Hell road hero
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3352865/BRAVE-soldier-Iain-Martin-defuses-12-bombs-in-10-hours.html
BRAVE soldier Iain Martin lies flat to defuse a bomb in Afghanistan – one of TWELVE he made safe in just ten hours. It was a record for the number deactivated in a single operation. The Improvised Explosive Devices were planted by the Taliban on the notorious Bandi Barq Road near Gereshk.
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World War II Veteran Gets High School Diploma 67 Years Later
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/15/world-war-ii-veteran-hilberto-rodriguez-gets-high-school-diploma/
Hilberto Rodriguez graduated from Garfield High School in Los Angeles this week — a mere 67 years late. Rodriguez, 86, was meant to graduate in the class of 1944, KABC reported. But history intervened in the shape of World War II.
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Veterans remember Desert Storm 20 years later
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/01/vets_remember_desert_storm_20.html
Twenty years ago the skies over Baghdad were stitched by the blazing threads of missiles and anti-aircraft fire, woven into a tapestry of tracers, flashes and flares.
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Service members, civilians honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/4006-service-members-civilians-honor-dr-martin-luther-king-jr.html
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Spending Dr. Martin Luther King Day deployed to Afghanistan didn’t stop Americans from celebrating it. Servicemembers and civilians honored Dr. King with a five-kilometer run on Jan. 15 and a held a series of event s on Monday.
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Afghanistan’s push to tax U.S. contractors could renew tensions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/16/AR2011011603645.html
The Afghan government is ramping up efforts to tax U.S. contractors operating there – an effort that could raise millions for the cash-strapped government but could also provoke fresh confrontation with the United States, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.
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Rep. Issa’s House Panel Requests Homeland Security Documents
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rep-issas-house-panel-requests-homeland-security-documents/
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee wants the Homeland Security Department to provide documents about a policy requiring political appointees to review many Freedom of Information Act requests before releasing them.
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Chinese President Criticizes Fed Reserve, Questions U.S. Dollar
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/chinese-president-criticizes-fed-reserve-questions-u-s-dollar/
Ahead of a visit to Washington this week, Chinese President Hu Jintao criticized the Federal Reserve for dollar devaluation and called the current international currency system — which features the U.S. dollar — a “product of the past.”
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Feds come knocking for home inspections
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251069
A sanitation district in Pennsylvania has notified homeowners that its representatives will be making personal visits to every structure served by its network of drainpipes because that’s what the federal Environmental Protection Agency is demanding.
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Texans to TSA: You keep scanners, we’ll keep privacy
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251041
You’ve heard the Texas jokes, such as: A New Yorker points to Niagara Falls and tells a Texan, “You don’t have anything like that!” To which the Texan responds, “Naw, but we got a plumber who can fix it in 30 minutes.”
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Officials: CAIR obstructs FBI terror probes
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251661
After negative press forced the removal of a poster urging Muslims to “build a wall of resistance” against the FBI, the Council on American-Islamic Relations insisted it has consistently maintained a policy of cooperation with federal authorities investigating terrorism in the Muslim community. Accounts by law enforcement officials and recently obtained documents cast doubt on the claim, however.
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Gang’s terror felt far from drug war on US border
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/01/17/gangs-terror-felt-far-from-drug-war-on-us-border/
A priest who shelters stranded migrants needs police protection. A chopped-up body turns up with a threatening message. Beheadings are on the rise. The local press is too frightened to write about any of it.
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‘Explosive’ Food Prices the Biggest Risk: Analyst
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41089972
Overheating emerging markets, in China in particular, pose the biggest threat to the market and political situation in 2011 according to Philippe Gijsels, head of research at BNP Paribas Fortis Global Markets.
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Cyber-attacks could cause global ‘catastrophe’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8262628/Cyber-attacks-could-cause-global-catastrophe.html
A succession of multiple cyber-attacks could “become a full-scale global shock” on a par with a pandemic and the collapse of the world financial system, the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.
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Jihadis Hail Their ‘Heroes’ in the West
http://bigpeace.com/ipt/2011/01/17/jihadis-hail-their-heroes-in-the-west/
Two westerners who gave up seemingly comfortable lives to wage terrorist attacks are singled out for praise in the latest issue of Inspire, al-Qaida’s English-language magazine.
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UK Government Plans Major Health Care Reforms
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12631311
Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday waded into terrain where past British governments have foundered, promising fundamental changes to the country’s expensive and over-stressed public health care system.
