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Options For Decisive Acts Against Gadhafi Look Limited; Gates Says No-Fly Zone Would Mean War
Post Date: 2011-03-02 17:07:31 by Brian S
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Short of a U.S.-led military offensive, international options to quickly force Moammar Gadhafi from power now appear to be highly limited, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for an end Wednesday to "loose talk" about steps that would amount to an act of war. There are still hopes that U.N. sanctions and other diplomatic moves can undermine Gadhafi's authority, and Libyan rebels pressed their fight against troops loyal to Gadhafi on Wednesday. But while a leading U.S. senator urged the Pentagon to be prepared to provide air cover for the rebels, there was little evidence of an appetite by the U.S., Europe or other powers to risk the consequences of military ...
Afghan War Still FUBAR, Pentagon’s Bomb Fighter Says
Post Date: 2011-03-02 15:57:05 by Mad Dog
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The leader of the Pentagon’s $19 billion bomb squad has a straightforward way to measure how the war in Afghanistan is going: count the number of things that go boom. And by that measure, the war isn’t going well at all. In January 2011, there were 1,344 explosive attacks in Afghanistan. For perspective, in all of 2005, there were only 465 homemade insurgent bombs country-wide. “When that volume [of bombs] starts dropping, then I think you can start making some assumptions about the effectiveness of the overall counterinsurgency,” Lt. Gen. Michael Oates told a small group of reporters ahead of his departure on Friday from the Pentagon’s Joint Improvised Explosive ...
It’s His Special Operations World. You Just Get Hunted In It.
Post Date: 2011-03-02 15:54:36 by Mad Dog
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Vice Adm. William McRaven, the leader of the military’s elite terrorist hunting unit, will be the next leader of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. Which means the ascendancy of the controversial group, known as the Joint Special Operations Command, is complete. Defense Secretary Robert Gates made the announcement this afternoon in a Pentagon briefing, praising JSOC under McRaven’s leadership for “ruthlessly and effectively tak[ing] the fight to America’s most vicious enemies.” He even praised McRaven’s “diplomatic skills” — most visibly on display in Afghanistan, after McRaven presented a Gardez village with two sheep to atone for a botched ...
Oil surges after Libya airstrike near oil terminal
Post Date: 2011-03-02 15:17:41 by Happy Quanzaa
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(Reuters) - Oil prices jumped to near 2-1/2 year highs on Wednesday after an airstrike near Libya's oil infrastructure kept the market braced for a prolonged disruption from the OPEC nation and worried unrest might spread to other regional producers. Fresh airstrikes hit Brega, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from a Libyan oil terminal, after embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi launched a land and air offensive to retake territory in Libya's east. The reprisal sparked calls from rebels for foreign air strikes on African mercenaries they said were helping him stay in power. "It looks like an attack fairly close to what is one of Libya's largest storage and export ...
Rebels Push Back Libya Regime Attack On Oil Port
Post Date: 2011-03-02 12:55:44 by Brian S
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BREGA, Libya (AP) -- Opponents of Moammar Gadhafi repelled an attack by the Libyan leader's forces trying to retake a key coastal oil installation in a topsy-turvy battle Wednesday in which shells splashed in the Mediterranean and a warplane bombed a beach where rebel fighters were charging over the dunes. At least six people were killed in the fighting. The assault on the Brega oil port was the first major regime counteroffensive against the opposition-held eastern half of Libya, where the population backed by mutinous army units rose up and drove out Gadhafi's rule over the past two weeks. For the past week, pro-Gadhafi forces have been focusing on the west, securing his ...
Two U.S. Soldiers Reportedly Killed in Shooting at Germany's Frankfurt Airport ~Kosovo (Muzzie?) in custody
Post Date: 2011-03-02 11:27:51 by Happy Quanzaa
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DEVELOPING: Two U.S. soldiers were killed in a shooting at Germany's Frankfurt airport, according to Sky News. Two other people were reportedly injured. A man reportedly opened fire on a bus carrying U.S. soldiers. The BBC is reporting that police arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Kosovo. An airport spokesman Wednesday's shooting took place in front of Terminal 2 of what is continental Europe's second-biggest hub. He declined to be named in line with policy. There was no immediate information on their identity or further casualties. The U.S. Army Europe said it had no immediate information on the incident but was looking into it. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/20 ...
