http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=de6_1326901024 Items in channel 'SpreadForge' Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:24:26 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=de6_1326901024 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:16:13 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6c5_1338977537 SpreadForge this is the second part of the three episodes remembrance footage dedicated to remember and honor the fallen U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2012. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6c5_1338977537 SpreadForge Part 2 of Remembrance video footage about the fallen U.S. Soldiers from 2012 U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Tribute, Remembrance, Faces of War, Army, War on Terrorism, Patriot, Marines, Navy, Airforce, USA, united states, Army tribute, Memorial Day, Fallen soldiers Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:56:19 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=68c_1338565718 SpreadForge a short remembrance video of fallen U.S. soldiers, died in 2012 while being deployed to Afghanistan. Part 1 of 3 of a 2012 Memorial Day special video remembrance 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander Age: 30 Hometown: Lawton, OK 168th Brigade support Battalion, 214th Fire Brigade, Ft. Sill KIA May 20th, 2012 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a makeshift bomb. He was assigned to the Security Force Advisory Teams, who are responsible for the training of Afghanistan's national security forces. CPT Jesse A Ozbat Age: 28 Hometown: Prince George, VA 168th Brigade support Battalion, 214th Fire Brigade, Ft. Sill Died May 20, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with a makeshift bomb. SPC Samuel T Watts Age: 20 Hometown: Wheaton, IL 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bragg Died May 19, in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained April 25, in Zharay, Afghanistan, when he was attacked with an enemy makeshift bomb. SPC Arronn D. Fields Age: 27 Hometown: Terre Haute, IN Indiana National Guard Died in Qal-ah-ye Mirza Jal, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket propelled grenades. PFC Richard L. McNulty III Age: 22 Hometown: Rolla, MO 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska Died May 13th, 2012 in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked their vehicle with a makeshift bomb. SGT Brian L. Walker Age: 25 Hometown: Lucerne Valley, CA 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion Joint Base Elmendorf, Alaska Died May 13th, 2012 in Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, when the enemy attacked their vehicle with a makeshift bomb. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=68c_1338565718 SpreadForge 2012 Fallen U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Tribute US Army, Afghanistan, Fallen soldiers, war, USA Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:10:01 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b43_1331089579 SpreadForge Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu stated his country's right to defend itself against the possible threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. He also said the world cannot wait much longer to take action against Tehran, during his meeting in Washington with President Obama and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday. "Israel will always reserve the right to defend itself," Netanyahu said in his uncompromising speech about the possible Iranian nuclear program, "We are determined to prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons. We leave all options on the table and containment is not an option. The Jewish state will not allow those who seek Israel's destruction the means to achieve that goal. A nuclear-armed Iran must be stopped." he also told to media. Netanyahu's visit to Washington D.C. comes amid speculation, in the press and in public statements by Israeli officials, that Israel is planning a military strike against nuclear facilities in Iran. Netanyahu told AIPAC that he would not talk about what Israel would or would not do, but reiterated that Israel would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. Netanyahu also said: "As prime minister of Israel, I will never let my people live in the shadow of annihilation." The Obama administration has not said whether it would support Israeli action against Iran, and in recent weeks has said it sees no evidence that Iran is building a nuclear weapon. James Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, testified before Congress in January that he believed Iran had not yet decided whether or not to build a bomb. Obama said the United States "reserved all options" regarding Iran's nuclear programme, but wanted more time to pursue diplomacy. International negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme have been stalled for more than a year, Israeli officials want Iran to completely suspend its uranium enrichment programme before the West resumes negotiations. However, the White House has apparently rejected that demand, which Iran would almost certainly refuse. Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during his speech to AIPAC in Washington D.C. on MondaySpreadForge News Network Correspondent KHALIQ (KH) & DAVIS (DA) original post on Spreadforge News Network: Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu: "All options on table and containment not an option" http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b43_1331089579 SpreadForge Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu: "All options on table and containment not an option" Iran, Netanyahu, USA, Iran nuclear program, Israel, Obama, AIPAC Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:21:29 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c38_1329884154 SpreadForge Article by davis for SpreadForge News Network Iran continues its own course on its nuclear program and remains defiant to the international community, even after the international condemnation which ends up with economic sanctions. Now Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow strategically important strait between the gulf of oman and the persian gulf and major passageway for much of the world's oil supply. Map of the strait of hormuz, between gulf of oman and persian gulf. This step was decided by Iranian Government in retaliation for any embargo and it also vowed taking punishment the United States and Israel, which are accused by Iran being connected to the recent assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. The U.S. and Israel officials denied being involved in assassinations but both countries back up their hard-line stance on Iran. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday: "I think there is consensus now in most of the capitals of the world that Iran should not be allowed to turn into a military nuclear power, there is a consensus, at least in the West and North America, that no option should be removed off the table in regard to dealing with the threat. We feel the same." With Irans plan to close the strait of hormuz, the discrepancies on iranian nuclear power likely going into a new round on powerplays between Iran and the U.S.but also Israel, especially since Teheran send two warships through Egypt's Suez canal heading the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday, February 19, 2012. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c38_1329884154 SpreadForge Iran remains defiant on nuclear program iran, strait of hormuz, nuclear, iranian sanctions, israel, united states Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:27:35 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9b6_1329438275 SpreadForge Syrian Army officer 1Lt. Adnan Al-Somair has deflected the syrian regular Army and joined the new Free syrian Army, supporting syrian uprising protesters. By: SpreadForge News Middle east, Lebanon Office, Correspondent Khaliq & Travis (KH - TS) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9b6_1329438275 SpreadForge Syrian Army officer defleted and joined FSA Syria, Assad, Syria uprising, protests, FSA, free syrian army Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:59:37 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=222_1329234900 SpreadForge Video report taken by an amateur shows how syrian regime army uses human shields during the attack of zablatani on sunday. SpreadForge Broadcast Network - Special Report - with KHALIQ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=222_1329234900 SpreadForge Syrian Army uses human shields on Invasion of Zablatani (Feb., 12, 2012) Syria, Syrian uprising, Syria Army, Assadm, Syria protest, war in syria Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:50:01 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=479_1329165841 SpreadForge A video shows how syrian regular army preparing for a war against the syrian uprising. This video shows how many pro-regime soldiers still supporting the attacks on homs and other cities which have been attacked within the last weeks. Now the government of president al assad said that troops are preparing for more attacks on besieged cities and they will not accept protests which have risen along the last weeks. Several former regular army soldiers which have been deserted to the new free syrian army also preparing for more and heavy attacks of pres. assad's troops. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=479_1329165841 SpreadForge Video shows syrian regular army preparing for war against protesters Syria uprising, Syria, Syrian war, Syrian protests, Al Assad, Free syrian army, homs, Aleppo Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:07 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec7_1328913671 SpreadForge Argentina's foreign minister has accused the UK of sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic, after making an official complaint to the UN over the Falklands dispute. Hector Timerman demanded that the British confirm the location of nuclear submarines in the region. But UK officials said the accusations of militarisation were "absurd". UN chief Ban Ki-moon earlier called on both sides to avoid an "escalation" in tensions over the Falkland Islands. The two countries went to war in 1982 over the British overseas territory. Mr Timerman told a news conference at the UN in New York that the UK was "militarising the region", repeating accusations made by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner earlier this week. "Argentina has information that, within the framework of the recent British deployment in the Falklands, they sent a nuclear submarine with the capacity to transport nuclear weapons to the South Atlantic," Mr Timerman said. He did not elaborate on the information, but said the vessel was Vanguard-class, a group that carries Trident nuclear missiles. He added that Mr Ban had agreed to talk to the British about Argentina's complaints. The Latin America and the Caribbean region is designated a nuclear-free zone under a treaty signed in the 1960s. In response, Britain's UN envoy Mark Lyall Grant said the government does not comment on the "disposition of nuclear weapons, submarines etc". And he dismissed the accusation that the UK was militarising the situation as "manifestly absurd". "Before 1982 there was a minimal defence presence in the Falkland Islands," he said. "It is only because Argentina illegally invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982 that we had to increase our defence posture. Nothing has changed in that defence posture in recent months or recent years." The UK had earlier said it was carrying out routine operations in the South Atlantic. It is not clear if Argentina plans to pursue any further action at the UN beyond the current protest. The UN General Assembly has already passed non-binding resolutions urging the two to solve the dispute through negotiations. The UK says the islanders have the right to self-determination, and London will enter into negotiations on the status of the Falklands only if the islanders request it. The status of the islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, is still a highly sensitive issue for Buenos Aires. In recent months, the Argentine government has stepped up its rhetoric on the issue and has sought support among its South American neighbours. