2012年9月20日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


SEO Condemns the Iraqi Government's Role in Providing Iran the Airspace and Passageway to Transfer arms, weaponry and IRGC Personnel Into Syria.

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:20 PM PDT

SEO denounces the Iraqi government role in supporting Assad regime by providing a passageway to Iran and permit the transfer of weapons and IRGC to Syria. SEO views this This stand by an Arab neighboring country is unacceptable; and considers the Iraqi government collaboration with the Assad regime is direct intervention in the conflict, which will directly result in an aggravation of civilian death toll.(PRWEB) September 20, 2012 SEO condemns the Iraqi government's role in providing Iran the airspace and passageway to transfer arms, weaponry and IRGC personnel into Syria. ...

Correction: 2016: Obama's America-Fact Check story

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:17 PM PDT

In an Aug. 28 story about the film "2016: Obama's America," The Associated Press erroneously suggested the film did not address the increase in the national debt under President George W. Bush. The film includes an interview with economist David Walker, who does mention the increase in the debt under Bush.

Islam vs tolerance debated in Prophet film's wake

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a Libyan man holds a placard in English during a demonstration against the attack on the U.S. consulate that killed four Americans, including the ambassador, in Benghazi, Libya. The vast majority of Muslims have not taken to the streets over a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad, and behind the visible public anger a more measured debate is taking place over how much free speech is acceptable in the Muslim world. While many do yearn for more openness, few if any will go as far as accepting the right to blaspheme as the ultimate test of freedom of speech. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)Behind the anger over a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad, public protest is giving way to measured debate over free speech in the new Muslim world.


Female U.S. military deserter to Canada arrested at U.S. border

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:03 PM PDT

(Reuters) - The first female U.S. soldier to seek refuge in Canada rather than return to duty in Iraq was arrested at the U.S. border in northern New York State on Thursday after losing her bid to remain in Canada, according to an advocacy group that had campaigned on her behalf. Kimberly Rivera, a 30-year-old private who served three months in Iraq and came to Canada while on leave in 2007, was taken into custody at the Thousand Islands Bridge border station about 30 miles north of Watertown, N.Y., said Michelle Robidoux, spokeswoman with the War Resisters Support Campaign. ...

Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Pakistani protesters hold a banner depicting U.S. President Barack Obama and pastor Terry Jones during a rally in Peshawar, Pakistan as a part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Hundreds of Pakistanis angry at an anti-Islam film that denigrates the religion's prophet clashed with police in the Pakistani capital Thursday, the most violent show of anger in a day that saw smaller demonstrations in Indonesia, Iran and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the United States than when President George W. Bush had to duck shoes hurled at him in Baghdad.


Iran attacked at U.N. Security Council over Syria aid

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in DamascusUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Western members of the U.N. Security Council blasted Iran on Thursday for providing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with weapons to help him crush an 18-month-long uprising by rebels determined to topple his government. "Iran's arms exports to the murderous Assad regime in Syria are of particular concern," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told the 15-nation council during a meeting on the world body's Iran sanctions regime. She cited a May 2012 report by the U.N. ...


Latest developments in protest of anti-Islam film

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:59 PM PDT

An Iranian protester chants slogans as she holds a copy of the Quran, Muslims' holy book, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, during a protest the publication of caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad by a French satirical weekly. Dozens of Iranian students and clerics gathered outside the embassy and chanted "Death to France" and "Down with the U.S." and burned the representation of the U.S. and Israeli flags Thursday. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Here's a look at protests and events across the world on Thursday connected to an anti-Muslim film and caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan placed advertisements condemning an anti-Islam video on local television in an apparent attempt to dampen violent protests, in which at least 30 people in seven countries were killed, including the American ambassador to Libya.


Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande, second right, his companion Valerie Trierweiler, center, Culture minister Aurelie Filippetti, second left, and Sophie Makariou, right, chief of Department of Islamic Arts, look at the Saint Louis baptistery, work of Master Muhammad Ibn al-Zain as they visit the new Department of Islamic Arts galleries at the Louvre museum in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool)In its boldest development in a generation, the Louvre Museum has a new wing dedicated to Islamic art, a nearly €100 million ($130 million) project that comes at a tense time between the West and the Muslim world.


Syrian air strike kills at least 54: activists

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT

Smoke rises above Aleppo after a heavy jet strike on the cityBEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 54 people were killed when a jet fighter blew up a fuel station amid heavy fighting between government and rebel forces in northern Syria on Thursday, a British-based monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of activists across Syria reporting on government violence during the 18-month-old revolt, cited an activist in al-Raqqa province as saying more than 110 people were dead or wounded. ...


