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Ian Stewart / Associated Press:
Glasgow attack seen tied to London bombs — GLASGOW, Scotland - A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into Glasgow airport on Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers at the check-in counters. Police said they believed the attack was linked to two car bombs found in London the day before.
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Sky News:
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.
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Ian Stewart / Associated Press:
Flaming Car Rams U.K. Airport; 2 Arrests — GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Two men rammed a flaming sport utility vehicle into the main terminal of Glasgow airport Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance and sparking a fire, witnesses said. Police said two suspects were arrested.
New York Times:
Britain on Edge After Car Slams Into Airport — One day after uncovering what they called a double car-bomb plot in London, British officials raised the country's terrorism threat assessment to its highest level after two men slammed a Jeep S.U.V. into entrance doors at Glasgow Airport Saturday …
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CNN:
UK on highest alert — LONDON, England (CNN) — Two people were arrested in Cheshire, England, in connection with terrorist incidents in England and Scotland, bringing the total number of people in custody to four, Scotland Yard said early Sunday. — On Saturday, a sport utility vehicle …
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.
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AMERICAN DIGEST
MSNBC:
2 more arrests in U.K. terror probe — Officials believe SUV attack at Glasgow airport linked to London car bombs — Flames rise from an SUV that rammed into the international airport in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday. — MSNBC video — Brown speaks
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.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Car on fire drives into Glasgow airport terminal; Update: Gas cylinders in Jeep? Update: Suspect in critical condition; Update: Scottish cops believe incident is linked to car bomb plot — Just breaking on CNN. No idea how serious or unserious this is, but supposedly there are no injuries reported.
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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.
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The Blotter:
US Warned of Glasgow Threat Two Weeks Ago — Richard Esposito and Rhonda Schwartz Report: — U.S. law enforcement officials received intelligence reports two weeks ago warning of a possible terror attack in Glasgow against "airport infrastructure or aircraft," a senior US law enforcement officials tells the Blotter on ABCNews.com.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
In Steps Big and Small, Supreme Court Moved Right — It was the Supreme Court that conservatives had long yearned for and that liberals feared. — By the time the Roberts court ended its first full term on Thursday, the picture was clear. This was a more conservative court …
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Balkinization
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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.
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BLACKFIVE
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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 …
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.
This Is London:
WERE CAR BOMBS REVENGE FOR RUSHDIE'S KNIGHTHOOD? — Police say there was no prior indication of a possible terrorist threat - yet it has emerged that a message appeared on a popular jihadist website on Thursday night seemingly predicting an attack. — Hours before police dismantled the first car bomb …
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The American Mind