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• MLB remembers Sept. 11 with on-field tributes
• SYRIAL LOSERS
• NASA enlists ex-Air Force drones for tropical storm research
• Obama's Syria address attracts 32 million U.S. viewers
• Iranian exiles leave disputed Camp Ashraf in Iraq
• Syria gas attack sparks memories in Iraq's Halabja
• 9/11 Commission leaders push for changes in US terrorism fight
• US and Russia embark on diplomatic track for Syria
• Somber ceremonies mark 12th anniversary of September 11 attacks
• War-weary US marks 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
• Disarming Syria Will Be Long, Difficult, Experts Say
• In Syria air strike debate, jihadists remain silent
• Iraqi officials: Iranian exiles leave Camp Ashraf
• Iraq mosque suicide bomb, attacks kill 39
• BP signs deal on controversial north Iraq oilfield
• Bombings at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad kill at least 33
• Iraq officials say blasts at Shiite mosque kill 35
• Obama buys time, makes his Syria pitch
• Diplomatic success may strengthen Assad
• 11 dead in regime air strike on Syria field hospital: NGO
• Iraq officials say bomb at Shiite mosque kills 18
• Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence
• Iraq's cold war leaves country on edge
• Iraq officials say bomb at Shiite mosque kills 15
• Obama conditionally backs offer on Syria
• How to secure Syria's chemical weapons
• Syria's chemical weapons; decades to build, years to destroy
• Woman killed at Iraq Kurdish opposition rally
• Obama's delay on Syria disappoints US Mideast partners
• Syria speech: What we learned about Obama
• Americans respond to Obama pitch for Syria strike
• Western oilmen in Iraq brace for Syria backlash
• Could Russia oppose enforcement of its own proposal on Syria?
• Obama’s message on Syria: Look the other way or accept moral duty?
• Destroying Syria's Chemical Arms Would Be Complex Undertaking
• Hillary Clinton Just Won't Go Away
• How to Sell a Syrian Intervention to a Skeptical Public
• Why Are Companies Reluctant to Hire Military Veterans?
• Americans Reject World Police Role, Fear Being Drawn Into War
• Remembering 9/11: How safe are we today?

MLB remembers Sept. 11 with on-field tributes Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:24 PM PDT Texas Rangers third base coach Gary Pettis still has vivid memories of that day 12 years ago, when two hijacked jets were flown into the World Trade Center towers.

SYRIAL LOSERS Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT Americans unsure what to think about President Obama's plans for Syria should remember that all military action undertaken by Democrats for the last half-century has led to utter disaster. (With the possible exception of the Village People's "Y.M.C.A." video, which I say still holds up.)Democrats are gung-ho about deploying the U.S. military provided only that it will harm the national security interests of the United States, but vehemently oppose interventions that serve American interests. ...

NASA enlists ex-Air Force drones for tropical storm research Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:22 PM PDT By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is using of a pair of decommissioned military drones to study how tropical storms develop over the Atlantic Ocean. The campaign, known as the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3, began last year with one Global Hawk unmanned aircraft outfitted with instruments to probe the environment around a developing storm. With two planes available for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, scientists are focusing on the interior of storms as well. ...

Obama's Syria address attracts 32 million U.S. viewers Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:26 PM PDT (Reuters) - More than 32 million U.S. television viewers watched President Barack Obama outline his policy toward Syria in a speech aired live on 13 broadcast and cable networks, according to Nielsen ratings data on Wednesday. The Tuesday night address attracted a smaller audience than the 56 million who tuned in to see the president announce the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011. It pulled in more viewers than Obama's March 2011 speech on U.S. military involvement in Libya, which drew 25.6 million viewers, and his August 2010 speech declaring the end of the U.S. ...

Iranian exiles leave disputed Camp Ashraf in Iraq Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT KHALIS, Iraq (AP) — The remaining 42 residents of an Iranian dissident camp that was the scene of a disputed outbreak of violence last week left the compound Wednesday to join their comrades at another camp near Baghdad airport, according to Iraqi officials and representatives for the exiles.

Syria gas attack sparks memories in Iraq's Halabja Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT Mired in a years-long war, a strongman uses chemical weapons against his own people -- the story is one the people of Halabja know all too well.

