Slim enjoys being in the spotlight every once in awhile, but he says true happiness comes from making music day in and day out.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

U.S.officials, including the number-two American commander here, Army Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby, say such occasional spectacular attacks are,in a way, evidence of the decline of al-Qaida in Iraq, which once staged dozens of attacks every day.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11