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec7_1328913671 SpreadForge UK nuclear sub near Falklands,Argentina making an official complaint to the UN over the Falklands dispute Falkland, Argentina, nuclear sub, united kingdom Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:33 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec7_1328912736 SpreadForge Somalia's Al-Shabaab rebel movement has tightened its ties to the al Qaeda terror network, with its leader pledging loyalty to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Islamist militants control much of southern Somalia and have long been affiliated with al Qaeda. But in an audio message posted on Al-Shabaab's website Thursday, the Somali group's leader, Mukhtar Abu al-Zubair, tells al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri that his followers "will march with you as loyal soldiers." Al-Zawahiri took command of al Qaeda after U.S. commandos killed the movement's founder, Osama bin Laden, last May. Al-Zubair addresses al-Zawahiri as "my dear commander and kind sheikh" and congratulates him "for the defeat of the crusaders in Afghanistan and Iraq." "On behalf of the soldiers and the commanders in al-Shabaab, we pledge allegiance to you. So lead us to the path of jihad and martyrdom that was drawn by our imam, the martyr Osama." And in a video message posted on the site, al-Zawahiri hails the move as news "that will delight the believers and annoy the crusaders.""The Arab region is slipping from America's grip," he says. Al-Shabaab is already considered a terrorist movement by the United States. It has been battling Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government and African Union peacekeepers for the past several years, but has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months. AU and government forces drove Al-Shabaab fighters from the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu last year, while Kenyan troops crossed into southern Somalia in October to hit back for a rash of kidnappings it blamed on the group. In November, the leaders of Kenya, Somalia and Uganda reaffirmed their commitments to battle Al-Shabaab, and U.S. officials say the group has recruited Somali-Americans to take up arms in their ancestral home. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ec7_1328912736 SpreadForge Somalia rebel group Al-Shabaab joined al Qaeda Al Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, somalia rebels, terrorism, rebels, africa, afghanistan, bin laden Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:20:49 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=40b_1328894215 SpreadForge "SPOTLIGHT" is a SpreadForge News' section with non-commented reportage's about memorable moments from all around the world. SPOTLIGHT on February '12: SYRIA, VIDEO OF A MOTHER KILLED WHILE DRIVING WITH HER SON TO HOSPITAL http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=40b_1328894215 SpreadForge SpreadForge SPOTLIGHT: Syrian mother killed while driving to hospital with her son Spotlight,reportage,News,SpreadForge,syria, syria uprising Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:24:24 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3de_1328861065 SpreadForge CAUTION: MATURE GRAPHICS!!!! Syrian opposition group reported at least 137 deaths at the hands of government forces Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad escalated a brutal assault against an opposition that wants an end to his regime. Thursday marked the fifth consecutive day of attacks on opposition activists and civilians in the besieged city of Homs -- Syria's third-largest city -- which has become a flashpoint in the uprising. The Local Coordination Committees, a network of opposition activists that organizes and documents protests, said that 110 of the deaths were in Homs; 10 were children. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3de_1328861065 SpreadForge Hundreds killed as Syrian attacks escalate Syria, syria attacks, assad, syria uprising, protests, middle east, al-Assad Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:22:40 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5c5_1328476438 SpreadForge article first appeared on New York Times Photo: U.S. Green Beret in Afghanistan, special forces might increase manpower due Pentagon plans "Presence could last beyond 2014; far different withdrawal plan than the one for Iraq" The Pentagon plans to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces (SOF) that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops of ANA (Afghan National Army), according to senior Pentagon officials and military officers. These forces could remain in the country well after the NATO mission ends in late 2014. The plan, if approved by President Obama, would amount to the most significant evolution in the military campaign since Mr. Obama sent in 32,000 more troops to wage an intensive and costly counterinsurgency effort. Under the emerging plan, American conventional forces, focused on policing large parts of Afghanistan, will be the first to leave, while thousands of American Special Operations forces remain, making up an increasing percentage of the troops on the ground; their number may even grow. The evolving strategy is far different from the withdrawal plan for Iraq, where almost all American forces, conventional or otherwise, have left. Iraq has devolved into sectarian violence ever since the withdrawal in December, which threatens to undo the political and security