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If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution By / NYT — Permalink Yesterday's bombings in downtown London are profoundly disturbing. In part, that is because a bombing in our mother country and closest ally, England, is almost like a bombing in our own country. | |
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Fontana Labs: More from Friedman — Thomas Airmiles Friedman: The Al Qaeda threat has metastasized and become franchised. Glenn Reynolds: TOM FRIEDMAN: "Because there is no obvious target to retaliate against, and because there are not enough police to... Dean Esmay: Tom Friedman, who I often think of as something of a flake, speaks another important truth here: [snipped quote] As I... |
Tom Smith: AND this seems exactly right to me. (via instapundit) Jeff Jarvis: But today, Tom Friedman dances closer to the flames. Ed Cone: As not seen in the N&R — Friedman: "This is exactly what Osama bin Laden dreamed of with 9/11: to create a great gulf... |
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D.C. Wonders When Rehnquist Will Go Fox News — Permalink WASHINGTON — Though the White House insisted Friday that it had not been in communication with the Supreme Court over the timing of a resignation letter from Chief Justice William Rehnquist (search), rumors abound that his departure is imminent. | |
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Smash: Only Rehnquist knows for certain, and he ain't talkin'. Josh: Stay tuned ... UPDATE: "That's for me to know and you to find out." |
Ann Althouse: UPDATE: And the whole day goes by with nothing more than Rehnquist saying "That's for me to know and for your to find out." Todd Zywicki: "That's for me to know and you to find out": The Chief answering questions on whether he'll retire. (HT Drudge). |
Italy to start Iraq troop pullout in fall By / AP — Permalink GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Italy plans to begin withdrawing some of its troops from Iraq in September, Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Friday. Speaking at the end of the G-8 summit, Berlusconi said the withdrawal plans could change because they depend on security conditions on the ground and denied it was linked to any terrorist threats against Italy. | |
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Trey Ellis: The Italians are drawing down their small force and even the British as well. We too need to hop on that train before it leaves the station. Kos @DailyKos: Italy will begin Iraqi pullout in September — Another ally is quiting Iraq. |
Donald Sensing: And Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi said today that he will withdraw 300 Italian troops from Iraq in September. |
450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey AP — Permalink ISTANBUL, Turkey — First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported. | |
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Joe Gandelman: 450 Sheep Jump To Their Deaths In Turkey — TWO THOUGHTS when you see this headline: (1)how can sheep jump inside of a... John Derbyshire: HEADLINE OF THE MONTH — Surely. |
James Joyner: 450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey — A 450 sheep pileup created havok in a Turkish province recently. Ann Althouse: Such sheep. Sheep are such sheep. |
M Is for Moronic By / The Nation — Permalink "I frankly feel at PBS headquarters there is a tone deafness to issues of tone and balance," Kenneth Tomlinson, the chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, said in May. Since he was appointed to his position by President Bush, he has set about to change the "tone" and rectify the "balance." | |
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DeDurkheim: M is for Moronic — Max Blumenthal on Right Wing attack on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Read it here. Atrios: Great Little Racket — Max Blumenthal on the Mann Report. |
Kos @DailyKos: It would be too kind to call it a joke. According to the report, Sen. Chuck Hagel, he of the 100 percent rating by the Christian Coalition, is a Liberal. |
Blogs seen as powerful new tool in U.S. court fight By / Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political groups preparing to battle over the first U.S. Supreme Court nomination in 11 years have a powerful new tool — Internet blogs — to spread information quickly and influence decision makers without relying on traditional media. | |
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Joe Gandelman: Blogs Will Be Wooed In Supreme Court Justice(s) Fight — To those of you who email or say blogs are unimportant little... Jeralyn Merritt: Reuters: Blogs to Play Big Role in Supreme Court Fight — Reuters has a good article today on the influence blogs will have in the upcoming battles over Supreme Court nominations. |
Taegan Goddard: Blogs To Play Key Role in Court Fight — "Political groups preparing to battle over the first U.S. Supreme Court... |
Please Appease Me By / TCS — Permalink Predictably, George Galloway, the Member of Parliament who was ousted from Britain's Labour Party for his radical views on the Iraq War, said yesterday's attacks that killed nearly 40 people and wounded hundreds of others, were the price Britons had to pay for their foreign policy. | |
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Andrew Sullivan: APPEASEMENT ROUND-UP: Here's a selection from Britain; here's a three-part round-up of surrender-now pieces from the Guardian. Smash: JAMES JOYNER notes similar sounds coming from the British Left, while others rebut such appeasement. Glenn Reynolds: JAMES JOYNER LOOKS AT CALLS FOR APPEASEMENT, while Lee Harris looks at blood feuds. He neglects the obvious way to put them to a stop, though. |
Justin @SouthernAppeal: Stupid is as stupid says: From TCS — "Predictably, George Galloway, the Member of Parliament who was ousted from... James Joyner: TCS: Please Appease Me — A revised and extended version of my early morning post on those who would appease the... |
Terrorist Attack Backfires By / Fox News — Permalink The bombings in London: This is why I thought the Brits should let the French have the Olympics (search) — let somebody else be worried about guys with backpack bombs for a while. But, all Thursday proved is that they come to get you anyway. | |
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Ezra Klein: Fox vs. France — Via Sam Rosenfeld, John Gibson turned in a column today that's the deranged spawn of mother ignorance... Chris Bowers: Which is why he wrote yesterday that it would be good if France was bombed: "The bombings in London: This is why I... |
Sam Rosenfeld: Lo and behold, the day following those hilarious digs witnessed an actual major terrorist attack replete with scores of... Radley Balko: Nope: "The bombings in London: This is why I thought the Brits should let the French have the Olympics — let somebody else be worried about guys with backpack bombs for a while." |
Our Ally, Our Problem By / NYT — Permalink AS the shock waves from yesterday's terrorist attacks in London - which seem to be the work of jihadist militants - reverberate across the Atlantic, a grim truth should become increasingly clear: one of the greatest terrorist threats to the United States... | |
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Randall Parker: Britain, European Muslim Citizens Seen As Terrorist Threats To United States — Peter Bergen, author of Holy War Inc.:... Orrin Judd: NOT NECESSARILY OUR PROBLEM: Our Ally, Our Problem (PETER BERGEN, 7/08/05, NY Times) "AS the shock waves from... |
Ken Masugi: UPDATE #2: Claremont Institute intern Matt Valkovic quoted on the Frontline documentary on terrorism to air tonight... |
Reagan's Biggest Mistake Finally Retires By / Front Page Magazine — Permalink The fundamental goal of the next Supreme Court justice should be to create a record that would not inspire Sen. Chuck Schumer to say, as he did of Justice O'Connor last week: "We hope the president chooses someone thoughtful, mainstream, pragmatic - someone just like Sandra Day O'Connor." | |
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Paul @PowerLine: Charles Krauthammer writes along the same lines today. And don't miss Ann Coulter's less measured take-down of O'Connor. |
John Cole: Someone Didn't Like Justice O'Connor — Yikes: [snipped quote] Just thought Coulter's shrillness was amusing. |
Free to Choose Obesity? By / NYT — Permalink The obvious model for those hoping to reverse the fattening of America is the campaign against smoking. Before the surgeon general officially condemned smoking in 1964, rising cigarette consumption seemed an unstoppable trend; since then, consumption per capita has fallen more than 50 percent. | |
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Radley Balko: Except for this: "Above all, we need to put aside our anti-government prejudices and realize that the history of... Steve Antler: The day after the London bombings Paul Krugman thinks the most important thing to write is how it takes a village to fight fatness. Ed Cone: Fat-ass America — Krugman on politics and obesity: [snipped quote] Orson Scott Card, on the other hand, says much of the... |
