ABD'nin çatışma amaçlı kuvvetleri Irak'tan tamamen ayrıldı

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Irak'taki çarpışma amaçlı son birliği olan 14 bin kişilik birlik Irak'tan ayrıldı. Birlik, yerel saatle saat 1:30'da Kuveyt sınırından geçerek ülkeyi terk etti. Böylece yaklaşık yedi buçuk yıl sürmüş olan Irak Savaşı sona ermiş oldu.

50,000 kişilik Amerikan askeri ise Irak güçlerini eğitmek için Irak'ta kalacak.


US Congressional panel claims Turkey committed genocide

A United States Congressional panel has passed a resolution describing Turkey's killing of Armenians in World War I as genocide, over objections from the White House.

The panel, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, passed the resolution, which calls on President Barack Obama to "characterize the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide," by a vote of 23 to 22.  The passage came even after the White House warned the panel that the vote would harm talks between Turkey and Armenia, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked the panel not to proceed with the vote.  Additionally, a Turkish parliamentary delegation aimed at convincing panel members to defeat the resolution also had gone to Washington to plead their case.

Just minutes after the US resolution passed, Turkey issued a statement condemning "this resolution which accuses the Turkish nation of a crime it has not committed."  Additionally, Turkey said that their ambassador to the United States had been immediately recalled for consultation.  Armenians, both in America and overseas, welcomed the vote, however, with the Armenian government calling the passage of the resolution "an important step towards the prevention of crimes against humanity."

The fallout from the vote threatened to disrupt talks between Turkey and Armenia intended to return the two countries to normal diplomatic status. These talks which were acknowledged by President Obama earlier this week in a telephone call to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan thanking him for his efforts in the negotiations.  Additionally, the resolution significantly dampens relations between America and Turkey, which is America's staunchest Muslim ally.  The US government is dependent on Turkey for its access to northern Iraq, as well as its efforts to regionally isolate Iran, and the government will undoubtedly be working to limit the diplomatic fallout from the resolution.

The events that prompted the resolution were the deportation of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire, the precursor to the current Turkish state, in 1915.  Either disease, starvation or deliberate killings by Turkish troops killed around a million and a half Armenians during the deportations and other events during World War I.  Since then, more than 20 countries worldwide have officially condemned the actions as genocide.  Turkey, however, has rejected the term, and maintains that there was no deliberate attempt to annihilate the Armenian people.


Verstimmung der Türkei über Völkermord-Resolution des US-Kongresses

Ankara (Türkei) / Washington D.C. (Vereinigte Staaten), 05.03.2010 – Der außenpolitische Ausschuss des US-Kongresses beschloss am Freitag, den Massenmord an den Armeniern in den Jahren 1915/16 künftig als „Genozid“ einzustufen. Der Vorgang liegt inzwischen rund 95 Jahre zurück. Die Einordnung des Massakers an den Armeniern während des 1. Weltkrieges zur Zeit des Osmanischen Reiches als Völkermord löst in der Türkei von heute aber noch immer heftige Reaktionen aus. Erst im vergangenen Jahr hatten die Türkei und Armenien wieder diplomatische Beziehungen untereinander aufgenommen.

Nach der Annahme der Resolution am Freitag warnte der türkische Außenminister Ahmet Davutoğlu vor einer Verschlechterung der Beziehungen zwischen den USA und der Türkei. Der türkische Botschafter wurde abberufen. Der türkische Parlamentssprecher Sahin[1] sprach in diesem Zusammenhang von einem „historischen Fehler“ der USA.

Nach Schätzungen von Historikern waren in den Jahren 1915/1916 zwischen 200.000 und 1,5 Millionen Menschen armenischer Nationalität und christlichen Glaubens bei der Vertreibung aus der Türkei gestorben. Die Türkei bestreitet bis heute eine Einordnung des Geschehens als Völkermord. In den vergangenen Wochen hatten Vertreter der Türkei auf diplomatischem Wege noch versucht, die Resolution zu verhindern. Türkische Medien wiesen darauf hin, dass Rüstungsprojekte zwischen den USA und der Türkei im Wert von mehreren Milliarden Dollar auf dem Spiel stünden.

Der armenische Außenminister Edward Nalbandjan begrüßte dagegen die Entscheidung des Ausschusses im US-Repräsentantenhaus. Er bezeichnete die Resolution, die mit einem Stimmenverhältnis von 23 zu 22 Stimmen denkbar knapp ausgefallen war, als „ein[en] wichtige[n] Schritt auf dem Weg zur Unterbindung von Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit“.


US declares vital interest in space

President Bush has declared space to be essential to US defense in a new National Space Policy document published on September 14. Not only has the United States declared that it has rights in space, but also said it will "deny, if necessary, adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to U. S. national interests". The policy states that presence in space takes its place alongside sea and air power in the defense of the country. The US has announced officially that it is using space for surveillance and monitoring activities, including observing natural disasters on Earth, and it intends to develop the commercial potential of space.

The new policy was agreed upon in August but the document was not released until October. In September, the BBC reported that the US Missile Defense Agency had announced the successful test firing of an interceptor missile from California which hit a target missile launched from Alaska. This followed the test firing of ballistic missiles by North Korea in July.

The success of this US interceptor missile launch is the fifth out of eight attempts and the first to use the facilities at the Vandenberg base. In the last  two attempts, in December 2004 and February 2005, the interceptor missiles failed to take off. This whole program is reported to have cost $100 billion since 1983. The system employs radar and satellites to locate the target missile and to direct the interceptor towards it. The programme is not without its critics.

The BBC reports Tony Snow, White House spokesman as saying, in response to questions about the militarisation of space, "The notion that you would do defense from space is different from that of weaponisation of space. We're comfortable with the policy".

Theresa Hitchens, director of the Centre for Defense Information, has a different opinion from Mr. Snow. She said; "While this policy does not explicitly say we are not going to  shoot satellites or we are going to put weapons in space, it does, it seems to me, open the door towards that. This is a much more unilateralist vision of space. The United States in this policy seeks to establish its rights but fails to acknowledge the rights of other countries in space, where the Clinton policy was very careful to acknowledge the rights of all nations in space." Hitchens said

Marine Corps General Cartwright, interviewed by Inside Pentagon, 18 October, was asked about allegations that China had tested the means of destroying American satellites, said "...we really haven't seen that". He likened the US role as that of enforcing the rule of the road in space. He pointed out that 16 or more countries can operate 10 or more satellites and that seven of these countries, China, Russia, India, South Korea, Indonesia, Brazil and Japan,  are not members of NATO. He said that, "unfortunately, we anticipate some will challenge the free use of space."

Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Russian Federation Council's foreign affairs committee, is reported by RBC News as saying that the new policy  "... may instigate Russian and joint Russian-US space exploration projects". Russia and America had been cooperating in space for years and it was not in the interest of the USA to sever those relations".

Having reported the new policy, the Taipei Times recollects that "Before becoming Bush's secretary of defense, Donald Rumsfeld had warned against a "Space Pearl Harbor" and insisted US interests needed to be better protected".

Under the headline "America wants it all - life, the Universe and everything", Bronwen Maddox in The Times describes the new space policy as "comically proprietory in tone"  and reports that America has rejected talks proposals by 160 other states for a ban on an arms race in space - (the vote in the UN was 160-1). The project is described as having a "breathtaking cost". The policy does, however, highlight the vulnerability of military, commercial and personal data links that use satellites in space.

The difference between this policy and that of the President Clinton is highlighted in "DefenseTech.org" by the headline "Bush: Space is for Soldiers". It is pointed out that in the previous space policy the emphasis was on international security and cooperation, the new policy includes the following: "Proposed arms control agreements or restrictions must not impair the rights of the United States to conduce research, development, testing and operations or other activities in space for U.S. national interests".


Estados Unidos proclama hegemonía en el espacio

Los Estados Unidos han adoptado oficialmente una política radical sobre el uso del espacio, según la cual se atribuye el derecho de negarles a potencias rivales el uso del mismo.

La nueva política sobre el espacio se oficializó mediante la firma por parte del presidente George W. Bush de un documento titulado “Libertad de acción en el espacio es tan importante para los Estados Unidos como lo es la supremacía aérea y sobre el mar”. En el documento, los Estados Unidos rechazan cualquier prohibición y tratado que proscriba la militarización del espacio.

Expertos en el tema aseguran que la nueva política alimentará las sospechas de otras naciones sobre el uso de Estados Unidos del espacio para el desarrollo y destacamento de armas en el espacio.

La Casa Blanca, sin embargo, dijo que el documento no significaba un preludio a la colocación de armas en órbita ni un cambio en la política oficial de los Estados Unidos sobre el espacio.


США стремятся к господству в космосе

Президент США Джордж Буш объявил космос важной составной частью американской военной политики. Это утверждается в документе «Национальная космическая политика», который был опубликован 14 сентября. США объявляют космос зоной своих национальных интересов. Объявлено, что, в случае необходимости, США будут противодействовать использованию космоса враждебными странами, если это будет противоречить национальным интересам США. Присутствие в космосе должно играть такую же роль в обороноспособности, как присутствие в воздухе и на море. США официально заявляют, что будут использовать космос для наблюдения и контроля различного рода активности, включая наблюдения за стихийными бедствиями на Земле и развивать коммерческую деятельность в космосе.

Новая космическая политика была одобрена в августе, но документ не был опубликован до октября. В сентябре, Би-Би-Си сообщала, что американцы успешно испытали ракету-перехватчик. Эта ракета была запущена в Калифорнии и поразила другую ракету, которая стартовала с Аляски. Это было пятое из восьми успешных запусков ракеты-перехватчика, и, одновременно, первый старт ракеты-перехватчика с базы Ванденберг в Калифорнии. Эти испытания проводились в рамках американской программы противоракетной обороны, которая развивается с 1983 года, и на которую уже потрачено 100 миллиардов долларов.

Представитель США заявляют, что это не милитаризация космоса, это оборона от нападения из космоса.

Соединенные Штаты Америки считают космические способности … жизненно важными для его национальных интересов. В соответствии с этой политикой, Соединенные Штаты будут: охранять свои права, способности, и свободу действий в космосе; предостерегать, сдерживать или препятствовать другим, осуществлять их право на космос.

Предлагаемые соглашения о контроле или ограничения вооружений не должны вредить праву Соединенных Штатов проводить исследования, разработку, испытания или другие мероприятия в космосе, в соответствии с американскими национальными интересами.

Хотя, в документе о новой космической политике, не говорится о том, что США собираются сбивать спутники и размещать оружие в космосе, но эта политика открывает путь к этому. США стремятся закрепить свои права в космосе, но не признают права других государств.

22 октября 2006 года


US flag burning amendment approved by House

The United States House of Representatives today passed an amendment that would allow Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the Flag of the United States. The bill (H.J.Res.10), whose main sponsor was Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), was passed by a vote of 286 to 130. The required two-thirds was present. This is the fifth time a flag burning amendment has passed the House.

The bill will now move on to the Senate, where it stands the best chance of passing ever. If a majority of two-thirds passes the bill, it will then move on to the states to be ratified with a seven-year window open on the ratification. Each time an amendment like this was passed in the House, it died in the Senate, the last time being in 2000.

