Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Pakistani court bans Pervez Musharraf from public office for life - latimes

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Tuesday slapped former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with a lifetime ban that prevents him from running for public office again, the latest in a long line of setbacks for the onetime president since his return to his home country after four years of self-imposed exile. - Pakistani court bans Pervez Musharraf from public office for life
Taliban announces spring offensive

U.S. considers sending arms to Syria rebels

But no decision is expected soon, and Obama appears to have softened his 'red line' threat over chemical weapons use by the Assad regime. U.S. considers sending arms to Syria rebels - latimes
Iran points at Syrian rebels in warning about chemical weapons

King Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has begun his reign by paying tribute to his mother Princess Beatrix who abdicated in his favour after 33 years as Queen.  - King Willem-Alexander becomes Europe's youngest monarch - Netherlands
Germany accuses France of being 'Europe's biggest problem child'

Report: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's repeated requests for a lawyer were ignored - Guardian

There is zero legal or ethical justification for denying a suspect in custody this fundamental right -Tsarnaev's repeated requests for a lawyer were ignored

Karzai's CIA cash has long precedent in Afghanistan – and a simple solution - Nushin Arbabzadah

Many Afghans did probably suspect that such transactions were taking place between the CIA and the palace. After all, accusing all sorts of people of being in the pay of the CIA is a favorite national pastime and a key ingredient of the Afghans' favorite conspiracy theory – that in Afghanistan, after God, it's the CIA that is in charge. The fact that the president not only admitted to these payments, but also openly thanked the CIA for the money adds a surreal element to the whole bizarre story. Then again, this is Afghanistan. - Karzai's CIA cash has long precedent in Afghanistan – and a simple solution
Ghost money from MI6 and CIA may fuel Afghan corruption, say diplomats -

Ghost money from MI6 and CIA may fuel Afghan corruption, say diplomats - Guardian

The CIA and MI6 have regularly given large cash payments to Hamid Karzai's office with the aim of maintaining access to the Afghan leader and his top allies and officials, but the attempt to buy influence has largely failed and may have backfired, former diplomats and policy analysts say. - Ghost money from MI6 and CIA may fuel Afghan corruption, say diplomats
Afghanistan's web of intrigue is a poor basis on which to rebuild a nation - 
Afghanistan: An Endless Financial Sinkhole - John Glaser

Monday, April 29, 2013

Number Of Internally Displaced People Worldwide At Record High In 2012, Report Shows (MAP)

A record number of people were internally displaced by war, violence, and political oppression in 2012, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The Global Overview 2012 found that 28.8 million people were internally displaced at the end of last year, the highest number ever recorded by the organization. - Number Of Internally Displaced People Worldwide At Record High

Peter King, Keith Ellison Spar Over Muslim Community Views (VIDEO) - huffingtonpost

Reps. Peter King (R-N.Y.) and Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) clashed on Sunday over the idea of using surveillance in America's Muslim communities. - Peter King, Keith Ellison Spar Over Muslim ...
'Increase Surveillance' of Muslim Community - National Review

اشرف غني د نړۍ دویم لوی متفکر ګڼل شوی

ډاکټر اشرف غني احمدزی د پراسپیکټ مګزین له نظرپوښتنه وروسته په نړۍ کې د ۲۰۱۳م کال سلو غوره متفکرینو په منځ کې دویم لوی متفکر ګڼلی دی. - اشرف غني د نړۍ دویم لوی متفکر ګڼل شوی
World Thinkers 2013 - Prospect Magazine
Prospect Magazine - Prospect Magazine

Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms secret US cash 'help' - BBC

Hamid Karzai was responding to a New York Times report that alleged the CIA sent suitcases stuffed with cash to the president's office on a regular basis. - Karzai admits secret US cash 'help'
Cash and control in Afghanistan
'سیا به دفتر حامد کرزی پول نقد می‌داد'  ---  کرزی دریافت 'پول نقد' از ایران را تائید کرد

Owner of collapsed building in Bangladesh is arrested - latimes

NEW DELHI, India –- The owner of a collapsed building in Bangladesh was arrested Sunday near the Indian border as the death toll rose to at least 370 in the nation’s worst garment industry disaster. With more than 800 people still missing and time running out, rescue officials fear the number could rise sharply. - Owner of collapsed building in Bangladesh is arrested
Bangladesh building collapse unlikely to spur reform, experts say

Russia: Worst Human Rights Climate in Post-Soviet Era - Human Rights Watch

The 78-page report, “Laws of Attrition: Crackdown on Russia’s Civil Society after Putin’s Return to the Presidency,”describes some of the changes since Putin returned to the presidency in May 2012. - Russia: Worst Human Rights Climate in Post-Soviet Era

