Lex at Neptunus Lex ("The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy!") has an interesting snippet from AP.
Money quote(s):
"Intelligence drives operations."
Write that down somewhere. And read the whole thing.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
S&S - Afghan militants increase attacks on contractors
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
Afghan militants increase attacks on contractors
By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post
Online Edition, Saturday, April 17, 2010
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban has begun regularly targeting U.S. government contractors in southern Afghanistan, stepping up use of a tactic that is rattling participating firms and could undermine development projects intended to stem the insurgency, according to U.S. officials.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Within the past month, there have been at least five attacks in Helmand and Kandahar provinces against employees of U.S. Agency for International Development contract companies who run agricultural projects, build roads, maintain power plants and work with local officials.
The USAID implementing partners, as the contract companies are known, employ mainly Afghans, who are overseen by foreigners. The their role is becoming increasingly important as more aid money floods into southern Afghanistan as part of a dual effort to generate goodwill and bolster the Kabul government.
A suicide car bomb that exploded Thursday evening outside a compound used by Western contractors in Kandahar was the latest and deadliest attack. The Associated Press reported that the blast killed at least six people wounded 16 other people, including at least two Americans, along with South African and Nepalese employees."
"At least one company working in Kandahar, Bethesda, Md.-based DAI, evacuated some employees to Kabul after the attack, the officials said."
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"Thursday’s attack came two days after Hosiy Sahibzada, 24, an Afghan who worked for DAI, was gunned down in Kandahar City. On Tuesday, an Afghan employee of Arlington-based International Relief & Development, was shot and killed in Helmand province’s Garmsir area.
The U.S. official in Kandahar said it would be foolish to think that the attacks were independent of one another. “This can’t be coincidental,” he said. “This is what they’re doing now.”"
Stars and Stripes
Afghan militants increase attacks on contractors
By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post
Online Edition, Saturday, April 17, 2010
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban has begun regularly targeting U.S. government contractors in southern Afghanistan, stepping up use of a tactic that is rattling participating firms and could undermine development projects intended to stem the insurgency, according to U.S. officials.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Within the past month, there have been at least five attacks in Helmand and Kandahar provinces against employees of U.S. Agency for International Development contract companies who run agricultural projects, build roads, maintain power plants and work with local officials.
The USAID implementing partners, as the contract companies are known, employ mainly Afghans, who are overseen by foreigners. The their role is becoming increasingly important as more aid money floods into southern Afghanistan as part of a dual effort to generate goodwill and bolster the Kabul government.
A suicide car bomb that exploded Thursday evening outside a compound used by Western contractors in Kandahar was the latest and deadliest attack. The Associated Press reported that the blast killed at least six people wounded 16 other people, including at least two Americans, along with South African and Nepalese employees."
"At least one company working in Kandahar, Bethesda, Md.-based DAI, evacuated some employees to Kabul after the attack, the officials said."
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"Thursday’s attack came two days after Hosiy Sahibzada, 24, an Afghan who worked for DAI, was gunned down in Kandahar City. On Tuesday, an Afghan employee of Arlington-based International Relief & Development, was shot and killed in Helmand province’s Garmsir area.
The U.S. official in Kandahar said it would be foolish to think that the attacks were independent of one another. “This can’t be coincidental,” he said. “This is what they’re doing now.”"
Sunday, May 2, 2010
S&S - Military to adopt broad policy on privately-owned guns
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
Military to adopt broad policy on privately-owned guns
By Anne Gearan, The Associated Press
Stars and Stripes online edition, Friday, April 16, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military will adopt a broad policy governing how privately owned guns can be carried or stored at military installations after the shooting deaths of 13 people last year at Fort Hood, Texas.
Stars and Stripes
Military to adopt broad policy on privately-owned guns
By Anne Gearan, The Associated Press
Stars and Stripes online edition, Friday, April 16, 2010
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military will adopt a broad policy governing how privately owned guns can be carried or stored at military installations after the shooting deaths of 13 people last year at Fort Hood, Texas.