An informal survey conducted by the Associated Press suggested that the vote will be close — 34 senators surveyed opposed the amendment, the exact number required to defeat it. However, supporters of the amendment are optimistic that the amendment will pass because four seats were gained by the Republicans in the election last November.

The amendment seeks to bypass the 1989 Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson which ruled that desecration of the flag was legal; flag burning was established to be a form of protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.  In New Zealand, a 22-year-old law banning the destruction of their flag was also recently overturned as it was considered an act of free speech.


EUA aprovam emenda que pune quem queimar a bandeira americana

A Câmara de Representantes dos Estados Unidos da América aprovou uma emenda que permitirá ao congresso americano proibir a profanação da bandeira dos EUA. A proposta de lei (H.J.Res.10), cujo maior defensor foi o parlamentar Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.), passou com 286 votos a favor e 130 contra.

Agora a proposta da lei irá ser levada ao Senado para ser aprovada. Se a maioria de dois terços da casa forem favoráveis a ela, a lei então será levada aos estados para ser ratificada dentro de um período de sete anos.


US government shutdown averted in last-minute deal

US lawmakers have reached a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown, which would have begun at 12:00 EDT (04:00 UTC) Saturday. The agreement, announced just one hour before the shutdown was to occur, includes US$38.5 billion in budget reductions.

"Behind me through the window you can see the Washington Monument. [...] Tomorrow, I'm pleased to announce the Washington Monument as well as the entire federal government will be open for business," said US President Barack Obama of the deal, which was reached only after several days of discussion. Earlier on Friday, US legislators deflected claims that a midnight deal was being worked out, but Republican Party sources later reported that a deal was likely to be reached.

Speaker of the House John Boehner (Republican-Ohio) announced late Friday night that he was glad that both political parties were able to "come to an agreement that will in fact cut spending and keep [the US] government open." The deal was apparently reached after disputes over government funding for organizations such as Planned Parenthood were resolved. Boehner said both sides decided on a six-day extension, or "bridge," of government funding, which would allow Congress to work out a final solution to last the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year, which ends in September. Voting for the resulting agreement will take place some time next week, according to Boehner.

The last complete US government shutdown occurred in 1995, during the administration of Bill Clinton, lasting five days; it was proceeded by a 21-day partial shutdown. In the event of a government shutdown, essential federal employees are still required to work, but nonessential personnel are placed on unpaid furloughs. Essential staff include military personnel, air traffic controllers, emergency officials, and intelligence officials.


無米可炊 美國聯邦政府恐停止運作

受聯邦預算僵局影響，美國政府若無法在美東時間4月9日的午夜12點獲得預算，將被迫延發軍人和公務員薪資，部份公務部門也將關閉。美國總統歐巴馬呼籲眾議院最大在野黨共和黨停止政治紛爭，避免政府關門；共和黨則回應無法接受執政黨提出的預算金額，但也建議執政黨可用暫時支出法案避免政府關門。不過白宮和執政的民主黨皆拒絕此一提議。

美國政府2011年會計年度預算持續遭共和黨否決，多數部門被迫依賴暫時支出法案按期運作。但暫時支出法案將在將在4月9日到期，屆時除白宮、國防部、航空管制、聯邦監獄和邊境管制外，其餘各部門將被迫讓「非必要執勤」的員工休無薪假，僅留必要留守人員上班。此舉對復甦中的美國經濟無疑是一大打擊，數十萬名公務員將因此領不到薪水，企業也無法繼續和政府合作。白宮發言人卡尼表示，政府願意配合在野黨要求刪減預算，但教育、研發和基礎建設預算仍應保留；共和黨則表示無法接受執政黨開出的金額，雙方仍未達到共識。

美國政府預估一旦政府關門，受影響人數將不下於前總統柯林頓執政時期的80萬人，駐外美軍的薪餉也將延遲撥款。目前已有軍人和軍眷對此表達強烈不滿，總統歐巴馬也呼籲在野黨應慎重評估預算僵局造成的政經衝擊，「老百姓已厭倦華盛頓的政治遊戲。」他並且表示兩黨將繼續進行協商會談，期望能在時限以前讓聯邦政府避開關門窘境，「我不願見到政治當道，阻礙美國進步。」他說。

【2011年4月8日讯】


US helicopter crashes in Iraq; 2 unaccounted for

The two crew-members of a US Army Apache helicopter which went down near Youssifiyah, Iraq are said by U.S. officials to be presumed dead after several failed searches for their bodies in the surrounding area.

A statement by army officials said yesterday that early reports suggested that the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter crashed at around 5:30pm local time on Saturday, near the town of Youssifiyah, located approximately 12 miles southwest of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The statement went on to say that the aircraft had been on "combat air patrol" at the time of the incident.

The statement, which was vague in its details, did not specify a definite crash site. Regarding current efforts to find the wreckage (and presumably the bodies), it was merely stated that "Two pilots are presumed dead, but recovery efforts continue following the crash." The identities of the two victims are known; they are being withheld until their families are notified.

No other details regarding the crash were released, and the cause of the crash is unknown at the present time, but Youssifiyah has been the site of insurgency in the past. As of 3 p.m. GMT today, the US military have announced that they believe the aircraft was shot down.


Radikale Gruppierung bekennt sich zu Hubschrauberabschuss im Irak

Bagdad / Jusufija (Irak), 03.04.2006 – Eine Gruppe namens „Armee von Al Rashidin“ oder „Raschedin Armee“ hat sich am Sonntagmorgen auf einer islamistischen Internetseite zum Abschuss eines US-Militärhubschraubers vom Typ „AH-64D Apache Longbow“ im Irak bekannt. Allerdings konnte diese Meldung bisher nicht weiter verifiziert werden. Die Bekennerbotschaft lautete wörtlich: „The lions of Islam in the Maath bin Jabal brigade of Al-Rashideen Army managed to down a helicopter of the US occupation forces in the Yussifiyah area south of Baghdad.“ Die Gruppe stellt häufig Videobotschaften und Stellungnahmen ins Internet. Darunter befinden sich auch Videos, die einen Selbstmordanschlag auf die US-Botschaft in Bagdad zeigen.

Der Angriff hat gemäß der US-Militärleitung in Bagdad gegen 17:30 Uhr Ortszeit in der Nähe der Stadt Jusufija 20 Kilometer südwestlich von Bagdad stattgefunden.

Am Sonntag, den 2. März teilte das US-Militär weiter mit, dass es höchstwahrscheinlich einen Abschuss während eines Kampfeinsatzes gegeben habe. Am Montag, den 3. März bestätigte die US-Armee den Tod der beiden Piloten, deren Leichen inzwischen gefunden wurden. Sie befanden sich in der Nähe der Absturzstelle.

Der Abschuss war der erste Verlust eines Hubschraubers seit einer Reihe von Zwischenfällen im Januar, wo innerhalb von zehn Tagen drei Maschinen verloren gingen, wobei 18 Menschen starben.


US House votes to bring troops home from Iraq

The United States House of Representatives voted 223–201 on Thursday to require that most US troops leave Iraq by April 1, 2008. The legislation requires that the withdrawal commence within the next 120 days.

A limited number of troops will be allowed to stay to train Iraqis, protect US interests and fight alleged terrorists.

The vote follows a report released by US President George W. Bush which found that there had been only limited progress following the deployment of troop reinforcements earlier this year. It is thought that the Senate will now be under pressure to approve a similar timeline.

President Bush has threatened to veto the legislation as he has done twice previously. He said there would be no shift on his Iraq policy before September.


La Chambre des Représentants américaine vote le retour des troupes américaines d'Irak

La Chambre des Représentants des États-Unis a voté la résolution 223-201 jeudi afin de demander que la majeure partie des troupes américaines ait quitté l'Irak le 1er avril 2008. La Chambre a requis également que ce retrait commence dans les 120 prochains jours.
Un nombe restreint de soldats pourra rester afin d'entaîner les Irakiens, protéger les intérêts américains et combattre les terroristes.
Le vote succède à un rapport dévoilé par le Président américain George W. Bush indiquant qu'il n'y a eu que des progrès limités après le déploiment des renforts de troupes plus tôt dans l'année. Il est probable que le Sénat des États-Unis soit maintenant sous pression pour approuver ces délais.
Le Président Bush a menacé de mettre son véto à la proposition de loi comme il l'a fait par deux fois auparavant. Il a indiqué qu'il n'y aurait pas de changement à sa politique en Irak avant septembre.


US military commander in Afghanistan dismissed by President Obama

General Stanley McChrystal, the top military commander for the US army in Afghanistan, was dismissed by president Barack Obama Wednesday, over controversial comments he made in an interview with a magazine.

McChrystal will be replaced by General David Petraeus. The move was made after McChrystal and the president held a thirty-minute meeting Wednesday to discuss McChrystal's comments to the Rolling Stone magazine, in which he was portrayed as dismissive about the administration's handling of the Afghanistan war.

In one comment, when asked about vice-president Joe Biden, the general replied with "Are you asking about Vice-President Biden? Who's that?"; in another remark, he mentions an email from the US' special Afghanistan and Pakistan representative, Richard Holbrook, saying: "Oh, not another e-mail from Holbrooke [...] I don't even want to open it." One of the McChrystal's aides also described  national security adviser James Jones as being a "clown... stuck in 1985".

Obama commented that the move was "a change in personnel but not a change in policy". "I believe it is the right decision for our national security. I don't make this decision based on any difference in policy with General McChrystal [...] nor do I make this decision out of any sense of personal insult," he said, commenting also: "The conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. It undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system."

McChrystal, meanwhile, released a statement regarding the incident: "I strongly support the president's strategy in Afghanistan and am deeply committed to our coalition forces, our partner nations, and the Afghan people.  It was out of respect for this commitment — and a desire to see the mission succeed — that I tendered my resignation."

The general's assistant who organised the Rolling Stone interview, Duncan Boothby, also resigned over the article.

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, meanwhile responded to Obama's move, saying he believed McChrystal was the best commander in the nine years since the US began operations in his country.

"General McChrystal was an important and trusted partner for the Afghan government and Afghan people and we hoped this wouldn't happen," said Waheed Omer, a spokesman for Karzai. "However, this is an internal matter for the US government and we respect the decision of President Obama. We are looking forward to working with General Petraeus, a very experienced soldier, who President Karzai knows well."


El principal comandante estadounidense en Afganistán fue destituido

El presidente Barack Obama destituyó al principal comandante de Estados Unidos en Afganistán, general Stanley McChrystal, después de que el militar y sus asistentes hicieron comentarios despectivos sobre el Presidente y otros influyentes funcionarios del gobierno.

En sus declaraciones, McChrystal resto importancia a una reunión con el presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, burlándose del vicepresidente, Joe Biden y acusando al embajador en Afganistán, Karl Eikenberry de haberlo traicionado en una disputa sobre políticas. Tras leer el artículo, el presidente Obama, dijo que el artículo demuestra un “error de juicio” y tomó la inusual decisión de ordenar al general McChrystal que se presente en la Casa Blanca.

