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• Report Addresses Mistakes in Afghanistan, Iraq
• U.N. confirms top U.S. Middle East diplomat to take U.N. post
• In Iraqi politics, years pass but little changes
• OPEC concerned over oil price, market behaviour: Kuwait
• Oil slips after rallying on Spain banking rescue
• Attorney: Terror suspect isolated for a year
• Insight: Syria massacres, ethnic cleansing that may backfire
• UN in Iraq fears violence if delay in moving Iran exiles
• British envoy's convoy ambushed in Libya, two wounded
• Wounded Warriors Begin Climb Up Mt. McKinley, the Highest Mountain in North America as Part of Disabled Sport USA's Warfighter Sports Program
• Iraq attacks kill four
• Bureaucracy clogs Libya's road to democracy
• Grenade hits British convoy in Libya, one injured
• US diplomat Feltman named new UN political chief
• Arizona Special Election Voter Guide
• Iraq tightens security for Shiite pilgrimage after mortar attack kills 7, wounds 38
• Iraq pilgrimage security tight after mortar attack
• 'Dallas' is back with new villainy _ and J.R., too
• Resurrecting W.: Why George Bush Still Matters in 2012
• 10 Things to Know for Monday
• Desktop Alert Notification Platform Deployed on Department of Defense VMware ESXi Platforms
• Egypt's Orascom Construction optimistic for full year
• Iraq president: PM's critics didn't get majority
• Embattled Iraqi PM holding on to power for now
• DNO makes Iraq oil discovery, will test further
• Firepower bristles in South China Sea as rivalries harden
• Smokestik Electronic Cigarettes Announce New Celebrity Brand Ambassador, Josh Henderson and Unique Product ‘Hendu Elite’

Report Addresses Mistakes in Afghanistan, Iraq Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:56 PM PDT The Pentagon's Joint Staff admitted in a study that many mistakes were made in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it offered solutions, according to Inside Defense.

U.N. confirms top U.S. Middle East diplomat to take U.N. post Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:51 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations confirmed on Monday that Jeffrey Feltman, until recently the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East, will soon take up a senior post at the United Nations. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Feltman would replace American Lynn Pascoe as U.N. under-secretary-general for political affairs, a key position at the world body. He will be the highest-ranking U.S. official in the U.N. secretariat. ...

In Iraqi politics, years pass but little changes Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:46 PM PDT It is mid-June and Baghdad is locked in political intrigue -- will Nuri al-Maliki retain the premiership? Or will rival blocs overcome historic animosity and band together against him?

OPEC concerned over oil price, market behaviour: Kuwait Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:36 PM PDT Kuwait's Oil Minister Hani Hussein said on Monday that oil producing countries are concerned over the drop in oil prices and the "strange" behaviour of the oil market.

Oil slips after rallying on Spain banking rescue Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:26 PM PDT Oil prices traced the euro down Monday, with New York's WTI contract hitting an eight-month low, after a short-lived burst of bullishness for both following Spain's banking bailout.

Attorney: Terror suspect isolated for a year Posted: 11 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT An Iraqi man facing terrorism charges in Kentucky has been held in solitary confinement for more than a year with no contact with other inmates or access, television, radio or outdoor recreation during the daytime, his attorney said.

Insight: Syria massacres, ethnic cleansing that may backfire Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:49 PM PDT (Reuters) - Sectarian massacres in Syria may show militias nurtured by the authorities are a "Frankenstein's monster" which will alienate allies, provoke foreign intervention and tear the country apart, hastening the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad. ...

UN in Iraq fears violence if delay in moving Iran exiles Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:35 PM PDT The United Nations envoy to Iraq said on Monday he is "concerned" that violence may break out if the relocation of Iranian exiles to a new camp near Baghdad does not proceed as planned.

British envoy's convoy ambushed in Libya, two wounded Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A convoy carrying Britain's ambassador to Libya was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on Monday, injuring two of his bodyguards in the most serious of a spate of assaults on foreign targets. The attackers ambushed the ambassador's convoy metres (yards) from the consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, firing the weapon at the front of one of the vehicles and blowing out the windscreen, local security officials said. It was the fourth attack in three months on a foreign mission in the city, the birth-place of the revolt which last year overthrew Muammar Gaddafi. ...

Wounded Warriors Begin Climb Up Mt. McKinley, the Highest Mountain in North America as Part of Disabled Sport USA's Warfighter Sports Program Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT Five wounded warriors, including two double-leg amputees, tackle 20,320-foot climb to raise awareness, inspire others with disabilities and support Disabled Sports USA. Follow their progress at http://www.crowdrise.com/wsdenalichallenge.Rockville, MD (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 Disabled Sports USA announced today that Team Warfighter Sports starts its climb of Denali (Mt. McKinley) in Alaska, the highest mountain in North America and one of the coldest in the world. The climb is expected to conclude just before Independence Day. ...

Iraq attacks kill four Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:44 AM PDT Gun and bomb attacks killed three policemen and a soldier and wounded six other people in Iraq on Monday, security and medical officials said.

Bureaucracy clogs Libya's road to democracy Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's first national election in a generation was designed to heal the divisions laid bare by the revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, but bureaucratic bottlenecks could derail the vote and push the country deeper into chaos. The July 7 election, for a 200-member national assembly which will draft a new constitution, offers Libya the chance to choose legitimate leaders capable of uniting the country for the first time since Gaddafi's downfall and death last year. ...

