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IRAQ

The Sunnis are in -- [An Average Iraqi - an Iraqi in Iraq]
I was chatting with Treasure of Baghdad, he led my attention to an article posted by the Washington post, the article is titled Iraqi Sunnis register to vote in droves, that made me think. They are right, the last couple of times I went to the mosque, there were posters all over the walls, and they were distributing leaflets about the necessity of voting. Fact is that in the last voting, most Sunnis failed to vote, and I'm one of them, but this time is going to be different. Almost every Sunni I know has already registered to the voting, the Imam at the mosque tells at the end of each Friday sermon how necessary it is to go vote, although he gives other reason, like not letting US take control over Iraq, but the result is the same, people deciding their own future themselves, by voting instead of other means.

Alert: Talaafar -- [Hammorabi - an Iraqi in Iraq]
At least 130 terrorists have been arrested and others killed in Talaafar which is now fully under the control of the Iraqi forces.

Among the terrorists are Afghanis and Arabs some of them worked with Al-Zarqawi including one of his drivers.

The Battle for the Border IV -- [The Fourth Rail - Bill Roggio ]
The Coalition continues to maintain the tempo of combat operations in Western Anbar and Tal Afar.

She sings good! -- [Sooni - an Iraqi in Iraq] HT: Iraq the Model
...Here I was really shocked because I'm a big fan of Celine, I wasn?t shocked because she criticized Bush's policy but oh my god not in this naﶥ and superficial way. She can be against the war (I think too many are) but saying "to kill everyone" well who's everyone I'm still alive and many others in my country! And most of the killing in Iraq are done by the terrorist groups not by the American army, I'm not about to defend the American army way of acting or what I think about Bush and his policy maybe I will do this in another article. Dear Celine if you have a point and you what to say it say it but there is no need to tell lies about it or even saying something that u don?t know what it means just like the "planes that kill everyone".

A Salute to Baghdad College -- [Treasure of Baghdad - an Iraqi in Iraq]
Flipping through my photo album, I looked at my high school photos and remembered my friends and colleagues whom I miss a lot. Baghdad College, a high school that was founded by the Jesuits in 1932, was one of the most famous schools in Baghdad where appliers had to be subjected to a special IQ exam in order to join it. Graduating from this high school makes me feel so proud and grateful to all those who established it and taught and still teaching in it.

II MHG female search team finds role in duty -- [Live in Iraq]
FALLUJAH, Iraq -(Sept 9 2005) - Large operations in Al Anbar province continue as Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen endure the heat in Iraq to carry out insurgency-fighting missions. One group of service members remain in the international spotlight through it all.
Women Marines and Sailors are filling duties in Fallujah just as their male counterparts, despite global media attention. Many of them are serving in various billets without question or even at a moment?s notice.

Iraq Pictures - Friday, September 09, 2005 -- [Iraq Pictures - in Iraq]
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division scan the landing zone for possible hostile forces. The soldiers provided a security cordon so their unit could build a playset for a local school yard in northern Baghdad. The mission was aptly named Operation Jungle Gym. Pic: Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV, USAF

The RUmor Tree -- [Lost in Iraq! - in Iraq]
Ok so here it is. Over here we have this small area of trees that provides some shade for us right outside some of the tents. This area became known as the Rumor Tree because if theres anything you want to find out about anything go to this place for like 10 minutes and you will more than likely hear something. It was said by someone out here that rumors are like crack for crackheads you cant wait to get your hands on the next one and i believe that is true. So anyways i figured i would let you all in on some of the latest rumors going around. remember these are just rumors dont take any of it seriously.

MSM REPORTS ON IRAQ

'They Are All So Wrong' -- (Opinion Journal)...Mark Helprin
...Perhaps this and previous administrations have had an effective policy just too difficult to comprehend because they have ingeniously sheltered it under the pretense of their incompetence. But failing that, the legacy of this generation's presidents will be promiscuous declarations and alliances, badly defined war aims, opportunities inexplicably forgone, ill-supported troops sent into the field, a country at risk without adequate civil protections, and a military shaped to fight neither the last war nor this one nor the next.

