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February 26, 2012 | | EXTRA, EXTRA The hotly anticipated Sun on Sunday has finally rolled off the press and hit newsstands in Britain. The tabloid’s reception will be a key test for Rupert Murdoch, who oversaw the launch himself in an attempt to rejuvenate his media empire amid the ongoing phone-hacking investigation. But it may be off to a disappointing start: the juicy exclusive the paper had teased on Lord Lucan, a notorious fugitive who captivated Brits for decades, turned out to be more hype than revelation. The Daily Beast’s William Coles reads the first issue. MANHUNT Authorities in Afghanistan are looking for an Afghan police intelligence officer who they say killed two U.S. officers inside the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul on Saturday. Abdul Saboor, 25, is the main suspect in the killing, which took place at close range inside the heavily fortified compound. The killing prompted NATO to recall all its staff and advisers stationed at Afghan ministries, and the attack took place as angry protests rage across the country over the burning of Qurans by NATO soldiers. DECISION Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Saturday that she'll likely endorse one of the Republican presidential candidates before her state holds its primary Tuesday. “It’s always a difficult decision when you know all of them so well,” she said, though she did single out Newt Gingrich for saying that he would work with border governors to deal with the states’ illegal-immigration issue. And Brewer, who famously faced off with President Obama on an airport tarmac last month, is again snubbing the POTUS and says she won’t attend the annual National Governors Association black-tie dinner at the White House on Sunday night. Brewer said she had a scheduling conflict. REVOLT Almost 100 people were killed on the eve of a national referendum on a new constitution, Syrian activists say, calling the vote a sham and promising a boycott. Almost half of the dead were in the city of Homs, which has been the target of a concentrated assault on opposition fighters for three weeks. The new constitution, touted by the government, calls for parliamentary elections within three months. There are also provisions in constitution that suggest government permission is needed to form a party or conduct political activity. WARNING Iran’s defense minister promised that an Israeli attack would result in Israel’s destruction, suggesting Iran would retaliate in the event of any bombing. Israeli officials have stated that they need to attack Iran before the summer if they are going to put an end to Iran’s nuclear program, because the country is moving its nuclear facilities underground. Additionally, on Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed in a report that Iran has increased production of higher-grade enriched uranium in recent months. But on Saturday, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi warned, “A military attack by the Zionist regime will undoubtedly lead to the collapse of this regime.” He did not specify what form of Iranian retaliation would take. | | 
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