DTN News - NORWAY BOMB BLASTS NEWS: What The Norway Attack Could Mean For Europe....NSI News Source Info # 2262

DTN News - NORWAY BOMB BLASTS NEWS: What The Norway Attack Could Mean For Europe....NSI News Source Info # 2262

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 22, 2011: At least 17 people have died and more have been injured in an explosion in downtown Oslo and a shooting at a Labor Party youth camp outside the Norwegian capital. Norwegian police arrested the shooter at the camp and believe he is connected with the explosion, though others could be involved. The significance of the events in Norway for the rest of Europe will depend largely on who is responsible, and the identity of the culprits is still unclear.

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DTN News - NORWAY BOMB BLASTS NEWS: Deadly Attacks Shake Norway....NSI News Source Info # 2261

DTN News - NORWAY BOMB BLASTS NEWS: Deadly Attacks Shake Norway....NSI News Source Info # 2261

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 22, 2011: Norway's capital was shaken Friday by a powerful explosion at the government headquarters that left at least seven dead and several injured, an incident that was followed by an attack at a youth camp outside the capital.

The bomb blast in central Oslo damaged a number of buildings, including the finance ministry and the government headquarters, but Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, was unhurt, according to his spokesperson.

"The prime minister is safe and he is not hurt," said Camilla Ryste, an official in Mr. Stoltenberg's office. The situation is "chaotic," she added.

Speaking on the phone to NRK TV, Mr. Stoltenberg said, "This is a serious a explosion and all available rescue personnel are at the scene to help the injured. My thoughts go to those who have been affected."

Oslo police officials said the explosion was caused by a bomb. Police Chief Thor Langli said during a press conference that the blast could have been caused by more than one device and that a car bomb could have been used, but that the police can't confirm other details yet. Mr. Langli also said Prime Minister Stoltenberg is safe and has been moved to a safe location.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 22, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2260

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 22, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2260

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 22, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 22, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $760,783,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0044) for the manufacture and delivery of five low rate initial production (LRIP), lot three, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) aircraft, including associated non-recurring support. In addition, this modification provides for long lead materials and related support for five LRIP, lot four, E-2D AHE aircraft. Work will be performed in Syracuse, N.Y. (25.36 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (25.10 percent); St. Augustine, Fla. (19.3 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (5.34 percent); Indianapolis, Ind. (4.84 percent); Menlo Park, Calif. (4.64 percent); Rolling Meadows, Ill. (2.50 percent); and various locations within the United States (12.92 percent). Work is expected to be completed by May 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Canadian Commercial Corp., General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada, Ontario, Canada, is being awarded a $41,576,052 firm-fixed-priced modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5028) for 111 field service representatives (FSR) to install engineering change proposals on 691 RG-31 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles at the MRAP sustainment facility in Kuwait. The costs include mobilization, FSR labor, transportation, lodging, and tools required for the effort. Work will be performed in Kuwait, and is expected to be completed no later than Oct. 31, 2012. Fiscal 2010 Other Procurement Army funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $38,287,457 modification to a previous cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-C-0010) for additional common aircraft sustainment spares, including carrier vertical take off and landing, short take off vertical landing, and carrier variant unique spares, associated with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter air system low rate initial production, lot four. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent). Work is expected to be completed in January 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Combat Aircraft Bids Opening Soon....NSI News Source Info # 2259

DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Combat Aircraft Bids Opening Soon....NSI News Source Info # 2259

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada /

NEW DELHI, India - July 22, 2011: The commercial bids for the ‘mother of all defence deals’ - for 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), valuing over $10 billion, will be opened before July 31.

However, the winner of the contract - French Dassault or European Eurofighter - will be known only when the IAF finds out the lowest bidder based on various factors such as life cycle maintenance costs.

Highly-placed sources have indicated that the bids for the most-awaited tender will be opened within the next 10 days, before present IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik demits his office.

“The bids’ envelope will be opened soon. But, the lowest bidder will not emerge immediately,” sources said and added: “We will be considering nine parameters, including life cycle cost, maintenance cost, cost of spare parts and so forth. The process is very tedious and will take couple of months before a price tag is put on the two down selected aircrafts.”

