2013年8月8日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Soldiers recall bloody mayhem of 2009 Fort Hood massacre

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:43 PM PDT

Courtroom sketch of Major Nidal Malik Hasan on the opening day of his trial in Fort HoodBy Karen Brooks and Lisa Maria Garza FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - One after another, U.S. Army soldiers described panic and chaos, smelling smoke and blood and feces, feeling the sharp pain of bullets tearing through their backs, legs, shoulders and arms. A pregnant woman cried out "my baby! my baby!" before being shot dead. They were not in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan, but on the Fort Hood military base in Texas on November 5, 2009, when one of their own, Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan, opened fire on anyone in uniform, witnesses testified at Hasan's court-martial on Thursday. ...

Senate control hinges on fate of Southern Dems

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 02:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans are counting on some Southern comfort to lift them into the Senate majority next year. The fate of Democratic incumbents in GOP-trending Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina; the ability of the 71-year-old GOP leader to hold his Kentucky seat and the eventual outcome in a divisive Georgia primary will help decide whether Republicans gain the six seats necessary to grab control for the final two years of the Obama presidency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are counting on some Southern comfort to win Senate control next year.

Manning's WikiLeaks breach helped al Qaeda recruit: witness

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:35 PM PDT

U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs the courthouse at Fort Meade, MarylandBy Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. soldier Bradley Manning's release of secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history helped Al Qaeda's recruiting efforts, an expert on radical Islam testified on Thursday. The militant group used Manning's releases to claim that "the United States does not value human life," particularly among Muslims, said Navy Commander Youssef Aboul-Enein, an adviser to the Pentagon's Joint Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism. ...

Muslims celebrate Ramadan end, strife casts shadow

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 01:12 PM PDT

A Palestinian woman enjoys on a swing during the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. The three-day holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. One of the most important holidays in the Muslim world, Eid al-Fitr, is marked with prayers, family reunions and other festivities. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)CAIRO (AP) — Millions of Muslims paid respects at ancestral graves, shared festive family meals and visited beaches and amusement parks Thursday to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, but violence and political tension overshadowed holiday joy in hotspots like Egypt, Yemen and Afghanistan.

VA: More staff discipline expected at Atlanta VA

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 07:10 AM PDT

Three employees at the troubled Atlanta VA Medical Center have been reprimanded, two others have retired and more administrative actions are pending after patient care at the hospital was criticized in ...

Iraqis seek places to 'breathe' amid deadliest summer in years

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:41 AM PDT

In Baghdad's dust, destruction, and 120-degree heat, the city's biggest new shopping mall is a gleaming oasis of chilled air and pent-up dreams.

The Most Terrifying Terrorist

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:28 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo released by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, purports to show Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. Al-Asiri is the chief bombmaker for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, responsible for building the underwear bomb used to try to bring down a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas 2009 and the printer-cartridge bombs intercepted in U.S.-bound cargo planes a year later. U.S. intelligence officials say he has resurfaced recently in Yemen, after months in hiding following the death by drone strike of American-born firebrand AQAP cleric Anwar al-Awlaki last fall. (AP Photo/Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO SALESHis name is Ibrahim al-Asiri, he works for Al Qaeda, and he makes bombs for a living. Daniel Klaidman on the jihadi who keeps Obama up at night.

Attack on policemen's home kills 13 in Iraq

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 06:26 AM PDT

Iraqi Sunni Muslims exchange greetings after Eid prayers outside Abu Hanifa mosque at the first day of Eid al-Fitr prayers in the Azamiyah area of north Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Millions of Muslims began celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday with morning prayers followed by savory high-calorie feasts to mark the holiday, amid concerns over violence. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — An attack on a policeman's home in central Iraq killed 13 people, including the policeman and his entire family, officials said on Thursday.

Va. man who lost hand in Army wins suit vs. FBI

Posted: 08 Aug 2013 05:20 AM PDT

A Virginia man who lost his left hand in an Army training accident won a lawsuit Wednesday against the FBI claiming he was denied a fair chance to become a special agent. Justin Slaby, 30, of Stafford, ...

Soccer-Socceroos to get World Cup taster in Brazil friendly

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 06:07 PM PDT

SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Australia will get an early taste of the conditions in store at next year's World Cup finals when they take on hosts Brazil in an international friendly in Brasilia next month, Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Thursday. The Socceroos qualified for the World Cup finals for the third successive tournament with a 1-0 win over Iraq in June and coach Holger Osieck said the Sept. 7 match against the Selecao would be "a valuable learning experience". ...

What's Russia's Game?

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT

Casually, and in the unlikeliest of places--a comedy show--President Obama gave voice this week to what many Russia experts have been saying for some time: Moscow never fully left the Cold War behind.

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