India successfully test-fires Agni-III missile

India's most sophisticated Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) to date, the Agni III was test-fired off the Orissa coast earlier today. The missile took off from a fixed platform at the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island at 11:05 IST (05:35 GMT) in the presence of Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his scientific advisor M. Natarajan.

The missile took off vertically into space before re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down near Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal. Three sophisticated radars, six electro-optical tracking systems and three telemetric data stations on the mainland at Dhamra, Chandipur and the Andamans, together with a ship anchored near the splash-down point monitored the missile's trajectory. According to eyewitnesses, the missile blasted off into the sky leaving behind a trail of thick yellow smoke and disappeared out of sight into the clouds within seconds.

The Agni-III, which has a range of 3,500 km and can carry up to 1000 kg of payload, has been described as the most powerful missile developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. The missile, which is 16 metres long and has a diametre of 1.8 metres, has solid fuel boosters and is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. The Agni-I and Agni-II, which were the earlier versions of the Agni series developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), have already been inducted into the Indian Army. Boosters for the earlier two missiles had been provided by the Indian Space Research Organisation, however, the Agni-III uses an entirely new booster vehicle.


Indien testete neue Mittelstreckenrakete

Bhubaneshwar (Indien), 09.07.2006 – Die neue ballistische Boden-Boden-Rakete vom Typ „Agni III“ wurde im Bundesstaat Orissa an der Ostküste Indiens abgeschossen und ging in der Nähe der Nikobaren im Golf von Bengalen nieder. Nach Angaben des Pressesprechers des indischen Verteidigungsministers, Sitanshu Kar, verlief der Test erfolgreich.

Die indische Regierung versicherte in einer Erklärung, der Raketentest sei nicht gegen den pakistanischen Nachbarn gerichtet. Beide Länder testen in regelmäßigen Abständen ihre Raketensysteme. Pakistan erklärte, es sei im Voraus über den bevorstehenden Raketentest informiert worden.

Nach Angaben von BBC ist der Raketentest zweimal verschoben worden: einmal, um einem zeitlichen Zusammentreffen mit den Verhandlungen über das indische Atomprogramm mit den USA zu vermeiden, ein anderer vorgesehener Testtermin wurde aus technischen Gründen nicht genutzt.

Experten sehen in der getesteten Rakete das bislang höchstentwickelte Raketensystem Indiens. Die Rakete Agni III hat eine Reichweite von 3.000 Kilometern und ist auf die Aufnahme nuklearer Sprengköpfe vorbereitet. Mit der neuen technologischen Stufe der indischen Raketentechnik schließt Indien zu den führenden Nuklearmächten auf.

Ein geplanter Raketentest durch Nordkorea Ende Juni hatte in den USA und Japan zu heftigen Reaktionen geführt.


India urges peaceful settlement of disputes at South China Sea

As the tensions continue to grow over the disputes in the South China Sea, External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj asked on Sunday for all nations involved to resolve this issue in a peaceful and coherent manner.

Addressing the fourth East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Regional Form (ARF) in Naypyidaw, Myanmar on Sunday, she said "India opposes the use or threat of use of force" and backs the freedom of navigation with due acceptance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. She further emphasised India urges for the implementation of the guidelines within the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.

A petroleum company based in India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), operates in a number of oil blocks under South China Sea with consent of Vietnam, in the same Phu Khanh basin.  The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified that basin as potentially containing large hydrocarbon deposits. India's ONGC was given exploration permits in blocks 127 and 128; there are already drilling operations of US's ExxonMobil, three permits; and Australian Santos, in block 123; as well as other operators such as Origin Energy, Chevron, Plains Exploration and Neon Energy.

China has objected against the Indian presence, calling for foreign countries to stay out of the South China Sea, maintaining China's claims there as indisputable.  China's sweeping sovereignty claims in the South China Sea clash with several ASEAN nations such as Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei.


Indie prosazuje mírové vyřešení sporů v Jihočínském moři

Indie promluvila do sporů o Jihočínské moře. Na shromáždění ministrů zahraničí  na Východoasijském summitu konaném v rámci Regionálního fóra organizovaného Sdružením národů jihovýchodní Asie v Barmě v neděli indická ministryně zahraničí Sušma Svarádžová prohlásila, že Indie nesouhlasí s užitím síly nebo nátlaku pro řešení sporu a podporuje svobodu plavby a Úmluvu Organizace spojených národů o mořském právu.

Hlavním bodem sporů v Jihočínském moři je jednostranný nárok Čínské lidové republiky, která si nárokuje řadu ostrůvků v něm a tím i většinu samotného Jihočínského moře. Své nároky považuje za nezpochybnitelné a dává přednost řešení sporu bilaterálně s jednotlivými státy Sdružení národů jihovýchodní Asie, kterých se týká, tedy s Brunejí, Čínskou republikou, Filipínami, Malajsií a Vietnamem. Naopak například Filipíny se v březnu vyjádřily, že chtějí spory řešit mezinárodní arbitráží, a v listopadu 2012 zorganizovaly na téma sporu setkání se zástupci Bruneje, Malajsie a Vietnamu.

Indie má na věci svůj hospodářský zájem, protože na základě vietnamského povolení provádí v Jihočínském moři těžbu ropy také indická společnost Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. Rovněž od Vietnamu získal povolení i ruský Gazprom, americký ExxonMobil a další společnosti.

Tato zpráva byla založena zčásti nebo zcela překladem zprávy India urges peaceful settlement of disputes at South China Sea na anglických Wikizprávách.


India, Pakistan decide to resume peace process

Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf, who are currently attending the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana issued a joint statement confirming that the peace process between India and Pakistan was back on track. The two leaders spoke for over an hour in private to sort out their issues and work out a plan to recommence peace-talks, which were stalled for some time in the aftermath of the 11/7 bombings in Mumbai.

"These talks are happening in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts. The two countries have decided to condemn terrorism in all its forms," Indian Prime Minister Singh said, while the President hailed his country's relations with India saying Mohabbat Zindabad (long live goodwill). The Foreign Secretaries of the two nations will now meet to discuss such issues as the demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier and Sir Creek and also the status of confidence building measures such as the Lahore-Amritsar bus service and the Thar Express.

The two countries have decided to form an Indian-Pakistani institution to fight and identify terrorism. The possibility of the intelligence agencies from both countries sharing information with each other is also being explored.

President Musharraf stated that "all outstanding issues including the key Kashmir factor" needed to be resolved. He also invited Dr. Singh to visit Islamabad.


India y Pakistán acuerdan reiniciar diálogos de paz

El primer ministro de India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, y el presidente de Pakistán, Pervez Musharraf, quienes se encontraban asistiendo a la XIV Cumbre del Movimiento de Países No Alineados en La Habana, han emitido un comunicado conjunto este sábado (16), confirmando que el proceso de paz entre ambos países se reanuda. Los dos líderes hablaron en privado durante una hora para limar asperezas y trabajar en un plan para reiniciar los diálogos, suspendidos temporalmente tras los atentados del 11 de julio pasado en Mumbai (o Bombay).

"Estos diálogos ocurren tras las explosiones en Mumbai. Los dos países han decidido condenar el terrorismo en todas sus formas", afirmó Singh. Los cancilleres de ambas naciones se reunirán para discutir asuntos como la desmilitarización del glaciar de Siachen y de Sir Creek, en la disputada región de Cachemira, así como el estado de confianza para ejecutar obras como el servicio de buses de Lahore-Amritsar y el Thar Express.

Asimismo, los dos países han decidido conformar una institución binacional para identificar y luchar contra el terrorismo. Igualmente se discute la posibilidad de que los servicios de inteligencia de ambas naciones compartan información. Musharraf invitó a Singh a visitar Islamabad.

India y Pakistán se han disputado la región de Cachemira por cinco décadas. En noviembre de 2003 acordaron un alto el fuego y entre 2004 y 2006 sostuvieron varios diálogos, a pesar de las acusaciones mutuas de violar la tregua.


Indian foreign minister criticized after reading wrong speech at UN summit

India's foreign minister has been criticized by Members of Parliament after he read out the wrong speech at a UN summit. S.M. Krishna accidentally read out the speech belonging to the foreign minister of Portugal for three minutes before he was corrected by officials. Both members of the opposition party and that of Krishna's spoke out against his mistake.

Satyavrat Chaturvedi, the Congress spokesman, said, "the ministry is supposed to be vigilant enough. This ultimately reflects on the Government of India… especially when we are seeking to become a permanent member of the Security Council." While the senior opposition party leader Venkaiah Naidu said, "was it a negligence or mistake? Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should explain to the nation why and how it happened at a world forum and he should also explain what are the steps being taken in this regard."

Krishna has commented on his mistake himself releasing a statement saying "Unfortunately, it happened. There was nothing wrong in it. There were so many papers spread in front of me so by mistake the wrong speech was taken out."

This is not the first time that the wrong speech has been read out at a UN summit. In 2009 US President Barack Obama accidentally read out the speech of the Irish prime minister because the speeches got mixed up on the teleprompter.


Indiens Außenminister hält falsche Rede vor dem UN-Sicherheitsrat

New York (Vereinigte Staaten), 14.02.2011 – Drei Minuten hielt Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna die Rede von Portugals Außenminister Luís Amado und merkte noch immer nicht, dass vor ihm der falsche Zettel lag. Zu viele Zettel seien es dort gewesen, meinte er später dazu. Die Rede: „Als persönliche Anmerkung sei mir gestattet, meine tiefe Zufriedenheit darüber auszudrücken, dass zwei portugiesischsprachige Länder, Portugal und Brasilien, heute hier anwesend sind.“

Indiens ständiger Vertreter bei den Vereinten Nationen, Hardeep Puri, bat seinen Außenminister, nochmals mit der Rede anzufangen, diesmal mit der richtigen. Krishna spielte den Vorfall herunter. Laut „India Today“ kam es zu der Verwechslung, da Portugals Minister Amado eine improvisierte Rede gehalten habe und das Handout seiner Rede weder mit seinem Namen noch mit seiner Nationalität versehen gewesen sei. Die indische Opposition und Presse stuften den Vorfall als blamabel für das Land ein. Das Land hatte dem Sicherheitsrat seit 20 Jahren nicht mehr angehört, und es war seitdem die erste Ansprache eines Inders als Zuhörer des Rates.

Bereits wiederholt hatte Krishna Teile von Manuskripten verlesen, die nicht für die Gesprächspartner bestimmt waren.


Indonesian authorities report refugee boats pushed back by Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy towed back arriving asylum seekers to Rote Island, Indonesia, after claiming Christmas Island destination, Indonesian National Police reported Monday of last week. Last Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott supported lack of transparency on the issue.

Indonesian police found the two ships reportedly forcibly towed back from Australia on December 19, and on January 6 after being towed on New Year's Day. A self-identified Sudanese asylum seeker from one of the boats reported the Navy ship numbers, identifying them as HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Glenelg, and said the refugees were denied access to navigation tools during the duration of the route and abandoned in sea in the middle of the night. Commenters called such practice "push-backs", "tow-backs", "turn-backs".

Police chief Hidayat Rote Island, speaking to Fairfax Media, said the second boat was adrift: "They were rescued by the locals, because the boat engines were dead. The boat now is wreckage, near some reefs."

The Australian government had also planned to purchase additional lifeboats for refugee expulsion from Australian waters, Fairfax Media reported.

