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11:55 AM ET, December 23, 2006

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Realities of the Conflict - Between Islam and Unbelief  —  In the Name of Allah, and all praise is due to Allah, and may peace and prayers be on the Messenger of Allah and on his family, companions and allies.  —  Muslim brothers everywhere: peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   Zawahiri To Democrats: You're Not All That  —  Al-Qaeda's number …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
ZAWAHIRI DRONES ON...
Discussion: Riehl World View
Gaius / Blue Crab Boulevard:
Al Qaeda To Democrats:
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Redstate:
Al Qaeda's Message To Democrats
Jason Straziuso / Associated Press:
U.S. strike kills Afghan Taliban leader  —  KABUL, Afghanistan - A top Taliban military commander described as a close associate of Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar was killed in an airstrike this week close to the border with Pakistan, the U.S. military said Saturday.
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
War on two fronts in Afghanistan  —  Just when it seemed matters could not get any worse in Afghanistan, along comes an altogether more alarming threat to Nato's attempts to restore order to that strife-torn region — in the form of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Discussion: NewsHog
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:   THE MULLAHS AT WAR  —  Yesterday Michael Ledeen latest posted …
Faster, Please!:   The Mask Comes Off the Mullahs. Again.
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
Generals: More troops needed in Iraq  —  Commanders made their decision before meeting with Defense Secretary Gates.  —  WASHINGTON — Top U.S. military commanders in Iraq have decided to recommend a "surge" of fresh American combat forces, eliminating one of the last remaining hurdles …
New York Times:
Charges of Rape Against 3 at Duke Are Abandoned  —  The Durham district attorney dropped rape charges against three former Duke lacrosse players on Friday, but he said he would continue to pursue kidnapping and sexual offense charges that carry equally stiff sentences.
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Robin Wright / Washington Post:
Royal Intrigue, Unpaid Bills Preceded Saudi Ambassador's Exit  —  Policy Dispute Regarding Iran Loomed Large  —  For more than a year, Saudi Arabia's ambassador journeyed to college campuses, chambers of commerce, town halls and world affairs councils across the United States in an ambitious campaign to improve his country's image.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Jim Forsyth / Reuters:
Hispanic groups call for moratorium on work raids  —  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Hispanic groups and activists on Thursday called for a moratorium on workplace raids to round up illegal immigrants, saying they were reminiscent of Nazi crackdowns on Jews in the 1930s.
The Roanoke Times:
Virgil Goode's macaca moment  —  Rep. Goode is mistaken.  Not all of his constituents are narrow-minded bigots.  —  Virgil Goode isn't about to apologize for his racist diatribe that equates Muslims with illegal immigrants and terrorists.  He shouldn't apologize for his beliefs …
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Shiites Remake Baghdad in Their Image  —  As the United States debates what to do in Iraq, this country's Shiite majority has been moving toward its own solution: making the capital its own.  —  Large portions of Baghdad have become Shiite in recent months, as militias press their fight …
Discussion: Thomas P.M. Barnett
Washington Post:
'Nyet' on Iran  —  THE U.N. Security Council took up the Iranian nuclear program this year to pressure Tehran to suspend its work on enriching uranium.  But in the past few months, something entirely different has happened.  While Iranian enrichment has continued with impunity …
Discussion: The Washington Note
Guardian:
Religion does more harm than good - poll  —  82% say faith causes tension in country where two thirds are not religious  —  More people in Britain think religion causes harm than believe it does good, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.  It shows that an overwhelming majority …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Flurry of Calls About Draft, and a Day of Denials  —  As the de facto media contact for the Selective Service System, Dick Flahavan is the Maytag repairman of government press people.  With the military draft out of business since 1973, the Selective Service just doesn't get a lot of calls these days.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Althouse
Associated Press:
Rice: Iraq 'worth the investment'  —  U.S. is ready to elect black president, secretary of state says  —  WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told The Associated Press on Thursday that Iraq is "worth the investment" in American lives and dollars and said the U.S. can still win …
Matthew Continetti / Weekly Standard:
The Peace Party vs. the Power Party  —  The real divide in American politics.  —  The polarization that has characterized American politics since the presidency of Ronald Reagan has extended its reach to foreign affairs.  Never have the differences between the two parties on issues of war and peace been so distinct.
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Bush Is Urged to Act on Criticism of Muslim  —  White House officials said they were aware that some Democrats and Muslims were urging President Bush to admonish Representative Virgil H. Goode Jr., Republican of Virginia, and Dennis Prager, the conservative commentator, for suggesting …
 
 
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