Mike Huckabee: Obama grew up in Kenya (Indonesia)
Post Date: 2011-03-01 21:29:25 by Hondo68
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Updated 5:36 p.m. Eastern TimeIn a radio interview on Monday, potential 2012 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee repeatedly made false claims that President Obama grew up in Kenya.A spokesman for Huckabee later told CBS News that the former Arkansas governor misspoke. In an interview on WOR's "The Steve Malzberg Show," Huckabee made reference to Mr. Obama's "having grown up in Kenya" and spoke of him growing up "with a Kenyan father and grandfather" - despite the fact that Mr. Obama grew up largely in Hawaii and barely knew his father at all. In responding to Malzberg's question about whether "we deserve to know more about this ...
Analysis: Russia turns military gaze east to counter China
Post Date: 2011-03-01 19:19:12 by A K A Stone
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(Reuters) - With warships and missiles, Russia is flexing its muscles in the Far East in a bid to defend its position as an Asian power against China's growing might. China's rise has forced Russia's leaders to turn their gaze eastward and reassess decades of Soviet-era planning for a land war on the European plain or the nightmare of a nuclear conflict with the United States. The match between the world's largest energy producer, Russia, and its largest energy consumer, China, might seem ideal. But the speed at which China's military is growing presses the question: how can Moscow feed the Chinese dragon with oil and gas but still contend with its increasing power? ...
CROSS-DRESSING SUPERMODEL IS SHOCK HIT OF LONDON FASHION WEEK
Post Date: 2011-03-01 16:37:54 by Ferret Mike
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THE pouting lips, the peachy skin, the razor-sharp cheekbones, the long blonde hair – no wonder this stunning model is the talk of London Fashion Week. But look a bit closer as this is no ordinary catwalk star... the beauty is actually a MAN. Andrej Pejic, 19, has made his name by wearing clothes for both men and women and insists he’s happy with his gender-bending look. “Sometimes I get bored of all the attention that comes with modelling but it’s better than bricklaying,” he laughs. “Being cast as a woman is not something with which I feel uncomfortable. “As a woman I am sensual and sexy. As a man, I’m more simple. I’m ...
Living Dinosaur Shark Found in Japan
Post Date: 2011-03-01 08:39:14 by A K A Stone
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Recently Japan caught a very rare deep ocean shark. This type of shark is very different from what we usually see. It has six gills and the body is like an eel, normally living under 600-1,000 meters deep in ocean. They have very long history of 50 million years, that’s why they are also called living fossil. The shark was in a very weak condition and died a few hours later.
Terrorist Funder Nelly Furtado To Give Khadaffi Family 1 million dollars
Post Date: 2011-03-01 07:25:10 by A K A Stone
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(Reuters) - Singer Nelly Furtado said on Monday that she will give away $1 million she received to perform in Italy for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi has been condemned for using violence to quell a popular uprising, with the death toll from nearly two weeks of fighting estimated by diplomats at about 2,000. Furtado, a Canadian singer whose hits include "I'm Like a Bird" and "Promiscuous," used the website Twitter to disclose her plans for the $1 million. "In 2007, I received 1 million$ from the Qaddafi clan to perform a 45 min. Show for guests at a hotel in Italy," she wrote. "I am going to donate the $" A spokeswoman ...
West Moves Military Assets Around Libya
Post Date: 2011-02-28 23:26:19 by Brian S
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The Pentagon is deploying naval and air forces around Libya as the US and UK governments consider tougher measures to force Muammer Gaddafi from power, including the possible establishment of a no-fly zone.“We must not tolerate this regime using military force against its own people,” David Cameron, UK prime minister, said. “In that context I have asked the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff to work with our allies on plans for a military no-fly zone.” Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, at a UN meeting in Geneva, said: “Nothing is off the table so long as the Libyan government continues to threaten and kill Libyans.” She added she had ...
