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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Washington Bureau
4 troops die in brazen Iraq kidnapping
In perhaps the boldest and most sophisticated attack in four years of warfare, gunmen speaking English, wearing U.S. military uniforms and carrying American weapons abducted four U.S. soldiers last week at the provincial headquarters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala and then shot them to death.
Digest
Allies wary of sending troops to Afghanistan
America's European allies on Friday remained noncommittal about sending additional troops to Afghanistan, even as the Bush administration sought to inject new energy into the NATO mission by offering more U.S. soldiers and money.
Auschwitz stands testament to horror, for now
As they do on every anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops, witnesses to the Holocaust will gather today - growing older, frailer and fewer each year.
Brit proposes jumping an hour ahead for brighter evenings
With a single sweep of an hour hand, Britain could shift closer to its continental neighbors and illuminate the thick gloom of winter evenings, a former minister said Friday, outlining proposals to set the country's clocks in line with mainland Europe.
Politics
Bush defends order to kill Iranian operatives
President Bush on Friday defended a Pentagon program to kill or capture Iranian operatives inside Iraq, saying that U.S. troops would use all necessary measures to protect themselves and Iraqi civilians.
Canada to pay $8.9-million to man tortured in Syria
The prime minister apologized Friday to a Syrian-born Canadian and said he would be compensated $8.9-million for Ottawa's role in his deportation by U.S. authorities to Damascus, where he was tortured and imprisoned for nearly a year.
Digest
Congress. work 'emboldens the enemy,' Gates says
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday an effort in Congress to pass a resolution opposing President Bush's troop buildup undercuts U.S. commanders in Iraq and "emboldens the enemy."
Politics
Democrats weighing spending bill
Liberals looking to Democrats for big spending increases in the new Congress - in education programs such as Head Start, for example - will come away disappointed with some of the choices being made in dividing up money for the rest of the fiscal year.
Iran to begin nuclear facility
Iran plans to begin work next month on an underground uranium enrichment facility, as part of a plan to create a network of tens of thousands of machines turning out material that could be used to make nuclear arms, U.N. officials said Friday.
Digest
It's all Hip-Hop, but don't trip eluding cops
Fashion and felonies don't mix. For instance, the 16-year-old robbery suspect in Covington, La., sure looked cool strolling around town in his baggy, low-riding pants.
Let it snow, let it -no!
The snow is already piled so high that drivers cannot see around corners. Homeowners are getting worried their roofs can't handle the load. And snow-removal crews are running up the overtime hours.
Memory lost, he just wandered
Joe Bieger walked out his front door with his two dogs one morning last fall a beloved husband, father, grandfather and assistant high school athletic director. Minutes later, all of that - indeed, his very identity - would seemingly be wiped from his brain's hard drive.
Politics
Military gives, police gladly receive
States are lining up to get surplus equipment, including helicopters and armored vehicles.
Musician defects from Cuba for new life in Tampa
Cuban salsa star Issac Delgado, one of the island's biggest musicians, has left his homeland and resettled in Tampa in one of the most notable music industry defections in the last decade.
Digest
Officer faces charges in Abu Ghraib case
The only U.S. military officer charged with a crime in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal will be court-martialed on eight charges, including cruelty and maltreatment of prisoners in Iraq, the Army said Friday.
Soldiers remembered for their dedication
"You don't have to love the war," Pvt. Johnathon M. Millican wrote on his MySpace page, "but you have to love the warrior."
Troops abducted in brazen Iraq attack
In perhaps the boldest and most sophisticated attack in four years of warfare, gunmen speaking English, wearing U.S. military uniforms and carrying American weapons abducted four U.S. soldiers last week at the provincial headquarters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala and then shot them to death.
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