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Anti-American fury sweeps Middle East over film
Y! Big Picture: Homegrown terrorism
Obama Leads Mourning for Americans Killed in Libya
Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US anger
Obama leads mournful ceremony as rivals criticize
Protests Erupt Globally Over Anti-Muslim Film
Obama leads homecoming ceremony, GOP attacks
Al Qaeda Took Advantage of Libyan Protest, CIA Chief Says
SLDN set to welcome ABC News Legend Barbara Walters and Broadway Stars in Tribute to America’s Service Members and Veterans Next Tuesday in New York City
In violence over anti-Muslim video, a new world disorder
Iraq's Maliki says backs Syrian people's wish for reform
Romney's Foreign-Policy Offensive Takes Center Stage at Values Voter Summit
Pope calls for peace as violence hits Lebanon
Pope never considered canceling delicate Lebanon visit
Lawsuits over attack on U.S. consulate in Libya face long odds
Romney's Foreign-Policy Offensive Is Center Stage at Values Voter Summit
Full Text: Obama's Remarks on Arrival of the Bodies of Chris Stevens, 3 Others From Libya
Turkish forces kill 80 Kurd rebels in week-long assault
Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising
Super Heroes Gather In Gotham for Rare Recognition of Their Work To Protect Us All
Pope appeals for peace in Lebanon visit
Who’s Getting the Mideast Crisis Right?
Need To Know Renewed By PBS Through June 2013
EADS-BAE talks may spur European drone development
Kurdistan to keep Sept oil output steady in Baghdad deal
Mitt Romney And The Art Of The Double-Down
Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
Girl injured in fatal France attack returning home
Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon, says import of weapons to Syria is a "grave sin"
Racing4Vets.org Launches First Campaign for Wounded Warrior to Attend Motorsports Program
In Focus on Veterans, Obama Plays the Long Game
Do Libyans want us to stay or go?
Lebanon Christians feel under siege; find hope in pope
Turkish jets, soldiers pound Kurdish rebel bases
75 Kurdish rebels killed in weeklong clashes in southeast Turkey
A look at the Americans killed in embassy attack
U.S. Braces for Further Protests in Cairo Over Anti-Muslim Film
U.S. Embassy in Tunis Engulfed in Black Smoke as Protests Rage Across Muslim World

Anti-American fury sweeps Middle East over film

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:50 PM PDT

KHARTOUM/TUNIS (Reuters) - Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions. At least seven people were killed as local police struggled to repel assaults after weekly Muslim prayers in Tunisia and Sudan, while there was new violence in Egypt and Yemen and across the Muslim world, driven by emotions ranging from piety to anger at Western power to frustrations with local leaders and poverty. ...

Y! Big Picture: Homegrown terrorism

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:48 PM PDT

Michael Roark was 19, his girlfriend Tiffany York 17, when they were shot in the head, twice, on Dec. 4, 2011, in Georgia — allegedly to hide four fellow soldiers' burgeoning militia plot to kill Americans. There has been no trial yet, but plenty of details -- alternately horrifying and bizarre -- emerged in hearings overshadowed by political conventions, about the plans for homegrown terrorism, including a presidential assassination.

Obama Leads Mourning for Americans Killed in Libya

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Obama eulogizes Libyan attack victims' while Romney/Ryan pledge stronger foreign policy

Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US anger

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT

Anti-American protests continued their sweep across swathes of the Islamic world today, sparked by a low-budget video deliberately denigrating the prophet Muhammad that was made in the US. From Mauritania to Indonesia, protesters took to the streets in anger over the video, which portrays Islam's most sacred figure as a sexually loose and ruthless buffoon.

Obama leads mournful ceremony as rivals criticize

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:33 PM PDT

President Barack Obama led the nation in a somber homecoming Friday for four Americans killed in a brazen attack on a U.S. Consulate, as his election opponents argued they would have done a better job preventing crisis from erupting overseas.

Protests Erupt Globally Over Anti-Muslim Film

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT

U.S. embassies around the world are being targeted by angry protesters over an anti-Islam film, "Innocence of Muslims," resulting in the deaths of at least three people in Tunis, Tunisia, on Friday according to Reuters.

Obama leads homecoming ceremony, GOP attacks

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Al Qaeda Took Advantage of Libyan Protest, CIA Chief Says

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT

ABC News' John R. Parkinson and Sunlen Miller report: The attack that killed four Americans in the Libyan consulate began as a spontaneous protest against the film "The Innocence of Muslims," but Islamic militants who may have links to Al Qaeda used the opportunity to...

