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Latest Articles: Obama Wars
Coming Home at Last?
Post Date: 2010-07-30 07:45:45 by NMC_EXP
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Asked if the United States might send still more troops to Afghanistan, if the Obama surge is not succeeding by year’s end, Vice President Joe Biden answered, "I do not believe so." So, that is it. Biden is saying the 100,000 U.S. troops in theater or on the way is our limit. If Kabul and the Afghan army fail with this investment of American forces, they will be permitted to fail. All the chips we are going to commit are now on the table. And a series of critical deadlines is approaching. By the end of August, all U.S. combat troops are to be out of Iraq. Only 50,000 "training troops" are to remain, but all U.S. forces are scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of ...
Gates, Mullen Blast WikiLeaks for Disclosures
Post Date: 2010-07-29 22:41:14 by WhiteSands
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Top Pentagon officials assailed WikiLeaks on Thursday for its release of thousands of pages of leaked documents covering the war in Afghanistan -- at one point even accusing the man behind the whistle-blower website of having "blood ... on his hands." Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen issued some of their harshest criticisms yet of the leak, which appeared to include the names of Afghans enlisted as classified U.S. military informants. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has defended the release, but Mullen dismissed his arguments. "Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are ...
US Military Deaths In Afghan Region At 1,122
Post Date: 2010-07-29 19:39:40 by Brian S
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As of Thursday, July 29, 2010, at least 1,122 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. At least 890 military personnel have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The Defense Department's tally was last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 92 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 10 were the result of hostile action. The Defense Department also counts two military civilian deaths. Since the ...
France declares war against al-Qaida
Post Date: 2010-07-29 18:01:14 by WhiteSands
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France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North African branch, after the terror network killed a French aid worker it took hostage in April. The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discrete about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism. "We are at war with al-Qaida," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday, a day after President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the death of 78-year-old hostage Michel Germaneau. The humanitarian worker had been abducted April 20 or 22 in Niger by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, and was later taken to Mali, officials ...
White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity
Post Date: 2010-07-29 17:28:56 by WhiteSands
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The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation. The administration wants to add just four words -- "electronic communication transactional records" -- to a list of items that the law says the FBI may demand without a judge's approval. Government lawyers say this category of information includes the addresses to which an Internet user sends e-mail; the times and dates e-mail was sent and received; and possibly a user's browser history. It does not include, the lawyers ...
Special army unit ready to be deployed on American soil just before Nov.. elections
Post Date: 2010-07-29 15:13:52 by Murron
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Special army unit ready to be deployed on American soil just before Nov.. elections Special army unit ready to be deployed on American soil just before Nov.. elections (Update) Note: An update has been posted at the end of the article. (related stories) In October of this year, one month prior to the November midterm elections, a special army unit known as 'Consequence Management Response Force' will be ready for deployment on American soil if so ordered by the President. The special force, which is the new name being given to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry, has been training at Fort Stewart , Georgia and is composed of 80,000 troops. According to the Army ...
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange on Afghanistan war documents
Post Date: 2010-07-28 17:37:56 by WhiteSands
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ADVISORY: Audio link to be posted momentarily. President Obama said Tuesday that the Afghanistan war documents leaked this week raise no fundamentally new issues about the conflict but added that their disclosure "could potentially jeopardize individuals or operations." Obama's remarks, his first on the topic, came as the Pentagon announced it is launching a criminal probe -- led by the Army -- to discover the source of the leak, in which 91,000 documents were posted on WikiLeaks.org. On Wednesday, July 28, at 3 p.m. ET, the Washington Post interviewed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange discussed the release of the documents and answered the questions you've ...
Democrats Abandon Obama On Afghanistan War
Post Date: 2010-07-28 14:32:03 by Brian S
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The House's vote yesterday on emergency funding for the Afghanistan war shows a significant eroding of support for President Obama's war policy -- from members of his own Democratic Party. There were 102 Democrats voting against the $33 billion in war funding. That's more than three times the number of Democrats (32) who voted against a similar funding bill in June 2009. (This year's war funding bill passed, 308-114.) Among those voting "no" this time: prominent liberals such as Henry Waxman of California and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and 30 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois and Maxine Waters of California. Rep. ...
The Lockerbie Lie [ administration says it was surprised and angry at the Lockerbie bomber's "compassionate" release. Now a letter reveals that it actually lobbied for it. ]
Post Date: 2010-07-28 00:56:06 by WhiteSands
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The administration says it was surprised and angry at the Lockerbie bomber's "compassionate" release. Now a letter reveals that it actually lobbied for it. Was this malicious intent or mere incompetence? Last week, at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama was asked what he thought about a possible Senate investigation into the "Lockerbie bomber stuff" — namely that British Petroleum, among its other sins, lobbied the British government to release convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi in order to win oil contracts from the Libyan government. Obama replied: "I think all of us here in the United ...