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Group targeting Glenn Beck funded by Soros
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=251905
An organization leading a crusade demanding Fox News fire host Glenn Beck is backed by philanthropist George Soros and is tied to many of the liberal activists that Beck routinely excoriates on his highly rated program, WND has learned.
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Crowd Gives 8-Year-Old an Assist During National Anthem [VIDEO]
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/14/crowd-gives-8-year-old-elizabeth-hughes-an-assist-during-nationa/
Eight-year-old Elizabeth Hughes’ voice is so clear and pure, a video of her singing “The Star Spangled Banner” before a minor-league hockey game in Norfolk, Va., might have ended up on YouTube anyway — even without the technical mishap that threatened to ruin her song.
News Articles For 12/14
December 14, 2010 — Operation RoosterAfghan, Coalition Forces Stop Insurgent Attack in Afghanistan
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62068
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces yesterday disrupted a Taliban plot to carry out suicide bombings in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, military officials reported.
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Operation Toy Drop Proves ‘Santa is a Paratrooper’
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62067
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2010 – Pouring rain didn’t dampen the holiday spirit as thousands of paratroopers descended over Fort Bragg, N.C., this weekend, kicking off the world’s largest combined airborne operation while ensuring Santa doesn’t overlook a single needy child.
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On wings of Blue Angels, toy journeys from one heart to another
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/12/13/blue.angels.christmas/index.html?hpt=C1
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia (CNN) — The Blue Angels C-130, Fat Albert, moves like a lumbering fullback down the runway, its engines roaring. A hula girl hood ornament, on the cockpit dash, shakes her hips.
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Guardsmen, Reservists Can Nominate Employers for Awards
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62063
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13, 2010 – Reserve-component servicemembers still have time to nominate their employers for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the Defense Department’s highest honor for employers who provide exceptional support for employees who serve in the National Guard or reserves.
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Families to Get More Child Care Options
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/12/13/families-to-get-more-child-care-options/
A recurring challenge for military families, particularly those of the Guard and Reserve, is child care. They primarily live off base, many far from an active-duty installation, and are challenged to find the same high-quality, flexible care in their community that they would find on any base nationwide.
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World War II Navy Ace Recalls Harrowing Mission
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62062
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2010 – When the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, America sought retribution and finally took up arms. It wasn’t until almost three years later that the country would receive its final closure.
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Face of Defense: Grandson Continues ‘Band of Brothers’ Tradition
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62078
FORT BRAGG, N.C., Dec. 14, 2010 – Even at 80 years old, Frederick “Moose” Heyliger was an enormous man, according to his grandson, who serves with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade.
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A Soros Story: Recounts, Coincidences, and Connections
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/a-soros-story-recounts-coincidences-and-connections/
In the world of George Soros, it’s hard to believe that much is a coincidence. But let’s entertain the possibility of some such coincidences for the next few minutes.
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He Sent ‘Guerrillas’: ‘Puppet Master’ George Soros — Influence & Funding of USA Financial Reform ‘Revolution’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/he-sent-guerrillas-puppet-master-george-soros-influence-funding-of-usa-financial-reform-revolution/
NOTE: This is a 5:09 long video.
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Look who’s now getting special travel privileges
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=239401
In a further indication that the “North American Union” agenda is quietly proceeding under what remains of the Security and Prosperity Partnership initiative in the Obama administration, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano signed, with little fanfare, an agreement in Mexico that would extend special “trusted traveler” access to the U.S. to an estimated 84 million Mexicans.
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‘F*** the Rich’: Cape Cod Arsonist Targets Homes of the Wealthy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/f-the-rich-cape-cod-arsonist-targets-homes-of-the-wealthy/
Upscale towns in Massachusetts are on alert as police and fire officials are investigating another fire in which an arsonist scawled a “f*** the rich” graffiti message at the scene. The latest incident in Sandwich follows another suspicious incident in Barnstable.
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School board votes to clear hunter’s record
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=239465
A 16-year-old hunter in Montana who was threatened with expulsion from her public school after she forgot a rifle in the trunk of her car after a holiday trip and drove it to a school parking lot has been told her record will be cleared at the end of this school year.
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Canadians With More Debt Than U.S. Spark Policy Makers’ Warning
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-14/canadians-with-more-debt-than-u-s-spark-policy-makers-warning.html
Canada’s top economic officials yesterday urged households to be wary of taking on too much debt after data showed the indebtedness of Canadians surpassed U.S. levels for the first time in 12 years.