Saddam has not confessed, says lawyer -- (Middle East Times)...Randa Habib
Saddam Hussein's lawyer denied on September 8 that his client, awaiting trial next month over a 1982 massacre, had confessed to any crime and said that there is no hope of his getting a fair trial.

200 Suspected Militants Arrested in Iraq -- (AP)...JACOB SILBERBERG
TAL AFAR, Iraq -- A joint U.S.-Iraqi force punched deep into Tal Afar, a key insurgent staging ground near the Syrian border, and the Iraqi army said Thursday it arrested 200 suspected militants in the sweep - three-fourths of them foreign fighters.

US mulls "decisive" attack on Iraqi rebel town -- (Reuters)...Sebastian Alison
BAGHDAD - The United States is considering an all-out military attack in the coming weeks against the town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq, which it sees as a stronghold of rebellion, a U.S. general said on Thursday.

Arab Nations Say Iraq Unrest Halts Envoys -- (AP)...MAAMOUN YOUSSEF
Faced with Iraqi criticism, Arab foreign ministers said Thursday that their nations should send ambassadors to Baghdad, but several explained that continuing bloodshed in the country was preventing them.

Powell Says U.N. Speech a 'Blot' on Record -- (AP)...BARRY SCHWEID
WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday his prewar speech to the United Nations accusing Iraq of harboring weapons of mass destruction was a "blot" on his record.

"I'm the one who presented it to the world, and (it) will always be a part of my record. It was painful. It is painful now," Powell said in an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC-News

Navy: Former Iraqi Regime Knows Fate of Missing U.S. Pilot -- (Fox News)... AP
Navy says former Iraqi officials know whereabouts of pilot who was shot down in first Gulf War

UN raises alarm over death squads, torture in Iraq -- (Australian Broadcasting Corp.)
The United Nations has raised concerns about mounting violence in Iraq blamed on pro-government militias and urged the authorities to look into reports of systematic torture in police stations.

U.S. Forces Chase Ghost Fighters Amid Iraqis -- (Washington Post)...Jonathan Finer
The U.S. soldiers sensed something wasn't quite right when an ambulance carrying two dead bodies arrived Thursday morning at a checkpoint for people evacuating this city under siege.

S. Korea Signals Extension Of Iraq Troop Deployment -- (Korea Times)...Jung Sung-ki
The Defense Ministry has begun to recruit military personnel for the third contingent of South Korean troops to be stationed in Iraq, signaling a move to seek an extension of troop deployment for another year.

AFGHANISTAN

Imperial Grunts -- [Right in Releigh]
Robert Kaplan again does a great job of explaining how Special Forces operate and what we are doing in Afghanistan in particular. This article just came out in The Atlantic Monthly and is included in the book of the same name (Imperial Grunts).

Good News from Afghanistan -- [Signaleer]
...AID & RECONSTRUCTION

While expressing thanks to the international community for its contribution in rebuilding Afghanistan, Afghan President Karzai has called upon his country to move towards self-reliance in the reconstruction phase. "How long the foreigners should provide security for us and how long they build road for us? We ourselves should work and stand on our feet like other nations," he told an audience of 350 delegates from the National Solidarity Program at the Presidential palace. (Xinhuanet)

The Afghan government has announced an allocation of $20 million dollars to western Farah province for eradication of poppy cultivation and providing farmers an alternative source of living. (Pak Tribune)

MSM REPORTS ON AFGHANISTAN

Second Soldier Acquitted in Detainee Abuse -- (AP)...ALICIA A. CALDWELL
FORT BLISS, Texas -- A military jury acquitted a second Army reservist Thursday in the beating of a detainee in Afghanistan who later died.

OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Sunday Freedom Park Showdown -- [GI Korea - in S Korea]
Anti-American hate groups are holding a protest Sunday demanding the removal of the General MacArthur statue located in Freedom Park in Inchon. This park has been the scene of prior protests for and against the statue and looks to be a battle ground again this weekend: ...