Australian government originally had no response, but after protests by Labor and the Greens, Tony Abbott commented. Last Thursday, he supported lack of transparency on the issue by saying "I'd rather be criticised a bit for being a bit of a closed book on the issue, and actually stop the boats. I'm pleased to say that it's now several weeks since we've had a boat, and the less we talk about operational details on the water, the better when it comes to stopping the boats."

Defence Force chief David Hurley also claimed professional behaviour of board officers and the Navy when handling arriving refugees boats.

Indonesian National Armed Forces chief General Moeldoko said according to the Jakarta Post, and an Australian Defence Force spokesperson confirmed, that they agreed on the push-backs approach mid-December with no further comment; with Mr Abbot calling the relationship "very strong", while Indonesia's legal and security affairs minister Djoko Suyanto and foreign affairs minister Marty Natalegawa both disapproved of the approach.  General Moeldoko reportedly later said the media had misreported him.

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRA) was seeking explanation from the Australian government, it reported in a press briefing this Saturday. The UNRA spokesperson, Babar Baloch, raised legal concerns by saying that "Any such approach would raise significant issues and potentially could place Australia in breach of its obligations under the Refugee Convention and international law. If people who are in need for international protection seek a country's safety, then they must be allowed to go through a process which helps to determine if these people are in need."

Marke, another self-identified Somali asylum seeker, claimed earlier similar treatment, on December 10: that the Australian Navy — HMAS Parramatta and HMAS Maitland — had claimed Christmas Island destination, towed his boat for several days, and subsequently dropped at an undisclosed location.


Корабли ВМФ Австралии буксируют суда беженцев в сторону Индонезии

Корабли Королевского австралийского военно-морского флота буксируют суда беженцев, направлявшиеся к принадлежащему Австралии острову Рождества, в сторону индонезийского острова Роти, сообщает полиция Индонезии. Обнаружены уже два таких судна: одно — 19 декабря, и второе — 6 января. Беженец из Судана заявил, что австралийцы отобрали средства навигации на время буксировки, а затем оставили судно с людьми ночью посреди моря.

Глава полиции острова Роти сообщил по поводу второго судна и его пассажиров: «их спасли местные жители; у бота отказал мотор, и он разбился на рифах». Тем временем, Австралия якобы приобретает спасательные шлюпки чтобы выпроваживать найденных беженцев из своих территориальных вод.

Австралийское правительство отмалчивалось, покуда в связи с шумом, поднятым лейбористами и партией Зелёных, премьеру Тони Эбботту не пришлось заявить:

Индонезийский генерал Мулдоко заявил газете Jakarta Post, что Эбботт согласовал такие действия с индонезийскими военными; то же твердят и чиновники в Канберре. Однако, индонезийский министр безопасности Джоко Суянто и министр иностранных дел Марти Наталегава не согласны с действиями Австралии. Мулдоко впоследствии заявил, что газета неточно передала его мысль.

Пресс-секретарь ООНовского управления по делам беженцев (UNRA) заявил, что Австралия по-видимому не намерена выполнять обязательства по Конвенции о статусе беженцев. Раз люди, по-видимому нуждающиеся в международной защите, ищут убежища, то они должны были бы быть подвергнуты процедуре, должной это удостоверить.

Индонезия Конвенцию о статусе беженцев не подписывала.

Один беженец из Сомали ещё 10 декабря рассказал о подобном случае, случившемся с ним у того же острова Рождества.

21 января 2014 года


Indonesian president sworn in for a second term

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia. During his election campaign he promised economic growth and political reform. Under his previous term he worked to remove corruption with the Corruption Eradication Commission.

During yesterday morning's ceremonial swearing-in at the national assembly in Jakarta, broadcast throughout the country, he swore to uphold the constitution on the Qu'ran; Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world, with 234 million people, of which around 85% are Muslim.
"The essence of our programme for the next five years is to improve welfare, strengthen democracy and the legal system," he said. "In the middle of the economic crisis, Indonesia can still grow positively. But we cannot stay idle, as our tasks are far from over."

The president won just over 60% in July's elections, well ahead of main rival Megawati Sukarnoputri, former president and daughter of ex-president Sukarno, who brought the archipelago to independence. Megawati and former vice-president Jusuf Kalla challenged the results, claiming irregularities in votes, but in August the Constitutional Court ruled that the claims were unfounded.

Many challenges lie ahead for the president. He stated that his priority was economic growth of 4% in the face of the global financial recession. He has promised to create new jobs, reduce the number of people living under the poverty line and also encourage investment. His other tasks include handling recovery from the recent earthquakes, combating terrorism, instigating bureaucratic and labour law reforms, and improving infrastructure.


Presidente de Indonesia comienza nuevo mandato

21 de octubre de 2009Yakarta, Indonesia —

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono comenzará un segundo mandato de duración de cinco años como presidente de Indonesia. Durante su campaña electoral, prometió aumentar el crecimiento económico así como llevar a cabo una reforma política.

Durante la toma de juramento ayer por la mañana en la Asamblea Nacional en Yakarta, juró sostener la constitución y la Corán; Indonesia es el país de religión musulmana más grande en el mundo, con una población de 234 millones de habitantes, de los cuales alrededor del 85% son musulmanes.

"La esencia de nuestro programa para los siguientes cinco años es mejorar el bienestar, reforzar la democracia y el sistema legal", dijo. "En medio de la crisis económica, Indonesia aún puede crecer positivamente. Pero no podemos permanecer laxos, ya que nuestras tareas están lejos de estar terminadas".

El presidente había ganado en las elecciones de julio con sobre un 60% de los votos, con un amplio margen sobre Megawati Sukarnoputri, ex presidente e hija del también ex presidente Sukarno, quien dio independencia a la nación-archipiélago. Megawati y el ex vicepresidente Jusuf Kalla desafiaron los resultados, y alegaron que había habido irregularidades en la votación. Sin embargo, la Corte Constitucional de Indonesia declaró en agosto que los reclamos eran infundados.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono deberá hacer frente a los varios desafíos planteados para la nación. Además de cumplir su promesa de llegar a un crecimiento económico del 4% frente a la crisis económica, también prometió crear nuevos empleos, reducir la cantidad de habitantes que viven debajo de la línea de pobreza, así como fomentar las inversiones. Asimismo, tendrá que manejar las tareas de reconstrucción como consecuencia de terremotos recientes, combatir el terrorismo, instigar reformas burocráticas y laborales, y también mejorar la infraestructura.


Presidente da Indonésia inicia um novo mandato

Jacarta, Indonésia • 21 de outubro de 2009

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono iniciará um segundo mandato de duração de cinco anos como presidente da Indonésia. Durante sua campanha eleitoral, prometeu ampliar o crescimento econômico assim como levar a cabo uma reforma política.

Durante o juramento ontem pela manhã na Assembleia Nacional em Jacarta, jurou manter a constituição e o Corão; a Indonésia é o país de maior população muçulmana no mundo, com uma população de 234 milhões de habitantes, dos quais cerca de 85% são maometanos.

O presidente havia vencido as eleições de julho com cerca de 60% dos votos, com uma ampla margem sobre Megawati Sukarnoputri, ex-presidente e filha do também ex-presidente Sukarno, quem deu a independência à nação-arquipélago. Megawati e o ex-vicepresidente Jusuf Kalla questionaram os resultados, e alegaram que houve irregularidades na votação. Contudo, a Corte Constitucional da Indonésia declarou em agosto que as reclamações eram infundadas.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono deverá fazer frente aos vários desafios levantados para a nação. Além de cumprir sua promessa de levar a um crescimento econômico de 4% frente à crise econômica, também prometeu criar novos empregos, reduzir a quantidade de habitantes que vivem debaixo da linha de pobreza, assim como fomentar os investimentos. Além disso, terá a responsabilidade de gerir as tarefas de reconstrução como consequência dos recentes terremotos, combater o terrorismo, instigar reformas burocráticas e laborais, e também melhorar a infraestrutura.


Inquiry ordered into video of US troops urinating on Taliban fighters

The United States Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered an investigation into a video allegedly showing US Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters. Panetta has called the videos "utterly deplorable" and not appropriate conduct for United States armed forces personnel. Afghan president Hamid Karzai called for  "the most severe punishment for anyone found guilty in this crime."

The video shows four men apparently dressed in US Marine uniforms urinating on three dead bodies. In it the men are heard saying "Have a great day, buddy" and "hope you like your shower". The exact date the video was taken is unknown. It appeared on internet sites, including YouTube. The photographing or video taking of human casualties is specifically forbidden by the US military's code of conduct.

A statement by Coalition Forces said the men in uniform probably aren't in Afghanistan anymore; the US Marine Corps has since stated they aren't. The coalition statement also reiterated the Department of Defense's stance, saying "this behavior dishonors the sacrifices and core values of every service member representing the 50 nations of the coalition.... Any individuals with confirmed involvement will be held fully accountable."

The incident will be investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) which investigates criminal matters for the US Navy.

The Taliban responded by saying "First they killed the Afghans with mortars, and they then urinated on their bodies. We strongly condemn this inhumane action by the wild American soldiers."


El Secretario de Defensa de EE. UU. ordena investigación de vídeo de soldados orinándose en talibanes

13 de enero de 2012Washington D. C., Estados Unidos —

Leon Panetta, Secretario de Defensa de los Estados Unidos, ordenó una investigación sobre un vídeo que supuestamente muestra a soldados del Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos orinándose en combatientes talibanes muertos. Panetta dijo que los vídeos son "totalmente deplorables" y que muestran una conducta inapropiada para el personal de las fuerzas armadas de los Estados Unidos. Hamid Karzai, el Presidente de Afganistán, pidió "el castigo más severo para los que sean hallados culpables de este crimen".

El vídeo muestra a cuatro hombres, aparentemente vestidos con uniformes del Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos, orinándose en tres cadáveres. En el mismo se escucha a los hombres decir "Ten un buen día, amigo" y "Espero que os guste la ducha". Su fecha exacta es desconocida. El vídeo apareció en sitios de Internet como YouTube. La captura de fotografías o vídeos de muertes humanas está expresamente prohibida por el código de conducta de los militares de los Estados Unidos.

Una declaración de las Fuerzas de Coalición dijo que los hombres en uniforme probablemente ya no estén en Afganistán. El incidente será investigado por el NCIS (en inglés Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 'Servicio de Investigación Criminal Naval'), que investiga la materia penal para la Armada de los Estados Unidos.

Los talibanes respondieron diciendo: "Primero mataron a los afganos con morteros, y luego se orinaron en sus cadáveres. Condenamos enérgicamente esta acción inhumana realizada por los salvajes soldados estadounidenses".


Американские морпехи мочатся на тела убитых

Командование корпуса морской пехоты США в Афганистане продолжает расследование инцидента, связанного с обнародованием видеоролика, запечатлевшего морских пехотинцев, мочащихся на трупы боевиков Талибана. Цель проверки – установить, насколько содержание видеоролика отражает подлинное происшествие, и выявить лиц, виновных в бесчинстве.

«Я осуждаю это самым беспощадным образом, – сказал в четверг 12 января глава Пентагона Леон Панетта. – Подобное поведение абсолютно недопустимо для американских военнослужащих и ни в коей мере не соответствует высоким стандартам и ценностям, следовать которым поклялись наши военные. Тем, кто запятнал себя подобными действиями, придется ответить по всей строгости».

В тот же день свое отношение к инциденту высказала госсекретарь США Хиллари Клинтон – заявив, что до глубины души возмущена случившимся. «Соединенные Штаты, как и прежде, глубоко привержены делу построения безопасного, мирного, благополучного и демократического будущего для афганского народа, – подчеркнула глава внешнеполитического ведомства Соединенных Штатов. – Мы намерены и в дальнейшем оказывать поддержку усилиям по достижению примирения – усилиям, направляемым и осуществляемым афганской стороной».

