Iraq’s Prime Minister al-Maliki Steps Down

Iraq’s Prime Minister al-Maliki Steps Down

Friday, August 15, 2014

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* WorldMAg.com brings us the following report and it starts off like this…

Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s Prime Minister for the past eight years, announced today he would relinquish his role to fellow Shiite and Dawa Party member Haider al-Abadi… With Sunni-based terrorist group ISIS, also known as Islamic State, threatening the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq’s President Fouad Massoum asked al-Abadi to take over as prime minister Monday. The president and world powers have more confidence in al-Abadi to build a cooperative government to combat ISIS…

Read the full report HERE

Above DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, USAF

#40- AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report - June 13, 2012

AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report

Iraq to Overtake Iran as OPEC’s Second Biggest Producer

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Image credit Chesapeake

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* Reuters brings us the following report and it starts off like this… Iraq’s rise is upsetting OPEC’s power balance. For the last decade, the oil cartel has let the Gulf country produce crude without an output quota. The exemption allowed Iraq the freedom to invest in its war-damaged oil industry. That reconstruction is picking up pace - production is now higher than before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Iraq is set to overtake Iran as OPEC’s second biggest producer. The rapid increase in output is an urgent challenge for OPEC’s oil ministers who are meeting this week in Vienna….

Read the rest at link below…

Iraq rise will upset OPEC power balance

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* Also from Reuters is this report and it goes in part like this… A mutual need for oil above $110 a barrel to balance their budgets is expected to prompt Iran and Iraq to call for Saudi Arabia, pumping its highest in decades, to cut back when producers meet in Vienna on Thursday… Oil has fallen $30 since March to below $100 as oil stocks build and the economy wobbles. That falls short of the $100-$120 range that Iraqi Oil Minister and current OPEC President Abdul Kareem Luaibi says is reasonable...

Read this report in full at link below…

Iraq and Iran cuddle up in OPEC, but for how long?

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Meanwhile, back to the States and my main love -- Natural Gas!

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Here’s a fun question for ya:

Just how much Shale Gas is there in the U.S.?

Would you believe…?

• Enough natural gas to meet US electricity demands for 575 years.
• Enough to fuel U.S. homes heated by natural gas for 857 years.
• MORE Natural Gas than Russia, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkmenistan… COMBINEED!

USA, USA, USA!!!

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* Gary Hunt wrote the following, in part, back on Feb. 15th… Low energy prices also bring energy security as long as reliable supply is sustained reducing American dependence on imported oil and natural gas from the Middle East and reducing the volatility of oil prices as demand is distributed across wider global supply opportunities from shale. Low energy prices especially in oil undermine the economies of OPEC member states and reduce their geopolitical and global economic leverage. This can lead to a change in US foreign policy priorities away from the Middle East…

Read the full report at link below…

How the US Shale Boom Will Change the World

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* Steve Levine wrote this article back on May 31^st and it starts off like this… One of the most consequential energy decisions on the Obama Administration's plate isn't one typically discussed in the election-year hot house -- whether to expand drilling, allow the expansion of a pipeline for Canadian oil sands, or to throw clean-tech entrepreneurs to the sharks… It is whether to more fully open the floodgates of the U.S. natural gas boom on the world by permitting greater exports of shale gas. The appearance of large volumes of U.S. shale gas on the global market could rattle geostrategy and markets from Russia, to Europe, China and the Middle East… Shale gas drillers -- saddled with a glut of gas, and fire-sale prices -- are pushing hard for permission to build liquefied natural gas terminals and export some of their supply, perhaps 60 billion cubic meters a year, especially to Asia…

Read the rest at link below…

Why exporting the shale gas boom is not un-American

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* Forbes.com reports…

The U.S. Has A Natural Gas Glut; Why Exporting It As LNG Is A Good Idea

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AubreyJ………

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Israel/Iran: On Ground Updates - May, 20, 2012

Israel/Iran: On Ground Updates

IAF file photo

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Post Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012

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 “I think they have made a decision to attack,” says one senior Israeli figure with close ties to the leadership. “It is going to happen. …“I think they've gone into lockdown mode now,” the senior Western diplomat said. “Whatever happens next, whatever they decide, we will not find out until it happens.”

