PSqaure Debuts Cartoon Series Called 'The Alingos'

<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"></h3><div class="post-header"> </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://distilleryimage2.ak.instagram.com/8c80c3d09ee911e3877f12bffcd6e56e_8.jpg" border="0" class="decoded" height="640" src="http://distilleryimage2.ak.instagram.com/8c80c3d09ee911e3877f12bffcd6e56e_8.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">If you can remember vividly that Peter shared a tweet that something is coming which isn't a music video ,song or endorsement but its definitely going to be entertaining and mind blowing. Well he was talking their cartoon series titled 'The Alingos'<br /><br />He said *Bin working on dis project for over 5yrs plus and am so happy it's a huge success . </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a name='more'></a> </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsf6qA0biWcH-ipKViTsD_4PhQB4DFrLTuCRtaTA2LQnDAlvsfvDjVKRquGG_EpZ3wr97TLoEli5ZHI703i9j2G5zI9gT14AOWJSWE2lVkPMtbhsXugqoTTQL8S8h8WhfjU-zsbGFW5zD/s400/a7b02c249ee711e3940f0e66f0df1c23_8.jpeg" width="400" /></div><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more"></a><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_0zzGu-j9nvzdHRuy88FtceGH_LC9fsTylM3ZtkgBsG3CWOBF35BW0wm0f4eRR2NERWVDxN4XbXBKaiEBAtBn7iSAAVlo6gPjfS3w9kQk_ed52AVFc50OQ1xjVq-cDLhyphenhyphen_JABo4InaIQ/s400/baa85c549ee511e383b2126340ea88a9_8.jpeg" width="400" /></div><br />

PSqaure Debuts Cartoon Series Called 'The Alingos'

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Mob Wives: Karen Gravano A Character In Grand Theft Auto V?

<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="318" src="http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130930140338/gtawiki/images/7/72/AntoniaBottino-GTAV.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Does Antonia Bottino resemble Karen Gravano?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/games/mob-wives-star-grand-theft-auto-v-ripped-life-story-suit-article-1.1701292">New York Daily News</a> is reporting that Karen Gravano is suing Grand Theft Auto 5 for using her likeness and details of her life for the game. Could this be true? The image does look like Karen...now what about the details? I took a look at a video of the game featuring Antonia/Karen to see what similarities I could find...there are plenty! First take a look at <a href="http://gta.wikia.com/Antonia_Bottino">Antonia Bottino's profile</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's see...Karen/Antonia both have fathers who were underbosses in the mob. Karen's father is Sammy Gravano, Antonia's father is Sammy Bottino. Sammy Gravano worked for the Gambino Crime Family under John Gotti, Antonia's father worked for the Gambetti Crime Family, under Don Jon Gravelli. Karen's father was arrested for murder and turned informant for a plea deal. Antonia's fatheer was arrested for murder and turned snitch. Both Karen and Antonia had trouble accepting their father's cooperation with authorities. Karen and Antonia's families both moved out west to go into hiding...we know Sammy Gravano moved his family to Arizona. Both fathers made a lot of enemies. Both father were against their daughters being in a reality show...Karen in Mob Wives and Antonia in Mob B*tches. Come on...if that's not Karen who the hell is it?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, here is the video, the dialogue is summarized above. So what do you think of the similarities? Does the lawsuit have merit? I would hate to think that this is the only way we are going to see Karen back on television. This lawsuit is a perfectly REAL storyline for Karen on Mob Wives Season 5 along with her confrontation of pitiful Alicia!<br /><br />Picture and Video credit Grand Theft Auto V</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="293" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fOUEcmnhywc" width="520"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">P.S. My favorite Staten Island lawyer, Elura Nanos, has weighed in on the subject of the lawsuit. Looks like Karen may have a case!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoL7K3nWslvdD6GO4QWuzWbFWOL2rYpnBy6jzS1mAhHMF4I1YAXui8HfagJSQZH4fawkInj1mQQf1iCv0LsC6Ilerj32UnwVmYwTpOZUF9zcw12XsJpna7uO0ij0i1MmrEIWyhkHU6W3Y/s1600/GTAV+Tweet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoL7K3nWslvdD6GO4QWuzWbFWOL2rYpnBy6jzS1mAhHMF4I1YAXui8HfagJSQZH4fawkInj1mQQf1iCv0LsC6Ilerj32UnwVmYwTpOZUF9zcw12XsJpna7uO0ij0i1MmrEIWyhkHU6W3Y/s1600/GTAV+Tweet.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Mob Wives: Karen Gravano A Character In Grand Theft Auto V?

Does Antonia Bottino resemble Karen Gravano? The New York Daily News is reporting that Karen Gravano is suing Grand Theft Auto 5 for using ...