شېرمحمد کريمي: پاکستان د سياسي موخو لپاره سرحدي ستونزې جوړوي

افغان چارواکي وايي پاکستان د دې لپاره په سرحدي سيمو کې ستونزې جوړوي، چې افغانستان له پاکستان سره د ډيورنډ کرښه په رسميت وپېژني، خو زياتوي چې دا هيله به يې کله هم پوره نه شي.- شېرمحمد کريمي: پاکستان د سياسي موخو لپاره سرحدي ستونزې جوړوي
اشرف غني احمدزى: افغان ځواكونه امنيتي مسووليتونو ته چمتو دي

Afghan Leader Acknowledges Cash Deliveries by C.I.A.- nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai acknowledged on Monday that the Central Intelligence Agency has been dropping off bags of cash at his office for a decade, saying the money was used for “various purposes” and expressing gratitude to the United States for making the payments. -  Karzai Acknowledges Cash Deliveries by C.I.A.
C.I.A. Delivers Cash to Afghan Leader's Office
With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan

انتقاد سفیر پیشین فرانسه از زمان‌بندی گذار نظامی در افغانستان

آقای برنارد باژوله*، در مهمانی خداحافظی خود که در سفارت فرانسه در کابل برگزار شد، گفته است: «من متوجه نمی‌شوم که چطور جامعه جهانی و دولت افغانستان به این نتیجه رسیده‌اند که همه چیز باید در سال ٢٠١٤ عملی شود: انتخابات، رییس جمهور جدید و گذار اقتصادی و نظامی و همه اینها در حالی است که مذاکرات برای صلح هنوز واقعاً آغاز نشده است.» - انتقاد سفیر پیشین فرانسه از زمان‌بندی گذار نظامی در افغانستان ...
Diplomatic Memo: Departing French Envoy Has Frank Words on Afghanistan

Russia cracks down on U.S.-linked NGOs

MOSCOW — Two months ago, a civic-minded history professor in the picturesque city of Kostroma invited a U.S. diplomat to take part in a roundtable about Russian-American relations. The event was open, the conversation spirited — and Monday the professor’s organization goes to court, accused of being a foreign agent. - Russia cracks down on US-linked NGOs - washingtonpost

Millions in CIA "ghost money" paid to Afghan president's office: New York Times

(Reuters) - Much of the money went to warlords and politicians, many with ties to the drug trade and in some cases the Taliban, the New York Times said. U.S. and Afghan officials were quoted as saying the CIA supported the same patronage networks that U.S. diplomats and law enforcement agents struggled to dismantle, leaving the government in the grip of organized crime. - Millions in CIA "ghost money" paid to Afghan president's office: New York Times
Millions in CIA "ghost money" paid to Afghanistan president's office: NYT

With Bags of Cash, C.I.A. Seeks Influence in Afghanistan - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan’s president — courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency.  - C.I.A. Delivers Cash to Afghan Leader's Office
Diplomatic Memo: Departing French Envoy Has Frank Words on Afghanistan
میلیونها دالر سی آی ای در ریاست جمهوری افغانستان

Sunday, April 28, 2013

سردار داوو خان اوس هم د افغانانو په زړونو کې ژوند کوي

افغانانو دخپل هیواد دلومړني جمهور رئیس سردار داوود خان دمړینې تلین ولمانځی. دوي د سردار داوود د جمهوری ریاست دور د افغانستان دپرمختګ او بسیاینې دور وباله. ۳۵ کاله دمخه په افغانستان کی د ثور د کودتاه سره د دغه هیواد لومړنی جمهوري دولت رانسکور شو او دهیواد لومړنی جمهور رئیس سردار داوود خان د خپلې کورنۍ له غړو هان تر ۲ کلن ماشوم پوري یو ځای ووژل شول. مړی په نامعلوم ځای کی د کورنۍ له څو غړو سره یو ځای تر خاورو لاندي شول او د دغې غم لړلی پیښې را منځته کونکو وانګېرله چې ګني هر څه دخلکو دسترګو پت شول خو داسي ونه شوه. - سردار داوو خان اوس هم د افغانانو په زړونو کې ژوند کوي 
ازسی و پنجمین سالروزشهادت سردارمحمد داوود خان بزرگداشت به عمل آمد

How Winston Churchill got his taste for war

In an extract from his new book, Con Coughlin tells how, as a young soldier in South Asia, Churchill learnt to fight while writing dispatches for the Telegraph - How Churchill got a taste for war - Con Coughlin
Baptism of fire showed Churchill’s inner steel - Afghanistan

