U.S. moves WikiLeaks soldier Manning to Kansas jail
April 23, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration, under criticism for its treatment of the U.S. soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website, is transferring the detainee to a Kansas jail.
Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon’s general counsel, said on Tuesday that Bradley Manning was being moved from a Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, to a detention facility at the Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas military base.
“Given the length of time he’s been in pretrial confinement at Quantico … and given what the likely period of pretrial confinement in the future … we reached the judgment this would be the right facility for him,” Johnson told reporters in a hastily announced briefing at the Pentagon.
Officials declined to say when the transfer would take place but suggested it would be soon.
Manning is being held during the investigation of charges involving reams of sensitive diplomatic and military documents he is accused of leaking while posted as an intelligence analyst in Iraq.
The documents’ publication on the WikiLeaks website was a blow to U.S. diplomacy as allies and adversaries saw themselves mocked or second-guessed in secret diplomatic cables.
U.S. military officials did not say when Manning’s trial might begin. “We are probably months off from a trial,” Johnson said.
Manning’s lawyers have complained that the 23-year-old soldier was mistreated at the Virginia Marine brig.
Kept alone in his cell 23 hours per day, the Pentagon said he had been forced to sleep naked and woken repeatedly during the night to ensure he is safe. The Pentagon said this had happened only a few times.
Last month, President Barack Obama said he had been assured by the Pentagon that Manning’s treatment was appropriate.
Manning will be placed in a single cell in Ft. Leavenworth, officials said, but said he would not receive abusive treatment.
Aussies bounce back in Ashes with Johnsons magical spell
Mitchell Johnson produced a devastating display of swing bowling as Australia roared back into Ashes contention on day two of a riveting Perth Test.
Swing bowler Mitchell Johnson took six wickets to help Australia bowl out England for 187, giving the hosts an 81-run first innings lead in the third Ashes test. Then, Shane Watson scored 61 not out as Australia, trailing 1-0 in the series, reached 119-3 for a lead of 200 runs at the end of play.
In reply to Australias 268, England collapsed from a 78-0 to be bowled out just before tea on Friday, with Johnson taking 6-38.
Ian Bell top scored for England with a defiant 53 but the day belonged to Johnson and Australia, which positioned itself to push for a victory that would square the series. Johnson was supported by Ryan Harris who took 3-59.
Johnson axed from Australian Ashes team
December 2, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
ADELAIDE: Paceman Mitchell Johnson has been dropped from the Australian team for Friday’s second Ashes Test against England at the Adelaide Oval.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Thursday a final eleven would be decided before the start of play, but confirmed Johnson had been omitted from the 12-man squad.
Fast bowlers Doug Bollinger and Ryan Harris, who were added to the squad after last Monday’s drawn Gabba Test, are vying for places in the team.
Australia – Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Mike Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Xavier Doherty, Doug Bollinger, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus. (12th man to be named). AGENCIES
Andre Johnson and Cortland Finnegan Fight
Andre Johnson and Cortland Finnegan Fight, “They’re just very competitive, I mean, two Pro Bowl players that expect a lot out of each other,” Texans Coach Gary Kubiak said, “and before the day is over they get kind of tired of each other. I just think it’s a great battle. That’s what our business is about. You know, you don’t want things to get out of control like that, though. Two great players that need to be on the field, not off the field.”
Like Kubiak, Tennessee Coach Jeff Fisher downplayed the incident.
“I didn’t think, based on what I saw and what I’m being told, that Cortland deserved to be kicked out of the game,” he said. “I’m sure they’ll handle that at the league level.” Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison cited Tennessee’s penchant for provoking opponents on “Football Night in America.”
“He’s one of the nicest guys in the league,” Dungy said of Johnson, “but I’ll tell you when I was at Indy, we played against Tennessee twice a year. I always warned my players, ‘You have to keep your cool, especially against Cortland Finnegan. He’s going to try to get on your nerves.’ ”
Harrison, who suffered a knee injury playing against Tennessee: “Well, coach, this is no surprise to me. This team … this is their personality. They’re dirty, they’re cheap and whenever we played this team, the coaches would always say, ‘Guys, beware. They’re gonna take a cheap shot at you. They’re gonna try to provoke you into doing something.’ “
clint dempsey
June 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
One of the key match ups against England will be against Glen Johnson, England’s right back, a player with impeccable attacking instincts and goals to prove but shows less alacrity at tracking back, suspect positional sense, and poor decision making. All of which Capello has to consider before including him against the USA. He might prefer starting Jamie Carragher, a defender who has no illusions after 15 years in the business.
