2012年3月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Soldier suspected in Afghanistan massacre to huddle with lawyers

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Handout photo of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales at Fort IrwinTACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The lawyer representing the U.S. soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan said on Saturday he and other members of the defense team would spend several days with him in the week ahead. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is in solitary confinement at a military detention center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he arrived late on Friday. ...


Money, career woes plagued Afghan killings suspect

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In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, soldiers from Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, including Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, take part in exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Five days after an attack on Afghan villagers killed 16 civilians, a senior U.S. official identified Bales as the suspect in that attack. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)Bypassed for a promotion and struggling to pay for his house, Robert Bales was eyeing a way out of his job at a Washington state military base months before he allegedly gunned down 16 civilians in an Afghan war zone, records and interviews showed as a deeper picture emerged Saturday of the Army sergeant's financial troubles and brushes with the law.


Afghan killings suspect: Recent life was struggle

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In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, soldiers from Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, including Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, take part in exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Five days after an attack on Afghan villagers killed 16 civilians, a senior U.S. official identified Bales as the suspect in that attack. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)Bypassed for a promotion and struggling to pay for his house, Robert Bales was eyeing a way out of his job at a Washington state military base months before he allegedly gunned down 16 civilians in an Afghan war zone, records and interviews showed as a deeper picture emerged Saturday of the Army sergeant's financial troubles and brushes with the law.


US man captured by militia in Iraq released to UN

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In this image taken from TV Saturday March 17, 2012, showing a man identified as Randy Michael, centre, who is purported to be an American contractor, in Baghdad, Iraq, who was handed over to the United Nations by Shiite lawmakers representing the hardline followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The United Nations mission in Iraq confirmed Saturday that it took custody of a man who was described as a U.S. citizen, who had been held captive by an Iraqi militia group for about nine months.(AP Photo/MASAR TV) IRAQ OUT - TV OUTWearing a U.S. Army uniform and flanked by Iraqi lawmakers, an American citizen announced Saturday that he was being released from more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shiite militia that for years targeted U.S. troops.


Soldier accused in Afghan killings was family man

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In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, soldiers from Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, including Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, take part in exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Five days after an attack on Afghan villagers killed 16 civilians, a senior U.S. official identified Bales as the suspect in that attack. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering pines, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbors warmly but was guarded when talking about the years he spent away at war.


Twin suicide blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, burnt and destroyed cars are seen near the aviation intelligence department, which was attacked by one of two explosions, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Twin bombings struck government targets in the Syrian capital early Saturday, killing security forces and civilians and leaving pools of blood and carnage in the streets, according to state-run television. (AP Photo/SANA)Two suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives in near-simultaneous attacks on heavily guarded intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus Saturday, killing at least 27 people.


Damascus blasts kill 27 as Syria gears up for monitors

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Syrian police inspect the damage outside the criminal police headquartersTwo huge bomb blasts killed at least 27 people in Syria's capital on Saturday, sparking anger at Riyadh and Doha, as special envoy Kofi Annan warned of regional fallout from the year-long bloodshed.


Iraq Sadrists free US captive after nine months

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Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr perform Friday prayersThe movement loyal to anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Iraq on Saturday handed over to the United Nations a man it identified as a captive former American soldier who had been held for nine months.


Iraq militia frees U.S. hostage after 9 months

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American former soldier Randy Michaels is seen on television wearing a U.S. military uniform with no insignia during a news conference in BaghdadBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A militia loyal to Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr freed an American former soldier on Saturday after holding him captive in Baghdad for nine months. The American, identified as Randy Michaels, was shown on television in a U.S. military uniform with no insignia, flanked by two members of parliament from Sadr's movement, including the parliament's first deputy speaker. He was handed over to the United Nations mission in Baghdad, which transferred him to the U.S. embassy. Washington confirmed he was a U.S. citizen but released no further details. ...


Purported US citizen released to UN in Iraq

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The United Nations mission in Iraq said it took custody late Saturday of a man who was described as a U.S. citizen, who had been held by an Iraqi militia for about nine months.

Freed U.S. captive says he is ex-soldier, held since June

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An American freed on Saturday after being held captive by Shi'ite militiamen in Baghdad since last June said he was a former service member who was working in Iraq in a civilian capacity at the time he was seized. The man was shown on Iraq's Bagdadiya television flanked by lawmakers from the movement of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. He wore a U.S. military uniform with no visible insignia. The lawmakers identified him phonetically as Randy Michael or Michaels. ...

