US Military Aircraft: Verteidigung Minister Chuck Hagel criticizes Congress on Saturday as "remarkably irresponsible" and said that the use of threats, to satisfy Government to a political mood to close is dangerously short-sighted.
Hail, less than half of the civilian population, leading the Government that next week would be furloughed if Congress does not reach a budget agreement, told reporters that the blockade threatens delaying cheques, soldiers in Afghanistan.
"If you look at the biggest democracy in the world, the largest economy in the world, and we enforce our staff - that is not leadership. The abdication of responsibilities is"hail told reporters on his plane en route to South Korea. "This is a remarkably irresponsible way to govern."
Hagel added: "it is really dangerous, short-sighted and irresponsible, because what this bring in the United States of America, if this continues, we have a country ungovernable."
400,000 Defense Department civilians could be confronted about furloughs, fails Congress to arrange a short-term investment plan the Government run to keep. And while the military forces continue to work and be paid eventually, shut down delay their payment would until funding was restored.
There are about 800,000 civilians in the Department and 1.4 million active duty military members. Approximately half of the population would be tax-exempt furloughs, and she would only figures retroactively, if the legislation, which gives it.
On Friday legislation would sent back Senators to the House that the Government keep doors until Nov. 15 have opened. Majority Democrats removed a provision of the affordable care Act, Obamacare called defund. But House Republicans have broken with tea partyers that they will not support a measure as closes financing health care President Barack Obama law.
Hail, a former Senator who served as a soldier in the Viet Nam war, said lawmakers need to stop and think about the young service members, who can be married and have one or two children at home. Many of them, he said, have not much more money and go, without a paycheck to get even for a short time, would be difficult.
Hagel said, much in the last few weeks in talks with his budget staff spent his time to fight them with plans for shutting down the Government, and also tried to identify further savings in order to comply with impending budget.
Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale, said in a briefing Friday reporters that the Pentagon start all military operations, which are appointed by the President. Hale asked, whether a military strike in Syria, for example, the shutdown could be carried out, said that if executives ordered.
Combat units, including troops in Afghanistan or ships in the Mediterranean, can continue activities and training, carrying out part of a military operation. Other training not on a particular operation bound would not go further. LD/UNB
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Hail calls Govt shutdown threat 'short-sighted'
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Bombs hit the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region
ARBIL: Up to four bombing the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Sunday, officials said, a rare attack on an area usually spared violence BSS plaguing the rest of the country, reported.
A senior security official said four car bombs close to the headquarters of the Iraqi Kurds Asayesh security in Arbil, causing an unspecified number of casualties exploded.
Another senior security official said the first explosion was a suicide car bomb during ambulance explosives rigged detonated, when people rushed search for victims.
An AFP journalist heard three explosions in Irbil and heavy shots. Smoke rising in the air to see dangers as ambulances to the scene.
While much of Iraq in the near daily violence that every month kills hundreds of people is plagued, three province Kurdistan is a region in the North of the country largely spared deadly unrest.
Sunday blasts were killed the first, making Arbil since May 2007, when Asayesh Central exploded a truck bomb in the vicinity of the same 14 people and more than 80 injured.
The blasts came a day after the results for the region were announced parliamentary elections, party saw an opposition movement in second place before Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
Iraqi Kurdistan enjoys a high degree of autonomy from Baghdad and the regional Parliament passed legislation on a variety of issues.
Kurdistan also runs an own security forces and visa requirements.
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Obama will house shut down Bill veto.
Washington: The White House says that President Barack Obama House Republican legislation, much of which would delay President health care for a year and advertise, would reject a tax on medical devices.
The White House statement comes as the Republican sledge House avert prepares a Bill a Government shutdown to delay Tuesday morning, but the health care law and to discuss the repeal of the tax as a price for it. The medical devices tax helps healthcare finance law.
Democratic-run Senate approved legislation prevents shutting down and not touches the health care overhaul. This Act of 2010 was Obama's proudest national accomplishment.
The White House says the House Bill would a narrow ideological agenda to advance and threaten the economy. It says that the Bill pushes the Government to shut down. LD/UNB
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Golden Dawn, that arrested Deputy of Christos Pappas in Greece
Greece: A sixth politician Greek right-wing Golden Dawn arrested was after police in Athens.