The opening of the bids will be followed by commercial negotiations around September with the vendors before the signing of the contract. “The contract negotiations will be based on 538 parameters based on which the IAF has arrived at a reasonable cost for the contract,” pointed the sources.

After a gruelling two years of flight trial in different regions, IAF had zeroed on the Eurofighter from the European consortium EADS and Rafale from French Dassault. Earlier there were four more contenders, including two from the US - Lockheed Martin’s F-16IN Super Viper and Boeing’s F-18 Super Hornet - Swedish SAAB’s Gripen and Russian MiG-35.

The sheer size of the order has made it one of the most coveted defence contracts of the recent times and all the countries have pulled the strings - politically, economically and strategically - to swing the decision in their favour.

The aircraft will help the IAF, the fourth largest air force in the world, to contain its depleting strength of the fighter squadrons which has come down to 32.5 from the sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons.

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DTN News - JAPAN DEFENSE NEWS: Japanese F-15s Arrive At Red Flag-Alaska....NSI News Source Info # 2258

DTN News - JAPAN DEFENSE NEWS: Japanese F-15s Arrive At Red Flag-Alaska....NSI News Source Info # 2258

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - July 22, 2011: Several Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-15 Eagles joined other RED FLAG-Alaska participants July 12 after having its entire F-15 fighter fleet grounded in response to an incident on July 4 with one of the fighter jets during a routine training exercise back in Japan.

The Mitsubishi F-15 Eagle forms part of JASDF fighter-interceptor aircraft inventory used to engage hostile aircraft. The F-15 was brought to RED-FLAG Alaska to help JASDF members improve their tactical flying skills and their ability to generate aircraft in a simulated combat environment.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Women And Supporters Of Libyan Leader Moamer Kadhafi....NSI News Source Info # 2257

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Women And Supporters Of Libyan Leader Moamer Kadhafi....NSI News Source Info # 2257

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 21, 2011: Libyan women and supporters of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi wear army fatigues and hold up weapons as they attend a women's forum in Tripoli on June 26, 2011.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 21, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2256

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 21, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2256

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 21, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 21, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

AIR FORCE

Harris Information Technology Services Corp., Dulles, Va., is being awarded a $64,660,233 firm-price-incentive firm-with-award-fee contract modification for the network and space operations and maintenance, maintenance and logistics support to be provided to Air Force Space Command’s 50th Space Wing. This includes configuration management, electrical power systems management, database applications support, 24-hour maintenance management, industrial safety, communications security, information management, communications network control center operations, communications circuit management, satellite control center support, computer operations support, communications-computer systems maintenance and operations and maintenance for the Defense Satellite Communications System, Secure Communication System, and MILSTAR. In addition, the network and space operations and maintenance contract will provide operations, maintenance, logistics and training support for the Air Force Satellite Control Network at remote tracking stations around the world. Maintenance and logistics support will also be provided for Global Positioning System (GPS) ground antennas and monitoring stations, software analysis and support for GPS, orbital analysis of military satellites in orbit in support of military satellite controllers and security forces at New Boston Air Station, N.H. Work will be performed at Colorado Springs, Colo. 50 CONS/GLCZW, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity (FA2550-08-C-8011).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Hamilton Sunstrand Corp., Windsor Locks, Conn., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $37,704,099 for control indicators. There are no other locations of performance. Using service is Army. The date of performance completion is July 29, 2016. The Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (SPRRA1-11-D-0064).

NAVY

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $18,346,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-5437) for engineering and technical services in support of the MK15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon System. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System is a fast reaction terminal defense against low- and high-flying, high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missile threats that have penetrated all other ships’ defenses. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System is an integral element of the fleet defense in-depth concept and the Ship Self-Defense Program. Operating either autonomously or integrated with a combat system, it is an automatic terminal defense weapon system designed to detect, track, engage, and destroy anti-ship missile threats penetrating other defense envelopes. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems are installed on approximately 187 Navy ships and used by more than 20 foreign militaries. This modification will be incrementally funded in the amount of $11,625,546 at time of award. After award of this modification, the total estimated contract value will be $197,548,604. This contract combines purchases for the United States government (82 percent), and the governments of Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan (18 percent combined) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by April 2012. Contract funds in the amount of $1,547,225 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $10,000,000 modification for planned supplemental work to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2107) for the refueling complex overhaul of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to complete by February 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Women Not In Favour But Against Authoritarian Leader Moamer Kadhafi....NSI News Source Info # 2255