13 января 2012 года


Америчка морнарица покренула истрагу о видео снимку

12. јануар 2012.САД -  (Beta-AFP) - Америчка морнарица објавила је да је покренута истрага о једном видео снимку на којем се виде четири војника како уринирају по беживотним телима три Авганистанца који су представљени као талибани.

На снимку се виде четири човека обучена у америчке униформе како уринирају по три беживотна окрвављена тела.

„Још увек нисмо проверили аутентичност видео снимка, али такав чин није у складу с нашим вредностима и није одраз америчке морнарице“, наводи се у саопштењу америчке морнарице.

Портпарол Пентагона Џон Кирби рекао је да му се од снимка „преврће стомак“.


Insurgents kill monk and burn temple in south Thailand

In Thailand's troubled southern province of Pattani, a Buddhist monk was among three killed by insurgents attacking a temple.

Around ten suspected muslim militants took part in the fifteen minute long attack in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving  the 76-year-old monk, Kaew Panjapetchkaew, with his throat cut.  They then proceeded to use gasoline to set fire to part of the temple.  Upon putting out the fire, police investigators found the bodies of two teenage boys who had been helping at the temple.  Both had died from gunshot wounds.

In an effort to conceal the attack, the insurgents had let off fireworks earlier thus distracting nearby villagers and police.


タイ南部で武装勢力が仏教寺院を襲撃、3人が死亡

タイ王国南部のパッターニー県で16日、仏教寺院が襲撃され、僧侶1人を含む3人が死亡した。パッターニー県は、マレー系住民による分離独立運動があり、2004年から武力衝突がしばしば起こっているタイ深南部のひとつ。

襲撃は、日曜日の早朝10人ほどの武装勢力により15分にわたって行われた。76歳の仏教僧ケーオ・ベンチャペットケーオさんは喉を割いて殺された。襲撃のあと、武装勢力はガソリンを使い、寺院の一部に放火した。火災現場から、警察の捜査によりさらに十代の少年2人の遺体が発見された。二人は寺院の手伝いを務めていた。二人の死因は銃撃によるものだった。

襲撃を隠すため、犯人グループは、襲撃の前に花火を使った。このため村人や警察の注意がそちらにひきつけられた。この地方ではたびたびイスラム武装勢力による襲撃がおきているが、今回の襲撃犯の背後関係は不明である。

深南部の一部では、イスラム武装勢力の襲撃を恐れて、タイ族を中心とする仏教徒が他の地方へ逃げ出していると報道されている。逃げ出した仏教徒住民の数は約3万4,000人と見積もられている。またイスラム系住民の間でも、マレーシアへ逃亡を図るものがいるとも報道されている。

先月、非常事態宣言が出された。また今月上旬、タクシン・チナワット首相は治安維持のため、南部に治安部隊1000人を増強した。現在南部にはほぼ3万人近い規模の治安部隊が展開している。

非常事態宣言はさまざまな反響を呼びおこした。この地方では少数派である仏教徒からは歓迎されている。非常事態宣言のため、2004年1月からの戒厳令に加え、首相にはさらに権限が追加さえた。

タクシン首相が2004年に就任して以来、深南部三県ではたびたび衝突が起きている。2004年1月に戒厳令が敷かれて以来、武装勢力の襲撃による死者は1,000人に達している。

英語版ウィキニュースの翻訳に基づきます。


Insurgents now control Iraqi city

The city of Baqubah, just northeast of Baghdad, seems to have collapsed under insurgent control. Government offices and schools are closed. Assassinations take life and power from mayors, tribal chiefs and policemen. Residents fear to leave their homes.

The majority Sunni-Muslim city was once full of promise for Americans. Six months ago, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was killed near here. In October, U.S. forces in the area began to pull back, handing security largely over to Iraqi forces.

Now, The Los Angeles Times reports the capital city of the Diyala province has become one of Iraq's most-troubled areas.

The Iraqi security forces in the area are abusive and neglectful, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials. And insurgents have been seen on video pulling Shiite families from their homes, killing them, U.S. officials said.

A farmer in the area, Saad Adnan, told a reporter with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting last month: “Baqubah is a symbol of resistance and Americans will be kicked out by the honorable mujahedin...We are with the mujahedin. They are heroes and history will remember Baqubah’s fight against the occupation.”

A masked, armed militant told the same reporter: “Thank God, we are forging ahead with our goals. We fight the occupation and kill every Iraqi policeman or soldier that protects the Americans. If it was not for them, the Americans would have been terminated and kicked out.”

U.S. military commanders have decided to step up their counterinsurgency efforts in the city. They will add more troops and work toward reconstruction. Late last month, combined American and Iraqi forces raided what the U.S. Army called "a suspected terrorist training camp." The Army said it captured 13 suspected insurgents during the raid.

Already, the U.S. has spent more than $220 million in the Diyala province. But the road ahead appears long; Iraqi contractors are refusing to enter the area and much-needed food and petroleum shipments have dropped off considerably.


Des insurgés contrôlent maintenant une ville irakienne

La ville irakienne de Bakouba, juste au nord-est de Bagdad, semble être tombée aux mains des rebelles. Les antennes du Gouvernement et les écoles sont fermées. Les assassinats déciment les vies et pouvoirs des maires chefs tribaux et policiers. Les habitants craignent de quitter leurs foyers.

Cette ville à majorité sunnite était cependant pleine de promesses pour les Américains. Il y a six mois, Abou Moussab Al-Zarqaoui, le chef d'Al-Qaida en Irak, était tué à proximité. En octobre, les forces U.S. stationnées dans la région commençaient à se retirer, confiant l'essentiel du traitement des questions de sécurité aux forces irakiennes.

Maintenant, le Los Angeles Times rapporte que la capitale de la province de Diyala est devenue une des régions d'Irak les plus chaotiques.

Les forces irakiennes sont à la fois négligentes et abusives, selon des officiels américains et irakiens. Des vidéos montrent des rebelles tirant des familles chiites de leurs maisons puis les assassinant, indiquent des officiels américains.

Un fermier de la région, Saad Adnan, a indiqué à un journaliste travaillant pour l'Institute for War and Peace Reporting le mois dernier : « Bakouba est un symbole de résistance et les Américains seront expulsés par les honorables moudjahedines ... Nous sommes avec les moudjahedines. Ce sont des héros, et l'histoire se souviendra du combat de Bakouba contre l'occupation ».

Un militant armé et masqué a indiqué au même reporter : « grâce à Dieu, nous allons de l'avant et atteignons nos buts. Nous luttons contre l'occupant et tuons chaque soldat ou policier irakien qui protège les Américains. Si ils n'étaient pas là, les Américains auraient déjà été vaincus et expulsés ».

Le commandement militaire U.S. a décidé d'augmenter leurs efforts contre-insurrectionnels dans la ville. Il va y envoyer plus de troupes et travailler à sa reconstruction. A la fin du mois dernier, les forces combinées irakiennes et américaines ont mené un raid sur ce que l'armée américaine a appelé un « camp d'entraînement terroriste suspecté ». L'U.S. Army dit avoir capturé 13 rebelles potentiels durant ce raid.

Les USA ont à l'heure actuelle dépensé plus de 220 millions USD dans la province de Diyala. Cependant, le chemin restant à parcourir est long. Les contractuels irakiens refusent de pénétrer dans la région et les si nécessaires arrivages de nourriture et de pétrole ont considérablement chuté.


Internally distributed DHS memo: al-Qaeda and Hezbollah may attack U.S. within three years

In an exclusive report, Wikinews has obtained documents via Wikileaks that state al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and or single interest groups is planning to attack the United States homeland within three years, this according to a 27-page internally distributed memo circulated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the threat of al-Qaeda. The document also details al-Qaeda's threat in other parts of the world including Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and Pakistan. Wikileaks claims that the report was published on October 22, 2007.

"Al-Qaeda is intent in striking the U.S. homeland and the U.S. will face a persistent and evolving terrorist threat over the next three years. Al-Qaeda homeland plotting is likely to continue to focus on prominent political, economic, and infrastructure targets. Lebanese Hezbollah may (also) attempt to attack the Homeland and non-muslim, 'single-issue' groups will probably conduct attacks," stated the report which also said that likely targets include the "mass transit sector and the aviation sectors."

The alleged attacks include "mass casualties, visually dramatic destruction, significant economic aftershocks and fear amongst the U.S. population" using "improvised explosives, carried or vehicle borne. Existence of radical, self-generating cells suggest that the U.S. is not immune to what we judge as an expanding radical and violent segment in the west," added the report.

Retailers across the U.S. have also reported to law enforcement agencies that customers purchasing cellular phones "visited multiple locations and purchased hundreds or thousands of phones, attempted to conceal their identity, were described as Middle Eastern and used gift cards or cash."

"DHS and FBI assessed that most individuals engaged in such purchases were taking advantage of discounted prices in the U.S.and reselling the phones for profit overseas. DHS and the FBI also determined some buyers were associated to terrorist networks. The suspected motive was fundraising." Some of these activities were recorded as far back as 2006.

In regards to Iraq, al-Qaeda "is committed to removing U.S. and Coalition troops and returning Iraq to an Islamic state governed with Shari’a law. In Africa they "sought mergers with groups in to further its agenda and has made frequent statements on the importance of Sudan and Somalia as fronts in the global jihad. And in Afghanistan is their "former safehaven and a key component of their strategy in promoting a global jihad."

The report also states that the DHS has investigated a "serious" claim that the Fort Peck Dam will "be attacked by an improvised explosive device (IED) in January 2008." It also investigated a claim that "10,000 lbs. of ammonium nitrate was reportedly stolen from a truck driver," but the DHS states that both claims "were found to be not terrorism related."

The report also adds that the DHS "lacks credible information to indicate planning for an attack against the Food and Agriculture sector," but also states that they will continue to investigate the possibility of a threat.

To conclude the report, the DHS states that there is no current information to suggest an imminent attack on the U.S..

"[There has been an] interesting convergence of incidents; but no definite terrorism nexus" and there is no "discernable patterns or trends emerged to date to suggest preoperational activity."


מסמך פנימי של משרד בטחון הפנים האמריקאי מתריע: אל-קאעידה וחיזבאללה עלולים לתקוף את ארצות-הברית בתוך 3 שנים

בדיווח בלעדי, ויקיחדשות שמה ידיה על מסמכים באמצעות Wikileaks ("ויקיהדלפות") המזהירים כי אל-קאעידה, חיזבאללה ו/או קבוצה יעודית אחרת מתכננים להתקיף את ארצות-הברית גופא בתוך כשלוש שנים, זאת על-פי מסמך בן עשרים ושבעה עמודים בתפוצה פנימית של המשרד האמריקאי לבטחון פנים (DHS) העוסק באיום הנשקף מאל-קאעידה. המסמך אף מפרט את איומי אל-קאעידה על חלקים אחרים בעולם, לרבות עיראק, אפגניסטן, אפריקה ופקיסטן. אליבא דוויקיהדלפות, דווח זה התפרסם ב-22 באוקטובר, 2007.