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World News Briefs -- February 26, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EW-1KifAH20" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ukraine: Rival Rallies Confront Each Other In Crimea -- BBC</b></span></div><br />Pro- and anti-government demonstrators have gathered in rival rallies in front of the parliament of Ukraine's Crimea region.<br /><br />Only a police cordon has been between the rallies, one pro-Russian and the other of Crimean Tatars and those who support the change of government.<br /><br />Tension has been rising in Crimea since President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted last week.<br /><br />A new cabinet is due to be unveiled in the capital Kiev in a few hours' time.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26354705">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MIDDLE EAST</b></span></div><br />Russia condemns rumored Saudi plans to arm Syrian rebels<b><a href="http://rt.com/news/syria-saudi-missiles-russia-741/"> with anti-air missiles.</a></b><br /><br />Scores of Syrian fighters killed in <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-syria-crisis-ambush-idUSBREA1P0TP20140226">army ambush near Damascus</a></b>. State media says Syrian Army <b><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/leader-syrian-militant-group-challenges-rivals-22665172">killed 175 rebels.</a></b><br /><br />Syria al-Qaeda group gives <b><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26338341">rival jihadists ultimatum</a></b>.<br /><br />Iraq: Sunni Arabs <b><a href="http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iraq/articles/20140225.aspx">turn on Al Qaeda again</a></b>.<br /><br />Hezbollah seeking advanced weapons,<b><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.576370"> says Israeli Navy.</a></b><br /><br />Hezbollah vows revenge for Israeli <b><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/26/hezbollah-vows-revenge-israeli-attack-its-position/">attack on its positions</a></b>. Hezbollah says no casualties <b><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/02/hezbollah-says-no-casualties-israeli-raid-201422691722960482.html">in Israeli raid.</a></b><br /><br />China becomes Iran’s <b><a href="http://freebeacon.com/china-becomes-irans-largest-trade-partner/">largest trade partner.</a></b><br /><br />Sinai gas pipeline struck <b><a href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2014/02/sinai_gas_pipeline_struck_for.php">for 4th time in 2014</a></b>.<br /><br />Turkey president signs <b><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/02/turkey-president-signs-judiciary-control-law-2014226104856594551.html">judiciary control law.</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ASIA</b></span></div><br />Pakistan launches military operation <b><a href="http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/25/pakistan-launches-military-operation-against-militants/">against militants</a></b>.<br /><br />Kerry says there is no <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-says-there-is-no-let-up-in-us-asia-pivot/1858949.html">let up in US Asia pivot</a></b>.<br /><br />Obama plans complete troop withdrawal <b><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/25/obama-karzai-us-troops-prepping-leave/">from Afghanistan by year’s end</a></b>.<br /><br />U.S. quietly whittles down foreign detainee population<b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-quietly-whittles-down-foreign-detainee-population-at-facility-in-afghanistan/2014/02/25/ea52adfc-9a43-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html"> at facility in Afghanistan</a></b>.<br /><br />Pakistani official: US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014 <b><a href="http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140225/DEFREG02/302250036/Pakistani-Official-US-Withdrawal-from-Afghanistan-2014-Means-Civil-War-">'means civil war'.</a></b><br /><br />Pakistan court orders end to blockade <b><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/pakistan-court-orders-end-to-blockade-on-nato-supply-route-1.270003">on NATO supply route.</a></b><br /><br />Gunfire by night becomes new norm <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/02/26/world/asia/26reuters-thailand-protest.html?ref=world&_r=0">in downtown Bangkok</a></b>.<br /><br />North Korea and Iran explore <b><a href="http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/pyongyang-tehran-discuss-deepening-relations/">broadening relations</a></b>.<br /><br />China's toxic air pollution <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/china-toxic-air-pollution-nuclear-winter-scientists">resembles nuclear winter, say scientists</a></b>.<br /><br />Fukushima radiation could <b><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Fukushima-radiation-could-reach-Pacific-coast-by-5264277.php">reach Pacific coast by April</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AFRICA</b></span></div><br />Nigeria’s President, UN’s Ban <b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-26/nigeria-s-jonathan-condemns-school-massacre-in-northeast-town.html">condemn school massacre.</a></b><br /><br />MSF reports 'disturbing' attacks <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/doctors-without-borders-reports-disturbing-attacks-on-south-sudan-hospitals/1859414.html">on S. Sudan hospitals</a></b>.<br /><br />Egypt's Sisi to remain<b><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/02/egypt-sisi-remain-as-defence-minister-2014226112953694656.html"> as defence minister.</a></b><br /><br />Egypt sentences 26 to death <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-sentences-26-to-death-for-alleged-suez-terror-plot/1859436.html">for alleged Suez terror plot.</a></b><br /><br />Tunisian navy rescues nearly <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-tunisia-migrants-idUSBREA1P0WH20140226">100 migrants off Jerba</a></b>.<br /><br />Uganda donors cut aid after president <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/feb/25/uganda-donors-cut-aid-anti-gay-law">passes anti-gay law.</a></b><br /><br />South Africa presents cautious budget<b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-africa-presents-cautious-budget-despite-elections-130103771.html"> despite elections.</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>EUROPE</b></span></div><br />Vladimir Putin orders test of combat readiness, <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/ukraine-new-leader-disbands-riot-police-crimea-separatism">raising fears over Ukraine</a></b>. Tensions high in Ukraine's Crimea <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-ukraine-crisis-crimea-parliament-idUSBREA1P0PI20140226">as rival crowds gather.</a></b><br /><br />Ukraine 'set to<b><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/02/ukraine-set-unveil-new-government-201422692657721108.html"> unveil new government'</a></b>.<br /><br />Ukraine disbands police unit <b><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/ukraine-disbands-police-unit-accused-of-violence-1.270020">accused of violence</a></b>.<br /><br />Moscow slams Ukraine’s bill <b><a href="http://en.ria.ru/world/20140226/187893079/Moscow-Slams-Ukraines-Bill-on-Curtailing-Russian.html">on curtailing Russian</a></b>.<br /><br />U.S. experts in Ukraine to help tackle <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-ukraine-crisis-burns-idUSBREA1P0UZ20140226">economic crisis: U.S.'s Burns</a></b>. EU hoping that Russia can be involved <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-ukraine-eu-assistance-idUSBREA1P0Q820140226">in aid to Ukraine.</a></b><br /><br />U.S. warns banks to watch for ousted <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-ukraine-crisis-us-treasury-idUSBREA1P07G20140226">Ukraine leader moving looted funds</a></b>.<br /><br />Swiss bank accused of helping clients <b><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/swiss-bank-accused-helping-clients-evade-us-taxes-004852389.html;_ylt=AwrSyCSfTg1THTcAfUbQtDMD">evade US taxes</a></b>. Credit Suisse 'cloak-and-dagger' tactics <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/25/credit-suisse-offshore-tax-senators">cost US taxpayers billions – senators.</a></b><br /><br />Reforms, presidential vote in focus <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-romania-politics-idUSBREA1P0VA20140226">after Romania coalition splits</a></b>.<br /><br />Peter Robinson quit threat <b><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-26352967">over IRA Hyde Park bomb case</a></b>.<br /><br />Germany Karlsruhe court <b><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26351565">scraps EU vote threshold</a></b>.<br /><br />Ex pope Benedict denies <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-pope-benedict-resignation-idUSBREA1P0KV20140226?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637">he was forced to resign</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AMERICAS</b></span></div><br />In Venezuela protests, both sides <b><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/world/americas/venezuela-protests/">draw battle lines -- but call for peace.</a></b><br /><br />Obama seeking $300 billion <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/obama-seeking-300-billion-for-roads-railways/2014/02/26/5b6e7580-9edf-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html">for roads, railways</a></b>.<br /><br />Mexican drug kingpin Guzman <b><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-guzman-extradition-20140225,0,984221.story">dodges U.S. extradition for now</a></b>.<br /><br />Mexican war on drugs: 5 drug lords still at large following the arrest <b><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/mexican-war-drugs-5-drug-lords-still-large-following-arrest-sinaloa-cartel-kingpin-el-chapo-1557400">of Sinaloa cartel kingpin ‘El Chapo’</a></b>.<br /><br />Pope pleads for <b><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26353651">'end to violence' in Venezuela</a></b>.<br /><br />Quebec parties in a candidate-recruiting race <b><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/quebec-parties-in-a-candidate-recruiting-race-as-election-call-nears/article17108086/">as election call nears.</a></b><br /><br />Saddle Ridge Hoard: <b><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26349136">Buried gold coin stash 'worth $10m'</a></b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR</b></span></div><br />Surge in Syria Jihadist arrests prompts <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/surge-in-syria-jihadist-arrests-prompts-security-fears-in-europe/1858507.html">security fears in Europe</a></b>.<br /><br />EXCLUSIVE: FBI had human source in contact with bin Laden<b><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/25/fbi-source-had-contact-with-osama-bin-laden-in-199/"> as far back as 1993</a></b>.<br /><br />Stealth search: Embattled Al Qaeda hunts<b><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/stealth-search-embattled-al-qaeda-hunts-new-bin-laden-n37656"> for a new Bin Laden.</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS</b></span></div><br />Rolls-Royce drone ships challenge <b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/rolls-royce-drone-ships-challenge-375-billion-industry-freight.html">$375 billion industry: Freight</a></b>.<br /><br />Apple’s serious security issue: <b><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/apples-serious-security-issue-update-your-iphone-or-ipad-immediately/?src=me&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Most%20Emailed&pgtype=article">Update your iPhone or iPad immediately.</a></b><br /><br />Bitcoin value <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/value-of-bitcoin-drops-sharply/1858734.html">drops sharply</a></b>.

