Khalid Shaikh Mohammed confesses to planning 31 terrorist acts including some that never took place and says he murdered journalist Daniel Pearl with is own hand:
- Terror Suspect Said to Confess to Other Acts (NY Times)
Democrats authorize $24 billion more than President requested:
- House Bill Would Set Strict Timeline for Troop Pullout: War Funding Bill Calls for Removal of U.S. Troops From Iraq by August 2007 (Washington Post)
Decline in Baghdad fatalities accompanied by “a spike in attacks in parts of Diyala, Babil and other outlying provinces:â€
“Fil’s comments were a rare display of U.S. gratitude toward Sadr for his tacit cooperation with the security plan, and they suggested the military is looking for ways to encourage the cleric to remain restrained in the face of continued Sunni attacks on Shiite targets.â€
Is it Sunnis against Shi`a, or a Hobbesian “war of all against all?â€
Earlier surveys indicate that over 98% of the private land occupied by settlers belongs to Palestinians:
- West Bank Sites on Private Land, Data Shows (NY Times)
Israel official fears Quartet is split on continuation of boycott:
“An economist who curbed Yasser Arafat’s freewheeling spending of public funds and earned the trust of the Bush administration is now the Palestinians’ best hope for persuading the West to end an international boycott of their government:â€
- Economist Key in Hamas-Fatah Coalition (Tuscaloosa News / Associated Press)
An unprecedented signal:
Military dictator professes he can’t, and won’t dictate in this matter:
La Repubblica denies that their Karachi born reporter is a spy:
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