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Women Not In Favour But Against Authoritarian Leader Moamer Kadhafi....NSI News Source Info # 2255

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 21, 2011: Libyan women sporting the rebellion's colours and holding a French flag (R) take part in a rally in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on June 28, 2011, to call on the United Nations to transfer to the rebels the frozen assets of Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi and his inner circle.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Women And Supporters Of Libyan Leader Moamer Kadhafi....NSI News Source Info # 2254

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: Libyan Women And Supporters Of Libyan Leader Moamer Kadhafi....NSI News Source Info # 2254

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 21, 2011: Libyan women and supporters of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi wear army fatigues and hold up weapons as they attend a women's forum in Tripoli on June 26, 2011.

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 20, 2011....NSI News Source Info # 2253

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated July 20, 2011....

NSI News Source Info # 2253

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - July 20, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued July 20, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

NAVY

Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Defense Electronic Systems, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded a $109,245,120 fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the Joint and Allied Threat Awareness System for Navy and Marine Corps rotary aircraft. In addition, this provides for the hostile fire indication capability. Work will be performed in: Nashua, N.H. (40.2 percent); Woodland Hills, Fla. (27.6 percent); Clearwater, Fla. (12.9 percent); Danbury, Conn. (7 percent); Melbourne, Fla. (6.2 percent); Dallas, Texas (6 percent); and other sites in the United States (0.1 percent). Work will be completed in September 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through full and open competition via FAR Part 15; two offers were received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-11-C-0071).

AIR FORCE

L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Greenville, Texas, is being awarded a $16,897,859 firm-fixed-price contract to incorporate the purchase of deployment labor required to support the deployment of C-27J aircraft to Afghanistan by issuing a delivery order against the subject contract. ASC/WLNJ, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-07-D-0099).

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DTN News - OSHKOSH DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Army Selects Oshkosh Defense To Recapitalize Heavy Tactical Vehicles....NSI News Source Info # 2252

DTN News - OSHKOSH DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. Army Selects Oshkosh Defense To Recapitalize Heavy Tactical Vehicles....NSI News Source Info # 2252

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / OSHKOSH, Wis. - July 20, 2011: Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), will recapitalize 160 trucks from the U.S. Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) fleet, including Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A4s and Palletized Load System (PLS) A1s, following an order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC). Through its recapitalization program, Oshkosh will restore these vehicles to the latest configuration in zero-miles/zero-hours condition at significantly less than the cost of a new vehicle.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan 'Tried To Tilt US Policy On Kashmir'....NSI News Source Info # 2251

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan 'Tried To Tilt US Policy On Kashmir'....NSI News Source Info # 2251

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 20, 2011: Pakistan has spent at least $4m since the mid-1990s lobbying the US Congress and the White House in a covert attempt to influence American policy on the disputed territory of Kashmir, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] affidavit filed in a US court.

Two US citizens have been charged with illegal lobbying, US authorities said on Tuesday.

FBI agents arrested Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, in Virginia on charges that he failed to register as an agent of a foreign government.

Zaheer Ahmad, 63, was also charged but is believed to be in Pakistan. Both are naturalised US citizens.

The arrest and allegations may further strain relations between Washington and Islamabad which have been fraught since US forces conducted a secret raid in Pakistan in May that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The FBI affidavit detailed the alleged scheme in which Fai's organisation, the Kashmir American Council [KAC], received up to $700,000 annually from Pakistan to make campaign contributions to US politicians, sponsor conferences and other promotions.

"Mr Fai is accused of a decades-long scheme with one purpose - to hide Pakistan's involvement behind his efforts to influence the US government's position on Kashmir," Neil MacBride, US Attorney for Eastern Virginia, said.

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Xinjiang Riots - China Raises Death Toll To 18 in Violence....NSI News Source Info # 2250

DTN News - CHINA NEWS: Xinjiang Riots - China Raises Death Toll To 18 in Violence....NSI News Source Info # 2250

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 20, 2011: Reported by Chinese National News of even date, the Chinese police shot down 14 rioters who attacked a police station in Hotan city of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur region, an official has said.

