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Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 04:58 PM PST

Slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show The letter was among materials that were seized in the May 2, 2011, U.S. raid on bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan that killed the al Qaeda chief and which were released on Tuesday by the Obama administration. The undated, unsigned letter "to the American people," which U.S. intelligence officials attributed to bin Laden, appeared to have been written shortly after Obama began his first term in 2009, based on the letter's references to events. Bin Laden's preoccupation with climate change also emerged as a theme in the first tranche of documents from the raid that was declassified in May 2015, as well as in an audio recording released via the al Jazeera network in January 2010.


From Timbuktu, a timeless lesson

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 01:55 PM PST

Of all the possible responses to violent extremists, here is one that is both new and universal: On March 1, an alleged Islamist militant appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged with the destruction of cultural monuments as a war crime. The man, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, is accused of leading the 2012 attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate on 600-year-old religious shrines in Timbuktu, an age-old Saharan city in the African nation of Mali. A guilty verdict, in other words, would be a moral verdict against harmful intolerance toward the ancient artworks and monuments of other religions.

U.S. forces capture Islamic State operative in Iraq: NYT

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 01:10 PM PST

U.S. Special Operations Forces captured a significant Islamic State operative in Iraq, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, the first suspected raid by a new force sent in recent weeks to target the jihadist group's fighters and leaders.

Factbox: Double hammer in a leap year: when will the oil slump end?

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:52 PM PST

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As oil traders have learned time and again, picking a bottom in today's glutted market can be a fool's game. 1) DOUBLE HAMMER: TRADERS CHANGE THEIR MIND Ringing in 2016's leap day, there are hints that sentiment in oil markets is getting more bullish. At the same time, traders have boosted bullish bets on oil, raising net-long positions by nearly 16 percent.

Tunisian forces kill five militants crossing from Libya

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:51 PM PST

Tunisian security forces killed five Islamist militants after they infiltrated across the border from neighboring Libya, authorities said on Wednesday. The expansion of Islamic State militants in Libya is worrying the country's North African neighbors Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria, who fear violent spillover from the chaos there. Tunisia has already suffered two major militant attacks last year by gunmen who officials say were trained in jihadist camps inside Libya.

Macedonia lets in 250 migrants, thousands still stranded: Greece

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 12:40 PM PST

Refugees and migrants queue for food at the makeshift camp by the Greek-Macedonian borders near the Greek village of Idomeni, on March 2, 2016Idomeni (Greece) (AFP) - Macedonia on Wednesday allowed around 250 migrants to cross its border with Greece, as 10,000 more were left waiting in miserable conditions, Greek officials and AFP reporters at the scene said.


Knights of Columbus Applauds House Foreign Affairs Committee for Unanimous Action on Genocide

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 11:56 AM PST

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Knights of Columbus has welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee's unanimous passage of a resolution that would express Congress's judgment that the Islamic State's targeting of Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities constitutes "genocide."Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus said:"The House Foreign Affairs Committee has taken a courageous and historic step in giving meaning to the words 'never again.' We applaud the unanimous, bi-partisan passage of H. Con. Res. 75 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. ...

Biden, Iraq's Abadi discuss military, financial support in call: White House

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 11:36 AM PST

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi arrives to attend a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Renzi at the end of a meeting at Chigi Palace in RomeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday to discuss military assistance requested by Iraq to fight Islamic State militants, the White House said. Biden also pledged U.S. support for Iraq's efforts to stabilize its economy, and said the United States would work with G7 nations and others to make sure Iraq has financial resources to fight Islamic State, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Susan Heavey)


Elite Delta Force Captures ISIS Operative in Iraq, US Officials Say

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 11:10 AM PST

Elite Delta Force Captures ISIS Operative in Iraq, US Officials SayMembers of the elite Delta Force based in Iraq recently captured a mid-level ISIS operative, the first operation of what will become normal operations for an Expeditionary Targeting Force zeroing in on ISIS in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said, noting the operative is currently being detained by the U.S. military in Iraq but will eventually be turned over to Iraqi control. The U.S. special operations forces captured the operative more than a week ago, if not longer ago than that, a U.S. official told ABC News today. Pentagon officials declined to comment on the record today about the seizure of the ISIS operative.


