A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News: (Registration may be required to read some stories)
Kerry apologizes for insulting troops “Sen. John Kerry bowed to bipartisan pressure yesterday and apologized for insulting U.S. troops earlier this week when he suggested that a lack of wits and poor academic performance had landed them on the front lines of Iraq.” (READ MORE)
Venezuela to sell D.C. oil at discount “Venezuela will provide heavily discounted heating oil to about 37,000 low-income families in Maryland, Virginia and the District this winter, Caracas' envoy to the United States said yesterday.” (READ MORE)
Scandals May Cost GOP Their House Majority “Indictments, investigations and allegations of wrongdoing put at least 15 Republican House seats in jeopardy even before larger issues are invoked.” (READ MORE)
News From the Front:
Australians work to better Iraq “A small group of Australian Defence Force people working in and around Baghdad are making a big difference to the progress of the Coalition in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.” (READ MORE)COALITION FORCES DESTROY TERRORIST IED FACTORY “Coalition Forces launched an air strike on an IED factory early Wednesday morning South of Baghdad as they continue to dismantle the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist network. With the assistance of Iraqi citizens, Coalition Forces were able to locate and destroy a confirmed terrorist IED factory.” (READ MORE)
Bill Roggio writes The Taliban Return to Musa Qala “Taliban continues to suffer heavy losses in open combat; Musa Qala is back under Taliban control. Over the past week, NATO forces and the Taliban have battled in southern and eastern Afghanistan, resulting in extremely high losses by the Taliban, with few NATO casualties.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Cal Thomas writes The 2006 choice “If conservatives believe enough has not been done to advance their agenda, let them work to elect more conservatives, not hand control of Congress over to a party controlled by far-left liberals who have no intention of moderating their tone or watering down their beliefs after the election.” (READ MORE)
Ann Coulter writes Jihad is fun! Vote Democrat! “John Kerry is the "botched joke" of American politics. For those of you keeping score at home, John Kerry has now called members of the U.S. military (a) stupid, (b) crazy, (c) murderers, (d) rapists, (e) terrorizers of Iraqi women and children. I wonder what he'll call them tomorrow.” (READ MORE)
Marvin Olasky writes Hungary, Iraq and shredding machines “Iraqis have endured oppression for decades. They now face the prospect of more tyranny unless the United States stays the course.” (READ MORE)
Bryan writing at HotAir writes What the left really thinks about the military “Kerry’s “joke” was a famously Kinsleyan gaffe–a moment when a politicial says what he really thinks. And that’s why his story keeps changing when he tries to explain it. He can’t just come out and say, outside the safe confines of a gathering of like-minded leftists, what he really, really thinks about the military.” (READ MORE)
Dean Barnett writing at Hugh Hewitt writes Carrying Kerry's Water “If you listen closely, you can hear a death rattle coming from Boston’s Morrissey Boulevard as the Boston Globe editorial board rushes in to save their homey’s bacon. While the Globe editors acknowledge the maladroit nature of the Kerry wit, they exonerate Kerry of the charge that he maligned the troops:” (READ MORE)
Captain Ed writes Air America (Intellectually) Bankrupt “If anyone wants to know why Air America can't hack it financially, a read of Jackie Guerra's op-ed piece at ABC News will demonstrate the network's intellectual bankruptcy. Guerra, who hosts the "Workin' It" show on the network, repeats the debunked claim that minorities and the poor are overrepresented in the military:” (READ MORE)
Michelle Malkin writes NYTimes blabbermouths strike again “[T]he newspaper of wreckage is at it again--publishing illegally leaked classified information about the war in yet another transparent effort to sway the election. The article title: ‘Military Charts Movement of Conflict in Iraq Toward Chaos.’ After blabbing about the classified info revealed in the article for 11 paragraphs, the Times notes:” (READ MORE)
Greyhawk of Mudville Gazette writes Iraqi Sunni tribe helps protects Iraqi Shiite tribe “Another translation from the Iraqi media by Haider Ajina. There are plenty of "bad news" stories to be found there (all the same stories that appear in our western outlets) but somehow they find room for these stories too. Here's Haider:” (READ MORE)
Lightning writing at OPFOR writes Honor Lost, and Honor Fulfilled “Many of you have read about HM3 Melson J. Bacos, a Corpsman who served with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines on their latest deployment to Iraq. HM3 Bacos was one of the men charged with murdering an Iraqi man in Hamdaniyah on the night of April 25th, 2006. He recently made a deal to testify against the Marines who were charged with him, in exchange for pleading guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping charges, for which he was sentenced to 5 months on top of the time he has already served. HM3 Bacos was quoted as saying, ‘Now, I feel that my honor is gone, and I have let down others.’” (READ MORE)
Master Gunner of Tanker Brothers writes History Repeats Itself? “So let me get this straight: the one thing that makes us the best Army in the entire world is one of the things that Sen. Kerry hates the most? The reason we are such an effective fighting force is that each and every man and woman who wear the uniform, want to wear the uniform, and believe in what they are doing. The ones who join, then change their minds, get out at the earliest opportunity. Those who are committed serve honorably, and contribute to our Victory in the Long War. The truly committed stay until they are eligible for retirement.” (READ MORE)
Chickenhawk Express writes Apology Hypocrisy - Pope Benedict & John Kerry “Well the media has spoken - Kerry has apologized. Game over. It is far from over in this American's viewpoint. Kerry did not apologize for his remarks. He apologized that we "misunderstood" his statements. Or in Kerry -speak - I'm sorry that you are too stupid to understand my elitist nuances. Amazingly the media refused to give Pope Benedict the same benefit of the doubt back in September.” (READ MORE)
Michele of Reformed Chicks Blabbing writes Kerry may have hurt his chances in '08 according to the LA Times “OK, I hope this is the last post on this subject, but who knows. I can't promise not to post something if Kerry puts his foot in his mouth again. But I hope to be able to refrain since I don't want to rename this blog, Reformed Chicks Blabbing about Kerry.” (READ MORE)
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