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Sunday, August 4, 2013
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Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threat
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.
The alert was the first of its kind since an announcement preceding the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This one comes with the scars still fresh from last year's deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and with the Obama administration and Congress determined to prevent any similar breach of an American Embassy or consulate.
"There is a significant threat stream and we're reacting to it," said Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He told ABC News in an interview to be aired Sunday that the threat was "more specific" than previous ones and the "intent is to attack Western, not just U.S. interests."
The State Department warning urged American travelers to take extra precautions overseas, citing potential dangers involved with public transportation systems and other prime sites for tourists and noting that previous terrorist attacks have centered on subway and rail networks as well as airplanes and boats. It suggested travelers sign up for State Department alerts and register with U.S. consulates in the countries they visit.
The statement said that al-Qaida or its allies might target either U.S. government or private American interests. The alert expires on Aug. 31.
The State Department said the potential for terrorism was particularly acute in the Middle East and North Africa, with a possible attack occurring on or coming from the Arabian Peninsula.
U.S. officials pointed specifically to Yemen, the home of al-Qaida's most dangerous offshoot and the network blamed for several notable terrorist plots on the United States, from the foiled Christmas Day 2009 effort to bomb an airliner over Detroit to the explosives-laden parcels intercepted the following year aboard cargo flights.
"Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond, and that they may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the end of August," a department statement said.
The alert was posted a day after the U.S. announced it would shut many diplomatic facilities Sunday. Spokeswoman Marie Harf said the department acted out of an "abundance of caution" and that some missions may stay closed for longer than a day. Sunday is a business day in Muslim countries, and the diplomatic offices affected stretch from Mauritania in northwest Africa to Afghanistan.
"I don't know if I can say there was a specific threat," said Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, the House Foreign Affairs Committee's top Democrat, who was briefed on the State Department's decision. "There is concern over the potentiality of violence."
Although the warning coincided with "Al-Quds Day," the last Friday of the Islamic month of Ramadan when people in Iran and some Arab countries express their solidarity with the Palestinians and their opposition to Israel, U.S. officials played down any connection. They said the threat wasn't directed toward a specific American diplomatic facility.
The concern by American officials over the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is not new, given the terror branch's gains in territory and reach during Yemen's prolonged Arab Spring-related instability.
The group made significant territorial gains last year, capturing towns and cities in the south amid a power struggle in the capital that ended with the resignation of Yemen's longtime leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh. A U.S.-aided counteroffensive by the government has since pushed the militants back.
Yemen's current president, Abdo Rabby Mansour Hadi, met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday, where both leaders cited strong counterterrorism cooperation. Earlier this week, Yemen's military reported a U.S. drone strike killed six alleged al-Qaida militants in the group's southern strongholds.
As recently as June, the group's commander, Qasim al-Rimi, released an Arabic-language video urging attacks on U.S. targets and praising the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings. "Making these bombs has become in everyone's ... reach," he said, according to the English subtitles on the video, reposted by private U.S. intelligence firm the IntelCenter.
"The blinking red intelligence appears to be pointing toward an Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula plot," said Seth Jones, counterterror expert at the Rand Corp., referring to the branch of al-Qaida known as AQAP.
Britain also took action Friday in Yemen, announcing it would close its embassy there on Sunday and Monday as a precaution.
Britain, which closely coordinates on intelligence matters with Washington, stopped short of releasing a similar region-wide alert but added that some embassy staff in Yemen had been withdrawn "due to security concerns." British embassies and consulates elsewhere in the Middle East were to remain open.
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, said the embassy threat was linked to al-Qaida and concerned the Middle East and Central Asia.
"In this instance, we can take a step to better protect our personnel and, out of an abundance of caution, we should," Royce said. He declined to say if the National Security Agency's much-debated surveillance program helped reveal the threat.
The New York Times reported Friday night that American officials said the U.S. had intercepted electronic communications among senior operatives of al-Qaida.
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence panel, also supported the department's decision to go public with its concerns.
"The most important thing we have to do is protect American lives," he said, describing the threat as "not the regular chitchat" picked up from would-be militants on the Internet or elsewhere.
The State Department issued another warning a year ago about potential violence connected to the Sept. 11 anniversary. Dozens of American installations were besieged by protests over reports of an anti-Islam video made by an American resident, and in Benghazi, Libya, the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed when militants assaulted a diplomatic post.
The administration no longer says Benghazi was related to the demonstrations. But the attack continues to be a flashpoint of contention with Republicans in Congress who say Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and others in the government misled the country about the nature of the attack after failing to provide adequate diplomatic protection.
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Associated Press writers Donna Cassata, Sagar Meghani and Kimberly Dozier in Washington and Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
New US penalties will greet Iran's new leader
WASHINGTON (AP) ? As Iran's new president takes over, new U.S. penalties against the country appear a done deal.
In a letter to President Barack Obama, 76 senators are demanding tougher punishment on Iran's economy until the Islamic republic scales back its nuclear program. It also urges Obama to consider military options while keeping the door open to diplomacy.
The Senate letter, a copy of which was obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, comes just days after the House overwhelmingly passed new restrictions on Iran's oil sector and its mining and construction industries. Senators are expected to take up the same package in September.
"Until we see a significant slowdown of Iran's nuclear activities, we believe our nation must toughen sanctions and reinforce the credibility of our option to use military force at the same time as we fully explore a diplomatic solution to our dispute with Iran," says the letter, which will be delivered Monday.
