2012年12月13日星期四

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

For Lockheed's F-16 fighter, still buyers after all these years

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 04:37 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The end of the line for the F-16 jet fighter is set to go on receding, the top executive of manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp said on Thursday. "We've been having that conversation for over a decade," Chief Executive Robert Stevens said in an interview. Pressed on his current expectation when it would close, he shot back: "We'll have that conversation for over a decade." As recently as last year, the last jet had been projected to emerge from the company's Fort Worth, Texas, plant by mid-2013 unless new export orders came. They did. ...

Senate moves bill covering fertility care for vets

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 04:31 PM PST

Wounded veterans and their spouses who want to have children could get the government to pay for treatments such as in vitro fertilization under legislation beginning to move through Congress in the waning days of the session.

Tier 1 Group Proudly Announces the Appointment of Dr. Gregory Risk to the Board of Directors and as Director of Tactical and Combat Medicine Programs

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:57 PM PST

Since its inception in 2005, T1G has emerged as a clear leader and innovator in the field of combat and operational medical training. The appointment of Gregory C Risk, M.D., to the Board of Directors and as Director of Tactical and Combat Medicine Programs, demonstrates T1G's forward leaning initiatives to provide leading-edge medical training to its clientele.Crawfordsville, Arkansas (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 "Combat medicine has been a primary focal point of T1G's core mission and purpose since day one. Dr. ...

Obama's 'red line' may be giving Assad an opening

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:54 PM PST

FSA fighters pray after an attack on a Military Academy in Tal Sheer village, north of Aleppo province, Syria, Thursday, Dec 13, 2012. (AP Photo / Manu Brabo)President Barack Obama's chemical weapons position on Syria may have given Bashar Assad an unintended opening: The embattled Syrian leader appears willing to use other deadly tactics, including Scud missiles, without fear of U.S. retaliation.

Lockheed well-placed amid global insecurities, CEO says

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:08 PM PST

CEO of Lockheed Martin Robert J. Stevens speaks at a business roundtable discussion in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's launch this week of a long-range rocket may have sparked an outcry across much of the globe but the anxieties it has provoked could mean more business for Lockheed Martin Corp, the world's largest arms maker. Lockheed, the Pentagon's No. 1 supplier by sales, makes a wider range of missile shields that have been successfully tested than "anybody else on this planet," Robert Stevens, the company's chief executive, told Reuters on Thursday. ...

First Person: After Iraq, A Bowles Family Christmas

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST

First Person: After Iraq, A Bowles Family ChristmasEvery photo has a story, and during the holidays, Yahoo! News asked readers to share one photo, and the story behind it, that holds meaning for them. Here's one.

Iraq: Baghdad, Kurds agree to ease tensions

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 12:59 PM PST

Iraq's central government and Kurdish leaders have reached a deal aimed at easing a military standoff that began last month, the country's president announced Thursday.

Meet Chuck Hagel, Your 'Likely' New Secretary of Defense

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:13 AM PST

Meet Chuck Hagel, Your 'Likely' New Secretary of DefenseFormer Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel is "likely" to be named the next Secretary of Defense by President Obama, Bloomberg is now reporting. Hagel visited the White House to discuss the position December 4, and has passed the vetting process, according to the news site.

2 bombings kill 6 in Iraq

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST

Iraqi officials say two bombings have killed six people and wounded eight others in the center of the country on Thursday.

US Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Wins Jeweler’s “Perfect Proposal” Contest Sponsored by Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 10:18 AM PST

On the night of December 7th, 2012 at approximately 6:15 pm, the winner of Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers' 2012 Perfect Proposal contest was revealed to the public alongside the newly elected Mayor of San Diego, Bob Filner. Paul McQuigg is a Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps who was severely injured during combat operations in Iraq six years ago.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 Paul McQuigg is a Gunnery Sergeant in the US Marine Corps who was severely injured during combat operations in Iraq six years ago. ...

Vanquish Awarded Installation Mobilization/Demobilization Contract to Support the US Army Garrison Hawaii

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

Vanquish will work with the Expeditionary Contracting Command, Oahu, Hawaii to support the mobilization and demobilization for Army Reservist and Army National Guard units, which deploy and redeploy within the Pacific Region.Knoxville, Tennessee (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 Vanquish Worldwide, LLC an international company providing worldwide support services to the US Government and the commercial market sector, has been awarded a $1.9 million prime contract the US Army Garrison in Hawaii. ...

Axelrod: Hillary Clinton 'First Among Equals' for 2016 Nomination

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:39 AM PST

David Axelrod thinks Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the Democratic Party's presidential front-runner in 2016, and that isn't news. What does grab attention is the extent to which President Obama's political guru on Thursday made it clear that Clinton would be nearly unbeatable in a Democratic primary.

Why Susan Rice dropped her bid to become secretary of state

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:08 AM PST

Susan Rice on trying to become secretary of state: "I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive, and costly."One of the president's closest advisors backs down in the face of what many have described as a GOP witch huntOn Thursday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, formally withdrew her name from consideration to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, caving in to unremitting Republican criticism over her response to the September terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. ...

Fiscal Cliff Air Wars

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:01 AM PST

The presidential election ended last month, but the partisan air wars continue with competing fiscal cliff ads from the conservative Crossroads GPS and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Most of what is in the ads falls into the realm of opinion, but we found a couple points to quibble with … More

OPEC not concerned about US pickup in oil output

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 07:16 AM PST

CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO CONFORM TO AP STYLE - Secretary General of OPEC Abdullah Al-Badry of Libya adjusts his glasses during a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 . (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)OPEC does not see increased U.S. oil output as a threat to its interests but is skeptical about current forecasts on the boom of American shale oil production, a senior official of the 12-nation cartel said Thursday.

Global Counter IED Market Studied & Forecast by SDI in New In-Demand Report Now Available at MarketPublishers.com

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 06:22 AM PST

New research report "The Global Counter IED Market 2012-2022" developed by Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI) has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. According to the study, the global counter IED market is predicted to decrease at a CARG of nearly -6% in 2012-2022 to be valued at close to USD 3.6 billion in late 2021.London, UK (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 The global counter IED market is predicted to decrease at a CARG of nearly -6% in 2012-2022 to be valued at close to USD 3.6 billion in late 2021. ...

SocGen sells Egypt arm to QNB for $2 bln

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 10:32 PM PST

The logo of Societe Generale bank is pictured during a news conference to present the bank's 2011 annual results in La Defense near ParisPARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) - Societe Generale will sell its majority stake in Egypt's National Societe Generale Bank to Qatar National Bank for $2 billion, as part of the French bank's bid to meet new capital requirements. The sale, which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2013, promises a net gain of around 350 million euros and will lift SocGen's core Tier 1 capital ratio by close to 0.3 percentage points by the end of next year under Basel III banking rules, the bank said. ...

For newly recognized Syrian rebel coalition, a first dispute with US

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:23 PM PST

A group of more than 100 countries and organizations including the United States recognized a new rebel coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people at a "Friends of Syria" meeting in Morocco Wednesday.

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