Roberto Scaruffi

2012-01-29T20:31:00.001Z

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January 29, 2012

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New U.N. Draft Resolution Gives Syria 15 Days to Comply

By Josh Rogin

The draft resolution on Syria calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to his deputy and says additional measures would be taken if he doesn't comply within 15 days. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30378.htm

The Conundrum of Iran
War Against Iran Is Underway

By Leonid Savin

Washington's choice of pretexts for an aggression comprises at least three options, namely (1) Iran's nuclear dossier; (2) an engineered escalation in the Strait of Hormuz; (3) allegations that Iran supports international terrorism. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30373.htm

US Plans for Perpetual War

By Renee Parsons

With the world's largest military force including an incomparable nuclear arsenal and a budget to match, exactly who are we protecting the Homeland from -- and what condition will it be in when they arrive? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30372.htm

Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?

By Mikhail Gorbachev

Judging by the weapons programs of the United States and a number of other countries, they are setting their sights on a new arms race. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30380.htm

The Present Stands No Chance Against the Past

By Robert Fisk

Thousands of Palestinians may be evicted from their homes "so that Israel can build a park to glorify a conquest that took place 3,000 years ago. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30374.htm

Gingrich Won't Win, and Bibi Will be in a Lose-lose Situation

By Yossi Sarid

We'll have to be careful of Romney, who won't soon forget the bloodbath prepared for him by Newt and Bibi's friends. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30371.htm

Dying For ?
Racism: Dehumanization

Video

Dahlia Wasfi, M.D.speaks to the Winter Soldier II Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) events in March, 2008. Dr. Wasfi, daughter of a Jewish mother and an Iraqi Muslim father, puts into context the background of the war in Iraq.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30377.htm

Will the US Back Real Democracy in Egypt?

By Eric Margolis

It's difficult to see Egypt's plutocratic military easily giving up all of its political and economic power to a rowdy civilian parliament, particularly when the US, Britain, Saudi Arabia, France, and Israel are all quietly backing the military regime.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30375.htm

We Can Now See the True Cost of Globalization

Sunday Observer Editorial

The worldwide public realizes there is something deeply wrong with today's world economic system. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30379.htm

More Candidates

By Fred Reed

Once society becomes more complex than a modest tribe or small town, once its affairs extend beyond the immediate visual horizon of the citizens, they become clueless. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30376.htm

Hard News

Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31: A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital yesterday, killing 31 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions. http://bit.ly/xvgHmQ

In celebration of death and war:
St. Louis hosts 1st big parade for Iraq War:
Several hundred veterans, many dressed in camouflage, marched Saturday afternoon through downtown along with marching bands, politicians and even the Budweiser Clydesdales. http://bit.ly/yvBdwY

Police Get Help With Confronting Veterans: The Justice Department is funding an unusual national training program to help police deal with an increasing number of volatile confrontations involving combat veterans. http://www.officer.com/news/10619340/police-get-help-with-confronting-veterans

12 militants killed in Pakistan: Pakistan Army troopers Saturday killed 12 militants and took control of a highly volatile area in the country's northwest tribal region, a media report said. http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-150834.html

Pakistan PM bemoans 'trust deficit' with US: Pakistan's prime minister said today that there was "a trust deficit" between Islamabad and Washington as he criticised the resumption of US drone strikes on his country's tribal belt. http://bit.ly/w9adCw

Three US-led troops killed in Afghan war: The incident took place on Friday when two powerful blasts hit a village near the city of Maiwand in Kandahar Province. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/223575.html

British occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan:
The soldier from the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment was killed during a foot patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand Province http://bit.ly/zNgSy2

France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit: France and Afghanistan agree NATO should speed up by a year its timetable for handing all combat operations to Afghan forces in 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, raising new questions about the unity of the Western military alliance. http://bit.ly/wzhzub

12 killed as Syrian military launches offensive in Damascus suburbs: The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus on Sunday, storming neighbourhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in fierce fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at least 12 people, activists said. http://bit.ly/zMHl32

10 killed as demonstrations erupt in Syria's 2nd city,: Some activists said the 10 killed were all demonstrators s while others said most were killed in clashes that followed the shooting on the protest.

http://news.yahoo.com/demonstrations-erupt-syrias-2nd-city-10-killed-235109666.html

Seven Syrian troops killed near Damascus: Seven Syrian soldiers, one an officer, were killed in an ambush by a "terrorist group" near Damascus on Saturday morning http://bit.ly/AmmEPd

