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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting U.S. Terror Fight — The war in Iraq has become a primary recruitment vehicle for violent Islamic extremists, motivating a new generation of potential terrorists around the world whose numbers may be increasing faster than the United States and its allies …
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Matthew Yglesias:
It's Official — Not that it's a genuine surprise to anyone at this point, but it seems the official National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq has concluded that "the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks."
David / Crooks and Liars:
Fox Clinton Interview - Part 1 - Osama bin Laden — This is the first 20 minutes of Bill Clinton's interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. In this clip, Wallace asks Clinton why he didn't do more to capture or kill Osama bin Laden while he was in office.
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Taking Aim — Since the president's re-election, loathers of George W. Bush have had no shortage of cudgels with which to club him: a distressingly belated response to Hurricane Katrina; an experiment in warrantless wiretapping; a modest parade of indictments; a nation-building project …
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Sunday Talking Head Thread — Here's the lineup for the Sunday Talking Head shows. Read it and weep: — ABC's "This Week" — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn.; New Jersey Senate candidates Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Republican Tom Kean Jr. — CBS's "Face the Nation" — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:Aesthetic Insanity — So I see that the NY Times has teamed …
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Times of London:
Police to brief Muslims before terror raids — POLICE have agreed to consult a panel of Muslim leaders before mounting counter-terrorist raids or arrests. Members of the panel will offer their assessment of whether information police have on a suspect is too flimsy and will also consider …
David Morgan / Reuters:
No evidence bin Laden is dead: Saudi Arabia — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had no evidence that Osama bin Laden had died, shedding further doubt on a secret document leaked in France that said Saudi secret services believed he had died last month.
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Elaine Ganley / Associated Press:Officials doubt bin Laden death report
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Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Does AP stand for Al-Qaeda Propaganda? — The Associated Press, the reliable just-the-facts news agency you and I once knew, no longer exists. Amoral propagandists have taken over. — It is not only in the disturbing matter of Bilal Hussein, AP photograher and al-Qaeda associate …
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Tide's In for Independents — The independence being demonstrated all over the political spectrum these days — by Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman and Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, both in tough reelection battles, and by Republican Sens. John McCain and John Warner — has its roots in American history.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Outrage over Arizona 9/11 memorial ready to go nuclear? — There's something about it on Drudge as I write this. Red-fonted. With a photo. — Getting the photo accompaniment on DR is like getting a guest shot on Ed Sullivan during his heyday. You've made it. You've arrived.
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Aljazeera:
Dozens die in Baghdad blast — At least 34 people have been killed by a bomb in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. — A further 36 people were injured in Saturday's explosion which happened near a petrol station in the predominantly Shia area of the Iraqi capital.
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Chief / freedomdogs.com:
In Memory of Sgt. Paul R. Smith — A group of us here at the Minnesota Organization of Bloggers read a story about the failure of recogniton of one of our finest and decided then to set aside a day—the day of his birth—to salute him in memory of his courageous service under fire.
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Case concedes U.S. Senate race — Ed Case has telephoned U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka and conceded the U.S. Senate Democratic primary, then told supporters he will do everything he can to help Akaka and Hawai'i's Democratic Congressional delegation. — At about 11:50 p.m. …
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ABCNEWS:
Secrets of 'South Park' — Cartoon Co-Creators on Tom Cruise, Mohammed and the Time They Came Close to Packing It in — Comedy Central's vulgar, profane, hilarious animated hit "South Park" begins its 10th season on Oct. 4 in an uncertain place. — In the past year, the show and its creators …
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Press Association:
One in 10 Muslims 'ignore terror' — Almost one in 10 British Muslims would not inform police if they suspected that someone of the same faith was involved in a terror attack, a poll suggested. — The ICM poll for the News of the World found 9% of the 502 questioned would not tell police …
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Niall Ferguson / Telegraph:
A coup, a riot, a UN rant-fest, and the world just stifles a yawn — I was wondering why the antics of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly seemed so familiar last week. Then I realised. It was just like a university faculty meeting. Extravagant, long-winded denunciations …
Matthew Yglesias:
Torture as Investigation — Vladimir Bukovsky: … It goes on, including tales of Bukovsky's own experiences as a victim of Soviet torture and deserves to be read in its entirety. But this here is essentially the key point at hand. While you can obviously imagine or gerrymander …
Judd / Think Progress:
VIDEO: Clinton Sets The Record Straight On Terrorism, Smacks Down Fox News — Here's the key portion of the Fox News Sunday interview with President Clinton. He sets the record straight on his efforts to combat terrorism, the Bush administration's record and the tactics of Fox News. Watch it:
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
The October Surprise? More Predictions It Will Be Iran (UPDATE) — Former Senator Gary Hart says don't be surprised if preemptive war with Iran starts before the November elections. — Is any discussion about an "October surprise" basically speculative, paranoid nonsense?
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Armed Liberal / Winds of Change.NET:A Smart Post - And Two That Aren't — Three articles caught …
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