackmail  —  An all-out power struggle between the chancellor and the prime minister, culminating with allegations of blackmail by Tony Blair and a ferocious shouting match between the two men, appeared last night to have forced Mr Blair to publicly declare …

Lung Problems Rife Among WTC Responders  —  NEW YORK — Nearly 70 percent of the rescue and cleanup workers who toiled in the dust and fumes at ground zero have had trouble breathing, and many will probably be sick for the rest of their lives, doctors said Tuesday in releasing results of the biggest Sept. 11 health study yet.

Poll: Many Americans Feel Less Safe  —  Five Years After 9/11, Many Feel Terror Threat Has Grown  —  (CBS) Do Americans feel safer now than before 9/11?  For many, the answer is no, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll.  —  Fifty-four percent of Americans say they generally feel safe …

Iran's Ahmadinejad Coming to New York … UNITED NATIONS — U.N. officials tell NewsMax.com "they expect" Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to travel to New York City to attend the 2006 General Assembly.  —  The controversial Iranian leader attended the 2005 GA and held several "colorful" news conferences during that visit.

BREAKING: Did Scholastic Yank 'Path to 9/11' Propaganda?  —  Two days ago, I wrote about Scholastic Books catapulting the "Path to 9/11" propaganda.  More than 400 comments were made at a crossposting that I did on Daily Kos, the vast majority of the comments containing excellent suggestions for action …

Iraq to take control of armed forces  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.  —  Despite the progress …

War turns southern women away from GOP  —  MACON, Ga. - President Bush's once-solid relationship with Southern women is on the rocks.  "I think history will show him to be the worst president since Ulysses S. Grant," said Barbara Knight, a self-described Republican since birth and the mother of three.

How We Dummies Succeed  —  If you're looking for the action in education, forget the Ivy League.  Talk instead to Anthony Zeiss, president of Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte.  It has six campuses and 70,000 students taking classes in everything from remedial English to computer networking.

Naming Our Enemies  —  "Ideally, in the case of a right (for example, the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures) that could be asserted against government measures for protecting national security, one would like to locate the point at which a slight expansion in the scope …

Congress eyes 'pork-barrel' reforms  —  With the US public pressing for change, both Senate and House consider making earmarks and their sponsors far more visible.  —  WASHINGTON - Facing unprecedented public scrutiny and an election this fall, Congress is under the gun to tighten the rules …