Saturday, March 17, 2012

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Catherine, The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards On St Patrick's Day Parade ~ Image #3

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Catherine, The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards On St Patrick's Day Parade ~ Image #3

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 17, 2012: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge presents shamrocks to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks on Saturday March 17, 2012 in Aldershot, England. 

450 soldiers were on parade, accompanied by the regimental mascot Conmeal, an Irish wolfhound who received his own sprig of shamrock from the Duchess. 

This was her first solo military engagement and she will now inherit a tradition which begun in 1901 by Queen Alexandra and more recently carried out for 32 years by the Queen Mother. Prince William is honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards.

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Catherine, The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards On St Patrick's Day Parade ~ Image #2

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Catherine, The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards On St Patrick's Day Parade ~ Image #2

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 17, 2012: Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge speaks as she presents shamrocks to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2012 at Mons Barracks, in Aldershot. 

Four-hundred fifty soldiers were on parade, accompanied by the regimental mascot Conmeal, an Irish wolfhound who received his own sprig of shamrock from the Duchess. 

This was her first solo military engagement and she will now inherit a tradition begun in 1901 by Queen Alexandra and more recently carried out for 32 years by the Queen Mother. Prince William is honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards.

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Catherine The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards On St Patrick's Day Parade ~ Image #1

DTN News - ROYAL FAMILY NEWS: Catherine The Duchess Of Cambridge Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards On St Patrick's Day Parade ~ Image #1

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 17, 2012: Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge presents shamrocks to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards on St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot on March 17, 2012. 450 soldiers were on parade, accompanied by the regimental mascot Conmeal, an Irish wolfhound who received his own sprig of shamrock from the Duchess. 

This was her first solo military engagement and she will now inherit a tradition begun in 1901 by Queen Alexandra and more recently carried out for 32 years by the Queen Mother. Prince William is honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards.(Photo - Getty)

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: First Flight For Last Raptor

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: First Flight For Last Raptor

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 16, 2012: The final Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took to the skies for its first test flight here yesterday with company test pilot, Bret Luedke at the controls. Raptor 4195 has a May delivery date and will join other F-22s in the U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. 

The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Program partner Boeing Defense, Space & Security provides the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and training systems.

The aircraft was variously designated F-22 and F/A-22 during the years prior to formally entering USAF service in December 2005 as the F-22A. Despite a protracted and costly development period, the United States Air Force considers the F-22 a critical component of US tactical air power, and claims that the aircraft is unmatched by any known or projected fighter, while Lockheed Martin claims that the Raptor's combination of stealth, speed, agility, precision and situational awareness, combined with air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities, makes it the best overall fighter in the world today. Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, former Chief of the Australian Defence Force, said in 2004 that the "F-22 will be the most outstanding fighter plane ever built."

The high cost of the aircraft, a lack of clear air-to-air combat missions because of delays in the Russian and Chinese fifth-generation fighter programs, a US ban on Raptor exports, and the ongoing development of the planned cheaper and more versatile F-35 resulted in calls to end F-22 production. In April 2009 the US Department of Defense proposed to cease placing new orders, subject to Congressional approval, for a final procurement tally of 187 operational aircraft. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 lacked funding for further F-22 production. The final F-22 rolled off the assembly line on 13 December 2011 during a ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base.

Friday, March 16, 2012

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Turkish Soldiers At Site Of Helicopter Crash Killing Twelve Turkish Soldiers In Kabul

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Turkish Soldiers At Site Of Helicopter Crash Killing Twelve Turkish Soldiers In Kabul

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 16, 2012: Turkish soldiers walk on the site of a helicopter crash in Kabul on March 16, 2012. 

Twelve Turkish soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the Afghan capital of Kabul, in what is believed to be Turkey's deadliest incident in Afghanistan, the military announced.  (Photo - Getty)

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan Policemen Inspecting Wreckage Of Crashed Turkish Helicopter Killing Twelve Turkish Soldiers In Kabul

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan Policemen Inspecting Wreckage Of Crashed Turkish Helicopter Killing Twelve Turkish Soldiers In Kabul

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 16, 2012: An Afghan policemen looks at the wreckage from a crashed Turkish helicopter on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 16, 2012. 

A Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital Friday, killing several Turkish soldiers on board and young girls on the ground, Turkish and Afghan officials said.  (Photo - AP)

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: British Prime Minister David Cameron And Samantha Cameron At White House Attending State Dinner Hosted By US President Barack Obama And First lady Michele Obama

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: British Prime Minister David Cameron And Samantha Cameron At White House Attending State Dinner Hosted By US President Barack Obama And First lady Michele Obama

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 16, 2012: US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha Cameron, as they arrive for a State Dinner as part of an official visit on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, March 14, 2012.