درود به روان پاک شهدای هفت ثور و نفرین به قاتلان حیوان صفت سردار محمد داؤد -- ولی احمد نوری

 درود به روان پاک شهدای هفت ثور و نفرین به قاتلان حیوان صفت سردار محمد داؤد

Global Voices: Author reflects on thwarted Afghanistan invasions - Carol J. Williams

“Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.”
Nowhere has that admonishment by 18th century statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke been ignored with such disastrous consequences as in Afghanistan. -- Global Voices: Author reflects on thwarted Afghanistan invasions

The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy

Willem-Alexander, who is to be sworn in Tuesday, will be the first man to wear the crown since 1890.  - The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy - latimes

White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner feeds on Hollywood’s star power

Washington, New York and Hollywood held their annual schmoozefest Saturday night, and the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (#nerdprom on Twitter) showed new evidence of being completely overrun by red-carpet-posing actors, singers, sports superstars, models and other outsiders who couldn’t possibly name the ranking Democrat of the House Ways and Means Committee, much less its chairman. - Star power at correspondents’ dinner
Obama’s full speech at the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The Women in The World Summit Lives On - The Daily Beast

Women in the World is a movement dedicated to advancing women and girls ... Life on the Brink: - The Women in The World Summit Lives On - The Daily Beast
Women in the World 2013: The Summit Is Finally Here!

Saturday, April 27, 2013

کودتاى ٧ ثور سرآغاز تمام بدبختى ها در کشور خوانده شد

کابل (پژواک،٧ثور٩٢): با گراميداشت از ٣٥مين سالروز کشته شدن سردار محمد داوود و اعضاى فاميلش، کودتاى ٧ ثور سرآغاز تمام بدبختى ها در کشور خوانده شد. سردار داوود، نخستين رئيس جمهور افغانستان بود که سيستم شاهى را طى کودتاى سفيد، به سيستم جمهورى تبديل کرد؛ اما کودتاى رژيم کمونيستى به حمايت شوروى سابق در افغانستان، درهفتم ثور سال ١٣٥٧منجر به سقوط حکومت سردار داوود گرديد.- کودتاى ٧ ثور سرآغاز تمام بدبختى ها در کشور خوانده شد
ازسی و پنجمین سالروزشهادت سردارمحمد داوود خان بزرگداشت به عمل آمد
درود به روان پاک شهدای هفت ثور و نفرین به قاتلان حیوان صفت سردار محمد داؤد

Saur Revolution, Inception of Wars in Afghanistan: MPs

Saur revolution was the beginning point of wars in Afghanistan, a number of Afghan MPs said Saturday, 35 years after the revolution in which a coup d'état by the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) brought down the government of then Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan in 1978. Saur Revolution, Inception of Wars in Afghanistan: MPs - Tolo News
The Origins of the Soviet-Afghan War - Alternative Insight
Saur Revolution - Wikipedia, - Mohammed Daoud Khan - Wikipedia

Bombing Suspects' Chechen Roots Weigh Heavy On Nation' Refugees - NPR

The Tsarnaev brothers are among tens of thousands of Chechens whose families have sought asylum abroad after two brutal wars with Russia. About 10 percent of the entire Chechen population now lives in Europe.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Through Translator) Before, for Americans, the Chechens were a people fighting for their freedom. Now, we're being associated with al-Qaida and international terrorism.

BEARDSLEY: He says Russia has won the propaganda war. Now, Putin can continue his policies of force and no one will question him. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.  More, - Bombing Suspects' Chechen Roots Weigh Heavy On Nation' Refugees - Eleanor Beardsley
FBI Criticized For Failing To 'Connect Dots' In Boston Case
A faded portrait of an immigrant's American dream washingtonpost

Departing French Envoy Has Frank Words on Afghanistan - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — It is always hard to gauge what diplomats really think unless one of their cables ends up on WikiLeaks, but every once in a while, the barriers fall and a bit of truth slips into public view. - Departing French Envoy Has Frank Words on Afghanistan
Plane Crash in Afghanistan Kills 4 International Troops
انتقاد سفیر پیشین فرانسه از زمان‌بندی گذار نظامی در افغانستان ...

