ISF arrest suspected AQI member, 5 alleged criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-suspected-aqi-member-5-alleged-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member and five alleged criminal associates during a joint security operation today in Bayji, approximately 103km southwest of Kirkuk..
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ISF arrest 2 suspected AQI criminal associates near Baghdad
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-2-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates-near-baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation today in southwest Baghdad.
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Insurgent attack on Jalalabad airport repelled
http://www.cjtf101.com/press-releases-mainmenu-326/2943-insurgent-attack-on-jalalabad-airport-repelled.html
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 30) – Afghan and ISAF forces repelled a number of insurgents when they attacked Jalalabad airfield this morning using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, rocket-propelled grenades, and small arms fire.
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Program Helps Military Families Adopt
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/06/29/program-helps-military-families-adopt/
I met an amazing military family the other day that opened their hearts and home to three children. Air Force Master Sgt. Kipp M. Bourgeois and his wife, Christina, adopted their children, thanks in part to financial assistance from the Defense Department’s adoption reimbursement program.
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Face of Defense: Chef Feeds New Horizons Troops
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59838
MANDERIN, Haiti, June 30, 2010 – Normally, a hot meal for servicemembers working in austere conditions means warming up a field rations package that includes a dinner, dessert and a snack.
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Brewer Slams Administration Over Smuggler Warning Signs in Arizona Desert
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/29/brewer-slams-administration-smuggler-warning-signs-arizona-desert/
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is slamming the Obama administration over government signs posted in the Arizona desert warning visitors to beware of illegal smugglers, saying the signs are hardly the kind of border security plan her state needs.
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Democrats add teacher money to war funding bill
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_go_co/us_congress_war_funding
WASHINGTON – House Democrats, who are trying to pass a long-stalled war funding bill this week, have attached $10 billion to help local school districts avoid teacher layoffs when schools reopen.
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State’s ‘emergency’ gun ban in lawsuit bull’s-eye
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172657
Less than 24 hours after word erupted in Washington the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 2nd Amendment gun ownership rights for all Americans, a lawsuit has been filed over a practice in North Carolina of banning guns during “emergencies.”
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PROOF! Private insurance targeted for annihilation
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172929
A socialist organization with close ties to Barack Obama has outlined a plan to turn the president’s health-care legislation into a government-run system that will ultimately eliminate private insurance companies.
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School Officials in Mass. Town Won’t Let Students Recite Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/29/ma-school-officials-wont-let-students-recite-pledge-allegiance/?test=latestnews
When Sean Harrington entered his freshman year at Arlington High School, he noticed something peculiar: There were no American flags in the classrooms, and no one recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Putin Rips Russian Spy Bust
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704103904575337041000860662.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday criticized U.S. law enforcement, even as his government acknowledged that its citizens were among the 11 people that U.S. authorities charged were part of a long-running spy operation.
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Maoist rebels ambush Indian troops, killing 27
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/29/AR2010062902411.html
PATNA, India — Up to 200 Maoist rebels ambushed paramilitary troops in eastern India, killing at least 27 in the latest bold attack by the guerrillas, a senior police official said.
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EU: those who flout economy rules must be fined
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GLKO7O0&show_article=1
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Commission proposed new economic rules Wednesday that would include fines and loss of EU funding for countries that keep running up deficits and debts.
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Unfinished business: How one man keeps his late wife’s memory alive
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/829909–unfinished-business-how-one-man-keeps-his-late-wife-s-memory-alive?bn=1
On the outdoor patio of a Brooklyn pub, surrounded by bright red walls and stringed lights, Adam Warner was cornered by a stranger’s small talk. He was sharing a canary-yellow picnic table with two New Yorkers, and one was probing Adam with where-are-you-froms and what-do-you-dos.
News Articles For 6/29
June 29, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqis Arrest 16 Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59818
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 16 suspected criminal associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in recent operations, military officials reported.
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SF arrest 6 suspected AQI criminal associates in northern Iraq
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-6-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates-in-northern-iraq
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested six suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation approximately 128km southwest of Mosul today.
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ISF arrest 4 suspected AQI criminal associates west of Baghdad
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/-isf-arrest-4-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates-west-of-baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested four suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation approximately 19km west of Baghdad today.
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Afghan, International Forces Detain Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59817
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 29, 2010 – An Afghan and international force detained a number of suspected insurgents including a Taliban facilitator in Afghanistan’s Helmand province last night, military officials reported.
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Programs Help Warriors’ Families
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/06/28/programs-help-fallen-wounded-warriors%E2%80%99-families/
Heather Forsgren Weaver, a colleague of mine at American Forces Press Service, is a regular contributor to Family Matters. Heather’s been heavily involved in this blog from the start. She edits, helps write and posts content on a daily basis.
