Monday, April 21, 2008

SPB News for Monday.


Huge War Supplemental in Works The House Democratic leadership is close to finalizing a decision to combine all outstanding Bush administration requests for war funding — totaling at least $170 billion — into one huge bill, according to lawmakers and aides. Such a move would clear war funding from the congressional agenda until well into the next administration.

Al Qaeda in Iraq calls for offensive against U.S. A 'man claiming to be the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq' mocked the death toll of American troops and urged his fighters to launch an offensive against U.S. forces in the next few weeks. The speaker was identified as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, on several Islamist Web sites that posted the recording.

Afghanistan spending to top $1-billion in 2008 Canada's yearly cost of the war in Afghanistan doubled in 2006 and was projected to crack the $1-billion mark this year.

German Citizen Held by US Forces as Terror Suspect US authorities in Afghanistan have been holding a German terror suspect in custody for months, the German government said. The German of Afghan origin was said to have been on a US base without authorization. "I can confirm to you that a German national is in American custody in Afghanistan," German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Reuters TV in Dortmund, in western Germany, on Saturday, April 19.

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