U.S. doesn't support tying Iraq aid to cooperation on Iran

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT

US ambassador to NATO Nuland gestures during a meeting with Macedonia's Prime Minister Gruevski in SkopjeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department said on Thursday it did not support a suggestion from a prominent senator that future U.S. assistance to Iraq be made conditional on Baghdad's cooperation in stopping Iranian aircraft suspected of ferrying weapons to Syria. "We've been very clear about our ongoing conversation with the government of Iraq, and our view that they either need to deny overflight requests for Iranian aircraft going to Syria or to require that such flights land in Iraqi territory for inspection," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told a news briefing. ...


Romney and Netanyahu: Old Friends Now At Center Of Iran Nuke Debate

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Romney and Netanyahu: Old Friends Now At Center Of Iran Nuke DebateTheirs is a relationship unlike any other in global politics. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been friends for more than 35 years. First they were corporate business advisers at the Boston Consulting Group during the Israeli prime...


Oil drop reflects reality of global economy

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Reality returned to the oil market this week.

U.S. to sell Indonesia 8 Apache helicopters

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:23 PM PDT

U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache helicopter attends a live-fire exercise in PocheonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to strengthen security ties with the largest country in Southeast Asia and the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking during a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in Washington, said Congress had been notified of the intent to sell the aircraft. "This agreement will strengthen our comprehensive partnership and help enhance security across the region," Clinton said. ...


GOP sees reason for hope in Senate race in Maine

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

This still frame from a campaign video advertisement released by the Angus King for Senate campaign, shows King in Maine, with an image of Godzilla on a monitor. King, an independent and former governor, says his opponents are trying to portray him as a monster in the race for the November general election. (AP Photo/Angus King for Senate campaign)It's big money and Godzilla in Maine's six-way race for retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe's seat.


Obama's Record in Muslim World: Strides, Setbacks

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:02 PM PDT

After early high hopes, Obama's record in Muslim world is one of setbacks as well as strides

UK soldier unexpectedly gives birth in Afghanistan

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

FILE- A British armored vehicle patrols on the periphery of the camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan, in this Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 file photo. The Taliban claimed responsibility on Saturday Sept 15 2012 for an attack against the sprawling British base in southern Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines and wounded several other troops, saying it was to avenge an anti-Islamic film which insulted the Prophet Muhammad and also because Britain's Prince Harry is serving there.The camp Bastion, which is the middle of the Afghanistan desert, locally called Dasht-e-Margo or 'the desert of death' houses some 3,500 British servicemen and provides logistic supports to all the troops for their various operations in Southern Afghan. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)Hours after a British soldier in Afghanistan told medics she was suffering from stomach pains, the Royal Artillery gunner unexpectedly gave birth to a boy — the first child ever born to a member of Britain's armed forces in combat.


Egypt's mufti urges Muslims to endure insults peacefully

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:39 AM PDT

Riot policemen stand guard outside the French embassy in SanaaCAIRO (Reuters) - Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating, Egypt's highest Islamic legal official said on Thursday. Western embassies tightened security in Sanaa, fearing the cartoons published in a French magazine on Wednesday could lead to more unrest in the Yemeni capital where crowds attacked the U.S. mission last week over an anti-Islam film made in America. ...


GOP Sees Reason for Hope in Senate Race in Maine

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Independent clobbered with Republican attack ads as US Senate race heats up in Maine

DOJ inspector general: Obama administration obstructed Fast and Furious investigation

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed Thursday to a House panel that President Barack Obama's White House obstructed his investigation into Operation Fast and Furious.

Wounded Warriors and Supporters Battle in Biathlon this Sunday

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Disabled veterans and active duty service members will race in the eigth annual Team River Runner Biathlon.Rockville, MD (PRWEB) September 20, 2012 Team River Runner (TRR) will host its eighth annual Team River Runner Biathlon event this Sunday, September 23, 2012. Disabled veterans and active duty service members will race in the biathlon and others will be volunteering. This fundraising event is expected to raise $200,000 to support TRR's programs for wounded active duty service members and veterans. Funds raised will support the local D.C. ...

Paris' Louvre Museum unveils Islamic Art wing, decade in the making, as cultural tensions roil

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:20 AM PDT

PARIS - The Louvre Museum is unveiling a new wing and galleries dedicated to the arts of Islam, culminating a nearly €100 million ($130 million), decade-long project coming to fruition amid tensions between the Muslim world and the West.

Jordan says Iraq will boost oil exports to kingdom

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Jordan has signed a deal with Iraq to increase oil exports and other derivatives to the kingdom.

