Last U.S. troops Iraq home by Christmas

U.S.: the case of cotton specialist Chancy, who was among the first U.S. troops to invade Iraq in 2003 and the last to leave last weekend, four tours and nine years of struggle were more than enough.

The 31-year-old was one of about 200 soldiers of the first Cavalry Division was given a raucous standing ovation Saturday at his base in Texas, where he arrived home in time for Christmas Eve to remember .

"I'm glad it's over with, the fact that everyone can come home and I hope everyone did not sacrifice in vain, because people could not come home," he said.

Standing in the turret, which raised his hands in jubilation last weekend as his armored column rolled into Kuwait at the first light, ending a conflict that sparked a fierce insurgency in Iraq and deeply divided Americans. On Saturday he and his comrades marched through freezing rain on the parade field here as family and friends cheered and waved American flags.

After a brief ceremony in which the colors of the unit was deployed after the long flight, Col. Phil Battaglia issued a single order: "Charge" Moments later, cotton wrapped his arms around his wife Tia and his eight-year-old son Tyler.

Also attending the ceremony were Virginia Solis and his four children, who welcomed home Specialist Ismael Solis, 32, a veteran of three Iraq tours.

"It's hard for me," he said. "It had to be mother and father at the same time." The celebration was tempered by the knowledge that while the U.S. is definitely out of Iraq, which is still at war in Afghanistan. The wives of some of the returning soldiers, he said they were preparing for another tour. "They said they will implement in 2013, which is just another step that we take when we get there," said Tricia Joseph, who is 19 years and four months pregnant.

"Either way, I'll be standing by your side at all." The joy is also overshadowed by the knowledge that many soldiers never returned. U.S. lost 4484 soldiers in Iraq, while 32,000 people were injured, according to Iraq Coalition casualties.

The first cavalry division, which rotates through Iraq three times and smaller units sent in the past, lost 283 soldiers there, a spokesman said.

"It's scary not knowing if our loved ones come home, especially when he is the father of her children," said Amanda Tougas, mother of two children.

Some soldiers expressed concern about whether Iraq will be able to defend his absence. Cotton fears that a series of bombings in Baghdad earlier this week could be a sign of things to come.

"I was expecting something to happen, but I hope it stable in the light of all the sacrifices we made, and I hope will be resolved," he said.

U.S. President Barack Obama has been criticized by some Republicans for failing to convince Iraq to extend a 2008 State of Forces Agreement in order to keep some U.S. troops in the country. However, many veterans, said he thought the U.S. had done as much as I could.

The 2003 invasion toppled the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, who was tried and executed in 2006, and a "surge" of 20,000 U.S. troops in 2007 helped stem a wave of sectarian bloodshed brink of civil war.

AFP

U.S. Police arrest protesters occupy Denver

U.S.: U.S. police have arrested nine protesters occupied in Denver, the capital of the central state of Colorado, and dismantled their camp, which was set on fire during the riots.

The police arrested on Tuesday during a confrontation with protesters anti-corporatism, said police spokesman Lt. Matthew Murray Denver.

Not immediately known who torched the camp, set up by protesters in Civic Center Park outside the Capitol building in downtown Denver.

Once the police pushed protesters back, firefighters extinguished the fire and "public works crews" dismantled the camp, he said.

In recent weeks, police have dismantled occupy camps in cities and towns in the U.S., harshly attacking and arresting dozens of demonstrators.

The anti-Wall Street protest in Denver was one of the camps for the last time a major U.S. city as part of an occupied country movement. The protest movement, which gave voice to the cries and complaints of the people against poverty, unemployment, war and corporatism, first started in Spain before gaining fame in the U.S. and then moving to other countries

In recent weeks, police have dismantled strongly protest camps in New York, Los Angeles and many other cities, while the site of the Denver protest has continued to draw protesters despite freezing temperatures and repression the police.

Since October, the police attacked the camp of Denver three times and the protesters removed from the site, but came back. However, one protester said Occupy the latest clash was more "tense" than before.

