Shuttle launch pushed back, April 29

A conflict in the schedule to the international space station NASA is launch of his next- to -last shuttle mission of the April 19, April 29 delay prompted.

A Russian progress ship is planned, to the station before shuttle arrive, the endeavour from its 14-day mission deployment of particle detector would be Alpha magnetic spectrometer departing for the orbital outpost. The station may not commence business, and NASA had hoped that the Russians can have progress in orbit until to May 1, the shuttle loiter departure.

NASA spokesman Allard bag tells us it is a biology experiment aboard the progress that can wait. Officials tried whether the experiment on the shuttle instead could fly but the logistics for, proved to be too complicated. NASA decided after a meeting on Sunday, was the best way of the puzzles start 10 days to move the endeavour. An official start date is set to flight readiness review on 19 April.

No immediate word on how the US Republic Gabrielle Giffords ability to visit the start would have. The Democrat of Arizona recovered from a gunshot wound through his head. Her husband is the endeavour Commander astronaut Mark Kelly. Kelly has said that when Giffords doctors agree, Space Center travel to the Kennedy, to see the start.

(Endeavour Commander Scott Kelly, left, and crew on a practice launch countdown at the Kennedy Space Center last week.) Credit: NASA)

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Opinion: Afghanistan pushed on edge

Americans hear the protests deadly transform how Afghans kill reports of US soldiers by civilians and hear a Qur'an burning.Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: extremism tramples deadly protest Afghans hear of "Kill team" goodwill in burn the Quran, and Quran burn, she says. Americans see revenge killings Lemmon: majority in two Nations condemned performed out of ExtremistsShe says future forces of destruction win for now, at the worst time for building AfghanistanEditor's Note: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a fellow and Deputy Director of the women and foreign policy program at the Council on foreign relations. She writes in detail about women entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict, including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Rwanda. She wrote "The seamstress of Khair Khana", a book that created their business jobs and hope in the Taliban years tells the story of an Afghan girl.

(CNN) --t?dlichen protests sweep to Afghanistan in response the Quran incineration of Florida Pastor Terry Jones are a defeat for those from all sides for Afghanistan's peaceful future to fight. She could come no worse time for the war in Afghanistan or the push to win here more support for the war in the United States.

In the last two weeks, Afghan media have reported both to burn the Quran and the terrible charges, that American soldiers created "Kill team" which targeted Afghan civilians for sport and captures their murders on video, in some cases even posing in their bodies.

Many Afghans do not know that these few not for the majority of Americans are to respect the Islam and vocally condemn the desecration of a Holy Book of rogue, publicity-seeking priest. And that Americans feel overwhelming shame and indignation the killing of innocent people in the hands of US soldiers, a feeling particularly among those in uniform, that such crimes as a brutal rape of their own norms and values you find under.

In the last few days has Afghanistan, rediscovered American television after weeks in which the nuclear disaster in Japan and turmoil in the Middle East dominated the airwaves. Pictures of throngs of people on the road against the United States, screaming and cool reports of murderous attacks on innocent United Nations staff in Mazar-e-Sharif- and a girls high school in Kandahar--are the only images from Afghanistan, the Americans recently seen have to interfere with the demonstrators.

Last week, men have peddling hate and anger thumping WINS achieved.
-Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Many Americans don't know that these are a few not for the majority of Afghans, which condemn the killing of innocent and feeling on horror and shame on the attack United Nations personnel. And, that said December 2010-opinion poll, about 60 percent of Afghans in one they support military presence U.S. in their country and against the Taliban, despite growing uncertainty continue.

On both sides of this war, America's longest ever, a Gulf of understanding Gapes has always larger. Is increasingly that divide the two publics separates images filled the gap even further to expand that. War-weary Americans question me why they should offer their blood and treasure in the world of a country that burns their flag. Question exhausted me Afghans by war, as they can support an American presence that not even their most basic beliefs are respected. Provide understood television context may not, but it is expert for igniting emotion.

Last week, men have peddling hate and anger thumping WINS achieved. The extremist few have skillfully many the peaceful, their heinous actions by shedding images repeatedly played on television more managed. Won those who have traffic in destruction - at least for the time being.

Losers: Men and women goodwill act bravely and quietly every day to create a stronger and more secure country. Among of the most solid fighting defeated those of all pages for a better future for Afghanistan.

The battle for the hearts and minds is and is not in one direction. At the moment, it is lost in both.

The opinions in this commentary are solely those of Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

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