BEIJING (Reuters) - The former police chief of the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia has been detained on suspicion of murder, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, citing public security authorities.
Is Obama The Worst President Ever?
WNU Editor: He is getting there .... but he is not there yet .... he is just continuing a long line of bad Presidents who have a knack of disappointing all of us at the end.
Pakistan says 80 militants killed in heavy Khyber clashes
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani troops killed 80 militants in heavy clashes in the lawless northwest, near the mountainous border with Afghanistan, a spokesman said on Sunday, while the Pakistani Taliban said at least six soldiers had been killed.
Fearing Islamic State, Afghanistan's Shi'ites seek help from old enemies
KABUL (Reuters) - Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary.
The Military Operation To Retake Tikrit Has Resulted In 1,000 Iraqi MIlitiamen Their Lives
The State/McClatchy News: Operation to retake Tikrit stalled by heavy casualties, discord
ISTANBUL — The much ballyhooed Iraqi government operation to capture the central city of Tikrit from the Islamic State has stalled three weeks after it began, amid widespread reports that Shiite Muslim militias and the government are badly divided over tactics and roiled by claims that the militias have engaged in war crimes against the local Sunni Muslim population.
A two-day pause supposedly intended to give the Iraqi government time to bring up reinforcements has stretched into a week, as reports circulate that Iraqi government troops and the militias took heavier than anticipated casualties in their first efforts to dislodge Islamic State fighters. At least 1,000 militiamen died in the early days of fighting, according to some reports, roughly 5 percent of the 20,000 men the militias have committed to the operation.
WNU Editor: I believe these reports of high casualties are true. During the taping of this Al Jazeera report from the front lines , the Al Jazeera reporter saw 5 Iraqi special forces soldiers getting killed in a few minutes .... and that was in just one small skirmish. The battle for Tikrit has been ongoing for weeks now .... one can only imagine the casualty count .... and on both sides.
Update: If this report is true .... it appears that Iraqi Shiite militias are now getting frustrated in the battle for Tikrit .... Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shi'ite paramilitaries of burning homes outside Tikrit (Reuters)
Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; U.S. evacuates remaining forces
ADEN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appealed to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces.
Ukrainian Oligarchs Have Been The Biggest Donors To The Clinton's Foundation
Zero Hedge: Clinton Foundation’s Deep Financial Ties to Ukrainian Oligarch Revealed
Clinton Foundation’s Deep Financial Ties to Ukrainian Oligarch Who Pushed for Closer Ties to EU Revealed
Between 2009 and 2013, including when Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state, the Clinton Foundation received at least $8.6 million from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, according to that foundation, which is based in Kiev, Ukraine. It was created by Mr. Pinchuk, whose fortune stems from a pipe-making company. He served two terms as an elected member of the Ukrainian Parliament and is a proponent of closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union.
In 2008, Mr. Pinchuk made a five-year, $29 million commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative, a wing of the foundation that coordinates charitable projects and funding for them but doesn’t handle the money. The pledge was to fund a program to train future Ukrainian leaders and professionals “to modernize Ukraine,” according to the Clinton Foundation. Several alumni are current members of the Ukrainian Parliament. Actual donations so far amount to only $1.8 million, a Pinchuk foundation spokesman said, citing the impact of the 2008 financial crisis.
WNU Editor: I am surprised by this report .... but the Clintons are not the only family that has benefited from Ukraine .... Ukraine energy firm hiring Biden’s son raises ethical concerns (FOX News).
FARC Threatens To End Its Ceasefire In Colombia
VOA/Reuters: FARC Threatens to End Its Truce in Colombia
HAVANA - Colombia's Marxist-led FARC guerrillas threatened Thursday to end a unilateral truce that has been in place since December unless the government of President Juan Manuel Santos called off military attacks on rebel positions.
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia called its truce at Christmastime, and Santos responded March 10 by announcing Colombia's armed forces would halt aerial bombing raids for one month, saying the reprieve could be extended if the FARC continued its cease-fire.
Update #1: FARC call on Colombian leader to save ceasefire -- AFP
Update #2: Colombia's FARC says cease-fire in jeopardy -- EFE
Update #3: FARC Threaten to End Ceasefire in Colombia -- Panam Post
WNU Editor: I am surprised that the truce has lasted this long.
Yemen Is Now Part Of The Proxy War Between Iran And Saudi Arabia
Con Coughlin, The Telegraph: Yemen is a battlefield for Saudi Arabia and Iran
The latest atrocity in Yemen, which claimed nearly 150 lives on Friday, appears part of a proxy war between the Middle East's two superpowers
Of all the wars that have ravaged the Middle East since the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring four years ago, the bitter rivalry between the more fanatical adherents of Sunni and Shia Islam has now emerged as the region’s defining conflict.
The deadly series of suicide bomb attacks in Yemen on Friday, which are reported to have claimed the lives of nearly 150 people, is just the latest brutal manifestation of the Sunni-Shia conflict which has resulted in rival forces inflicting widespread bloodshed throughout the Arab world.