The Obama administration is concerned Congress' effort could undercut Iran's relatively moderate President-elect Hasan Rouhani, who was formally endorsed by Iran's ayatollah on Saturday and takes the oath of office Sunday. Rouhani has pledged to follow a "path of moderation" and promised greater openness over Iran's nuclear program.
Obama wants to give Rouhani a chance to prove his seriousness.
The U.S. believes Iran has been working for years to develop nuclear weapons. Iran insists its program is for peaceful energy and research purposes.
Rouhani's victory signaled Iran's clear dissatisfaction, the senators said. But they noted that all final decisions on nuclear matters rest with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said Iran must not be allowed to use any new nuclear negotiations with world powers to stall for time.
"Iran today continues its large-scale installation of advanced centrifuges," their letter said. "This will soon put it in the position to be able to rapidly produce weapons-grade uranium, bringing Tehran to the brink of a nuclear weapons capability."
"We need to understand quickly whether Tehran is at last ready to negotiate seriously," it added. "Iran needs to understand that the time for diplomacy is nearing its end."
Obama prefers diplomacy. He has given Iran until sometime next spring to prove to the world that its program is peaceful.
If Iran fails to do so, the stage may be set for military intervention from the U.S. or Israel, which sees Iranian nuclear weapons capacity as an existential threat and has warned of taking action according to its own timeline.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-penalties-greet-irans-leader-145539945.html
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Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green expecting 2nd child
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Less than a year after giving birth to her first child, Megan Fox is pregnant again.
A spokeswoman for the actress said Friday that Fox and her husband, Brian Austin Green, are expecting their second child together. Publicist Dominique Appel offered no other details.
Fox and Green welcomed a son, Noah, in September. Green also has a son named Kassius from a previous relationship with actress Vanessa Marcil.
Fox and Green were married in 2010. They began dating in 2004.
Fox was last seen on screen in Judd Apatow's 2012 comedy, "This Is 40." She is currently filming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/megan-fox-brian-austin-green-expecting-2nd-child-191503556.html
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Friday, August 2, 2013
We want your UFC 163 picks
Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung - for featherweight title
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Cezar Ferreira vs. Thiago "Marreta" Santos
Thales Leites vs. Tom Watson
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Go to Cagewriter's Facebook page, pick a fight, and then tell us who you think will win and why. Will "The Korean Zombie" knock off Aldo? Will Phil Davis or Lyoto Machia emerge with title hopes? Tell us your thoughts on Facebook, and your picks may show up here on Cagewriter.
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Rob Ford says he can work with Wynne post-byelection
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Mayor Rob Ford lost his deputy mayor Thursday night but helped the provincial Progressive Conservatives gain a foothold in Toronto.
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Doug Holyday won the Etobicoke-Lakeshore byelection Thursday beating out fellow Councillor Peter Milczyn. It's the lone Tory win among the five byelections.
Holyday's win over the Liberals comes with a helping hand from the mayor and his brother Councillor Doug Ford. Mayor Ford - who campaigned hard for Holyday - downplayed the role Ford Nation had in the win.
"The Fords aren't taking any credit for this whatsoever, we just helped out a friend and Doug (Holyday) did all the work," he said.
Ford was out pushing for Holyday right to the end on Thursday but he was confident he can still work with Premier Kathleen Wynne.
While he said the message from Thursday night's Tory win in Etobicoke is for Wynne to "get her act together", Ford thought he can still work with the Liberal government after the bitter byelection battle over the two Toronto ridings.
The summer byelections saw the Fords feud feverishly and publicly with the governing Liberals. In the final week, Mayor Ford campaigned openly for the PCs and compared the Liberals to bank robbers.
"(In) politics you lay everything on the table, after that it is over, you shake hands and get on with business," Ford said. "I sent a message to the hardworking people of this city and I think we did that."
Ford said he still "absolutely" wants Milczyn on his executive committee.
"He's a great guy," he said. "Unfortunately, he just chose the wrong party to run for."
With Holyday's exit, Mayor Ford will appoint Councillor Norm Kelly to take over as deputy mayor. That will likely open up a position on Ford's executive committee for another councillor to take over the chairmanship of the government management committee that Kelly currently chairs.
Council will have to decide whether to appoint someone to fill the empty council seat or hold a byelection. The mayor said he wants a byelection as soon as possible.
Standing on the stage with Holyday Thursday night, PC leader Tim Hudak heralded his newest MPP for cleaning up the mess at City Hall.
"Now he is going to clean up the mess at Queen's Park and put Ontario back on track," Hudak said.
Councillor Doug Ford said the mayor's administration proved Wynne's government can't push them around.
"We're there to work with them but we can't be bullied by Queen's Park and that's what they've been doing with us," he said. "Up to Ford Fest (in Scarborough last month) they were bullying us on subways, before that they took $150 million from the most vulnerable people in Toronto without a phone call.
"We want to work with them but we aren't going to bow down to them."
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Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/01/rob-ford-says-he-can-work-with-wynne-post-byelection
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Wisconsin couple gives $2 million to Iowa college
By The Associated Press
Waverly, Iowa ? A Wisconsin couple is donating $2 million to a northeast Iowa college to endow a faculty position in the school's religion and philosophy department.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports Mike and Marge McCoy, of Ellison Bay made the donation to Wartburg College in Waverly.
The college announced the donation Wednesday, saying it was the largest non-estate gift by an individual donor or couple that Wartburg has ever received.
