World and US News Links – September 6, 2006

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September 6, 2006
WORLD NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

9/11 PROPOGANDA:

• “IRAN SAYS U.S., ISRAEL ORDERED SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS” – Iran Focus News – IranFocus.com – 6 September 2006

U.S. BASE STAFF MISSING IN KYRGYZSTAN:

• “US MILITARY BASE STAFF GOES MISSING IN KYRGYZSTAN” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “SEARCH FOR MISSING AIR FORCE OFFICER CONTINUES IN KYRGYZSTAN” – Armed Forces Press Service – American Forces Information Service, News Articles @ U.S. Dept. of Defense Web Site - Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS:

• “IRAN PRESIDENT URGES WEST TO FOLLOW GOD’S PATH” – by Parisa Hafezi – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “RUSSIA SAYS NUCLER SANCTIONS COULD INFLAME IRAN” – by Christian Lowe – Reuters Today – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “IRAN ABRUPTLY POSTPONES TALKS WITH EU” – Associated Press (AP) – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 6 September 2006

• “MERKEL SAYS IRAN RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE” – Reuters – The Scotsman – The Scotsman Publications Ltd – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – 6 September 2006
• “DOWNER CONDEMNS IRAN’S NUCLEAR DEFIANCE” – The Sydney Morning Herald – Fairfax Digital – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 6 September 2006
• “LEBANON A WARM-UP FOR U.S.-IRAN CLASH: RUSSIN DIP” – by Oleg Shchedrov – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “KREMLIN AIDE WARNS AGAINST MILITARY OPERATION IN IRAN” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 5 September 2006
• “IRAN SANCTIONS MUST EXCLUDE FORCE: RUSSIA” – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “GERMANY SAYS IRAN CAN’T BE ALLOWED TO HARM U.N.” – by Louis Charbonneau – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “WORLD POWERS TO DISCUSS IRAN’S NUCLEAR DEFIANCE” – by Louis Charbonneau – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006

AHMADINEJAD’S OFFER (VEILED THREAT) TO BUSH:

• “IRANIAN PRESIDENT ISSUES VEILED THREAT TO BUSH, OFFICAL NEWS AGENCY REPORTS” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006
• “AHMADINEJAD PROPOSES DEBATE WITH BUSH” – by Nasser Karimi, Associated Press (AP) – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 6 September 2006
• “AHMADINEJAD ASKS BUSH TO REVISE ‘LANGUAGE OF FORCE’” – Daily News & Analysis (DNA) – Diligent Media Corporation Limited – Mumbai, India – 6 September 2006

AMMAN SHOOTING ATTACK:

• “MILITANTS PRAISE AMMAN ATTACK” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) - The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006

HEATHROW TERROR PLOT INFORMATION:

• “TWO MORE CHARGED IN AIRLINE ‘BOMB’ PLOT” – The Daily Mail – Associated Newspapers Ltd. – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006

DENMARK TERROR PLOT:

• “SEVEN ACCUSED OF DANISH TERROR PLOT” – by Jasmina Nielsen – The Herald - Newsquest Limited – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 6 September 2006

WAR, TERRORISM, & POLITICS AROUND THE WORLD:

AL QAEDA/AL QAIDA:

• “AL QAEDA LEADER CAPTURED IN JUNE, U.S. SPOKESMAN SAYS” – by Sgt. Sara Wood, USA, American Forces Press Service – Armed Forces Information Service, News Articles @ U.S. Department of Defense Web Site - Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Related Article: "IRAQ ANNOUNCES CAPTURE OF TOP-TIER AL QAEDA LEADER". Related Web Site: "MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ".

ALGERIA:

• "SIX SOLDIERS KILLED IN ALGERIA" - Agence France-Presse (AFP) - News24 - 24.com - Cape Town, South Africa - 6 September 2006

BOSNIA:

• "HAGUE COURT TRANSFERS 2 WAR CRIMES CASES TO BOSNIA" - Reuters AlertNet - Reuters Group plc - London, England, UK - 5 September 2006
• "BOSNIA: SERBS PRESENT NEW EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED MUSLIM WAR CRIMES" - ADN Kronos International - Rome, Italy - 6 September 2006

BRITAIN:

• "ANTI-SEMITIC HATE WAVE ROLLS ACROSS BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA" - by Hillel Fendel - Arutz Sheva (Israel National News) - Arutz Sheva Israel Broadcasting Network - Israel - 6 September 2006
• "TWO FREED AFTER ANTI-TERRORISM RAIDS" - Reuters UK - Reuters Group plc - London, England, UK - 6 September 2006

CANADA:

• "CHINESE PROTESTOR ATTACKED IN VANCOUVER - FALUN GONG MEDITATOR BEATEN OUTSIDE CHINESE CONSULATE" - by Tom Sandborn - The Tyee - TheTyee.ca - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 6 September 2006

QUOTE:

It was three in the morning on August 31 when the light coloured SUV braked to a stop at 16th and Granville. A small group of Asian men jumped out of the vehicle, ran over to a hut built on the sidewalk and began to pummel the young man sitting inside the modest structure. In less than a minute, Raymond Zhang, the Falun Gong meditator taking the night shift at the organization's vigil outside China's Vancouver consulate, had been beaten about the head and shoulders and the three attackers had fled.

