EUA, UE e Israel reanudan ayudas y levantan sanciones económicas contra Palestina

Este lunes (18) se ha anunciado que la Unión Europea comenzará a enviar de nuevo millones de dólares de ayuda extranjera a Palestina. La ayuda suministrada a la Autoridad Nacional Palestina, había sido suspendida hace 15 meses cuando Hamás obtuvo el control de la zona. El anuncio viene después de que el presidente palestino Mahmoud Abbas designara un nuevo gobierno de emergencia en respuesta a la toma de la Franja de Gaza por parte de Hamás.

La decisión tomada por el jefe de política exterior de la Unión Europea Javier Solana en Luxemburgo, fue motivada por el retiro de Hamás del gobierno palestino. El Ministro de Exterior de Luxemburgo, Jean Asselborn, ha dicho que regresará la confianza en el nuevo gobierno y que "la pregunta de hoy es: ¿cómo podemos ayudar a 1,4 millones de personas en Gaza?".

El nuevo ministro de información y justicia palestino, Riyad al-Malki, ha dicho al respecto que "hay unos pasos alentadores. Esperamos que estos pasos sean dados rápidamente".

Tanto los Estados Unidos como Israel han afirmado que levantarán las sanciones económicas contra Palestina. Israel ha retenido unos US$55 millones mensuales en impuestos de aduana y ha recibido en su nombre desde que Hamás tomó el poder cerca de US$550 millones, debido a ello Israel informó que está considerando liberar dicho dinero.

Ehud Olmert, Primer Ministro de Israel, arribó a Estados Unidos este fin de semana y planea discutir la situación de Gaza con el Presidente George Bush mañana. Desde su llegada, informó a los reporteros que "Israel será un auténtico aliado del nuevo gobierno palestino".

Israel y los EUA han dicho que apoyan el nuevo gobierno contra Hamás. Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea e Israel consideran a Hamás como un grupo terrorista ya que han asesinado a cientos de israelíes con bombas suicidas.


L'Union européenne, les États-Unis et Israël pour la reprise des aides et la levée des sanctions contre la Palestine

L'Union européenne a annoncé hier[1] que plusieurs millions de dollars relevant de l'aide internationale seront versés à la Palestine. L'aide à l'Autorité palestinienne avait été préventivement suspendue il y a 15 mois lorsque le Hamas en avait pris le contrôle. Cette annonce vient le lendemain de l'annonce par le Président Mahmoud Abbas de la création d'un gouvernement d'urgence nationale en réponse à la prise de contrôle de la bande de Gaza par le Hamas.
L'annonce a été faite au Luxembourg par le haut représentant pour la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune, Javier Solana, et elle stipule que ce changement est du au fait que le Hamas ne fait plus désormais partie du gouvernement palestinien. Le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn a déclaré : « nous devons absolument supporter » le nouveau gouvernement en Cisjordanie et que « la question du jour est : comment pouvons nous-aider les 1,4 million de personnes à Gaza ? »
Riyad al-Malki, nouveau ministre palestinien de l'information et de la justice, a commenté l'événement en indiquant : « il y a des étapes encourageantes. Nous espérons qu'elles seront mises rapidement en œuvre ».
Les États-Unis d'Amérique et Israël ont aussi indiqué qu'ils lèveraient leurs sanctions économiques envers la Palestine. Israël a ainsi retenu quelques 55 millions USD de droits de douane collectés au nom de la Palestine avant que le Hamas ne prenne le pouvoir, dont le total s'élève à 550 millions USD, et indique considérer l'option de remboursement. Ehud Olmert, Premier ministre israélien, a gagné les États-Unis en fin de semaine dernière et a prévu de discuter de la situation de Gaza avec le Président américain, George Bush aujourd'hui[2]. A son arrivée, il a informé les journalistes qu'« Israël serait un partenaire sincère du nouveau gouvernement palestinien. »
Israël et les États-Unis ont déclaré soutenir le nouveau gouvernement contre le Hamas. Ce dernier est considéré comme un groupe terroriste par l'Union européenne, les États-Unis d'Amérique et Israël en raison des attentats-suicides faisant des centaines de morts israéliens.

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European Commission approves the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has publically-approved the accession of candidate countries Bulgaria and Romania, which are set to join the EU on January 1, 2007. The approval comes after Bulgaria and Romania completed accession  negotiations in June and December respectively, and the text for the Accession Treaty was completed earlier this month.

The next step before accession will be the approval of the Accession Treaty by the European Parliament on April 13, before the document is expected to be signed on April 25.

Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, who is from Finland, said that the EC's approval marks a new stage in the relations between the EU and the two candidate countries, and gives a clear message that the Commission welcomes Bulgaria and Romania into the European family.

However, Rehn also said that the two countries have a lot left to be done until their accession in less than two years. The release states that, "The Commission will continue to carefully monitor whether the two countries respect their engagements and obligations until accession and will support the two with all the instruments at its disposal."

Another important mention was that of the safeguard clause, which means that if any of the two countries do not meet their reform fulfillments and there are serious problems with their progress respecting their obligations, the EU can postpone accession by one year, to 2008.

The Romanian prime minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, responded to the approval by saying that, "The EC approval for the Accession Treaty confirms Romania is fulfilling its commitments and that the country is on schedule with the integration process."


Comisia Europeană aprobă aderarea Bulgariei şi României

23 februarie 2005 Bruxelles, Belgia —

Comisia Europeană, ramura executivă a Uniunii Europene, a aprobat public aderarea țărilor candidate Bulgaria și România, urmând ca acestea să adere la Uniunii Europeană pe 1 ianuarie 2007. Aprobarea intervine după încheierea negocierilor de aderarea de către Bulgaria și România în iunie și respectiv decembrie, și după finalizarea textului pentru Tratatul de Aderare.

Următorul pas înaintea aderării efective va fi validarea Tratatului de Aderare de către Parlamentul European la 13 aprilie a.c., urmând ca documentul să fie semnat la 25 aprilie.

Olli Rehn, Comisarul European pentru Extindere (Finlanda), consideră că aprobarea CE marchează o nouă eră în relațiile dintre UE și cele două state candidate, și reprezintă un mesaj clar prin care Bulgaria și România sunt bine venite în familia europeană.

Totuși, Rehn a precizat și că cele două țări au încă mult de lucru până la aderare în mai puțin de doi ani. "Comisia va continua să monitorizeze cu atenție respectarea de către cele două țări a angajamentelor și obligațiilor acestor până la aderare și va continua să le  sprijine cu toate instrumentele pe care le are la dispoziție", se precizează în comunicatul de presă.

În comunicatul de presă s-au făcut referiri și la clauza de salvgardare, care este pusă în aplicare când se constată că cele două țări nu întrunesc criteriile de aderare și că există probleme în respectarea angajamentelor acestora, și prin care UE poate amâna aderarea cu un an, până în 2008.

Premierul român, Călin Popescu Tăriceanu, a răspuns la comunicat spunând că, "Aprobarea de către Comisie a Tratatului de Aderarea confirmă faptul că România își îndeplinește angajamentele luate" și că țara sa se încadrează în programul procesului de integrare.


European Parliament approves accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the EU

The European Parliament has today approved the signing of the Accession Treaties of Romania and Bulgaria, effectively endorsing their accession to the European Union. The parliament voted on the Romanian Accession Treaty with 497 positive votes, 93 negative votes and 71 abstentions. Bulgaria received a slightly more positive message, with 522 votes in favour of its Accession Treaty, 70 negative votes and 69 abstentions.

After this vote, which was legally-binding, the two countries will sign their Accession Treaties on April 25, when they will move from being candidate countries to accession countries - that is, from April 25, the two countries will send observers to the European Parliament and will receive larger amounts of pre-accession funding.

The approval of the Accession Treaty is a very positive signal for Romania and Bulgaria, confirming their progress towards EU accession until this stage. Both countries started negotiations with the EU in 2000, and completed them in 2004.

The approval of the Treaty is expected to encourage greater foreign investment to the two countries. Already, the fact that they were EU candidate countries has made them more competitive than their southeastern European neighbours. For example, Romania received $5.5 billion of foreign investment in 2004, triple the amount received in 2003. Bulgaria also attracted $2.54 billion, the highest per-capita amount in the region. Stocks have also risen, with the Bucharest-based BET10 exchange rising 84% in the last 12 months, and Sofia's Sofix rising 69%.

Also, the countries will benefit from a greater role within the European Union. They will send observers to the European Parliament from April 25, which will be able to take place in debates, even though they will not have voting power. Also, the countries will receive more funding between 2005 and 2007.

This step was one of the largest hurdles that the two countries faced before accession in 2007. Once the Accession Treaty has been signed, the only way that accession can be postponed is through the implementation of a safeguard clause by the European Commission, which can take place if either of the two countries are unprepared for joining the EU in key areas or have major problems with the last phases of accession.

However, despite the positive effects of the Accession Treaty vote, Romania and Bulgaria still have a significant amount of work to do in order to be fully prepared to join the EU in 2007. The establishment of an independent judiciary is a major issue in both countries, as is corruption. Additionally, the European Parliament has notified Bulgaria that it must deal with organised crime in a more dynamic manner. In the case of Romania, the EU has said that more progress must be made in bringing competition law up to EU standards, as well as protecting the environment and reducing state aid to loss-making industries such as the steel sector.

Olli Rehn, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, said that "These countries still have a lot to do. They have criteria to fulfill so the safeguard clause doesn't kick in." If the safeguard clause is implemented, accession will be postponed until 2008. However, in the case of Bulgaria, the safeguard clause can only be implemented if all 25 member states vote unanimously on it. In the case of Romania, only a majority vote is needed.

In either case, analysts are predicting that both countries would have to face very major problems in key areas for the safeguard clause to go into effect.


Bulgarien und Rumänien können der EU beitreten

Brüssel (Belgien) / Sofia (Bulgarien) / Bukarest (Rumänien), 14.04.2005 – Die Weichen sind gestellt: Die Länder Bulgarien und Rumänien können ab 2007 der Europäischen Union beitreten. Das EU-Parlament hat mit großer Mehrheit dem Beitritt beider Länder zugestimmt. Für Bulgarien stimmten 522 Abgeordnete, 70 waren dagegen, Rumänien erhielt 497 Pro-Stimmen und 93 Nein-Stimmen.

Das EU-Parlament hat den Ländern zusätzliche Bedingungen für den Beitritt gestellt: Es besteht die Forderung nach weiteren demokratischen Reformen. Festgemacht wurden die Bedingungen in einer so genannten Schutzklausel. Sollten die Forderungen nicht umgesetzt werden, sieht die Klausel vor, den Beitritt zu verschieben.


Rumunia i Bułgaria członkami Unii Europejskiej od 2007 roku

Parlament Europejski zaakceptował dzisiaj podpisanie Traktatu Akcesyjnego rozszerzającego Unię Europejską o dwa nowe państwa - Rumunię i Bułgarię. Podpisanie traktatu zostało przewidziane na 25 kwietnia br. i oba państwa staną się państwami akcesyjnymi, tj. będą mogli wysłać swoich przedstawicieli na obserwację pracy Parlamentu Europejskiego.

Podczas głosowania w parlamencie, decyzja o podpisaniu rumuńskiego Traktatu Akcesyjnego otrzymała 497 pozytywnych głosów i 93 negatywne - 71 posłów wstrzymało się od głosowania. Lepiej wypadła Bułgaria, która otrzymała 522 głosy poparcia i 70 sprzeciwów - 69 posłów wstrzymało się od głosowania. Oba państwa rozpoczęły negocjacje z Unią w 2000 roku i zakończyły je w 2004.

