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U.S. preacher who inspires Syrian rebels faces Internet monitoring

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:54 PM PDT

By Mark Hosenball and David Ashenfelter WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - A judge has ordered monitoring of computer and Internet use of a U.S. Islamic preacher regarded by some federal officials and a group that studies radicals as an inspirational figure for foreign fighters in Syria. The close supervision was ordered on Ahmad Musa Jebril, 43, after a court hearing last Thursday at which he was deemed to have violated conditions of his early release from a lengthy prison sentence imposed for fraud and jury tampering. In a written order he issued after the hearing in Detroit, Federal Judge Gerald Rosen did not link his decision to Jebril's online preaching. But federal officials familiar with the case told Reuters the judge's order would allow probation authorities to monitor Jebril's activities to make sure he is not trying to instigate Americans to travel to Syria to join other foreign fighters.

Audit: More than 57,000 await first VA appointment

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:31 PM PDT

This Monday, June 9, 2014 photo shows the VA Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas. The medical center ranks high on the list of the facilities with the longest average waits as of May 15, 2014 for new patients seeking primary care, specialist care and mental health care, according to audit results released Monday. (AP Photo/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 57,000 U.S. military veterans have been waiting 90 days or more for their first VA medical appointments, and an additional 64,000 appear to have fallen through the cracks, never getting appointments after enrolling, the government said Monday in a report newly demonstrating how deep and widespread the problem is.


Top Employers Drafted to Give Vets Jobs, With No Corporate Perks—Other Than Serving Our Country

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:02 PM PDT

Christina Watkins completed two deployments in Iraq before she returned to California to pursue a Master's degree. Upon graduating, with years of military and academic achievement behind her, Watkins couldn't even land a barista position at Starbucks. Luckily, veteran services like job skill workshops helped her translate her military experience into a civilian occupation. "I stand before you today, employed," Watkins said triumphantly at a press conference on the steps of City Hall in Los Angeles on Monday.

Insurgents in Iraq overrun Mosul provincial government headquarters

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 03:40 PM PDT

By Ziad al-Sinjary MOSUL Iraq (Reuters) - Insurgents overran the headquarters of the provincial government in Iraq's northern city of Mosul late on Monday, making further gains in a fourth day of fighting in the country's second-largest city. Governor Atheel Nujaifi was trapped inside the building but managed to escape while police held back an assault by hundreds of militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades, sniper rifles and heavy machine guns mounted on vehicles. The western side of Mosul is now in control of militants, who are advancing steadily southwards in the direction of a major army base where a military airport and top-security prison are located, three army officers told Reuters. Earlier on Monday, Nujaifi made a televised plea to the city's inhabitants to fight militants who have been regaining ground in Iraq and last Friday moved into Mosul.

7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 02:13 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 25, 2007 file photo shows an Iraqi traffic policeman inspects a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq. After years of delays, four former guards from the security firm Blackwater Worldwide are facing trial in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18 others in bloodshed that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe. Whether the shootings were self-defense or an unprovoked attack, the carnage of Sept. 16, 2007 was seen by critics of the George W. Bush administration as an illustration of a war gone horribly wrong. A trial in the nearly 7-year-old case is scheduled to begin with jury selection on Wednesday, barring last-minute legal developments. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of delays, four former guards from the security firm Blackwater Worldwide are facing trial in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18 others in bloodshed that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe.


Saudi Arabia jails 33 for up to 30 years on terrorism charges

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 01:26 PM PDT

A Saudi court sentenced 33 suspected Islamist militants on Monday to up to 30 years in prison, the official Saudi Press Agency said, eight years after their arrest on terrorism charges. Seventy-one people were arrested in Riyadh's al Nakheel district in 2006 on charges including forming a terrorist cell, possession of weapons and plotting prison escapes. While 33 defendants were sentenced on Monday, the SPA report had no information on the status of the other 38. In 2006, Saudi authorities crushed a three-year al Qaeda insurgency aimed at destabilizing the U.S. ally, the world's No. 1 oil exporter.

