Wednesday, July 16, 2008

SPB News for Wednesday.


Police to IndyMac customers: Remain calm or face arrest Police ordered angry customers lined up outside an IndyMac Bank branch to remain calm or face arrest Tuesday as they tried to pull their money on the second day of the failed institution's federal takeover. At least three police squad cars showed up early Tuesday as tensions rose outside the San Fernando Valley branch of Pasadena-based IndyMac. Federal regulators seized Pasadena-based IndyMac on Friday and reopened the bank Monday under the control of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

UK commander says the British will stay in Iraq One of Britain’s top army commanders, Major-General Barney White-Spunner, has said the UK is likely to have a long-term role in Iraq. Commander White-Spunner, who is in charge of British forces in southern Iraq, said current troop levels will only be reassessed once Iraqi soldiers are trained to ensure security in Basra.



Al-Maliki's op-ed By Mark Yannone My Plan for America by Nouri Kamel Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki My call for a timetable for the ejection of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity. We should seize this moment to begin the phased redeployment of our snipers and bomb makers that I have long advocated and that is needed for reestablishing Iraq's sovereignty and security... Remaining in Iraq will not be a strategy for their success. It is a strategy that runs contrary to the will of the Iraqi people, the American people, and the security interests of the United States. That is why, today, I give the military a new mission: end this American occupation by any means possible. Our most talented patriots have the resources they require. They already speak English better than most Americans, and they can find Washington, DC, on a map.

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