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Face of Defense: Five Generations Graduate From West Point
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59816
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 29, 2010 – Service before self is expected in the military, but one family has taken that concept to new heights. Army 2nd Lt. Mark Armstrong Jr. graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., marking the fifth consecutive generation of his family to do so.
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10 alleged Russian secret agents arrested in US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_doj_russia_arrests
WASHINGTON – The FBI has arrested 10 people for allegedly serving for years as secret agents of Russia’s intelligence service, the SVR, with the goal of penetrating U.S. government policymaking circles.
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Fannie-Freddie Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $1 Trillion
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37982580
For American taxpayers, now on the hook for some $145 billion in housing losses connected to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans, that amount could be just the tip of the iceberg.
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ShoreBank: The 11th-Hour Cover-up
http://biggovernment.com/jpollak/2010/06/28/shorebank-the-11th-hour-cover-up/
Late last week, at the 11th hour, the Senate removed an amendment that would have required the inspector general of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to investigate the corrupt ShoreBank bailout, as well as every other bailout since January 2009. It is the clearest sign yet that the White House and Democrats in Congress are covering up the truth. If there is nothing to hide, why block the ShoreBank investigation?
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Invasion! U.S. ‘sanctuary city’ succumbs to illegals
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172121
A California “sanctuary city” has fallen victim to illegal immigration – going bankrupt and firing all of its public employees, Jerome Corsi’s Red Alert reports.
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Officials Discover Smuggling Tunnel Underneath Rio Grande
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/06/29/officials-discover-smuggling-tunnel-underneath-rio-grande/
U.S. border patrol agents Friday found a crude tunnel, apparently used for smuggling, underneath the concrete-lined Rio Grande River near El Paso, Texas.
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Philadelphia to bar immigration agents from arrest data
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20100628_Philadelphia_to_bar_immigration_agents_from_arrest_data.html
Philadelphia is expected to end the arrangement that permits federal immigration agents to scrutinize the city’s computerized list of arrests, including country of origin and other data, Everett Gillison, the deputy mayor for public safety, said Sunday.
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China denies military exercise aimed at U.S.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65S1YU20100629
(Reuters) – China denied on Tuesday media reports that an artillery drill in the East China Sea was in response to a planned military exercise between South Korea and the United States.
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White House scholar funded Ayers group
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=171429
TEL AVIV – A scholar and charity head appointed to President Obama’s White House Fellowships Commission served as a point man in granting $49.2 million in startup capital to an education-reform project founded by Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers and chaired by Obama.
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‘Obama harder on Israel than Arab states’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172105
JERUSALEM – The Obama administration is set to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip during the premier’s visit to Washington next week, according to Israeli diplomatic sources.
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New option: Hot pursuit into Iran?
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172209
Shiite Iran has been boosting the volume of lethal weaponry being delivered to the Sunni Taliban in Afghanistan, prompting officials to consider allowing American and allied soldiers permission for “hot pursuit” back inside Iran, according to report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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Clashes at Athens protest against pension reform
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_greece_financial_crisis
ATHENS, Greece – Dozens of masked youths are clashing with police at a union protest in Athens during a general strike against the cash-strapped government’s planned pension and labor reforms.
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Search engines spy for [EU]gov’t: ‘It would blow people’s minds’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172265
The European Parliament has adopted a proposal to collect citizens’ private search queries and store them for up to two years – framing the controversial plan as a measure to crack down on pedophiles.
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$500 given to workers who gave CPR
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/%24500-given-to-workers-who-gave-cpr
BROOKLYN, Ohio – Ray Golak and Ammar Dardari didn’t do it for the money. They reacted when they saw a panicked family come into their workplace–the Best Buy in Brooklyn.
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Bungling burglar alarmed to discover his victim is a 20-stone [280 lbs] wrestler
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1290240/Bungling-burglar-confronted-20st-wrestler-break-in.html
A hapless thief soon discovered he had chosen the wrong house to burgle when he came face-to-face with the owner – a 20-stone wrestler. Lee Christie had grabbed a laptop and was about to make his escape when Adam Kalinowski returned home.
News Articles For 6/28
June 28, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqi Forces Arrest Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59798
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested four terrorism suspects in recent operations with U.S. advisors, military officials reported.
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ISF arrest 2 suspected JAM criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-2-suspected-jam-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) criminal associates during a joint security operation approximately 53km north of Baghdad today.
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Alleged IED distributor, 1 suspected criminal associate arrested
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/alleged-ied-distributor-1-suspected-criminal-associate-arrested
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested an alleged Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member and one suspected criminal associate during a joint security operation approximately 11km west of Baghdad today.
