En route Portland, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011 – 9:34 A.M. PST MR. CARNEY: I’m going to try to do this relatively fast so that nobody gets hurt in landing here. To begin, I want to read you a statement by the President on violence in Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen: “I am[Read More…]
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State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, February 18, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton Asia Society Speech Ivory Coast: U.S. Condemns Nationalization of Banks ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS Ambassador Rice Will State Position at 3 PM Session/Secretary Spoke with President Abbas EGYPT/IRAN Reprogramming of $150 Million/Suez Canal/Iran Attack on Journalist BAHRAIN/YEMEN/REGION U.S. Remains Concerned/Political, Economic, and Social Reform[Read More…]
DOD Announces Sentence for Detainee Noor Uthman Muhammed
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)-February 18, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today that Noor Uthman Muhammed was sentenced to 14 years in confinement for providing material support to al-Qaeda and conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization and terrorism. A pre-sentencing hearing took place in a military commission courtroom at[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, February 18, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–February 18, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Jonathan A. Pilgeram, 22, of Great Falls, Mont., died Feb. 17 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Air Force Casualties, February 18, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–February 18, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Airman 1st Class Corey C. Owens, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, died Feb. 17 due to a non-combat related incident at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. He was assigned[Read More…]
Notre Dame Responds To Criticism Of Response To Sexual Misconduct Complaints
Notre Dame, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The University of Notre Dame released a statement today after criticism in the Chicago Tribune that Notre Dame had been lax in investigating allegations of sexual abuse: In response to criticism directed at the University of Notre Dame for its response to sexual misconduct complaints, the University offers[Read More…]
Steps Taken to Prevent Repeat of Fraud in Haiti’s Run-off Elections, UN Envoy Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 February 2011 – Measures are being taken at the 1,500 voting centres for Haiti’s presidential run-off election next month to prevent a repetition of fraud that marred the first round last November, a senior United Nations official said today. The Organization of American States (OAS) will increase its[Read More…]
UN Rights Chief Condemns Violence Against Protesters in Middle East, North Africa
NEW YORK–(ENWESPF)–18 February 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief today denounced the violence by security forces against protesters in Libya, Bahrain and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa as illegal and excessively heavy-handed. “The nature and scope of the human rights violations taking place in[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Helps Break Ground on Major Everglades Restoration Project
NAPLES, FL –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined federal and state officials to break ground on the Picayune Strand habitat restoration project/Faka Union Canal pump station, a major component of the overall Picayune Strand project that will boost Florida’s economy while restoring historic water flows in the[Read More…]
NOAA: Another Spring of Major Flooding Likely in North Central U.S.
Washington, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–February 18, 2011. A large swath of the country is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring, from northeastern Montana through western Wisconsin following the Mississippi River south to St. Louis, National Weather Service flood experts are forecasting. Today the agency released an initial spring flood outlook[Read More…]
