It appears Reuters has been running a heavily photoshopped photo of Beirut while claiming it was unaltered. LGF was the earliest to cover it that I’m aware of. Preofessional photographers talk about it here. LGF has a little fun with…

Hey Jeremy, Thanks. I was on vacation and it didn’t seem prudent to advertise the house was empty. We had a lovely and relaxing time. My favorite part was horseback riding with my daughter up and down a mountain.

If you’re alright in there tap once for yes and twice for no.

When Americans look back they will see that B$SH was the worst “President” ever elected in our countries history. We can say one thing in defense though and that is we the people did not elect this corrupt, lying, miss leading criminal that we have to call President. He stole the election, which is why he is stealing our future, our children’s future and their children’s future.

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Yemen-Afghans escape Ja’ar Prison

SANA’A, Aug. 1 — Media sources revealed at the end of the week that seven individuals suspected of being affiliates of the Jihad Organization, known as Hitat Group or Yemeni-Afghans Group, managed to escape Al-Bahrain Prison in Ja’ar city, Abyan Governorate.

According to Al-Shoura.net, “helped by a person from outside the prison, seven individuals affiliated to the Hitat Group managed to escape on July 26 from the Al-Bahrain Prison, after arranging for the escape by staying outside their rooms. They attacked the guards there, and during the process bullets were fired into the air and smoke grenade were ignited for camouflage.”

The same sources added that security authorities were able later to arrest two of them, while the other five managed to run away.

Security authorities, right from the beginning, masked the events. It is also said that authorities were compelled to acquit the escapees, some of whom spent ten months in jail, without any accusations.

Other sources linked their escape and the amnesty process to the threat released by Khalid Abulnabi, the Hitat Group head, as well as the differences between the members of the group which had amounted to fighting.

Security apparatuses in Abyan arrested a number of those connected to the Hitat Group in August, 2006. Some of those arrested had participated in attacking army units in 2003 in the Hitat Mountains, including an attack on a military medical caravan, causing death and injuries to many doctors and nurses affiliated to Yemeni Military Hospital, with accusations that they worked for the American Investigation in the area.

At the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) which expected them to go to Iraq to fight the American forces, security authorities took photos of the individuals arrested at that time. In Addition, the local council exerted efforts to set them free and issued a resolution with regards to jailing without accusations or referral to the prosecution Prosecution.

This escape is considered the first of its kind since the escape of 13 individuals, belonging to Al-Qaeda, from the Political Security jail in Sana’a five months ago.

First some business, Howie will be mostly unavailable for nine days. Vacatation baby! I�ll surely check email once or twice but if you need something quickly better email Vinnie. Just a few things to finish up and I’m outta here….