Grenade hits British convoy in Libya, one injured Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:20 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A British diplomatic convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Libya's second city Benghazi on Monday, leaving one person injured in the most serious of a spate of assaults on foreign targets, local security officials said. Some analysts have blamed the attacks in the eastern city on Islamist militants exploiting the security vacuum left after Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow in an uprising last year. The convoy was hit about 300 metres (yards) from the British consulate office in Benghazi's al-Rabha neighbourhood. ...

US diplomat Feltman named new UN political chief Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:01 AM PDT Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Jeffrey Feltman, who just stepped down as the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East, as the new U.N. political chief.

Arizona Special Election Voter Guide Posted: 11 Jun 2012 09:26 AM PDT Voters in southeastern Arizona go to the polls Tuesday to elect a successor to Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords resigned her post in late January and Gov. Jan Brewer proclaimed a special election will be held. The winner will serve the rest of the term.

Iraq tightens security for Shiite pilgrimage after mortar attack kills 7, wounds 38 Posted: 11 Jun 2012 06:58 AM PDT BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials stepped up security Monday ahead of a major Shiite pilgrimage after a mortar attack on a religious procession in Baghdad killed seven people and wounded dozens.

Iraq pilgrimage security tight after mortar attack Posted: 11 Jun 2012 06:25 AM PDT Iraqi officials stepped up security Monday ahead of a major Shiite pilgrimage after a mortar attack on a religious procession in Baghdad killed seven people and wounded dozens.

'Dallas' is back with new villainy _ and J.R., too Posted: 11 Jun 2012 04:54 AM PDT "I hate to hit a man below the belt, but you know I will," says J.R. Ewing. "No hard feelings."

Resurrecting W.: Why George Bush Still Matters in 2012 Posted: 11 Jun 2012 04:26 AM PDT George W. Bush is gone from Washington -- and sometimes the city seems to have forgotten him. For all the passions that Bush inspired, the 43rd president's legacy has been absent from the 2012 campaign. Mitt Romney's dog and Barack Obama's college girlfriends feel like larger presences in this election season than the President who invaded Iraq, bailed out the banks and slashed taxes. Bush's legacy was strangely absent from the Republican primaries, his name almost never mentioned in countless debates. ...

10 Things to Know for Monday Posted: 11 Jun 2012 04:19 AM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):

Desktop Alert Notification Platform Deployed on Department of Defense VMware ESXi Platforms Posted: 11 Jun 2012 04:18 AM PDT No cost transition from physical environment to VMware deployments expands emergency notification reach across the U.S. Military.Chatham, NJ (PRWEB) June 11, 2012 Desktop Alert, Inc., (http://www.desktopalert.net) the provider of 'less than one minute' bi-directional network-centric emergency mass notification systems to military, government, healthcare, higher education, industrial and commercial organizations, today announced that it has successfully deployed its mass notification platform across numerous U.S. Military VMware platforms. ...

Egypt's Orascom Construction optimistic for full year Posted: 11 Jun 2012 04:04 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Orascom Construction (OCI) expects a surge in fertiliser prices to spur a rebound in earnings this year after Egypt's biggest company by market value reported a fall in first quarter net income. OCI, which plans to split its construction and fertiliser businesses into two new companies, has benefited from infrastructure growth across the Middle East despite economic turmoil at home. But lower sales volumes and a drop in prices at its fertiliser business contributed to a 54 percent fall in first quarter net income. ...

Iraq president: PM's critics didn't get majority Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:19 AM PDT Opponents of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have failed to muster enough support to bring him down in a vote of no confidence, Iraq's president said in a statement posted on his website Sunday.

Embattled Iraqi PM holding on to power for now Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:03 AM PDT Iraq's embattled prime minister has fought off an attempt to push him out of office, aided by divisions among his opponents and Iranian intervention on his behalf.

DNO makes Iraq oil discovery, will test further Posted: 11 Jun 2012 12:20 AM PDT OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian oil group DNO International has discovered oil in a drilling operation at its Peshkabir field in Iraq, the company said on Monday. "The latest results from testing of the Peshkabir-1 well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq confirms the presence of movable oil in the Jurassic interval. Testing is ongoing to acquire additional data," DNO said. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik)

Firepower bristles in South China Sea as rivalries harden Posted: 10 Jun 2012 07:48 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - In the early years of China's rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping's maxim: "Hide Your Strength, Bide Your Time." Now, more than three decades after paramount leader Deng launched his reforms, that policy has seemingly lapsed or simply become unworkable as China's military muscle becomes too expansive to conceal and its ambitions too pressing to postpone. ...

Smokestik Electronic Cigarettes Announce New Celebrity Brand Ambassador, Josh Henderson and Unique Product ‘Hendu Elite’ Posted: 10 Jun 2012 07:02 PM PDT Presenting a fresh product created by and named after their new brand ambassador, Josh Henderson, Smokestik debuts the Hendu Elite—a unique, sleek and stylish take on electronic cigarettes.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 10, 2012 SmokeStik electronic cigarettes have become increasingly popular amongst Hollywood celebrities, drawing the attention of smokers and non-smokers alike with its abundance of success stories. ...

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