هفت و هشت ثور، روزهای آغاز و دوام رنج ها

هفتم ثور سال 1357 و هشتم ثور سال 1371، دو رويداد متقابل ودر عین زمان مصیبت باردر تاريخ افغانستان است، اما از نظر پيامد، براي قربانيان و آسيب ديدگان اين جنگ ها، تفاوتي ندارد، هرچند این دو رویداد هنوز مدافعین خود را دارد. ولی اگر یکی آغاز فاجعه است دیگری کمال آن پنداشته میشود هردو برای ملت ما رنج ومصیبت بحران وفاجعه به میراث گذاشتند. - هفت و هشت ثور، روزهای آغاز و دوام رنج ها
هفت و هشت ثور، روزهای آغاز و دوام رنج ها
درود به روان پاک شهدای هفت ثور و نفرین به قاتلان حیوان صفت سردار محمد داؤد

Getting CLARITY: Hydrogel process developed at Stanford creates transparent brain - Stanford

Combining neuroscience and chemical engineering, researchers at Stanford University have developed a process that renders a mouse brain transparent. The postmortem brain remains whole — not sliced or sectioned in any way — with its three-dimensional complexity of fine wiring and molecular structures completely intact and able to be measured and probed at will with visible light and chemicals. - Hydrogel process developed at Stanford creates transparent brain

Stanford's Transparent Brain: Local Scientists Reach Amazing Breakthrough

Stanford researchers have turned a dreary gray brain into an object as transparent as apricot Jell-O -- an approach that will reveal new secrets into the most mysterious of organs. - Stanford's Transparent Brain: Local Scientists Reach Amazing ...
Stanford clears a path to brain research - San Francisco Chronicle

Russian Minister Warns of 'Degrading' Situation in Afghanistan

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov is warning that Afghanistan will face new challenges because of the country's "degrading political and military situation."  - Russian Minister Warns of 'Degrading' Situation in Afghanistan

Afghans stranded in Pakistan's no-man's land

Generations of Afghan refugees raised in Pakistan now face the prospect of returning to a home they have never known. - Afghans Stranded in Pakistan's No-Man's Land
Musharraf Remanded Over Benazir Bhutto Case

Don't Blame Us, Putin Insists as He Claims Russia Had No 'Operational Value' on Bombers

Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no intelligence of “operative value” his security agencies could have passed the U.S. authorities about the two ethnic Chechen brothers accused of bombing the Boston marathon - Don't Blame Us, Putin Insists as He Claims Russia Had No 'Operational Value' on Bombers
Mother of Boston 'Bombers' Was Put on CIA Terrorist Watchlist 18 Months Before Attacks and Is Now a 'Person of Interest'

Friday, April 26, 2013

I could justify fighting in Afghanistan — until the Boston bombing - Thomas Gibbons-Neff

This past week, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly told investigators that he and his brother set off bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in part because of their opposition to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a Marine who fought in Afghanistan in 2008 and 2010, the news made me wonder: Had my war brought the horrors of battle home? - I could justify fighting in Afghanistanuntil the Boston bombing

Optimism for Afghanistan's future despite rise in civilian casualties

April 26 - Both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO express optimism for the future despite a rise in civilian casualties this year. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. - Optimism for Afghanistan's future despite rise in civilian ... - Reuters
Optimism for Afghanistan's future despite rise in civilian - YouTube

'We entered the fray on the wrong foot': Obama's

'We entered the fray on the wrong foot': Obama's approach to Afghanistan - 'We entered the fray on the wrong foot': Obama's - VALI NASR -  MSNBC

Kazakh President: Afghanistan remains extremism source

"The economic rehabilitation of Afghanistan is a fundamental part of international support programs. We should speed up the enhancement of the economic cooperation in the region and actively involve Afghanistan into these processes," he said. - Kazakh President: Afghanistan remains extremism source

مقام ‌های افغانستان: پاکستان خواهان رسمیت بخشیدن به خط دیورند است -- هشت صبح

مقام‌ های امنیتی و سیاسی افغانستان اعلام کرده‌اند که نظامیان پاکستان با اقدام‌ های تحریک ‌آمیز در خط دیورند، خواهان ‌رسمیت بخشیدن به خط دیورند از سوی افغانستان می ‌باشند. شیرمحمد کریمی، لوی ‌درستیز و جاوید لودین، معین سیاسی وزارت خارجه، که به روز، سه ‌شنبه برای توضیح وضعیت مناطق مرزی افغانستان با پاکستان به مجلس سنا فراخوانده شده بودند، بیان داشتند که مقام‌ های پاکستانی تعهدات ‌شان را در برابر افغانستان عملی نکرده‌اند.  - مقام‌های افغانستان: پاکستان خواهان رسمیت بخشیدن به خط دیورند است
افغانستان: با طالبان نه بلکه با کشورها طرف هستی