Olli Rehn, minister od spraw rozszerzenia Unii powiedział, że państwa te dalej mają sporo roboty. Muszą wypełnić jeszcze wiele postawianych przed nimi wymagań - jeżeli tego nie dokonają, Unia zostanie poszerzona dopiero w 2008 roku, wykorzystując specjalną klauzulę bezpieczeństwa. Do 2007 roku Bułgaria musi poradzić sobie z problemem zorganizowanej przestępczości, a Rumunia musi poprawić poziom ochrony środowiska i zmniejszyć dotacje dla upadających sektorów przemysłowych, m.in. produkcji stali.


European Union demands release of Belarusian opposition leader

The European Union (EU) has demanded the release of Alexandr Kozulin, a Belarusian opposition leader arrested during a protest rally in Minsk. Kozulin was one of the leaders in a series of rolling protests against the recent election victory of President Alexander Lukashenko.

The EU president is "appalled by the violence used against demonstrators by the Belarusian authorities," it said in a statement. "It expresses serious concern about the arrest of demonstrators and members of the democratic opposition, including presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin, and demands their immediate release," the statement said.

Reports indicate that the streets of Minsk have settled to a "peaceful standstill" on Sunday, after riot police moved in to break up a protest rally - a day after reports that police brutally dispersed large crowds in the capital. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. During a rally on Saturday, Alexander Kozulin was "pulled out of a car by police and taken away."

Kozulin's spokeswoman Nina Shedlovskaya said he had been beaten by police. On Sunday, Kozulin's wife, Irina, described his condition was "OK." "The rescue squad wasn't called for him," she told the Associated Press. Also Sunday, about 80 pro-Lukashenko youth activists picketed the U.S. Embassy in Minsk, shouting "Hands off Belarus." Russian news agencies report that the Polish Embassy was also picketed.

Kozulin was detained as protesters marched on a jail holding others detained during what is being called "the biggest protests in Belarus for ten years." Belarus Independent Media Centre reports that the "arrest of 460 people in the protest tent camp on Friday morning had provoked the population and strengthened the general protest mood in Belarus."

The Belarus IMC report says: "More than 5000 people gathered on Saturday in the centre of Minsk for the demonstration which had been announced. Authorities opposed the protest with all available police forces, special services and the army."

Demonstrators demand a repeat of last week's election poll. Mr Lukashenko, President of Belarus since 1994, has been widely accused of pursuing "Soviet-style policies, closing down the media and cracking down on rivals." President Lukashenko contends the United States and Western European countries are giving financial and moral support to the opposition group.

EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner also demanded that Belarus release members of the opposition.
"I urge the Belarussian government to adhere to the rules of democracy," Ferrero-Waldner was quoted as saying. "If the Belarussian government does not show remorse, visa bans will probably be sharpened. In concrete terms, that means that those responsible will not be able to travel to EU member states. Foreign assets of Belarussian lawmakers could also be frozen. It's important that sanctions do not hurt the people."

Alexander Milinkevich, Belarus's main opposition leader, praised Belarussians who have been protesting since the election. However he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Lukashenko's government.


EU:s president säger att han är "förskräckt över det våld som används av vitryska myndigheter mot demonstranter," i ett uttalande. "EU uttrycker allvarlig oro över arresterandet av demonstranter och medlemmar inom den demokratiska oppositionen, inklusive presidentkandidaten Aleksandr Kozulin och kräver att de frisläpps omedelbart," sades det i uttalandet.

Rapporter tyder på att gatorna i Minsk på söndagen återgick till ett fridfullt lugn efter att kravallpolis bröt upp protestdemonstrationerna - dagen efter att polisen brutalt hade skingrat folkmassorna i huvudstaden. Poliser i kravallutrustning stormade ett demonstrationståg på fredagen och förde bort hundratals demonstranter med lastbilar.

Under en demonstration på lördagen drogs Aleksandr Kozulin ut ur en bil och fördes bort av polisen. Kozulins taleskvinna Nina Shedlovskaya sa att han hade arresterats av polisen. På söndagen förklarade Kozulins hustru hans tillstånd som "OK". "Räddningsstyrkan kallades inte dit för honom," sa hon till Associated Press. På söndagen samlades även ett 80-tal unga prolukasjenkiska aktivister utanför den amerikanska ambassaden och ropade "Hands off Belarus." Ryska nyhetsbyråer rapporterar att folk även samlades utanför den polska ambassaden.

Kozulin häktades när demonstranter marscherade mot ett fängelse där andra häktats under vad som beskrivs som "de största protesterna i Vitryssland på tio år". Vitrysslands oberoende mediacenter (IMC) rapporterar att "arresterandet av 460 människor i demonstranternas tältläger på fredagen hade retat upp befolkningen och stärkt protestviljan i Vitryssland."

IMC rapporterar vidare att "mer än 5000 människor på lördagen samlades i Minsk centrum för den demonstration som hade planerats. Myndigheterna stoppade protesterna med alla tillgängliga polisstyrkor, specialstyrkor och armén."

Demonstranterna kräver att förra veckans val görs om. Aleksandr Lukasjenko, som har varit president sedan 1994 anklagas för att bibehålla sovjetiska policys genom att stänga media och trycka ned rivaler. Lukasjenko arbetar mot USA och västeuropeiska länder som ger finansiellt och moraliskt stöd till oppositionsgrupperna.

EU:s kommissionär Benita Ferrero-Waldner kräver också att Vitryssland släpper medlemmar ur oppositionen. "Jag uppmanar den vitryska regeringen att hålla fast vid demokratins regler," sa Ferrero-Waldner. "Om den vitryska regeringen inte visar ånger kommer visumreglerna fömodligen att skärpas. I konkreta termer innebär det att de ansvariga inte kommer att få resa till EU:s medlemsstater. Utländska tillgångar som ägs av vitryska lagstiftare kan komma att frysas. Det är dock viktigt att sanktionerna inte skadar människorna."

Alexandr Milinkevitj, Vitrysslands störste oppositionsledare, hyllade de vitryssar som hade protesterat sedan valet. Han medgav dock att antalet demonstranter inte var tillräckligt för att avsätta Lukasjenkos regering.

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Europeans go to the polls to elect Members of the European Parliament

Over the course of the last four days, people across the European Union went to the polls to elect Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) as part of the European Parliament election, 2009. Voting began on Thursday in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and parts of Ireland. It continued on Friday across the rest of Ireland and parts of the Czech Republic. On Saturday the countries of Cyprus, France (for part of Outre-mer), Italy (day 1), Latvia, Malta,  Slovakia and the Czech Republic all voted. On Sunday, the final day of polling, the remaing countries of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy (day 2), Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Sweden voted. Votes were released last night and will continue to be released over the course of today with the exception of Netherlands, which has broken rules and partialy released them on Friday.

The European Parliament is divided into constituencies, which have a group of representatives (the MEPs). Each constituency elects them proportionaly. The amount of MEPs representing a political party depends on the percentage of votes they gain. For example, if 50% of the electorate of a constituency vote for the x party then 50% of the MEPs in that constituency will be from the x party. In total there are 736 MEPs up for election by approximately 500,000,000 Europeans across 27 member states making it the largest transnational election in history.

The elections didn't quite go to plan across the Netherlands, as the European Commission have asked that Dutch officials give an explanation to results they released. As countries across Europe vote on different days, the results of the election can only be released on the last day (Sunday), so that the results in other countries will not influence the decission made by people in countries that are still voting. Despite this, the Netherlands released some of their results on Friday: 92% of the votes have currently been counted. Further controversy arose from the results themselves. Results so far show that far-right Dutch Member of Parliament, Geert Wilders's party the Party for Freedom (PVV), appears to have come second behind the Christian Democratic Appeal. Wilders is facing prosecution in the Netherlands for an anti Islamic statement and was refused entry to the United Kingdom on grounds of the intent to incite hatred.

It had initially been foreseen that the Treaty of Lisbon would have entered into force by the time of these elections, making them the first to be held under its provisions. However, primarily because of the failure of the referendum in Ireland, the framework established by the Treaty of Nice will be used again. Amongst other differences, the number of MEPs to be returned depends upon which rules are in effect: while 736 MEPs will be elected under the Nice rules, this number would have increased to 751 if the Lisbon Treaty were in force. A further change that Lisbon would have brought was an increase to the powers of Parliament, including powers over the appointment of the President of the European Commission.

In the previous election, German Hans-Gert Pöttering of the centre-right EPP-ED won with 34% and Martin Schulz of the Socialists came second with 26%. Despite this, during the last term the two leaders shared, each serving approximately two years in office.

Europeans have also been voting in local elections of County Councils in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

"United Kingdom elects first British National Party members of European Parliament" — Wikinews, June 8, 2009


Eurowybory: sukces prawicy w Europie; w Polsce wygrywa PO

Partie prawicowe odniosły sukces  w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego, w Polsce triumfowała Platforma Obywatelska, wchodząca w skład frakcji chadeckiej Europejskiej Partii Ludowej (EPL), która w europarlamencie będzie miała najwięcej mandatów.

Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza nad ranem podała wyniki z ponad 98,9 proc. obwodów do głosowania, z których wynika, że PO otrzymało 44,39 proc. głosów, PiS 27,41 proc., SLD-UP 12,33 proc., natomiast na PSL oddano 7,3 proc. Frekwencja wyniosła ponad 24,53 proc.

Przeliczając oddane głosy na mandaty w Parlamencie Europejski sytuacja prezentuje się następująco: PO – 25 mandaty, PiS – 15, SLD-UP – 7, PSL – 3. Wszystkie ugrupowania za wyjątkiem ludowców polepszyły swoje notowania w porównaniu z wyborami sprzed pięciu lat.

Chwilę po ogłoszeniu wstępnych wyników premier Donald Tusk powiedział - "Po pierwsze chciałem podziękować tym, którzy poszli zagłosować na silniejszą Polskę w Europie. Już od jutra Polska będzie odgrywała coraz większą rolę, bo zdecydowaliście się zagłosować. Jako szef PO chcę powiedzieć, że udało nam się poprawić wynik sprzed półtora roku, mimo że rządzimy w warunkach niełatwych, w czasach globalnego kryzysu. Rząd nie dostał żółtej kartki, dostaliśmy nowy kredyt zaufania. Za to zaufanie chciałem podziękować”.

Prawo i Sprawiedliwość mimo, iż wciąż liczy na poparcie powyżej 30 proc., nie kryje zadowolenia z wyników wyborów do europarlamentu. Jarosław Kaczyński sondażowe wyniki skomentował - "Nie jest źle. Dziękuję tym, którzy mieli odwagę głosować zgodnie ze swoim sumieniem. To nie są łatwe wybory dla PiS".

PSL natomiast liczy na lepszy rezultat w końcowych wynikach, gdyż regułą jest, że sondaże nie przedstawiają precyzyjnie wyników ludowców. Jest to spowodowane trudnościami ankieterów w dotarciu do wyborców zamieszkujących obszary wiejskie. Zdaniem Eugeniusza Kłopotka PSL może uzyskać niemal 10 proc. głosów.

Swoich przedstawicieli w europarlamencie nie będzie miało sześć komitetów: „Porozumienie dla Przyszłości” Centrolewica,
UPR, Libertas, Samoobrona, Prawica Rzeczypospolitej, Polska Partia Pracy, Polska Partia Socjalistyczna, Naprzód Polsko - Piast.