World News Briefs -- February 26, 2014

Ukraine: Rival Rallies Confront Each Other In Crimea -- BBC Pro- and anti-government demonstrators have gathered in rival rallies in front o...

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Federal Government Increases International Passport Fee By 50% [READ DETAILS]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ecowas_passport.gif" rel="prettyphoto[11160]" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ecowas_passport" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11161" height="481" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Ecowas_passport.gif" width="500" /></a></div><br /><ins style="background-color: transparent; border: none; display: inline-table; height: 300px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;"></ins><br />The Federal Government has increased passport fee by 50%. According to a circular signed by the Deputy Comptroller in charge of Operations/Passport and released a few days ago titled ‘Passport Reforms’, applicants will now pay N15,000 instead of N10,000. Also applicants for change of data will pay now N30,000. <br />A newly introduced 64-page passport for frequent travelers will cost N20,000, while Passport for applicants 18 years and below will cost N8,750. It’s N15,000 between 18-60 and N8,500 for people above 60 years.<br /> Female applicants, who apply for change of name as a result of marriage/divorce or deceased spouse, will pay N8,750, while processing fee for request for change of data will cost N30,000.<br /> All payments will be made online going forward according to the circular

Federal Government Increases International Passport Fee By 50% [READ DETAILS]

The Federal Government has increased passport fee by 50%. According to a circular signed by the Deputy Comptroller in charge of Operations...

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 26, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mqLpOefVZig" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Peters: Under Proposed Pentagon Budget Navy Could Not Fight War With China -- Washington Free Beacon</b></span></div><br />Fox News military analyst Ralph Peters said under the proposed Pentagon budget the U.S. Navy could not fight a war with China Tuesday on Hannity.<br /><br />Peters said although expensive weapons programs like the $350 million F-22 were supposed to be a cure all for future military conflicts, serious deficiencies are evident across different branches of the military. “We have carriers that are wonderful tools for showing the force, [but] they couldn’t survive in a war with China,” he said.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://freebeacon.com/peters-under-proposed-pentagon-budget-navy-could-not-fight-war-with-china/">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Military And Intelligence News Briefs </b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140225/DEFREG02/302250031/DoD-War-Budget-Submission-Up-Air">DoD War Budget Submission Up in the Air </a>-- Defense News<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140225/DEFREG02/302250015/Extra-26B-DoD-Would-go-Toward-Base-Budget-Readiness">Extra $26B for DoD Would go Toward 'Base Budget' Readiness</a> -- Defense News<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/hagel-s-budget-to-reshape-forces-meets-with-strong-opposition-1.269871">Hagel's budget to reshape forces meets with strong opposition</a> -- Stars and Stripes<br /><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/budget-appropriations/199262-overnight-defense-defense-budget-response-on-hill">OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: US defense budget response both hostile and tepid </a>-- The Hill<br /><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/defcon-hill/budget-appropriations/199256-defense-hawks-claw-pentagon-budget">Defense hawks claw Pentagon budget</a> -- The Hill<br /><br /><a href="http://defensetech.org/2014/02/24/cyber-is-likely-winner-of-2015-budget/#more-22396">Cyber is Likely Winner of US 2015 Budget</a> -- Defense Tech<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/02/25/budget-funds-missile-fixes-future-technology/">Pentagon Budget Seeks Missile Fixes, Future Technology</a> -- DoD Buzz<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/despite-cuts-nato-still-accounts-for-most-of-world-s-military-spending-1.269882">Despite cuts, NATO still accounts for most of world’s military spending</a> -- Stars and Stripes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20140225000112">China developing world's most accurate cruise missiles: report</a> -- Want China Times<br /><br /><a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201402250012.aspx">Taiwan set to take delivery of more Apache helicopters in March</a> -- Focus Taiwan<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/2-indian-navy-sailors-missing-after-sub-mishap-1.270023">2 Indian navy sailors missing after sub mishap </a>-- AP<br /><br /><a href="http://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-sees-steep-rise-in-submarine-operations/">IDF sees steep rise in submarine operations</a> -- Times of Israel<br /><br /><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.576370">Hezbollah seeking advanced weapons, says Israeli Navy</a> -- Haaretz<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Senior-Navy-source-Hezbollah-probably-has-Yakhont-missiles-343540">Senior Navy source: Hezbollah probably has advanced missiles</a> -- Jerusalem Post<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thelocal.se/20140225/swedens-top-three-best-selling-defence-products">Sweden's best-selling defence products</a> -- The Local<br /><br /><a href="http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20140226.aspx">Attrition: Russia Makes It Easier For College Students To Avoid The Army</a> -- Strategy Page<br /><br /><a href="http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140225/187883377/Russia-to-Man-Kyrgyz-Airbase-With-Professional-Soldiers.html">Russia to Man Kyrgyz Airbase With Professional Soldiers</a> -- RIA Novosti<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/25/obama-karzai-us-troops-prepping-leave/">Obama plans complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by year’s end</a> -- Washington Times<br /><br /><a href="http://www.manas.afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123401264">Manas KC-135s complete final mission, leave Kyrgyzstan</a> -- Transit Center at Manas<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/25/army-strong-pentagon-looks-to-field-440000-soldier/">Army strong? Pentagon looks to field 50,000 fewer soldiers </a>-- Washington Times<br /><br /><a href="http://theaviationist.com/2014/02/25/e-6-tacamo-new-dome/">E-6B Mercury “Doomsday plane” with brand new dome</a> -- The Aviationist<br /><br /><a href="http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/02/army-50kw-laser.html">Army asks industry for turn-key 50-kilowatt laser that fits on 8-by-53-foot truck trailer</a> -- Military & Aerospace<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_02_25_2014_p0-666721.xml&p=1">Lockheed Secretly Demonstrates New Stealthy Fighter Comms </a>-- Aviation Week<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140225/DEFREG02/302250018/Deputy-Defense-Secretary-Nominee-US-Shipbuilding-Base-Under-Pressure-">Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee: US Shipbuilding Base 'Under Pressure'</a> -- Defense News<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2014/02/meet-new-guard-pentagon/79393/">Meet the New Guard at the Pentagon</a> -- Stephanie Gaskell, Defense One<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/mccain-holds-up-defense-nominations-including-pentagon-s-no-2-post-1.269988">McCain holds up defense nominations, including Pentagon’s No. 2 post </a>-- Stars and Stripes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/25/increased-domestic-spending-may-be-behind-proposed-military-cuts-cbo-report/">Increased domestic spending may be behind proposed military cuts, CBO report suggests </a>-- FOX News<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/25/soldier-hides-avoid-saluting-flag-brags-about-it-i/">Soldier hides to avoid saluting flag, brags about it on Instagram </a>-- Washington Times<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/us/us-army-study-gives-women-taste-of-combat-tasks-1.270030">US Army study gives women taste of combat tasks</a> -- AP<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/army/few-army-women-want-combat-jobs-1.269868">Few Army women want combat jobs </a>-- AP<br /><br /><a href="http://rt.com/usa/military-sexual-assault-predator-756/">Pentagon hunting serial predators in attempt to stop military sexual-assault epidemic </a>-- RT<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/navy-relieves-uss-taylor-s-commander-after-ship-ran-aground-1.269895">Navy relieves USS Taylor's commander after ship ran aground </a>-- Stars and Stripes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/former-no-2-nuclear-officer-voices-regret-over-gambling-conduct/">Former STRATCOM Officer Anticipates Verdict Soon on Gambling Charge</a> -- Global Security Newswire<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/25/at-least-2174-us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-since-2001/">At least 2,174 US military deaths in Afghanistan since 2001</a> -- FOX News/AP

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 26, 2014

Peters: Under Proposed Pentagon Budget Navy Could Not Fight War With China -- Washington Free Beacon Fox News military analyst Ralph Peters ...