MSM REPORTS ON OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Ophelia Gains Hurricane Strength off Fla. Coast -- (Washington Post)...AP
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 8 -- Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened into a hurricane 70 miles off the northeast Florida coast Thursday, churning up waves that caused beach erosion and drenching the Kennedy Space Center with rain.

Ukraine's Yushchenko fires government --(Reuters)...Olena Horodetska
KIEV, Sept 8 - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko sacked his government on Thursday as the team which led the "Orange Revolution" less than a year ago broke apart amid infighting and accusations of mass graft.

Schroeder, Putin Complete Pipeline Deal -- (AP)...DAVID McHUGH
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President Vladimir Putin sealed an agreement Thursday to build a Baltic Sea gas pipeline aimed at boosting Russia's gas sales to Europe and securing uninterrupted energy supplies for Germany.

SUPPORTING TROOPS AND KATRINA VICTIMS

What I Can Do - Random Acts of Artistic Kindness -- [A Soldiers' Angel - Holly Aho]
Random Acts of Artistic Kindness is a new project of my own, with the blessings of Patti Bader and Soldiers Angels, for raising funds for Soldiers Angels. I have three personal favorites for donating funds to SA, the SA general fund, Project Valour-IT, and SA's Operation Hurricane Katrina Soldiers Relief Fund.

I got to thinking the other day while reading suggestions on helping the hurricane relief operations that 'talents' was something you could share if monetary or other kinds of help were not an option for you. I want to help, but my ability to do so is limited. However, I do have a talent or two. And while artwork may not be of much help to those in need of a home, food and clothing....it can be used to provide the help that is needed.

Now I might not be a famous artist, but I'm a professional and experienced one with a fair selling record. So I thought of how to use this to provide help and this is where the project began. I want to include everyone who would like to participate, not just those with large pocketbooks, so this is how the project will work....and how you can get involved.

KATRINA

Hurricane Relief -- [Way Down In Kosovo - in Kosovo]
The government of Kosovo yesterday voted to allocate 400,000 euros for hurricane relief in the U.S. While this is comparatively a small amount, it is a huge sum of money relative to the meager size of Kosovo's budget. Compare this to oil rich Venezuelas paltry $1,000,000. Having Kosovo

General Russel Honore - Soldier Extraordinaire -- [GM's Corner]
People are demanding to know more about Lt. General Russel Honore, tagged "John Wayne" by some, but a Guardian Angle by others. In an earlier post which has generated some 2000+ hits on this little blog, his niece had this to say:

Just wanted to 2nd all of the kudo's for Uncle Russ. Yes, he IS my uncle and Yes he IS just as honest out of uniform. A real hero to our family too."

Real American Heros -- [Hurl's Blog - in Iraq]
While the race-baiting left-biased MSM continues to fan the flames of racism in America - spreading hatred, rage, and division, many are focusing on the TRUE nature of Americans. Sure Jesse, uncle Al, and the rest of the race hustlers out there get all the attention. After all, that's how they make their money - at others expense.

Here are some pictures of real Americans reaching out and helping one another. They are posted by MaryKatherineHam over at Townhall.com.

...While the left continues it's long-standing tradition of dividing our country over race issues, real Americans know the truth. I'm convinced that these pictures are just a glimpse of how Americans reach out to one another in times of crises.

The Survival of New Orleans Blog --[Pepple Pie - Blue Star Mom]
This paints both a very real and yet a very surreal picture of what it's like to be a survivor in New Orleans right now. Click Title.

Wrong Priorities -- [Alexander the Average]
Finally a good piece of analysis. From Newsweek:
...My take: Based on my own personal experience, this is right on the money. I never thought placing FEMA under DHS made much sense, and I?ve thought that DHS?s priorities have been wrong-headed from the start.

FEMA understands disasters, and many of its programs have been in place and effective for years. Since its inception, DHS has been ...

