Rio de Janeiro–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011 – 2:56 P.M. BRT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Rio de Janeiro! AUDIENCE:  Hello! AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Many welcomes! THE PRESIDENT:  Alo!  Cidade!  Maravilhoso!  (Applause.)  Boa tarde, todo o povo brasileiro.  (Applause.) Since the moment we arrived, the people of this nation have graciously shown my family the warmth[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011.   The Vice President spoke today to Prime Minister of Algeria Ahmed Ouyahia and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as part of the ongoing consultations on the coalition action to fulfill United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.  The Vice President discussed with both[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011.   This morning, President Obama had a secure conference call beginning at 9:20AM local time with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Bob Gates, AFRICOM Commander General Carter Ham, and Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough. President Obama received[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011 –  Initial operations in Libya have been very effective, with French, British and U.S. air strikes crippling Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s capabilities, the U.S. military’s top-ranking officer said today. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–20 March 2011 – 15:30 UTC.  On Sunday, 20 March 2011, Graham Andrew, Special Adviser to the IAEA Director General on Scientific and Technical Affairs, briefed both Member States and the media on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan. His opening remarks, which he delivered at 15:30[Read More…]

GREAT BRITAIN—(ENEWSPF)—20 March 2011.  The Chief of the Defence Staff’s Strategic Communications Officer, Major General John Lorimer, briefed the media this morning (Sunday 20 March 2011) on Operation ELLAMY, the UK’s military action in support of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. BACKGROUND General Lorimer began the briefing by talking[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2011 – 10 AM EDT.  A two-part operation to spray water into the used fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 ended just before 7 A.M. EDT. Japan’s defense ministry announced that the Self Defense Force discharged more than 100 tons of water at the pool, and[Read More…]

(Photo: USGS) Honshu, Japan–(ENEWSPF)– The United States Geological Survey issued a preliminary earthquake report of yet another aftershock near the coast of Honshu, Japan. This one registering at 6.1 magnitude. The quake struck at 7:48 a.m. CST at a depth of 53.1 km. Relative to other locations, the quake hit[Read More…]