Daily News Article - May 5, 2006
1. Who is Abu Musab Zarqawi? What job has Osama bin Laden given him to do?
2. Where did the U.S. Command in Iraq obtain the video they showed at a press briefing in Baghdad this week? Be specific.
3. What was Zarqawi's purpose in making the video he actually aired?
4. What was the U.S. command's purpose for showing the press the outtakes (bloopers)?
5. What did the outtakes show about Zarqawi? What did documents seized in the same raid show about Zarqawi?
OPTIONAL:
Watch the video at CNN.com here (scroll down for link to video).
How does the tone of the CNN report differ from that of the Washington Times?