Iraq: Iran warned against sending arms to Syria

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A spokesman says Iraqi leaders have told Iran it cannot ship weapons to Syria through Iraq.

WikiLeaks' Assange to run for Australian Senate

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Julian Assange, a former computer hacker, is fighting being extradited to Sweden on sexual assault allegationsWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is planning to run for election to the Australian Senate, the organisation announced Saturday on Twitter.


Iraq backs idea of Arab peacekeepers: deputy minister

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Iraq's deputy foreign minister Labid AbbawiIraq's deputy foreign minister voiced support on Saturday for the idea of peacekeeping forces manned exclusively by Arab League troops but stopped short of backing a Qatari proposal to deploy one in Syria.


Saudi sends military gear to Syria rebels: diplomat

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A diplomat told AFP the Saudis were arming the Free Syrian ArmySaudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar al-Assad's regime, a top Arab diplomat said on Saturday.


Sgt. Robert Bales: Details emerge on soldier charged with killing Afghan villagers

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The US Army has at last released the name of the soldier who went on a shooting spree nearly one week ago, killing 16 Afghan civilians including 9 children.

Suicide blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian firefighters extinguish a fire in a damaged building near the aviation intelligence department, which was attacked by one of two explosions, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Twin bombings struck government targets in the Syrian capital early Saturday, killing security forces and civilians and leaving pools of blood and carnage in the streets, according to state-run television. (AP Photo/SANA)Twin suicide car bombs struck intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Saturday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 140, according to state media.


What We Know So Far About Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the Afghanistan Shooter

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After a six-day media blackout, the U.S. military has at last revealed the identity of the Staff Sergeant who shot or stabbed 16 Afghan civilians, nine of them children, in the early morning hours last Sunday. The soldier is Robert Bales, Fox News first reported, who they describe as a "decorated combat veteran" who enlisted in the army as a personal response to the 9/11 attacks. Much new information has emerged in the past 24 hours about Bales, who was transfered via white van to the maximum-security military prison at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, yesterday. 

Twin bombings in Damascus kill at least 27, almost 100 hurt

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Syrian security officials inspect a damaged building near the intelligence centre building, in DamascusTwin blasts hit the heart of Damascus on Saturday, killing at least 27 people in an attack on security installations that state television blamed on "terrorists" seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad. Syrian television reported that cars packed with explosives had targeted an intelligence centre and a police headquarters at 7.30 am (01.30 am EDT), blowing the front off one building and sending debris and shattered glass flying through the streets. ...


Iraq to pay $408 million Gulf War debt to Egyptians

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Iraq said on Saturday it had agreed to pay $408 million to hundreds of thousands of Egyptian workers who fled Iraq because of Saddam Hussein's 1990-91 invasion of Kuwait. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari signed a memorandum of understanding during a visit to Egypt this week, his office said, under which Baghdad agreed to make the payments to resolve the cases known as "yellow remittances". Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian workers are still owed back pay after fleeing Iraq following Saddam's invasion of Kuwait. ...

Blasts kill dozens in Syrian capital

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security officers investigate a damaged building of the air intelligence forces, which was attacked by one of two explosions, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Two Twin car bombs struck intelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital on Saturday, killing at least 27 people and wounding nearly 100, according to state media.


Did soldier said to have killed Afghan civilians come from 'most troubled base'?

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Information about the US Army sergeant suspected of wantonly killing 16 Afghan villagers – most of them women and children – is being slowly revealed.

Soldier's story reveals a life built on family and service, but marred by disappointment

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LAKE TAPPS, Wash. - On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering pines, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbours warmly but was guarded when talking about the years he spent away at war.

Syria state news agency says 'terrorist explosions' hit Damascus

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BEIRUT - Twin bombings struck government targets in the Syrian capital early Saturday, killing security forces and civilians and leaving pools of blood and carnage in the streets, according to state-run television.

Kurds say Exxon still working in North Iraq

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Exxon gas station is pictured in ArlingtonARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has not suspended its work in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, an aide to the region's president said on Saturday, after Baghdad said Exxon had frozen its Kurdish deal. Iraq's oil minister said on Friday that Exxon had written to Baghdad informing it that it had suspended work in the Kurdish region, under a deal which Baghdad considers illegal. "We've never heard anything like this from Exxon Mobil. ...