"Chinese Protester Attacked in Vancouver" - The Tyee

• "JEWISH SCHOOL CALLS FOR CALM, DONATIONS AFTER [FIREBOMB] ATTACK” – by Jay Ravensbergen, CanWest News Service – The National Post – CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. – Don Mills, Ontario, Canada – 6 September 2006

CHINA:

• “CHINA ASKS EU TO LIFT ARMS EMBARGO AHEAD OF PREMIER’S VISIT” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006
• “CHINA, SUDAN FRIENDLY COOPERATION DEVELOPING SMOOTHLY; FM” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 6 September 2006
• “EU COMPANIES EYE MORE ON CHINA MARKET, EXPRESS OLD CONCERNS” – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – 6 September 2006
• “CHINA: ‘LEAK’ RAISES NEW QUERIES ON CHING TRIAL” – by Jimmy Cheung, Denise Hung, Gary Cheung, and Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post – Asia Media (Media News Daily) – UCLA Asia Institute – Los Angeles, California, US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Two other news articles appear on the page above; "HUNDREDS PRAY FOR JOURNALIST'S EARLY RELEASE" - by Audrey Parwani, & "TAIWAN BUREAU DENIES SPYING ACCUSATIONS" - by Lawrence Chung.]

COSTA RICA:

• “COSTA RICA HOPES TO RESTORE TIES WITH EGYPT, JORDAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 6 September 2006

ERITREA:

• “ERITREA EXPELS FIVE UN STAFF OVER ESPIONAGE” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Middle East Times – The (M.E.T.) Middle East Times Ltd. – Nicosia, Cyprus – 6 September 2006

GAZA:

• “GAZA: IDF SHOOTS, KILLS TEEN TRYING TO PLANT BOMB” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 6 September 2006
• “HANIYEH’S STAFF JOIN GAZA SALARY STRIKE” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 6 September 2006

GERMANY:

• “GERMANY, INDIA SIGN DEFENCE COOPERATION AGREEMENT” – Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) – Monsters & Critics News – WOTR Ltd. – Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 6 September 2006

HEZBOLLAH / HIZBULLAH:

• “HEZBOLLAH TURNS ITS BLAME TO THE U.S. – Most Israeli weapons are American-made“ – by Mohamad Bazzi, Newsday – The Concord Monitor Online – Monitor Publishing Company – Concord, New Hampshire, US – 6 September 2006

INDIA:

• “ALL-WOMEN COMMANDO FORCE ON THE ANVIL” – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 6 September 2006
• “PM, AHMADINEJAD SPEAK ON PHONE” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 6 September 2006

QUOTE:

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke on the telephone with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad Wednesday, during which they reaffirmed the need to accelerate implementation of ongoing projects in various sectors.

- “PM, Ahmadinejad Speak on Phone” – Telugu Portal

• “THREE KILLED IN MAOIST VIOLENCE” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 6 September 2006
• “YOUTH HELD FOR HOAX BOMB THREAT CALL TO PRESIDENT’S AIRCRAFT” – Bureau Report – ZeeNews.com – Noida, India – 6 September 2006
• “YET TWO MORE BOMBS FOUND PLANTED” – The Sangai Express – E-Pao! Headlines – E-Pao! – Manipur, India – 6 September 2006

INDONESIA:

• “BOMB KILLS ONE ON INDONESIA’S SULAWESI ISLAND” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006

IRAN:

• “CAPTURED BOOKLET LINKS IRAN TO LEBANON WAR – Israeli soldiers find ‘ideological guide’ in possession of Hezbollah operatives” – by Jerome R. Corsi – WorldNetDaily News – World Net Daily – Medford, Oregon, US – 6 September 2006
• “IRAN DEVELOPS 900 KG GUIDED BOMB” – Agencies – Daily News & Analysis (DNA) – Diligent Media Corporation Limited – Mumbai, India – 6 September 2006

IRAQ:

• “KREMLIN ENVOY SAYS IRAQ TURNING INTO “TERRORIST CORPORATION”” – RIA Novosti - Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 6 September 2006
• “AS INSURGENTS FLEE, JOINT FORCES STRIKE GOLD” – Multi-National Division, Baghdad PAO – Operation Iraqi Freedom Official Web Site – MNF-Iraq.com – US – 6 September 2006
• “AIR STRIKE NEAR RAMADI KILLS TERRORISTS” – Multi-National Division, Baghdad PAO – Operation Iraqi Freedom Official Web Site – MNF-Iraq.com – US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Video of the Air Strike (.WMV format).]
  
• “BOMB BLASTS KILL AT LEAST 8 IN BAGHDAD” – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

IRELAND:

• “OMAGH BOMB SUSPECT ON TRIAL IN N. IRELAND” – Reuters UK – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “OMAGH BOMB TRIAL ADJOURNED” – The Irish Examiner - Thomas Crosbie Media – Cork, Ireland – 6 September 2006

ISRAEL:

• “ARAB CHURCH LEADERS REJECT CHRISTIAN ZIONISM AS ‘FALSE TEACHING’” – by David Dolan, Correspondent – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “ISRAEL PRESIDENT IN NEW GRILLING – Israeli police are questioning President Moshe Katsav for a third time over allegations that he sexually harassed two former female employees.” – BBC News – British Broadcasting Company (BBC) – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006

JAMMU & KASHMIR:

• “TOP AL-BADU MILITANT KILLED IN KASHMIR” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – The Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 7 September 2006
• “FOUR ULTRAS KILLED IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR” – The Times of India – Times Internet Limited – Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 6 September 2006

LEBANON:

