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17 May 11
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On Sunday Israel Defense Forces generally shot at the legs of hundreds of invading protesters at the country’s borders with Syria and Lebanon. Many of the demonstrators were wounded and some died. IDF gunfire killed at least one Syrian. Along the Lebanon border somewhere between three and 10 people died at the hands of either the IDF or the Lebanese Armed Forces. (Reports conflict.) . . . MORE >> Posted in Middle East, News Desk | No Comments » The Coast Guard said it closed the Mississippi River at the port in Natchez, Miss., because barge traffic could increase pressure on the levees. Heavy flooding from Mississippi tributaries has displaced more than 4,000 in the state, about half of them upstream from Natchez in the Vicksburg area. Several barges were idled at Natchez at the time of the closure, and many more could back up along the lower Mississippi. It wasn’t clear when the river would reopen, but port officials said the interruption could cost the U.S. economy hundreds of millions of dollars per day. The closure is the latest high-stakes decision made to protect homes and businesses that sit behind levees and floodwalls along the river. To take pressure off levees surrounding heavily populated New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Army Corps of Engineers opened the key Morganza Spillway, choosing to flood more rural areas with fewer homes. Another spillway near New Orleans was opened earlier, but it doesn’t threaten homes. During the spring, the Mississippi is a highway for towboats pushing barges laden with corn, soybeans, and other crops brought down from the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi river systems. Farm products come down the river to a port near New Orleans to be loaded onto massive grain carriers for export. Vessels scheduled to use the terminals will either have to wait out the high water or divert to other terminals or ports. Additional costs for delaying any one vessel routinely run $20,000 to $40,000 per day, port officials say. It’s not clear how long it will take for normal operations to return at Natchez and other terminals. The river is expected to crest Saturday in Natchez at 63 feet, down a half-foot than earlier predictions, but almost five feet above a record set in 1937. It could take weeks for the water to recede. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in National, News Desk | No Comments » Strauss-Kahn spent the night at the infamous Rikers Island, a 400-acre penal complex, after being denied bail Monday. Prosecutors had warned the wealthy banker might flee to France and put himself beyond the reach of U.S. law like the filmmaker Roman Polanski. Strauss-Kahn’s weekend arrest rocked the financial world as the IMF grapples with the European debt crisis, and it upended French presidential politics. Strauss-Kahn, a member of France’s Socialist party, was widely considered the strongest potential challenger next year to President Nicolas Sarkozy. Austria’s finance minister suggested Tuesday that Strauss-Kahn consider stepping down to avoid damaging the IMF, which provides emergency loans to countries in severe distress and tries to maintain global financial stability. In France, defenders of Strauss-Kahn, a former finance minister who had topped the polls as a possible candidate in presidential elections next year, said they suspected he was the victim of a smear campaign. Strauss-Kahn was ordered jailed at least until a court proceeding Friday. He cannot claim diplomatic immunity because he was in New York on personal business and was paying his own way, the IMF said. Strauss-Kahn is accused of attacking a maid who had gone in to clean his penthouse suite Saturday afternoon at a luxury hotel near Times Square. He is charged with attempted rape, sex abuse, a criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment, and forcible touching. The most serious charge carries five to 25 years in prison. Allegations of other, similar attacks by Strauss-Kahn began to emerge Monday. In France, a lawyer for a 31-year-old French novelist said she is likely to file a criminal complaint accusing him of sexually assaulting her nine years ago. A French lawmaker accused him of attacking other maids in previous stays at the same luxury hotel. And in New York, prosecutors said they are working to verify reports of at least one other case, which they suggested was overseas. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in Europe, News Desk | No Comments » The painstakingly choreographed visit to the official residence of Irish President Mary McAleese has been designed to highlight today’s exceptionally strong Anglo-Irish relations and the slow blooming of peace in neighboring Northern Ireland following a three-decade conflict that left 3,700 dead. Beaming smiles by the queen and McAleese—a Belfast-born Catholic who has spent 14 years lobbying for Elizabeth II to visit—demonstrated genuine warmth between the two women, who have met several times before. Inside the president’s residence, McAleese introduced the queen and husband Prince Philip to Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Outside, the queen introduced the president to British Foreign Minister William Hague. The two leaders then planted a tree as two children rang the residence’s Peace Bell. A 33-motorcycle police escort led the queen to McAleese’s residence in Dublin’s vast Phoenix Park through the unusually empty streets of Dublin—cleared to ensure no anti-British extremist could launch an attack. Irish Republican Army dissidents opposed to reconciliation with Britain still tried to undermine the visit with real and hoax bombs, but they caused no significant disruption. Irish Army experts overnight defused one pipe bomb on a Dublin-bound bus that was detected in Maynooth, 15 miles west of the capital. Police said the bomb was properly constructed but not primed to detonate. A second device abandoned near a light-rail station in west Dublin was deemed a hoax Tuesday morning. Later, police responded to at least two more reports of suspicious packages in working-class districts of north Dublin, but no further bombs were confirmed. More than 8,000 police, two-thirds of the entire country’s police force, shut down key roads in central Dublin and erected pedestrian barricades for several miles. About 1,000 Irish troops were kept in reserve. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in Europe, News Desk | 1 Comment » A similar event last year in which two Pakistani soldiers were killed prompted Pakistan to close for over a week a key border crossing that NATO uses to ship supplies into landlocked Afghanistan. NATO coalition spokesman Lt. Col. John Dorrian confirmed there were helicopters flying near the Pakistani border Tuesday and that there was “an incident.” The alliance was investigating, he said. A Western military official said the incident started before dawn, when a NATO base in Afghanistan received intermittent direct and indirect fire from the Pakistani side of the border. Two helicopters flew into the area to provide support, one of which fired across the border after twice receiving fire from the Pakistani side, said the official. The Pakistani army said in a statement that its troops fired on the helicopter after it entered Pakistani airspace in the early hours of the morning. Two of its troops were injured when the helicopter returned fire, it said. The attack took place in the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region. The area is a known sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaeda militants and has been targeted repeatedly by covert U.S. drone strikes. NATO said it was still trying to determine whether the helicopter crossed into Pakistani airspace. Dorrian said NATO will work with the Pakistani government to determine what happened, saying they expect it will reflect the same good cooperation seen in recent military operations along the border. In recent weeks, NATO and Pakistan have launched coordinated offensives against militants on their respective sides of the border. The Pakistani army said it has lodged a strong protest and demanded a meeting with NATO officials to discuss the incident. Relations are even more tense now following the Navy SEALs raid on May 2 that killed bin Laden in Abbottabad, an army town only about 35 miles outside the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in News Desk, Pakistan | No Comments » Hello! Random question of the day: What is something you are looking forward to this month? This is our daily (except for Sundays) open thread, where you can 1) answer my question, 2) talk about something else, or 3) say something truly encouraging to the commenter before you. Posted in News Desk, Watercooler Chatter | 70 Comments » But the letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith made no provision to ensure the bishops actually follow the guidelines, and victims groups immediately denounced the recommendations as “dangerously flawed” because they stress the exclusive authority of bishops to determine the credibility of abuse allegations. In the Vatican’s latest effort to show it is serious about rooting out pedophiles from the priesthood, the letter tells all the world’s bishops to establish “clear and coordinated procedures” with superiors of religious orders to deal with pedophiles and care for their victims. It puts on paper that it is “important” for bishops to cooperate with police in investigating abuse allegations and that bishops should follow civil reporting laws where they exist. Critically, the letter reinforces bishops’ exclusive authority in dealing with abuse cases. It says independent lay review boards that have been created to oversee the church’s child protection policies and ensure compliance “cannot substitute” for bishops’ judgment and power. Recently, such lay review committees in the United States and Ireland have reported that some bishops “failed miserably” in following their own guidelines and thwarted the boards’ work by withholding information from them and by enacting legal hurdles that made ensuring compliance impossible. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the document’s emphasis on the central authority of bishops isn’t a negative commentary on the role of lay review boards but rather a reminder of the “great responsibility” bishops have in dealing with abuse cases as heads of their dioceses. Lombardi explained that the Vatican didn’t make reporting abuse cases to police mandatory on bishops because different countries have different laws that bishops must abide by. The Vatican has said such a binding reporting rule would be problematic for priests working in countries with repressive regimes. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in News Desk, Religion | 7 Comments » The reality TV star and real estate mogul made his announcement at a Manhattan hotel as NBC, which airs his show, rolled out its fall lineup. Trump’s office released a formal statement just as he was taking the stage. In it, a confident Trump said he felt he could win the Republican nomination and beat President Barack Obama in the general election but had come to realize a presidential campaign could not be run half-heartedly. Several Republicans are seeking the nomination in a race that lacks a clear front-runner. Among the top hopefuls are former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. The GOP is still waiting to hear whether Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin or Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann will get in the race. Trump has floated the idea of a presidential candidacy in both 1988 and 2000 but claimed he was more serious than ever this time, citing the weak economy and the sense that the United States was in decline. In the past few months, he delivered speeches to national GOP groups and traveled to early primary states like New Hampshire and Nevada. During that time, he reignited the so-called “birther” controversy by questioning Obama’s birthplace. Obama finally distributed his long-form birth certificate earlier this month, indirectly casting Trump as a carnival barker and the controversy as a sideshow. Trump took credit for the release even though it robbed his candidacy of its signature issue. Trump is the second Republican in a matter of days to say no to a bid for the GOP nomination. Mike Huckabee announced Saturday that he wouldn’t seek the presidency. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in Campaign 2012, News Desk | 9 Comments » Geithner informed Congress of his decision in a letter stating that the government had officially reached its $14.3 trillion borrowing limit. He repeated a warning that if lawmakers do not increase the borrowing limit by August 2, the government is at risk of an unprecedented default on its debt. The debt limit is the amount of money the government can borrow to help finance its operations. The nation has reached its debt limit because the federal government has grown accustomed to borrowing massive amounts of money. The latest estimate is that it borrows 40 cents for every dollar it spends. Bankers and business executives warn that a default would throw into question the value of U.S. Treasury securities, which are considered the world’s safest investments, according to The Wall Street Journal. Many loans and business deals are based on the value of those securities and defaulting could trigger a financial crisis. Republicans have said they will not vote to raise the borrowing limit until Congress and the White House agree on a plan to reduce the deficit through spending cuts. House Speaker John Boehner said last week that those cuts should be larger than any increase in the debt ceiling. The Congressional Budget Office projects that this year’s deficit will total $1.4 trillion. That’s would nearly match 2009’s record imbalance and mark the third straight year in which the federal deficit has exceeded $1 trillion. Vice President Joe Biden is holding negotiations with lawmakers over the types of deficit-cutting measures that need to be approved to win congressional approval of a higher debt limit. Even though the government has reached its official borrowing limit, Geithner said unexpected revenue and bookkeeping maneuvers will allow the Treasury to continue auctioning debt for another 11 weeks. Geithner has suspended pension payments in the past when Congress has held off raising the debt limit. The money that the two pension funds will lose will be replaced when Congress votes to raise the borrowing limit. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Posted in National, News Desk | 25 Comments » Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a married father of four, was arrested less than four hours after the alleged assault, removed from first class on a Paris-bound Air France flight that was just about to leave the gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Strauss-Kahn was taken into custody on Saturday and spent more than 24 hours inside a Harlem, N.Y., precinct, where police say the maid identified him from a lineup, then headed to a hospital for a “forensic examination” requested by prosecutors to obtain more evidence in the case, defense lawyer William Taylor said. He faced arraignment Monday on charges of attempted rape and criminal sexual contact in the alleged attack on a maid who went into his $3,000-a-night penthouse suite at the luxury Sofitel hotel near Times Square to clean it. Another defense attorney, Benjamin Brafman, said the IMF managing director “intends to vigorously defend these charges and he denies any wrongdoing.” In France on Monday, a lawyer for a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Strauss-Kahn nine years ago said she now wants to file a legal complaint against the IMF head. Lawyer David Koubbi told RTL radio Monday that his client, Tristane Banon, did not file suit earlier due to pressure over the alleged 2002 assault. A member of France’s Socialist party, Strauss-Kahn was widely considered the strongest potential challenger next year to President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose political fortunes have been flagging. Fellow Socialists increasingly defended Strauss-Kahn, citing contradictions in the investigation, and pledged to stick to the campaign calendar. But the arrest could throw the long-divided Socialists back into disarray about who they could present as Sarkozy’s opponent. Candidates need to announce their intentions this summer to run in fall primary elections.Threats to Israel
The situation of Israel is once again heading toward extreme peril. In 1967 Israel took on the forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and routed all three. Since then suicide bombers and harassing endeavors from Hamas and Hezbollah have taken their toll physically and psychologically, but Israel’s existence has not been threatened. Now, the past 44 years are starting to seem downright peaceful in comparison with what likely lies ahead.Shipping along the Mississippi stopped as waters rise
The Coast Guard has interrupted shipping along the major artery for moving grain from farms in the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico over fears that the bulging Mississippi River could strain levees that protect hundreds of thousands from flooding. Already, thousands have sought refuge from floodwaters up and down the river.IMF chief held at NYC jail pressured to resign
Pressure built Tuesday for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to consider resigning as chief of the International Monetary Fund after he was charged with trying to rape a maid at a New York hotel.Queen Elizabeth II makes peace trip to Ireland
Undeterred by real or fake bombs, Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday began the first visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland.NATO helicopter attacks Pakistani army post
A NATO helicopter attacked a Pakistani army post near the Afghan border on Tuesday, injuring two soldiers and further increasing tensions following the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistani officials said.Whirled Views 05.17
Vatican tell bishops to report abuses to police
The Vatican told bishops around the world Monday that it is important to cooperate with police in reporting priests who rape and molest children and asked them to develop guidelines for preventing sex abuse by next May.Trump drops out of presidential run
Donald Trump said Monday he won’t run for president, choosing to stick with hostingThe Celebrity Apprentice over a bid for the Republican nomination.Debt limit reached, U.S. halts two pension investments
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Monday that he will immediately halt investments in two big government pension plans so the government can continue to borrow money.Head of IMF to face sexual assault charges
The head of the International Monetary Fund was examined for evidence that could incriminate him in the alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York, charges that stunned the global financial world and upended French presidential politics.
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