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Super Eagles player, Kalu Uche and wife welcomes baby boy (LOOK)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-250810" height="640" src="http://www.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1.png" width="364" /></a></div><div class="postInfo"><br /></div><br /> <br /> Nigerian football player, Kalu Uche became a proud father again as his wife Stephanie Uche, an ex-beauty queen gave birth to a son yesterday.<br /> The couple already had a 2-year old daughter in October 2011, months after their wedding.<br /> Congratulations to the new parents.<br /> <br /><a name='more'></a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2.png"><img alt="2" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-250811" height="400" src="http://www.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2.png" width="338" /></a><br />

Super Eagles player, Kalu Uche and wife welcomes baby boy (LOOK)

Nigerian football player, Kalu Uche became a proud father again as his wife Stephanie Uche, an ex-beauty queen gave birth to a son yeste...

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Who’s The Most-Wanted Drug Lord Now?

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vYubKpJGQfw" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>El Chapo Has Been Arrested. Who’s The Most-Wanted Drug Lord Now? -- Washington Post</b></span></div><br />The world’s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was arrested on Saturday. So who earns that spot now? Here are some possibilities:<br /><br /><i>Ismael Zambada</i><br /><br />The Sinaloa cartel kingpin, known as “El Mayo,” is considered a probable successor to Guzmán. He helped run the cartel when Guzmán was in prison from 1993 to 2001. Zambada’s son, Vicente, or “El Mayito,” is facing a federal grand jury indictment in Chicago and has claimed he was a Drug Enforcement Administration informant. Another son, Serafin Zambada, was arrested in November.<br /><br />Reuters described his style as “brash Mexican cowboy.”<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/el-chapo-has-been-arrested-whos-the-most-wanted-drug-lord-now/2014/02/24/85c329ec-9d78-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>:  Nothing is going to change. Guzman's arrest will only mean that everyone in his organization will be moving one notch up.

Who’s The Most-Wanted Drug Lord Now?

El Chapo Has Been Arrested. Who’s The Most-Wanted Drug Lord Now? -- Washington Post The world’s most-wanted drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Gu...

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No Blunt U.S. Intelligence Assessments On China Are Wanted Right Now

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX9qNaSHfI-pDSERfcl-BTcy7Y8af-ETtjMGEVae4TvM8iXrqkFwbQCAgydysvSTwyEXVaOyijmF7RgL1UIZhG52oR5R_YZ7mI-_Tc5ZdeJO-akOMT5INJk_bDc5Y0OVYR__HTaTm_cGB/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX9qNaSHfI-pDSERfcl-BTcy7Y8af-ETtjMGEVae4TvM8iXrqkFwbQCAgydysvSTwyEXVaOyijmF7RgL1UIZhG52oR5R_YZ7mI-_Tc5ZdeJO-akOMT5INJk_bDc5Y0OVYR__HTaTm_cGB/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photo:</b> U.S. Navy Capt. James Fanell, Director, Intelligence and Information Operations. U.S. Navy file photo</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What Happens When A Navy Officer Gets Real On China? -- Stars And Stripes</b></span></div><br />The Navy’s Pacific Fleet chief of intelligence recently cemented his reputation for blunt assessments of China about as well as the Washington establishment cemented its reputation for sticking to China talking points.<br /><br />Capt. James Fanell made waves during his 2013 appearance at the U.S. Naval Institute’s West conference, during which he stated that the Chinese PLA Navy’s expansion was focused on sinking an opposing fleet and largely about countering the U.S. Navy.<br /><br />At this year’s USNI conference, Fanell’s assessment that China is gathering the capability to fight Japan made it to Fox News, The New York Times and several international news outlets.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.stripes.com/what-happens-when-a-navy-officer-gets-real-on-china-1.269604">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> The Pentagon has always been an institution that was strongly influenced by politics .... but I have never seen it to be as politicized as it is today. This blunt and public assessment by an intelligence officer on China is just another example on what is not acceptable in the eyes of the Pentagon .... especially since the brass are either in China right now and/or are traveling there in the next week or two.

No Blunt U.S. Intelligence Assessments On China Are Wanted Right Now

Photo: U.S. Navy Capt. James Fanell, Director, Intelligence and Information Operations. U.S. Navy file photo What Happens When A Navy Offic...

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TRAGIC!!!. Terrible Accident On Benin-Airport Road, Edo State [GRAPHIC PHOTOS]

 <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc3.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc3" class="aligncenter wp-image-11150" height="441" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc3.jpg" width="588" /></a><br /><br />This is so SAD. The accident happened yesterday around 12noon along G.R.A, Airport Road, Benin City, Edo state.. The scene looks horrible and the Man Died after few minutes of shouting in agony.<br /> Graphic Photos Below:<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc" class="size-full wp-image-11148 alignnone" height="465" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc.jpg" width="620" /></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc2.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc2" class="aligncenter wp-image-11149" height="464" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc2.jpg" width="617" /></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc3.jpg"></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc4.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc4" class="aligncenter wp-image-11151" height="441" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc4.jpg" width="588" /></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc5.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc5" class="aligncenter wp-image-11152" height="418" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc5.jpg" width="555" /></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc6.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc6" class="aligncenter wp-image-11153" height="441" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc6.jpg" width="588" /></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc7.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc7" class="aligncenter wp-image-11154" height="441" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc7.jpg" width="588" /></a> <a href="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc8.jpg"><img alt="BN Acc8" class="aligncenter wp-image-11155" height="441" src="http://porscheclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/BN-Acc8.jpg" width="588" /></a></div>

TRAGIC!!!. Terrible Accident On Benin-Airport Road, Edo State [GRAPHIC PHOTOS]

  This is so SAD. The accident happened yesterday around 12noon along G.R.A, Airport Road, Benin City, Edo state.. The scene looks horrible...

