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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board
Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board: "Pirates attacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia with rockets and automatic weapons, but failed to board the craft, the ship's owner said on Tuesday."
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N. Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor
N. Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor: "North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart its nuclear reactor and to boycott international disarmament talks for good in retaliation for the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch."
GM recalling 1.5M vehicles over potential fires
GM recalling 1.5M vehicles over potential fires: "Some of the recalled vehicles are no longer in production. The recall includes the 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, the 1997-2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1997-2003 Buick Regal, and the 1998-2003 Chevrolet Lumina, Monte Carlo and Impala."
Undeterred Somali pirates hijack 3 more ships
Undeterred Somali pirates hijack 3 more ships: "Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed seven bandits, Somali pirates brazenly hijacked three more ships in the Gulf of Aden, the waterway that's become the focal point of the world's fight against piracy."
Emerging Culture of Paranoia
Media Matters - REPORT: Emerging Culture of Paranoia: "In recent months, the violent, doomsday, and anti-intellectual rhetoric that has long been a staple of conservative media has taken a notable turn in at least three significant ways: previously confined to the right-wing media fringe, the rhetoric is now a constant across the full spectrum of conservative media; it is louder and meaner, with conservative media figures appealing overtly to feelings of anger and paranoia in their audience; and it is focused, tied to the specific political aim of undermining the Obama administration and the Congress."
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Exxon Mobil CEO gets $23.9 million in 2008 pay
Exxon Mobil CEO gets $23.9 million in 2008 pay: "Exxon Mobil Corp., which set annual profit records in each of the last two years, rewarded its chief executive with a 10 percent raise that brought his total compensation to $23.9 million in 2008, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing."
While we are all starving and without employment. This is America.
While we are all starving and without employment. This is America.
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UN Security Council condemns North Korea launch
UN Security Council condemns North Korea launch: "Eight days after North Korea's rocket launch, the U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned the action, demanded an end to missile tests and said it will expand sanctions against the reclusive communist nation."
Obama vows to fight piracy after captain's rescue
Obama vows to fight piracy after captain's rescue: "President Barack Obama vowed Monday 'to halt the rise of piracy,' while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain called for tough action against Somali bandits who are preying on one of the world's busiest sea routes."
Media Matters - After smearing Obama, media figures call him polarizing
Media Matters - After smearing Obama, media figures call him polarizing: "Several conservative media figures who have repeatedly spread falsehoods and smears of President Obama are now highlighting a poll analysis to suggest that Obama has polarized approval ratings, and have made the disputed suggestion that Obama himself has caused that polarization.Several conservative media figures who have repeatedly spread falsehoods and smears of President Obama are now highlighting a poll analysis to suggest that Obama has polarized approval ratings, and have made the disputed suggestion that Obama himself has caused that polarization."
US captain's rescue raises stakes in piracy ops
US captain's rescue raises stakes in piracy ops: "The killing of three Somali pirates in the dramatic U.S. Navy rescue of a cargo ship captain has sparked concern for other hostages and fears that the stakes have been raised for future hijackings in the busy Indian Ocean shipping lane."
Sunday, April 12, 2009
US sea captain freed in swift firefight
US sea captain freed in swift firefight: "An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday and three of the pirates who held him for days in a lifeboat off the Somali coast were killed in a operation by U.S. Navy Seals that was approved by President Barack Obama, officials said."
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Unbalanced warfare not new for US Navy
Unbalanced warfare not new for US Navy:
"On Friday the Navy announced that the USS Boxer, a 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship carrying a multinational anti-piracy task force, would also move into the general area.
The Boxer normally has a contingent of 2,000 Marines aboard and can launch combined surface and air operations against a land target."
"On Friday the Navy announced that the USS Boxer, a 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship carrying a multinational anti-piracy task force, would also move into the general area.
The Boxer normally has a contingent of 2,000 Marines aboard and can launch combined surface and air operations against a land target."
