Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Turkish Military Guard Marching....NSI News Source Info # 560

A Turkish military guard of honor march in front of the army's headquarters during a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. A power struggle between Turkey's Islamic-rooted government and its fiercely secular military escalated Tuesday when a court in Istanbul formally charged a senior general with plotting to overthrow the civilian leadership. The former head of the country's National Security Council, Gen. Sukru Sariisik, joined dozens of serving and retired senior officers accused of conspiring to destabilize the government in a conspiracy dubbed Balyoz, or 'the sledgehammer'.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev In Bratislava....NSI News Source Info # 559

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives to attend an awarding ceremony for World War II veterans in Bratislava on April 7, 2010. Medvedev landed in Bratislava late April 6 for a two-day visit to Slovakia before he and US President Barack Obama sign a landmark anti-nuclear deal in Prague on April 8, 2010.