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Jonathan Condemns ‘Callous And Senseless’ Killing Of Yobe Students, Vows FG Will Not Relent In War Against Boko Haram

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that he received news of the murder by terrorists of scores of students at a college in Yobe State in the early hours of Tuesday, with immense sadness and anguish. He described the murder as ‘callous and senseless’. <div style="float: right; margin: 5px 0 5px 5px;"><div id="”ad1″"><ins style="background-color: transparent; border: none; display: inline-table; height: 250px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;"><ins id="aswift_2_anchor" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 300px;"></ins></ins></div></div>Information Nigeria reports that heavily armed assailants suspected to be Boko Haram members had stormed the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, in Gujiba Local Government Area of Yobe State in a pre-dawn attack that lasted for a few hours, leaving over 40 students’ dead in their wake.<br /> The president in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, strongly condemned the heinous, brutal and mindless killing of the guiltless students by those he called ‘deranged terrorists and fanatics’, who have clearly lost all human morality and descended to bestiality.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /> “He assures the nation that his administration will not relent in its ongoing efforts to end the scourge of terrorism in parts of the country which has sadly claimed more innocent lives today.<br /> “The Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies will continue to prosecute the war against terror with full vigour, diligence and determination until the dark cloud of mass murder and destruction of lives and property is permanently removed from our horizon”, the statement said.<br /> President Jonathan extended his heartfelt condolences to the parents and relatives of the murdered students.<br /> ****WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE****<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://informationng.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/YOBE-STUDENTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="YOBE STUDENTS" border="0" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-180199" height="420" src="http://informationng.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/YOBE-STUDENTS.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <br />

Jonathan Condemns ‘Callous And Senseless’ Killing Of Yobe Students, Vows FG Will Not Relent In War Against Boko Haram

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that he received news of the murder by terrorists of scores of students at a college in Yobe St...

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Blessing# Mom gives birth on New York street corner (See Photo)

<div class="postInfo"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/birth26n-4-web.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="birth26n-4-web" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-250744" src="http://www.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/birth26n-4-web.jpg" /></a></div></div>Pregnant mom, Polly McCourt had always wanted a natural birth for her third child and she got exactly her wish.<br />McCourt was in her apartment when she realised she was in labour, rushed down to the building’s doorman who helped her outside to hail a cab.<br />But it was not fast enough as her little daughter arrived before the cab did.<br />Daily News<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/miracle-68th-street-baby-born-upper-east-side-corner-arrives-safely-article-1.1701556?utm_content=buffer31a23&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#ixzz2uNOG3xhh" target="_blank"> reports</a>:<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><blockquote><em>Mom and baby were then rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital, where they were found to be in good health. Ila weighed in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces.</em><br /><em>Speaking from her hospital bed Tuesday, the relieved mom recalled her tumultuous day.</em><br /><em>She had been volunteering for the spring fundraiser at P.S. 267, where her two older children attend school, when she realized she wasn’t feeling well. She sent 6-year-old son Conor to the playground with a friend, called the babysitter to take care of 4-year-old daughter Adele, and rushed home around 3 p.m. to call her obstetrician — who told her to get to the hospital immediately.</em><br /><div><em><img alt="Ila Isabelle McCourt is doing fine despite her dramatic entrance into the world, doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital said." height="265" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1701550.1393367364%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/birth26n-6-web.jpg" width="400" /></em><br /><h4 itemprop="copyrightHolder"><em>ENID ALVAREZ/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS</em></h4><h4 itemprop="description"><em>Ila Isabelle McCourt is doing fine despite her dramatic entrance into the world, doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital said.</em></h4></div><em>“I was starting to feel worse and worse, and I thought, ‘Oh, this is not good,’” McCourt, 39, said.</em><br /><em>“I went downstairs to get a taxi and my water broke, right in the front foyer of the building.”</em><br /><div><em><img alt="Doorman Anton Rudovic helped Polly McCourt, 39, give birth to baby girl Ila Isabelle on the corner of E. 68th St. and 3rd Ave." height="265" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1701549.1393367363%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/birth26n-7-web.jpg" width="400" /></em><br /><h4 itemprop="copyrightHolder"><em>ENID ALVAREZ/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS</em></h4><h4 itemprop="description"><em>Doorman Anton Rudovic helped Polly McCourt, 39, give birth to baby girl Ila Isabelle on the corner of E. 68th St. and 3rd Ave.</em></h4></div><em>“Anton knew that I was in trouble, so he walked me to the corner of the street to try to get a taxi. And then I went, ‘Oh no. She’s going to come out.’</em><br /><div></div><em>“She just came out. I thought I had longer!”</em><br /><em>Rudovic helped McCourt sit down on the street in front of the HSBC bank, as onlookers started to gather.</em><br /><div><em><img alt="Paramedics help Polly McCourt into an ambulance after she gave birth to her daughter outside her home on the Upper East Side." height="353" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1701551.1393367365%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/birth26n-5-web.jpg" width="640" /></em><br /><h4 itemprop="copyrightHolder"><em>MYFOXNY.COM</em></h4><h4 itemprop="description"><em>Paramedics help Polly McCourt into an ambulance after she gave birth to her daughter outside her home on the Upper East Side.</em></h4></div><em>“Anton propped me up with his legs, and by that time, she was already out,” McCourt said.</em><br /><em>Dad Cian McCourt, 40, was stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel when he got the call, and arrived on the scene three minutes after his daughter.</em><br /><div><em><img alt="Ila Isabelle McCourt was named after Isabelle, a Good Samaritan who gave McCourt the coat off her back as she waited for an ambulance." height="640" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1701553.1393367368%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/birth26n-2-web.jpg" width="426" /></em><br /><h4 itemprop="copyrightHolder"><em>ENID ALVAREZ/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS</em></h4><h4 itemprop="description"><em>Ila Isabelle McCourt was named after Isabelle, a Good Samaritan who gave McCourt the coat off her back as she waited for an ambulance.</em></h4></div><em>“I saw a crowd on the corner, and I feared the worst,” he said.</em><br /><em>He found his wife and daughter surrounded by Good Samaritans who stopped to help, even giving the shirts off their backs to keep Polly and Ila warm until the ambulance arrived 10 minutes later.</em><br /><em>“There were about 40 or 50 people there, I think,” Polly said. “There were a lot of people who gave their sweaters. I want to thank them.”</em><br /><div><em><img alt="Polly McCourt, 39, gives birth to baby girl Ila outside an Upper East Side HSBC bank." height="640" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1701554.1393367369%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/birth26n-3-web.jpg" width="480" /></em><br /><h4 itemprop="copyrightHolder"><em>@MATTCGUARD VIA TWITTER</em></h4><h4 itemprop="description"><em>Polly McCourt, 39, gives birth to baby girl Ila outside an Upper East Side HSBC bank.</em></h4></div><em>One woman, Isabelle, even gave her coat.</em><br /><em>“She had to go home without a coat on,” Polly said. “She gave my husband her phone number and he lost it in the commotion.”</em><br /><div><em><img alt="Polly McCourt and baby girl Ila are both doing fine after their dramatic ordeal." height="640" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1701555.1393367370%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/birth26n-1-web.jpg" width="426" /></em><br /><h4 itemprop="copyrightHolder"><em>ENID ALVAREZ/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS</em></h4><h4 itemprop="description"><em>Polly McCourt and baby girl Ila are both doing fine after their dramatic ordeal.</em></h4></div><em>The McCourts chose their daughter’s middle name in honor of that stranger’s kindness.</em><br /><em>“We want to be able to contact her and say thanks,” Polly McCourt said.</em><br /><em>Hero doorman Rudovic was back at his post Tuesday, and said helping little Ila arrive safely was all in a day’s work.</em><br /><em>“I did my job. (Polly) needed to be rushed to go to the hospital. She said, ‘the baby’s coming! I need to lie down.’ And that was it. It was so fast — one, two, three.</em><br /><em>“Mom and baby were fine, that’s the most important thing.”</em></blockquote>

Blessing# Mom gives birth on New York street corner (See Photo)

Pregnant mom, Polly McCourt had always wanted a natural birth for her third child and she got exactly her wish. McCourt was in her apartment...

