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• Rice's star rises as congressional opposition dims
• Syrian Kurds seek to re-unite divided ranks
• Analysis: For Obama, could 10,000 troops in Afghanistan be too many?
• Fox interview ends after author criticizes network
• GI's treatment focus of hearing in WikiLeaks case
• U.S. Air Force Headquarters Certifies Desktop Alert 5.x Mass Notification System For Worldwide Usage
• Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service
• Susan Rice: why GOP opposition to her is no longer white-hot
• Global first: Brit visits all 201 states without flying
• Tom Ricks, on Fox, Tells Fox It Hyped Benghazi Attack
• Secret Plane Carried Cash Stockpile from Russia to Syria
• Iraqi forces agree with Kurds to defuse tension
• Activists: Syrian rebels seize major dam in north
• Syrian Expatriates Organization Cosponsors The Fund Raising event “Don’t Leave Syrians Cold” in Salt Lake City
• Trip home smooth for many Thanksgiving travelers
• Kurdish militant leader wields influence from island prison
• AEWE Identifies Energy Xtreme Stealth Power As A “Take to War” Technology
• Report: Thousands of Troops Could Remain in Afghanistan After 2014

Rice's star rises as congressional opposition dims Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:24 PM PST 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 WASHINGTON (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 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 DUBAI (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 Despite 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 This 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 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 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 ANKARA (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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