War’s ‘Decisive Phase’ Looms In Kandahar: Gates
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a “decisive phase” in the war — an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province. NATO is sending thousands of extra troops to Kandahar over the next few months as part of plans to restore control over Kandahar, a central part of President Barack Obama’s strategy to reverse momentum in the 8-year-old war. The operation to restore government control in Kandahar is the main military objective remaining in Obama’s strategy, which aims to turn the tide this year with 30,000 extra troops so that US forces can begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in mid-2011.
Read moreUS To Do Everything To Prevent Iran From Acquiring Nukes: Biden
US To Do Everything To Prevent Iran From Acquiring Nukes: Biden , The Obama Administration is doing everything that is within its power to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapon, US Vice President Joe Biden said today. “We are doing everything that is within our power and we will do everything to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, having the capability to use a nuclear weapon,” Biden, who recently visited the countries in Middle East, told in an interview. “There’s a lot going on, a lot going on internally within Iran, the time frame in which they could acquire that, what action we could take to slow that up or prevent that.
Read moreObama bemoans hardship in Women’’s Day speech
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama warned on Monday that women in America still faced unfairness and hardship, as he vowed to fight for gender equality at a White House reception on International Women’’s Day. “I didn”t run for president so that the dreams of our daughters could be deferred or denied,” Obama said
Read morePM chairing ECC meeting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is currently presiding over a meeting of Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) to mull over various issues including reduction in urea fertilizer price, Geo News reported Tuesday. According to sources, the ECC is pondering over various proposals regarding the gas supply to the fertilizers factories and reduction in prices of urea
Read moreUS Drone Strike In NWaziristan, 3 killed
US Drone Strike In NWaziristan, 3 killed, At least three people were killed and many wounded in a U.S. drone attack here at North Waziristan tribal agency. U.S
Read moreUS To Hunt Failed Plane Attack’s Backers:Barack Obama
US To Hunt Failed Plane Attack’s Backers:Barack Obama , Barack Obama Vows to Track down Plane Attack Plotters, US President Barack Obama has vowed to hunt down all those persons behind the attempt to blow up US airline, saying that the perpetrators are present in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Read moreAvatar, The Most Talked Film On Internet
Avatar, The Most Talked Film On Internet, After breaking all box-office records and bagging nine Oscar nominations, James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ has beaten off competition from the other nominees to become the most talked about film on the Internet.The sci-fi epic dominates the online discussion about movies in the ‘Best Film’ category globally, with the lion’s share of Internet buzz, according to an analysis by the Neilsen Company.‘Avatar’ tops the list, being at the centre of 27 percent of all online discussions, while ‘Hurt Locker’ comes second with 16 per cent and Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ comes last with 2 percent of the buzz , said a press release.In the main acting categories, Golden Globe winners Jeff Bridges( for Crazy Heart) and Sandra Bullock (for The Blind Side) take the lead against their competition.The Academy Awards will be held on March 7 in Los Angeles. Link
Read moreBarack Obama Vows To Reduce Number, Role Of Nuclear Weapons
US President Barack Obama pledged to reduce both the number and the role of nuclear weapons as he recommitted himself to the abolition of the ultra-destructive arms. Obama was marking the 40th anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which he said remained the cornerstone of international efforts to stop the spread of the weapons.
Read moreSarah Palin
Sarah Palin , Every time latte – sipping the east coast liberal media elite like me an article about Sarah Palin, and there is always the same response from the right. In response to the right is as follows: “Y’all Dumbocrats are obsessed with Sarah Palin, just because you are soooo afraid of Sarah Palin, ’cause that speaks the truth and can not deal with the truth and it’s just that going to win the Barry Hussein Obama! Run Sarah, run ! liberals are not afraid of you! Palin / Beck / Limbaugh / Cheney / Brown ‘12! ” … Ahem. Well, no.
Read moreSingapore Vs Jordan
Singapore Vs Jordan, Watch Jordan vs Singapore live stream online free March 3, 2010 – Information of the match between Jordan vs Singapore kickoff and schedule TV on Wednesday, March 3, 17:00 CET live at Amman Stadium in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. So guys, Which team will be the winner of this match?Jordan or Singapore?
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