* YNetNews.com brings us the report…

Iran attackdecision nears, Israeli elite locks down

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* USAToday.com had the following report posted on their website a few days back and it starts off like this… The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington’s envoy to Israel said, days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran… Dan Shapiro’s message resonated Thursday far beyond the closed forum in which it was made: Iran should not test Washington’s resolve to act on its promise to strike if diplomacy and sanctions fail to pressure Tehran to abandon its disputed nuclear program…

Read the full report at link below…

U.S.envoy to Israel: U.S. ready to strike Iran if necessary

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* JPost.com has this report and it starts off like this…

Israel and the international community see no Iranian intention to give up its nuclear program, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Sunday following a meeting with US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano… "There are no illusions on Iran's intentions on its nuclear program," he said. "We see no Iranian intention to give up its nuclear ambitions."… "I think the international community has no illusions on Iran's willingness to give up its nuclear program," he added…

Read the full report at link below…

FM: We have no illusions on Iran's nukes

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(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Photo credit: GPO

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The following is an excerpt from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks Monday evening, May 21, 2012, at a Civil Service Commission event:

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“In recent weeks, I have heard those who have cast doubt on Iran’s intentions. They said that when Iran's leaders declare that they will wipe Israel off the map, they really mean something else in Persian. It would be interesting to hear what they think of the Iranian Chief-of-Staff's remarks yesterday: ‘Iran is committed to the complete destruction of Israel.’ This is clear and simple. Iran's goals are clear. It wants to annihilate Israel and is developing nuclear weapons to realize this goal.

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Iran threatens Israel, peace and the entire world. Against this malicious intention, the world’s leading countries must show determination, not weakness. They do not need to make concessions to Iran. They need to set clear and unequivocal demands before it: Iran must halt all enrichment of nuclear material. It must remove from its territory all nuclear material that has been enriched up until now and it must dismantle the underground nuclear facility in Qom. Only thus will it be possible to ensure that Iran will not have a nuclear bomb. This is Israel's position; it has not changed and it will not change.”

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My Take: Same as before…

‘END GAME’ Up!

I for one STILL believe the Israeli ‘End Game’ has been reached! That the decision to attack has already been made and that even the date has been pretty much finalized.

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We have gone from hearing ALL those Israeli War Drums to the lockdown of most of the mouths of those Israelis in the know.

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Even the Obama Administration leakers have been shut down and left out in the cold. For you see… from here on out, whatever our Israeli friends do, we surely will not find out until it has already happened. And THAT is exactly the way it is supposed to be.

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I guess now is a good time to mention that the next round of useless nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 Nations, (Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States… plus Germany,) is still on schedule for this Wednesday, May 23rd in Baghdad, Iraq. I just don’t see any serious results through diplomacy happening with Iran this Wednesday, or ever!

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And as I’ve said before… soon after this failed Wednesday meeting, we should surely see many an Israeli leader coming out and doing all kinds of trashing of President Obama and his failed Foreign Policies.

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I also think that soon after Wednesday’s meeting, we will again start to hear the war drums beating in the MSM as they were just a few months ago.

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Sooo… sit back and wait for the news my friends.

Its coming and SOON!

For the END GAME is up.

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AubreyJ………

Aubrey J. Fawcett

AubreyJ.org

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Second Round of Talks between Iran and 5+1 will be held in Baghdad on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

    Just a short heads-up to remind everyone that the second round of talks between Iran and the 5+1 wishful thinking gang will be held in Baghdad, Iraq on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Let’s see now… that is just over 2 weeks from now so the way I see it… the MSM should be starting the War Drums up by this weekend or mid next week at the latest. We shall see…

AubreyJ………

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- Above Map Courtesy of RFE-RL

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End Game Up - Useless Iranian Negotiations Will Fail As War Drums Start Beating Loudly, Again

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

    President Obama’s negotiators need to strongly confront Iran during this upcoming meeting in Bagdad, Iraq and set a firm deadline of weeks… not months… insisting the Iranians immediately begin the process of dismantling their nuclear enrichment facilities and cease all of their nuclear weapons research.

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    Time for being all nice and pussyfooting around is over. We just don’t have time for all that crap anymore. The END GAME is UP folks… one way or the other.

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    Obama also needs to make it perfectly clear to Iran, by he and his negotiators… that failure to comply with these demands would be met with HEAVY HANDED Military Strikes by the United States and anyone else wishing to join us… And that these Strikes wouldn’t stop until ALL of Iran’s Nuclear Programs and Facilities are completely destroyed.

