news articles for 4/22

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Date: Apr 22, 2009 11:35 AM
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Tikrit ERB awakens ‘sleeping’ cell members with arrest warrants
TIKRIT, Iraq – Tikrit Emergency Response Battalion planned, led and facilitated an operation April 13, which led to the arrest of three suspected key members of a Bayji-based insurgent cell.


IA Medics Train to Train Their Own
FOB WARRIOR — Coalition forces in northern Iraq recently conducted medical trauma and sustainment training in Hawijah with the goal of developing a Train the Trainer program for the Iraqi Army (IA).


Airmen provide Iraqis air-to-ground weapons training
KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – U.S. Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron (AEAS) here have begun training Iraqi Airmen to safely and effectively employ precision air-to-ground ordnance using the Hellfire missile capable AC-208 Caravan.


Iraq Welcomes First Tourists Since ‘03
BAGHDAD — The Security Agreement between the U.S. and Government of Iraq was just one of many steps toward a safe and prosperous Iraq. March 20 marked another step, one that was both unexpected and unique.


Paratroopers use shuras to build relationships in Zormat
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (April 21, 2009) – Afghanistan National Army and U.S. service members conducted two local shuras in the Zormat District, Paktya province, April 13 - 15 to discuss the recent establishment of Combat Out Post Kalagu and to address concerns of the village elders.




Independence Day tea parties in 350 cities
Planning for Round 2 of the nation's tea parties is under way – with more than 350 cities planning protests for Independence Day. While WND has been tracking 34 upcoming tea parties across the nation, the American Family Association has posted a list of rallies in 366 cities and 47 states for July 4.


Dallas police trying to find out if Oak Cliff restaurant shooting suspect is Mexican hit man
Police are investigating whether a man arrested in an ambush killing in a west Oak Cliff parking lot Monday morning came to Dallas from Mexico to commit the crime.


Fidel Castro says Obama misinterpreted his brother's remarks
HAVANA -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said President Obama misinterpreted remarks by his brother and successor, Raul, and bristled at the suggestion that the island should free political prisoners or cut taxes on remittances from abroad as a goodwill gesture to the U.S.


N.Korea has world's largest artillery force: US
The top US commander in South Korea said on Wednesday that North Korea has the world's largest artillery force and could rain fire on Seoul should the communist state decide to provoke all-out conflict.


Iran says ready for talks, won't halt nuclear work
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran welcomes "constructive" talks with world powers on its nuclear program but will press ahead with work to develop atomic energy, an official statement said on Wednesday.


Here is today's break from all the serious stuff.

Man Survives 3 Days Lost in the Arctic
In a real scene worthy of the most harrowing reality shows, a man working on a scientific research project in Greenland's Arctic went missing last week but used survival techniques to stay alive for three days before being rescued.




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