• “LEBANON ‘LET HEZBOLLAH USE TERRITORY’” – Agence France-Presse (AFP) – The Australian – News Limited – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 6 September 2006
• “LEBANON COMPLAINS TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL OVER ISRAELI BLOCKADE” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 6 September 2006
• “HARIRI INVESTIGATOR ESCAPES BOMB ATTACK” – by Megan K. Stack, The Los Angeles Times – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 6 September 2006
• “LEBANON BLOCKADE SEEN LIFTED IN 2 DAYS” – by Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent – Reuters UK – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “LEBANON DEMANDS PRISONER SWAP FOR ISRAELI SOLDIERS” – by Aziz El-Kaissouni – Reuters Today - Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “LEBANESE SOLDIERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION” – Agencies – AlJazeera.net – The Al-Jazeera Network – Doha, Qatar – 6 September 2006
• “NO GROUNDS TO DEPLOY UN FORCE ON LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 6 September 2006

MOROCCO:

• “PUTIN VISITS MOROCCO TO BALANCE MOSCOW-MAGHREB TIES” – Reuters South Africa – Reuters Group plc – Johannesburg, South Africa (London, England, UK) – 6 September 2006

PAKISTAN:

• “MUSHARRAF: PAST INDIAN AGGRESSION JUSTIFIES STRONGER PAKISTAN DEFENSE ‘AT ALL COSTS’” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006
• “PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN PLEDGE TO FIGHT COMMON ENEMIES” – by Benjamin Sand – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
  [Audio Report: available on site for download or listening.]
  
• “PAKISTAN: WE WILL CAPTURE BIN LADEN IF HE’S FOUND” – Associated Press – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – 6 September 2006
• “THOUSANDS OF MUSLIM HARD-LINERS RALLY AGAINST PAKISTAN PRESIDENT” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006
• “PAKISTAN, TALIBAN MILITANTS SIGN PEACE AGREEMENT” – by Miran Shah, Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 2 September 2006

PHILIPPINES:

• “30 SAYYAFS KILLED IN SULU FIGHTING: MILITARY” – by Al Jacinto – The Sun.Star Online – Sun.Star Network Exchange (Sunnex) – Cebu City, Philippines – 6 September 2006
• “FEATURE – FILIPINOS’ SEARCH FOR MISSING MAY END IN MASS GRAVES” – by Manny Mogato – Reuters AlertNet – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “MUSLIM REBELS KILLED IN PHILIPPINES” – Reuters – TVNZ.co.nz News – Television New Zealand (TVNZ) – Auckland, New Zealand – 6 September 2006
• “PHILIPPINES TROOPS BATTLE REBELS” – United Press International (UPI) – United Press International, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

POLAND:

• “POLISH BISHOPS URGE COMMUNIST-ERA PRIEST-INFORMANTS TO CONFESS” – Catholic News Service (CNS) – Catholic Online – Bakersfield, California, US – 6 September 2006

RUSSIA:

• “RACE RIOTS BREAK OUT IN NORTHERN RUSSIA” – The Guardian – Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 6 September 2006
• “MIGRANTS BLAMED FOR RUSSIA RIOTS – The governor of the northern Russian region of Krelia – scene of recent ethnic violence – has blamed migrants for most of the unrest.“ – BBC News – British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “4 KILLED WHEN ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER HIT BY EXPLOSION IN TROUBLED RUSSIAN REGION” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006
• “RUSSIA AND SOUTH AFRICA TO COOPERATE CLOSELY IN STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM” – REGNUM News Agency – Moscow, Russia – 6 September 2006
• “RUSSIAN INTERESTS TO DICTATE WMD NONPROLIFERATION” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 6 September 2006
• “SUSPECTED ARSON IN SCHOOL HOUSING IMMIGRANTS IN TROUBLED RUSSIAN TOWN” – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006

SERBIA:

• “SERBIA DRAGS ITS FEET ON RESTITUTION” – by Georgi Mitev-Shantek – Southeast European Times – US European Command – 6 September 2006

SOMALIA:

• “SOMALIA: SOMALIA WARNS UGANDA ON TROOPS” – by Timothy Kalyegira, The Monitor (Kampala) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “SOMALIA: IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINAJAD VEHEMENTLY OPPOSES FOREIGN PEACEKEEPERS DEPLOYMENT [IN SOMALIA]” – by Aweys Osman Yusuf, Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) – AllAfrica.com – All Africa Global Media – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

SUDAN:

• “SUDANESE NEWSPAPER EDITOR FOUND DEAD AFTER KIDNAPPING” – VOA, Associated Press (AP) & Reuters – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

SYRIA:

• “EU SAYS SYRIA RISKS HURTING RELATIONS IF IT DOES NOT SUPPORT MIDEAST PEACE EFFORTS“ – Associated Press (AP) – The International Herald Tribune (IHT) – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006
• “SYRIA’S GRAND MUFTI: SYRIA COUNTRY OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, PLACE FROM WHICH CHRISTIANITY SPREAD” – Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) – Damascus, Syria – 6 September 2006

THAILAND:

• “THAILAND: WOMEN INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN SOUTHERN REVOLT, EXPERTS” – AKI – ADN Kronos International (AKI) – Rome, Italy – 6 September 2006
• “FIVE SOLDIERS CHARGED IN BOMB PLOT AGAINST THAI PM” – Agencies – The Taipei Times – Liberty Times Group – Taipei City, Taiwan – 6 September 2006

TURKEY:

• “TURKS CLASH WITH POLICE AFTER LEBANON TROOPS VOTE” – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “TURKEY TURNING COOL TO NATO” – by Judy Dempsey – The International Herald Tribune – The New York Times Company – Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 6 September 2006

UNITED NATIONS:

• “SPECIAL REPORT: ISLAMIC REGIMES DEFY UNITED NATIONS” – by Patrick Goodenough, International Editor – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “UN TO SEND EXPERTS TO ISRAEL, LEBANON” – Associated Press (AP) – JPost.com – The Jerusalem Post – Jerusalem, Israel – 6 September 2006