Against Japan, Johnson was unable to challenge as Marcus Tulio Tanaka fronted him with ease to score from a corner. Then he pushed down a Platinum Star player in the box 
for a penalty. There is enough footage from his Liverpool matches to show that Johnson loses composure when pressured.
Bob Bradley might put Dempsey out left and Donovan down the right in key match ups against Johnson and Ashley Cole. And Deuce does fancy his chances:
“Glen Johnson is a good player and very effective going forward,” he claimed. “But when he gets forward we have a chance to hit England on the counter and give them something to worry about. There will be holes in the pocket he leaves open. We have to be aware of that. Both their full-backs like to attack. But there is a risk involved in Ashley Cole and Johnson pushing forward which could make them vulnerable.”
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010 | Super Eight Round 23rd Match | India vs SriLanka Match Video Highlights
ICC Twenty20 World CUp 2010 Super Eight Round Second last match played at St.Lucia against India vs srilanka on 11th May 2010. This Match very important for India reached in the Semi final. India win the toss and choose to bat. India start very well, India made 90 runs in the first 10 overs. but at last sri lankan bowling very well so India made only 73 runs in last 10 overs so India made 163/5 in 20 overs.Sri Lanka start very bad first two wickets loose in only 6 runs but in the middle order played very well. Sri Lanka made 167/5 in 20 overs. Sri Lanka win the match by 5 wickets. India out of the ICC Twenty20 world Cup 2010. Man of the match : Angelo Mathews
India vs Srilanka super Eight Round 23rd Match Full Scoreboard
India Batting
Dinesh Karthik c & b L Malinga 13(12b,2/4)
Gautam Gambhir c K Sangakkara b L Malinga 41(32b,3/4)
Suresh Raina c M Jayawardene b T Thushara 63(47b,7/4,1/6)
MS Dhoni (c & wk) not out 23(19b,1/6)
Yuvraj Singh c M Jayawardene b T Thushara 1(2b)
Yusuf Pathan c C Kapugedera b T Perera 13(9b,2/4)
Extras: (b 1, lb 1, w 6, nb 1) 9
Total: (5 wkts, 20 ovs) 163
Sri Lanka Bowling
Angelo Mathews 3 0 29 0
Thissara Perera 3 0 15 1
Thilan Thushara 4 0 41 2
Lasith Malinga 4 0 25 2
Suraj Randiv 3 0 25 0
Tillakaratne Dilshan 2 0 14 0
Sanath Jayasuriya 1 0 12 0
Sri Lanka Batting
Mahela Jayawardene c Y Pathan b A Nehra 4(3b,1/4)
Sanath Jayasuriya c D Karthik b V Kumar 0(5b)
Tillakaratne Dilshan c Y Singh b Y Pathan 33(26b,5/4)
Kumar Sangakkara (c & wk) b V Kumar 46(33b,2/4,3/6)
Angelo Mathews run out (A Nehra) 46(37b,3/4,2/6)
Chamara Kapugedera not out 37(16b,2/4,3/6)
Thissara Perera not out 0(0b)
Extras: (lb 1) 1
Total: (5 wkts, 20 ovs) 167
India Bowling
Ashish Nehra 4 0 44 1
Vinay Kumar 4 0 30 2
Harbhajan Singh 4 0 35 0
Yusuf Pathan 3 0 23 1
Piyush Chawla 4 0 28 0
Yuvraj Singh 1 0 6 0
India vs SriLanka Super Eight Round 23rd Match Video Highlights
AUS vs WI: World T20 Cup 12th Super Eight Match | Score Card | Highlight
West Indies vs Australia: -
ICC World Twenty20, 2010
Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, St Lucia
May 11, 2010
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
West Indies captain Chris Gayle lamented the home fans an “absolutely terrible” screen that left host World Twenty20 in mortifying way Tuesday.
Gayle made need a credible win over Australia to qualify for the semifinals, but hope this victory disappeared after they were bowled out for just 105 in the day-night home match at Beausejour Stadium.
Brad Haddin shattered 42 from 46 balls as Australia downed host West Indies by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the semifinals of the World Twenty20.
Australia recorded its fifth in a straight line victory in the tournament by coasting to the win total of 109-4 with 22 balls to standby at Beausejour Stadium.