Read the whole article here.
Friday, April 23, 2010
S&S - MP unit tarnished by Abu Ghraib scandal returning to Iraq
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
MP unit tarnished by Abu Ghraib scandal returning to Iraq
By David Dishneau, The Associated Press
Online Edition, Saturday, April 10, 2010
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in its first deployment since photographs of naked, humiliated prisoners surfaced more than six years ago, the Army said Friday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The 372nd Military Police Company of Cresaptown will leave April 29 for one to three months of training at Fort Bliss, Texas, followed by a planned deployment to Iraq, said Sgt. Darius Kirkwood, a spokesman for the 200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade. Few members of the unit remain from when the detainee photographs were taken, due to normal turnover, he said."
Stars and Stripes
MP unit tarnished by Abu Ghraib scandal returning to Iraq
By David Dishneau, The Associated Press
Online Edition, Saturday, April 10, 2010
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in its first deployment since photographs of naked, humiliated prisoners surfaced more than six years ago, the Army said Friday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The 372nd Military Police Company of Cresaptown will leave April 29 for one to three months of training at Fort Bliss, Texas, followed by a planned deployment to Iraq, said Sgt. Darius Kirkwood, a spokesman for the 200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade. Few members of the unit remain from when the detainee photographs were taken, due to normal turnover, he said."
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NYT - Iran: 3 Americans Accused of U.S. Intelligence Link
From my archive of press clippings:
New York Times
Iran: 3 Americans Accused of U.S. Intelligence Link
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 8, 2010
Iran’s intelligence minister accused three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July of having links to United States intelligence services, state television reported Thursday.
Read the whole article here.
New York Times
Iran: 3 Americans Accused of U.S. Intelligence Link
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 8, 2010
Iran’s intelligence minister accused three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July of having links to United States intelligence services, state television reported Thursday.
Read the whole article here.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
NT - Italy, US at ease with Knox verdict in friend's slaying
From my archive of press clippings:
Nashua Telegraph
Italy, US at ease with Knox verdict in friend's slaying
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO
The Associated Press
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, center, is accompanied by penitentiary police officers as she leaves the court after a final hearing before the verdict, in Perugia, Italy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. An Italian court began deliberations Friday in the yearlong trial of American student Amanda Knox, who is charged with murdering her British roommate. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) Enlarge
From left, Janet Huff, Mick Huff, the aunt and uncle of Amanda Knox, friend Alexandra McDougall and grandmother Elisabeth Huff react to the news of a Knox's guilty verdict at the home of Mick and Janet Huff in Seattle, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Berner, Pool)
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by a Police officer as they arrive for a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. A lawyer for the former boyfriend of Amanda Knox painted the U.S. coed as naive, spontaneous and imprudent as she argued Monday that both Knox and her lover were innocent in the slaying of the American's British roommate. Giulia Bongiorno, who is defending Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito of Italy, compared Knox to the film character Amelie in the 2001 French movie of the same title. That is the film Knox and Sollecito claim they were watching on video the night that Meredith Kercher was fatally stabbed in the throat in 2007, Bongiorno reminded the court in final arguments. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, center, is accompanied by penitentiary police officers as she leaves the court after a final hearing before the verdict, in Perugia, Italy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. An Italian court began deliberations Friday in the yearlong trial of American student Amanda Knox, who is charged with murdering her British roommate. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
ROME – The murder conviction of U.S. student Amanda Knox has not damaged U.S.-Italian relations, despite suggestions the verdict was tainted by anti-American sentiment, a top Italian diplomat said Monday.
Read the whole article here.