“Cualquiera sea la decisión que tome respecto al general McChrystal o cualquier otro aspecto de la política afgana, será determinado totalmente en la forma de cómo puedo asegurar que tenemos una estrategia que justifique el enorme valor y sacrificio que esos hombres y mujeres están haciendo allá, y que en última instancia hace a este país más seguro.” dijo Obama. Además señalo "He aceptado la dimisión del general Stanley McChrystal. Lo hago con una gran pena pero sé que es lo correcto para la misión de nuestras tropas, para Afganistán y para nuestro país".

El general Stanley McChrystal había abandonado poco antes la Casa Blanca tras la reunión que mantuvo durante cerca de 30 minutos con Obama, sin hacer declaraciones a la prensa. En este encuentro se decidía si el militar continuaría al frente de las tropas en Afganistán, tras las críticas contra altos funcionarios del Gobierno, incluido el propio presidente, que vertió en una entrevista para la revista Rolling Stone.

Inicialmente, el alto mando debía haberse quedado en la Casa Blanca para participar en la reunión sobre Afganistán que Obama celebra cada mes con su equipo de seguridad nacional, ya que se encontraba en la lista oficial de altos cargos convocados al encuentro.

El general McChrystal ofreció disculpas por sus declaraciones a la revista, diciendo que fueron un “error que demostró poco juicio de su parte” y que siente enorme respeto por el presidente y sus asesores de seguridad nacional.

El Pentágono elaboraría una lista de posibles reemplazos para McChrystal a solicitud de la Casa Blanca. La cadena noticiosa CNN especulaba que el militar presentara su renuncia este mismo miércoles.

Obama opino el martes que el general ha mostrado "un error de juicio" al exponer sus ideas, pero aseguró que iba a reunirse con él y escuchar sus cuestionamientos antes de tomar ninguna decisión sobre su futuro. Se muestra muy crítico contra el enviado especial estadounidense para Afganistán y Pakistán

En el artículo, McChrystal critica al enviado especial estadounidense para Afganistán y Pakistán, Richard Holbrooke, y lo presenta como un "animal herido" y del que afirma que teme hasta leer sus correos electrónicos.

McChrystal decía sentirse "decepcionado" por una reunión que mantuvo con Obama en la que no se entendieron.

También cuestiona all embajador de EE UU en Kabul, Karl Eikenberry, por tener dudas sobre la conveniencia de enviar más tropas a Afganistán y contra el consejero de Seguridad Nacional de la Casa Blanca, James Jones, al que califica de "payaso".


US military to carry out review following Wikileaks release of classified 2007 video

Following the release of classified video earlier this week, the US military is to carry out a review of a 2007 airstrike which occurred in Baghdad. At a press conference on April 5, 2010, at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., the whistleblowing wiki Wikileaks released a video which appears to contradict the official US account of the attack.

The review follows the release of footage from the targeting system of an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, one of two United States Army helicopters engaging what they believed to be Iraqi insurgents.

The attack led to the death of two Reuters journalists, driver Saeed Chmagh, photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, and other Iraqi civilians. The official U.S. Army investigation report that followed the attack concludes that the death of the Reuters staffers and civilians was as a result of collateral damage of an engagement against Iraqi insurgents. However the released video and the associated radio chatter suggests that the army aviators had mistakenly identified the camera equipment used by the journalists as weapons, and  the group of Iraqi civilians and journalists themselves were the target of the attack. The video and radio chatter have been confirmed as genuine by a U.S. Defense official speaking to Reuters on the condition of anonymity.

Wikileaks says the video comes from "military whistleblowers" and that it was passed to them in an encrypted form. Wikileaks broke the encryption on the video after a public appeal for help, including an appeal for time on a supercomputer.


US-Luftangriff im Irak: Wikileaks veröffentlicht geheimes Video

Washington D.C. (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika), 06.04.2010 – Die Whistleblower-Website Wikileaks hat ein bislang von offizieller Seite zurückgehaltenes Video eines US-Luftangriffs im Irak veröffentlicht. Bei dem Angriff im Juli 2007 waren bis zu 25 Personen, unter anderem zwei Reporter der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters, getötet worden.

Reuters hatte bislang vergeblich versucht, das Video unter Berufung auf den Freedom of Information Act zu erhalten. Laut Wikileaks-Sprecher Julian Assange habe man die Aufnahmen von US-Militärs erhalten, die mit den Vorgängen nicht einverstanden seien. Auf der speziell eingerichteten Internetseite „Collateral Murder” (Kollateraler Mord) gibt Wikileaks an, das Video und weitere schriftliche Beweise gleich von einer Reihe von Hinweisgebern im US-Militär erhalten zu haben. Man habe vor Veröffentlichung die erhaltenen Unterlagen sorgfältig geprüft und mit den Angaben beteiligter Journalisten und Augenzeugen verglichen. Assange, der das Video am Montag im National Press Club in Washington vorstellte, sagte, dass die Aufnahmen drei Fälle von wahlloser Tötung („indiscriminate slaying“) zeigten.

Das Video zeigt Aufnahmen aus zwei Apache-Kampfhubschraubern der US-Armee. Die Bilder sind mit Funksprüchen der Helikopter-Besatzungen unterlegt. Die Hubschrauber hatten auf eine Meldung über Schusswaffengebrauch reagiert und dabei eine kleine Menschengruppe auf der Strasse entdeckt und beobachtet. In einer Funkmeldung wird behauptet, dass die etwa neun bis zwölf Personen mehrere AK-47-Sturmgewehre und RPG-Granatenwerfer mit sich führe. Wikileaks widerspricht nach Sichtung des Videos dieser Behauptung. Auch wenn nicht ausgeschlossen werden könne, dass möglicherweise einzelne Personen der Gruppe eine Waffe mit sich geführt hätten, so seien es doch in der Mehrzahl Zivilisten gewesen. Zudem sei die Fotokamera eines der Reuters-Reporter fälschlich als Waffe identifiziert worden.

Anschließend ist zu hören, wie auf Nachfrage der Hubschrauber-Besatzung – basierend auf den fraglichen Angaben – die Einsatzleitung den Befehl zum Angriff erteilt. Das Video zeigt daraufhin heftigen Beschuss der Gruppe. Dabei sind Funksprüche der Besatzung zu hören wie etwa „Keep shooting!“ (etwa: „Schiess weiter!“) und „Oh yeah, look at those dead bastards“ (etwa: „Oh ja, schau Dir diese toten Schweine an“) mit der Reaktion „Nice!“ („Schön!“).

Im weiteren Verlauf des Videos wird einer der angeschossenen Reuters-Mitarbeiter gezeigt. Während der offensichtlich schwerverletzte Mann versucht wegzukriechen, äussert ein Soldat in einem Funkspruch den Wunsch, dass der Mann doch eine Waffe ergreifen möge („All you gotta do is pick up a weapon“). Ein anderer Soldat kündigt an, dass man ihn dann töten würde: „If we see a weapon, we're gonna engage“ (etwa: „Wenn wir eine Waffe sehen, greifen wir an“).

Als nächstes zeigt das Video, wie ein Van neben einem der Verletzten anhält. Bereits von Beginn an wird von Soldaten gefordert, das Feuer auf das Fahrzeug eröffnen zu können. So wird während der Wagen noch rollt, in einem Funkspruch unterstellt, dass die Insassen Leichen und Waffen aufnehmen wollten. In verschiedenen Funksprüchen wird die Freigabe zum Angriff gefordert , u.a. mit den Worten „Let me engage“ („Lasst mich angreifen“) und „Let me shoot“ („Lasst mich schiessen“).

Eine Rückfrage der Einsatzleitung ob die Fahrzeug-Insassen Verwundete aufnehmen – wie zeitgleich im Video zu sehen – wird nicht beantwortet. Stattdessen wird wiederholt und mit drastischen Worten wie „Come on, let us shoot!“ („Komm schon, lass uns schiessen!“) weiter der Schiessbefehl  gefordert und schließlich erteilt. Daraufhin eröffnet die Helikopter-Besatzung das Feuer auf das Fahrzeug, welches nach ausschließlicher Aufnahme des Verletzten bereits wieder angefahren war. Auch vom Fahrzeug weglaufende Personen werden gezielt angegriffen und getötet.

Während des Angriffs wurden auch zwei im Fahrzeug befindliche Kinder schwer verletzt. Doch für die Getöteten und Verletzen hat die Helikopter-Besatzung nur verächtliche Sprüche übrig: Unter anderem wird die Verwundung der Kindern so kommentiert, dass es die Schuld der Eltern sei, dass diese ihre Kinder in ein Kriegsgebiet gebracht hätten.

Das Video zeigt noch weitere Angriffsszenen und ähnlich anstößige Kommentare der Soldaten zu Tötungen. Wikileaks-Aktivist Assange sagte, dass sich die Soldaten im Video so verhalten würden, als wenn sie nur ein Videospiel spielten und es nur darum ginge, einen Highscore zu erzielen.

Nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur Associated Press hat ein ranghoher US-Militär die Authentizität des Videos bestätigt. Auch der US-Nachrichtensender Fox News gibt an, eine entsprechende Bestätigung aus dem Verteidigungsministerium erhalten zu haben. In beiden Fällen wollten die Kontaktpersonen aber anonym bleiben.


விக்கிகசிவுகளில் ஈராக்கில் அமெரிக்கப் படையின் துப்பாக்கிச்சூடு காணொளி

2007 ஆம் ஆண்டில் ஈராக்கின் பக்தாத் நகரில் அமெரிக்கப் படையினரால் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டதாகக் கருதப்படும் படுகொலைகள் குறித்த காணொளியை ”விக்கிகசிவுகள்” (Wikileaks) என்ற இணையத்தளம் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.

சூலை 2007 இல் அமெரிக்க ராணுவ அப்பாச்சி உலங்குவானூர்தி ஈராக்கில் ரோந்துப் பணியில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தபோது ஆயுதமற்ற பொதுமக்களை தீவிரவாதிகள் எனக் கருதி சுட்டுக்கொன்றது. இத்தாக்குதலில் 20க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். இதில் இரண்டு ராய்ட்டர்ஸ் நிறுவன செய்தியாளர்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். அவர்கள் வைத்திருந்த புகைப்படக் கருவிகள் மற்றும் உபகரணங்களை ஏகே47 வகைத் துப்பாக்கிகள் என்று தவறாக கணக்கிட்டு இந்த கொலை நடந்ததாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

அப்பாச்சியிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட இந்தக் காணொளியை விக்கிகசிவுகள் என்கிற தளம் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது பெறும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. மேற்கண்ட காணொளியை தகவல் உரிமைச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் வழங்குமாறு ராய்ட்டர்ஸ் நிறுவனம் கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளாக அமெரிக்க அரசிடம் கோரி வந்தது. இம்முயற்சி பயனளிக்காத நேரத்தில் இந்த காணொளி கசிந்துள்ளது.

முதல் தாக்குதலில் படுகாயமடைந்தவர்களை எடுத்துச்செல்வதற்காக வந்த வாகனத்தையும் தவறாக கணக்கிட்டு தாக்குதல் நடத்தப்பட்டது. இத்தாக்குதலின் போது வாகனத்தில் அமர்ந்திருந்த சிறுவர், சிறுமி படுகாயமடைந்தனர். பாலகர்கள் படுகாயம் பற்றி ராணுவ வீரர் கூறும் போது போர் செய்யும் இடத்திற்கு அவர்களை அழைத்துவந்தது தவறு என்று கூறுகிறார்.