gains there. Pentagon officials and military planners say the new plan for Afghanistan is not a direct response to the deteriorating conditions in Iraq. Even so, the shift could give Mr. Obama a political shield against attacks from his Republican rivals in the presidential race who have already begun criticizing him for moving too swiftly to extract troops from Afghanistan. Unlike in Iraq, where domestic political pressure gave Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki reason to resist a continued American military presence into 2012, in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai and his senior aides have expressed an initial willingness to continue a partnership with the United States that includes counter terrorism missions and training. Senior American officials have also expressed a desire to keep some training and counterterrorism troops in Afghanistan past 2014. The transition plan for the next three years in Afghanistan could be a model for such a continued military relationship. The new focus builds on a desire to use the nation's most elite troops to counter any residual terrorist threat over the coming months as well as to devote the military's best trainers to the difficult task of preparing Afghan security forces to take over responsibilities in their country. The plan would put a particularly heavy focus on Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets. They would be in charge of training a variety of Afghan security forces. At the same time, the elite commando teams within Special Operations forces would continue their raids to hunt down, capture or kill insurgent commanders and terrorist leaders and keep pressure on cells of fighters to prevent them from mounting attacks. Created by President John F. Kennedy in the 1960s, the Green Berets have as one of their core missions what is called "foreign internal defense" - using combat, mentoring, language and cross-cultural skills to train local forces in rugged environments, as they are today in missions conducted quietly in dozens of nations around the world. Just as significant would be what the American military's conventional forces stop doing. Americans would no longer be carrying out large numbers of patrols to clear vast areas of Afghanistan of insurgents, or holding villages and towns vulnerable to militant attacks while local forces and government agencies rebuilt the local economy and empowered local governments. Those tasks would fall to Afghan forces, with Special Forces soldiers remaining in the field to guide them. This shift has already begun to take place. The defense secretary, Leon E. Panetta, surprised NATO allies last week when he announced that American forces would step back from a leading role in combat missions by mid-2013, turning over security responsibilities to Afghan forces a year earlier than expected. The description of the shift to a Special Operations mission in Afghanistan by senior officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the final plans have not been approved, go a long way toward explaining what Mr. Panetta sketched out for the allies. "The president said in June that when the drawdown of surge forces is complete in September, U.S. troops will continue coming home at a steady pace and our mission will shift from combat to support as the Afghans take the lead," said Tommy Vietor, the National Security Council spokesman. The United States has about 90,000 troops in Afghanistan, with 22,000 of them expected to leave by this fall. No schedule has been set for the pace of withdrawal for the 68,000 American troops who will remain, although some administration officials are advocating for Mr. Obama to order another reduction by the summer of 2013. The planning for a transition of the Afghanistan mission is a central effort among the Pentagon's civilian planners and the military's Joint Staff, as well as among officers at the United States Central and Special Operations Commands. Senior Pentagon officials involved in the planning acknowledge that a military effort with a smaller force and a more focused mission could be easier to explain to Americans who have tired of the large counterinsurgency campaigns of Iraq and, previously, Afghanistan. To be sure, some American conventional units would be called on to handle logistics and other support services - transportation, medical care, security - to enable the Special Operations missions to continue. But that would require a far smaller American presence to help the Afghans protect recent security gains while minimizing American expenses and casualties. The plan first calls for creating a two-star command position overseeing the entire Special Operations effort in Afghanistan. Next, the three-star corps headquarters that currently commands the day-to-day operations of the war - and is held by an Army officer from the conventional force - would be handed over to a Special Operations officer. Officials said that no final decisions had been made on the timing of the transition, although it is likely to begin late this year as the rest of the surge forces are withdrawn. There has also been no decision on the number of troops to be committed to the mission as it evolves in 2013 and into 2014, officials said. Officials noted the progress in creating new "Afghan Strike Force" units to carry out commando-type raids, and they said that the effort to create an Afghan National Army - which had been focused on building as large a force as possible - would shift to emphasize quality and capability. Officials conceded that the Afghan National Police program remained a huge disappointment, but said that a great value in American investment had been organizing local Afghan police units, drawn from the villages they are assigned to protect. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5c5_1328476438 SpreadForge Pentagon plans inrease of elite units as it winds down in Afghanistan Afghanistan, U.S. Army, Pentagon, Special forces