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The CIA Is Better Than The Pentagon In Conducting Targeted Drone Strikes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8J1-u0jpeCWi4gw8PEVIDZKb3yFc6ZiTWWJ_Q4yosnYWVp4Ej8LdIR7cixd2ceU27gW-6kBrG4KIZcrMhbqjvjLqHAhN1OMicckHPBW0rslL5FRWOkyphB6HS5Y5yyGGFywb3SoZY8nt/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8J1-u0jpeCWi4gw8PEVIDZKb3yFc6ZiTWWJ_Q4yosnYWVp4Ej8LdIR7cixd2ceU27gW-6kBrG4KIZcrMhbqjvjLqHAhN1OMicckHPBW0rslL5FRWOkyphB6HS5Y5yyGGFywb3SoZY8nt/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Surgical strikes: A CIA specialty?(U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Is The CIA Better Than The Military At Drone Killings? -- Michael Hirsh, National Journal</b></span></div><br />The White House is supposed to be handing the program over to the Pentagon. Here's why they're dragging their feet.<br /><br />It's been more than a year since incoming CIA Director John Brennan signaled his intention to shift drone warfare to the Pentagon as soon as possible. Brennan, a career spook, was said to be determined to restore the agency to its roots as an espionage factory, not a paramilitary organization. And President Obama endorsed his plan to hand drone warfare over to the military, according to administration officials.<br /><br />But a funny thing happened on the way back to cloak-and-dagger. According to intelligence experts and some powerful friends of the CIA on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the agency may simply be much better than the military at killing people in a targeted, precise way—and, above all, at ensuring that the bad guys they're getting are really bad guys. And that distinction has become more important than ever at a time when Obama is intent on moving away from a "permanent war footing" and on restricting targeted killings exclusively to a handful of Qaida-linked senior terrorists.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/is-the-cia-better-than-the-military-at-drone-killings-20140225">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: I suspect that after the announcement was made last year of shifting the CIA out of the drone killing business .... someone found out that the rules of engagement were easier for the CIA than the Pentagon's to be approved .... and why change something that was working.

The CIA Is Better Than The Pentagon In Conducting Targeted Drone Strikes

Surgical strikes: A CIA specialty?(U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt) Is The CIA Better Than The Military At Drone Killings? -- Micha...

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The Pentagon's Largest Contractors Want To Do Business With Iran

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24eNseeW7ZTmJND_0pz6ekYR7Jqie4DB7UML13Cn6kZH32B81z-xtqgj8GPQB37ljBZ55WB8oMn1PsfrBZFJqb01O_DGnHiTMboW-qJBKGContVYe4a7VoDoBWYNRY_xv4btCFa1jSZRT/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24eNseeW7ZTmJND_0pz6ekYR7Jqie4DB7UML13Cn6kZH32B81z-xtqgj8GPQB37ljBZ55WB8oMn1PsfrBZFJqb01O_DGnHiTMboW-qJBKGContVYe4a7VoDoBWYNRY_xv4btCFa1jSZRT/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pentagon Contractors Exploring Business With Iran -- Washington Free Beacon</b></span></div><br />Companies with more than $107B in DoD contracts eyeing Tehran<br /><br />Multiple companies currently exploring new business ventures in Iran are also cashing in on highly lucrative contracts with the U.S. Defense Department, raising questions about whether their dealings with Iran could run afoul of U.S. law.<br /><br />At least 13 major international companies have said in recent weeks that they aim to reenter the Iranian marketplace over the next several months. The companies have received Pentagon contracts totaling well over $107 billion, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis that tracked DoD contracts awarded since fiscal year 2009.<br /><br />Many of the companies, which include carmaker Renault and oil giants such as BP, have already sent high-level trade delegations to Tehran to meet with Iranian officials about striking new business deals.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://freebeacon.com/pentagon-contractors-exploring-business-with-iran/">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> This is unbelievable .... but not surprising. It's always about the money.

The Pentagon's Largest Contractors Want To Do Business With Iran

Pentagon Contractors Exploring Business With Iran -- Washington Free Beacon Companies with more than $107B in DoD contracts eyeing Tehran Mu...

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Less Than 10 Percent Of U.S. Army Women Want To Serve In Combat Units

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsFB5XrzOYZB2M4FbiZx6yJlJ9OJ2UAanJBYofE_A34W_3gy0Rw_LKrVHS-FJ47cwDZ1sCsUVYiUi75XYjqxFWawBzL3Mt7uhwKdVp8N-0qPiLeu2DqCrbxJhXnEJG96O8Qsy4BJBROwu/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsFB5XrzOYZB2M4FbiZx6yJlJ9OJ2UAanJBYofE_A34W_3gy0Rw_LKrVHS-FJ47cwDZ1sCsUVYiUi75XYjqxFWawBzL3Mt7uhwKdVp8N-0qPiLeu2DqCrbxJhXnEJG96O8Qsy4BJBROwu/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Small Fraction of Army Women Want Combat Gigs -- Time</b></span></div><br />Army study comes as the service prepares to open new job opportunities to female soldiers<br /><br />Just 7.5% of women in the Army say they’re interested in moving into one of the combat jobs soon to be open to them, according to the results of an Army study reported Tuesday.<br /><br />Of the 30,000 women who responded to the study, only 2,238 said they would want a job in infantry, armor, artillery or combat engineering, the Associated Press reports. Most of the women who expressed interest in combat jobs were age 27 and younger. The year-long study comes after a Pentagon order forcing the services to open the same opportunities to women that are available to men.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://nation.time.com/2014/02/25/small-fraction-of-army-women-want-combat-gigs/">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On Reports That Less Than 10 Percent Of U.S. Army Women Want To Serve In Combat Units</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/woman-combat-army_n_4853913.html">Few Women Want Combat Jobs In Army: Survey</a> -- Huffington Post/AP<br /><a href="http://freebeacon.com/most-women-not-interested-in-combat-roles/">Most Women Not Interested in Combat Roles</a> -- Washington Free Beacon<br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/25/few-army-women-want-combat-jobs-anyway-survey/">Few Army women want combat jobs anyway, survey shows</a> -- Washington Times<br /><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/25/survey-less-than-10-percent-of-army-women-want-to-join-combat-units/">Survey: Less than 10 percent of Army women want to join combat units </a>-- Daily Caller<br /><a href="http://www.hngn.com/articles/25231/20140225/women-in-the-army-say-they-dont-want-to-fill-combat-positions.htm">Women in the Army Say They Don't Want to Fill Combat Positions</a> -- HNGN

Less Than 10 Percent Of U.S. Army Women Want To Serve In Combat Units

Small Fraction of Army Women Want Combat Gigs -- Time Army study comes as the service prepares to open new job opportunities to female soldi...