House Approves $59 Billion for Afghan War
Post Date: 2010-07-27 19:56:23 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved $59 billion to fund the Afghan war and other emergency spending, sending the bill to President Barack Obama's desk after brushing aside revelations contained in a cache of leaked military documents. The war's unusual politics were reflected in the 308-114 vote. While 102 Democrats defected, objecting to a war prosecuted by a president of their own party, 160 Republicans supported the measure despite their frequent opposition to Mr. Obama's policies. The debate was colored by Sunday's release of 92,000 documents by the group WikiLeaks, but it didn't appear to affect the outcome. The leaked military ...
Barack Obama enlists Afghan war leaks in support of policy switch [ led him to strategy sending additional 30,000 troops ]
Post Date: 2010-07-27 16:40:45 by WhiteSands
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Barack Obama Barack Obama says the 'documents don’t reveal any issues that haven’t already informed our public debate on Afghanistan'. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP Barack Obama today claimed the disclosures about the mishandling of the Afghanistan war contained in leaked US military documents justified his decision to embark on a new strategy. Obama, speaking from the Rose Garden after a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss funding for the war and other issues, deplored the leak, saying he was concerned the information from the battleground "could potentially jeopardise individuals or operations". His first public comment on the leaks came as the ...
Russia Spies; America Apologizes
Post Date: 2010-07-27 15:05:34 by WhiteSands
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Arriving at a biker's convention in Ukraine on his Harley Davidson trike, Vladimir Putin offered a few observations on his recent celebratory meeting with the 10 Russian sleeper agents deported from the United States. "They had a very difficult fate," the former KGB colonel noted sympathetically. "They had to carry out a task to benefit their motherland's interests for many, many years without a diplomatic cover, risking themselves and those close to them." The reunion was heartwarming. They sang patriotic songs and "talked of life." Putin assured them, reports the Associated Press, that they would have good jobs and a "bright" future. How ...
9 shot at Chicago bus stop
Post Date: 2010-07-27 14:54:06 by WhiteSands
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Nine people were shot at a bus station in the south side of Chicago Monday, police said. All but one of them suffered non-life threatening injuries. The ninth person was seriously hurt, police said. The shooting took place in the 7900 block of South Western Avenue and appears to be gang-related, officials said. Police were interviewing witnesses and put out a call for any videos that may have captured the shooting.
Leaked Afghan War Files Detail Iranian Ties to Terror [ NeoCons proven correct ]
Post Date: 2010-07-27 04:12:33 by WhiteSands
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WASHINGTON — Cooperation among Iran, Al Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups is more extensive than previously known to the public, according to details buried in the tens of thousands of military intelligence documents released by an independent group Sunday. U.S. officials and Middle East analysts said some of the most explosive information contained in the WikiLeaks documents detail Iran's alleged ties to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and the facilitating role Tehran may have played in providing arms from sources as varied as North Korea and Algeria. The officials have for years received reports of Iran smuggling arms to the Taliban. The WikiLeaks documents, however, appear to ...
Afghan President Says NATO Responsible For 52 Civilian Deaths
Post Date: 2010-07-26 20:09:04 by Brian S
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(CNN) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned a NATO strike in Helmand province that he said caused 52 civilian deaths. NATO says there is no evidence of casualties beyond insurgents. A statement from Karzai's office said Friday's attack killed people in Sangin district's Regi village. Karzai called on NATO forces to make avoiding civilian casualties in their top priorities. A joint investigation by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and the Afghan government is underway, according to an ISAF spokesman. "Any speculation at this point of an alleged civilian casualty in Rigi Village is completely unfounded," said Rear Adm. Greg ...
Afghan Leaks Hand Obama New Political Nightmare
Post Date: 2010-07-26 19:51:39 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Bombshell intelligence leaks on the Afghan war will likely deepen public pessimism over US hopes of victory and heighten President Barack Obama's political exposure over the bleak conflict, analysts say. The tens of thousands of leaked files have already added heat to slow boiling skepticism of Obama's war strategy in Congress, including among Democrats, and will cement suspicion of imperfect ally Pakistan. At first sight, accounts of an undermanned US force, tested by extreme battlefield conditions and for years saddled with an unclear strategy, validate many of Obama's criticisms of his predecessor George W. Bush's war effort. But public opinion, ...
Rocket attack in Afghanistan kills 40-45 civilians: Official
Post Date: 2010-07-26 15:29:53 by WhiteSands
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KABUL: A rocket attack on a village in southern Afghanistan killed up to 45 civilians, a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday. "A rocket was launched, it hit a civilian house where many people sought refuge (and) 40 to 45 people were killed," Waheed Omar said, referring to a reported attack in the Sangin district of Helmand province on Friday. Asked if the attack was carried out by NATO forces, Omar said: "We will have to wait for the final report."