Scientists: Reconstructing Afghan Buddha possible
Post Date: 2011-02-28 19:55:22 by Ferret Mike
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BERLIN -- German scientists said Monday it may be possible to reconstruct one of two giant 1,500 year-old Buddha statues dynamited by the Taliban in central Afghanistan 10 years ago, which prompted a worldwide outcry and left behind only towering cliff caverns. Researchers have studied several hundred fragments of the sandstone statues that once towered up to 180 feet (55 meters) high in Bamiyan province, and found that they were once brightly colored in red, white and blue, said Erwin Emmerling of Munich's Technical University. The professor of restoration and conservation science, who visited the UNESCO world heritage site about 15 times since 2007, says research has shown that ...
Life expectancy in Canada reaches 80.7 years
Post Date: 2011-02-28 19:49:03 by Ferret Mike
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The life expectancy of Canadians is at 80.7 years old - up slightly from 1999, according to Statistics Canada. StatsCan released updated figures related to life expectancy and mortality on Monday. Life expectancy in Canada in 1999 was 79. Rates in 2005 to 2007 rose for both sexes. Men lived on average 78.3 years while women were living to about 83 years old, according to the figures. British Columbia and Ontario had the highest life expectancy at 81.2 years old and 81 years old, respectively. Canada's three northern territories had the lowest life expectancy. People in Nunavut usually die the youngest, according to the figures, at an average of 72 years old. Yukoners live, on ...
Texas group launches scholarship for white men ONLY... because they 'need an equal shot'
Post Date: 2011-02-28 17:15:15 by A K A Stone
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A non-profit group has launched a college scholarship for a demographic it claims are under-represented in society - white men.
The Former Majority Association for Equality will give grants of $500 to any man from Texas who is at least ‘25 per cent Caucasian’, has good grades and can demonstrate they are in need.
Its founder Colby Bohannan claims whites feel ‘excluded’ when they apply to college and that they are ‘left out’ when it comes to funding.
The provocative move risks a backlash by anti-racism groups but college officials in Texas have said there is little they can do to prevent it.
Mr Bohannan, a former Texas State University student and Iraq veteran, said the group was ...
Teddy Kennedy rented entire whorehouse for one night
Post Date: 2011-02-28 13:29:52 by Happy Quanzaa
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Late U.S. Senator Edward 'Ted'Kennedy 'rented out a Chileanbrothel for the entire night', claimed FBI files Late U.S. senator Ted Kennedy has been accused of renting an entire Chilean brothel and seeking meetings with communists who had left-wing views. The information came to light after a Freedom of Information request by Judicial Watch - the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption - who put pressure on the FBI to release the material. Their file on the late senator, who died from brain cancer in August 2009, was released but contained a large amount of blacked out information - until now. The statements previously withheld include ...
US Moves Forces Near Libya 'In Case' As World Pressure On Muammar Gaddafi Grows
Post Date: 2011-02-28 13:21:24 by Brian S
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THE US has moved armed forces near Libya but won't say what they are for as Libyan jets reportedly fire on ammunition stores The Pentagon says it's moving some armed forces in the region near Libya in case they're needed, but is not saying what they might be needed for. Defence Department spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan says Pentagon planners are working on various options and contingency plans as the violence aimed at overthrowing the government continues in the North African nation. Lapan told reporters today that as part of that planning, the Pentagon is repositioning some naval and air forces. The US has a regular military presence in the Mediterranean Sea and farther to ...
Libya Warplanes Bomb Rebel-Held Arms Depot, As Anti-Gadhafi Protesters Amass In Tripoli
Post Date: 2011-02-28 13:10:01 by Brian S
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Libyan warplanes bombed an arms dump inside a rebel-held eastern district on Monday, two senior security sources said, as hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Tripoli to demonstrate against long-time leader Muammar Gadhafi. "It's true, they hit an arms dump in Djabiya. No one was hurt. It happened at around 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon," said Fathi Abidy, a member of the security council set up by the temporary administration in Libya's main eastern city Benghazi. Another senior security source confirmed the same information. Also on Monday, the Libyan government said it would send an envoy to Benghazi, promising to deliver food, medicine and medical equipment ...
Gadhafi Stimulus Plan: pass out cash
Post Date: 2011-02-28 12:13:15 by Happy Quanzaa
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Christiane Amanpour in Tripoli: Gadhafi Doles Out Cash to the People Tensions High in Libya's Capital, Citizens Complain About Waits at Banks and Bakeries I've just returned from the center of Tripoli, Libya, after a drive around town. Like all journalists here, my team and I were driven and accompanied by government employees, but they did take us precisely where I asked to go. What we found was normal traffic in the streets, people walking, or at cafes and restaurants. At just about every bank we saw, there were long lines of men and women waiting for the cash handouts that Col. Moammar Gadhafi had just announced. The leader was giving each family 500 dinars, the equivalent ...
