US Embassy in Bin Laden Homeland Attacked
March 18, 2008
Above: Yemeni soldiers in a checkpoint near the embassy
The US embassy in Sanaa, Yemen was attacked on Tuesday; unfortunately the three mortar rounds hit the nearby school instead of the mission.
13 girls and 3 guards were injured in the mortar attack. Of the 13 students, 3 are in critical condition as of the moment. One guard who was patrolling at the back of the embassy was immediately killed.
Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh said in a statement to the press that the perpetrators are “terrorists.” He offered a hefty reward for any information leading to their capture.
Benazir Bhutto 1953 - 2007
January 1, 2008
21st June 1953 - 27th December 2007
Above: Benazir Bhutto with Father Zulfkar Ali Bhutto ( Zulfkar Ali Bhutto Pakistani politician who was President of Pakistan from 1971 - 1973 and served as Prime Minister from 1973 - 1977)
- She chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party, this was and is a center left political party.
- First elected woman leader of a Muslim state, at the age of 35.
- She has been Prime Minister of Pakistan twice 1988-1990 and also 1993 -1996.
Iraqi Ethnic Groups Map and Population Statistics
January 1, 2008
Above: Iraq Ethnicity Map
Ethnic groups:
Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%
Religions:
Muslim 97% (Shi’a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
Population:
27,499,638 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39.4% (male 5,509,736/female 5,338,722)
15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,018,841/female 7,812,611)
65 years and over: 3% (male 386,321/female 433,407) (2007 est.)
Median age:
total: 20 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.618% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:
31.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:
