Al Qaeda, ETA or both?

Chris Albritton, writing in his blog, Back to Iraq, believes there's reason to consider that the Madrid train bombing might be a joint operation: There’s no reason that al Qaeda wouldn’t work with — or help fund — groups that further its own ends in the short run....

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Terrorist Logic

Roderick Long gives Abu Hafs Brigades, who claim responsibility for the Madrid train bombing which killed at least 200 people, an "F" in Logic.

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Anniversaries

Death of Rachel Corrie in Rafah March 16 US Campaign National Day of Action for Rachel Corrie Iraq Invasion March 20 Antiwar March: Peace activists will mark the one-year anniversary of the war in Iraq this weekend with a march on Washington beginning at the site of...

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Lindauer-Pipes Connection

Susan Lindauer, the accused spy for Iraq, seems to have been quite well-connected. In 1998, she testified before the Lockerbie inquiry in 1998, saying that Syria, not Libya, was responsible for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Scotland. She supplied a copy of her...

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US Woman Spied for Saddam?

Drudge-ish, but apparently real, the story of a Maryland woman named Susan Lindauer - accused of spying for the Iraqi Intelligence - hit the wires a few hours ago. The first stories identified her as a former aid to several Democrats, but a bit more digging turned up...

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4 GIs Killed in Iraq Attacks

Four more US soldiers died today as a result of Iraqi roadside bombs. The first was killed this morning in Baqouba. Two others were wounded in the attack. Later, two GIs were killed and one wounded in Habbaniyah. Another soldier died from wounds suffered from an...

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US vs. the Arab Press

Salah Hassan, a cameraman for Al Jazeera tells a disturbing story of his arrest by American soldiers in Iraq. From Baquba, Hassan says he was taken to the military base at Baghdad International Airport, held in a bathroom for two days, then flown hooded and bound to...

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All the Right Enemies

Lt. Col. (ret.) Karen Kwiatkowski has 'em, and they're piling on fast. Why just now? Ms. Kwiatkowski has been issuing indictments of the belligerati like a woman possessed for almost a year now. She appeared in the film Uncovered produced by the infamous MoveOn.org....

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Neither Evil nor Geniuses

Brian Doherty soothes our fears about the Bush administration--or does he? Fears and anxieties about American empire don't need to be rooted in any perceived fever swamp, where only openly sinister and nakedly pecuniary motives push American foreign policy....

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Don’t Take the Law into Your Own Hands…

Brendan O'Neill takes a swing at antiwar legalists: The focus on the pre-war intelligence and legality suggests that while some in the anti-war camp have technical quibbles about the current war in Iraq, they do not take a principled, political stance against Britain...

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