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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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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
"Battlefied Shifts Westward"? (UPDATED) — 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 …
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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.
Larisa Alexandrovna / Larisa Alexandrovna's At Largely:Terra Propaganda in London
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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 …
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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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 …
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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Edwards continues swipes at Senate White House rivals — Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards continued to move to the left of his leading presidential rivals Friday, saying Senate Democrats' efforts at passing a non-binding resolution are "not enough." — Saying repeatedly that …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
McCain Flip-Flops In 47 Seconds: Claims Success Is Not Realistic In 'A Few Months,' Then Says It Is — On ABC's This Week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it is unrealistic to expect the escalation strategy to change the situation in Iraq in "a few months":
Matthew Yglesias:
The Trouble With Contracting — The trouble with government work, as opposed to the private sector is that there's a lack of efficiency. It's important to understand, however, that there's nothing intrinsically efficient about private sector work. No magical "it's the free market" …
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 …
Noemie Emery / Weekly Standard:
Irresolution — The Congressional Democrats' misstep. — Giddy with joy at their sudden good fortune, the Democrats have set out to embarrass the president, pushing resolutions of less-than-no-confidence, clubbing his Iraq surge plan as it lies in its cradle, and declaring defeat in advance.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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