memeorandum: Delay Decision on Cuts, General Says (Michael R. Gordon/New York Times)

12:05 PM ET, September 10, 2007

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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:

Second Bin Laden Tape Expected — Brian Ross Reports: — A second tape from Osama bin Laden was recorded in the same location as the video released last week. — People in the intelligence community who have seen the tape feel it is directly related to the 9/11 anniversary since …

Discussion: Hot Air, Captain's Quarters, Mudville Gazette, Atlas Shrugs, Comments From Left Field, The Democratic Daily, A Blog For All, Flopping Aces, Associated Press and Blogs of War

Associated Press:

Al-Qaida promises 9/11 hijacker video — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida said Monday that it will release a new video of Osama bin Laden presenting the last testament of one of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers, marking the sixth anniversary of the attacks. — The announcement from the terror group's media arm came …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Connecting.the.Dots

George Maschke / Booman Tribune:

Latest Bin Laden Video Is a Forgery: All References to Current Events Are Made During Video Freeze … Display: — Latest Bin Laden Video Is a Forgery: All References to Current Events Are Made During Video Freeze | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden) — Re: Latest Bin Laden Video (4.00 / 4)

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Right Wing Nut House, Comments From Left Field, NY Daily News, GINA COBB, At-Largely, Digg, Middle Earth Journal, Washington Post and The Newshoggers

Rusty / The Jawa Report:
Another bin Laden Video Expected, Waleed al-Shehri Hijacker "Martyrdom" Video

Discussion: QandO, Stop The ACLU, The Tank, Wizbang and Jihad Watch

Barnett R. Rubin / Informed Comment Global Affairs:
Crossover Dreams: UBL Rebrands al-Qa'ida in (anti-) Global Market Share Grab

Discussion: New York Times and Group News Blog

Los Angeles Times:

Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain — Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show. — Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives because of how their brains work.

Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Jules Crittenden, The Moderate Voice, Shakespeare's Sister, The Mahablog, The Gun Toting Liberal™, Althouse, Angry Bear, Hullabaloo, Anything They Say, JammieWearingFool, Balloon Juice, Obsidian Wings and The Democratic Daily

Marlowe Hood / Agence France Presse:

Homo politicus: brain function of liberals, conservatives differs — PARIS (AFP) - The brain neurons of liberals and conservatives fire differently when confronted with tough choices, suggesting that some political divides may be hard-wired, according a study released Sunday.

Discussion: Cafe Hayek

Judy Peres / Chicago Tribune:
Political attitudes may be all in head

Discussion: On Deadline

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Delay Decision on Cuts, General Says — The top American commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, has recommended that decisions on the contentious issue of reducing the main body of the American troops in Iraq be put off for six months, American officials said Sunday.

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
The Iraq Report's Other Voice

Discussion: Chicago Tribune, The Caucus and Prairie Weather

The New / New York Times:
Back From Iraq, Still Facing Fire

Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Washington Post

Bryan / Hot Air:

New Vent: Checking up on The New Republic; Update: Foer ducks; Update An interview with the Beauchamp investigator — Michelle interviews The Weekly Standard's Michael Goldfarb about the Scott Thomas Beauchamp scandal. We also stop by The New Republic's office in Washington to see if editor Franklin Foer will talk with us.

Discussion: JunkYardBlog, michellemalkin.com, The Daily Gut and Ed Driscoll.com

Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:

ARMY CHECKMATES THE NEW REPUBLIC — Last month Pajamas Media published an in-depth report on the scandal surrounding the "Baghdad Diarist" articles by Scott Thomas Beauchamp in The New Republic. — Now PJM's Bob Owens interviews Major John Cross, who led the U.S. Army's investigation into Private Beauchamp's shocking claims.

Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Roger L. Simon

Confederate Yankee:
High Noon for TNR

Discussion: Gay Patriot and A Blog For All

BBC:

US surge has failed - Iraqi poll — About 70% of Iraqis believe security has deteriorated in the area covered by the US military "surge" of the past six months, an opinion poll suggests. — The survey by the BBC, ABC News and NHK of more than 2,000 people across Iraq also suggests …

Discussion: Right Wing Nut House, Left in the West and Theo Spark

Megan Greenwell / Washington Post:

Poll Highlights Disconnect Between U.S. Commanders, Iraqis — Seven out of 10 Iraqis believe the U.S. troop buildup in Baghdad and Anbar province has made security worse in those areas, and nearly as many say their own lives are going badly, according to a new poll conducted by ABC News …

Discussion: Eschaton, Horses Mouth and Salon

Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Iraqis' Own Surge Assessment: Few See Security Gains

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, DownWithTyranny!, Think Progress, On Deadline, Political Radar, Pollster.com and AMERICAblog

USA Today:

Thompson climbs in GOP poll — WASHINGTON — Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson has gotten a modest bump in support after finally announcing he's running for the Republican presidential nomination, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. And Arizona Sen. John McCain may have started to turn around his beleaguered campaign.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, Pollster.com, MyDD, TIME and race42008.com

David S. Broder / Washington Post:
McCain Finds His Footing

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns and Money, Central Sanity and Power Line

Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:

Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries — Behind the walls of federal prisons nationwide, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries. — The chaplains were directed by the Bureau …

Discussion: On Deadline, The RBC, Rox Populi and Rook's Rant

Philip Sherwell / Telegraph:

Activists take Al Gore to task on his diet — He may be the hero of the environmental movement for his crusade against global warming but Al Gore is about to be targeted by animal rights activists over his carnivorous contribution to greenhouse gases. — Citing United Nations research …

Discussion: JammieWearingFool, Weasel Zippers and Blue Crab Boulevard

Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:

On Petraeus: The Manufacturing Of A Storyline — In an atrocious piece of reporting fueled by a rigged poll question, the New York Times "reports:" … There are many problems with this storyline. First and foremost, Americans do not get to choose who gets to "end the war."

Discussion: New York Times and Suburban Guerrilla

Pete Hegseth / The Tank:
Will Democrats Denounce MoveOn?

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Heading Right, Redstate, Weekly Standard, The Mahablog and Wake up America

Examiner:

The sleazy tactics of George Soros — WASHINGTON (Map, News) - It appears that lurking in the political shadows with billionaire philanthropist and Democratic financier George Soros is a tar pit of old-fashioned sleaze. It's hard to conclude otherwise in view of two recent election fraud verdicts …

Discussion: The Corner

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Democrats Reach Out to Hispanic Voters — Democratic presidential candidates courted the fast-growing Hispanic electorate on Sunday night by debating on a Spanish-language television network, where they promised to swiftly overhaul the immigration system and accused Republicans and President Bush of stoking anti-Hispanic sentiment.

Discussion: The Hill, Heading Right, Norwegianity, TIME and Immigration Chronicles