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LA Times Publishes Iran Propaganda Claim, Ignores Fauxtography — The Los Angeles Times gives credence to Iran's bogus claim that the US is behind two recent attacks in Iran: Iran alleges U.S. link to militant attack. … They include this picture, a screen capture from Iranian TV:
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Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Iran alleges U.S. link to militant attack — Tehran worries that America is helping Iranian opposition groups foment instability. — TEHRAN — Bullet cartridges bearing a U.S. insignia and English lettering were among the weaponry seized last week from Sunni militants suspected …
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Muneeza Naqvi / Associated Press:
66 die in India-Pakistan train attack — DEWANA, India - A pair of explosions on a train headed for Pakistan set off a fire that killed at least 66 people, some of whom became trapped when a train door was fused shut by the heat of the flames. Officials said the attack was aimed at disrupting improving relations between the rivals.
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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross / Counterterrorism Blog:
N.Y. Times: Al-Qaeda Gaining Strength in Pakistan, Waziristan Accord Has Failed
N.Y. Times: Al-Qaeda Gaining Strength in Pakistan, Waziristan Accord Has Failed
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Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush compares Revolutionary, terror wars — MOUNT VERNON, Va. - President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the nation's first president on Monday, likening George Washington's long struggle that gave birth to a nation to the war on global terrorism. — "Today, we're fighting a new war …
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Joe Conason / Salon:
It could happen here — Can it happen here? Is it happening here already? That depends, as a recent president might have said, on what the meaning of "it" is. — To Sinclair Lewis, who sardonically titled his 1935 dystopian novel "It Can't Happen Here," "it" plainly meant an American version …
Peter Lauria / New York Post:
HEAVENLY DEAL — SIRIUS, XM SET TO CONFIRM MERGER PLAN TODAY — Satellite radio operators Sirius and XM are expected to announce their long-awaited merger today, according to a source familiar with the deal. — The two sides were locked in negotiations over the weekend trying to hammer …
Associated Press:
Lawmaker Tries To Ban Naked Lady Mudflaps — State House Refuses To Restrict Splash Guard Images — PHOENIX — It's still going to be legal in Arizona for trucks to have splash guards with racist terms and silhouettes of naked women. — The state House on Thursday rejected …
Washington Post:
Almost Everyone Lies, Often Seeing It as a Kindness — The perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby goes to the jury this week. The case speaks to several issues — how the Bush administration deals with critics of the war in Iraq, and the games that Washington's reporters and politicians play with each other.
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia delays Iran atom plant work as tensions rise — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will delay the building of Iran's first nuclear power plant as Tehran is behind with payments, a Russian atomic industry source said, as pressure grew on Tehran to curb its disputed nuclear activity.
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The Glittering Eye
Cahal Milmo / Independent:
Organic farming 'no better for the environment' — Organic food may be no better for the environment than conventional produce and in some cases is contributing more to global warming than intensive agriculture, according to a government report. — The first comprehensive study …
David Abel / Boston Globe:
Romney joined NRA in August — Was advocate of gun control — Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a former advocate of gun control. — Mitt Romney, who has touted his support of gun owners since launching his presidential campaign, yesterday acknowledged he did not become a member …
Jonathan Schwarz / This Modern World:
George Bush is exactly who you think he is — A few months ago a book called Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait came out. It's by the late Uri Dan, who was Sharon's longtime confidant/bootlicker. It sounds like it's worth skimming, at least for these two parts: — From a new review in Ha'aretz:
New York Times:
Making Martial Law Easier — A disturbing recent phenomenon in Washington is that laws that strike to the heart of American democracy have been passed in the dead of night. So it was with a provision quietly tucked into the enormous defense budget bill at the Bush administration's behest …
Cliff Schecter:
My Conversation With McCain Recall Organizer Leonard Clark — I have spoken twice with anti-Iraq War veteran and in my humble opinion, hero, Leonard Clark. First we rapped on the phone, and then through email. I wrote up a piece last night about how we need more Leonard Clarks on our side.
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Little Green Footballs:
Video: BBC "Truther" Investigation — This one's almost worth a flying pig; the BBC's show on 9/11 "Truthers" was actually a well-done debunking of the charlatans and idiots who make up the so-called "movement." (The hype leading up to it was another story.)