The gift will fund the Mike and Marge McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission.
Officials say the money will help the college deepen its roots in the Lutheran spiritual and intellectual tradition.
The McCoys are parents of two Wartburg graduates.
The college of about 1,750 students is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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New mother Duchess of Cambridge makes best dressed list
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, made Vanity Fair's best dressed list for the fourth time since 2008, the magazine said on Wednesday, in an endorsement of her style choices leading up to the birth of her first child last week.
This year's list, which does not rank its chosen style setters, includes China's new first lady, Peng Liyuan, American actress Kerry Washington, singers Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, and Rolling Stone Keith Richards.
When asked to name his favourite icon, Richards told the magazine, "Why should I ... I am one!"
The magazine also praised Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James, New York Rangers hockey goalie Henrik Lundqvist and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, whose wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, also made the list.
"The three athletes cite their style icons as "007 James Bond and Bruce Wayne; Frank Sinatra and Steve Jobs, respectively," Vanity Fair said in a statement.
Actress Charlize Theron and Brooke Shields were among the Hollywood notables on the list, along with former Spice Girl and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, Spain's Princess Letizia of Asturias and Sweden's Princess Madeleine, who wore a Valentino ivory silk organdy and Chantilly lace gown for her 2013 wedding in Stockholm.
The magazine also named Ronan Farrow to the list. The writer and human-rights lawyer who is the son of director Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow, said his style icon was another writer.
"Mark Twain, who knew his way around a three-piece suit," he said.
The full list, which will be published in the September issue of the magazine, can be found at: http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2013/08/photos-best-dressed-list-2013
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney, editing by Eric Kelsey and David Storey)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mother-duchess-cambridge-makes-best-dressed-list-195044830.html
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Apple now offering refurbished Apple TV for $75
The Apple TV set-top box may be a bit more attractive to some buyers, as a refurbished version of the device is now available direct from Apple for just $75, knocking 25 percent off the price of a new model.
The price drop could reflect Apple's reaction to Google's salvo against the Apple TV, which currently rules the roost among streaming devices. The refurbished model is now just over twice the price of Google's Chromecast, but it also comes with a 1-year Apple warranty and a much wider feature set than Google's streaming device.
The price drop could reflect Apple's reaction to Google's salvo against the Apple TV, which currently rules the roost among streaming devices. The refurbished model is now just over twice the price of Google's Chromecast, but it also comes with a 1-year Apple warranty and a much wider feature set than Google's streaming device.
Most recently, Apple added iTunes music purchasing to its set-top box, and a number of video apps have added AirPlay streaming capabilities over the last few months. Also, users may soon be able to use a touch to configure option to automatically set up their Apple TV devices in the near future.
Inside, the refurbished model has an Apple A5 processor, and it is compatible with high-definition televisions with HDMI and capable of 1080p or 720p at 60/50Hz. It can be purchased directly from Apple, with the refurbished device shipping within 24 hours. Depending on a customer's location, it may also be available for in-store pickup.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
India, China Battle for Maritime Influence
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India has made a number of moves in recent months to strengthen its ?Look East? policy. As noted earlier this week, Delhi has offered Vietnam a credit line of US$100 million to purchase four patrol boats that will undoubtedly be used to resist Chinese inroads in the South China Sea. The follows Vietnam?s India-born Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh?s trip to Delhi earlier this month, where he participated in the 15th Joint Vietnam-India Commission meeting. While in Delhi Pham Binh Minh also gave an important speech outlining Hanoi?s vision for regional security, as well as India?s important role within it.
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Ancient Battle: Rome (by Hunted Cow Studios & HexWar)
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Ancient Battle: Rome is the first in a series of stunning wargame simulations covering the Ancient Era. Ancient Battle: Rome is yet another classic iOS wargame from Hunted Cow and Hex War, the developers behind the top-selling iOS wargames Tank Battle: North Africa, Civil War: 1863 and Tank Battle: 1944.
In Ancient Battle: Rome you are able to fight the battles between ancient Rome and its many opponents. Each campaign is themed around eight battles contesting a geographical region. The Roman legionary may well be the power unit of the period but all too often they are outnumbered by hordes of barbarians.
The unique game system was designed by a team including a winner of the Ancients competition at the World Wargaming Championships. Designed from the ground up to give a unique wargaming experience on iPhone and iPad, players can use Roman legionaries, elephants, catapults, heavy and light cavalry, archers, slingers, fanatics, chariots and many more unit types to engage in classic battles.
Included in the initial release is 'Caesar?s Campaign in Gaul' culminating in the classic siege of Alesia, and the campaign between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great. Players can also purchase an additional campaign of the invasion of Brittania with the highlight of Queen Boudicca's demise at the battle of Verulamum.
Upcoming expansions will include the battle for Germany where the Romans lost three legions in the Teutoburger forest, the battles against Mithradates the Great in Pontus, and the infamous Parthia campaign where a whole Roman army perished in the desert. These later campaigns will also add fully armoured cataphracts, light cavalry archers, scythed chariots and the Greek Pike Phalanx to the game system.
Ancient Battle: Rome is due for release on iPhone, iPod and iPad in August 2013!
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Speculation about new Apple products kicks into overdrive
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Two developments stir anticipation that Apple is about to launch something big this fall. A cheaper iPhone is the most likely product, analysts say. For Apple Inc. fans and investors, the future can't get here fast enough. ? ? ? ? ...