The Origins of the Soviet-Afghan War - Alternative Insight

"We will never allow you to dictate to us how to run our country and whom to employ in Afghanistan. How and where we employ the foreign experts will remain the exclusive prerogative of the Afghan state. Afghanistan shall remain poor, if necessary, but free in its acts and decisions." - Mohammoud Daoud
The Origins of the Soviet-Afghan War - Alternative Insight
Mohammed Daoud Khan - Wikipedia

UK starts controlling drones in Afghanistan from British soil

Remotely controlled armed drones used to target insurgents in Afghanistan have been operated from the UK for the first time, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. - UK starts controlling drones in Afghanistan from British soil -
Hamid Karzai orders ban on 'un-Islamic' shows on Afghan TV

Influx of Syrian refugees raises tensions in Jordan as resources are stretched - Guardian

More than 500,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan since the onset of the civil war in their country more than two years ago, according to the Amman government and the United Nations – a figure equal to nearly one-10th of Jordan's population. While 160,000 are housed in refugee camps, Saad and the vast majority have been living in cities, where their presence is stoking tensions with an increasingly resentful host community and posing what Jordanian officials call one of the greatest crises the country has faced in decades. - Influx of Syrian refugees raises tensions in Jordan as resources are stretched
Syria crisis: UN to study soil samples for proof of sarin gas --

Russian Afghan veterans warn NATO against mistakes in pullout from Afghanistan

The Russian Union of Afghan War Veterans that unites many generals and officers who took part in the pullout of the Soviet limited contingent from Afghanistan are ready to respond to requests from NATO colleagues and share their materials, Union leader Frants Klintsevich told Interfax-AVN on Thursday. - Russian Afghan veterans warn NATO against mistakes in pullout ...

Barbara Bush: ‘We’ve had enough Bushes’ in White House - NBCNews

Matt Lauer sits down with the women of the Bush family, asking them whether Jeb Bush should run for president. Barbara Bush: 'We've had enough Bushes' in White House Barbara Bush on Son Jeb in 2016: 'We've Had Enough Bushes' - nytimes
At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony - latimes

Thursday, April 25, 2013

US media helped anti-Muslim bodies gain influence, distort Islam - Liat Clark

A study published by a sociologist has revealed that fear-mongering non-governmental anti-Muslim organisations have been heavily influencing US media since 9/11, their messages seeping into news articles and television reporting and drawing their ethos from the fringes, straight into the mainstream. - US media helped anti-Muslim bodies gain influence, distort Islam ...wired.co.uk

Why the faith of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects doesn’t matter, but yours does

It simply does not matter that Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the two Chechen-born brothers suspected of perpetrating the attacks were Muslim. Any religion, or lack of one, can be co-opted and used by a person or people as a justification for extremism. - Why the faith of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects doesn't ...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with using ‘weapon of mass destruction’

Parents Say Boston Bombing Suspects Are Innocent

She said that in the days after the Boston bombing she had seen what she described as video footage on the Internet appearing to show Tamerlan alive and being put into a police car, naked, apparently stripped to check for explosives. The next day, she said, she saw gruesome images of his dead body. - Parents Say Boston Bombing Suspects Are Innocent - NYTimes
Parents Deny Sons' Guilt and Accuse U.S. of Plot
Tsarnaevs' News Conference - A Transcript
Bomb suspects' mother will 'never' accept their guilt - USA Today

Rare gathering of five presidents at Bush Library dedication - nbcnews

In the audience were the nation’s three other former living presidents – George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter – as well as current commander in chief Barack Obama. Read full story - Rare gathering of five presidents at Bush Library dedication
39, 41, 42 & 44 gather for 43's Texas library

Bush Revisits His Legacy at Library Opening

George W. Bush's legacy has officially been enshrined in Dallas. - Bush Revisits His Legacy at Library Opening - ABCNews
39, 41, 42 & 44 gather for 43's Texas library - nbcnews

Eggs, Too, May Provoke Bacteria to Raise Heart Risk - nytimes

For the second time in a matter of weeks, a group of researchers reported a link between the food people eat and bacteria in the intestines that can increase the risk of heart attacks. - Eggs, Too, May Provoke Bacteria to Raise Heart Risk
carnitine, a compound found in red meat, can increase heart disease risk

O’Reilly Demands To Know Why Obama Didn’t Condemn Islam Immediately After Boston Bombing

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly chose on Tuesday night to slam President Obama for failing to condemn Islam in the immediate aftermath of the Boston bombings and claimed that American Muslims aren’t doing enough to stand up against jihad. - O’Reilly Demands To Know Why Obama Didn’t Condemn Islam Immediately After Boston Bombing
GOP Senator Calls For Vastly Expanded Internet Surveillance In Response To Boston Bombing

Fox News 'Liberal' Calls For Banning Muslim Students From Entering The Country

Bob Beckel, the supposedly left-leaning voice on Fox News’ afternoon show The Five, said that the United States ought to bar foreign students from entering the country if they’re Muslim. - Fox News 'Liberal' Calls For Banning Muslim Students From ...

