Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage  —  Deeply saddening news at the end of this 9/11 anniversary week.  The outspoken lioness Oriana Fallaci has died of cancer: … She refused to candycoat her criticisms of Islam.  She refused to submit to jihadi thugs.

Ohio Congressman Is Said to Agree to Plead Guilty  —  Representative Bob Ney, Republican of Ohio, has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges related to his dealings with the corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, lawyers and others with knowledge of the investigation said Thursday.

An Unexpected Collision Over Detainees  —  President Bush and Congressional Republicans spent the last 10 days laying the foundation for a titanic pre-election struggle over national security, and now they have one.  But the fight playing out this week on Capitol Hill is not what they had in mind.

Italian Writer Oriana Fallaci Dies  —  ROME — Oriana Fallaci, the Italian writer and journalist best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, officials said Friday.  She was 76.  —  Fallaci, who had been diagnosed with cancer years ago, died overnight …

The Tehran Calculus  —  In his televised Sept. 11 address, President Bush said that we must not "leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons."  There's only one such current candidate: Iran.

High Court to Post Same-Day Transcripts  —  The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will make same-day transcripts of its oral arguments available free on its Web site, the quickest and most complete public access to its proceedings the court has ever offered.

Tony Snow and Press Spar: 'Torture' For All of Them  —  NEW YORK Tony Snow conducted one of his most fascinating briefings today in his relatively short time as White House press secretary.  —  Most of it had to do with the administration's attempt to redefine — or as it claims …

Report: Latest al-Qaeda tape makes France a target  —  Deputy group leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged militant Algerian Islamist group to punish 'crusader nation,' even though it vehemently opposes US-led war in Iraq, newspaper says  —  Deputy al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged …

Ellsberg Calls on Insiders to Leak Details of Alleged War Plans  —  NEW YORK When Daniel Ellsberg, the defense analyst, leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in 1971, it created one of the most significant newspaper stories — and battles — of the century.

Attacks on Yemen oil plants kill 5  —  SAN`A, Yemen - Suicide bombers tried to strike two oil facilities in Yemen with explosives-packed cars, but authorities foiled the attacks and four bombers and a security guard were killed, the government said Friday.  —  The attempts came ahead …

US outraged as Pakistan frees Taliban fighters  —  Pakistan's credibility as a leading ally in the war on terrorism was called into question last night when it emerged that President Pervez Musharraf's government had authorised the release from jail of thousands of Taliban fighters caught fighting coalition forces in Afghanistan.