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Bank Runs By Depositors Is Putting Ukraine's Economy At The Brink Of Collapse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkilYzl7WyzNk3fi2oO2NP7pA5uZ4fUJNEb5Xwy2laiwf9XlBNQwNP7HdykFVVTWvL9TctPW9FtTXsOq2oaCc3IWMtc3iguXd-8qlSPnHlK1c5MeTF9rq4U8PNJx0NWhz6e_zAsocHrZu/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkilYzl7WyzNk3fi2oO2NP7pA5uZ4fUJNEb5Xwy2laiwf9XlBNQwNP7HdykFVVTWvL9TctPW9FtTXsOq2oaCc3IWMtc3iguXd-8qlSPnHlK1c5MeTF9rq4U8PNJx0NWhz6e_zAsocHrZu/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Customers queue to withdraw hyrvnia currency from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Privatbank CJSC bank branch in Kiev on Feb. 20, 2014. Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ukraine Vows To Protect Bank Deposits As Government Vote Delayed -- Bloomberg</b></span></div><br />Ukraine is weighing measures to stem cash withdrawals after as much as 7 percent of deposits were taken from banks during last week’s bloody uprising, underscoring the need for action to fend off a default.<br /><br />Withdrawals peaked with as much as 30 billion hryvnias ($3.1 billion) Feb. 18-20 as police and anti-government demonstrators fought in the center of Kiev, Natsionalnyi Bank Ukrainy Governor Stepan Kubiv, 51, appointed Feb. 24, said yesterday in his first interview.<br /><br />The interim government is scrambling to secure as much as $35 billion in financial aid to fend off a possible default. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov yesterday pushed back a parliamentary vote on the formation of a new administration to Feb. 27 after indicating that a new administration should be formed quickly. The U.S. and the European Union have pledged support to the new government. <br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/ukraine-central-bank-seeks-to-halt-deposit-outflow-after-7-drop.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>Previous Post:</b> <a href="http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.ca/2014/02/ukraines-economy-will-collapse.html">Ukraine's Economy Will Collapse</a><br /><br /><b>Update: </b><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-25/bank-run-full-frontal-ukrainians-withdrew-7-all-deposits-two-days">Bank Run Full Frontal: Ukrainians Withdrew 7% Of All Deposits In Two Days</a> -- Zero Hedge<br /><br /><b>My Comment: </b>I first reported on these bank runs<b><a href="http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.ca/2014/02/what-is-ukraines-future.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+WarNewsUpdates+%28War+News+Updates%29"> a few days ago</a></b> .... but it appears that the situation has gotten worse <b><a href="http://rt.com/news/panic-ukraine-shops-banks-069/">from last week.</a></b> Russian banks are also now <b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/ukraine-banks-fitch-idUSL1N0LU0Z720140225">dangerously exposed</a></b> .... raising fears in Moscow. Ukraine needs emergency funding now .... but I just do not see that happening. The EU has limited resources. The U.S. is not going to give money .... certainly not the tens of billions that Ukraine needs. And Russia .... they do not even recognize the new political leaders in Kiev. And as much as the EU, Russia, and the U.S. try their best to calm the situation .... when it comes to money in an emergency situation no one is going to trust what the government is saying. Bottom line .... this is not going to end well.

Bank Runs By Depositors Is Putting Ukraine's Economy At The Brink Of Collapse

Customers queue to withdraw hyrvnia currency from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Privatbank CJSC bank branch in Kiev on Feb. 20...

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Is This The Kremlin Plan To Divide Ukraine?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM93IzPkjZU2eL7MyZjmM8lL7CGZyB9QC99jckTcw_xJ1ecZ53klCViDBPdEQkvKDwAOYhGAo5SdIGkjlF3czXg3vMoPumEPJs_BjKQ8pocjdB0BTgTcEjpoYh2LIzyZg3oxg4HY3XwoN8/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM93IzPkjZU2eL7MyZjmM8lL7CGZyB9QC99jckTcw_xJ1ecZ53klCViDBPdEQkvKDwAOYhGAo5SdIGkjlF3czXg3vMoPumEPJs_BjKQ8pocjdB0BTgTcEjpoYh2LIzyZg3oxg4HY3XwoN8/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A map linked to a petition calling on Vladimir Putin to invade eastern Ukraine, showed how Ukraine would look if Moscow annexed its eastern regions, creating a separate country or super-region called 'New Russia' (in red) from Ukraine (in green)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Is This The Kremlin plan To Divide Ukraine? 100,000 Russians Sign Call For 'New Russia’ Which Would Include Crimea – And Then Map Disappears From Website -- Daily Mail</b></span></div><br />* In under 24 hours, almost 100,000 had signed support for dividing country<br />* Politicians who have taken power in Ukraine see a threat in such a scenario<br />* Issued strong warnings over risk of separatism in Russian-speaking areas<br />* Putin has so far remained silent on his intentions over Ukraine crisis<br />* But he met with his top security aides yesterday to discuss the matters<br /><br />An online petition calling on Vladimir Putin to invade eastern Ukraine was dramatically deleted today after it went viral on the Russian-language web.<br /><br />A map linked to the petition showed how Ukraine would look if Moscow annexed its eastern regions, creating a separate country or super-region called 'New Russia'.<br /><br />In less than 24 hours, almost 100,000 had expressed support for dividing the country.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2567800/Is-Kremlin-plan-divide-Ukraine-100-000-Russians-sign-call-New-Russia-include-Crimea-map-disappears-website.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: For the moment .... the sentiment among the Russian community in Ukraine on breaking-away is more of a "wait and see" altitude rather than rushing to be fully integrated with Russia. But if Ukrainian nationalists take control and start passing laws that discriminate against the Russian community .... expect blow-back and a call to split Ukraine.<br /><br />On a side note .... for the past few days Putin has been silent on the Ukraine crisis .... when he is like that is when you know that he is plotting something.<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> Oh oh .... this is ominous .... <b><a href="http://en.ria.ru/world/20140226/187893079/Moscow-Slams-Ukraines-Bill-on-Curtailing-Russian.html">Moscow Slams Ukraine’s Bill on Curtailing Russian</a></b> -- RIA Novosti

Is This The Kremlin Plan To Divide Ukraine?

A map linked to a petition calling on Vladimir Putin to invade eastern Ukraine, showed how Ukraine would look if Moscow annexed its eastern ...

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Picture Of The Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.defense.gov/imgHandler.ashx?h=318&w=478&img=/dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2014-02/hires_140214-A-DB818-002c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.defense.gov/imgHandler.ashx?h=318&w=478&img=/dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2014-02/hires_140214-A-DB818-002c.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">EXERCISE SECURITY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A U.S. soldier, front, provides security as members assigned to the Trinidad and Tobago defense force travel to Chacachacare Island, the western-most island off Trinidad, Feb. 14, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daisy C. Bueno</span></div>

Picture Of The Day

EXERCISE SECURITY A U.S. soldier, front, provides security as members assigned to the Trinidad and Tobago defense force travel to Chacachaca...