Laura Bush reflects at presidential library: 9/11 is touchstone

DALLAS -- Former First Lady Laura Bush spoke Wednesday during a preview tour of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Laura Bush reflects at presidential library: 9/11 is touchstone - latimes

Afghanistan sees 'troubling rise' in civilians killed


Afghanistan has suffered “a troubling rise” in killings of civilians, with the figure surging almost 30% in the first three months of the year, according to a United Nations envoy.- Afghanistan sees 'troubling rise' in civilians killed - latimes
Kerry: Progress, no breakthrough in Afghan-Pakistani talks

US team speaking to Boston suspects’ parents in Russia as part of bombing investigation

MAKHACHKALA, Russia — U.S. investigators are in contact with the parents of the two Boston bombing suspects in southern Russia and working with Russian security officials to shed light on the deadly attack, a U.S. Embassy official said Wednesday. - US team speaking to Boston suspects' parents in ... - Washington Post
Officials: Boston suspect had no firearm when barrage of bullets

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Afghan Civilian Casualties Rise 30 Percent In Beginning Of 2013, Says UN Envoy

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan said civilian casualties rose nearly 30 percent in the first three months of the year, calling it a "troubling rise" in violence. - Afghan Civilian Casualties Rise 30 Percent In Beginning Of 2013 ... - Afghanistan War

Bush Library Exhibits: 9/11, War, Hurricane Katrina, Florida Recount - huffpost

DALLAS -- A tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum begins in a bright area representing his early domestic agenda, but with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by chilling reminders of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. - A Look Inside The New Bush Library
Bush: Boston Bombings Brought Back 9/11 Concerns

John Kerry hosts Afghan-Pakistan talks in Belgium

US Secretary of State John Kerry has hosted talks near Brussels between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani military chief Ashfaq Kayani.- John Kerry hosts Afghan-Pakistan talks in Belgium
Kerry Hosts Afghan-Pakistan Talks in Brussels - VOA

Afghan Army Bruised by Long Battle - WSJ

KABUL—New details about an ambush on Afghan troops in March and the army's stumbles in the monthlong battle that followed illustrate the challenges Afghanistan faces in taking over security around the country. - Afghan Army Bruised by Long Battle
A Superheroic Caped Crusade to Keep Troops Safe in Afghanistan

Earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan - Aljazeera

It struck at 09:25 GMT at a depth of 62km, with its epicentre 24km northwest of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad near the Pakistani border, the USGS said in a revised update. - Earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan
Earthquake Hits Afghanistan, Near Pakistani Border
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in Pak, India

Floods and earthquake kill at least 24 in Afghanistan - BBC

The provinces of Nangarhar and Kunar, on the country's eastern border with Pakistan, were worst affected by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake. - Floods and quake hit Afghanistan
تلفات سنگین زلزله در شرق افغانستان، دوازده کشته و بیش از صد زخمی

Sweden says it remains committed to Afghanistan and plans to keep some troops there after 2014

KABUL, Afghanistan — Sweden’s foreign minister says his country will maintain its long-standing support for Afghanistan by keeping about 200 soldiers in the country after most foreign troops turn over combat responsibilities to Afghan forces next year. - Sweden says it remains committed to Afghanistan and plans to keep some troops there after 2014
Kerry hosts top Afghan, Pakistan officials at security talks in Brussels
 

Kerry meets with top Afghan, Pakistani leaders

Washington, Kabul and Islamabad all face "a critical transformational period" in the months ahead of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to to Kerry. - Kerry meets with top Afghan, Pakistani leaders - thehill

George Bush -- the President and the Man... Revisited - huffpost

Tomorrow, April 25, on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, Texas, four living presidents -- Jimmy Carter, No. 39; George H.W. Bush, No. 41; Bill Clinton, No. 42, and Barack Obama, No. 44 -- will honor one of their colleagues, George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, at the dedication of his presidential library. - George Bush -- the President and the Man... Revisited

U.S. seeks to ease Afghan-Pakistan tensions in Brussels talks

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan's army chief and a foreign ministry official held "productive" talks on Wednesday on easing tensions between the neighboring states, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who hosted the meeting, said. - U.S. seeks to ease Afghan-Pakistan tensions in Brussels talks
Kerry says Afghan-Pakistan talks productive