Nashua Telegraph
Italy, US at ease with Knox verdict in friend's slaying
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO
The Associated Press
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, center, is accompanied by penitentiary police officers as she leaves the court after a final hearing before the verdict, in Perugia, Italy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. An Italian court began deliberations Friday in the yearlong trial of American student Amanda Knox, who is charged with murdering her British roommate. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) Enlarge
From left, Janet Huff, Mick Huff, the aunt and uncle of Amanda Knox, friend Alexandra McDougall and grandmother Elisabeth Huff react to the news of a Knox's guilty verdict at the home of Mick and Janet Huff in Seattle, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Alan Berner, Pool)
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by a Police officer as they arrive for a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. A lawyer for the former boyfriend of Amanda Knox painted the U.S. coed as naive, spontaneous and imprudent as she argued Monday that both Knox and her lover were innocent in the slaying of the American's British roommate. Giulia Bongiorno, who is defending Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito of Italy, compared Knox to the film character Amelie in the 2001 French movie of the same title. That is the film Knox and Sollecito claim they were watching on video the night that Meredith Kercher was fatally stabbed in the throat in 2007, Bongiorno reminded the court in final arguments. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, center, is accompanied by penitentiary police officers as she leaves the court after a final hearing before the verdict, in Perugia, Italy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. An Italian court began deliberations Friday in the yearlong trial of American student Amanda Knox, who is charged with murdering her British roommate. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
ROME – The murder conviction of U.S. student Amanda Knox has not damaged U.S.-Italian relations, despite suggestions the verdict was tainted by anti-American sentiment, a top Italian diplomat said Monday.
Read the whole article here.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
S&S - Forces pay cash for intel, injuries
From my archive of press clippings:
Stars and Stripes
Forces pay cash for intel, injuries
By Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press
Online Edition, Friday, February 19, 2010
Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy
Rear Adm. Norman Hayes, U.S. European Command's new intelligence director.
BADULA QULP, Afghanistan — The fallout of war has a price in southern Afghanistan.
U.S. Army units fighting the Taliban in Helmand province have a compensation system for any death, injury or damage to crops and buildings caused by American forces to Afghan civilians and their property.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Financial compensation in desperately poor Afghanistan is at least one way to alleviate distress and show the good intentions of the NATO forces, military commanders say."
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"The system is also useful for gathering intelligence on insurgents, said 1st Sgt. Gene Hicks, of Tacoma, Wash.
The military pays villagers for information about the location of roadside bombs as well as “where they’ve seen people at, where they’ve seen people moving, where they’ve seen people shooting from,” Hicks said.
His group has paid out nearly $500 so far for information on insurgent movements alone."
Stars and Stripes
Forces pay cash for intel, injuries
By Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press
Online Edition, Friday, February 19, 2010
Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy
Rear Adm. Norman Hayes, U.S. European Command's new intelligence director.
BADULA QULP, Afghanistan — The fallout of war has a price in southern Afghanistan.
U.S. Army units fighting the Taliban in Helmand province have a compensation system for any death, injury or damage to crops and buildings caused by American forces to Afghan civilians and their property.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Financial compensation in desperately poor Afghanistan is at least one way to alleviate distress and show the good intentions of the NATO forces, military commanders say."
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"The system is also useful for gathering intelligence on insurgents, said 1st Sgt. Gene Hicks, of Tacoma, Wash.
The military pays villagers for information about the location of roadside bombs as well as “where they’ve seen people at, where they’ve seen people moving, where they’ve seen people shooting from,” Hicks said.
His group has paid out nearly $500 so far for information on insurgent movements alone."
Monday, February 22, 2010
TE - Supporters of Iranian exiles in Iraq urge White House to restore military protection
From my archive of press clippings:
The Examiner
Supporters of Iranian exiles in Iraq urge White House to restore military protection
By: ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press
09/03/09 6:05 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — Supporters of an Iranian dissident group based in Iraq called on the Obama administration Thursday to restore U.S. military protection for the exiles, who were attacked by Iraqi security forces on July 28.
Read the whole article here.
