Rapid Fire August 9, 2013: Al Qaeda Didn’t Get Obama Memo on Its Defeat by Editorial Staff | Aug 9, 2013 | Africa - Other, Asia - Central, BAE, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons, China, Daily Rapid Fire, India, Industry & Trends, Iraq, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, USA, WMD Defenses* Al Qaeda’s resurgence in Iraq has contributed to a serious increase in casualties, with more than 1,000 deaths – most of them civilian – last month alone. * The Economist, on AQ: “In May Mr Obama spoke of the ‘war on terror’...