Monday, May 25, 2009

World News Briefs -- May 25, 2009

President Barack Obama makes a statement about North Korea in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama: N. Korea 'Recklessly Challenging' The World -- Yahoo News/AP

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama assailed North Korea Monday for new missile tests, saying the world must "stand up to" Pyongyang and demand that it honor a promise to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Appearing on the White House steps, Obama said that its latest nuclear underground test and subsequent test firings of short-range ground to air missiles "pose a grave threat to the peace and security of the world and I strongly condemn their reckless action."

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MIDDLE EAST

If Israel doesn't remove Iranian threat, no one will.

Iraq violence rises as U.S. pullout nears. U.S. prepares to withdraw, Iraqi resistance prepares for battle.

Hamas court sentences three Fatah members to death.

Israel's Ultra-Nationalist Party to propose loyalty oath.

ASIA

Cyclone slams Bangladesh and India, 33 dead.

Riots in India after Austrian Sikh killing.

Australian flood waters create 'inland sea'.

Pakistan Taliban says it will stop fighting in Swat Valley.

Former President's suicide causes political fallout for South Korea's Lee Myung Bak.

Myanmar opens trial again, Suu Kyi may take stand.

AFRICA

Somali gunmen 'renounce piracy'.

Nigeria rebels say major oil pipelines destroyed.

Rwandan guilty of 1994 atrocities.

EUROPE

Immunity deal 'protects Karadzic'.

Hundreds of UK lawmakers could face ouster or quit. (WNU Editor: And this is a bad thing????)

(Greece) Muslim anger ignites violent new response.

N.Ireland soccer mob beats Catholic man to death.

AMERICAS

Threats to U.S. judges, prosecutors soaring.

Canada widens job benefits; election threat lingers.

Intelligence report: FARC leaders are hiding in Venezuela.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Ex-Taliban claims abuse at Gitmo, Bagram: 'They were beating me'.

GOP sees road to revival starting at Guantanamo.

ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS

Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Naimi says oil to reach $75 a barrel.

Two Illinois banks seized, bringing U.S. tally this year to 36.

China warns Federal Reserve over 'printing money'.

1 comment:

Reaganite Republican Resistance said...

Somehow all the talk of how Kim is a crackpot eccentric, while Obama is portrayed as fatherly, all-knowing, and wise doesn’t quite square with reality when the “crackpot” is running circles around our flawless messiah.

This is the same Obama that was apparently busy with his puppy-vetting process or playing basketball while the Russians where nabbing our Afghan supply air-base in Kyrgizstan.

Obama is endangering our national security, a failure of his most primary duty as president… maybe we should draw a line here?

Living in a celebrity-driven/liberal/MSM fantasy world is not a right of Obama supporters to cling-to indefinitely, as it’s both the voters and the press’ duty to make informed, good-faith decisions… not waste power making a hollow fashion statement instead.

It’s rapidly getting to the point where this kind of willfully-ignorant “thinking” is not just irresponsible, but dangerous. Obamania’s sheeple are deeply delusional, and as Obama’s enablers, these fools are going to get us killed.

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