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frenchlover1999
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Posted: Feb 02, 2007 - 12:13 AM
Post subject: An overview of world news with the Frenchlover

From yahoo.com

Israel's Peretz says 2007 critical year on Iran
Reuters - Wed Jan 31, 4:47 PM ET

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday this year would be "critical" for the international community in dealing with Iran's nuclear program.

Israel openly giving their orders to the international community.

U.S. aid in Iraq lost to poor oversight: report
Reuters - Wed Jan 31, 12:12 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of dollars in U.S. aid intended for Iraqi police training programs may have been lost because of poor contract oversight, a State Department watchdog agency said in a report.

I am confused. Remind me of the oil for food program - I dont think the media called it poor contract oversight. But, wait a munite, isnt corruption only a Chinese problem?

"Secret" U.N. Kosovo plan surfaces ahead of schedule
Reuters - Wed Jan 31, 10:20 AM ET

PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - The Kosovo daily Lajm left four pages of its morning edition blank on Wednesday, saying it was told not to publish the text of a confidential United Nations plan for Serbia's breakaway province.

The breakup of sovereign nations all over the world has been planned for a long time. No surprise plans are already in place. The original plan probably wasnt written by the UN.

Del Ponte appeals to EU not to resume Serbia talks
Reuters - Wed Jan 31, 9:14 AM ET

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia appealed to the European Union on Wednesday not to resume talks on closer ties with Serbia until it hands over a key genocide suspect.

I love this independent justice thing. Shouldnt all nations (an obsolete concept anyway) report to the EU governments, itself reporting to the independent judge? Good governance we call that.

Japan's Abe charges China's satellite test illegal
AFP - Wed Jan 31, 2:10 AM ET

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has voiced concern about China's satellite-destroying test, charging that Beijing had violated international law.

Now the Japan and their allies are concerned with international law!

U.S. military to file new Gitmo charges
AP - Tue Jan 30, 9:11 PM ET

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. military will begin filing war crimes charges against detainees at Guantanamo Bay this week under new rules for trials that allow coerced or hearsay evidence, the lead prosecutor for the tribunals said Tuesday.

"Coerced or hearsay" evidence. "Justice".

NATO prepared for north Kosovo "domino effect"
Reuters - Tue Jan 30, 11:06 AM ET

PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - NATO is prepared for the worst-case scenario of regional violence in the event Serbs in north Kosovo revolt over an imminent decision on the fate of the province, the NATO commander there said on Tuesday.

Again, NATO has been preparing the breakup of nations for decades. Of course they are ready for the "worse case" scenario!

U.S.: Israel may have misused bombs
AP - Mon Jan 29, 7:18 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Israel probably misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said Monday.

"Misused"? Is it a bit like "mistakenly" or "collateral damages"? Surely the Chose People wouldnt do harm on purpose? Wouldnt break international law or UN resolutions on purpose? How dare you imply this? Dont you remember the Shoah! Are you an antisemite?

'Chemical Ali' claims Iraqi immunity
AP - Mon Jan 29, 4:18 PM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's cousin told Iraq's High Tribunal on Monday that it had no right to try him for war crimes because he had the same kind of immunity from prosecution that U.S. forces enjoy in Iraq.

Ludicrous claim. Did the French enoy the same rights as the Nazis during occupation?

Top GOP senator doubts Iraq resolution
AP - Mon Jan 29, 5:32 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The Senate's top Republican doubts that a resolution opposing a troop buildup in Iraq will pass, saying most lawmakers in his party believe "this is the last chance for the Iraqis to step up."

This is more and more hilarious. Iraqis to step up? Thats what they have been doing since the invasion began. But the US and allies were so much stronger than this nation crippled by a decade of embargo and two previous US-sponsored wars (yes 2).

U.N. to audit all operations in N.Korea
AP - Sat Jan 27, 12:17 AM ET

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said Friday it would audit all its operations in North Korea, where the U.S. has alleged that money from at least one U.N. program could be ending up illegally in the hands of the communist regime.

This news came with a picture of Kim's fattest son, as if implying the Un founded his supposedly lavish lifestyle, jets, cars, pornstars in tow and all.

UN nuclear chief calls for 'timeout' over Iran
AFP - Fri Jan 26, 9:19 PM ET

VIENNA (AFP) - The United Nations nuclear chief has called for a "timeout" in the showdown over Iran's nuclear ambitions, with the UN suspending sanctions and Tehran halting uranium enrichment at the same time.

Wait a minute. The UN nuclear chief? Isnt this the same Arab who tried to pretend there was no WMD in Iraq? I am not surprised. He must be antisemitic too.

U.S. asks NATO to boost Afghan presence
AP - Fri Jan 26, 8:57 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The United States has been making progress with NATO allies in a "continuing battle" over restrictions on their troops deployed in Afghanistan, a top State Department official said Friday.

The US dealing with their vassal states in the new colonies. Not easy to run an empire.

UN General Assembly condemns Holocaust denial
AFP - Fri Jan 26, 4:24 PM ET

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The United Nations General Assembly unanimously condemned denial of the Holocaust in a move diplomats said was directly aimed at Iran for branding the World War II mass murder of Jews a lie.

When do we get the UN unanimously condemning denial of the massacres of tens of millions of Chinese by the japanese or over twenty millions Soviet citizens. Oh wait, China and the former Soviet Union were/are Evil States.

State Department scours for new top talent
Reuters - Thu Jan 25, 5:59 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the resignation of her key non-proliferation expert this week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has yet another post to fill in a department where at least five top positions are vacant or soon will be.

Where are Bolino and Rawfish when we need them?

rayfish
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Joined: June 11, 2006
Posts: 985

Posted: Feb 02, 2007 - 12:46 AM

Hoping to get some sleep maybe...

theAutumn45
Rocker
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Joined: Oct 28, 2005
Posts: 796

Posted: Feb 02, 2007 - 10:04 PM

You may have all the “Right” and the voice of the silent majority on your side. But in this world of democracy, who control the money and the power, are turning the “Right” upside down.

And at least, the process of voting releases the poor’s frustration.

frenchlover1999
Shanghai Royalty

Joined: Sep 18, 2004
Posts: 8730

Posted: Feb 03, 2007 - 01:59 PM

Really, as far as I know, in great democracies such as the US, the poor does even bother to vote. In another great democracy, the largest democracy in the world, over-hyped India - the poor sell their votes to survive.

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