Monday, July 30, 2012
Romney would back Israeli strike against Iran
Strong words from GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
Speaking in Jerusalem, Romney said that he'd not only support Israel attacking Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program but added that it must be blocked by any means necessary. Iran claims its only developing peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Romney also declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel. The United States Embassy is located in Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem, so this comment contrasts sharply from the practices of the Obama, as well as previous administrations, both Democratic and Republican.
The comment is designed to attract Jewish support back home. But it's not flying with Palestinians, who wish to establish a capital someday in East Jerusalem.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Aleppo under military seige
Syrian forces have begun their assault on several neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo, where anti-government forces and activists say they are coming under heavy fire.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Black couple barred from marrying in Mississippi church
It’s 2012, but some bad attitudes die hard.
Charles and Te’ Andrea Wilson were to be married in the First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The wedding invitations were printed and distributed. But then, on the eve of their wedding day, came the news. The pastor telling them that the congregation voted and forbade him from officiating at their wedding in the church because they are black. If the pastor defied the congregation, Wilson said, he would be fired.
Maryland cops thwart mass murder plot
He had a huge cache of weapons. And he was planning on using them. He also referred to himself as a “joker.” Whether that was a reference to the Joker, like the mass killer in Colorado, or not is not yet known.
Cops intervened in time, this time. Arresting Neil Prescott before he could open up on the workplace. A plot they believe was a result of is being fired.
Cantor defends Bachmann's comments
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor breaks with some of his GOP colleagues and defends Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s highly criticized remarks about an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Bachmann has questioned whether Huma Abedin, who is a Muslim, has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Abedin is married to former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who is Jewish.
When questioned on the CBS Morning News, Cantor suggested that Bachmann’s remarks, who others have labeled as intolerant, were reflective of her “concern about the security of the country.”
Boehner reveals his veep choice
It’s part of the guessing game precedes every presidential election. Who will the non-incumbent candidate (or candidates) choose as their running mates.
This year, it’s been almost at a fever pitch. As speculation soars over who Mitt Romney will choose as his running mate.
Now, House Speaker John Boehner is lending his public support to one of those whose name has been oft-mentioned. Boehner telling Fox News Channel’s Greta Van Susteren that he is “partial” to Sen. Rob Portman.
Romney backtracks on Olympic comments
“Disconcerting.”
That was the word that may have irked the British the most.
British media and politicians have been all over Mitt Romney for saying in an interview that he found preparations for the London Olympics “disconcerting.”
But now, the GOP presidential hopeful is backtracking on those remarks.
In an interview with the NBC Today Show, Romney now says it appears London is ready for the Olympics.
Brits steam over Romney gaffes
First it was his comments about the Olympics. Mitt Romney, while largely laudatory, also spotlighted some stumbling by the organizers. Prompting both the mayor of London and Prime Minister David Cameron to respond.
Then Romney publicly disclosed he had met with the head of MI-6, the British intelligence agency. A breach of protocol, because MI-6 normally doesn’t disclose who it meets with.
The British press pouncing over both incidents. At a time when Romney is trying to shore up his foreign policy image, coming across as less-than-diplomatic.
Security takes center stage at Olympics
Security is obvious at the London Olympics.
Prime Minister David Cameron says he’s confident the calling up of the military to supplement civilian security will provide a safe environment for participants and fans alike.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Reports of al Qaeda's death may have been greatly exaggerated
Following the death of Osama bin Laden, the Obama administration has heralded what it sees as the death, or impending death, of al Qaeda. But remnants of the terrorist organization have been appearing in many of the world’s hot spots. Most recently, in Syria.
Undeterred by losses, Syrian rebels vow to fight on
The rebels were driven from neighborhoods of Damascus. But instead of cutting and running. They’ve regrouped and are fighting back. Even regaining some lost ground.
This started as a peaceful protest movement. It’s now a full-fledged revolution. With no immediate end in sight.
Romney creates controversy with Olympics comments
A bit of a diplomatic dust up, as GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks about the Olympics in London.
While his comments were mainly positive, his acknowledgment that there are some mistakes – especially in the beginning of the Olympics, ruffled some feathers.
Romney spoke from the perspective of one who knows, as he ran the Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Obama talks gun control
In the wake of the shootings in Colorado, President Obama is calling for a “common sense” approach to guns in the United States.
AK-47s, he declared, should be in the hands of soldiers, not criminals. “On the battlefield of war,” he said. “Not on the streets of our cities.” And mentally unbalanced people shouldn’t be able, the president argued, to get their hands on guns.
A 4th night of clashes with cops in Anaheim
The feds say they will investigate two shootings of suspects by Anaheim police within days – shootings that have sparked four nights of rioting.
In one case the suspect was reportedly unarmed. In the other, police reportedly were returning gunfire.
Anaheim’s mayor says some of the people violently demonstrating are not Anaheim residents.
