McCain Flip-Flops, Supports Immediate Reversal of Roe v. Wade  —  In 1999, the "moderate" version of John McCain said that overturning Roe v. Wade would be dangerous for women and he would not support it, even in "the long term."  Here's McCain in the San Francisco Chronicle:

Kissinger: Iraq Military Win Impossible  —  LONDON — Military victory is no longer possible in Iraq, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a television interview broadcast Sunday.  —  Kissinger presented a bleak vision of Iraq, saying the U.S. government must enter into dialogue …

Send in the Subpoenas  —  Senate Foreign Relations Committee aides debated last Tuesday whether to call deposed Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to the hearing table for a public flogging.  The decision was no — at least for now.  Later that day, I bumped into the incoming committee chairman …

Rep. Rangel will seek to reinstate draft  —  WASHINGTON - Americans would have to sign up for a new military draft after turning 18 if the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has his way.  —  Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., said Sunday he sees …

Muslim leader sent funds to Irving  —  Islamic activist admits he donated cash to jailed historian who denied the Holocaust  —  One of Britain's most prominent speakers on Muslim issues is today exposed as a supporter of David Irving, the controversial historian who for years denied the Holocaust took place.

Blair hit by Saudi 'bribery' threat  —  SAUDI ARABIA is threatening to suspend diplomatic ties with Britain unless Downing Street intervenes to block an investigation into a £60m "slush fund" allegedly set up for some members of its royal family.  —  A senior Saudi diplomat in London …

Al-Qaeda's 'best assets' prime UK timebomb  —  British Muslims volunteering to fight against coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are being sent back to Britain to become al-Qaeda "sleeper" agents, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.  —  MI5 agents believe that young Asian men …

The Last Man to Die for a Mistake  —  The talk of exit strategies for Iraq has me wondering.  Who was the last man to die for what John Kerry called a mistake?  Was it that American soldier whose name is the last name on the last panel of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C.?

STREETS CLAIMED  —  Further, er, highlights from the weekend's G20 shenanigans, courtesy of Sharon Lapkin:  —  This fellow obviously has nothing against globalisation, considering he's globalised himself to the extent he can no longer zip his pants.  —  As is traditional …

Let's hear it for the lunks!  —  I've been trying for the past four weeks to get the NYT to cancel my subscription.  I emailed, I called, and the dead tree rag continues to drop at my driveway every Saturday and Sunday.  Like a spurned lover who can't believe it's over, it's not over for them.

Gonzales Blasts Surveillance Critics  —  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales contended Saturday that some critics of the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program were defining freedom in a way that poses a "grave threat" to U.S. security.

Leading Russian critic of Putin's regime is poisoned in London  —  Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into an audacious attempt to murder - using a deadly poison - a leading Russian defector at a restaurant in London.  —  Alexander Litvinenko, a former colonel in the Russian secret service …

SADDAM'S A-BOMB....In The Good Fight, Peter Beinart says that he originally supported the Iraq war because he thought it was the only way to prevent Saddam Hussein from getting a nuclear bomb.  David Adesnik isn't impressed with this argument: … I remember thinking the same thing at one time …

ISLAMIC JIHAD IN INDONESIA  —  ****TOP THREAD SCROLL FOR UPDATES AND NEW POSTS****  —  The price for being a Christian.... in Indonesia...and soon to be Malaysia (reported in the local daily news yesterday and today.)  —  Death for abandoning (lapsing) Muslims and for Christians who preach in Malay.

Web 'fuelling crisis in politics'  —  Tony Blair's outgoing chief strategy adviser fears the internet could be fuelling a "crisis" in the relationship between politicians and voters.  —  Matthew Taylor - who stressed he was speaking as a "citizen" not a government spokesman - said the web could be "fantastic" for democracy.

Rupe is in soup with troops  —  O'Reilly rips Murdoch, book, show  —  Fox News firebrand Bill O'Reilly threatened yesterday to whack Rupert Murdoch in the wallet for promoting O.J. Simpson's how-I-murdered-my-wife book.  —  Vowing to boycott any company that advertises on Fox's …