Archive for January 19th, 2008
Mother Jones Article Takes Aim @ Citizen Journalism
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under citizen journalism
Adam Weinstein of Mother Jones, writes, “There’s a place for reader blogs and community participation in the 21st-century newspaper, but let’s not kid ourselves that they are a substitute for what people look for in their morning paper.”
What Weinstein fails to see is that people do not like what they are looking at in their […]
CIA: Baitullah Mehsud Was Mastermind Behind Bhutto Assassination
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Bhutto, Pakistan, terrorism
Baitullah Mehud, a Pakistani militant leader currently in hiding with direct ties to Al Qaeda was behind the the assassination of Benazir Bhutto last month, according to the CIA.
“There are powerful reasons to believe that terror networks around Baitullah Mehsud were responsible,†said one American intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was […]
Messianic Shiite Cult Clash with Iraq security forces, 56 Killed
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Iraq
Iraqi security forces had their first major challenge in the month since they got control of southern Iraq from US and coalition forces. It was a violent day in Basra but the most accounts thus far, the security forces handled the situation well.
“The Iraqi forces handled themselves extremely well and got the situation under […]