Wyniki z numeracją list wyborczych po przeliczeniu 98,9% głosów:

W głosowaniu wzięło udział 43 procent uprawnionych do głosowania Europejczyków, co stanowi najniższą frekwencję w historii wyborów do europarlamentu. Przedstawiciele prawicy zdobyli około 270 z 736 mandatów, socjaliści około 160. Trzecią z kolei grupą są liberałowie, którzy mogą liczyć na około 80 mandatów. Nowo tworzona grupa konserwatystów otrzyma około 60 miejsc.

Wyborcy w Europie wybrały łącznie 736 posłów. Uprawnionych do głosowania było około 325 milionów ludzi. Liczba europosłów przypadająca na kraj jest proporcjonalna do ludności każdego z państw. Tak więc Niemcom przysługuje najwięcej, bo 99 mandatów, a Malcie 5 miejsc w PE. Z naszego kraju wybierzemy 50 deputowanych spośród startujących 1301 kandydatów, wśród których jest 306 kobiet i 995 mężczyzn. Najmłodszy kandydat ma 21 lat, a najstarszy - 81.


Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimleri yapıldı

Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimleri dün tamamlandı. Sonuçlara göre sağ partiler oylarını artırdı. Seçimlerin olduğu tarihten bu yana en düşük katılım gerçekleşti. Seçimlere katılım oranı %43 oldu. Hollanda'nın sonuçları erken açıklamasından dolayı ceza alması bekleniyor.

Seçimlerde genel olarak milliyetçiler ve Hristiyan Demokratlar oylarını artırdı. Fransa ve Hollanda gibi bazı ülkelerde, Avrupa Birliğine aday ülke Türkiye'nin adaylığına karşı çıkan kampanyalar yürütüldü.  Sonuçlara göre, Avrupalı seçmenin iktidardaki partileri cezalandırdığı görüldü. Almanya'da Merkel'in partisi oylarını 6 puan azaltmasına rağmen yinede birinci parti olmayı başardı. İtalyada ise, fotoğraf kriziyle gündeme gelen Berlusconi'nin partisi oylarını artırdı.

Parlamento'ya yeni giren isimlerden biri de özel hayatıyla gündemden düşmeyen eski Fransız Bakan Dati oldu. Korsan Partisi de parlamento'da temsil hakkı kazandı. İlk defa türbanlı bir aday, Mahinur Özdemir de seçilerek, parlamentoya girmeye hak kazandı.

736 milletvekillinin dağılımı ise aşağıdaki gibi oldu.

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Evo Morales hoaxed by a Spanish Church-owned radio station

Evo Morales has fallen foul of a “bad taste joke” by a Catholic radio station joker who posed as the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero. The voice imitator telephoned Evo Morales to congratulate him for “joining the Cuban-Venezuelan axis” and asked him to make Spain his first international destination as president of Bolivia.

The journalist involved in the hoax is said to be an anti-socialist activist very critical of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and the government of Rodriguez Zapatero.

Erick Torrico, chairman of the Area of Communication and Journalism for the Andean University Simon Bolivar has rejected the action calling it “an offense that goes beyond the person” […] “It is an insult against the people of Bolivia, a major blunder which is also an attack against the dignity of the Spanish Prime Minister” and demanded a “clear explanation from the Government of Madrid about the incident that seems aimed to undermine the credibility of the president elect”.

Raul Penaranda, chairman of the weekly magazine “Epoca” said that the joke was “wrong, unethical, ill intentioned and irresponsible”

Rodriguez Zapatero later spoke to Morales to transmit to him a genuine message of congratulations from the Spanish government and stated that the call made by the imitator was “unacceptable.”

The Spanish government backed up the formal complaint made by the Bolivian embassy in Madrid to the Director of the Catholic Church as they considered that the call was an "offense to the Bolivian People".


Una broma de una estación radial católica española a Evo Morales causa tensión diplomática

Una broma telefónica al presidente electo de Bolivia Evo Morales ha causado malestar diplomático entre ese país y España.

El martes (20), Federico Jiménez Losantos, un imitador de la cadena radial COPE, perteneciente en un 50% a la Conferencia Episcopal Española, se hizo pasar por el presidente del Gobierno español José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero y felicitó al electo presidente por ganar las elecciones, lo invitó a unirse "de una manera triunfal al nuevo orden que queremos establecer en España y Latinoamérica", refiriéndose al supuesto "eje con los hermanos cubanos y el hermano Chávez" y agregó que le "encantaría que su primer viaje oficial fuera a España". Morales se creyó tanto la broma que en una rueda de prensa hizo pública la supuesta llamada de Rodríguez Zapatero, para sorpresa del ejecutivo español, que desmintió inmediatamente la comunicación telefónica.

El chiste causó molestia a ambos lados del Atlántico. El canciller boliviano Armando Loaiza afirmó que se trataba de "una ofensa que puede perturbar las relaciones bilaterales". Por su parte, un comunicado de la Oficina de Información Diplomática dice que "[El ministro Miguel Angel Moratinos] ha instado al señor nuncio [Manuel Monteiro] a que se tomen las medidas oportunas para que hechos deplorables de esta naturaleza no se vuelvan a producir, por el daño que causan a los intereses políticos y económicos de España". Loaiza recibió de Francisco Montalbán, embajador español en La Paz, las disculpas del Gobierno de su país por el incidente.

El miércoles, Morales recibió la llamada del auténtico jefe de Gobierno español: "El verdadero presidente Rodríguez Zapatero me llamó para felicitarme. Me invitó a España y me dijo que yo fije el día y la hora de esa visita", dijo a los medios.


Brincadeira telefônica causa pequeno incidente diplomático entre Espanha e Bolívia

Uma brincadeira telefônica com o Presidente eleito da Bolívia,  Evo Morales,  causou mal-estar diplomático entre esse país e a Espanha.

Terça-feira (20), um imitador  da cadeia   de rádio espanhola  COPE  fez-se passar pelo Primeiro-Ministro do Governo espanhol José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero e felicitou ao líder indígena por ganhar as eleições, convidando-o a unir-se "de uma maneira triunfal à novo ordem que se deseja estabelecer na Espanha e na América Latina", fazendo referência a um suposto "eixo com os irmãos cubanos e o irmão Chávez".

O humorista, fingindo ser Zapatero, ainda disse que ficaria encantado caso a primeira viagem oficial de Morales fosse à Espanha.

O Presidente da Bolívia pensou que a brincadeira fosse verdadeira e durante entrevista para imprensa mencionou  o suposto telefonema de Rodríguez Zapatero, para surpresa do político espanhol, que desmentiu ter feito tal telefonema assim que tomou conhecimento da história.

A anedota causou mal estar em  ambos os lados do Atlântico. O chanceler boliviano Armando Loaiza afirmou que se trata de "uma ofensa que pode perturbar as relações bilaterais".  O embaixador espanhol em La Paz, Francisco Montalbán, ofereceu  a    Loaiza as desculpas do Governo espanhol pelo incidente.

Na quarta-feira, Morales recebeu o telefonema, desta vez do autêntico chefe de Governo espanhol. "O verdadeiro presidente Rodríguez Zapatero me chamou para felicitar-me. Convidou-me a ir à Espanha e me pediu para que eu marque o dia e a hora dessa visita", avisou Morales à imprensa.


Evo Morales wins presidential elections in Bolivia

The New York Times has reported that Evo Morales has won presidential elections in Bolivia.  Morales ran on a campaign of restoring coca farming in Bolivia, in spite of the United States' program to wipe out coca growing (in an effort to reduce the cocaine business).  Morales is an Aymara Indian and former coca farmer himself.  Morales described his victory as a signal that "a new history of Bolivia begins, a history where we search for equality, justice and peace with social justice."

At 9pm last night Jorge Quiroga conceded defeat saying, "I congratulate Evo Morales."  The National Electoral Court had yet to confirm the votes as of Sunday night, but Morales is expected to win easily.  According to the Bolivian media based on exit polling, Morales is expected to receive 51 percent of the vote, compared to 30 percent for his nearest rival, Jorge Quiroga.

Evo Morales' government will be the first to be led by an indigenous president in the nation's history.  Morales' left of center policies, especially his support for the coca industry will likely not make him a popular Latin American figure for the Bush administration in the United States, who might be afraid of a closer alliance between Morales, Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, Fidel Castro of Cuba, and even the more moderate but still left-of-center Luiz Lula da Silva of Brazil.

Morales has commented saying that under his administration there will be "zero cocaine, zero narco-trafficking but not zero coca."  In addition to being against the U.S. policy of coca extermination, Morales is also against many of the neoliberal policies of the past Bolivian governments, including free trade agreements.  However he might have some difficulty getting through his new programs as the Movement Toward Socialism party to which he is a member did not win control of the congress.


Bolivien: Evo Morales siegt bei der Präsidentenwahl

La Paz (Bolivien) (Bolivien), 19.12.2005 – Der sozialistische Politiker Evo Morales hat die vorgezogene Präsidentenwahl in Bolivien gewonnen.

Ein offizielles Endergebnis wurde noch nicht veröffentlicht, Hochrechnungen signalisieren aber einen klaren Sieg von Evo Morales von der sozialistischen Partei MAS (Movimiento al Socialismo). Laut dieser Hochrechnungen entfielen auf Morales bei der Wahl am Sonntag etwa 50 Prozent der Stimmen. Andere Hochrechnungen sehen Morales bei 44,5 Prozent der Stimmen, vor dem konservativen Politiker Jorge Quiroga Ramírez, für den 34 Prozent der Wähler gestimmt haben sollen. Erreicht keiner der Kandidaten die absolute Mehrheit, so sieht die bolivianische Verfassung eine Wahl des Präsidenten durch das Parlament vor, die Mitte Januar stattfinden würde. Jorge Quiroga, dessen politisches Programm ein liberales Wirtschaftssystem und ein Festhalten an den Gesetzen gegen den Coca-Anbau vorsah, gestand in einer Fernsehansprache seine Niederlage ein.

Am späten Sonntagabend hatten bereits die anderen Präsidentschaftskandidaten ihre Niederlage erklärt. Zu den Zielen des 46-Jährigen Morales, der sich selbst als den Alptraum der USA bezeichnet, zählen eine größere staatliche Kontrolle über die Erdgasproduktion, sowie die Legalisierung des Coca-Anbaus. Evo Morales, der aus dem indigenen Aymara-Volk stammt, wird erster indigener Präsident eines Landes mit mehrheitlich indigener Bevölkerung. Die Präsidenten von Venezuela und Argentinien, Hugo Chávez und Néstor Kirchner, gehörten neben den Regierungen von Chile, Spanien und der Europäischen Union, zu den ersten, die Morales zu dessen Sieg gratulierten. Die US-Regierung gratulierte dem bolivianischen Volk verhalten für eine erfolgreiche Wahl und will abwarten, welche Politik der neue Präsident verfolgen wird. Zuvor hatte die US-Regierung sich besorgt über eine Präsidentschaft des Sozialisten geäußert, dessen Pläne zu Legalisierung des Coca-Anbaus, dem, von den USA geführten, Engagement gegen den Drogenanbau gegenüber stehen. So wurde Morales in der Vergangenheit von der US-Regierung als Drogendealer bezeichnet. Ausländische Energiekonzerne kündigten an, im Falle höherer Belastungen ihre Investitionen in Bolivien zu reduzieren. In einer Rede vor Anhängern kündigte Evo Morales an, dass er den Privatbesitz respektieren werde.

