Iraqi troops continue to encounter Iranian agents in eastern Iraq. One Iranian was killed and another was captured during a clash in Al Kut in Wasit province, an Iraqi Army officer told Voices of Iraq... The Counter-Terror Raid on Sukkariyah, Syria The Other Bush Legacy Wackonomics A Duty Not To Vote? “Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” - Calvin Coolidg

Coalition forces apprehended 11 suspected terrorists today as they continued operations to dismantle al-Qaida in Iraq networks throughout the country's central and northern regions, military officials...Tax Truth "The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind." - Thomas Jefferson (Letter to William Hunter, 11 March 1790

A cross-border raid by U.S. special forces killed the al-Qaida-linked head of a Syrian network that smuggled fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, an American counterterrorism official said Monday. ...the processing, through the manufacturing, on out to the retailer’s license. If the tax cannot be included in the price of the product, no one along that line can stay in business.” —Ronald Reaga

Your quicknews editor is having computer issues, so if news is missing for a day or two... we will be back. U.S. military helicopters launched an extremely rare attack Sunday on Syrian territory... Obama and "The Left" Dem Playbook Shows Dirty Tactics Iraq War vet’s service attacked in Ohio campaign Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. - Elbert Hubbar

The top U.S. commander in Iraq has held talks in Turkey on cooperation in the fight against Kurdish rebels. Gen. Ray Odierno met Friday with the deputy chief of the Turkish general staff Gen. Hasan... The Senate's Bankers In Pursuit of Votes Doubt 'til thou canst doubt no more...doubt is thought and thought is life. Systems which end doubt are devices for drugging thought. - Albert Guerar

Iraq's largest Sunni party said Saturday that it has suspended official contacts with American military personnel and civilians after the killing of a man near Fallujah. The Iraqi Islamic Party accused...Mysterious Zodiacal Light Global Warming hype of the Day Editorial Cartoon Commentary: The Powell Endorsement You don't know what you can get away with until you try. - Colin Powel

U.S. special forces have begun teaching a Pakistani paramilitary unit how to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida, hoping to strengthen a key front-line force as violence surges on both sides of the border... Proximity to Obama? Priceless. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchil

Stock index futures tumbled so sharply in European trade on Friday, they had to be frozen at several points in the morning. By 6:27 a.m. EDT December Dow Jones futures were down 6.2 percent, Standard... Christians Cannot Sit on the Sidelines Big Labor Does Gay Marriage Business Finally Fights Back Affordable Health Care Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything. - Gregg Easterbroo

A deal governing the long-term presence of US troops in Iraq beyond 2008 is more or less done, and any changes would be merely fine-tuning, the White House said Wednesday. White House spokeswoman Dana...gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him. Because it’s not gonna be apparent initially, it’s not gonna be apparent that we’re right.” —Joe Bide

Republicans, alarmed by the prospect that Democrats could take back the White House and expand their majorities in the House and Senate, are starting to warn of the perils of one party controlling Washington...Everyman Plan B for AIG Iran's Preconditions Obama and the Tax Tipping Point The Consequences of Defeat Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count. - Kin Hubbar