Long Lost News Update
I've been meaning to get some more news posted lately, and I have about twenty-seven articles to catch up on (not to mention a piece on Afghanistan that I've been meaning to do since August), so here are the five most recent stories - I'll try to backtrack over the next couple of weeks.
A wrecked Roman ship off the coast of Spain that was discovered in 2000 is being explored and catalogued in preparation for excavation. A merchant vessel, the ship was carrying luxury goods such as amphorae (clay jars) of garum (fish sauce). This ship joins several that were discovered buried in Pisa, Italy, in 1999.
Afghan and Coalition forces have recaptured Abu Nasir al-Qahtani, a leading al Qaeda terrorist who escaped from the American detention facility in Bagram in July of 2005. One interesting note is that one of the Jihadis he escaped with, Omar al-Farouq, was killed in Basra, Iraq, in September by British troops. al-Farouq is not the first escapee to return to either Afghanistan or Iraq; in fact, numerous detainees released from Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been killed or recaptured after rejoining the fight against Coalition and Afghan forces.
Last week, Somali Islamists recaptured a ship that had been captured... By Somali pirates! This follows the conviction of four Somali pirates in Kenya. Does anyone know the Arabic word for "yarrr"?
Earlier this month, Hugo Chavez's top contender in the upcoming elections, Manuel Rosales, held a march through Caracas. As far as I know, Chavez's rival Carlos Ortega is still at large.
The Europea Union is still jerking Turkey around with regard to its application for membership in the European Union. If you ask me, Europeans have forgotten just what events led to the Ottoman Empire's entry into World War I on the side of the Germans; and for a bunch of folks who constantly whine about finding diplomatic solutions to clashes between Islam and Western Civilization, Europeans seem to have found a way to diplomatically and economically alienate one of the few moderate Muslim nations in the world. Meanwhile, a Turkish cleric has said ahead of Pope Benedict's visit to Turkey that criticism of Islam is a serious threat to world peace. In my opinion, the threat to world peace isn't insults to and criticism of Islam, but a faith and culture that can't overlook humor or academic debate when disagreements arise. The solution isn't for everyone to play with kid gloves; the solution is for Muslims, even Salafists, to start ignoring those who criticize Islam.
I'll try to continue catching up on backlogged news stories over the next week or so.
A wrecked Roman ship off the coast of Spain that was discovered in 2000 is being explored and catalogued in preparation for excavation. A merchant vessel, the ship was carrying luxury goods such as amphorae (clay jars) of garum (fish sauce). This ship joins several that were discovered buried in Pisa, Italy, in 1999.
Afghan and Coalition forces have recaptured Abu Nasir al-Qahtani, a leading al Qaeda terrorist who escaped from the American detention facility in Bagram in July of 2005. One interesting note is that one of the Jihadis he escaped with, Omar al-Farouq, was killed in Basra, Iraq, in September by British troops. al-Farouq is not the first escapee to return to either Afghanistan or Iraq; in fact, numerous detainees released from Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been killed or recaptured after rejoining the fight against Coalition and Afghan forces.
Last week, Somali Islamists recaptured a ship that had been captured... By Somali pirates! This follows the conviction of four Somali pirates in Kenya. Does anyone know the Arabic word for "yarrr"?
Earlier this month, Hugo Chavez's top contender in the upcoming elections, Manuel Rosales, held a march through Caracas. As far as I know, Chavez's rival Carlos Ortega is still at large.
The Europea Union is still jerking Turkey around with regard to its application for membership in the European Union. If you ask me, Europeans have forgotten just what events led to the Ottoman Empire's entry into World War I on the side of the Germans; and for a bunch of folks who constantly whine about finding diplomatic solutions to clashes between Islam and Western Civilization, Europeans seem to have found a way to diplomatically and economically alienate one of the few moderate Muslim nations in the world. Meanwhile, a Turkish cleric has said ahead of Pope Benedict's visit to Turkey that criticism of Islam is a serious threat to world peace. In my opinion, the threat to world peace isn't insults to and criticism of Islam, but a faith and culture that can't overlook humor or academic debate when disagreements arise. The solution isn't for everyone to play with kid gloves; the solution is for Muslims, even Salafists, to start ignoring those who criticize Islam.
I'll try to continue catching up on backlogged news stories over the next week or so.
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