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SpinSpotter Debuts Service to Spot Media Bias and Inaccuracy Online (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
September 8, 2008, 7:00 am EDT
Today at DEMOfall08, SpinSpotter unveiled a new online service designed to surface specific instances of bias and inaccuracy in any news story online. By installing a SpinSpotter toolbar called Spinoculars, users of the SpinSpotter service can ...
Mystery around Palin hinders election (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
September 8, 2008, 4:58 am EDT
The press is getting a bad name these days. What is more disturbing is that many of us don't seem to mind. Sen. John McCain's running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, has not yet given a single significant statement to the press. Not a single interview.
Mystery around Palin hinders election (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
September 8, 2008, 4:54 am EDT
The press is getting a bad name these days. What is more disturbing is that many of us don't seem to mind. Sen. John McCain's running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, has not yet given a single significant statement to the press. Not a single interview.
MSNBC Drops Olbermann and Matthews From Election Coverage Anchor Roles (Broadcasting and Cable)
September 8, 2008, 2:14 am EDT
Outspoken duo demoted to analysts for debate and election night coverage
MSNBC dropping political anchors (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
September 8, 2008, 1:06 am EDT
MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel's coverage of the election. That experiment appears to be over.
Palin watch ends! (Salon.com)
September 7, 2008, 11:51 pm EDT
She'll talk to ABC's Charles Gibson next week. What should he ask her?
Valley GOP fueled up by McCain speech (The News Virginian)
September 5, 2008, 11:25 pm EDT
Shenandoah Valley Republicans said Friday that John McCain’s acceptance speech showed his strength of character and commitment to reform government.
Not all county candidates have filed campaign financing reports (Herald-Banner)
September 5, 2008, 12:35 am EDT
GREENVILLE — Some local candidates and officeholders have reported monetary contributions, others have reported no campaign contributions, and two candidates have yet to file their most recent required Campaign Finance Reports, which were ...


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Early in chapter 5 we introduced, along with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other men who became operational coordinators for al Qaeda: Khallad and Nashiri. As we explained, both were involved during 1998 and 1999 in preparing to attack a ship off the coast of Yemen with a boatload of explosives. They had originally targeted a commercial vessel, specifically an oil tanker, but Bin Ladin urged them to look for a U.S. warship instead. In January 2000, their team had attempted to attack a warship in the port of Aden, but the attempt failed when the suicide boat sank. More than nine months later, on October 12, 2000, al Qaeda operatives in a small boat laden with explosives attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole. The blast ripped a hole in the side of the Cole, killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40.121

The plot, we now know, was a full-fledged al Qaeda operation, supervised directly by Bin Ladin. He chose the target and location of the attack, selected the suicide operatives, and provided the money needed to purchase explosives and equipment. Nashiri was the field commander and managed the operation in Yemen. Khallad helped in Yemen until he was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and freed with Bin Ladin's help, as we also mentioned earlier. Local al Qaeda coordinators included Jamal al Badawi and Fahd al Quso, who was supposed to film the attack from a nearby apartment. The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras. Nibras and Quso delivered money to Khallad in Bangkok during Khallad's January 2000 trip to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.122

In September 2000, Bin Ladin reportedly told Nashiri that he wanted to replace Khamri and Nibras. Nashiri was angry and disagreed, telling others he would go to Afghanistan and explain to Bin Ladin that the new operatives were already trained and ready to conduct the attack. Prior to departing, Nashiri gave Nibras and Khamri instructions to execute the attack on the next U.S. warship that entered the port of Aden.123

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