Clinton uses book tour to test waters for 2016 White House run

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 01:19 PM PDT

File photo of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the World Bank in WashingtonBy Steve Holland and Gabriel Debenedetti WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a high-profile book tour this week, Hillary Clinton is looking to define herself as a foreign policy pragmatist who is willing to chart a different course from that of President Barack Obama. The reception Clinton gets is likely to help her decide whether to launch a bid to be elected the first woman U.S. president. Polls show she is the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination should she run. Clinton says she will make up her mind about a presidential run after the November congressional elections, though many Democrats think she will run.


Bombs against Kurds, other attacks in Iraq kill 40

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 12:16 PM PDT

Iraqi civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bombing in the southeastern district of New Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 8, 2014. A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing and wounding people, in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — A double bombing tore through Kurdish political party offices in northern Iraq in the deadliest of a series of attacks nationwide that killed at least 40 people, officials said. It was the second such assault in as many days.


In Bergdahl, a projection of our views on America's long and inconclusive wars

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 12:04 PM PDT

Most of what been written and said about Bowe Bergdahl isn't really about Bowe Bergdahl. The anti-war Code Pink has finally found a soldier it loves – its press releases emphasize Bergdahl's alleged distaste for the war effort.

Journalists killed in 2013 remembered at Newseum

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 11:39 AM PDT

A wall of photographs of journalists killed while reporting the news lines a wall during the rededication of the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, Monday, June 9, 2014. The memorial, which recognizes journalists killed while covering the news, added 10 names of journalists who were killed in 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Newseum on Monday honored the 77 journalists who were killed around the world in 2013 by adding 10 names to its towering memorial.


IRAQ SHOOTING

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 11:25 AM PDT

Graphic shows sequence of events in 2007 Iraq Blackwater shooting incident; 2c x 6 inches; 96.3 mm x 152 mm;

Checkpoint blasts kill 28 in northern Iraq

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 10:11 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a Iraqi police checkpoint following two bomb attacks on June 9, 2014, in northern town of Tuz KhurmatuKirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an explosives-rigged truck at a police checkpoint in northern Iraq killed 28 people Monday, while seven people died in other attacks. Militants have launched major operations in five different provinces in recent days, killing scores of people and highlighting both their long reach and the weakness of Iraq's security forces. Iraq is suffering its worst violence in years, and with none of the myriad problems that contribute to the heightened unrest headed for quick resolutions, the bloodshed is likely to continue unabated. Local official Shallal Abdul Baban said the blasts at the police checkpoint in Tuz Khurmatu killed 28 people, wounded 148 and caused "great destruction".


Analysts fear attacks in Africa during World Cup

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 10:01 AM PDT

Analysts say that bars, restaurants and other venues in Africa that screen World Cup matches will be at risk of terrorist attack during the tournament that kicks off on Thursday in Brazil. Consultants ...

Bombs against Kurds, other attacks in Iraq kill 33

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 09:16 AM PDT

People clean up in the aftermath of a car bombing in the southeastern district of New Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 8, 2014. A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing and wounding scores of people, in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities said. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — A double bombing tore through Kurdish political party offices in northern Iraq in the deadliest of a series of attacks nationwide that killed at least 33 people, officials said. It was the second such assault in as many days.


Second tanker of Kurdish oil leaves Turkey despite Baghdad protest

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 08:21 AM PDT

By Orhan Coskun and David Sheppard ANKARA/LONDON (Reuters) - A second shipment of Iraqi Kurdish crude has sailed from the Turkish port of Ceyhan, industry and government sources said, increasing the stakes in a battle with Baghdad over control of oil sales from the autonomous region. The United Emblem suezmax tanker, carrying 1 million barrels of crude, sailed from the harbor on Turkey's Mediterranean coast on Monday, Reuters AIS Live ship tracking showed. The shipment is the second to leave Ceyhan in three weeks after arriving by pipeline. At least 2 million barrels of Kurdish crude are now at sea, despite protests from Baghdad that only the central government has the right to sell Iraqi oil.

