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.

The Path to 9/11  —  The terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, stunned most Americans, but not those in the CIA or FBI or White House.  To them, the day was a decade in the making.  —  The Path to 9/11 shows how.  —  The two-part, five-hour ABC special airing Sunday and Monday at 8 p.m …

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.

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.

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 …

A Bit of an Over-Reaction?  —  I saw on author John Scalzi's blog that his wife, Krissy, had a run-in with a drunk at a bar who was apparently trying to pick her up (Hap tip: Instapundit).  Scalzi states: … Scalzi shows a picture of Krissy with a baseball bat and a caption reading, "Respect me for me.

Lieberman says his skipped Iraq votes just "procedural" & don't matter  —  In a stunning admission, Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign today went on record saying that major Iraq votes in Congress do not matter.  Yes, that's right, in an Associated Press article about Lieberman's decision …

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 …

Did The AP Have A Spy For Saddam?  —  The American Thinker posts a translation of a captured Iraqi Intelligence Service document that intimates a mole for the IIS worked at the Associated Press.  Document ISGQ-2005-00026108, translated by the tireless Joseph Shahda, does make an intriguing reference to a source within the AP:

Al Gore Says He Hasn't Ruled Out 2nd Run  —  SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore said Sunday he hadn't rule out making a second bid for the White House, though he said it was unlikely.  —  Gore spoke to reporters in Sydney, where he was promoting the local premiere of his documentary on global warming.

Media 'contributing to rise of Islamophobia'  —  Britain could face the threat of two million home-grown Islamic terrorists, says a senior Muslim leader.  —  Muhammad Abdul Bari, the secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, fears that continued negative attitudes towards people …

Video: AQ celebrates the 9/11 hijackers  —  I have nothing special blog-wise planned for tomorrow save for a short film from the New York City archives I'll post in the a.m. We'll commemorate the day in Vent, of course, but anything I'd have to say will be said more eloquently by others.

Quick McBobo followup  —  Today: … Follow the bouncing logic: the problem is that too many marriages end in divorce.  Therefore we need to make unmarried young men more "marriageable," and to do that, we must encourage them to find work.  Right now, they're sitting around …

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 …