Palestinians: Carter Achieved Nothing — FoxNews — Carter’s meeting with exiled Hamas militant leader Khaled Meshaal, which drew anger from both the U.S. and Israel, did not produce a cease fire or prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel, al-Malki told Agence France-Presse. “The only thing he achieved was permission on the part of Khaled Meshaal of Hamas to deliver a letter from a detained Israeli soldier to his family. Nothing else,” al-Malki told AFP.

Bush due to hold talks with Abbas — BBC — US President George W Bush is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas amid continuing efforts to boost the Middle East peace process.

Briefings to focus on possible North Korea-Syria nuclear link — CNN — Members of Congress will learn during closed-door briefings Thursday about North Korea’s possible role in building a suspected nuclear facility in Syria, according to a source familiar with internal administration discussions.

UK Court Invalidates Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime as Unconstitutional — CounterTerrorismBLog — Today, the UK’s high court invalidated the country’s asset freezing regime against terrorists, ruling it to be unconstitutional.

The ruling has been described as devastating to the UK’s strategy against terrorism. It was based on the court finding that the UK government could not simply implement UN Security Council resolutions directly, but had to go to Parliament first to get them authorized.

NATO: Iran Nuke Ambitions A Clear Threat — PatDollard — NATO’s secretary-general told Gulf Arab states on Thursday that Iran’s nuclear ambitions were a major threat to regional stability.

“Iran’s pursuit of uranium enrichment capability in violation of its U.N. Security Council obligations is a serious concern not just for Iran’s neighbors but for the entire international community,” Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told a conference to promote ties between NATO and Gulf Arab states.

Anti-war nut attacks wheelchair-bound girl — Malkin — They don’t have a mugshot of the attacker yet, but when they do, it’ll be another item to add to the Unhinged mugshot collection. Yeah, it’s getting crowded.

AQ getting unpopular with jihadis — HotAir — Recent events have shown al-Qaeda’s support eroding even among its core base of radical Islamist extremists, the Los Angeles Times reports today. Muslims have tired of the suicide bombings that kill other Muslims and of the deadly response they get from the West. Looking at the state of the ummah, Muslims have concluded that they were better off before bin Laden decided to kill 3,000 Americans and unleash forces that have changed the face of southwest Asia:

Mullahs Want The Atomic Bomb — PatDollard — In an interview with the French daily, East Republican (L’Est Républicain), Mrs. Mrayam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran condemned the European Unions policy of appeasement toward mullahs’ regime and called for the delisting of the People’s Mojahedin Orgnanization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

Ahmadinejad: “Martyrdom Will Solve Current Economic Crisis” — Gateway — Brilliant!…
Martyrdom = Less Demand = Lower Prices! Mahmoud discovers a great way to fight inflation and unemployment.