memeorandum: BREAKING: Did Scholastic Yank 'Path to 9/11' Propaganda? (All Spin Zone)

2:10 AM ET, September 7, 2006

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Bush plan would withhold terror evidence — WASHINGTON - President Bush pushed a hard line Wednesday on trying terror suspects through military tribunals, exhorting Congress to allow evidence to be withheld from a defendant if necessary to protect classified information.

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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:

High-Value Detainees Will Be Given Prisoner-of-War Status — President Bush Expected to Announce Major Reversal in Handling of Terror Suspects — ABC News has learned that President Bush will announce that high-value detainees now being held at secret CIA prisons will be transferred …

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Spencer Ackerman / The New Republic:

KSM'S EXCELLENT GITMO ADVENTURE: — It's huge, huge news that Bush is shipping 9/11 architect Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, KSM deputy Ramzi bin Al Shibh, and a dozen other high-level Al Qaeda figures from the CIA's so-called "black sites"—that is, the secret prison complex around the world—to Guantánamo Bay.

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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:

Bush acknowledges secret CIA prisons — WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday acknowledged previously secret CIA prisons around the world and said 14 high-value terrorism suspects — including the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks — have been transferred from the system to Guantanamo Bay for trials.

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:

"Significant news" coming in Bush speech today (Video added) — We actually got an inside tip about this earlier, but I sat on it because it wasn't confirmed. Fox just reported, though, that Tony Snow told the press corps this morning that Bush will announce some "significant news" …

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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Here's the Administration's Cruel Treatment and Torture Authorization Act

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Hindrocket / Power Line:
MISREPORTING THE NEWS, AGAIN

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CNN: Bush: CIA holds terror suspects in secret prisons

David Stout / New York Times:
C.I.A. Detainees Sent to Guantánamo

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
A Challenge From Bush to Congress

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Fox News:
Bush Reveals Secret War On Terror, Movement of Suspects

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Mr. Robert A. Iger / housedemocrats.gov:

House Democrats Demand Accuracy in ABC 9/11 Film — Representatives John Conyers, Jr., John Dingell, Jane Harman, and Louise Slaughter today called on ABC to fix the inaccuracies in its mini-series The Path to 9/11, before its scheduled airing on September 10th and 11th. Read the letter:

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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Ben-Veniste rips ABC's fakeumentary over inaccuracies

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Digby / Hullabaloo: Why It Matters — Dean Barnett, of Hugh Hewitt's blog …

Jaya Narain / Daily Mail:

Fury as academics claim 9/11 was 'inside job' — The 9/11 terrorist attack on America which left almost 3,000 people dead was an "inside job", according to a group of leading academics. — Around 75 top professors and leading scientists believe the attacks were puppeteered by war mongers …

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All Spin Zone:

BREAKING: Did Scholastic Yank 'Path to 9/11' Propaganda? — Two days ago, I wrote about Scholastic Books catapulting the "Path to 9/11" propaganda. More than 400 comments were made at a crossposting that I did on Daily Kos, the vast majority of the comments containing excellent suggestions for action …

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Rusty / The Jawa Report:

Democrats Nominate 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist in Florida (UPDATE: More Dem 9/11 Conspiracists!) — Democrats in Florida's 15th district have nominated a 9/11 conspiracy theorist to run for Congress. — Dr. Bob Bowman had 55 percent over 45 percent for John M. Kennedy.

Discussion: Hot Air, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and IMAO

Patrick Wintour / Guardian:

The day Blair accused his chancellor of blackmail — An all-out power struggle between the chancellor and the prime minister, culminating with allegations of blackmail by Tony Blair and a ferocious shouting match between the two men, appeared last night to have forced Mr Blair to publicly declare …

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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:

Announcing CIA Leak Investigation Book by Marcy Wheeler: We Need Your Help! — Update: Teddy just posted a diary on this over at Kos. If you're a Daily Kos member, please go hit the recommend button! … If it hadn't been for the groundbreaking work of the blogosphere, and Marcy Wheeler …

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