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    BUT… we ALL know none of that is going to happen and sadly… I can’t help but believe that the next meeting will be nothing more than a total waste of time and failure!

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    I also believe that soon after this failed meeting… we will surely see many an Israeli Leader coming out and doing all kinds of trashing of President Obama and his failed Foreign Policies… especially on those policies dealing with Iran’s Nuclear Program and these worthless TALKS!

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    Next we will start hearing, from everywhere and everyone, the war drums beating again as they were just a month or so ago. And yes… it will be ALL about our good friends in Israel and them taking on Iran’s nuclear mess all by themselves. Then we sit back and wait… END GAME… UP!!!

Archive Photo IDF Spokesperson

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AubreyJ………

Aubrey J. Fawcett

AubreyJ.org

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REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON IRAQ WAR AND PRESIDENT OBAMA MISSING IN ACTION DURING WAR CLOSE

- This past Wednesday, December 14th on the Senate floor, Senator John McCain gave the following remarks on the Iraq War and President Obama that’s a must read for all…

Be sure to click it out at link below…

REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON IRAQ

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Still trying to rundown the video… I saw parts of it on FOX NEWS yesterday and must say… Senator McCain was very passionate while giving his remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday. I’ll make sure to put it up if I ever run it down…

AubreyJ………

Senator McCain Senate file photo

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Here it is…

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If the World only knew

I remember back in 2005, how the left and the MSM were treating our troops. Reporting and miss-reporting ANYTHING that would make the troops look bad.

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They would spin the news of the day to try and show that the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces were nothing more than cold blooded murders… who loved killing… even women, children and the elderly!

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These people still make me sick, even today, as they now try to be all that, pro troops if I may. But be not fooled by them my friends. You just let Obama lose the White House and the left lose the Senate next year… and just wait and see how they turn on the troops in full force, in any upcoming missions under a Republican led President.

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  With that said… The following is a Video I put together back in 2005 to show the true hearts of our fighting men and women…

Enjoy!!!

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AubreyJ………

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-- If the World only knew –

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News Videos: Fox News Sunday - Senator Lindsey Graham Warns GOP Candidates to Challenge Obama’s Foreign Policy and more

Image pull of Sen. Graham from Fox News Sunday video

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Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham said in part… the Republican presidential candidates must be more forceful in challenging his [President Obama’s] decisions… "To the Republican Party: national security matters, step up on it. ... We've got a jobs problem. We've got a national security problem that is growing by the day," Graham, R-S.C., told Fox News Sunday."… Graham credited the president with killing Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and supporting the overthrow (and death) of Libya's Muammar Qaddafi, but, by Graham's account, the president has failed by allowing Tehran to get a leg up in Iraq and get that much closer to nuclear weapons… Obama has thrown Israel "under the bus," Graham said; he has blown his policy on the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and has made a politically expedient decision to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2012, before the election… Obama's decisions are being "run out of Chicago, not Washington," Graham said…

Read full report/watch the video at link below…

Graham Warns GOP Candidates to 'Step Up' and Challenge Obama Foreign Policy

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Don’t even get me started!

AubreyJ………

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WikiLeaks Leaked Logs Show More Proof that Iraq Pursued Bioweapons

Monday, October 25, 2010
Hello gang...
Hope all had a GREAT weekend! We sure did... Even got some good ran last night, but just a little too windy for me.
Anyway... Here’s an interesting read by Ted Purlain that I ran across this afternoon on the BioPrepWatch.com website that I thought you all just might like... It goes in part like this... The 392,000 documents [released by the WikiLeaks organization] have hundreds of references to chemical and biological weapons over the period of the war, Wired reports. Most of them are intelligence reports or suspicions of WMD that did not exist, but in several cases, U.S. troops encountered very real dangers... Soldiers found stored blister agent in 2004 and then found mustard gas three years later in artillery shells under an Iraqi Community Watch checkpoint. In the second battle of Fallujah, American troops came across a house that was being used as a chemical lab and were called to dispose of another chemical weapons cache later in the battle, Wired reports...
Read the full report at link below...
Leaked logs show Iraq pursued bioweapons

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AubreyJ.........

Just 8 more days until we start taking our country back!

Therefore... Don’t Forget To VOTE!