MSM REPORTS ON KATRINA

Katrina, Aftermath Galvanize Black America -- (AP)...JESSE WASHINGTON
NEW YORK -- To African-Americans, Hurricane Katrina has become a generation-defining catastrophe - a disaster with a predominantly black toll, tinged with racism. They've rallied to the cause with an unprecedented outpouring of activism and generosity.

..."You'd have to go back to slavery, or the burning of black towns, to find a comparable event that has affected black people this way," said Darnell M. Hunt, a sociologist and head of the African American studies department at UCLA.

Wife Says Criticism of Bush 'Disgusting' -- (AP)
WASHINGTON -- Laura Bush described as "disgusting" comments by rapper Kanye West and Democratic chairman Howard Dean blaming her husband for the disproportionate number of black hurricane victims.

Celebs or saviors? -- (LA Times)...Paul Brownfield,
...On Thursday, by the time President Bush went on national TV to explain how the dispossessed could get their hands on $2,000 in FEMA funds, Oprah Winfrey and her star-studded Team Angel had already come through the Gulf Coast. On "Oprah" Wednesday, Julia Roberts was seen providing aid and comfort to evacuees in an Alabama Red Cross shelter. Matthew McConaughey helicoptered into a New Orleans hospital and helped a beleaguered doctor rescue dogs and cats.

Celebrities, in the end, beat the White House to the hearts-and-minds punch in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

Poll: Majority Now Want Bush Focus on U.S. -- (AP) ...WILL LESTER
WASHINGTON -- Hurricane Katrina has made Americans heartsick. They're depressed about the images of destruction and despair they see from the storm zone and they increasingly want President Bush to shift his attention toward home, a poll released Thursday found....

Bush declares day of remembrance -- (Washington Times)...Bill Sammon
President Bush yesterday declared Sept. 16 a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Hurricane Katrina victims as the White House warned of a "very ugly scene" of death when the floodwaters are drained.

The thin veneer of civilization -- (LA Times)...Timothy Garton Ash
THE BIG LESSON of Katrina is not about the incompetence of the Bush administration, the scandalous neglect of poor black people in the United States or our unpreparedness for major natural disasters, though all of those apply. Katrina's big lesson is that the crust of civilization on which we tread is always wafer thin. One tremor and you've fallen through, scratching and gouging for your life like a wild dog.

Noblesse oblige? Not our president -- (LA Times)...Margaret Carlson:
AS PART OF HIS political damage control over the weekend, President Bush sent his staff to the Sunday talk shows and his parents to visit evacuees bused to Houston from New Orleans.

The administration officials fared poorly. On "Meet the Press," Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff tried to spin a headline few saw ? "New Orleans Dodges a Bullet" ? into an explanation of why his department stood by for days as thousands sent to the city's convention center were trapped in their own filth, without food, water or medicine. He looked silly.

NATO Preparing to Deliver Katrina Aid -- (AP)...MATT MOORE
FRANKFURT, Germany -- The United States turned Thursday to its allies in NATO, which sent AWACs planes to patrol U.S. skies after the Sept. 11 attacks, to help bring in desperately needed food and supplies for the hundreds of thousands of Americans left homeless by Hurricane Katrina....

Red Cross: State rebuffed relief efforts -- (CNN)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) -- Louisiana officials rebuffed American Red Cross requests to enter New Orleans with relief supplies last week because of concerns over logistical difficulties, Red Cross and state officials said Thursday

Many Chiefs in White House Recovery Effort -- (AP)...JENNIFER LOVEN
WASHINGTON -- There are an awful lot of chiefs around the White House these days when it comes to Hurricane Katrina.
There's nothing out of the ordinary about a White House having several people overseeing different portions of such an enormous effort - in which almost the entire half-million population of New Orleans has been relocated elsewhere, possibly for months or longer, and other Gulf Coast states look as though they were sent through a shredder.

