The Jawa Report is taking notice of a rumor about Al Qaeda #2 Ayman al-Zawahiri might have been blown up in one of the recent Pakistani airstrikes. One can only hope.

The Weekly Standard on why McCain was inadvertently correct in his statements earlier this week linking Iran and Al Qaeda, even if the Senator doesn’t want to open that can of worms. Also see Amerpundit, Redstate, Hugh Hewitt, and Powerline.

Atlas Shrugs links to an article written by superhero John Bolton. Coolest guy around, seriously.

Someone needs to tell Obama and Hillary what the Iraqi National Security Advisor and the Foreign Minister are saying.

And good news from Afghanistan:

Afghan officials have announced the capture of Maulvi Dastagir following a raid by Afghan intelligence operatives in the western province of Herat, the Pajhwok Afghan News center reported on Sunday. Dastagir, a key Taliban field operative in neighboring Badghis province, was seized in the Kamarkalagh district just north of Herat’s provincial capital. Dastagir spoke regularly with regional media outlets and was the Taliban’s unofficial spokesman for their northwestern faction.

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