#32- AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report - October 12, 2010

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President Obama's Moratorium on Deep Water Oil Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Nears End

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling platform sinks during Gulf Oil Disaster

File photo by DoE

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* USAToday.com brings us the following report early this Tuesday morning and it goes in part like this... "We getting close to having in place something that would likely allow us to lift that moratorium," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters today. "This process I believe will wrap up very soon."...

Read this report in full at link below...

Obama aide: Oil drilling moratorium may end 'very soon'

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* NYTimes.com has this take on today’s news... The Obama administration on Tuesday plans to announce that it is lifting the moratorium on deep-water oil drilling, after putting in place new rules intended to tighten safety...

Read the rest at link below...

White House to Lift Ban on Deep-Water Drilling

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* TPMMuckraker reports it this way... White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters today that the deepwater drilling moratorium will likely be lifted soon, and as early as this week... That's earlier than the original Nov. 30 end-date for the moratorium, which bars oil and gas companies from drilling new deepwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico during the ongoing investigation of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent, massive oil spill...

Read this report in full at link below...

WH: Drilling Moratorium Will Be Lifted Soon

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The way it was so many months back...

Boston.com had this report in Photos on the way things were back on April 30, 2010...

Click out all these Photos and more HERE

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AubreyJ.........

News Videos - DVIDS - In The Fight - Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iraq - On Ground Updates

In The Fight: Episode 43

Originally posted September 29, 2010

Video by Travis Sauls

This episode features stories on U.S. forces adjusting to their new roles in Iraq as Operation New Dawn begins, the U.S. military continuing its relief efforts in Pakistan, an aero-medical team transporting wounded warriors from the front lines, Army Soldiers disrupting Taliban activity on the Afghan-Pakistan border and a deployed service member pressing on while his family perseveres at home.

Presented in anamorphic 16:9 format
Video/Info by DVIDS

President Obama Formally Declares End to Combat Mission in Iraq

President Obama Formally Declares End to Combat Mission in Iraq
Obama’s Tuesday Night Speech From The White House
August 31, 2010
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* NYTimes.com brings us the following report and it starts off like this... President Obama formally declared an end to the combat mission in Iraq Tuesday night, telling the nation that, after seven years of war that claimed more than 4,400 American lives, it is ‘’time to turn the page’’ toward another war, Afghanistan, and toward pressing problems at home...
Read the rest at link below...
Obama Declares End to U.S. Iraq Combat
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What a suck of a Speech, Obama!!!
AubreyJ.........

Iraq: On Ground Updates - July 22, 2010

Iraq: On Ground Updates
US Troops Begin Major August Pullout - Iran Wins Another Round?
Thursday, July 22, 2010

U.S. Army photo by Capt. Y. Daniel Hosaka
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* PeoplesWorld.org brings us the following report today and it starts off like this... The United States has begun withdrawing troops from Iraq ahead of a major August pullout. A contingent left July 13, cutting short their normal 12-month tour of duty... The August withdrawal is billed as ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, fulfilling a vow President Obama made shortly after taking office last year. Yet some 50,000 "noncombat" troops will remain, along with thousands of private contractors and other U.S. personnel...
Read the rest at link below...
U.S. begins Iraq pullout
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* nydailynews.com has this report... On Monday, the anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr met with Iyad Allawi, who is vying to become Iraq's next prime minister after his coalition narrowly won parliamentary elections in March... It might seem like a minor development in the endless political jockeying over forming a stable government in Iraq. But, in fact, this meeting was a victory for Iran and another setback for the United States...
Read the full report at link below...
Iran wins a round in Iraq: Moqtada al-Sadr's rise could stoke sectarian tensions, help Tehran
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How Soon We Forget
It is wonderful to see Iraq coming off the major news stories everyday and having to see so many lives being regularly lost over there... daily. But it is not over yet. Not by a long shot...
We can only pray President Obama doesn’t screw the whole mess up!!!
It’s his baby along now... any finger pointing shall be in his direction, only.
AubreyJ.........

