Arlingtonians Remember 9/11 in Their Own Ways  —  The fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was commemorated Monday in a ceremony that not only honored those who died, but saluted those whose actions on 9/11 made a difference.  —  "Arlington remembers all responders," …

President's Address to the Nation  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good evening.  Five years ago, this date — September the 11th — was seared into America's memory.  Nineteen men attacked us with a barbarity unequaled in our history.  They murdered people of all colors, creeds, and nationalities — and made war upon the entire free world.

John Yoo summarizes the last 5 years in two short sentences  —  Bob Egelko has an interesting article in The San Francisco Chronicle today examining how U.S. law has changed over the last five years as a result of the 9/11 attack.  He includes this truly revealing quote from John Yoo:

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on Bush: Who has left this hole in the ground?  We have not forgotten, Mr. President.  You have.  May this country forgive you  —  Keith Olbermann blasts President Bush in his latest "Special Comment" section on Countdown tonight.  He leaves no stone unturned...

Poll: More Americans blame Bush for 9/11  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The percentage of Americans who blame the Bush administration for the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington has risen from almost a third to almost half over the past four years, a CNN poll released Monday found.

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Reported Captured  —  The commander of Hezb-i-Islami and al-Qaeda ally detained during a raid in eastern Afghanistan  —  On the day of the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 attack, Coalition forces score a high value target in Afghanistan.  Gulbuddin Hekmatyar …

BREAKING: Blasts in Damascus Around Embassies (US Embassy?)  US Embassy  —  UPDATE 23 (7:20 EST): Bloomberg updates with Update numero uno.  Has four terrorists attacking and four terrorists killed.  Which means we now have the following reports: 4 attack / 4 killed (Bloomberg, most wires) …

9/11: FIVE YEARS ON  —  OSAMA'S ERROR  —  IT was to be "The Mother of All Raids" (ghazvat al-gha zavat) that would bring down "The House of the Spider" as promised by the sheik in his mountain hideout.  —  The "raid" would terrify the "infidel" and hasten his demise just as the armies …

A Conservative Case for Immortality  —  One of the sharpest dividing lines we experience as human beings — the difference between life and death — has long been a part of American politics.  In the abortion debate (and related), the battle lines have been drawn, with most conservatives coming …

Pakistan gives in to conservatives on rape law  —  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling party has given in to the demands of religious conservatives opposed to the amendment of Islamic laws that would have taken rape out of the sphere of religious law.  —  A bill to amend the Islamic laws …

Time For Us To Go  —  Conservatives on why the GOP should lose in 2006.  With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, conservatives these days ought to be happy, but most aren't.  They see expanding government, runaway spending, Middle East entanglements, and government corruption …