1) A new Osama Bin Laden tape surfaced this weekend… and the NY Daily News has good coverage of it. The tape predominantly focuses Bin Laden’s criticism of the Zardari government and other Pakistani’s working against the Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda elements in the Swat Valley and the Pashtun tribal areas.
While I don’t find Bin Laden’s rhetoric particularly compelling… the man does have a certain way of creating images with his statements. "Obama and his administration have sowed new seeds of hatred for America and the desire to seek revenge…The number of seeds equals the number of afflicted and homeless in the Swat valley and the tribal regions of North and South Waziristan." (NY Daily News)
2) Solomon Ndigbara, a Nigerian militant leader in “the creeks” area of the Niger delta, has surrendered to government forces friday. Ndigbara has been nicknamed “Osama Bin Laden” in Nigeria. He turned over weapons to the government, and agreed to work on behalf of peace in the region. He also endorsed the government pardons of militants, despite the fact that the largest militant group - MEND or the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta – who felt that the amnesty didn't address all the requisite issues. (Xinhua, Bloomberg, All Africa)
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