A hostage situation at a Texas bank ended Friday afternoon with all hostages safe and suspects in custody, said Lt. Onesimo Lopez of the Pearland Police Department. FULL STORY
Friday, 31 December 2010
Yep, midnight in Sydney
Die Welt begrüßt das Jahr 2011
Sydney jubelt schon
Mit Hula-Hula ins Jahr 2011? Ja, auf Hawaii, elf Stunden nach Deutschland. London hat dagegen den frühen Wurm gefangen - jedoch nicht die britische Weltstadt, sondern auf Kiritimati in Kiribati, irgendwo im Pazifik. Die Bewohner der Weihnachtsinsel feierten als Erste. Und nun folgt die ganze Welt....»
Perpetual war
The new year starts in 30mins - Iraq
The new year starts in 30mins - Iraq (0+ / 0-)
http://ccoaler.blogspot.com/...
and we got an even better perspective on what Bush did in Iraq.He certainly has all the diplomatic problems one could expect for the lousy UN start out of the Iraq war. When Powell waffled something about Bio-labs. Iraq said clearly (yesterday): US out by 2011. And? Where's the outcry? Where's Dunno Rumsfeld right now? Right, the enemy is north, east, south and west of Baghdad. But definetely not in Baghdad! French, German, English complaining about Iraqi demand? No. What stood in the thread text is exactly correct: Iran is the biggest problem for US hegemony. That was clear since 911 and even before. It causes power stasis in the region. But didnt like to break it up because he said it might be 2 risky. Bush was only greedy for oil, despite he was a coward. The balance of power in the region has shifted towards worse. When invading Kuwait, Iraq had at least half a million men under arms. I guess now there will be surely some guys with strong water cannons to fight insurgents. Bush made Iran the rising force and Iraq the source for his oil monopoly, what has shot the oil price to 90$.
Because Germany is 1 h b4 London
and we got 10h30 in germany the new year should start in 2 h 30 mins somewhere near nz.
(London =12h, Germany=13h)
(London =12h, Germany=13h)
Die Welt begrüßt das Jahr 2011
Im Pazifik beginnt die Party
Thursday, 30 December 2010
MSNBC host: Why isn’t Carlson calling for Palin’s execution?
Yah. Execute Palin.
rawstory
MSNBC's Cenk Uygur wondered Wednesday why Fox News' Tucker Carlson didn't call for Sarah Palin to be executed after she killed a defenseless caribou.
After all, Carlson had proclaimed Tuesday that NFL quarterback Michael Vick should have been given the death penalty for killing dogs.
"Now, I'm a Christian," Carlson announced, while filling in for Fox News' Republican commentator Sean Hannity. "I've made mistakes myself. I believe fervently in second chances but Michael Vick killed dogs and he did it in a heartless and cruel way and I think, personally, he should have been executed for that."
Carlson had become outraged because President Barack Obama praised Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie for giving Vick a second chance.
rawstory
MSNBC's Cenk Uygur wondered Wednesday why Fox News' Tucker Carlson didn't call for Sarah Palin to be executed after she killed a defenseless caribou.
After all, Carlson had proclaimed Tuesday that NFL quarterback Michael Vick should have been given the death penalty for killing dogs.
"Now, I'm a Christian," Carlson announced, while filling in for Fox News' Republican commentator Sean Hannity. "I've made mistakes myself. I believe fervently in second chances but Michael Vick killed dogs and he did it in a heartless and cruel way and I think, personally, he should have been executed for that."
Carlson had become outraged because President Barack Obama praised Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie for giving Vick a second chance.
Russian Judge Extends Term for Tycoon by 6 Years
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
The stiff prison term for Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky was seen as a signal that Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin was not loosening control over Russia.
Obama announces 6 recess appointments
President Obama used his executive power Wednesday to overcome what the White House called obstruction by Senate Republicans
Reporting from Honolulu and Washington —
President Obama used his executive power Wednesday to overcome what the White House called obstruction by Senate Republicans, announcing six recess appointments, including the first American ambassador to Syria in five years.The appointments came amid deep White House frustration over the slow pace of Senate confirmations. A memo issued by the White House on Wednesday said that 79 of Obama's nominations were pending in the Senate when the lame-duck session ended.
The six nominees appointed have been waiting a total of 888 days to start their respective jobs, the White House said.
"All administrations face delays in getting some of their nominees confirmed, but the extent of Republican obstruction of Obama nominees is unprecedented," a White House official said in a statement.
The appointments fill a total of four ambassadorships, including Robert Stephen Ford as the envoy to Syria. Obama also appointed James Cole as deputy attorney general and William J. Boarman to the more obscure post of public printer of the United States, who heads the Government Printing Office.
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Saviour for Hungary: China
Saviour for Hungary: China
well, what I thought. With their belamy limitation of free speech for fascist reasons the Hungarians don't have many options left where to get money from without a loss. Ergo: they go ass-licking in Peking. Well, I don't know why the Chinese like it, but ok.
Germany: Wolfgang Schnur disappeared in Africa
German NTV
He is supposed to have dealt some gold-dust in Africa. He was reknown because he was an important figure close to Angela Merkel in the final days of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
*Remark: Mr.Diestel was obviously hallucinating.
He is supposed to have dealt some gold-dust in Africa. He was reknown because he was an important figure close to Angela Merkel in the final days of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
*Remark: Mr.Diestel was obviously hallucinating.
Dominique Strauss Kahn seems to be a real threat for Sarkozy
n-tv.de
The election phase for 2012 starts out next year in France. Sarkozy hopes for a year without scandals and a weak enemy. If it should be DSK though -how the IMF head is called in his home country - it will be difficult.
The election phase for 2012 starts out next year in France. Sarkozy hopes for a year without scandals and a weak enemy. If it should be DSK though -how the IMF head is called in his home country - it will be difficult.
It's clear of what Sarkozy will think during shaving in the upcoming weeks: of 2012. Then tere will be elections in France. There is no doubt that Sarkozy thrives for a second term. He did not declare it though. Even wife Carla Bruni seems to be supportive of it. She's busy recording her next record.
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Oldest human remains found
Oldest human remains found
JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists say they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern humans.
A Tel Aviv University team excavating a cave in central Israel said Monday they found teeth that were about 400,000 years old. The earliest Homo sapiens remains found until now are half that old, and were discovered in Ethiopia.
Archaeologist Avi Gopher said on Monday that further research is needed to solidify the claim, which is detailed in the December edition of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. If the claim is borne out, the discovery would change "the whole picture of evolution," he said.
Monday, 27 December 2010
What are 218 mio tons of oil anyway?
In Bushit terms not too much if you look at Iraq I guess. Insofar, it is a clear violation of human rights in US terms. Thorough perspective. Hang on.