Deputy Party Chairman Christos Pappas had been requested together with five other members of Parliament, made a day earlier were.
In all 22 people, Pavlos Fyssas have amid anger over the murder on September 18, the anti-racist musicians, taken place.
A man held police for the murder, he was a supporter Golden Dawn, said although the party strongly denies any connection.
It is claimed that he spoke with Golden Dawn m/s after the attack.
Already on Sunday, Nikolaos of Michaloliakos, was Golden Dawn accused leader, for belonging to a criminal organisation. Police said that three pistols, ammunition, and thousands of euros in cash when Mr Michaloliakos found at home.
Charges against the detainees are attack and money laundering.
The latest arrest came as details emerged, the careful planning behind Greece an unprecedented crackdown on neo-Nazis.
According to Greek media reports, several policemen were thought links to Golden Dawn had to have prior to surgery to prevent, who possibly exposed the objectives of tips.
Greek police have arrested allegedly also an own colleague during a RAID on their offices in the Western City of Agrinio on Tuesday as a bodyguard working for the party. The m/s Party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris, Ilias Panayiotaros, Nikos Mahi and Ioannis Lagos were arrested on Saturday. It is the first time since 1974 that a Party Chairman and MPs have been arrested.
Justice Ministry officials now have to decide whether to keep the suspects in custody until trial, BBC Athens correspondent Mark Lowen reports.
Mr. Panayiotaros told reporters, before himself abandoned on Saturday: "Shame on you, the people will be Golden Dawn higher lift."
Golden Dawn a rallying call via SMS message, saying: "we are asking all our moral and righteous fight against the corrupt system support!"
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Kenya Cabinet was warned "Westgate attack in the style of"
Kenya: Before al-Shabab armed the Westgate shopping centre stormed, receive the Kenyan Minister of Government warnings of a possible attack, say reports.
Leaked intelligence of briefings detailed plans for attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa, according to Kenyan media.
Four Ministers of the Cabinet and the head of the Kenyan armed forces were informed are.
At least 67 people have been killed after al-Shabab stormed the Mall on September 21.
Briefings were given the Minister "informed they raise about the threat of terrorism and plans for simultaneous attacks in Nairobi and Mombasa September 13 and 20, 2013?, Kenya's daily nation to combat terrorism reports as saying cited.
The warnings were made first in January, according to the newspaper, and then again by the beginning of September.
Dossier A dossier from the national intelligence service - amounting to more than 8,000 pages after Kenya standard - newspaper proposes also to that which issued Israeli warnings that building, which could be used to owned by its citizens between 4 and 28 September.
Westgate is owned partly by the Israeli. The daily nation reported that Kenyan intelligence had established that al-Shabab earlier this year had started guide singling out Westgate and the Holy Family Basilica for attack. Figures the Government allegedly received the intelligence briefings as well as Finance Minister Julius red, Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku, Foreign Affairs Minister Amina Mohammed, Minister of defence Raychelle Omamo Kenya of Defence Forces Chief Julius Karangi.
The head of the national intelligence service, Michael Gichangi, of Kenyan MPs to be questioned on Monday. An unnamed senior intelligence told the news agency AFP, which had the Government in its approach to the briefings, casual to get official.
"It is impossible that one can say that it started no intelligence on this attack because these reports from late last year trickles down." And they were specific targets including the West Gate."
The head of the parliamentary Defense Committee, establishing ' u Gethenji, told the BBC on Friday, that "people need to know the exact, that possibly this event may take place lapses in the security system".
He also said that they needed, "the anatomy of the entire bailout" understand amidst allegations of confusion about who was responsible.
Funerals for some of those who died in the four-day-long siege continued, after three days of official mourning on Friday to end.
The official death toll is 67, but the Kenyan Red Cross has 61 people are still missing.
The British Foreign Office meanwhile confirmed that one-sixth of British citizen now is known that have died during the siege.
Al-Shabab, a Somali Islamist group, said that it carried out the attack on the upscale Mall in retaliation for Kenya's military involvement in Somalia.
Security sources said the BBC that the militants engaged a business there in the weeks before the siege.
