Print Sun Tzu Read Full Bio Obama Cedes Terror Cases to Civilian Law Enforcement President Barack Obama issued an order Tuesday giving civilian investigators broad power to handle the cases of U.S. terrorism suspects despite a law passed late last year favoring military custody. The decision is likely to raise hackles among lawmakers who included the provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, and it could provide an election-year issue for Republicans. 29 Feb 2012 Greece Approves Salary, Pension Cuts Required for New Bailout ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s Parliament late on Tuesday approved new cuts in public sector pensions and government spending required to secure a second package of international rescue loans. Lawmakers voted 202-80 in favor of cutbacks worth a total euro3.2 billion ($4.31 billion) and aimed at bringing the 2012 budget back in line with targets. Lawmakers from both parties in Prime Minister Lucas Papademos’ coalition, the majority Socialists and the conservatives, backed the legislation. 28 Feb 2012 German Lawmakers Approve New Greek Bailout Bill BERLIN (AP) - The German parliament approved a second, euro130 billion ($173 billion) loan package for Greece on Monday after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned lawmakers that it would be irresponsible to abandon the country to bankruptcy. 27 Feb 2012 Sascha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' Finds Resonance in Arab Spring Banned from the Oscars for fear of an in-character red carpet stunt, British comedian Sascha Baron Cohen has taken to Youtube to slam the Academy with an in-character viral video stunt. 24 Feb 2012 European Central Bank: 'No Escape from Tough Austerity Measures' From the Wall Street Journal: FRANKFURT—European Central Bank President Mario Draghi warned beleaguered euro-zone countries that there is no escape from tough austerity measures and that the Continent’s traditional social contract is obsolete, as he waded into an increasingly divisive debate over how to tackle the region’s fiscal and economic troubles. 24 Feb 2012 Israeli Police Clash with Palestinians at 'Dome of the Rock' JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinians throwing rocks after Muslim prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Friday. 24 Feb 2012 Obama Gives Diplomat Job to Fundraiser, Disaster Ensues Candidate Barack Obama promised to end the time-honored American practice of appointing ambassadors who have no experience in foreign policy, but President Obama has completely ignored that promise, appointing fundraisers to dozens of ambassadorships all over the world. Today, the State Department revealed that another fundraiser turned ambassador ran her embassy into the ground … only to return to fundraising and leave the State Department to pick up the pieces. 24 Feb 2012 Former Defense Minister: Only Israel and America Can Attack Iran An opinion piece by Moshe Arens, the former Defense Minister of Israel. From Haaretz: For the past 12 years the world has been watching the progress of Iran’s nuclear program. Its ultimate aim is to attain nuclear weaponry and is supported by a growing arsenal of long-range ballistic missiles. 23 Feb 2012 IAEA Admits Iran Visit a Failure VIENNA (AP)—The U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged renewed failure Wednesday after a trip to probe suspicions of covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, in a statement issued just hours after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any foe threatening the country. 22 Feb 2012 American War Journalist Killed by Syrian Army LONDON (AP) – Respected American journalist Marie Colvin, who spent decades reporting on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Syria, focusing on the suffering of women and children in wartime, died in a fierce shelling attack Wednesday in Syria. 22 Feb 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
Obama Cedes Terror Cases to Civilian Law Enforcement President Barack Obama issued an order Tuesday giving civilian investigators broad power to handle the cases of U.S. terrorism suspects despite a law passed late last year favoring military custody. The decision is likely to raise hackles among lawmakers who included the provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, and it could provide an election-year issue for Republicans. 29 Feb 2012
Greece Approves Salary, Pension Cuts Required for New Bailout ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s Parliament late on Tuesday approved new cuts in public sector pensions and government spending required to secure a second package of international rescue loans. Lawmakers voted 202-80 in favor of cutbacks worth a total euro3.2 billion ($4.31 billion) and aimed at bringing the 2012 budget back in line with targets. Lawmakers from both parties in Prime Minister Lucas Papademos’ coalition, the majority Socialists and the conservatives, backed the legislation. 28 Feb 2012
German Lawmakers Approve New Greek Bailout Bill BERLIN (AP) - The German parliament approved a second, euro130 billion ($173 billion) loan package for Greece on Monday after Chancellor Angela Merkel warned lawmakers that it would be irresponsible to abandon the country to bankruptcy. 27 Feb 2012
Sascha Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' Finds Resonance in Arab Spring Banned from the Oscars for fear of an in-character red carpet stunt, British comedian Sascha Baron Cohen has taken to Youtube to slam the Academy with an in-character viral video stunt. 24 Feb 2012
European Central Bank: 'No Escape from Tough Austerity Measures' From the Wall Street Journal: FRANKFURT—European Central Bank President Mario Draghi warned beleaguered euro-zone countries that there is no escape from tough austerity measures and that the Continent’s traditional social contract is obsolete, as he waded into an increasingly divisive debate over how to tackle the region’s fiscal and economic troubles. 24 Feb 2012
Israeli Police Clash with Palestinians at 'Dome of the Rock' JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinians throwing rocks after Muslim prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Friday. 24 Feb 2012
Obama Gives Diplomat Job to Fundraiser, Disaster Ensues Candidate Barack Obama promised to end the time-honored American practice of appointing ambassadors who have no experience in foreign policy, but President Obama has completely ignored that promise, appointing fundraisers to dozens of ambassadorships all over the world. Today, the State Department revealed that another fundraiser turned ambassador ran her embassy into the ground … only to return to fundraising and leave the State Department to pick up the pieces. 24 Feb 2012
Former Defense Minister: Only Israel and America Can Attack Iran An opinion piece by Moshe Arens, the former Defense Minister of Israel. From Haaretz: For the past 12 years the world has been watching the progress of Iran’s nuclear program. Its ultimate aim is to attain nuclear weaponry and is supported by a growing arsenal of long-range ballistic missiles. 23 Feb 2012
IAEA Admits Iran Visit a Failure VIENNA (AP)—The U.N. nuclear agency acknowledged renewed failure Wednesday after a trip to probe suspicions of covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, in a statement issued just hours after an Iranian general warned of a pre-emptive strike against any foe threatening the country. 22 Feb 2012
American War Journalist Killed by Syrian Army LONDON (AP) – Respected American journalist Marie Colvin, who spent decades reporting on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Syria, focusing on the suffering of women and children in wartime, died in a fierce shelling attack Wednesday in Syria. 22 Feb 2012
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