2012年11月26日星期一

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Rice's star rises as congressional opposition dims

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:24 PM PST

FILE - This April 14, 2012 file photo shows U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaking at U.N. headquarters. With congressional opposition softening, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice could find her name in contention as early as this week to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. Her nomination to the top Cabinet job could signal the potential for a more robust intervention in world crises in President Barack Obama's second term. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)With congressional opposition softening, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice could find her name in contention as early as this week to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. It's a step that may signal greater U.S. willingness to intervene in world crises during President Barack Obama's second term.


Syrian Kurds seek to re-unite divided ranks

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:41 PM PST

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Rival Syrian Kurdish parties have agreed to re-unify their ranks and push for federalism in Syria after a previous pact that was not implemented, but the new deal has already been undermined by the reluctance of one faction to fall into line. Syria's Kurds see the civil war ravaging their country as an opportunity to gain the rights they have long been denied under President Bashar al-Assad and his father before him, who deprived thousands of citizenship. ...

Analysis: For Obama, could 10,000 troops in Afghanistan be too many?

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:01 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama greets troops at Bagram Air Base in KabulWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama publicly scoffed at the idea of keeping 10,000 troops in Iraq. So could he really be persuaded to keep that many in Afghanistan after the war formally ends in 2014? The 10,000 figure is well within a preliminary range put forward by the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, and which is informing deliberations by the Obama administration, one U.S. official said. ...


Fox interview ends after author criticizes network

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:37 PM PST

A Fox News Channel interview ended abruptly Monday after an author accused the network of hyping the killing of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and "operating as a wing of the Republican Party."

GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST

FILE - In this June 25, 2012, file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., after a pretrial hearing. Manning, the U.S. Army private charged with sending reams of government secrets to WikiLeaks, is expected to testify during a pretrial hearing starting Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at Fort Meade. Manning is seeking dismissal of all charges. He claims his solitary confinement, sometimes with no clothing, was illegal punishment. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)An Army private charged in the biggest security breach in U.S. history is trying to avoid trial by claiming he has already been punished enough by being locked up alone in a small cell and having to sleep naked for several nights.


U.S. Air Force Headquarters Certifies Desktop Alert 5.x Mass Notification System For Worldwide Usage

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST

Desktop Alert Client version 5.x is hereby certified in accordance with (IAW) AFI 33-210 for use on standard desktop systems connected to the Air Force Network (AFNet) and placed on the Air Force Evaluated/Approved Products List (AF E/APL).Chatham, NJ (PRWEB) November 26, 2012 Desktop Alert Inc. announced today that the companies mass notification platform version 5.x, has been certified by the Department of The U.S. Air Force for Enterprise Network Operations Notification and Tracking. ...

Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

Riot police arrest an anti-government protester during clashes in the village of Daih, west of ManamaDUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of youths who tried to march towards the centre of the capital on Monday after annual Ashura services marking one of the holiest days in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. Bahrain, an important U.S. ally and base for U.S. warships, last year used martial law and help from Gulf neighbors to crush an uprising mainly by its Shi'ite majority against alleged discrimination. But unrest has since resumed with frequent clashes between demonstrators and police. ...


Susan Rice: why GOP opposition to her is no longer white-hot

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:19 AM PST

It's looking more likely that if President Obama wants Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, as his next secretary of State, he'll get his wish.

Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flying

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST

A British adventurer has become the first person to travel to all 201 sovereign states in the world without flying, ending his four-year odyssey early Monday when he arrived in South Sudan, the world's newest nation.

Tom Ricks, on Fox, Tells Fox It Hyped Benghazi Attack

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:19 AM PST

Tom Ricks, on Fox, Tells Fox It Hyped Benghazi AttackDespite warning a producer beforehand, Foreign Policy blogger Tom Ricks went on Fox News and called out network for its coverage of the September 11 attacks in Benghazi. The controversy was "hyped — by this network especially," Ricks said, before being booted off the air. And that was him being nice. The Fox anchor, who suggested there might be a "White House coverup" of some sort, asked Ricks whether the deaths of four Americans was really hype. Ricks responded with a little quiz.