The Examiner
Supporters of Iranian exiles in Iraq urge White House to restore military protection
By: ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press
09/03/09 6:05 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — Supporters of an Iranian dissident group based in Iraq called on the Obama administration Thursday to restore U.S. military protection for the exiles, who were attacked by Iraqi security forces on July 28.
Read the whole article here.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
FN - 8th State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Passport Snooping
From my archive of press clippings:
Fox News
8th State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Passport Snooping
Updated November 09, 2009
AP
Four of seven defendants to cop a plea so far for violating the Privacy Act were sentenced to a year's probation, while the others have not yet been sentenced.
WASHINGTON -- A veteran State Department worker pleaded guilty Monday to illegally viewing passport files of celebrities, the eighth current or former employee of the agency to admit to snooping.
Read the whole article here.
Fox News
8th State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Passport Snooping
Updated November 09, 2009
AP
Four of seven defendants to cop a plea so far for violating the Privacy Act were sentenced to a year's probation, while the others have not yet been sentenced.
WASHINGTON -- A veteran State Department worker pleaded guilty Monday to illegally viewing passport files of celebrities, the eighth current or former employee of the agency to admit to snooping.
Read the whole article here.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
AP - Paraguay named illegal immigrant to consular post
From my archive of press clippings:
AP
Paraguay named illegal immigrant to consular post
By PEDRO SERVIN (AP) – 4 days ago
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay named an undocumented U.S. immigrant to run its consulate in New York, discovering his illegal status only when the man returned home to get his diplomatic papers and was denied a U.S. visa.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press Writer Cristian Salazar in New York contributed to this report.
(This version CORRECTS name to Centro Paraguayo, sted Casa Paraguaya)
AP
Paraguay named illegal immigrant to consular post
By PEDRO SERVIN (AP) – 4 days ago
ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay named an undocumented U.S. immigrant to run its consulate in New York, discovering his illegal status only when the man returned home to get his diplomatic papers and was denied a U.S. visa.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press Writer Cristian Salazar in New York contributed to this report.
(This version CORRECTS name to Centro Paraguayo, sted Casa Paraguaya)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
USA-T - Accused Americans could be stuck in Brazil for months
From my archive of press clippings:
USA Today
Accused Americans could be stuck in Brazil for months
Updated 7/9/2009 3:31 PM
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY
Three U.S. graduate students arrested last month for suspected poaching and visa violations could be stranded in a remote corner of Brazil for months as their case goes through the courts, their lawyer says.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"University of Arizona geoscientists Michael McGlue, 31, and Mark Trees, 48, and University of Minnesota-Duluth student Kelly Wendt, 26, were arrested by federal police June 16 while working on a climate change project with the University of the State of Sao Paulo. The Americans spent eight nights in jail before being released on bail June 26. Police confiscated their passports as well as computers, research equipment, cellphones and cash."
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"State Department spokeswoman Laura Tischler said U.S. diplomats had spoken with the men but suggested there was little they could do.
"The traveler really needs to check what the requirements are by checking the embassy websites," she said. "Once you travel and are in another country, you are subject to local law." "
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USA Today
Accused Americans could be stuck in Brazil for months
Updated 7/9/2009 3:31 PM
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY
Three U.S. graduate students arrested last month for suspected poaching and visa violations could be stranded in a remote corner of Brazil for months as their case goes through the courts, their lawyer says.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"University of Arizona geoscientists Michael McGlue, 31, and Mark Trees, 48, and University of Minnesota-Duluth student Kelly Wendt, 26, were arrested by federal police June 16 while working on a climate change project with the University of the State of Sao Paulo. The Americans spent eight nights in jail before being released on bail June 26. Police confiscated their passports as well as computers, research equipment, cellphones and cash."
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"State Department spokeswoman Laura Tischler said U.S. diplomats had spoken with the men but suggested there was little they could do.
