Al Qaeda in Iraq
Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez said in Baghdad on Tuesday the number of foreign resistance troops was “probably a couple of hundred”…
Sanchez also confirmed the detention of 20 men thought to have ties with Usama bin Ladin’s al-Qaida organisation.
The rest of the Article is the opinion of one prof at the University of Baghdad. So, hearsay, i mean …
These are photos from Al Qaeda bombings in Basra and Riyadh. There are also crumpled bodies in those buildings, children and women, lots of them “from developing countries including India, Bangladesh and Pakistan … Brought in at first to do jobs such as bottle washing and house cleaning, many also now work for multinational companies, buoying the country’s middle class.”
America is engaging Terrorism.


America is engaging Al Qaeda in Iraq. As an interesting little side-effect the Development of Iraq will force Saudi Arabia to diversify their economy. They could invest their billions in Education and Computers. Or get the Monarchy rich (Official/BBC Profiles). Whatever.
Kings are so 1776.
“EIU forecasts say the [Saudi] economy could expand 4.6% this year driven by increased output of crude oil, after growth of just 1% in 2002.
Next year, however, growth is tipped to slow to 1.4% as Iraqi oil comes on the market again and Saudi Arabia no longer has to make up the shortfall. ”
Today on the
Janith has updated
This is highly dubious. Miss Travel is a travel/social networking site that connects ‘Generous’ and ‘Attractive’ travelers. To, like, travel together, I guess. It all seems a bit like arranged prostitution and trafficking. This is part of a broader online trend to connect rich men to younger, attractive women. Sites like
Sri Lankan domestics never say anything, they just stop coming. My maid just stopped coming and when I finally pressed her she said I needed to get a washing machine. I was hoping to ride this one out, but I’ve run out of underwear and I have no choice. I finally caved and bought a washing machine, from 
I was stupid and jingoistic. Sorry. The evidence now is that the terrorists are largely Iraqi born and bred.