2013年2月28日星期四

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GI pleads guilty in WikiLeaks case, faces 20 years

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:35 PM PST

FILE - In this June 25, 2012 file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. The Army private charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history says he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military's "bloodlust" and disregard for human life in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Bradley Manning pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:11 PM PST

Army Private First Class Manning is escorted in handcuffs as he leaves the courthouse in Fort MeadeFORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy. Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, entered the pleas prior to his court martial, which is set to begin on June 3, in a case that centers on the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history. Military judge Colonel Denise Lind accepted the guilty pleas late in the afternoon. ...


Caro wins National Book Critics Circle bio prize

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:34 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Author Robert Caro is again the critics' choice.

GI admits leaks, accuses military of 'bloodlust'

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 02:44 PM PST

FILE - In this June 25, 2012 file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md. The Army private charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history says he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A U.S. Army judge has accepted an offer by a private to plead guilty to violating military regulations in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history.


TWO IMPORTANT JOBS ARE FILLED BY TWO GOOD MEN

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 02:02 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- I ask to be forgiven this once for being so lightheaded as to think we may be entering a new age. A better age. A workable age! I actually do think it is a more hopeful age.My reasoning is owing to the fact that two fine men -- two different kind of men from most of those who have led us for the last two decades -- assumed their jobs this month. It just happens that they are arguably the most important jobs we have in the nation outside of the presidency.I liked the way they both behaved as they entered their important offices with new confidence. ...

Restaurant boat sinks in Baghdad; 8 reported dead

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:54 PM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A crowded floating restaurant loaded with dozens of guests sank in the Tigris River in central Baghdad late Thursday, leaving at least eight people dead and several others missing, according to officials.

The Politics of Weed: Congress Will Be Voting on Toking

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:53 PM PST

A motorcycle accident when he was 19 left New Englander Scott Murphy with a steel rod attached to his femur and four metal plates in his hip. It wasn't enough to keep him out of the Army, but it did hasten his discharge.

Pa. judge clears officer of assault; wife's a cop

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:43 PM PST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge who acquitted a police lieutenant of assaulting a woman in a high-profile, videotaped arrest is himself married to a city officer, a development that has prompted outrage in the victim's Latino community.

Will limited US aid to Syria rebels hasten the end of war, or prolong it?

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:29 PM PST

Henry Kissinger allegedly said of the Iran-Iraq war that raged so bloodily in the 1980s that "it's too bad they both can't lose."

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf buried at West Point

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:15 PM PST

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, the no-nonsense Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, soaking up its values: "Duty, Honor, Country."

Bradley Manning pleads guilty to some WikiLeaks charges

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:09 PM PST

The case of the young US Army private tied to the largest leak of government secrets in US history took a major turn Thursday when Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of 22 charges against him – specifically acknowledging in a lengthy statement that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, the whistleblower website founded by controversial Internet activist Julian Assange.

Colleges, theaters to create new Civil War plays

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2012 file photo U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey is seen at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy 150 years later. In Atlanta, Alliance Theatre and Emory will develop a new theatrical production of Trethewey's Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Native Guard," with a workshop planned for 2014. It recounts the story of a black Civil War regiment assigned to guard white Confederate soldiers on Ship Island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy.


Iranian exiles ask U.N., U.S. protection in Iraq after rocket hit

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:02 PM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - An Iranian exile leader called on Thursday for swift U.N. and U.S. action to prevent further attacks on Iranian dissidents in a transit camp in Iraq following a rocket strike in which at least five people were killed and many wounded. The dissident group Mujahadin-e-Khalq (MEK) calls for the overthrow of Iran's Shi'ite Muslim clerical leadership. The MEK fought alongside the forces of Iraq's late Sunni Muslim dictator Saddam Hussein in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. ...

Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf to be buried at West Point

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 11:13 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 1990 file photo, U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, answers questions during an interview in Riyadh. A memorial service for the Desert Storm commander famously nicknamed WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has ushered his late friend Norman Schwarzkopf back to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.


Soldier: Leaks meant to enlighten on US policy

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:39 AM PST

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history said Thursday that he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy and that he didn't think it would harm the United States.

Bombs kill at least 22 in Iraqi capital

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 10:18 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts in Shi'ite neighborhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said, as Iraq's precarious sectarian balance comes under growing strain. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have been redoubling their efforts to undermine the Shi'ite-led government and spark deeper intercommunal fighting since the start of the year. ...

Bradley Manning Says He Tried Times and Washington Post Before Wikileaks

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:39 AM PST

According to reporters at today's military hearing at Fort Meade, after pleading guilty on 10 of 22 charges Bradley Manning indicated during his lengthy statement that he'd attempted to give the New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico the material he eventually gave to Wikileaks. Initial reports from the detailed and somber statement appear to show that some combination of weather, vague offers, and unreturned voicemails led Manning to try Julian Assange instead.