There have been 5425 arrests during protests in 94 cities Occupy U.S. until December 12, according to San Pedro de la Paz, a group affiliated to occupy St. Petersburg, Florida.

Occupy Wall Street movement began when a group of protesters gathered in the financial district in New York on September 17 to protest the unfair distribution of wealth in the country and the excessive influence of large corporations on policies USA. Press TV

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U.S. Vatican spokesman dies

Vatican City, Cardinal John P. Foley, who served as head of Vatican communications for more than two decades, died early Sunday in Pennsylvania. He was 76. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced his death, without indicating the cause. However, Foley was suffering from leukemia.

Foley's comments provided U.S. television viewers of the Mass of the Holy See Christmas midnight for 25 years. His last appearance on the NBC national broadcast of television of the Mass was in December 2009.

In 1984, Pope John Paul II appointed Archbishop Foley and named a chief operating officer of the Vatican press as president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. Foley served in office until 2007.

"Everyone who had known Cardinal Foley admired and loved him for his kindness and his spirituality," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told Vatican Radio.

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named Foley the great master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, which offers spiritual and financial support of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem and its surroundings and helps to maintain the Christian shrines in the region.

Foley was promoted to cardinal the same year.

"Cardinal Foley was a man of apostolic power. Anyone who knew him immediately realized his intense love for the Church and his zeal for the communication of the gospel," said Archbishop Charles Chaput Philadelphia, in a statement.

"His charisma and gentle spirit will be sorely missed throughout the universal Church."

Foley died in Villa St. Joseph in Darby, according to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He said funeral arrangements are pending.

Born November 11, 1935 in the same city. He attended the University of San Jose and entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1957, where he was ordained priest. He later obtained a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.

During his stay in Rome, he served as assistant editor and Vatican correspondent for the Spanish-language newspaper of the Archdiocese, the Catholic Standard & Times, becoming its editor in chief from 1970 to 1984.

On his return to Philadelphia in 1966, Foley was named coadjutor of the parish St. John the Evangelist and served on the faculty at Cardinal Dougherty High School from 1967 to 1984.

Monday, AFP

U.S. Police arrest 62 protesters occupied the protesters

U.S.: Police arrested 62 protesters Wednesday as supporters of lobbying from Wall Street Occupy objective to promote the interests of U.S. companies in Washington, the corridors of power. Undeterred by the constant rain, more than 1,000 protesters - many of them union activists - closed several blocks of K Street, the epicenter of the industry of the U.S. capital influential and lucrative lobbying, around noon.

The police, including a trio riding, intervened when several dozen protesters sat or lay on wet pavement in the streets 14 and K, and refused to yield to the threat of arrest for obstruction of public roads.

"This speaks well of America," one of the rain-soaked protesters, Kelly Caldwell, Portland, Oregon, sarcastically shouted as police officers with long yellow coats put the handcuffs and dragged him to a waiting truck.

Sixty-two people were arrested, a spokesman for the Washington Metropolitan Police told AFP. Details of the charges they face were not immediately available.

Closure of K Street Wednesday came a day after protesters backed by unions and civic groups occupied the offices of House and Senate on Capitol Hill as part of a three-day dominate the action of the Capitol. Washington is home to two separate camps open protest, both near the White House, inspired by Wall Street and condemning Occupy social inequality and corporate influence on U.S. policy.

Joining them this week has been a camp style People on the National Mall, consisting of about 15 tents - in view of the Capitol - erected by protesters from different parts of the United States.â

Prominent in the Take Back the Capitol protest is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents health and public sector employees and supports President Barack Obama for another term in office. AFP

Be wary of the United States uncertain of Iran Israel plans

 An Israeli government official said: "Israel and the United States are in close and continuous communication about the threat to global security by Iran's nuclear program. We appreciate President Obama's determination to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. "The official declined to comment further.

At the same time, however, the relationship of Obama with Israeli leaders were not particularly hot. He has not visited the country as president.

A former U.S. government official said: "There are many cases where the Israelis have taken action without informing the United States first. So we should not always assume a level of coordination (between Washington and Israel) in advance on all matters. "

Repeat performance?