9/11 Commission leaders push for changes in US terrorism fight Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT Two of the top officials on the 9/11 Commission are calling for a review of current US counterterrorism policy 12 years after the attacks on the Pentagon and Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

US and Russia embark on diplomatic track for Syria Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:09 PM PDT Syria's chemical arsenal was at the center of a ramped up diplomatic effort Wednesday as Washington put its threat of military strikes aside and engaged with Russia's disarmament plan.

Somber ceremonies mark 12th anniversary of September 11 attacks Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:58 PM PDT By Victoria Cavaliere and Mark Felsenthal NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bagpipes, tolling bells and a reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001. More than a thousand people gathered Wednesday on a hot and hazy morning at the National September 11 Memorial plaza in Manhattan, for the annual reading of victims' names from both the 1993 and 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. ...

War-weary US marks 12th anniversary of 9/11 attacks Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT War-weary Americans on Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, with President Barack Obama -- for now holding fire on Syria -- saying force alone cannot "build the world we seek."

Disarming Syria Will Be Long, Difficult, Experts Say Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:38 PM PDT Destroying Chemical Weapons in Syria Could Take Years

In Syria air strike debate, jihadists remain silent Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT As the US has fought a media battle with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers over the prospect of military strikes, one group has remained noticeably silent: jihadists.

Iraqi officials: Iranian exiles leave Camp Ashraf Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:33 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say the remaining 42 residents of an Iranian dissident camp that was the scene of a disputed outbreak of violence last week have left the compound to join their comrades at a camp near Baghdad airport.

Iraq mosque suicide bomb, attacks kill 39 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:08 PM PDT A suicide bombing against a Shiite mosque as worshippers streamed out was the bloodiest of attacks across Iraq that left at least 39 people dead on Wednesday, officials said.

BP signs deal on controversial north Iraq oilfield Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT British energy giant BP has signed a deal with Baghdad on an oilfield at the heart of a dispute between the central government and Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq, officials said Wednesday.

Bombings at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad kill at least 33 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:48 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A co-ordinated car and suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi capital killed at least 33 people on Wednesday evening, police and medical sources said. Worshippers were leaving the mosque after evening prayers when the car bomb exploded, and as onlookers rushed to help the wounded, a suicide bomber blew himself up in their midst. Policemen saw a second man fumbling to detonate an explosive belt and managed to stop him, but an angry mob overcame them and stabbed the would-be-suicide bomber him to death. ...

Iraq officials say blasts at Shiite mosque kill 35 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:29 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide attacker staged a double bombing near a Shiite mosque in northern Baghdad as worshippers were leaving after evening prayers on Wednesday, killing at least 35 in the latest deadly episode of violence to rock the country, according to Iraqi authorities.

Obama buys time, makes his Syria pitch Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:23 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — On this night, President Barack Obama looked like a man who had escaped imminent defeat.

Diplomatic success may strengthen Assad Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:15 AM PDT By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Washington and Moscow are taking applause for a possible diplomatic bargain to have Syria hand over its chemical arsenal. U.S. President Barack Obama has put off a congressional vote on attacking Syria that he was likely to lose; Russia, having presented the idea, can now present itself as peacemaker after two years of Western criticism that it is shielding a tyrant. Yet the ultimate victor could be President Bashar al-Assad. ...

11 dead in regime air strike on Syria field hospital: NGO Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:48 AM PDT A Syrian regime air strike on a field hospital in the northern province of Aleppo killed at least 11 people on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Iraq officials say bomb at Shiite mosque kills 18 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb struck near a Shiite mosque in northern Baghdad as worshippers were leaving after prayers on Wednesday, killing at least 18 in the latest deadly attack to strike the country, according to Iraqi authorities.

Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:28 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities are resorting to desperate measures to quell rising violence, ordering huge numbers of cars off the roads, bulldozing soccer fields and even building a medieval-style moat around one city in an effort to keep car bombs out.

Iraq's cold war leaves country on edge Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:04 AM PDT During Iraq's provincial election, Shiite politician and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr allied with Sunni political blocs to successfully challenge Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ruling party – a brief glimmer of hope that Iraq was edging toward reconciliation.

Iraq officials say bomb at Shiite mosque kills 15 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:37 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a car bomb has exploded near a Shiite mosque in northern Baghdad, killing at least 15 in the latest deadly attack to strike the country.

Obama conditionally backs offer on Syria Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts to avert retaliatory U.S. missile strikes shift from Washington to the United Nations.