US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:38 AM PST

In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Army Sgt. Keawanyda Speaks, left, helps recruit Carolyne Chelulei, fill out documents while visiting the Army recruiting office in Spartanburg, S.C. Chelulei is a native of Kenya, plans to join the Army to train as a psychiatrists' assistant. Serving in the Army in a medical specialty allows the 23-year-old to get on a fast track to U.S. citizenship. ( AP Photo/Susanne M. Schafer)SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolyne Chelulei came to the United States from Kenya on a student visa for a college education, but now the Army is offering her the chance to stay for good as a citizen.


Series of explosions in Iraq kill 22

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:03 AM PST

A former prisoner hugs his mother after being released from a prison in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Some 165 prisoners were released from the Iraqi Interior Ministry custody on Thursday. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings struck Baghdad and towns south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 22 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Muslim Shiites — the latest evidence of rising sectarian discord in Iraq.


Manning offers pleas to judge in WikiLeaks case

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:36 AM PST

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history offered guilty pleas Thursday to 10 of 22 charges against him and a military judge said she would allow the soldier to read a statement explaining his actions.

Key military players in Syria's civil war

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:26 AM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus, Syria. Despite major defections and the loss of significant territory to rebels, the Syrian military remains a potent force against a poorly armed opposition. President Bashar Assad's inner circle has largely remained cohesive and united, avoiding high-level defections that sapped the strength of other regimes, such as Moammar Gadhafi's in Libya, during Arab Spring uprisings. (AP Photo/SANA, File)BEIRUT (AP) — A list of key military players in the Syrian civil war:


Series of explosions in Iraq kill 19

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 08:18 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of bombings struck Baghdad and a livestock market south of the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 19 and wounding dozens in areas that are home to mostly Muslim Shiites — the latest evidence of rising sectarian discord in Iraq.

Iraq car bomb strikes Baghdad eatery, killing 10

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 07:36 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb outside a restaurant in a primarily Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 10 and wounded 30.

The Rehabilitation of Chuck Hagel

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 07:27 AM PST

Having been ushered into his job as Defense secretary with the biggest dissenting Senate vote in U.S. history, Chuck Hagel appears to be already a politically damaged figure. And now, adding injury to insult, the first thing the new Defense secretary must do is go back to the Congress that roughed him up during his confirmation process and … beg some more. In order to minimize the effects of the imminent sequester, Hagel needs legislative authority to give him more discretion to move around money as the Defense Department is hit with $46 billion in cuts.

Kurdish rebel leader airs frustrations in Turkey peace process

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 07:06 AM PST

A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in ParisISTANBUL (Reuters) - From his island prison, Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has accused the fighters he commands of hampering his efforts to end a decades-old conflict and warned the Turkish government against any attempt to dictate terms. In the transcript of a weekend meeting between Ocalan and Kurdish politicians published in Milliyet daily and confirmed by a party to the talks, Ocalan offered a first public insight into his role and apparent frustrations in a frail peace process. ...


Italy vote arms critics of Berlin's austerity mantra

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 06:17 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Austerity opponents from Athens to Paris say Italy's election stalemate is proof that Europe's voters have had enough of the painful spending cuts that Germany and its northern allies prescribe for their less fortunate neighbors. While the outcome will not persuade Germany to abandon its demands for budgetary rigor altogether, it makes it more likely debt-laden euro zone states will receive some leniency from Berlin, paymaster of the European Union, as long as they show real efforts on reform. ...

Armored & Counter IED Vehicles Market Analyzed & Forecast by SDI in New Report Available at MarketPublishers.com

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 06:04 AM PST

New research report "The Global Armored and Counter IED Vehicles Market 2012-2022" elaborated by Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI) has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.London, UK (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 In 2011, the value of the worldwide market for armored and IED vehicles exceeded USD 25 billion. North America and Europe form the top two regional markets for armored and IED vehicles, accounting together for about 55% share of the overall market. ...

Physical Gold Shortage Possible in the Near Future, Reports Gold Price

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 05:32 AM PST

The financial crisis in the West has central banks buying up large amounts of gold to hedge against devaluing reserve currencies, a practice that could effect a shortage in the global gold supply, reports Gold Price.New York, NY (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 In response to the economic stimulus programs employed by the world's most powerful governments, central banks in many developing countries are transferring their holdings into gold, as the metal is considered a more tangible asset than reserve currencies that are being devalued in the ongoing currency war. ...

Car bomb, roadside blast kill 4 people in Iraq

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 04:49 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a car bomb at a livestock market southeast of Baghdad and a roadside bombing in the Iraqi capital have killed four people and wounded 16.

Hagel takes over the Pentagon

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:47 AM PST

Chuck Hagel was finally sworn in as defense secretary, bringing a bruising eight-week nomination battle to an end.

Obama Administration Expected to Directly Aid Syria's Rebels

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:40 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, right, as he arrives at Villa Madama in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Kerry will attend an international conference on Syria in Rome Thursday. The United States is looking for more tangible ways to support Syria's rebels and bolster a fledgling political movement that is struggling to deliver basic services after nearly two years of civil war, Kerry said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on Thursday with leaders of Syria's opposition council and other nations that have been supporting the opposition at the Friends of Syria meeting in Rome. The outcome of that meeting is expected to move the United States towards more...


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