US slams Russian tycoon's conviction
Clinton: Tycoon trial bad for Russia
"Example for wilfull justice"
Chodorkowski again guilty
US slams Russian tycoon's conviction
Clinton: Tycoon trial bad for Russia
Conservatives calling for states’ right to declare bankruptcy
I think parties should have furthermore the right to declare themselves morally bankrupt, to have the right not to act in the best interest of the voter because a state is not the sum of its citizens and thus, maybe, you get automatized debt if you vote repugnican. Programs may not trigger the mass but the exeption and hazard is a non circumventable fact. The general statement of policy is the FAHRT.
Conservatives calling for states’ right to declare bankruptcy
Conservatives calling for states’ right to declare bankruptcy
Germany
"No self destruction but self satisfaction"
Lib dem-Vice questions Westerwelle
Erstmals stellt ein Stellvertreter offen die Zukunft von FDP-Chef Westerwelle infrage. Parteivize Pinkwart ruft Westerwelles Kritiker zur Gegenkandidatur auf und betont, dass jeder ersetzbar sei. "Demokratie lebt davon, dass es immer einen Wechsel geben kann." Damit torpediert Pinkwart alle Versuche der FDP-Spitze, die Debatte um Westerwelle zu beenden....»
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Hungarian Fidescz couples EU presidency and surpression of freedom of speech
nytimes
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban, poised to take over presidency of the European Union, is fighting back against criticism from Germany and other countries over a new Hungarian law that some fear could be used to curb press freedom.
The law, which was passed last week by the Parliament in Budapest and comes into force on Jan. 1, empowers the newly created National Media and Communications Authority to impose heavy fines for coverage that it considers unbalanced or offensive to human dignity or common morals.
Dunja Mijatovic of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, which monitors press and human rights freedoms throughout the region, said he was concerned that the legislation, “if misused, can silence critical media and public debate in the country.”
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out strongly against the new law.
“As a country that is about to take over the president of the E.U., Hungary will have a particular responsibility for the image of the whole union in the world,” said a spokesman for Mrs. Merkel.
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban, poised to take over presidency of the European Union, is fighting back against criticism from Germany and other countries over a new Hungarian law that some fear could be used to curb press freedom.
The law, which was passed last week by the Parliament in Budapest and comes into force on Jan. 1, empowers the newly created National Media and Communications Authority to impose heavy fines for coverage that it considers unbalanced or offensive to human dignity or common morals.
Dunja Mijatovic of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, which monitors press and human rights freedoms throughout the region, said he was concerned that the legislation, “if misused, can silence critical media and public debate in the country.”
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out strongly against the new law.
“As a country that is about to take over the president of the E.U., Hungary will have a particular responsibility for the image of the whole union in the world,” said a spokesman for Mrs. Merkel.
Iran urged to halt Kurd execution
Iran urged to halt Kurd execution
Amnesty International has appealed to Iran to commute the death sentence of an Iranian Kurdish student who it says is expected to be executed on Sunday.
Westerwelle corrects Iran
Amnesty International has appealed to Iran to commute the death sentence of an Iranian Kurdish student who it says is expected to be executed on Sunday.
Imprisoned reporters without contact
Westerwelle corrects Iran
Saturday, 25 December 2010
Doubts: Osama bin dead a while
I liked Roger Moore as James Bond, but everyone agreed that this 57-year-old had to go after “From a View to a Kill.” You can only suspend so much disbelief when you see a guy— who can now get half price at Denny’s—knocking down multiple assailants and bedding women young enough to be his granddaughter. Same thing with Osama. He’s too old and becoming increasingly irrelevant. It’s time our government introduces a new villain to the franchise before they lose their audience altogether.
Assassination of auf Wilders planed?
Assassination of auf Wilders planed?
Die Niederlande entgehen offenbar einem größeren Anschlag islamistischer Terroristen. Spezialkräfte nehmen in Rotterdam zwölf Somalier fest. Hassprediger hatten zuvor Gewaltakte als Antwort auf den Islamgegner Wilders gefordert. Vielleicht war dieser sogar das Ziel....»
cable news network
(CNN) -- Dutch authorities have arrested 12 men of Somali origin they believe were about to carry out a terrorist attack, authorities said Saturday.
The country's intelligence service provided information that led to the arrests in Rotterdam, Public Prosecution Service spokesman Wim de Bruin told CNN.
No weapons or explosives were found, he said. The suspects are in police custody.
"The attack was said to be imminent so the national police started an investigation which led to the arrest of 12 Somalis later on Friday in Rotterdam," de Bruin said. "We are not sure about what the target was, how they were going to carry out the attack or when."
A Dutch counterterrorism office spokeswoman said the immediate threat to the country has been removed and the terror alert level will remain "limited," or relatively low.
"We are now following the information that comes out of the interrogations with these 12 individuals to see if there still remains a threat from this plot," said Judith Sluiter of the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
The men, between ages 19 and 48, were arrested in various locations. Police have searched a pawn shop, four homes and two hotel rooms, de Bruin said.
Six of the suspects live in Rotterdam and one is from Denmark. Some are Dutch citizens. They all are of Somali origin, de Bruin said.
WikiLeaks cables expose France’s collaboration with US imperialism
www.wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/fran-d24.shtmlsent by Fiore since 20 hours 47 minutes, published about 12 minutes
Cables leaked to WikiLeaks expose how the French political establishment has moved to support the illegal US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Under the guise of the “war on terrorism”, the French ruling class supports Washington to secure its own imperialist interests, acting with contempt for public opinion.
Tunisia
Tunisians riot after protester shot
TUNIS — A Tunisian teenager died on Friday and ten others were injured when protestors attacked a national guard post in a region gripped by tensions over youth joblessness, students and the government said.
Mohamed Ammari, who was 18, died when he was shot in the chest during a confrontation with security forces in the town of Menzel Bouzaiene, in the central Sidi Bouzid region, said student representative Mohamed Fadhel.
Several thousand people took part in the protest, which quickly turned violent, said Fadhel.
Protesters set fire to three police cars, a train locomotive, the local headquarters of the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally party and a national guard post, whose guards had to seek shelter in a mosque, Fadhel said.
Police had surrounded the town and were not letting people travel in or out, and many arrests had been made, he said.
The government confirmed the incident, and said two members of the national guard were in a serious condition with burns.
"The groups involved in these acts of violence and trouble encircled and attacked a national guard post by throwing fire bombs and stones," a source at the interior ministry told AFP.
After attempting to disperse the crowd by firing warning shots, security forces opened fire in self defence, said the official.
"This incident led to one death and two injured among the attackers. Several national guard agents suffered burns, including two who are in a coma," said a government statement published by its information service.
Tensions have been simmering in the region since the attempted suicide on December 17 of 26-year-old university graduate Mohammed Bouazizi, who was forced to scratch out a living peddling fruit and vegetables because he could not find a job.