This gave them access to service lifts at the West Gate to stock weapons and ammunition. With pre-positioned weapons, they could quickly reactivation and repelling of the security forces.
The BBC has carried out further information how to delete their attack with two vehicles the Islamist extremists outside before she forced their way in the Mall, according to sources.
You are also believed to be a base, which have established with a duct as a hiding place on the first floor.
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Italy in new crisis as Center-right Ministers resign
Rome: Center-right Ministers were "crazy Act" of encouragement from party leader Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's fragile coalition Government, a fresh political crisis after what Saturday called Prime Minister Enrico Letta BSS reported escape.
All five Ministers of the people of freedom (PDL) party took the decision at the urging of Berlusconi said Angelino Alfano, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of the PDL.
The flamboyant former Prime Minister as "unacceptable" a demand of Letta on Friday after Parliament next week released express support for the Government, in a bid to stop has a crisis, that the bickering Coalition had pushed the brink of collapse.
Letta's Government was uneven a two month stand-off after an inconclusive parliamentary election in February, and while the Government has launched reforms, it has hobbled the tensions was.
Letta won the confidence of financial markets by the Administration to hold together the unlikely left right coalition of center left Democratic Party (PD).
But a brewing revolt among Berlusconi's backers cooked on Thursday, as they threatened to withdraw legal problems about the media mogul.
A Parliament Committee vote if eject, after he sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion, a sentence was Berlusconi, 76, from the Chamber, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in Italy in August prepared.
The vote which last consequence would be a long-running left conspiracy to destroy his political career said his allies.
Letta asked Friday a cabinet meeting with approval of the most important measures said the recession hit the budget deficit, that no further legislation would be enacted until the political crisis was resolved.
The Cabinet had convened to determine, as a controversial postponed planned increase in value added tax, but the meeting ended in disarray amid the escalating tensions because of Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction.
Therefore be preceded by the VAT increase by 21 per cent to 22 per cent, with effect from Tuesday, as economists worry that it will dampen consumption.
In promoting the PDL Ministers resign, Berlusconi said they should not "complicit in the latest trouble imposed on Italians from the left".
' Berlusconi is the value added tax as an alibi use '
He added: "the Prime minister's decision yesterday, State action, leads to the increase in the value-added tax, freeze government is a serious breach of the Pact."
Letta said: "to justify his crazy and irresponsible action tried fully protect of his personal interests, Berlusconi is... with the value added tax as an alibi." In a short statement, he added: "Italians recognizes such a big lie... and to the sender send back."
Three times Prime Minister Berlusconi, who was sentenced on February 1, the set is at home or non-profit work in this way. But the most scathing punishment for the billionaire, Italian politics has dominated for the last two decades in or out of power, that he will henceforth be for public office.
The next steps on the political chessboard are uncertain with the PDL Ministers expected to give back. Letta could try count, another Government on various defections and the support of left-wing groups.
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
UK of recruiting Cyber-warriors
LONDON: Britain is the establishment of a special military unit against cyber attacks, the Defense Minister Sunday as he announced a call for savvy new recruits, edited BSS reported.
The Ministry of defence wants to defend to recruit hundreds of computer experts to support Britain's national security.
The "Cyber reservists" would in addition to regular troops in the new joint Cyber-reserve unit in a bid to work, for protecting important computer networks and data to protect.
The new way would be able to "counterattack in the cyber-space and may strike in the cyber-space as part of our full range of military capabilities", said Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives.
The centre-right party starts its annual Conference on Sunday.
"In response to the growing cyber threat, we develop a full spectrum Cyber capabilities, including a function of strike military, to improve Britain's area of military capabilities", Hammond said.
"Our defense budget is increasingly investing in high-end features such as cyber and intelligence and surveillance assets to ensure that we can protect the country.
"An integral part of which is be sure that we defend our national security in the cyber-space Cyber reserves.
"This is an exciting opportunity for Internet professionals in the industry, their skills for a good purpose for the nation, to protect of our vital systems and functions."
Set to regular staff roles leave full-time and existing reservists with the right skills, Hammond hopes that experts gain that otherwise would not consider connect. Setting starts in October.