இந்தக் காணொளியை யார் தமக்குத் தந்தது என்பதை விக்கிகசிவுகள் இணையத்தளம் வெளியிட மறுத்து விட்டது.

விக்கிகசிவுகள் இணையத்தளம் தகவல் சுதந்திரம் குறித்து போராடி வருகிறது. வெளியுலகிற்குக் கசிந்த தகவல்களை அது இணையத்தில் வெளியிட்டு வருகிறது. இக்காணொளி பற்றி பெண்டகன் இதுவரை எந்தப் பதிலும் தரவில்லை.

செவ்வாய், ஏப்ரல் 6, 2010


US Nazi leader talks about Barack Obama, the economy and more

2008 United States presidential election

The National Socialist Movement is, according to its website, the largest and most active Nazi party in the United States. Accordingly, it refers to itself as 'America’s Nazi Party' and aims to instigate major change in the US.

Wikinews was able to conduct an interview with the head of the party, Commander Jeff Schoep. Fresh back from a march in Missouri, Commander Schoep told Wikinews his views on Barack Obama, the economy and much more.

Read the full exclusive interview below:

Does your party believe America will be a better or worse place with Obama as President?

((WN))  How will the National Socialist Movement react to the election of Barack Obama - will there be co-operation or will you be opposed to him?

((WN))  Obama says he wants to close Guantanamo Bay - what are your views on this?

((WN))  There are fears Obama may be assassinated. What do you think that would mean for America and for your party?

((WN))  Why do you think Obama succeeded over McCain?

((WN))  If you were in power, how would you deal with the current financial situation?

((WN))  Do you feel responses so far, both in the US and internationally, by politicians to the financial crisis were adequate, or could more have been done?

((WN))  Do you think the economy will be sorted out in, say, four years time?

((WN))  Is there need for some international financial co-operation, or could America solve its own financial problems entirely on its own?

((WN))  The US currently owes a large amount of debt. How would you go about paying this off and preventing the problem repeating itself?

((WN))  Oil will eventually run out. That may or may not be short-term, but what is clear is that the prices, although back down from the record highs, are set to rise. Would you commit to using alternative sources of fuel and energy to combat this, or have you another energy policy in mind?

((WN))  America recently revealed that they had lost a nuclear weapon off Greenland forty years ago. Many others have gone missing. Do you think nuclear weapons safety is adequate, does it need revamped, or should America commit to nuclear disarmament?

((WN))  What issues do you think the next US election will revolve around?


Интервью с лидером национал-социалистического движения в США Джеффом Шоепом

Национал-социалистическое движение, судя по их сайту, самая большая и активная нацистская партия в Соединённых Штатах. Соответственно оно называет себя «Нацистская партия Америки» и ставит целью спровоцировать большие изменения в США.

Викиновостям удалось взять интервью у главы партии, коммандора Джеффа Шоепа. Только что вернувшийся с демонстрации в Миссури, коммандор Шоеп поделился с Викиновостями своими взглядами на Барака Обаму, экономику и многое другое.

Читайте полностью эксклюзивное интервью ниже:

ВН Как Национал-социалистическое движение отреагировало на избрание Барака Обамы — будут ли они сотрудничать или соперничать?

ВН Обама говорит, что хочет закрыть залив Гуантанамо — что Вы об этом думаете?

ВН Существуют опасения, что Обаму могут убить. Что, по-вашему мнению, это будет значить для Америки и для вашей партии?

ВН Как вы думаете, почему Обама одержал победу над МакКейном?

ВН Если бы вы были у власти, что бы вы сделали с текущей финансовой ситуацией?

ВН Как Вы думаете, реакция политиков на финансовый кризис, как в США, так и за рубежом, адекватна, или что-то могло быть сделано что-то ещё?

ВН Как думаете, экономика стабилизируется, скажем, за четыре года?

ВН Есть ли необходимость в международном сотрудничестве, или Америка способная сама решить свои финансовые проблемы?

ВН У США сейчас огромное количество долгов. Как бы Вы решили проблемы с их выплатой и предотвращением повторения проблемы?

ВН Нефть рано или поздно закончится. Это может случить раньше, может позже, но определённо ясно, что цены на неё хоть и упали с рекордной высоты, опять начнут расти. Вы бы стали переходить на альтернативное топливо и источники энергии, чтобы противостоять этому, или у Вас есть на примете другая энергетическая политика?

ВН Америка недавно призналась, что потеряла ядерное оружие на Гренландии сорок лет назад. И ещё много такого оружия пропало. Как Вы думаете, насколько адекватна безопасность ядерного оружия, требуется ли его заменить, или Америка должна обеспечить ядерное разоружение?

ВН Как думаете, вокруг каких событий будут крутиться следующие выборы в США?

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Тьфу ты! Нашли у кого интервью брать, дурни. Брали-то где, в тюрьме? Ещё и пытается себя хорошеньким выставить, сволочь нацистская. — Это неподписанное сообщение добавлено Виктор Ш. (обс · вклад)

Глава Нацистской Партии хочет урезать помощь Израилю, хотя это один из главных и надежных партнеров его страны. Сам того не желая, он хочет уменьшить международное влияние Соединенных Штатов.89.223.25.110 19:15, 28 января 2009 (UTC)Ответить[ответить]

Интересно

Примечательно, что в каждой проблеме какую-то роль играет Израиль - весьма повеселило.

Командор Шерп, прям, как кличка у моего пса ))) во многих вещах прав. По поводу нефти он конечно как и все заблуждается, нефти нам ещё хватит на лет 100 как мининум, дальше человечество себя изживёт. Про Израиль он прав, но, к сожалению, как были во главе планеты всей сионистские правильства, так они и останутся. Это борьба с фениксом, и это надо осознавать, а не биться головой о стену.....

нет негров нет рассизма

Фашизм всем миром давно осуждён, а мы тут с этим античеловеческим движением играемся, интересуемся, пропагандируем, картиночки свастики помещаем. До сих пор не пойму, почему администраторы викиновостей на пропаганду идей фашизма смотрят сквозь пальцы и не убрали этот материал?  Как известно, попустительство немецкому фашисту привело к мировой войне.

Не понимаю. Уж к нейтральной точке зрения этот материал отношения не имеет. Может быть и дальше в каждую статью свастику будем лепить? Скорбно и печально, что это в википедии проходит, как видим. Значит минус администраторам. С уважением, --Velopilger 11:31, 30 июня 2009 (UTC)Ответить[ответить]

За ними будующее

Да уж, насчет пыток - ну уж нацист бы помолчал, во время 2-й мировой войны нацисты пытками не брезговали, причем они были пострашнее, чем имитация утопления.

И насчет правил ведения военных действий они тогда тоже не заморачивались.

Кого или что поставили: войны, сионистов или войска?

Свои руки он считает теми ;)

Террористическое государство Израиль? Насмешил... Все с ног на голову. Это Израиль на протяжении всего существования обороняется от не в меру агрессивных воинов пустыни...

6 января 2009 года


US President Biden recognises Armenian killing as 'genocide'

On Saturday, the US president Joe Biden recognised the killing and deportation of ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, the predecessor to modern day Turkey during World War One as a 'genocide', becoming the first US president to do so.

In a statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Biden said "[t]he American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today [...] We remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring."  He also said, "we remember so that we remain ever-vigilant against the corrosive influence of hate in all its forms."

When running for last year's US presidential election, Biden promised in a tweet to "support a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide".  He also previously supported a 2019 resolution in the United States House of Representatives that recognised the 'genocide' as such.  Another resolution passed by the United States Senate April 9, 2019 promised "to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance" and "reject efforts" to "associate the United States Government with denial of the Armenian Genocide".

While Ronald Reagan referred in passing to the "Armenian genocide" in 1981, no US president has done so since.  Biden's predecessor Donald Trump called it "one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century".  Turkey does not recognise the killings as a 'genocide'.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in a tweet "[t]he US has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to protecting human rights and universal values", and in a letter his thanks for Biden's "principled position" as "a powerful step on the way to acknowledging the truth".  Director of the Armenian National Committee of America Aram Hamparian called Biden's recognition "profoundly meaningful for our families".

The Turkish Foreign Ministry rejected Biden's terminology, saying in a statement they "reject and denounce in the strongest terms the statement of the President of the US regarding the events of 1915 made under the pressure of radical Armenian circles and anti-Turkey groups".  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu tweeted "[w]ords cannot change or rewrite history.  We have nothing to learn from anybody on our own past."

An anonymous source informed the AP, in a phone call on Friday, Biden told Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan he was planning on releasing the statement; the US President's Executive Office confirmed plans of US and Turkey to find "effective management of disagreements" and, according to NBC News, a "constructive bilateral relationship".


États-Unis : Joe Biden reconnaît le génocide arménien

Publié le 30 avril 2021   Joe Biden devient le premier président des États-Unis à reconnaître le génocide arménien. Il s'inscrit dans la continuité du Congrès qui avait engagé la voie. En effet, le Congrès américain avait adopté en 2019 la résolution tendant à reconnaître le génocide arménien, le 30 octobre pour la Chambre des représentants et le 12 décembre pour le Sénat.


US President Biden says Russian President Putin must be ousted

Executive Office of the President of the United States

Speaking at the Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland yesterday, President of the United States Joe Biden said President of Russia Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. He continued: "In this battle we need to be clear-eyed. This battle will not be won in days, or months, either".

This marked a departure from previous statements from the United States. White House officials subsequently sought to ameliorate Biden's remarks: "The President's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change," an administration source told Fox News.

Nevertheless, Biden's speech included other warnings for Russia. "Don't even think about moving on one single inch of NATO territory," he said. "We have a sacred obligation under Article Five [of the NATO founding treaty] to defend each and every inch of NATO territory with the full force of our collective power."

Addressing the Russian people, Biden said: "This is not the future you deserve for your families and children" and "I'm telling you the truth, this war is not worthy of you, the Russian people." To the people of Ukraine, he said: "we stand with you. Period."

Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov responded to Biden's speech by saying: "This is not to be decided by Mr. Biden. It should only be a choice of the people of the Russian Federation."


Drugi dzień wizyty prezydenta USA Joe Bidena w Polsce

W sobotę, 26 marca 2022 roku zakończyła się pierwsza wizyta prezydenta USA Joe Bidena w Polsce. Trwała dwa dni i przebiegała w dwóch miastach. Przylot Bidena poprzedziły w marcu wizyty wiceprezydentki USA Kamali Harris i wcześniej Sekretarza Stanu Antonego Blinkena.

Podczas przemówienia na Zamku Królewskim w Warszawie prezydent USA zapewnił, że Polska jako państwo członkowskie NATO, może być pewna zaangażowania militarnego USA w przypadku naruszenia polskich granic. Szerokim echem w mediach światowych odbiła się charakterystyka Władimira Putina, której podczas przemówienia dokonał prezydent Biden. A nazwanie rosyjskiego przywódcy „rzeźnikiem” porównywano z oficjalną retoryką USA w stosunku do Slobodana Miloševića, Radovana Karadžića i Ratko Mladića, których Międzynarodowy Trybunał osadził w więzieniu w Hadze.