Jesse Taylor: Fat By Fiat, Proud By Choice — The inevitable Luskin response to today's Krugman: adults are getting really fat, too! James Joyner: Free to Choose Obesity? In a column entitled, "Free to Choose Obesity?" |
London Bombs Likely Simple and Homemade By / AP — Permalink LONDON - The bombs that destroyed three London Underground cars and a double-decker bus each weighed less than 10 pounds and could be carried in a backpack, police said Friday. Police said the bodies of 49 people had been recovered, but warned that the number of deaths would rise. | |
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John @AmericaBlog: Iraqi govt chief spokesman confirms Al Qaeda is now headquartered in Iraq — Brought to you by the proud team of Bush &... |
Stirling Newberry: AP confirms that bombs were of a type similar to M11 bombs Simple timer detonated devices. Permalink Stirling Newberry - Comments (0) |
The Same Old, Same Old . . . NRO — Permalink An anatomy of the London bombing. The British may react very differently than the Spanish did after Madrid — by doing nothing rather than by retreating from Iraq. In the corrupt West these days, that is something. | |
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Ken Masugi: UPDATE: Victor Davis Hanson on our reaction today versus what we did in WW II— our grandfathers and fathers knew better. Ted Belman: The Same Old, Same Old . . . An anatomy of the London bombing. |
Joe Katzman: Victor Davis Hanson offers the Islamists a winning strategy, and explains how this tired game is played and what our enemies depend on. Marc @USSNeverdock: Islam - Petri dish of Islamic fascism — Victor Hanson nails it. |
Tancredo peddling his message in Iowa By / Rocky Mountain News — Permalink DAVENPORT, Iowa - Rep. Tom Tancredo started barnstorming through eastern Iowa on Thursday, talking immigration to religious conservatives and stepping up his flirtation with the 2008 presidential race. | |
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Sam Rosenfeld: Speaking of hot-button issues that open up elite/base fissures in the Republican Party, this account of Colorado... ArchPundit: Quick! Get Oberweis to Moline so he can Campaign with his Hero Tancredo That's Tom Tancredo (R - Friggen Immigrants). |
Zoe Kentucky: You Won't Get Far with that Attitude — Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) is currently testing the waters in New Hampshire and Iowa for a possible 2008 presidential run. Taegan Goddard: Tancredo Begins Iowa Campaign — Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) "started barnstorming through eastern Iowa on Thursday,... |
Armstrong Heads for Hills With Tour Lead By / AP — Permalink KARLSRUHE, Germany - They tire the legs and burn the lungs, but the Tour de France's punishing climbs can't come soon enough for Lance Armstrong. After an unnerving first week of fast racing, where crashes are a constant risk, Armstrong is looking to the hills... | |
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Jim Henley: Armstrong Heads for Hills With Tour Lead - Yahoo! News Armstrong Heads for Hills With Tour Lead - Yahoo! |
Bill Hobbs: The race is heading toward the mountain stages. |
'Morning-after' pill doesn't increase unsafe sex Reuters — Permalink NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Allowing 'morning-after' contraceptive pills to be sold over the counter does not increase their use, suggesting that easy availability does not lead to an upsurge in unprotected sex, British investigators report. | |
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Amanda Marcotte: Unfortunately for us orgiastic baby-hating slut-beasts, our nefarious plan to get the country f**king and then being... |
Kerry Howley: Plan B's Plan B — A British study demonstrates, for the umpteenth time, that putting the morning-after pill over the counter does not increase the likelihood of unprotected sex. |
Group of 8 Leaders Announce Pacts on Aid to Africa By / NYT — Permalink AUCHTERARDER, Scotland, July 8 - Striking tones of optimism and defiance a day after the attacks in London, President Bush and the leaders of seven other big industrial nations concluded a summit meeting here today saying they had made substantial progress in addressing African poverty, global warming and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | |
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Michael @AmericaBlog: But in a truly callous, unChristian and despicable act, Bush signed off on the pledge by the eight industrialized... |
Orrin Judd: ALPHA MORON: Group of 8 Leaders Announce Pacts on Aid to Africa (RICHARD W. STEVENSON, 7/08/05, NY Times) |
Jail Where Reporter Is Held: Maximum, Modern Security By / NYT — Permalink There are no bars in the 70-square-foot cell that Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter, is expected to call home for the next four months or so, as she serves her contempt-of-court sentence in the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia. | |
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Jo Fish: And poor Judy, she's sleeping on the floor tonight... [snipped quote] It's all about the book deal, you can be sure. Jim Romenesko: > In jail, Miller has to wear a green or brown jumpsuit with the word "prisoner" on the back, reports Lorne Manly. (NYT) |
William J. Dyer: Judy's jail — Am I the only one who's wondering — after reading this NYT description of Judith Miller's jail, her... |
Job growth tepid, jobless rate drops Reuters — Permalink WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers added 146,000 jobs in June, below Wall Street forecasts, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest point since September 2001 as few people joined the labor force, a government report showed on Friday. | |
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Steve Antler: Discouraged worker effect rediscovered in new form... When Reuters can't claim the U.S. unemployment rate understates... James Joyner: Job growth tepid, jobless rate drops [snipped quote] Granted, the good news is diminished in comparison with even better forecasts. |
Justin @SouthernAppeal: From WaPo (via Drudge): "June's tepid employment growth came in below analyst expectations for 188,500 new jobs in the month. |
Camera Phones Lend Immediacy to Images of Disaster By / WaPo — Permalink Some of the most intimate images of yesterday's bomb blasts in London came from cell phones equipped with cameras and video recorders, demonstrating how a technology originally marketed as entertainment has come to play a significant role in up-to-the-minute news. | |
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Garrett M. Graff: It's good that he's holding firm because, after all, this week's London bombings totally proved that the citizen journalism thing is soooo overrated. Jim Romenesko: > News orgs relied heavily on amateur photos, video from cellphones (LAT) > "Citizen journalism" will reshape role of... |
Cori Dauber: Indeed, according to the Washington Post there are all sorts of images along with the first person accounts on the web (although we had those starting with September 11.) Bill Hobbs: London Bombings a New Kind of News Story — Today's Washington Post looks at how cellphone digital cameras added... |
Judicial Jeopardy By / NRO — Permalink As I have previously outlined, if Alberto Gonzales were appointed to the Supreme Court in the near future, he would likely have to recuse himself from virtually all the cases that the administration considers of greatest importance to the nation. | |
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William J. Dyer: His newest full-fledged op-ed on NRO, and a follow-up post on the blog, feature Mr. Whelan's fairly technical debate... Feddie @SouthernAppeal: Judicial Jeopardy—"Justice Gonzales" supporters fail to make the case, according to Edward Whelan over at NRO. |
Michelle Malkin: SCOTUS WATCH: THE GONZALES PROBLEM — There is one fundamental issue that matters more than any other in choosing the next Supreme Court justice—a wartime Supreme Court justice. |
J. Harvie Wilkinson III By / Townhall.com — Permalink WASHINGTON — The short answer is: J. Harvie Wilkinson III. A longer answer to the question of who President Bush should nominate to fill today's Supreme Court vacancy is: Constitutional law is rife with clashing certitudes generated by too-clever theories purporting to illuminate the one valid approach to construing the Constitution. | |
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Nate F.: J. Harvie Wilkinson III: Excellent editorial here by George Will extolling the virtues of my former boss and... |
Orrin Judd: NOT CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH: J. Harvie Wilkinson III (George Will, July 8, 2005, Townhall) [snipped quote] He's only a traditionalist conservative—I'd never vote Republican again.... |
Wired subscriber gets a jolt By / San Francisco Chronicle — Permalink Wired magazine, the bible of the tech set, may have its finger on the pulse of all that's cool. But the San Francisco publication has been using decidedly uncool tactics when it comes to getting some people to renew their subscriptions. | |