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Afghan and ISAF units strike Taliban stronghold
http://www.cjtf101.com/press-releases-mainmenu-326/2934-afghan-and-isaf-units-strike-taliban-stronghold.html
KABUL, Afghanistan (June 27) – A combined force of more than 600 Afghan and ISAF forces are conducting operations against al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents in Kunar province today.
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ANSF, 3-187 air assault into Monari, eliminate insurgent cell
http://www.cjtf101.com/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/2936-ansf-3-187-air-assault-into-monari-eliminate-insurgent-cell.html
PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces and Company B, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment conducted an air assault operation in Monari village and nearby Omar Khel, Kushamond District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, June 25.
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Afghan Police Gain Leadership Skills, Public Trust
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59797
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2010 – Payoffs to police have contributed to widespread corruption in Afghanistan, but new efforts to engender respect for police and to train police chiefs with leadership skills could pay off in a more stable and just Afghan society, a senior officer involved in NATO’s training mission said.
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Wounded Soldiers return to battlefield
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/wounded-soldiers-return-to-battlefield
BAGHDAD – Cpl. Charles DuPree took a knee and buried his head in his hands. Staff Sgt. Jeral Majetic knelt in front of him as they grabbed hold of one another; both veterans too overwhelmed to support their own weight. With his voice cracking, DuPree said, “This is it, we’re back.”
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Charity helps injured vet start new life
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/06/24/41313-charity-helps-injured-vet-start-new-life/
FORT LEE, Va. (Army News Service, June 23, 2010) — Military members who return home injured face a multitude of challenges to include the inability to move around their homes and perform the simplest of household tasks others take for granted.
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Operation Homefront Receives $1M from Outback Steakhouse
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59782
TAMPA, Fla., June 25, 2010 – A month-long campaign culminated yesterday with a $1 million gift from a restaurant chain to a nonprofit troop-support organization.
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Face of Defense: Brothers Manage Fitness Operations
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59796
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 28, 2010 – If you walk into one of the fitness buildings for the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron at an air base here and yell, “Sergeant Ramos,” you’ll probably get more than one person answering.
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Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GKAVSO0&show_article=1
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution’s “right to keep and bear arms” applies nationwide as a restraint on the ability of the federal, state and local governments to substantially limit its reach.
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Vandals mar summit protests in Toronto
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100626/ap_on_re_ca/cn_world_summit_protests
TORONTO – Black-clad demonstrators broke off from a crowd of peaceful demonstrators protesting a global economic summit in Toronto, torching police cruisers and smashing windows with baseball bats and hammers.
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Tear gas fired in downtown rampage
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontog20summit/article/829238–tear-gas-fired-in-downtown-rampage?bn=1
A breakaway group of violent protesters blazed a trail of destruction through downtown Toronto Saturday, leaving windows smashed, stores looted and left police cruisers in flames.
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G20 crowds, police engage in standoffs
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/27/g20-toronto-protest.html
Police and anti-G20 protesters engaged in tense and sometimes violent confrontations in several parts of downtown Toronto for a second day on Sunday, leaving at least 604 people under arrest.
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Hamas says asked by US to keep silent on talks
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3910714,00.html
A senior Hamas figure said Friday that official and unofficial US sources have asked the Islamist group to refrain from making any statements regarding contacts with Washington, this following reports that a senior American official is due to arrive in an Arab country in the coming days to relay a telegram from the Obama Administration.
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‘Genocidal’ Israel will be put in its place – Chavez
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE65Q0DS20100627
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez described Israel on Saturday as a genocidal state that acted as an assassin for the United States, predicting the Middle East nation would one day be “put in its place.”
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North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Deterrent
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/North-Korea-Vows-to-Boost-Nuclear-Deterrent-97292049.html
North Korea on Monday announced it would have to increase its nuclear weapons capability, blaming unspecified threats by the United States’ military. This comes following criticism of North Korea at two summits in Canada, where it was also announced that the transfer of full operational control of South Korean forces to Seoul’s command is to be delayed.
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Love at long last: West High School sweethearts marry 68 years later
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/Love-at-long-last-West-High-School-sweethearts-marry-68-years-later.html
It’s been more than 68 years since West High School sweethearts Carl King and Dorothy Stallings started dating. After decades apart, they got married Saturday in Waco. She was a teacher’s daughter, and he ran track, winning the 1942 state championship in the high jump and a scholarship to Texas A&M.
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Leopard and golden retriever who are best of friends
http://www.yeeta.com/_Leopard_and_golden_retriever_who_are_best_of_friends
It’s a role reversal not commonly seen, but then the cat chasing this dog is a little larger than most. Salati, a ten-month-old leopard, and her best friend, golden retriever Tommy, like nothing more than to run amok before settling down for a friendly cuddle.
