This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com.
A terrorist explosion in Marrakesh, Morocco, kills 14 people
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An explosion, the suspected work of a suicide bomber, took the lives of 14 people in a popular cafe in a cultural heritage site that draws a million tourists a year. The explosion took place in Marrakesh, a tourist city 220 miles south of the capital. 14 people were killed, making this the deadliest attack since 33 people were killed by 12 suicide bombers in Casablanca in 2003. No one has yet taken credit, but Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is suspected. Agence France-Presse
AQIM is another terrorist group, like al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) using the “Al-Qaeda” brand name. (See my 2007 article, “Algeria bombings are from new generation of young al-Qaeda terrorists.”) Formerly called the “Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC),” it changed its name to “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” (Maghreb is the Arabic word for North Africa), and began much more visible terrorist activities, beginning with terrorist bombings in Algiers and Casablanca on April of 2007.
Syrian protesters in Daraa may have anti-tank guns
According to some reports, some protesters in Daraa, Syria, are now carrying anti-tank weapons, indicating that the country may be approaching full scale war, as has occurred in Libya. Debka
A new “Day of Rage” is planned for Friday, after midday prayers, probably the biggest ever. With the estimated death toll already exceeding 500, much more bloodshed is expected on Friday. Jerusalem Post
U.S. GDP growth falls sharply in Q1
U.S. GDP growth fell to 1.8%annual rate in the first quarter of 2011, after a 3.1% fourth quarter rise. Economists blamed the slower growth on the weather, as well as on food and gas prices. Reuters
Jimmy Carter blames South Korea for starvation in North Korea
South Korean officials are bristling at comments made by Jimmy Carter as he and “Elders” travel to North Korea. (See “26-Apr-11 News — Jimmy Carter’s ‘Elders’ visit N. Korea, as S. Korea deploys multiple rocket launcher systems.”) Carter said that the food crisis in North Korea was due to the lack of aid being donated, seemingly referring to South Korea, which stopped large-scale food aid to the North last May, after the North Korean attack on the South Korean ship Cheonan. JoongAng
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