How to secure Syria's chemical weapons Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:43 AM PDT The blatant use of chemical weapons by Syrian government forces requires a strong international response. A limited military strike as laid out by President Obama in his speech to the nation last night remains an important option of last resort. Another even more effective option is for the international community to secure and destroy Syria's sizeable cache of these weapons, a possibility that suddenly surfaced this week when it was strongly pushed by Russia. This, too, is doable – though very difficult.

Syria's chemical weapons; decades to build, years to destroy Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:18 AM PDT By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - If Saddam Hussein's Iraq is anything to go by, destroying Syria's massive chemical weapons arsenal will mean checking dozens of far-flung sites in a war zone while the government employs delaying tactics to hide the banned munitions, an expert involved in past U.N. disarmament missions said. ...

Woman killed at Iraq Kurdish opposition rally Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT A woman was gunned down at a rally for Iraqi Kurdistan's main opposition party in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah, sources said Wednesday, 10 days ahead of regional parliamentary elections.

Obama's delay on Syria disappoints US Mideast partners Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:57 AM PDT US President Obama's decision yesterday to postpone a US strike on Syria almost certainly elicited a sigh of relief from the Assad regime, which for all its recent bluster would apparently prefer ceding control of its chemical weapons than face a US bombing campaign.

Syria speech: What we learned about Obama Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:04 AM PDT President Obama's primetime speech on Syria Tuesday night seemed almost anti-climactic after all the buildup  – six network TV interviews the night before, the flurry of speeches and interviews by top advisers, the sudden opening Monday of a diplomatic path for dealing with Syria's chemical arsenal.

Americans respond to Obama pitch for Syria strike Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:41 AM PDT As President Barack Obama made the case Tuesday night for possible U.S. military intervention in Syria, he addressed a public hardened by the lessons of past wars, murky on the details of the current crisis and fearful of what another conflict abroad would mean for America.

Western oilmen in Iraq brace for Syria backlash Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT By Isabel Coles and Peg Mackey ARBIL, Iraq/LONDON (Reuters) - Sheltering in a bomb-proof safe room in a heavily-fortified office in Baghdad is the new reality for a senior Western oil executive who runs one of Iraq's oilfield mega-projects. Intensifying violence and car bombs have already forced him to restrict his movements and now, security experts say, he is under even closer watch from Shi'ite militias that may hit out at Western targets if Washington attacks neighboring Syria. "Every time there's a car bomb, we go into lock down mode," he said. ...

Could Russia oppose enforcement of its own proposal on Syria? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:15 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Obama’s message on Syria: Look the other way or accept moral duty? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:13 AM PDT In many ways, Obama redeemed himself Tuesday night with a powerful invocation of American exceptionalism.

Destroying Syria's Chemical Arms Would Be Complex Undertaking Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:02 AM PDT Were Syria to agree give up its sizable nuclear arsenal, destroying the weapons and verifying that no trace materials or munitions remain would be a highly complicated and dangerous undertaking that likely would take years to finish, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton Just Won't Go Away Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:23 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA – One of Hillary Clinton's biggest challenges as she weighs another presidential bid: time.

How to Sell a Syrian Intervention to a Skeptical Public Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:02 AM PDT President Obama faced a nearly impossible mission Tuesday night: convincing the American public of the merit of something that even his White House isn't totally sure about.For the most part, the speech was a summary of the tangled, rapidly changing events that led to this moment. ...

Why Are Companies Reluctant to Hire Military Veterans? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 04:30 AM PDT The U.S. military is the most trusted institution in America, according to Gallup surveys. Honoring service members is a no-brainer for businesses looking to please consumers. Even people who oppose current military engagements want to support the troops. Yet despite all this goodwill, many recent veterans find it hard to transition into the civilian labor force. In 2012, nearly 10 percent of veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan were unemployed, compared with 7.9 percent of the general population, according to federal statistics.

Americans Reject World Police Role, Fear Being Drawn Into War Posted: 11 Sep 2013 03:14 AM PDT Americans are far more worried that military strikes against Syria will drag the nation further into that country's civil war than the possibility that staying away will embolden despots in other nations to deploy weapons of mass destruction.

Remembering 9/11: How safe are we today? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:25 AM PDT As we mark the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, and honor the memory of the nearly 3,000 people who died that day, I think of the debate we've had this year on our security, and just how much privacy we have given up over the years to be (or at least feel) safer.

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