The Communist Party official in Hotan said the attack left four people dead, including an armed police officer, a security guard, a woman and a teenage girl. At least three others were injured.

Rioters killed a security guard while they were trying to break into the Na'erbage police station, Xinhua quoted Ablet Metniyaz, chief of the police station, as saying.

In addition to the security guard, an armed policeman and two civilians died in the incident, he added.

The rioters had taken six civilians and some police staff hostage, and set ablaze and smashed things in the police station, Metniyaz said.

Shouting frantic religious slogans like 'Allah the only God', the rioters ran to the top floor and police opened fire to stop them, said a police official.

China on Wednesday raised the death toll to 18 from a clash at a police station in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, saying that 14 "rioters" died along with two policemen and two hostages in the worst violence there in a year.

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DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft Completes 1st Flight....NSI News Source Info # 2249

DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft Completes 1st Flight....NSI News Source Info # 2249

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / RENTON, Wash., July 19, 2011: The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon production aircraft completed its first flight on July 7, taking off from Renton Field and landing three hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The P-8A is the first of six low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft Boeing is building for the U.S. Navy as part of a $1.6 billion contract awarded in January.

The successful flight marked LRIP-1's completion of final assembly in the company's Renton factory and transition to mission system installation and checkout in Seattle. Boeing will deliver LRIP-1 to the Navy next year in preparation for initial operational capability, which is planned for 2013.

"This is the first P-8 that will go directly to the fleet in Jacksonville, Fla., so the aircraft's first flight is an important milestone for the Boeing team and our Navy customer," said Chuck Dabundo, Boeing vice president and P-8 program manager. "We're on plan to get LRIP-1 to the Navy in 2012."

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DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2248

DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2248

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 19, 2011: Despite the continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the IDF does not appear to be preparing for a large-scale operation, such as Operation Cast Lead in 2009.

The understanding in the defense establishment is that the approximately 20 rockets that landed in Israel since last week have been fired by radical Islamic groups affiliated with al-Qaida and global jihad, made up of former Hamas operatives.

“The groups are blowing off steam,” one defense official said on Sunday after three more rockets hit Israel on Saturday night. “We are not viewing this as a real escalation.”

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DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2247

DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2247

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 19, 2011: Despite the continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the IDF does not appear to be preparing for a large-scale operation, such as Operation Cast Lead in 2009.

The understanding in the defense establishment is that the approximately 20 rockets that landed in Israel since last week have been fired by radical Islamic groups affiliated with al-Qaida and global jihad, made up of former Hamas operatives.

“The groups are blowing off steam,” one defense official said on Sunday after three more rockets hit Israel on Saturday night. “We are not viewing this as a real escalation.”

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DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2246

DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2246

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 19, 2011: Despite the continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the IDF does not appear to be preparing for a large-scale operation, such as Operation Cast Lead in 2009.

The understanding in the defense establishment is that the approximately 20 rockets that landed in Israel since last week have been fired by radical Islamic groups affiliated with al-Qaida and global jihad, made up of former Hamas operatives.

“The groups are blowing off steam,” one defense official said on Sunday after three more rockets hit Israel on Saturday night. “We are not viewing this as a real escalation.”

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DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: Navistar Defense To Produce Second Round Of MRAP Recovery Vehicle....NSI News Source Info # 2245

DTN News - NAVISTAR DEFENSE NEWS: Navistar Defense To Produce Second Round Of MRAP Recovery Vehicle....NSI News Source Info # 2245

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / WARRENVILLE, Ill. - July 18, 2011: Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it received a delivery order for 140 International® MaxxPro® Recovery vehicles with rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) nets from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command. The order for $142 million also includes parts and support for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Navistar received its first MaxxPro Recovery vehicle order in November 2010.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India....NSI News Source Info # 2244

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India....NSI News Source Info # 2244

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 18, 2011: Ten days before he was assassinated in January, my father, Salman Taseer, sent out a tweet about an Indian rocket that had come down over the Bay of Bengal: "Why does India make fools of themselves messing in space technology? Stick 2 bollywood my advice."