News Articles For 6/26
June 26, 2010 — Operation RoosterForces in Afghanistan Kill, Capture Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59784
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 25, 2010 – An Afghan-international security force killed several insurgents, including Faizullah, a Taliban subcommander, as the insurgents were planting a roadside bomb near Kandahar City in Afghanistan yesterday.
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Petraeus to Modify Afghanistan Rules of Engagement, Source Says
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/25/petraeus-modify-afghanistan-rules-engagement-source-says/
A military source close to Gen. David Petraeus told Fox News that one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy, though a Petraeus spokesman pushed back on the claim.
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Hezbollah-Cartel Nexus on U.S. Border Warns Congresswoman
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/06/25/hezbollah-cartel-nexus-on-u-s-border-warns-congresswoman/
Iran-tied terror group Hezbollah may be colluding with drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, a Republican congresswoman warned, calling on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to establish a special task force to figure out how to “clamp down” on this “national security” threat. The Lebanon-based group has long-standing and documented ties to South America and its drug gangs, but reports have recently surfaced that it may be expanding its influence to Mexico and the U.S. border.
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Disgraced Fannie Mae deep in carbon scheme
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=171457
With the Obama administration pushing for cap-and-trade legislation, former Clinton and Obama adviser Franklin Raines has positioned the government-sponsored mortgage giant Fannie Mae to make millions by selling carbon credits from American homes.
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Obama calls for bank tax as next step in reform
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65P0VP20100626
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, fresh from a win on a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street regulations, on Saturday urged Congress to take up his proposal for a $90 billion, 10-year tax on banks as the next step in reform.
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Obama administration poised to challenge Arizona immigration law
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-law-20100626,0,2047818.story
Reporting from Washington — A White House showdown with the state of Arizona over its tough new immigration law is likely to unfold next week, when the Obama administration is expected to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking the state’s bid to curb illegal immigration on its own, according to people familiar with the administration’s plans.
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Ariz. gov: Most illegal immigrants smuggling drugs
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100626/D9GIOH0O0.html
PHOENIX (AP) – Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday that most illegal immigrants entering Arizona are being used to transport drugs across the border, an assertion that critics slammed as exaggerated and racist.
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Teen shot by Border Patrol had smuggling arrests
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100626/D9GIOGSO0.html
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – A 15-year-old Mexican boy shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent was among El Paso’s most wanted juvenile immigrant smugglers, according to federal arrest records reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Two Census Bureau managers fired for creating at least 10,000 bogus questionnaires to meet deadlines
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/26/2010-06-26_2_census_bigs_axed_for_fakin_it.html
Two Census Bureau managers from a Brooklyn field office were fired after their bosses found they faked household surveys to meet deadlines, the Daily News learned.
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Obama Internet kill switch plan approved by US Senate
http://news.techworld.com/security/3228198/obama-internet-kill-switch-plan-approved-by-us-senate/?olo=rss
A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.
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Censorship of pro-USA shirts prompts federal complaint
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=170513
A new federal civil-rights lawsuit is targeting officials at Live Oak High School in the Morgan Hill Unified District in California for demanding that students not wear pro-USA shirts to class on the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday.
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Beer Stimulus: Can Hops and Barley Create Jobs?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/beer-stimulus-hops-barley-create-jobs/story?id=10932224
Crack a cold one and help save the economy? That’s what an unlikely pair of political allies believe could be the brew with a bill in Congress that would reduce taxes for small breweries and, they say, create new jobs.
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Biden: We Can’t Recover All the Jobs Lost
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20008924-503544.html
Vice President Joe Biden gave a stark assessment of the economy today, telling an audience of supporters, “there’s no possibility to restore 8 million jobs lost in the Great Recession.”
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US: Turkey must show commitment
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?ID=179570
WASHINGTON — The United States is warning Turkey that it is alienating US supporters and needs to demonstrate its commitment to partnership with the West.
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G8 leaders condemn North Korea, urge Iran respect laws
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65P1I220100626?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=6&sp=true
A military source close to Gen. David Petraeus told Fox News that one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy, though a Petraeus spokesman pushed back on the claim.
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Iranians to join ship to Gaza
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=179576
Iranian parliamentarian Mahmoud Ahmadi Beighash announced Saturday that he and other Iranian lawmakers intend to join a ship headed for Gaza by way of Lebanon.
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More American women not having children: report
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100625/lf_nm_life/us_children_report_1
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – More American women are choosing not to have children than three decades ago, according to a new report. Nearly 20 percent of older women do not have children, compared to 10 percent in the 1970s, the Pew Research Center said.