When police confiscated his produce because he did not have the necessary permit, he doused himself in petrol and set himself alight, said the Tunisian League for the Defence of Human Rights.
Bouazizi was transferred to a hospital in capital Tunis with severe burns.
The incident prompted violent demonstrations in which protestors burned tyres and chanted slogans demanding jobs.
The government said the violence was isolated and had been exploited by the opposition.
Tensions heightened on December 22 when another young man, Sidi Bouzid, climbed up an electricity pylon and electrocuted himself on the cables, saying he was fed up with being unemployed.
The government would not confirm the suicide, but ordered a judicial investigation into the circumstances of his death.
Development Minister Mohamed Nouri Jouini travelled to Sidi Bouzid on Thursday and announced a new 15-million-dinar (7.5 million euros/10 million dollars) employment programme.
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party, which does not have a seat in parliament, called on the government to stop arresting young people and instead focus on dialogue and job creation.
Protests are rare in Tunisia, where the government generally tolerates little in the way of dissent.
Friday, 24 December 2010
well on 1st of feb 2001 Bush took office
and Christians are fleeing Iraq. I think certain things cannot become more obvious. Exactly 10 years.
Christians flee Iraq after threats
Christians flee Iraq after threats
Poverty in the US
Social rift big as never
The US stays the land of contradictions. The pliers in between poor and rich are opened as never before since 50 years. 1 % of the households owns 225x as much as the average household. And the average becomes poorer.
US foreign policy at another hype: by killing certain trade barriers, they invite Iran to make certain remarks
They were of course made by Mr Akmaydjinedjad and they called the members of the UN security council "retarded." I think it will please Hillary if she gets to know that her spying tricks on the UN had certain fans around the globe and that certain "anyway nerved" people got even more nerved.
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Report: Treasury OK'd US business with Iran
The Treasury Department has granted nearly 10,000 exceptions to American companies over the past decade so that they could skirt U.S. sanctions on Iran and other countries the U.S. considers terrorist sponsors, The New York Times reported Thursday.Thursday, 23 December 2010
Conservative instincts 'uncharitable'
Conservative instincts 'uncharitable'
Party's political allies in Europe are "an embarrassment", says Lib Dem Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne.
Jeremy Browne described some of the Conservatives' partners in the European Parliament as "nutty".
He said foreign diplomats were delighted that the Lib Dems had ensured the Government was "far more amenable and civilised" towards the European Union than a Tory administration.
Woman Found Dead at Home of August Busch IV
Woman Found Dead at Home of August Busch IV
wiki-InBev
HUNTLEIGH, Mo -- Authorities were investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found earlier this week at the suburban St. Louis home of former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV.
Police and the St. Louis County medical examiner's office on Thursday identified the victim as Adrienne N. Martin of St. Charles. An autopsy has been conducted but results could take four to six weeks.
Police were called Sunday afternoon to the home in the St. Louis suburb of Huntleigh and found Martin's body. St. Louis County forensic administrator Suzanne McCune said there were no signs of trauma or illness.
wiki-InBev
HUNTLEIGH, Mo -- Authorities were investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found earlier this week at the suburban St. Louis home of former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV.
Police and the St. Louis County medical examiner's office on Thursday identified the victim as Adrienne N. Martin of St. Charles. An autopsy has been conducted but results could take four to six weeks.
Police were called Sunday afternoon to the home in the St. Louis suburb of Huntleigh and found Martin's body. St. Louis County forensic administrator Suzanne McCune said there were no signs of trauma or illness.
Germany:Illicit party donations
THERE ARE ELECTIONS IN RHINANIA-PALATINATE ON 27-3-11
German parliament enacted a fine amounting to 1.2mio dollars for the German conservatives.The conservatives have to pay this sum because the party organization violated the prohibition to funnel money from the reps as reps in parliament to the party organization for the election campaign, president of parliament Lammert said. The party admitted shortly before the announcement to the violation.
MSN:ILLICIT donations: CDU pays Million-fine
Italian Students Protest University Reforms
nytimes
ROME — Tens of thousands of students took to the streets on Wednesday to protest planned changes in the university system but stayed away from the historic center here, much of which had been cordoned off by the police to avoid a repeat of last week’s violent demonstrations.
The protest turned out to be peaceful, allaying widespread fears, as thousands marched from the city’s main university, La Sapienza, steering clear of the historic center but blocking traffic on a main highway.
Other protests in Palermo and Milan turned violent, with skirmishes between demonstrators and the police. In Turin, students occupied a landmark building.
In Rome, some protesters carried fake presents labeled with politically minded holiday wishes — “Social welfare for students and temporary workers,” one read — to oppose what they said were cuts to Italy’s famously dysfunctional universities.
ROME — Tens of thousands of students took to the streets on Wednesday to protest planned changes in the university system but stayed away from the historic center here, much of which had been cordoned off by the police to avoid a repeat of last week’s violent demonstrations.
The protest turned out to be peaceful, allaying widespread fears, as thousands marched from the city’s main university, La Sapienza, steering clear of the historic center but blocking traffic on a main highway.
Other protests in Palermo and Milan turned violent, with skirmishes between demonstrators and the police. In Turin, students occupied a landmark building.
In Rome, some protesters carried fake presents labeled with politically minded holiday wishes — “Social welfare for students and temporary workers,” one read — to oppose what they said were cuts to Italy’s famously dysfunctional universities.
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Dead MI6 spy visited bondage websites
Dead MI6 spy visited bondage websites
Gareth Williams also had £15K collection of women's clothing.
Officers investigating the death of Gareth Williams, a GCHQ code breaker who was on secondment to MI6, have released details of his unusual private life and explained the extraordinary riddle that surrounds his death.
While the death is officially described as “suspicious” rather than murder, officers also released e-fits of a Mediterranean couple that visited the flat a few weeks later and let themselves in with a key.
Det Chief Supt Hamish Campbell, the head of Scotland Yard’s murder squad, said he was aware that the details would be “embarrassing, hurtful and distressing” for Mr Williams’s family but said they supported the appeal for anyone that had encountered him in the nightclubs, online or at women’s clothing shops to come forward.
“We are very sure that someone else was in that flat. We want to know the circumstances when you would leave somebody in that position, by accident or design,” he added.
Det Chief Insp Jacqueline Sebire, who is leading the inquiry, described Mr Williams, 31, from Anglesey in North Wales, as an “intensely private person” who had kept his lifestyle hidden from friends and family.
UK coalition in clinch
n-tv.de
Without any hesitation the minister of economy waffles into a microphone of the daily telegraph - and catapults the coalition govt. into a crisis. The X-Mas peace at Downing street is massively distorted. The future of the coalition is in question.
It did not need a specially designed wiretapping. A journalistic farmer stunt was sufficient to have the governing coalition plummet into crisis.