"The traveler really needs to check what the requirements are by checking the embassy websites," she said. "Once you travel and are in another country, you are subject to local law." "
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
TS - American hikers captured in Iran could face charges of spying
From my archive of press clippings:
The Star
American hikers captured in Iran could face charges of spying
Trio charged with entering the country illegally as neighbour Iraq says they 'simply made mistake'
Aug 05, 2009 04:30 AM
Nasser Karimi Jason Keyser Associated Press
TEHRAN–Iranian authorities were deciding yesterday whether three American hikers who were caught inside the country near the Iraqi border will be charged with spying, a lawmaker said.
Read the whole article here.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Y! - Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico
Yahoo!
Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico
By DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press Writer
Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Writer – Sat May 16, 7:48 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – Officials in Mexico have found a child they believe is a 3-year-old boy abducted from his California home, but that country's identification process is slowing the family's ability to confirm the child's identity, authorities said Saturday.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press Writers Mariana Martinez and Alexandra Olson contributed to this report from Mexico City.
Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico
By DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press Writer
Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Writer – Sat May 16, 7:48 pm ET
LOS ANGELES – Officials in Mexico have found a child they believe is a 3-year-old boy abducted from his California home, but that country's identification process is slowing the family's ability to confirm the child's identity, authorities said Saturday.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press Writers Mariana Martinez and Alexandra Olson contributed to this report from Mexico City.
AP -Jamaican police storm airliner to capture gunman
From my archive of press clippings:
AP
Jamaican police storm airliner to capture gunman
By HOWARD CAMPBELL, Associated Press Writer
Howard Campbell, Associated Press Writer – Mon Apr 20, 4:22 pm ET
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A disoriented young man with a gun forced his way past security and barged onto a jetliner destined for Cuba, taking the crew hostage, firing a bullet that grazed the co-pilot's face and demanding to be flown off the island, witnesses and police said Monday.
AP
Jamaican police storm airliner to capture gunman
By HOWARD CAMPBELL, Associated Press Writer
Howard Campbell, Associated Press Writer – Mon Apr 20, 4:22 pm ET
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A disoriented young man with a gun forced his way past security and barged onto a jetliner destined for Cuba, taking the crew hostage, firing a bullet that grazed the co-pilot's face and demanding to be flown off the island, witnesses and police said Monday.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press writers Mike Melia in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report.
Friday, September 11, 2009
AP - Hillary Clinton: Reporters 'excited' to come home
From my archive of press clippings:
Associated Press
Hillary Clinton: Reporters 'excited' to come home
By MATTHEW LEE (AP) – 19 hours ago
NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the two journalists released from North Korea are "extremely excited" to be on their way back to the United States.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press writer Steven R. Hurst in Washington contributed to this report.
Associated Press
Hillary Clinton: Reporters 'excited' to come home
By MATTHEW LEE (AP) – 19 hours ago
NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the two journalists released from North Korea are "extremely excited" to be on their way back to the United States.
Read the whole article here.
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Associated Press writer Steven R. Hurst in Washington contributed to this report.
EH - US couple who wanted to adopt on trial in Egypt
From my archive of press clippings:
Eagle Herald
US couple who wanted to adopt on trial in Egypt
BY MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press Writer
May 16, 3:20 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) -- An American woman who is being tried with her husband on charges of forgery and child trafficking after they adopted twin orphans said Saturday the trial was part of Egypt's "persecution" against Christians.
Read the whole article here.
Eagle Herald
US couple who wanted to adopt on trial in Egypt
BY MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press Writer
May 16, 3:20 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) -- An American woman who is being tried with her husband on charges of forgery and child trafficking after they adopted twin orphans said Saturday the trial was part of Egypt's "persecution" against Christians.
Read the whole article here.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
JO - Are convoys the solution to the Somali piracy crisis?
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Are convoys the solution to the Somali piracy crisis?
AP
Sunday, April 19, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The US employed them during World War II: armed convoys on the high seas to protect Allied shipping lanes from German subs. Could the same work with pirates?
Read the whole article here.
Jamaica Observer
Are convoys the solution to the Somali piracy crisis?