אל-קאעידה נחושה לתקוף את ארצות-הברית בבטנה הרכה וארצות-הברית תתמודד עם איומי טרור עיקשים ומתפתחים במהלך שלוש השנים הבאות. מזימות אל-קאעידה לפגיעה בארצות-הברית תתמשכנה כפי הנראה להתמקד ביעדים תשתיתיים, כלכליים ופוליטיים מרכזיים. חיזבאללה עלול אף הוא לנסות לתקוף את ארצות הברית ומגזרים לא-מוסלמיים, קבוצות יעודיות עשויות אף הן לערוך התקפות", מצהיר הדיווח האומר אף כי מטרות סבירות כוללות את שירותי תחבורת ההמונים ומגזר התעופה.

ההתקפות לכאורה יביאו ל"אבידות בהמונים, מחזות שמד, זעזועים כלכליים משמעותיים וחרדות בקרב אוכלוסיית ארצות-הברית" באמצעות "מטעני-נפץ מאולתרים, המובלים באמצעות רכב או אדם. קיומם של תאים רדיקליים המקיימים את עצמם מעלה את האפשרות כי ארצות-הברית אינה חסינה בפני מה שאנו מכנים המגזר הרדיקלי האלים במערב", מוסיף המסמך.

בתי-עסק ברחבי ארצות-הברית דיווחו לרשויות אכיפת החוק כי לקוחות הרוכשים טלפונים סלולריים "ביקרו מספר רב של חנויות ורכשו מאות ואף אלפי טלפונים, בניסיון להסתיר את זהותם, ותוארו כבעלי חזות מזרחית שעשו שימוש בכרטיסי-מתנה או במזומנים."

המשרד לבטחון הפנים וה-FBI העריכו כי רוב הבריות המעורבות ברכישות אלה ניצלו את מחיריהם הנמוכים בארצות-הברית על מנת למכרם ברווח מעבר לים. המשרד לבטחון הפנים וה-FBI אף קבעו כי למקצת הרוכשים הייתה זיקה לרשתות טרור. המניע הנחדש היה גיוס-כספים." חלק מפעילויות אלה תועדו למן שנת 2006 ואילך.

באשר לעיראק, אל-קאעידה "מחויבת לסלק את כוחות ארצות-הברית והקואליציה ולהפוך את עיראק למדינה איסלאמית הנשלטת בידי חוקי השריעה. באפריקה היא "שאפה להתמזג עם קבוצות שונות על מנת לקדם את סדר-היום שלה ופרסמה הצהרות תכונות בנוגע לחשיבותן של סודאן וסומליה כחזיתות של הג'יהאד הגלובלי. ואפגניסטן היא בעבורם "מקלט-בטוח לשעבר ורכיב-מפתח באסטרטגיה שלהם לקידום הג'יהאד הגלובלי."

הדו"ח אף מכריז כי המשרד לבטחון הפנים האמריקאי חקר טענה "רצינית" לפיה סכר פורט-דק יהיה קורבן "להתקפה על-ידי מטען-נפץ מאולתר (IED) בינואר 2008." המשרד אף חקר טענה לפיה "10,000 ליברות של אמוניום ניטראט נגנבו לכאורה מנהג משאית", אך המשרד לבטחון הפנים קובע כי בשני המקרים הטענות "נמצאו כחסרות-זיקה לענייני-טרור."

הדו"ח מוסיף ואומר כי המשרד לבטחון הפנים האמריקאי "נעדר מידע ודאי המצביע על תכנון למתקפה נגד מגזר המזון והחקלאות", אך גם קובע כי הוא ימשיך לחקור את היתכנותו של איום מסוג זה.

לסיכום הדיווח, המשרד האמריקאי לבטחון פנים מצהיר כי אין כל מידע עדכני המצביע על מתקפה בלתי-נמנעת על ארצות-הברית.

"ישנה התגברות מעניינית של תקריות; אך אין כל קשר טרוריסטי מוברר" ואין כל "דפוסים הניתנים להבחנה או אופנות חדשות עד כה המעלים את סיכויי היתכנותה של פעילות טרום-מבצעית."

15 בנובמבר 2007


Interpreter shoots two US soldiers in Afghanistan

Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan yesterday were shot by an Afghan interpreter in Wardek province south-west of Kabul, according to NATO. An official said the translator shot them at an eastern Afghanistan outpost before he was shot dead by other soldiers.

It is not yet clear why the interpreter started shooting; However, the attacker seemed to be a "disgruntled employee", as opposed to a militant, according to a US military official. The interpreter had supposedly argued with the soldiers over pay and treatment before opening fire. A US employee was also killed.

NATO originally only released a terse statement yesterday, stating that two soldiers and one civilian had been killed.

Elsewhere in Wardek province, four Afghan soldiers died in an airstrike by coalition forces. It is not thought that the two incidents are related. NATO called the deaths "regrettable" and is to carry out an investigation. The Afghan defence ministry is demanding punishment for the "murderers" responsible for the airstrike.


Afghanistan : trois américains tués par un interprète

Deux soldats et un employé américains ont été tué, hier, par un interprète afghan, dans le province de Wardak, au sud-ouest de Kaboul, dans l'est de l'Afghanistan, selon l'OTAN. Un officiel de l'Alliance a indiqué que l'interprète avait été abattu par d'autres soldats après son triple homicide.

Les mobiles pour lesquels l'interprète a ouvert le feu demeurent encore obscurs. Toutefois, il semble que la fusillade soit survenue du fait d'une dispute entre l'interprète et ses « employeurs » américains. Il ne s'agirait donc pas d'une attaque talibane ou islamiste, d'après une source militaire américaine. Le conflit aurait, plus précisément, porté sur le salaire de l'interprète, que celui-ci aurait jugé insuffisant.

L'OTAN avait en effet déjà publié hier un communiqué annonçant brièvement la mort de deux soldats américains et d'un civil.

Par ailleurs, quatre soldats afghans ont trouvé la mort, également dans la province de Wardak, au cours d'un raid aérien menée par les forces coalisées de l'OTAN (ISAF), qui ont qualifié ces décès de « regrettables », et a annoncé l'ouverture d'une enquête. Le ministre afghan de la Défense a condamné cet incident et demandé une punition pour les « meurtriers » responsables du raid.


Afganistan: tłumacz zabił dwóch amerykańskich żołnierzy

Dwóch żołnierzy armii amerykańskiej zginęło z rąk współpracującego z nimi afgańskiego tłumacza. "Napastnik wydawał się raczej osobą niezadowoloną z pracy, niż ekstremistą" - powiedział przedstawiciel US Army.

Do tragicznego wydarzenia doszło w położonej na południowy zachód od Kabulu prowincji Wardak. Według informacji przekazanych przez lokalne władze afgańskie, tłumacz wdał się z żołnierzami w spór dotyczący wynagrodzenia i sposobu traktowania. To w jego wyniku padły strzały, które okazały się śmiertelne dla dwóch amerykańskich żołnierzy. Po całym zdarzeniu, napastnik został zastrzelony przez innych żołnierzy sił USA.

W styczniu 2010 zginęło 44 żołnierzy ISAF, w tym 29 amerykańskich.  W ubiegłym roku w tym samym czasie bilans wynosił 25 żołnierzy (15 Amerykanów). Od 2001 roku w Afganistanie śmierć poniosło 1611 żołnierzy, w tym 976 Amerykanów.


Interview with Brazilian blogger Ricardo Serran Lobo

Ricardo Serran Lobo is a Brazilian blogger who writes about his famous neighbor,  the politician Roberto Jefferson, head of the Brazilian Labor Party in the Brazilian Congress of Deputies. Jefferson has become a major figure in the ongoing Brazilian mensalão scandal revolving around corruption and bribery.

Vizinho do Jefferson [1] quickly became very popular among Brazilians, describing the routine of Jefferson, while providing information about politics and fresh news about the scandal. Lobo's blog got third place in the Best Of Blogs contest run by Deutsche Welle International.

Lobo gets an intimate look at the center of Brazilian politics by living in Brasilia, near  residences of parliamentarians (including Roberto Jefferson), public buildings and the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. Or, as he says in his blog: "near the eye of the hurricane," a reference to the recent political crisis.

At first, Lobo began describing the daily activities of his famous neighbor deputy Roberto Jefferson. As the crisis moved on, he began to describe the political events regarding it. His writings evolved to not only what is going on with Jefferson, but what is going on in Brazilian Congress, and has interviewed politicians, including Roberto Jefferson himself.

The blog tries to be informative, with a lot of humour (common with Brazilians), and some protests against the bad habits of Brazilian politics in general.

Jefferson's neighbor, the blog, is an example of citizen journalism and it shows that ordinary people can compete with professional media.

See our interview research and questions.


Interview mit dem brasilianischen Blogger Ricardo Serran Lobo

Brasília (Brasilien), 13.01.2006 – Am 12.01.2005 wurde der brasilianische Blogger Ricardo Serran Lobo im Wikinews IRC-Channel interviewt. Ricardo Serran Lobo ist in Brasilien als „Vizinho do Jefferson“ (Der Nachbar von Jefferson) bekannt. Ricardo Serran Lobo ist der Nachbar des ehemaligen brasilianischen Parlamentsabgeordneten Roberto Jefferson der konservativen PTB, der den so genannten mensalão-Skandal aufgedeckt hat, aber auch selbst in die Bestechungsaffäre verwickelt war. Die regierende Arbeiterpartei (PT) von Präsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hatte Bestechungsgelder an Abgeordnete der konservativen PTB gezahlt, um den Koalitionspartner an sich zu binden. Ricardo Serran Lobo betreibt das Blog „Vizinho do Jefferson“ in dem er seine Beobachtungen zur brasilianischen Politik, sowie zu seinem berühmten Nachbar niederschreibt. Lobos Blog war für den Preis „Best of the Blogs“ der Deutschen Welle in der Kategorie bestes journalistisches Blog in portugisischer Sprache nominiert. In dieser Kategorie kam das Blog bei einer Leserabstimmung auf den zweiten Platz.


Entrevista exclusiva con Ricardo Serran Lobo

Ricardo Serran Lobo es un blogger brasileño, que empezó a escribir sobre su famoso vecino, el político Roberto Jefferson, líder del Partido Laborista de Brasil en el Congreso de ese país. Jefferson se ha convertido en figura prominente del actual escándalo del mensalão, que involucra corrupción y fraude.

Vizinho do Jefferson [1] se volvió muy popular entre los brasileños. En él se describe la rutina de Jefferson mientras se brinda información sobre la política y noticias frescas sobre el escándalo. El blog del señor Lobo obtuvo el tercer lugar en los premios Best Of Blogs, de la cadena alemana Deutsche Welle. VJ trata de ser informativo, con mucho humor (común entre los brasileños) y algunas protestas contra los malos hábitos de la política de Brasil en general.

Vecino de Jefferson, el blog, es un ejemplo de periodismo participativo y muestra que la gente común y corriente sí puede competir con los medios tradicionales.

FALTA REVISAR Y COMPARAR CON EL LOG

La entrevista fue realizada en el canal internacional IRC de Wikinoticias el 12 de enero de 2006. Algunas preguntas habían sido formuladas por los participantes del proyecto, mientras que otras surgieron durante la entrevista.

Tanto las preguntas realizadas para el entrevistado y sus respuestas fueron en portugués. Las preguntas realizadas en inglés fueron traducidas por los moderadores, al igual que las respuestas, durante la realización de la entrevista.

Se estima que a la entrevista asistieron usuarios de Sudamérica, Europa, Norteamérica y Oceanía.

Brianmc: Me gustaría extender mis agradecimientos al Sr. Lobo por ser extremadamente paciente y muy comunicativo.


Entrevista com Vizinho do Jefferson

Wikinotícias entrevistou este mês o brasileiro Ricardo Serran Lobo, mais conhecido no Brasil como "Vizinho do Jefferson".

