memeorandum: Five Years Free (Jacob Weisberg/Slate)

4:26 AM ET, September 8, 2006

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Al-Jazeera airs pre-9/11 bin Laden tape — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Jazeera broadcast Thursday what it called a previously unshown video in which al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is seen meeting with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers. The station did not say how it obtained the video, which was produced by As-Sahab, al-Qaida's media branch.

Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard

Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Laying Blame and Passing the Buck, Dramatized

Discussion: LiberalOasis and Roger Ailes

White House:
President Bush Discusses Progress in the Global War on Terror

Discussion: The Anonymous Liberal, This Modern World and The Talent Show

BBC:
Bin Laden '9/11 video' broadcast

Discussion: The Strata-Sphere, Hit and Run and Donklephant

Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Video: Bin Laden Meeting With 9/11 Hijackers (Updated

Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog, QandO, Wizbang and USS Neverdock

CNN:
Video is said to show bin Laden prepping for 9/11 attacks

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Jihad Watch

Aljazeera:
Al-Qaeda video takes credit for 9/11

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Agence France Presse:
Al-Jazeera broadcasts Al-Qaeda video preparing 9/11 attacks

Discussion: Ankle Biting Pundits, Porkbusters and The Bullwinkle Blog

CBS News: Video Shows Bin Laden, 9/11 Hijackers

Behind Enemy Lines:
Dear Sandy … Sandy Berger in letter to Robert Iger of Disney in re "The Path to 9/11"

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and Little Green Footballs

John / AMERICAblog:

Senate Democratic leadership threatens Disney with legal and legislative sanctions — This letter was sent today by the entire Democratic leadership of the US Senate. This letter is such a major shot across the bow of Disney, it's not even funny. It is FILLED with veiled threats, both legal and legislative, against Disney.

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Scott Collins / Los Angeles Times:

ABC alters 9/11 show under pressure — ABC's upcoming five-hour docudrama "The Path to 9/11" is quickly becoming a political cause célèbre. — The network has in recent days made changes to the film, set to air Sunday and Monday, after leading political figures …

Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Thugs for life: Dems threaten ABC's broadcast license over "Path to 9/11″ Update: Stolen Honor redux? — Via Spruiell. I forget the context, but I remember Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee saying a while back how disappointed he was in the Democrats over something …

Discussion: JunkYardBlog, Say Anything, USS Neverdock and Patterico's Pontifications

Mr. Robert A. Iger / democrats.senate.gov:

SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP URGES DISNEY CEO TO CANCEL MISLEADING 9/11 MINISERIES — Washington, DC — Urging him to cancel the grossly inaccurate upcoming miniseries The Path to 9/11, the Senate Democratic Leadership today sent the following letter to Disney President and CEO Robert Iger.

Discussion: democrats.house.gov and The Left Coaster

Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:

Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory — After the story broke on the artistic license taken by ABC in its upcoming miniseries on the 9/11 attacks, Clinton administration officials and Democrats in general had a good case for protesting. After all, Republicans had bitterly criticized CBS …

Discussion: The Anchoress, The Political Pit Bull and Wizbang

Scott Collins / Chicago Tribune:

Following complaints, ABC tweaks its 9/11 mini-series — HOLLYWOOD — ABC's upcoming five-hour docudrama "The Path to 9/11" is becoming a political cause celebre. — In recent days the network has made changes to the mini-series, set to air Sunday and Monday, after leading political figures …

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Hot Air, Macsmind, Say Anything, The Political Pit Bull, Iowa Voice, The Democratic Daily, Althouse, Ace of Spades HQ, MSNBC, Daily Pundit, Decision '08, The Anchoress and Riehl World View

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Reuters: Democrats urge ABC to withdraw 9/11 movie

Sister Toldjah / texasrainmaker.com:
The Cover Up Continues — Democrats are suddenly opposed …

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, Taylor Marsh, TalkLeft, Macsmind, Ace of Spades HQ, Scared Monkeys, Old War Dogs, The Anchoress, Riehl World View and Sister Toldjah

The Ostroy Report:
Ostroy Report Exclusive: Iger Alledgedly Agrees to Edit Docu-drama …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Townhall

Ed Driscoll / Ed Driscoll.com:
How's That One Size Fits-All Media Playing Out These Days?

Discussion: Townhall.com, Cold Fury and Wizbang

Kate Zernike / New York Times:

Lawyers and G.O.P. Chiefs Resist Proposal on Tribunal — The Bush administration's proposal to bring leading terrorism suspects before military tribunals met stiff resistance Thursday from key Republicans and top military lawyers who said some provisions would not withstand legal scrutiny …

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Weldon seeks plan for Iraq withdrawal

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Washington Post:
Ending the Lawlessness — President Bush wants congressional action on detainees.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Nation and The Mahablog

Warren P. Strobel / Knight Ridder:

Armitage reveals that he was a source in Plame leak — WASHINGTON - Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage acknowledged Thursday that he was a columnist's primary source in the disclosure that retired U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife worked at the CIA.

Discussion: Political Animal, Needlenose and Blue Crab Boulevard

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David Johnston / New York Times:
Armitage Says He Was the Source in C.I.A. Leak

Discussion: TAPPED, TPMCafe blogs, politburo diktat 2.0 and State of the Day

CBS News:
Armitage On CIA Leak: 'I Screwed Up'

Discussion: The Next Hurrah, JustOneMinute and Cold Fury

Senator Bill Frist:

A Triumph for Transparency in Government — Tonight I'm proud to report that the Senate unanimously passed S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. — The passage of this legislation is a triumph for transparency in government, for fiscal discipline …

Discussion: The Hill, The Heritage Policy Weblog, The Right Angle, Captain's Quarters, Tapscott's Copy Desk, Townhall, Beltway Blogroll, TimChapmanBlog.com and Say Anything

scholastic.com:

SCHOLASTIC REPLACES "THE PATH TO 9/11" CLASSROOM GUIDE WITH NEW DISCUSSION MATERIALS FOCUSING ON CRITICAL THINKING AND MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS — Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced that it is removing from its website the materials originally created …

Discussion: CNNMoney.com, The Moderate Voice, Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, AMERICAblog, All Spin Zone, All Things Beautiful, NewsBusters.org, Open Letter to ABC, KnoxViews, Taylor Marsh and Ace of Spades HQ

Marcia Kramer / wcbstv.com:

Documents: Feds, City Knew Of Ground Zero Toxins — (CBS) NEW YORK CBS 2 Exclusive: Stunning proof has been uncovered that the government knowingly put New Yorkers in harm's way after 9/11. — CBS 2 News has obtained documents revealing that Lower Manhattan was reopened a few weeks following …

Discussion: MyDD and The Democratic Daily

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amny.com:
Whitman: 9/11 health woes are city's fault

Discussion: The News Blog

Yahoo! News:

New poll says most Canadians blame U.S. for 9/11 attacks — A majority of Canadians believe U.S. foreign policy was one of the root causes that led to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and Quebecers are quicker to criticize the U.S. administration for its international actions than other Canadians, a recent poll suggests.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Reuters, Jay Currie, RightWinged.com and Say Anything