Reporters of daily telegraph simply pretended they were simple voters. Leading liberal democrats dictated - eyes shut - &much more into the hidden microphones than the Labour party would like, more than the reporters would have ever imagined in their journalistic lives.
It hit when Cameron wanted to present an-all out happy x-mas press conference about the joyous life of the coalition.
DAILY TELEGRAPH LINKS
Without any hesitation the minister of economy waffles into a microphone of the daily telegraph - and catapults the coalition govt. into a crisis. The X-Mas peace at Downing street is massively distorted. The future of the coalition is in question.
It did not need a specially designed wiretapping. A journalistic farmer stunt was sufficient to have the governing coalition plummet into crisis.
Reporters of daily telegraph simply pretended they were simple voters. Leading liberal democrats dictated - eyes shut - &much more into the hidden microphones than the Labour party would like, more than the reporters would have ever imagined in their journalistic lives.
It hit when Cameron wanted to present an-all out happy x-mas press conference about the joyous life of the coalition.
DAILY TELEGRAPH LINKS
Cameron and Osborne... you can't trust them, say Liberal Democrats
David Cameron is insincere and not to be trusted while George Osborne has “no experience of how ordinary people live”, Liberal Democrat ministers have claimed.
Heath: Tories out of touch with 'ordinary people'
Stunell: student fees or voting reform dilemma
Baker: some Tories are 'beyond the pale'
Ed Miliband: the Liberal Democrats 'are Coalition captives'
Andrew Stunell: my fees threat pressure
Germany: Police puts former federal armament secretary under arrest
Ex- federal armament secretary under suspicion
Investigators imprison Pfahls and Holzer
Former German armament secretary Pfahls was already condemned by the judges to several years in prison during the Schreiber trial. The former Christ Social politician is renewdly caught and with him arms lobbyist Holzer. He is supposed to have deceived creditors. The investigators searched furthermore homes troughout Germany.
The situation is "extraordinaire"(delicate) because Germany's current minister of defense zuGuttenberg is also from Bavaria and belongs to the same party as Pfahls.
Germany: Baden-Wuerttemberg
Only moral backbone
Mappus contradicts Police
If I remember correctly, Mappus was very proud of having beaten down the nervy opposers of Stuttgart 21 till now. It seems like he is not so sure of his standpoint no more.Video: German lib dems call for party head change
German N-TV
Dreikönigstreffen (6. Januar):
the dreikoenigstreffen named after the biblical magi is an annual meeting of the German lib dems where they discuss wilfully certain topics, that means that it is mostly strategical but it can become tactical as well. Now, that is exactly the situation Westerwelle is in right now, so most observers predict a difficult stand for him (without getting fired).
Biblical Magi
German pullout start date belongs to Westerwelle what is 2011
Dreikönigstreffen (6. Januar):
the dreikoenigstreffen named after the biblical magi is an annual meeting of the German lib dems where they discuss wilfully certain topics, that means that it is mostly strategical but it can become tactical as well. Now, that is exactly the situation Westerwelle is in right now, so most observers predict a difficult stand for him (without getting fired).
Biblical Magi
govt. has to calm it down
German pullout start date belongs to Westerwelle what is 2011
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
South Korea intends to shoot again
"biggest staging till now of this kind"
South Korea intends to shoot again
Amid slight easing in the Korea conflict, the south announces its biggest military manoeuver yet next to the border of the north. Hundreds of soldiers, artillery cannons , fighter jets and tanks will be used. Observers suspect that the north won't be delectated....»
Four New Congressional Seats for Texas
www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs/index.html/objID11283...sent by hterrya since 2 hours 19 minutes
Texas got an early Christmas present Tuesday: Four new Congressional seats. The 2010 Census results are out, which of course brings a new reapportioning of representation in Washington. The Lone Star State’s rapid growth over the past 10 years means we get a bigger share of the floor in the U.S. House, growing from 32 seats to 36. ...that’s double the next-biggest grower, Florida, which picked up two... ...One politician with a particularly keen interest in today's news was Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett. He was one of three white Democrats that DeLay targeted for defeat in the 2003 re-redistricting (the effort failed against Doggett and Waco's Chet Edwards, although Edwards finally lost last month; Fort Worth's Martin Frost got knocked off in 2004). ...“As we work together to keep Central Texas moving forward, those who aim to move us backward have just been strengthened,” said Doggett. “While these four additional seats for Texas could ease the redistricting fight, the spirit of Tom DeLay permeates the State Capitol. Some State Republicans remain intent on forcing all of Austin to be represented by the Tea Party. "Their goal is to cut up our community, defeat me personally, and ignore what makes Austin unique. It’s another big, uphill challenge, but if we get enough folks committed and actively involved, both during and after redistricting, we can overcome their scheme.”
Britain, Russia expel envoys in spat
Britain, Russia expel envoys in spat
Britain expelled a Russian diplomat suspected of spying Tuesday, and Russia responded by expelling a diplomat from the British Embassy in Moscow.
LONDON - Britain expelled a Russian diplomat suspected of spying Tuesday, and Russia responded by expelling a Briton in the latest skirmish in a long-running spat over espionage.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said Britain had asked the Russian Embassy in London to withdraw a staff member on Dec 10 "in response to clear evidence of activities by the Russian intelligence services against UK interests."
Russia, in return, expelled a diplomat from the British Embassy in Moscow.
"We reject any basis for this action," Hague said in a statement. The two staff left their posts in London and Moscow on Monday night, his office said.
A British government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian officers had "crossed the line" of what was deemed acceptable. The official declined to expand, but insisted that the British diplomat had no ties to Britain's intelligence community.
The Russian Foreign Ministry and the Kremlin refused to comment when contacted by the Associated Press.
UK-Russia relations soured after the 2006 poisoning death in London of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. Russia has refused to extradite Britain's main suspect in the case, former KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi.
Senate passes key hurdle in arms treaty with Russia
The 67-28 vote to pass a cloture motion is enough to assure final ratification. Passage will give the Obama administration its top foreign policy goal in the lame-duck session.
The strategic nuclear arms treaty passed a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday when the Senate voted to bring the weapons pact between the United States and Russia to the floor of the Senate for a final vote.
The Senate voted 67-28 to pass a cloture motion, seemingly enough to assure final ratification. Eleven Republicans joined with 56 Democrats to pass the cloture motion.
It will take 67 votes to ratify the New Start pact, which would give the Obama administration its top foreign policy goal in the lame-duck session.
Throughout the day, GOP senators lined up to explain why they ready to vote for the treaty, which had been opposed by some top Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Jon Kyl of Arizona.
Among Republicans announcing their support were Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, George V. Voinovich of Ohio, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Bob Bennett of Utah. All voted for cloture.
The strategic nuclear arms treaty passed a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday when the Senate voted to bring the weapons pact between the United States and Russia to the floor of the Senate for a final vote.
