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Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Fort Hood gunman had told US military colleagues that infidels should have their throats cut — Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America's Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The Fort Hood massacre was rhetorical flourish as Obama urged House Democrats to vote for health care. — His idea was: Soldiers make sacrifices for the good of the country, so congressional Democrats should put their concerns about the next election aside for the good of the country.
New York Times:
Fort Hood Gunman Gave Signals Before His Rampage — KILLEEN, Tex. — It was still dark on Thursday when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan left his aging apartment complex to attend 6 a.m. prayers at the brick mosque near Fort Hood. Afterward, he said goodbye to his friends there and asked forgiveness from one man for any past offenses.
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Samuel Goldsmith / NY Daily News:
Sen. Joe Lieberman calls Fort Hood massacre a ‘terrorist’ act — Sen. Joe Lieberman called the Fort Hood massacre an act of “Islamist extremism” - even as top Army brass warned Sunday against guessing at a motive, fearing backlash against Muslim soldiers. — “There are very …
Jeffrey Goldberg:
When Muslims Commit Violence
When Muslims Commit Violence
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Life After the End of History — For most of the last century, the West faced real enemies: totalitarian, aggressive, armed to the teeth. Between 1918 and 1989, it was possible to believe that liberal democracy was a parenthesis in history, destined to be undone by revolution …
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Melanie Phillips... / Daily Mail:
We were fools to think the fall of the Berlin Wall had killed off the far Left. They're back - and attacking us from within — Twenty years ago today, supporters of freedom and human rights cheered and wept for joy as the Berlin Wall was torn down by jubilant young Germans.
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Cassandra / Villainous Company:
Obama Doesn't “Get” the Military He Commands … Life is full of mysteries, but chief among them in this Marine wife's mind at the moment is, “Just how stupid does this White House think we are?” If the events of the past few months have shown us anything, it's that Barack Obama has little enthusiasm for …
John / Power Line:
Calling All Bloggers — I'm delighted to be collaborating with Joe Trippi, one of my favorite liberals, on a bipartisan project to support America's veterans. The project is called the Eleven Eleven campaign; the objective is to get 11 million Americans to contribute $11 apiece to support America's vets.
Seymour M. Hersh / New Yorker:
DEFENDING THE ARSENAL — In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe? — America's dealings with Pakistan may be increasing the risk of radicalization. — In the tumultuous days leading up to the Pakistan Army's ground offensive in the tribal area of South Waziristan …
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Michelle Levi / CBS News:
Graham: House Bill “D.O.A.” in the Senate — Would Filibuster Health Care Reform with Public Option, Declaring “Liberal” House Bill Would Mean “Disaster” — (CBS) Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the health care bill passed last night by the House of Representatives is “dead on arrival to the Senate.”
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Daniel Cancel / Bloomberg:
Chavez Says Venezuela to Prepare for War as Deterrent — Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the military and civil militias today to prepare for war as a deterrent to a U.S.-led attack after American troops gained access to military bases in neighboring Colombia.
Martina Stewart / CNN:
Gorbachev gives Obama advice on Afghanistan — Washington (CNN) - As the American public and the global community await the completion of the Obama administration's extensive review of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, Mikhail Gorbachev, the former president of the Soviet Union …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Paranoia Strikes Deep — Last Thursday there was a rally outside the U.S. Capitol to protest pending health care legislation, featuring the kinds of things we've grown accustomed to, including large signs showing piles of bodies at Dachau with the caption “National Socialist Healthcare.”
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CNN:
Lone GOP vote came after call from President Obama — Washington (CNN) - Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao was the only Republican to vote in favor of the Democratic health care bill that passed the House late Saturday, a vote that came after President Obama called to personally to ask for his support, Cao told CNN.
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