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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
War's Critics Abetting Terrorists, Cheney Says — He Cites Allies' 'Doubts' About U.S. Will — Vice President Cheney offered a veiled attack yesterday on critics of the administration's Iraq policy, saying the domestic debate over the war is emboldening adversaries who believe they can undermine the resolve of the American people.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Cheney and Rice Defend U.S. Wars — The Bush administration offered a combative defense today of its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, though Vice President Dick Cheney, speaking on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, acknowledged that the insurgency in Iraq had proved tougher than anticipated.
Dick Cheney / MSNBC:Transcript for Sept. 10 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Good morning.
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
I'M WATCHING "THE PATH TO 9/11" NOW: Ed Driscoll offers an interesting quote from a 2001 New Yorker article: … After the pants incident, its hard for me to respect Berger, and easy for me to see him as overly concerned with how things will play in the press. Read the whole thing and form your own opinions.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: "Path to 9/11″ Update: Side-by-side comparison (Bumped) — Disclaimermania! — I'll post the controversial scene here later if/when it airs as well as anything goofy from the very special impromptu "Nightline" they've cobbled together for 10:30.
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Bryan Rourkejournal / Providence Journal:The Path to 9/11 — The terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001 …
Digby / Hullabaloo:King Hack — There are many lessons to be learned from this "PT9/11" controversy.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:Tivo alert: 9/11 TV reminders Update: Scene cut in Britain?
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Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
SHAME ON HARVARD — When I heard about the protests planned against Khatami's speech at Harvard, I knew just the guy to contact. I emailed Jesse Sage over at HAMSA and he filled me in on all the information. Khatami was to speak at 4:00 p.m. so the protests would start around three.
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M. Hayes / Miss Kelly:
"Shame on Harvard!" - Mixed Crowd Protests Khatami — What an interesting mixed bag of humanity outside Harvard Square today! Lots of folks (150 or so) were there to let Khatami and Harvard University know that they were not pleased about Khatami's invite, particularly on the eve of September 11th.
Michael Ledeen / Politics Central:
9/11 — It seems at least a decade ago, and I am still angry, maybe even angrier. 9/11/01 was the day they killed Barbara Olson, one of Barbara Ledeen's closest friends, and we have yet to take proper vengeance. The terrible details of her doom still seem quite incredible.
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Michelle Malkin:
The 2,996 Project — I am kicking off 24-hour 9/11 anniversary coverage today with my entry for the 2,996 Project. — As I mentioned last month, the project launched by D.C. Roe involves more than 3,000 bloggers who have joined together to commemorate each and every one of the victims of 9/11 on this fifth anniversary.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
9/11 enemies are still hiding in plain sight — I suppose my I'll-never-forget-where-I-was recollections are pretty typical: a half-curious pricking up of the ears when they cut into the morning show on the radio with breaking news about a plane hitting the World Trade Center …
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Samantha Bonar / Los Angeles Times:On Dangerous Ground — ABC's miniseries "The Path to 9/11" …
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Newsday:
Candidates spar over Senate votes — HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman and his Democratic challenger, Ned Lamont, continued to spar Sunday over the conflict in Iraq. — Lamont, whose upset of Lieberman in last month's Democratic primary was fueled in large part by his opposition to the war …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Rove Campaign — Next week, I'm informed via troubled White House sources, will see the full unveiling of Karl Rove's fall election strategy. He's intending to line up 9/11 families to accuse McCain, Warner and Graham of delaying justice for the perpetrators of that atrocity …
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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Situation Called Dire in West Iraq — Anbar Is Lost Politically, Marine Analyst Says — The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western Anbar province are dim …
Curt / Flopping Aces:
Facing Down A Despot? — Here's a blast from the past. — 1997 to be exact and the title of this article by Time magazine is "Facing Down A Despot"....referring to Clinton vs. Saddam of course. (h/t to long-time reader Carol) — My, what a difference a few years and a Republican in office makes huh?
Trent Telenko / Winds of Change.NET:
North Korea's Coming Nuclear Test — These opening lines from this UK TELEGRAPH article speak for themselves: … . Given the the joint international nature of North Korea's nuclear program, Iran will have an arsenal of tested nuclear missile warheads for its ballistic missile arsenal …
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
A new low in Bush-hatred — SIX YEARS into the Bush administration, are there any new lows to which the Bush-haters can sink? — George W. Bush has been smeared by the left with every insult imaginable. He has been called a segregationist who yearns to revive Jim Crow and compared ad nauseam to Adolf Hitler.
Matthew Schofield / Mercury News:
Hezbollah gives hope to Palestinians — BALATA, West Bank - Last month, in the midst of this Biblical landscape, Murad abu Shadi Marshoud had a revelation. — As he watched the mighty Israeli army held at bay by a small band of Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon …
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Mere Rhetoric
Washington Post:
Bush's Approval Ratings Slumping Further in Europe — President Bush's approval ratings in the United States are nothing to cheer about, but he can count himself lucky that the midterm elections will not be held in Europe. A comprehensive survey of public opinion in a dozen European nations …
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The Democratic Daily
CNN:
Suicide bomb kills Afghan governor — (CNN) — A suicide bomber killed the governor of Afghanistan's southeastern Paktia province Sunday afternoon as he was leaving his office, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. — Gov. Abdul Hakim Taniwal's bodyguard and his nephew were also killed …
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