Quick Roundup

No blogging yesterday (I chose instead to play snooker, drink and scratch inappropriately). Meanwhile, news happened. Here's a quick roundup.

Rusty reports that a Polish woman is being held hostage in Iraq. Also blogging: James Joyner, Backcountry Conservative, In The Bullpen and Ramblings' Journal.

Video has been released of the murder of 11 Iraqi National Gurdsmen by the Army of Ansar al-Islam. As usual, Rusty has the details.

Everyone goes crazy about the missing explosives at al Qaqaa. Here, here, here and, on a lighter note, here.

Iowahawk suggests a few uses for a dead Arafat.

David at ISOU thinks we might know where bin Laden is, and suggests that we should vote against Bush because of it. Not quite sure why, though.