Hmmm. Anti-Anti-Islamofascism revolt? Seems like College Republican groups on a couple campuses have decided not to use the name “Islamofascism” to the great displeasure of the Horowitz Freedom Center. An update later on the details.

MoveOn is teaming up with some of the netroots blogs to pressure Clinton and Obama to oppose telecom immunity.

Late Update: Obama camp issues statement supportive of Sen. Chris Dodd’s threatened filibuster of telecom immunity.

Late Late Update: Hillary issues statement saying she’d support filibuster of current bill. —gs

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) urges White House to share surveillance documents with Senate Judiciary Committee.

In case you haven’t checked in yet I want to tell you about something we’ve got going on this week at TPMCafe. You may remember ‘Curveball‘ from the annals of Iraq WMD bamboozlement. He was the Iraqi refugee who told the Germans a bunch of baloney about alleged Iraqi WMD programs in order to get asylum and ended up providing much of the crucial ‘intelligence’ that was the basis for the invasion of Iraq. If you’re familiar with the story you know there were numerous overlooked red flags suggesting that Curveball was full of it. But that didn’t stop his story from being the basis of those now endlessly embarrassing illustrations of Iraqi mobile chemical weapons labs that Colin Powell told the UN about just before the war.

Anyway, Bob Drogin writes about national security and intelligence issues for the Los Angeles Times. And he’s got a new book out — called Curveball, appropriately enough — that tells the whole sordid, spy-thriller-esque tale of intrigue and ineptitude. And we’ve got him at TPMCafe Table for One this week blogging, discussing the book and answering your questions. Stop by …

It seems Condi Rice is set to really lower the boom on Blackwater and other military contractors in Iraq, sending them to sensitivity training. Spencer Ackerman runs down a few points they should cover.

1. Don’t get drunk and murder the bodyguards of Iraqi dignitaries.

That’s always an important one. Check out Spencer’s post for the rest.

Okay, I know I’ve been talking a lot about David Horowitz and Islamofascism Awareness Week (IAW) today. But there are so many serious and weighty questions in life, so much tragedy and heartbreak that you really have to grab on to the comedy with both hands when it comes along. And watching IAW really is like watching a real live version of Spinal Tap or Waiting for Guffman unfold before you.

So anyway, I stop by Horowitz’s FrontPage magazine to see how things are going with IAW. And the first thing that catches my eye is David’s latest rant about how George Soros, Hillary, the Center for American Progress and the Muslim Brotherhood, inter alia, have created a pro-Jihad alliance to attack David and crush Islamofascism Awareness Week. Then a lot of stuff I had a hard time following. But then at the end there’s this …

Meanwhile I was invited to conduct an online chat with respondents all over the world by the Muslim website IslamOnline, which is based in Cairo. IslamOnline proved to be gracious hosts and you can read what I actually believe about Muslims here.

So, I’m thinking, ‘wow, i’ve got to see this. Horowitz actually found some dudes in Egypt that gave his nonsense a respectful hearing. I’ve got to see this.’ So I click through … and, I don’t know what to say, but that you’ve got to read this online chat. I literally laughed out loud. The questions range from thoughtful but critical to derisive and angry. And in most cases Horowitz responds by telling the questioner his/her question is ridiculous and launching off on some new tirade. One fun example …

Hakim: United States
Profession:engineer
Question: why the focus on women in the Islamic world? does oriental mean exotic? is it out of a fantasy? why are you so bent on equating the veil with oppression? have you ever seen a picture of the Virgin Mary without a veil?

Answer :With all due respect, this line of questioning is ridiculous. What fantasy do you have about 12 year old girls having their genitals sliced off without anesthetic?

Then there’s this special moment …

From: Muslim – United States
Profession:

Question: Thank you Mr. Horowitz,

I read something about a guy called Adam Kokesh, he is the one who is claimed to be behind the notorious George Washington Uni. posters, do you think that his counter-campaign has been effective so far in mobilizing awareness against your campaign, which is seen by most Muslims as offensive? (especially when we read the names on the speakerslist)

Thank You,

Answer
I don’t believe for a second that most Muslims find our campaign offensive. Are you saying that you think most Muslims support terror, the stoning of women, clitorectomies?

Everyone got along great basically.

This is fascinating. You remember a few days ago, Sen. Dodd — who sometimes doubles as a presidential candidate — said he would filibuster the telecom immunity bill now moving through the senate. Now both Hillary and Obama are saying they’d support Dodd’s filibuster.

TPM Reader PK reports in on Islamofascism Awareness Week in Rhode Island, my old stomping ground …

You’ll be happy to know the local public radio affiliate here in Providence, WRNI, has gotten into the festivities. They ran a story on the morning drive local news segment this morning about Islamofascism Awareness Week and the effort to challenge “leftist professors” attacking Bush. The University of Rhode Island is apparently involved, but there was no indication of what they are actually doing to advance the cause of getting David Horowitz’ name out there….er…I mean to advance the cause of IAW. They did quote a college Republican who said the week would allow them to target “tenured leftist professors teaching anti-American curriculum”. How they are doing that–beyond finding gullible media people desperate to bow before the altar of “objectivity” and “balance” by reading Horowitz’ press releases on air–remains uncertain.

From the why-didn’t-I-think-of-that files: State Department decides more oversight of its security contractors is needed.

Last week we brought you Part I of our interview with Daily Kos founder and publisher Markos Moulitsas, in which we talked all about the Democratic half of the ’08 presidential race.

Today, part II: of the sorry roster of Republican presidential contenders who does Markos think would be the hardest for the Dems to beat?

And as a special bonus, of the Dems who’s the best and worst at web outreach? All of that today in part two of our interview with Markos Moulitsas …

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