But in this case, with the president under fire for a poor early reaction to the storm, the large cast of sometimes-changing aides being thrown at the response is contributing to a perception that the president has not taken complete control of the situation himself, said Paul Light, a professor of organizational studies at New York University.

"It's just reinforcing this image that the federal government doesn't know who's on first," he said.

Leader Who Rose in 9/11 Slips in Wake of Storm -- (New York Times)...RICHARD W. STEVENSON
Nine days after the United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush stood before a joint session of Congress and rallied the nation to a new mission.

On Thursday, nine days after it became apparent that New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast had been devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Bush stood in an auditorium across the street from the White House and directed storm victims to a Web site and a toll-free telephone number.

Brit Hume's GrapevineVIDEO -- (Fox News)...Brit Hoon
Before Katrina, money flowed for New Orleans' canal projects, but where did it go?

Democratic Leaders Reject G.O.P. Storm Inquiry Plan -- (New York Times)...CARL HULSE
...Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, her counterpart in the Senate, said they would not cooperate because the committee would be controlled by Republicans, would have uncertain authority and was created without consultation with Democrats.

Point Those Fingers -- (New York Times)...PAUL KRUGMAN
If the Bush administration isn't held accountable for its response to Hurricane Katrina, it will keep repeating its mistakes.

Political Issues Snarled Plans for Troop Aid -- (New York Times)...ERIC LIPTON, ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER
...As criticism of the response to Hurricane Katrina has mounted, one of the most pointed questions has been why more troops were not available more quickly to restore order and offer aid. Interviews with officials in Washington and Louisiana show that as the situation grew worse, they were wrangling with questions of federal/state authority, weighing the realities of military logistics and perhaps talking past each other in the crisis.

To seize control of the mission, Mr. Bush would have had to invoke the Insurrection Act, which allows the president in times of unrest to command active-duty forces into the states to perform law enforcement duties. But decision makers in Washington felt certain that Ms. Blanco would have resisted surrendering control, as Bush administration officials believe would have been required to deploy active-duty combat forces before law and order had been re-established.

Katrina Heavily Damages Military Bases -- (AP)...LOLITA C. BALDOR
Military housing, airport hangars, equipment and power lines were heavily damaged at six military bases across Louisiana and Mississippi, forcing nearly $1 billion in emergency repairs, according to base personnel and other defense officials.

IRS Program Converts Vacation to Donation -- (AP)...MARTIN CRUTSINGER
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday announced a program that encourages workers to give up unused vacation time and sick days and turn them into charitable contributions to aid Hurricane Katrina victims....

TERRORISM

Chief Architect of USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Speaks at CT Blog Panel -- [Counterterrorism Blog]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the chief architect of the current legislation reauthorizing key sections of the USA PATRIOT Act, gave the opening remarks today at the CT Blog panel titled, " Four Years Later: Are We Safer?" Chairman Sensenbrenner's answer to the primary question was that "(W)e are safer, but no we are not safe. Our enemy?s goal is to destroy us." He reminded us of Congress's accomplishments since the attacks, which include "passing the PATRIOT Act; tearing down the 'wall,? which prevented the sharing of vital information between law enforcement and the intelligence community; updating antiquated law enforcement tools; creating the Department of Homeland Security; reforming the Intelligence Community; strengthening our criminal laws against providing material support to terrorists..." and other measures.

MSM REPORTS ON TERRORISM

Al-Qaida's spectacular 'Ramadan Offensive' -- (World Net Daily)...Joseph Farah
Bin Laden plans for terrorist strikes against U.S., Europe next month
WASHINGTON ? Raising new concerns about the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists, al-Qaida is planning spectacular attacks next month against the U.S., Russia and Europe in what it is calling the "Great Ramadan Offensive."

Weldon Says Witness Will Tell Of Destroying Data About Potential Terrorists -- (CQ Today)...John M. Donnelly link not available yet
A Defense Department employee will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 21 that civilian superiors in 2000 ordered him to destroy a huge cache of data from a classified program that tracked al Qaeda, a congressman said Thursday.

