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Mass grave of 157 bodies unearthed in Libyan town.Libyan government officials said Sunday mbl jerseys wholesale they have unearthed a mass grave with 157 bodies of rebel fighters and civilians in an eastern town that was a major battleground during the country’s 2011 civil war.By Mahmud Turkia, AFP/Getty ImagesSoldiers give a demonstration at a military parade on Sunday in Tripoli during the graduation of the first batch of soldiers from the 23 of October brigade in the Libyan national army.By Mahmud Turkia, AFP/Getty ImagesSoldiers give a demonstration at a military parade on Sunday in Tripoli during the graduation of the first batch of soldiers from the 23 of October brigade in the Libyan national army.It is the largest grave yet to be discovered from the conflict that began as a popular uprising and ended with the capture and killing of Libyan leader last October.Nearly five months after the civil war ended, the country’s new government is struggling to rebuild a national security force, unify the country’s militias and tribes under its authority, and ready the country’s justice system to handle cases of those accused of war crimes, including Gadhafi’s son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam.The affects of the war itself are still apparent.The head of the new government-run missing persons office, Omar al-Obeidi, told The Associated Press that 80 of the bodies discovered in Bin Jawwad have been identified. He said they are all from eastern Libya. The youngest was a 17-year-old male.”This is the biggest (mass grave) so far,” he said. “These are civilians who were protesting in their cities and killed by Gadhafi’s men,” he said referring to armed fighters and residents of eastern cities.Al-Obeidi said most appear to have died from gunshot wounds and rocket strikes starting in March. Some were executed, while others were severely disfigured from rocket attacks, he said.The excavation of the bodies began Friday and finished Sunday.He said a “Martyrs’ Parade” has been planned for those found in the mass grave. The procession, scheduled for Monday, will start in Bin Jawwad, pass through the city of Ajdabiya and conclude in the former rebel capital of Benghazi.The small town of Bin Jawwad, 375 miles east of the capital Tripoli, is on Libya’s main coastal highway and was the scene of intense fighting throughout the civil war, trading hands several times.Osama Swail, a spokesman at the Ministry of Martyrs, Wounded and , said the bodies that were identified would be returned to the families for funerals. He said two of his brothers were among the dead.A forensic team is looking at samples and photos of the remaining bodies to see if they match with DNA samples the ministry has for missing persons in Libya.The ministry said the mass grave was first discovered in December.christian louboutin shoes Libya estimates that around 7,000 people remain missing as a result of the civil war.


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New York Mets is scheduled to make his first start in nearly 18 months on Tuesday