Lobo começou há alguns meses a escrever um blog a respeito do seu famoso vizinho: o então deputado Roberto Jefferson, presidente do Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro (PTB) e líder do partido na Câmara dos Deputados.  Lobo mora próximo às residências de parlamentares do Congresso Nacional, e   do (ex) deputado Roberto Jefferson, cassado em setembro do ano passado.

Jefferson tornou-se uma figura bastante conhecida depois que denunciou a existência de um gigantesco esquema de corrupção, o chamado mensalão, que supostamente envolveria a compra de deputados por parte do partido do Governo brasileiro.

Criado por Lobo, o Blog do "Vizinho do Jefferson" rapidamente tornou-se muito popular entre os brasileiros, porque descrevia a rotina diária de Roberto Jefferson, ao mesmo tempo que trazia outras informações sobre política e notícias  sobre o escândalo.

O blog fornece uma descrição particular do que acontece em Brasília: o centro da política brasileira, ou (como diz Lobo em seu blog): o "olho do furacão", desde  que estourou o escândalo.

O blog do Vizinho  procura ser informativo e bem humorado, uma característica comum dos brasileiros. Ele é um exemplo de jornalismo participativo e mostra que mesmo indivíduos comuns podem competir com a imprensa profissional.

Em 2005, o Blog do Vizinho do Jefferson ficou em terceiro lugar no concurso Best of Blogs, realizado pela Deutsche Welle International. O autor do blog já concedeu entrevistas para importantes jornais do Brasil. Agora, é a vez de os leitores de  Wikinotícias terem a oportunidade de saber um pouco sobre o Vizinho.

A entrevista foi feita no canal internacional do Wikinews (IRC) em 12 de janeiro de 2006. Algumas questões foram levantas pelos leitores e participantes do projeto dias antes da entrevista. Outras perguntas foram feitas durante a conversa pelo IRC.

As perguntas feitas para o entrevistado e suas respostas foram todas feitas em português. As perguntas feitas em inglês  foram traduzidas pelos moderadores, assim como as respostas, durante a entrevista.

Participaram e acompanharam a entrevista pelo IRC cerca de 20 pessoas. Estima-se que houve representantes de todos os continentes:   América, Europa, África, Ásia e Oceania.


Interview: University of Guam's Ron McNinch on North Korea's nuclear threats

With North Korea talking about nuclear weapons which may be capable of reaching the United States territory of Guam, Wikinews interviewed Dr. Ron McNinch, a specialist in East Asian governments, and the chair of Public Administration and Legal Studies at the University of Guam, to learn more about the impact of the latest news on the island.

((Wikinews))
Is the current North Korean threat to Guam and other United States holdings in the Pacific one which is treated as a credible threat of potential nuclear action by the Guamanian and United States government?

((WN))  Has the current North Korean threat to Guam impacted the daily lives of people living on Guam? Do the locals take it seriously?

((WN))  Is there potentially economic consequences for Guam as a result of this in terms of tourism dollars or the United States military presence changing?

((WN))  In terms of Guam, how does this latest situation differ from past situations where North Korea has engaged in saber rattling?

((WN))  What do you think will likely happen regarding North Korea in the coming weeks and months?

((WN))   What do you think of the how the current situation with North Korea has evolved to date?


Entrevista: Ron McNinch de la Universidad de Guam comenta sobre las amenazas nucleares de Corea del Norte

Con Corea del Norte comentando sobre armas nucleares que podrían ser capaces de llegar al territorio estadounidense de Guam, Wikinoticias entrevistó al Dr. Ron McNinch, especialista en gobiernos de Asia Oriental y director de la sección de Administración Pública y Estudios Legales de la Universidad de Guam, para aprender más sobre el impacto de las últimas noticias en la isla.

WN
¿Es la actual advertencia de Corea del Norte a Guam y a otras posesiones estadounidenses en el Pacífico tratada como una amenaza creíble de potencial acción nuclear para el gobierno de Guam y los Estados Unidos?

WN ¿La actual advertencia de Corea del Norte a Guam ha impactado la vida diaria de la gente que vive en Guam? ¿Las personas del lugar la toman en serio?

WN ¿Hay potenciales consecuencias económicas para Guam como resultado de esto en términos de dólares en turismo, o de que la presencia militar de los Estados Unidos cambie?

WN En términos de Guam, ¿cómo difiere esta última situación de situaciones pasadas donde Corea del Norte se ha puesto a hacer "ruido de sables"?

WN ¿Qué cree que pueda pasar en cuanto a Corea del Norte en las semanas y meses venideros?

WN ¿Qué cree usted del cómo la actual situación con Corea del Norte se ha desarrollado hasta la fecha?


Corée du Nord : Washington va déployer un système antimissiles à Guam

Les États-Unis déploieront, dans les prochaines semaines, un système antimissile sur l'île américaine de Guam afin de parer une éventuelle attaque nord-coréenne. Il s'agira du système THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), destiné à intercepter des missiles balistiques de moyenne portée. Il comprend un lanceur de missiles mobile, des missiles intercepteurs, un radar et un système de mise à feu. Le ministre de la défense américain, Chuck Hagel, a justifié ce déploiement en affirmant que les nord-coréens « disposent maintenant d'une capacité nucléaire et balistique et [qu'ils] augmentent leur dangereuse rhétorique belliqueuse [...], [ce qui] pose un grave et réel danger, et [...] constitue une menace pour les intérêts » des alliés des États-Unis dans la région. Par ailleurs, Washington a fait savoir il y a quelques jours qu'elle avait envoyé des moyens militaires dans la région pour intercepter tout tir de missile provenant de la Corée du Nord, prenant les menaces de Pyongyang de s'attaquer aux bases américaines de Guam et de Hawaï très au sérieux.


IPC President Sir Philip Craven says Paralympic Games should not be about politics

Sochi, Russia — At a press conference today in the Main Press Center in Sochi, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven repeatedly said the Paralympic Games should be about sports, not politics.  Craven went on to say that much of the discussion about the politics of sport took place because the media had a void to fill before the start of sporting events, and he thought it would die down after the Games got under way.

Craven also remarked  that it was better to create change from the inside, rather than the outside.  In response to a question from a French journalist about the decision of French leaders not to attend the opening ceremonies tonight, Craven said he was disappointed for the athletes because the politicians were making a choice to make this about politics, and not about sport.  Craven repeated the Games should be about sport.  Craven said in response to another question it would be possible for the Ukrainians to boycott the opening ceremony

IPC Communications Director Craig Spence said that the Ukraine Paralympic Committee delayed their welcome ceremony into the Paralympic Village by two hours yesterday, and the IPC approved the decision.  The story that the Ukrainians delayed their welcome ceremony as a political statement was one the IPC would investigate, and would largely be contingent upon what they said at the press conference the Ukrainians called for today at 1:30PM Sochi local time (0930 UTC).   He said the world and the Paralympic movement is aware of the situation in the Ukraine, but the IPC needs to stay true to its mission.

Sir Philip Craven initially started his remarks at the press conference talking about the legacy of the Paralympic Games in terms of accessibility of sports in Sochi.  He also talked about how he was excited for the Games to start.


Перша прес-конференція Паралімпійських ігор в Сочі

Перша прес-конференція на честь Паралімпійських ігор пройшла в Сочі. До учасників прес-конфереції увійшли: Дмитро Чернишенко, Олександра Костерина, Константин Ернст, Філіп Крейв. Організатори Паралімпійських ігор розповіли про заходи, які заплановані на період Паралімпіади та про особливості цьогорічної церемонії відкриття, яка пройде о 20:14 за московським часом.

Також особливу увагу на прес-конференції журналісти приділили проблемі в Україні. ЗМІ таких країни, як Франція, США, Британії, Китаю, намагались дізнатися в організаторів про участь українських паралімпійців в Паралімпіаді. Зокрема, про українських спортсменів висловився Філіп Крейв, директор Паралімпійського комітету Британії, який сказав, що спорт повинен бути поза політикою. Більше деталей про участь української збірної в Сочі буде відомо після прес-конференції зі спортсменами та керівництвом.

На прес-конференції також було повідомлено про те, що участь у Паралімпіаді будуть приймати 45 країн світу, буде розіграно 75 комплектів нагород та першість змагань з парасноуборду за всю історію ігор. Організатори Паралімпійських ігор запевнили, що президент Росії вже в Сочі та буде на церемонії відкриття Паралімпіади-2014.

7 березня 2014


IRA decommissioning complete - de Chastelain

A report confirming that the IRA has fully decommissioned all of its armaments has been submitted to the British and Irish governments on Monday (September 26, 2005).

The Chairman of the decommissioning body, General John de Chastelain met representitives of both governments, before releasing details of the report at a press conference in Belfast. A partial catalogue of the arms stock was included, as well as the statements of two independent observers present at the decommissioning process. The observers are a Catholic priest, and a Methodist minister.

Both witnesses stressed their independence and de Chastelain commented that it was clear from their observations that the weapons had been gathered from individuals and put beyond use. De Chastelain refused to be drawn on details of the exact numbers of weapons decommissioned, the IRA having agreed to decommissioning based on confidentiality. The decommissioning panel did make comments that the weapons decommissioned did correspond with the estimates of weapons held, included a mix of new and old weapons, including surface to air missiles and heavy machine guns.

General de Chastelain, along with Andrew Sens and Tauno Nieminen, has been in Ireland overseeing this latest round of decommissioning since September. Before now, they had been allowed to witness three acts of decommissioning. However, lack of details in the reports provided afterwards meant that opponents questioned the moves.

Statements from both governments, as well as the major Northern Irish political leaders, are expected later on Monday.

The IRA announced that it was calling an end to its armed campaign in July, and ordered members not to take part in any other activities. The Unionist paramilitary UDA had withdrawn from the decommissioning after initial talks in 1999. de Chastelain indicated inventory of decommissioned weapons will not be published until full paramilitary decommissioning is complete.

DUP MP Nigel Dodds said that decommissioning was always required for "building and instilling confidence in the unionist community", and that "it was absolutely vital to have that visual aspect."

UUP leader Sir Reg Empey said that the report needed to make clear that absolutely all arms had been put beyond use.

SDLP leader Mark Durkan said that both governments must now move forward with implementing the Good Friday Agreement.

Sinn Fein's Alex Maskey called the day "historic", commenting that the responsibility now rests with the DUP and the governments to move forward.

During the press conference, General de Chastelain faced critics who questioned the truthfulness of the process. He responded with "We have no Doubt ... We have nothing to gain by misleading you."


IRA zakończyła samorozbrojenie

Przewodniczący Międzynarodowej Niezależnej Komisji Rozbrojeniowej, kanadyjski generał John de Chastelain ogłosił, w dniu dzisiejszym, że Irlandzka Armia Republikańska zakończyła rozbrojenie. IRA potwierdziła ten fakt w wydanym przez siebie oświadczeniu.

De Chastelain przedstawił raport z rozbrojenia rządom Irlandii i Wielkiej Brytanii, które przyjęły gest IRA z zadowoleniem. Według komisji Irlandzka Armia Republikańska zniszczyła karabiny maszynowe, moździerze, strzelby, pistolety i ładunki wybuchowe, w ilości które według informacji irlandzkich i brytyjskich służb specjalnych stanowiły cały arsenał IRA. Generał stwierdził, iż zapowiedziane 28 lipca br. rozbrojenie stanowi kamień milowy w procesie rozbrajania wszystkich organizacji paramilitarnych w Irlandii Północnej.

