Daily Archives: August 12, 2008

Computational Genomics: Deconstructing DNA to Determine Evolutionary Paths

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thanos
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Yazid Al Masri Update: Army Spokesman Partially Confirms Death of AQ #3

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thanos

From the Pakistan Daily Times we have a named source saying that they think Abu Yazid “Saeed” Al Masri is dead. He refuses to confirm until secondary verification from ground sources however.
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Communist Party USA Endorses Obama

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thanos

The CPUSA endorsement shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been reading here. More at Little Green Footballs. The remaining question is which lapel pin Barack Obama really prefers. Would it depend on speaking venue? Update: This post is … Continue reading →

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Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid aka “Sa’id” Al Qaeda Leader Dead

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thanos

Originally billed as Al Qaida’s leader in Afghanistan way back in May 2007 in an As Sahab video, he later seemed to have been replaced in subseqent announcements by other AQ leaders in Afghanistan as AQ tried Emir after Emir. He was the quick fill-in after we killed Mullah Dadullah.

He was the one who declared Jihad against Turkey, and later he pops up in the news claiming credit for the Benazir Bhutto assassination for Al Qaeda.
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