Iraqi Official: "Third Iraqi Army" Responsible for "Dirty Jobs"

 

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The head of the outlawed Yemeni Aden-Abyan Islamic Army told Asharq al Awsat that Americans were present at the interrogation of a number of group members recently arrested for preparing to go fight in Iraq. Khaled Abdel Naby denied that his group was training men to go to Iraq, saying "until now we have no activity." He also denied receiving any support from the Yemeni regime. There were unconfirmed reports about a government program that aims to include former members of jihadist groups in the army after giving them proper training. (Asharq al Awsat)

U.K.

Intelligence Lessons of 7/7

A cross-party committee of MPs investigating the intelligence failure to stop the London bombings of July 2005 has blamed it on a lack of resources, rather than on any error of judgement. (BBC)

U.S.

Church Sex Abuse Costs Rise Despite Drop in New Allegations

U.S. dioceses spent $399M last year on legal settlements despite drop in new allegations. (Washington Post)

First Amendment Issues Raised About Espionage Act

The federal judge overseeing prosecution of two former lobbyists charged with receiving and transmitting national defense information under the 1917 Espionage Act has given the government until today to respond to defense claims that the statute is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad and may violate the First Amendment. (Washington Post)

NO PROOF AL ZAWAHRI WAS IN LODI

Government Admits Informant Erred In Saying Bin Laden Aide Was In Lodi, Calif.

Prosecutors in a terror-related trial in California admit there's no evidence a top Osama bin Laden aide was in the small town of Lodi (LOH'-dy) when their star witness says he was. (WAVY)

9/11 FINAL CALLS

Families Making Some Painful '9/11' Calls Public

City fighting order to name those who reached 9-1-1 dispatchers on Sept. 11. (WABC)

Video: 9/11 The Final Calls
(ABC News)

PREVENTABLE DISEASE

Preventable Disease Blinds Poor in Third World

An estimated 70 million people are infected with trachoma, and two million are blind because of it. (NY Times)

NEW ORLEANS REBUILDING

Levee Repair Costs Triple

New Orleans May Lack Full Protection (Washington Post)

ANALYSIS & OPINION

The Men Who Got Away

Ten years after the end of the war in Bosnia, the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II, FRONTLINE/World reporter Jennifer Glasse travels to Bosnia, Serbia and the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague looking for answers to why the two men most responsible -- former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic and his top general Ratko Mladic -- are still at large. (Frontline World)

The Man Who Knew

John O'neil, the FBI's man on al Qaeda warned of its threat. But his maverick style doomed his career. (Frontline)

There is No Civil War in Iraq: Here is Why

My notes show that, since the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003m the question has risen once every two months. Having made the cover of almost every major news magazine, it has also been the theme of countless television and radio programmes in Europe and the United States. (Asharq al Awsat)

Hold the Line

The calm in Tall Afar doesn't mean U.S. troops can leave, it means they must stay put. (LA Times)

Courage in Coverage

Reporters are risking their lives in Iraq to tell Americans what we need to know, not what we want to hear. (Washington Post)

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