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• U.S. preacher who inspires Syrian rebels faces Internet monitoring
• Audit: More than 57,000 await first VA appointment
• Top Employers Drafted to Give Vets Jobs, With No Corporate Perks—Other Than Serving Our Country
• Insurgents in Iraq overrun Mosul provincial government headquarters
• 7 years later, Blackwater guards go on trial
• Saudi Arabia jails 33 for up to 30 years on terrorism charges
• Clinton uses book tour to test waters for 2016 White House run
• Bombs against Kurds, other attacks in Iraq kill 40
• In Bergdahl, a projection of our views on America's long and inconclusive wars
• Journalists killed in 2013 remembered at Newseum
• IRAQ SHOOTING
• Checkpoint blasts kill 28 in northern Iraq
• Analysts fear attacks in Africa during World Cup
• Bombs against Kurds, other attacks in Iraq kill 33
• Second tanker of Kurdish oil leaves Turkey despite Baghdad protest
• Syrian president declares amnesty for prisoners
• Bombs against Kurds, other attacks kill 30
• Syria's Assad grants amnesty after re-election
• Iran, Turkey pledge cooperation despite split over Syria
• Twin bombing near Kurdish party office in north Iraq kills 30
• Iraq attacks, bombs at Kurdish offices kill 29
• Iraq to stay ahead of Iran for now in rivalry for OPEC No.2 spot
• Iraq attacks, bombs at Kurdish offices kill 23
• Syria rebel infighting kills 45 fighters in 2 days
• Presidential checklist: jockeying for position
• Bombings target Kurdish offices in Iraq, kill 15
• 45 dead in clashes between jihadists in Syria: NGO
• 2016 campaign checklist: Joe Biden
• 2016 campaign checklist: Paul Ryan
• 2016 campaign checklist: Martin O'Malley
• Iran president visits Turkey hoping to fix troubled ties
• Gunmen storm Pakistan airport, killing at least 13

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 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 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 By 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 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 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 Kirkuk (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 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 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 Syrian 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 Iran 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 By 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 By 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 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 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 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 Fresh 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 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 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 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 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 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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