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Arab op-ed: Pope's remarks may lead to war — Muslim world newspapers filled with articles slamming pope's remarks; 'it is clear that such remarks only contribute to the fueling of the fire raging between Islam and the West,' op-ed published in al-Sharq al-Awsat says — Roee Nahmias
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5 churches attacked in Palestinian areas following Pope's comments on Islam — 5 churches attacked in Palestinian areas following Pope's comments on Islam ALI DARAGHMEH NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - Palestinians wielding guns and firebombs attacked five churches in the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday …
BBC:
Fresh criticism of Pope's remarks — Criticism is mounting from religious and political leaders in the Muslim world following remarks by Pope Benedict XVI about Islam. — Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, spoke of "sinister tendencies to associate terror with Islam" which gave rise to an "alienation with the West".
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam — Pope Benedict XVI has said he is sorry that a speech in which he referred to Islam has offended Muslims. — In a statement read out by a senior Vatican official, the Pope said he respected Islam and hoped Muslims would understand the true sense of his words.
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Michelle Malkin:
Pope Rage on the Internet; church bombings in Gaza — My friend Lorenzo Vidino, counterterrorism expert and author of al Qaeda in Europe, sent the above photo and this note: … The script in red calls for the Pope's beheading. The rest of the translation:
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Pope to Muslims: Sorry if you're offended Update: British Muslim papers threaten — It's one of those non-apology apologies, like "sorry you're too stupid to understand." — Sorry you're so sensitive and eager for pretexts to justify violence: … Aren't we all. — Your quote of the day:
Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Best-Connected Were Sent to Rebuild Iraq — After the fall of Saddam Hussein's government in April 2003, the opportunity to participate in the U.S.-led effort to reconstruct Iraq attracted all manner of Americans — restless professionals, Arabic-speaking academics, development specialists and war-zone adventurers.
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Campaign Ads for Democrats, Bush Is the Star — From Rhode Island to New Mexico, from Connecticut to Tennessee, President Bush is emerging as the marquee name in this fall's Congressional elections — courtesy not of his Republican Party but of the Democrats.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Bush VS Republicans, The Press And Lawyers On Torture
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
How Bad Is the Senate Intelligence Report? — Very bad. — According to a report released September 8 by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Saddam Hussein "was resistant to cooperating with al Qaeda or any other Islamist groups." It's an odd claim.
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Michael J. Totten:
Getting Lebanon Wrong — Right after the end of the Hezbollah war I interviewed two members of Israel's Peace Now who stayed on a kibbutz just a few kilometers south of the border under Katyusha fire attack. Not wanting to give space only to the Israeli left, I sought out someone who could give …
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Security Ring for Baghdad Underway — Massive Effort Aims To Block Insurgents — U.S. military and Iraqi security forces have begun a massive effort to seal off Baghdad with a ring of reinforced checkpoints, berms, trenches, barriers and fences in an attempt to clamp down on insurgents, officials said Friday.
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Bayh says Democrats can't be 'bunch of wimps' on terror — DES MOINES, Iowa - Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh defended Democratic assaults on President Bush's prosecution of the war on terror, but he warned Friday that his party can't come across as "a bunch of wimps" on security issues.
Jacob T. Levy / The New Republic:
THOSE WHO TAKE THEIR THEOLOGY SERIOUSLY CONTINUED: — Sandy drew our attention to John Nehaus' reflections on whether Mormonism is a form of Christianity or not. Insofar as that's a discussion within and between two theological traditions that center on the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth …
wbal.com:
Cardin Staffer Sacked In Blog Flap — WBAL Radio as reported by Leonard Roberts and Robert Lang — A blog has apparently led to the firing of a staffer in the Ben Cardin for Senate campaign. — According to the Washington Times Insider Politics blog, a person labeling herself …
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
CIA in Middle of Election-Year Battle — WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA believed it was operating lawfully in detaining and interrogating 96 suspected terrorists at locations from Thailand to Europe, until the Supreme Court this summer demolished that legal foundation.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Bush Fights On For "Waterboarding" — That's the ineluctable conclusion from the president's speech yesterday. Marty Lederman sees through the usual lies and obfuscation: … This is why McCain, Warner, Graham, Powell and every decent, sane conservative with military experience refuse to give in.
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
War Inside the Wire — You can handle the truth about Guantanamo Bay. — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba—You might call Rear Adm. Harry Harris a jailer. As commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, a job he has held for six months, he is in charge of one of the world's best-known detention facilities.
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