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This week on Hardball we've got Barnicle filling in for Chris (who's out on
assignment)...We'll do the bin Laden stuff with Yossef and possibly another
specialist...OBL's guy released an audio tape threatening America and warning us to
fasten our seatbelts...He also says bin Laden and Mullah Omar are alive and
well...I'll let Yossef pick it up tonight...Time magazine has some interesting numbers
out also on what Americans think of a possible fourth of July attack...We'll run those
by pollster John Zogby..
We'll do the crime on the rise story with a law and order type or two...I think we got
John Timoney (Fmr. Philly police commish). The number of major crimes in the United
States increased last year for the first time in a decade, bringing an end to a
decline in violence that had resulted in the lowest crime levels in a generation,
according to FBI statistics. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29717-2002Jun22.html
Chuck Colson will debate his piece tonight...This oughta be a hot one....Evangelizing
for Evil...In Our Prisons Radical Islamists seek to turn criminals into terrorists.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110001885
Bush is supposed to give that big Middle East speech today or tomorrow...If and when
that happens, we'll go big on it...Of course, we'll have a surprise or two tonight as
well...Pls join us...Dominic
Al Qaeda tape vows attacks on U.S., Israel...The al Qaeda terrorist group yesterday
released a new audiotape that says it is planning more attacks "against American and
Jewish targets" and that also says its leader, Osama bin Laden, is alive and well.
(The Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020624-18326582.htm
Everyone in Washington agrees that the war on terrorism is much bigger than Osama bin
Laden. Everyone is sure his al-Qaida group will carry on even if he is never seen
again. (AP)
http://nandotimes.com/special_reports/terrorism/investigation/story/444669p-3559829c.html
Robin Wright: After almost two weeks of intensive debate within the administration,
the details of President Bush's proposal to jump-start the Middle East peace process
is taking final shape, according to administration officials.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-000043757jun22.story
25,000 in Arizona flee wildfires...Two enormous wildfires merged on Sunday into a
50-mile-long line of flame devouring the paper-dry forest in eastern Arizona. The
impact of the blazes is massive: Nearly 200 homes have burned and 25,000 people have
fled.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/763669.asp
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in a helicopter missile strike on a car
carrying Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip Monday and surrounded Yasser Arafat in
his headquarters in the West Bank. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1124609
Israeli forces reenter Ramallah...Israeli military forces rolled into Ramallah early
Monday, and began to surround Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's shell-shattered
compound once again.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
Bush may sketch peace plan Monday...President Bush could make a long-awaited speech
speech outlining his proposal for an interim Palestinian state as early as Monday,
White House officials told NBC News Sunday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/771278.asp
As President Bush prepares to roll out his Mideast peace blueprint, members of
Congress and Palestinian leaders are already expressing doubts about its core goal --
provisional Palestinian statehood. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&u=/ap/20020624/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_mideast_17&ncid=703&e=2
The Reasons Behind a White House Rebuke...Vice President Cheney's complaint about
release of information on electronic intercepts of al Qaeda communications the day
before the Sept. 11 attacks was meant as a warning to Congress, but now it has led to
an FBI investigation of members and staffers of the joint House-Senate intelligence
committee (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33187-2002Jun23.html
In interviews with USA TODAY and in recent public statements, key lawmakers --
including seven of the eight who receive a version of the president's daily
intelligence briefing -- expressed reservations about committing troops to a conflict
that could cause high casualties and complicate the nation's foreign policy
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/06/23/congress.htm
President Bush wants terror master Osama bin Laden toe-tagged by Sept. 11, 2002 - the
first anniversary of the attacks that killed thousands of Americans in New York and
Washington. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/51039.htm
Al-Qaeda regroups in Pakistan's no-man's land (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/06/24/cover.htm
Top lawmakers said yesterday that terrorists have "perfected" oil-tanker truck bombs
as a new form of terrorism and may be angling to use them against Americans with a
deadly July 4 attack. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/51036.htm
Martha's New Ruffle...Sources say a friend sold ImClone stock when she did, just
before the firm disclosed some bad news (Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,265355,00.html
Gillespie profile: A Broker of Power, Able to Wear Many Professional Hats...Gillespie
Lobbies, Counsels White House
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33491-2002Jun23.html
Tell, even before you're asked. And once you tell, brace for hard questions. That's
the advice gay candidates are getting in this election year as activists try to add to
the minuscule numbers of openly gay elected officials. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20020624/ap_on_re_us/gay_politicians_5
Lott's Son Lobbies Hill...Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott's (R-Miss.) son has
quietly been lobbying Congress on issues ranging from Internet gambling to
telecommunications. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/06/news0624b.html
US cartoonists under pressure to follow the patriotic line (London Independent)
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=308068
Harper: Inside Politics http://washingtontimes.com/national/inpolitics.htm
Editorial/Opinion
Medved: Admit terrorism's Islamic link
http://www.usatoday.com/news/comment/2002/06/24/ncguest1.htm
Russo...Bush ignores dirty bomb' in atmosphere
http://www.mcall.com/news/opinion/oped/all-anotherviewjun22.column
The Washington Times: Mueller's latest blunder...Patience with Mr. Mueller must be
wearing thin now that he has accepted an invitation to deliver a June 28 address to
the American Muslim Council, a defender of terrorist organizations.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020624-346363.htm
Failure as the new success...Ours is an era in which the notion of spinning a flop
into millions is no longer a farcical idea: It has become common business practice,
writes Tim Carvell in Slate.
http://slate.msn.com/?id=2067220
Jackson Diehl: Don't-Rock- The-Boat Diplomacy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33483-2002Jun23.html
Rooney: The truth about lying
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0602/rooney.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/viewdb.cfm?uc_full_date=20020624
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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