A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News: (Registration may be required to read some stories)
U.S., Iraq affirm 'good, strong' ties “The American ambassador and Iraqi prime minister issued a rare joint statement yesterday in which Iraq reaffirmed its commitment to a "good and strong" relationship with Washington.” (READ MORE)
Suit against Air Force Academy dismissed “A federal judge yesterday threw out a lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force that contended evangelical Christian values were illegally pushed on Air Force Academy cadets.” (READ MORE)
DNC wooing black voters “The Democratic National Committee is hiring more black advertisers, pollsters and grass-roots operatives in a revamped effort to increase turnout by black voters on Election Day.” (READ MORE)
France's Separate Peace “Scattered incidents of violence mark one-year anniversary of incendiary youth protests.” (READ MORE)
Cardinals Win World Series “St. Louis exploits Tigers' errors, wins first World Series in 24 years: Cardinals 4, Tigers 2.” (READ MORE)
News From the Front:
Omar at Iraq the Model writes The Battle for the Middle East “I had read some arguments about how the war in Iraq and the war on terror in general are as critical as WWII or the cold war were to the western world. Of course the differences between those conflicts are numerous and obvious but they all are the same when it comes to the threats they carried/carry to the present and future of our world, and in all three wars the conflict was about eliminating the threat of extremely dangerous doctrines; fascism, Nazism, communism and now violent religious extremism and tyranny.” (READ MORE)
T.F. Boggs writes All You Ever Wanted To Know And More “So here it is in all it's glorious longness. I was vain enough to interview myself and will probably have other milbloggers thinking about me as they always have: "Yeah he is all right I guess but I think he is stuck on himself." I hope you enjoy.” (READ MORE)
Bill Roggio writes Bajaur: An al-Qaeda Command Center “An al-Qaeda command center is uncovered in Bajaur, Zawahiri is believed to be in the region, and Pakistan still wants to cut the Bajaur Accord. As we noted earlier this week, the release of nine al-Qaeda suspects in Bajaur is just the precursor to Pakistan surrending the tribal agency to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. According to an American intelligence source, the released al-Qaeda weren't just 'family members of Maulana Faqir Mohamed, they are actually staff members and functionaries of the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammed (Movement for the Enforcement of Islamic Sharia), a radical Islamist group with close ties to the Taliban and al-Qaeda that sent Pakistanis to fight the Americans during Operation Enduring Freedom.” (READ MORE)
ANP, U.S. Security Forces Stop Drug Smugglers “QALAT, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police seized a record amount of illegal drugs on Oct. 15 at a police check point on Highway 1, in Zabul province.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Toni of Bear Creek Ledger writes Survey from American Muslim Organization “This survey is a small sample size but some of the percentages are astonishing. Especially those questions relating to 911. There is very little that American Muslims have done to convince me they aren’t a group of brain washed religious zealots. Their efforts to alienate themselves by shouting discrimination only further solidifies my opinion.” (READ MORE)
Captain Ed writes Isn't This What We Want In The Senate? “Rick Santorum is facing the fight of his life to win re-election to the US Senate, against Bob Casey, Jr, his Democratic challenger. He has struggled to get himself back into position to compete against Casey after starting off twenty points behind. Recently, Casey delivered a horrendous performance in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, which has helped put some wind behind Santorum's sails; Casey gave an incoherent dissertation on terrorism that had jaws dropping across Pennsylvania and the nation. I've put the passage in the extended entry, and the most disturbing part of it is that the Inquirer endorsed Casey anyway.” (READ MORE)
Dafydd writes Morton's Monstrous Dilemma “Today, Republican Michael Steele slapped back at his opponent in the Maryland Senate race, Ben Cardin...with a sledge hammer.
Michael J. Fox has been running a tear-jerker ad in numerous venues, in which we discover that the Republican in the race, [Jim Talent Michael Steele Tom Kean, jr. Mark Green Peter Roscam], is a heartless bastard who doesn't care about sick people, and who actually wants to see Michael J. Fox suffer and die; whereas the Democrat in the race, [Claire McCaskill Ben Cardin Bob Menendez Jim Doyle Tammy Duckworth], is a bold visionary who supports scientific research and actually cares about suffering people... and if we elect the Democrat, then Michael J. Fox will be cured of Parkinson's Disease.” (READ MORE)
Blonde Sagacity writes Dear Mother Sheehan: Take Notes “I haven't lost a son in Iraq (which is the reason I "glorify" those that are there), and some may say it's not fair to make comparisons…and everyone grieves in their own way...But in a perfect world the grief would reflect the spirit of the lost loved one. If Casey Sheehan had been against the war and sent to Iraq against his beliefs, I would totally understand how Cindy has politicized his death. But Casey re-upped after the war began. Casey knew he was going. Casey wanted to go...and that must burn her up more than anything Bush could do. Gina Barnhurst won't ever get the on-air time Sheehan has, but the loss of her son was no less tragic. And she's handling it with grace, in a way I can only assume would make him proud as hell...” (READ MORE)
Kobayashi Maru writes What Osama Wants “Occasionally--very occasionally--the Grey Lady (NYT) allows common sense and clarity to grace its pages. We'll let go the fact that it had to come from someone with anti-war credentials. It's the forward-looking ideas that matter and op-ed writer Peter Bergen delivers:” (READ MORE)
Marine Corps Moms writes Lessons of Love and Loyalty “When a hero is taken from us, the world is diminished for us all. It seems that tragedy brings out extreme emotions in ordinary people; emotions that trigger actions both negative and positive. People like Fred Phelps rejoice in the tragedies of war, pushing forth their own perverted agenda of hate. People like Cindy Sheehan twist the memories of our fallen heroes into a distorted view of world events. But evil is overbalanced with good. People like Patriot Guard Riders and those with no connection to the military, but who stand in support of heroes who gave up their lives for our freedom. And, people like Emily Dieruf, Mike and Terrie Thorpe, Paula Zwillinger, Scott & Candy Wasser - spouses and parents who have had their lives shattered yet rebuilt a positive future.” (READ MORE)
Major Pain writes Marines make Iraqi’s ‘A’ list “MUDIQ, Iraq - Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment found out they are on the local Iraqis’ "A" list when they went house-to-house recently. An Iraqi college student told Marines they were making the grade. He was at home with his family, spoke English well and said the locals were pleased with the troops’ regular presence and performance here.” (READ MORE)
Sgt B writes What Are They Dying For… “What’s the American casualty number for the month of October? What’s the total casualty figure for all American war-fighters since we invaded Afghanistan? The numbers are staggering, indeed… 2792 Americans in Iraq alone. 491 in Afghanistan…And the numbers climb everyday…“What are they dying for?” is the question asked by anyone who contemplates these numbers.” (READ MORE)
Allahpundit writes Video: Lynne Cheney asks Blitzer, “Do you want us to win?” “Hugh Hewitt’s already demanding a blogswarm about this. I can’t show you most of it, including the contentious exchange about her husband’s alleged waterboarding comments, but I did include her response to Jim Webb — whom the Traditional Values Coalition is now calling upon to withdraw from the race.” (READ MORE)
Wretchard of The Belmont Club writes Who goes there? “Fred Ikle has a serious resume. He was a Commissioner on the National Commission on Terrorism, which produced the Report of the National Commission on Terrorism in June 2000 for US President Bill Clinton and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy under Reagan. His recent book, entitled Annihilation from Within and published by Columbia University Press presents an interesting thesis.” (READ MORE)
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