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Google Relaunches Zagat's Website And Mobile Apps, No Payment Or Registration Required
Google today gave Zagat, the restaurant review service it acquired in 2011, a set of new mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as a complete facelift on the web. For the first time, Google says, all of the service's ratings and reviews are now available for free and without the need to register.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/i9igsiX76BU/
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Israel and Palestinian teams leave for US talks
FILE - In this May 25, 2006 file photo, an Israeli with a flag on his back takes a picture of Arab residents as they are being prevented by police to cross the road around Jerusalem's Old City, in the Muslim quarter, during the Israeli celebration of the Jerusalem Day. The U.S. on Sunday, July 28, 2013 announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel's Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The return to direct contacts between the sides gave U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy. (AP Photo/Enric Marti, File)
FILE - In this May 25, 2006 file photo, an Israeli with a flag on his back takes a picture of Arab residents as they are being prevented by police to cross the road around Jerusalem's Old City, in the Muslim quarter, during the Israeli celebration of the Jerusalem Day. The U.S. on Sunday, July 28, 2013 announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel's Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The return to direct contacts between the sides gave U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy. (AP Photo/Enric Marti, File)
FILE - In this May 8, 2013 file photo Israelis and Palestinians wave flags as Israelis march celebrating Jerusalem Day outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's old city. The U.S. on Sunday, July 29 announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel's Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The return to direct contacts between the sides gave U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2007 file photo, a Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier at the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The U.S. on Sunday, July 28, 2013 announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel's Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The return to direct contacts between the sides gave U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israeli and Palestinian teams headed to Washington on Monday for preliminary talks on resuming formal negotiations after five years of stalemate.
Both sides emphasized that many obstacles stand between them and a final deal on setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Talks will be complex, said Israel's chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni. She said she was heading to the Washington meetings, which are to begin later Monday, "cautiously, but also with hope."
Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian spokeswoman, said the upcoming talks are being held under more difficult conditions than previous negotiations. She cited the Palestinian political split, with Western-backed moderates and Islamic militants running rival governments, and the more hawkish positions of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, compared to his predecessor.
"But I think there is a recognition of the urgency," she said. "If we don't move fast and decisively, things could fall apart."
The preliminary talks in Washington were made possible after Israel's Cabinet on Sunday agreed in principle to release 104 long-held Palestinian prisoners, convicted of offenses including the killing or wounding of Israelis and the killing of suspected Palestinian collaborators.
The prisoners are to be released in four stages, with each release linked to progress in negotiations.
The resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian contacts was a result of six months of shuttle diplomacy by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Monday, July 29, 2013
UN rights expert says Syria is in 'free fall'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? The head of the U.N. commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria says the country is in "free fall" and has become a battlefield where civilians are the main victims of "acts of terror" from indiscriminate shelling to rape and sectarian killing.
Paulo Pinheiro told the U.N. General Assembly Monday that "massacres and other unlawful killings are perpetrated with impunity" ? most by pro-government forces and some by anti-government armed groups.
He demanded that the government stop using imprecise weapons such as unguided missiles on civilian areas, and said both sides must stop laying siege to cities and towns, cutting off vital supplies of food, water, medicine and electricity.
Pinheiro said the international community must demand a diplomatic solution to the 2 1/2-year conflict that has killed over 100,000 people.
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The 16 most inspirational AFC personalities in NFL history - (Narcotics For Leatherheads (NFL) )
Eric Golub
MANHATTAN, July 29, 2013 ??Football is about more than dedication. It is about inspiration, getting men to be better than themselves when it matters most. Many lists contain the greatest NFL legends and the most fun characters. This is a list of NFL personalities who may have been both of those or neither. They are simply the most inspiring, often due to their deeds unrelated to the football field.
With that, here are the 16 most inspiring NFC personalities of all time, one for each franchise.
Green Bay Packers: Vince Lombardi?In addition to being the greatest coach of all time and the man the Super Bowl trophy is named after, he inspired excellence in his players as football stars and as citizens. Whether one was black, Jewish, gay, or any other individual, all he cared about was that his men were dedicated to their God, their families and the Green Bay Packers in that order.
Chicago Bears: Brian?Piccolo/Walter Payton?Cancer took Piccolo?s life at age 26, reducing Gale Sayers to tears and inspiring the movie ?Brian?s Song.? Payton became the all time leading NFL rusher and then died himself at age 45 after suffering a crippling disease. The ?NFL man of the year award? dedicated to community service and sportsmanship is named in Payton?s honor.
Detroit Lions: Mike Utley/Reggie Brown?Both of these men suffered career ending injuries that had grown men crying on the field. Utley in particular inspired the crowd when he gave the ?thumbs up? gesture after being carted off the field.
Minnesota Vikings: Jim Marshall?For 19 seasons and 282 straight games, this iron man of football played in ice and snow and motivated his teammates to keep up with him.
New Orleans Saints: Steve Gleason?The greatest blocked punt in NFL history in 2006 lifted an entire Gulf region reeling from Hurricane Katrina. He now is suffering from the debilitating ALS, but he still penned a 4,000 word football column using only his eyes and new technology.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derrick Brooks?The orange creamsicle ?Yucks? were long the cornerstone of pro football until he arrived in 1995. Soon after came ?Pewter Power,? and now the term ?Tampa 2? is synonymous with one of the all time great defenses.
