A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News: (Registration may be required to read some stories)
Democratic majority ready to go to war over Iraq “The Next Congress: Capitol Hill may soon swell from speed bump to stumbling block for an embattled President Bush, depending on which levers the voters pull in the congressional midterm elections a week from tomorrow.” (READ MORE)
Steele regrets the race issue not mentioned in Cardin debate “Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele and Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin debated yesterday on national television about the Iraq war, the Republican Party and stem-cell research, but the decisive role that black voters will play in Maryland's U.S. Senate race was not mentioned.” (READ MORE)
U.S. tries to cut off terrorists' cash flow “The U.S. military is not only trying to stop terrorists and arms from leaking into Iraq from Syria and Iran but also another just as dangerous commodity -- cash.” (READ MORE)
U.S. tries to cut off terrorists' cash flow “The U.S. military is not only trying to stop terrorists and arms from leaking into Iraq from Syria and Iran but also another just as dangerous commodity -- cash.” (READ MORE)Colorado faces gay split decision “Colorado voters can decide next Tuesday whether to support a constitutional amendment affirming traditional marriage or an initiative allowing same-sex couples to register as domestic partners.” (READ MORE)
Gallaudet's board ousts Fernandes “Gallaudet University's Board of Trustees voted yesterday to terminate the appointment of Jane K. Fernandes, whose hiring in May as the next president sparked months of bitter protests.” (READ MORE)
News From the Front:
Gunmen kill 19 Iraqis from cop academy “Gunmen killed 17 Iraqi police instructors and two translators as they traveled home from work at a British-run training school near the southern Iraqi city of Basra yesterday, a senior Iraqi officer said.” (READ MORE)
Bandit 36 writes One Day Closer “…In much more significant news ... when was the last time you heard a civilian body count? I sure haven't been hearing those headlines of "Hundreds die every day in Baghdad" like I used to. Could that maybe be because civilians aren't being killed by the hundreds? ... curious. Maybe it has something to do with the Iraqi Security Forces. Listen to what MG Caldwell had to say about them:” (READ MORE)
Bill Roggio writes Airstrikes on Bajaur Training Camps “Bajaur madrassa and training camp hit by helicopter assault; up to 80 killed. Just two days after Faqir Mohammed held a tribal meeting in Bajaur to express support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and vowed to fight the West, the Pakistani government conducted a major strike against a madrassa being used as a terror training camp. Up to 80 were killed in what appears to be a helicopter assault on the camp in the Bajaur town of Chenagai. Pakistan's The News reports ‘the operation involved army helicopter gunships and precision weapons.’” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Crazy Politico writes Good Reading “If you wonder what may transpire in an Democratic controlled Congress, Opinion Journal has a wonderful piece in this weekends Hot Topic Column called ‘The Non-Contract With America What Democrats aren't saying about their agenda, so we will.’A lot of people, the folks who I bitch about who aren't informed enough to understand, will ask ‘how does any of this affect me?’, so I'll answer how a few of the issues they are talking about affect Mr. and Mrs. Joe Average.” (READ MORE)
Ian of HotAir writes Video: Murtha Madness “How many silly things can one congressman say in one clip? Several. In this clip, the man who slipped Abscam manages to say that: Iraq will get better once our troops leave. Iraqi troops will have an easier time hunting down al Qaeda once our troops leave. Whether they’re actually ready for the job or not, apparently.” (READ MORE)
Dean Barnett writing at Hugh Hewitt writes The Snapdigger Theory “For those of you with the good sense to not peruse the comment boards here, “Snapdigger” is the handle of a frequent liberal commenter who has charitably dedicated his on-line existence to our education. He figures that, cemented as we are in our right wing echo-chamber, we don’t hear his hackneyed liberal views often enough. To rectify this situation, he has launched a single-handed campaign to enlighten us. Actually, his campaign is far from single-handed. The comment boards here are oddly dominated by liberals who feel the need to take time out of their busy lives to express their outrage at my or Hugh’s latest depredations.” (READ MORE)
GayPatriot writes US Soldier Argues Against “Cut & Run” Conservatives “Last week, PatriotPartner made his views known about conservatives sitting out the Congressional election next week. And I agree, the stakes are too high when the opposition party refuses to acknowledge our nation is at war. Stanley Kurtz at the National Review Online received similar sentiments in an email from a most important source — a US Solidier fighting the War on Terrorism on the ground.” (READ MORE)
Captain Ed writes Palestinian Jihad Part Of Iraq Insurgency “A new document translated by Joseph Shahda indicates that the Saddam Hussein regime agreed to allow the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) to stage suicide operations within Iraq in the opening days of the American invasion. Document CMPC-2003-015588 is a handwritten memo from the Foreign Ministry's Arabic Department recounting the meeting between PFLP officials and representatives of the Iraqi government. It also makes a reference to a neighboring country as having given permission for the PFLP to make these arrangements:” (READ MORE)
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