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Jim Romenesko: How Wired "tricks" readers into renewing their subscriptions — San Francisco Chronicle The magazine's collection agency sends "scary letters" to readers who refuse to renew. |
Rex Hammock: We'll kill this dog*: "Wired has been using decidedly uncool tactics when it comes to getting some people to renew their subscriptions." |
Blair's Rising Star Runs Into a Treacherous Future By / NYT — Permalink LONDON, July 7 - It is said, usually as a kind of joke, that a day is a long time in politics. Rarely has that been so true - and so bloodily so - as in the past 24 hours of Prime Minister Tony's Blair's roller coaster ride from triumph to tragedy. | |
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Tim Graham: BOOS FOR COWELL — Within hours of the London violence, New York Times reporter Alan Cowell was already forecasting... |
Gregory Djerejian: Cowell in the NYT — These kinds of New York Times pieces (they don't ever bother to advertise this one as a "news... |
U.S. Budget Deficit May Drop to $325 Bln This Year, Agency Says Bloomberg — Permalink July 8 (Bloomberg) — Rising tax payments and a growing economy may push the U.S. federal deficit down to $325 billion or lower, a 24 percent decline from the previous estimate, the Congressional Budget Office said. | |
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Clayton Cramer: The other good news is that in spite of spending a huge amount of money in Iraq, the deficits are falling: "July 8... |
Glenn Reynolds: UPDATE: This news seems pretty good, too: "Rising tax payments and a growing economy may push the U.S. federal deficit... |
War in Pieces: The Blood Feud By / TCS — Permalink When 9/11 happened, no one asked me to write an article about it the next day, because no one, outside my immediate circle of friends, had any interest in my opinion. This was fortunate, because I did not need to make a snap judgment about the significance of that fateful morning. | |
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Steve @BeggingToDiffer: LEE HARRIS ON THE BLOOD FEUD — Lee Harris observes that the Islamist campaign against the West is more like a blood feud than a military operation. |
Michael DeBow: Islamic terror as blood feud: The always-provocative Lee Harris has some thoughts. |
Philosophy for a Judge By / WaPo — Permalink Perhaps the most telling moment of Sandra Day O'Connor's nearly quarter-century career on the Supreme Court came on her last day. In her opinion on the Kentucky Ten Commandments case, O'Connor wrote that, given religious strife raging around the world and... | |
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Betsy Newmark: Charles Krauthammer sums up what was wrong with O'Connor's approach to the law - she was too much of a legislator. |
Matthew Sheffield: The Trouble with O'Connor — Charles Krauthammer: [snipped quote] Hat tip: Betsy Newmark. |
Press Gaggle by Scott McClellan to the Travel Pool White House — Permalink MR. McCLELLAN: Okay, let me just kind of walk through the morning here at the Gleneagles Hotel. This morning, about 20 minutes after, I guess, first reports of the explosions in London, Hagin informed Andy Card about the situation. | |
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Judd @ThinkProgress: For the fourth straight time since his lawyer admitted that Rove was one of Matt Cooper's sources, no member of the White House press corps asked a question about Rove's role. |
Kos @DailyKos: WH Press Corps refuses to ask about Rove — Think Progress: [snipped quote] There can't possibly be any good reason for the WH press corps silence on the issue. |
PROBING AL-QAIDA Newsday — Permalink BEIRUT - When Islamic militants massacred 58 tourists in Egypt in 1997, the government issued a list of 14 most-wanted militants it accused of inspiring the attacks. Half were living in London, and none were arrested. | |
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Marc @USSNeverdock: Britain - Clean Up the Terror Swamp Now? Now that she has been attacked will Britain do something about this? Ace: France takes internal terrorist threats seriously; despite a bit of tightening after 9-11, England still does not: [snipped quote] Hopefully this will change. |
Scott @PowerLine: In a story with a Beirut dateline, Newsday reports how London has become a haven for Islamic "militants": "Probing al-Qaeda." |
June Hiring Up, Unemployment Rate Drops By / AP — Permalink WASHINGTON - Hiring around the country picked up slightly in June with employers adding 146,000 jobs — helping to push the unemployment rate down to 5 percent, the lowest in nearly four years. | |
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Glenn Reynolds: THIS SEEMS LIKE GOOD NEWS: "Hiring around the country picked up in June with employers adding 146,000 jobs — helping to... John @PowerLine: Unemployment Drops — Unemployment fell to 5% in June, the lowest level since September 2001, as employers added 146,000 payroll jobs, according to the Department of Labor. |
Mitch Berg: That Darned Bush Economy — Unemployment back to pre-9/11 levels. Not a boom recovery, but not the disaster that the left desperately wants, either. |
People Power By / Slate — Permalink "Britain is burning with fear and terror, from north to south, east to west," the Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe crowed after yesterday's London bombings. "We warned the British government and the British people repeatedly." Sound familiar? | |
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Betsy Newmark: William Saletan also understands that the bombing yesterday wasn't about Iraq. |
Eugene Volokh: I Like It When Slate Gets Bloody-Minded: William Saletan writes: [snipped quote] Can, should, and will. |
Bombers turn screw on UK government By / BBC — Permalink Given its current policies, the British government is left with few options in the aftermath of the London bombings. The contrast with the political impact of the Madrid attacks of a year ago, which killed 191 people, is significant. | |
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Andrew Sullivan: According to the Beeb, the bombings were apparently a response to the re-election of Tony Blair. James Joyner: "Only then will the innocents here and abroad be able to enjoy a life free of the threat of needless violence." |
Marc @USSNeverdock: Britain - BBC: London Attacks Our Fault — Paul Reynolds exemplifies the defeatism that is the BBC's hallmark. |
Cellphones Change the View of Disaster By / LAT — Permalink NEW YORK — Shortly after bombs ripped through London's transportation system Thursday morning, U.S. and British television networks began airing the first footage of the aftermath — dim images of shaken commuters streaming through a smoky underground tunnel. | |
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Jesse Walker: Zapruder's Children — Looking back at the London bombings, the Los Angeles Times points out how much the media relied... |
Brian Stelter: "It was a clip that we used no more than two, three thousand times," joked John Moody, Fox News Channel senior vice... |
GOP Plots Court Strategy With Rehnquist in Mind By / WaPo — Permalink A week after Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement, the White House and its allies are preparing for the possibility that Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist might soon follow suit, opening up a second vacancy to fill and scrambling the politics of this summer's brewing nomination battle. | |
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Joe Gandelman: GOP Plans For Supreme Court Double Header — As the world turns its attention to the tragic and troubling events in... Hugh Hewitt: For example: I think Boyden Gray is doing great work in the effort to get the president's judges confirmed, but I also... Matthew Sheffield: From the Washington Post: [snipped quote] Elsewhere on the web, National Review's Kathryn Lopez is spreading rumors about Justice John Paul Stevens. |
Taegan Goddard: White House Preparing for Double Nomination — After rumors that Chief Justice William Rehnquist might soon retire, the... Steve Soto: And that becomes a big issue on Friday, because the buzz inside the Beltway is that William Rehnquist will announce his retirement from the Supreme Court also. Attaturk: Looks like I could be right. This is actually pretty exciting. |
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Questions Remain on the Leaker and the Law By / WaPo — Permalink The jailing of New York Times reporter Judith Miller on Wednesday put the issue of press freedom and the confidentiality of sources on front pages across the country, but the heart of the case remains what it has been from the outset: whether senior Bush officials broke the law in the disclosure of a CIA covert operative's identity. | |