Such a humble goal proved to be a problem for Australia, who will continue his expedition to claim the trophy that has escaped them so far with a four settlements against defending champions Pakistan on Friday.
Score Card: -
West Indies Innings: -
Chris Gayle(c) b D Nannes 4(2)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul c D Hussey b M Johnson 24(18)
Ramnaresh Sarwan c D Warner b D Hussey 26(31)
Dwayne Bravo run out (M Johnson) 6(9)
Narsingh Deonarine c M Hussey b S Smith 0(2)
Denesh Ramdin(wk) c B Haddin b M Johnson 1(2)
Kieron Pollard st B Haddin b S Smith 13(14)
Darren Sammy c & b S Smith 0(1)
Jerome Taylor c M Johnson b D Hussey 3(7)
Nikita Miller not out 10(12)
Sulieman Benn b S Watson 9(16)
Extras : – (lb 4, w 4, nb 1) 9
Total : – (10 wkts, 19 ovs) 105
Australia Innings: -
David Warner c C Gayle b J Taylor 25(12)
Shane Watson b S Benn 5(7)
Michael Clarke(c) run out (D Bravo) 16(24)
Brad Haddin (wk) c D Sammy b C Gayle 42(46)
David Hussey not out 10(9)
Cameron White not out 0(0)
Extras : – (w 11) 11
Total : – (4 wkts, 16.2 ovs) 109
Man of Match: – Steven Smith
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs in a World Twenty20 Super Eights match here on Sunday.
Brief scores
Australia 168-5, 20 overs (C White 85 no; S Randiv 3-20)
Sri Lanka 87, 16.2 overs (M Johnson 3-15)
Result: Australia won by 81 runs
Eric Williams
April 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Eric Williams First Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Eric Eustace Williams (25 September 1911 – 29 March 1981) was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served from 1956 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian.
He won an island scholarship in 1932 which allowed him to attend St Catherine’s Society, Oxford (which later became St Catherine’s College), where he was ranked first in the First Class of Oxford students graduating in History in 1935, while representing the university in soccer. In Inward Hunger, his autobiography, he described his experience of racism in Britain, and the impact on him of his travels in Germany after the Nazi seizure of power.
His doctoral thesis, The Economic Aspects of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and West Indian Slavery, was both a direct attack on the idea that moral and humanitarian motives were the key facts in the victory of British abolitionism, and a covert critique of the idea common in the 1930s, emanating in particular from the pen of Oxford Professor Reginald Coupland, that British imperialism was essentially propelled by humanitarian and benevolent impulses. Williams’s argument owed much to the influence of C. L. R. James, whose The Black Jacobins, also completed in 1938, also offered an economic and geostrategic explanation for the rise of British abolitionism.
The 1961 elections gave the PNM 57% of the votes and 20 of the 30 seats. This two-thirds majority allowed them to draft the Independence Constitution without input from the DLP. Although supported by the Colonial Office, independence was blocked by the DLP, until Williams was able to make a deal with DLP leader Rudranath Capildeo which strengthened the rights of the minority party and expanded the number of Opposition Senators. With Capildeo’s assent, Trinidad and Tobago became independent on August 31, 1962.
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michael johnson celebrity apprentice
April 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Former Olympian and celebrated American sprinter Michael Duane Johnson quits reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice to attend personal matters. Donald Trump said that Johnson is free to comeback once he settled everything into place. It might be the first for the Donald since he has a record for despising quitters – for him quitters are losers. Well, perhaps Johnson did have a very convincing reason for Trump to give him another chance.
Johnson’s team – Rock Solid – managed to secure their first win for the season after 3 straight loss from the women. The task was to create a commercial for Right Guard Total Defense deodorant. On the other hand, the women’s team – Tenacity – suffered their first loss sending 3 group members to the board room. Among them were Holly Robinson Peete, WWE star Maria Kanellis and Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks.
The Donald grilled the 3 and finally decided that it was Selita Ebanks who should leave Trump Tower. Perhaps it was another shocker for those who are new to watching this reality business show since Ebanks led her team to victory last week. Trump always want to see more than that. He wants to see a fighter in you – which unfortunately Ebanks didn’t show during the boardroom.
Selita Ebanks was the first from the Team Tenacity to hear the dreaded word “your fired!” from Donald Trump. For sure, the succeeding episodes will be more exciting.
