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5:15 AM ET, June 11, 2006

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CNN:
Admiral: Gitmo suicides a 'planned event'  —  First confirmed deaths follow hunger strikes at detention facility  —  (CNN) — Three prisoners at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have hanged themselves in what is being called a "planned event," the U.S. military said Saturday.
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New York Times:
3 Prisoners Commit Suicide at Guantánamo  —  WASHINGTON, June 10 — Three detainees being held at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, committed suicide early on Saturday, the first deaths of detainees to be reported at the military prison since it opened in early 2002 …
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
U.S.: 3 Guantanamo inmates commit suicide  —  WASHINGTON - Three detainees at Guantanamo Bay apparently committed suicide amid protests of the U.S. military prison by inmates, the Defense Department said Saturday.  They were the first reported deaths at the controversial detention center …
Discussion: A Lady's Ruminations
Associated Press:
3 Prisoners Die in Suicide Pact at Guantánamo  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, the commander of the detention center said Saturday.  They were the first reported deaths among the hundreds of men held at the base for years without charge.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Los Angeles Times:
Guantanamo's First Suicides Pressure U.S.  —  Three prisoners, all held without charges, are found hanging in their cells.  Human rights advocates urge an immediate shutdown.  —  GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Three Middle Eastern detainees being held without charges at the U.S. detention facility …
Josh White / Washington Post:
Marine Says Rules Were Followed  —  Sergeant Describes Hunt for Insurgents in Haditha, Denies Coverup  —  A sergeant who led a squad of Marines during the incident in Haditha, Iraq, that left as many as 24 civilians dead said his unit did not intentionally target any civilians …
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Dan / Riehl World View:
Haditha: Marines Involved Speak Out
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Mixed Bag of First Impressions by Democrats at Blog Rendezvous  —  LAS VEGAS, June 10 — Mark R. Warner, the former governor of Virginia and potential Democratic presidential candidate, went before an unconventional political audience on Saturday — a bloggers' convention …
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Associated Press:
Reid calls for more intelligence oversight  —  WASHINGTON - Americans won't be fooled by future intelligence failures if Congress will enact stiffer reporting requirements for the president and the intelligence community, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Pacific Views:
IRAN WON'T BE ANOTHER IRAQ
news24.com:
Zarqawi: Skimpy clothes found  —  Hibhib - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was accompanied by women who wore skimpy clothes and read magazines on current affairs and militant propaganda, an inspection of the house he was killed in showed on Saturday.  —  The remains of Zarqawi's isolated "safe house" …
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Iraq insurgents post new beheading video  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents signaled the fight is still on after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, posting an Internet video Saturday showing the beheading of three alleged Shiite death squad members in revenge for killing Sunnis.
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Paul Haven / Associated Press:
Many in terrorists' 'next generation' dead  —  MADRID, Spain - They rose up quickly to take up Osama bin Laden's call for jihad, ruthless men in their 20s and 30s heralded as the next generation of global terror.  —  Two years later, 40 percent are dead, targets of a worldwide crackdown …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Infiltrating Yearly Kos: Tinfoil hats spotted  —  Howard Dean, Mark Warner, and a sneak peek at our foreign policy circa 2009: the mole returns, with photos.  —  Dean's speech  —  Howard wants a minimum wage, and a (snicker) balanced budget...  There are a lot of people floating the minimum-wage balloon with this crowd.
Discussion: The Mahablog and Iowa Voice
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Ana Marie Cox / Time:
Why Ambitious Pols Make Their Pilgrimage to Yearly Kos
Discussion: Gay Patriot and Harry's Place
Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
Iraqi Foreign Minister: Terrorists Targeting Civilians, Not U.S.  —  In an interview with the Khaleej Times, Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister, said this about the targeting of civilians in Iraq:  —  'The US forces do not kill civilians.  Yes, civilians got killed in Haditha …
Discussion: Reuters
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Nada S. Mussallam / Khaleej Times:
Terrorists target civilians in Iraq
Discussion: TigerHawk
Washington Post:
Soccer With a Side of Slavery  —  "It is truly scandalous.  People are talking about women, importing them to satisfy the base instincts of people associated with football.  It is humiliating enough for me that football is linked with alcohol and violence.  But this is worse.
New York Magazine:
Gangs of New York  —  Their twins due home from intensive care any minute, an anxious couple considers the high cost—physical, marital, and financial—of multiples.  —  T  —  wo fuzzy heartbeats—our doctor pointed to the black-and-white monitor of the ultrasound machine …
Discussion: Unfogged
Daniel Dombey / Financial Times:
Bolton rejects 'grand bargain' with Iran  —  Time is running out for the diplomatic effort to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme and Washington has no intention of striking a comprehensive "grand bargain" with Tehran, the US's ambassador to the United Nations has warned.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Flopping Aces
 
 
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