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Panetta concerned about Pashtun Dr. Afridi who helped in bin Laden raid
Panetta concerned about Pashtun Dr. Afridi who helped in bin Laden raid
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Washington (CNN) -- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly the key role a Pashtun doctor Shakil Afridi who assisted the United States ahead of the strike on Osama bin Laden's compound last May that killed the terrorism mastermind. The doctor who provided key information ought to be released, Panetta told CBS's "60 Minutes" in a segment set to air Sunday. "I'm very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual," Panetta told CBS. "This was an individual who in fact helped provide intelligence that was very helpful with regards to this operation. And he was not in any way treasonous towards Pakistan." Dr. Shakeel Afridi helped the CIA use a vaccination campaign to collect DNA samples from residents of bin Laden's to verify the terror leader's presence there. Pakistan, which expressed its anger over the raid without consulting Pakistani authorities, has charged Afridi with treason. "Pakistan and the United States have a common cause here against terrorism, have a common cause against al Qaeda," Panetta said. "And for them to take this kind of action against somebody who was helping to go after terrorism, I just think is a real mistake on their part." Panetta said Pakistan can discipline Afridi in whatever manner it deems appropriate but the doctor should be released. Many analysts felt US officials had kept quiet about Afridi so as to not implicate him. Panetta also told CBS that he remains convinced that someone in authority in Pakistan <b>...</b> Related article
Build up to WW3 Panetta ADMITTED supporting REBEL FORCES reassuring MIDDLE EAST allies ASSAD's fall
Build up to WW3 Panetta ADMITTED supporting REBEL FORCES reassuring MIDDLE EAST allies ASSAD's fall
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Build up to WW3 Panetta ADMITTED supporting REBEL FORCES reassuring MIDDLE EAST allies ASSAD's fall Mr Panetta, speaking at the start of a week-long trip to the Middle East and North Africa, did not offer any new steps the US might take even as he renewed calls for a united international effort "to bring the Assad regime down." Helicopter gunships opened fire over Aleppo in Syria on Sunday and the thud of artillery boomed across neighborhoods as government forces and rebels fought for control of the city. "It's pretty clear that Aleppo is, I think, another tragic example of the kind of indiscriminate violence that the Assad regime has committed against its own people and in many ways, I think if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people in Aleppo, I think it ultimately will be a nail in Assad's own coffin. "That he's just assuring that the Assad regime will come to an end by virtue of the kind of violence they're committing against their own people," said Mr Panetta. "What Assad has been doing to his own people and what he continues to do to his own people makes clear that his regime is coming to an end. It's lost all legitimacy and the more violence he engages in, the more he makes the cast that that regime is coming to an end." Tags: 2012 premeprop breaking news media trend trends trendy zion zionism NWO new world order illuminati Syria Aleppo Damascus Homs Bashar Al-Assad coffin US Washington Pentagon Leon Panetta NATO UN Iran Tehran Iraq Middle East <b>...</b> Related article
US wants world police after blowing millions on MidEast 'occupation'
US wants world police after blowing millions on MidEast 'occupation'
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Fresh report says that over $200 million spent by Washington to train Iraqi police have gone to waste. The US is now preparing to send hundreds of its own police across the world to help locals handle security. John Glaser from antiwar.com believes the plan is more about control and enrichment, than regional stability. Afghanistan is another drain for American taxpayers' money. The US is training local forces - but mass desertions from the ranks are hurting efforts to maintain stability. Analyst Jason Ditz attributes this to corrupt authorities and poorly-planned spending. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. Related article
Romney: Secure Israel is in US interest - CNN Weekend shows
Romney: Secure Israel is in US interest - CNN Weekend shows
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Mitt Romney affirms his backing of the US commitment to defending Israel against Iran. For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com Or visit our site at www.cnn.com Related article
Flood - Typhoon Ondoy - Manila, Philippines
Flood - Typhoon Ondoy - Manila, Philippines
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Raw footage of Typhoon Ondoy in Manila. I'm an expat - living here in manila for almost 1 year now, and on 9/26/2009 I got to experience my very first typhoon. I will try and translate some of the Tagalog for you as best I can. (I did not shoot this footage.) Related article
Aide to Mitt Romney chastises reporters in Poland
Aide to Mitt Romney chastises reporters in Poland
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When the press tried to ask Romney questions, his traveling press secretary verbally dressed down reporters. Related article
India hit by second huge power outage, this one larger than before
India hit by second huge power outage, this one larger than before
