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AP: US Not Reporting All Afghan Attacks

The US is not reporting all attacks on US troops, according to the AP.  

Once again the troops are used as political pawns, even as the Obamas, like the Bush administration before them, express their undying support for the troops.

The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or other foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in uniform. But The Associated Press has learned it does not report insider attacks in which the Afghan wounds - or misses - his U.S. or allied target. It also doesn't report the wounding of troops who were attacked alongside those who were killed.

Such attacks reveal a level of mistrust and ill will between the U.S.-led coalition and its Afghan counterparts in an increasingly unpopular war. The U.S. and its military partners are working more closely with Afghan troops in preparation for handing off security responsibility to them by the end of 2014.

 

 

President Obama/PM Noda Press Conference

President Obama and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan announce progress on a number of initiatives that will help expand economic and security partnerships between our two nations. April 30, 2012.

 

 

 

 

Bill Gertz with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Bill Gertz at the Washington Times.

Gertz said the Chen Guangchang case is a pivotal case to the US's commitment to human rights.  It comes at a time of a major power sturggle among the Chinese high command.  In addition, Secretary of State Clinton is going over to the region for discussions on economic issues and this is now in the mix.  China regards Chen as a criminal.  He said there are other troubling signs in this emerging super power.  Ingraham said there are changes in the law so that critics of the government can now be held in black sites for six months which would include any one who is opposed to any aspect of the rule by the Communist Party in China.  

Gertz said it is a fiction that China is helping us out with North Korea and Iran and that China is helping those countries out with nuclear weaponry.  

Gertz said he's not optimistic about China allowing Chen out of China and if not he will go to prison for a long time.  Ingraham pointed out that when our economy goes down, we are in the thrall of China and we can't influence them.  

Rep. Peter King with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Representative Peter King of New York. 

Ingraham and King spoke about the low cultural level the White House Correspondents Dinner with both Jimmy Kimmel and the president's humor going to a baser level. 

Ingraham and King also discussed the exploitation of the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by the Obama administration with the mainstream media getting access to the Situation Room to promote President Obama.  

King said he can think of several seates the GoP can pick up in New York and agreed with Ingraham that the GOP should go into areas they aren't expected to win in.  

Ingraham and King talked about the Columbian Secret Service scandal.  King said he still had confidence in the head of the Secret service but agreed with Ingraham that the potential for blackmail was dangerous.  

 

 

Obama FORWARD!

President Obama has released his latest iteration of a campaign theme or slogan "Forward":

 

 

Peter Wehner with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Peter Wehner Senior Fellow at Ethics and Public Policy Center.

Wehner said Mitt Romney is playing catch up with the "War On Women" President Obama is campaigning on, but that in the end it won't work - that the election will be a referendum on Obama's record.  He thinks Romney will be a better general election candidate than a primary candidate and his recent speeches have been encouraging.  He said Obama isn't tacking to the right as Bill Clinton did as he needs to appeal to his base which is minorities, college educated women, youth, celebrities etc..  

Ingraham said she was just in California and said conservatives there are very worried about Romney's ability to compete with Obama on the likability and ability to connect.  Wehner said Romney has to convince the public that he is an acceptable alternative.  

President Obama Speaks At Women's Leadership Forum

President Obama spoke at the Women's Leadership Forum, another venue to nail down the women's vote.

 

 

Jimmy Kimmel At The White House Correspondents Dinner 2012

Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondent Dinner:

 

 

President Obama At The White House Correspondents Dinner

 

President Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner:

 

 

Iran's Naval Commander Brags: "If necessary, we can move within a few miles of New York"

An Iranian naval commander has said that their forces can move within several miles of New York, according to a student news agence.  

“The power of our naval forces is such that we have a presence in all the waters of the world and, if needed, we can move to within three miles of New York,” Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said Tuesday during a speech to the students of the University of Yazd in Iran. His remarks were quoted by an Iranian student news agency.

 

 

AP: Obama Has Had Limited Foreign Policy Impact With China, Russia

President Obama has had limited limited impact on foreign policy, according to the AP even as the White House has been busy promoting the killing of  bin Laden on May 1st.  

The administration has won only lip-service pronouncements of agreement on the endgames, but little more. U.S. officials say Russia and China supported new penalties on Iran and fresh condemnations, but previous administrations had similar records.

China and Russia have blocked Obama's attempts to get the United Nations to take significant action against Syria's government and ignored U.S. warnings that they will end up on the wrong side of history.

 

Obama Gets Slammed For Exploiting SEALS Killing of Osama bin Laden

President Obama has been slammed by critics for exploiting the killing of Osama bin Laden by Navy SEALS Team Six as the anniversary of the killing approachzze W. Bush was also slammed for exploiting the killing of Saddam Hussein and other aspects of the war on terror.  

Unfortunately neither of these non-servers in combat have had the humility of the real heroes and instead choose to use the military for their own personal gain.  

 

 

To be sure, that man was Osama bin Laden, and he is not mourned among either the president’s supporters or detractors. But in the days leading up to the first anniversary of the raid that finally caught up to the Qaeda mastermind, Mr. Obama has made a concerted, if to some indecorous, effort to trumpet the killing as perhaps the central accomplishment of his presidency.

Blind Anti-Forced Abortion Activist Chen Guangchang Held At US Embassy in Beijing

The blind anti-forced abortion activist Chen Guangcheng who escaped  from house arrest is allegedly in a safe place, presumed to be the US Embassy.  

A video of Guancheng slamming Chinese officials was posted on the site Boxun.com.  The US is in a delicate position as it is seeking China's help with North Korea, Iran and of course, our indebtedness to them. 

A self-taught lawyer blinded by fever in infancy, Chen served four years in prison for exposing forced abortions and sterilizations in his and surrounding villages. Since his release in September 2010, local officials confined him to his home, despite the lack of legal grounds for doing so, beating him up on several occasions.

  

FLOTUS Michelle Obama Hosts WH Help's Kids on "Take Your Sons & Daughters to Work Day"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3gGqawSdToFLOTUS Michelle Obama thanked the hired help's kids by hosting them at the White House so they could find out why there parents work long hours doing the bidding of POTUS and FLOTUS.

Once again, kids being used as props for PR agenda...

 

"Ingraham Angle": NBC Media Bias

The "Ingraham Angle" with Laura Ingraham on "The O'Reilly Factor" focused on the pundits and hosts at NBC appearing in campaign ads for the Democrats.  

 on Ingraham and O'Reilly commented on the commentators from NBC being used in campaign ads for the Obama campaign and other Democratic races and causes.  O'Reilly said that Fox News contacted NBC and said they didn't give permission for these clips to be used.  Ingraham and O'Reilly noted if this is sincere, this is a great improvement and would go far in restoring their reputation as fair minded news operation.  O'Reilly pointed out that ABC's "Good Morning America" was beating out "The Today Show" for the first time in years and that it should be a wake up call to NBC to improve their news programming and balance in reportage.