Pirates seize Italians on tug as US ships converge
Pirates seize Italians on tug as US ships converge:
"A Somali who described himself as having close ties to pirate networks told The Associated Press that pirates had set out in four commandeered ships with hostages from a variety of nations including the Philippines, Russia and Germany. The diplomat told the AP that large pirate 'motherships' and skiffs were heading in the direction of the lifeboat.
A second Somali man who said he had spoken by satellite phone to a pirate piloting a seized German freighter told the AP by phone Saturday that the pirate captain had reported being blocked by U.S. forces and was returning Saturday to the pirate stronghold of Harardhere.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, the Somali man said the pirate captain told him the ship was in sight of a U.S. Navy destroyer Saturday morning local time, received a U.S. warning not to come any closer and, fearing attack, left the scene without ever seeing the lifeboat."
"A Somali who described himself as having close ties to pirate networks told The Associated Press that pirates had set out in four commandeered ships with hostages from a variety of nations including the Philippines, Russia and Germany. The diplomat told the AP that large pirate 'motherships' and skiffs were heading in the direction of the lifeboat.
A second Somali man who said he had spoken by satellite phone to a pirate piloting a seized German freighter told the AP by phone Saturday that the pirate captain had reported being blocked by U.S. forces and was returning Saturday to the pirate stronghold of Harardhere.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, the Somali man said the pirate captain told him the ship was in sight of a U.S. Navy destroyer Saturday morning local time, received a U.S. warning not to come any closer and, fearing attack, left the scene without ever seeing the lifeboat."
US ships block help for pirates holding US captain
US ships block help for pirates holding US captain:
"U.S. warships are trying to stop Somali pirates from sending reinforcements to a lifeboat where an American captain is being held hostage as the high-seas standoff off Africa's eastern coast entered a fourth day Saturday.
Underscoring the high stakes involved, France's navy on Friday freed a sailboat seized off Somalia last week by other pirates, but one of the hostages was killed.
A Nairobi-based diplomat, who spoke on condition on anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to reporters, said the pirates have summoned assistance but at least two American ships and U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft are deterring pirate ships and skiffs from contact with the lifeboat."
"U.S. warships are trying to stop Somali pirates from sending reinforcements to a lifeboat where an American captain is being held hostage as the high-seas standoff off Africa's eastern coast entered a fourth day Saturday.
Underscoring the high stakes involved, France's navy on Friday freed a sailboat seized off Somalia last week by other pirates, but one of the hostages was killed.
A Nairobi-based diplomat, who spoke on condition on anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to reporters, said the pirates have summoned assistance but at least two American ships and U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft are deterring pirate ships and skiffs from contact with the lifeboat."
The White House - Blog Post - Weekly Address: Passover & Easter
The White House - Blog Post - Weekly Address: Passover & Easter: "This week the President discusses the multitude of problems and opportunities before the world through the prism of Passover and Easter: 'These are two very different holidays with their own very different traditions. But it seems fitting that we mark them both during the same week. For in a larger sense, they are both moments of reflection and renewal. They are both occasions to think more deeply about the obligations we have to ourselves and the obligations we have to one another, no matter who we are, where we come from, or what faith we practice."
The White House - Blog Post - Recovery in Action: “Beginning to Percolate Nationwide”
The White House - Blog Post - Recovery in Action: “Beginning to Percolate Nationwide”: "This morning, having made progress on an international response to the financial crisis in Europe, the President met with Treasury Secretary Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, SEC Chair Mary Shapiro and Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan to start working on next steps here at home."
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt
Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt: "The U.S. was bolstering its force by dispatching other warships to the site off the Horn of Africa, where a U.S. destroyer shadowed the lifeboat carrying Phillips. He was taken hostage in the pirates' failed effort to hijack the cargo ship Maersk Alabama on Wednesday."
Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt
Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt: "The American captain held hostage by four Somali pirates made a desperate escape attempt Friday but was recaptured, and officials said other pirates sought to reinforce their colleagues by sailing hijacked ships with other captives aboard to the scene of the standoff."
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