| Obama: No plan to deploy to YemenLos Angeles Times - 9 hours agoWashington - President Obama says he has no intention of sending American troops to Yemen or Somalia. Obama told People magazine in an interview to be published Friday that he still believes the center of Al Qaeda activity is along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Obama Plays Down Military Role in Yemen New York Times CIA director defends agency after Afghanistan suicide blastChristian Science Monitor - 18 hours agoThe director of the Central Intelligence Agency has spoken out to defend the agency against accusations that lax security allowed a Jordanian man to kill seven CIA agents and agency contractors when he blew himself up in Khost Province, Afghanistan on Dec. 30. In an opinion piece published in Sunday's Washington Post, Leon Panetta stridently denied reports that the deaths were made possible by the agency???s ???poor tradecraft.??? Bomber triggers switch before pat-down Denver Post Karzai offers new Cabinet lineupLos Angeles Times - 2 days agoReporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai snubbed two prominent warlord figures in a new Cabinet lineup unveiled today but unexpectedly offered a ministerial spot to the leader of a political party founded by a key Pakistan-based insurgent commander. The list of Cabinet nominees also included three female ministers, including a prominent women's-rights activist chosen as minister of women's affairs. Rejected cabinet picks omitted from new Karzai list Reuters China again denounces U.S. arms sale to TaiwanReuters - 2 days agoBEIJING (Reuters) - China on Saturday again denounced U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying they were an intrusion in Chinese internal affairs that risked undermining its relations with the United States. The latest condemnation by the Chinese Foreign Ministry was directed at a $1.1 billion order received by Raytheon Co for ground-system hardware to support Taiwan's Patriot air defense capability. China complains about arms sales to Taiwan CNN |
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