2012年5月26日星期六

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Haunting images of dozens of dead children in Syria, among 90 killed in new regime attack

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:20 PM PDT

BEIRUT - Gruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one of the deadliest regime attacks yet in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.

Dozens of children killed in new Syria attack

Posted: 26 May 2012 04:26 PM PDT

This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday, May 26, 2012 purports to show covered bodies after a government assault on Houla, Syria. Government troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 people, activists said Saturday. The assault on Houla, an area northwest of the central city of Homs, is one of the bloodiest single events in Syria's 15-month-old uprising. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALGruesome video Saturday showed rows of dead Syrian children lying in a mosque in bloody shorts and T-shirts with gaping head wounds, haunting images of what activists called one of the deadliest regime attacks yet in Syria's 14-month-old uprising.


Biden says end to wars gives US new flexibility

Posted: 26 May 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden presents a diploma to valedictorian Alexander George Pagoulatos during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Saturday, May 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday that the United States can now focus on new global challenges after a long decade of war in an election-year commencement address to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.


At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:26 AM PDT

At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future ChallengesVice President Joe Biden told a graduating class of army cadets today that their entrance into the service had come at time of rapid change for the nation's military. Delivering the commencement address to roughly a thousand students of the U.S. Military Academy at West...


At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future Challenges

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:26 AM PDT

At West Point Commencement, Joe Biden Focuses on Future ChallengesVice President Joe Biden told a graduating class of army cadets today that their entrance into the service had come at time of rapid change for the nation's military. Delivering the commencement address to roughly a thousand students of the U.S. Military Academy at West...


Biden tells West Point cadets: prepare for new threats

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:12 AM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden hands a diploma to a cadet at West Point during the graduation ceremony for the class of 2012 in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the cadets who graduated on Saturday from West Point were in elementary school when hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and enrolled in the U.S. military academy with wars raging in Iraq and Afghanistan. Vice President Joe Biden lauded the brave choices of the Class of 2012 - and their so-called "9/11 generation" - with a commencement address focused on the United States' new foreign policy challenges including cyber threats and a rising China. ...


Activists: Toll from Syrian attack more than 90

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:52 AM PDT

This image made from amateur video released by Shaam News Network and accessed Saturday, May 26, 2012 purports to show covered bodies after a government assault on Houla, Syria. Government troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 people, activists said Saturday. The assault on Houla, an area northwest of the central city of Homs, is one of the bloodiest single events in Syria's 15-month-old uprising. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALGovernment troops shelled a string of villages in central Syria before pro-regime thugs swept through the area, shooting people in the streets and in their homes in attacks that killed more than 90 people, activists said Saturday.


Iraqi president calls for dialogue to solve crisis

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2007 file photo, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani talks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's president on Saturday, May 26, 2012 urged the nation's bickering factions to resolve the bitter political dispute that has gripped the government for nearly six months, warning that the crisis threatens to split the country.(AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, Pool, File)Iraq's president on Saturday urged the nation's bickering factions to resolve the bitter political dispute that has gripped the government for nearly six months, warning that the crisis threatens to split the country.


Veterans: 'We Do it Because We Care'

Posted: 26 May 2012 07:55 AM PDT

Yahoo! News asked veterans and their families to share brief reflections on Memorial Day -- what it means to them and how they're impacted.

Obama honors veterans during Memorial Day weekend

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:31 AM PDT

A visitor to the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial touches the name of a fallen soldier etched on the wall of the memorial in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2012. On Monday, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall will begin the national commemoration of the Vietnam War's 50th anniversary. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans during Memorial Day weekend, honoring those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.


Four killed in Iraq attacks

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:07 AM PDT

A total of 126 Iraqis were killed in violence in April, according to official figuresAttacks north of Baghdad on Saturday killed four people, including three soldiers who died in a bombing, security and medical officials said.


Pakistan: The Terror State We Call Our Ally

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Sometimes, the most telling facts are the ones your briefers don't want to mention. On a hot, sunny day in early May, I sat with other reporters at an International Security Assistance Force briefing in Afghanistan's violence-wracked Ghazni province, otherwise known as Regional Command East. The ISAF civilian-military team, using laser pointers on a map, highlighted a few peaceful districts colored green and many others colored red, where the Taliban was still fighting, although the briefers said that "progress" was evident. ...

Officials: Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:11 AM PDT

Officials say a roadside bombing in northern Iraq has killed three soldiers.

Cleveland Veterans’ Disability Benefits Lawyer Says Veterans Should Seek Help for PTSD

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Lawrence Disparti of Disparti Law Group in Cleveland says the Veterans Administration's new stigma-free approach to post-traumatic stress disorder should encourage veterans to seek needed treatment.Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 Cleveland veterans' disability benefits attorney Lawrence Disparti said today that military veterans should follow new advice of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and seek treatment if they have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...

Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT

Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen HeroesAs Americans prepare to fire up the grill, open the pool, and enjoy the holiday weekend, President Obama is paying tribute to the nation's men and women in uniform, thanking them for their service and reaffirming his commitment to "serve them and their families as...


Obama's Weekly Address: Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT

As Americans prepare to fire up the grill, open the pool, and enjoy the holiday weekend, President Obama is paying tribute to the nation's men and women in uniform, thanking them for their service and reaffirming his commitment to "serve them and their families as...

ON MEMORIAL DAY

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:01 PM PDT

In his now-forgotten statement proclaiming Memorial Day, the now-forgotten John A. Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, urged Americans not to forget those who had died in the Civil War. It was only three years since the guns were silenced. The country was stitched together but still torn asunder. Much grief and hurt remained. ...

Exclusive: Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:02 PM PDT

LONDON/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Syria is struggling to meet its grain import needs because of sanctions, raising the risk of bread shortages that could sap public support for President Bashar al-Assad as he tries to snuff out a 15-month-old uprising. Trade sources said a reluctance among foreign banks, shipowners and grain traders to sell to import-dependent Syria - even though food is not itself subject to sanctions - has forced Damascus into an array of unusually small deals, many arranged by shadowy middlemen around the Middle East and Asia. ...

A race to shore up the ancient walls of Babylon

Posted: 25 May 2012 01:57 PM PDT

The sound of hammers echoes from ancient brick as Iraqi workers battling damage done by wind, water, and modern history race to shore up the crumbing walls of Babylon.

Syrian doctors turn to smuggling supplies as war rages on

Posted: 25 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Tucked away in the underground garage of a nondescript apartment building in northern Jordan, the door to "the warehouse" is easy to miss. It looks like it should be a janitor's closet or a boiler room. In fact, the tiny basement apartment is a way station for smugglers moving a vital product.

This Memorial Day, supporting veterans is a matter of national security

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:38 AM PDT

This Memorial Day the discussion will undoubtedly be framed around the debt owed to those who have served, and the moral obligation of a grateful nation to repay that debt. It's a debt both real and owed.
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