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Echidne: Rovian Politics — The game continues: "After Time turned over its documents late last week, Newsweek reported that... Steve Soto: First, the Post is reporting in Friday's edition that with Judy Miller doing time and Time's Matt Cooper expected to... Jim Romenesko: Fitz wants to know more about Rove's chats with Cooper — Washington Post The White House long ago insisted that Karl... |
Tom Maguire: MORE: My Big Finish - Rove's attorney is tap-dancing (and see today's WaPo, which picks up the Parse-o-rama we noted in an Update yesterday, and in a longish post a few days back.) Digby: Rovedirt — A new story focusing on Rove in the WaPo: Questions Remain on the Leaker and the Law There's a lot of... Plutonium Page: Afternoon open thread — Thought you guys would like this photo: [snipped quote] This is an open thread. |
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The story behind 'Deep Throat' By / MSNBC — Permalink It was once dismissed by the White House as a third-rate burglary. And when it occurred, the story was assigned to a Washington Post police reporter, a rookie — Bob Woodward. The date was June 17, 1972. On that fateful morning Woodward got a call from the desk. | |
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Garrett M. Graff: 'We Can Never Say That' — MSNBC has the transcript of this week's special Tom Brokaw interview with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Taegan Goddard: The Story Behind Deep Throat — In case you missed it, the NBC News interview with Bob Woodward about Deep Throat and his new book, The Secret Man, is available online. |
Jim Romenesko: "Oh my God, this president is going to be impeached" — NBC News From the transcript of Tom Brokaw's interview with Bob... |
'Mainstream Conservative' By / TCS — Permalink It did not take long after the retirement announcement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for Senate Democrats to being propagating their spin on her ideal replacement. | |
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Michelle Malkin: Pejman Yousefzadeh takes Democrat disingenuousness about "mainstream conservatives" to task. |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: Too bad this rule is not a constant, eh? (Cross posted on Red State.) |
Simple 20th-century techniques in the service of 14th-century fanaticism By / Times of London — Permalink WHEN THE IMMEDIATE shock and grief at yesterday's carnage subsides, a hard, almost callous, question will be on the lips of all those who seek to understand its true meaning. Is this the best they can do? It does not seek to minimise the tragedy that visited a normal, busy London morning. | |
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Jan Haugland: Gerard — Baker: Somehow I think that most people, especially Londoners, will see through the emptiness of this argument. FrancoAlemán: GERARD BAKER in London's The Times: [snipped quote] Read the rest. Click here to send me an email |
Harry @HarrysPlace: The Bin Laden doctrine — Gerard Baker in The Times: The idea that al-Qaeda was no threat until we created it does not... |
The quiet-life option ensures that attacks go on By / Telegraph — Permalink One way of measuring any terrorist attack is to look at whether the killers accomplished everything they set out to. On September 11, 2001, al-Qa'eda set out to hijack four planes and succeeded in seizing every one. | |
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Cernig: Meanwhile, Canadian-with-opinions Mark Steyn and Amir Taheri are both vocal in British newspapers arguing that there is... Betsy Newmark: Mark Steyn says what a lot of British are probably feeling today. Marc @USSNeverdock: Britain - Terrorist Wake Up Call — Mark Steyn issues a wake up call to Britain. Something I've been trying to do for almost two years now. |
Arthur Chrenkoff: Mark Steyn (hat tip: Joe G.) : "This is the beginning of a long existential struggle, for Britain and the West. Stanley Kurtz: But I like this quote from his new piece for the Telegraph. "This is the beginning of a long existential struggle, for Britain and the West." Orrin Judd: But all the legal niceties have been carefully observed... MORE: The quiet-life option ensures that attacks go on (Mark... |
Roemer decides against Senate run AP — Permalink INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana Rep. Tim Roemer, a moderate Democrat who has stoked new political ambitions since he bypassed a re-election bid in 2002, has decided not to challenge Republican Sen. Richard Lugar when he seeks a sixth term next year. | |
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Kos @DailyKos: IN-Sen: Roemer won't challenge Lugar — So much for making something out of the Indiana senate race. |
Taegan Goddard: Roemer Declines to Challenge Lugar — Former Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN) announced that he won't challenge Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN) next year, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette reports. |
Attacks Bear Earmarks Of Evolving Al Qaeda WaPo — Permalink After Sept. 11, 2001, the world learned that counterterrorism specialists had seen that kind of attack coming, they just did not know when and where it would take place. In a similar sense, they saw yesterday's London bombings coming, too; they have been warning of such a strike on European soil for much of this year. | |
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Jim Henley: Or it could represent a shift in emphasis from the grandiose attack to the attritional, as, per the Post, security analysts have been predicting. Daniel Drezner: LAST UPDATE: Steve Coll and Susan B. Glasser make a similar point to Flynn's in the Washington Post: "Now more a brand... |
Cori Dauber: Al Queda the Movement — Here's an article in the Washington Post that discusses the "affiliate" model of al Queda. |
TV coverage is a study in contrasts Baltimore Sun — Permalink Sun Europe Correspondent Todd Richissin discussing London bombings with WBAL Radio's Dave Durian. Share you reaction to the terror attacks in London. These men are simply cowards, peroid. From this act, I hate to say, makes it hard to like muslims. | |
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Jim Romenesko: BBC's coverage of bombings "very low-key, very measured" — Baltimore Sun American TV news reports of the London... |
Brian Stelter: London 7/7: Cable News Is Harmful, BBC is Helpful, According To A Psychiatrist — Michael Brody, a Washington... |
Leadership Dispute Causes a Split in a Powerhouse of Fund-Raising for Conservative Causes By / NYT — Permalink WASHINGTON, July 7 - A rift among the handful of millionaires behind the Club for Growth, a conservative fund-raising powerhouse, has degenerated into accusations of stolen donor lists and betrayed principles. | |
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The Farmer: Forsook: Saint Stephen and Pastor Jeb — Club for Greed Stephen Moore, one of the dumbest guppies ever hatched from a... |
Joe @AmericaBlog: Cat Fight at the Club for Growth — Having seen way, way too many nasty internal battles among progressive groups, it... |
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Captain Ed: London's Muslims Feel The Pressure — In contrast to the reaction of American Muslims after 9/11, when organizations... |
Orrin Judd: ASYMMETRY WORKS FOR THE POWERFUL TOO: Pakistan arrest offered hints, no details on planned hits (Bill Gertz and Rowan... |
Let the Olympics be a memorial By / Guardian — Permalink Horror, exactly as foretold. All we didn't know was that 7/7 would be the date. Every Londoner imagined this over and over in every rush-hour train and crowded bus, glancing warily at one another, eyeing packages and bags. Only a matter of time. | |
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Scott Burgess: We are, of course, used to seeing much nonsense in the columns of Polly Toynbee, but one of her statements today quite... |
Jeff Jarvis: Equivalencies : In the Guardian, Polly Toynbee argues that the Olympics should be London's memorial to the attack —... |
More than 50 dead in London blasts CNN — Permalink LONDON, England (CNN) — More than 50 people were killed in a series of terrorist bombings on London's transport system, police said Friday as they warned more attacks were possible. | |
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Jan Haugland: A press conference with the London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair and Deputy Police Commissioner Andy Hayman right now revealed a bit more information. |
Andrew Cochran: London Terrorist Attack News Stories (UPDATED) Links to news on the London terrorist attacks (updated with thanks to... |
And this is why they did it Times of London — Permalink THE FIRST QUESTION that comes to mind is: what took them so long? The answer may be that in the past four years the British authorities have succeeded in preventing attacks on a number of occasions. David Blunkett, who was then Home Secretary, was often mocked for suggesting that this was the case. | |