My father was the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, and his tweet, with its taunt at India's misfortune, would have delighted his many thousands of followers. It fed straight into Pakistan's unhealthy obsession with India, the country from which it was carved in 1947.

Mohandas Gandhi visits Muslim refugees in New Delhi as they prepare to depart to Pakistan on Sept. 22, 1947.

Though my father's attitude went down well in Pakistan, it had caused considerable tension between us. I am half-Indian, raised in Delhi by my Indian mother: India is a country that I consider my own. When my father was killed by one of his own bodyguards for defending a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, we had not spoken for three years.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India....NSI News Source Info # 2243

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India....NSI News Source Info # 2243

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 18, 2011: Ten days before he was assassinated in January, my father, Salman Taseer, sent out a tweet about an Indian rocket that had come down over the Bay of Bengal: "Why does India make fools of themselves messing in space technology? Stick 2 bollywood my advice."

My father was the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, and his tweet, with its taunt at India's misfortune, would have delighted his many thousands of followers. It fed straight into Pakistan's unhealthy obsession with India, the country from which it was carved in 1947.

Mohandas Gandhi visits Muslim refugees in New Delhi as they prepare to depart to Pakistan on Sept. 22, 1947.

Though my father's attitude went down well in Pakistan, it had caused considerable tension between us. I am half-Indian, raised in Delhi by my Indian mother: India is a country that I consider my own. When my father was killed by one of his own bodyguards for defending a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, we had not spoken for three years.

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DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India....NSI News Source Info # 2242

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: Why My Father Hated India....NSI News Source Info # 2242

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 18, 2011: Ten days before he was assassinated in January, my father, Salman Taseer, sent out a tweet about an Indian rocket that had come down over the Bay of Bengal: "Why does India make fools of themselves messing in space technology? Stick 2 bollywood my advice."

My father was the governor of Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, and his tweet, with its taunt at India's misfortune, would have delighted his many thousands of followers. It fed straight into Pakistan's unhealthy obsession with India, the country from which it was carved in 1947.

Mohandas Gandhi visits Muslim refugees in New Delhi as they prepare to depart to Pakistan on Sept. 22, 1947.

Though my father's attitude went down well in Pakistan, it had caused considerable tension between us. I am half-Indian, raised in Delhi by my Indian mother: India is a country that I consider my own. When my father was killed by one of his own bodyguards for defending a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, we had not spoken for three years.

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DTN News - U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS: Obama, Lawmakers To Resume Debt Talks....NSI News Source Info # 2241

DTN News - U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS: Obama, Lawmakers To Resume Debt Talks....NSI News Source Info # 2241

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / WASHINGTON, USA - July 18, 2011: President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will continue to negotiate a possible deficit reduction deal this week to clear the way for congressional Republicans to back an increase in the federal debt ceiling.

While discussions continued over the weekend after the last full negotiating session Thursday, no significant progress has occurred and the chances for a comprehensive deficit deal sought by Obama in coming weeks appear remote.

Without a major deal, Congress would have to focus instead on a smaller agreement to raise the debt ceiling or face the unprecedented situation in 15 days of the government not having enough money to pay all its bills. The debt ceiling has reached its $14.3 trillion legally permitted maximum.

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DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: ISAF Soldiers From New Zealand During Transfer Of Security Control To Afghan Police In Bamiyan....NSI # 2240

DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: ISAF Soldiers From New Zealand During Transfer Of Security Control To Afghan Police In Bamiyan....NSI News Source Info # 2240

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: Soldiers from New Zealand part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand aside during the ceremony to hand over control for security in Bamiyan, west of Kabul, Afghanistan Sunday, July 17 2011. International military forces on Sunday handed over control for security in peaceful Bamiyan province to Afghanistan's police, one of seven areas that will transfer this month in a process that aims to hand full responsibility to the government by the end of 2014.

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DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Obama Family Walks To Sunday Morning Church Service....NSI News Source Info # 2239

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Obama Family Walks To Sunday Morning Church Service....NSI News Source Info # 2239

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) and his family, daughters Sasha (L) and Malia (2nd R) and wife Michelle (R), walk through the park to go to church for a Sunday morning worship service in Washington, July 17, 2011.

