Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
8:05 AM ET, January 9, 2007

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
CBS News:
The AC-130 gunship is capable of firing thousands of rounds per second.  —  (CBS/AP) A U.S. Air Force gunship has conducted a strike against suspected members of al Qaeda in Somalia, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports exclusively.  —  The targets included …
RELATED:
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
U.S. gunship attacks Al Qaeda in Somalia; Update: Success?  —  The left gets a new root cause, the rest of us get that rush of well being that invariably comes with payback.  Everybody wins. … Update: If we got the people we're hoping we got, you'll see one or more of these names in the news very shortly.
Discussion: SevenStripes.com and Don Surber
Mary Katharine Ham / Michelle Malkin:
Breaking: Reports of U.S. airstrikes on al-Qaeda in Somalia  —  Just heard it on Fox, which noted "casualties on the ground," but didn't specify beyond that.  —  Story here: … Possibly a "major blow?" … The perps of the embassy attacks, huh?  —  Flashback to Nairobi, Kenya, Aug 7, 1998:
CNN:
U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects in Somalia, Pentagon official says  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A U.S. gunship has attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.  —  The AC-130 flew its mission within the last 24 hours, the official told CNN.
Discussion: Blogcritics Section
MSNBC:
U.S. airstrike targets al-Qaida in Somalia  —  AC-130 gunship reportedly fires on '98 East Africa embassy bombs suspects  —  WASHINGTON - A senior Pentagon official confirmed for NBC News Monday that a U.S. gunship conducted a strike against two suspected al-Qaida operatives in southern Somalia.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.S. Strike in Somalia Targets Al-Qaeda Figure  —  A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship attacked suspected al-Qaeda members in southern Somalia on Sunday, and U.S. sources said the operation may have hit a senior terrorist figure.  —  The strike took place near the Kenyan border, according to a senior officer at the Pentagon.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   You Can Run But You Can't Hide, The Extended Dance Mix
Fox News:   U.S. LAUNCHES ATTACK ON SUSPECTED AL QAEDA MEMBERS IN SOMALIA
Crew / Citizens Blogging for Responsibility …:
Bush and Abramoff have met.  Here is the photo.  —  As we saw as recently as last Friday, the Bush Administration has gone to great lengths to prevent any access to information documenting a relationship with Jack Abramoff.  But that relationship exists.  CREW was provided a photo …
RELATED:
Huffington Post:
THE MISSING PHOTOGRAPH....  Citizens for Reponsibility and Ethics In Washington (CREW) have released a never-publicized picture of President Bush with jailed Lobbyist Jack Abramoff. … More information about the White House attempts to cover up records of Abramoff's visits were uncovered by ABC News last Friday:
David Espo / Associated Press:
Democrats may deny funds for Iraq surge  —  WASHINGTON - In a blunt challenge to President Bush, the leader of the Senate's new Democratic majority said Monday he will "look at everything" within his power to wind down the war in Iraq, short of cutting off funding for troops already deployed.
RELATED:
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democrats Split Over Iraq Approach
Jordan Rau / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. seeks sweeping health system reforms  —  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today proposed upending just about every portion of the healthcare industry in one of the country's most elaborate efforts at holding down medical costs and expanding insurance to those who don't have it.
Discussion: PrestoPundit
RELATED:
Jordan Rau / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. offers bold prescription
Discussion: The RBC and Political Animal
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
New Video of Saddam's Corpse on Internet  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A new video of Saddam Hussein's corpse, with a gaping neck wound, was posted on the Internet early Tuesday, the second leaked release of clandestine pictures from the former leader's hanging.
RELATED:
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
New Saddam Execution Video
Discussion: Hot Air and UrbanGrounds
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone National Affairs Daily:
Lieberman on Surge: What's "The Worst that Could Happen"?  —  [UPDATE: Welcome Atrios, C&L readers.]  —  Over the weekend, I caught a snippet of CSPAN's coverage of the McCain/Lieberman "surge" party at the American Enterprise Institute.  It was after all the speeches, with the Senators kibitzing with reporters as the hour ran down.
RELATED:
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MR. SNOW: Welcome.  A few notes before I take questions.  The President today spoke with Nicaraguan President Enrique Bola os to thank him for his service to his country.  He later spoke with President-elect Daniel Ortega …
Discussion: Balkinization
RELATED:
Editor and Publisher:   Tony Snow: Democrats Can Cut Off Funds, But Can't Stop President's 'Surge'
Daily Mail:
Blair refuses to match US troop 'surge' in Iraq  —  Tony Blair will make clear this week that Britain is not going to send more troops to Iraq even if the US pushes ahead with a "surge" of 20,000 extra soldiers.  —  The Prime Minister will insist that the UK will stick to its own strategy …
Michelle Goldberg / Salon:
The holy blitz rolls on  —  The Christian right is a "deeply anti-democratic movement" that gains force by exploiting Americans' fears, argues Chris Hedges.  Salon talks with the former New York Times reporter about his fearless new book, "American Fascists."  —  Pastor Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church
USA Today:
Most say no to Iraq buildup  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush will outline his "new way forward" in Iraq on Wednesday to a nation that overwhelmingly opposes sending more U.S. troops and is increasingly skeptical that the war can be won.  —  A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday shows …
Joshua Foust / Registan.net:
The Human Failure of the Afghanistan Mission  —  A recurring theme in the situation in Afghanistan is the desperate manpower situation: there are so few troops to do the job that European countries like Germany had been criticized (by me, but also policy makers) for not allowing their troops enough leeway in joining combat operations.
New York Times:
Gas-Like Odor Permeates Parts of New York City  —  A strong odor permeated parts of New York City and nearby areas of New Jersey during the morning commute today, forcing several schools and companies to evacuate and interrupting traffic along some subway and train lines.
Jeffrey Goldberg / New Yorker:
THE STARTING GATE  —  Evan Bayh was uncharacteristically dispirited when I met him in the Russell Senate Office Building on a quiet Wednesday before Christmas.  For Bayh, who is fifty-one and was first elected to the Senate from Indiana in 1998, December will be recalled as a low moment in an otherwise high-achieving life.
Maria Aspan / New York Times:
A Disputed A.P. Source Turns Up, but Bloggers Are Not Appeased  —  After weathering six weeks of criticism for quoting an Iraqi police captain whose existence had been called into question, The Associated Press had some relief last week when Iraq changed its story and acknowledged that, yes, Jamil Hussein did work there.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 8:05 AM ET, January 9, 2007.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
The Agonist:
Eric Boehlert Carpet Bombs the Warbloggers
Taylor Marsh / The Huffington Post:
Senator Biden, Meet Jack Murtha
Discussion: MyDD
Ian James / Associated Press:
Chavez: Will Nationalize Telecoms, Power
Hotline On Call:
Romney's $6.5M Day  —  BOSTON — Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R) …
Confederate Yankee:
What Happened to the AP's Hurriyah Mosque Attack Video?
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Hussein's Voice Speaks in Court in Praise of Chemical Atrocities
Curt / Flopping Aces:
The Anti-War Soldier Who Wasn't  —  A few days ago Rusty …
 Earlier Items: 
Frances Harrison / BBC:
Huge cost of Iranian brain drain
Discussion: USS Neverdock
Craig S. Smith / International Herald Tribune:
Warsaw archbishop resigns
Swampland:
Now that I have your attention
Discussion: First Draft and Eschaton
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Murtha: We Have The Power of The Purse
Swampland:
Left Behind
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
Officials believe White House chose new Intelligence chief in effort …
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page