May 7, 2008
By Rodger Baker 
A fire aboard the number 842 bus in Shanghai’s Yangpu district during morning rush hour May 5 killed three people and injured a dozen more. The bus, operated by the Dazhong Transportation (Group) Co., caught fire around 9:15 a.m. local time near Huangxing Road and Guoshun Road. Publicly, security officials say the fire was an accident caused by a mechanical problem. However, security officials have privately said that an individual came on board the bus carrying flammable materials. There is strong suspicion that the fire was the result of an intentional act, perhaps related to someone frustrated with losses on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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News of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation
April 29-May 6, 2008
The Annapolis process… …and anti-Israeli incitement continues
(left)Ehud Olmert and Abu Mazen in Jerusalem (Moshe Milner for the Government Press Office, May 5). (right) Hamas’s anti-Israeli, anti-Jewish campaign targets Israel’s Independence Day: “Israeli soldiers” and “rabbis” abusing a Palestinian in a Hamas display.
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May 7, 2008
IICC Reports
Mahmoud al-Zahar explaining his position on operating the Rafah Crossing without Israeli
intervention as an aspect of the lull in the fighting (Al-Aqsa TV, April 29, 2008).
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May 6, 2008
By George Friedman 
Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded the surge in Iraq, was recommended April 23 by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to be the next head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, this means Petraeus would remain in ultimate command of the war in Iraq while also taking command in Afghanistan.
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May 6, 2008
MEMRI
Iraq/Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project
In an interview with the London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Muwaffaq Al-Rubai'i stated that terrorism in the Middle East could only be eradicated through regional cooperation, but that this goal could not be attained as long as Iran and Syria continued to support the terrorists. He added that despite Syria's claims to the contrary, Iraq had definite information that 'Izzat Al-Douri, former deputy to Saddam Hussein, was living in Syria and funding terrorist activities. Al-Rubai'i also said that the Mahdi Army was being run by Iran and is serving Iran's interests. The following are excerpts from the interview
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