Auch aus den Parlamentswahlen, die zeitgleich stattfanden, geht die sozialistische MAS als stärkste Kraft hervor. Sowohl im Senat als auch im Unterhaus wird die MAS künftig etwa die Hälfte der Sitze stellen. Zweitstärkste Partei wird die konservativ-liberale Partei von Jorge Quiroga Ramírez.


Evo Morales es elegido presidente de Bolivia

El líder izquierdista y cocalero Evo Morales ha ganado las elecciones presidenciales en Bolivia, celebradas este domingo (18). Si bien la Corte Nacional Electoral (CNE) no ha publicado los resultados oficiales, Morales, del MAS, consiguió el 50,08% de los votos según el escrutinio oficial que aún no ha concluido, frente al 32,24% obtenido por su más cercano rival, el ex presidente Jorge Quiroga Ramírez, de la coalición derechista Podemos.

La noche del domingo, Quiroga y el centrista Samuel Doria (8,2% de los sufragios) reconocieron la victoria de Morales. El candidato de Podemos declaró: "La democracia boliviana está terminando un ciclo y construyendo uno nuevo (...) Los resultados que muestran las estimaciones iniciales de conteo rápido, también están señalando un camino que nos está dando esta democracia y felicito pública y abiertamente a don Evo Morales y a Álvaro García Linera, candidatos del MAS, por su resultado electoral".

Por su parte, Morales dijo "empieza la nueva historia en Bolivia, por la equidad en paz y por ese cambio que espera el pueblo boliviano (...) Hemos batido un récord histórico de votos. Quiero decirles a los aymaras, quechuas, guaraníes y chiriguanos que por primera vez vamos a ser presidente". Igualmente, expresó su descontento por la "depuración" en el censo electoral realizada por la CNE: "En vez que la Corte Electoral depure al pueblo boliviano, el pueblo boliviano debería depurar a la Corte Electoral… deberían renunciar".

Morales añadió: "El pueblo debe derrotar a los neoliberales… es importante el cambio, tenemos la enorme responsabilidad de cambiar nuestra historia y salimos de las urnas convencidas de que ese cambio será respetado porque la voz del pueblo es la voz de Dios. El movimiento indígena originario no es excluyente. Con nuestro gobierno se terminará la discriminación, el odio, el desprecio… queremos vivir juntos, en la unidad con la diversidad acabando con el estado colonial. El MAS jamás extorsiona ni extorsionará a empresarios que quieren invertir en nuestro país"

"Es verdad que antes nos mataron con bala y querían matarnos con mentiras… fracasaron felizmente… esas mentiras se han convertido en una campaña por el MAS y por Evo Morales. No somos de la cultura de la “guerra sucia”. La mentira se combate con la verdad. Es importante la paciencia, la honestidad, la consecuencia con el sentimiento y sufrimiento de las mayorías nacionales y ahora pasaremos a otra responsabilidad, que será conducir el país", agregó.

Además de presidente, el domingo se elegían congresistas y, por primera vez, prefectos (alcaldes). En el legislativo, las mismas encuestas hablan de un empate técnico entre el MAS y Podemos en el Senado (13 y 13 de 27 escaños, respectivamente), mientras que en la Cámara de Diputados la mayoría puede ser de los socialistas (65 de 130 escaños).

Si bien Morales afirmó que durante su gobierno luchará contra el narcotráfico planea mantener los cultivos de hoja de coca en Chapare (Cochabamba), zona de donde proviene buena parte de su caudal electoral. Igualmente, Morales, que tomará posesión de su cargo el 22 de enero, ha planteado la fiscalización de las empresas de hidrocarburos, controladas principalmente por transnacionales.

El mercado financiero internacional ya reaccionó a la noticia. En la Bolsa de Madrid, la acción de la petrolera española Repsol YPF, una de dichas transnacionales, caía 1,3% y quedaba en 24,8 euros a las 09:50 UTC del lunes.


ボリビア大統領選、エボ・モラレス氏の初当選が確実に

朝日新聞によると、南米のボリビアで18日 (UTC-4) に行われた大統領選挙で、左派の社会主義運動党 (MAS) のエボ・モラレス党首の当選が確実となった。TBSによると、選挙の最終結果は2006年1月12日の予定。

朝日新聞の伝えるロイター通信によると、地元のテレビ局による開票調査で、同候補が50%をやや越える得票を得た。対立候補のホルヘ・キロガ・ラミレス元大統領（右派・社会民主勢力）は31%だった。

共同電によるUSフロントラインニュースによると、同候補はボリビアの先住民出身。コカ栽培農家の指導者。反米主義者として知られ、キューバのフィデル・カストロ国家評議会議長やベネズエラのウゴ・チャベス大統領と親しいと言われる。大統領選では貧民層の支持を集めた。


Pesquisas feitas às saidas das urnas indicam que Evo Morales foi eleito Presidente da Bolívia

O líder esquerdista cocaleiro Evo Morales venceu a eleição presidencial da Bolívia, ocorrida neste último domingo (18).  A Corte Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) não publicou os resultados oficiais, porém as pesquisas feitas à saída das urnas pelos principais meios de comunicação afirmam que Morales, do Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), conseguiu  50,9% dos votos, enquanto que  seu principal adversário, o ex-Presidente Jorge Quiroga Ramírez, da coligação de direita Podemos teve 31,2%.

Ainda na noite de domingo, Quiroga e o candidato centrista Samuel Doria (8,2% dos votos) reconheceram a vitória de Morales. O candidato da coligação Podemos declarou: "A democracia boliviana está terminando um ciclo e construindo um novo (...) Os resultados mostrados pelas estimativas iniciais de contagem rápida, também estão assinalando um caminho que  esta democracia está nos dando, e felicito pública e abertamente a dom Evo Morales e a Álvaro García Linera, candidatos do MAS, pelo resultado eleitoral".

Por sua vez, Morales disse: "começa uma nova história na Bolívia, pela igualdade pacífica e por essa mudança que espera o povo boliviano (...) Batemos um recorde histórico de votos. Quero dizer aos aymaras, quechuas, guaranis e chiriguanos que pela primeira vez vamos ser Presidente".

Morales também disse: "O povo deve derrotar os neoliberais… é importante a mudança, temos a enorme responsabilidade de mudar nossa história e saímos das urnas convencidos de que essa mudança será respeitada porque a voz do povo é a voz de Deus. O movimento indígena originário não é excludente. Com nosso governo se terminará a discriminação, o ódio, o desprezo… queremos viver juntos, na unidade com a diversidade acabando com o estado colonial. O MAS jamais extorque nem extorquirá empresários que quiserem investir em nosso país".

"É verdade que antigamente nos matavam com  bala e que queriam nos matar com mentiras… fracassaram felizmente… Essas mentiras se converteram numa campanha pelo MAS e por Evo Morales. Não somos da cultura da guerra suja. A mentira se combate com a verdade. É importante a paciência, a honestidade, a conseqüência com o sentimento e sofrimento das maiorias nacionais e agora passaremos para outra responsabilidade, que será conduzir o país", acrescentou.

Além do Presidente, no domingo se foram eleitos os congressistas e, pela primeira vez, prefeitos. Para o legislativo, as mesmas enquetes falam de um empate técnico entre o MAS e o Podemos no Senado (13 cadeiras para cada um). Na eleição para a Câmara de Deputados a maioria pode ser dos socialistas (65 das 130 cadeiras).

Morales afirmou que durante seu governo lutará contra o narcotráfico mas que planeja manter os cultivos de folha de coca em Chapare (Cochabamba), zona de onde provém boa parte de seu volume eleitoral. Morales, que deve tomar posse no dia  22 de janeiro, também propôs a fiscalização das empresas de hidrocarbonetos, controladas principalmente por multinacionais.

O mercado financeiro internacional já reagiu à notícia. Na Bolsa de Madri, a ação da petroleira espanhola Repsol YPF caiu a 1,3% e ficou a em 24,8 euros às 09h50 UTC da segunda-feira.


Президентские выборы в Боливии

The New York Times сообщает, что Эво Моралес выиграл президентские выборы в Боливии. Моралес проводил свою предвыборную кампанию под лозунгом восстановления ферм по выращиванию коки в Боливии, в противовес проводимой США кампании борьбы против выращивания коки (в надежде на ограничение кокаинового бизнеса).
Моралес — индеец племени Аймара (Aymara) и в прошлом сам фермер по выращиванию коки. Моралес называет свою победу как сигнал, который: «начинает новую историю Боливии, историю, в которой мы будем устанавливать равенство, социальную справедливость и мир».

Оппонент Моралеса Хорхе Кирога (Jorge Quiroga) признал свое поражение, сказав: «Я поздравляю Эво Моралеса». Национальная избирательная комиссия объявит итоги выборов только в воскресенье, но Моралес считает, что он победил. Боливийские медия, основываясь на exit poll опросах, считают, что Моралес получил 51% голосов, его соперник Хорхе Кирога — 30%.

Эво Моралес будет первым президентом Боливии, происходящим из коренного населения Америки — индейцев. Моралес — левый политик, его поддержка производства коки не сделает его популярной политической фигурой Латинской Америки для президента США Джорджа Буша и его правительства. США опасаются тесного союза между Моралесом, президентом Венесуэлы Уго Чавесом (Hugo Chávez) и президентом Кубы Фиделем Кастро (Fidel Castro) и, возможно, с более умеренным президентом Бразилии Луисом Лула да Силва (Luiz Lula da Silva).

Моралес говорит, что под его управлением будет: «ноль кокаина, ноль наркотрафика, но не ноль коки». Моралес против политики США по искоренению коки, а также против неолиберальной политики прошлого Боливийского правительства, включая соглашения о свободной торговле. Однако, он может иметь трудности в реализации своей новой программы, так как он не имеет полного контроля над своей партией — «Движение к Социализму».

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Evo Morales ny president i Bolivia

Den vänsterinriktade kandidaten Evo Morales har vunnit söndagens presidentval i Bolivia. Det står klart sedan hans viktigaste motkandidater erkänt sig besegrade på söndagskvällen. Morales fick cirka 51 procent av rösterna. Han blir därmed den förste presidenten i Bolivia från landets ursprungsbefolkning.

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Ex-CIA Director George Tenet's memoir published

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, George Tenet has released his memoir, At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA.

The book outlines Tenet's version of 9/11, the War on Terrorism, the 2001 War in Afghanistan, the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war, rough interrogation and other events.

Tenet spoke about his memoir on 60 Minutes yesterday, outlining the contents of his book including allegations that are contrary to the George W. Bush administration positions.

Tenet faced accusations of hypocrisy from former espionage officials on the book's release date, for not speaking out earlier against the White House's push to invade Iraq.

An error was found in the book where a key conversation with then Pentagon advisor Richard Perle on September 12, 2001, in which Tenet claims Perle told him that "Iraq had to pay for the attack" could not have occurred as Perle was stranded in Paris and didn't return to Washington, D.C. until three days later.


George Tenet, ancien directeur de la CIA, publie ses mémoires

George Tenet, ancien directeur de la Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), de juillet 1997 à juillet 2004, a publié, lundi 30 avril 2007, un livre de mémoires intitulé At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA, titre qu'on pourrait traduire, en français, par « Dans l'œil du cyclone : mes années à la CIA ». L'ouvrage [1] est publié par l'éditeur HarperCollins, affilié à l'empire de presse de Rupert Murdoch, et compte 576 pages [2]. Un commentaire substantiel du livre était paru vendredi 27 avril dans les colonnes du quotidien The New York Times, qui s'était procuré une épreuve.

