Olympics soon to be upon us, so let's celebrate the athletes and their achievements

You got it.

Vancouver Olympic opening ceremony: Wayne Gretzky lights cauldron

"I really like how countries can unite for this one event," said Vallee. "I'm so excited!"

http://www.vancouversun.com/Vancouver+Olympic+opening+ceremony+Wayne+Gretzky+lights+cauldron/2558137/story.html

You got it.

Vancouver Olympic opening ceremony: Wayne Gretzky lights cauldron

"I really like how countries can unite for this one event," said Vallee. "I'm so excited!"

 

Major offensive launched in south Afghanistan

Published 13 February, 2010, 14:20

NATO troops led by the US have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan. This is the largest military assault since the Taliban was toppled in the 2001 invasion.

Thousands of American Marines and Afghan troops have started attacking the Taliban stronghold in the Helmand Province.

The assault is the first phase of an operation to loosen the militants’ grip on the area – and is seen as a key test of President Barack Obama’s recent troop surge.

But Americans started from the wrong foot, claims RT military analyst Evgeny Khruschev.

“It’s been more than four months they have been leaking information about an upcoming operation,” he said.“The idea was that they were playing dangerous a gambit that they could scare off the Taliban and separate them from the populace.”

Watch the full interview with Evgeny Khrushchev

But things happened in the worst case scenario, Khrushchev said. By leaking the information, the Americans gave plenty of time for the Taliban to evacuate important persons from the area, which is known as the heart of the country’s drug trafficking business.