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Tom Smith: The rule is, if you are the sort of people who blow up as many innocents as you can, in order to get what you want, chances are what you want is very unreasonable. Harry @HarrysPlace: From the same paper, Amir Taheri: It is, of course, possible, as many in the West love to do, to ignore the strategic... Marc @USSNeverdock: Islam - What They Want — Every infidel in the world should read this. [snipped quote] Repeat after me, there is no such thing as a moderate Muslim. |
James Joyner: Besides which, as Amir Teheri explains in a Times editorial, "[S]orry, old chaps, you are dealing with an enemy that... TheAnchoress: Amir Taheri knows better, too. Pejman Yousefzadeh: WHY DID THE LONDON ATTACKS HAPPEN? Amir Taheri has some answers worth thinking about. |
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Britain 'defiant' as bombers kill 52 in attack on the heart of London Times of London — Permalink BRITAIN stood united last night in defiance of the bomb attacks which killed at least 52 people and left 700 injured as the reality of the War on Terror came to London. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: The Times of London has moving coverage. |
Glenn Reynolds: CHARMAINE YOEST was in London yesterday, and reports on what she saw and heard. And here's a roundup from The Times. |
The price of occupation Guardian — Permalink During the last phase of the Troubles, the IRA targeted mainland Britain: it came close to blowing up Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet in Brighton. Some years later a missile was fired at No 10. London's financial quarter was also targeted. | |
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Cernig: Well, Gorgeous George and Tariq Ali of the Guardian have both been quick to say that the attacks were a consequence of Britain's involvement in the occupation of Iraq. James Joyner: In a Guardian piece, "The price of occupation," fellow traveler Tariq Ali expands on Galloway's ideas: "Ever since... John Hood: Writing in The Guardian, of course, Tariq Ali blames Blair and the entire military response to 9/11 for leading to the... |
Jeff Goldstein: Sorry for joining Friday so late along into the day... I was greeted this morning with hundreds of spammed trackbacks,... Harry @HarrysPlace: 'Paying the price' — Tariq Ali, a supporter of the 'resistance' in Iraq, writes in the Guardian: Most Londoners (as the rest of the country) were opposed to the Iraq war. Stanley Kurtz: "THE PRICE OF OCCUPATION " Contemptible appeasement. |
Timers Used in Blasts, Police Say; Parallels to Madrid Are Found NYT — Permalink LONDON, July 7 - Investigators searching for clues in the attacks here said Thursday that the three bombs used in the subway apparently were detonated by timers, not suicide bombers, and that a fourth device may have been intended for a target other than the city bus that it destroyed. | |
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Chris @AmericaBlog: The reports so far are saying that the London bombs were set off by timers similar to the bombs in Madrid. |
K. J. Lopez: CLUES, AND MADRID SIMILARITIES — NYTimes: "Investigators searching for clues in the attacks here said Thursday that... |
Al-Qa'eda link hides multitude of suspects By / Telegraph — Permalink Who was responsible? Reports that a group linked to al-Qa'eda was claiming responsibility for the London bombings tells us very little. There are many fundamentalist organisations that fly under Osama bin Laden's flag of convenience and some of them have bases or off-shoots in London. | |
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Andrew Cochran: Al-Qa'eda link hides multitude of suspects ("Britain has long offered a haven to exiled dissidents and in recent years has become an international centre for Islamic militancy.") |
Michelle Malkin: Found this buried in a UK Mirror piece: "For many years prior to September 11, politicians maintained that Britain must... |
Rudy Giuliani in London and sees terror again By / Times of London — Permalink Rudolph Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York so closely identified with his city's recovery after September 11 attacks, was in London this morning, just yards from Liverpool Street station when the bombs went off. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: Rudy was in London, btw. Update: From Wretchard, at The Belmont Club: "Just a few comments in the aftermath of the attack on London. |
Baldilocks: (Thanks to Michael Totten) UPDATE: Guess who is in London today. |
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade: London terror attack near G8 summit "works to ... Western world's advantage, for people to experience something like this together" Media Matters for America — Permalink KILMEADE: And he [British Prime Minister Tony Blair] made the statement, clearly shaken, but clearly determined. This is his second address in the last hour. First to the people of London, and now at the G8 summit, where their topic Number 1 —believe it or not— was global warming, the second was African aid. | |
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Arianna Huffington: Then there was Stuart Varney on Fox, making the case that what happened in London "puts the number one issue right back... Kos @DailyKos: And then there's Fox anchor Brian Kilmeade talking about how awesome it was that London got bombed. Barbara O'Brien: If only boasting and posturing and being obnoxious could combat terrorism ... I mostly agree with Public Theologian — ... |
Chris Bowers: Fox On London Attacks — Brit Hume thinks it's time to invest: [snipped quote] Kilmeade thinks the attacks were a good... Gerry Daly: Kilmeade under fire — Looking at Memeorandum, I can see that Brian Kilmeade has set off a bit of a firestorm among... Avedon Carol: Media Matters reports that Fox News is talking about the London bombing like it's a good thing: "I think that works to... |
| Also: Susie Madrak, Natasha @PacificViews, David Sirota, Steve Soto, James Joyner, Attaturk, Skippy, PGL, Don, Atrios | |
Hume's "first thought" on hearing of London attacks: It's "time to buy" futures Media Matters for America — Permalink During Fox News' coverage of the July 7 London bombings, Washington managing editor Brit Hume told host Shepard Smith that his "first thought," when he "heard there had been this attack" and saw the low futures market, was "Hmmm, time to buy." | |
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Kevin Drum: There would be one for the dumbest reaction to the London bombing, another for the most inappropriate, perhaps one for... Orrin Judd: The Media Matters folks are apparently upset that Brit Hume said one of his first thoughts yesterday was to buy futures... Eugene Volokh: According to the excerpt that Mr. Sirota links to, Hume was asked about the stock market implications of the attacks. |
Mimus Pauly: others may have thought that as well. but you never know about the markets... [from media matters, emphasis theirs]. Skippy: let's open up the ol' skippy mailbag... oliver willis points out a media matters report that brit hume's first on-air... Kos @DailyKos: As nice as Brit Hume thinking the attacks would be a great investment opportunity (his first thought after he heard about the attacks, in fact). |
| Also: James Wolcott, David Sirota, Natasha @PacificViews, Atrios | |
Evolutionary War By / TNR — Permalink Later this summer, the Kansas State Board of Education is widely expected to change its state science standards to cast doubt on evolution. The new standards will likely emphasize the unsolved problems in evolutionary theory's explanatory power, like gaps in... | |
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Sam Rosenfeld: I really think Digby identifies one of the more important points to take away from Ben Adler's hilarious round up of... Ronald Bailey: Check out the TNR article "Evolutionary War" for their views on whether or not evolution should be taught in the biology classes of government schools. Attaturk: The greatest argument against survival of the fittest exists in these answers the New Republic got from "prominent" conservatives on evolutionary theory. |
Orrin Judd: TEACHING TO THEIR OWN TEST (via Glenn Dryfoos): Evolutionary War (Ben Adler, 07.07.05, New Republic) [snipped quote] The... Jesse Taylor: Evolving Bulls**t — It's often been my opinion that liberals know conservatism better than conservatives, and all you really have to do is ask conservatives to find out. Tim Lee: Conservative Squirming — I think this is an interesting and entertaining experiment. |
| Also: Digby, Todd Zywicki, John Cole, Jonathan Bunch, Kevin Drum, Chris Mooney, Greg Ransom, Roger Ailes, Matthew Yglesias | |
Multiple blasts paralyse London BBC — Permalink Several people have been injured after explosions on the Underground network and a double-decker bus in London. A police spokesman said there were "quite a large number of casualties" at Aldgate Tube Station. | |
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David T: Terrorist Attack on London — Explosions on tubes: Reports of three buses blown up Update: The BBC have a log on the attacks where they are putting the latest news. Joe Gandelman: UPDATE: The BBC reports that the system has been shut down and contains this haunting account of the blasts Riggsveda @Corrente: London Explodes — Tony Blair is talking as if he believes it was anti-globalization people who set off the bombs this morning in London. |
