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Iraqis Publish More Proof Of Saddam Links To Al-Qaeda Leadership

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The Iraqi newspaper Kurdistani Nwe published a letter today on the front page from Saddam Hussein requesting a meeting with Al-Qaeda second in command Ayman Al-Zawahiri:The letter was posted today on the MEMRI blog:MEMRI reported on this letter from 2002:The Kurdish daily Kurdistani Nwe has published a 2002 letter from the Iraqi presidency that it says proves that there was cooperation between the regime of Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda.

Jamie Rubin Lied About John McCain in the WaPo (Video)

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This is disgusting.The mainstream media and Democrats will do anything to try to get their candidate into the White House.Today in the Washington Post former Clinton official Jamie Rubin wrote a dishonest hit piece about Senator McCain:Despite his reputation in the media as a charming maverick, McCain has shown that he is also happy to use Nixon-style dirty campaign tactics…McCain, meanwhile, is guilty of hypocrisy.

Biased Media: Economy Is Affecting the Horses

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HERE’S TODAY’S MEDIA BIAS QUIZ…Guess which of these statements made the mainstream media headlines:A.) US April tax receipts hit all-time recordB.) Record low unemployment rate offers new challenges to military recruitersC.) Inflation is down to 3.0% from 4.1% in 2007D.) Horses Abandoned Over Bad EconomyAlthough, each of these statements is true, the correct answer is C.With an unemployment rate at 5.0%, continued GDP growth, Inflation down to 3.0%,…

Theyre Ba-ack– The Plame-Wilson's Release TV Ad For Hillary

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Joe Wilson and his wife Valerie Plame have amazingly weathered the storm of interviews, photo ops, speaking engagements, book and movie deals and are still standing after 7 long years of the BushMcHitlerBurton regime.It’s been sheer hell for the Plame-Wilsons.Since they haven’t been in the limelight much since their case was thrown out and they were frogmarched from court, the Left’s favorite media whores decided to put together a campaign ad for Hillary Clinton:Nice rad butch cut, Joe!The Wilson-Plames are very impressed with Hillary’s promise to surrender Iraq to Al-Qaeda and Iran.* * * * *The media still props up the Wilson-Plames as some kind of victims even though documents released by the government prove their sob story to the press was not exactly honest.The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report that provided evidence that Plame’s testimony under oath was not true.Although, she denied it several times, Mrs.

HEZBOLLAH FIRES ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES– 7 Dead in Beirut!

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NOW Lebanon reports that at least 7 are dead.Blacksmiths of Lebanon has running updates on the violence.Charles Malik says: “The RPGs make an interesting suction sound as they are fired.” Beirut Spring analyzes Nasrallah’s speech.Snapped Shot reported that Hezbollah is making a move on the parliament building.Talisman Gate explains how the defeat in Sadr City led to today’s rioting in Beirut.And, The Los Angeles Times picks sides…And, they choose Hezbollah.

Media Ignores Record Progress– Finds Reason to Slam Iraq

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With April’s numbers the last 7 months have seen the lowest number of US military fatalities since the war began in 2003.But that is not how the media reported things.You really could see this coming…US Military fatalities remain at record low levels but that is not what the corrupt mainstream media is reporting.This morning the headlines note that military deaths in Iraq were at 7 month high in April.Reuters reported:The death toll for U.S.

Mainstream Media Officially Flips Sides in Iraq

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The mainstream media officially swapped sides this month in Iraq.It’s always been a little iffy on who the media was rooting for with the Haditha and Abu Ghraib “scandals” compared to the Al-Qaeda atrocities, but this month’s reporting put those questions to rest.

Tracking Iraq– What the Media Did Not Tell You This Month

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Truly- The Surge Is Historic in Its Success–The mainstream media has absolutely refused to report on the excellent news coming out of Iraq so Dean’s World reported the great news today.Here are a few charts to go with his excellent report on Iraq:The last 4 months have seen the lowest US fatalities recorded over any 4-month period since the war began:Click to EnlargeThe Brookings InstituteThe last 4 months have also seen the lowest number of Iraqi civilian fatalities recorded over any 4-month period since the war began: Click to EnlargeThe Brookings InstituteIraq continues to sacrifice.

Student Uprising!… Protests Continue Against Regime In Iran

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Hundreds of brave university students continued to protest against the brutal regime in Iran this week.Shiraz University students continue to threaten the regime with an uprising.The students at Shiraz University in Iran promised they will rise up against the regime during their protests this past week.

CAPTURED FARC COMPUTERS NAME BARACK OBAMA (Updated)

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Captured FARC documents name ObamaDead terrorist Raul Reyes had information that FARC was meeting “gringos” about Obama.The computers captured this past weekend by Colombian soldiers at the campsite of FARC #2 Raul Reyes contained loads of damning information on FARC sympathizers and allies.FARC Leader Raul Reyes was killed this weekend by Colombian forces.