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Food, Clothing Lead Rising British Inflation
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/food-clothing-lead-rising-british-inflation/
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s stubbornly high consumer inflation rate rose to 3.3 percent in November from 3.2 percent the month before, driven by a surge in food and clothing costs.
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See who’s working together to stop Iran
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=239357
JERUSALEM – Israel and Saudi Arabia have stepped up their behind-the-scenes coordination to deal with the threat of Iranian nuclear ambitions, according to informed Middle East security officials.
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The wind is no longer at Voyager’s back
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/12/13/the-wind-is-no-longer-at-voyagers-back/
Voyager 1 is one of the most successful space missions of all time. Launched in 1977, it visited Jupiter and then Saturn, providing better close-ups of the two planets than had ever been seen before.
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Escape by a whisker: Quick-thinking cat saves house from fire… by opening the window
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1338245/Cat-prevents-house–By-opening-window.html
A clever cat has been hailed a hero after he prevented his owners’ home from burning down – by opening a window. Five-year-old Pepper has learned to open windows and lets himself out every night by hopping on to a kitchen worktop and using his paws to turn the latch.
News Articles For 8/11
August 11, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqi Forces Arrest 17 Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60366
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2010 – Iraqi security forces working with U.S. advisors arrested 17 terrorism suspects in operations in Iraq yesterday and today, military officials reported.
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Suspected Promised Day Brigade leader, 2 alleged criminal associates arrested during ISF joint operation
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/suspected-promised-day-brigade-leader-2-alleged-criminal-associates-arrested-during-isf-joint-operation
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Promised Day Brigade (PDB) leader and two alleged criminal associates during a joint security operation conducted in Diyala today.
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Fallujah operating nets suspected AQI member, 2 associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/fallujah-operating-nets-suspected-aqi-member-2-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member and two alleged criminal associates during a joint security operation conducted in Fallujah today.
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Afghan citizen reports munitions cache
http://www.cjtf101.com/press-releases-mainmenu-326/3127-afghan-citizen-reports-munitions-cache-.html
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Coalition forces recovered a large munitions cache in the Bagram district here Aug. 10. Responding to an Afghan citizen who uncovered the cache while digging, a coalition forces explosive ordnance disposal team secured the site, detonated munitions that could not be safely removed, and transported the remaining munitions to Bagram Airfield for disposal.
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Veterans remember Operation Dragoon, V-J Day
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/08/10/43518-veterans-remember-operation-dragoon-v-j-day/index.html?ref=home-headline-title3
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 10, 2010) — World War II veterans, military families and French officials participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial here, Aug. 9, to honor Allied troops involved in Operation Dragoon.
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Fears of al–Qaida return in Iraq as US–backed fighters defect
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/10/al-qaida-sons-of-iraq
Al-Qaida is attempting to make a comeback in Iraq by enticing scores of former Sunni allies to rejoin the terrorist group by paying them more than the monthly salary they currently receive from the government, two key US-backed militia leaders have told the Guardian.
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The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/44024/
How can the poor be organized to press for relief from poverty? How can a broad-based movement be developed and the current disarray of activist forces be halted?
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Fed Looks to Spur Growth by Buying Government Debt
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-10/fed-to-reinvest-principal-on-mortgage-proceeds-into-long-term-treasuries.html
Federal Reserve officials decided to reinvest principal payments on mortgage holdings into long-term Treasury securities, making their first attempt to bolster growth since March 2009 to keep the slowing U.S. economy from relapsing into recession.
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Fed downgrades recovery outlook
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0567152a-a49c-11df-8c9f-00144feabdc0.html
The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday took a first step toward extending its crisis-era monetary policy regime, as it downgraded its view of the economic outlook amid rising fears of a “double-dip” recession.
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Feds rethink policies that encourage home ownership
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2010-08-11-housing11_cv_N.htm
Just how much should Uncle Sam do to help Americans buy their own homes? For 70 years — and for the last 15 in particular — the answer has been: Whatever it takes.
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U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don’t Even Know
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-11/u-s-is-bankrupt-and-we-don-t-even-know-commentary-by-laurence-kotlikoff.html
Let’s get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills. What it can and must do is radically simplify its tax, health-care, retirement and financial systems, each of which is a complete mess. But this is the good news. It means they can each be redesigned to achieve their legitimate purposes at much lower cost and, in the process, revitalize the economy.
