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Monday, July 1, 2013

Jordan Does Not Welcome US Troops, Weapons

Jordanians are not comfortable about U.S. troops, weapons, and equipment in their country, even though Washington says the build up is there to help an ally protect itself from a spillover of violence in Syria.

The United States has kept F-16 warplanes and Patriot missiles in Jordan since a joint military exercise ended on June 20, and a defense official says Washington now has 1,000 troops in the country, reports France 24.

Analyst Oraib Rintawi, who runs the Al-Quds Centre for Political Studies, said the United States' military presence "is linked to plots and conspiracies against their neighbors, which would impact the country itself."

Jordan is still stable and secure, and for Washington, protecting the country's stability is core to its strategy in the Middle East. But Jordanians do not welcome the American presence, he said, "even if they say they want to protect the country."

On Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry was in Amman to meet with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas while seeking to revive Middle East peace talks, but Jordan has said it does not want to interfere in the Syrian matter.

Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Nsur last week denied a Los Angeles Times report saying the Central Intelligence Agency and special forces are training Syrian rebels in southwest Jordan.

"The only Syrians we are dealing with in our country are refugees," said Nsur. "There is no training in our country whatsoever of Syrian opposition forces... the only Syrians we are dealing with in our country are refugees," he told journalists.

Lawmakers in Jordan also reject foreign forces in the country, said MP Khalil Atiyeh, the deputy house speaker.

"Jordanians do not think there are threats from Syria," he said. "But we understand the nature and requirements of US-Jordanian relations and that Washington wants to protect its interests in the region as well as its allies."

People in Jordan also fear Syrian retaliation if U.S. troops remain, said political writer Labib Kamhawi.

"The US weapons and troops have been deployed to Jordan as a precautionary measure, but this could be seen by Syria as an act of aggression, which makes people here worried," he said.

Jordan's King Abdullah II vowed this month to defend his country from the war in Syria, saying the country is capable of taking necessary measures to protect itself.

And while some media reports have said Washington is planning to enforce a no-fly over Syria from Jordan, the White House ruled that out, saying it was too expensive and dangerous.

Source: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/jordan-syria-us-troops/2013/06/29/id/512599

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Russian pro-, anti-gay activists clash, police detain dozens

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Police detained dozens of people when pro- and anti-gay activists clashed in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Saturday, just two weeks after parliament passed a law banning homosexual "propaganda".

Critics say the bill - a nationwide version of laws in place in cities including St Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin's hometown, - effectively bans gay rights rallies and could be used to prosecute anyone voicing support for homosexuals.

Up to 100 people took part in the march to protest against the law, confronted by an equal number of anti-gay activists, who threw eggs, smoke flares and stones at them.

Police intervened with batons to stop the violence and detained dozens of people.

"We staged the rally to support our rights and express our protest against the homophobic law," Natalya Tsymbalova, a gay activist said by telephone from a police station, adding that the rally did not infringe Russian law.

The march was organized by the group "Ravnopraviye" (Equal Rights).

The incident highlights increasing intolerance in Russian society towards gay people and a toughening of laws aimed at stifling any dissent against the rule of Putin in general.

The bill passed by the lower house on June 11 bans the spreading of "propaganda for non-traditional sexual relations" to minors and sets heavy fines for violations. It has yet to be signed into law by Putin.

There are no official figures on anti-gay crime in Russia, but in an online poll last year, 15 percent of about 900 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender respondents said they had been physically attacked at least once in the previous 10 months.

Putin, who has embraced the Russian Orthodox Church as a moral authority and harnessed its influence as a source of political support, has championed socially conservative values since starting a new, six-year term in May 2012.

(Reporting by Alexander Demianchuk and Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Alison Williams)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russian-pro-anti-gay-activists-clash-police-detain-143841111.html

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Penguins' Bylsma to coach US Olympic team in Sochi

Dan Bylsma has never coached hockey at the international level. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach does, however, know how to win while juggling a roster dotted with superstars.

That was good enough for USA Hockey to select Bylsma as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Saturday, hoping the free-flowing style he teaches translates well to the wider rinks that await in Sochi, Russia in February.

The 42-year-old Michigan native didn't hide from the glaring hole in his resume moments after being introduced. When asked how he was going to build on his limited experience in international coaching, Bylsma quickly offered a correction.

"I don't have any experience," Bylsma said with a laugh. "So 'very little' is wrong."

The next eight months should take care of that as the U.S. vies for its first gold medal since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980.

The U.S. won silver in 2002 at Salt Lake City and was runner-up to Canada in Vancouver three years ago, losing 3-2 in overtime when Penguins star Sidney Crosby beat U.S. goaltender Ryan Miller 7:40 into the extra session.

Bylsma, who won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Crosby, was watching the game from a restaurant when he saw his captain take a pass from Jarome Iginla and race in on Miller to produce one of the most iconic moments in the history of the sport.

"I got off of my chair because I had a pretty good notion he was going to put that home for the win," Bylsma said.

NHL officials will meet with the players' association, the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation in New York on Monday to iron out an agreement allowing the league's top players to compete in Sochi.

Once approved, Bylsma will have to find a way to slow down Crosby and 2012 NHL MVP Evgeni Malkin, who is expected to play for his native Russia.

"I'm also a little bit concerned (Crosby) knows me as a coach, my strengths and my weaknesses he's going to bring that to the attention of the Canadian team," Bylsma said.

Nashville Predators general manager David Poile, who will serve in the same capacity for Sochi, called Bylsma "one of the very best coaches in the league."

Bylsma played nine years as a defensive-minded forward for the Los Angeles and Anaheim from 1995-2004 before moving into coaching. He replaced Michel Therrien as Penguins' coach in February 2009 and guided Pittsburgh to the third championship in franchise history.

He won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL Coach of the Year in 2011 and helped the Penguins post the best record in the Eastern Conference during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season. Pittsburgh advanced to the conference finals before being swept by the Boston Bruins. The Penguins rewarded Bylsma with a two-year contract extension through 2017 a week after their season ended.

The process of building the Olympic team will begin with an orientation camp in Washington D.C. in late August.

Poile expects the core of the team that won silver in Vancouver to return but allowed changes need to be made. The U.S. has historically struggled in Olympic competition overseas. The last time the U.S. team medaled at an Olympics outside of North America came in 1972 when it won silver in Sapporo, Japan and hasn't medaled at an Olympics in Europe since 1956.

"We can't be the same type of team because we haven't had success over there," Poile said.

Bylsma's system should help. The Penguins are regularly among the highest scoring teams in the NHL thanks in part to a talented core and a style of play that focuses on puck control and pressure. It's made Pittsburgh one of the most feared teams in the league. Now Bylsma hopes to do the same in the Olympics.

"We have one goal in Sochi," Bylsma said, "and that's to go over there and win gold."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/penguins-bylsma-coach-us-olympic-team-sochi-151014508.html

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UK man charged with defacing Constable painting

LONDON (AP) ? Police say a man has been charged with defacing a John Constable painting in Britain's National Gallery.

London police said 57-year-old Paul Douglas Manning would appear in court Saturday, charged with criminal damage.

He was arrested at the gallery Friday after reports of an attack on "The Hay Wain."

The group Fathers 4 Justice, which campaigns on behalf of fathers denied contact with their children, said Manning was a "desperate dad" who had stuck a picture of his son on the painting.

The gallery said there was no permanent damage to Constable's 1821 rural scene, one of Britain's most famous artworks.

Another Fathers 4 Justice member, Tim Haries, has been charged with spraying paint on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey earlier this month

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/uk-man-charged-defacing-constable-painting-112408219.html

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