La veille de la parution, M. Tenet, pour assurer la promotion de son ouvrage, était apparu dans le cadre de l'émission télévisée 60 Minutes, diffusée sur le réseau CBS. L'ancien directeur de la CIA était interrogé par le journaliste Scott Pelley [3], dans les locaux de l'université de Georgetown, à Washington, DC. La publication du livre et l'apparition de son auteur dans l'un des magazines les plus populaires de la télévision américaine constituent un événement, près de trois ans après le départ de M. Tenet de la tête de la CIA, et alors qu'il avait jusqu'ici conservé le silence sur les huit années passées à la tête de cette agence de renseignement.

Le principale révélation de cet ouvrage semble être que, selon les vues de M. Tenet, il n'y aurait pas eu de réel débat, au sein de l'administration Bush, sur l'existence d'une réelle menace présentée par le régime de Saddam Hussein, avant de prendre la décision d'envahir l'Irak, au début de l'année 2003. Il réserve ses attaques les plus sévères au vice-président Dick Cheney, qu'il semble voir comme le principal responsable de sa mise à l'écart en juillet 2004, tandis que lui-même semble se percevoir comme un « bouc émissaire » des erreurs commises dans l'appréciation de la situation en Irak.

S'il est sévère avec le vice-président, M. Tenet reste toutefois indulgent avec le président George W. Bush, présenté sous un jour favorable sous sa plume.

Les commentateurs ont par ailleurs relevé une erreur factuelle dans l'ouvrage de M. Tenet, qui prêtait à Richard Perle, président de la Commission consultative sur la politique de défense (Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee) auprès du département de la Défense, qui lui aurait dit, le 12 septembre 2001, au lendemain des attentats du 11 septembre 2001, que « l'Irak devrait payer pour cette attaque ». Or il s'est avéré que Richard Perle n'avait pu tenir ces propos à la date indiquée, puisqu'il se trouvait en France à ce moment-là et n'était revenu à Washington que le 15 septembre. George Tenet est revenu sur cette erreur factuelle, lundi 30 avril, en indiquant au journaliste Tom Brokaw qu'il avait pu se tromper de quelques jours mais qu'il était certain que cette conversation avait eu lieu à cette époque.

Par ailleurs, M. Tenet justifie complètement les programmes de détentions secrètes, par la CIA, de terroristes ou supposés terroristes, telles qu'ils ont été pratiqués notamment dans des pays européens membres de l'OTAN.


Execution deadline for kidnapped journalists expires

Iraqi terrorists extended the ultimatum by calling Romanian Prima TV, the station where two of the kidnapped journalists worked. The news director of Prima TV Dan Dumitru, said he received a call from Iraq on late Tuesday, in which he spoke both to the kidnappers and the journalists. The kidnappers gave the government a further 24 hours to withdraw their troops, while the kidnapped journalists told Dumitru to put pressure on the Romanian government for the withdrawal of the troops. The three made a "final appeal" to the Romanian president, Traian Băsescu, to withdraw the troops, saying that the time of their killing was set on Wednesday, at 14:00 UTC.

The Islamic terrorists which kidnapped three Romanian journalists last month extended the deadline for their execution from Tuesday to today. In a tape aired on Al-Jazeera last Friday, the terrorists, who call themselves the Muadh ibn Jabal Brigades, gave the Romanian government until Tuesday, at 14:00 UTC, to withdraw their 860 troops from Iraq, or otherwise the journalists would be killed. On Monday, the Romanian Prime Minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, said that his country would not yield to terrorist demands, and it appears that this has caused the extension of the ultimatum by a day.

Yesterday, Bucharest and other Romanian cities were filled by ralliers asking for the release of the troops, holding up banners saying "Freedom" in English, Romanian and Arabic. Also, the mother of Sorin Miscoci, one of the hostages said, "This is the hardest day, we are thinking that their hours are numbered. We trust the authorities until the end." Vasile Ion, the father of Marie-Jeanne Ion, another hostage, said, "We call for the urgent withdrawal of the Romanian contingent from Iraq, before it is too late for our children. The kidnappers have made a political threat and they are waiting for a political response."

Commentators from Prima TV observed that, on the tape shown by the terrorists, one of the journalists, Sorin Miscoci, was wearing orange overalls. The commentators described this as culoarea  morţii ("the colour of death"), since Iraqi terrorists had previously dressed hostages in orange, as an attempt to show that their threats were serious.

The Romanian government has not made any official comment after the extension of the deadline. In its last official statement, it said that it would not withdraw the troops. A Romanian pullout would be seen as a significant blow to the US-led Coalition of the Willing, since Romania currently has one of the largest contingents in Iraq.


Jurnaliştii români răpiţi în Irak la limita dintre viaţă şi moarte

27 aprilie 2005 București, România — Deși a expirat termenul, jurnaliștii sunt în viață - Sorin Mișcoci a fost îmbrăcat în cămașa morții.

Teroriștii irakieni au extins ultimatum-ul dat României prin telefonul de ieri de la Prima TV, postul de televiziune la care doi din cei trei au lucrat. Directorul de știri al Prima TV, Dan Dumitru, a spus că a primit un telefon din Irak marți după amiaza prin care a putut vorbi cu răpitorii și cu răpiții. Răpitorii au mai oferit 24 de ore României pentru retragerea trupelor, după expirarea acestui al doilea termen, până în acest moment nu s-a primit nici un mesaj cu deznodământul acestei povești.

Iată mesajele celor trei răpiți pentru Prima TV:
Marie-Jeanne Ion:
"Sunt Marie-Jeanne Ion, sunt jurnalist român. Acesta este mesajul pentru postul meu de televiziune. E adevărat că acest mesaj trebuie difuzat. E adevărat că în acest moment președintele are discuții cu răpitorii, dar oficialitățile române nu acceptă cererile lor. Vă rog ajutați-ne! "

Ovidiu Ohanesian:
"Sunt Ovidiu Ohanesian, jurnalist la <<România liberă>>. Vă rog, popor român, vă rog, guvern român, familie, nu-i lăsați să ne omoare!"

Sorin Miscoci:
"Vă rog, domnule președinte, vă rog, popor român, ajutați-ne! Voi fi primul pe care-l vor omorî. Trebuie să retrageți trupele ca să ne salvați!".


Exit poll: 55% of French voters say no to EU constitution

The first exit poll, just published, has shown that 55% of French voters have rejected the new proposed European Constitution. The result which was quoted on French national TV confirms widespread speculation among political commentators that France would say no by a considerable margin - opinion polls before the vote showed 56% were against the constitution.

It is believed that a significant majority of Frances 42m eligible voters have exercised their right to vote.  Turnout is thought to have exceeded 70%. Polling ended at the 55,000 polling stations across the country 8pm, except in Paris and Lyon where voting finished at 10pm.


55% votam pelo "não" no referendo francês à Constituição Européia

Os primeiros resultados do referendo francês a respeito da retificação da Constituição Européia mostram que 55% dos votantes optaram pelo não, rejeitando a proposta de Constituição. O resultado confirma as especulações de diversos analistas políticos, baseados em pesquisas de opinião recentes que denunciavam a vitória do não por uma margem considerável.

A não-ratificação da Constituição é incentivada por políticos tradicionais de direita, como o ex-deputado europeu Jean Marie Le-Pen. Entre aqueles que apoiavam a proposta, estão partidos de esquerda, como os sociais-democratas.

A proposta de Constituição deve ser ratificada por todos os Estados-membros da União Européia. Entre os países que já afirmaram-na está a Espanha.


Exit polls indicate pro-Thaksin party lead in Thai election

Initial exit polls for Thailand's general election suggest the People Power Party (PPP), allied with the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has a clear lead. The poll predicted the party would win 202 out of the total of 480 seats, although a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University suggested the party may win as many as 256 seats.

In September 2006 a bloodless military coup overthrew Shinawatra. Following the coup,  Thai Rak Thai—Thaksin's party—was disbanded amid corruption allegations. With the coup timed such that Prime Minister was in New York, he went into self-imposed exile in the UK.  His supporters, who were not banned from politics, formed the People Power Party. They have benefited from Thaksin's popularity in rural areas.

If the lower prediction of 202 seats is correct it is possible that the People Power Party will not form a government. According to a Reuters report in the Washington Post the caretaker government and military leaders are likely to oppose PPP forming a coalition government.

According to the DPA, Thaksin observed the elections from Hong Kong, instead of his London residence. The PPP have—if elected—committed to his return on February 14 next year.


Thaïlande : des sondages à la sortie des urnes donnent le parti pro-Thaksin en tête

Les premiers sondages à la sortie des urnes pour l'élection générale en Thaïlande indiquent que le Palang Prachachon[1], allié à l'ancien Premier ministre Thaksin Shinawatra, possède une confortable avance. Le sondage ajoute que le parti remporterait 202 des 480 sièges au total, bien qu'une estimation de l'université Suan Dusit Rajabhat suggère que le parti pourrait remporter jusqu'à 256 sièges.

En septembre 2006, un coup d'état militaire sanglant avait destitué Thaksin Shinawatra. Dans la foulée, son parti, le Thai Rak Thai, avait été dissout en raison d'allégations de corruption. Le coup d'état ayant eu lieu alors que le Premier ministre était à New-York, il s'auto-exila au Royaume-Uni. Ses soutiens, n'ayant pas été écartés de la vie politique, formèrent alors le Palang Prachachon. Ils bénéficièrent de la popularité de Thaksin Shinawatra dans les régions rurales.

Si la projection de 202 sièges s'avère correcte, il est possible que le PPP ne forme pas de gouvernement. Selon un rapport de l'agence Reuters dans le Washington Post, le gouvernement en place et les dirigeants militaires sont susceptibles de s'opposer à la formation d'un gouvernement de coalition par le PPP.

Selon le DPA, Thaksin Shinawatra a observé les élections depuis Hong-Kong au lieu de sa résidence londonienne. Le PPP a prévu - s'il est élu - prévu son retour le 14 février de l'année prochaine.


Exit polls suggest Kadima victory in Israeli elections

Early exit polls for the Israeli parliamentary elections suggest that the newly formed Kadima party of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Acting PM Ehud Olmert managed to capture between 28 and 32 seats in the 17th Knesset with Labor coming in second with 20 to 22 seats ahead of Yisrael Beiteinu with 12 to 14 seats. Likud got 11 or 12 seats, the National Religious Party took 8 or 9 seats and Shas 10 or 11 seats. The Pensioners party performed better than expected, capturing 6 to 8 seats, United Torah Judaism got 5 to 6 seats and Meretz around 5 seats. Arab parties are expected to get 7 or 8 seats.

The results mean that Olmert could probably form a center-left coaltion to implement his unilateral disengagement plan for the West Bank.

"Kadima has won today. The next prime minister is Ehud Olmert," said Roni Bar-On, a Member of the Knesset for Kadima. His party did worse than expected from opinion polls, which saw them at gaining about 40 seats.

"This a crisis unlike any that has ever hit Likud," said Dan Naveh, a senior MK of the party referring to Likud's fall from being one of the dominating Israeli parties in the last decades to finishing only 4th.

Correspondents for the BBC stress that Israeli exit polls are considered to be relatively unreliable, and that it may take some time to get definitive results.


Élections législatives en Israël

Les Israéliens sont appelés aux urnes pour des élections législatives afin d'élire un nouveau parlement. Cette élection se déroule dans un climat incertain où Ariel Sharon le premier ministre est toujours dans le coma et son successeur Ehud Olmert (premier ministre par intérim) traine dans son ombre. Olmert est le chef du parti Kadima (En avant ) qui réunit des anciens membres du parti du Likoud et du parti Travailliste. Les analystes politiques le qualifient de pantin qui suit les directives et la ligne du parti et les idées d'Ariel Sharon sans en avoir précisément. Les sondages le donnent pourtant gagnant.

