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Two suicide attacks strains relations between U.S. and Pakistan

Two incidents of bomb attack in Pakistan that killed about 80 recruits are straining the relations between Pakistan and USA. The Taliban is claiming responsibility for the twin attack. They said that the attack is in retaliation to the death of Osama Bin Laden from the hands of Americans.

The attack was targeted on constabulary that has just concluded their six months training in Pakistan; the group was trained as part of the campaign to help Pakistan to respond to the threats of terrorism in the country. This particular attack is the worst to be recorded this year in the country. The attack is trying to cause diplomatic row between Pakistan and America. America has always believed that Pakistan is not responding properly to the demand of international community on the global war against terror. The recent killing of Osama Bin Laden in the country seems to have reinforced that believe.

The local population is worried on the escalating terror attack in the country after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in May 2. They were not happy that the US could take the unilateral decision to carry such attack without confiding to the authorities in Pakistan. Pakistan government is also not happy with the action of the US government.

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Oil prices compel Obama to raise production

The high cost of oil has forced President Obama to review the oil production policy of the country by increasing the volume of oil production. It is apparent that Americans are frustrated with the increasing cost of oil.

The oil drilling companies have also attacked the government oil drilling policy. The president said in his weekly address to the country that he is setting up a committee to investigate the cause of the skyrocketing oil prices.

The committee to determine it is as a result of any manipulation or fraud. The price of gasoline has gone up to $4 a gallon. He is therefore calling for the elimination of the subsidies that are currently enjoyed by the oil producing companies.

There is a debate going on in the congress over the new direction of the country’s oil policy. The Democratic Party is proposing annual tax breaks of $2billion for the five big oil producing companies in the country. This is a legislation that is opposed by the Republican Party.

The US president said that the oil production in the country has reached its highest level in the country since 2003. The president said that there is the need to increase the oil production in the country and raise the level of environmental standard and safety in the country.

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Mississippi floodgate troubles Cajun County

Mississippi flooding has led to the opening of the Morganza floodway in Louisiana. This is causing troubles for the Cajun county because it is sending floods from Mississippi river.

The option to open the waterway was to forestall impending flooding which was forecast by the National Weather Service which estimated that the flow of the river would be more than 1.5 million cubic of water per second. The city levee would not be able to carry such a volume of water. The other option that was left was to open the floodgate to make for the increase in the water volume.

But few minutes of opening the gate the water started causing havoc by flooding the river basin. This has put the river in the state to be under serious pressure. This pressure is believed will continue to be for a long time to come according to the president of the Mississippi River Commission Major Gen Walsh. He promised that the river would be given what it needs. The flooding is posing a challenge to the waterborne commerce.

This has led to the closing of the bridge which is the major source of outlet outside the bridge and the closure would continue to be there until the total inspection is complete.

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Syria opts to dialogue as the protests continue

Syrian government is set to dialogue with the opposition which is spearheading the ongoing protests in the country. This seems to be the only option that is left for the government after the Syrians continue their protests despite the deployment of troops and tanks. This is a conviction that the government is feeling the impact of the protests.

Thousands of Syrians poured to the streets on Friday after the prayers to push forward their demand for regime change in the country. The crackdown on the protesters has continued and it was reported that about six protesters were killed on Friday in different parts of the country. This incident occurred in interior locations in the country. The Syrian government adviser said that the death toll was low because the protests this time around is more peaceful as opposed to the other times when the protests used to be violent. The adviser said that the government recognizes the difference between peaceful protests and armed protests saying that the law enforcement never attacked peaceful protesters.

She said that the protesters are now conducting themselves peacefully and that the government is going to look into the grievances and discuss with them. This is the first time the government is soft pedaling from their hard lined positions on the protests.

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Gaddafi challenges NATO to find out hiding

The Libyan leader Col Moamar Gadhaffi has said that he would outlive the NATO bombardment of the captial Tripoli. He said this admist the report that he was injured by such NATO attack. The report of his attack was denied by the government. Gadhaffi boasted that he is in place where the NATO bomb can never reach him.

The Colonel was reacting to a statement that was credited to the prime minister of Italy that Gadhaffi is probably wounded in one of the raids or that he is hiding in one of the bunkers in his compound. The day before the italian minister spoke to the press one of the raids was reported to have hit a place that is believed to be a bunker where Gadhaffi was hiding.

Both the italian minister and the US could not confirm that Gadhaffi was hit in one of the NATO attacks. The NATO was carrying out a resolution that was carried out by the UN against Libya for using brute force against the opposition in the country which were demanding for a regime change. Since the operation began NATO has been in the battle for about two months now and the rebels are far from taking the upper hand in the battle but NATO has made rearkable success in dislodging Gadhaffi from some of the earliers it has reclaimed from the rebels.

