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Muammar al-Gaddafi: Leader of Libya

February 22, 2011 By 1 Comment

Muammar al-Gaddafi: Leader of Libya

Currently: Death toll is rising as Gaddafi unleashes the military on protesters and says he will die in Libya. Realtime news, videos and information on the revolution in Libya is being consolidated at http://feb17.info/

Bio: Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi; also known simply as Colonel Gaddafi; born 7 June 1942) has been the leader of Libya since a coup in 1969. From 1972, when Gaddafi relinquished the title of prime minister, he has been accorded the honorifics “Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya” or “Leader and Guide of the Revolution” in government statements and the official press. [Read more...]

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Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8th) Rep.

February 1, 2011 By 3 Comments

Larry Bucshon

Larry D. Bucshon (born May 31, 1962) is the U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 8th congressional district and a member of the Republican Party. Bucshon supports lower taxes. He has called for freezing spending at 2008, extending the Bush tax cuts, and reviewing all government programs for places to reduce spending. He has stated that Republicans need to “first admit we were partially to blame for the increased government spending over the past decade.” Bucshon supports lower corporate taxes to assist businesses to be more competitive. Read more

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Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, Thanks the US People & Obama

May 12, 2010 By 3 Comments

Currently: Karzai is in Washington and just completed a joint press conference with President Obama where they discussed many of the challenges ahead and renewed their joint commitments towards peace and security.  Read more the event from the AP

Bio: Hamid Karzai (born 24 December 1957) is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001. During the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany, on 5 December 2001, Karzai was selected by prominent Afghan political figures to serve a six month term as Chairman of the Transitional Administration. He was then chosen for a two years term as the Interim President during the 2002 Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai won and became President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He then won the 2009 presidential election after his opponent withdrew from the run-off race.[2]

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