Host Marco Werman speaks with Nir Rosen, freelance journalist and author of the book "In the Belly of the Green Bird: The Triumph of Martyrs in Iraq." Rosen talks about the various resistance movements within Iraq. He says the United States has contributed to an inflated myth surrounding Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Zarqawi was killed in an US air strike near Baghdad yesterday.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was born in Jordan. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Faris Brai-zat of the University of Jordan, about reaction in Jordan to Zarqawi's death.

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The World's Jessie Graham profiles a college professor in Alabama who uses music videos and movies to teach students Arabic.

Tech Podcast #106 talks toilets. Just how important is toilet technology to civilization? We'll talk to the man who's written a book about this very topic. Also, can the technology of desalination -- removing salt from water -- serve as the answer to the world's water problems? Then, we're off to France to hear about a government-sponsored video game that let's you play Finance Minister. Halo 2 it is not, we assure you. And we'll end with a debate over whether apes deserve some, if not all, of the same legal rights as humans. Plus a shoutout to MIT, that's the Mekelle Institute of Technology, in Ethiopia, and some theme music from Spunkshine.

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The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement has largely observed a cease-fire with Israel for 16 months. But today, Hamas announced that its attacks on Israel will resume. The announcement came after 10 Palestinians were reportedly killed in separate incidents in Gaza. The Palestinian president is callling one of those incidents a massacre. The Palestinians say Israeli naval gunboats fired on a crowded beach and killed seven people. Several of the victims were said to be children. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.

Host Marco Werman speaks with retired Army Lieutenant-General William Odom and national security Thomas Donnelly of the American Enterprise Institute, about how the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may affect the US military effort in Iraq.

The US soccer team is ranked fifth in the world, but many soccer fans around the world take issue with that. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Hamburg, Germany on the prospects for the American team in the World Cup. The month-long tournament gets under way today.

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Fans of Togo's Sparrow Hawks soccer team are being shut out of World Cup action. The German Embassy in the Togolese capital Lome denied fans' requests for visas. Host Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC's Ebow Godwin.