Jordan: 7 killed in raid had ties to IS, planned attacks

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 10:38 AM PST

Jordanian security forces secure Hakama street during a raid in downtown Irbid, north of Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Men killed in armed clashes with Jordanian special forces had ties to the Islamic State extremist group and had planned attacks on military and civilian targets in the kingdom, the country's intelligence service said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)IRBID, Jordan (AP) — Seven men killed in armed clashes with Jordanian special forces had ties to the Islamic State extremist group and had planned attacks on military and civilian targets in the kingdom, the country's intelligence service said Wednesday.


Officials: US questioning an IS leader seized in Iraq

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 10:11 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. special operations team has been questioning a key Islamic State leader in Iraq since seizing him in a raid last month, U.S. officials said Wednesday. It is believed to be the first case of a top IS militant captured alive in that country.

Jordan says foils Islamic State plot to attack civilian, military targets

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:49 AM PST

Officers of the Jordanian public security department stand guard in the northern city of IrbidBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's security services said on Wednesday they had thwarted a plot by sleeper cells of Islamic State militants to blow up civilian and military targets in the U.S.-allied Arab kingdom. One of Jordan's biggest security operations in years tracked down militants with suicide bomb belts to a hideout in the northern city of Irbid near the Syrian border, according to a statement carried by the state news agency Petra. Security forces seized automatic weapons, munitions and explosives from the Islamic State cell.


The Latest: Austria: Bulgarian convicted of human smuggling

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:38 AM PST

A migrant family walks towards a registration camp after entering Macedonia from Greece, near the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Macedonia is restricting the entry of refugees to match the number of those leaving the country, allowing in only refugees from Syria and Iraq, in response to bottlenecks further up along the Balkans migrant route. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local):


Wounded Warrior Project Testifying to Joint Veterans Committee

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:15 AM PST

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is bringing two legislative priorities to a joint Veterans Committee in Congress tomorrow. WWP created and lobbied for the creation of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) and the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. Now WWP wants Congress to take action again.

Jordan foils IS attacks, kills jihadists

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:01 AM PST

Jordan reinforced its borders with Iraq and Syria after Islamic jihadists captured a large swathe of territoryJordan said Wednesday that it had thwarted planned attacks by the Islamic State group on its soil, killing seven suspected jihadists in a major security operation near the Syrian frontier. The operation, which began late Tuesday in the northern city of Irbid, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Amman, was the most significant of its kind since Jordan joined the coalition in 2014. One member of Jordan's security forces was killed and three wounded in clashes that raged for several hours until dawn, the authorities said.


AFCEA TechNet Air Explores Information Dominance in the Air, Space and Cyberspace Domains

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 09:00 AM PST

When she speaks, Secretary James will find a receptive audience about these significant technological advances at TechNet Air 2016, which takes place March 22-24 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. The U.S. military currently is undertaking its third offset strategy, called the Defense Innovation Initiative. Secretary James will be one of dozens of government, industry and technology leaders who will delve into the issues and advances in command and control, cybersecurity, intelligence and electronic warfare.

Officials: US holding an IS leader in Iraq

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:41 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the military is holding an Islamic State leader who was captured in a raid by American special operations forces.

US forces 'capture major IS operative' in Iraq

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:41 AM PST

Islamic State fighters control a huge swathe of territory in Iraq and SyriaUS commandos have captured a major Islamic State operative in Iraq and his detention will likely lead to the apprehension of other IS targets, a US defense official told AFP Wednesday. The issue raises questions about what will happen to the detainee and others like him, given that President Barack Obama has ruled out sending any more terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay and the United States does not want to create a holding center for IS captives in Iraq. The US defense official, who asked not to be named, confirmed a New York Times report that said a "significant" operative had been captured.


NATO commander says Russia and Syria are using migration as a weapon

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:40 AM PST

A top United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commander said Tuesday that Russia and Syria are using migration as a tool to destabilize their European neighbors, and warned of "resurgent and aggressive" Russian behavior in the region. US Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, Commander of the US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO, said that the migrant crisis facing Europe is allowing terror elements into the continent undetected, with actions by the Islamic State (IS), Moscow, and Damascus pushing people out of Syria and Iraq and into the European system.

Gulf nations declare Lebanon's Hezbollah a terrorist group

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:30 AM PST

FILE- In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, Shiite and Sunni clerics listen to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as he speaks via a video link, during a ceremony to honer fallen Hezbollah leaders, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. A Saudi-led bloc of six Gulf Arab nations formally branded Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Wednesday, ramping up the pressure on the Lebanese militant group fighting on the side of President Bashar Assad in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi-led bloc of six Gulf Arab nations formally branded Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Wednesday, ramping up the pressure on the Lebanese militant group fighting on the side of President Bashar Assad in Syria.