 Earlier in the day, Prime Minter Cameron participated in a joint press conference with President Obama, topics included Afghanistan, Syria and Iran.

The Holy Mother - Sri Sarada Devi. Endearingly known as 'Holy Mother', Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna

The Holy Mother - Sri Sarada Devi. Endearingly known as 'Holy Mother', Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna

Dada Amit ~ Earlier today (March 15, 2012), I mentioned with respect to Holy Mother Ma Sarada Devi, here is a image of Sri Ramakrishna mission school in Singapore well maintained. 

There was so much positive energy being generated from some corner of the school, which attracted us to Holy Mother Ma Sarada Devi and took a picture, are my elder sister Mrs. S. Dhar, myself and better half Mrs. C. Seth ~ September, 2009. Singapore

The Holy Mother - Sri Sarada Devi. Endearingly known as 'Holy Mother', Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna

The Holy Mother - Sri Sarada Devi. Endearingly known as 'Holy Mother', Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna

Dada Amit ~ Earlier today (March 15, 2012), I mentioned with respect to Holy Mother Ma Sarada Devi, here is a image of Sri Ramakrishna mission school in Singapore well maintained. 

There was so much positive energy being generated from some corner of the school, which attracted us to Holy Mother Ma Sarada Devi and took a picture, I felt a blissful moment while was in the room ~ September, 2009. Singapore

The Holy Mother - Sri Sarada Devi. Endearingly known as 'Holy Mother', Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna

The Holy Mother - Sri Sarada Devi. Endearingly known as 'Holy Mother', Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna

Dada Amit ~ Earlier today (March 15, 2012), I mentioned with respect to Holy Mother Ma Sarada Devi, here is a image of Sri Ramakrishna mission school in Singapore well maintained. 

The framed picture on the wall is my late father Mr. Ram Labhaya Seth and standing myself with my elder sister Mrs. S. Dhar. ~ September, 2009. Singapore

Thursday, March 15, 2012

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #1

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #1

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 15, 2012: U.S. soldiers from 145th Field Artillery Battalion deployed from the United States and South Korean soldiers participate in the Foal Eagle training exercise at firing point 180 at the Rodriguez Live Fire Range on March 15, 2012 in Pocheon, South Korea.

The annual combined field training exercise, part of Foal Eagle 2012, is conducted between the Republic of Korea and United States forces and is one of the largest annual military training exercises in the world. In the past, this annual training has caused tensions with North Korea. (Photo - Getty)

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #2

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #2

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 15, 2012: U.S. soldiers from 145th Field Artillery Battalion deployed from the United States and South Korean soldiers, participate in the Foal Eagle training exercise at firing point 180 at the Rodriguez Live Fire Range on March 15, 2012 in Pocheon, South Korea. 

The annual combined field training exercise, part of Foal Eagle 2012, is conducted between the Republic of Korea and United States forces and is one of the largest annual military training exercises in the world. In the past, this annual training has caused tensions with North Korea. (Photo - Getty)

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #3

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #3

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 15, 2012: U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers are partially shrouded in smoke during a live firing drill at the U.S. Army's Rodriguez range in Pocheon, about 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, Thursday, March 15, 2012. 

The drill was part of the annual Foal Eagle military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea. (Photo - AP)

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #4

DTN News - FOAL EAGLE 2012: US, South Korean Joint Exercise Foal Eagle Largest Of Year ~ Image #4

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 15, 2012: Howitzers from the South Korean army participate in a live-firing drill during the annual Foal Eagle Exercise, a joint maneuver between South Korea and the U.S. , near Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, March 15, 2012. 

According to a U.S. Army officer, the joint military exercise enhances the alliance's ability to defend the Republic of Korea, to protect the region and maintain sustainability of the Korean peninsula. 

North Korea has continued to criticise the military drills and threatened "sacred war" against the South, just days after it agreed with the U.S. to suspend major parts of its nuclear programme and allow back international nuclear inspectors. (Photo - Reuters)

DTN News - PAKISTAN TALIBAN NEWS: Kidnapped Swiss Couple 'Escape' Pakistani Taliban After Eight Months In Captivity

DTN News - PAKISTAN TALIBAN NEWS: Kidnapped Swiss Couple 'Escape' Pakistani Taliban After Eight Months In Captivity

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 15, 2012:  Swiss couple David Och and Daniela Widmer wave upon their arrival at Qasim military base in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Thursday, March 15, 2012. 

A Swiss couple held captive for nearly a year by the Taliban in Pakistan turned up at an army post close to the Afghan border on Thursday, claiming to have escaped from their captors, the Pakistani army said. They were swiftly flown to safety by the military.