Pakistan must crack down on Afghan militants: NATO

(Reuters) - Pakistan must crack down on militants who use the country as a sanctuary to launch attacks in Afghanistan, the head of NATO said on Tuesday, before a U.S.-chaired meeting that will try to ease friction between the neighbors. - Pakistan must crack down on Afghan militants: NATO
Pakistan must play positive role in Afghanistan: NATO

Afghanistan's Karzai backs clerics' demand for media crackdown

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed with a call from the country's conservative religious council for a crackdown on television stations, calling some of their programs "immoral and un-Islamic", officials said on Tuesday. - Afghanistan's Karzai backs clerics' demand for media crackdown
U.S. soldier accused of Afghan killings to appear at pre-trial hearing

Philip Mudd: Cold Analysis is that Boston Attacks are More Emotion than Ideology

Philip Mudd, President, Calling the attacks an intelligence failure is a misunderstanding of how national security operations work in this country. - Philip Mudd: Cold Analysis is that Boston Attacks are More Emotion - BrookingsInstitution
Organizing and Managing Intelligence Analysis to Fight Terrorism ...
Full Event - Organizing and Managing Intelligence Analysis to Fight
claimed that they did not know who the suspects were - youtube

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Boston bombings: 'my children were set up' - YouTube - Channel4News

The mother of the men accused of the carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings has said her children had nothing to do with it. Zubeidat Tsarnaeva told Channel 4 News that both were set up. - Boston bombings: 'my children were set up' - YouTube Boston Bombings Suspects' Mother Zubeidat Tsarnaeva: 'My Kids ...

After US Troops Leave, Armed Drones Will Patrol Afghanistan's Skies - Wired

One of the major elements of Afghanistan’s air war will remain after most U.S. troops have headed home, the U.S. military command confirmed today. Armed drones, operated by the U.S., will remain over Afghanistan after 2014. - After US Troops Leave, Armed Drones Will Patrol Afghanistan's Skies

Ann Coulter: Bombing Suspect's Wife Should Be Jailed For Wearing Hijab

It is not illegal in the United States to wear hijabs. Nevertheless, Muslim women often face harassment for wearing the religious garment, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.  - Ann Coulter: Bombing Suspect's Wife Should Be Jailed For Wearing Hijab
Coulter went on an anti-Muslim tirade on conservative opinion show “Hannity”
Ann Coulter on Bombing Suspect's Wife: 'She Ought to Be in Prison ... - legalpronews

Boston Bombing Suspects Motivated By Afghanistan, Iraq Wars: Report - Huffpost

The report comes one day after U.S. officials told the Associated Press that it was the religious beliefs of  Tsarnaev and his older brother Tamerlan that fueled their alleged plot. Boston Bombing Suspects Motivated By Afghanistan, Iraq Wars: Report -
Boston bombing suspect cites U.S. wars as motivation, officials say ... washingtonpost
US investigators to speak to parents of Boston bombing suspects in ...

From the ground in Afghanistan, an uncertain future - Reuters

Arriving into Kabul you are struck by two contrasting images. Streets jammed with noisy traffic, pavements spilling with hawkers and women in sky-blue burqas wending their way through the crush of people. And then just a few metres from this bustle of everyday life are whole streets walled off, defended by layer upon layer of guards with machine guns behind sandbags and blast barriers set up in a zigzag manner to stop or at least slow down the suicide bomber. - From the ground in Afghanistan, an uncertain future

LAX declares 'emergency' evacuation display an accident - latimes

Los Angeles International Airport officials early Tuesday said a message on multiple flight status displays warning passengers to evacuate because of an emergency was an accident. - LAX declares 'emergency' evacuation display an acci
Canada arrests 2 in alleged Al Qaeda-backed terror plot

پدر افراد مظنون در بمب گذاری بوستن، در مورد فرزندانش چی می گوید؟

«من عدالت واقعی را می خواهم. من خودم حقوقدان هستم و سوال های زیادی از پولیس و ادارت مخفی امریکا دارم. من به همهء سوال هایم در زمینهء مسایل جرمی و تروریزم جواب می خواهم. من باید بدانم، من سوالات زیاد از ادارات مشهور مخفی امریکا دارم که با پخش تصاویر آنها در جهان، تبلیغات خودرا می کنند. من می خواهم بدانم چرا، در کجا و چطور آنها فعالیت کرده اند. شما می فهمید؟ من به عدالت نیاز دارم.» - پدر افراد مظنون در بمب گذاری بوستن، در مورد فرزندانش چی می گوید؟
مادر مظنونان بمبگذاری بوستون می گوید که فرزندانش قربانی توطئه اند ...
Father Of Boston Suspects: US Security Services Set Up My Sons