Number of migrants swells on closed Greece-Macedonia border

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 08:02 AM PST

By Lefteris Papadimas IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) - The number of migrants awaiting passage to central and northern Europe swelled on Greece's border with Macedonia on Wednesday as the frontier remained shut, adding to a humanitarian crisis and deep fissures within the European Union. Aid workers said the situation at Idomeni, a small border town in northern Greece, could easily spin out of control with no let-up in the number of refugees gathering for passage into Macedonia. Living in filth, families with small children jostled for space in waterlogged fields, waiting for a crack in the border fence, which Macedonian authorities opened intermittently.

Iraq signs deal to repair and maintain its key Mosul dam

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 07:53 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq signed a deal with an Italian company on Wednesday to repair and maintain its largest dam, near the northern, Islamic State-held city of Mosul, which is in danger of catastrophic collapse, a government spokesman said.

Why OPEC will never cut production again

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 07:31 AM PST

With the oil market reaching what may perhaps be a truly free market for the first time since the beginning of the industry, there is no reason for low-cost producers to continue to subsidize high-cost ...

Food lines grow as Greek border camp balloons

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 07:14 AM PST

Refugees and migrants queue for food at the makeshift camp by the Greek-Macedonian borders near the Greek village of Idomeni, on March 2, 2016It is a depressing waiting game for migrants on the Greek-Macedonian border -- and getting longer every day, as their mud-soaked camp grows in size, increasingly stretching worried aid groups' resources. As for his six-month-old daughter, she relies on milk handed out by aid groups. Healthcare and nourishment at the border have largely been left in the hands of aid groups and volunteers.


Militants mount deadly attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:28 AM PST

An Afghan soldier inspects the site of an attack in front of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, on March 2, 2016Gunfire and an explosion echoed Wednesday as militants attacked India's consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing three people in the latest in a string of assaults on Indian installations in the country. No group has so far claimed the brazen attack, which coincided with a NATO change-of-command ceremony that saw US army general John Nicholson take charge of international troops in Afghanistan. Indian diplomats were not hurt, the foreign ministry in New Delhi said, after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the consulate's entrance and four other attackers breached the compound.


Factbox: Going round in circles: Europe's 10 migration dilemmas

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:21 AM PST

By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meet on Monday to debate how to end the migrant crisis before a second summer of chaos, but they have already long known the available answers -- and why they have yet to add up to a solution. Physical isolation from Africa, Asia and the Middle East has not prevented people reaching Europe. A fence built by Greece on its land border with Turkey in 2012 to condemnation from the EU was followed by more people using boats to reach Greek islands.

In Islamic State battle, Cairo struggles to rally Sinai tribes

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:15 AM PST

File photo of an Egyptian military vehicle on the highway in northern SinaiBy Ahmed Aboulenein ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian military effort to recruit and arm tribal fighters to take on Islamic State militants in the Sinai is failing, according to security sources, Sinai residents and tribal figures. The military launched the program with much fanfare last year and tribal leaders pledged to provide hundreds of fighters. The scheme has been hampered by the military's reluctance to provide weapons to local fighters and by attacks by Islamic State, which are scaring off would-be tribal troops.


Gulf states declare Lebanon's Hezbollah 'terrorist' group

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 05:05 AM PST

A Hezbollah fighter fires towards Syrian rebel areas on the Syrian side of the Qalamun hills close to the Lebanese border on May 16, 2015Gulf monarchies on Wednesday declared Lebanon's Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, escalating tensions with the Shiite militant organisation that is fighting in support of Syria's regime. The designation is the latest step taken by Gulf states against Hezbollah as ties between its main backer Iran and regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia deteriorate. The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council "decided to consider the militias (of Hezbollah) a terrorist organisation", GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said in a statement.


U.S. targets Islamic State with 21 strikes in Iraq, Syria: statement

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 04:54 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged 21 strikes on Tuesday against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Wednesday. Fourteen strikes in Iraq concentrated on Mosul and Falluja where they hit two tactical units, an improvised explosive device facility and three vehicles used by the militant group, among other targets, the coalition said. Other strikes were conducted near Ramadi, Sinjar, Al Qaim, Albu Hayat, Bayji and Habbaniya, the statement said. ...

