NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 August 2011. Speaking to Bashar al-Assad by telephone on Saturday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Syrian President to immediately halt the use of force against civilians. Mr. Ban expressed his strong concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the[Read More…]
Day: August 7, 2011
Just the Facts: S&P’s $2 Trillion Mistake
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2011. In a document provided to Treasury on Friday afternoon, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) presented a judgment about the credit rating of the U.S. that was based on a $2 trillion mistake. After Treasury pointed out this error – a basic math error of significant consequence –[Read More…]
ISAF Mourns Loss of 38 Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 6, 2011. Thirty International Security Assistance Force service members, one civilian interpreter, and seven Afghan commandos were killed when a coalition CH-47 Chinook crashed in Afghanistan early today. All of the ISAF service members on board were from the U.S. The incident represents the highest number of U.S.[Read More…]
Statement of President Obama on Casualties in Afghanistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2011. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the Americans who were lost earlier today in Afghanistan. Their deaths are a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the men and women of our military and their families, including all[Read More…]
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