Atlanta Falcons: Deion Sanders?Football is supposed to be fun, and ?Prime Time? took a losing Atlanta franchise and made it must see television. He did plenty of showboating but backed it up on the field.
Carolina Panthers: Sam Mills??The Field Mouse? left us at the age of 32 after a losing battle with cancer. A statue of him sits outside of Carolina Stadium as a reminder that what matters is the size of a man?s heart.
Philadelphia Eagles: Reggie White/Jerome Brown?The subjects of a tear-jerking ?A Football Life? documentary will remain in Philadelphia hearts forever. White died at age 43 from sleep apnea while a car accident took Brown at age 27. Every year the fans hope for a Super Bowl so they can ?bring it home for Jerome.?
New York Giants: Wellington?Mara?The late owner was with the Giants for 80 of his 89 years. He was beloved by everybody, and the NFL would not be anywhere near as profitable or important without him.?Honorable mention:?Bill Parcells
Washington Redskins: Doug Williams?In 1987 he?became the first black quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl, throwing four touchdown passes and forever putting to rest the notion that a signal caller?s ability had anything to do with skin color.
Dallas Cowboys: Roger Staubach?A devout Christian who served America in the Navy, Staubach got his teammates to believe in him. ?America?s Team? won because with Staubach at the helm, they were always given the chance to win.
Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams: Kurt Warner?In the 1990s he was a clerk stocking shelves at a grocery store who needed canned goods from the local church to feed his family. In 1999 he came from nowhere and led ?The Greatest Show on Turf? to a Super Bowl title. He then took 10% of his new multi-million dollar contract and tithed it to his church.
San Francisco 49ers: Joe Montana??Joe Cool? kept everyone relaxed at the most pressure packed moments. His coolest moment came in the 1988 Super Bowl with the 49ers down by three points with three minutes left and 92 yards to go. He looked at his teammates and said, ?Hey, that?s actor John Candy in the stands. Cool.? Then he drove the 49ers to the win.
Chicago/St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals: Pat Tillman?He gave up a multi-million dollar NFL contract to become an $18,000 a year Army Ranger. He died from friendly fire in Afghanistan, but after 9/11 he was determined to find meaning in life.
Seattle Seahawks: The 12th man?The team actually retired the number 12 jersey as a tribute to their fans. The Kingdome was a house of horrors for opposing teams, and the players often credited the decibel level in the stands for some important victories.
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Simon Property Group second-quarter beats Wall Street's forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simon Property Group Inc
The company reported funds from operations, an earnings measure for real estate investment trusts, rose to $766.3 million, or $2.11 per share, from $688.8 million, or $1.89 per share in the year-earlier quarter.
Analysts had expected $2.07 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Shea's quick goal gives US 1-0 victory over Panama
United States' Brek Shea, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second half of the CONCACAF Gold Cup final match against Panama at Soldier Field, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Chicago. United States won 1-0. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
United States' Brek Shea, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second half of the CONCACAF Gold Cup final match against Panama at Soldier Field, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Chicago. United States won 1-0. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
United States' Jose Torres (16), left, holds the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after defeating Panama 1-0 during the CONCACAF Gold Cup final match at Soldier Field, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
United States players celebrate after defeating Panama 1-0 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final soccer match at Soldier Field, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
United States' Brek Shea, right, and Panama's Leonel Parris battle for the ball during the second half of the CONCACAF Gold Cup final soccer match at Soldier Field, Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Chicago. United States won 1-0. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
United States players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Panama 1-0 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final soccer match at Soldier Field, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
CHICAGO (AP) ? Brek Shea sure knows how to make an entrance.
Just 42 seconds after coming into the game as a substitute Sunday, Shea pounced after Landon Donovan whiffed a shot and poked the ball into the net. His goal in the 69th minute gave the United States a 1-0 victory over Panama and the CONCACAF Gold Cup title. It is the fifth Gold Cup title for the Americans, but their first since 2007. It also is the first international title as a coach for Jurgen Klinsmann, who won the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European Championship with Germany.
"It doesn't matter who scored today," Shea said. "We won."
The U.S. is doing a lot of that lately.
This was the 11th straight victory for the Americans, four more than their previous record, and they likely will leapfrog Mexico as the best team from the North and Central America and Caribbean region when the next FIFA rankings come out Aug. 8.
When the final whistle sounded, the Americans on the field began celebrating while the rest of the team raced off the bench. Several players jumped up and down, and hugs and high-fives were exchanged. Klinsmann, who watched the game from a luxury box after being suspended for his tirade over the officiating in the semifinal, quickly made his way down to the field, pumping his fists in the air as he walked.
"They wanted to send out a signal that they are the best group in CONCACAF, and they are," Klinsmann said. "For today."
But their performance in this tournament is likely to stay with the Americans for a while. At least until the next round of World Cup qualifying in September. Not only did they outscore opponents 20-4 in the tournament ? no other team had more than 11 goals ? but they showed they are deeper than they've ever been, with one young player after another stepping up.
And one veteran, too.
Despite his big whiff, Donovan was selected the tournament MVP. He finished with five goals and seven assists, a particularly impressive performance considering it followed a four-month sabbatical over the winter that cost him his place on the national team.
"In terms of just having fun, it's up there," Donovan said. "I'm just enjoying being part of it, I really am."
Though Klinsmann picks his roster based on form, not reputation, he acknowledged it would be almost impossible to leave Donovan off the roster for the next round of qualifying.