Norm Geras: The whole system has been closed down. See this report. Initially it was put down to power surges. Cernig: London Explosions - Breaking News — I woke up with a fractious toddler to find that a number (it looks like six in... Jesse Taylor: Time For That Later — The BBC has a fuller report on the attacks. |
| Also: Smash, Barbara O'Brien, Jeff Quinton, Brian Stelter, Norbizness, Captain Ed, Arthur Chrenkoff, James Joyner, Atrios, Jan Haugland, Orrin Judd, Kieran Healy, K. J. Lopez, Scared Monkeys, Ann Althouse | |
The Anticipated Attack By / Slate — Permalink My son flew in from London at the weekend, and we were discussing, as we have several times before, why it hadn't happened yet. "It" was the jihadist attack on the city, for which the British security forces have been braced ever since the bombings in Madrid. | |
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Marc @USSNeverdock: This is a war like no other and like it or not you're in it. UPDATE Hitchens has more and ends with this. Bill Hobbs: Meanwhile, Christopher Hitchens' column in Slate explores the Islamist threat growing inside London. Scott @PowerLine: In his Slate column "The anticipated attack," Christopher Hitchens refers to al-Masri as "a one-eyed and hook-handed... |
TheAnchoress: Christopher Hitchens, among others, knows better. It is ludicrous to try and reduce this to Iraq. Lorie Byrd: Hitchens also had an excellent response (consistent with his written one, which is a must read) to those like George... Jeff Goldstein: "DEVELOPINGâ" More here. **** update 15: Hitchens responds (via Beck); and John Cole prepares us for what is... |
| Also: Michelle Malkin, Betsy Newmark, Norm Geras, Stephen Green | |
Bloggers and Photographers Chronicle Chaos in London By / WSJ — Permalink As journalists scrambled to cover the London bomb blasts, ordinary citizens went online to share pictures snapped by cameraphones and reports of what they saw. At Technorati.com, a search engine for blogs, eight of the top 10 searches Thursday were related to the blasts. | |
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Joe Katzman: A UK blogs aggregator. And the WSJ uses Technorati to piece together a blogger's eye view. La Shawn Barber: Update IV (3:16 p.m.): The Wall Street Journal has a story on bloggers covering the aftermath. Marc @USSNeverdock: The Wall Street Journal and The Times (UK) both report on British bloggers contribution to not just reporting, but informing the public as well. |
Andrew Cochran: Pakistan arrest offered hints, no details on planned hits Terrorists Strike in London: Connecting the dots after London... Jeff Jarvis: Later : More bomb links as the evening goes on..... : Here is a very good roundup of London blogs and moblogs from the Wall Street Journal (free link). Rex Hammock: Eyewitness photos of London blasts: From the BBC Flickr tags: blasts bombs terrorist Flickr Groups: London Bomb... |
| Also: John @PowerLine, Steve M., Glenn Reynolds, Ed Cone | |
Terrorists Strike London With Series of Blasts Fox News — Permalink LONDON — A series of explosions struck London's public transportation system Thursday in what Prime Minister Tony Blair declared to be a coordinated series of terrorist attacks. | |
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Andrew Cochran: Four separate bombs on subways and bus (reduced from earlier reports) in London, multiple deaths and injuries. Gateway Pundit: A bus was torn apart: An explosion destroyed a double-decker bus near Russell Square (search) not long after several blasts were reported on London subways, police said. Baldilocks: London Mayor Ken Livingstone (even): "I know that you personally do not fear to give your own life in exchange to taking... |
Gerry Daly: Update: FoxNews has a slightly different account of the last part of Livingston's statement: [quote] "I know that you...[end quote] Warren Bell: LONDON MAYOR ON THE ATTACKS — London Mayor Ken Livingstone said: "I want to say one thing, specifically to the world... Arthur Chrenkoff: The time has come for vengeance against the Zionist crusader government of Britain in response to the massacres Britain... |
| Also: Jeff Quinton, Scott Sala, La Shawn Barber, Joe Gandelman, Michael DeBow, Scott Gosnell, Mike H., Scared Monkeys, Ezra Klein, Barry L. Ritholtz, Feddie @SouthernAppeal | |
Statement claiming London attacks BBC — Permalink The BBC has located an Islamist website that has published a 200-word statement issued by an organisation saying it carried out the London bombings. The organisation calls itself the Secret Organisation Group of al-Qaeda [literally the base] of Jihad Organisation in Europe. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: Statement from the Secret Organisation Group of al-Qaeda of Jihad Organisation in Europe. Cori Dauber: Propaganda Disseminated Here — An example of what I've been talking about so perfect you'll think I scripted it: via... Jim Lindgren: Following up my earlier post containing partial or complete translations of the letter claiming responsibility for... |
Joe Gandelman: Here's the full text of the statement but remember that posting it on a website is not considered confirmation. David T: And London mayor Ken Livingstone's statement. Here is a statement by a group claiming responsibility. Riggsveda @Corrente: BBC World Service reported that a "jihadist website" claimed responsibility, but then had Mideast expert on who raised doubts as to the authenticity of the source. |
| Also: Norm Geras, Randall Parker, Charles Bird, Charles Paul Freund, Mike Chandler, Jeralyn Merritt, Patrick, Dr. Frank | |
Bloggers call for protests and solidarity By / Times of London — Permalink Bloggers have called for a mass protest against today's bombings and have insisted that Londoners will not be intimidated by the string of attacks on their city. "The outrages in London are the work of enemies of humanity. | |
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Avedon Carol: I just don't seem to have that wild urge to make a big show of how macho I am in the face of fear. I wonder why. Jeff Goldstein: For the last time: lack of freedom—not poverty—is the chief cause of terrorism. **** update 13: "Bloggers call for... Glenn Reynolds: FROM THE TIMES OF LONDON: [snipped quote] Read the whole thing. |
Red @ScaredMonkeys: Here is a great article from The Wall Street Journal, Bloggers and Photographers Chronicle Chaos in London From The Times On Line, Bloggers call for protests and solidarity. Jan Haugland: The London — Times reports on bloggers expressing defiance and solidarity in the face of terror, after the initial shock. |
Text of statement delivered by Ken Livingstone Financial Times — Permalink "This was a cowardly attack, which has resulted in injury and loss of life. Our thoughts are with everyone who has been injured, or lost loved ones. I want to thank the emergency services for the way they have responded. | |
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Mary @PacificViews: I wanted to comment on one part of his speech: [snipped quote] Here is a leader calling out the best and bravest part of... Ed Cone: Livingstone to terrorists: You will fail — Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London: " I wish to speak directly to those who... Barry L. Ritholtz: Wikipedia: 7 July 2005 London bombings in War/Defense | Weblogs Wikipedia has started an ongoing description of the 7... |
Michelle Malkin: THE 7/7 ATTACKS: ABOUT THE MAYOR OF LONDON — London mayor Ken Livingstone earned praise yesterday for his stalwart statement condemning the 7/7 attacks. Josh Marshall: But if not I want to call your attention to the statement today of Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London. |
Reporters' Log: London explosions BBC — Permalink There have been several explosions on the London Underground Tube network this morning, and on a bus in central London. BBC News correspondents are on the scene with the latest details. The police have confirmed there have been a number of fatalities at Edgware Road. | |
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Hugh Hewitt: Here's the BBC Reporters' Blog, and check in with Adrian Warnock as well. Statement from the Secret Organisation Group of al-Qaeda of Jihad Organisation in Europe. Michelle Malkin: (Eyewitness reports here and here.) If the bombing was indeed caused by a Brit-based suicide bomber, it wouldn't be a surprise. La Shawn Barber: , TigerHawk, Tony Rickey in London, Matthew Sheffield, BBC Reporters' Log Double Toothpicks Arthur Chrenkoff, The... |
Joe Gandelman: The BBC has a great reporters' log on the attack. Arthur Chrenkoff: Update 8: Call it the British phlegm: "Workers in the city of London are still trying to take in what has happened. Brian Stelter: > The BBC is publishing a Reporter's Log. |
| Also: Jeff Quinton, Brian Linse, Amanda Marcotte, Mitch Berg, Susie Madrak | |