Cependant, on note qu'à la mi-journée, 21% des électeurs se sont déplacés conte 24% au scrutin précédent.
Une explosion a blessé deux personnes dans le Néguev à 14h35.

channel 1- 2 - 10 sont des télévisions israeliennes. Chiffres de Haaretz à 00.08


Explosion hits Madrid Airport's terminal 4

Around 9:00 a.m. local time (0800 UTC) today, an explosion occurred at Barajas International Airport, in Madrid, Spain.

A car bomb exploded in the Level-D Parking Garage of the recently completed Terminal 4. A Spanish official declared that the police first received a telephone call warning them about the bomb, and then a second call with the type of vehicle. The second caller claimed the attack for the Basque nationalist group ETA. Thanks to the telephone call, the police could evacuate most of the area. One man is reported missing after the explosion, and 26 people including two police officers were reported to be injured in the blast. The terminal sustained serious damage, and the situation in the airport became chaotic on one of the busiest days of the year.

Arnaldo Otegi, spokesman of ETA's political wing Batasuna, did not condemn the attack, but said the peace talks are not interrupted by the explosion. The Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba condemned the attack, saying that it "breaks nine months without violence on the part of ETA, which breaks the permanent ceasefire." Only in June, the Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced peace talks with ETA. But tonight, Zapatero ordered the suspension of all dialogue, because "with violence, there can be no kind of dialogue."


Explosió a l'aeroport de Madrid

Un artefacte ha esclatat aquest matí, als voltants de les 9, a l'aparcament de la terminal T4 de l'aeroport de Barajas. L'explosió, que ha provocat alguns ferits lleus, ha passat minuts després que un comunicat anònim avisés l'associació d'ajuda en carretera DYA de Guipúscoa de la col·locació de l'artefacte. Segons el comunicant, l'artefacte era en una furgoneta Renault Traffic de color granat que estava estacionada a l'aparcament de la terminal 4 de Barajas. L'explosio ha estat en nom d'ETA, seria el primer atemptat de la banda terrorista després de la treva actual.


Madrid: autobomba in aeroporto

Attorno alle 9.00 CET di oggi, un'autobomba è esplosa nel parcheggio del terminal 4 dell'aeroporto Barajas di Madrid. Pare che l'ordigno fosse stato posizionato all'interno di un furgone Renalt. L'azione era stata preannunciata dall'ETA al servizio di soccorso stradale "Dya" e questo fatto ha contenuto il bilancio dell'attentato: la zona era stata, infatti, sgomberata e si registrano solo quattro feriti. Tra di essi vi sono due poliziotti che stavano pattugliando l'area.

L'organizzazione terrorista separatista basca Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) aveva dichiarato, lo scorso marzo, il cessate il fuoco e la rinuncia a compiere azioni violente, tanto da spingere il premier spagnolo, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, ad annunciare in giugno l'avvio di un processo di pace. In novembre, tuttavia, i separatisti avevano denunciato lo stallo nel quale si erano arenate le trattative.


Wybuch na lotnisku w Madrycie

Wczoraj około godziny 9 czasu lokalnego miała miejsce eksplozja w porcie lotniczym Barajas w Madrycie. W niedawno ukończonym czwartym terminalu na parkingu na poziomie D wybuchła bomba podłożona w samochodzie.

Hiszpańska policja poinformowała, że policja najpierw otrzymała telefon ostrzegający o bombie a następnie drugi telefon mówiący o rodzaju samochodu. Drugi rozmówca przypisał atak baskijskiej nacjonalistycznej grupie terrorystycznej ETA. Dzięki telefonowi policja była w stanie ewakuować większość zagrożonego terenu. Dwie osoby są wciąż uznawane za zaginione a 26 osób, w tym dwóch policjantów, zostało rannych. Terminal odniósł poważne uszkodzenia a na lotnisku w jednym z najbardziej ruchliwych dni w roku zapanował chaos.

Premier Hiszpanii oznajmił zawieszenie wszelkich kroków w kierunku dialogu z Baskijską separatystyczną grupą ETA. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero nazwał ten atak najgorszym błędem separatystów, ale nie nie ogłosił zakończenia procesu pokojowego.


Explosão atinge terminal 4 de aeroporto de Madrid

Por volta das 9:00 da manhã na hora local (08:00 UTC) deste sábado(30), uma explosão aconteceu no  Aeroporto Internacional Barajas, em Madrid, na Espanha.

Um carro-boma explodiu no nível D da garagem do estacionamento do recém concluído terminal 4. Uma autoridade espanhola afirmou que a polícia primeira recebeu um telefonema advertindo sobre a bomba, e então uma segunda chamada avisando sobre o tipo do veículo. No segundo telefonema a pessoa reivindicou o ataque para o grupo nacionalista basco ETA. Graças à chamada telefônica, a polícia conseguiu evacuar a maior parte da área. Um homem está desaparecido desde a explosão, e 26 pessoas, entre elas dois policiais, ficaram feridas na explosão. A administração do terminal disse que houve graves danos  e que a situação no aeroporto ficou caótica, justamente em um dos mais atarefados dias do ano.

Arnaldo Otegi, porta-voz da Batasuna, braço político do ETA, não condenou o ataque, e disse que as conversas de paz não ficarão interrompidas por causa da explosão. O Ministro de Interior espanhol Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba condenou o ataque, e disse  que isto "quebra nove meses de não-violência por parte do ETA, o que põe fim permanente ao cessar-fogo". Em junho, o Presidente  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero realizou negociações de paz com o ETA. Hoje à noite, Zapatero ordenou a suspensão de todo diálogo, sob a justificativa de que "com violência, não pode haver nenhum tipo de diálogo".


Explosion in central Tel Aviv nightclub

Four are dead and fifty injured after a suicide bomber set off an explosion at a nightclub in central Tel Aviv. The blast was in the queue going into the club, Stage, on the main promenade. The bomber had been stopped from entering the club by security guards just before the explosion.

At first the militant groups Hezbollah, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Islamic Jihad and Hamas all denied involvement, but according to the BBC the Islamic Jihad later claimed responsibility for the blast. A spokesman for the group stated that "Israel has not abided by the pacification period. This is the main reason that led to this operation".

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas released a statement after a meeting with his security chiefs:

The swift condemnation and call for action by the Palestinian leader has caused Israeli officials to declare that the attack, the first since an informal truce began early this month, would not derail the peace process. It was also the first suicide bombing in Israel in almost 4 months, during which pullbacks from occupied territories have been announced, and Palestinian prisoners have been released.


Kolejny atak samobójczy w Tel-Awiwie

Izrael, Tel-Awiw – W piątek wieczorem doszło do silnej eksplozji w pobliżu jednego z nocnych klubów w Tel-Awiwie. Pięć osób zginęło (łącznie z zamachowcem), a ponad 50 zostało rannych.

Okazało się, że palestyński zamachowiec zdetonował materiały wybuchowe w pobliżu kolejki ludzi przed wejściem do dyskoteki. Do ataku przyznało się ugrupowanie Islamski Dżihad, jednak jeden z liderów palestyńskich Brygad Męczenników Al-Aksy stwierdził, że za atakiem stoi libańska grupa terrorystyczna Hezbollah.

Amerykańska sekretarz stanu, Condoleezza Rice, zażądała od władz palestyńskich odnalezienia osób odpowiedzialnych za zamach. Dzisiejszym rankiem armia izraelska poinformowała, że aresztowała dwóch braci – prawdopodobnych sprawców przeprowadzonego ataku. Samobójca został zidentyfikowany jako 22-letni student z Tulkarem na Zachodnim Brzegu Jordanu, Abdallah Badran.


Explosion in Madrid; Basque separatists blamed

At 8:30 am UTC yesterday a car bomb exploded in downtown Madrid, Spain, near the city's main convention center. The explosion occurred shortly before King Juan Carlos and Mexican President Vicente Fox, were due to open the ARCO art fair.

Forty-three persons were hurt, including 6 police officers. Reuters reports 24 were taken to the hospital, though none were seriously injured. The Juan Carlos I Convention Center suffered major damage to its facade from the blast.

Explosives experts estimated the size of the bomb between 20 and 30 kg (44-66 lb) of explosive material, according to Spain's Interior Minister José Antonio Alonso.

The blast is the most serious explosion in Spain since the March 11, 2004 al-Qaeda train bombings. It coincides with a police crack-down on the Basque separatist group ETA in the lead up to the Basque regional elections in April.

The Basque newspaper Gara received a warning from a caller claiming to be with the separatist group ETA half an hour before the blast, announcing that a car bomb would explode soon after.

ETA grew out of a call for action against Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. A Basque nationalist movement, ETA grew into a guerrilla force which, to date, is responsible for killing more than 800 people.

The goals of ETA are to force the creation of an independent Basque nation, including both the French and Spanish Basque regions. Initially, under the Franco dictatorship and during the transition periods following his death, ETA enjoyed widespread support in the Basque communities. With the increasing radicalism and violence of their methods, this popularity has waned, and organizations such as Gesto por la Paz (the Association for Peace in the Basque Country) now hold silent protests after ETA acts of terrorism.


Atentado de ETA en Madrid deja varios heridos

10 de febrero de 2005Madrid, España —

A las 8:30 a.m. UTC de ayer, un coche bomba explotó en la capital española, cerca del centro principal de convenciones de la ciudad. La explosión tuvo lugar poco antes de la visita del Rey Juan Carlos I y el presidente mexicano Vicente Fox, para la apertura de la feria de arte ARCO.

Cuarenta y tres personas fueron heridas, incluyendo a seis policías. Reuters informa que 24 personas fueron hospitalizadas, aunque sin heridas de gravedad. El centro de convenciones Juan Carlos I sufrió daños importantes en su fachada debido a la explosión.

Los expertos en explosivos estimaron que el tamaño de la bomba estaba entre 20 and 30 kg de material explosivo, según el ministro de interior de España, José Antonio Alonso.

La explosión es la más importante en España desde el atentado de Madrid de al-Qaeda del 11 de marzo de 2004, y coincide con un acoso policial al grupo terrorista vasco ETA en vísperas de las elecciones autonómicas vascas en abril próximo.

El diario Gara recibió una llamada de advertencia de un informante que decía ser miembro de ETA, media hora antes de la explosión.


Gewonden bij nieuwe ETA-aanslag

Bij een op voorhand aangekondigde bomaanslag zijn vanmorgen in de Spaanse hoofdstad Madrid een dertigtal mensen lichtgewond geraakt, zo laat een woordvoerder van het Spaanse ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken weten.

Gara, een Spaanse onafhankelijke krant, kreeg net voor negen uur vanochtend een telefoontje van de Baskische afscheidingsbeweging ETA waarin werd aangekondigd dat er een bomauto zou ontploffen in het Congrespaleis in een Madrileense buitenwijk. Ruim een half uur later (9.35) ontplofte een witte Renault 19 nabij het tentoonstellingscentrum Ifema. Hier zou de Spaanse koning (Juan Carlos) een kunstbeurs openen samen met de Mexicaanse president.