Przed przemówieniem na Zamku Królewskim Biden spotkał się z uchodźcami ukraińskimi na Stadionie Narodowym. Następnie, drugi raz podczas wizyty w Polsce, rozmawiał w cztery oczy z prezydentem Andrzejem Dudą. Pierwszy raz prezydenci spotkali się dzień wcześniej w Rzeszowie. Tym razem do rozmowy doszło w Pałacu Prezydenckim przy Krakowskim Przedmieściu. Podczas wizyty Bidena, w Warszawie obecni byli ukraińscy ministrowie obrony Ołeksij Reznikow i spraw zagranicznych Dmytro Kułeba. W mediach informowano o szeregu spotkań samego prezydenta USA jak i urzędników z jego delegacji. Nie upubliczniono jednak szczegółów ich przebiegu. Przed godziną dwudziestą samolot Air Force One z prezydentem USA na pokładzie odleciał z Wojskowego Portu Lotniczego Warszawa–Okęcie.

Od początku inwazji Rosji na Ukrainę do przylotu prezydenta Bidena, odbyły się w Polsce oficjalne wizyty Sekretarza Stanu USA  Antony'ego Blinkena – 5 marca, oraz wiceprezydentki USA Kamali Harris– od 10 do 11 marca.


US President Bush says 30,000 civilians killed in Iraq war

United States President George W. Bush put a number on the death toll of Iraqi civilians, saying "30,000 Iraqis, more or less, have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing violence against Iraqis. We've lost about 2,140 of our troops in Iraq" since the U.S. invasion of the country in 2003.

Mr Bush said more casualties lie ahead. "As democracy takes hold in Iraq, the terrorists and Saddamists will continue to use violence," he said. The president mentioned the casualty count in response to a question from the audience during a rare question-and-answer session after a speech on Monday.

The White House later said the 30,000 figure was not an official government estimate. Aides said Bush was repeating the casualty count mentioned in the media and by independent groups. The Web site Iraqbodycount.org estimates, as a conservative estimate of those documented to have been killed, the number of Iraqi civilians killed at a low of 27,383 and a high of 30,892, based on online media and eyewitness accounts.

However the Lancet Survey, which is the only serious scientific attempt to estimate the total number of Iraqi civilian deaths, estimates the death toll to be around 10,000.

Another questioner challenged the administration's linkage of the Iraq war to the September 11, 2001  attack on New York. Bush said Saddam Hussein was a threat and was widely believed to have weapons of mass destruction — a belief that later proved false.

"I made a tough decision. And knowing what I know today, I'd make the decision again," The President said in response.


Джордж Буш назвал число погибших в Ираке

Президент США Джордж Буш утверждает, что с начала американского интервенции в Ираке, погибли около 30 000 мирных иракских жителей.

Президент Джордж Буш считает, что в результате американского вторжения и продолжающегося там насилия, в Ираке погибли около 30 000 мирных иракских жителей. Мы потеряли 2 140 своих военнослужащих.

Джордж Буш сказал, что ещё больше жертв будет в будущем. «Так как в Ираке побеждает демократия, в Ираке будет продолжаться насилие со стороны террористов и приверженцев Саддама», так сказал он. Президент назвал число погибших в ответ на конкретный вопрос из аудитории. Редкие в последнее время ответы Буша на вопросы корреспондентов, последовали после его речи в понедельник.

Позже, представитель Белого Дома сказал, что эти 30 000 погибших — неофициальная правительственная оценка. Президент Буш взял эти данные из средств массовой информации и от независимых групп. Интернет страница Iraqbodycount.org оценивает, как число зарегистрированных погибших, в пределах от 27 383 до 30 892. Эта оценка основана на данных полученных online и показаниях свидетелей.

Другой корреспондент задал вопрос о связи войны в Ираке с террористической атакой на Нью-Йорк 11 сентября 2001 года. Джордж Буш ответил, что Саддам Хусейн представлял угрозу и как многие полагали, имел оружие массового поражения, что позже оказалось ложным.

«Я принял жесткое решение. И со знаниями, которыми я располагаю сегодня, я принял бы это решение снова» — сказал в ответ Президент.

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US President George Bush may reduce amount of troops in Iraq

According to United States officials at the White House, President George W. Bush will be cutting the amount of U.S. troops in Iraq by as much of 30,000, to "pre-surge" force levels, and the withdraw could take place as early as next Summer, but with certain "conditions" applying.

The plans are expected to be formally announced in a speech Bush is expected to make on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. (eastern time).

Officials say that the President will endorse the reduction of troops recommended by General David Petraeus.

"I believe that we will be able to reduce our forces to the pre-surge level ... by next summer without jeopardizing the security gains we have fought so hard to achieve. The level of security incidents has declined in eight of the past 12 weeks, with the level of incidents in the past two weeks the lowest since June of 2006," said Petraeus while testifying in front of the U.S. Congress on Monday.

According to officials, the conditions on the reduction of troops depends on whether or not violence in Iraq continues to decline, and how much political stability and security progresses.

Currently, there are 168,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, the most that have ever been in the country.


El Senado muestra su rechazo y escepticismo ante la propuesta de Petraeus para Irak

11 de septiembre de 2007Washington DC, Estados Unidos —

Los demócratas mostraron su rechazo mientras que los republicanos se declararon escépticos para con el plan de David Petraeus, general de las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses, en el cual se retirarían tan solo 30.000 tropas estadounidenses de Iraq de aquí a julio de 2008.

"Me parece que lo que el general Petraeus está presentando es un plan para al menos diez años de fuerte presencia estadounidense en Iraq", declaró Nancy Pelosi, presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, luego de una reunión con George W. Bush en la Casa Blanca.

El General Petraeus, apoyado por el Embajador para Bagdad Ryan Crocker, fue severamente criticado por los demócratas y los republicanos. Los republicanos declararon que Bush podría encontrarse si apoyo republicano para enfrentar las demandas de los demócratas para llegar a un retiro de tropas de Iraq más ágil.

El plan consistía en retirar progresivamente 30.000 tropas americanas de Iraq para julio de 2008 hasta llegar a la cantidad original de tropas que oscilaba en más de 130.000.

Barak Obama (dem, Illinois) criticó duramente la guerra de Iraq declarando que la presencia de tropas americanas era "un error desastroso de política exterior".

"Deberíamos poner fin a la estrategia de los refuerzos y empezar a hacer regresar a casa a nuestros soldados", declaró el demócrata Joseph Biden.

Bush había ordenado un aumento de 30.000 tropas estadounidenses en Iraq para alcanzar "objetivo militares" y garantizar la paz. Sin embargo, algunos senadores se mostraron críticos sobre este idealismo de Bush.

"Cuando anunció el envío de refuerzos, Bush dijo que su primer objetivo era dar tiempo para un acuerdo político en Iraq [entre las diferentes etnias sunitas, chiitas y kurdas]", recordó Biden. "Desde mi punto de vista, no creo que esto ocurra durante nuestras vidas".

"Por tanto, la mayoría de los senadores pensamos que es hora de retirar no sólo los refuerzos de Iraq ", agregó siendo apoyado por otros varios senadores, incluido el republicano Chuck Hagel.

El Presidente George W. Bush hará una conferencia mayor por TV el jueves a las 21:00 (hora local, 1:00 GMT del viernes). Bush hablará sobre el plan de Petraeus de reducir las tropas. Sin embargo, se espera que condiciones sus planes y haga más retiradas de tropas.

"Qué vamos a hacer? ¿Vamos a seguir invirtiendo la sangre el dinero estadounidense al mismo ritmo que ahora?", preguntó con cruda realidad un senador republicano.

Hay al menos 168.000 tropas americanas en Iraq luego de un aumento de 30.000 entre febrero y junio de este año.

El General Petraeus estuvo de acuerdo en que "la reconciliación en Iraq todavía no se había producido, aunque se están dando pasos actualmente".

"Le costará mucho [a Bush] tomar la decisión", agregó.

Las tropas en Iraq "podrían no lograr el objetivo debido a las divisiones que afectan al país", declaró Dick Lugar (rep, Indiana).

El General había dicho que el aumento de tropas en enero, decretado por Bush, había logrado sus objetivos "en gran escala" mientras que prevenía que una retirada repentina de Iraq podría acarrear graves consecuencias.

Al menos 3.800 soldados estadounidenses han muerto en Iraq luego de un despliegue americano que ha durado cuatro años.


US President Obama authorizes airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq

United States President Barack Obama appeared in the State Dining Room at the White House Thursday night saying he was authorizing two operations in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgency. They were launched to help religious minorities who are trapped on a mountain without food and water that are "facing almost certain death," according to Obama.

The first operation is targeted airstrikes against ISIL, and the second operation is to provide humanitarian aid to those trapped on the mountain. Regarding the airstrikes Obama said, "We intend to stay vigilant, and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in Iraq, including our consulate in Erbil and our embassy in Baghdad." He added, "We’re also providing urgent assistance to Iraqi government and Kurdish forces so they can more effectively wage the fight against ISIL."

In regards to the humanitarian aid operation, which had already started before Obama made the announcement, he said, "Second, at the request of the Iraqi government — we've begun operations to help save Iraqi civilians stranded on the mountain." He continued saying, "Already, American aircraft have begun conducting humanitarian airdrops of food and water to help these desperate men, women and children survive."

Obama empathized that ground troops will not be returning to Iraq saying, "As Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq. And so even as we support Iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq, because there’s no American military solution to the larger crisis in Iraq." Currently, there are 700 US soldiers in Iraq, mostly there to guard the US embassy and the international airport in Baghdad, facilities in Erbil, and to assess the capabilities of the Iraqi military.

The humanitarian airdrops were undertaken by "a C-17 Globemaster III and two C-130 Hercules airlifters escorted by [F/A-18] Super Hornets," according to the Department of Defense.

According to a statement sent out by Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon's press secretary, "Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Erbil. ISIL was using this artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending Erbil where U.S. personnel are located," early Friday morning.


Обама санкционировал точечные воздушные удары по боевикам в Ираке

Президент США Барак Обама сообщил, что он санкционировал воздушные удары по исламистским боевикам в Ираке для защиты американского персонала в курдском городе Эрбиле и запустил операцию по оказанию гуманитарной помощи для предотвращения геноцида представителей иракского религиозного меньшинства, которые были вынуждены покинуть свои дома.

В своем выступлении, транслировавшемся по телевидению в прямом эфире, президент заявил, что он приступил к осуществлению операции по оказанию помощи иракцам, которые были вынуждены бежать в горы, скрываясь от наступления группировки Исламское государство Ирака и Леванта (ИСИЛ), стремительно продвигающейся на севере страны в последние несколько недель.

«Когда мы сталкиваемся с такой ситуацией, которая сложилась на этой горе, когда невинным людям грозит насилие ужасающего масштаба, когда у нас есть мандат на оказание помощи — в данном случае просьба иракского правительства — и когда у нас есть уникальная возможность помочь избежать резни, я думаю, Соединенные Штаты Америки не могут закрывать на это глаза», — сказал Обама.

«Мы можем действовать осторожно и ответственно, чтобы избежать потенциального акта геноцида», — добавил президент.