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World powers delayed Yemen transition plan

It was the plan of the world powers to restore Gulf brokered plan which was aimed at removing the president Saleh out of power that delayed the formation of the transition government in Yemen.

However Qatar which is deeply involved in the plan has withdrawn citing the escalation of protest in the country as the reason for backing out. A deal was already reached which president Saleh was hesitating to sign. However the secretary of GCC is expected to resuscitate the deal when he visits Sanaa.

It would be recalled that the Yemen military used excessive force against the protesters yesterday killing two of the protesters and wounding many of them. The attacks against the civilians were condemned by world leaders. The United States of America has condemned the attack and called on all the parties to abide by the terms of agreement already reached to bring about a smooth transition to power. It remarked that the transition to power has to commence without delay so as to enable the people of the country realize their dreams.

There are worries expressed over the region that the escalation of the violence could give al Qaeda the opportunity to exploit the crises and worsen the situation.

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Japanese govt. plans for Tepco

There is uncertainties surrounding the plan by the Japanese government led by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to rescue the Tokyo Electric Power Company (9501.TO). the Japanese government after a cabinet meeting approved a plan to rescue the company but the plan seems to be generating interesting controversies within the ruling party. The ruling party appeared divided over the issue and many of them would want the company to be penalized.

The party is also worried over the costs of rescuing the company and wondered who would pay for such massive cost.

Another decision reached by the government was funding of the worst nuclear disaster that was ever witnessed by the country since the history of its existence. The cost is said to be about Y2.5trillion. Japan had its worst nuclear disaster recently there was an outcry in the world over the safety of the world in view of the nuclear plants that are established in many parts of the world. Similar disaster occurred in the old USSR.

The disagreement within the government of japan is a show of disapproval over the incompetence of the electricity company. They blamed the company for the problem that has befallen the power sector of the country and most of them wanted the company to be punished heavily.

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US Congress members show Bin Laden photos

As part of the evident to show to the American people that the story about the death of Osama Bin Laden is true the picture of his dead bodies were shown to some members of the congress of the United States of America.

One of the lawmakers who reported that he has seen the lifeless body of Osama is Senator James Inhofe. He disclosed that he was about 15 pictures of Osama Bin Laden. He said that most of the pictures he saw were the ones that were taken at the residence of Bin Laden in Pakistan soon after he was terminated by the Navy Seal. The senator described the pictures he saw as gruesome. He said that it is true that Bin Laden is actually dead.

The US intelligence decided to share the photo with some selected group of American society. The photo would also be shown to the congress members of the intelligence committee. However the intelligence would not allow anybody to make away with any of the pictures.

The government decided to show the pictures as evidence to prove that Osama Bin Laden has been killed. The cross section of Americans have demanded for the pictures as evidence that the most wanted terrorist in the world history is actually eliminated.

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Suicide bomber Kills 80 in Pakistan

Report from Pakistan indicated that not less than 80 people were killed by suicide bomber. The bomber blew himself up at the training center of the local security in Pakistan. The attack was reported to have injured more than 120 people. Already the Taliban in Pakistan is claiming responsibility for the attack. It said that the attack is to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden by the American seal.

Police source reported that two bombers used a motorbike to carry out an attack in Charsadda. This was detonated at the compound of the Pakistan Frontier Constabulary. It was of the security forces that were funded by the American to deal with the treats that was coming from the neighboring Afghanistan where the Taliban is based.

According to the police source majority of those who lost their lives and those who were injured were cadets who were undergoing training. The other victims were locals who were doing their businesses at the local market that was located nearby.

The blast according to the source happened two times but most of the victims were affected by the second blast and not the first blast. It would be recalled that the US seal killed Osama Bin Laden in a secret operation that was carried out in Pakistan.

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Syrian military increases attck on opposition

The Syrian government has identified its attack against the protesters who are demanding for the regime change in the country. The military is reported to have used heavy weapons such as tank to shell the third largest city in the country causing a huge migration among the population as well as the associated human crisis. The attack was reported as one of the fiercest since the protest started in the country.

It is reported the major targets of the military attack is the town that is known as Homs which is located very close to Lebanon. The rampaging soldiers have earlier subdued the protest in Daraa as well as in Baniyas which is near the Mediterranean coast.

It was reported that the soldiers attacked the city with dozens of armored tanks. The tanks were manned by the army supported by the militiamen. There were about 1.5 million people that are residing in that city. It was reported that about 19 people have already been killed by the soldiers. Homs is a commercial and industrial center and that explains the large number of people that are living in that city. Already hundreds of thousands of people are migrating out the city. Hundreds of thousands others are besieged.