Osama Bin Laden Warned Against The Pillars of ISIS

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 03:47 AM PST

Osama Bin Laden Warned Against The Pillars of ISISThe former Al-Qaeda leader cautioned against prematurely declaring an Islamic state.


Iraq hails progress troops achieved in military operation

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 02:55 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials hailed on Wednesday the progress achieved by government troops on the second day of a military operation aimed at dislodging Islamic State militants from a key area north of the capital, Baghdad.

Turkey's Erdogan offers to help West Africa fight terrorism

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 11:19 PM PST

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan walks with Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara at the presidential palace in AbidjanTurkey stands ready to help fight the growing threat of terrorism in west Africa under a new strategic partnership that aims to boost trade and other ties with the continent, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Addressing members of Ghana's parliament during a two-day visit to Accra, Erdogan said Turkey was well placed to help African countries combat terrorism, an allusion to its decades-long fight against Kurdish separatist rebels as well as other groups including Islamist militants. "Turkey has a vast experience in combating terrorism and we understand those countries suffering at the hands of terrorism best," he said, citing recent attacks by Islamic militants in Mali and Burkina Faso.


Islamic State group in competition for recruits in Pakistan

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 11:09 PM PST

FILE--In this Wednesday, May 13, 2015 file photo, people look at a bus with blood-stained seats after 45 people were killed by attackers in Karachi, Pakistan. It was the first appearance of the Islamic State group in Pakistan, in which gunmen targeted Shiites, ordered them to bow their heads, then opened fire. The gunmen left behind a tattered piece of paper proclaiming, KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Trying to lure him into the Islamic State group, the would-be recruiter told Pakistani journalist Hasan Abdullah, "Brother, you could be such an asset to the Ummah"— the Islamic community. Abdullah replied that he was enjoying life and had no plans to join the jihadis.


Gaining momentum on Super Tuesday, Clinton takes aim at Trump

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 10:01 PM PST

U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at her Super Tuesday primary night party in Miami FloridaBy Luciana Lopez and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gathering speed toward winning the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton did not wait long after a streak of wins on Super Tuesday to gird for battle with Republican front-runner Donald Trump. The former first lady won 7 of 11 states up for grabs on Tuesday, sweeping the South and creating more distance between her and rival Bernie Sanders in the race to represent the Democratic Party at the Nov. 8 election for the White House. The wins, which include the heavily populated state of Texas, mean she can turn an eye toward billionaire reality TV star Trump, who also won heavily on Tuesday.


Today in History

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 09:01 PM PST

Today is Wednesday, March 2, the 62nd day of 2016. There are 304 days left in the year.

The 15 cities with the lowest quality of life in the world

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 05:10 PM PST

Earth is an extraordinarily large, expansive, and diverse planet, and over the last few months we've highlighted many of the more interesting and intriguing places that exist within it, from a list of the cheapest cities  where one can live comfortably to an engaging list of the coolest and most visually stunning international borders between countries. Today's trip around the world, however, is a little bit more somber as we take a look at which 15 cities provide the worst quality of life, an unenviable distinction to be sure. DON'T MISS:  New Tesla Model 3 details revealed one month before its big unveiling Every year, Mercer (a human resources consulting firm) tabulates all sorts of data as part of

Philippines probes attack on IS-targeted top Saudi cleric

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 04:57 PM PST

Philippine soldiers patrol the streets in Zamboanga, on southern island of MindanaoPhilippine authorities were on Wednesday probing an assassination attempt against an influential Saudi preacher who was on an Islamic State hit list, after the gunman was killed and two suspects arrested. Preacher Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni and Saudi diplomat Sheikh Turki Assaegh were both wounded in a shooting as they left a university auditorium in the southern port city of Zamboanga, where the cleric had given an address. Suddenly there were gunshots," local Muslim community leader Wakil Kasim, who was at the auditorium, told reporters.


What We're Following This Evening

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 03:27 PM PST

Super Tuesday night: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big winners of the night, each winning seven nominating contests. Team politics is live-blogging the primary action here.

General says terrorists in 'daily' refugee flow to Europe

Posted: 01 Mar 2016 02:16 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent extremists, criminals and foreign fighters are part of the daily refugee flow into Europe, the top NATO commander in Europe told lawmakers, "masking the movement" of these dangerous elements and heightening the potential for an attack.

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