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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.
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Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
"Battlefield 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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UC Irvine: MSU Calls for Israel to Be Wiped Out
UC Irvine: MSU Calls for Israel to Be Wiped Out
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Terra Propaganda in London
Terra Propaganda in London
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New York Times:
Iraqis Fault Delayed U.S. Plan in Attack — A growing number of Iraqis blamed the United States on Sunday for creating conditions that led to the worst single suicide bombing in the war, which devastated a Shiite market in Baghdad the day before. They argued that slowness in completing …
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Associated Press:
U.S. general: Insurgent gunners shot down helicopters — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The four U.S. helicopters that have crashed in Iraq since Jan. 20 were apparently shot down, the chief American military spokesman said Sunday — the first time the U.S. command has publicly acknowledged that the aircraft were lost to enemy fire.
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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Telegraph:
Iceland fears bears that go with the floe — The oceans may be warming and air temperatures rising, but in recent days Iceland has bucked the global climate trend. — Thick pack ice, the like of which has not been seen for decades, stretched into the western fjords as temperatures plummeted and a bitter wind blew in from -Greenland.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
A Fourth Branch? — We have all discussed the unprecedented power of Dick Cheney in this administration ad nauseum, but this post from David Kurtz at TPM introduced a whole new element I hadn't been aware of. — I assumed that Cheney believed the power of the Vice President (such as it is) derived from the executive branch.
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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":
Bnneditor / Blogger News Network:
The Interesting Opinions of Amanda Marcotte — Or at least a few of them. Since Ms. Marcotte's accession to the position of chief blogger for the John Edwards presidential campaign, speculation has been rife about the often caustic opinions she has expressed, and whether or not Senator Edwards …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Kristol:"On the whole over the last two weeks, some of the news for Iraq is slightly optimistic." — Kristol just can't help himself... I really can't get myself to write much about this, but the more death and destruction that goes on in Iraq, Kristol and his ilk will blow it off...Watch and recoil...
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn and Helen Show: Michael Yon from Camp Victory — Michael Yon is back in Iraq, where he's been for over a month now. We caught up to him via satellite phone this afternoon and got his views on the surge (it will be "unlike anything we've seen before"), the status of Iraqi security forces …
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Daily Kos:
Arkin Was Right - We Do Have a Mercenary Army and They Do Owe Us! — All hell has broken loose on the right wing Milblogs concerning an article William Arkin wrote at the Washington Post. In this article, Arkin dared to cross the line and say that the Military is out of line when it criticizes …
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Robert Schwaneberg / New Jersey Online:
When life without parole is worse than death — Analysis finds more than 100 murderers who might one day go free would face certainty of dying in prison — When a state commission recommended last month that New Jersey abolish the death penalty in favor of life imprisonment without parole …
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Sentencing Law and Policy
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.
Tom Lasseter / Real Cities:
Soldiers in Iraq view troop surge as a lost cause — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Army 1st Lt. Antonio Hardy took a slow look around the east Baghdad neighborhood that he and his men were patrolling. He grimaced at the sound of gunshots in the distance. A machine gunner on top of a Humvee scanned the rooftops for snipers.
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.
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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