Volgens de Spaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken José Antonio Alonso zou er tussen 20 en 30 kilogram springstoffen in de wagen hebben gezeten. Volgens bronnen zouden er tot maximaal 39 gewonden zijn (er zijn ook bronnen die spreken van 31 gewonden) waarvan er een 17-tal een tijdje in het ziekenhuis moesten opgenomen worden voor verzorging. De aanslag viel samen met een razzia tegen ETA-leden in verschillende Spaanse steden. Daarbij werden minstens tien verdachten opgepakt.


Explosion i madrid - ETA får skulden

En bilbomb exploderade i centrala Madrid intill stadens största mässanläggning. Explosionen ägde rum strax innan den spanske kungen Juan Carlos och den mexikanske presidenten Vicente Fox skulle öppna konstutställningen ARCO.

43 personer skadades, inklusive sex poliser. Reuters meddelade att 24 personer förts till sjukhus, dock utan allvarligare skador. Mässanläggningen "Juan calos I" fick omfattande skador av bomben.

Sprängmedelsexperter har uppskattat bombens storlek till mellan 20 och 30 kilo sprängmateriel, enligt den spanske inrikesministern Josè Antonio Alonso.

Sprängningen är det allvarligaste attentatet i Spanien sedan Al-Qaidas tågbomber 11 mars förra året. Dagens sprängning sammanfaller med polisens kampanj mot den baskiska separatistgruppen ETA inför de regionala valen i Baskien i april.

Den baskiska tidningen Gara fick ett telefonsamtal från en person som sade sig höra till ETA en halvtimme innan dådet. Personen meddelade att en bilbomb skule detonera strax därefter.

ETA tillkom i kampen mot Francisco Franco som regerade i Spanien 1939-1975. Den nationella rörelsen ETA blev snart en gerillarörelse somhitills är ansvariga för fler än 800 människors död.

ETA:s mål är en oberoende baskisk stat som omfattar de baskiska områdena både i Spanien och Frankrike. Under Franco-tiden och åren efter hans död, åtnjöt ETA omfattande stöd bland baskerna. I takt med att organisationen radikaliserats och deras metoder blivit allt våldsammare, har deras stöd dock avtagit. Efter dagens dåd håller den bskiska organisationen Gesto por la Paz tysta protester mot organisationen.


Explosion near Afganistan base kills at least 19, U.S. Vice President may have been target

A suicide attack at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan at 10:30 a.m. Afghan time has left at least 19 dead reports the Associated Press.  President Hamid Karzai's office said 23 people were killed and 20 were injured. Agence France-Presse has reported that at least one U.S. soldier was killed in the attack. A South Korean soldier was among those killed said South Korea's defence ministry.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, who claims to be a Taliban spokesman, said that Dick Cheney was the target of the attack. Cheney made a surprise visit to the base. He ate breakfast with Major General David Rodriguez, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division and troops.  Cheney had been in his room before the explosion occurred. He was quickly escorted to a nearby bomb shelter, where he remained, unharmed, until the situation settled.

Cheney told reporters traveling with him, when informed of who claimed responsibility for the attack, "I think they clearly try to find ways to question the authority of the central government," he said according to Donna Miles of the American Forces Press Service. "Striking at Bagram with a suicide bomber, I suppose, is one way to do that. But it shouldn't affect our behavior at all."


Explosion bei Truppenbesuch von US-Vizepräsident

Bagram (Afghanistan), 28.02.2007 – Ein Selbstmordanschlag am afghanischen Flughafen von Bagram hat nach Medienberichten am 27. Februar 2007 um 10:30 Uhr Ortszeit mindestens 19 Menschen das Leben gekostet. Das Büro von Hamid Karzai sagte, dass es 23 Tote und 20 Verletzte gegeben habe.

Qary Yousef Ahmadi, der behauptet, ein Taliban-Anführer zu sein, sagte, dass US-Vizepräsident Dick Cheney das Ziel des Angriffs gewesen sei. Cheney hatte der Basis von Bagram einen Überraschungsbesuch abgestattet und saß gerade mit US-Generälen beim Frühstück, als der Sprengsatz am Eingang der Basis gezündet wurde. Kurze Zeit nach der Explosion wurde er in einen Luftschutzbunker gebracht, in dem er wartete, bis die Situation sich entschärft hatte. Nach Berichten des Radiosenders Inforadio (rbb) bestand zu keinem Zeitpunkt Gefahr für den US-Vizepräsidenten.


Afghanistan: fallito un attentato contro Dick Cheney

In Afghanistan, il Vice Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America Dick Cheney è stato oggetto di un attentato, che, seppure fallito, ha ugualmente provocato una strage. I Talebani hanno rivendicato l'attacco. Un kamikaze si è fatto esplodere vicino alla base USA base a Bagram, dove risiedeva il vicepresidente.

Cheney è rimasto illeso, e in seguito ha incontrato il presidente Hamid Karzai a Kabul. Fonti sanitarie citate dall'agenzia France Press hanno riferito che ci sono 14 morti e almeno 27 feriti.


Explosions near British consulate in New York shatter windows

Videotape from security cameras appeared to show a cyclist lighting metal canisters that were filled with gun powder, and throwing them toward the building before fleeing the scene, police sources said. The make-shift explosives blew up in a concrete flower box, shattering glass but causing no injuries.

Two explosions were heard before 4am EST this morning, outside the 21-story building housing the British consulate in midtown Manhattan (map).  The NYPD's bomb squad was called to the scene, and checked the area for further explosive devices.  CNN and the Times Online reported a blast at 3:35; an AP report mentioned two blasts around 3:50 from "in or near a cement flower box," according to NYPD spokesman Noel Waters.

The damage from the explosion included broken windows in the building, a parked car, and the front door of the building. NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg noted that police closed Third Avenue between 51st and 53rd Streets.  European markets reacted quickly to the news, which briefly increased volatility in all assets, according to Dow Jones news wires.

It is not yet known whether this is related to Britain's general election today, featuring Prime Minister Tony Blair's bid for his third term. Mayor Bloomberg told reporters, "We do not at this point have any idea who did it, or a motive...I don't think anybody should jump to conclusions".

Police think the target may have actually been a board member of Caterpillar, Inc., who works in the same building. Caterpillar sells bulldozers used by Israel to demolish Palestinian homes. NYC Police Chief Raymond Kelly noted the building was the site of an April 13 demonstration by a group called Jews Against the Occupation.


Explosiones cerca del Consulado Británico en Nueva York producen daños materiales

Esta madrugada hacia las 04:00 hora local (08:00 UTC) se escuchó la detonación de explosivos colocados en un edificio de 21 pisos, donde está ubicado el consulado británico en el centro de Manhattan (ver mapa). El departamento de bomberos de la ciudad verificó el área en busca de otros explosivos. Según informes de CNN y del Times Online, la explosión ocurrió a las 03:35 hora local, mientras que la agencia AP lo ubica a las 03:50 dentro o cerca de un puesto de flores en cemento," según informe de Noel Waters, vocero del departamento de bomberos.

Se informó que las explosiones rompieron varias ventanas del edificio y los vidrios de un vehículo estacionado en las cercanías del edificio. La puerta pricipal del edificio también sufrió daños. No se reportan heridos. La agencia Bloomberg destaca que la policía cerró el tráfico en la tercera avenida, entre las calles 51 y 52. Los mercados europeos reaccionaron rápidamente a ésta información, con un aumento en la volatilidad de todas las acciones, según cable de la agencia Dow Jones.

No se conoce aún si este evento está relacionado con la elección general de hoy en el Reino Unido, donde le primer ministro Tony Blair se lanza para un tercer mandato.


Esplosione fuori del consolato britannico a New York

Due esplosioni si sono udite fuori dal consolato britannico a New York, situato nella 3a avenue, questa mattina intorno alle 4 ora locale (8 UTC, 10 in Italia). Le ricerche non hanno individuato altre bombe.

Alcune finestre dell'edificio sono state infrante dall'esplosione come quelle di un'automobile posteggiata nelle vicinanze e la porta d'ingresso del palazzo.

Secondo la BBC i resti dei due ordigni sono stati trovati in delle fioriere di cemento.

Non è al momento noto se l'episodio debba essere in qualche modo ricondotto alle contemporanee elezioni politiche nel Regno Unito.


Eksplozja w konsulacie Wielkiej Brytanii w Nowym Jorku

O 9:35 naszego czasu (3:35 czasu lokalnego) przed konsulatem Wielkiej Brytanii w Nowym Jorku dało się słyszeć dwie eksplozje, które wybiły szyby w budynku. Według nowojorskiej policji nikt nie ucierpiał w wybuchu.

Policja przeszukuje samochody i pomieszczenia przed konsulatem na rogu 3rd Avenue i East 50th Street w poszukiwaniu ładunków wybuchowych. Nie jest pewne, czy wybuchy są powiązane z dzisiejszymi wyborami parlamentarnymi w Wielkiej Brytanii.

Jak dowiedziało się CNN, wewnątrz sztucznego granatu znajdował się proszek wybuchowy, co wywołało drobną eksplozję. Granat prawdopodobnie znajdował się w jednej z kamiennych donic znajdujących się przed konsulatem w centrum Manhattanu.


Explosivos são detonados perto do Consulado Britânico em Nova Iorque

Nesta madrugada, por volta das 4h escutou-se a detonação de  explosivos colocados num edifício de  21 andares onde está localizado o consulado britânico,  no centro de  Manhattan, em Nova Iorque
(ver mapa [1]).

O corpo de  bombeiros da cidade verificou o área à   procura de  outros explosivos.

Segundo a  CNN e  o Times Online,   a explosão ocorreu às 3h35. A  Associated Press diz que ela aconteceu  às 3h50.

De acordo com o relatório de  Noel Waters, porta-voz do corpo de  bombeiros, a explosão veio de perto ou de dentro de um vaso de  flores feito de   cimento.

Segundo as informações divulgadas, as explosões romperam várias janelas do edifício e os vidros de  um veículo estacionado nas redondezas.  A porta pricipal do edifício também sofreu danos. Não se reportaram feridos.  A agência Bloomberg  disse que a polícia fechou o tráfego na terceira avenida, entre as ruas 51 e 52.

Os mercados europeus reagiram rapidamente a  esta notícia,  com um aumento na volatilidade de  todas as ações, segundo a agência Dow Jones.

Não se sabe  ainda se este evento está relacionado com a eleição geral de  hoje no Reino Unido, onde o  premiê Tony Blair disputa  um terceiro mandato.


Explosions rock New Delhi marketplace

Three bombs shook the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday in crowded marketplace bazaars within minutes of each other, killing at least 61 people, according to recent reports. The national government is on high alert. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh issued a statement in response to the attack, saying, "India will win the battle against terrorism."

The BBC reports that ten people have been detained in the investigation into the blasts. Police say they are making progress into the investigation and that it appears the same group was behind all three incidents.

In addition to the reported deaths, 210 people have been injured in the blasts in central and south Delhi, according to recent reports. With Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights being celebrated Tuesday, the bomb blasts have sent ripples across the nation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed terrorists for the blasts, but verification of responsibility has not occurred. The blasts, first thought to be masterminded by Lashkar-e-Toiba, a group which India claims is supported by Pakistan, were later asserted by a group called "Inquilab". The blast had all the hallmarks of being carried out by well-funded terrorist groups supported by Pakistan, however its foreign ministry said in a statement: "Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Delhi, which have resulted in the loss of a number of innocent lives."

The bombings came just as India and Pakistan were beginning to recover from the shock of this month's Kashmir earthquake.

Last May, one person died and 49 were wounded by bombs at two Delhi cinemas; the attack was blamed on Sikh militants.

