Bad news for terrorists = good news for the world. Two upbeat stories showing that terrorists are having a bad Labor Day weekend:

The current No. 2 leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested, and he gave information that led to 20 of his aides and followers being captured or killed. Iraq's national security adviser believes that "al-Qaeda in Iraq suffers from a serious leadership crisis". Here's the story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14647177/

Also, NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 200 suspected Taliban guerillas in a major offensive in Afghanistan. Here's that story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14653529/

This gives us some things to celebrate this Labor Day.