SLDN set to welcome ABC News Legend Barbara Walters and Broadway Stars in Tribute to America’s Service Members and Veterans Next Tuesday in New York City

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:30 PM PDT

September 18 event in New York City will mark one year anniversary of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal, honor Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffNew York, NY (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), OutServe, and the Interbank Roundtable Committee (IRC) will present "Celebrating Our Heroes: A Tribute to America's Service Members & Veterans," next Tuesday, September 18 aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. ...

In violence over anti-Muslim video, a new world disorder

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

The events of recent days in the Middle East only forewarn of future turmoil as the democratization of the media in the West meets the political awakening in the Arab world.

Iraq's Maliki says backs Syrian people's wish for reform

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 11:25 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a Syrian opposition delegation on Friday Baghdad supports the Syrian people's wish for legitimate change, saying Iraq's power-sharing experience after the 2003 invasion could offer them lessons. The meeting showed the political tightrope Shi'ite Muslim-led Iraq walks over Syria, where Sunni Muslim rebels backed by Gulf Arabs are fighting President Bashar Assad, whose family is Alawite, a branch of Shi'ite Islam, and backed by Shi'ite Iran. Maliki's government has said it backs neither side in the Syrian conflict. ...

Romney's Foreign-Policy Offensive Takes Center Stage at Values Voter Summit

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Mitt Romney may have finally hit on an issue that fires up social conservatives on his behalf. It just happens to concern matters unfolding 4,000 miles away.

Pope calls for peace as violence hits Lebanon

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace and reconciliation among religions Friday as violence over an anti-Islam movie spilled over into Lebanon within hours of his arrival in the tumultuous region.

Pope never considered canceling delicate Lebanon visit

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's visit to Lebanon ranked as potentially his most dangerous even before this week's protests in the Middle East raised the stakes, but he said on Friday he never considered calling it off for safety reasons. Syria's civil war rages only 50 km (30 miles) east of Beirut and the Sunni-Shi'ite tensions it unleashed have sometimes spilled over the border to spark clashes that could upset the fragile peace Lebanon has had since its own war ended in 1990. In addition, protests against a U.S. ...

Lawsuits over attack on U.S. consulate in Libya face long odds

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:25 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The families of those killed or injured in an Islamist militant attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya this week have little recourse in American courts to win damages from the Libyan or the U.S. governments or from those behind the attack. Legal experts say that the U.S. government has immunity from wrongful death claims, that winning a case against the Libyan government is a long shot and that a successful claim against the attackers would be almost impossible to collect. The U.S. ...

Romney's Foreign-Policy Offensive Is Center Stage at Values Voter Summit

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT

Mitt Romney may have finally hit on an issue that fires up social conservatives on his behalf. It just happens to concern matters unfolding 4,000 miles away.

Full Text: Obama's Remarks on Arrival of the Bodies of Chris Stevens, 3 Others From Libya

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Below is the text of the statement President Obama made on Friday afternoon at Andrews Air Force Base during the transfer of remains ceremony for the four Americans killed in Benghazi at the U.S. consulate, as provided by the White House:

Turkish forces kill 80 Kurd rebels in week-long assault

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:23 AM PDT

DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish armed forces have killed more than 80 Kurdish militants near the border with Iran and Iraq over the past week as a major offensive involving air strikes and several thousand ground troops intensifies, officials said on Friday. Eight F-16 fighter jets took off from an air base in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Friday, a Reuters witness said, apparently to support the operation against militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). ...

Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:15 AM PDT

(Reuters) - In a walled churchyard in the old city of Damascus, a small group of Syrians debate whether the time has come to flee one of Christianity's ancient heartlands. Members of a Christian community which stretches back 2,000 years, they worry that Syria's civil war can have no happy outcome and they face an upheaval that fellow believers have already suffered elsewhere in the Middle East. "The future is full of fear," said one man who gave only his first name, Rami. "We hope our fate will not be that of the Christians of Iraq, but nothing is guaranteed. ...

Super Heroes Gather In Gotham for Rare Recognition of Their Work To Protect Us All

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT

America's Top Hero Dogs, National Humanitarian Medal Winner, SAG-AFTRA and Celebrities Turn Out to Receive Awards from American Humane AssociationSurprise Donation Ensures Future Protection for Thousands of Children and AnimalsNEW YORK, Sept. ...

Pope appeals for peace in Lebanon visit

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace Friday at a time of deep turmoil in the Middle East, calling the flow of weapons into Syria a "grave sin" as the country endures a bloody civil war.

Who’s Getting the Mideast Crisis Right?