"He deserves every compliment for this tournament," Klinsmann said.
The only disappointment for the Americans was the loss of Stuart Holden with another right knee injury. Holden sprained his knee early in the first half, and while he will have further tests, Klinsmann said after the game that "it's not looking good."
"We are very, very sad for him," Klinsmann said. "We are very concerned about Stuey's situation. It looks like a very serious knee injury."
While most expected a Mexico-US final, Panama had other ideas, upsetting El Tri twice on the strength of its stingy defense. Panama was just as dogged against the Americans early, crowding Donovan and Eddie Johnson and not giving the U.S. any space.
But rather than taking wild shots or trying to force things, the Americans stayed patient.
"At times it may have been a little slow or been going back and forth, but we stuck to the game plan," Besler said.
And as the game went on, the Americans began to break Panama down. They finished with three shots on goal and another eight that were off target ? six in the second half alone. Their best chance came in the 56th minute, DaMarcus Beasley chipped a ball into Donovan, who was in front of the goal at the near post. Donovan got his head on the ball, but not at the angle he wanted and it flew wide of the net. As the crowd groaned, Donovan threw back his head and Beasley swatted the red flag in the corner.
"We were all hopeful, we all wanted to win," Panama coach Julio Dely Valdez said. "But we all go away feeling we gave it our all. I said I wanted to walk away from the Gold Cup feeling good, and I do."
Shea replaced Joe Corona in the 68th minute, just as the Americans were pressing forward again. Alejandro Bedoya got the ball on his left foot and crossed to Donovan, who took a mighty swing ? and missed. But it was enough to throw goalkeeper Jaime Pendeo off, and when the ball rolled past Panama's Roberto Chen and on toward the net, Shea was ready. Parked inches from the goal line, Shea stuck out his left foot and tapped the ball into the net for his second international goal.
"I was there just to put it away," he said.
Asked if it was the quickest goal he'd ever had or the closest, Shea replied, "Easiest."
The Americans had a chance to double the lead in the 84th minute when Shea fed a wide-open Eddie Johnson 2 yards from the goal. But Johnson couldn't finish it, sending the ball flying over the cross bar.
But it didn't matter as Panama never threatened.
"I think they were rewarded today for the fantastic Gold Cup they played," Klinsmann said. "They put all their energy in that they had. They should be very, very proud of themselves."
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
National Treasury Employees Union Urges Members to Oppose Obamacare ? For Themselves
by Ryan Kierman, CNS News:
Members of Congress and their staffers are already required to participate in the exchanges, which will go into effect next October 1st under the Affordable Care Act.
However, a bill (HR 1780) introduced in April by Rep. David Camp (R?Mich.) would extend that requirement to all federal employees, an idea that does not sit well with the union.
So NTEU is strongly urging its members ?? including the Internal Revenue Service agents tasked with implementing Obamacare ? to oppose Camp?s legislation, which would compel them to personally participate in the same healthcare program they will be enforcing.
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Evolution on the inside track: How viruses in gut bacteria change over time
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The digestive tract is home to a vast colony of bacteria, as well as the myriad viruses that prey upon them. Because the bacteria species vary from person to person, so does this viral population, the virome. By closely analyzing the virome of one individual over two-and-a-half years, researchers have uncovered new insights on the virome can change and evolve -- and why the virome of one person can vary so greatly from that of another.
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American woman among 80 killed in Spain train crash; driver detained
Almost everyone on board the train that hurtled off the rails in Spain was either killed or injured. ?Five Americans, in Europe for their daughter's wedding, were among the wounded. NBC's Keir Simmons reports.
By Catherine Chomiak, Becky Bratu and Alastair Jamieson, NBC News
The driver of the train that crashed in Spain, killing at least 80 people including one American, was detained and put under formal investigation Thursday after security video showed the train derailed after speeding around a tight curve.
Excessive speed has been identified as the likely main cause of the accident, official sources told Reuters as hospitals treated dozens of injured passengers, including at least five Americans.
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A Virginia woman was among those killed in the derailment. Ana-Maria Cordoba worked as a benefits specialist for the Arlington Diocese.
After the train derailed on the curve, where the speed limit was 49 mph, the driver, identified as 52-year-old?Francisco Jos? Garz?n Amo?by Spanish daily El Pais, spoke by telephone with the train operator's emergency service: "I should've been going 80 [49 mph] and I was doing 190 [118 mph]," he said.?
A Virginia woman was among those killed in the derailment, NBCWashington.com confirmed. Ana-Maria?Cordoba worked as a benefits specialist for the Arlington Diocese.
Cordoba was traveling with her husband and daughter, now listed in stable condition at a local hospital according to the?Catholic News Service.?
Robert and Myrta Fariza of Houston, Texas, and Stephen Ward of Bountiful, Utah, are among those who survived the crash.
Robert Fariza said that with only a few minutes left until his destination, the train was travelling at a high speed.
"Where everyone started knowing something had gone wrong was the fact that it started to flip," Fariza said. "Once it took that curve, it just took just like an 18-wheeler, so it took a very strong curve for it to flip over, and that's what actually happened in our car."
CCTV video captured the horrifying moment that a train derailed in Spain Wednesday, killing dozens of people and injuring scores more.
Fariza said the train car he and his wife were in flipped over.
"It became chaos, things flew and everything, it was sudden darkness and I was kind of thrown on one side of the train and that's why I'm kind of all kinds of beaten up here, and my wife, unfortunately, she was sitting on the side where the train flipped over, so everything kind of fell on her," he said.
