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ASCF Veteran's Appreciation Golf Festival

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF February 3, 2012 @ 9:55am

This year's event will be held Saturday, March 10th at Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club in Vero Beach, Florida.

 Proceeds from this event to benefit the Indian River County Veterans Council.



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US Lawmakers: Iran's Latin America Ties Pose Threat to US

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF February 3, 2012 @ 9:55am

Members of a U.S. congressional panel expressed concern Thursday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ties to several Latin American leaders could pose a threat to U.S. national security. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs that senior Iranian officials are "now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States."  He said Iran is trying to penetrate and engage in the Western Hemisphere.

The chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, said some people might question whether the Iranian-Latin American connection is a threat, but she said there is cause for concern.

 

US Labor Market Surges, Jobless Rate Falls

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF February 3, 2012 @ 9:53am

The U.S. says its labor market surged last month, with nearly a quarter million workers added to company payrolls, and that its unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in almost three years.

In its closely watched monthly report, the government said Friday that 243,000 jobs were added to the economy, a month after the world's largest economy recorded 200,000 new jobs. The January figure — the biggest addition in nine months — substantially exceeded the early estimates of economists. Analysts said the report signaled that the sluggish U.S. economic recovery might be advancing at a faster pace than first thought.

US Attorney General Faces Renewed Criticism Over Gun Operation

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF February 3, 2012 @ 8:36am

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has faced a new round of Republican criticism over a controversial tactic in which U.S. authorities allowed gun buyers to move arms into Mexico, destined for drug cartels.

In testimony to Congress Thursday, Holder said “Operation Fast and Furious” was flawed. Holder said he never authorized the operation, and ordered it to stop after he found out about it.

White House Struggles to Clarify Obama Afghanistan Strategy

By American Security Council Foundation ASCF February 3, 2012 @ 8:33am

The White House faced additional questions Thursday on U.S. and NATO discussions about potentially ending combat operations in Afghanistan by the middle of next year as foreign forces transition to an Afghan security lead.

Several times during the news briefing, reporters asked Press Secretary Jay Carney whether there has been any fundamental change in the U.S. and NATO timeline set at a NATO summit in 2010.