2007.09.15 Politics and National Defense Roundup Contributed by Bill Faith
Al-Qaida in Iraq claims responsibility for Abu Risha assassination
BAGHDAD - Some 1,500 mourners called for revenge Friday as they buried the leader of the Sunni revolt against al-Qaida, who was assassinated by a bomb after meeting with President Bush earlier this month.
An al-Qaida front in Iraq claimed responsibility for the blast that killed Adbul-Sattar Abu Risha, 37, and three companions. ...
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Ed Morrissey
The leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq will never run short on enemies, mostly because they hate everybody. Today they issued a statement of western Iraq, a move that will undoubtedly underscore the folly of believing them to be liberators in the post-invasion, pre-surge period: ...
Quick hits:
Don Surber: Osama bin Laden no longer leads al-Qaeda, the London Telegraph newspaper reported. He’s now Osama bin Laid-off. The deputy — Ayman al-Zawahiri — has taken over. ...
Mystery surrounds last week's air foray into Syrian territory. The Observer's Foreign Affairs Editor attempts to unravel the truth behind Operation Orchard and allegations of nuclear subterfuge. ... [Ignore the leftward slant and read it anyway. It's interesting.]
From FOX News: .
A fatal attack launched two days ago against the sprawling headquarters base of the American military in Iraq was carried out with a 240 mm rocket -- a type of weapon provided to Shiite extremists by Iran, a U.S. general said Thursday.
One person was killed and 11 were wounded during the "indirect fire" attack Tuesday against Camp Victory, which includes the headquarters of Multinational Forces-Iraq. ...
Contributed by Bill Faith on September 15, 2007 at 12:17 AM |