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DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Obama Family Walks To Sunday Morning Church Service....NSI News Source Info # 2238

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Obama Family Walks To Sunday Morning Church Service....NSI News Source Info # 2238

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia (2nd-R) and Sasha (R) walk out of the St John's Church back to the White House in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2011 after attending a Sunday prayer service.

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DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Obama Family Walks To Sunday Morning Church Service....NSI News Source Info # 2237

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Obama Family Walks To Sunday Morning Church Service....NSI News Source Info # 2237

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) greets Rev. Luis Leon (R) after a Sunday morning worship service in Washington, July 17, 2011. Also pictured are his wife Michelle Obama (L-R) and their daughters Malia and Sasha.

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DTN News - RUPERT MURDOCH NEWS: Rebekah Brooks Arrested As Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal Continues To Explode....NSI News Source Info # 2236

DTN News - RUPERT MURDOCH NEWS: Rebekah Brooks Arrested As Murdoch Phone Hacking Scandal Continues To Explode....NSI News Source Info # 2236

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: Rebekah Brooks was sensationally arrested Sunday in London. She's the 10th person arrested in the exploding phone hacking scandal that is threatening to take down Rupert Murdoch's worldwide media empire.

Brooks, who was editor of News of the World at the time a reporter hacked into the phone messages of a murdered teenage girl and went on to become one of Murdoch's top corporate officers, went to a London police station today for a pre-arranged interview. She was unexpectedly arrested on the spot.

Brooks had been expected to testify before Parliament Tuesday along with Rupert Murdoch and his son James.

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DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS / PAKISTAN NEWS: Peshawar Continues To Be Targeted By Militants To Avenge Osama bin Laden Death

DTN News - OSAMA BIN LADEN NEWS / PAKISTAN NEWS: Peshawar Continues To Be Targeted By Militants To Avenge Osama bin Laden Death....NSI News Source Info # 2235

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: A family walks past a burnt oil tanker after it was allegedly attacked by militants in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, July 17, 2011. The oil tanker carrying oil bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan, was destroyed in a bomb blast on Saturday night.

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: A Gaddafi's Soldier Flashes A Victory Sign, Knowingly Fighting A Losing War As The Whole World Is Against Them

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: A Gaddafi's Soldier Flashes A Victory Sign, Knowingly Fighting A Losing War As The Whole World Is Against Them....NSI News Source Info # 2234

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: A Libyan soldier loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi flashes a victory sign during a rally in the town of Zlitan, 160km (99 miles) east of Tripoli, July 15, 2011. (Photo - REUTERS PICTURES)

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: A Gaddafi's Female Soldier Firing In The Air, Knowingly Fighting A Losing War As The Whole World Is Against Them

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: A Gaddafi's Female Soldier Firing In The Air, Knowingly Fighting A Losing War As The Whole World Is Against Them....NSI News Source Info # 2233

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: A soldier fighter fires her weapon in the air during a rally in support of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the town of Zawiyah, 60km (37 miles) east of Tripoli, July 16, 2011. As loyalists gathered on the streets of the town of Zawiyah, near the capital, on Saturday, Gaddafi said the rebels were "apostates" who had "become Christians." (Photo - REUTERS PICTURES)

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DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: A Gaddafi's Soldier Smiling, Knowingly Fighting A Losing War As The Whole World Is Against Them....NSI # 2232

DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: A Gaddafi's Soldier Smiling, Knowingly Fighting A Losing War As The Whole World Is Against Them....NSI News Source Info # 2232

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: A Libyan soldier loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi smiles during a rally in the town of Zawiyah, 60km (37 miles) east of Tripoli, July 16, 2011. As loyalists gathered on the streets of the town of Zawiyah, near the capital, on Saturday, Gaddafi said the rebels were "apostates" who had "become Christians." (Photo - REUTERS PICTURES)

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DTN News - CHINA NEWS: China Accuses US Of Damaging Diplomatic Relations After President Barack Obama Meets Dalai Lama....NSI News Source Info # 2231

DTN News - CHINA NEWS: China Accuses US Of Damaging Diplomatic Relations After President Barack Obama Meets Dalai Lama....NSI News Source Info # 2231

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2011: Barack Obama met the Nobel Prize laureate for about 45 minutes on Saturday, praising him for embracing non-violence while reiterating that the US did not support independence for Tibet.

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