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12:50 PM ET, August 19, 2007

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New York Times:
The War as We Saw It  —  VIEWED from Iraq at the tail end of a 15-month deployment, the political debate in Washington is indeed surreal.  Counterinsurgency is, by definition, a competition between insurgents and counterinsurgents for the control and support of a population.
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Sally Buzbee / Associated Press:
Shiite militia expands grip in Baghdad
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Washington Post:
How Rove Directed Federal Assets for GOP Gains  —  Bush Adviser's Effort to Promote the President and His Allies Was Unprecedented in Its Reach  —  Thirteen months before President Bush was reelected, chief strategist Karl Rove summoned political appointees from around the government to the Old Executive Office Building.
Observer:
The day reality hit home  —  The writer Andrew Anthony was a committed member of the liberal left - until the attacks of 11 September, 2001.  A veteran of CND and Nicaraguan solidarity campaigns, he was astonished at the liberal left's anti-American reaction.
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Speaking of sanctuary, where's ours?  —  At the funeral of Iofemi Hightower, her classmate Mecca Ali wore a T-shirt with the slogan: "Tell Me Why They Had To Die."  —  "They" are Miss Hightower, Dashon Harvey and Terrance Aeriel, three young citizens of Newark, New Jersey …
Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
British forces useless in Basra, say officials  —  When America's top commanders in Iraq held a conference with their British counterparts recently, Major General Jonathan Shaw - Britain's senior officer in Basra - was quick to share his views on how best to conduct counter-insurgency operations.
Discussion: ParaPundit and Reason Magazine
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The Independent:
Military commanders tell Brown to withdraw from Iraq without delay
Discussion: Times of London
ABCNEWS:
Dems Come out Swinging on Experience vs. New Vision  —  Senior Dems Put Obama's Resume in the Spotlight  —  The eight Democratic contenders for the White House meet for a debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on a special edition of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos".  (ABC NEWS)
Atrios / Eschaton:
Is Tom Friedman a Bad Person?  —  All signs point to "pretty hideous human being, one which all good people should shun."
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Tripping On Crazy  —  Atrios has posted a YouTube of Tom Friedman …
Discussion: RADAMISTO and Eschaton
Jurassicpork / Pottersville:
FRANK RICH: He Got Out While the Getting Was Good  —  BACK in those heady days of late summer 2002, Andrew Card, then the president's chief of staff, told The New York Times why the much-anticipated push for war in Iraq hadn't yet arrived.  "You don't introduce new products in August," …
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
A Deadly Clash at Donkey Island  —  On a Routine Night Patrol Near Ramadi, U.S. Troops Stumble Upon a Camp of Heavily Armed Insurgents Poised to Retake the City  —  Staff Sgt. Norman Stark had never seen combat.  Nor did the 32-year-old soldier from Baltimore expect it …
Jason Lewis / Daily Mail:
BBC forced to removed 'bastard' slur about Jesus from its website  —  The BBC has been forced to remove statements from its website referring to Jesus as a 'bastard'.  —  It is the latest in a string of offensive comments that BBC editors have allowed members of the public to post.
The Corner:
The Muslim Jesus Cont'd  —  Some interesting emails for late on a Saturday night.  Here are a bunch, but I'll hide most of 'em behind one of those more links: … And: … And: … And, from my Middle East Guy:  —  Keep reading this post . . .
Washington Post:
Local Arrests in Newark Slayings  —  Man, Found in Md., Is Called Ringleader  —  A key suspect in the brutal killings of three college students in Newark was arrested early yesterday in Oxon Hill, where authorities found the 24-year-old Nicaraguan man among a group drinking beer …
BREITBART.COM:
Climate protest 'will be contained'  —  Police were confident of being able to contain the expected climax of the climate camp at Heathrow Airport.  —  Protesters, buoyed by an influx of new arrivals, promised 24 hours of direct action, starting from midday on Sunday.
Diana Muir / Washington Post:
Risks in a Muslim Reformation  —  Salman Rushdie, Thomas Friedman, Nicholas Kristof and Mansour al-Nogaidan are among the well-intentioned people who have called for an Islamic Reformation.  They should be careful what they wish for.  —  The Protestant Reformation did precede the things …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and SWJ Blog
Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
When the Issue Is War, Take Nothing for Granted  —  A front-page article 11 days ago prompted a flurry of e-mail accusing The Times of playing into what readers said were Bush administration efforts to gin up hostility toward Iran.  —  The article reported that attacks on American-led forces …
Discussion: TigerHawk and Prairie Weather
 
 
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Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  Here's Mark Fiore with another bit of hip-hop from MC Rove....
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Katie Hafner / New York Times:
Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits
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