|
Bin Laden: Better "Dead" or "Alive"? (Center for Defense Information) The two candidates that, until recently, were locked in the hotly-contested race for the White House disagreed on nearly every issue except one – Osama bin Laden. us.rd.yahoo.com
Families develop camaraderie while watching fragging trial (The Journal News) WEST POINT - Beginning at 8 a.m. on weekdays, Room 10 at the back of the Education Center begins filling with civilians. In a space where Army recruits take tests, a group linked by pain and loss come together in what has become a daily ritual over the past few weeks. us.rd.yahoo.com
Brothers in arms (Guardian Unlimited) As a boy in Baghdad, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was taught that Iranians were the 'worms of the earth'. Now, 20 years after the Iran-Iraq war, he visits Tehran to seek out veterans, officers, dissidents and Islamists, to hear their stories. How does he feel today about his old enemy? us.rd.yahoo.com
Suicide bomber kills 12 south of Baghdad (KABC-TV Los Angeles) A suicide bomber struck Shiite worshippers Friday at a mosque, killing at least 12 people. us.rd.yahoo.com
MC Breed Is Dead (About.com) Flint, MI rapper MC Breed, best remembered for hits like "Gotta Get Mine" and "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin'," has died. Breed's publicist confirmed that Breed died at a... us.rd.yahoo.com
When Will Obama Give Up the Bin Laden Ghost Hunt? (Time Magazine) Is the al-Qaeda leader alive or dead? And does it really matter? us.rd.yahoo.com
Court to hear Prop. 8 lawsuit, but no gay marriages for now (Orange County Register) Opponents of the ballot measure want to overturn the ban on gay marriage. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rahm Emanuel's Father Problem (Time Magazine) The incoming White House chief of staff is his own man. But that does not mean that he, or Barack Obama for that matter, can easily ignore the fact that Benjamin Emanuel recently said a nasty thing about Arabs in the Israeli press. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Editors (BBC News) The role of citizen journalism in modern democracy us.rd.yahoo.com
Afghan girls sprayed with acid in 'desperate' attack (CTV.ca) The head of the Canadian army in Afghanistan accused the Taliban of acting in "desperation" after a grisly acid attack by unidentified men on a group of schoolgirls and a suicide bombing that killed six people. us.rd.yahoo.com
|