Is It a War, or Isn't It? NRO — Permalink The London bombings and different approaches to terror. Unfortunately, points like these are best made when terror strikes and the collective public mind is focused. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: Imagination — Yesterday the cognitively challenged Andrew McCarthy wrote at NRO: "Amid the carnage today, Home... PGL: Best Unintended Line Today — I guess we should not be surprised that the National Review is expressing jingoist noises,... JoelL @SouthernAppeal: Read it here. This is precisely why we should never ratify Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. |
Jon Holdaway: Outside of agreeing with Phil that this is our time to stand tall with our British friends, I'll focus my comments... Spoons: I think he's probably right. Start here and scroll up. UPDATE: Further evidence in support of the pessimistic view. Rich Lowry: SIMPLY FANTASTIC — The only way to describe Andy McCarthy's piece up on the home page. |
Galloway: Bombings price of Iraq BBC — Permalink Londoners have paid the price for Iraq and Afghanistan, says George Galloway. The Respect MP, whose Bethnal Green and Bow constituency includes the site of at least one of the bomb attacks, said the attacks were "despicable". | |
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James Joyner: Galloway: Bombings price of Iraq (BBC) "Londoners have paid the price for Iraq and Afghanistan, says George Galloway. Arthur Chrenkoff: But sice the jihadis in their official statement forgot to mention a few things, Galloway helpfully added in his address... |
Juan Cole: Outspoken British MP and Iraq war opponent George Galloway called Thursday's terrorist bombings in London "despicable"... Michelle Malkin: THE 7/7 ATTACKS: HITCHENS VS. MOONBATS — Christopher Hitchens delivers a strong antidote to the moonbats blaming the... |
Bush is biggest obstacle to a conservative court By / Chicago Sun Times — Permalink Conservatives who have spent more than a decade planning for this moment to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court are reeling from blows delivered by two dissimilar political leaders: Edward M. Kennedy and George W. Bush. | |
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Gail Heriot: And that's part of what Robert Novak suggests in his latest column, entitled, "Bush Is Biggest Obstacle to a Conservative Court." Will Franklin: "Imminent" Rehnquist Resignation? rehnquistretirement.jpg Typically, I am not one to chase rumors floated by columnists,... Jeralyn Merritt: Novak: Rehnquist to Retire This Week — Robert Novak's new column says Chief Justice William Rehnquist will announce his retirement before the end of this week. |
Jay Rosen: That means if you're a Washington columnist maybe you don't go on CNN with him— until he explains. Ezra Klein: The 2+Scalia Scenario — Novak is reporting that Rehnquist will step down tomorrow morning, creating a two seat vacuum on the Court. Alexander K. McClure: Rehnquist — As Poli just noted, Robert Novak has written that secret sources inform him that a retirement by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is imminent. |
| Also: Orrin Judd, Betsy Newmark, James Joyner, Liesa @LeftInTheWest, Michelle Malkin, Taegan Goddard, Feddie @SouthernAppeal, PoliPundit | |
More than 30 die in London blasts BBC — Permalink A series of bomb attacks on London's transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 700 others. Three explosions on the Underground left 35 dead and two more died in a blast on a double-decker bus. | |
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Michael Froomkin: London — The BBC reports thirty-seven deaths confirmed so far in today's London bombings. Baldilocks: Our friends in London get the Israeli treatment. "A series of bomb attacks on London's transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 350 others. Avedon Carol: As of an hour ago, more than 30 dead were reported after three explosions on the Underground and one on a double-decker bus. |
Bill Roggio: The London 7/7 Hunt Begins — The confirmed number of deaths at this moment is 33, with about 350 wounded. Riggsveda @Corrente: Feeling safer now?—Lambert UPDATE: Figures on the deaths have been revised downward to 33, with the caveat that they are expected to rise as information comes in. Colt: A BBC report from an hour ago said that 35 were killed in the Underground bombings, and two on board the bus at Tavistock Square. |
| Also: Laura Rozen, Steve Bainbridge, Kevin Drum | |
Message from abroad: 'We are all Londoners today' By / Times of London — Permalink The tide of sympathy from readers in America and Spain - two countries that have already borne the brunt of al-Qaeda attacks - was overwhelming. Hundreds clicked on a Times Online e-mail link today to send their support to London after today's deadly commuter blasts. | |
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Red @ScaredMonkeys: But it was Jenny Dervin, from another Olympic city hit by a terror blast, Atlanta, who summed up the feeling of many... Von @ObsidianWings: In praise of righteous anger — We do not see a Klansman at a crossburning and wonder whether he might have been provoked by our insistence on integrated schools. |
Norm Geras: Let me count the ways — The enemies of humanity struck in London today. The enemies of democracy. |
'BOMBS' INJURE DOZENS Sky News — Permalink Walking wounded are being treated on the streets of London after six blasts, believed to be bomb attacks, hit the city's bus and Tube network. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said there had been at least six explosions, but said the picture was still "very confused". | |
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Jeff Quinton: London terrorist bombing updates 3:05 EDT: Wizbang has a link to the Sky News reports on the suicide bomber. Jesse Taylor: UPDATE: Al-Qaeda supposedly taking responsibility for the attacks, but it's waiting to be confirmed. John Cole: If you are wondering why Israeli officials felt compelled to speak, it is because in the immediate aftermath, reports... |
Susanna Cornett: UPDATE 3 - 6:43 a.m. Central: Sky News reporting Al Qaeda-linked terror group taking responsibility; two London hospitals reporting 185 wounded thus far. Dean Esmay: Sky News has eyewitness accounts. The underground railway was hit multiple times and another bomb tore into a bus. Scared Monkeys: Other Coverage: CNN, SKYNEWS, FOXNEWS, Washington Post Take part in discussing the news of the day here. |
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Purported Al-Qaida Letter Claims Responsibility for Bombings By / DER SPIEGEL — Permalink A letter posted on a Web site frequently used by al-Qaida claims that the "Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe" is responsible for today's massive terrorist attack in London. In it, the group also issues warnings to Denmark and Italy. | |
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Matthew Sheffield: 8:28, Al Qaeda Claim of responsibility via German newspaper Der Spiegel: A letter posted on a Web site frequently used... Paul @Wizbang: Scotland yard: 7 explosions / London Metropolitan police say 6 Underground rescues in progress. 300 hospitalized 150... David Carr: London 07/07 - continuing — The German magazine 'Spiegel On-line' is reporting that something calling itself 'The... |
Susie Madrak: The blasts, which were early on blamed on a possible power surge on the London grid, have now been claimed by the... Jan Haugland: Here is the text of the letter posted on an Islamist message board claiming responsibility for the attacks: "Rejoice, community of Muslims," the letter states. Orrin Judd: MORE: -What Does the Purported Al-Qaida Letter Actually Say? |
| Also: Michelle Malkin | |
6 Blasts Rock London, Killing at Least Two By / AP — Permalink LONDON - Half a dozen explosions rocked the London subway and tore open a packed double-decker bus during the morning rush hour Thursday. The blasts killed at least two people and injured scores in what a shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair said was a series of "barbaric" terrorist attacks. | |
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Barbara O'Brien: The Associated Press reports, [quote] A group calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe" posted a claim...[end quote] Jeff Quinton: 2:50: AP reports that Jack Straw is reporting that the attacks appear to be al Qaeda. Scott @PowerLine: The latest AP story reports: "6 blasts rock London, killing at least two." |
Lorie Byrd: Sky News, CNN, and AP UPDATE: Maybe I have watched a few too many episodes of "24," but I hope that it is at least being... Cori Dauber: Blasts in London — Multiple explosions in London this morning — the subway, and one bus, it looks like. Chris @AmericaBlog: London hit with mutliple explosions — It's still breaking news at the moment and information is limited but one London... |
| Also: Scared Monkeys, Jane Galt, Praktike | |
Multiple explosions rock London CNN — Permalink LONDON, England (CNN) — Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London Underground network and three buses at the morning rush hour, police said, causing fatalities and prompting officials to shut down the entire underground transport network. | |