WikiLeaks: More US Documents Coming On Afghan War
Post Date: 2010-07-26 11:34:14 by Brian S
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(07-26) 06:43 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- The release of some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on the Afghanistan war is just the beginning, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised Monday, adding that he still has thousands more Afghan files to post online. The White House, Britain and Pakistan have all condemned the online whistle-blowing group's release Sunday of the classified documents, one of the largest unauthorized disclosures in military history. The Afghan government in Kabul said it was "shocked" at the release but insisted most of the information was not new. The documents cover some known aspects of the troubled nine-year conflict: U.S. special ...
Taliban Claim Capture Of US Sailor, Killing Of 2nd
Post Date: 2010-07-25 13:07:02 by Brian S
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a U.S. Navy sailor they said was killed in an ambush two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners, an Afghan official said Sunday. U.S. and NATO officials confirmed that two American Navy personnel went missing Friday in the eastern province of Logar, after an armored sports utility vehicle was seen driving into a Taliban-held area. In a telephone interview Sunday with The Associated Press, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the pair drove into an area under insurgent control, prompting a brief gunfight in which one American was killed and the other was captured. He said both were taken to a "safe ...
Two US Servicemen Seized By Afghan Taliban - Reports
Post Date: 2010-07-24 13:45:50 by Brian S
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Two US soldiers have been captured by Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, reports say. An Afghan official says the two men were seized in Logar province after an exchange of fire with the militants on Friday. A spokesman for the Nato-led force (Isaf) later confirmed the missing were US soldiers, AFP reports. Taliban Conflict The US military later offered a $20,000 (£12,956) reward for the information leading to the safe release of the men. 'Captive killed' A spokesman for the Logar governor told the BBC on Saturday that the two Americans had ignored warnings and set out on their own from their base on Friday evening into a known Taliban-held area. After an exchange ...
Five US Soldiers Killed In Afghan Bomb Attack: NATO
Post Date: 2010-07-24 13:42:03 by Brian S
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Taliban-style bomb attacks killed five US soldiers in Afghanistan Saturday, NATO said, as the death toll of foreign soldiers in the nine-year Afghan war climbed towards the 2,000 mark. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the five had died in two separate attacks involving improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, the main weapon deployed by the Taliban in their insurgency. An ISAF spokeswoman confirmed all five were Americans. An incident early in the day claimed the lives of four of the American soldiers, while the fifth was killed later Saturday, according to ISAF statements. Both attacks took place in southern Afghanistan, where the war is at its fiercest, ...
Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions
Post Date: 2010-07-22 10:42:05 by Badeye
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Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions Fifty percent "little"/"no" confidence in Congress reading is record highby Lydia SaadPage: 12 PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's 2010 Confidence in Institutions poll finds Congress ranking dead last out of the 16 institutions rated this year. Eleven percent of Americans say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress, down from 17% in 2009 and a percentage point lower than the previous low for Congress, recorded in 2008. The Gallup poll was conducted July 8-11, shortly before Congress passed a major financial regulatory reform bill, which President Obama signed into law this week. Underscoring ...
Hey Obama, How About a JOB, Not a Handout!
Post Date: 2010-07-22 10:39:36 by Badeye
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Hey Obama, How About a JOB, Not a Handout! By Bradley Blakeman Published July 22, 2010 | FoxNews.com By President Obama's own admission, America -- under his watch -- faces the worst job losses and recession since the Great Depression. One of the first acts the president advanced after becoming our 44th president was the passage of the more than 1,000 page stimulus bill. A bill, by the way, that most lawmakers did not read and one that the president promised would create enough jobs to prevent the national unemployment rate from rising above 8%. It is an undisputed fact that our national unemployment rate continues to hover around 9.5% and many economists argue that if you take ...
White House Spent $23M of Taxpayer Money to Back Kenyan Constitution That Legalizes Abortion, GOP Reps Say
Post Date: 2010-07-22 10:36:47 by Badeye
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White House Spent $23M of Taxpayer Money to Back Kenyan Constitution That Legalizes Abortion, GOP Reps Say By Tess Civantos Published July 22, 2010 | FoxNews.com A Republican lawmaker is accusing the White House of “unconscionable” and “illegal” acts for its role in Kenya's referendum on a new constitution, which would legalize abortion in the country for the first time. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey cited a report by the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, that estimated that more than $23 million in U.S. taxpayer funds have been spent on the referendum. Smith and other conservatives have complained that at least some of that money has been ...
New Jobless Claims Jump by 37,000 After Hitting 2-Year Low
Post Date: 2010-07-22 10:30:19 by Badeye
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New Jobless Claims Jump by 37,000 After Hitting 2-Year Low Published July 22, 2010 | Associated Press WASHINGTON -- New jobless claims in the U.S. jumped last week by the most since February, reversing a sharp fall two weeks ago. The rise is partly a result of seasonal factors but also reflects the job market's weakness. The Labor Department says new claims for unemployment insurance jumped by 37,000 to a seasonally adjusted 464,000. Analysts expected a smaller rise, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. The sharp increase comes after claims fell steeply two weeks ago to their lowest level since August 2008. But much of that drop was driven by temporary seasonal factors and not ...
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