By Jeff Roberson,, APThe Mets are counting on Johan Santana, taking part in a bunting drill, who hasn’t pitched since 2010 because of shoulder injuries.By Jeff Roberson,, abercrombie and fitch uk APThe Mets are counting on Johan Santana, taking part in a bunting drill, who hasn’t pitched since 2010 because of shoulder injuries.The significance?”It starts with the left-hander,” is how manager ranks the two-time winner’s return from shoulder surgery among the team’s impact issues. “None of us know what to expect.”PHOTOS: Santana’s return is one of several crucial factors for the Mets if they are to reverse a recent string of losing that has chipped away at fan support and premium players. But the Mets should have a better idea of what to expect for this season and beyond before Santana takes the mound.The previous day, perhaps the most crucial decision of all could be made. That’s when a federal judge has said he would rule on whether Mets owners and would face a trial that could cost them as much as $386 million for their connection to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.There’s little discussion in the clubhouse of the owners’ plight. The manager and players are aware but powerless.”Be positive,” Santana says. “We’re here, we’re getting better and a lot of these guys are excited about being back. We’re going to have fun and win some games.”Mets at a glanceLast season: 77-85, fourth in the EastManager: Terry Collins, second seasonGeneral manager:, second seasonProjected lineup: C , 1B , 2B Daniel Murphy, SS Ruben Tejada, 3B , LF Jason Bay, CF Andres Torres, RF Lucas DudaProjected rotation: LHP Johan Santana, RHP R.A. Dickey, RHP Dillon Gee, LHP Jonathon Niese, RHP Mike PelfreyCloser: RHP Frank FranciscoRoster question: Can a supposedly set lineup remain that way? For a team coming off an 85-loss season before losing the NL batting champion, it??s surprising the Mets have little or no competition except for the final bench and bullpen spots. But that assumes plenty, considering injuries limited third baseman David Wright to 102 games last year, first baseman Ike Davis to 36 and new center fielder Andres Torres to 123, and left fielder Jason Bay has averaged 109 the last two years. Collins says the second-most important factor in a Mets revival is “our star players. We changed the dimensions to help them be the kind of players they are.”The Mets have moved in the fences at — most significantly 12 feet in left-center and 11 feet in right-center — because face-of-the-franchise David Wright’s slugging percentage has been .463 since the ballpark opened three years ago, compared with .537 the previous three seasons. And because Jason Bay’s 18 homers in his two seasons in are half his 2009 production.”David was a five-time All-Star hitting balls to right-center field,” Collins says. “He couldn’t do that successfully in our park. He altered his swing.”The Mets could have the more powerful versions of Wright and Bay. They could have Santana healthy again, as well as slugging first baseman Ike Davis, limited by injury issues to 36 games last year after he hit 19 homers and 71 RBI as a rookie in 2010.But they also could have the cloud of economic duress get even darker coming off an offseason in which shortstop and National League batting champ Jose Reyes took a six-year, $106 million contract from the that was out of the Mets’ financial league. That came after outfielder Carlos Beltran was traded in July. It’s no wonder Wright, whose contract has a $16 million club option for 2013, hears his name in trade speculation in the news media.But even if a fourth consecutive fourth-place finish wouldn’t be enough to nudge general manger Sandy Alderson toward such a move, a cash-strapped ownership could. Alderson attempted to inject some levity when, on the eve of spring training, he tweeted, “Getting ready for Spring Training-Driving to FL but haven’t left yet. Big fundraiser tonight for gas money. Also exploring PAC contribution.”Rescuing the Mets could be more daunting, though Alderson has focused on rebuilding the farm system, much as a GM would overhaul a struggling team in a smaller market. Quickly, the Mets will learn if Davis, catcher Josh Thole and shortstop Ruben Tejada can grow into key players. They all will be in this year’s lineup.discount abercrombie hats clearance sale Pitcher Matt Harvey, 22, has caught Collins’ eye at the outset of his second pro season.But a lot of things the Mets can’t control could dictate their direction.(Preview as of Feb. 29)