The Senate voted 67-28 to pass a cloture motion, seemingly enough to assure final ratification. Eleven Republicans joined with 56 Democrats to pass the cloture motion.
It will take 67 votes to ratify the New Start pact, which would give the Obama administration its top foreign policy goal in the lame-duck session.
Throughout the day, GOP senators lined up to explain why they ready to vote for the treaty, which had been opposed by some top Republicans, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Jon Kyl of Arizona.
Among Republicans announcing their support were Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, George V. Voinovich of Ohio, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, and Bob Bennett of Utah. All voted for cloture.
Gregpalast.com
had out a nice post concerning BP. It's about Palast going to Azerbaidjan and meeting some loona BP official who jerks at him: " you know what hillarious work your countrymen are doing here?" Of course Palast fails the test and ends up in jail. Finally, the text contains funny passages like "back then, when there was the USSR and freedom and prosperity." Well, personally, I also think that you should phone those BP basars at the next available tree remembering deep water horizon for example but OK. Palast had to pull the thread back because he was menaced. Probably by some BP axxholes.
Well, in fact it gives Murdoch a monopoly-like position in the UK
The EU decision is completely delusive.
UK minister 'at war' with Murdoch
Britain's business minister 'declares war' on News Corporation chief.
Britain's business minister said he had "declared war" on Rupert Murdoch and planned to block the media mogul's efforts to take control of pay TV giant BSkyB, in remarks published Tuesday.
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat business secretary in Britain's coalition government, made the comments to undercover reporters from The Daily Telegraph newspaper who were posing as constituents.
"You may wonder what is happening with the Murdoch press," it quoted Cable as saying. "I have declared war on Mr Murdoch and I think we're going to win."
Discussing the 12.0-billion-dollar (9.1-billion-euro) takeover bid by Murdoch's News Corporation for BSkyB -- which was cleared by EU regulators on Tuesday -- Cable said he wanted to halt it.
Germany: 3 % poll sends Westerwelle tumbling
3-%-Shock
FDP-numbers have Westerwelle tumbling
Only three percent would still make their cross next to the letters FDP - a further Job(biblical) msg for the lib dems. Party head Westerwelle is more and more triggered by a personal discussion, which did not happen like this for years. The voters are especially dissatisfied with the performance of Westerwelle as foreign minister.
Monday, 20 December 2010
Cablegate: MPAA, RIAA, BSA weighed in on France’s Internet disconnection law
According to a US diplomatic cable given to secrets outlet WikiLeaks, US business interests played a role in the passage of a French law that created Internet user blacklists, ostensibly to be used against people who access copyrighted content online.
The "Creation and Internet law," which became law in Sept. 2009, was initially set-back for months by the theatrics of 15 French socialist lawmakers, an April, 2009 US State Department communique details.
Noting the vote was not very well attended as most members assumed it would pass, the socialists hid in a broom closet near the entrance of parliament. Since there were no members near the chamber entrance, that meant the vote was to proceed with them in absentia, but at the last moment they emerged from the closet and charged into parliament to cast a bloc of 'no' votes, effectively killing the bill by a ballot of 21-15.
That lawmakers hid in a closet to stifle the French Internet law went unreported at the time.
After reintroduction, the bill passed in September.
GOP line wins 'lie of the year'
GOP line wins 'lie of the year'
The core argument used by Republicans during their forceful attempt to derail the Democrats' health care law has been dubbed a whopping lie by the Pulitzer Prize-winning organization PolitiFact.
The core argument used by Republicans during their forceful attempt to derail the Democrats' health care law has been dubbed a whopping lie by the Pulitzer Prize-winning organization PolitiFact.
The phrase "government takeover of health care," coined by Republican strategist Frank Luntz early in 2009, was named "Lie of the Year" by the respected fact-checking website run by the St. Petersburg Times.
"Uttered by dozens of politicians and pundits, it played an important role in shaping public opinion about the health care plan and was a significant factor in the Democrats' shellacking in the November elections," PolitiFact explained Friday.
Gysi kept the left wing shut via pretending he wants to exit NATO- Some chat with US' Murphy in Berlin
Gysi's Nato-chat confuses the comrades
Leftparty head Ernst causes some turmoil for longer with the comrades, now Gysi is under criticism as well: a chat with US ambassador Murphy about the NATO-strategy of the party causes anger among the comrades - Gysi fueled involuntarily a fire Von Björn Hengst mehr... [ Forum ]
German Lib Dems continue to stall - currently at 3 % - call for "peacekeepers"
What to do with the block Westerwelle? Lib dems want to force peace
The Lib Dems want to finish the discussion about their chief speedy. General sec Lindner wants to show profile instead and wants to do the upcoming election campaigns with Westerwelle. Even if the X-Mas peace takes place - the problems amid the lib dems are heavy. The critics won't undertake their accusations this speedy anyway.
See also: Politbarometer trend 3%, long term evaluation 5%
See also: Best of cablegate: The lib dems reacted really unprofessional. At first they denied the existence of an informant, then they tried to downplay his importance, at third he got paid vacancies. Finally he got fired, in "total agreement" of course.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Fini forms new alliance against Berlusconi
KSTA-the article is not in the online version though
The triumph shouldnt last long which followed the confidence vote. Berlusconi could keep his government - with the marginal diffrence of 3 votes on tuesday. The votes were from representatives of the opposition, who were pulled over to his side by Berlusconi.
But the beaten president of parliament Fini does not surrender yet. His faction "Future and Freedom for Italy" (FLI) formed a new alliance with the christ dems of Casini (UDC) and further center players.
wikipedia/UDC
It is called "Pole of the nation" and comprises 100 members, 80 representatives and 20 senators.
The new block understands itself as secular or relatively catholic. The new miniparty of Rome's ex-mayor Rutelli who is an ex-left-democrat belongs to it as well and further splinter groups.
The cooperation shall be coordinated in parliament at first. The aim is to torpedo Berlusconi hiring new reps to survive future confidence votes.
The triumph shouldnt last long which followed the confidence vote. Berlusconi could keep his government - with the marginal diffrence of 3 votes on tuesday. The votes were from representatives of the opposition, who were pulled over to his side by Berlusconi.
But the beaten president of parliament Fini does not surrender yet. His faction "Future and Freedom for Italy" (FLI) formed a new alliance with the christ dems of Casini (UDC) and further center players.
wikipedia/UDC
It is called "Pole of the nation" and comprises 100 members, 80 representatives and 20 senators.
The new block understands itself as secular or relatively catholic. The new miniparty of Rome's ex-mayor Rutelli who is an ex-left-democrat belongs to it as well and further splinter groups.
The cooperation shall be coordinated in parliament at first. The aim is to torpedo Berlusconi hiring new reps to survive future confidence votes.
