Some news stories from here and there
Bin Laden 'is alive'
"Osama bin Laden is alive and moving around from place to place, but not with a large group of people," a news report Friday quoted Foreign Minister Khursheed Kasuri as saying.
Al Qaida Communications 'Paralysed' Says Pakistan
Osama bin Laden is alive and on the run with a small group of fighters, Pakistan's foreign minister says, claiming army operations have "paralysed Al Qaida's communication network and its ability t...
Photos of Saddam in underwear prompt US military investigation
A newspaper ran intimate photographs of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in US military custody, including one of him half-naked, prompting an investigation into possible human rights abuses.
I'd like to see photos of Saddam Hussein being hanged by the neck until dead.
So Mr Saddam, Boxers or Briefs?
The US military launches an "aggressive" investigation after British media show Saddam Hussein half naked.
Leaked US documents highlight abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan
Two detainees in US military custody in Afghanistan in 2002 died after being severely beaten as part of a pattern of abuse by young and badly-trained soldiers, the New York Times reported quoting from a leaked US Army criminal investigation report.
1st ID Soldier Gets Seven Years In Killing Of Iraqi Detainee During Interrogation
A military judge late Wednesday sentenced a veteran 1st Infantry Division soldier to eight years in prison for killing an Iraqi detainee last fall.
Army Warns Iraqi Forces On Abuse Of Detainees
Before leaving Iraq in February, the 1st Cavalry Division compiled a list of more than 100 allegations of abusive treatment of detainees over the previous six months -- not by U.S. troops, but by Iraqi soldiers and police.
Iraqi Government, In Statement With Iran, Admits Fault For 1980's War
In a move that is likely to inflame further Sunni Arab resentments, the Iraqi government publicly acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that Iraq was the aggressor in 1980 when it touched off a bloody eight-year war with Iran.
Iraq Calls on Neighbors to Stop Insurgency
Iraq's prime minister called on Syria on Thursday to block the infiltration of foreign fighters trying to start a civil war. More than a dozen Iraqis, including an Oil Ministry engineer, and four U.S. soldiers were reported killed in the ongoing daily bloodshed.
U.S. Moves To Reassert Itself In Iraq Affairs
Facing an intensifying insurgency and a frail government in Baghdad, the Bush administration has reluctantly changed course to deepen its involvement in the process of running Iraq.
Interview with Laith Kubba- Video released 5-19-05
NBC News interviews Laith Kubba, Advisor and Spokesman for the Prime Minister of Iraq, about the recent spikes of insurgent activity and the reaction of the Iraqi civilians. Video from American Forces Network Iraq.
Operation Quick Sweep Targets Terrorists
Operation Quick Sweep resulted in the capture of several individuals identified as insurgents and the discovery of a weapons stash totaling 3,000 pounds of large caliber explosive munitions.
Another Near Miss
Iraq's most wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was injured and almost captured during a recent U.S. offensive near the Iraqi-Syrian border, according to Iraqi security officials.
SADDAM'S REGIME THWARTED EFFORTS TO EXTRADITE AL-ZARQAWI, SAYS JORDAN'S KING
Jordan made "big efforts" to get Saddam Hussein's regime to hand over the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but their extradition requests were repeatedly rejected, says Jordan's King Abdullah has said. He told the pan-Arab newspaper al-Hayat they had given Saddam's government all the information needed to catch al-Zarqawi, who had been sentenced to death in Jordan for terrorist activities, but it was all "in vain."
The Best P.R.: Straight Talk
...The greatest respect we can show to Arabs and Muslims - and the best way to help Muslim progressives win the war of ideas - is to take them seriously and stop gazing at our own navels. That means demanding that they answer for their lies, hypocrisy and profane behavior, just as much as we must answer for ours.
Six Afghans Killed In Attack On U.S. Project
Suspected Taliban militants gunned down six Afghan employees of a U.S.-funded anti-drugs project in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the second fatal attack on project staff in two days, officials said
Clerics Strip Fugitive Taliban Leader Of Power
A crowd of 600 Afghan clerics gathered in front of an historic mosque yesterday to strip the fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar of his claim to religious authority, in a ceremony that provided a significant boost to the presidency of Hamid Karzai.
U.S. Doesn't Have Needed Support In U.N. To Punish Iran, Official Says
If Iran ignores U.S. pleas not to make nuclear fuel, the United States lacks support from China in the U.N. Security Council to punish Iran, a State Department official said Thursday
Iran seeks Russias help in nukes standoff
Tehran has proposed to have Russia carry out the sensitive final enrichment of uranium after Iran has processed it, European diplomats said
New Hearing Set For Lynndie England
The Army scheduled a hearing for next week to decide whether to court-martial Pfc. Lynndie England in the Iraqi prisoner abuse case, Fort Hood officials said Thursday.
Show What 'Support Our Troops' Really Means
We all support the troops, or so claim the forest of bumper stickers, yard signs, and even placards at demonstrations in defense of or against the war in Iraq. But in conducting interviews with veterans for a book on war leadership, I've noted a degree of wariness and cynicism about the chorus of praise for our soldiers, marines, flyers, and sailors.
Red-Letter Day At Camp Pendleton
After reaching her goal of 1.4 million letters, the 16-year-old founder of a writing campaign to thank American troops delivered some of them to Camp Pendleton on Thursday and planned to establish writing clubs nationwide to distribute more letters.
A--hole Danish Film Maker calls Bush ans "a--hole"
This year, a Danish moviemaker is on the attack against President Bush, calling him an "a--hole," and saying America is "sitting on the world."
The remarks are by Lars Von Trier, the director of "Manderlay," part two of a scathing trilogy about life in America in the 1930s, set on a plantation where slavery still exists. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover and Bryce Dallas Howard, the daughter of actor-director Ron Howard.