Myrta Fariza was hospitalized in critical condition.?
Fariza was able to come out of the wreckage, where a horrifying scene awaited.?
"There was dead people everywhere, unfortunately, and right next to me there was a young man who had died right there," he said.?
Stephen Ward,18, had?traveled?to Spain for a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission trip.
?I remember the train going very fast round a sharp bend and then bags flying off the overhead baggage shelf,? Ward told UK's?The Daily Telegraph from his hospital bed in Spain.
"It was like a scene from hell. I thought I was dreaming. There was blood everywhere, my own and other people's. And bodies were being carried out ? Some were already dead and others looked like they were about to die,? Ward said.
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Scores are killed and injured in a train derailment in NW Spain.
?I have messed my neck up real bad and have stitches in four places on my head and face, but by the sounds of it I am just real lucky to be here,? he said.
President Barack Obama said in a statement that "the American people grieve with our Spanish friends."
Spain has declared three days of national mourning over the crash, Europe?s worst mainline rail accident for more than 25 years. The death toll has climbed to 80 and could rise further, Galicia regional officials told Reuters and AFP.
The horrific moment when the express train left the tracks on Wednesday night was captured on security video obtained by Spain?s El Pais newspaper.
Images from the scene showed bodies covered in blankets and towels lying next to toppled and crushed carriages as rescuers worked to pull survivors out of broken windows.
The driver - one of two in the cab at the time of the crash - has been put under formal investigation and was being held in custody in the hospital where he is being treated, the Supreme Court of the Galicia region said in a statement, according to Reuters.
"The judge has ordered the police to take a statement from the driver," the court said.?
State train company Renfe said the driver was a 30-year veteran of the firm with more than a decade of train driving experience.?
El Pais cited sources close to the investigation saying the driver stated immediately after the crash that he had been traveling at 118 mph on the curve, which had a speed limit of 49 mph.
Trapped in his wrecked cab, he reportedly told supervisors over the radio: "We're human! We're human," according to El Pais. "I hope there are no fatalities because they will fall on my conscience,"?he said, according to the newspaper?s source. NBC News was unable to immediately confirm the report.
A State Department official said it had been confirmed that a U.S. citizen was killed and five had been injured. "These numbers may change as we receive additional information."
Obama said he and his wife Michelle were ?shocked and saddened? by the derailment.
?On behalf of the American people, we offer our deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and loved ones of the more than 80 people who lost their lives,? he said.?
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A group of volunteers waiting to give blood to help those injured in the train accident close to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Wednesday.
?We extend our wishes for a full recovery to those who were hurt. We also offer our heartfelt gratitude to the Government of Spain and to the rescue personnel who are working to locate the missing and treat the injured ... Today the American people grieve with our Spanish friends, who are in our thoughts and prayers.?
He added the United States was ready to provide ?any assistance we can in the difficult days ahead.?
Pope Francis, who is currently visiting Brazil, sent his condolences and message of support to the bishop of Santiago de Compostela.
"Filled with deep pain, I ask your Excellency to please let those who have suffered know of my closeness to the their families, my fraternal affection and my personal solidarity, assuring them of suffrages for the deceased and a complete and total recovery for all those who have been so terribly distressed," the pope's message read.
All the bodies had been removed from the wreckage by Thursday morning.
Mar Linares, 42, from the Galician city of La Coruna, told Reuters that her 15-year-old son Marco, who was travelling from Madrid on the train, was in intensive care.?
"He was trapped by train wreckage but he managed to pull a hand free and that was how he was found. He says there was a lady on top of him who had been travelling with a little girl, and the lady was dead," she said at the hospital.?
Tomas Lopez, whose wife and two children were travelling on the train, told Reuters that "the worst thing is the uncertainty, I feel desperate"?as he searched for them at Santiago University Hospital.
"My daughter is OK but I don't know where my wife and son are. My wife brought them from Madrid to see museums and such... I have been looking for them all night from one place to another," he said, tears rolling down his face.?
So many local residents lined up to donate blood that officials were forced to open additional donation points.
Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, declared three days of national mourning after visiting the site.
"The scene is shocking, it's Dante-esque," the head of Spain's Galicia region, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, said Wednesday night in a radio interview, according to Reuters.
Some 94 people were injured, of whom 35 were in a serious condition, including four children, the deputy head of the regional government said.?
The crash, which happened at 8:41 p.m. local time (2:41 p.m. ET) Wednesday, was Europe?s deadliest mainline train accident in more than 25 years and Spain's worst in four decades.
It also cast a shadow of tragedy over the entire Galicia region, which had been due to celebrate a public holiday Thursday.
Santiago de Compostela had been preparing for the festival of St. James, when thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world pack the streets. It is likely the train was packed full with people traveling for the holiday.
Officials said all of the celebrations, including a traditional High Mass at the city?s centuries-old cathedral, were canceled.
The eight-car Alvia express train was traveling from the capital, Madrid, to the city of Ferrol when it derailed about two miles short of Santiago de Compostela station, national train operator Renfe said in a statement.
Spain?s rail network is one of the most modern and successful in Europe, following decades of public investment.
Transport expert and author Christian Wolmar said it was not clear if high-tech safety systems, which override inputs by the driver, would have been in use at the time.
?On high speed lines, the European Train Control System should automatically correct the speed of the train, but this accident may have happened on a stretch of line which is not designated as high-speed,? he said.
