EXCLUSIVE: Rest in Peace: Al-Zarqawi Buried in Unmarked Location
June 30, 2006 --
Bin Laden Statement: Bin Laden Wants al-Zarqawi Body Released
Osama bin Laden called on President Bush in an audiotape released Friday to release the body of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and said Jordan should allow the slain terrorist to be buried in his homeland. (AP)
Analysis: Osama bin Laden: Spreading the Word, Not the Image
The latest communique from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden surfaced June 30 on a jihadist Web site. On the audio, bin Laden lauds the recently killed leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and vows that the jihadist fight against the United States in Iraq will continue. (Stratfor)
3 Terror Suspects Killed in Iraq Fighting
Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents during a raid on a village northeast of Baghdad, killing three terror suspects and wounding three others, the military said Friday. (AP)
Flow of Oil is a Welcome Change in Northern Iraq
For more than two years, the attacks came like clockwork. As soon as the military secured and workers repaired the pipelines from Iraq's northern oil fields -- just when the valves were about to open -- insurgents would strike. (AP)
Analysis: Iraq: Will Al-Maliki's Peace Plan Work?
Without saying so in public Iraq's new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has given himself 100 days to achieve what his entourage describe as "the beginnings of a turnaround" in the newly liberated country. His success could determine the course of events in Iraq for months, if not years, to come. (Aawsat)
Report: Russia Puts Bounty on Iraq Killers
Russia offered a $10 million reward Friday for information on the killers of five Russian Embassy staff workers in Iraq, according to a report. (AP)
Italy Agrees to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Romano Prodi's cabinet agreed on Friday to keep Italian troops in Afghanistan despite opposition from pacifists in his coalition who have threatened to vote against the military mission in parliament. (Reuters)
Analysis: A Victory for the Rule Of Law
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision striking down the military tribunals set up to try the detainees being held in Guantánamo Bay is far more than a narrow ruling on the issue of military courts. It is an important and welcome reaffirmation that even in times of war, the law is what the Constitution, the statute books and the Geneva Conventions say it is - not what the president wants it to be. (New York Times)
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