Bruce Riedel, a former senior CIA expert on the Middle East who has advised Obama, said: "Israel has a long history of military operations in Baghdad in Tunis, without giving notice in Washington."

Riedel said the White House wants to send a strong message to Israel that the U.S. does not expect to be taken aback by his ally. "Bibi wants Obama to understand unequivocally that he does not want a repeat in Iran," he said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his nickname.

The Obama administration suspects that Israeli leaders marked for themselves certain "red lines" related to Iran's nuclear progress that could trigger Israeli military action, if crossed, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

But Obama administration decision-makers are experiencing a "sense of opacity" in their understanding of where the red lines are drawn Israel, the official added.

Two other U.S. officials, also speaking on condition they not be named, said Washington is deeply concerned about Israel, sanctions and diplomatic pressure skeptics will stop the nuclear program of Iran, may eventually decide to act on its own.

Similarly, one of the U.S. officials said, the speeches and statements by Israeli leaders like Netanyahu's speech Sunday in which he referred to "the right decision at the right time," even if the object allies, could be politically motivated.

Under this interpretation, Netanyahu and other Israeli officials can play a national audience or trying to put pressure on the international community to do more on Iran.

UN cuts world growth forecast, IMF to follow

United States: 2.6 percent global growth in 2012, the United Nations on Thursday cut its forecast and warned that the Eurozone debt crisis and reduce the efficiency.

"The world economy is teetering on the brink of another major downturn," the UN International Monetary Fund said in its global growth forecast was less than that reported in a warning.

After rising 4.0 percent in 2010, the UN In 2012 and 3.2 percent in 2013 to 2.6 percent growth predicted the world. UN Early next year will be 3.6 percent economic growth, he added.

"The forecast of severe fiscal austerity in developed countries towards the euro and the credit crisis and moving containers on a suspension is conditioned, however," the UN The report said the global economic situation and future opportunities.

It's slow economic recovery or recession, the fall of 2012, leaving one world "or break year," he said.

China, Brazil and India led the developing countries, 5.8 percent and 5.4 percent average growth in 2013 and 2012 continue to identify forward, pulling the world economy. But this is down 7.1 percent in 2010.

"From the second quarter of 2011, transition economies of most developing countries, and economic growth began to slow significantly," struck out by governments in Europe and North America report.

UN Every major country and region and its 2012 prediction following amendments: It is now Europe's 27 living below the 0.7 percent and its last forecast of 1.3 percent growth, Japan still 1.5 percent (down 1.3 percent), 0.5 percent, foresees trade (down 0.8 percent), South Africa for China, 8.7 percent (down 0.2 percent), India 7.7 percent (down 0.5 percent) and 3.7 percent (down 1.1 percent).

In Latin America, 2.6 percent below the previous forecast of growth in Brazil since 2012, was a mere 2.7 percent.

"The credit crisis and financial sector jobs increased by the address and stop easily, especially the failure of policymakers, those in Europe and America, the world economy caused the most serious danger," said Poll.

"The situation could deteriorate further because of the collective inaction," Jomo Kwame Sundaram, UN Economic Growth Assistant General Secretary, said at a press conference to introduce the report.

"Unfortunately, there is a more likely chance of a negative situation," he said.

Sovereign debt crises in Europe, a "cause and effect" in the United States, and when unemployment and suffering, is the global slowdown, "Consumer and business confidence is shaken," the statement said.

European and U.S. economies are so closely similar "problems in their feed each other and can spread to the global recession," UN Warned.

AFP

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Catholic religious leaders in an advertisement for the Pope to kiss lips to lips with one of the Egyptian Imam has such a display.

In another ad, the American president, Barack Obama, Chinese President Hujintavovum lips, as it is.


And Obama, like Hugo Savage Kiss, Kiss, as Sarkozy and Angela mare, North Korean leader Kim Jonkum as South Korean President Mayunkum Kiss ads on the company.

"UNHATE" (unanimous), the company developed the tone of These issued by the Graphics Art.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaku Similarly, the Palestinian leader Mohammed Abbas, head of the kiss, the company produced the ad.

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