U.S. will defend Israel, Hamas continued Keeping

Following the attacks Israel to the Gaza kill 228 people, the Government of the United States, Saturday (27/12), seemed impressed defend Israel and blame militant group Hamas who control Gaza.

U.S. asks Hamas immediately hold a truce and stop serangannya return to Israel if want this latest conflict ended.

Some 228 people were killed and 400 people were injured as a result of attacks explode-blind by Israel to Gaza City, Saturday. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak still sesumbar that attack to the Gaza Strip will be expanded if "necessary".

Spokesperson U.S. National Security Council, Gordon Johndroe, that the U.S. should not unleash attacks to Israel after the truce held last few months. "They are not another civilian, so Israel will protect its people from terrorist attack groups such as Hamas, which does not discriminate perspective and kill their own people," Johndroe said in Texas. However, Johndroe said, the U.S. does not want to see more violence.

Brooke Anderson, Spokesperson National Security Council, which appointed Obama, said, Obama continues to monitor global events, including the situation in the Gaza Strip. When Israel attacks the Gaza Strip again, Hamas Spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum emphasized the government will continue to survive until the final point of blood.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemns attack Israel. Egypt has called Ambassador of Israel to declare keberatannya attitudes, and asks Israel to open Gaza Strip and allow cars an ambulance carrying injured victims.

Meanwhile, Laos Condoleezza Rice said the U.S., strong U.S. condemns rocket and mortar attacks by Hamas to Israel. "Hamas has violated truce. So, the armistice should be immediately implemented again," said Rice.

Johndroe said, the U.S. requested that humanitarian needs are met in the Gaza Strip. He was pressing Israel to avoid fisticuffs with civil society. "I know they (Israel) has a target of Hamas headquarters, headquarters. However, we are pressing them to avoid civilian victims," he said.

Israel attacks Gaza Strip to also invite protests from a number of countries in the world, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the Vatican, and the Secretary General of the United Nations. Ambassador Tony Blair Middle East and the Arab League is scheduled to meet to discuss this issue. Elected U.S. President, Barack Obama, has received reports about the latest situation in Palestine.

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Source: AP

War and the Crisis Obama Could Be the Blessing

U.S. President elected Barack Obama will inherit two wars (Iraq and Afghanistan) and the economic crisis when appointed on 20 January. However, the challenge is thus can be a blessing for Obama government.

Therefore, the reported news agency Associated Press, Friday (26/12), cite a number of experts in analyzing the prospects of governance Obama. Currently, the U.S. experienced a difficult situation with high unemployment and low confidence from inevstor. However, if Obama can make a few improvements so people will laud Obama sky.

Obama is currently enjoying high popularity. The Cabinet also chose to get wide support. Acquisition of majority party vote in the Democratic Senate and House of Representatives will also be the best agenda Obama.

However, a number of other politicians think that Obama is not a waste of time. He must determine the main issues that will be tackled first in the 100-day reign. Obama must determine which preferred to end the war between Iraq, restoring the economy to create jobs, secure the pension funds, or restore investor confidence.

"Obama should consider whether the risk exceeds the limit versus not reach the target," said William Galston, domestic policy assistant in the government President Bill Clinton.

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Source: AP

Rice Accept Gift from Bush

Protection Rules can be put George W. Bush as a leader of the highest in the government of the United States (U.S.), but problems in gaining official gift from the government of foreign countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs Condoleezza Rice even get more attention.

Head elegant diplomat noted that receive a set of diamond and ruby jewelry from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, which is worth 165,000 U.S. dollars. However, according to an official list of prizes issued this week by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the U.S..

As AFP reported on Wednesday (24/12), the King of Jordan Abdullah II gave Rice a set of jewelry comes from the emerald and diamond, which consists of a necklace, bracelet, earrings and a ring worth 147,000 U.S. dollars.

Meanwhile, Bush's wife, Laura, also receive a set of jewelry that comes from the diamond and sapphire from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but it owns only worth half that given to Rice, that is 85,000 U.S. dollars.

Among the list of gifts given to the Mother Country USA is the "various kinds of nuts and dried fruits" of the Dalai Lama, worth 6 U.S. dollars.

Some of the gifts received by President Bush kegemarannya reflect on the simple enjoyment of nature such as cycling and cross-clearing underbrush in the farm in Texas.

In connection with that, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick remember that the U.S. leader with the Swedish-made electric chainsaws equipped with a "hand of a comfortable grip."

All the prizes is still officially became the property of the country because U.S. law prohibits government officials to accept gifts from the governments of foreign countries.

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Spier Saddam brought to justice in the U.S.

An Iraqi citizen who lived in the U.S. pleaded guilty to be spier former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the trial in the U.S., on Monday (22/12).

Prosecutor Rod Rosenstein, said U.S. troops found dokuman in Iraq that shows the involvement of Saubhe Jassim Al-Dellemy (67) as a detective deceased Saddam.

According pengakuannya, Al-Dellemy destroy documents in the Iraqi Embassy in Washington that contains notes that Iraqi intelligence agents working in the U.S..

Al-Dellemy threatened a maximum penalty of five years when vonisnya will be in March 2009. Dozens of people have tried the U.S. government since Iraq invasion in 2003 As a detective for the Saddam government.


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Obama raised Promise Technology U.S.

United States President-elect Barack Obama said, governments will restore America's position as a leader in science and technology.

In a weekly radio speech, Sunday (21/12), Obama announced the removal of the three members of the Board of Advisors President affairs Science and Technology, John Holdren, Harold Varmus and Eric Lander.

Obama said, Holdren is a specialist physics known as his work in the field of climate and energy, Vamus Nobel Prize winner is the blessing of cancer research and Lander is the mapping of the human genome.

Obama nominated for important positions in government should be through the process of Senate. Yesterday afternoon, Obama arrived in Hawaii, where he and his family will enjoy the Christmas holidays for two weeks.

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Source: VOA