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. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Primer “A federal government Web site, set up to make public Iraqi documents, included some that may constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb.” (READ MORE)
U.S. speeds attack plans for North Korea “The Pentagon has stepped up planning for attacks against North Korea's nuclear program and is bolstering nuclear forces in Asia, said defense officials familiar with the highly secret process.” (READ MORE)
Democrats Predict ID Problems “Experts say new voter identification laws in 12 states could influence the outcome of close races.” (READ MORE)
Unemployment Hits 5-Year Low “Oct. rate drops to 4.4 percent as employers added 92,000 new jobs, signaling strong labor market.” (READ MORE)
News From the Front:
Horn of Africa Troops Working to Stem Terror Before It Takes Root “American Forces Press Service CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- Sixty-two U.S. civic leaders visited Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa on their last stop of a week-long trip around U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility.” (READ MORE)
COALITION FORCES KILL ASSASSINATION TEAM “An Al Qaeda assassination team was killed by Coalition Forces in Fallujah Tuesday. Coalition snipers heard gunshots and quickly responded to the murder of an off-duty Fallujah policeman by gunmen in civilian clothes. The Marines from 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5 immediately engaged the armed gunmen and killed two of them. The third gunman was killed as he attempted to flee in a vehicle.” (READ MORE)
AIR STRIKE KILLS TERRORISTS EAST OF RAMADI “A Coalition air strike killed a terrorist leader and his driver Wednesday in Eastern Ramadi, diminishing the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. Rafa Abdul Salam Hamud Al Ithawi, also known as Abu Taha, was the Emir of Shamiyyah. He frequently harbored foreign fighters who entered Iraq illegally in order to assault innocent Iraqis and Coalition Forces.” (READ MORE)
T.F.Boggs writes A Last Few Thoughts “Since I am only a few days away from leaving Iraq I haven't had much time to access the internet let alone follow the news. When I finally made it to a computer I found out that a lot has been going on in the last few days that concerns me to an extent. In light of those events I'll add my two cents although most of what I am going to say people will probably already be able to guess.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Chuck DeFeo writes White House Political Director: Vote Because the Stakes are Too High “There are few watching this year?s Congressional races closer than White House Political Director Sara Taylor. Taylor, a top strategist for Bush-Cheney ?04, is a key leader in the effort to hold Congress in what has proven to be a difficult political environment. In an exclusive interview, Taylor spoke with Townhall.com to discuss the stakes of this election and what a Democrat majority could mean.” (READ MORE)
Tim Chapman writes It's no joke “How anyone who understands the English language could read the simple words uttered by John Kerry and conclude that this was a joke is hard to see.” (READ MORE)
Oliver North writes Flashback “During the so-called "Vietnam Era" it was commonplace for critics of the long war in Southeast Asia to denigrate those serving in the armed forces.” (READ MORE)
Kobayashi Maru writes Middle East Shell Game: Whither the WMD? “I find it demoralizing how--despite knowing better--the administration has bowed to specious MSM reporting on Iraqi WMD. Yes, it's a story that's passed. Regardless of who 'won' that debate, we must look forward. But truth matters. It irks me that conventional wisdom and truth are so at odds in this case. One cannot build a rational forward-looking policy, much less an international consensus on what amounts to a great big lie.” (READ MORE)
Allahpundit writes Video: Iranian cleric psyched for U.S. midterm elections “It’s irrelevant, unfair, and demagogic to point this out, of course. The left shrieking that world opinion is aligned with them against Bush? That’s fair game. Us noting that not all of their allies in “world opinion” are liberal secular humanists? That’s a cheap shot which impugns their patriotism. Oh well.” (READ MORE)
ColoradoPatriot writing at Gay Patriot writes Non-Traditional (for a gay dude, that is) Views On Gay Marriage “I’m sure to face the wrath of not only lefties who lurk in the comments section of GP, but also (surely a much more respectful) disagreement from my fellow bloggers here when I say this, but I’m against gay marriage. But that comes from my libertarian roots. What I’d like to say to both sides of the marriage debate is: ‘You’re both wrong’” (READ MORE)
Captain Ed writes So I Guess The FMSO Documents Are Legit “One particular criticism that appeared with each new translation was that the documents were never proven genuine, although no one could explain the logic behind the US government hiding these documents in Iraqi Arabic among an avalanche of mundanity, only to shove it onto a shelf for years until Congress authorized their release to the Internet. Now we find another verification of their authenticity, this time from the New York Times, which reports today that the documents constitute a national-security threat:” (READ MORE)
Confederate Yankee writes NY Times Justifies 2003 Invasion of Iraq “This is a NY Times November bombshell as designed by the North Koreans. The breaking article seems to be an attempt to attack the Bush Administration for releasing potentially classified information (yes, the ironymeter is pegged), but what they actually prove is that Saddam's nuclear weapons program was indeed a significant threat.” (READ MORE)
Neptunus Lex writes Past glories “Sy Hersh: Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, tribune of the people, perpertual government gadfly. In Montreal last week, he waxes nostalgic, remembering the good old days: ‘In Vietnam, our soldiers came back and they were reviled as baby killers, in shame and humiliation,’ he said. ‘It isn’t happening now, but I will tell you – there has never been an [American] army as violent and murderous as our army has been in Iraq.’” (READ MORE)
John Hawkins writes Are The Lefty Bloggers To Blame For The Mess In The Connecticut Senate Race? “Now if Ned Lamont were to somehow miraculously pull out a win on Tuesday of next week, everyone knows that the netroots would take all the credit for it -- and they'd have at least a little justification for it. After all, there's no way Ned Lamont would have beaten Joe Lieberman in the Democratic Primaries without the liberal bloggers pushing ole Nedmentum so hard. But, since Lamont's campaign has tanked and Lieberman is going to steamroll him, the lefty bloggers have abandoned him and there's some discussion over whether they bear any responsibility for the whole debacle:” (READ MORE)
Andi of Andi’s World writes Litigating the Battlefield “About a month ago, I talked to Terry Pennington, the father of one of the Pendleton 8, a group of seven Marines and one Navy corpsman accused of various charges surrounding the death of an Iraqi man. I was not interested in the legal merits of the case, I simply wanted to discuss the emotional and financial toll that something like this takes on the families of the accused. November is Military Families Appreciation month, so it's a perfect time to publish my "column," which was written three weeks ago.” (READ MORE)
WO1 Fay USMC of Fire and Ice writes Then and Now “My career in the Marines has encompassed a number of fields; infantry mortarman, bookkeeper, helicopter avionicsman and crewchief, classified materials custodian, and now combat artist. You would probably assume that being a middle-age artist running around in the thick of a fire fight with 20 year olds tops the list of challenges I've faced.....WRONG. The toughest job, bar none, ever served up by the Marines to me has been recruiting duty.” (READ MORE)
The Belmont Club writes The Philosopher's Stone “The New York Times is complaining that information from Iraq's nonexistent nuclear weapons program that was posted on the web by the Bush administration to disprove the NYT's assertion that Iraq's program didn't exist has helped Iran advance its own existing nuclear weapons program. It's Bush's fault. It is just me, or is something wrong with this train of reasoning?” (READ MORE)
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