Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday 10 May 2013

Latest News May 10, 2013
Karzai Agrees to US Request for Bases
Afghan President Hamid Karzai disclosed Thursday the United States wants to keep nine bases in his country after the 2014 withdrawal of foreign combat troops. The Afghan leader says Kabul is ready to let Washington have those bases, but it wants security and economic guarantees for Afghanistan. ...
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Stratcom Chief: Minot Case Shows Integrity of Nuclear Enterprise
The Air Force's aggressive response when missile-launch crews at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., fell short of established standards during an inspection in March underscores the integrity of the nuclear weapons program, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command told Congress today. ...
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Kerry Says Russian Missiles For Assad Would Be 'Destabilizing'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has warned the sale of sophisticated surface-to-air Russian missiles to Syria would be 'potentially destabilizing' for the region. ...
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Kerry Sees Transitional Syrian Government Without Assad
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has toughened his stance on the fate of Syria's president, saying Bashar al-Assad cannot be part of a transitional government that would try to lead the country out of its civil war. ...
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C-5M undergoes 'super' upgrade at Edwards AFB
In 2006, the C-5 Galaxy underwent a 'super' upgrade to further strengthen the airframe's worldwide airlift capabilities.
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Former Pakistani PM's Son Kidnapped at Election Rally
The son of former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been taken hostage by gunmen during a political rally in his home area of Multan. It's the latest incident in what has been a violence-marred election campaign in the run up to the May 11 national assembly elections. ...
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A Guide To Pakistan's General Elections
On May 11, nearly half of Pakistan's population of 180 million will head to the polls to vote in general elections that will play a big part in determining who will shape the country's future - secularists, nationalists, or Islamists. ...
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Ardent Sentry Preps Northcom, First Responders for Disasters
A perfect storm of simulated disasters is slowly unfolding across the United States, as thousands of military and Defense Department members join their interagency partners in fine-tuning their disaster-response processes just ahead of the upcoming hurricane and wildfire seasons. ...
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