Министерство обороны США сообщило, что военные сбросили 72 упаковки с продовольствием и водой скрывающимся от боевиков иракцам. По заявлению Пентагона, эта миссия осуществлялась с нескольких авиабаз в зоне ответственности Центрального командования США с применением одного самолета С-17 и двух С-130, которых сопровождали два истребителя F/A-18. Миссия не потребовала участия американских наземных войск.

Обама заявил, что он санкционировал нанесение точечных военных ударов по боевикам, если они приблизятся к столице Курдистана Эрбилю или будут угрожать американским гражданам в любых районах страны.

«Мы намерены сохранять бдительность и предпринять действия, если эти террористические силы будут угрожать нашему персоналу или объектам в любом районе Ирака, включая наше консульство в Эрбиле и наше посольство в Багдаде», — сказал он.

Суннитские боевики ИСИЛ, которое является ответвлением «Аль-Кайды», находятся в получасе езды от Эрбиля. На минувших выходных они нанесли унизительное поражение курдским силам, в результате чего десятки тысяч человек из древней общины езидов были вынуждены бежать из города Синджар в соседние горы.

По словам Обамы, любые операции США будут носить ограниченный характер. Президент пообещал, что не позволит втянуть США в очередную войну в Ираке:

8 августа 2014 года


US President Obama celebrates his first Martin Luther King Jr. Day while in office

On Sunday, at a Bapist church originally founded by freed slaves, US President Barack Obama addressed the congregation about the "Dream" of slain civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—whom Obama credits with paving the way for his 2008 election—and about the importance of hope and faith in his own life.

On Monday, Obama, with his family in tow, served hot lunches at a local Washington soup kitchen—one of several ways America's first black president planned to pay tribute to the late Dr. King on the federal holiday that honors his legacy and lasting impact upon society.

Later at the White House, Obama will host a gathering consisting of small selected group of African-American seniors and their grandchildren where they will discuss the meaning of the civil rights movement and how it still effects them to this day. Following which, that evening, the Obamas are slated to attend the "Let Freedom Ring" concert at the Kennedy Center. A musical event that will feature gospel artists and choir members from various area churches among other houses of worship.

Another prominent American politician, governor-elect of New Jersey, Chris Christie held a banquet on Monday evening to honor the importance of Dr. King's message as well.  Other commemorations included a march in Seattle where participants rallied for issues in the African-American community.


Les États-Unis célèbrent la mémoire de Martin Luther King

Les États-Unis célébraient, hier, le Martin Luther King Day[1]. Elle a lieu chaque année le troisième lundi du mois de janvier. Pour marquer la journée, le président Barack Obama et sa famille ont servi des repas pour l'ONG So Others Might Eat, qui a pour but d'apporter une assistance alimentaire aux nécessiteux. Le chef de l'exécutif américain a reçu des Afro-Américains du troisième âge et leurs petits-enfants pour discuter du mouvement des droits civiques à la Maison Blanche. Ensuite, le chef d'État a prononcé un discours lors d'un concert commémorant la vie du pasteur baptiste.

S'exprimant dimanche dans une paroisse noire de Washington, où Martin Luther King avait prêché il y a plus de 50 ans, M. Obama lui a rendu hommage : « Nous récoltons les fruits de la suppression des préjudices et de la bigoterie — une suppression lente, mais irréversible — dans les cœurs. C'est ce progrès qui a permis que je sois ici aujourd'hui, qui a permis au bon peuple de ce pays d'élire un Afro-Américain 44e président des États-Unis d'Amérique ».

Pasteur de Montgomery, dans l'État de l'Alabama, le révérend Martin Luther King s'était engagé dans la lutte contre la discrimination raciale à la fin des années 1950 et au début des années 1960. Dans son célèbre discours I Have a Dream[2], il avait décrit sa vision d'une Amérique honorant sa promesse d'égalité pour tous.

En 1964, les États-Unis adoptaient la loi rendant illégale la discrimination raciale. Quatre ans plus tard, en 1968, King était assassiné à Memphis, dans l'État du Tennessee.


US President Trump announces troop withdrawal from Syria

Late on Sunday, the United States President Donald Trump, in a statement delivered via the press secretary, announced US troops would be leaving Syria. The announcement was made after Trump had a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The statement also said US troops had defeated ISIS and Turkey would be moving into Northern Syria. Turkey would also take over guarding captured ISIS fighters which, the statement said, European nations have refused to repatriate.

The US had been allied with Kurdish groups in fighting ISIS. One of these groups, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), opposed the withdrawal and said it was previously given "assurances from the US that it would not allow any Turkish military operations against the region." Kino Gabriel said, "The statement was a surprise and we can say that it is a stab in the back for the SDF."

According to the BBC, the SDF is largely made up of YPG militia which support the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The PKK is banned in Turkey. According to a statement released by Erdogan's office, "neutralizing the threat stemming from PKK-YPG terrorist" is an aim of the Turkish military operation. The other primary goal is a safe zone to repatriate Syrian refugees.

According to CNN, Turkey has an estimated two million Syrian refugees, down from a peak of over three-and-a-half million at the height of the Syrian Civil War. The Turkish statement called for the safe zone for refugees to be set up East of the Euphrates River, which is territory controlled by the SDF.

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wrote on Twitter, "We must always have the backs of our allies, if we expect them to have our back. The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake."

Brett McGurk, who was Trump's Special Presidential Envoy to the international military intervention against ISIL until December, also  criticized the decision via Twitter. "The WH statement tonight on Syria after Trump spoke with Erdogan demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of anything happening on the ground. The "United States" is not holding any ISIS detainees. They are all being held by the SDF, which Trump just served up to Turkey." McGurk later wrote, "The SDF suffered thousands of casualties in the Raqqa battle. Not a single American life was lost. Trump later expanded the operation down the ERV. He touts these operations in political rallies but without apparent thought as to who did the fighting and dying."

Trump, also on Twitter, defended his decision, "As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done [it] before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!"

Senator Lindsey Graham spoke on Fox News, "This is going to lead to ISIS' reemergence. Nothing [is] better for ISIS than to create a conflict between the Kurds and Turkey. The Kurds will now align with [Bashir al] Assad because they have nobody to count on because we abandoned them. So this is a big win for Iran and Assad — a big win for ISIS."

"ISIS is not defeated [...] The biggest lie being told by the administration [is] that ISIS is defeated. The caliphate's destroyed, but there's thousands of fighters over there. And no, the caliphate would not have been destroyed without the Kurds, and I applaud the president for getting the Kurds and the Arabs to do most of the fighting. The [US] casualties destroying the caliphate was very low", Graham continued. "[T]his impulsive decision by the president has undone all the gains we’ve made, thrown the region into further chaos. Iran is licking their chops. And if I’m an ISIS fighter I've got a second lease on life. So to those who think ISIS has been defeated you will soon see."


Дональд Трамп заявил о своей великой и непревзойдённой мудрости, и пообещал уничтожить экономику Турции

Президент США Дональд Трамп отметил свою «великую и исключительную мудрость» и пригрозил «полностью уничтожить и разрушить» экономику Турции, если Анкара сделает то, что американскому лидеру покажется недопустимым. Трамп не уточнил что он имеет в виду.

Об этом вчера, 7 октября 2019 года, американский президент написал в своём Твиттере:

Позже он сообщил журналистам: «Если они выйдут за рамки того, что мы считаем гуманным, на них может обрушиться гнев опустошённой экономики».

Заявление Дональда Трампа прозвучало на фоне подготовки Турции к военной операции на севере Сирии против курдов, которые были союзниками США в войне с «Исламским государством». В понедельник утром президент Турции Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган сообщил, что решение о турецкой операции на севере Сирии может быть принято в ближайшие дни. Одной из целью этой операции является зачистка северных сирийских территорий от курдских ополченцев — Отрядов народной самообороны (YPG), которые Анкара считает союзником запрещённой в Турции Рабочей партии Курдистана, и размещение там находящихся сейчас в Турции сирийских беженцев.

Ранее в Белом доме заявили, что США выведут свои войска с севера Сирии и не будут вмешиваться в турецкую военную операцию против курдов.
Президент США также написал в Twitter, что американским войскам пора уйти из Сирии и выйти «из этих бесконечных войн»:

Решение Трампа бросить союзников вызвало шквал возмущения в США, в том числе в Республиканской партии, представителем которой является нынешний президент.
Командование Демократических сил Сирии (SDF), под руководством курдов контролирующее очищенную от ИГИЛ территорию на севере Сирии, осудило решение США, назвав его «ударом в спину».

Сразу после твита Трампа курс турецкой лиры снизился более чем на 2 %.

В СМИ и социальных сетях заявление Дональда Трампа о его «великой непревзойдённой мудрости» вызвало широкий спектр комментариев — от удивления и сомнения в адекватности американского президента, до высмеивания и фотожаб.

8 октября 2019 года


US president Trump ousts national security advisor Bolton

On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump announced he had asked for national security advisor John R. Bolton's resignation Monday night, and that Bolton tendered it the next morning.

Bolton had held the position since April 2018 and was the third official to serve in that office during the Trump administration since 2017.

"I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration," wrote Trump on Twitter, "and therefore I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning. I thank John very much for his service. I will be naming a new National Security Advisor next week."

Bolton gave a different account of events, also speaking via Twitter: "I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, 'Let's talk about it tomorrow.' "

Reportedly, Trump and Bolton have been at odds over the president's handling of issues with North Korea, Iran and the Afghan Taliban. Bolton was also much more of a critic of Russia than was Trump. Reportedly also, Bolton often had disagreements with Mike Pompeo who is the secretary of state.

"I don't think that any leader around the world should make any assumption that because some one of us departs that President Trump’s foreign policy will change in a material way", Pompeo told the press on Tuesday. "There were many times that Ambassador Bolton and I disagreed. That's to be sure."

Bolton previously served as the US ambassador to the United Nations under former president George W. Bush.


USA: Nationaler Sicherheitsberater John Bolton muss gehen

Washington D.C. (Vereinigte Staaten), 14.09.2019 – Der Sicherheitsberater im Weißen Haus, John Bolton, wurde nach rund 17 Monaten im Amt von US-Präsident Donald Trump entlassen. Auf Twitter gab Trump an, zwischen ihm und Bolton habe es „starke Meinungsverschiedenheiten“ gegeben. Deswegen habe er Bolton zum Rücktritt aufgefordert. Am Dienstagmorgen (10. September) habe Bolton diesen dann eingereicht.

Bolton stellte den Ablauf allerdings anders dar. Nach seinen Angaben auf Twitter haber er am Montagabend seinen Rücktritt angeboten, woraufhin Trump gesagt haben soll: „Lass uns morgen darüber sprechen!“ Dieser Darstellung widersprach Trump ebenfalls, wiederum auf Twitter.

Kurz zuvor hatte noch nichts auf eine Entlassung Boltons hingedeutet. Noch kurz vor der Bekanntgabe seiner Entlassung leitete Bolton ein Treffen von Leitern der nationalen Sicherheitsdienste im Situation Room des Weißen Hauses, und um elf Uhr kündigte das Weiße Haus eine Pressekonferenz um 13:30 Uhr mit Bolton, Außenminister Pompero und Schatzminister Steven Mnuchin an. Doch um 11:58 Uhr Washingtoner Zeit gab Trump die Entlassung bekannt.

