Saturday, February 21, 2009

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Iraqi, U. S. Soldiers Find Bombs in Baghdad
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2009 – Iraqi and U.S. forces found four explosive devices in Baghdad on Feb. 17, military officials reported. Though two of the bombs exploded, no one was injured.


ISF arrest suspected criminal, discover munitions
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces reported arresting a suspected criminal and discovering munitions during a patrol Feb. 19 in the Rashid district in southern Baghdad.


IA patrol leads to large weapons Cache
Dujaylah, Iraq – Three stock yard workers were detained during a 3rd Battalion 32nd Brigade Iraqi Army patrol at a stock yard in Dujaylah, Iraq, Feb. 19.


New Water Reservoir to Serve Thousands
SAFWAN — Nearly 60,000 Iraq residents will have access to twice their normal amount of water thanks to a new U.S. funded reservoir that opened here, Feb. 18.


On the Ground: Meetings Pave Way for Continued Progress in Iraq
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2009 – Key meetings this week helped to pave the way for the Iraqi navy to assume security responsibility for an offshore oil platform and for the Iraqi government to manage its foreign military sales program effectively.


Afghanistan Operations Leave 18 Militants Dead
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2009 – Recent operations in Afghanistan left up to 18 militants dead and another one captured, and one of the operations has triggered an investigation into allegations of civilian casualties.


On the Ground: Industry Day, Power Plant Project Attract Afghan Contractors
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2009 – Afghan contractors turned out in great numbers this week for events in Afghanistan that showed them the ropes of getting work and gave them a chance to hear about how they can bid on a power plant project.


Face of Defense: Reservist Leads Toy Drive for Iraqi Children
TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq, Feb. 20, 2009 – When Maj. Robert Kirkpatrick, an Army reservist here, answered the requests of friends and co-workers back home in Illinois about what they could send him during his deployment, his thoughts went to the children living near here in southern Iraq.




Obama hits back at 'tea party' rant
The White House apparently noticed yesterday when a CNBC analyst's impassioned critique of President Obama's mortgage-rescue plan became an Internet phenomenon.


Analysis: Obama plans eclipsing New Deal spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - In sheer size, the economic measures announced by President Barack Obama to address "a crisis unlike we've ever known" are remarkable, rivaling and in many cases dwarfing the New Deal programs that Franklin D. Roosevelt famously created to battle the Great Depression.


Border Patrol agents shoot man near Santa Teresa
U.S. Border Patrol agents shot a man described as a suspected drug smuggler in the New Mexico desert Thursday night, federal officials said Friday.


Holder advocated regulating Internet speech
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's understanding of how First Amendment free speech rights apply online has come into question after various sources have posted his call for "regulation" of Internet content.


Afghan National Indicted for Alleged Ties To Terrorists - Los Angeles
Federal officials said this morning they have indicted an Afghan national for lying about his alleged ties to terrorists in a bid to fraudulently obtain a U.S. passport.


Violence flares on Israel-Lebanon border
EL-QLAYLEH, Lebanon (AFP) — Israel shelled southern Lebanon on Saturday after a rocket slammed into its territory in a tit-for-tat exchange of fire across their tense border, sources on both sides said.


Pakistan: Taliban Agrees to Permanent Cease-fire in Swat
Government officials in Pakistan say they have reached a permanent cease-fire agreement with Taliban militants in the northwestern valley of Swat. Syed Muhammed Javed, the commissioner of the Malakand region, which includes Swat, announced the agreement on Saturday.


Report: NKorea may be ready to test-fire missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea could be ready to test-fire a missile within days as satellite imagery has shown increased activity at a missile site over the past 48 hours, a defense weekly said.


Arctic Sea Ice Underestimated for Weeks Due to Faulty Sensor
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A glitch in satellite sensors caused scientists to underestimate the extent of Arctic sea ice by 500,000 square kilometers (193,000 square miles), a California- size area, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center said.




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