Jednak zniszczenie nie zostało uwiecznione na zdjęciach, a świadkami rozbrojenia oprócz komisji było dwóch duchownych: katolicki i protestancki. W związku z tym lider Demokratycznej Partii Unionistów, pastor Ian Paisley odniósł się do informacji z rezerwą.


IRA disbands military structure

The Independent Monitoring Commission has reported that the Provisional Irish Republican Army has undergone major changes within their military structure and shows that the IRA Army Council wants to put its military campaign behind it. The Commission consists of John Alderdice, a former Alliance Party leader; Joe Brosnan, former Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Republic of Ireland; John Grieve, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and former head of the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terror Branch; and Dick Kerr, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Agency.

The report states the IRA no longer has the capacity to mount a military campaign anymore or return to one. The units that have been shut down were responsible for weapons-making, arms smuggling and training. The IRA decommissioned their arms last year.

The report also mentions that the IRA has also put its criminality beyond use and is "clamping down" on criminals within the organization, said Lord Alderdice, as he presented the report. He also added, "That doesn't mean that criminal activity by all members has stopped but the leadership has made public statements and internal directions, investigated incidents of breach of the policy, even expelled some members and has emphasised the importance of ensuring that business affairs are conducted in a legitimate way."

Finally, the report added that there is not enough evidence or intelligence to identify who killed Denis Donaldson, a British spy who infiltrated the IRA and Sinn Fein, before revealing his status as a spy.

However, the report added that splinter groups like the Real IRA (RIRA) and Continuity IRA (CIRA) are still threats and are still continuing their activity. The Real IRA was the group behind the deadly 1998 Omagh bombing. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) "was not capable of undertaking a sustained campaign [against the British State], nor does it aspire to" according to the report.

It is also noted the creation of two new organizations, Oglaigh na hEireann (Irish Gaelic for "Volunteers of Ireland" and is used by the Irish Defence Forces and the various IRAs.) and the Republican Defence Army. However, the groups are small dissident factions according to the report.

The report also added that the two loyalist paramilitaries, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) are also beginning to move from violence but at slower pace and not at a grassroots level like the IRA. Another loyalist paramilitary, the Loyalist Volunteer Force

The report was received warmly by Irish Toaiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Ahern, said "These positive and clear-cut findings are of the utmost importance and significance. It is time to make decisions and for Northern Ireland to look to the future."

"The IRA has done what we asked it to do, and while issues like policing remain to be solved, the door is now open to a final settlement, which is why the talks next week in Scotland are going to be so important." said Tony Blair in a live statement.

In a surprising reaction, the notoriously hardline leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley, also welcomed the report. He believes that his party's pressure is working and if Sinn Fein signs up to policing there could be a deal. Paisley said, "If the police question is settled absolutely on a democratic basis and principle we would have come a long way along the road."

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said "The DUP don't have anything other than very limited options. They will or will not participate in power-sharing arrangements. If they don't participate they are condemning people here, but particularly their own constituents, to second class public services, run by second class fly-in, fly-out British ministers. All the DUP can do is to delay, is to attempt to slow down, but they can't stop the process of changing."


El IRA desmantela su estructura militar

La Comisión de Monitoreo Independiente ha informado que el Ejército Republicano Irlandés Provisional ha realizado cambios importantes al interior de su estructura militar y demuestra que el Consejo del Ejército del IRA quiere dejar atrás su campaña militar. La Comisión está integrada por John Alderdice, ex líder del Alliance Party; Joe Brosnan, ex secretario general del Departamento de Justicia de la República de Irlanda; John Grieve, ex subcomisionado asistente de la Policía Metropolitana de Londres y ex jefe de la sección antiterrorista de la misma; y Dick Kerr, ex subdirector de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) de los Estados Unidos.

El informe señala que el IRA ya no tiene la capacidad de llevar a cabo una campaña militar o de volver a acometer alguna. Las unidades que han sido desmanteladas eran responsables de la fabricación y el contrabando de armas, así como de realizar entrenamientos. El IRA entregó sus armas el año pasado.

El reporte añade que el IRA ha abandonado sus actividades criminales y que está "tomando medidas drásticas" contra los miembros de la organización que las realicen, afirmó Lord Alderdice al presentar el informe. El comisionado agregó: "eso no significa que todas las actividades criminales has sido eliminadas, sino que los líderes han reaccionado ante ellas, haciendo declaraciones públicas e internas de su rechazo, investigando esos incidentes e incluso expulsando a algunos de sus miembros, siempre haciendo énfasis en la importancia de que todos los asuntos sean conducidos de forma legítima".

Finalmente, el informe sostiene que no hay evidencia o labor de inteligencia suficientes que hayan podido identificar al sesino de Denis Donaldson, un espía británico que se infiltró en el IRA y en el partido político Sinn Féin antes de revelar que realizaba ese tipo de trabajo.

No obstante, según el informe grupos disidentes como el Real IRA (RIRA) y el Continuity IRA (CIRA) siguen siendo amenazas y continúan con sus actividades. El Real IRA fue el grupo que perpetró el atentado con carrobomba de Omagh, Irlanda del Norte el 15 de agosto de 1998. El Ejército Nacional de Liberación Irlandés (INLA) "no pudo llevar a cabo una campaña sostenida [contra el estado británico] ni aspira a realizarla", dice el informe.

También se resalta la creación de dos nuevas organizaciones, Óglaigh na hÉireann ("Voluntarios de Irlanda" en gaélico, nombre usado oficialmente por las Fuerzas de Defensa Irlandesas y los varios IRA) y el Ejército de Defensa Republicano, si bien el informe sostiene que son pequeñas facciones disidentes.

El informe agrega que las dos organizaciones paramilitares leales a la Corona, la Asociación por la Defensa del Ulster (UDA) y la Fuerza de Voluntarios del Ulster (UVF) también empiezan a dejar la violencia, pero a un paso más lento y no de raíz como el IRA.

El reporte de la comisión fue bien recibido por el Taoiseach (jefe de gobierno irlandés) Bertie Ahern y por el primer ministro británico Tony Blair. Ahern dijo que "estos hallazgos positivos y clarons son de la mayor importancia y significado. Es hora de tomar decisiones y de que Irlanda del Norte mire hacia el futuro".

"El IRA ha hecho lo que le habíamos pedido, y mientras asuntos políticos queden pendientes, la puerta se abre ahora para un acuerdo final, por lo cual las conversaciones de la próxima semana en Escocia van a ser tan importantes", declaró Blair.

En una reacción sorpresiva, el líder de línea dura del Partido Democrático Unionista (DUP), Ian Paisley, saludó también el informe. Paisley cree que la presión ejercida por su partido está funcionando y que si el Sinn Féin se acoge a la legalidad entonces podría haber un acuerdo.

Gerry Adams, líder del Sinn Féin, declaró: "El DUP no tiene más que opciones muy limitadas. Van o no van a participar en arreglos para repartir el poder. Si no participan condenan al pueblo, pero particularmente a sus propios electores, a los servicios públicos de segunda clase, ejecutados por veleidosos ministros británicos de segunda clase. Todo lo que el DUP puede hacer es aplazar, tratar de bajar el ritmo, pero no pueden detener el proceso de cambio".


IRA orders end to armed campaign

The Provisional Irish Republican Army, in a statement released earlier today (in one form as a DVD, with the statement being read by Séanna Breathnach), has declared that it intends to end its campaign of violence and decommission its weapons.

The move comes after international pressure to decommission weapons and cease all violent activity, particularly after allegations regarding the murder of Robert McCartney in Short Strand, Belfast, and a burglary of the Northern Bank in December of last year.

Members have been ordered to dump all arms and cease all paramilitary activity as of 16.00 BST (15.00 UTC) today, and the organisation's leadership states that it will pursue its aims through exclusively peaceful means. The statement reaffirms the IRA's view that its "armed struggle was entirely legitimate" as a means of pursuing the organisation's goal of a united Ireland, but states that many suffered during this conflict and that society is now compelled to build a lasting peace.

In its statement the IRA also appealed to the British government and Northern Irish Protestants to renew negotiations with them.

Reaction to the statement has been mixed.


El IRA anuncia que deja la lucha armada para solucionar pacíficamente el conflicto norirlandés

Tras más de treinta años de lucha violenta en las calles de las ciudades norirlandesas, el grupo separatista Ejército Republicano Irlandés (IRA) anunció en un comunicado que desde este jueves abandona la lucha armada como medio de arreglo a los problemas políticos, religiosos y sociales del territorio británico del Ulster y para impulsar las condiciones de solución por medios democráticos y pacíficos.

El comunicado inicia así:

La resolución, expuesta por los medios televisivos del Reino Unido y la República de Irlanda, aclara que el IRA no pronunciará disculpa alguna por el tiempo empleado en la lucha armada e insistirá en la reunificación política del territorio irlandés como solución final al conflicto.

Además, extiende una invitación a los creyentes católicos y protestantes a ser los primeros en ver el proceso de desarme y criticó con severidad la actitud vacilante de los gobiernos británico e irlandés y a los partidarios de la unión del Ulster con el Reino Unido frente al actual proceso de paz que está pasando por serias dificultades.


L'IRA met fin aux opérations armées

L' Armée républicaine irlandaise (IRA) a appelé jeudi ses membres à cesser les opérations armées. Cet ordre devrait être effectif dès 15:00 UTC (16h00 locales). L'action de l'organisation anciennement terroriste devrait exclusivement passer par la voie politique et pacifique.

L'appel, lancé par plusieurs média, entre autres sur DVD fait suite à un conseil de l'IRA, demandé par le parti qui est considéré comme le bras politique de l'IRA : le Sinn Fein. Son leader, Gary Adams a d'ailleurs accueilli la décision comme « courageuse » (courageous and confident initiative).

Les gouvernements de Londres et de Dublin ont immédiatement salué ce que Tony Blair considère comme un « pas d'importance inattendue » (step of unparalled magnitude).


IRA anuncia que deixa a luta armada

Depois de mais de trinta anos de luta violenta nas ruas das cidades da Irlanda do Norte, o grupo terrorista Exército Republicano Irlandês (IRA) anunciou num comunicado que desde esta quinta-feira abandonará a luta armada como meio de arranjo aos problemas políticos, religiosos e sociais do território britânico do Ulster, para impulsionar as condições de solução por meios democráticos e pacíficos.

A resolução, exposta pelos meios televisivos do Reino Unido e a República de Irlanda, aclara que o IRA não pronunciará desculpa alguma pelo tempo empregado na luta armada e fará questão de a reunificação política do território irlandês como solução final ao conflito.

Com isso, estende um convite aos crentes católicos e protestantes a ser os primeiros em ver o processo de desarmamento e criticou com severidade a atitude vacilante dos governos britânico e irlandês e aos apoiantes da união do Ulster com o Reino Unido frente ao atual processo de paz está passando por sérias dificuldades.


Iran agrees to expanded monitoring of nuclear sites

Iran agreed on Monday to allow the United Nations (UN) increased access to nuclear facilities according to a government announcement on state television. UN monitors will gain access to a heavy water reactor still being built, as well as the largest uranium reactor in Iran.

The government announcement also stated that Iran would clarify its plans to build new uranium-enrichment facilities and technologies.

According to the UN nuclear chief, Yukiya Amano, the agreement will be put in place within the next three months.  He said that Iran had agreed to "implement practical measures" to aid the UN inspectors.

This is the first deal that Iran has made with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 2007. The announcement came after talks between Iran and world leaders from the United States, France, China, Russia and Germany in Geneva, over the amount of access that the IAEA should have to Iranian nuclear sites. The negotiations stalled, but are set to resume next week.

