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US celebrate July 4, Obama thanks US troops
Jul 5th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama thanked US military families during a barbecue on the White House”s South Lawn as Americans marked their Independence Day with outdoor picnics and fireworks.
“This day is possible because of your service. And so I t…
British PM pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
Jul 5th
CAMP BASTION: British Prime Minister David Cameron made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Monday but had to scrap part of the trip as forces hunted for a missing British soldier, an AFP reporter said.
Cameron arrived on a Royal Air Force plane at Camp B…
Fox News hacked Twitter account claims Obama dead
Jul 4th
WASHINGTON: Hackers broke into an official Twitter account operated by Fox News early Monday and posted a series of tweets that claimed President Barack Obama had been assassinated.
The Twitter feed for Fox News” political news — @FoxNewspolitics –…
Britain to pull hundreds of troops from Afghanistan
Jul 3rd
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012 following a similar drawdown by the United States, reports said Sunday.
The move would take the number of British tro…
Tribute to ‘Hazrat Sheikh Osama’…really?
Jul 3rd
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6756/tribute-to-hazrat-sheikh-osama-really/
US fighter jet intercepts plane near Obama
Jul 3rd
WASHINGTON: An F-15E fighter jet rushed out Saturday to intercept a small passenger plane flying near the presidential retreat of Camp David, where President Barack Obama is relaxing, US military officials said.
The fighter jet intercepted the plane a…
Defeating Al-Qaeda – Refining U.S. Strategy ?
Jul 1st
Obama Adviser Outlines Plans to Defeat Al Qaeda
By Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, June 29, 2011
WASHINGTON — A week after President Obama announced the initial drawdown of American troops from Afghanistan, his top counterterrorism adviser described plans to rely more heavily on a largely landestine campaign to destroy Al Qaeda’s network, which he described as already “in its
Obama vows to keep pressure on crippled Al-Qaeda
Jun 30th
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to keep pressure on the Al-Qaeda following the death of Osama bin Laden in last month”s daring US raid in Pakistan.
US military operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan have served to “severe…
Pakistan unlikely to go after militants: US officer
Jun 29th
WASHINGTON: A senior US military officer said Tuesday Pakistani leaders show no sign they are ready to crack down on Haqqani militants operating from sanctuaries near the Afghan border, despite repeated US requests.
The United States has long demanded…
Game over for Gaddafi in months: prosecutor
Jun 29th
AMSTERDAM: Libya”s Muammar Gaddafi could fall within two to three months, the International Criminal Court”s prosecutor said on Tuesday, as rebels sought to build on a gradual advance towards Tripoli.
The ICC”s Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who on Monday ann…