VATICAN CITY:

• “POPE JOHN PAUL II WAS SPIED ON: CARDINAL” – Australian Associated Press (AAP) – NineMSN (National 9 News) - NineMSN Pty Ltd. – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – 5 September 2006

VENEZUELA:

• “VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION CHANGES STRATEGY TO ATTACK CHAVEZ” – Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN) – Caracas, Venezuela – 6 September 2006
• “PRESIDENT CHAVEZ: VENEZUELA IS A FREE COUNTRY AND WILL NEVER BE A COLONY AGAIN” – Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (ABN) – Caracas, Venezuela – 6 September 2006

QUOTE:

The Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez emphasized that if United States takes advantage of this electoral moment to try to destabilize Venezuela, it will fail because we are a free and a sovereign country that will never be a US colony.

The President of Venezuela issued these statements during the ceremony to introduce the first joint commission between Belarus and Venezuela that took place in the Miraflores Presidential Palace.

“President Chávez: Venezuela is a free country and will never be a colony again“ – Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias

• [For Reference to the above articles...]
  “SOUTH AMERICAN SCAMS FUNDING HEZBOLLAH? – The U.S. believes so and has sent teams to tri-border area to help fight money laundering” – by Andrew Downie & John Otis, South American Bureau – The Houston Chronicle – The Hearst Corporation – Houston, Texas, US – 27 August 2006
• “HUGO CHAVEZ: CIA INFUSES OPPOSITION” – Prensa Latina – Latin American Information Agency – Havana, Cuba – 6 September 2006
• “CHAVEZ PROMISES NEW REFINERY IN BLOW TO VOTE RIVAL” – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006

VIETNAM:

• “U.S. EMBASSY: NO EVIDENCE SAN JOSE MAN PLOTTED TERRORISM” – Associated Press (AP) – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 6 September 2006
• “VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN ARRESTED FOR DEMOCRACY ACTIVISM” – by Matt Steinglass – VOA News – Voice of America (VOA) – 5 September 2006

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO):

• “QATAR DELEGATION TO ATTEND WHO MEET IN IRAN” – The Peninsula On-Line – The Peninsula – Doha, Qatar – 6 September 2006

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO):

• “RUSSIA THREATENS TO PULL OUT OF WTO ENTRY TALKS” – Agencies – The Gulf Times – Gulf Publishing and Printing Co. – Doha, Qatar – 6 September 2006

YEMEN:

• “EXPLOSION IN YEMENI MUNITIONS DEPOT KILLS 2” – by Matthew Borghese – All Headline News (AHN) – All Headline News Corp. – West Palm Beach, Florida, US – 6 September 2006

AROUND THE WORLD:

AUSTRALIA:

• “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ‘THREATENED’” – Staff Writers, News.com.au – The Daily Telegraph – News Limited – Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia – 6 September 2006

CANADA:

• “[MISSISSAUGA] HOMEOWNER FACES CHARGES IN HOUSE EXPLOSION” – The Canadian Press – The Hamilton Spectator – Torstar Group Newspapers – Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – 6 September 2006

INDIA:

• “904 CHILDREN ABDUCTED IN BIHAR SINCE 2001” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 6 September 2006
• “EYEWITNESSES KILLED FOR REPORTING MURDER TO POLICE” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 6 September 2006
• “JACKAL TERROR IN HIMACHAL PRADESH” – Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) – Telugu Portal – TeluguPortal.net – India – 6 September 2006

INDONESIA:

• “INDONESIA RAISES ALERT LEVEL AT SMOKING MOUNT BROMO VOLCANO” – Associated Press (AP) – The Star Online – Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd – Malaysia – 6 August 2006

IRAN:

• “IRAN, INDONESIA, VENEZUELA TO COOPERATE IN ENERGY SECTOR” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) - Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Government) – Tehran, Iran – 6 September 2006

PHILIPPINES:

• “MODERATE EARTHQUAKE JOLTS SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 6 September 2006

RUSSIA:

• “RUSSIA MAY FACE GAS SUPPLY CRISIS IN 2 YEARS – GREF” – RIA Novosti – Russian News & Information Agency – Moscow, Russia – 6 September 2006

HEALTH & MEDICINE:

• “CANCER DEATHS CONTINUE TO DROP – But Number of Americans Being Diagnosed Remains the Same” – by Salynn Boyles, Medical News, Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD – WebMD News – WebMD Inc. – New York, New York, US – 6 September 2006
• “DENSE BREASTS RAISE CANCER RISK – Two Studies Found it was as Important a Predictor as Age” – by Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter – HealthScout Consumer Health News – Choicemedia, Inc. – Arlington, Virginia, US – 7 September 2006
• “U.S. MARSHALS SEIZE UNAPPROVED DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS” – by Yvonne Lee, Staff Reporter – All Headline News (AHT) – All Headline News Corp. – West Palm Beach, Florida, US – 6 September 2006

HISTORY & SOCIETY:

• “TODAY IN HISTORY, SEPT. 6” – TheState.com – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – Colombia, South Carolina – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: AP Video Version of Today in History.]