The IAEA has been pushing to inspect Iran's nuclear facilities for a decade, currently having access to only 17. The Iranian government continues to assert that their nuclear program is peaceful, and wants the UN to lift sanctions.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in Parliament on Monday that "It's very important for the Iranian authorities to understand that the pressure will be there for greater sanctions... unless an agreement is reached on these matters."

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius acknowledged that the agreement reached on Monday is a good sign for diplomacy, but also said that more work needed to be done. "We are not far from an agreement with the Iranians, but we are not there yet," he said on Europe 1 radio.


이란, IAEA 핵 사찰 수용

이란과 국제 원자력 기구(IAEA)가 핵 사찰에 합의했다.

테헤란에서 이란 정부와 협상을 한 IAEA 사무총장 아마노 유키오는 "이란 정부가 국제원자력기구 사찰 시설을 확대하고 핵 활동에 관한 정보를 폭넓게 제공"하기로 합의했다고 밝혔다. 이 합의에 따라 이란은 3개월 내에 우라늄 광산 시설과 아락의 중수로 시설을 IAEA 핵 사찰단에 공개해야 한다.

영국 등 강대국은 핵에 대한 예비 합의에 따라 이란에 대한 제재를 일부 완화할 의사가 있다고 밝혔다.

이란과의 핵 협상은 다음 주 재개될 예정이다.


Iran announces its building of a second nuclear power plant

The Iranian government has announced that the nation is near completion of a second nuclear power facility. The announcement was made in a September 21 letter from the Iranian government to the United Nations Security Council that a second nuclear plant was being constructed in the city of Qom.

In the letter to the U.N., the Iranian government states that the plant will contain 3,000 centrifuges and produce roughly 5% uranium.

According to CNN, the Iranian government made the announcement after the nation received word that the United States had already known about the facility. CNN cites an unnamed U.S. government official as saying the U.S. was made aware of the facility at some point during the presidency of George W. Bush. Today the U.S., along with France and the United Kingdom, condemned the new plant.

"Iran's decision to build yet another nuclear facility without notifying the IAEA represents a direct challenge to the basic compact at the center of the non-proliferation regime.  The size and configuration of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program," said U.S. president Barack Obama during a press conference.  French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister of the UK Gordon Brown stood next to Obama as he made the statement.

The Iranian government has repeatedly stated that their nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and for the production of electricity.  In response, the country's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the new plant was not a secret and that the International Atomic Energy Agency knew the plant existed.  He also called the statements made by Obama, Brown, and Sarkozy a "mistake."

"It's not a secret site. If it was, why would we have informed the IAEA about it a year ahead of time. They (U.S., UK & France) will regret this announcement. If I were Obama's adviser, I would definitely advise him to refrain from making this statement because it is definitely a mistake. It would definitely be a mistake," said Ahmadinejad to reporters in New York City in the U.S.

The U.N. Security Council has passed several resolutions ordering Iran to stop its enrichment of uranium, or face sanctions. The first resolution, 1696, passed the council in July of 2006 with 14 nations agreeing to the resolution and one opposing it. The resolution ordered Iran to stop enrichment and in December 2006, the council unanimously voted on 1737, which enacted sanctions banning the supply of nuclear related materials to the country, and froze assets of individuals and companies connected to the country's nuclear program.


Nucléaire : Washington, Londres et Paris condamnent Téhéran

Les États-Unis, la Grande-Bretagne et la France condamnent l'Iran qui a reconnu avoir construit une seconde usine d'enrichissement d'uranium, a déclaré vendredi le président américain Barack Obama avant le sommet du G20 à Pittsburgh, aux États-Unis.

« La conduite iranienne présente un danger au régime de la non-prolifération (…) L'Iran viole les normes obligatoires pour tous les pays », a indiqué le président Obama dans une déclaration diffusée en direct par la télévision américaine.

L'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA) a confirmé avoir reçu lundi une lettre de Téhéran annonçant la construction d'un second site d'enrichissement, en plus de celui de Natanz.

L'emplacement de l'usine et le nombre de ses centrifugeuses n'ont pas été communiqués.


Questão nuclear: líderes ocidentais advertem o Irão

Agência VOA

25 de setembro de 2009

O Presidente do Irão/Irã, Mahmud Ahmadnejad, anunciou hoje que tem o segundo centro de enriquecimento de urânio no país "para fins pacíficos". O presidente iraniano disse também que alertou à ONU antecipadamente. Até então, o país tinha apenas o único centro do enriquecimento. As autoridades iranianas confirmaram a existência do centro.

Horas depois, os líderes dos EUA, a Grã-Bretanha e a França afirmam que o país tem que esclarecer o que se passa com o seu programa nuclear, advertindo governo iraniano de que será responsabilizado perante a comunidade internacional. Esta tomada de posição ocorreu depois das autoridades iranianas terem anunciado que dispõem de um novo centro de enriquecimento de urânio.

O presidente Barack Obama afirmou que aquela revelação de que o Irão está a construir uma segunda central para o enriquecimento de urânio e que tem tentado, durante anos esconder, mostra as verdadeiras intenções do governo de Teerão/Teerã. Obama diz que o Irão tem que dizer a verdade sobre o seu programa nuclear ou, então, terá que ser confrontado com as consequências:

O presidente estadunidense falava na cidade de Pitsburgo, menos de uma hora antes das deliberações terem recomeçado no âmbito da Cimeira/Reunião dos G-20.

Obama disse que esta não é a primeira vez que o Irão tentou esconder as suas actividades nucleares do mundo.

O Irão revelou, esta semana, a existência de um centro de enriquecimento subterrâneo, quando descobriu que os serviços secretos ocidentais já sabiam da sua existência. O presidente Obama disse que aquelas instalações, localizadas a 160 kms de Teerão, são mais um sinal de desafio por parte do Irão:

Também o primeiro-ministro britânico, Gordon Brown reagiu:

Por seu lado, o presidente da França, Nicolas Sarkozy disse que, para o Irão, o prazo está a expirar. Palavras de Sarkozy, na voz de um intérprete:

A Casa Branca adiantou que os serviços secretos americanos, franceses e britânicos têm, ao longo dos anos, têm recolhido informações acerca do programa nuclear iraniano.


Iran conducts nine missile tests

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard has conducted a missile test exercise, in which nine missiles of three different types were launched simultaneously. The exercise, known as Great Prophet III was conducted early this morning from an undisclosed location near to the Strait of Hormuz. One of the missiles launched was an upgraded version of the Shahab-3, capable of reaching Eastern European countries like Bulgaria and Greece as well and Middle Eastern countries such as Israel, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. Eight shorter range Zelzal and Fateh missiles were also launched.

The Iranians have been under international pressure to withraw from their plans of achieving nuclear proficiency, but have rejected putting a hold on their programme and have also been moving forward with their rocketry programme.

The test is believed to have been a reaction to Israeli and American military exercises, which the Iranian government believed to be training for an attack on facilities related to the Iranian nuclear development programme. In addition to these tests, Iran's first indigenous satellite launch attempt, which will place the Omid spacecraft into low Earth orbit, is expected immanently. A successful satellite launch would demonstrate that Iran's missiles have global reach.

The tests have been widely criticised by the international community. The British government stated that it "underlines the need for Iran to comply with its international obligations on the nuclear issue", and that the test was "unwelcome". The French ministry of defence suggested that "these missile tests can only reinforce the concerns of the international community", and the German government described the exercise as "regrettable". Israeli housing minister Ze'ev Boim told the Israeli parliament that Israel should "prepare itself to do what is needed to do", implying the need for a military resolution.

The United States government claims that the test was "evidence that the missile threat is not an imaginary one". American presidential candidate John McCain suggested that it justified US proposals to construct a missile defence system in Eastern Europe, whilst his opponent Barack Obama described Iran's missile programme as a "great threat". Russia, however called for diplomacy, stating that they believe Iran to be "ready for negotiations", and Israel's Prime Minister issued a statement saying that he had "no desire for conflict or hostilities with Iran".


Iran : tir de missiles

Publié le 9 juillet 2008   Les Gardiens de la révolution, armée d'élite de l'Iran, ont tiré mercredi un missile capable d'atteindre Israël, suscitant la réaction des États-Unis au moment où les Américains et les Israéliens n'écartent plus l'option militaire dans la crise du nucléaire iranien. La chaîne de télévision iranienne affirme que neuf missiles ont fait l'objet d'un tir dans le cadre de manœuvres, notamment un « Shahab 3 équipé d'une charge traditionnelle, d'un poids d'une tonne et d'une portée de 2.000 km », soit un peu plus de deux fois la distance entre la frontière ouest de l'Iran et Israël. Le Shahab 3 avait été testé pour la première fois en novembre 2006.

Pour le porte parole de la Maison Blanche, Gordon Johndroe, « la production de missiles balistiques par l'Iran constitue une violation des résolutions du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU et est totalement incompatible avec les obligations de l'Iran » envers la communauté internationale. Et il ajoute que « les Iraniens devraient arrêter immédiatement le développement de missiles balistiques, qui peuvent être utilisés comme vecteur militaire pour une éventuelle arme nucléaire ». Pour le secrétaire d'État Condoleeza Rice, actuellement en Bulgarie, « c'est la preuve que la menace d'un missile iranien n'est pas le fruit de l'imagination ». La France se dit « préoccupée ».

Le président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a déclaré qu'il n'écarterait pas un affrontement militaire avec les États-Unis ou Israël. Il a fait aussi savoir qu'il ne prendrait pas au sérieux des menaces de deux pays qu'il assimile à des « scénarios stupides ».


L'Iran testa missile nucleare a lunga gittata; condanna degli USA

La televisione iraniana Al-Alam ha mandato in onda delle immagini che mostrano i Guardiani della rivoluzione, l'esercito dello stato islamico, intento a lanciare diversi missili, tra i quali lo «Shahab 3». Questo tipo di missile, con una gittata di oltre 2.000 chilometri, che pesa una tonnellata e può trasportare una testata nucleare, potrebbe essere l'arma di punta nell'attacco ad Israele.

Insieme allo Shahab, sono stati testati altri due missili: lo Zelzal, con una gittata di 400 chilometri e Fateh, la cui gittata è di "appena" 170 chilometri.

Hossein Salami, comandante dell'esercito, ha annunciato: «Lo scopo di queste esercitazioni è di mostrare che siamo pronti a difendere l'integrità della nazione iraniana». «I nostri missili sono pronti a colpire ovunque e in qualunque momento. Che il nemico non ripeta gli errori del passato: lo abbiamo sotto tiro».

Le esercitazioni militari iraniane sono state condannate sia dagli Stati Uniti d'America che dall'Italia; il portavoce della Casa Bianca, Gordon Johndroe, ha detto: «La produzione di missili balistici da parte dell’Iran costituisce una violazione delle risoluzioni del Consiglio di sicurezza dell’Onu ed è completamente in contrasto con gli obblighi dell’Iran».

Per l'Italia, parla il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Franco Frattini, in visita proprio in Israele, che dichiara: «La comunità internazionale ha interesse a bloccare questa escalation in modo definitivo». Il test missilistico, inoltre, «chiarisce, ancora una volta, di cosa stiamo parlando».

«Sono missili di gittata medio-lunga e sono molto pericolosi», ha aggiunto il titolare della Farnesina, il quale, informato dalle autorità israeliane, ha riferito come queste siano preoccupate dalle manovre degli iraniani. Per Frattini, infine, queste sono preoccupazioni «serie e fondate».