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ShoreBank and the ‘Triple Bottom Line’: Too Important to Fail?
http://biggovernment.com/centralillinois912project/2010/08/11/shorebank-and-the-triple-bottom-line-too-important-to-fail/
The story of ShoreBank has caught national attention, as this relatively small, so-called ”community development bank” has been the target for bailout assistance via state and federal taxpayer money.
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Democrats, Advocacy Groups Blast Cuts to Food Stamps to Fund $26B Aid Bill
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/10/democrats-advocacy-groups-blast-cuts-food-stamps-fund-m-jobs/
Some Democrats are upset and advocacy groups are outraged over the raiding of the food-stamp cupboard to fund a state-aid bailout that some call a gift to teachers and government union workers.
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They’re doing it: U.N. makes its move into your school
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=189413
The agenda of the United-Nations-funded and -run International Baccalaureate Curriculum is making massive inroads into America’s public schools, with operations already established in more than 1,000 locations.
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Fingerprinting program now includes all border counties
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-security-fingerprint-20100811,0,5909828.story
Immigration officials have access to the prints of every inmate booked into jail in all 25 U.S. counties along the Mexican border, Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano announces.
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Despite Naysayers, Reporters Get at the Truth about What Happened in Lardeo
http://bigjournalism.com/mfrazier/2010/08/11/despite-naysayers-reporters-get-at-the-truth-about-what-happened-in-lardeo/
This is a cautionary tale about reporters eagerly attacking other reporters working a developing story. Because it’s not possible to provide evidence as quickly as some might demand it doesn’t mean the story is false.
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Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Agent Arrested for Alleged Firearms Sales to Mexican Cartels
http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=12956164
OKLAHOMA CITY — The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agent on federal gun charges that have allegedly been traced back to Mexican drug cartels.
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United States Crude Oil Supply and National Security (Part 1)
http://bigpeace.com/pmaffitt/2010/08/11/united-states-crude-oil-supply-and-national-security-part-1/
The future availability of our US crude oil supply is part of the current unrecognized international economic war. The objective of this conflict is control of natural resources, especially crude oil and natural gas, technology, shipping lanes, markets, job creating facilities, wealth formation activities, military assets, cyber security, etc.
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Russia’s LUKOIL resumes gasoline supply to Iran -trade
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE67A17G20100811
SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Russian oil giant LUKOIL (LKOH.MM: Quote) has resumed gasoline sales into Iran in partnership with China’s state-run firm Zhuhai Zhenrong, even as the United States urges the international community to be tough with Tehran.
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Business facing a wave of green taxes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/taxandtheenvironment/7937911/Business-facing-a-wave-of-green-taxes.html
Companies that fail to register their energy use by next month will be hit with fines that could reach £45,000 under the little-known rules. Those that do participate in the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) initiative by declaring their energy use will face charges for every ton of greenhouse gas they produce.
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North Korea probed over claims World Cup flops were tortured after early exit from tournament
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1302110/Claims-North-Korea-World-Cup-squad-tortured-early-exit.html
Fifa has launched an investigation into allegations that the North Korean World Cup coach and players were punished by the government after they lost all three of their games in the tournament in South Africa.
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Dachshund Saves Owner by Seeking Help From Neighbor
http://www.gnn.com/article/dachshund-saves-owner-by-seeking-help/1208929
YAMHILL, Ore. (Aug. 9) — A small dog who refused to return home until a neighbor followed her helped rescue her owner after he collapsed at home following heart surgery.
News Articles For 7/31
July 31, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqi Forces Arrest 10 al-Qaida in Iraq Associates
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=60251
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 10 suspected associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in several operations today, military officials reported.
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Mosul ISF operation nets 2 suspected AQI criminal associates
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/mosul-isf-operation-nets-2-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested two suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation in eastern Mosul.
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Iraqis graduate US FBI basic crime scene training program
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/iraqis-graduate-us-fbi-training-program
BAGHDAD – More than 40 senior and mid-level Iraqi police officers graduated from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s basic crime scene investigation training program here at Joint Security Station Shield July 29.
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Citizens report weapons caches in Charikar
http://www.cjtf101.com/regional-command-east-news-mainmenu-401/3075-citizens-report-weapons-caches-in-charikar.html
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Police, with assistance from Coalition Forces, recovered two weapons caches in the town of Charikar July 26.
