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• Ex-Army translator gets 25 years in Taliban weapons sting
• US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones
• UN resumes Syria chemical hunt as Ban presses majors
• Syria rebels break ranks in challenge for foreign backers
• Al Qaeda, Kurdish militia clash on Syrian border with Turkey
• Ban presses major powers on Syria crisis
• War means profit for gun seller in Syria's Aleppo
• Syrian rebel groups break with exiled opposition
• At least 33 killed in violence across Iraq
• Medal of Honor Recipients Reflect, Remember During Historic Four-Day Convention
• Syrian rebels urge boycott of any conference involving Iran
• Doubts rise about Syria's chemical weapons disclosure
• Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership
• How ambitious the world?
• Iran's Rouhani caught between eager world at UN, worried hardliners at home
• Alexander Appeals for Cybersecurity Legislation
• Syrian rebel groups slam Western-backed opposition
• Militants kill 10 in attack on government offices in north Iraq
• Iraq army says bombings, clashes kill 9 in north
• Reading Between the Rhetorical Lines in Obama’s U.N. Speech
• Rebel groups slam Western-backed opposition
• Easter Seals Releases "Welcome Home" Video Supporting the Return of Veterans with Hollywood's Help
• Brent climbs above $109; Iran, Fed policy in focus
• Fighting in Syria between moderate rebels, al Qaeda intensifies: U.S
• Iraq violence kills 27

Ex-Army translator gets 25 years in Taliban weapons sting Posted: 25 Sep 2013 04:45 PM PDT By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former translator for the U.S. Army in Iraq to 25 years in prison for trying to sell anti-aircraft missiles and other military weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Alwar Pouryan, a U.S. citizen of Iranian Kurdish descent, was one of seven men indicted in 2011 following an undercover investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration into drug trafficking in West Africa. ...

US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:30 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - The US Air Force has test flown an F-16 fighter jet without a pilot on board for the first time, in the latest sign of the military's increasing reliance on drones.

UN resumes Syria chemical hunt as Ban presses majors Posted: 25 Sep 2013 02:28 PM PDT Damascus (AFP) - Weapons inspectors returned to Syria on Wednesday to hunt for evidence of poison gas attacks, as UN leader Ban Ki-moon pressed world powers to overcome their divisions on the conflict.

Syria rebels break ranks in challenge for foreign backers Posted: 25 Sep 2013 02:23 PM PDT Beirut (AFP) - A decision by key Syrian rebel groups to break with the Western-backed National Coalition further splinters the opposition and poses a key challenge for its international supporters, analysts say.

Al Qaeda, Kurdish militia clash on Syrian border with Turkey Posted: 25 Sep 2013 02:07 PM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Seven al Qaeda-affiliated rebels were killed in a battle with a Syrian Kurdish militia on Wednesday, as violence between Syria's Arabs and Kurds increased, opposition activists said. The fighting in Atma, a town on the Turkish border which is a main escape route for refugees fleeing the civil war, shows how the region has become a battleground for a myriad of armed groups in a scramble to grab territory, opposition sources said. ...

Ban presses major powers on Syria crisis Posted: 25 Sep 2013 01:59 PM PDT New York City (AFP) - UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday pressed the major powers to overcome differences on the Syria war amid difficult talks on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria's chemical arms.

War means profit for gun seller in Syria's Aleppo Posted: 25 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT Aleppo (Syria) (AFP) - While most Syrians get poorer with every day of war, Aleppo's main gun seller Abu Mohammad is doing just fine by selling firearms, including rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and even swords.

Syrian rebel groups break with exiled opposition Posted: 25 Sep 2013 01:35 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Nearly a dozen of Syria's powerful rebel factions, including one linked to al-Qaida, formally broke with the main opposition group in exile Wednesday and called for Islamic law in the country, dealing a severe blow to the Western-backed coalition.

At least 33 killed in violence across Iraq Posted: 25 Sep 2013 11:48 AM PDT KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 33 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Wednesday that included a coordinated assault against local government and police buildings in the north of the country, police and medical sources said. Militant groups including the Sunni Islamist al Qaeda have been regaining momentum in their insurgency against Iraq's Shi'ite-led government this year, reviving the specter of the sectarian carnage of 2006-07. ...

Medal of Honor Recipients Reflect, Remember During Historic Four-Day Convention Posted: 25 Sep 2013 11:30 AM PDT Recipients Convened in Gettysburg on the 150th Anniversary of the Medal of HonorGETTYSBURG, Pa., Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society's annual convention wrapped up Sunday, Sept. 22 after nearly 50 Medal of Honor recipients spent four days reuniting.  Recipients of the United States' highest medal for valor traveled from across the country to share their unique bond of heroism, sacrifice and patriotism; pay tribute to those who have gone before them; and welcome new recipients from recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. ...

Syrian rebels urge boycott of any conference involving Iran Posted: 25 Sep 2013 11:11 AM PDT Paris (AFP) - More than 100 senior officers of the Free Syrian Army have signed a petition urging a boycott of any peace conference on their country if Iran is involved, an opposition general said Wednesday.