Danish Mohammad Cartoon Reprint Reunion

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Today is the Mohammad Cartoon Jihad Reprint Reunion!After the arrest yesterday of 3 radical Islamists who were plotting the assassination of Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard newspapers across Europe reprinted the dreaded cartoons of Mohammad that started the rioting back in 2006.Here’s the Westergaard creation that is driving Islamists to kill:Actually, it was not the original 12 cartoons posted in Jyllands-Posten that made the Islamists go wild.

US Tracks Lowest Monthly Fatalities Since War Began (Updated)

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You’d have to go back to February 2004 to find a month with comparable numbers.Numbers from icasualties.orgWith 24 hours remaining…The US military is on track to see the lowest number of monthly fatalities in Iraq since the war began in March, 2003.In February 2004 the US lost 20 soldiers in the 29 day period.This month the US has lost 21 soldiers in the 31 day period.The Bush Surge continues to show amazing results.This follows the news yesterday that 75% of the Al-Qaeda network has been eliminated in Iraq.MORE…

A Nation In Mourning– Benazir Bhutto Is Laid To Rest

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Dawn News has the latest from Pakistan following the assassination yesterday of Benazir Bhutto.Moments before the assassination…This photo was taken by Bhutto photographer John Moore (Photos HERE) moments before her death as she was leaving the massive speech she gave in Rawalpindi.

Media Quagmire Continues… 7 Bogus Slaughter Stories in 7 Weeks!

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The mainstream media remains perfect– 7 bogus reports in 7 weeks.Another exaggerated slaughter story made the news this weekend just like the bogus al-Kawwaz family slaughter made headlines last month.On November 29, 2007, the Western media reported that 11 close family members of Jordanian-based Baathist reporter Dia al-Kawwaz, who runs the online anti-Iraq newspaper Shabeqat Akhbar al-Iraq, were slaughtered in Baghdad.

Newsweek Welcomes Kos as Political Contributor

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“Screw Them!”Newsweek picks up Kos.Above: A scene from Fallujah, Iraq.Newsweek announced that it is adding Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas to its staff.Daily Kos reported: Newsweek press releaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 13, 2007MARKOS MOULITSAS, FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER OF DAILYKOS.COM, TO BECOME NEWSWEEK CONTRIBUTOR FOR 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNNew York — Markos Moulitsas, the founder and publisher of dailykos.com, will become a Newsweek contributor for the 2008 presidential campaign, offering occasional opinion pieces to the pages of the magazine and to Newsweek.com.”We have always sought to represent a diversity of views in Newsweek, and we think Markos will be a great part of that tradition,” said Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham.

Breaking: Murtha & Media Were Willing Dupes for Al Qaeda

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A new report suggests Al-Qaeda was behind the Haditha media campaign.John Murtha and the mainstream media were their willing dupes.Prairie Pundit and Defend Our Marines share an exclusive report by Nathaniel R.

Mahmoud Abbas Shnookers the Washington Post

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Caroline Glick reports at the Jerusalem Post how The Washington Post was completely shnookered by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last week:Wednesday, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s terrorist organization’s propaganda services announced that its forces in Bethlehem had intercepted two rockets “ready for launch” against Israel in the Bethlehem suburb of Beit Jala.

Jerusalem Post Makes HUGE ERROR– Misreports Honor Killing

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UPDATE The Jerusalem Post responds: In the context of the Hamas-Fatah power struggle, Fatah officials and security agents have distributed a video documenting the alleged killing of a 16-year-old girl in the Gaza Strip.

Round the Hsu-Horn: Hillary Campaign Blames Obama

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Hillary campaign workers were told to deflect blame on Obama for the growing Hsu scandal!The Hillary Campaign not only got money- they got trips to Vegas!The New York Post reported:Members of Sen.

For Cindy Sheehan, It's Not Just About Peace Anymore…

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Actually, for many of the antiwar activists, it never was about peace.Most of the antiwar rallies are organized by the Marxists of ANSWER Coalition who would love nothing more than to see the US fail.And, democrats, of course, are their dupes.Sadly, even Saint Cindy is showing that it’s not just about peace anymore…It’s about votes.US peace activist Cindy Sheehan flashes the V-sign as she participates in a march from the White House to the US Capitol to demand an end to the war in Iraq, the return of US troops and the impeachment of President George W.

Media Misreports UK Withdrawal From Basra

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Last night, the UK forces turned over their post in Basra to the Iraqis.So how did the media report this event?Reuters said: “British troops quitting Iraqi city of Basra” The UK Independent asks “Four Years in Basra and what have we achieved?”The Daily Mail says: “Iraqi joy at British ‘defeat’ as Bush makes surprise visit to Baghdad”The BBC asked: Basra: Planned withdrawal or retreat?

CONFIRMED: More Bogus Media Reporting From Iraq

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It looks like the mainstream media jumped the gun on another one of their anti-military reports…Yesterday, US and Iraqi troops killed 32 Shiites in Sadr City.Bill Roggio has an excellent report on the attacks on the militants.This is how The Washington Post reported the story:Iraqi police said 17 people had been killed, including a handful of women and children.