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

• “NASA TRIES TO DECIDE ON SHUTTLE LAUNCH” – by Seth Borenstein, Science Writer, Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 6 September 2006
• “MARS ROVER OPPORTUNITY NEARS MARTIAN BOWL GOAL” – Xinhua – China View – Xinhua News Agency – Beijing, China – 6 September 2006
• “NEW TRIGGER FOUND FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS” – University of Bristol – Physorg.com News – Physorg.com – US – 6 September 2006
• “APPLE’S ‘SPECIAL EVENT’ HAS RUMOR MILL CHURNING” by Gene J. Koprowski, MacNewsWorld.com – eCommerce Times – ECT News Network, Inc. – Encino, California, US – 6 September 2006

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

• “DYLAN TOPS WORLDWIDE CHARTS” – by Dean Goodman – Reuters UK – The Reuters Foundation – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: 65-year-old Bob Dylan has released his latest album, "Modern Times" last week and has made the record books, becoming the oldest living person to launch a new album at No. 1. The album sold 192,000 copies in the week ending September 3, 2006. This is the first time Dylan has achieved the ranking of #1 on the U.S. pop albums chart in 30 years. Quote from article: "Internationally, "Modern Times" opened at No. 1 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland, according to Colombia. In Britain, it debuted at No. 3 with the best one-week sales tally of Dylan's career, 55,000 units, the label said."]

SPORTS:

• “U.S. SEEKS TO JAIL JOURNALISTS IN BALCO CASE” – Reuters – The Guardian Unlimited – Guardian Newspapers Limited – Manchester, England, UK – 5 September 2006

UNITED STATES NEWS:

TOP STORIES:

TOP AL-QAEDA DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO GUANTANAMO:
[More information available in the U.S. Gov't Publications Section...]

• “PROFILES OF 14 TOP AL-QAEDA TERROR SUSPECTS, INCLUDING HAMBALI SENT TO GUANTANAMO” – ANTARA News, Indonesian National News Agency – LKBN ANTARA – Jakarta, Indonesia – 6 September 2006
• “BUSH ADMITS CIA HELD TERRORISM SUSPECTS OUTSIDE U.S.” – Reuters Today – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “BUSH TRANSFERS 14 CIA DETAINEES TO GITMO” – by Nedra Pickler, Associated Press (AP) – The San Francisco Chronicle @ SFGate.com – Hearst Communications Inc. – San Francisco, California, US – 6 September 2006

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL SHOOTING:

• “DEPUTY HAILED AS HERO AFTER SCHOOL SHOOTING” – Julia Lewis, Reporter – Ch. 5 WRAL-TV (CBS) - Capitol Broadcasting Company – Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, North Carolina, US – 6 September 2006
  [VIDEO REPORT available at site.]

ON THE HOMEFRONT:

• “BUSH PROPOSES BILL TO TRY FOREIGN TERRORISTS AT MILITARY COMMISSIONS” – by Melanie Hunter, Senior Editor – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “ANALYSIS: SEPT. 11 MINISERIES UNDER FIRE” – by Shaun Waterman, Homeland and National Security Editor – United Press International (UPI) – United Press International, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “ISLAMIC GROUP SAYS BUSH SPEECH LEGITIMIZES ‘EXTREMISTS’” – by Susan Jones, Senior Editor – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006

QUOTE:

In a statement responding to the president’s speech before the Military Officers Association of America, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) criticized President Bush for “focusing almost exclusively on the views of groups like Al-Qaeda and failing to address the concerns of the vast majority of Muslims worldwide who reject terrorism.”

In doing so, CAIR said, “President Bush grants undeserved legitimacy to extremists and marginalizes true moderates.”

“Islamic Group Says Bush Speech Legitimizes ‘Extremists’” – CNS News

• “INDIVIDUALS, SMALL GROUPS CITED AS TERRORIST THREATS” – by Karen DeYoung, Staff Writer – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “US FEARS ATTACK USING NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL WEAPON” – by Deborah Charles – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006

FOREIGN RELATIONS:

• “U.S. BLASTS IRAN IN ANTI-TERROR REPORT” – Xinhua News Agency – People’s Daily Online – People’s Daily – Beijing, China – 6 September 2006
• “US INSISTS ON IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON IRAN” – UNI – The Hindu News Update Service – The Hindu Group – Chennai (Madras), India – 6 September 2006
• “ANALYST: US NEEDS ‘CARROT AND STICK’ MIDEAST DIPLOMACY” – by Monisha Bansal, Staff Writer – CNS News – Cybercast News Service – Alexandria, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006

MILITARY NEWS:

• “OFFENSE VITAL PART OF NATIONAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORISM” – by Steven Donald Smith, Armed Forces Press Service – TCV News – The Conservative Voice (TCV) – Kernersville, North Carolina, US – 6 September 2006

LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIARY & CRIME:

• “FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR [GEORGE RYAN] SENTENCED TO MORE THAN SIX YEARS IN PRISON [FOR CORRUPTION SCANDAL]” – Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 6 XETV-TV (FOX) – Televisa (LMA with Entravision) – San Diego, California, US – 6 September 2006
• “DETAINED OFFICIAL SICK; RELATIVES SEEK HELP” – Inq7.net report – PhilippineNews.com – Philippine News – San Francisco, California, US – 6 September 2006

BUSINESS & ECONOMY:

• “NEWSWEEK NAMES JON MEACHAM AS NEW TOP EDITOR” – by Howard Kurtz, Staff Writer – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006

AROUND THE NATION:

ARIZONA:

• “FBI: NO STANDOFF AT ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL” – Associated Press (AP) – The Washington Post – The Washington Post Company – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006

CALIFORNIA:

• “VISTA COURTHOUSE BOMB THREAT” – Ch. 6 XETV-TV (FOX) – Bay City Television – San Diego, California, US – 6 September 2006
• “BOMB THREAT FORCES COURT EVACUATIONS” – North County Times Wire Services – The North County Times – Lee Enterprises – Escondido, California, US – 6 September 2006
• “TV REPORTER BRUTALLY BEATEN BY ANGRY COUPLE” – Local6.com Ch. 6 WKMG-TV (CBS) – The Washington Post Company – Orlando, Florida, US – 6 September 2006
  VIDEO is available at the site. SLIDESHOW: Reporter Beaten
  [NOTES: A San Diego, California TV reporter, John Mattes, needed to be hospitalized after being brutally beaten by a couple he tried to question regarding possible identity theft. The couple was identified by the California station as Sam Sulieman and Rosa Baraza, who have both been arrested. Mattes reportedly suffered bite wounds as well as facial injuries consistent with being punched. There is videotape of the assault taken before his photographer tried to stop the couple from beating on Mattes. It is reported that the couple did not stop their attack until a policeman, with gun drawn, was able to intervene. The couple is in custody and have been charged with assault and battery. -- Special Thanks to Michelle Malkin for this link.]
  
• “CAMERAMAN KEEPS SHOOTING AS TELEVISION REPORTER ATTACKED IN [SAN DIEGO]” – Associated Press (AP) – The San Jose Mercury News – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – San Jose, California, US – 6 September 2006 [Again, Special Thanks to Michelle Malkin for this link.]
• “INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER ATTACKED ON THE JOB” – Ch. 6 XETV-TV (FOX) – Televisa (LMA with Entravision) – San Diego, California, US – 6 September 2006
  VIDEO: Two separate video reports are available at the site.
  
• “EXPLOSIVE FOUND AT OCEANO LIBRARY” – Ch. 3 KEYT-TV (ABC) - Robert Smith – Santa Barbara, California, US – 6 September 2006

CONNECTICUT:

• “MAN ACCUSED OF FAKE BOMB THREAT IN THEATER” – Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 8 WTNH-TV (ABC) – LIN TV – New Haven/Hartford, Connecticut, US – 6 September 2006
• “GARAGE FLOOR MAY HOLD CLUES TO WOMAN’S 1954 DISAPPEARANCE” – Associated Press (AP) – The Stamford Advocate – Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc. – Stamford, Connecticut, US – 6 September 2006
• “INDIAN ARTIFACTS, THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD, FOUND ON NORWICH HOSPITAL PROPERTY” – The Norwich Bulletin – Gannett Co. Inc. – Norwich, Connecticut, US – 6 September 2006

FLORIDA:

• “POLICE INVESTIGATE KIDNAPPING AND SHOOTING OF TEENAGE BOY” – Angela K. Shannon, Reporter – Ch. 10 WTSP-TV (CBS) - Gannett Co. Inc. – Tampa Bay, Florida, US – 6 September 2006

GEORGIA:

• “GEORGIA DAIRY EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL” – Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 10 WIS-TV (NBC) – Raycom Media – Columbia, South Carolina, US – 6 September 2006

ILLINOIS:

• “DEAD BODY TRAVELS 1,000 MILES ON AMTRAK” – Associated Press (AP) – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: A woman who claims she couldn't afford shipping fees kept the death of her ailing father silent on trip across the country. She waited almost 23 hours, and 1,000 miles before alerting authorities that he had passed in a sleeping car. Officials said the man died of natural causes - his daughter stated he had lung and brain cancer, he was 80 years old.]
  
• “GUNFIRE SPURS [CARPENTERSVILLE] SCHOOLS LOCK-DOWN – Second Shooting Also Reported – Argument Cited in First; Few Details About Second” – The Courier Online – Digital Chicago & Sun-Times News Group – Elgin, Illinois, US – 6 September 2006

KENTUCKY:

• “TEEN ARRESTED IN BOMB THREAT AT NICHOLASVILLE WAL-MART” – Central Kentucky Bureau – The Lexington Herald-Leader – Knight Ridder (The McClatchy Company) – Lexington, Kentucky, US – 6 September 2006
• “DNA LINKS 3 MURDERS, POLICE, FBI TRACK KILLER” – by Erika Harsh – Action News 36, Ch. 36 WTVQ-TV (ABC) – Media General – Lexington/Frankfort, Kentucky – 6 September 2006

LOUISIANA:

• “SCHOOL EVACUATED AFTER SUSPICIOUS SUBSTANCE IS FOUND” – Ch. 4 WWL-TV (CBS) – The Belo Corporation – New Orleans, Louisiana, US – 5 September 2006

MASSACHUSETTS:

• “MITT REFUSES PROTECTION FOR EX-IRAN PREZ” – by Dave Wedge, Chief Enterprise Reporter – The Boston Herald – Herald Media Inc. – Boston, Massachusetts, US – 6 September 2006

MICHIGAN:

• “MICHIGAN MAN PLAGIARIZES PENALTY PAPER” – United Press International (UPI) – United Press International, Inc. – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Brandon Keith Dickens was ordered by a judge to write a history of jury duty as penance for skipping out on jury duty. Mr. Dickens handed in his paper, but was found to have plagiarized it by attentive court personnel who recognized the content as matching information available on the internet written by a writer from Seattle.]

