Top Items:
Scott Macleod / Time:
Is Bin Laden Dead? — Saudi sources tell TIME that credible reports suggest the fugitive Qaeda leader has contracted a serious 'water-borne illness,' and may have already died — Fugitive Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, believed to be on the run in rugged terrain in the Afghan-Pakistani …
RELATED ITEMS:
Deacon / Power Line:
THE FRUITS OF AN UNSERIOUS PRESIDENCY — Bill Clinton is desperate to be remembered by history for something other than the Lewinsky affair, perjury, and impeachment. And he will be. It's becoming clear that the Clinton legacy will also include eight years of inaction …
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Big News: bin Laden dead; Bigger News: Ansar al Sunnah Head Captured! — Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta today! First, bin Laden is reportedly dead. Or dying. Or whatever. In any event, I don't believe it. But it's the kind of rumor I dig. Thanks to everyone that e-mailed it to me.
Discussion:
The Fourth Rail, Biased BBC, The Anchoress, Euphoric Reality, The Strata-Sphere, Atlas Shrugs and A Blog For All
CBS News:
French Want Probe Into Bin Laden Leak — Chirac: Osama's Death 'In No Way Whatsoever Confirmed' — (CBS/AP) French President Jacques Chirac said Saturday that information contained in a leaked intelligence document raising the possibility that Osama bin Laden may have died of typhoid …
CNN:
Rumors swirl over bin Laden's fate … PARIS, France (CNN) — Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has a water-borne illness, a Saudi intelligence source told CNN on Saturday, a report that conflicts with an article in a French newspaper saying that the man who has been hunted by the United States for the past five years is dead.
Discussion:
Redstate, The Volokh Conspiracy, Talking Points Memo, Tammy Bruce, Law Librarian Blog, Say Anything and Scared Monkeys
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Osama's dead possibly gravely ill! Update: Alive and well, says Hamid Mir; Update: Video added — Naturally the news breaks on the one morning of the week that I sleep in. — Catching up now. Mary K's got the best round-up. Note in particular the report from Time that she links …
John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:France Looks Into Bin Laden Death Report
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh
Think Progress:Fox on The Defensive, Promos Interview As 'Clinton Gets Crazed'
Discussion:
Taylor Marsh, The Carpetbagger Report, The Mahablog, NO QUARTER, Talking Points Memo and skippy the bush kangaroo
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:Bin Laden Dead?
Discussion:
Blogcritics, Ace of Spades HQ, Think Progress, Gun Toting Liberal, TIME, The Jawa Report, A Blog For All, Riehl World View and Johnny Triangles
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism Threat — A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.
RELATED ITEMS:
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting U.S. Terror Fight — The war in Iraq has become a primary recruitment vehicle for violent Islamic extremists, motivating a new generation of potential terrorists around the world whose numbers may be increasing faster than the United States and its allies …
Discussion:
Liberal Values
BBC:
Violence sweeps Iraq on Ramadan — At least 35 people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a kerosene tanker in the mainly Shia district of Sadr City in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. — Nine severed heads were also found in the city of Tikrit as violence swept across the country.
RELATED ITEMS:
Rusty / The Jawa Report:
New Tucker and Menchaca Video: Bodies Desecrated by Terrorists — A new video released by the Mujahidin Shura Council of Iraq shows new footage of the desecration of the bodies of Thomas Tucker and Kristian Menchaca. The Jawa Report has obtained a copy of the video. Graphic Images and link to video below.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Remembering Sgt. Paul Smith — Derek Brigham of Freedom Dogs has arranged for a Minnesota Organization of Bloggers blogburst in memory of Sgt. Paul Smith, the first Medal of Honor recipient in the global war on terror. I wrote about Sgt, Smith when his heroism in battle first got him nominated …
RELATED ITEMS:
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Officials Wary of Electronic Voting Machines — A growing number of state and local officials are getting cold feet about electronic voting technology, and many are making last-minute efforts to limit or reverse the rollout of new machines in the November elections.
Beth Lucas / East Valley Tribune:
Sept. 11 inscriptions spark outrage — Inscriptions etched into Arizona's Sept. 11 monument — meant to inspire and capture the horror of the terrorist attacks — sparked the beginnings of a political blog battle this week. — The monument was unveiled at Phoenix's Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza near …
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: We Keep Going — I saw this movie last night. It was a rip! — I like screwball comedy when the actors don't play it or mug overtly for laughs. The actors here, including Greg Kinnear, Steve Carrell, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin all play their characters pretty straight …
Reuters:
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Sept 23 — Source: Reuters — Sept 23 (Reuters) - Following are security incidents and other developments in Iraq reported on Saturday, as of 1930 GMT. — Asterisk denotes new or updated item. — *HAWIJA - Two U.S. soldiers were killed …
Discussion:
AMERICAblog
Gary Hart / The Huffington Post:
The October Surprise — It should come as no surprise if the Bush Administration undertakes a preemptive war against Iran sometime before the November election. — Were these more normal times, this would be a stunning possibility, quickly dismissed by thoughtful people as dangerous …
Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
A World Beyond The Law — In my last post, I asked the question: why are Lindsey Graham and the administration so eager to strip detainees of their legal rights? I considered various arguments that they have advanced, and as far as I can tell, they don't really hold up.
Deputy Health & Science Editor, DC — 
Weather Reporter, NY — 
Legal Editor, Johannesburg — 
Transcription Copy Editor - Opinion, CA — 
Agriculture Reporter, Winnipeg — 
Part-time Editor, Remote — 
Home & Travel Reporter - Ireland — 
Investigative Reporter, SC — 
Deputy Spotlight Editor, MA — 
Disinfo/Extremism/Tech Reporter — 
Audience Editor - Search, NY — 
Awards Specials Editor, CA — 
Middle East Editor, Remote — 
Arts Editor, London — 
Deputy Tech Ed. - CNBC, CA — 
Reporter - Police Beat, OR — 
National Tech Reporter — 
Express Desk Reporter, CA — 
Alabama Reporter, AL — 
Tech Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Deputy Editor - Investigations, NY — 
Senior Writer - Biotech, Remote — 
Senior IP Correspondent, Brussels — 
Senior Editor - Business Desk, DC — 
Freelance Reporter - L.A. Education, CA — 
Associate Editor, London — 
Copy & Weekend Editor, NH — 
Private Equity Reporter, NY — 
Political Reporter, TX — 
Economic Mobility Reporter, FL — 
Reporter - Skift Meetings, Remote — 
Reporter, NC — 
Digital Editor, DC — 
