via RussiaToday A U.S. official says both the crew of an F 15 fighter jet that crashed in Libya are safe and back in American hands. The official, speaking Tuesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record, said a Marine Corps Osprey search and…
via AlJazeeraEnglish Despite the air strikes, forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi have made gains and continued to fight on. The city of Zintan was hit heavily by Gaddafi’s forces and although still reportedly free, has been surrounded. Government soldiers also surrounded Misurata, a key rebel stronghold in western Libya. There…
via NATOCOMMUNITY Hundreds of women from all over Helmand gathered together at an event to celebrate Women’s Day recently. There was signing, dancing and even the local police put on a performance.
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via whitehouse.gov President Obama addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House, to outline America’s response to the situation in Libya. You can read his remarks below: Good afternoon, everybody. I want to take this opportunity to update the American people about the situation in Libya. Over the…
via NATOCOMMUNITY Iraqi daredevil Fareed A. Lafta has performed the first civilian skydive over Kabul since the current hostilities began, bringing a message of peace to Afghanistan.
via france24english The observers – This week our Observers tell us about Afghan children who play terrorists, worry about the rising level of violence in the Ivory Coast and denounce the pressure Muslim hardliners put on Saudi literature.
via AssociatedPress Challenged by a congressman to “be honest” about how long American troops might have to fight in Afghanistan, Army Gen. David Petraeus revealed that his son, Stephen’s recent combat tour was kept “very quiet.”
via cbsnews Bob Simon interviews the Iraqi defector code-named “Curve Ball,” whose false tale of a mobile, biological weapons program was the chief justification for invading Iraq.
via AlJazeeraEnglish For more than 2,000 years, Afghanistan was the place where the trade routes of China, Europe, India and the Middle East all came together – the Silk Road – prosperous and sought-after. But times have changed. The country has been beset by insurgency and war for years, and…