BUSTED!… Bogus Baghdad Bed and Bullet!!

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Brian at Snapped Shot was asking about a dubious story carried by the mainstream media today.The AFP and Yahoo News have a photo of an elderly Iraqi woman who claimed her bed was a casualty of war.Brian wanted to know if this was just another bogus story from Iraq?Caption- Overnight raid : An Iraqi elderly woman inspects a bullet which she says hit her bed during an alleged overnight raid by US and Iraqi troops in Baghdad’s impoverished district of Sadr City.(AFP/Wissam al-Okaili) But, did the round really hit her bed???I asked a recent graduate (2007) of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center “Firearm Instructor Training Program” and he ruled that this round had definitely not been fired due to lack of rifling marks.Notice the horizontal lines:These lines are created by the round being shoved into a shell casing.Now, notice the diagonal line on this photo of a fired round:This diagonal line is created when a round travels down the barrel of a gun and comes in contact with the gun’s rifling.

Media MAKES UP NEWS— Another BOGUS REPORT FROM IRAQ

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HOW UTTERLY PATHETIC!!The “20 Beheaded Bodies” Story……Is Bogus!Strategy Page nailed it today explaining how the current Anti-Bush, Anti-American, Anti-Iraq War mainstream media is reporting news as if they are an enemy of the United States.NOW- Here comes further proof…Via InstapunditConfederate Yankee finds another TOTALLY FABRICATED STORY reported by the mainstream media from Iraq.”Decapigate”The Multi-National Forces Iraq are now reporting after looking into the story that Confederate Yankee brought to their attention:June 30, 2007Release A070630cExtremists using false media reporting to incite sectarian violenceBAGHDAD, Iraq – Friday, news media reported a mass killing in a village near Salman Pak where 20 men were allegedly found beheaded.

Milbloggers Dominate Surge Coverage in Iraq

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While the mainstream media continues its grim warnings and fatalistic reporting that has been going on since the war began, the milbloggers continue to bring responsible first hand reports from the battlefield…Michael Yon reported on the “great battle” today- “practically no news about it is flowing home” he says, except his great reports, of course.Bill Roggio has first hand reporting on the “Battle of Baqubah II” that is just riveting.

Battle of Bullhorns: "Eagles" & Moonbats Clash at West Point!

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At the gates of West Point…”Leftist Protesters Are Not Welcome Here!”Demonstrators participating in an anti-war protest are met at by war supporters at Thayer Gate at the West Point Military Academy as the cadet’s commencement address is given by Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday, May 26, 2007, in Highland Falls, N.Y.

Introducing the "60% Party"

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Why does America take this bunch of loons seriously?”61% say Bush knew about 9-11!”Update: Ace has this brilliant take on the media blackout on the “60% party”:Long story short:The media considers it crazy to believe that Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq, had something to do with 9/11, and fights this insanity with every tool at its disposal, including outright deception.On the other hand, the media does not apparently consider it particularly hard to believe that George Bush, President of the United States, had something to do with 9/11.

News Blackout on Dianne Feinstein Scandal

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Obviously, the media is too busy investigating the US Attorney non-scandal.The Jawa Report wonders why this is not getting more attention.Michelle Malkin has a question.The Astute s report on the amazing silence from the mainstream media.What bias?Interesting…

I Talked With the Justice Department… This Is What They Said…

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Obviously, the US Attorney news has not been clear and counting on the mainstream media at this point to give accurate and unbiased information is just ridiculous…Here is just one example of the conflicting news reports:From Mike Glover at the Associated Press on March 26, 2007, defending Bill and Hillary Clinton’s US Attorney mass dump:The government’s 93 U.S.

"Appeal For Courage" Surpasses "Appeal for Redress"

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Despite the fact that the mainstream media, including CNN, CBS, and NBC, has actively supported the “Appeal for Redress” group who are appealing to Congress to withdrawal from Iraq, a new group Appeal for Courage has passed the antiwar group in signatures in 1/6th the time with a fraction of the same exposure!Via Iraqi boys play with US soldiers from the 9th Cavalry Regiment patroling a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad.

100 Hours And a Can of Tuna

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Well, they did it!In the first 100 hours, or so, democrats passed the last of their “Six for ’06” plan in the House that they promised the American public.The mainstream media is savoring this “historic” achievement.Congressman Jeb Hensarling said it best at The Club for Growth:“100 Hours of Big Government”, and writes “make no mistake, this “100 hours” must serve as a reminder that Democrats will always try to grant the government greater control over the free market and decisions that should be made by you and your family.” But…

Edwards Stumps at the Church Pulpit

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For some reason, I don’t think this would be getting the same reception in the mainstream media if it was a Republican holding a political rally at a Christian Church- MLK Day, or not.Former Sen.