POLITICS

A View From the Inside -- [Andi's World]
By now you know what happens outside of Walter Reed every Friday night. But are you left wondering what the troops inside are thinking?

SMASH on the Radio -- [Smash]
I'LL BE LIVE on the Roger Hedgecock Show (KOGO 600AM) sometime after 5:30pm PDT, talking about the San Diego Protest Warrior - CodePink Katrina Challenge.

Sandy Berger Convicted? But It?s A Slap On The Wrist -- [Austin Bay]
Former Clinton Administration National Security Adviser Sandy Berger got off very light. He stole classified documents and the court slapped him with a $50,000 fine. Berger had a high position in government, and it looks like his bigshot status kept him out of jail.

MSM REPORTS ON POLITICS

Bush?s Pothole Moment -- (Newsweek)...Richard Wolffe and Holly Bailey
George W. may not be running for office again, but his success or failure in rebuilding the Gulf Coast could determine the future for his party and local officials.

Democrats' Anti-Bush Petition Seeks Funds -- (AP)...DEVLIN BARRETT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new Democratic effort to whip up indignation about the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina also tried to raise money for Democratic candidates.

Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat and the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued an appeal Thursday urging people to sign an online petition to fire the Federal Emergency Management Agency's director over his handling of the Katrina response.

Dems Want Input on O'Connor Replacement -- (AP)...JESSE HOLLAND
WASHINGTON -- President Bush should consult with senators before making his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Democratic leaders said Thursday....

Berger fined for taking papers -- (Washinton Times)...Jerry Seper
Former National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger was fined $50,000 by a federal judge yesterday for illegally taking classified documents out of the National Archives by stuffing them in his pants.

Hughes Is Varnishing the Nation's Tarnish -- (Washington Post)...Dana Milbank

The image of the United States has taken a beating over the past 10 days, as foreign television and newspapers show images of death, chaos and disease in New Orleans. Even lowly Bangladesh (per capita income: $400 a year) was moved to send $1 million in foreign aid.

But Karen Hughes has another view.

...There are a lot of things being said about us around the world that aren't true," said the woman in charge of polishing the American image abroad. "We've marshaled the resources of our federal government" to help fellow Americans, she said, and if people think otherwise, "we need to aggressively challenge that idea around the world."

...The demonstrators, carrying messages promoting women's rights, labor unions and "Hillary '08" and condemning Halliburton, Karl Rove, the Iraq war and killings in Sudan, did not deny that the hurricane protest was opportunistic. "It's almost as if people are looking for an excuse to pin something on Bush that will stick," said Jerry Stein, who also marched in the Iraq rally.

THE MEDIA

You want the truth? -- [MREater - in Iraq]
Americans seek ?the truth? about what is happening in Iraq. I?ve have many people tell me that they would like to ?really? know what is going over here. Americans have a huge stake in this war, in blood and money, and they want to know whether the endeavor is worth the cost.

The main stream media (MSM) is not trusted to accurately report. MSM focuses too much on the bad news and destruction, it is said, and by failing to report the good new the MSM presents a skewed picture of what is happening here. Conservatives recently sent a ?Truth Tour? to Iraq because they think the good news isn?t getting out.

MSM REPORTS ON MEDIA

The News Room -- (Reuters)
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New Orleans collects dead as officials dodge blame

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans began the gruesome task of collecting its thousands of dead on Sunday as the Bush administration tried to save face after its botched rescue plans left the city at the mercy of Hurricane Katrina.

HUMOR

International Instapundit -- [Basil's Blog]
Evil Glenn Reynolds? smiled as he finished the BabelPundit software. That was the working title of the software. It would work. He was sure of it. And it would expand his role as Dark Overlord of the Internet...

IN MEMORY OF...

Obituaries in the News -- (AP)...Eugenia Charles
ROSEAU, Dominica - Former Dominica leader Eugenia Charles, who gained attention for standing with President Ronald Reagan when he announced the invasion of Grenada, died Tuesday. She was 86.

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