Syrian president declares amnesty for prisoners

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 08:04 AM PDT

Syrian soldiers celebrate Bashar Assad's presidential re-election in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday June 4, 2014. Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)Syrian President Bashar Assad declared a general amnesty Monday for prisoners in the country, state media reported.


Bombs against Kurds, other attacks kill 30

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 07:49 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A double bombing tore through Kurdish political party offices in northern Iraq in the deadliest of a series of attacks nationwide that killed at least 30 people, officials said. It was the second such assault in as many days.

Syria's Assad grants amnesty after re-election

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 06:33 AM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Venezuelan state television TeleSUR in DamascusSyrian President Bashar al-Assad announced a wide-ranging amnesty on Monday, less than a week after he was re-elected to another seven-year term in the midst of civil war. In a decree published by state media, Assad commuted some death sentences to life imprisonment, reduced jail terms for many offences and canceled some others altogether. Foreigners who entered the country "to join a terrorist group or perpetrate a terrorist act" would receive an amnesty if they surrender to authorities within a month, the decree said. Assad has issued several amnesties since protests against his rule erupted in March 2011.


Iran, Turkey pledge cooperation despite split over Syria

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 06:09 AM PDT

Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speak during a press conference at the presidential palace in Ankara on June 9, 2014Iran and Turkey on Monday pledged to work together to stop extremism and bloodshed in the Middle East despite their deep differences over Syria's civil war. "Iran and Turkey, the two important countries in the region, are determined to fight against extremism and terrorism," Iran's President Hassan Rouhani told a news conference in Ankara. He said the instability in the region benefited neither the neighbouring countries, nor the world, and said Turkey and Iran agreed to work together.


Twin bombing near Kurdish party office in north Iraq kills 30

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 05:24 AM PDT

Smoke rises from the site of a car bomb attack in the town of Tuz KhurmatoBy Mustafa Mahmoud and Ghazwan Hassan KIRKUK/TIKRIT Iraq (Reuters) - At least 30 people were killed in a double bombing targeting the offices of a Kurdish political party in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmato on Monday, local officials and medical workers said. Security sources said a car bomb blew up at a checkpoint near the local headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party, before a truck packed with explosives was detonated beside a wall. The attack is the latest in a show of strength by militants who have been regaining ground in Iraq and on Sunday killed 18 people in twin blasts targeting PUK offices in the town of Jalawla. The Sunni militant Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) said it was behind that attack and also claimed responsibility for the bombing on Monday, crediting a suicide bomber whose name indicates he was Egyptian.


Iraq attacks, bombs at Kurdish offices kill 29

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 05:19 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — A double bombing at the offices of two Kurdish political parties north of Baghdad and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 29 people Monday, officials said.

Iraq to stay ahead of Iran for now in rivalry for OPEC No.2 spot

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:58 AM PDT

A general view shows the North Rumaila oilfield in the southern city of BasraBy Alex Lawler VIENNA (Reuters) - A full lifting of sanctions on Iran could spark new rivalries within OPEC as Tehran seeks to reclaim its rank as No. 2 producer from former foe Iraq. The two neighbors both aim to expand supplies in the next few years, which could make life difficult for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries if surging output from outside the group forces OPEC to consider cutbacks. Baghdad got off to a galloping start this year, ramping up production to 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd) and lifting exports to a record 2.8 million bpd in February, nailing its position as OPEC's second-biggest producer behind Saudi Arabia. They may be neck and neck for the next few years, but my money is on Iraq pulling away from a trailing Iran," said Peter Wells of geological consultancy Neftex, who has worked in Iran.


