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To: TimF who wrote (350315)	9/14/2007 1:12:02 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572503

Thursday’s Mini-Report Posted September 13th, 2007 at 5:30 pm Share This \| Spotlight \| Permalink Today’s edition of quick hits. * More disaster in Iraq: “Iraqi tribal leader Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, a key figure in U.S. efforts to turn local residents against al-Qaeda in the restive Anbar province, was killed today by a roadside bomb, U.S. military and Iraqi sources confirmed. Abu Risha was a leading member of the Anbar Salvation Council, a group formed a year ago Thursday that proved critical to a recent reduction in insurgent violence in the province. He worked closely with U.S. officials, a fact that made him a target of militants angry about his decision to cooperate with the United States and his ability to convince other tribal sheiks to follow. He and two bodyguards were killed near his home in Ramadi.” * Marc Lynch offers some helpful and informative analysis of the Risha assassination. * The Center for American Progress’ Brian Katulis offers a fairly detailed preview of what to expect from the president’s speech tonight, and why Bush is mistaken. * A new AP poll measures public opinion after the Petraeus/Crocker testimony, and finds nothing much has changed. Support for Bush, and his handling of the war, foreign policy, and terrorism are all practically identical to where they were a month ago. * Speaking of new polls, Fox News asked respondents whether they believed Petraeus’ testimony was “truthful and objective,” or “slanted toward the policies of the Bush administration”? A plurality (40%) said the latter. Obviously, if right-wing talking points are correct, this means Americans hate the troops. * John Kerry ripped House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) for dismissing the sacrifices of the troops in Iraq as “a small price.” Kerry implored Boehner to apologize. * The DNC condemned Boehner’s callousness, as well. * For reasons that I don’t understand, Kerry and the DNC were pretty much the only Democratic leaders to take Boehner to task. Where was everybody else? thecarpetbaggerreport.com