Saturday, May 23, 2009

DTN News: Australia TODAY May 23, 2009-Pakistan Military's Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid In Canberra For Joint Coop With Australian On Militancy

DTN News: Australia TODAY May 23, 2009 - Pakistan Military's Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid In Canberra For Joint Cooperation With Australian Military On Militancy
(NSI News Source Info) CANBERRA - May 23, 2009: Pakistan military's Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid is escorted by Australia's Major General Craig Orme as they leave Parliament House in Canberra May 20, 2009.
Pakistan's military chief held low-key talks with Australian military commanders on Wednesday and agreed to step-up counter-terrorism cooperation as his country targets pro-Taliban militancy in the Swat Valley.
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DTN News: Israel Wraps Up Extensive Military Exercise / Israel Wraps Up Large Military Drill

DTN News: Israel Wraps Up Extensive Military Exercise / Israel Wraps Up Large Military Drill
(NSI News Source Info) JERUSALEM - May 23, 2009: Israel's air force May 21 wrapped up a large-scale four-day exercise which simulated its ability to defend against missile and jet strikes from Syria and Iran, a military official said. The exercise was aimed at testing the air force's ability to counter rocket and missile attacks from the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and Iran, as well as the infiltration of jets overland, the official said. The Israeli Armored Corps is a corps of the Israel Defense Forces, since 1998 subordinate to GOC Army Headquarters. The Armored Corps is the principal maneuvering corps, and primarily bases its strength on Main Battle Tanks. The Armored Corps is the decisive corps in GOC Army Headquarters, and bases its power on a combination of mobility, armor, and firepower. During wars, its role is, on the one hand, to lead the first line of the attacking forces and to clear the area of the enemy, while on the other hand, to block the armor forces of the enemy and to destroy its tanks and armor. During peacetime, it reinforces the Infantry Corps while it performs security tasks, with the tanks serving as a mobile bunker. This is the first time the Israeli army has simulated strikes from the Islamic republic, located more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away, he said. The drill, however, did not simulate a strike on Iran, the official said, amid foreign media reports that Israel had recently performed massive air exercises to simulate strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. On May 20, Iran said it had successfully test-fired a new medium-range surface to surface missile capable of reaching Israel, a move which raised concern in the United States. Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said that the exercise "was successful and important. What we saw strengthens our security that there is someone we can trust." Heavy air force jet and helicopter activity was noticeable across the country during the drill, among the biggest the air force has ever carried out. An Israeli army spokesman said the exercise was "routine and part of the army's annual training plan and is intended to prepare the Israeli air force to successfully face any possible threat." Israel, widely considered to be the Middle East's sole nuclear armed power, suspects the Islamic republic of using its nuclear program to develop atomic weapons, a charge that Tehran has long denied. The Jewish state considers Tehran to be its enemy because of repeated calls by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for Israel to be wiped off the map. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that countering Iran's nuclear ambitions topped his agenda and that the Jewish state reserves its right to self-defense against Iran.
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DTN News: Pakistan Army Facing Tough Battle Ahead With Militants In Mingora, Swat Valley / 17 Militants Die In Fierce Swat Clashes

DTN News: Pakistan Army Facing Tough Battle Ahead With Militants In Mingora, Swat Valley / 17 Militants Die In Fierce Swat Clashes
(NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD - May 23, 2009: Seventeen militants and three security personnel were killed in fighting in various areas of Swat on Friday. Ten security men were injured. Pakistani fire department workers try to extinguish the fire at the Tasveer Mahal Cinema following a blast in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, May 22, 2009. At least five people have been killed and 80 wounded in an explosion in the northwest Pakistan as military Army continues an offensive against Taliban militants entrenched in the Swat Valley. According to an official announcement, troops are consolidating their positions and expanding their control over the valley. In Shangla, troops took control of Baini Baba Ziarat, Nazarabad, Uchraisar, and Wanai Ridge. During clashes, three militants and a JCO were killed. Troops secured militants’ strongholds in Takhtaband village and Qambar. During a heavy exchange of fire, eight militants and one soldier were killed and six security men were injured. Four militants were arrested in Kot Musa. Meanwhile, bodies of two policemen were found lying in the Nishat Chowk in Mingora.
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DTN News: US President Barack Obama Day To Day Activities On May 23, 2009

DTN News: US President Barack Obama Day To Day Activities On May 23, 2009
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - May 23, 2009: Surrounded by members of Congress, U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 22, 2009 in Washington, DC.
The bill will put limits on credit card rate increases and excessive fees.
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