Jeffrey Toobin: The Case Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: A Guide - New Yorker

The legal proceedings in Tsarnaev’s case are likely to be lengthy and complex. Here’s a guide to a few of the issues that may come up, or already have - The Case Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: A Guide
David Remnick: The Brothers Tsarnaev

Monday, April 22, 2013

Officials Say They Had No Authority to Watch Older Suspect - nytimes

“We had an authorized purpose to look into someone based on the query we received,” the official said. “You can do a limited investigation based on that request.” - Officials Say They Had No Authority to Watch Older Suspect
In Questions at First, No Miranda for Suspect
Document: Criminal Complaint Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Officials: Hospitalized bombing suspect says he and brother acted alone, motivated by religion

Tsarnaev, who has injuries to his tongue preventing him from speaking properly, also indicated that he and his brother conceived the bombing attack on their own, and were motivated by religious fervor.  - Officials: Hospitalized bombing suspect says he and brother acted alone, motivated by religion

Foreclosure-relief funds earmarked for California mostly unspent - latimes

A federal foreclosure-prevention effort that earmarked nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money to help troubled California homeowners has delivered only about one-sixth of that money in three years.  Foreclosure-relief funds for California going unspent

George W. Bush On Legacy: 'There's No Need To Defend Myself' - huffingtonpost

Former President George W. Bush steered clear of any detailed reflection on his legacy during a recent interview with USA Today, saying that his actions over eight years in the White House largely speak for themselves. - George W. Bush On Legacy: 'There's No Need To Defend Myself'

Boston Bombing Suspect’s Bedside Hearing

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was charged in a criminal complaint and appeared before a federal magistrate who came to his bedside at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Related Article »
Transcript: Suspect’s Bedside Hearing - nytimes
Bomb Suspect Is Charged and Could Face the Death Penalty

Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistani leaders for talks

BRUSSELS -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry is to host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani leaders here this week in hopes of breathing new life into flagging Afghan peace efforts. - Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistani leaders for talks - latimes
11 people abducted in Afghanistan after chopper's forced landing

Boston Marathon bomb suspect charged with using weapon of mass destruction - NBC News

The hospitalized Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction – and the White House said he will be tried in a civilian court. - Boston Marathon bomb suspect charged with using weapon of mass destruction
Bombing Suspect Charged, Could Face Death Penalty - ABC News

Foreigners Among as Many as 11 Civilians Feared Abducted by Taliban - nytimes

KABUL — A civilian helicopter made a forced landing because of bad weather in an insurgent-held area of eastern Afghanistan late Sunday and the three crew members and their passengers may have been abducted, said local officials and the helicopter company that operated the aircraft.  - Foreigners Feared Abducted by Taliban

Taliban seizes nine foreigners in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents have seized nine people from a civilian helicopter which made an emergency landing in eastern Afghanistan. - Taliban seizes nine foreigners in Afghanistan
Earthquake leaves China's rural poor clinging to life - Telegraph

Federal officials ask to interview wife of slain bombing suspect - Associated Press

DeLuca said his client did not suspect her husband of anything, and that there was no reason for her to have suspected him. He said she had been working 70 to 80 hours, seven days a week as a home health care aide. While she was at work, her husband cared for their toddler daughter, DeLuca said. - Feds ask to interview wife of slain suspect
Acquaintances ask: Did one brother brainwash the other? - CNN

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Classmates of suspected bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev suggest 'brainwashing' by older brother

Two classmates of Tsarnaev’s at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth said they saw the bombing suspect at the gym working out on Tuesday -- the day after the bombing. - Classmates of suspected bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev suggest ...
Badly wounded Boston Marathon bombing suspect responding to questions - NBCNews

Afghanistan Girls' School Feared Poisoned By Gas

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, April 21 (Reuters) - As many as 74 schoolgirls in Afghanistan's far north fell sick after smelling gas and were being examined for possible poisoning, local officials said on Sunday. - Afghanistan Girls' School Feared Poisoned By Gas - Huffington Post

Chemical in Texas blast has a well-known deadly potential - latimes

Massive explosion may have involved large amounts of ammonium nitrate stored at the site. It has caused some of the worst industrial accidents in U.S. history. - Chemical in Texas blast has a well-known deadly potential
An outpouring in West after explosion at fertilizer plant