Rail workers? union SEMAF expressed ?support for the comrade who has been implicated in this accident? as well as ?condolences? to the victims, according to RTVE.
The crash is Spain?s biggest disaster since the 2004 terror attack at Madrid?s Atocha station that left 191 dead, and its worst train crash since 1972 when a collision left 86 dead.
Brinley Bruton, Jason Cumming and Elisha Fieldstadt of NBC News, and?Reuters contributed to this report.?
This story was originally published on Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:38 PM EDT
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Another dangerous Friday looms for Egypt
The Egyptian military has called for mass protests Friday to show support for its decision to depose President Mohamed Morsi, turning up the heat on what is already a boiling and dangerous social and political situation.
The rhetoric within Egypt both for and against Mr. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has grown violent and threatening. Dehumanizing language from Muslim Brotherhood opponents ? "terrorist scum," "traitors," "foreign puppets" ? is now being matched by calls from Brotherhood supporters for "jihad" to restore Morsi's rule.
Mao may have said that political power grows from the barrel of a gun, but army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi isn't taking any chances. He's adding mass protest to the arsenal.
But it's hard to see any result from the large-scale demonstrations he's asking for beyond a more divided Egyptian public and more deaths. And as if the situation wasn't tense enough, a statement was issued on a Facebook page that Al Jazeera says is "affiliated with" the Egyptian military "today saying the army stands ready to turn its guns "against black violence and terrorism which has no religion or nation." (Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly called it an "official" page). This should be taken as a threat to the Muslim Brothers to keep their supporters off the street tomorrow, since "terrorist" has become a favorite epithet in state media broadcasts ? and among secular-leaning activists ? for the movement.
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Gen. Sisi hasn't been exactly coy about that. In his speech yesterday, snappy in his dress uniform and shades, a veritable army of commendations and medals marching over his left breast, he said he needed a mass outpouring of support to "give me, the army and police, a mandate to confront possible violence and terrorism so that in case there was a resort to violence and terrorism, the army would have a mandate to confront this." The people opposing him have been the Brothers.
Morsi has remained under military arrest since the military took charge on July 3, and the Muslim Brotherhood has held daily protests against the coup, demanding Morsi be restored to power. Earlier this month roughly 50 Muslim Brotherhood protesters were gunned down by the military outside the Republican Guard barracks and on Monday, both Brotherhood supporters and opponents engaged in a gun battle at Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo.
Sisi may be hoping that another mass demonstration for what is an overwhelmingly popular coup will lead the Brotherhood to back down. But the movement has been backed into a corner, and is paranoid and angry now, as are many of its opponents. If demonstrations are met with demonstrations, violence results and the military does indeed crack down hard on the Brothers, what then? They remain Egypt's largest grass roots movement and while they may have lost the support of millions of Egyptians, they still have the support of millions, and have organizational skills that their rivals lack.
If they become convinced the only option open to them is political surrender, the chances that they'll turn to greater violence will increase. And while a likely next move for Sisi will be mass arrests of Brotherhood figures in the wake of tomorrows demonstrations, the Brotherhood survived for decades against torture and indefinite detention by the Egyptian military. The role of the defiant and resilient outsider is one the Brotherhood is most comfortable and experienced at playing.
Sarah Carr has a good view from the ground on how the Muslim Brotherhood ? due to its own arrogance and incompetence, and a slick media campaign ? has become a "terrorist" organization in the public's eye, and on how an Egyptian public that wanted the Egyptian military out of politics in early 2011 now appears to be clamoring for a paternalistic general to lead them again:
At some point between the end of June and today, allegations that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization stopped being allegations and became facts. It was a gradual process, like watching a photograph develop ? the outlines slowly became clearer, and the picture emerged. Two groups laid the groundwork for all this: The Muslim Brotherhood, and the media. The Brotherhood, with its obstinate hubris and desperate attempts for attention, with its traffic-paralyzing marches and the inevitable confrontations they provoke... It was mostly the privately owned satellite media and newspapers that became the army?s court jester, or at least did so with the most gusto. Logos appeared on screens insistently informing viewers that June 30 was a popular revolution, not a coup. Then the terrorism rhetoric began, and the pro-Morsi protesters were no longer just a bunch of skin-disease ridden, cult supporting lunatics, but also terrorists. Again, this happened almost seamlessly. Television presenters indulged themselves in the vilest xenophobia against Palestinians and Syrians, who they claimed were camped out in pro-Morsi sit-ins and meddling in Egyptian affairs.
It doesn't end there. Egyptian social media is filled with wild conspiracy theories that the Muslim Brotherhood are foreign agents controlled by the US, or Hamas, or Iran ? sometimes even all three together. Xenophobic passions have been stirred to such an extent that it seems the definition of "Egyptian" is "he who agrees with me" and "foreigner" means "everyone who doesn't."
Shows of bravado from the Brothers also aren't helping matters. "Prepare for a second of jihad," senior Muslim Brotherhood member, Mohammed al-Beltagi, urged protesters on Wednesday in response to Sisi's call for mass rallies. Though he also urged supporters to remain peaceful, the religious choice of words can't be ignored.
More clashes seem inevitable in Egypt tomorrow, and that almost certain violence will make the real task for Egypt ? finding some kind of national consensus on a constitution, on fresh elections, a way out of the paralysis of street politics and fury ? even harder than it's been since Mubarak was ousted in February 2011.
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