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:27 AM PDT

Say this for Mitt Romney, he stands his ground, just as his father George did two generations before. Even after the tragic death of Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans, and with anti-U.S. violence in the Mideast continuing to threaten American lives, Romney ratcheted up his criticism of President Obama's supposedly weak policies. "Apology for America's values is never the right course," Romney declared at news conference Wednesday morning.

Need To Know Renewed By PBS Through June 2013

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WNET is pleased to announce the renewal through June 30, 2013 of its national weekly newsmagazine, Need to Know. The series – with Jeff Greenfield, Maria Hinojosa, Scott Simon, and Ray Suarez -- is part of PBS's news and public affairs programming and is broadcast during primetime on Fridays nationwide, with repeats over the weekend in some markets. (Check local listings.)(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...

EADS-BAE talks may spur European drone development

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A merger between EADS and Britain's BAE Systems could strengthen European efforts to develop unmanned ariel drones, after competition between the two firms allowed the United States and Israel to dominate a growing market. The attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 ended official skepticism over the value of drones and Airbus maker EADS has spent years and around 500 million euros ($645 million) working on the Talarion drone in the hope of an order from the project's instigators France, Germany and Spain. ...

Kurdistan to keep Sept oil output steady in Baghdad deal

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan said on Friday it would keep its oil production for export at 140,000 barrels per day this month before raising it to 200,000 bpd for the rest of the year, as part of a deal with Baghdad to end a dispute over oil payments. Under the agreement, Baghdad will also pay 1 trillion Iraqi dinars or around $857 million for foreign companies working in the Kurdish region, the Kurdistan Regional Government said. ...

Mitt Romney And The Art Of The Double-Down

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:56 AM PDT

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: MORE PROTESTS ON THE WAY? The U.S. government is bracing itself for the fourth straight day of protests in Cairo, Egypt and other parts of the Middle East as anger over a U.S.-produced film mocking the...

Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:39 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday and urged peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin."

Girl injured in fatal France attack returning home

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:21 AM PDT

A 7-year-old girl who survived the grisly shooting in the French Alps that killed her parents and grandmother left a French hospital Friday to return to Britain, though police could not say how soon she might be questioned about the murders.

Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon, says import of weapons to Syria is a "grave sin"

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:13 AM PDT

BEIRUT - Pope Benedict arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin."

Racing4Vets.org Launches First Campaign for Wounded Warrior to Attend Motorsports Program

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:02 AM PDT

Racing4Vets.org has launched its first campaign to send combat-injured U.S. Army wounded warrior John Vann to race driver training in the first stage of its newly-created motorsports career program.Mason, Ohio (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 Racing4Vets.org has launched its first campaign to send combat-injured U.S. Army veteran John Vann to attend race driver training school in the first step of its newly-created motorsports career program. ...

In Focus on Veterans, Obama Plays the Long Game

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Stereotypes have long cast Democrats as peaceniks and Republicans as sabre-rattlers. But at the 2012 Democratic convention, odes to the military were inescapable, while Republican nominee Mitt Romney didn't even note in his acceptance speech that the United States was at war.

Do Libyans want us to stay or go?

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:17 AM PDT

After Islamist militants killed American diplomats, the U.S. is pulling out of its Tripoli embassy. But Libyan leaders and others are begging Americans not to abandon them

Lebanon Christians feel under siege; find hope in pope

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:13 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - In 1510, Pope Leo X thanked Divine Providence for having preserved the Maronite Christians through the hardest of times, "planted among infidels, schismatics and heretics as in a field of error". He described them as a "rose among thorns, an impregnable rock in the sea, unshaken by the waves and fury of the thundering tempest". Today, more than five centuries later, Pope Benedict will reassert this message of survival in a hostile environment in a three-day visit to Lebanon. ...

Turkish jets, soldiers pound Kurdish rebel bases

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:50 AM PDT

DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish armed forces have killed 75 Kurdish militants near the border with Iran and Iraq over the past week, a provincial governor said on Friday, as a major offensive involving air strikes and several thousand ground troops intensifies. Eight F-16 fighter jets took off from an air base in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Friday, a Reuters witness said, apparently to support the operation against militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). ...

75 Kurdish rebels killed in weeklong clashes in southeast Turkey

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT

ANKARA, Turkey - Officials say Turkish security forces have killed 75 Kurdish rebels in weeklong clashes in southeast Turkey.

A look at the Americans killed in embassy attack

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:47 AM PDT

Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed during an attack on the Benghazi consulate in Libya on Tuesday.

U.S. Braces for Further Protests in Cairo Over Anti-Muslim Film

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:34 AM PDT

Protesters Expected to Gather in Tahrir Square Following Friday's Prayers