Die Pressekonferenz fand ohne Bolton statt, und Mike Pompeo, der seit Monaten mit Bolton im Clinch lag, machte keinen Hehl aus seiner Freude über Trumps Entscheidung. Vor Journalisten sagte Pompeo, der Präsident „sollte Leute um sich haben, denen er traut und die er schätzt und deren Bemühungen und Beurteilungen ihm beim Führen der amerikanischen Außenpolitik nützen“.

Bolton war nach dem nur 24 Tage amtierenden Michael Flynn und dem gemäßigten Herbert Raymond McMaster bereits der dritte nationale Sicherheitsberater seit dem Amtsantritt Trumps. Bolton ist ein außenpolitischer Falke, der gegen den Iran, China und Nordkorea erhebliches Misstrauen hegt und damit mit Trump mehrfach aneinandergeraten ist, der vor allem mit Nordkorea mittels persönlicher Verhandlungen eine Lösung der Krise herbeiführen will.

Nach Berichten der New York Times soll sich Trump über Bolton, der auch zu Außenminister Mike Pompeo ein angespanntes Verhältnis gehabt haben soll, wiederholt beklagt haben, dass Bolton die USA in einen weiteren Krieg involvieren wolle. Bei seinem London-Besuch im August bei Premierminister Boris Johnson war Bolton für einen Brexit ohne Abkommen eingetreten. In dem Fall würden die USA die Briten mit Begeisterung unterstützen, hatte er gesagt.

Bolton war bereits im Kabinett von George W. Bush Staatssekretär für Rüstungskontrolle und internationale Sicherheit, später war er kurzzeitig Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten bei den Vereinten Nationen. Er war ein glühender Anhänger des Krieges gegen den Irak.

Unmittelbarer Auslöser der Entlassung war nach einem Bericht der New York Times ein Streit über das weitere Vorgehen in Afghanistan. Bolton hatte Präsident Trump davon abgebracht, in Camp David ein Friedensabkommen mit den Taliban abzuschließen. Dem war Trump gefolgt, war aber später mit dem Ergebnis unzufrieden. Der Präsident und seine Berater beschuldigten Bolton, für Medienberichte über Boltons Opposition zu dem Friedensabkommen verantwortlich zu sein, während Vizepräsident Mike Pence und dessen Lager verärgert über Medienberichte sind, in denen es heißt, er habe Bolton zugestimmt.

Doch das Verhältnis zwischen Trump und Bolton hatte sich bereits einige Zeit abgekühlt. Zu den Gründen gehörten Trumps Absage eines geplanten Luftangriffes auf den Iran als Vergeltung für den Abschuss einer Drohne in letzter Minute und das überraschende über Twitter vereinbarte Treffen mit Kim Jong-un in der Demilitarisierten Zone. Mit beiden Entscheidungen des Präsidenten war Bolton nicht einverstanden.

Präsident Trump gab bekannt, „nächste Woche“" einen Nachfolger für Bolton zu ernennen. Das Weiße Haus teilte später mit, dass der stellvertretende Nationale Sicherheitsberater Charles M. Kupperman vorübergehend den Posten bekleiden werde.

Der republikanische Senator für Utah, Mitt Romney, nannte das Ausscheiden Boltons „einen außergewöhnlichen Verlust für unser Land und das Weiße Haus“. Ihm zufolge sei Bolton „ein brillianter Mann mit Jahrzehnten voller Erfahren in der Außenpolitik“. Der republikanische Senator von Kentucky, Rand Paul, hingegen sagte zu Journalisten: „Die Gefahr eines Krieges geht weltweit exponential zurück, seitdem John Bolton raus ist aus dem Weißen Haus.“ Er fügte hinzu: „Ich denke, dass sein Eintreten für den Regimewechsel in der Welt eine naive Weltsicht darstellt, und ich denke, dass die Welt mit neuen Beratern für den Präsidenten ein sehr viel besser Ort sein wird.“


Trump maldungis sian konsiliston pri ŝtatsekureco

Merkredo, la 11-a de septembro 2019

Hieraŭ, la 10-an de septembro, la usona prezidanto Donald Trump anoncis per Tvitero ke li eksigis sian konsiliston pri ŝtatsekureco, John Bolton. Bolton, kiu antaŭe estis la usona ambasadoro al la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj je eksprezidanto George Bush, tenis la konsilistan postenon ekde aprilo de 2018.

Trump skribis en tvitera mesaĝo: «Mi sciigis John Bolton pasintnokte ke liaj servoj ne plu bezonatas en la Blanka Domo. Mi forte malkonsentis kun multaj el liaj proponoj, kiel ankaŭ aliuloj en la Administrantaro, kaj sekve mi petis de John lian rezignon, kiun oni donis al mi ĉi-matene. Mi tre dankas John pro lia servo. Venontsemajne mi nomumas novan Konsiliston pri Ŝtatsekureco.»

John Bolton, siavice, prezentis iom alternativan version de la faktoj, dirante ĉe Tvitero: «Pasintnokte mi proponis rezigni, kaj Prezidanto Trump diris: Ni diskutu la aferon morgaŭ.»

Laŭ raportaĵo de Associated Press, Trump kaj Bolton havis disputojn pri tio, kiel Trump gvidas usonajn rilatojn kun Nordkoreio, Irano, kaj la afganistana Talibo. Cetere Bolton estis multe pli kritikema al Rusujo ol Trump.

Mike Pompeo, la usona ŝtatsekretario, prikomentis la maldungon jene: «Mi pensas, ke ŝtatestroj ne devus supozi ke la eksterlanda politiko de Prezidanto Trump materie ŝanĝiĝos nur tial, ke unu el ni [konsilistoj] foriras. Ambasadoro Bolton kaj mi malkonsentis plurfoje, certe.»


US President Trump says Osama bin Laden's son killed

On Saturday, in a brief but official statement, US President Donald Trump said Hamza bin Laden, son of the late Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, has been killed in a US counter-terrorism operation. The statement specified no date or exact location. The alleged death of Hamza was previously in the news at the end of July based on unconfirmed reports.

Trump's statement read: "Hamza bin Ladin, the high-ranking al-Qa’ida member and son of Usama bin Ladin, was killed in a United States counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region.  The loss of Hamza bin Ladin not only deprives al-Qa’ida of important leadership skills and the symbolic connection to his father, but undermines important operational activities of the group.  Hamza bin Ladin was responsible for planning and dealing with various terrorist groups."

On July 31, multiple news outlets reported Hamza bin Laden to be dead citing sources within the United States Department of Defense. Per reports, the sources said he died within two years before, perhaps within a few months, but the US had only recently come to believe he was dead. The press asked Trump about it that same day, but he declined to comment.

Retired FBI agent and terrorism specialist Ali Soufan told NPR Hamza bin Laden had appeared in Al-Qaeda videos since he was a young boy and his father saw a leadership role for him. Hamza bridged a generational gap between newer Al-Qaeda members and veteran members, according to Soufan.

The US State Department described Hamza bin Laden in March of this year as an "emerging" figure in the Al-Qaeda organization when they offered a one million US dollar reward for information leading to his capture.

Osama bin Laden founded Al-Qaeda and orchestrated the 9/11 attacks on the US of 2001. Osama was killed by US special forces in Pakistan in 2011.


Hamsa bin Laden soll tot sein

Washington D.C. (Vereinigte Staaten), 16.09.2019 – Nach Angaben des Weißen Hauses wurde Hamsa bin Laden, der Sohn des al-Quaida-Gründers Osama bin Laden, bei einem Antiterroreinsatz „in der Region Afghanistan/Pakistan“ getötet. Nähere Angaben zum Zeitpunkt und Ort der Aktion machte das Weiße Haus nicht. Amerikanische Medien hatten Anfang August  berichtet, dass Hamsa bin Laden innerhalb der vergangenen 24 Monate getötet worden sein soll.

Nach Ansicht des Weißen Hauses ist der Tod Hamsa bin Ladens nicht nur aus symbolischen Gründen ein Rückschlag für al-Qaida, sondern er „unterminiert auch wichtige Aktivitäten der Gruppe“. Er galt als möglicher Nachfolger für Aiman al-Sawahiri, den derzeitigen Anführer von al-Qaida. In einer Audiobotschaft hatte Hamsa bin Laden 2015 zu Anschlägen auf die Hauptstädte westlicher Staaten und ihrer Verbündeten aufgerufen. 2016 hatte er in einem Video mit Anschlägen auf amerikanische Staatsbürger im In- und Ausland gedroht. Hamsa bin Laden stand seit Anfang 2017 auf der US-Terrorliste. Im Februar 2019 hatte die amerikanische Regierung eine Million Dollar als Belohnung für Hinweise auf den Aufenthaltsort bin Ladens ausgelobt.

Hamsa bin Laden wurde 1989 oder 1991 als 15. von etwa 20 Kindern Osama bin Ladens geboren. Seine Mutter ist die dritte Frau Osama bin Ladens. Diesen hatten die amerikanischen Geheimdienste 2011 in Abbottabad in Pakistan aufgespürt, wo ein Spezialkommando den 54-Jährigen liquidierte.


Usona Blanka Domo diras ke la filo de Osama bin Laden estas mortigita

Ĉi-sabate, la 14-an de septembro, la usona prezidanto Donald Trump konstatis, per mallonga oficiala anonco de la Blanka Domo, ke Hamza bin Laden, la filo de Osama bin Laden, estis mortigita dum usona kontraŭterorisma operaco.

La anonco menciis nek daton, nek ekzaktan lokon de la mortigo. La supozita pereo de Hamza estis antaŭe raportita en la amaskomunikiloj en la fino de ĉi tiu julio, laŭ necertigitaj raportaĵoj.

La Blanka Domo prikomentis la aferon: «Hamza bin Laden, la altranga ano de al-Kaida kaj filo de Osama bin Laden, estis mortigita en kontraŭterorisma operaco de la Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj en la regiono de Afganistano kaj Pakistano. La perdo de Hamza bin Laden ne nur malhavigas al al-Kaida gravajn estrajn spertojn kaj la simbolan ligon al la patro, sed ankaŭ subminas gravajn operaciajn aktivaĵojn de la grupo. Hamza bin Laden havis respondecon pri planado kaj intertraktado kun aliaj terorismaj grupoj.»

La 31-an de julio, pluraj novaĵorganizaĵoj raportis pri la morto de Hamza bin Laden, citante fontojn de la Usona Departemento de Defendo. La informfontoj diris ke lia morto jam okazis iam dum la pasintaj du jaroj (aŭ almenaŭ dum la pasintaj monatoj), sed la usonaj aŭtoritatoj eksuspektis lian morton nur antaŭ nelonge. La ĵurnalistaro demandis Trump pri la afero tiam, sed la prezidanto rifuzis komenti tiutempe.

Oni konsideris Hamza bin Laden kiel «burĝonantan» individuon de al-Kaida. Ĉi-marte, Usono oferis rekompencon je miliono da dolaroj kontraŭ utila informo kondukonta al lia ekkapto.


