GOTTLIEB TAKES ON LIEBERMAN
After Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) came out in favor of long-gun reporting, Alan Gottlieb of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms took him on.
http://www.sofmag.com/gottlieb-tells-lieberman-investigate-atf

Gunrunner: CCRKBA’s Gottlieb fires off stinging letter to Lieberman

Stunned by yesterday’s revelation by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) that he supports a proposed requirement to report multiple long gun sales to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by southwest states gun dealers, gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb has fired off a blistering letter to the senator that urges him to investigate the ATF instead.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/gunrunner-fallout-ccrkba-s...

Top U.S. officials are holding talks with Pakistani leaders in a push to repair ties further strained by the U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

The U.S. special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Marc Grossman, discussed U.S.-Pakistan relations with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad on Thursday.

European Union officials have announced the EU plans to significantly expand sanctions against Iran.

Diplomats Thursday said the EU has agreed to add about 100 companies to its embargo list in response to Tehran's refusal to halt its disputed nuclear activities.

The announcement comes after officials at the United Nations nuclear watchdog voiced concerns that Iranian intelligence might be hacking into International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) computers and cell phones.

Al-Qaida has released an audio recording in which its slain leader, Osama bin Laden, praises the protest movements that have swept across the Middle East.

In the 12-minute message posted on Islamist websites, bin Laden purportedly singles out the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, predicting the "winds of change" will spread across the entire Muslim world.

He makes no specific reference to Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, where pro-democracy supporters have had less success in toppling the government.

A top Chinese military officer says China never intends to challenge the United States military.

General Chen Bingde, chief of staff of China's People's Liberation Army, told an audience of U.S. military officers in Washington Wednesday that there is a huge gap between the Chinese and the United States. He says China does not have the capability to challenge the United States.

Later at the Pentagon, Chen told reporters that American weapons sales to Taiwan would affect Chinese-U.S. relations. He said how bad the impact would be depends on the types of weapons sold.

In a combat environment, the word liaison represents a means of communication for ensuring mission accomplishment, which is exactly the mission of 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company does.

2nd ANGLICO provides Marine commanders with liaison capability among joint, allied and coalition forces. Over the past six months, Marines of Supporting Arms Liaison Team Chuck, 2nd ANGLICO, have provided this capability to Regimental Combat Team 8 by partnering with the 32nd Georgian Light Infantry Battalion.

Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, commanding general, NATO Training Mission -Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, announced on opening day of the Regional Support Command Commanders Conference May 17 that the Afghan Basic Patrolman Course will increase two weeks for a total of eight weeks of training.

The announcement was also made by the Afghan Ministry of Interior to that country.

An Afghan and International Security Assistance Force detained more than 10 suspected Haqqani Network insurgents during a security operation targeting senior Haqqani leaders in Khost province yesterday.

The Haqqani Network is an insurgent organization operating primarily in the Paktika, Paktiya, and Khost provinces. They conduct high-profile attacks against Afghan government officials, Afghan national army and coalition forces. Haqqani insurgents are also known to carry out attacks in both, Kabul and Jalalabad.