NORTH CAROLINA:

• “BACTERIA FOUND IN WATER AT CUMBERLAND SCHOOL – School’s Water Fountains Turned Off; Students Using Hand Sanitizers” – by Bryan Mims, Reporter – Ch. 5 WRAL-TV (CBS) – Capitol Broadcasting Company – Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, North Carolina, US – 6 September 2006

OHIO:

• “FIRE AT CHURCH RULED ARSON – Firefighter Slightly Injured” – NBC4i.com Ch. 4 WCMH-TV (NBC) - Media General – Columbus, Ohio, US – 6 September 2006

OREGON:

• “GRAFFITI, BOMB THREAT CLOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CLATSOP COUNTY” – The Oregonian Newsroom – OregonLive.com – Advance Publications – Portland, Oregon – 6 September 2006

COLUMNS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
OPINION PIECES & EDITORIALS:

• “WHAT’S DISCRIMINATION” – by Walter E. Williams – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “A TIME TO CUSS” – by Kathleen Parker – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Ms. Parker discusses the uproar over cuss words heard in the real-time documentary by CBS. The words uttered by firefighters have cause some stations to refuse to run the documentary, and the American Family Association is calling for complaints to be filed if the show airs.]
  
• “A POST-9/11 VOCABULARY TEST” – by Michelle Malkin – Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “ENGAGE SYRIA AT YOUR OWN PERIL” – by Michael Young, The Daily Star (Lebanon) – Assyrian International News Agency – Chicago, Illinois, US – 7 September 2006
  [Special Thanks to NW_Arizona_Granny @ Free Republic for this link.]

OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS:

FROM THE WHITE HOUSE:

• “PRESIDENT DISCUSSES CREATION OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS TO TRY SUSPECTED TERRORISTS” – Text of Presidential speech, held in the East Room at 1:45 P.M. EDT – U.S. Government, Office of the Press Secretary – WhiteHouse.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
  Extra Documents Offered on Page @ WhiteHouse.gov:
  1.) FACT SHEET: The Administration’s Legislation to Create Military Commissions
  2.) MYTH/FACT: The Administration’s Legislation to Create Military Commissions
  3.) FACT SHEET: Bringing Terrorists to Justice
  4.) IN FOCUS: National Security
  
• “MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES” – Presidential Letter to Congress – U.S. Government, Office of the Press Secretary – WhiteHouse.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: DETAINEES WILL NOT RECEIVE POW STATUS” – Press Release – U.S. Government – WhiteHouse.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH CABINET” – Press Release, Text of Presidential address to the Cabinet – U.S. Government, Office of the Press Secretary – WhiteHouse.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
  Extra Documents Offered on Page @ WhiteHouse.gov:
  1.) PRESIDENT BUSH’S CABINET – Fact page detailing members of the Bush Cabinet (includes pictures of all members).
  2.) VIDEO PRESENTATION: BUSH’S REMARKS TO THE CABINET
  
• “PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT – PROMOTION OF ANITA B. MCBRIDE” – Press Release – U.S. Government – WhiteHouse.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Anita B. McBride has been promoted to the following position; Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady. Prior to this promotion, and since January of 2005, Ms. McBride held the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady. McBride has served in the White House for two decades, and three administrations. More details regarding Ms. McBride and her career are available in the annoucement.]
  
• “NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE” – Press Release – U.S. Government, Office of the Press Secretary – WhiteHouse.gov – Washington D.C., US – 6 September 2006

QUOTE:

Robert K. Steel, of Connecticut, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Randal Quaries.

- “Nomination Sent to the Senate” – WhiteHouse.gov

FROM THE DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS):

• “HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL GROUPS JOIN FORCES TO HELP OLDER AMERICANS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES” – Press Release – U.S. Government, Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of the Press Secretary – DHS.gov – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006

FROM THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE (DOD):

• “PRESENTER: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DETAINEE AFFAIRS CULLY STIMSON AND ARMY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE LT. GEN. JOHN KIMMONS” – News Transcript – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – Federal News Service, Inc. – DefenseLink.mil – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “NATIONAL GUARD (IN FEDERAL STATUS) AND RESERVE MOBILIZED AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2006” – News Release No. 859-06 – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – DefenseLink.mil – 6 September 2006
• “DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ORDERED TO TAKE CUSTODY OF HIGH-VALUE DETAINEES” – News Release No. 860-06 – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – DefenseLink.mil – 6 September 2006
• DoD IDENTIFIES CASUALTIES:
  1.) “DoD IDENTIFIES ARMY CASUALTIES” – News Release No. 863-06 – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – DefenseLink.mil – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: The DoD has announced the death of the following soldiers, killed in Yusifiya, Iraq on September 2, from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Prayers of comfort for family and friends, and many thanks for service to our country and the cause of Freedom are offered to; Sgt. Ralph N. Porras, 36 of Merrill, Michigan, & Pfc. Justin W. Dreese, 21, of Northumberland, Pennsylvania. May you both rest in peace. Sincerely, Michelle K. & Family.]
  
  2.) “DoD IDENTIFIES NAVY CASUALTY” – News Release No. 862-06 – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – DefenseLink.mil – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: The DoD has announced the death of Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher G. Walsh, 30, of St. Louis, Missouri who was killed on September 4th, while in combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. Walsh served as a corpsman with Multi National Corps Iraq. He was assigned to the Navy Reserve 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, based in Bridgetown, Missouri. Prayers are offered for the family and friends of Petty Officer 2nd Class Walsh. Thank you for your service to our country and the cause of freedom. May you rest in peace. Sincerely - Michelle K. and Family]

  3.) “DoD IDENTIFIES ARMY CASUALTY” – News Release No. 861-06 – U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) – DefenseLink.mil – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: The DoD has announced the death of a soldier who has passed away from a non-combat related cause. Pfc. Hannah L. Gunterman, 20, of Redlands, California passed away on September 4th in Taji, Iraq. She was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, based at Fort Lewis, Washington. The DoD has announced that her death is under investigation. Prayers are being offered for the family and friends of Pfc. Gunterman, as well as for those within the armed forces investigating her death - may they find the answers they seek. Thank you for your service to our country and the cause of freedom Pfc. Gunterman, may you rest in peace. - Sincerely, Michelle K. & Family]

