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One Mosque Burned in Hurriya — Multi-National Corps - Iraq — Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory — APO AE 09342 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — RELEASE No. 20061125-09 — One Mosque Burned in Hurriya — Multi-National Corps - Iraq PAO — BAGHDAD — Contrary to recent media reporting …
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Curt / Flopping Aces:
Getting The News From The Enemy — Yesterday there were two incidents that I wrote about involving the use of enemy propagandists by our MSM. Now take a look at the latest "all hell is breaking loose" report on Iraq, from the AP of course: … As we have learned quite well over the years …
Thomas Wagner / Associated Press:
Iraq P.M. struggling ahead of Bush visit — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's Shiite prime minister, struggling to prevent sectarian violence from sending Iraq into full-fledged civil war, is facing strong criticism from top Shiite and Sunni-Arab leaders alike as he prepares for a summit with President Bush next week.
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
In Iraq, Reprisals Embolden Militias — Shiites Attack Sunni Mosques to Avenge Mass Killings; Lawmakers Threaten Boycott — In a wave of reprisal killings, Shiite militiamen attacked Sunni mosques in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq on Friday, defying a government curfew and propelling the country further toward full-blown civil war.
Solomon Moore / Los Angeles Times:
Wave of retaliation sweeps Iraq
Wave of retaliation sweeps Iraq
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Despite Election Results, Edsall Still Sees 'Red' — Thomas B. Edsall, replacing John Tierney this month on The New York Times' op-ed page, follows up his ill-timed book, which had predicted hard times for Democrats on the campaign trial, by forecasting more trouble ahead for the party.
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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Democrats Won. We Won. Get It? — I know some friends of mine really respect Tom Edsall's work, and maybe he was good once. I don't see it. I read some of his book 'Building Red America', and it was an analytically useless description of why the Republicans will always maintain a narrow majority.
New York Times:
U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself — The insurgency in Iraq is now self-sustaining financially, raising tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, corrupt charities and other crimes that the Iraqi government and its American patrons …
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Daily Mail:
How many more were poisoned? — As the deadliest poison known to man was revealed to have killed Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko, the question last night was: How many more lives could it claim? — The 43-year-old former KGB officer was the victim of polonium 210, a radioactive element used as a trigger in nuclear weapons.
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Chuck Hagel / Washington Post:
Leaving Iraq, Honorably — There will be no victory or defeat for the United States in Iraq. These terms do not reflect the reality of what is going to happen there. The future of Iraq was always going to be determined by the Iraqis — not the Americans. — Iraq is not a prize to be won or lost.
WorldNetDaily:
Court shocker: 10 months for kiddie porn producer — Democrat activist faced 81 years in jail on charges involving kids as young as 6 — A Democrat community leader who would "offer a homily during worship services" and facilitated his congregation's "opening our doors to all people regardless …
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Jay / Stop The ACLU:
Outrage: Only 10 Months For Kiddie Porn Producer
Outrage: Only 10 Months For Kiddie Porn Producer
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Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Israel accepts Palestinian groups' offer of ceasefire — Israel accepted a Palestinian cease-fire to go in effect Sunday morning, and will stop military operations in Gaza in return for an end to all Palestinian violence, including rocket fire, tunneling, and suicide bombers, the Prime Minister's Office announced Saturday night.
Reuters:
Rumsfeld okayed abuses says former U.S. general —Text+MADRID (Reuters) - Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the prison's former U.S. commander said in an interview on Saturday.
BBC:
Hariri court gets Lebanon backing — Lebanon's cabinet has given final approval to a plan for an international tribunal to try suspects in the murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. — The emergency session was held without six pro-Syrian ministers after talks to bring them back to the cabinet failed.
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Peter J. Smith / lifesite.net:
Abortion Fanatics Employ Death Threats to Silence British MP — MP is proposed bill to reduce the legal age for abortion from 24 to 21 weeks — LifeSiteNews.com) - A British Member of Parliament needed to call upon security after abortion activists sent her death threats for proposing …
Mohamed Olad Hassan / Associated Press:
Somalia braces for war as residents flee — MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hundreds of Ethiopian troops arrived to protect Somalia's government Friday as witnesses said a powerful Islamic militia massed nearby, raising concerns of clashes between the two forces. — More than 130 trucks carried …
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Waxman has Bush administration in sights — LOS ANGELES - The lawmaker poised to cause the Bush administration's biggest headaches when Democrats take control of Congress may just be a grocer's son from Watts who's hardly a household name off Capitol Hill. — Rep. Henry Waxman (news …