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Jack Cluth: Just another Thursday morning commute.... LONDON BOMBERS HUNTED At Least 37 Killed in London Blasts What could be more ordinary than a Thursday morning commute? Charles Bird: Updates will happen as news occurs. Update: CNN is reporting at least 40 dead. James Joyner: Multiple explosions rock London (CNN) "Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London Underground network and at least... |
David Sirota: Tragically, the terrible bombing in London shows we are now paying a horrible price for this silly, dangerous, short-sighted, and truly dishonest line of reasoning. Zoe Kentucky: At this point they're saying it was 4 bombs— 3 on the Underground, 1 on a doubledecker with 160 wounded and 40 or so deaths. Dean Esmay: Explosions in London by Dean London rescue workerJust got home, 6 am Eastern here.... Multiple explosions, many injured or killed. |
| Also: Laura Rozen, Scott @PowerLine, Jan Haugland, Steve Bainbridge, Scared Monkeys | |
Two die in London terror blasts BBC — Permalink Two people have been killed and scores have been injured after at least seven blasts on the Underground network and a double-decker bus in London. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was "reasonably clear" there had been a series of terrorist attacks. | |
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Riggsveda @Corrente: Bush is babbling his usual buzzwords. Daniel Drezner: The BBC reports that, "Tony Blair said it was 'reasonably clear' there had been a series of terrorist attacks." Lorie Byrd: UPDATE IV: This BBC report says there are two deaths confirmed. I am sure that casualty figures and many other details of the attacks will change in reports throughout the day. |
Charles Bird: BBC: "At least two people have been killed and scores injured after three blasts on the Underground network and another on a double-decker bus in London. Plutonium Page: Here's the big story: Multiple explosions rock London [snipped quote] Ok, have at it. Post news updates here. Mike Chandler: London terrorist attacks - update — As situation becomes clearer following the dastardly attacks in London this morning... |
| Also: DeDurkheim, Mediacrity, Gerry Daly, Marc @USSNeverdock | |
Londoners Take Pride in 'Blitz Spirit' By / AP — Permalink LONDON - The priority in the morning was getting in touch with loved ones — it seemed everyone had a cell phone in hand. By evening, maps replaced phones as thousands of Londoners tried to navigate routes home made unfamiliar by police roadblocks and shuttered subway stations. | |
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Arthur Chrenkoff: While some articles paint the picture of quiet defiance - the spirit of the Blitz, [quote] ("As Brits, we'll carry on - it...[end quote] Jayson @PoliPundit: Fighting Spirit — I don't trust the Associated Press, but if this report is accurate then Londoners will not be cowed by today's terror atrocities. |
Pejman Yousefzadeh: British reaction to the bombings. I suppose you wish to know what I am going to say to President Roosevelt on my return. Eric Seymour: Matt drudge links to this article in the Washington Post, which tells that they are reacting with that most laudable British trait—fortitude and defiance. |
Topical Take Steyn Online — Permalink "When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, naturally they will like the strong horse." So said Osama bin Laden in his final video appearance two-and-a-half years ago. | |
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Joe Katzman: London Town: Aftermath & Analysis — We Are All Britons Our deep condolences to the good people of London. Michelle Malkin: Mark Steyn asks: "After the initial shock of stumbling over the truth, what will Britain do? |
Hugh Hewitt: For a glimpse of war, go here. Mark Steyn is hard at work telling folks what they need to know. Pass it on. Jeff Goldstein: Some speculation on the G-8 connection here; and, for a different take, here. Me? I smell Al Qaeda sympathizers. |
Timeline of London blasts CNN — Permalink (CNN) — Below is a minute-by-minute timeline of the multiple explosions rocking London. All times are British Standard Time. 12:00 p.m.: British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the "barbaric" London blasts are terrorist attacks and were designed to coincide with the G8 summit in Scotland. | |
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Jan Haugland: A CNN — Timeline says: 2:38 U.S. law enforcement sources say the British government has said that at least 40 people... Echidne: London "Below is a minute-by-minute timeline of the multiple explosions rocking London. Joe Gandelman: Here's A TIMELINE of the attacks. |
Jeff Quinton: News coverage: Fox News BBC AP Sky News CNN Others blogging: James Joyner Captain Ed Cernig Barbara O'Brien Arthur... Barbara O'Brien: Update: CNN has a timeline of the blasts. The BBC corroborates the AKI account above: "An Islamist website has posted a... Aleksander Boyd: CNN has a timeline of events. Bloomberg is constantly updating. |
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Many hurt as blasts rock London Guardian — Permalink Many people were hurt today in a "major incident" on London transport as suspected terrorist attacks caused multiple explosions on tube trains and buses and plunged London's transport network into chaos. | |
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Patrick: (Guardian story). The London Underground system has been shut down entirely, in a move thought to be unprecedented. Chris Nolan: Another winner. Let me emphasize again how talented this guy is: Writing is hard. Writing under pressure is harder. Jo Fish: Leadership — Well the London attacks do show one thing. A radical difference in Leadership. |
Cernig: The Guardian has some eyewitness accounts: Eyewitness Belinda Seabrook said she saw the explosion rip though a... Kriston @BeggingToDiffer: An al Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility; the attack, staged redundantly, is in keeping with previous al Qaeda strikes. Stirling Newberry: 38 Confirmed Dead in London — Guardian has the latest Several observers have stated that this was clearly modelled on... |
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After Coordinated Bombs, London Is Stunned, Bloodied and Stoic By / NYT — Permalink LONDON, July 7 - Bomb explosions tore through three London subway trains and a red double-decker bus in a deadly terror attack today, killing at least 37 people in coordinated rush hour carnage that left the city stunned, bloodied but stoic. | |
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Garance Franke-Ruta: The New York Times is now reporting that the other underground bombs appear to have detonated close to the Liverpool and... Gary Farber: SHOCK. I have no words, but my thoughts are with the people of London and Britain. |
Mark Blumenthal: Not so this morning. As we were one America four years ago, MP hopes we feel a similar solidarity with the citizens of Great Britain today. |
Dispatch From London By / Slate — Permalink A couple of blocks from Tavistock Square, where the double-decker bus was bombed a couple of hours before, I came across a small crowd gathered around a white truck. From a distance, it looked like another catastrophe, but as I approached I realized the bystanders were listening to the radio through the truck's open window. | |
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Daniel Drezner: David Plotz — in London at the moment — makes a similar point in Slate: "The natural state of the English is a kind... Pejman Yousefzadeh: And here is David Plotz: "The natural state of the English is a kind of gloomy diligence, which is why they do so well in hard times. |
Mark Kleiman: A rather weak punch — Dan Drezner quotes David Plotz and Andrew Sullivan on British phlegm in response to the London subway attack. Laura Rozen: Slate's David Plotz was in the BBC's offices in London when the news came in. 1145am Update: It seems there were four explosions, three underground and one on a bus. |
In pictures: London blasts BBC — Permalink Two people have been killed and scores injured after at least seven blasts on the underground network and a double-decker bus in London. Here passengers flood onto the streets from Kings Cross station. At Aldgate, fire crews bring the injured up from the underground network... | |
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Riggsveda @Corrente: People are amazingly calm there, and holding up with bravery and mutual kindness, despite some horrendous injuries. Jeff Jarvis: Here is a moblog photo from the London subway after the attack, uploaded vy Adam Stacey here (via the Guardian... Michelle Malkin: THE 7/7 ATTACKS IN BRITAIN: PHOTOS blast.jpg bvictim.jpg London6.png bvictim2.jpg subway.jpg bvictims3.jpg More at Instapunk , Flickr, and BBC. |
Norm Geras: "[Also here]" Update-12 2.05 PM: Pictures here, including of the wrecked bus. Reactions from world leaders. David Carr: The BBC website is carrying some photographs of the chaos, many of them taken on the spot with camera-phones. |