memeorandum: Terrorpalooza — I never understood the whole "blow up car at an airport" idea. (Atrios/Eschaton)

5:00 PM ET, June 30, 2007

Top Items:

Two Held As Burning Jeep Strikes Airport — Two people have been arrested after a burning Jeep smashed through the terminal building at Glasgow airport. — Holidaymakers reported hearing a series of loud "bangs" and saw two men - one of whom was on fire - emerge from the vehicle.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Don Surber, The American Mind and Blogs of War

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Breaking: Car on fire drives into Glasgow airport terminal; Update: Gas cylinders in Jeep? Update: "His skin ... just fell off him"; Update: Britain moves to highest alert; Update: Suspect dies of burns — Just breaking on CNN. No idea how serious or unserious this is, but supposedly there are no injuries reported.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, The Blotter, Gateway Pundit, Riehl World View, BLACKFIVE, JammieWearingFool and Blue Crab Boulevard

Associated Press:

Flaming SUV rams U.K. airport; 2 arrests — GLASGOW, Scotland - One suspect from the Glasgow airport crash was in critical condition Saturday with severe burns, police said, adding that a "suspect device" was found on him. — A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed …

Discussion: AMERICAblog

Philip Gould / Times of London:

Blazing car driven into Glasgow Airport terminal — Glasgow Aiport has been closed until further notice after a blazing car crashed into the main terminal building around 3.15pm today. — The incident occurred just a day after a car bomb attack on central London was foiled.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh

Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:

Glasgow's Burning—Run For Your Lives — Preliminary, unconfirmed reports indicate a nuclear blast has occurred at Glasgow's international airport. No one has seen the mushroom cloud or heard the blast, but something by God is happening and it must be terrible. There is smoke and fire.

Telegraph:

Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport — By staff and agencies — A four-wheel drive vehicle has crashed into Glasgow Airport's terminal building and burst into flames. — Reports said witnesses saw a car attempting to drive into the airport through the main doors.

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard

Atrios / Eschaton:

Terrorpalooza — I never understood the whole "blow up car at an airport" idea. After 9/11 it seemed to be the sole obsession of LAX airport security, and they went so far as diverting all traffic, except cabs and buses, away from the terminals for awhile (I have no idea what they do now).

Discussion: Crooks and Liars

Associated Press:
2 Arrested After Car on Fire Rams Glasgow Terminal

Discussion: Op For and Associated Press

CNN:
Burning car crashes into Scottish airport

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Guardian and Redstate

Scott McCulloch / Scotsman: Britain's security alert raised to 'critical' following terror attack …

Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Third UK Attack At Glasgow Airport Also Fails

Discussion: Craig Murray

The Independent: Blazing 4x4 rammed into airport terminal

Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Another Terror Attack? (Update & Bump)

Discussion: TMQ2

Daily Mail:
Two held as blazing jeep crashes into British airport

Discussion: Little Green Footballs

MSNBC:
Flaming SUV rams Glasgow airport

Discussion: The Mahablog

Alistair Bell / Reuters: Car explodes at Scottish airport after London bombs

BBC: Blazing car crashes into airport

Pajamas Media:
Exploding Car Rams Into Scottish Airport

Discussion: The Reaction and Dr. Sanity

New York Times:

Questions About a Governor's Fall — It is extremely disturbing that Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, was hauled off to jail this week. There is reason to believe his prosecution may have been a political hit, intended to take out the state's most prominent Democrat …

Discussion: The Locust Fork Journal, Outside The Beltway and JammieWearingFool

Ace of Spades HQ:
Larry Johnson: Yesterday and Today

Discussion: Redstate and Riehl World View

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Olby and Larry Johnson shrug at the "non-event in London"

Discussion: protein wisdom, The Independent, Right Wing Nut House, The Blotter, Betsy's Page and Little Green Footballs

CBS News:

Poll: Calls To Get Out Of Iraq Escalate — 77% In CBS News Poll Say War's Going Badly, 40% Urge Withdrawal Of All U.S. Troops — (CBS) A CBS News poll shows Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with the Iraq war, President Bush and the Congress, as well as the overall direction of the country.

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Moderate Voice, The Reaction, protein wisdom, Middle Earth Journal, Talking Points Memo and Pollster.com

Ken Silverstein / Los Angeles Times:

Undercover, under fire — The Washington press corps is too busy cozying up to the people it covers to get at the truth. — EARLIER THIS YEAR, I put on a brand-new tailored suit, picked up a sleek leather briefcase and headed to downtown Washington for meetings with some of the city's most prominent lobbyists.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Rising Hegemon, The Carpetbagger Report, Cliff Schecter, Economist's View and Unfogged

Ruy Teixeira / Center for American Progress:

Public Opinion Snapshot: The Verdict on the Surge — A number of key Republican Senators—Richard Lugar of Indiana, George Voinovich of Ohio, and John Warner of Virginia—notably expressed skepticism of their own administration's plans in Iraq this week. Lugar said the military escalation …

Discussion: QandO

Think Progress:
REPORT: Public Expresses Solid Opposition To Bush On Iraq

Discussion: The Next Hurrah

Alan Cowell / New York Times:

London Finds Linked Bombs, a Qaeda Tactic — London was gripped by a terrorist threat on Friday when the police found two Mercedes sedans packed with gasoline, nails and gas canisters that had been parked near Piccadilly Circus in the bustling West End entertainment district.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

James Kirkup / Scotsman:
Police hunt Iraqi on run after double bomb plot in London

Discussion: Power Line and The Agonist

StrategyPage:

Japanese Propaganda and American Mass Media — U.S. troops have been mystified at how differently the war they fight in Iraq is portrayed by the U.S. media back home. Most just shrug it off as "politics," and yet another reason to not trust what the mass media presents as reliable reporting.

Discussion: Confederate Yankee and BLACKFIVE

Josh Kraushaar / The Politico:

Immigration bill's fallen soldiers — As supporters of the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill continue to mourn its collapse this week, key Republican backers must also brace for potentially stinging political repercussions from their party's base.

James M. Taylor / Chicago Sun Times:

Alarmist global warming claims melt under scientific scrutiny — In his new book, The Assault on Reason, Al Gore pleads, "We must stop tolerating the rejection and distortion of science. We must insist on an end to the cynical use of pseudo-studies known to be false for the purpose …

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard, Roger L. Simon and QandO

Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Thompson gets mixed reviews in New Hampshire premiere — BEDFORD, N.H. — When Fred Thompson made his debut on the presidential stage here this week, he left some Republicans thinking he needs more work before his nascent campaign matches the media hype it's gotten in advance.