Secret Plane Carried Cash Stockpile from Russia to Syria

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PST

Secret Plane Carried Cash Stockpile from Russia to SyriaThis past summer, as the Syrian economy began to unravel and the military pressed hard against an armed rebellion, a Syrian government plane ferried what flight records describe as more than 200 tons of "bank notes" from Moscow.


Iraqi forces agree with Kurds to defuse tension

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:24 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi military leaders agreed on Monday with commanders from the Kurdistan region to defuse tension and discuss pulling their troops back from an area over which they both claim jurisdiction. Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region last week sent thousands of troops into the oil-rich territories along their contested internal border, raising the stakes in a long-running row over land and oil rights. Military leaders from both sides met at the Ministry of Defence in Baghdad in the presence of a senior military officer from the United States on Monday. ...

Activists: Syrian rebels seize major dam in north

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:27 AM PST

In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian rebels capture a helicopter air base near the capital Damascus after fierce fighting in Syria, on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The takeover claim showed how rebels are advancing in the area of the capital, though they are badly outgunned by Assad's forces, making inroads where Assad's power was once unchallenged. Rebels have also been able to fire mortar rounds into Damascus recently. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)Syrian rebels on Monday captured a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River in the country's north after days of heavy clashes, carting off boxes of ammunition from defeated regime forces in the latest in a string of recent strategic advances for opposition fighters, activists said.


Syrian Expatriates Organization Cosponsors The Fund Raising event “Don’t Leave Syrians Cold” in Salt Lake City

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:58 AM PST

Syrian Expatriates Organization in association with MSA of Salt Lake Community College and the Middle Eastern studies Association- Brigham Young University- Salt Lake City, UT cosponsor a community event with a Christmas Boutique Fundraiser, for the benefit of "Don't Leave Syrians Cold" campaign directed to benefit Syrians living under extremely harsh conditions, inside the country and in the refugee camps. ...

Trip home smooth for many Thanksgiving travelers

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:17 AM PST

Customer service representative Julia Jacoby directs a traveler to the nearest security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in Atlanta. Feeling the pinch of the sluggish economic recovery, many Americans setting out on the nation's annual Thanksgiving migration had to sacrifice summer vacations, rely on relatives for airfare or scour the Web for travel deals to ensure they made it home. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Despite a predicted increase in the number of holiday travelers, Americans returning home after the long Thanksgiving weekend found generally good weather, few airport delays and at times manageable conditions on the nation's highways.


Kurdish militant leader wields influence from island prison

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:54 AM PST

Demonstrators take part in a protest in favour of jailed PKK leader Ocalan in StrasbourgANKARA (Reuters) - Snatched by Turkish commandos in Nairobi, Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan looked resigned and bewildered as he was flown back to Ankara, the gallows beckoning. A decade later, on his island prison, he appears to have the ear of a Turkish government eager to end a devastating conflict. It seems an unlikely comeback. Reviled in most of Turkey but commanding fierce loyalty from Kurdish nationalists, Ocalan has been held in virtual isolation on the barren island of Imrali, 50 km (30 miles) south of Istanbul, since his capture in 1999. ...


AEWE Identifies Energy Xtreme Stealth Power As A “Take to War” Technology

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:14 AM PST

Army Test and Evaluation Center (ATEC) designates Energy Xtreme Stealth Power as "Most Promising Solution" as a "Take To War" technology.Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 26, 2012 Energy Xtreme, the market leader in idle reduction for law enforcement, EMS and work trucks, has developed a mobile energy management system (MEMS), the Stealth Power 4 (SP4), for the military. The system was designed by inventor and military specialist Lee Wheelbarger, who has been featured on the History Channel's Modern Marvels. ...

Report: Thousands of Troops Could Remain in Afghanistan After 2014

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 11:57 PM PST

American and NATO officials are exploring several options for how to craft the U.S. and allied presence in Afghanistan after the 2014 handoff to Afghan security forces, including one option that would leave 10,000 U.S. troops in the country, The New York Times reports.

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