#31- AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report - April 21, 2010

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12 missing after blast on oil rig in Gulf
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Semisubmersible Drilling Rig ‘Deepwater Horizon’ reports explosion/fire onboard, says Transocean Ltd. The rig is in the Gulf of Mexico, in Mississippi Canyon block 252 and around 41 miles, (66 km) offshore off the Louisiana coast.
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(NOT a photo of rig in question)
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* MarketWatch.com brings us the following report this Wednesday morning and it starts off like this... Transocean Ltd. today reported a fire onboard its semisubmersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon. The incident occurred April 20, 2010 at approximately 10:00 p.m. central time in the United States Gulf of Mexico. The rig was located approximately 41 miles offshore Louisiana on Mississippi Canyon block 252... Transocean's Emergency and Family Response Teams are working with the U.S. Coast Guard and lease operator BP Exploration & Production, Inc. to care for all rig personnel and search for missing rig personnel. A substantial majority of the 126 member crew is safe but some crew members remain unaccounted for at this time. Injured personnel are receiving medical treatment as necessary. The names and hometowns of injured persons are being withheld until family members can be notified...
Read the full report at link below...
Transocean Ltd. Reports Fire on Semisubmersible Drilling Rig Deepwater Horizon
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* Much more up to date info at FOX8Live.com... NOTE: Missing workers may have been found in lifeboat -- more to come...
Explosion rocks oil rig; Coast Guard says workers still missing
- Above link has News Video, Slideshow and more...
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* On CNN’s Blog page today is the following article and it goes in part like this... An explosion on a rig is a rare occurrence because fires don't generally start on rigs and are easily and quickly contained when they do. But this time there was one - and at least 12 people are missing and seven are critically injured after an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. Coast Guard...
Read this article in full at link below...
Velshi: Rigs are some of the safest places

... And I totally agree with Velshi’s above link statement too!

But, don't kid yourself... It is a dangerous job as to compared to most...
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Update: 7:25pm CDT
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The previous statement, Missing workers may have been found in lifeboat, has not panned out as we all first hoped. The search is still on for the 11 missing.
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The initial reports that 12 workers were missing... turned out to be only 11. There were actually a total of 126 crew members on the rig at the time of the accident. The U.S. Coast Guard has counted a total of 98 survivors on two oil service boats and 17 injured... seven who were critically injured and had been taken to hospitals. Sadly though... Eleven are still unaccounted for as of this update.
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to all affected
by this tragic accident in the Gulf
AubreyJ.........

DoD Identifies Army, Marine Casualties

No. 197-10 March 12, 2010
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Garrett W. Gamble, 20, of Sugarland, Texas, died March 11th while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the 2nd Marine Division public affairs office at 910-450-6575.


No. 195-10 March 11, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died March 9th in Khowst province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms, indirect and rocket-propelled grenade fires. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:
Sgt. Jonathan J. Richardson, 24, of Bald Knob, Ark
Pfc. Jason M. Kropat, 25, of White Lake, N.Y.

For more information media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270- 798-3025 or at http://www.campbell.army.mil/eaglehonors/Pages/EagleHonorsHome.aspx.


No. 187-10 March 10, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, 19, of Hungry Horse, Mont., died March 7th in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy.
For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army public affairs office at 011-49-6221-57-8694, or via e-mail at ocpa.pi@eur.army.mil.


No. 185-10 March 10, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died March 8th north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. They were assigned to the 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

Killed were:
Sgt. Aaron M. Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C.
Spc. Lakeshia M. Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga.

For more information the media may contact the Fort Benning public affairs office at 706-545-6674.


No. 179-10 March 08, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Alan N. Dikcis, 21, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., died March 5th in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 630th Engineer Company (Clearance), 7th Engineer Battalion (Combat Effects), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat) (Airborne), Fort Drum, N.Y.
For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-7974.


No. 177-10 March 06, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Anthony A. Paci, 30, of Rockville, Md., died Mar. 4th at Gereshk, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered during a vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
For more information the media may contact the Joint Base Lewis-McChord public affairs office at 253-967-0147/ 0152, or after duty hours at 253-967-0015.


No. 176-10 March 05, 2010
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen, 21, of Orem, Utah, died March 4th while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the Marine Forces Reserve public affairs office at 504-678-0052.


No. 171-10 March 04, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sgt. Vincent L.C. Owens, 21, of Fort Smith, Ark., died March 1st at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf Khel. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
For more information the media may contact the 101 Airborne Division public affairs office at 270 -798-3025.


No. 164-10 March 02, 2010
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Carlos A. Aragon, 19, of Orem, Utah, died March 1st while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the Marine Forces Reserve public affairs office at 504-678-6539.


No. 163-10 March 02, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Ian T.D. Gelig, 25, of Stevenson Ranch, Calif., died March 1st in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
For more information the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at 910-432-0661, or 910-432-0662.

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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)