PRESS RELEASES, STATEMENTS,
RESEARCH REPORTS & TRANSCRIPTS:

• “AL-QAEDA OPERATIVE ADAM GADAHN, AKA ‘AZZAM THE AMERICAN’: ‘THE TRUTH OF ISLAM IS SWEEPING ACROSS AMERICA AND CONSTITUTES A FEARSOME CHALLENGE TO THE SECURITY, IDENTITY, AND SURVIVAL OF THE CRUSADER STATE [AMERICA]‘; TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO CONVERT TO ISLAM BEFORE YOU MEET THE DISMAL FATE OF THOUSANDS BEFORE YOU” – Special Dispatch Series No. 1281 – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “IF ATTACKED – IRAN’S OPTIONS REASSESSED” – by Nimrod Raphaeli – Inquiry and Analysis Series No. 292 – The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “INDONESIA: STOP ABUSIVE FORCED EVICTIONS OF URBAN POOR IN JAKARTA” – Human Rights Watch – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006
• “COUNTERING HUGO CHAVEZ’S ANTI-U.S. ARMS ALLIANCE” – by Stephen Johnson, Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., & William Schirano – Executive Memorandum #1010 – Research, National Security @ The Heritage Foundation – Washington, D.C., US – 6 September 2006
• “WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC’Y TONY SNOW ON BUSH’S WAR ON TERROR REPORT” – Partial Program Transcript – Hannity & Colmes – FOX News – News America Group – New York, New York, US – Program Air Date: 5 August 2006 – Publication Date: 6 August 2006
• “SAUDI ARABIA: CHADIANS BARRED FROM SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS” – Human Rights Watch – Reuters AlertNet – Reuters Group plc – London, England, UK – 6 September 2006

NATIONAL BLOGS WATCH:

HOT TOPICS ON THE ‘NET:

AL-QAEDA DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO GUANTANAMO:

• “ACLU ACCUSES BUSH OF GUTTING GENEVA CONVENTIONS ENFORCEMENT AND UNDERMINING DUE PROCESS FOR TERROR DETAINEES” – by Jay – Stop The ACLU Blog – US – 6 September 2006

AHMADINEJAD’S OFFER (VEILED THREAT) TO BUSH:

• “AHMADINEJAD THREATENS PRESIDENT BUSH” – Bomb Squad @ Wizbang Blog – US – 6 September 2006
• “AHMADINEJAD CRITICIZES US” – FARS News Agency – Tehran, Iran – 6 September 2006
• “AHMADINEJAD BLASTS INJUSTICE, HEGEMONY BY OPPRESSORS” – Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – Ministry of National Guidance (Iranian Government) – Tehran, Iran – 6 September 2006

LATEST AL-QAEDA VIDEO RELEASE:

• “MY INVITATION FROM AL-QAEDA” – by Robert Spencer – FrontPage Magazine – Los Angeles, California, US – 6 September 2006
• “THE “AZZAM-ZAWAHIRI” TAPE: A LONGER READING..” – by Walid Phares – Counterterrorism Blog – US – 6 September 2006

“REUTERSGATE”, “FAUXTOGRAPHY” & FAKING THE NEWS:

• “THE AMBULANCE WARS GET HOTTER” – by Michelle Malkin – MichelleMalkin.com – US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Ms. Malkin has collected a bunch of links, and has done an excellent job of summarizing recent developments surrounding this incident.]
• “THE RED CROSS AMBULANCE INCIDENT – UPDATE: ATTEMPTED REFUTATIONS” – ZombieTime.com – 6 September 2006
  [Special Thanks to Michelle Malkin @ MichelleMalkin.com for the link from her posting I mentioned above.]

OTHER NEWS & VIEWS:

• “ROMNEY ON KHATAMI: “HE’S A TERRORIST” SO, WHO INVITED THE TERRORIST TO SPEAK?” – by Hugh Hewitt – The Hugh Hewitt Blog @ Townhall.com – Salem Web Network – Arlington, Virginia, US – 6 September 2006
• “COMPARE & CONTRAST: HOW BLOGGERS MARK 9/11” – by Michelle Malkin – MichelleMalkin.com – US – 6 September 2006
• “BACK AGAIN, FOR GOOD” – by Bill Roggio – The Fourth Rail Blog – US – 6 September 2006
  [NOTES: Bill Roggio has announced his return to posting at his personal web site - billroggio.com. He had previously been publishing his work over at the CounterterrorismBlog. The folks over at the Counterterrorism Blog have written a farewell posting to Bill which you can read here; "OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF CONFLICT ZONES RESUMES AT "FOURTH RAIL"" by Andrew Cochran.]
  
• “IRAN’S PRESIDENT FANTASIZES: WANTS TO DEBATE BUSH AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY” – by Laura Mansfield – Blog @ LauraMansfield.com – 6 September 2006
• “PAKISTAN DENIES BIN LADEN GETS A PASS” – by Jay – Stop The ACLU Blog - US – 6 September 2006

MULTIMEDIA LINKS (AUDIO & VIDEO):

• “JIHAD IN LATIN AMERICA – PART II” – by Clint Taylor – Hot Air – Hot Air Network, LLC – US – 6 September 2006

MISCELLANEOUS WEB SITES OF INTEREST:

• FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE – < http://www.fednews.com > – A private corporation with an incredible amount of information released everyday regarding political news including; News Releases, Transcripts, Speeches, Interviews, etc…

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