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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 10/22/2008
Not Afraid of McCain's Secret Plan to Get Bin Laden
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by Eric Martin On the heels of my post yesterday pointing out that both Russia and al-Qaeda have an interest in seeing America continue with Bush administration foreign policy in Iraq and elsewhere, we get this confirmation via Spacktackerman : Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/22/2008
McCain Campaign Attacks Washington Post, Insinuates Terrorists Want Obama Victory
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain campaign is now charging that the terrorists want Obama to win, while pretending they're not... really saying that. The McCain campaign just held a curious conference call with reporters in which McCain advisers made the insinuation. It's ... (more) McCain Campaign Attacks Washington Post, Insinuates ...

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reason.com - 10/22/2008
If by "Hero" You Mean Traitor
— reason.com — As some of you may be aware, I've been writing about John McCain rather critically for some... time now. As a result I've grown to expect each new piece to draw one or two e-mails along the lines of " Don't you know he's a HERO, you TRAITOROUS ... (more) If by "Hero" You Mean Traitor

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attackerman.firedoglake.com - 10/22/2008
You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — The U.S. may occasionally have a hard time calculating its interests. Al Qaeda, on the other hand,... tends to know what's good for it. That's why, along with millions of wingnuts worldwide, it wants you to focus on lies about Ayers and ACORN. It leaves ... (more) You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain

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Newshoggers.com:  Al Qaeda Endorses McCain, Chertoff Undermines His Spin

Wonk Room:  McCain Spokesmen: Al Qaeda Endorsement ‘Ludicrous’

Blogometer:  10/23: Al-Qaeda Endorsements And Shopping Sprees

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Al Qaeda Endorses McCain, Chertoff Undermines His Spin
Newshoggers.com — ... as a consensus view on extremist sites, said Adam Raisman, a senior analyst for the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors Islamist Web pages. Site provided translations of the comments to The Washington Post. "The idea in the jihadist forums is that McCain would be a faithful 'son of Bush' -- someone they see as a jingoist and a war hawk," Raisman said. "They think that, to succeed in a war of attrition, they need a leader in Washington like McCain." And Eric Martin notes that this should come as no surprise. "The CIA concluded that bin ...

McCain Spokesmen: Al Qaeda Endorsement ‘Ludicrous’
Wonk Room — ... a straight face — that “as a result of the way the Bush administration fought the war certainly a lot of hostility has built up to the United States.” Because the manner which we bombed, invaded and occupied their country was just too intrusive, I suppose. The press call was intended to beat back the idea that Al Qaeda might prefer the policies of John McCain, but Woolsey and Schuenemann only succeeded in reinforcing why that could be. Yglesias, Eric Martin, and Democracy Arsenal have more.

10/23: Al-Qaeda Endorsements And Shopping Sprees
Blogometer — Obsidian Wings ' Eric Martin : "This should come as no surprise, really. The CIA concluded that bin Laden attempted to swing the election for Bush in 2004 with the release of a videotape in the last weeks of the campaign. Despite McCain camp claims that Obama is soft on terrorists , and an appeaser who thinks that all terrorists need is 'a good talking to,' bin Laden and al-Qaeda fear an Obama administration more than a McCain administration." TAPPED ' Adam Serwer : "I've never been a big fan of patterning U.S. foreign policy on what terrorists ...

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