Syrians cross over into Lebanon for safety
Syrians continue to search for the best way out of harm’s way as the fighting intensifies between government troops and rebels. Civilians, and their homes, many times getting caught in the crossfire.
Many of them are now fleeing to Lebanon.
Meanwhile, after being pushed away by government troops, the rebels have regained some districts in the capital city of Damascus.
FoxNews.com: Holmes sent details of attack to university shrink
FoxNews.com is reporting that it has learned that Colorado mass murder suspect James Holmes sent a package to a university professor and psychiatrist that detailed the plan he carried out on Friday to shoot up the move theater. But that the package wasn’t discovered until after the carnage took place.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Egyptian hatred for Israel comes out on realty TV show
Reality television is a growing phenomenon around the globe. Watching people deal with uncomfortable or compromising situations is today a most popular form of entertainment. And, in Egypt, there is no more uncomfortable or compromising situation than coming face-to-face with an Israeli Jew, according to one reality TV show.
Aired recently on Egypt’s Al-Nahar channel, the program showed three popular Egyptian actors being interviewed before being told by their young female interviewer that they were on Israel’s Channel 2 News. All three of the celebrities shown in the segment were outraged over the idea of speaking to Israeli Jews, and two turned violent.
One celebrity, actor Ayman Kandeel “Tuhami,” slapped and knocked his female interviewer to the ground after coming to believe she was an Israeli newscaster. Kandeel then threw chairs at the rest of the television crew before being told that he had been pranked and that all the staff were in fact Egyptians.
After being convinced of the truth, Kandeel hugged the female interviewer he had just assaulted, stating, “You brought it upon yourself.” A male presenter accompanying the injured woman told viewers, “People, let’s have a round of applause for Ayman [Kandeel].”
Another actor, Mahmoud Abdel Ghaffar, also turned violent after being told he was being interviewed by Israeli television. Ghaffar slapped and violently shook the head of his interviewer before staff members told him, “Mahmoud, this is a candid camera show. We are all Egyptians!”
Like Kandeel, Ghaffar then hugged his victim, telling the rest of the staff, “You brought me someone who looks like a Jew. I hate the Jews to death.” Also like Kandeel, Ghaffar was applauded by the television crew for his violent reaction to supposedly being interviewed by an Israeli Jew.
Female actress Mayer El Beblawi was the other targeted celebrity, and while she did not turn violent, El Beblawi did launch into an anti-Semitic diatribe.
“In that country [Israel] they are all liars. They keep whining about the Holocaust, or whatever it’s called. They are the slayers of the prophets. Allah did not curse the worm and moth as much as he cursed the Jews,” said El Beblawi.
Egypt has been officially at peace with Israel since 1979, but the reaction of some of its prominent cultural figures to supposedly coming face-to-face with an Israeli Jew reveals just how cold that peace has been. It also again demonstrates the worrying fertility of the social soil into which the Muslim Brotherhood intends to plant its own dangerous ideology.
The search for Amelia Earhart
Today is the 115th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s birth, and one aviation enthusiast is using robotic equipment to search a remote Pacific Island for clues to what happened to her when she disappeared. The working theory, she and her companion ended up on the island and survived as castaways for some time before succumbing to the elements.
Terrorism concerns at London Games
Some 9,000 cops are assigned to the London Olympics. The Games themselves have tremendous security. But London police believe an attack on the Olympics venues themselves is unlikely. More probable, they say, attacks on so-called “soft targets” such as subway and buses.
Syrian troops enter Lebanon
The Syrian army has strengthened its positions along the northeastern border with Lebanon to prevent weapons being smuggled in and fighters from entering.
Syria’s opposition groups have made use of this largely porous territory. Many of those fleeing or wounded in the violence have been brought to Lebanon through the border.
Some Lebanese border villages, such as Mashariaa al-Qaa, have been dragged into the Syrian conflict.
Since the uprising began, Syrian security forces have slipped into the town in pursuit of what they call “armed terrorist groups.”
The Lebanese government has made numerous complaints to the Syrian authorities but the incursions have not stopped.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Dust storm envelopes Phoenix
The streets of Phoenix were abandoned as people sought shelter from a dust storm kicked up by 60 MPH winds.
Sally Ride dead
Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, has died.
The space pioneer had been suffering from cancer.
Ride was 61.
Peres: Iran in 'open war' with Israel
In an interview with CNN, Israeli President Shimon Peres declared that Iran is engaged in a one-sided "open war" with Israel.
Peres says there's evidence to indicated that Iran is responsible for the deadly attack on a tourist bus in Bulgaria carrying Israeli tourists. And that his nation has a responsibility to retaliate.
The president also underscored previous comments by Israeli government officials that his nation is weighing options to prevent Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons, which he says are illegal to manufacturer, possess or use, from falling into the hands of Hezbollah.
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