Car bombs hit Syria capital, 27 killed

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian army soldiers and security officers inspect the blast area in front of a damaged building of the air intelligence forces, which was attacked by one of two explosions, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Two Syrian state television says at least 27 people were killed and 97 wounded in twin car bomb blasts that hit initelligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital on Saturday.


Blasts hit Syria capital, state news agency says

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian army soldiers and security officers inspect the blast area in front of a damaged building of the air intelligence forces, which was attacked by one of two explosions, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Two Twin bombings struck government targets in the Syrian capital early Saturday, killing security forces and civilians and leaving pools of blood and carnage in the streets, according to state-run television.


Turkey considers Syria buffer zone; Annan seeks unity

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ANKARA/BOYNU YOGUN, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it might set up a "buffer zone" inside Syria to protect refugees fleeing President Bashar al-Assad's forces, raising the prospect of foreign intervention in the year-long revolt. With the uprising entering its second year, U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan reportedly told the Security Council that Syria's response to his plans for peace were disappointing and urged major powers to put aside their divisions over Syria. On the ground in Syria, the violence continued. ...

Safe in Turkey, a family flees rape, torture in Syria

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BOYNUYOGUN, Turkey (Reuters) - It took three long days for 60-year-old Abdullah, his wife and son to hike across the hills to Turkey from their Syrian coastal city of Latakia, stopping only to hide from patrolling soldiers or to eat the sandwiches his wife had prepared for their escape. When they finally reached their destination - a hole cut in the barbed wire fence that marks the Turkish-Syrian border - the grey-bearded father of eight was hungry, frightened and exhausted. ...

Wikileaks' Assange plans to run for Australian parliament-report

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks at a news conference in LondonSYDNEY (Reuters) - The founder and leader of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, plans to run for a seat in Australia's upper house of parliament, the anti-secrecy group announced on Twitter on Saturday. The comments could not be immediately confirmed. Australian-born Assange, 40, is currently under house arrest in Britain and fighting extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes. "We have discovered that it is possible for Julian Assange to run for the Australian Senate while detained. Julian has decided to run," WikiLeaks tweeted on Saturday. ...


10 things you need to know today: March 17, 2012

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Obama tries to make peace with Karzai, George Clooney gets out of jail, and more in our roundup of the stories that our making news and driving opinion

WikiLeaks' Assange to run for Australian Senate

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Julian Assange, a former computer hacker, is fighting being extradited to Sweden on sexual assault allegationsWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is planning to run for election to the Australian Senate, the organisation announced Saturday on Twitter.


Soldier accused of killings was family man

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In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, 1st platoon sergeant, Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. A senior U.S. official, Friday March 16, 2012 identified Bales as the man accused of killing 16 civilians in an attack on Afghan villagers five days ago. The man at the right is unidentified. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering pines, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbors warmly but was guarded when talking about the years he spent away at war.


Neighbors say Afghan attack suspect was family man

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In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, right, participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Five days after an attack on Afghan villagers killed 16 civilians, a senior U.S. official identified the shooter in that attack as Bales. The man at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)Neighbors of a Washington state man accused of gunning down 16 Afghan women and children in a nighttime rampage describe him as a family man, playing with his two kids outside his home.


Neighbors describe suspect in attack on Afghan civilians as family man in Wash. community

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LAKE TAPPS, Wash. - Neighbours of a Washington state man accused of gunning down 16 Afghan women and children in a nighttime rampage describe him as a family man, playing with his two kids outside his home.

After days of secrecy, US suspect in Afghan killings ID'd, a father of 2 with arrest record

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After five days cloaked in military secrecy, the U.S. soldier suspected in a massacre of 16 Afghan civilians was identified Friday as a Washington father of two who underwent anger management counselling a decade ago after an arrest for assault on a girlfriend.

Afghan massacre suspect identified, arrives at Kansas base

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Handout photo of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales at Fort IrwinTACOMA, Wash./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army identified the soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan this week as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, and said he arrived on Friday at a Kansas base where he will be held in a solitary cell. Bales, a four-tour veteran, is suspected of walking off his base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and gunning down the 16 civilians, including nine children and three women, in a massacre that sent American-Afghan relations into a tailspin. "The Army confirms that Staff Sergeant Robert Bales was transferred to Fort Leavenworth, ...


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