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Newborn Kittens Rescued from YMCA Walls
http://www.sandiego6.com/mostpopular/story/Newborn-Kittens-Rescued-from-YMCA-Walls/fkfP-1QLd0mKthyIR8BwLQ.cspx
SAN DIEGO – The sounds of meows from inside walls at a YMCA turned out to be a litter of newborn kittens. Union-Tribune columnist Diane Bell reports a worker cut a hole in a wall at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in Lincoln Park and found a kitten, no older than two weeks.
News Articles For 6/25
June 25, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqis Arrest Several Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59783
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2010 – Iraqi forces working with U.S. advisors arrested several terrorism suspects in recent operations in Iraq, military officials reported.
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Combined Forces Conduct Operations in Kandahar
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59773
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 24, 2010 – Afghan and international forces in southern Afghanistan conducted several operations in and around Kandahar over the last two days, military officials reported.
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ANSF drive Taliban from Awlagal
http://www.cjtf101.com/press-releases-mainmenu-326/2925-ansf-drive-taliban-from-awlagal.html
NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army Commandos executed an air assault on the town of Awlagal June 23, clearing it of Taliban fighters.
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Remembering the Korean War
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/06/24/remembering-the-korean-war/
Heather Forsgren Weaver, a colleague of mine at American Forces Press Service, is a regular contributor to Family Matters. Heather’s been heavily involved in this blog from the start. She edits, helps write and posts content on a daily basis.
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Pentagon Marks 60th Anniversary of the Korean War
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59779
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2010 – Flanked by Korean War veterans, many proudly bearing the medals and insignias of their military service, defense officials commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and saluted the veterans during a ceremony held at the Pentagon here today.
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Face of Defense: Chaplain Assistant Serves With Passion
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59781
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq, June 25, 2010 – Army Sgt. Keith D. Wright, a native of Brunswick, Ga., is serving here on his fourth deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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House, Senate lawmakers finalize deal on bank bill
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100625/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared victory Friday after congressional negotiators reached a dawn agreement on a sweeping overhaul of rules overseeing Wall Street.
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Geithner says US can ‘no longer drive global growth’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10406463.stm
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told the BBC that the world “cannot depend as much on the US as it did in the past”. He said that other major economies would have to grow more for the global economy to prosper.
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Dozens of Americans Believed to Have Joined Terrorists
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/06/25/dozens-of-americans-believed-to-have-joined-terrorists/
Dozens of Americans have joined terrorist groups and are posing a threat to the United States and its interests abroad, the president’s most senior adviser on counterterrorism and homeland security said Thursday.
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White House welcomes Shariah finance specialist
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=170617
The Obama administration has announced its appointment of 13 White House fellows – and the first person featured on its short list is a Muslim attorney who specializes in Shariah-compliant transactions.
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Communism is Cool?
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/42299/
I want to talk to you about communism, but I have to tell you, that sounds like a joke. Three years ago I didn’t even think it was around; I would have mocked someone like me. But don’t fall into that trap. Open your mind and your ears — the country is in trouble.
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My Son’s Textbook Denies Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II Their Rightful Place in History
http://bigjournalism.com/jdunetz/2010/06/25/my-sons-textbook-denies-ronald-reagan-and-pope-john-paul-ii-their-rightful-place-in-history/
I spent much time during the past few weeks helping my son study for the state-wide World History test he took a few days ago. Working with him through his studies, I learned his class presented a brand new version of history, a version that never occurred. Some can argue different versions/interpretations of events that happened centuries ago, but his text book and curriculum distorted events I saw with my own eyes.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger halts use of welfare debit cards at casinos
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100625/NEWS06/6250328/Gov.+Schwarzenegger+halts+use+of+welfare+debit+cards+at+casinos
Spurred by a newspaper’s report that California’s welfare debit cards can be used to withdraw cash in more than half the casinos in the state, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday issued an immediate ban on state-provided cash assistance at ATMs in gambling establishments.
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Congress OKs sanctions on Iran’s energy, banks
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65N6RZ20100625
(Reuters) – Congress on Thursday approved tough new unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing Iran’s energy and banking sectors, which could also hurt companies from other countries doing business with Tehran.
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US says Gaza flotillas ‘irresponsible’
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3910444,00.html
WASHINGTON – The US State Department on Thursday released a statement against additional flotillas to the Gaza Strip, calling them “irresponsible.” The statement said: “Mechanisms exist for the transfer of humanitarian assistance to Gaza by member states and groups that want to do so.
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Iranian Gaza aid ship won’t sail due to ‘Israeli threats’
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3910416,00.html
An Iranian organization announced Thursday evening that the vessel carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, which was to have started its journey on Sunday from Iran, will not set sail. An Iranian member of parliament said a different boat, carrying four Iranian lawmakers and many other Iranians would set off from Turkey instead.