Iran determined to continue with nuclear program

The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, announced Saturday the resolve of his country to proceed with the development of nuclear energy. He stated that Iran would not pursue nuclear weapons.

Mr. Ahmadinejad also noted that he was willing to allow international inspection of his program, and reaffirmed his claim of its peaceful nature.

At the UN conference,  Mr. Ahmadinejad made clear that he felt that Iran had a right to nuclear energy, and that the nations of world practiced "nuclear apartheid" by refusing to let Iran pursue this course. "We're not going to cave in to the excessive demands of certain powers," he said, refusing to yield to international pressure to halt his country's nuclear course.

He said that talks should be restarted, this time including other nations such as South Africa.

The speech was not in line with what the US and others want for Iran; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned the UN that Iran's nuclear ambitions were dangerous. One British official was quoted as saying "This was an unhelpful speech on which we will now want to consult our partners on the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors."

The IAEA is slated to begin a discussion on Iran's nuclear program in Vienna on Monday.


イラン、核開発を続けることを決定

イランのマフムード・アフマディーネジャード大統領は、イラクは核エネルギー開発を進めることを決定したと17日、国際連合（国連）総会での演説で発表した。同時に、アフマディーネジャード大統領は、イラクは核兵器開発を行わないと述べた。

アフマディーネジャード大統領は、計画への国際査察を受け入れる意向を示し、この計画が平和目的であるとの主張を繰り返した。

国連総会での演説で、アフマディーネジャード大統領はイラクが核エネルギーを利用する権利をもっているとという意見を明確に述べ、この計画をイラクが推進することを拒むなら国際社会は「核のアパルトヘイト」を実行することになるとした。「強国による過剰な要求に我々は屈しないだろう」と大統領は述べ、イラクに核利用をやめさせようとする国際社会の圧力を拒絶した。

大統領は、核プログラムについての対話は再開されるべきだとし、今回は南アフリカなどの国も参加するべきだと述べた。8月にイランがウランの転換作業をはじめたことを受け、イギリス、ドイツ、フランスは合意違反であるとして、8月末から対話を拒絶している。

大統領の演説の内容は、アメリカ合衆国や他の国がイランに期待していたものとは違っていた。コンドリーザ・ライス米国務長官は国連に対し、イラクが核をもちたいとする意欲は危険であると警告していた。あるイギリス政府高官は「国際原子力機関(IAEA)での仕事仲間にすぐ相談したくなるような、実りのない演説だった」と語ったと伝えられている。

IAEAは19日、本部のあるウィーンで理事会を開幕した。イラクの核開発計画が議論される予定。日本経済新聞などによると、イギリス、ドイツ、フランスは、国連安全保障理事会へのイラン問題の付託を目指し、他の理事国に働きかけを行っている。一方、エルバラダイIAEA事務局長は、冒頭演説で、イランの核政策を批判する一方、理事国に付託を回避しIAEAの枠内で事態を解決への努力を呼びかけた。

英語版ウィキニュースの翻訳に基づきます。


Iran będzie kontynuował swój program atomowy

Prezydent w:Iranu, Mahmud Ahmadineżad, ogłosił w sobotę decyzję o kontynuacji przez Iran programu rozwoju energii atomowej. Jednocześnie stwierdził, że jego państwo nie zamierza produkować broni nuklearnej.

Ahmadineżad poinformował także, że zgodzi się na międzynarodową inspekcję swojego programu, by w ten sposób potwierdzić swoje pokojowej zamiary Iranu.

Na konferencji podczas szczytu ONZ, Ahmadineżad dosadnie zaznaczył, że Iran ma prawo do produkcji energii atomowej i że protestujące przeciwko temu kraje prowadzą politykę nuklearnego apartheidu. Nie zamierzamy ulegać przesadnym żądaniom ze strony wiadomych sił – powiedział prezydent Iranu w odpowiedzi na międzynarodowe naciski, by jego kraj wstrzymał program nuklearny.

Rozmowy na temat irańskiego programu atomowego, zdaniem Ahmadineżada, powinny rozpocząć się na nowo, ale tym razem z udziałem innych państw, takich jak RPA.

Prezydent Iranu ma jednak zupełnie inne zdanie niż przedstawiciele Stanów Zjednoczonych. Sekretarz Stanu USA, Condoleezza Rice, ostrzegła członków ONZ, że atomowe ambicje Iranu mogą okazać się niebezpieczne.

Międzynarodowa Agencja Energii Atomowej ma dyskutować w poniedziałek w Wiedniu na temat programu nuklearnego Iranu.


Iran dismisses United Nations resolution imposing sanctions

A unanimously passed United Nations Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran has been dismissed by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a "piece of paper." Ahmadinejad said that it is in "the best interest of the West" to have a "nuclear Iran" and that Iran will not stop enriching uranium.

"It is a piece of torn paper ... by which they aim to scare Iranians ... It is in the Westerners' interests to live with a nuclear Iran," said Ahmadinejad.

Ahmadinejad also goes on to say that anyone who "backs" the U.N. resolution will "soon regret" their acts. He also added that in "February, Iranians will celebrate" the nation becoming a nuclear power.

"This resolution will not harm Iran and those who backed it will soon regret their superficial act. Iranians are neither worried nor uncomfortable with the resolution ... we will celebrate our atomic achievements in February," added Ahmadinejad.

On December 23, 2006, the U.N. stated that the resolution is "determined to give effect to its unmet 31 July demand that Iran suspend all uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing activities. The Security Council today imposed sanctions on that country [Iran], blocking the import or export of sensitive nuclear material and equipment and freezing the financial assets of persons or entities supporting its proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or the development of nuclear-weapon delivery systems," reported the press release on the U.N.'s website.

The U.N. also said that Iran must suspend all uranium enrichment and that the sanction would be lifted if the country complies with the U.N..

"Unanimously adopting resolution 1737 (2006) under Article 41 of the Charter’s Chapter VII, the Council decided that Iran should, without further delay, suspend the following proliferation sensitive nuclear activities:  all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development; and work on all heavy-water related projects, including the construction of a research reactor moderated by heavy water. The halt to those activities would be verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)."

The U.N. also stated that "specifically, all States [countries] should prevent the supply, sale or transfer, for the use by or benefit of Iran, of related equipment and technology, if the State determined that such items would contribute to enrichment-related, reprocessing or heavy-water related activities, or to the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems. The Council decided it would terminate the measures if Iran fully complied with its obligations, or adopt additional ones and possible further decisions if the country did not."

Iran also said that beginning on "Sunday morning, we [Iran] will begin activities at Natanz" which has "3,000 centrifuges" which they "will drive them with full speed" in response to the U.N.'s resolution.

"From Sunday morning, we will begin activities at Natanz, the site of 3,000-centrifuge machines, and we will drive it with full speed. It will be our immediate response to the resolution," said Ali Larijani, the top nuclear negotiator for Iran.

The U.N. will review the resolution and Iran's activities in 60 days.


Nucléaire iranien : Ahmadinejad défie l'ONU

Après le vote à l'ONU de la résolution 1737 à l'unanimité, qui impose à l'Iran des sanctions affectant le commerce de matériaux et technologies dangereux visant à l'amener à cesser d'enrichir de l'uranium, activité qui peut produire du combustible utilisé pour fabriquer des bombes, la réponse a été immédiate. Par la voix de son président, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, la république islamique a indiqué qu'elle condamnait cette résolution, la qualifiant de « morceau de papier déchiré pour diviser les rangs du peuple », et qu'elle comptait accélérer dès maintenant les travaux pour installer 3 000 centrifugeuses afin d'enrichir l'uranium sur le site de Natanz. Cette action, qui concernerait des applications civiles, est fortement soupçonnée de n'être qu'une étape vers la fabrication d'armes nucléaires.

L'Iran a aussi cette résolution d'illégale car elle outrepasserait les prérogatives du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU et en a profité pour pointer du doigt Israël, qui détient sans doute l'arme nucléaire, comme semblent l'indiquer les récentes déclarations de son Premier ministre, Ehud Olmert. Poussant la provocation vis-à-vis de la communauté internationale, l'Iran a également promis que cette « action n'affectera pas le peuple iranien » et que les signataires vont « bientôt regretter leur action superficielle et triviale », et que l'Iran organiserait une grande fête de la nucléarisation du régime. Certains députés iraniens ont d'orès et déjà demandé la fermeture de l'ambassade du Royaume-Uni ainsi que l'expulsion des diplomates britanniques, français, allemand et russe. Le ministre français des Affaires étrangères, Philippe Douste-Blazy a mis en garde l'Iran contre un isolement total du régime sur France-Inter : « Je ne peux pas penser un instant que l'ensemble des autorités iraniennes puissent décider de l'isolement total de leur pays. Je crois au contraire que leur intérêt est de se tourner vers la négociation ».


Iran election going to run-off, challenger alleges fraud

Friday's elections whittled Iran's field of presidential candidates from eight to two, but the incredibly close vote has led to the scheduling of an unprecedented runoff to be held next Friday.

Candidates Mahmoud Ahmadizezhad and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will square off next week --- unless candidate Mehdi Karroubi has his way.  Karroubi has alleged voting irregularities and has called on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to investigate.  Karroubi alleges that members of the unelected Guardian Council and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps conspired to rig votes.  These charges were seconded late Saturday by reformist candidate Mostafa Moin, who had been leading in some pre-election polls but placed third in Friday's vote.

For an example of the inconsistent vote tallies, see (official Iranian News Agency reports)

Note that while Conservative Mahmoud Ahmadizezhad won 650,000 votes, the total tally rose only by 350,000.


Bei der Präsidentenwahl im Iran kommt es zu einer Stichwahl

Teheran (Iran), 18.06.2005 – Erstmals seit der islamischen Revolution von 1979 kam bei einer Präsidentenwahl im Iran kein Kandidat im ersten Wahlgang auf die erforderliche Mehrheit. Der gemäßigte konservative Geistliche und Ex-Präsident Ali Akbar Haschemi Rafsandschani kam laut Aussagen des Wächterrats auf 21 Prozent der Stimmen.

Mohammad Chatemi, der amtierende Präsident, darf laut Verfassung nach zwei Amtszeiten nicht mehr antreten. Um seine Nachfolge bewerben sich neben Rafsandschani weitere sechs Kandidaten, die zur Wahl zugelassen wurden. Viele Kandidaten, darunter alle 89 Frauen, die sich registrieren lassen wollten, wurden nicht zur Wahl zugelassen.

Mahmud Ahmadinedschad, der konservative Ex-Bürgermeister von Teheran, kam im ersten Wahlgang auf gut 19 Prozent. Jeweils 14 Prozent votierten für den Reformer Mustafa Moin und den als Hardliner eingestuften Ex-Polizeichef Mohammed Baker Kalibaf. Es sind noch nicht alle Stimmzettel ausgezählt. Anhänger von Mahmud Ahmadinedschad sind der Meinung, ihr Kandidat könne als Sieger des ersten Wahlgangs hervorgehen, wenn auch in Teheran alle Stimmen ausgezählt sind.

Etwa 47 Millionen Bürger waren zur Wahl aufgerufen. Nach offiziellen Angaben beteiligten sich schätzungsweise 32 Millionen Menschen an der Wahl. Verschiedene Oppositionsgruppen hatten zum Wahlboykott aufgerufen. Das Ergebnis des ersten Wahlgangs gilt als Überraschung. Die Stichwahl zwischen den zwei führenden Kandidaten des ersten Wahlgangs wird am 24. Juni stattfinden.