Kyaemon The China Challenge By Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger on the China Challenge – WSJ.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576315223305697158.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_lifestyle EXCERPTS: Societies and nations tend to think of themselves as eternal. They also cherish a tale of their origin. A special feature of Chinese civilization is that it seems to have no beginning. It appears in history less as […]
FOR MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED. Computer Glitch Voids Green-Card Lottery – WSJ.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576322990621639716.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond Associated Press WASHINGTON—For a few joyful days, more than 20,000 people around the world thought they had won a lottery that gave them a chance to come and live legally in the U.S. On Friday, the State Department […]
Osama bin Laden killed Osama bin Laden killed – The Big Picture – Boston.com http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/05/osama_bin_laden_killed.html Osama bin Laden is dead. He was 54. The leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network had eluded capture for a decade since the attacks on September 11, 2001. U.S. forces and CIA operatives […]
“Sacramento Bee” is the major newspaper in Sacramento, the State Capital of California. The Frame: Reaction to bin Laden death http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2011/05/reaction-to-bin-laden-death.html Reaction to bin Laden death N EW YORK (AP) — Joyous at the release of a decade’s frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the […]
“Denver Post” is a major newspaper published in Denver, Colorado State’s capital. Colorado is known for its ski resorts and mountains. Captured: Osama bin Laden Killed, World Reacts Photos: Osama bin Laden Killed, The World Reacts | Plog — World, National Photos, Photography and Reportage — The Denver Post http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/05/02/captured-osama-bin-laden-killed/4428/ Declaring the killing of […]
The death of Osama bin Laden – Framework – Photos and Video – Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times http://framework.latimes.com/2011/05/01/osama-bin-laden-photos/#/4 Hit “show captions” button at bottom of picture. Then hit “next” button on the right, at the middle of each picture. 52 clear pictures tell a story. —————————————————————– […]
From the Archive: A Photo Timeline of Al-Qaeda Attacks Photos: A Photo Timeline of Al-Qaeda Attacks | Plog — World, National Photos, Photography and Reportage — The Denver Post Experts believe the first Al-Qaeda attack took place in 1992 in Yemen. American troops bound for Somalia were staying at two hotels in the port city […]
Inside the compound where Bin Laden was found http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13260250 President Barack Obama says the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan. Bin Laden is believed to be the mastermind of the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001 and a number of […]
Crowds gathers outside White House – Yahoo! News Photos http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Americans-mark-Osama-bin-Laden-death/ss/events/us/050211whcrowdscheer;_ylt=At7O4L3_aQWoS98kb3Plus1H2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTBubW10OGo5BHBvcwMxOQRzZWMDZXAEc2xrA2ltYWdl CLICK PICTURES IN SLIDE SHOW Death Comes for the Master Terrorist: Osama bin Laden (1957-2011) – TIME http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2068858,00.html?iid=tsmodule WHITE HOUSE’S ORIGINAL VIDEO ON PRESIDENT’S REPORT TO THE NATION AND THE WORLD YouTube – President Obama on Death of […]
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead – WSJ.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704569404576297941397558496.html?mod= WASHINGTON– Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, President Obama said. The U.S. has his body in its possession, U.S. officials said late Sunday.Mr. bin Laden was killed in a joint raid in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Abbottabad, some 40 miles from Islamabad, in […]
CIA sends teams to Libya; US considers rebel aid http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/24728855 Gadhafi: Leaders of airstrikes should go, not me – Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110401/ap_on_bi_ge/af_libya TRIPOLI, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi struck a defiant stance Thursday after two high-profile defections from his regime, saying he’s not the one who should go — it’s the Western leaders who have decimated […]
The Frame: Libya’s rebels begin forming a government http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2011/03/libyas-rebels-begin-forming-a.html BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — NATO ships patrolled off Libya’s coast Wednesday as airstrikes, missiles and energized rebels forced Moammar Gadhafi’s tanks to roll back from two key western cities, including one that was the hometown of army officers who tried to overthrow him in 1993. […]
Thirty Days on the Ground in Libya: Goran Tomasevic’s Extraordinary Month, in Pictures – NYTimes.com http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/thirty-days-on-the-ground-in-libya/ Libya: UN air strikes aid rebels – The Big Picture – Boston.com http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/libya_un_airstrikes_aid_rebels.html After weeks of debate, the United Nations finally approved a no-fly zone in Libya, helping rebels fighting Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy at perhaps […]