John Kerry's Skimmer Scam  —  As the Kate Zernike front page Memorial Day weekend New York Times story indicates, a number of Kerry supporters were disappointed that Kerry had not vigorously defended himself against the charges of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 Presidential campaign.

Castro: Al-Zarqawi Killing a 'Barbarity'  —  Cuban President Fidel Castro Calls U.S. Airstrike That Killed al-Zarqawi a 'Barbarity'  —  HAVANA Jun 10, 2006 (AP)— President Fidel Castro called the U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi a "barbarity," saying he should have been put on trial.

Just How Far Did They Go, Those Words Against Israel?  —  EVER since he spoke at an anti-Zionism conference in Tehran last October, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has been known for one statement above all.  As translated by news agencies at the time, it was that Israel "should be wiped off the map."

Vilsack fourth in presidential poll  —  1 in 10 Iowans would back governor if he ran for White House  —  Edwards, Clinton top Democratic choices for president in 2008  —  Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina leads a list of potential Democratic presidential candidates while Iowa …

Prisoners' Ruse Is Inquiry Focus at Guantánamo  —  WASHINGTON, June 11 — Three detainees at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, tried to conceal themselves in their cells — behind laundry and through other means — to prevent guards from seeing them commit suicide …

Photos of the demonstration (UPDATED) … elmundo.es - Fotografía - Concentración de la AVT en Madrid  —  "Why do you hate Spain, Zapatero?"  —  "Spain does not deserve a ZP Government"  —  WE want all the truth of March 11th now!  We want all the truth about your agreement with ETA.

School Ties Link Alleged Plotters  —  Arrested Canadians Had Bonded at Clubs and on Soccer Fields  —  TORONTO — They were school pals.  One is 15.  Most are just out of high school, some still in.  The 17 boys and men whom Canadian police are calling "homegrown terrorists" …

Iran accused of hiding secret nuclear weapons site  —  Fresh evidence has emerged that Iran is working on a secret military project to develop nuclear weapons that has not been declared to United Nations inspectors responsible for monitoring Iran's nuclear programme.

Smoke of Iraq War 'Drifting Over Lebanon'  —  In Political and Social Life, Returned Fighters Inspire Climate of Militancy  —  TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Abu Haritha still carries traces of the battles he fought in Iraq, 500 miles away.  —  On his hand is a black ring, a gift from a fellow insurgent …

Domestic Spying Program Comes Under Legal Scrutiny  —  A federal judge will hear the ACLU's arguments today against the National Security Agency's warrantless anti-terror surveillance.  —  The National Security Agency's controversial domestic surveillance program faces its first major court test today …

Two die as hardline Islamists ban World Cup  —  Hardline Islamic courts shut cinema halls and barred residents from watching the World Cup, prompting scores of civilians to protest the ban in which two people were killed, court officials and residents have said.

'Warmongers' have a point: It's a war  —  Here are four news stories from the last week:  —  Baghdad: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi found himself on the receiving end of 500 pounds of U.S. ordnance.  —  London: Scotland Yard arrested a cell of East End Muslims allegedly plotting a sarin attack in Britain.

Deadly Intent: Ann Coulter, Word Warrior  —  ONCE again, Ann Coulter has a book in need of flogging, and once again, people are stunned by what a "vicious," "mean-spirited," "despicable" "hate-monger" they say she is.  —  Ms. Coulter, who seems afflicted by a kind of rhetorical compulsion …

We failed our youth: Imam  —  Congregations urged to take responsibility for influencing young minds  —  But some Muslim Canadians upset by backlash following last week's arrests  —  HEBA ALY, SURYA BHATTACHARYA AND THULASI SRIKANTHAN  —  Imams across the GTA urged families and communities …

Fox News host to guest: 'You're going to hell!'  —  News analyst Julie Banderas attacks anti-homosexual Christian preacher  —  A discussion about protests by an anti-homosexual church at the funerals of fallen American soldiers turned into an astounding shoutfest on national television this weekend …

Brown not running from his record  —  Democrats, and Republicans, agree that Senate hopeful not your average 'centrist'  —  Just under five months before the November election, two things are clear about Ohio's pivotal U.S. Senate race:  — Sherrod Brown is not the sort of centrist Democrat that seems to be all the rage this year.