The Wire: November 13, 2006

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  U.S. pressed to go beyond military action

  NEW YORK — Pakistan, a key ally in the war on terror, welcomes an expected reappraisal of U.S. policy in Iran and Afghanistan, and thinks military action alone is “not the answer” to the threat posed by extremists in the two countries, its prime minister says.
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  World Scene

  JERUSALEM — The military said yesterday that it had accepted the resignation of a tough-talking general whose troops were ambushed by Hezbollah guerrillas, setting off this summer’s war in Lebanon.
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  Israel's Lieberman talks tough

  JERUSALEM — Winning a seat in Israel’s exclusive security Cabinet and a post as deputy to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have done nothing to mellow Israel’s most infamous shoot-from-the-hip politician.
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  Shi'ite fanatic rises in Iraq to fill void left by Zarqawi

  BAGHDAD — Less than six months after an American air strike ended Abu Musab Zarqawi’s campaign of Sunni terrorism, an equally brutal fanatic has emerged on the Shi’ite side of the religious divide.
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  Abused wives in India pin hope on anti-violence law

  NEW DELHI — Like many Indian husbands, Sanjay Kumar never saw himself as a wife-beater. The punches he landed on his long-suffering wife were, he insisted, nothing more than routine marital discipline.
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  Petty disputes spur most D.C. killings

  The motive for most homicides in the District are arguments and petty disputes over perceived slights, accounting for more killings last year than robberies, domestic disputes, gang activity and drug wars combined, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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  China sub stalked U.S. fleet

  A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned.
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  Gates likely to sustain terror war

  Defense Secretary-designate Robert M. Gates is not expected to rein in the aggressive global war on al Qaeda started by predecessor Donald H. Rumsfeld or reverse the transformation of the Army, but instead focus on how to win in Iraq and get American troops home, current and former Pentagon officials say.
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  Democrats to propose Iraq pullout

  The two top Senate Democrats on foreign policy yesterday said they will introduce a resolution in January calling for troops to start being withdrawn from Iraq by this summer, a move that Sen. John McCain said would put the U.S. in the worst of both worlds.
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  Lottery
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  Terps savor another laugher

  D.J. Strawberry leaned back against the scorer’s table in the middle of the first half last night, a look of amusement on his face.
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  SEEN & HEARD AT LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD

  • The Eagles, led by owner Jeffrey Lurie, know exactly what they’re doing. Parking around Lincoln Financial Field costs $10, and security officials patrol the parking lots to make sure tailgaters don’t block lanes or take two or three spots.
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  Miami Mafia busted

  PHILADELPHIA — Joe Gibbs loves players from the University of Miami.
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  Accentuate the positive? Forget it

  PHILADELPHIA — Just think, Jason Campbell fans, had the Redskins not lucked into victory over the Cowboys last week, No. 17 would be in line to make his debut at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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  At core, it looks like it's time to start over

  The Redskins have been going backward all season, losing games and ground to everybody in the NFC East. But never has their regression been more painfully obvious than it was yesterday at waterlogged Lincoln Financial Field.
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  Acta to get warm welcome

  Two years ago, John Patterson was playing for Licey of the Dominican Winter League, encouraged to pitch for the club by his third-base coach with the Montreal Expos and the man who would manage that offseason team.
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  Wizards report

  It seems players aren’t the only ones who place special emphasis on wanting to beat their former teams. Coaches feel the same way.
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  Elbow fanned Koufax at 30

  “Trying to hit him is like trying to drink water with a fork.”
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  Nets shoot past Wizards

  The instant offense the Washington Wizards seemingly had been able to summon on demand was a no-show last night as they dropped their first home game of the season 105-93 in overtime to the New Jersey Nets before 15,303 at Verizon Center.
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  Kaput

  PHILADELPHIA — Each week the Washington Redskins preach the same things: balance the offense, limit the number of big plays on defense and show the discipline to avoid penalties.
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  Opening night's a smash at UVa

  CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Virginia basketball team moved across the street, out of the dark ages of University Hall and into the modern age of sparkling, $129 million John Paul Jones Arena last night. The Cavaliers showed they also may be ready for a similar upgrade on the court.
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  Panthers have similar woes

  The refrain is familiar, all too familiar to Washington Capitals’ fans — not to mention the coaching staff.
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  Portis could miss next four games

  PHILADELPHIA — Clinton Portis missed just four games in his first four NFL seasons. The Washington Redskins’ franchise running back likely will miss at least that many this season.
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  Terps report

  23-1 Run by Maryland in the first half. The Terrapins had little trouble dispatching Florida A&M, leading 30-7 less than 12 minutes into the game.
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  For Terps, magic number is two

  There are 16 possible ways the ACC Atlantic Division race among Maryland, Boston College and Wake Forest can shake out over the next two weeks, and navigating the scenarios requires a little statistical know-how and a lot of patience.
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  Pig sooey! - or maybe just phooey

  Arkansas made a massive move into the BCS picture this week, capitalizing on losses by Louisville, Texas, Auburn and California and adding a second signature beatdown of its own to join the national championship chatter.
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  Eagles' Reid fires himself

  PHILADELPHIA — Andy Reid knew something had to change.
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  Locals don't have Georgia on their minds