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PROMISING” (, Sundays, 10 ET/PT, March 4)Right off, we have to start with a caveat: What makes GCB promising is a strong cast, led by , and Annie Potts; a well-respected writer in Steel Magnolias’ Robert Harling; and the fervent desire in some circles, at least, for a comedy soap to take the place of the departing .The problem is that the pilot for this is trying much too hard to have fun, which inevitably sucks some of the fun out of it. Still, that cast and that desire and the chance that the TV pros running the show will be able to nurture the best of what Harling has created while weeding out some of the excess is enough to make one err on the side of optimism.By Bill Matlock, ABCThe good news about ‘GCB’: It reunites Kristin Chenoweth with her ‘Pushing Daisies’ producers. The bad: They might be trying a little too hard to have fun. ‘Touch’ (Fox, Thursdays, 9 ET/PT, March 22)One of Kiefer Sutherland’s gifts is his ability to make even the most absurd situations seem plausible. That’s one reason it’s so good to see this 24 star make a terrific, often-tender Fox return in this sci-fi drama (which had a sneak preview in January). This time, instead of an extraordinarily able agent, he’s an ordinary widowed father with a special son. Misdiagnosed as autistic, the 11-year-old is actually some kind of mystic savant, capable of spotting patterns in everyday events that somehow allow him to predict the future. Or maybe that’s what he’s doing. The problem going forward will be to both explain the child’s powers and limit them, two tasks creator never quite mastered in Heroes. We know Sutherland can handle the “drama”; what remains to be seen is if Kring can master the “sci-fi.”” (AMC, Sundays, 10 ET/PT, two-hour premiere at 9 on March 25)At this pace, it will take Mad Men as long to get through the ’60s as it took the ’60s.Almost a year and a half after it left us hanging in shock over ‘s marriage proposal, Mad Men finally returns for its fifth-season premiere. As usual, we don’t know much about where the show is headed, or even when exactly it takes place: Mad Men keeps its cards close to its carefully tailored vests. But then, most of us didn’t know what was happening in the ’60s when they were passing by, either.Not that we’re in a rush, mind you. Looming ahead for Don and company lie bad haircuts, bell bottoms, platform shoes, leisure suits and Nehru jackets. And really, who wants to see that?By Helen Sloan, HBOHe’s back: Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and the Game of Thrones gang return to HBO on Sunday, March 1 at 9 ET/PT.’Game of Thrones’ (HBO, Sundays, 9 ET/PT, April 1)Let’s get this over with upfront: In all likelihood, Ned is still dead.More, perhaps, than any plot move last season, the death of Sean Bean’s Ned seemed to alienate and infuriate many viewers. Not the ones who read the books they knew it was coming but many of the ones who came new to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy on TV.As this is a fantasy, Ned could conceivably come back, but don’t count on it. Thrones’ primary virtue is the care with which it brings Martin’s vision to life. It’s not a carbon copy; no TV show could be. But it is just about the best dramatized version of the books you could ever hope to find. Which means if Ned’s death still rankles, you should probably find something else to watch on Sunday nights.’Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23′(ABC, Wednesdays, 9:30 ET/PT, April 11)Some shows you just know will annoy as many people as they delight. Maybe more.A cartoonish twist on small-town-girl-in-the-big-city sitcoms, Apt. 23 stars Dreama Walker as a sweet Midwesterner who ends up sharing an apartment with quintessential Manhattanite Chloe, played with relish by . It’s no surprise Chloe operates under a sink-or-swim moral code that allows her to steal and walk out on checks. The surprise is Chloe is, in a horrid sort of way, strangely likable.Unless you hate her, in which case you’ll probably find the show as off-putting as its title.’Girls’ (HBO, Sundays, 10:30 ET/PT, April 15)Talk about jumping in with both feet. As star, creator and director of this comedy about a group of twentysomething friends in , Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture) makes one of the most startlingly fearless TV debuts on record. Think of this as Sex and the City for a new generation, or Entourage for poor girls or as a witty, rambling, engaging creation all its own.Dunham is Hannah, a weight-conscious, unemployed, would-be writer who shares an apartment with sweet, gorgeous best friend Marnie (a lovely performance by Allison Williams). Their stories go through the standard slice-of-life lines, but what stops it from being yet another woe-is-me slog is Hannah’s pluck, and Dunham’s ability to make her both irritating and endearing.PROBLEMATIC’Awake’ (NBC, Thursdays, 10 ET/PT, March 1)Clearly, two lives are not better than one.Created by Kyle Killen, who tried a variation on the double-life theme in , Awake stars as a cop who wakes up after an auto accident to find he’s living parallel lives and switching between them every time he wakes up. He’s not willing to give either one up; in one, his wife survived, and in the other, his son.It’s an interesting idea and a very good pilot but for now, unfortunately, that’s where the praise ends. Rather than expanding the premise, the next three episodes simply complicate an already muddled story. It’s a lot of work keeping these worlds straight, and by Episode 4, you may wonder whether staying awake is worth the effort.’Missing’ (ABC, Thursdays, 8 ET/PT, March 15)You won’t invest if you don’t believe.Pretty much every moment of this mom-on-a-mission spy thriller feels forced and fake, but the central problem lies in the casting. Perhaps you will believe as an ex-CIA agent kicking butt and taking names across Europe as she searches for her kidnapped son, but I didn’t. 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Set in Miami Beach in 1959, this Mob-entangled family drama shimmers with midcentury style, from the snazzy cars to the gorgeous lobby of the hotel that Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Ike Evans runs. Alas, lobbies don’t speak; people do. And most everything coming out of the characters’ mouths is so familiar, you can finish the lines before they do. What’s magic about that?


‘Kingdoms of Amalur’ DLC out as star

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Israeli attack on Iran might pull U.S. into new war

