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8:20 AM ET, July 15, 2007

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John Follain / Times of London:
Carlos the Jackal sneers at Al-Qaeda's 'amateur' killers  —  FOR two decades until his capture in 1994, Carlos the Jackal murdered, bombed and kidnapped his way to infamy, retaining the title of world's most dangerous terrorist before Osama Bin Laden stole his crown.
Martin Samuel / Times of London:
Bin Laden's deputy behind the Red Mosque bloodbath
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Reuters
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Famous Terrorist Carlos The Jackal Calls Al Qaeda Terrorists "Amateurs"
Discussion: Riehl World View
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Maybe He's Only Mostly Dead
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Gilmore drops out of the race  —  Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III is dropping his underdog bid for the Republican presidential nomination today, he told The Politico in an interview.  —  Gilmore said he has been approached about running for Virginia governor a second time …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Gilmore Pulls Presidential Bid, Citing Financial Issues  —  Former Virginia governor James S. Gilmore III ended his long-shot Republican presidential campaign today, saying he was unable to raise enough money to communicate his conservative vision to Americans.
PBS:
Bill Moyers Journal  —  BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal.  —  Impeachment...the word feared and loathed by every sitting president is back.  It's in the air and on your computer screen, a growing clamor aimed at both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney.  —  This week's news only agitated the clamor.
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Maliki Says His Forces Are Able to Secure Iraq  —  Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki declared Saturday that Iraqi forces could secure the country on their own "any time" American troops decided to withdraw, his first response to the White House report this week that found his government falling …
Discussion: Needlenose and The RBC
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Johann Hari / The Independent:
Ship of fools: Johann Hari sets sail with America's swashbuckling neocons  —  The Iraq war has been an amazing success, global warming is just a myth - and as for Guantanamo Bay, it's practically a holiday camp... The annual cruise organised by the 'National Review', mouthpiece of right-wing America …
Discussion: At-Largely and TPMCafe blogs
Rick Perlstein / Campaign for America's Future:
SIRIUS doesn't think you're patriotic  —  I just was a guest on Mike Feder's show SIRIUS Satellite Radio show and learned something deeply, deeply offensive.  —  The liberal channel is called "SIRIUS Left."  —  The conservative channel is called "SIRIUS Patriot."  —  SIRIUS Satellite Radio doesn't think you're patriotic.
Michael Moore:
An Open Letter to CNN from Michael Moore  —  Well, the week is over — and still no apology, no retraction, no correction of your glaring mistakes.  —  I bet you thought my dust-up with Wolf Blitzer was just a cool ratings coup, that you really wouldn't have to correct the false statements you made about "Sicko."
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Observer:
Generals' warning on Afghanistan  —  Military chiefs warn No.10 that defeat could lead to change of regime in Pakistan  —  Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic failure …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Bush Is Prepared to Veto Bill to Expand Child Insurance  —  The White House said on Saturday that President Bush would veto a bipartisan plan to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program, drafted over the last six months by senior members of the Senate Finance Committee.
Rod Liddle / Times of London:
Having a torrid time at the BBC - Busy Blurting Confessions  —  The BBC has been forced to apologise for a trailer clip that seemed to show the Queen snarling "stitch this, love" at the American photographer Annie Leibovitz and then nutting her between the eyes.  A palace spokesman angrily denied the Queen had done any such thing.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Biased BBC
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Ted Rall Cartoon Depicts American Soldier as a Suicide Bomber  —  Ted Rall has created some truly offensive cartoons and articles during his career.  However, this might be one of the most disgraceful statements made by a media representative since this war began (h/t Dan Gainor):
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Michelle Malkin:
Ted Rall is at it again
Discussion: QandO and The Influence Peddler
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Bush Leans On Petraeus as War Dissent Deepens  —  Almost every time President Bush has defended his new strategy in Iraq this year, he has invoked the name of the top commander, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus.  —  Speaking in Cleveland on Tuesday, Bush called Petraeus his "main man" — a …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Thompson delays filing as campaign ramps up  —  He has collected millions of dollars.  Aides go to work every day in a secret suite of offices in McLean, Va. He has policy briefings.  He is preparing for nationally televised Republican debates.  He just named a communications director and a political director.
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Edward Cody / Washington Post:
N. Korea Shutters Nuclear Facility  —  Move Follows Delivery of Oil; U.N. Team to Verify Shutdown  —  After four years of off-and-on negotiations, North Korea said it began closing down its main nuclear reactor Saturday, shortly after receiving a first boatload of fuel oil aid.
 
 
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