  South Ossetia, the so-called breakaway province of Georgia, went to the polls yesterday and overwhelmingly voted for independence.
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  Bush meets Iraq panel

  President Bush today praised a bipartisan commission on Iraq for asking him good questions but said, “I’m not going to prejudge” the report the panel will issue soon.
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  Bush welcomes MLK to Mall

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, appearing at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a memorial honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., said the National Mall monument will “preserve his legacy for ages.”
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  Recognizing Israel

  Israel may not get much respect from the United Nations, but the European Union has its back:
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  FDA proposes 'abnormal behavior' warning for Tamiflu label

  Doctors and parents should watch for signs of bizarre behavior in children treated with the flu drug Tamiflu, federal health officials suggested today, citing an increasing number of problem cases overseas.
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  The boffo

  
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  Florida senator to head RNC

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Mel Martinez, the first-term Florida lawmaker who previously served in President Bush’s Cabinet, will assume the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, GOP officials said Monday.
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  Marines museum opens

  Washington Times Video: Birth of a museum | Washington Times Photos: Photo Gallery
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  Gibbs: Campbell to start

  Second-year player Jason Campbell was named the Washington Redskins’ new quarterback this afternoon during coach Joe Gibbs’ weekly press conference.
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  Delay the House leadership vote

  The Republican members of the House of Representatives are about to make the first mistake of their minority — holding leadership elections this Friday. We understand that the members judge the timing of the election to be inevitable — whatever their private preference. This will probably result in the re-election of their senior leadership team.
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  China's naval surveillance of U.S.

  Why would a Chinese submarine shadow the USS Kitty Hawk and its battle group only weeks before Chinese military officials play host the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet? The incident, reported yesterday by The Washington Times, occurred at the end of October near Okinawa. It’s unusual both for Chinese submarines to follow U.S. ships and for the Chinese submarines to venture far from Chinese shores, Bill Gertz reported. Adm. Gary Roughead, commander of the Pacific Fleet, is in China this week, and this event is likely to cast a shadow over his meetings with Chinese military officials.
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  Tenacious' music no laughing matter

  Spoiler alert: Don’t listen to the soundtrack to the new Tenacious D movie if you want to be surprised by the twists and turns of the plot. The comedic power duo announce their intentions and advance their story with each song.
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  Soft on national security

  American voters last week put a party in charge of Congress that wants U.S. troops out of Iraq pronto, doesn’t like the Patriot counter-terror act and refuses to give the president the option of intercepting al Qaeda calls to the United States on the spot.
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  'Other Cup' recalls pre-Muslim Cat

  In case anyone was wondering, Yusuf Islam is all about peace, bridge building and, oh yes, love.
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  Pelosi and Hastings

  After spending the midterm election campaign decrying “the Republican culture of corruption [that] has pervaded Congress,” presumptive House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chose the looming race for House majority leader as the first opportunity to wield her considerable influence within the Democratic caucus. What a surprise: Mrs. Pelosi, the quintessential far-left San Francisco Democrat, embraced the candidacy of Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha. He’s that old “unindicted co-conspirator” from the 1980 Abscam scandal. Mrs. Pelosi now seems poised to oust fellow California Democrat Jane Harman from the party’s top post on the House Intelligence Committee in favor of Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, whom, as a sitting federal judge in 1988, Mrs. Pelosi joined 412 House colleagues in voting to impeach.
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  Questions and the sixth-year rule

  Generally speaking, elections are about comparative judgments. It’s not so much a matter of “What do you think of Mr. A?” and “What do you think of Mrs. B?” It’s “What do you think of Mr. A compared to Mrs. B?” Whom do you choose between the two?
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  Letters to the Editor

  The Benning Road Library and progress do not have to be mutually exclusive. Like me, many residents in Ward 7 support the idea of mixed-use properties and believe that it is not a bad idea to have such a property developed around the Benning Road Library (“NE housing plan slammed,” Metropolitan, Nov. 5). We should not consider this a conspiracy, rather we should look at this an opportunity. The Benning Road Library is not the only library in the city that is closed for proposed renovations and we have been presented with an opportunity to have the library reopened, create new housing opportunities and bring new businesses to our neighborhood with one project.
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  Turkey's EU accession

  Two things happened last week that are crucial to understanding the realities of the new world order shaping up in and around Turkey.
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  Animosity colors 'Pale'

  A classic of 1960s hippydom, Procul Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” was at the center of a less-than-peace-and-love tussle yesterday as former band members fought over rights to the rock song in a London court.
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  Magellan is new but not improved

  If, as discussed last week, “planned obsolescence” is a hallmark of many businesses, “new and improved” is perhaps one of the hucksters’ greatest phrases. Last year’s product can’t possibly suffice this year, they say, so let’s add some features and relaunch.
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  Taking Names

  Sacha Baron Cohen, star of the box office hit “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” was beaten up by a passer-by in New York City after he tried to play a prank as his alter ego, reports Drudgereport.com, citing a story published yesterday in London’s Sun newspaper.
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  Warning added to Tamiflu

  Patients who take Tamiflu should be closely monitored for signs of abnormal behavior, health officials said yesterday in announcing an updated label for the flu drug.
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  Big 3 auto chiefs to air concerns with Bush

  Auto industry leaders plan to stress in a White House meeting that they are not seeking any federal bailout, but want support on health care and trade issues that affect large manufacturers.