No.3 falls
al-Ekhlaas.org reports that the top-ranking Al-Qaeda commander Abu-Laith-al-Libi is killled inside the Pakistani territory. A good and hopeful news for the world. Now for the lot who dont know him, here are the details…
Location: Afghanistan
Affiliation: Al-Qaeda
Role: Terrorist Operations Planner
Affiliation: Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Affiliation: Taliban
Nationality: Libyan
Rough Age: 41
Date of Birth: 1967
Place of Birth: Libya
Height: 6′4″
Description Hair: Black; Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark Tan; large build
Speaks: Arabic with Maghreb/North African dialect
Injuries/Illness: Scars on back as if beaten by a belt or wire
Citizenship: Libyan
Personal: An al-Qaeda field commander and spokesman, Abu Laith was an outspoken leader of al Qaeda, appearing in videos and on the internet. It was he in July 2002 who revealed that Bin Laden was still alive, the first comments about the al Qaeda leader’s health after the end of the Afghan conflict. Then in June 2004, he is shown leading an attack on what appears to be an Afghan military outpost and calling for jihad. He was known to operate on the Afghan side of the border, working with the remnants of the Taliban..
Before coming to the mantle of Al-Qaeda, he tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Libyan government. It is now believed that he was killed 3 days ago in an US airstrike in Pakistani territories. In some US intelligence circles, he was seen as al Qaeda’s No. 3. Libyan Govt. blamed Abu-laith for the bombing which killed 23 people when Dick Cheney visited that nation. He was jailed in Soudi Arabia for some time where he received heavy beatings as punishment. These scar marks are believed to be taken as his immediate identification.
Agreed Facts from Australia !
During the 116 th over on Day 3 of the Sydney Test, Harbhajan Singh made friendly contact with Brett Lee. At the end of the over while the umpires were changing ends and the fields was crossing over to their new positions, Andrew Symonds approached Harbhajan Singh and told him that he had no friends amongst the Australians (he admits he used the word ‘fuck’ or a derivation thereof). Singh used similar language to Symonds and neither took offence at that stage.
However the exchange caused Singh to become angry and he motioned to Symonds to come towards him. Singh then said something to Symonds. There is a dispute as.to what was said. However all of the players who gave evidence to the hearing before Match Referee Procter of what was said between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds namely, Harbhajan Singh, Andrew Symonds, Mathew Hayden and Michael Clarke, are all clearly of the view that in the circumstances, Harbhajan Singh used language that was (and intended by Singh to be), offensive to Andrew Symonds. Symonds took immediate offence at the language and behaviour of Singh.
After the exchange between Singh and Symonds, Michael Clare spoke to umpire Mark Benson and complained about Singh’s behaviour, Clarke then told his captain Ricky Ponting what he had heard. Ponting went to Umpire Benson and told him that he had been informed by Clarke of the use by Harbhajan Singh of offensive language towards Andrew Symonds. On his way back to the slips position Ricky Ponting spoke with Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar then approached Ponting and Singh and asked Ponting to allow him to manage the situation.
Ricky Ponting then went into the slips. During over 117 Mathew Hayden informed Ponting that he had heard Harbhajan Singh use offensive language towards Symonds at the conclusion of the preceding over. At the end of Over 117 Ponting went of the field and told the Australian Team Manager (Steve Bernard) about the incident.
-an excerpt from released statement of hearing on Harbhajan singh - Andrew symonds racism raw.
Mike and David Hussey
will hopefully make it to the middle of an international arena for the first time on Friday night in Melbourne, against India in the 20-20 international.
The pair could tonight become the first brothers to play for Australia since Steve and Mark Waugh six years ago.
The last time the Hussey brothers played alongside each other was three summers ago, when they represented Australia A against the West Indies and Pakistan.
Mike and David are different cricketers: left-hander to right-hander, strokemaker to hitter, non-walker to walker and West Australian to Victorian, following David’s relocation to Melbourne seven years ago.
