You’ve probably seen the reports out this morning of six New Jersey men (“Islamic radicals“)arrested for plotting to attack Fort Dix. We’ll have to see how this one pans out. But it’s worth remembering that we’re coming up on the one year anniversary of the raid on the headquarters of the ‘Seeds of David’ terror cult in Liberty City Florida.
It’s always hard for me to see how these aren’t as serious as they appear. But there is a record.
Why is the Senate Dem leadership wary of supporting the emerging House Dem proposal for short-term funding of the Iraq war? Here’s one possibility.
Uh, oh. GOP Senator Susan Collins, a top target for Senate Dems in 2008, has her first official Dem challenger.
Feds’ Alaskan corruption investigation bears down on Sen. Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) son, Alaska state senator Ben Stevens.
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September in Iraq. Beside the famous Cole Porter song, September, it seems, is the new moment of truth for the occupation in Iraq. Question: what is it that makes September the moment of truth, other than the fact that it’s about the last possible moment when a major change in policy could have a significant effect on the November 2008 election?
Late Update: TPM Reader BL notes that in meetings between Patraeus, Sec Def Gates and Ambassador Crocker on April 19th and 20th in Iraq it was agreed that Petraeus would deliver a status report in September.
Meet new Attorney Purge bigwig Bradley Schlozman in today’s episode of TPMtv …
Late update: For a summary of today’s episode, click here.
Associated Press played for fools as yet another GOP hit on Nancy Pelosi goes down in flames.
A TPM reader offers a powerful reminder from the war’s home front: there is nothing romantic about death and suffering.