China Detains Hundreds After Tibet Immolations — Voice of America Chinese police reportedly have detained hundreds of people as part of a security lockdown in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, after two people set themselves on fire there earlier this week to protest Chinese rule. The U.S. government-backed Radio Free Asia cited a local source late Wednesday as saying that Chinese authorities have locked up about 600 Tibetan residents. It said many others from outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region have been expelled. Read more …. More News On Tibetan Protests 600 detained in Tibetan capital — UPI Witnesses Report Massive Chinese Crackdown in Tibetan Capital — Voice of America Arrests reported after Tibet self-immolations — New York Daily News Detentions reported in Tibet capital after immolations — BBC China detains hundreds in Tibet over self-immolation protests — The Telegraph Tibetan woman dies after setting herself on fire — The Guardian Two Tibetans self-immolate in Lhasa: is protest spreading? — John Ruwitch, Christian Science Monitor

This May 25, left, and April 9, combination photo provided by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) shows evidence of extensive earth dumping in the pond to the north of a high explosive test site and signs of fresh traffic on the road leading to the pond. Courtesy of ISIS/AP Satellite Images Suggest Iran Cleaning Up Evidence Of Nuclear Weapons Work — Christian Science Monitor A report by the Institute for Science and International Security says a new image of Iran’s Parchin military complex ‘raises concerns that Iran is attempting to raze the site prior to allowing an IAEA visit.’ United Nations weapons inspectors yesterday shared satellite images that suggest Iran may be cleaning up evidence of past nuclear weapons-related work, at a suspect military site inspectors have been seeking to visit. At a closed-door briefing in Vienna, the deputy head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showed diplomats several satellite images taken over the past half-year of Iran’s sprawling Parchin military complex. Read more …. More News On Iran ‘Cleaning Up’ Parts Of The Iran Parchin Military Complex Satellite photos said to show Iran nuke clean up — AJC/AP Buildings at Iran military site “razed” – U.S. think-tank — Reuters Demolition visible at Iran military site — UPI Iran Razes Two Buildings Near Suspected Parchin Nuclear Site — SFGate/Bloomberg More signs of a clean-up at suspect Iran site — The Guardian These New Images From Iran May Offer Evidence Of Nuclear Testing — Business Insider Satellite Images Confirm Iranian Cover Up — Arutz Sheva Factbox: Iran’s Parchin military site — Reuters

New Pakistani Reason For Jailing bin Laden Case Doctor — Reuters (Reuters) – In another twist to a case that is straining Islamabad’s ties with Washington, a Pakistani court says the doctor who helped the United States find Osama bin Laden was imprisoned for aiding militants and not for his links to the CIA. It is the third different explanation for the 33-year jail sentence handed to Dr. Shakil Afridi. Last week after his conviction by a court in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials said the decision was based on treason charges for aiding the CIA in its hunt for the al Qaeda chief. When that announcement rankled U.S. officials, Pakistan then said the doctor had a history of womanizing. Read more …. Update: Pakistan Doctor Guilty of Militancy, not CIA Links — Military.com/AP My Comment : Pakistan militants have denied any linkage to the doctor . I have also hear that U.S. officials are not impressed with this Pakistani explanation. Update: Is this the U.S. response to Pakistan’s behavior?

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta waves as he boards an Air Force E4-B on Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 30, 2012. Panetta departed on a 10-day trip to Asia to meet with defense counterparts. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo Panetta To Explain US Strategic Shift To Asian Allies — Reuters * Defense secretary to visit Singapore, Vietnam, India * Trip comes amid renewed South China Sea tensions * Delicate balance needed to avoid spat with China WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will brief allies on the U.S. strategic shift toward Asia and will seek to allay concerns that fiscal uncertainty could undermine Washington’s commitment to the effort as he begins a week-long visit to the region this weekend. With the Asia-Pacific region unsettled by renewed tensions over competing sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, Panetta flies to Hawaii on Wednesday for briefings with the head of the U.S. Pacific Command before traveling on to Singapore for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue. Read more …. More News On U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Traveling To Asia To Meet (And Explain) America`s Strategic Shift Toward Asia Panetta leaving on 9-day trip to Asia — CNN Panetta heads to Asia to back allies, avoid riling China — Stars and Stripes/Bloomberg Panetta Travels to Asia to Discuss Refocus on Region — Defpro U.S. to refocus on Asia-Pacific region — UPI Panetta Heads to Asia to Explain Strategic Shift — Epoch Times Panetta to discuss military trade on India trip — New York Daily News Will strengthen US naval presence in Asia: Panetta — Zee News Navy grads told their future is building US strength in Pacific — MSNBC “Delicate Dance” for Panetta in China’s Backyard — Kirk Spitzer, Time My Comment : This is the real reason on why Leon Panetta is going to Asia. More here.

Proud: Servicewomen Terran Echegoyen-McCabe, left, breastfeeds her twin daughters while wearing her uniform alongside colleague Christina Luna and her little girl at Fairchild Airforce Base outside Spokane, Washington Mothers At War: Proud Military Wife Defends Photograph Of Her Comrades Breastfeeding In Uniform — Daily Mail * Air National Guards pictured nursing their children at Fairchild base, near Spokane, Washington * One Facebook comment compared image to ‘defecating’ in uniform * Founder of Mom2Mom Breastfeeding Support Group says ‘We are not disgracing the uniform, we are very proud’ A photograph of servicewomen breastfeeding in public while wearing uniform has ignited a global debate. The picture shows two mothers, Terran Echegoyen-McCabe and Christina Luna, both in active service, nursing their babies on an Air Force base. The striking image has seen a flurry of comments, from supporters who say breastfeeding is a ‘fundamental right’ to another who compared it to ‘defecating in uniform’. The photos were taken for the Mom2Mom Breastfeeding Support Group, set up by a military wife and mother-of-three to raise awareness of all women’s rights to breastfeed in public. Read more …. More News On Women Breastfeeding Their Babies In Uniform And In Public Military Moms Breastfeeding in Uniform Stir Controversy — Shine/Yahoo Military moms breastfeeding in uniform sparks controversy — Digital Journal Military mom’s breastfeeding photo causes controversy and outrage — Examiner Photo of military moms breastfeeding causes controversy — Examiner Military Moms Breastfeed in Uniform & the World Freaks Out — The Stir Military Moms Breastfeeding in Uniform Surprised at Controversy Stirred by Pic — Inquisitr Breastfeeding in uniform: What’s your opinion? — Air Force Times WNU Editor: The photo gallery starts here. What`s my take …. Eric Palmer sums it up best.