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. Soldiers On Patrol Duty In Oshkosh’s MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) On Outskirts Of Kabul

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. Soldiers On Patrol Duty In Oshkosh’s MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) On Outskirts Of Kabul

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 15, 2012: A US soldier looks out from a military vehicle as another walks on during a ceremony on the outskirts of Kabul on March 15, 2012. 

Blue Hackle, a US-based security and risk company in Afghanistan, handed weapons over to Afghanistan's Public Protection Forces (APPF) during the ceremony in front of local and international media representatives.

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. Soldiers Seen At Ceremony In Kabul With Their Oshkosh’s MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV)

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: U.S. Soldiers Seen At Ceremony In Kabul With Their Oshkosh’s MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV)

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 15, 2012: A US soldier (R) walks next to a line of military vehicles as another soldier (L) looks on during a ceremony on the outskirts of Kabul on March 15, 2012. 

Blue Hackle, a US-based security and risk company in Afghanistan, handed weapons over to Afghanistan's Public Protection Forces (APPF) during the ceremony in front of local and international media representatives.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: Chinese Military And Ethnic Minority Delegates Arrive For Final Session Of National People's Congress At Great Hall Of The People In Beijing

DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: Chinese Military And Ethnic Minority Delegates Arrive For Final Session Of National People's Congress At Great Hall Of The People In Beijing

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 14, 2012: Military and ethnic minority delegates arrive for the final session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2012.

 Chinese lawmakers on March 14 passed into law controversial changes that give police powers to detain some suspects for up to six months in so-called 'black jails'.

DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: Chinese Military Delegates Gather On Tiananmen Square Prior To Final Session Of National People's Congress At Great Hall Of The People In Beijing


DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: Chinese Military Delegates Gather On Tiananmen Square Prior To Final Session Of National People's Congress At Great Hall Of The People In Beijing


(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 14, 2012: Chinese military delegates gather on Tiananmen Square prior to the final session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2012.


Chinese lawmakers on March 14 passed into law controversial changes that give police powers to detain some suspects for up to six months in so-called 'black jails'


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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to soldiers as she visits the German Bundeswehr troops at Camp Marmal on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. 

Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharifon Monday. (Photo - Getty)

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is photographed with soldiers as she visits the German Bundeswehr troops at Camp Marmal on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. 

Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday. (Photo - Getty)

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is photographed with soldiers as she visits the German Bundeswehr troops at Camp Marmal on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.

Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday.(Photo - Getty)

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Surprise Visit On German Troops In Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada – March 13, 2012: In this photo provided by German Government Press Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with chefs at the dining facility of Camp Marmal, the German troops base, on March 12, 2012 in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. 

Merkel arrived in Afghanistan for a surprise visit on German troops stationed in Mazar-i-Sharifon Monday. (Photo - Getty)

Monday, March 12, 2012

DTN News - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: Fighting Between Israel, Gaza Continues For 3rd Day

DTN News - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: Fighting Between Israel, Gaza Continues For 3rd Day

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 12, 2012: Cross-border fighting between Gaza and Israel, touched off by Israel’s killing of a top Palestinian militant leader, showed no signs of letting up after three days Sunday. Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets at Israeli towns, hitting an empty school, and Israeli airstrikes killed three Gazans, including a boy and a farm guard.

Egypt tried to mediate but failed to end the violence, the worst in more than a year. The fighting has killed 18 Gazans, all but two of them militants, and disrupted the lives of about 1 million Israelis living within range of rocket fire from Gaza.

Even so, Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers seemed eager to avoid a full-scale conflict. A three-week war three years ago left both sides badly bruised, Israel in the diplomatic arena and Hamas on the battlefield.

In the current round, Hamas has pointedly kept its large rocket arsenal and thousands of fighters out of the confrontation, even though it has not tried to stop two smaller Gaza groups, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees, from launching rockets and mortar rounds.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak acknowledged that Hamas did not take part in the rocket salvos. Up to now, Israel has blamed the Islamist movement for all violence directed from Gaza because it rules the territory.

Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, said Sunday, “We are not interested in escalation in and of itself.”

On a visit to southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that the airstrikes would continue as long as necessary. “We have a clear policy: We will hit anyone who plans to harm us, who prepares to harm us and who harms us,” he said in a meeting with local leaders.

Israel said it launched the initial Friday airstrike, which killed PRC leader Zuhair al-Qaissi in a car in Gaza, to stop a plan by his splinter group to infiltrate into Israel through Egypt’s lawless Sinai Peninsula. Israel says the PRC was behind an August attack on the border that killed eight Israelis.

