Today is Saturday, July 4, 2009


Today in
Middle East History

1975 - In Jerusalem, a terrorist bombing killed 17 people and wounded 72 others.

2002 - It was reported that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's stepson had been arrested on immigration charges in Florida. Mohammad Saffi, a New Zealand citizen, had enrolled to take classes at a flight school.


Middle East Quote

"Matthew reminds us that the meek shall inherit the earth."
- U.S. President George H.W. Bush before the Gulf War, 1991.