Syria: Rebels use Israeli arms: Syrian media outlets reported Friday that President Bashar Assad's security forces seized huge quantities of weapons used by rebels across the country, including Israeli-made arms. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4181733,00.html

Blasts in Syria blamed on militants Video - Syrian TV shows images of the aftermath of blasts in Damascus and outskirts, blamed on militant groups. Michaela Cabrera reports.Note: This report contains graphic material http://reut.rs/wTNdKh

Arab League suspends Syria mission - : "Given the critical deterioration of the situation in Syria and the continued use of violence... it has been decided to immediately stop the work of the Arab League's mission to Syria," Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi said in a statement. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16774171

Russia faults move to suspend Syria mission: Russia on Sunday slammed a decision to suspend the Arab League's observer mission in its long time ally Syria after a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters. http://bit.ly/zBa1nY

Minister: Syria determined to "cleanse" country of outlaws:
"The security forces are determined to continue the struggle to cleanse the Syrian soil from the filthy and rogue outlaws to restore security and stability that Syria once enjoyed," al-Shaar was quoted by the state-run SANA news agency as telling the families of security forces killed in the violence. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1985485.html

Hamas says does not plan to quit Syria: "There is no change, and Hamas has not taken any decision to leave Syria, and we are still there," spokesman Fawzi Barhum told AFP. http://news.yahoo.com/hamas-says-does-not-plan-quit-syria-170437777.html

Iran Says It Could Terminate European Oil Sales Next Week: Iran warned on Friday that it could terminate oil sales to Europe as early as next week, and it bluntly advised Arab oil producers that any attempt by them to replace Iranian exports would be considered unfriendly. http://nyti.ms/wrl8gm

Iran finalizes bill to ban EU oil exports: Nasser Soudani, deputy chairman of the committee, said on Saturday that the double-urgency bill for halting Iran oil exports to Europe had been finalized in four clauses. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/223554.html

Asia challenges US, Europe over Iran: China, India and Turkey have warned that they won't support a ban on Iranian oil imports and will try and prevent the US from blocking Iranian oil supplies. Japan and South Korea are planning to follow suit. http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/01/28/64831213.html

Israel warns time is running out before it launches strike on Iran: Growing body of opinion suggests that Iranian response to an attack would be muted http://ind.pn/xtjwLx

Barak: World must act against Iran before it's too late: Defense Minister says Iran is soon reaching a point where even a 'surgical' military strike could not block it from acquiring nuclear arms. http://bit.ly/zoNRYG

Postponed Israel-U.S. Drill to be Held in October: The "Austere Challenge 12" drill, which is designed to improve defense systems and cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli forces, was postponed on January 15 for what Israel said was "technical" reasons. http://bit.ly/xwVwoD

Pentagon Seeks Mightier Bomb vs. Iran: The Defense Department has spent about $330 million so far to develop about 20 of the bombs, which are built by Boeing Co. The Pentagon is seeking about $82 million more to make the bomb more effective, according to government officials briefed on the plan. http://on.wsj.com/xa8RbL

U.S. plans to send 'floating commando base' to Mideast, documents show: Washington Post cites military order to hastily convert an aging battleship into a special forces 'mother ship' that could be sent to Persian Gulf. http://bit.ly/xX6zeg

Americans oppose war: But does govt care?: With harsh US rhetoric and tensions around Iran's nuclear program snowballing by the hour, American polls nonetheless show that most Americans think a war with Tehran would be a grave mistake. But do the leaders care? http://rt.com/news/americans-no-war-iran-819/

Stop The War Protests Against Iran And Syria Intervention:
Hundreds of anti-war protesters gathered in central London today at a demonstration against Western intervention in Iran and Syria. The rally, organised by the Stop the War Coalition, took place outside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square with a number of speakers addressing the 200-strong crowd. http://huff.to/x7dM52

Student speaker at Stop the War Coalition - Video -
'Hands off Iran and Syria' protest, January 28th 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCflODvHCuY

Israel's useful idiot:
US Ambassador: 'US Won't Be Complicit in Second Holocaust': US Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, said the US will not remain idle and be complicit in Iran's bid to destroy the Jewish state.

http://bit.ly/yGkeu4

Israel Proposes West Bank Barrier as Border: Israel is proposing to essentially turn its West Bank separation barrier into the border with a future state of Palestine, two Palestinian officials said Friday, based on their interpretation of principles Israel presented in talks this week. http://abcn.ws/AAdjHe