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Bahrain are among the many Middle Eastern states that have been badly affected by the deepening hostility between rival Sunni and Shia factions. And at the heart of a conflict which threatens to transform the political landscape of the modern Arab world lies the deadly rivalry between Saudi Arabia’s Sunni fundamentalist ruling family and Iran’s equally uncompromising Shia-based Islamic revolution.
WNU Editor: The Saudis see Iran arming the Houtis rebels who .... on the map .... are only 500 miles away from Mecca . In turn ... the Iranians see Saudi support for militants trying to overthrow Assad in Syria, as well as supporting anti-Shiite groups elsewhere .... Yemen included. For an outsider looking in .... there definitely is a proxy war happening right now .... and if current trends are any indication .... this is a proxy war that will continue to escalate and spread into our regions and conflicts.
Russia Delivers A Nuclear Threat To Denmark
IBTimes: Danish Warships Could Be Targeted By Russian Nuclear Missiles If Denmark Joins NATO Shield, Diplomat Says
Russia's ambassador to Denmark warned Saturday that Danish warships could become targets for Russian nuclear missiles if the country joins a U.S.-led NATO missile defense shield expansion. NATO has expanded the highly sophisticated, largely U.S.-funded system in Europe since 2002. But Russia has increasingly griped about the expansion since the start of the crisis in Ukraine, which has pushed East-West relations to their lowest point since the Cold War era.
WNU Editor: This announcement caught me off guard. A nuclear missile for a ship .... speaking of over-kill.
More News On Russia Delivering A Nuclear Threat To Denmark
Russia delivers nuclear threat to Denmark -- The Local (Denmark)
Danish warships could become legitimate nuclear targets, warns Russian ambassador -- Copenhagen Post
Denmark could face attack if joins NATO shield: Russian ambassador -- AFP
Danish minister quarrels with Russian ambassador -- AP
Russia warns Denmark its warships could become nuclear targets -- The Telegraph
Russian Envoy Warns Denmark Not to Join NATO Missile Shield -- Sputnik
Russian Subs Near The Coast Of Britain?
A new Russian nuclear submarine, Yuri Dolgoruky, seen in the water area of the Sevmash factory in the northern city of Arkhangelsk, Russia
The Telegraph: Did Russian submarine nearly drag Scottish fishing trawler to watery grave?
A fishing crew have claimed their boat was nearly dragged underwater by a submarine - but there were no British vessels in the area
A trawler captain has claimed his boat was nearly dragged to a watery grave by a rogue Russian submarine while fishing off the Scottish coast.
Angus Macleod said he and his four crew were "extremely lucky" after his net became snagged on a mystery submerged object, which almost pulled the boat and crew under the waves.
The Royal Navy has said there were no British or Nato submarines in the area at the time. In recent months it has been alleged that Russian submarines have been operating in British waters.
Mr MacLeod and his crew were fishing aboard the 41-year-old wooden Aquarius about ten miles east of the Butt of Lewis in 360 feet of water on Tuesday.
WNU Editor: A friend of mine who enjoys sailing off the Florida coast had a similar experience a few years ago (he was not fishing). He a few others were in their sailboat when all of a sudden they sense/felt something very big underneath them and moving very fast .... and when they looked over the side all that they saw was a large dark shadow that quickly disappeared. Just thinking about it gives me the chills.
The U.S. Marines Are Looking For 'A Few Good Women'
CBS 60 Minutes: A Few Good Women
The Marines are looking for a few good women to serve in combat but, after more than two years of trying, no woman has made it through the grueling infantry officer school
Remember that old recruiting ad the Marines are "...looking for a few good men?" Well, now they're looking for a few good women as well. The Armed Services have been ordered to open all their ground combat units to women by the end of this year - or else give the secretary of defense a good reason why not.
For the Marines that means accepting female volunteers into their Infantry Officer School to see if they can make it through the grueling three-month course. You would expect the training to be tough, but we had no idea how tough until we saw it. The Marines have kept most of what happens in that course secret so anyone going through it doesn't know what to expect. But they opened it up for us so you could see what it takes to become a Marine infantry officer - male or female it doesn't matter because the demands are the same. Can women do it? Take a look and judge for yourself.
WNU Editor: The clip for this story starts at the 15:52 mark. The story is interesting, but this report also gives a eye-opening look at the Marines "combat endurance test" .... wow .... I knew it was tough .... but not that tough .... and the 25ft rope climb .... ouch!!!!
Update #1: 60 Minutes Takes on Women in Combat -- Washington Free Beacon
Update #2: 60 Minutes and Women in Combat Training -- Russ Vaughn, American Thinker
Update #3: Speaking of having women in combat .... a new British report says that it is NOT a good idea .... Integrating women into combat reduces effectiveness, harms unit cohesion (Washington Times).
Iran rejects 'bullying' as West stresses unity in nuclear talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washington and its allies spoke of real progress and urged Tehran to take "difficult decisions".
Libya's official government bombs capital, commander loyal to Tripoli killed
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's official government conducted air strikes on Saturday against airports and a military camp in the capital Tripoli, controlled by a rival government, and killed a senior commander loyal to that government, officials said.
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