US presidential candidate Barack Obama's lead increases after Democratic National Convention

United States presidential candidate Barack Obama's lead in the polls has increased by 3.3% over John McCain since the Democratic National Convention.  Last week, the two candidates were statistically tied.  Now, Barack Obama is polling at 49.0% and John McCain is polling at 44.1%, a 4.9% lead, according to the latest Day to Day Politics Poll Average.  The margin of error for the poll average is at 0.93%.

This is the largest lead Barack Obama has had in the past two months.  The last time time it was this high was July 27, 2008 when it was 4.8%. For the past 6 days, the Gallup Poll and the Rasmussen three day tracking polls have held steady for Barack Obama at 49%.

McCain has recently added Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin to his nomination ticket. A poll shows that among white women,  McCain has a slight advantage, 46% to 42%.  When the public is asked about the selection of Sarah Palin, 52% rate the selection as excellent or good.  On whether she is qualified for the White House if she needed to fulfill the role of presidency, only 45% say she is qualified, whereas 50% say she is unqualified.

The Day to Day Politics Poll Average for the past week used the Gallup Tracking poll, the Rasmussen Tracking poll, and the CNN poll.


Candidato presidencial dos Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, aumenta vantagem depois da Convenção Nacional Democrata

Estados Unidos • 4 de setembro de 2008

O candidato presidencial dos Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, aumentou a vantagem de 3,6% dos votos ao John McCain depois da Convenção Nacional Democrata. Na semana passada, os dois candidatos estavam estatisticamente empatados. Agora, Barack Obama está com 49,0% dos votos e John McCain com 44,1% dos votos, 4,9% de aumento, de acordo com o último Day to Day Politics Poll Average. A margem de erro para a votação média está em 0,93%.

A Gallup Poll Rasmussen fez as sondagens por três dias depois ter realizado monitoramento constante de Barack Obama em 49% durante os últimos 6 dias. O maior aumento de Barack Obama tem tido nos últimos dois meses, uma vez que este tem sido aos 4,8% em 27 de julho de 2008.

McCain foi recentemente adicionado pela governadora de Alasca, Sarah Palin após ser escolhida. A sondagem revela que entre as mulheres brancas, McCain tem uma ligeira vantagem, 46% para 42%. Quando o público é questionado sobre a escolha de Sarah Palin, 52% a taxa de escolha como excelente ou bom. Sobre se ela está qualificada para a Casa Branca, se ela necessita para cumprir o papel da Presidência, apenas 45% dizem que ela é qualificada, enquanto 50% dizem que ela é desqualificada.

O Day to Day Politics Poll Average da semana passada usou o Gallup Tracking poll, a Rasmussen Tracking poll e a CNN poll.


US presidential candidates gearing up for Super Tuesday

With less than 72 hours to go until the Super Tuesday primary election event, Republican and Democratic candidates are campaigning all across the United States this weekend in hopes of gaining votes.

Democratic Senator Hilary Clinton is spending Saturday in the state of California, while rival Senator Barack Obama is making stops in Idaho, Minnesota, and Missouri today. However, the Clinton Campaign is also present in Arkansas today where former President, Bill Clinton, is talking about educational reforms.

On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee is in the South trying to win support of fellow Evangelicals for his campaign.

Senator John McCain is in Nashville today before he heads to opponent Mitt Romney's home state of Massachusetts tomorrow.

Also on the election front, on Friday Senators McCain and Obama won the endorsements of the Los Angeles Times, one of the most read newspapers in the US. Obama also received the endorsements of the liberal political action committee at MoveOn.org and California's Service Employees International Union, which represents 650,000 people.

Most of the candidates are raising funds for TV advertising this weekend, including Senator McCain whose ads will air in 20 states this weekend. The Campaign Media Analysis Group estimates that spending on political ads alone could reach an unprecedented $20 million.

Alan Keyes, one of the Republican candidates who has not received media attention over the past few months, shifted his campaign efforts to Texas, where he is this weekend. His campaign is notable because it is made up of largely grassroots efforts.

Super Tuesday is in fact the biggest day of the primary elections for both Republican and Democratic candidates, with elections in 24 states.


Candidatos a presidência se preparam para a super Terça-Feira

Com menos de 72 horas para a Super terça-feira o evento preliminar da eleição, os candidatos republicanos e democráticos estão fazendo campanha nos Estados Americanos deste fim de semana nas esperanças de ganharem votos.

A senatora democráta Hilary Clinton sesteve no sábado no estado da California, quando o senador rival Barack Obama fez campanha em Idaho, Minnesota, e Missouri ontem. Entretanto, a campanha de Clinton está também atual dentro do Arkansas hoje onde o presidente anterior, Bill Clinton, está falando sobre reformas educacionais.

No lado republicano, Mike Huckabee está no sul, a tentar ganhar a sustentação dos companheiros Evangélicos para sua campanha. O senador John McCain está em Nashville hoje, antes que dirigir-se ao estado do oponente Mitt Romney, o Massachusetts amanhã.

Também na parte dianteira da eleição, os senadores McCain e Obama na sexta-feira ganharam os endossos do Los Angeles, um dos jornais os mais lidos nos E. U.. Obama recebeu também os endossos do comitê de ação política liberal em MoveOn.org e da união internacional dos empregados do serviço da California, que representa 650.000 pessoas.

A maioria dos candidatos estão levantando fundos para a tevê que anuncia este fim de semana, incluíndo o senador McCain cujo a campanha arejará em 20 estados este fim de semana. O grupo da análise dos meios da campanha estima que a despesa no ads político sozinho poderia alcançar uns 20 milhões de dólares.

Alan Keyes, um dos candidatos republicanos que não recebeu o excesso da atenção dos meios o passado poucos meses, deslocados seus esforços da campanha no Texas, onde está neste fim de semana. Sua campanha é notável porque é composta pela maior parte de esforços dos camponeses. A super Terça-feira é no fato o dia o mais grande das eleições preliminares para candidatos republicanos e democráticos, com eleições em 24 estados.


US says Egypt and UAE responsible for air attacks on Tripoli

On Tuesday, officials of the US military said they believed recent airstrikes in Tripoli, Libya last week were the responsibility of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The announcement follows claims of responsibility from forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, who has been moving in support of militias involved in the widespread conflict within the country. Egypt has denied responsibility, with sources reporting the government of the UAE has thus far declined to comment.

There had already been evidence suggesting foreign involvement, with reports of US-made bomb fragments found in wreckage in Tripoli. Previous attacks by General Haftar's forces have reportedly struck Benghazi, with Libyan planes said to lack the range or capabilities for a night time attack on a target as distant as Tripoli.

US officials reportedly have been aware of the possibility of involvement from other regional countries, with Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia supporting secular militias, while Qatar support more Islamist forces, who are locked in violence as they contest the future of their country. Rulers within the region are also reported to be alarmed by the recent gains from Islamist factions.

Libya's foreign minister, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, told The Guardian the government was no longer able to defend the country's assets, and while they did not want any outside intervention, they were in need of support and supplies. He stated the government were struggling to secure national assets against those "who are now stronger than the government itself, and who do now possess arms even more sophisticated than the government itself".


Líbia: EUA diz que Egito e EAU são responsáveis por ataques aéreos sobre Trípoli

Na terça-feira, autoridades dos militares dos Estados Unidos afirmam já acreditar que os ataques aéreos recentes em Tripoli, Líbia, na semana passada eram de responsabilidade do Egito e dos Emirados Árabes Unidos (EAU).

O anúncio segue afirmações de responsabilidade das forças leais ao general líbio Khalifa Haftar, que vem se movendo em apoio a milícias envolvidas no conflito generalizado no país. Egito negou responsabilidade, com fontes de relatórios do governo dos EAU, até agora se recusou a comentar.

Já havia indícios de envolvimento estrangeiro, com relatos de fragmentos de bombas feitas nos EUA encontrados em destroços em Trípoli. Ataques anteriores por parte das forças do general Haftar ter alegadamente atingido Benghazi, com aviões líbios disseram não ter o alcance ou capacidade para um ataque a noite em um alvo distante como Trípoli.

Autoridades norte-americanas supostamente terem tido conhecimento da possibilidade de envolvimento de outros países da região, com o Egito, Emirados Árabes Unidos e Arábia Saudita apoiando milícias seculares, enquanto Catar apoia as forças mais islâmicas, que estão presos na violência, ao contestarem o futuro do seu país. Governantes da região também são relatados para ser alarmado com os recentes ganhos de facções islâmicas.

O ministro das Relações Exteriores da Líbia, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, disse ao The Guardian que o governo não foi capaz de defender os ativos do país e enquanto eles não queriam qualquer intervenção externa, eles estavam precisando de apoio e suprimentos. Ele afirmou que o governo estava lutando para proteger bens nacionais contra aqueles "que estão agora mais forte do que o próprio governo, e que não agora possuem armas ainda mais sofisticados do que o próprio governo".


US says Israel hit Syrian targets in airstrike last week

Officials with the United States Department of Defense have stated that Israeli fighter planes struck at least one target inside Syria a week ago. On September 7, Syrian fighter planes fired upon Israeli jets that were allegedly "dropping ammunition" in the northeastern part of Syria.

The actual target, or the extent of the damage has yet to be determined, but U.S. officials say a weapons storage facility was the likely target. The Israeli government believes that Iran is sending weapons through Syria to Lebanon to arm the militant group Hezbollah. Israel also thinks that those weapons are coming from North Korea.

"It wasn't big. It was a quick strike. They were engaged by the Syrians, they dropped their ordinance and scooted out of there. The Israelis think North Korea is selling to Iran and Syria what little they have left," said an unnamed Defense Department official who also said that Israeli planes are taking photographs of possible targets and nuclear power facilities inside Syria.

Syrian officials believe that the ammunition was dropped in order to make the Israeli planes go faster so that they may escape.

"They were fleeing and in order to speed up the planes they dropped the munitions. Israel is seeking military escalation. We are exerting efforts so that we don't fall into this trap," said Bashar Jaafari, Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations.

Israel has not confirmed or denied the reports, simply stating "we cannot discuss military operations."


EEUU dice que Israel disparó contra aviones sirios

Oficiales del Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos han declarado que aviones de Israel dispararon a al menos un blanco en Siria la semana pasada. El 7 de septiembre, los sirios dispararon contra jets israelíes que estaban supuestamente "tirando municiones" en el noreste de Siria.

El blanco actual, o el daño, aún debe ser esclarecido, pero oficiales estadounidenses dicen que el blanco podría ser un depósito de armas. El gobierno israelí considera que Irán envía armas a Líbano para armar militarmente al grupo Hezbollah. Israel también considera que las armas pueden provenir de Corea del Norte.

"No fue grande. Fue un ataque rápido. Estaban comprometidos por los sirios, tiraron artillería se escabullieron de allí. Los israelíes piensan que Corea del Norte está vendiendo a Irán y Siria lo poco que les queda", dijo un oficial del Departamento de Defensa, quien no fue nombrado.

Además agregó que los aviones israelíes están tomando fotografías de posibles blancos y generadores nucleares en Siria.

Oficiales sirios piensan que la artillería fue tirada para hacer que los aviones israelíes fueran más rápido y así poder escapar.

Israel no negó ni confirmó los reportes, sólo dijo que "no podemos discutir operaciones militares".Israel has not confirmed or denied the reports, simply stating "we cannot discuss military operations."