Officials: CIA gave waterboarders $5M legal shield
Officials: CIA gave waterboarders $5M legal shield
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbE9M-T-nPZLDMQFA...sent by Fiore since 17 hours 25 minutes, published about 3 hours 50 minutes
When the CIA decided to waterboard suspected terror detainees in overseas prisons, the agency turned to a pair of contractors. The men designed the CIA's interrogation program and also personally took part in the waterboarding sessions. But to do the job, the CIA had to promise to cover at least $5 million in legal fees for them in case there was trouble down the road, former U.S. officials said. Turns out the contractors needed that secret agreement as taxpayers pay to defend the men in a federal investigation over an interrogation tactic the United States now says is torture. The deal is even more generous than the protections the agency typically provides its own officers, giving the two men access to more money to finance their defenses.
Saturday, 18 December 2010
FOX News angry, too
I think it's only casual from FOX to ask for the motive behind it. A thousand motivations are observed a day for a fuck and the only thing it yields is a shit.
tpm
tpm
Joining in on Jon Stewart's outrage over the failure of the 9/11 first responders bill today was Fox News' Shep Smith, who asked: "How do they sleep at night?"
Stewart devoted his whole show last night to gravely attacking Senate Republicans for voting against the bill, which would provide health care to the first responders on September 11.
Shep was equally incensed: "Who's going to hold these people's feet to the fire? We're able to put a 52-story building so far down there at Ground Zero, we're able to pay for tax cuts for billionaires who don't need them and it's not going to stimulate the economy. But we can't give health care to Ground Zero first responders who ran right into the fire?"
Stay out of trouble by not speaking to Western spies
Robert Fisk: Stay out of trouble by not speaking to Western spies
www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-...sent by bloozguy since 21 hours 43 minutes, published about 18 minutes
"And the pompous way in which La Clinton felt it necessary to explain to us the difference between embassy cables (which have a certain relationship to reality, if not always very literate) and the policy papers that emerge from her own diminished office told us almost as much as the WikiLeaks horde. For this lady, who could not write her own autobiography, ordered – and still I have to shake my head to believe this – her flunkies to spy on the United Nations. That La Clinton should want her State Department slaves to play secret agents on the poor old UN donkey – the beast that forever clip-clops on stage to mop up America's failed policies in the Middle East, this decrepit skyscraper on the East River packed with enough asbestos to kill a nation of peacekeepers, this bureaucratic shambles with its pathetic Secretary-General whose English is still in need of vast improvement – shows what an utterly worthless institution the US State Department has become. They were supposed to spy on the encryption details of delegates, credit card transactions, even frequent flyer cards. But who would want to read the nonsense that the UN's overpaid staff write, or how much they spend on lunch at Nobu's with the Nicaraguan consul, or who paid for whose mistress to fly to Havana on the shavings of his UN flights?"
Stewart thrashes GOP for failing to compensate 911 fire workers
Especially "cool" is Mr Mitch McConell who blurbs some indifferent indiscernable pie about Gregg. Remark: Gregg is GOP also. McConnell "escalates" his speech with mentioning obvious (anti-911) New Hampshire.
Stewart spends entire show skewering GOP over 9/11 bill
Stewart spends entire show skewering GOP over 9/11 bill
Germany-Afghanistan: Merkel discovers the word "war"
Visit in Kundus
Merkel speaks of"Krieg"
Read also: Westerwelle: German pullout to start by 2011Merkel's visit to Afghanistan was overshadowed by a German soldier committing involuntary suicide. Merkel spoke of a tragic accident.
German chancellor Angela Merkel spoke during a troop visit in Afghanistan in Kundus of "WAR." "We are not only having war-like conditions here,but are involved in combat in such a way what only occurs in war. That is a totally new experience. We heard it from our parents during world war 2. But this was a totally different situation because Germany was aggressor back then."
c also: Robin Williams in Kabul
Germany: Bild commentary by Wilfried Pastor on NRW's budget and ensuing legal battle
bild
wdr
ccoaler.blogspot.co,:Smooth success for Kraft
What startles me most from a left perspective is why the Social Dems did not killthe 1.3bio for WestLB. I mean they were originally introduced by the conservatives and now the conservatives doesnt want them anymore.So, skip it. 6.6 bio and 7 bio is much closer than 6.6 bio and 8.4bio
The date for the big staging is underlined for long: the conservatives described their judicial objection towards NRW's budget. Judiciary hitman Scholz is presenting an analysis why NRW's govt should be hindered from making any new debts by an immediate ordinance. It is a novum in Germany's judicial history.
Whether the file will at least be accepted by the court? Totally open. The judges could ask why the conservatives did not do a thing a parliament. There was not filed one single change to the budget. Though all opposition parties oppose 1.3bio euros in provisions for NRW's nearly bankrupt WestLB.
Finally, the conservatives did not bring in even all of their representatives for the vote. Three representatives were missing among them ex-prime Ruettgers. Some party colleagues of Ruettgers are now scandalizing Ruettger's trip. They are complaining about missing solidarity, "self-castration" is even more precise.
(A defeat -in a whole despite certain changes- couldn't have been stopped anyhow with Ruettgers also - due to the principal neutrality of leftparty.)
On the other hand it is the third vote where some representatives of the conservatives are missing. What is faction head Laumann doing as a first job anyhow? Or his vice Laschet? They are responsible for complete appearance. Where is the impact of NRW's party head and German minister of environment Roettgen and his executor Wittke? It serves the confusing picture that the conservatives killed the media-state-contract this week which was developed by the own people for 1 1/2 years, Ruettgers then filed a corresponding application. Now they teached themselves a lesson with some "think what." Instead of fighting left cable winches, the conservatives are paying off internal bills.
The filing in front of court puts new pressure on the party, which is already deeply divided. If it is successful, social dems and ecos will file for new elections due to the great polls. The conservatives will have to affirm this - whether they like it or not.
wdr
ccoaler.blogspot.co,:Smooth success for Kraft
What startles me most from a left perspective is why the Social Dems did not killthe 1.3bio for WestLB. I mean they were originally introduced by the conservatives and now the conservatives doesnt want them anymore.So, skip it. 6.6 bio and 7 bio is much closer than 6.6 bio and 8.4bio
The date for the big staging is underlined for long: the conservatives described their judicial objection towards NRW's budget. Judiciary hitman Scholz is presenting an analysis why NRW's govt should be hindered from making any new debts by an immediate ordinance. It is a novum in Germany's judicial history.
Whether the file will at least be accepted by the court? Totally open. The judges could ask why the conservatives did not do a thing a parliament. There was not filed one single change to the budget. Though all opposition parties oppose 1.3bio euros in provisions for NRW's nearly bankrupt WestLB.
Finally, the conservatives did not bring in even all of their representatives for the vote. Three representatives were missing among them ex-prime Ruettgers. Some party colleagues of Ruettgers are now scandalizing Ruettger's trip. They are complaining about missing solidarity, "self-castration" is even more precise.