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Euclid: Man praised as ‘hero’ for saving drowning girl
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=138491
EUCLID — Phil Williams says God put him in the right place at the right time. Williams was having a meeting in an office near the Harbor Crest Apartments indoor pool when he heard calls for help.
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The moment lightning struck twice in the same place at the same time: Stunning images as storm breaks over Chicago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289162/Lightning-strikes-Willis-Tower-Trump-Tower-Chicago.html
This is the extraordinary moment a photographer captured bolts of lightning striking not one, but two Chicago landmarks at the same time. Electricity rushed down the lightning rods atop the The Willis Tower and the Trump Tower at the exact same instant last night.
News Articles For 6/22
June 22, 2010 — Operation RoosterISF arrest suspected AQI criminal associate in central Iraq
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-suspected-aqi-criminal-associate-in-central-iraq
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested one suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associate during a joint security operation approximately 10km west of Baghdad today.
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Afghan, International Forces Strike Blow in Helmand
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59705
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces struck a blow against insurgent operations in Helmand province over the weekend in one of several recent operations around Afghanistan, military officials reported.
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Review of Employment Program Continues
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/06/21/review-of-employment-program-continues/
Given the ongoing interest, I wanted to pass on the latest information about the popular Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Program, also known as MyCAA.
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Face of Defense: Airman Scales Mount Everest
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59719
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., June 22, 2010 – Colorado Springs’ Pikes Peak towers 14,115 feet above sea level, but one member of Air Force Space Command had his sights set higher — about 15,000 feet higher.
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Police Chief – Cartels Threaten U.S. Law Enforcement in Arizona
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/06/21/police-chief-cartels-threaten-u-s-law-enforcement-in-arizona/
In the first public incident of its kind, cartels are making direct death threats to U.S. law enforcement officials in Nogales, Arizona, the police chief there told CNN Monday.
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Chinese breaking into classified network
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=169365
The Chinese may have been able to develop computer algorithms that will penetrate military computers at the secret level, according to alerts about a “Spear Phishing attack” issued recently to users of a military system, says a report in Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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Left Strangely Silent on Petrobras
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/42166/
All I could think about this weekend was one word: Halliburton. Everyone in the universe knows what Halliburton is. It’s Dick Cheney’s evil oil company.
This goes into the connections between George Soros, his involvement in the Center of American Progress, how they suggest stuff about the oil spill, a couple weeks later Obama does them, George Soros investing in Petrobras, how even though Petrobras turns in a $17 billion profit Obama gave them $2 billion, and Petrobras drills much deeper than the BP well that exploded in the Gulf .
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Gulf rig owner criticizes Obama’s drilling halt
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
NEW ORLEANS – The owner of the drilling rig involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico criticized the U.S. government’s six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the area Tuesday.
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La. companies ask judge to end drilling moratorium
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100621/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_20100616040287
NEW ORLEANS – Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs asked a federal judge Monday to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in the aftermath of the massive Gulf spill.
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Stanley McChrystal recalled over Rolling Stone article
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/22/stanley-mcchrystal-apologises-rolling-stone
General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander of all Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, has been recalled to Washington after he criticised Barack Obama’s administration in a magazine profile due to be published later this week.
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Emanuel, Blagojevich Traded Favors, E-Mails Show
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/21/emanuel-blagojevich-traded-favors-e-mails/
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, then a congressman in Illinois, apparently attempted to trade favors with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich while he was in office, according to newly disclosed e-mails obtained by The Associated Press.
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Cancelled: There Will Be No Congressional Budget This Year
http://gopleader.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=191653
Washington (Jun 22) In light of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s (D-MD) announcement this morning that House Democrats will not pass a budget this year – failing to fulfill what he has called “the most basic responsibility” of governing – the following important fiscal health warning has been issued.
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Kagan sought secrecy in 4 of 5 open gov’t cases
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100622/D9GG8TC80.html
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s arguments as solicitor general in several cases on government secrecy were at odds with a promise of transparency made by her boss and top client, President Barack Obama.
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N.J. Millionaires Tax Plan Fails
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/nj-assembly-millionaires-tax-plan-20100621-APX
TRENTON, N.J. – Democrats in the New Jersey Assembly have failed to override the Republican governor’s veto of a tax surcharge on millionaires. Monday’s vote was strictly along party lines. All 47 Assembly Democrats voted for the override and all 33 Republicans voted against it. The measure needed seven GOP votes to advance.
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Treasury Levey: US, Allies Must Go Beyond UN Sanctions To Pressure Iran
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100622-706618.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesMideast
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. and other countries should explore what economic measures can be taken beyond the recent United Nations sanctions to force Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a senior Treasury official said Tuesday.