Israeli attack on Iran might pull U.S. into new war

An Israeli pre-emptive attack on Iran’s nuclear sites could draw the into a new Mideast conflict,jimmy choo handbags handbags on sale a prospect dreaded by a war-weary Pentagon wary of new entanglements.By Gali Tibbon, AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a press conference at his Jerusalem office on the economic situation on Wednesday.By Gali Tibbon, AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a press conference at his Jerusalem office on the economic situation on Wednesday.That could mean pressing into service the top tier of American firepower warplanes, warships, special operations forces and possibly airborne infantry with unpredictable outcomes in one of the world’s most volatile regions.”Israel can commence a war with Iran, but it may well take U.S. involvement to conclude it,” says , a specialist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.An armed clash with Iran is far from certain. Diplomacy backed by increasingly tough economic penalties is still seen by the and much of the rest of the world as worth pursuing for now, not least because the other options going to war or simply doing nothing are considered more risky.Israel, however, worries that Iran soon could enter a “zone of immunity” in which enough of its nuclear materials are beyond the reach of Israeli air power so that Iran could not be stopped, or perhaps could be stopped only by superior American firepower.If Israel’s American-made strike planes managed to penetrate Iranian air space and bomb Iran’s main nuclear facilities, some of which are underground, then Iran would be expected to retaliate in any number of ways. That possibly could include the firing of Shahab-3 ballistic missiles at or other Israeli targets.Iran might take a less direct approach, relying on its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon or Hamas militants in Gaza to hit Israel with missiles from closer range.Iran also might block the , a key transit route for the world’s oil tankers. It could attack nearby Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet. In either of these scenarios, the U.S. military almost certainly would hit back, possibly with strikes against the Iranian navy or land targets., a defense analyst at the , sees a chance that the U.S. could largely stay out of the fight if Israel struck first. If Iran’s air defenses managed to knock down an Israeli fighter pilot, however, U.S. special operations forces might be sent to rescue him, he said.If the U.S. spotted Iran preparing to fire a ballistic missile at Israel in a retaliatory act, “it’s possible we would decide to take that missile out,” O’Hanlon said. “I would bet against most other direct American involvement.”Iran’s response to an Israeli pre-emptive strike is unpredictable. Iran’s defense minister, in a warning broadcast Saturday on state-run television, said a strike by “the Zionist regime will undoubtedly lead to the collapse of this regime.” Gen. Ahmad Vahidi did not say what type of action Iran would take should Israel attack.Uncertainty about Iranian retaliation, as well as the cascade of potential consequences if the U.S. got drawn into the conflict, is at the core of U.S. officials’ rationale for publicly casting doubt on the wisdom of Israeli military action now.Gen. , chairman of the , bluntly made the point last weekend. He told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS that the retaliation equation is “the reason that we think that it’s not prudent at this point to decide to attack Iran” and “that’s been our counsel to our allies, the Israelis, well-known, well-documented.” He said he doubts Israel has been persuaded by Washington’s pleadings.Depending on the type and scale of the Iranian reaction to an Israeli strike, and whether it included attacks on U.S. forces or bases, would be under enormous domestic political pressure to come to Israel’s aid. His prospective Republican challengers for the have tried to portray Obama as insufficiently loyal to Israel and overly tolerant of Iran.Obama could decide to provide Israel with extra missile defense systems, such as the Patriot, to help defend its cities. He could choose a more aggressive course, ordering follow-up air strikes on Iranian targets such as military bases and its remaining nuclear facilities.”That’s kind of the nightmare scenario,” says Charles Wald, a retired Air Force general who argues nonetheless that the best hope for stopping Iran from getting the bomb is to strengthen the credibility of threats to use U.S. or Israeli military force. Such threats, he argues, could change Iran’s course.The U.S. has two aircraft carriers, the and the USS Carl Vinson, and other warships near Iran’s shores, as well as a wide array of warplanes at land bases on the , and thousands of troops in Kuwait. It also has special operations forces near Iran’s eastern border, in Afghanistan.Wald is co-leader of the , which warned in a Feb. 8 report that Iran is “fast approaching the nuclear threshold.” While not advocating an Israeli pre-emptive strike, Wald’s group said the U.S. should provide Israel with 200 advanced GBU-31 bombs capable of reaching targets buried deep underground and three KC-135 refueling planes to extend the range of Israel’s strike jets.The US has no immediate plans to provide Israel with new military aid.The consensus view among U.S. intelligence agencies is that Iran is not building a nuclear bomb now but is developing a capability to do so in the future. A critical question is how long it would take Iran to assemble a bomb, once a decision was made to proceed, and how much additional time it would need to affix the bomb to a missile or other means of delivering it beyond its own borders.Obama has not ruled out using force to stop Iran from building a bomb. But his administration, joined by many allied nations, has counseled Israel to hold off. Several senior administration officials have been to Israel in recent days to emphasize caution, including Obama’s national security adviser, .Obama is due to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on March 5. The Israeli defense minister, , is meeting Wednesday at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.Iran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and has invited the U.S. and four other powers to sit down for nuclear talks. But in recent weeks tensions have grown amid Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Western penalties and debate in Israel about a pre-emptive strike.Adding to a sense of urgency was a Feb. 2 report that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will attack Iran in April, May or June. Panetta has not disputed the report but has said he doesn’t think Israel has yet decided to act.In the U.S. view, jimmy choo outlet online store any Israeli attack could set back the Iranian nuclear program a few of years at most, while giving Iranian leaders extra incentive and domestic support for rebuilding a clandestine program out of reach of inspectors.Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


