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House Approves War Spending Bill for Afghanistan
By VOA NEWS July 28, 2010 @ 7:21amClick here to read moreThe House of Representatives has voted to pass a $59-billion emergency war-funding bill for the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan and other Pentagon operational expenses. On the Senate side, the general chosen to be the chief of U.S. Central Command has condemned the leaks of tens of thousands of U.S. military documents on the Afghan war in front of a Senate panel.
Obama: Leaked Afghan War Documents Reveal Nothing New
By VOA NEWS July 28, 2010 @ 7:20amClick here to read moreIn his first public comment on the leak of tens of thousands of Afghanistan war documents, President Obama says the material serves to underscore the importance of the strategy he launched for Afghanistan and Pakistan. The president spoke as Congress neared final action on war funding legislation.
In his statement in the White House Rose Garden, the president referred to media reports about the 91,000 documents disclosed by the WikiLeaks website.
Mr. Obama said he is concerned that the disclosure of sensitive battlefield information could potentially jeopardize individuals or operations.
Mexican drug cartels bring violence with them in move to Central America
By The Washington Post July 27, 2010 @ 2:02pmClick here to read moreDrug cartel violence in Mexico is quickly spilling south into Central America and is threatening to destabilize fragile countries already rife with crime and corruption, according to the United Nations, U.S. officials and regional law enforcement agents.
The Northern Triangle of Central America -- Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras -- has long been a major smuggling corridor for contraband heading to the United States. But as Mexican President Felipe Calderón fights a U.S.-backed war against his nation's drug lords, trafficking networks are burrowing deeper into a region with the highest murder rates in the world.
Sarkozy: French aid worker executed in Africa
By USA Today July 27, 2010 @ 1:55pmClick here to read moreA 78-year-old ailing French aid worker was executed "in cold blood" by al-Qaeda's North African branch three months after his capture, in retaliation for a failed rescue attempt that killed six militants, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday.
The French leader condemned the death of Michel Germaneau as "odious" and said the killers "will not go unpunished."
Sarkozy made the announcement after convening an urgent meeting of key ministers and military officials at the presidential Elysee Palace, a day after al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb announced Germaneau's execution and said Sarkozy had "opened the doors of hell."
Mexico braces for effects of Arizona immigration law
By USA Today July 27, 2010 @ 1:53pmClick here to read moreThe other side of the border is also preparing for the implementation of Arizona's new immigration law, which could lead to a surge of deportees back to Mexico.
Migrant shelters along the border in Mexico say they're bracing for new arrivals after the law goes into effect Thursday.
Mexico's government has added more workers to its consulate in Phoenix to assist detained Mexicans. Migrants who have been deported say they're watching to see how the law is enforced before deciding whether to try again to cross the border illegally into Arizona.