Delhi was the location of a terrorist attack in December 2001. The 2001 event was blamed on Islamic militant groups backed by Pakistan, although Hindu-Muslim conflicts have usually occurred in the disputed region of Kashmir.


Bombenanschlag in indischer Hauptstadt

Neu-Delhi (Indien), 29.10.2005 – In Neu Delhi, hat sich abends um 17:40 Uhr Ortszeit (14:10 Uhr MESZ) eine schwere Bombenanschlagsserie ereignet. Die indische Regierung vermutet einen Terrorakt. Die indischen Behörden riefen alle Bürger hier dazu auf, belebte Gegenden zu verlassen und zu Hause zu bleiben.

Wie gemeldet wird, soll es bis zu vier Sprengstoffanschläge an verschiedenen Orten gegeben haben. Drei wurden seitens der Behörden bereits bestätigt.

Die erste Explosion ereignete sich im Stadtzentrum in der Nähe des Hauptbahnhofs auf dem von vielen Touristen besuchten „Connaught Place“. Dort sind stets tausende Menschen unterwegs. Eine weitere Explosion habe sich gegen 18:00 Uhr Ortszeit im Süden der Stadt in „Sarojini Nagar“ ereignet. Kurz darauf gab es eine dritte Explosion in „Okhla“, einer Geschäftsgegend im Süden Delhis. Auch eine vierte Explosion soll es gegeben haben.

Mindestens zehn Tote seien zu beklagen; über 40 Menschen seien nach der ersten Detonation verletzt in Krankenhäuser eingeliefert worden. Es wird angenommen, dass die Opferzahl noch erheblich ansteigen wird. Die Anschlagsserie ereignete sich im Vorfeld des „Divali“-Lichterfestes, einem der höchsten Feiertage des Hinduismus.


Trois bombes ont explosé à New Delhi

Trois bombes ont explosé à quelques minutes d'intervalle sur la place du marché de la capitale indienne New Delhi, faisant au moins 51 morts et 54 blessés. Le porte-parole du premier ministre Manmohan Singh a qualifié ce type d'attaques "cyniques" contre le peuple indien d'"inacceptables". « L'Inde ne cédera jamais face au terrorisme » a t-il ajouté. Ces explosions interviennent dans un pays déjà déstabilisé par le tremblement de terre qu'il a subi le 8 octobre dernier et sèment le doute parmi la population à quelques jours du nouvel an hindou.

Bien que ces attentats n'aient pas été revendiqués pour l'instant, on soupçonne le groupe terroriste Lashkar-e-Toiba  d'en être l'auteur, ce groupe terroriste étant soutenu par le Pakistan, pays ennemi de l'Inde. Le Pakistan a cependant fermement condamné ces actes « qui ont entraîné la perte de nombreuses vies innocentes ».

New Delhi a été la cible d'autres attentats par le passé. En mai dernier, des attentats à la bombe dans deux cinémas de New Delhi ont fait un mort et 49 blessés. Ces attentats ont été attribués à des militants Sikh. En décembre 2001, des attentats attribués à des groupes militants islamiques soutenus par le Pakistan avaient frappé la ville.


Indie: Eksplozje w New Delhi

Seria eksplozji wstrząsnęła wczoraj stolicą Indii, New Delhi. Według danych telewizji indyjskiej 10 osób zginęło, a 40 odniosło obrażenia. Ładunki eksplodowały na pięciu (Paharganj, Govindpuri, Gole, Sarojini Nagar, Okhla)  zatłoczonych targach ulokowanych w centrum miasta. Jak na razie żadne ugrupowanie nie przyznało się do zorganizowania tego zamachu.


FARC second-in-command killed by Colombian military

Raúl Reyes, senior guerrilla commander and international spokesman of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been killed by Colombian security forces in the southern province of Putumayo, the government said Saturday.

Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos confirmed his death in a press conference. He said that 16 other FARC rebels and one Colombian soldier were killed in the skirmish, which took place in a rebel stronghold near the border with Ecuador.

"It is the hardest blow to FARC in all of its history", Santos said. Colombian security analyst Alfredo Rangel added, "This could hit morale [of the FARC] because the myth of the invulnerability of the bosses is over."

The military was able to locate the rebels by intercepting one of their satellite communications, he said. After launching an air strike on the rebel base, the Colombian military came under fire from the guerrilas. The military fired back, killing Reyes while in Ecuadorian territory. The bodies of the dead were then taken to Colombia.

"Once the camp was bombarded, Colombian forces were ordered in to secure the area and neutralize the enemy. The police was also asked to keep it secure until Ecuadoran authorities arrived," Santos said.

Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who was monitoring the operation, contacted Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa to inform him of the incident. "It appears the FARC entered Ecuadorean territory," Correa said. "The incident must be clarified a bit." Correa said he will send troops to the area for an investigation.

According to the Associated Press, Reyes, whose real name was Luis Edgar Devia Silva, was considered a contender for becoming leader of FARC. Their current leader, Manuel Marulanda, is believed to be in poor health.

Also killed in the fighting was Guillermo Enrique Torres, known by the alias of "Julián Conrado". He was a senior member of FARC who composed and performed revolutionary songs.

FARC is considered a terrorist organization by Colombia, the United States, and the European Union. The group has been accused of drug trafficking, extortion, and kidnapping, among other illegal activities. The U.S. Department of State had offered a US$5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Reyes, as well as the other 6 members of the FARC's highest governing body.


Duro colpo alle FARC: ucciso il numero 2 dei terroristi colombiani

Il portavoce delle FARC, gruppo guerrigliero colombiano, Raul Reyes è stato ucciso dalle truppe della Colombia. A informare dell'accaduto è la radio privata Caracol, la quale ha riferito che il numero due della FARC è stato ferito a morte durante un attacco militare.

Raul Reyes è morto durante un'operazione militare, dopo che era stato localizzato da aerei spia, tramite satelliti. Il ministro della Difesa colombiano Juan Manuel Santos ha affermato che il campo della guerriglia in cui si trovava Reyes era nel territorio ecuadoregno e che è stato ucciso all'alba. A seguito del bombardamento è stato effettuato un attacco terrestre e secondo il ministro, inoltre, sono stati uccisi 18 terroristi.

Raul Reyes, pseudonimo di Luis Edgar Devia, è il primo caduto tra il comando delle FARC in un attacco militare. Santos afferma anche che questa è stata «una operazione congiunta delle Forze armate e della polizia», l'uccisione di Raul Reyes è «il colpo più duro inflitto alle Farc fino a questo momento».


FBI: Death of the Georgian Prime Minister was an accident

The death of the Georgian Prime Minister, Surab Schwania, on 3 February 2005 was an accident, which was caused by a faulty gas heater in the home of a friend. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) came to this conclusion following investigations in the apartment in {[w|Tbilisi}} and in their laboratories in the USA.

Bryan Paarman, legal attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Georgia who also leads the FBI office in Tbilisi, released details of the official investigation report at the news conference, which states that the late Prime Minister Schwania died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The poison concentration in his blood at the time of death amounted to 72%. Likewise his friend, Raul Usupov, with whom he had been staying, had 74% carbon monoxide in his blood at death. No other drugs or poisons were found in the blood of the two men.

Carbon monoxide, said the FBI, leaked from a defective gas heater that had been installed improperly a few weeks before it caused the death of the Prime Minister and his friend. The FBI had it tested in the apartment and stated the heater in the apartment caused the level of oxygen in the air to decrease to 18.4%.  Such small oxygen percentage is lethal, explained the FBI.


FBI: Tod des georgischen Premiers war ein Unfall

Tiflis (Georgien), 02.04.2005 – Der Tod des georgischen Ministerpräsidenten Surab Schwania am 3. Februar 2005 war ein Unfall, der durch eine lecke Gasheizung in der Wohnung eines Freundes verursacht wurde. Zu diesem Schluss kommt das US-amerikanische Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) nach Untersuchungen in dem Apartment in Tiflis und in seinen Labors in den USA.

In dem offiziellen Untersuchungsbericht der US-Behörde, der vom Leiter des FBI-Büros in Tiflis Bryan Paarman vorgestellt wurde, heißt es, Schwania sei an einer Überdosis Kohlenmonoxid gestorben. Die Giftkonzentration in seinem Blut zum Zeitpunkt des Todes betrug 72 Prozent. Ein ebenfalls in der Wohnung verstorbener Freund hatte 74 Prozent Kohlenmonoxid im Blut. Andere Gifte seien im Blut der beiden Männer nicht festgestellt worden.

Das Kohlenmonoxid, so das FBI, sei aus einer defekten Gasheizung ausgetreten. Das erst wenige Wochen zuvor montierte Gerät sei unsachgemäß installiert worden und habe so den Tod des Premiers und seines Freundes verursacht. Das FBI hatte die Heizung in der Wohnung getestet und festgestellt, dass der Sauerstoffgehalt in der Luft infolge des Versuchs auf 18,4 Prozent sank. Ein derart geringer Sauerstoffgehalt sei lebensgefährlich, erklärte das FBI.


FEMA head relieved of duties

The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, announced from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday that Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen will replace the  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Michael D. Brown as the Principal Federal Official (PFO) for the recovery effort; however, Mr. Brown will continue as the Director of FEMA.

Admiral Allen was given the assignment of special deputy to Mr. Brown earlier this week. Secretary Chertoff now describes Allen as, "the Principal Federal Official overseeing the Hurricane Katrina response and recovery effort in the field."

Mr. Brown, who came under intense pressure for government failures to provide timely assistance to disaster victims of Hurricane Katrina, was ordered back to Washington and relieved of his duties in the Gulf States. His immediate FEMA role now will be for its national administration. The personnel change results in FEMA's local effort now being headed-up by military leadership, instead of civilian. However, Admiral Allen's Deputy (the number two federal offiicial in the field) is a civilian.

The Coast Guard came under the homeland's security umbrella in 2003. Allen, a career Coast Guard officer, was in charge of its Atlantic forces fleet during the terrorist 9/11 attack in New York City in 2001.

Mr. Brown, who was hailed last week by President Bush, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," was nominated by Bush himself to head FEMA in 2003. Recent allegations that credentials Brown listed on his resume prior to employment at FEMA, which began in 2001, that said he worked in emergency services for the city of Edmond, OK from 1975 to 1978, along with being awarded "Outstanding Political Science Professor" at the Central State University in Oklahoma, both have come under fire in a report by TIME magazine two days ago. Critics question how thorough the White House was in its vetting Brown for the FEMA assignment.

When commenting about Mr. Brown last Friday, Senator Mary L. Landrieu, who spent more than a week in the hurricane struck area, said "I have been telling him from the moment he arrived about the urgency of the situation" and "I just have to tell you that he had a difficult time understanding the enormity of the task before us."


Hurrikan Katrina: Chef-Katastrophenschützer abberufen

Washington D.C. (USA), 09.09.2005 – Als eine erste Konsequenz aus der heftigen Kritik an dem Krisenmanagement beim Umgang mit den Folgen des Hurrikans Katrina hat US-Präsident Bush den Direktor der US-Katastrophenschutzbehörde FEMA Michael Brown abberufen.

Sein Posten wird von Vizeadmiral Thad Allen von der Küstenwache übernommen. Er bleibt aber Chef der Katastrophenschützer, wie Heimatschutzminister Michael Chertoff mitteilte. Chertoff sagte, dass Brown alles in seiner Macht Stehende getan habe. Brown erklärte, dass die Presse ihn zu einem Sündenbock auserkoren habe, diese Kritik von Bush aber nicht geteilt würde. Bush hatte die Arbeit von Brown noch vor einer Woche stark gelobt.