Iran further complicates relations between Obama and the white house

Iran further complicates relations between Obama and the white house

The relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been complicated by misunderstandings, diplomatic miscues and occasional differences of opinion.Pool photo by Aaron ShowalterPresident Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister discount abercrombie footwear clearance sale Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 21 in New York City. They will meet Monday at the White House.Pool photo by Aaron ShowalterPresident Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 21 in New York City. They will meet Monday at the White House.Obama has angered Israelis and some American Jews with his call to halt settlements in the . Last time Netanyahu visited Washington, he embarrassed the president by lecturing him about Israel’s history in front of the cameras. And at the G-20 summit in November, a hot mic caught Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy griping about the Israeli premier.As Netanyahu heads to Washington this weekend, the relationship might be approaching its most delicate moment. Obama is trying to persuade Netanyahu that it’s in Israel’s interest to resist, at least in the immediate future, launching a direct strike against Iran’s nuclear program.STORY: STORY: STORY: The president will have a chance to press Netanyahu face to face when the two meet Monday at the , the same day Netanyahu is scheduled to speak to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Obama will address AIPAC on Sunday. Discussions about the and the future of peace talks are among the issues on the AIPAC agenda, but the buzz before the group’s annual meeting centers on whether Israel will buck the White House and carry out a military strike on Iran. The differences between Obama and Netanyahu over how much time they have to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon seem stark.”The two are temperamentally very different leaders, but this isn’t about personalities,” says Jon Alterman, a Middle East analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton repeated the administration’s position on Tuesday that Iran has not decided whether to pursue a nuclear weapon. The Obama administration believes there is still “time and space” to thwart Iran’s nuclear program through sanctions and diplomacy, White House spokesman said.Iran has become further isolated as both the and Europe have increased sanctions in recent weeks. The has announced a boycott of Iranian oil. Penalties against Iran’s central bank and those doing business with it have helped prompt a precipitous slide in Iran’s currency. Iran is finding it more difficult to do business with reputable international banks. Even India, which continues to buy Iran’s oil, is only willing to pay in rupees limiting where Iran will be able to spend that revenue.Israeli officials say Iran is quickly approaching what Defense Minister Ehud Barak calls a “zone of immunity” where Israel’s military capabilities wouldn’t be sufficient to mount an effective strike. Though the Israelis agree that stepped-up sanctions are starting to take a toll on Iran, they aren’t working fast enough, says Mark Dubowitz, executive director at the Foundation for , a conservative group that focuses its research on human rights and terrorism issues.Obama’s director of national intelligence, , said in late January that the Iranian regime “so far” had not changed their behavior in the face of sanctions, but “as the pressure ratchets up, there is the prospect that they could change.”"The Israelis are looking at a calculus where they are not really sure if Obama means what he says when he articulates over and over again that an Iranian nuke is unacceptable and the military option is always on the table,” says Dubowitz, who has advised the administration and Congress on sanctions against Iran. “If I were an Israeli, I would be much more worried about the Iranian regime than their hardware. I would want assurances from the president that he is not willing to bet the survival of Israel on the theory that this is a containable regime.”In recent weeks, Obama has dispatched some of his top advisers to Israel to huddle with Netanyahu and Israeli officials about Iran’s nuclear program, and senior administration officials have publicly stated that they believe an attack against Iran is not wise. But a report by the nuclear watchdog, the , indicated last week that Iran has accelerated uranium enrichment, further cementing the Israeli viewpoint that time is running out.It remains unclear whether Israel will even give the Obama administration forewarning if it decides to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran. Carney declined to comment on the matter during a White House news briefing Tuesday.In the GOP presidential race, the candidates have stepped up criticism of Obama’s handling of Iran and have repeatedly suggested that the president has been a less-than-trustworthy ally to Israel.Mel Levine, a former California congressman who serves as an adviser to the Obama re-election campaign,abercrombie and fitch uk

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