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U.N. to remove Taliban from blacklist: Karzai
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65L2HN20100622?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
(Reuters) – The United Nations has agreed to remove Taliban members who renounce ties to al Qaeda from a U.N. blacklist on a “gradual” basis, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office said on Tuesday.
News Articles For 6/21
June 21, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqis Arrest 10 Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59704
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 10 terrorism suspects in recent operations in Iraq with U.S. advisors, military officials reported.
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AZ Senator Kyl on his conversation with Obama and why the borders won’t be secured!
http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topic/show?id=2600775%3ATopic%3A2287430&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
At about 3:17 in [to this video] you’ll hear what Kyl was told by Obama.
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Middle Class–Not the Rich or the Poor–Pay Majority of Federal Taxes, Says CBO Data
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/68094
(CNSNews.com) – Middle-class Americans–not the rich or the poor–pay the majority of annual tax revenues taken in by the federal government, according to data released in a new Congressional Budget Office study. Households earning less than $34,300 per year, meanwhile, actually pay a negative average federal income tax rate.
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Unions Shouting Fire(man) In A Crowded Theater
http://biggovernment.com/bjacobson/2010/06/21/unions-shouting-fireman-in-a-crowded-theater/
Immediately following the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Americans were reminded just how brave and important first responders, including fire fighters, police, and EMTs, are to us. Nearly a decade on, though, Big Labor and politicians are using them as a bargaining chip to push bad legislation.
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Unbelievable: Congresswoman asks General Petraeus if we’re using renewable energy in our bases in Afghanistan
http://cubachi.com/2010/06/17/unbelievable-congresswoman-asks-general-petraeus-if-were-using-renewable-energy-in-our-bases-in-afghanistan/
I really am in a loss for words. We have a war going on in Afghanistan where our soldiers are being killed, the Taliban is gaining force, Afghan President Karzai is thinking about having the Taliban join his government, and some of our foreign allies are leaving the effort. Yet, Congresswoman Giffords (D-AZ) took her time and General Petraeus’ time to declare that the US Air Force uses the most energy in the planet, and that DoD uses the most energy in the United States.
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Neb. town to vote on illegal immigration measure
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100621/ap_on_re_us/us_nebraska_immigration
FREMONT, Neb. – Angered by a recent influx of Hispanic workers attracted by jobs at local meatpacking plants, voters in the eastern Nebraska city of Fremont will decide Monday whether to ban hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants.
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Obama spill panel big on policy, not engineering
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100620/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_commission
WASHINGTON – The panel appointed by President Barack Obama to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is short on technical expertise but long on talking publicly about “America’s addiction to oil.” One member has blogged about it regularly.
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BP oil spill: leak found in rig weeks before blast
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7842728/BP-oil-spill-leak-found-in-rig-weeks-before-blast.html
The Deepwater Horizon rig, which exploded causing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, had suffered a leak in the weeks leading up to the blast, an employee has claimed.
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Traffic stop video on YouTube sparks debate on police use of Md. wiretap laws
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/15/AR2010061505556.html?sid=ST2010061505592
In early March, Anthony Graber, a 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard, was humming a tune while riding his two-year-old Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95, not far from his home north of Baltimore. On top of his helmet was a camera he often used to record his journeys. The camera was rolling when an unmarked gray sedan cut him off as he stopped behind several other cars along Exit 80.
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Puppies, Kittens and NYT Pushback: The Truth About the Humane Society Of the United States
http://bigjournalism.com/slongwell/2010/06/21/puppies-kittens-and-nyt-pushback-the-truth-about-the-humane-society-of-the-united-states/
Over the course of the last few months, the Center for Consumer Freedom has ramped up its effort to educate Americans about the deceptive fundraising and spending practices of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
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Rahm Emanuel expected to quit White House
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/7837686/Rahm-Emanuel-expected-to-quit-White-House.html
Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, is expected to leave his job later this year after growing tired of the “idealism” of Barack Obama’s inner circle.
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Iran bars U.N. inspectors in escalating nuclear row
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_iran_iaea_nuclear
TEHRAN/VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has barred two U.N. nuclear inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic, adding to tension less than two weeks after Tehran was hit by new U.N. sanctions over its disputed atomic program.
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Brazil ends role as Iran broker
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=179075
Brazil will no longer be involved in mediation regarding the nuclear Iran issue, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told the Financial Times on Monda.
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Embattled Israel reverses rules on Gaza blockade
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100620/wl_nm/us_palestinians_israel_blockade
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said Sunday it was easing a land blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow in all goods except for arms and materials used to make them.
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Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_nkorea_nuclear
SEOUL, South Korea – Abnormally high radiation levels were detected near the border between the two Koreas days after North Korea claimed to have mastered a complex technology key to manufacturing a hydrogen bomb, Seoul said Monday.