(A defeat -in a whole despite certain changes- couldn't have been stopped anyhow with Ruettgers also - due to the principal neutrality of leftparty.)
On the other hand it is the third vote where some representatives of the conservatives are missing. What is faction head Laumann doing as a first job anyhow? Or his vice Laschet? They are responsible for complete appearance. Where is the impact of NRW's party head and German minister of environment Roettgen and his executor Wittke? It serves the confusing picture that the conservatives killed the media-state-contract this week which was developed by the own people for 1 1/2 years, Ruettgers then filed a corresponding application. Now they teached themselves a lesson with some "think what." Instead of fighting left cable winches, the conservatives are paying off internal bills.
The filing in front of court puts new pressure on the party, which is already deeply divided. If it is successful, social dems and ecos will file for new elections due to the great polls. The conservatives will have to affirm this - whether they like it or not.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
WikiLeaks cables: Mervyn King plotted banks bailout by four cash-rich nations
Guardian
The Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, was so concerned about the health of the world's banks in March 2008 that he plotted a secret bailout of the system using funds from cash-rich nations, according to a US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks.
Six months before the world financial crisis reached its peak, forcing taxpayers to rescue collapsing financial institutions, King told US officials in London that the UK, US, Switzerland and Japan could jointly enable a multibillion-pound cash injection into global banks, overriding the "dysfunctional" G7 nations.
The leak may allow King to claim that he – rather than Gordon Brown – was one of the brains behind the bailout of the banks, which took place in October 2008.
According to the cable, King told Robert Tuttle, the US ambassador to Britain, and the treasury deputy secretary Robert Kimitt, who was visiting London, that there needed to be a "coordinated effort to possibly recapitalise the global banking system" as well as a way to rid the banks of the toxic loans on their balance sheets.
The ambassador said in the cable, dated March 2008, that King's proposals "were not casual ideas developed in the course of a luncheon conversation. It was clear that his principal objective in the meeting was to outline his outside-the-box thinking for Kimmitt. King suggested that the US, UK, Switzerland and perhaps Japan might form a temporary new group to jointly develop an effort to bring together sources of capital to recapitalise all major banks."
The Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, was so concerned about the health of the world's banks in March 2008 that he plotted a secret bailout of the system using funds from cash-rich nations, according to a US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks.
Six months before the world financial crisis reached its peak, forcing taxpayers to rescue collapsing financial institutions, King told US officials in London that the UK, US, Switzerland and Japan could jointly enable a multibillion-pound cash injection into global banks, overriding the "dysfunctional" G7 nations.
The leak may allow King to claim that he – rather than Gordon Brown – was one of the brains behind the bailout of the banks, which took place in October 2008.
According to the cable, King told Robert Tuttle, the US ambassador to Britain, and the treasury deputy secretary Robert Kimitt, who was visiting London, that there needed to be a "coordinated effort to possibly recapitalise the global banking system" as well as a way to rid the banks of the toxic loans on their balance sheets.
The ambassador said in the cable, dated March 2008, that King's proposals "were not casual ideas developed in the course of a luncheon conversation. It was clear that his principal objective in the meeting was to outline his outside-the-box thinking for Kimmitt. King suggested that the US, UK, Switzerland and perhaps Japan might form a temporary new group to jointly develop an effort to bring together sources of capital to recapitalise all major banks."
Germany: Smooth success for Kraft
- Politik
Conservative reps not present
Eklat in parliament - CDU and Lib dems file suit against record debt!
If the judges stick to the conservative opinion, there may be new elections. Social Dems and Greens voted a budget through that was developed a bit too late, for the election date in may 10 and the change in govt. The budget contains a revised increase of new debt from 6.6 to 8.4 bio euros - a new record for NRW.
Conservatives and lib dems dems announced they will sue against the budget in front of the constitutional court - immediately after the vote.
A so called immediate ordinance should furthermore stop the new budget from being listed in NRW's law list -also a job of the court. There was some fuzz when conservatives and lib dems couldn't vote through their attempted interruption of session. Then they simply left the session. Success for the government coaltion: The social dems and ecos did not even need the neutrality of the leftparty for the absence of 3 conservative representatives.Ex prime Ruettgers for example was on a businesstrip to Rome.
Prime Kraft said: "I am not alarmed. It is the right of factions to visit the constitutional court."Minister of finance Borjans:"I regard the threats of the opposition calmly. Since their failure in election in may they dislocate every controversy from parliament to court."
Object shot out of sky above Israeli nuclear plant, military says
cnn
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli Air Force shot down an unidentified flying object over the Dimona nuclear plant in the Negev Desert Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The object appeared in a designated no-fly zone, the air force was scrambled and the object was shot down, the IDF said.
The object could have been a party balloon, the IDF said, but forces have not yet found the debris to determine what it was.
There have been unconfirmed media reports that it was a motor-driven object. The air force reacted according to procedure when the object was spotted, the IDF said.
The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported that last October "IDF warplanes intercepted an Israeli ultralight aircraft that accidentally flew into the area and forced it to land at an airstrip in southern Israel."
It also reported that "an Israeli surface-to-air missile downed a crippled Israeli fighter-bomber that strayed into the restricted zone" during the Six Day War in 1967. The craft's pilot was killed.
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli Air Force shot down an unidentified flying object over the Dimona nuclear plant in the Negev Desert Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said.
The object appeared in a designated no-fly zone, the air force was scrambled and the object was shot down, the IDF said.
The object could have been a party balloon, the IDF said, but forces have not yet found the debris to determine what it was.
There have been unconfirmed media reports that it was a motor-driven object. The air force reacted according to procedure when the object was spotted, the IDF said.
The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported that last October "IDF warplanes intercepted an Israeli ultralight aircraft that accidentally flew into the area and forced it to land at an airstrip in southern Israel."
It also reported that "an Israeli surface-to-air missile downed a crippled Israeli fighter-bomber that strayed into the restricted zone" during the Six Day War in 1967. The craft's pilot was killed.
Germany: Afghan pullout to start 2011
Germany: Afghan pullout to start 2011
German foreign minister: expectations for Afghanistan lower, troop pullout to start next year
Germany's foreign minister played down the country's expectations for Afghanistan's future Thursday while reiterating that German troops will start their withdrawal by the end of next year as planned.
After nearly a decade in Afghanistan, Guido Westerwelle told parliament, Germany now has "more realistic expectations" for the country.
"Good governance remains an important benchmark, but if we are more realistic then good-enough governance — which we can reach in the foreseeable future in Afghanistan — is satisfactorily good," Westerwelle said.
Germany currently has some 4,600 troops in Afghanistan, responsible for a large swath of the country's north including the cities of Mazar-e-Sharif and Kunduz, and helped command the International Security Assistance Force in 2003.
