Iraqis Arrest a Man CLAIMING to be an al-Qaeda Leader
May 8, 2008
Above: Abu Hamza al-Muhajir
An al-Qaeda member was arrested in northern Iraq – and the arrested man says he is the head of the organization for the entire country.
Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf told Iraqi television network al-Iraqiya that the detained man claimed that he was Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. His captors are still investigating on his true identity as these matters need factual proof. The picture above is a file photo of al-Muhajir.
North Korea Will Turn South Into Ashes
April 2, 2008
Above: Lee Myung Bak
North and South Korea ties are thinning anew.
North Korea unleashed propaganda against the South’s recently elected president, Lee Myung-bak (pictured above), calling him a “traitor” and a “US sycophant.” Sycophant, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, is the same as a back scratcher, or a boot licker, or, how do we put this politely… um, a “behind” kisser.
After nearly a decade of peace and reconciliation, the North is suddenly on the attack.
Iraq Fighting Spills Oil
March 27, 2008
Above: The Mahdi Army has taken control of Basra.
Crude oil prices rose to $107.58 a barrel (up 1.68) in New York, after a pipeline explosion in Iraq cut one of the main supplies to the country’s main oil export terminal. The Zubair-1 pipeline is one of two that transport oil to the Basra terminal.
Although the Iraqi oil ministry is still not certain as to what caused the explosion, they pretty much have a concrete idea. The ongoing clashes in the area between Iraqi forces and Muqtada al-Sadr militants (shown in picture above) are now on its third straight day. Muqtada al-Sadr is one of the most influential Shiite clerics and political figures in Iraq. He is known to be anti-US. His Mahdi Army has just taken Basra hostage; possibly smuggling oil themselves to fund their cause.
