A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News: (Registration may be required to read some stories)
Baghdad Plan Has Elusive Targets “The engineer stood aside as Iraqi and American soldiers rifled through his daughter's wardrobe and peered under her bed. He did not mind when they confiscated the second clip for his AK-47, because he knew it could be easily replaced.” (READ MORE)
Rice decries Democrats' war tactics “Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday denounced the Iraq war resolutions being planned by congressional Democrats as "the worst of micromanagement" that would intrude on the president's power as commander in chief to manage the war.” (READ MORE)
Mexican wives seek ouster of husbands from U.S. “The women of Tecalpulco, Mexico, want the U.S. government to enforce its immigration laws because they want to force their husbands to come back home from working illegally in the United States.” (READ MORE)
Israel's economy leaps upward despite unrest “Israel's economy continued to bound forward with growth above 5 percent for the third straight year in 2006, despite Palestinian unrest and last year's border war in southern Lebanon.” (READ MORE)
Murtha Stumbles on Iraq Funding Curbs “The plan was bold: By tying President Bush's $100 billion war request to strict standards of troop safety and readiness, Democrats believed they could grab hold of Iraq war policy while forcing Republicans to defend sending troops into battle without the necessary training or equipment.” (READ MORE)
As Bush's ID Plan Was Delayed, Coalition Formed Against It “Inspired by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a sweeping federal law to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses is in jeopardy of unraveling after missteps by Congress and the Homeland Security Department, analysts and lawmakers said.” (READ MORE)
From the Front:
Bill Roggio: al-Qaeda on Sunni violence in Anbar “al-Qaeda in Iraq targeted Sattar and an Imam who opposed the Islamic State of Iraq - Al-Qaeda in Iraq has stepped up its campaign to eliminate the indigenous Sunni opposition in Anbar province. According to an American intelligence official and a military officer, al-Qaeda in Iraq is attempting to destroy all effective Sunni opposition in the province.” (READ MORE)
Michael J. Totten: On My Way to Iraq “I’ll be spending some quality time in Iraq over the next two and a half months doing consulting work, journalism, and video – first in the northern Kurdistan region and then in Baghdad and the heart of the Sunni Triangle.” (READ MORE)
Mohammed: Operation Baghdad: Week II “It's been less than two weeks since the Baghdad operation was officially launched. This period, though short, has been full of events; both good and bad ones. Here we are not in a rush to judge the operation unlike some media or politicians who seek anything they can use to serve their agendas. We, Baghdadis, only want this operation to succeed and we still have some patience to show.” (READ MORE)
Acute Politics: Nervous Tics “The road is ugly- it's narrow, muddy, sloped slightly towards the deep canal on the right, and elevated between six and ten feet above the field to the left. It's the kind of road that would make you nervous to drive on at home, and here there are people trying to blast you off of it into the canal. It makes me very nervous.” (READ MORE)
The Calm Before the Sand: A Face I Recognize “Ali Al Saleem Airbase, Kuwait - The first few hours after I arrive back on the ground are hectic--I sit through a mess of late-night briefings, and struggle to find my bag. Things smooth out a bit after they separate those of us taking leave in Germany, and after a few more quick briefs, I'm able to settle down in a transient housing tent. Still, all told, I don't end up getting to bed until almost 4 a.m.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Crazy Politico: Politics, Politics, Politics “The Democratic party is the gift that keeps on giving for guys like me. I mentioned that they were "fractured" a few days ago, and they keep on proving it, as usual. Shoprat, a frequent reader and commenter gets it right when he says that having that many victims groups under the same umbrella makes it impossible to not be fractured.” (READ MORE)
Allahpundit: Video: Ayaan Hirsi Ali schools Darrell Issa on Dhimmitude “What she says about targeting Saudi Arabia is silly, mainly because the west collectively lacks the bravery and commitment she has personally in such abundance.” (READ MORE)
Hugh Hewitt: Democrats To Try Again: They Will Accept Nothing Short Of Defeat “The Democrats rededication to the politics of defeatism allows Mitch McConnell to again get his colleagues together and demonstrate that there remain at least 40 Republicans who are committed to victory in the war. Those 40, voting along with Senator Lieberman, guarantee that this latest stunt will fail just as the ‘nonbinding’ resolution did, and the exercise helps brand the Democrats as not only invested in defeat in Iraq but also as without any agenda for their new majorities.” (READ MORE)
Jay Tea: An Inconvenient Truth: Bill Clinton Was Right “For a lot of people, the "Y2K" bug turned out to be much ado about nothing. Despite the dire warnings of catastrophes and disasters and mayhem when the calendar moved from 1999 to 2000, not a heck of a lot happened. But I think I've discovered one lasting effect from that time.” (READ MORE)
Joe Lieberman: The Choice on Iraq “Two months into the 110th Congress, Washington has never been more bitterly divided over our mission in Iraq. The Senate and House of Representatives are bracing for parliamentary trench warfare--trapped in an escalating dynamic of division and confrontation that will neither resolve the tough challenges we face in Iraq nor strengthen our nation against its terrorist enemies around the world.” (READ MORE)
Baron Bodissey: All Muslims Are Moderates “There are no moderate Muslims. There are no extremist Muslims. There are only Muslims. Got that? That’s according to the former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed, the man who became notorious when he said that ‘today the Jews rule this world by proxy.’” (READ MORE)
Don Surber: Hillary’s free speech problem “The schoolgirl plan was simple: Marry an up-and-coming politician. Help him get elected chief executive. Succeed him when term limits prevent him from running again. And so Lurleen Walalce went from working at the five-and-dime to Governor of Alabama.” (READ MORE)
Right Wing Nut House: Today's Loony Conspiracy Theory Has Been Cancelled “Time for the left to get their annual tin foil hat adjustment. And judging by the news coming out of Florida’s 13th Congressional District, they may wish to start saving up their Crackerjack boxtops to buy a new model: ‘An audit of touch-screen voting machines at the center of a dispute in a congressional election found no evidence of malfunction, Florida’s secretary of state said Friday.’” (READ MORE)
Jules Crittenden: Once-Promising Strategy “Murtha trips over shark, falls under bus as other Dems look on idly. The funny part about this Washington Post article is the way it appears to be suggesting that if Murtha had just sprung his troop-undercutting plan by surprise next week, or if Democrats had leapt to his defense, his ‘once promising strategy’ might still have promise.” (READ MORE)
John Hinderaker: Letters From Home and Iraq “The two most noteworthy items I've seen today are both from the Power Line Forum. In the Global War on Terror Forum, Tom Glennon posts this fine tribute to his son: ‘At 2:30 PM EST, Friday, February 23rd, my youngest son recited his reenlistment oath to serve his country for another four years. He was on duty at the time, but was relieved by a fellow Airman so that he could have the oath administered, and a few pictures taken. He then went back to his job, and finished his scheduled assignment.’” (READ MORE)
Reformed Chicks Blabbing: Bill Maher trashes Islam “It's not surprising that Maher would trash Islam, he is an atheist and opposed to any organized religion. What is great about this video is how Ayaan Hirsi Ali shoots down the idea that Christians and Muslims co-exist in peace in Arab countries and educates the panel on the dhimmi status of the Christians and Jews under Islam.” (READ MORE)
Captain Ed: Controversial For Showing The Truth “The documentary Obsession has finally started to receive attention for its presentation of the indoctrination of Arabs into an Islamist mindset, thanks to programs shown on state-run television in places like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other countries in the Middle East. The New York Times reports on the controversy the documentary has created on college campuses:” (READ MORE)
One Marine's View: Silver Star - Heroes Call “Urban combat often devolves into a series of actions that traverse winding streets and narrow alleys--sometimes for hours. That was certainly the case for Sgt. 1st Class Stephens on June 24, 2004, in Baqubah.” (READ MORE)
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