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Defense Spending Cartoons

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq5Tce4Z36oY20b9ICKumww7srh_2nyj1-XC0LzdTpsyfROh27Jzw8iCcR3z4-ooXi4KbrwGTBjg1h1DPSBVfZC0Dr4eM-bx6M5djxhrX5YkIUViKmtxgsQcPOGCCgFsfRm44xpq9DD94/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEq5Tce4Z36oY20b9ICKumww7srh_2nyj1-XC0LzdTpsyfROh27Jzw8iCcR3z4-ooXi4KbrwGTBjg1h1DPSBVfZC0Dr4eM-bx6M5djxhrX5YkIUViKmtxgsQcPOGCCgFsfRm44xpq9DD94/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>WNU Editor</b>: This gallery of cartoons <b><a href="http://www.usnews.com/cartoons/defense-budget-cuts-cartoons">can be seen here.</a></b>

Defense Spending Cartoons

WNU Editor : This gallery of cartoons can be seen here.

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CIA Chief Made A Secret Trip To Pakistan Last Week

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy3Wd_Wq0gK44zZ3Zz1x80YscahokF4-_qix7uIpIgtQ5kSEtnSiOOo0eA8ZglNryCHmq_q21Vixv6Njn8GHklhdkkjJKUSz4cji2IZeTfQqgcAEbPln9x6qjXsnjOP1TvNd6fFfKWsS3/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy3Wd_Wq0gK44zZ3Zz1x80YscahokF4-_qix7uIpIgtQ5kSEtnSiOOo0eA8ZglNryCHmq_q21Vixv6Njn8GHklhdkkjJKUSz4cji2IZeTfQqgcAEbPln9x6qjXsnjOP1TvNd6fFfKWsS3/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">President Obama and CIA Director John Brennan (<a href="http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2013/01/09/new-questions-over-cia-nominee-john-brennans-denial-of-civilian-drone-deaths/">White House/ Pete Souza</a>)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CIA Chief Made Secret Trip To Pakistan -- Express Tribune</b></span></div><br />ISLAMABAD: The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paid a secret visit to Pakistan last week to discuss key issues concerning the regional security particularly the Afghan endgame.<br /><br />A senior security official confirmed to The Express Tribune that CIA Director John Brennan traveled to Islamabad last Friday and held meetings with Army Chief General Raheel Sharif and his Pakistani counterpart Lt General Zaheerul Islam.<br /><br />However, the official, who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media, insisted that he only ‘paid a courtesy call’ on the Army Chief. “It was a routine visit,” the official added.<br /><br />This was the first visit by the US spymaster to Pakistan since he was appointed CIA chief in March 2013.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://tribune.com.pk/story/675792/cia-chief-made-secret-trip-to-pakistan/">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On CIA Director Brennan Making A "Secret Trip" To Pakistan</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/cia-chief-made-clandestine-visit-to-pakistan-report_913691.html">CIA chief made clandestine visit to Pakistan: Report</a> -- Zee News<br /><a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-28744-CIA-chief-visits-Pindi-meets-army-chief">CIA chief visits Pindi, meets army chief </a>-- International News<br /><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/cia-chief-made-clandestine-visit-to-pakistan/article1-1187735.aspx">CIA chief made clandestine visit to Pakistan</a> -- Hindustan Times<br /><a href="http://twocircles.net/2014feb24/cia_chief_meets_isi_officials_pakistan_army_chief.html">CIA chief meets ISI officials, Pakistan army chief</a> -- Two Circles<br /><a href="http://thefrontierpost.com/article/78012/CIA-chief-meets-ISI-Army-chiefs/">CIA chief meets ISI, Army chiefs </a>-- Frontier Post<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: They are calling the CIA Director's visit a "courtesy call" .... yeah right. It is not hard to figure out what was discussed .... the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Al Qaeda and other terror groups, CIA conducting drone strikes, sharing intelligence, and arms deals.

CIA Chief Made A Secret Trip To Pakistan Last Week

President Obama and CIA Director John Brennan ( White House/ Pete Souza ) CIA Chief Made Secret Trip To Pakistan -- Express Tribune ISLAMABA...

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Pakistan Is Poised To Launch Major Military Operations In North Waziristan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMMLYUqa6pZyObJNWcd_tSeMehq4QP36n-YRnzQxa3lILz2jxGTlo-smZG0g132SYDTNdB3cD8kfJ5010ekP-4OpWGuw1O4DfV0O18dr4A8LPYpau7f1X5X8t5DpsMZEF86sMhyphenhyphen9_BJvt/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMMLYUqa6pZyObJNWcd_tSeMehq4QP36n-YRnzQxa3lILz2jxGTlo-smZG0g132SYDTNdB3cD8kfJ5010ekP-4OpWGuw1O4DfV0O18dr4A8LPYpau7f1X5X8t5DpsMZEF86sMhyphenhyphen9_BJvt/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pakistan Plans Military Operation In North Waziristan, Targeting Extremist Groups -- Washington Post</b></span></div><br />The Pakistani government is on the verge of launching a major military offensive in the North Waziristan tribal region following a series of brutal Taliban attacks in recent weeks and the apparent failure of peace talks with the militants, according to a senior Pakistani official.<br /><br />“It could be any day,” said the official, who added that military plans have been shared with top U.S. officials who have long urged an offensive.<br /><br />Planning for the operation comes amid a Pakistan-requested pause in U.S. drone strikes now entering its third month — the longest period without an attack in more than two years — and a series of high-level U.S.-Pakistan meetings.<br /><br />Pakistan’s defense secretary, Asif Yasin Malik, is currently heading a delegation of security officials in Washington. CIA Director John Brennan quietly visited Pakistan last week, days after Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, head of the U.S. Central Command, held meetings at military headquarters in Rawalpindi. <br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pakistan-plans-military-operation-in-north-waziristan-targeting-extremist-groups/2014/02/25/b37cc58e-9d9e-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>More News On Reports That Pakistan Is Preparing To Launch Military Operations Against The Taliban In North Waziristan</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-pakistan-airstrikes-idUSBREA1O1X820140225">Pakistan launches new strikes near Afghan border; warns militants</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pakistan-poised-for-offensive-in-north-waziristan/2014/02/25/10db127c-9e6b-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html">Pakistan poised for offensive in North Waziristan</a> -- Washington Post/AP<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26333578">Pakistan air strikes against militants in tribal areas</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2014/02/pakistan-airstrikes-hit-tribal-areas-201422543128730317.html">Pakistan jets strike Taliban in tribal areas</a> -- Al Jazeera<br /><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140225/pakistan-airstrikes-northwest-kill-30-0">Pakistan airstrikes in northwest kill 30</a> -- Global Post/AFP<br /><a href="http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/2014/02/25/Why-Pakistan-is-on-the-verge-of-new-civil-war-.html">Why Pakistan is on the verge of a new civil war</a> -- Mansoor Jafar, Al Arabiya

Pakistan Is Poised To Launch Major Military Operations In North Waziristan

Pakistan Plans Military Operation In North Waziristan, Targeting Extremist Groups -- Washington Post The Pakistani government is on the verg...

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