Doubts rise about Syria's chemical weapons disclosure Posted: 25 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT A flurry of accusations that Syria has transferred some of its chemical weapons to Lebanon and Iraq is casting suspicion over Damascus' compliance with a deal brokered by the United States and Russia to hand over its chemical arsenal.

Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership Posted: 25 Sep 2013 08:24 AM PDT By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrian rebels have broken with the Western-backed coalition and called for a new Islamist front, undermining international efforts to build up a pro-Western military force to replace President Bashar al-Assad. Ever more divided on a battlefield where Assad's better armed troops have been gaining ground, allies of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) were among 13 disparate rebel factions to disown the exile leadership and build an Islamic alliance that includes the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, commanders said on Tuesday. ...

How ambitious the world? Posted: 25 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT By John Podesta For more than a decade, the very idea of multilateralism often seemed to be on life support — damaged by the Iraq invasion and its messy aftermath, buffeted by the global economic crisis and bruised by the difficulty of coming to agreement on critical trade and climate issues in Doha and Rio, respectively. Now, the world's attention is riveted on whether the United States and Russia's agreement to avert the immediate crisis triggered by the use of chemical weapons in Syria can be effectively overseen by the United Nations Security Council. ...

Iran's Rouhani caught between eager world at UN, worried hardliners at home Posted: 25 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT Is Iran still a revolutionary state, bent on "resistance" against US and Israeli "hegemons" and "militarism?" Or is it a peace-loving Islamic Republic preaching tolerance and moderation, ready to bury decades of anti-US mistrust and make a deal on its nuclear program?Both are true, judging by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's high-profile speech to the United Nations yesterday – his first step onto the world stage since winning June elections with the slogan "hope and prudence. ...

Alexander Appeals for Cybersecurity Legislation Posted: 25 Sep 2013 08:02 AM PDT The head of U.S. Cyber Command on Wednesday argued cyberattacks on U.S. networks will increase if Congress does not pass cybersecurity legislation that would compel critical-infrastructure providers -- including nuclear-power plants -- to share more information with the government when they are hacked, the Washington Post reported.

Syrian rebel groups slam Western-backed opposition Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:59 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — More than a dozen key Syrian rebel groups said Wednesday that they reject the authority of the Western-backed opposition coalition, as U.N. inspectors returned to the country to continue their probe into chemical weapons attacks.

Militants kill 10 in attack on government offices in north Iraq Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:42 AM PDT KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants launched a coordinated assault against local government and police buildings in northern Iraq on Wednesday, with suicide car bombs and mortar attacks killing at least 10 people, police and medical sources said. The attacks, which military officials said looked like the work of al Qaeda, began when two suicide car bombs were detonated outside the local council building and police headquarters in the town of Hawija. Militants then fired mortar rounds before engaging the army in gunfire, killing three soldiers, military sources said. ...

Iraq army says bombings, clashes kill 9 in north Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:13 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Attackers in Iraq set off three car bombs and engaged security forces in the country's north on Wednesday, killing nine people in the latest episode of deadly violence to hit the country, officials said.

Reading Between the Rhetorical Lines in Obama’s U.N. Speech Posted: 25 Sep 2013 05:43 AM PDT As extraordinary as it sounds, President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly about America's role in the world while heads of state knew that the leader of the globe's most powerful military and economy might soon preside over a shuttered government teetering on the edge of default.

Rebel groups slam Western-backed opposition Posted: 25 Sep 2013 04:13 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Several Syrian rebel groups, including a powerful al-Qaida-linked faction, said Wednesday they reject the authority of the Western-backed opposition coalition, as U.N. inspectors returned to the country to continue their probe into chemical weapons attacks.

Easter Seals Releases "Welcome Home" Video Supporting the Return of Veterans with Hollywood's Help Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:00 AM PDT Emmy nominees applaud Easter Seals' services to military families and deliver a message of their ownCHICAGO, Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Easter Seals, a disability services organization, releases an inspiring video featuring this year's Emmy-nominated actors who express their gratitude for the volunteer service and sacrifice of our returning veterans.   (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110401/MM76153LOGO)This past May, Easter Seals was the featured charity at Variety's Emmy Studio, a gathering of this year's Emmy nominees. ...

Brent climbs above $109; Iran, Fed policy in focus Posted: 25 Sep 2013 12:47 AM PDT By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude oil futures climbed above $109 a barrel on Wednesday as investors remained sceptical whether relations between the United States and Iran would thaw amid new talks over the OPEC nation's nuclear program. The West's standoff with Iran over its nuclear ambitions has helped support oil prices for nearly a decade. Years of sanctions have cut Iranian oil exports by more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) to less than half their pre-2012 levels. Uncertainty about the U.S. ...

Fighting in Syria between moderate rebels, al Qaeda intensifies: U.S Posted: 24 Sep 2013 07:02 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged in their fiercest fighting to date with al Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syria's northern and eastern borders, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. "There is a real firefight," the official said of battles between al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Free Syrian Army led by Salim Idriss, a more moderate group of rebels trying to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The official said the Free Syrian Army, which receives non-lethal U.S. ...

Iraq violence kills 27 Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:59 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AFP) - Violence in Iraq killed 27 people on Tuesday as the United Nations warned that an upsurge in sectarian attacks threatens to displace more civilians from their homes.

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