A look at the latest Mideast protests and calls for action by opponents of an anti-Islam film

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:50 AM PDT

CAIRO - Here's a look at protests and events across the world on Thursday connected to an anti-Muslim film and caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

Female Soldier Ambushed by Baby At Afghan Base

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:39 AM PDT

A British team of pediatric specialists is being deployed to Afghanistan to attend to a female gunner who unexpectedly gave birth in an Afghan outpost that was the scene of a bitter battle just days ago. The soldier reportedly didn't realize she was pregnant until...

Allies use power of purse against Syrian regime

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT

A coalition including the United States, the European Union and the Arab League met Thursday to plot new ways of isolating the regime of Syria's President Bashar Assad, and a Syrian opposition leader warned that sanctions alone won't bring the regime down.

America’s First African-American Female Combat Pilot Speaks to 222,256 Students at 333 Colleges Nationwide

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:08 AM PDT

Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour, America's first African-American female combat pilot is the featured speaker in a broadcast event sponsored by Texas A & M Commerce chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success.Hoboken, NJ and Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 20, 2012 Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour, America's first African-American female combat pilot is the featured speaker in a broadcast event sponsored by Texas A & M Commerce chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success. ...

Daniel Gager, Director at MorganFranklin Corporation, Elected to Board of Directors for Society of Satellite Professionals International Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:32 AM PDT

MorganFranklin's Director of Business Development for C4 Programs and former DISA Division Chief to serve SSPI, the professional development society of the global satellite industry, by applying U.S. government satellite communications experience. ...

Iraq denies airspace used by Iran to ship arms to Syria

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT

Syrian soldiers secure a checkpoint in HomsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Thursday denied a Western intelligence report that said Iranian aircraft had flown weapons and military personnel over Iraqi airspace to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad battle an 18-month-old uprising. The allegation, reported by Reuters on Wednesday, said arms transfers were organized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. ...


Nuclear deal? New North Korea and Iran pact raises international concern

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:03 AM PDT

North Korea and Iran appear to be increasing their dealings in nuclear technology and missiles with each other under a breakthrough agreement reached between the two nations in Tehran three weeks ago.

Syrian TV: Helicopter crashes near Damascus

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:50 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 photo,a Free Syrian Army fighter soldier stands at the front line in the Amariya district in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)A Syrian military helicopter crashed in a rebellious suburb of Damascus on Thursday, state-run TV said, but the circumstances in which the aircraft went down were not immediately clear.


Kurdistan seals oil products deal with Baghdad

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:32 AM PDT

Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani gestures towards reporters during a news conference in ArbilBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan said on Thursday it will receive 147,000 barrels of oil products per day, as part of a deal concluded with Baghdad to end a dispute over oil payments. The deal, which was first outlined last week, will solve only few points of a broader feud between Baghdad and Kurdistan over oil exports, energy policy and territory which have become increasingly contentious topics. ...


Absolute Rights Publishes Eightieth Edition of Popular Newsletter

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 01:05 AM PDT

The semiweekly Newsletter from Absolute Rights has been released, containing articles on pro-Muslim censorship, Afghanistan violence, and Presidential polls.Austin, TX (PRWEB) September 20, 2012 Absolute Rights, the leading freedom protecting and civil rights informational publication, has published the eightieth edition of their semiweekly Newsletter. This milestone coincides with a current news story about the Middle Eastern violence in response to an anti-Islam movie, as well as an attack on a Coalition Forces military base in Afghanistan, and the most recent Presidential polls. ...

The Prosecution of an American President: Explosive Documentary from NAFTC Studios Premieres Oct. 3

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:30 AM PDT

The Prosecution of an American President, which will world premiere on October 3rd at the Hollywood ArcLight theatre, documents the efforts of Vincent Bugliosi, one of our nation's foremost prosecutors, as he presents his case that former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the deaths of over 4,000 American soldiers who died in Iraq. ...

Exclusive: Western report - Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 12:17 AM PDT

An undated handout photo shows Syrian armed forces during a live ammunitions exercise in an undisclosed locationUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and large quantities of weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad in his attempt to crush an 18-month uprising against his government, according to a Western intelligence report seen by Reuters. Earlier this month, U.S. officials said they were questioning Iraq about Iranian flights in Iraqi airspace suspected of ferrying arms to Assad, a staunch Iranian ally. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator John Kerry threatened to review U.S. aid to Baghdad if it does not halt such overflights. ...


Today in History, Sept. 20

Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:01 PM PDT

Today is Thursday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2012. There are 102 days left in the year.

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