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Canada’s economy is suddenly the envy of the world
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GF5JU00&show_article=1
TORONTO (AP) – Canada thinks it can teach the world a thing or two about dodging financial meltdowns. The 20 world leaders at an economic summit in Toronto next weekend will find themselves in a country that has avoided a banking crisis where others have floundered, and whose economy grew at a 6.1 percent annual rate in the first three months of this year.
News Articles For 6/20
June 20, 2010 — Operation RoosterISF arrest 1 suspected AQI member, 4 alleged associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-1-suspected-aqi-member-4-alleged-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members and four alleged criminal associates during two joint security operations conducted in central and northern Iraq today.
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ISF arrest suspected AQI terrorist, 3 associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-suspected-aqi-terrorist-3-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member and three criminal associates during a joint security operation conducted in northern Iraq today.
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Northern Iraq operation nets 2 suspected AQI associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/northern-iraq-operation-nets-2-suspected-aqi-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation conducted approximately 110km northeast of Baghdad.
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Tigris span will help farmers, trade
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/headlines/tigris-span-will-help-farmers-commerce
BAGHDAD – A group of dedictaed Connecticut Army National Guard engineers is working diligently here to construct a new bridge spanning the Tigris River near Salman Pak.
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25 Saudi Guantanamo prisoners return to militancy
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65I22220100619
(Reuters) – Around 25 former detainees from Guantanamo Bay camp returned to militancy after going through a rehabilitation program for al Qaeda members in Saudi Arabia, a Saudi security official said on Saturday.
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Yemen Arrests Suspected Mastermind in Brazen Jailbreak
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/19/yemen-arrests-suspected-mastermind-brazen-jailbreak/
Yemen says it has arrested the suspected mastermind of the spectacular attack on the intelligence headquarters in the country’s main southern city that freed detainees and left 11 people dead.
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CNN to air telethon to aid Gulf oil spill victims
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100618/D9GDQJ5G0.html
NEW YORK (AP) – CNN and Larry King are presenting a telethon Monday to benefit victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Celebrities on the special two-hour edition of “Larry King Live” will include Justin Bieber (BEE’-bur), Ted Danson, Cameron Diaz, Randy Jackson and Robert Redford, as well as a performance by Sting.
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Crews drill deep into Gulf of Mexico to halt leak
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9GF3GC00&show_article=1
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) – Drilling crews are grinding ever deeper into the Gulf of Mexico to build two relief wells meant to stop the gushing oil leak.
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Fannie and Freddie tab is $146B and rising
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/E744C01438F6DB698625774700815937?OpenDocument
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took over a foreclosed home roughly every 90 seconds during the first three months of the year. They owned 163,828 houses at the end of March, a virtual city with more houses than Seattle. The mortgage finance companies, created by Congress to help Americans buy homes, have become two of the nation’s largest landlords.
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Did Obama deal blackmail Israel?
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=168349
NEW YORK – The U.S. extracted concessions from Israel in exchange for American opposition to the establishment of a United Nations commission to investigate Israel’s commando raid of a flotilla earlier this month that resulted in the deaths of nine violent activists, WND has learned.
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US, Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138164
Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza. Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of soldiers, according to the British-based Arabic language newspaper Al Quds al-Arabi.
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Who is saying Iranian nukes are inevitable?
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=168273
Two nations on the United Nations Security Council that voted for increased sanctions against Iran over its nuclear enrichment program may be conceding that the Islamic republic’s potential to make nuclear weapons is inevitable, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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In Budget Crisis, States Take Aim at Pension Costs
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20pension.html
Many states are acknowledging this year that they have promised pensions they cannot afford and are cutting once-sacrosanct benefits, to appease taxpayers and attack budget deficits.
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Hugo Chavez Spearheads Raids as Food Prices Skyrocket
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37786852
Mountains of rotting food found at a government warehouse, soaring prices and soldiers raiding wholesalers accused of hoarding: Food supply is the latest battle in President Hugo Chavez’s socialist revolution.
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Fort Campbell soldier and his girlfriend rescue a suicidal woman from the Cumberland River
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2010/06/19/fort-campbell-soldier-and-his-girlfriend-rescue-a-suicidal-woman-from-the-cumberland-river/
A Fort Campbell soldier rescued a 58 year old suicidal woman from certain death after she drove her 1993 Mercury Topaz into the Cumberland River. Around 11:15pm, Jose Ortiz, 35, and his girlfriend, Kathy Dewitt, 26 were sitting on a log next to the boat ramp at McGregor Park, spending some time together, since it was Ortiz’s last day of leave before he returned to work at the 63rd Chemical Company, Fort Campbell KY.
