Fly World News Supplement
Here are a few supplemental news stories that merit immediate posting.
Another bombing has taken place in Algeria, mostly likely carried out by the al Qaeda in the Maghreb (formerly the Salafist Group for Call and Combat). (Fox, BBC) The bombing, apparently a series of explosions targeting police stations in the Kabylia region of eastern Algeria, is said to have killed six and injured thirteen.
Almost two years ago to the day, I posted an article that detailed the sale of high-powered Austrian sniper rifles to Iran. At the time, American officials and yours truly questioned the sale, believing that the rifles were destined for Iraqi insurgents. Fox News is reporting that Coalition troops have recovered more than one hundred rifles from jihadis in Iraq, from the original consignment of eight hundred purchased by Iran for the alleged purpose of fighting narcotics smugglers.
Lebanon is approaching the second anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Two bombs exploded in buses in a predominately Christian town north of Beirut this morning. (Fox, CNN, BBC) The bombings followed a pattern originally set by "Palestinian" terrorists: one bus exploded, people rushed in to assist the wounded, and the second bus drove in and exploded in the same vicinity. The attack was in the home neighborhood of Pierre Gemayel, a Western-backed anti-Syrian politician who was gunned down last November.
And finally, the most prominent news story is that a settlement has been reached with North Korea. (Fox, BBC) Under the agreement, the reactor at Yongbyon will be deactivated within sixty days in exchange for fifty thousand metric tons of fuel aid (or an economic equivalent); once the Koreans permanently and verifiably disable the Yongbyon reactor, they will receive a further million tons of fuel aid. Personally, I'm holding my breath, and I'd like to see the issue of North Korean ballistic missile development addressed; however, if this is legitimate, it could be extremely promising.
Right then, back to unwinding.
Another bombing has taken place in Algeria, mostly likely carried out by the al Qaeda in the Maghreb (formerly the Salafist Group for Call and Combat). (Fox, BBC) The bombing, apparently a series of explosions targeting police stations in the Kabylia region of eastern Algeria, is said to have killed six and injured thirteen.
Almost two years ago to the day, I posted an article that detailed the sale of high-powered Austrian sniper rifles to Iran. At the time, American officials and yours truly questioned the sale, believing that the rifles were destined for Iraqi insurgents. Fox News is reporting that Coalition troops have recovered more than one hundred rifles from jihadis in Iraq, from the original consignment of eight hundred purchased by Iran for the alleged purpose of fighting narcotics smugglers.
Lebanon is approaching the second anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Two bombs exploded in buses in a predominately Christian town north of Beirut this morning. (Fox, CNN, BBC) The bombings followed a pattern originally set by "Palestinian" terrorists: one bus exploded, people rushed in to assist the wounded, and the second bus drove in and exploded in the same vicinity. The attack was in the home neighborhood of Pierre Gemayel, a Western-backed anti-Syrian politician who was gunned down last November.
And finally, the most prominent news story is that a settlement has been reached with North Korea. (Fox, BBC) Under the agreement, the reactor at Yongbyon will be deactivated within sixty days in exchange for fifty thousand metric tons of fuel aid (or an economic equivalent); once the Koreans permanently and verifiably disable the Yongbyon reactor, they will receive a further million tons of fuel aid. Personally, I'm holding my breath, and I'd like to see the issue of North Korean ballistic missile development addressed; however, if this is legitimate, it could be extremely promising.
Right then, back to unwinding.
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