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California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_on_go_co/us_waters_ethics
WASHINGTON – A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
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‘Indignant’ Muslims reject U.S. request to counter violent extremism
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=185341
A series of e-mails from the Department of Homeland Security, the federal agency that has warned of a threat from “right-wing extremists” like those worried about national sovereignty, reveals the agency has held a series of meetings with Muslims who apparently rejected the government’s request to help counter violent extremism.
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State Dept Sends CAIR Official To Mali. Why?
http://www.pittsreport.com/2010/07/state-dept-sends-cair-official-to-mali-why/
Local media is reporting that the executive director of Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Michigan has traveled to the African nation of Mali on a program underwritten by the US State Department. According to an interview with Dawud Walid.
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State’s restrictions on 2nd Amendment challenged
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=185653
The state of Maryland is targeted in a new lawsuit by the Second Amendment Foundation for putting conditions on a resident’s Second Amendment rights, requiring them to demonstrate they face a specific “apprehended danger.”
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Justice-website redesign goes globalist, dumps Old Glory
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=185773
The United States Justice Department has launched a redesigned website, described by some as “Darth Vaderish” for replacing a waving flag banner with a black panel. But the biggest concern raised by critics is a quote posted at the top of the page attributed to a 1930s globalist.
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Obama’s Weak Foreign Policy Shows Again
http://bigpeace.com/wthuston/2010/07/31/obamas-weak-foreign-policy-shows-again/
Barack Obama once again shows his fecklessness and weakness in foreign policy with a decision by the State Department to allow the Palestinian Mission in Washington D.C. to fly the flag of its non-existent country.
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Lobbyists Give Millions to Dems As Obama Smears ‘Special Interests’
http://biggovernment.com/wthuston/2010/07/31/lobbyists-give-millions-to-dems-as-obama-smears-special-interests/
Let’s go back to those hopey-changie days of the Obama campaign for president when he railed constantly against all those “special interests” and evil lobbyists that he claimed were ruining the political process. Let us recall that once elected he claimed he’d have the “strictest ethics rules” of any president ever.
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Ginsburg: OK to look to foreign law for good ideas
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcA1weZu7DW8Wq-AyV4X3nEy0mygD9H9J8LO2
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says judges can look to foreign law for good ideas without diminishing their ability to apply U.S. law faithfully.
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Chilling effect: Violence silences Mexican media
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/7131506.html
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Heavily armed troops patrol the city, combat erupts in the streets and mutilated bodies are dumped in parking lots, ditches and curbs.
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Al-Qaeda Creating an Army in Yemen
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138866
The heads of Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed Thursday to be creating an army in the country’s south. In an audio recording posted online, terrorist commander Mohammed Sayeed al-Omda said Al-Qaeda will soon have a fighting force of 12,000 soldiers based in the cities of Aden and Abyan.
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China invests $40b. in Iran oil and gas
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=183200
China has invested an estimated $40 billion in Iran’s oil and gas sector Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Noqrehkar Shirazi said in an AFP report Saturday.
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Venezuela Sends Troops to Colombian Border
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/americas/Venezuela-Sends-Troops-to-Colombian-Border-99684574.html
Venezuela’s president says he has deployed troops to the border with Colombia, as tensions rise between the two South American countries. Hugo Chavez said Friday he believed the outgoing government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe could be planning to attack Venezuela.
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The huge scale of Pakistan’s complicity
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-huge-scale-of-pakistans-complicity/article1657931/
When 91,000 classified military documents are leaked about a continuing war, there is bound to be controversy. But as one who spent six years in Afghanistan – first as Canada’s ambassador, then as deputy head of the United Nations mission there – my first reaction was how true to life it all was. Here is the hall-of-mirrors, see-saw world of counterinsurgency – in all its complexity.
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Treaty outlawing cluster bombs enters into force
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9HA3MPO0&show_article=1
TOKYO, Aug. 1 (AP) – (Kyodo)—An international treaty that bans the use and stockpiling of cluster bombs entered into force on Sunday with Japan and 37 other countries having already ratified it.
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Firefighter saves same cat twice
http://www.times-herald.com/local/Firefighter-saves-same-cat-twice-1227765
A firefighter who rescued a cat from a well in west Coweta on June 29 stepped up to rescue the cat a second time on Tuesday. The cat, which was taken into the custody of Coweta County Animal Control following its rescue a month ago, was scheduled to be euthanized Wednesday morning. No one claimed the furry feline, which suffered from fleas, and it was not apparent whether it was wild or domesticated.