Iraq attacks, bombs at Kurdish offices kill 23

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 04:22 AM PDT

People clean up in the aftermath of a car bombing in the southeastern district of New Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 8, 2014. A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq's capital Saturday night, killing and wounding scores of people, in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in the country's restive Anbar province and take dozens hostage, authorities said. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)BAGHDAD (AP) — A double bombing at the offices of two Kurdish political parties north of Baghdad and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 23 people on Monday, officials said.


Syria rebel infighting kills 45 fighters in 2 days

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 03:51 AM PDT

Syrian soldiers celebrate Bashar Assad's presidential re-election in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday June 4, 2014. Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say rebel infighting in Syria has killed 45 opposition fighters over the past two days.


Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 03:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. In February Cruz said, "My focus is entirely on working for Texans in the U.S. Senate." But he said that not in Texas or in the Senate but in the important presidential primary state of South Carolina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's a look at the who, what, when and where of the 2016 presidential contest at the cusp of summer. Why? Because more is going on than you might think two years from the event.


Bombings target Kurdish offices in Iraq, kill 15

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 03:07 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say truck bombs have targeted the offices of two Kurdish political parties north of Baghdad, killing 15 people.

45 dead in clashes between jihadists in Syria: NGO

Posted: 09 Jun 2014 03:06 AM PDT

File photo shows rebel fighters carrying their weapons along a trench in the northeastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor during fighting with pro-regime fighters continues, on March 24, 2014Fresh fighting between the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and a coalition of rebels and an Al-Qaeda affiliate in eastern Syria has left at least 45 fighters dead, a monitoring group said Monday. ISIL, which grew from a former affiliate of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, has faced a backlash in opposition Syria since early this year and is battling a coalition including Al-Qaeda's Al-Nusra Front and Islamist and moderate rebels. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the clashes in the town of Khosham in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor left 17 Al-Nusra and Islamist fighters dead, along with 28 ISIL members. The fighting began on Sunday and raged through the night, the Observatory said.


2016 campaign checklist: Joe Biden

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept 12, 2013 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a speech in Washington. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. Obviously one of them, Biden, said during a joint interview with President Barack Obama on CBS in April, "If I decide to run, believe me, this would be the first guy I talk to. But that decision hasn't been made, for real. And there's plenty of time to make that.WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at Vice President Joe Biden's preparations for a potential 2016 presidential campaign:


2016 campaign checklist: Paul Ryan

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks on Capitol in Washington. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. On CBS in March Ryan said, "Janna and I are going to sit down in 2015 and give it the serious ... conversation, consideration that are required for keeping our options open. But right now I have responsibilities in the majority in the House of Representatives that I feel I ought to attend to, and then I'll worry about those things.WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at preparations by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., for a potential 2016 presidential campaign:


2016 campaign checklist: Martin O'Malley

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014, file photo Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks during a roundtable interview in Annapolis, Md. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. "No one ever goes down this road, I would hope, without giving it a lot of consideration and a lot of preparation and a lot of thought work, and so that's what I'm doing.ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A look at preparations by Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md., for a potential 2016 presidential campaign:


Iran president visits Turkey hoping to fix troubled ties

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 07:30 PM PDT

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech in Tehran, on June 3, 2014Iran's president begins a landmark trip to Turkey on Monday as the two countries try to build trade ties despite an often fraught competition for regional influence and deep differences over the Syrian war. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where the powerful neighbours are expected to discuss security concerns as well as trade opportunities. Iran, a Shia theocracy, is the chief backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Sunni-majority Turkey has moved from trying to encourage reform in Syria to overtly supporting the armed opposition.


Gunmen storm Pakistan airport, killing at least 13

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 06:08 PM PDT

A Pakistani soldier takes position at Jinnah International Airport where security forces are fighting with gunmen who disguised themselves as police guards and stormed a terminal used for VIPs and cargo, Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. The airport attack still was ongoing early Monday in Karachi, a sprawling port city on the southern coast of Pakistan, although officials said all the passengers had been evacuated. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked a terminal at Pakistan's busiest airport Sunday with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, officials said.


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