Palestinians across the political spectrum accused Israel of deliberately escalating tensions. The groups involved in firing rockets dismissed truce offers presented by Egypt.
On Sunday, Palestinians fired more than 30 rockets at southern Israel. One struck the courtyard of an empty school in Beersheba, police said.

Three Israelis have been hurt by rocket fire since Friday, two of them seriously, the Defense Ministry said.

At Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting, Barak asserted success in the first major battlefield test of the Iron Dome antimissile system, which has intercepted 30 of the more than 120 rockets fired from Gaza since Friday, according to a statement from his office. He said anti-rocket batteries were deployed near three southern cities close to Gaza.

DTN News - AIRLINES NEWS: Boeing 787 Dreamliner For Air India Debuts In New Delhi

DTN News - AIRLINES NEWS: Boeing 787 Dreamliner For Air India Debuts In New Delhi

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / NEW DELHI, - March 12, 2012: After a 14-hour non-stop flight from Seattle, a Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner in Air India's colors touched down at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi today.

"We're proud to bring the world's most advanced commercial airplane to India, especially when it proudly displays the colors of national flag carrier Air India," said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president of Asia Pacific and India Sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "This week even more of our airlinecustomers will experience the game-changing technologies and innovations the 787 has to offer."

The 787 will be on static display in New Delhi before debuting at India Aviation 2012 in Hyderabad on March 14. The Dreamliner that will be showcased is outfitted in Air India's livery and an inviting passenger interior featuring full business and economy-class cabins.

Made from composite materials, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the first airplane to provide both long distance capabilities with mid-size capacity. This capability will allow airlines like Air India to profitably operate non-stop routes to many more distant cities, providing choices preferred by the traveling public.

As a result of innovative technologies, the airplane offers unparalleled operating economics, fuel efficiency and passenger comfort. More than 800 787s are on order by 60 customers, a testament to the airplane's unique capabilities.

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan Soldiers And U.S. Soldier On High Alert Following Shooting In Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan Soldiers And U.S. Soldier On High Alert Following Shooting In Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 11, 2012: Afghan soldiers, left, walk past a U.S. Army soldier outside of a military base in Panjwai, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 11, 2012. 

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says a U.S. service member has killed more than a dozen people in a shooting including nine children and three women. Karzai called the attack Sunday "an assassination" and demanded an explanation from the United States. 

He says several people were also wounded in the attack on two villages near a U.S. base in the southern province of Kandahar. (Photo - AP)

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: US Soldiers On Guard At Military Base Following Shooting In Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: US Soldiers On Guard At Military Base Following Shooting In Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 11, 2012: US soldiers keep watch at the entrance of a military base near Alkozai village following the shooting of Afghan civilians allegedly committed by a rogue US soldier in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province on March 11, 2012. 

An AFP reporter counted 16 bodies -- including women and children -- in three Afghan houses after a rogue US soldier walked out of his base and began shooting civilians early Sunday. 

NATO's International Security Assistance Force said it had arrested a soldier 'in connection to an incident that resulted in Afghan casualties in Kandahar province', without giving a figure for the dead or wounded. (Photo - Getty)

Sunday, March 11, 2012

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Bin Laden Was 'Betrayed By One Of His Jealous Wives' Who Revealed Location Of His Secret Pakistan Compound

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS: Bin Laden Was 'Betrayed By One Of His Jealous Wives' Who Revealed Location Of His Secret Pakistan Compound

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 11, 2012: Oldest wife wanted revenge because aging terrorist was 'bedding' his youngest spouse, investigator claims.

Betrayed: Osama Bin Laden may have been outed by one of his jealous wives, a retired Pakistani Brigadier has claimed.

Osama Bin Laden was betrayed by one of his wives who revealed the location of his Pakistan hideaway because she was jealous of the Al-Qaeda leader's youngest spouse, it was claimed today.

Khairiah Saber, the oldest of his five wives, was motivated by revenge because the aging terrorist was 'bedding' Amal Ahmed Abdel-Fatah al-Sada while she slept in abedroom on the floor below, according to a Pakistani official.

Retired brigadier Shaukat Qadir, who has investigated the U.S. operation which killed Bin Laden in May last year, also controversially claims that Saber may have been working with Al-Qaeda itself.

He believes word that 'someone very important' was living in Abbottabad got out to the Taliban, Pakistan’s ISI military intelligence service and ultimately the CIA.
 
Qadir suggests that Al-Qaeda was looking to cash in on the $25m (£16m) bounty on his head. But he said he has no proof.

Pakistan claims it had not been warned about the raid, but Qadir's claims suggest elements in the intelligence service may have been aware.