In January warned control Defense Committee of the Parliament in a report that the British military it meant dependence on information technology "mortally by a cyber-attack at risk can be".
The Committee heard demonstrably cyber attacks were military communication and information systems, to disrupt radar and satellites and dysfunctional combat units such as letting planes or ships.
Concerns that the Government have no back-up plan in the event of a failure of technology, so first and foremost to prevent such attacks said the MEPs.
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Nuclear Commander is U.S. gambling probe
United States: The U.S. military's Deputy nuclear combat was suspended during the investigation into illegal gambling.
Navy Vice Adm. Timothy Giardina said on September 3 was removed from the service, an official US on Saturday.
Admiral Giardina served as Deputy for the U.S. strategic command, which serves nuclear plants.
He was arrested or not indicted as part of the investigation into possible use of counterfeit chips.
The Admiral, u-boat officer, was referred to the U.S. Naval criminal investigative service, after he was suspected in a case with a casino in western Iowa.
Special Agent David Dale of the Iowa Division of criminal investigation said that AP "a substantial amount of money" was involved.
"We were this time quite quickly recognize and jump on it", he added. Security review is not known whether Vice Adm Giardina Casino in Council had alleged actions in the Horseshoe bluff the potential, affect national security or operations at strategic command.
Marine Captain Pamela Kunze told Associated Press that the command remains allocated but it is prohibited nuclear-related duties or perform other activities the security check.
Air Force General Robert Kehlerr, head of strategic command has recommended that he be transferred, Capt Kunze said.
Base near the city of Omaha, Nebraska is located at the Offutt air force strategic command, which are all derived from America's land-based nuclear missiles to space operations, the ECB of military satellites.
Vice-Adm Giardinas suspension follows several incidents, the impact on the U.S. military nuclear facility.
In may, it was reported that 17 officers responsible base in North Dakota in the background were pushed for the maintenance of nuclear missiles about Minot air force type safety violations.
In August, could a nuclear missile unit in the Malstrom air force base in Montana a safety and security review, which a senior security officer of duty was released.
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Israel announces arrest of Iranian "spy"
JERUSALEM--Israel's Shin Bet security service on Sunday announced the arrest of an Iranian "spy" with photographs of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, reports AFP.
News of the arrest was just a few hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington and New York, determined to expose what he described as "sweet talk" published by Israel's arch enemy Iran.
Suspects, a Belgian passport, operating Bill the elite of Iran was Republican guards after Israel via Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport arrested, Shin Bet in a statement.
The national intelligence service identified him as Ali Mansouri, 58, and said that he had written a "special operations unit of the revolutionary guard responsible for numerous terrorist attacks around the world."
He had recruited Alex Mans false identity used by the Agency last year said, naming his four alleged handler as Iranian officials.
Shin Bet said that under questioning, the suspect said that he $1 million was promised to use his position as a business man, to set up companies in Israel on behalf of the Iranian secret services, "Israeli and Western interests to harm."
He had previously visited Israel in July 2012 and in January. An Iranian national had married a Belgian woman the suspicious in 2006, which he was now divorced.
On the diplomatic front, Netanyahu was dismissive in his response to the drive by Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani, with the international community to repair fences, which culminated in a historic 15-minute telephone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday.
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Syria airstrike hits school, kill 12
BEIRUT: A bombing of the Syrian Government struck a high school in a rebels occupied city in the North of the country on Sunday, at least 12 people, most of them students, activists said to kill.
The airstrike took place city of Raqqa, Syria's capital, is located on the Euphrates River and only under control of the rebels in the civil war who said UK-based Syrian Observatory for human rights. President Bashar Assad's regime has greatly on his air force strike opposition controlled areas, including Raqqa leave.
The attack seemed the courtyard in front of the school taken early Sunday morning, the first day of the work week in public schools in Syria.
Observatory director Rami Abdul-Rahman said at least eight of the dead were students, and that the death toll is expected to rise, because many of the wounded in critical condition.
Amateur videos published online showed at least nine make some of you missing limbs, lying on a pockmarked pavement with debris littered. At least four of the body seemed to be of young people. Another video shows destroyed pools of blood on the floor and a concrete-block wall in the bombing.
The videos published original and clean other AP coverage of the events. LD
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