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Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
In the aftermath of the shrine attack...  Today is a day off in Iraq, emergency situation now officially declared with extended curfews 8pm-6am.  —  Sistani has been calling for restraint and calm but it seems that some Shia factions are not listening to him but instead they are listening …
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New York Times:
Sectarian Fury Turns Violent in Wake of Iraq Shrine Blast  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 23 - At least 95 people, some of them prominent Sunni Arab clerics, were killed in revenge in Baghdad and the surrounding areas in the chaotic 24 hours following the bombing Wednesday morning …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Looking for Signs of Civil War in Iraq  —  Reviewing the leading indicators that Iraq is sliding into a full scale civil war.  —  After the destruction of the dome of the Golden Mosque Samarra, the fashionable meme in the media is to declare Iraq is on the verge of a full civil war - if not already in the midst of one.
Alexandra Zavis / Associated Press:
Dozens Slain in Iraq Sectarian Violence  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen shot dead 47 civilians and left their bodies in a ditch near Baghdad Thursday as militia battles and sectarian reprisals followed the bombing of a sacred Shiite shrine.  Sunni Arabs suspended their participation in talks on a new government.
Juan / Informed Comment:
Sistani threatens to turn to Militia  —  Sadr Calls for Calm  —  The shoe seems to be on the other foot now, with Muqtada al-Sadr attempting to cool Iraq's Shiites down and Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani threatening to create a paramilitary to protect Shiites.
Washington Post:
Sectarian Violence Surges After Shrine Bombing  —  Curfews Extended; Popular Arab Journalist Kidnapped and Killed  —  BAGHDAD, Feb. 23 — A wave of sectarian strife and recrimination swept Iraq Thursday after Wednesday's bombing of a revered Shiite shrine in the city of Samarra.
River / riverbendblog.blogspot.com:
Tensions...
Reuters:
Iraq forces on alert as killings mount
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Agence France Presse:
US military denies Iraq on brink of civil war
Discussion: Say Anything
Reuters:
Sunnis boycott Iraq talks, slam government
Discussion: Reuters
Washington Post:
A Failure of the Press  —  There was a time when the press was the strongest guardian of free expression in this democracy.  Stories and celebrations of intrepid and courageous reporters are many within the press corps.  Cases such as New York Times v. Sullivan in the 1960s were litigated …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Bush followers masquerade …
Discussion: The Impolitic and AMERICAN FUTURE
Kevin Sites / Reuters:
Malaysia slaps newspaper in twist to cartoon row
Discussion: A Blog For All
CNN:
Bush: No need to worry about port security  —  President tries to calm uproar over planned UAE takeover  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush on Thursday defended his administration's decision to allow a company from an Arab country to operate six major U.S. ports, saying, "People don't need to worry about security."
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Tom Tomorrow / This Modern World:
Question for the braintrust  —  Here's an interesting little quote: … Problem is, it's no longer archived on MSNBC anywhere that I can find.  The only source I've got for it is this site, and I just don't have enough context to judge its trustworthiness.
Kevin Sites / Reuters:
German court convicts man for insulting Islam  —  DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - A German court on Thursday convicted a businessman of insulting Islam by printing the word "Koran" on toilet paper and offering it to mosques.  —  The 61-year-old man, identified only as Manfred van H. …
Philip Kennicott / Washington Post:
What Was and Never Shall Be  —  In the Destruction of a Golden Dome, the Debris of Certainty  —  Again and again, it's distressing how little we know about how Iraq looked before destruction became an everyday occurrence.  And so the first glimpse, for many, of the Askariya shrine …
Ron Strom / WorldNetDaily:
Student under fire for yelling: 'Remember Chappaquiddick!'  —  Self-described liberal hollers phrase as Kennedy begins on-campus speech  —  A community college student in Massachusetts faces possible disciplinary action for shouting "Remember Chappaquiddick!" during an on-campus speech by Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy yesterday.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Iowa Voice
Michael J. Totten:
The Beginning of the Universe  —  LALISH, IRAQ - In Northern Iraq there is a place called Lalish where the Yezidis say the universe was born.  I drove south from Dohok on snowy roads through an empty land, seemingly to the ends of the earth, and found it nestled among cold hills.
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
If Cattle Flew  —  Look at the airports.  Why would terrorists bother with seaports?  —  We are debating port security.  While we're at it, how about airport security?  Does anyone really believe that has gotten much better since 19 terrorists hijacked four planes five years ago?
New Scientist:
Quantum computer works best switched off  — From New Scientist Print Edition  —  Even for the crazy world of quantum mechanics, this one is twisted.  A quantum computer program has produced an answer without actually running.  —  The idea behind the feat, first proposed in 1998 …

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