Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2011.   The State Department’s obligation to U.S. citizens overseas is paramount. As the situation in Libya deteriorated we kept American citizens informed, issuing numerous messages advising them of the potential danger and ultimately, on Feb 20, advising them to depart while commercial flights were still available.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2011.   Over the last month, I’ve been traveling the country, talking to Americans about how we can out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world. Doing that will require a government that lives within its means, and cuts whatever spending we can afford to do[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011.   INDEX: DEPARTMENT Deputy Secretary Steinberg Held Meetings Today in Tirana and Sarajevo/Previous Two Days in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan Under Secretary Maria Otero in Nigeria Next Week/Promotion of Democratic Institutions, Processes LIBYA Ferry to Malta/Commercial Charter Flight/Istanbul UN Human Rights Council Resolution U.S. Working to[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the Security Council to consider immediately concrete steps against Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s Government for its deadly repression of protesters, with options ranging from sanctions to assured punishment. “In these circumstances, the loss of time means more loss of[Read More…]

BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2011.  The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The North Atlantic Council met this afternoon to discuss the serious situation in Libya, which affects the safety and security of thousands of citizens, including from NATO countries. The North Atlantic Council will continue to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011 – 2:33 P.M. EST  **Note addition to the transcript below. MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Scott, is this your first appearance?  Okay.  First of all, I want to apologize.  I know it’s a late briefing and a delayed briefing, even after announced, but there are a[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011.   MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. As was just announced in the White House press briefing, given current security conditions in Libya, coupled with our inability to guarantee fully the safety and security of our diplomatic personnel in the country,[Read More…]

Washington–(ENEWSPF)–Feb 25 – U.S. Representative Paul Broun, M.D. (GA-10) today released the following statement in response to comments from a constituent at his town hall meeting: “Tuesday night at a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia an elderly man asked the abhorrent question, “Who’s going to shoot Obama?”  I[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 February 2011 – The United Nations Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the recent violence in Libya and ordered an international inquiry into alleged abuses, while also recommending that the country’s membership in the UN’s top human rights body be suspended. In a resolution adopted unanimously at the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011.  According to a Rolling Stone article, a general in the United States Army ordered a “psychological operations” (psyops) unit to manipulate members of Congress visiting Afghanistan in an attempt to influence their decisions regarding support and funding of the war there. Follow-up reports indicate that General David[Read More…]