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NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity in one of the world's biggest-ever blackouts. Hundreds of trains stalled across the country and traffic lights went out, causing widespread traffic jams in New Delhi. Electric crematoria stopped operating, some with bodies half burnt, power officials said. Emergency workers rushed generators to coal mines to rescue miners trapped underground. The massive failure — a day after a similar, but smaller power failure — has raised serious concerns about India's outdated infrastructure and the government's inability to meet its huge appetite for energy as the country aspires to become a regional economic superpower. Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde blamed the new crisis on states taking more than their allotted share of electricity. "Everyone overdraws from the grid. Just this morning I held a meeting with power officials from the states and I gave directions that states that overdraw should be punished. We have given instructions that their power supply could be cut," he told reporters. The new power failure affected people across 20 of India's 28 states — more than the entire population of the European Union plus Turkey. The blackout was unusual in its reach, stretching from the border with Myanmar in the northeast to the Pakistani border about 1870 miles away. Its impact, however, was <b>...</b> Related article
Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault
Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault
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Syrian rebels held off an offensive by regime forces in Aleppo Saturday as the head of the main opposition bloc called for heavy weapons and said President Bashar al-Assad should be tried for "massacres". After massing for two days, troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships moved on southwestern Aleppo where rebels concentrated their forces when they seized much of the northern city on July 20. Al Jazeera's Jamal al-Shayyal reports. Related article
Army Truck accident at Paya Lebar
Army Truck accident at Paya Lebar
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Taiwan Braces Itself for Typhoon Saola
Taiwan Braces Itself for Typhoon Saola
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Typhoon Saola has triggered landslides and floods in the Philippines, killing eight and forcing thousands to flee their homes. Saola brought more than 7.8 inches of rain in a mountainous area in Yilan County, Taiwan, hampering traffic on Tuesday. Hundreds of people battled neck-deep floods as heavy rains. With more than 145000 evacuated according to the civil defence chief. Although Saola did not directly hit the Philippines, its massive rain band has exacerbated the effects of a low pressure area in the vicinity. Saola is now reported to be heading slowly northward to Taiwan, packing maximum sustained winds 74 miles an hour near its centre, according to the state weather bureau. About 20 storms slam into the Philippines from the Pacific every year, causing heavy casualties and damage. Written and presented by Ann Salter Related article
Fukushima News July 30, 2012 IAEA Probe at Onagawa plant Tepco Drill Against Tokyo Quake
Fukushima News July 30, 2012 IAEA Probe at Onagawa plant Tepco Drill Against Tokyo Quake
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IAEA experts start probe at Onagawa plant A delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency has begun inspecting a nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan. The Onagawa plant in Miyagi Prefecture was one of several that were hit by the March 11th earthquake last year. The team's goal is to collect data on the quake's impact on the plant's structure and electric systems. TEPCO stages drill against major Tokyo quake Tokyo Electric Power Company has held a large-scale drill on the assumption that a major earthquake occurred under central Tokyo. About 300 people, including TEPCO's new management, took part in the drill on Monday. enenews.com radioactivetokyo.seesaa.net radioactivity.mext.go.jp Related article
'West will not intervene Syria, proxy war more likely'
'West will not intervene Syria, proxy war more likely'
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In Syria, the unfolding battle for the commercial capital - Aleppo - has turned into the focal point of the 16-month long conflict. Government forces are pushing to reclaim the country's largest city from the rebels - who control nearly half of its neighbourhoods. Three million people live in Aleppo and many are now fleeing, amid international fears of a looming massacre. Russia's accused foreign powers of fueling the bloodshed, by urging the rebels to fight on against Assad. The political leaders of the insurgency are calling for intervention, and shipments of heavy weapons from abroad. And revelations in the media this week claim that's already happening, via a secret base in Turkey. Author and journalist Afshin Rattansi says the flow of weapons into the hands of rebels will have dire consequences. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. Related article
Power cut hits 300 million in northern India
Power cut hits 300 million in northern India
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A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India Monday, leaving an estimated 300 million people without power in the worst outage in more than a decade, officials said. Duration: 00:31 Related article
South Sudan to mark 1st independence anniversary
South Sudan to mark 1st independence anniversary
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www.ntv.co.ke One year on, and the new state of South Sudan has made some progress as an independent state. That's the overall assessment of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan - UNMISS. Addressing a news conference in Nairobi, the special representative of the UN Secretary General, Hilde Johnson described the road to the first independence anniversary of South Sudan as bitter sweet. She was speaking ahead of South Sudan's independence celebrations on Monday next week. Related article
Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault
Syria rebels fend off Aleppo assault
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Syrian rebels held off an offensive by regime forces in Aleppo Saturday as the head of the main opposition bloc called for heavy weapons and said President Bashar al-Assad should be tried for "massacres". After massing for two days, troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships moved on southwestern Aleppo where rebels concentrated their forces when they seized much of the northern city on July 20. Al Jazeera's Jamal al-Shayyal reports. Related article