Greg at Generic Confustion, on of the first people I don’t actually know who became a regular reader of this blog is hosting Carnival of the Vanities #195
Why don’t you stop by and check out the rest of blogosphere. You might find something you like.
Broken Quanta discusses his feelings about the plight of Gitmo detainees
The Australian
ISRAEL has formally denied that its artillery killed seven members of a Palestinian family on a Gazabeach last Friday after a military inquiry found the bomb shrapnel did not come from one of its shells.Defence Minister Amir Peretz and senior defence force officers moved to deny responsibility after the military initially expressed deep regret […]
Reuters.com
The Palestinian territories are in a state of near civil war and just one act of violence, such as a high-profile assassination, could trigger mayhem, an international think tank said on Tuesday.The International Crisis Group also said President Mahmoud Abbas’s determination to hold a referendum on July 26 on a statehood proposal that implicitly recognizes […]
USATODAY
Al-Qaeda in Iraq said in a Web statement posted Monday that a militant named Abu Hamza al-Muhajer was the group’s new leader.Al-Muhajer succeeds Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed Wednesday by a U.S. airstrike on his hideout northeast of Baghdad, Iraq.
The name al-Muhajer, Arabic for “immigrant,” suggested he was not Iraqi.
“Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s council has […]
Washington Post
A sergeant who led a squad of Marines during the incident in Haditha, Iraq, that left as many as 24 civilians dead said his unit did not intentionally target any civilians, followed military rules of engagement and never tried to cover up the shootings, his attorney said.Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, 26, told his […]
Skeptical Optimist has a couple of interesting posts on fuel efficiency here and here. He echoes some points I have made before, namely that a simple comparison of mpg ratings for vehicles doesn’t really tell you much as far is which is more environmentally friendly.
However, he goes further than I would in a laissez faire […]
Washington Post
The Iraqi parliament agreed upon candidates to lead the country’s three top security ministries Thursday, ending a weeks-long stalemate among the country’s largest political factions.The selection of an interior minister, a defense minister and a national security adviser gives Iraq a complete government for the first time since elections in December 2005 and it […]
CNN.com
A painstaking, weeks-long intelligence operation, acting on tips from Iraqi civilians, led to the U.S. airstrike that killed “al Qaeda in Iraq” leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the military said Thursday.The U.S.-led coalition’s most wanted man in Iraq was killed Wednesday in an Air Force attack on a safe house near Baquba, giving Iraq a chance […]
