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2:10 PM ET, February 4, 2007

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David Leppard / Times of London:
Al-Qaeda tells British cells to carry out wave of beheadings  —  ISLAMIC terror cells in Britain have been instructed to carry out a series of kidnappings and beheadings of the kind allegedly planned by the nine terrorist suspects arrested in Birmingham last week.
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Jules Crittenden:
Battlefield Shifts Westward  —  The war with extremist Islam has just entered a new phase.  Times of London: Al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan and Iraq have issued orders for British cells to conduct a "low-tech" campaign of abductions and beheadings. … In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, I was puzzled by the lack of follow-on.
Discussion: Wizbang
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
"Battlefied Shifts Westward"?  —  From Jules Crittenden: … I think Crittenden is absolutely correct—just as I was convinced by Bernard Lewis before him—that many countries in Europe are on the verge of internal "wars" with Islamic radicals (though many will probably fight them with law enforcement …
Observer:   MI5, police and SAS practise for a 'Beslan' siege
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Good news: UK commandos preparing for British Beslan
Discussion: Telegraph
Telegraph:
Muslim unrest as police carry out new raids
Discussion: Jules Crittenden
Telegraph:   Top secret army cell breaks terrorists
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:   AQ To British Cells: Let The Beheadings Begin
Faiz / Think Progress:
Kristol: Iraq Chaos Shows That Insurgents Are 'Worried,' Recent News Is 'Slightly Optimistic'  —  Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said on Fox News this morning that the recent surge in Iraqi violence is a sign that the extremists are "worried."  Kristol said, "If I were a Sunni extremist and was worried …
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Reuters:
Suicide bomber kills at least 135 in Baghdad market
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:   At Least 125 Killed in Blast at Baghdad Market
Tim Rutten / Los Angeles Times:
Breeding ground for a new cynicism?  —  IF Samuel Beckett had glossed "Alice in Wonderland," the result might have been something like the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.  —  On any given day, it's possible to read the courtroom drama as either farce or tragedy, though those who care …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Bench Conference
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Washington Post:
Vice President's Shadow Hangs Over Trial  —  Testimony Points Out Cheney's Role in Trying to Dampen Joseph Wilson's Criticism  —  Vice President Cheney's press officer, Cathie Martin, approached his chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on Air Force Two on July 12, 2003 …
Discussion: OxBlog and Middle Earth Journal
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:   In a piece headlined "Vice President's Shadow Hangs Over Trial …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Democrats Split on How to End the War  —  Those Who Aren't In Congress Press Clinton and Obama  —  The war in Iraq is shaping the opening stages of the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, just as it did in the 2004 campaign.  —  After 10 candidates' speeches over two days …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Edwards continues swipes at Senate White House rivals
Rick Perlstein / New York Times:
The Operator  —  I was standing there having a casual conversation …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Democratic Hopefuls Split Over the Best Path to Peace
Discussion: Liberal Values
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Iranian nuclear scientist 'assassinated by Mossad'  —  A PRIZE-WINNING Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the US State Department and broadcasts to Iran.  —  An intelligence source suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour …
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New York Times:
Iranian Boast Is Put to Test  —  After decades of largely clandestine efforts, Iran is expected to declare in coming days that it has made a huge leap toward industrial-scale production of enriched uranium — a defiant act that the country's leaders will herald as a major technical stride …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The polar-bears-on-the-melting-ice- cap photo.  —  You've all seen it.  This photo atop all the articles about the new report on global warming.  —  (Go to the article to see the larger size.)  —  Here's my question.  How many people look at that picture and think the polar bears were living …
Lynne Duke / Washington Post:
No I-Told-You-Sos  —  Opponents of the Iraq War Voice Pain, Not Vindication, At Predictions They Could Only Hope Would Be Wrong  —  Sweet vindication.  Who wouldn't want it?  To be right.  To be free of criticism and upheld by evidence, by actual proof, that one's predictions about a controversial war were correct.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Doubts Run Deep on Reforms Crucial to Bush's Iraq Strategy  —  Even Plan's Authors Say Political, Economic Changes May Fail  —  The success of the Bush administration's new Iraq strategy depends on a series of rapid and dramatic political and economic reforms that even the plan's authors have little confidence will work.
Discussion: toohotfortnr and CorrenteWire
Mark Steyn / Associated Press:
What's so hot about fickle science?  —  From the "Environmental News Network": "Science Is Solid on Climate Change, Congress Told."  "The science is solid," says Louise Frechette, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations.  —  "The science is solid," says Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
U.S. Attorney Firings Set Stage for Congressional Battle  —  H.E. "Bud" Cummins III had served for five years as the U.S. attorney in Little Rock — a job he obtained in large part because of his credentials as a longtime GOP lawyer and avid supporter of President Bush.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
CNN:
Iraqi Interior Ministry estimates 1,000 killed in one week … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The Iraqi Interior Ministry estimates that about 1,000 people have been killed throughout Iraq in the past week due to gunbattles, drive-by shootings and bomb attacks, a ministry official said Sunday.
Dale Franks / QandO:
AMANDA WHO?  —  A lot of people on the starboard side of the blogosphere seem to be bit heated that Amanda Marcotte, from Pandagon has been tapped to be Netroots honcho for the John Edwards campaign, and afterwards has gone back to...uh..edit a blog entry where she said intemperate things …
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Reuters:
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
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