AP
Sunday, April 19, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The US employed them during World War II: armed convoys on the high seas to protect Allied shipping lanes from German subs. Could the same work with pirates?
Read the whole article here.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
AP - Cuba protests US visa denial
AP
Cuba protests US visa denial
By EDITH M. LEDERER (AP) – 1 day ago
UNITED NATIONS — Cuba accused the Obama administration of following in the footsteps of the Bush administration and violating U.S. law by denying a visa to the wife of a convicted intelligence agent for the communist nation.
Read the whole article here.
Cuba protests US visa denial
By EDITH M. LEDERER (AP) – 1 day ago
UNITED NATIONS — Cuba accused the Obama administration of following in the footsteps of the Bush administration and violating U.S. law by denying a visa to the wife of a convicted intelligence agent for the communist nation.
Read the whole article here.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
CBS - Foreign Service Group Opposes Rooney Pick
From my archive of press clippings:
CBS
Foreign Service Group Opposes Rooney Pick
Posted by Mark Knoller 1
March 17, 2009 1:48 PM
(AP)In light of today's announcement by President Obama that he's naming Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be US Ambassador to Ireland, I queried John Naland, President of the American Foreign Service Association about the practice.
AFSA is the professional association of the US Foreign Service and has 14,000 dues paying members.
Read the whole article here.
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(CBS) Mark Knoller is a CBS News White House correspondent. You can read more of his posts in Hotsheet here.
CBS
Foreign Service Group Opposes Rooney Pick
Posted by Mark Knoller 1
March 17, 2009 1:48 PM
(AP)In light of today's announcement by President Obama that he's naming Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be US Ambassador to Ireland, I queried John Naland, President of the American Foreign Service Association about the practice.
AFSA is the professional association of the US Foreign Service and has 14,000 dues paying members.
Read the whole article here.
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(CBS) Mark Knoller is a CBS News White House correspondent. You can read more of his posts in Hotsheet here.
Monday, April 13, 2009
FN - U.S. Navy Arrives at Scene of Hijacked American Ship
Fox News
U.S. Navy Arrives at Scene of Hijacked American Ship
Thursday, April 09, 2009
File: A Maersk cargo ship like the one hijacked off Somalia carrying 20 Americans.
The U.S. is gearing up for a standoff with the band of pirates who hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia as a Navy warship reportedly arrived at the scene early Thursday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The crew of the Maersk Alabama were able to regain control of the vessel Wednesday, but the pirates escaped with the captain as a captive."
"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Wednesday for world action to "end the scourge of piracy" as U.S. warships raced to confront the pirates."
"Wednesday's incident was the first such hostage-taking involving U.S. citizens in 200 years. In December 2008, Somali pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise ship with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel.
The top two commanders of the ship graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, the Cape Cod Times reported Wednesday."
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"Robert A. Wood, Deputy State Department Spokesman, told reporters the ship was carrying "vegetable oil, corn soy blend and other basic food commodities bound for Africa.""
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
U.S. Navy Arrives at Scene of Hijacked American Ship
Thursday, April 09, 2009
File: A Maersk cargo ship like the one hijacked off Somalia carrying 20 Americans.
The U.S. is gearing up for a standoff with the band of pirates who hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia as a Navy warship reportedly arrived at the scene early Thursday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The crew of the Maersk Alabama were able to regain control of the vessel Wednesday, but the pirates escaped with the captain as a captive."
"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Wednesday for world action to "end the scourge of piracy" as U.S. warships raced to confront the pirates."
"Wednesday's incident was the first such hostage-taking involving U.S. citizens in 200 years. In December 2008, Somali pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise ship with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel.
The top two commanders of the ship graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, the Cape Cod Times reported Wednesday."
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"Robert A. Wood, Deputy State Department Spokesman, told reporters the ship was carrying "vegetable oil, corn soy blend and other basic food commodities bound for Africa.""
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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