Senators Lieberman, McCain Call For Aid, Arms For Libyan Provisional Government
Post Date: 2011-02-27 14:20:32 by Brian S
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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- The United States and its allies should recognize and arm a provisional government in Libya, and also impose a no-fly zone that would prevent Libyan aircraft from attacking anti-government protesters there, two leading U.S. senators said Sunday. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who caucuses with the Democrats, told CNN's "State of the Union" that the Obama administration needs to do more to help protesters oust Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. "I think the world has to do more," Lieberman said. "I'd begin with the imposition of a no-fly zone so that Gadhafi can't be attacking ...
Libya Rebels Gear For Fight In City Near Capital
Post Date: 2011-02-27 14:16:51 by Brian S
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ZAWIYA, Libya (AP) -- Hundreds of armed anti-government forces backed by military defectors who control the city closest to the capital Tripoli prepared Sunday to repel an expected offensive by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi surrounding Zawiya. Two prominent U.S. Senators said Washington should recognize and arm a provisional government in rebel-held areas of eastern Libya and impose a no-fly zone over the area - enforced by U.S. warplanes - to stop attacks by the regime. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton echoed President Barack Obama's demand for Gadhafi to relinquish power. "We want him to leave," she told reporters traveling with her Sunday to a U.N. meeting ...
Arab League Boss Amr Moussa Says He Plans To Run For President In Egypt
Post Date: 2011-02-27 14:15:51 by Brian S
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CAIRO — Arab League chief Amr Moussa said Sunday he plans to run in Egypt's presidential elections expected later this year. Egypt's former foreign minister declared his candidacy a day after a constitutional reform panel appointed by the country's new military rulers recommended far-reaching reforms that relaxed eligibility rules governing who can run for president. The changes, if adopted in a national referendum, would open presidential elections to more competition and impose a two-term limit on future presidents — a dramatic shift from a system that allowed ousted leader Hosni Mubarak to rule for three decades. Moussa told reporters the amendments were still ...
Man-Child tells Ghaddafi to leave now or he's going to get really really mad, stomp his feet, hold his breath, and whine to the UN
Post Date: 2011-02-26 22:15:53 by Happy Quanzaa
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Obama says Kadhafi must 'leave now': WHouse President Barack Obama called on Moamer Kadhafi to "leave now," declaring that the Libyan leader had lost his right to rule after attacking his own people to put down a popular uprising. Obama's most direct demand yet that Kadhafi step down was made in a telephone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to coordinate their response to the crisis, the White House said. "The president stated that when a leader?s only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now," it said. Hours later, the ...
Russia To Sell Syria Cruise Missiles
Post Date: 2011-02-26 19:36:36 by Brian S
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Russia vowed Saturday to fulfil its contract to supply Syria with cruise missiles despite the turmoil shaking the Arab world and Israel's furious condemnation of the deal. "The contract is in the implementation stage," news agencies quoted Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as saying. Russia and Syria Russia says may sell more arms to Syria / Ynet Defense Minister Serdyukov tells Bloomberg Moscow conducting 'serious assessment' of how sale of weapons to Syria may affect 'existing balance of forces in region.' Army chief says Russia won't supply S-300 missiles to Iran Full Story Russia initially agreed to send a large shipment of anti-ship Yakhont cruise ...
Attack Cripples Iraq's Largest Refinery, Kills 1
Post Date: 2011-02-26 19:19:23 by Brian S
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BAGHDAD – Gunmen stormed Iraq's largest oil refinery and bombed the facility Saturday, forcing operations to shut down at a time when Iraqis are already suffering through electricity shortages and lines at the gas pump. The attack north of Baghdad casts doubt on the Iraqi government's ability to protect its vital infrastructure and could shake already nervous international investors. If not fixed swiftly, the shutdown will likely further fuel anger over a lack of public services that led to violent nationwide protests last week. "It probably couldn't have come at a worse time for (Prime Minister) al-Maliki and his government," said Raad Al-Kadiri, an energy ...
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