It’s been floating around the internet for a while now, but I thought this rap video made by Al Qaeda sympathisers to solicit support amongst Muslim youth was interesting enough to raise again.
Background: Sydney Morning Herald
East Timor Prime Minister Alkatiri has finally quit the post after weeks of mounting pressure. Unfortunatly his reluctance to resign led to the resignation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta over the weekend.
Source: News.com.au
The Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of East Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, has resigned in protest of Prime Minister Alkatiri’s refusal to step aside.
Source: ABC News Australia
Cryptome has put up a collection of photos from Guantanamo Bay, for those that are interested.
In a joint press conference held today by the Iraqi Prime Minister, and the US Ambassador to Iraq it has been announced that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed.
Official statements claim that intelligence and a tip-off led to and air strike in an area North of Baqubah, with coalition forces identifying the body through fingerprint, facial recognition and known scars.
Source: Defenselink, CNN, Reuters via Yahoo, Christopher Allbritton, al jazeera