Calderon finally hunting Bush down with drones
Court blocks Obama attempt to spy on cell phone locations
Ex-CIA analyst, FBI whistleblower, Pulitzer winner among roughly 135 protesters arrested outside White House...
Mexico drone crashes in TX back yard
An unmanned drone belonging to the Mexican government crash landed Tuesday in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials confirmed today.
Ex-CIA analyst, FBI whistleblower, Pulitzer winner among roughly 135 protesters arrested outside White House...
Mexico drone crashes in TX back yard
An unmanned drone belonging to the Mexican government crash landed Tuesday in El Paso's Lower Valley, officials confirmed today.
"I was told that it crashed in somebody's back yard, and that no one was injured. I was paged at 6:28 p.m. on Tuesday, so it happened shortly before that. We were told it was not a police matter," said Detective Mike Baranyay, a spokesman for the El Paso Police Department.
The crash occurred at Yarbrough and Loop 375.
Police said the U.S. Border Patrol seized the aircraft, which was to be transported back to one of the international bridges so that Mexican officials could recover the drone.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Railing against failure of 9/11 health bill, Fox News analyst doesn't even mention unified GOP opposition
GOP has lost much of its trust, and now even FOX News seems to become tired of it.
GOP has lost much of its trust, and now even FOX News seems to become tired of it.
GOP effort to derail nuclear arms treaty a 'new low.'
GOP effort to derail nuclear arms treaty a 'new low.'
South Korean army chief resigns
The South Korean presidential office accepted the resignation of the chief of the Army Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Hwang Eui-don had received criticism about a property investment before submitting his letter of resignation, Yonhap reported.
Hwang was named to the position in June and was quickly accused of using insider information to make money off of a property investment, Yonhap reported.
This resignation comes weeks after the country's defense minister resigned.
German lib dems: South-west lib dems demand party head Westerwelle to resign
Westerwelle under pressure - southwest lib dems demand resignation as party head
The criticism towards party head Westerwelle out of the own ranks is becoming louder: in an open letter he is demanded to resign. The letter was signed by prominent member of the lib dems from Baden Wuerttemberg.
The lib dems in Rhinania Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) have also no interest to get into an election campaign with Westerwellle. "Him showing up is no help."
Boehner
Girls tear more often than boys in early childhood. They need more attention also. Mr Boehner is an exception. He cries though he is already 78 years old. I don't get Schwarzenegger's girlie men anymore though. There must be a shift towards Karl Roves in the GOP membership.
t's got nothing to do with speaker's
gavel he's expected to assume and
everything to do with tears he sheds.
Why some see a double standard
t's got nothing to do with speaker's
gavel he's expected to assume and
everything to do with tears he sheds.
Why some see a double standard
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
US leaves rates a record low
US-Notenbank lässt Zinsen auf Rekordtief
Well, my impression is bullshit. The Chinese just lifted from 3 to 4 to fight inflation. Next thing is: Im quite happy with the Euro at current. If this was 1929 - id est there were several European currencies at large - this policy would be disastrous. So this policy - only thrashes the dollar
Well, my impression is bullshit. The Chinese just lifted from 3 to 4 to fight inflation. Next thing is: Im quite happy with the Euro at current. If this was 1929 - id est there were several European currencies at large - this policy would be disastrous. So this policy - only thrashes the dollar
Germany to compensate generation of abused foster children
daily telegraph
German victims of abuse in foster homes have said the 120 million euros (£100m) proposed as compensation is "humiliatingly" small compared with damages awarded in other countries, and vowed to fight for more.
independent
Germany has owned up to one of the most disturbing examples of mass child and youth abuse in its post-war history, some 60 years after the first teenagers started being locked away and mistreated by supposedly "caring" foster homes.
The country agreed yesterday to provide a €120m (£101m) compensation fund for the estimated 30,000 victims who were among the 800,000 children in German foster homes in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies.
Institutions that for decades meted out inhuman treatment – including ritual beatings, periods of solitary confinement, forced labour and sexual assaults – were not youth remand centres or borstals as might be expected, but homes run by nuns and priests in former West Germany's Catholic and Protestant churches, as well as state-run homes.
German victims of abuse in foster homes have said the 120 million euros (£100m) proposed as compensation is "humiliatingly" small compared with damages awarded in other countries, and vowed to fight for more.
independent
Germany has owned up to one of the most disturbing examples of mass child and youth abuse in its post-war history, some 60 years after the first teenagers started being locked away and mistreated by supposedly "caring" foster homes.
The country agreed yesterday to provide a €120m (£101m) compensation fund for the estimated 30,000 victims who were among the 800,000 children in German foster homes in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies.
Institutions that for decades meted out inhuman treatment – including ritual beatings, periods of solitary confinement, forced labour and sexual assaults – were not youth remand centres or borstals as might be expected, but homes run by nuns and priests in former West Germany's Catholic and Protestant churches, as well as state-run homes.
Berlusconi Riots Erupt in Rome [PHOTOS]
(Dec. 14) -- After Italian lawmakers narrowly avoided handing down a vote of no confidence for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, mayhem ensued in the streets of Rome.
Berlusconi came under fire earlier this year for a series of sex scandals and for cutting ties with close ally Gianfranco Fini, compelling lawmakers to question whether the 74-year-old media tycoon could still round up a parliamentary majority.
In addition to allegations that he recruited dozens of prostitutes for private parties, Berlusconi was criticized for using his majority to pass laws that would help his legal problems, and a U.S. Embassy cable released by WikiLeaks described him as a "feckless leader."
Needless to say, this isn't sitting well with a number of lawmakers. "Yeah, it's like this, Mr. Prime Minister," Antonio Di Pietro, leader of the Italy Principles party, told reporters. "Because whichever way the vote goes, whatever it is, the vote that you have brought, one thing is for sure: You no longer have the majority that allows you to govern. You just don't have it anymore."
(Dec. 14) -- After Italian lawmakers narrowly avoided handing down a vote of no confidence for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, mayhem ensued in the streets of Rome.
Berlusconi came under fire earlier this year for a series of sex scandals and for cutting ties with close ally Gianfranco Fini, compelling lawmakers to question whether the 74-year-old media tycoon could still round up a parliamentary majority.
In addition to allegations that he recruited dozens of prostitutes for private parties, Berlusconi was criticized for using his majority to pass laws that would help his legal problems, and a U.S. Embassy cable released by WikiLeaks described him as a "feckless leader."
Needless to say, this isn't sitting well with a number of lawmakers. "Yeah, it's like this, Mr. Prime Minister," Antonio Di Pietro, leader of the Italy Principles party, told reporters. "Because whichever way the vote goes, whatever it is, the vote that you have brought, one thing is for sure: You no longer have the majority that allows you to govern. You just don't have it anymore."