Israel's useful idiots:
Romney: Palestinians don't want two-state solution, they want to eliminate Israel: The Republican candidate was prompted by a question posed by a Palestinian-American at a Florida debate; opponent Gingrich said in same debate he would move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem as president. http://bit.ly/yrxbiY

Gingrich Expresses Strong Support for Israel: Video - Former House Speaker and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich expressed his strong support for Israel as he campaigned at a Republican Jewish Coalition rally in Delray Beach, Florida. (Jan. 27) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1UjFNfplnuM

Secrets of the billionaire backing Gingrich's shot at the White House: Sheldon Adelson is not running for office - but his cash could swing Tuesday's Florida primary http://bit.ly/zEaOcu

Libyan commander says will retake Bani Walid: A militia commander whose troops were driven out of the Libyan tribal stronghold of Bani Walid this week said on Friday that his forces were massing to recapture the town but were holding back at the government's request. http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120127/wl_nm/us_libya_commander

NATO's grisly crimes in Libya : It turns out that just like Vietnam and other illegal wars before it, Libya is turning into a major embarrassment for Uncle Sam. http://bit.ly/wKG8qb

Egyptian officials to visit US amid tensions: Military council's crackdown on NGOs, notably a travel ban on six American staffers, imperils US aid to the country. http://aje.me/zHA7Jv

Filipinos say no to more U.S. troops: Philippine activists picketed the US embassy on Saturday and burned a cardboard American flag and mock stealth bomber, vowing to launch a campaign opposing a plan to allow more US troops in the country. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/28/12/protest-against-greater-us-role-ph

Twitter users urge boycott over censorship: Blackout of microblogging site proposed after firm says it will block tweets on geo-specific basis if legally necessary. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/01/20121284541846895.html

Germany calls for EU to control Greek budget: Report: Germany wants Greece to surrender sovereignty over fiscal policy to a eurozone commissioner before Athens gets a second bailout, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing a copy of the proposal. http://bit.ly/ydM0RU

Greece 'will not discuss' EU budget control: Debt-stricken Athens says German proposal to cede control of its fiscal policy to EU is "out of the question". http://aje.me/zlpqbk

Portugal Restructuring Certain; Ireland, Spain Likely-Rogoff: A restructuring of Portugal's sovereign debt will inevitably follow that of Greece, and there is a very high probability that Ireland and Spain will have to do the same to the overloaded debt of their banks, according to U.S. academic economist Kenneth Rogoff. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120128-700710.html

'Austerity disease' spreads through the West: WHAT DO Nobel Prize-winning development economist Amartya Sen and IMF chief Christine Lagarde have in common? They both oppose the prevailing orthodoxy that all heavily indebted governments must cut their way back to prosperity as soon as they can. And they are not alone.

http://bit.ly/xMnZMm

America's war on drugs 'biggest mistake since slavery', says California judge: Californians have been voting in a referendum on whether to legalise cannabis in the US state. James Gray, a former Superior Court Judge, tells Alastair Good why he thinks that the United States' policy of drug prohibition has failed. : http://tgr.ph/bV7TcB

300 arrested as police use flashbangs & tear-gas against protesters : Video - A 2,000-strong Occupy Oakland march turned violent, with some protesters claiming that rubber bullets were also fired into the crowd. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WEK6HgXBsQ

"Let us be peace and joy"

Tom Feeley

Cost Of war

Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:
4,801

Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 2,880

Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
Total Cost of Wars Since 2001
$1,296,966,726,644 http://www.costofwar.com/

2012-01-29T20:17:00.001Z

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2012-01-29T17:37:00.001Z

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NEWSLETTER vom Sonntag, 29. Januar 2012, 18:00 Uhr

TOPMELDUNGEN

FINANZLÜCKE

Griechen legten Erlösversprechen auf gut Glück fest

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Die neuen Bosse in Davos

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PAKISTAN

Rauswurf von BND-Agenten war gezielter Affront

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VORWAHLEN IN FLORIDA

Neues Spiel mit alter Lüge

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BUNDESLIGA-LIVETICKER

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FINANZKUNST

Ire baut Haus aus 1,4 Milliarden Euro

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DSCHUNGEL-KÖNIGIN BRIGITTE NIELSEN

Die Rocky-Braut

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BLOODY SUNDAY

Erschossen von Soldat F.

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PANORAMA

BIBBER-WETTER

Zieht Euch warm an!

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WRACKBEWEGUNG

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Von wegen Claudia Bond

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ÜBERWACHUNGSAFFÄRE

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PIRATIN

Marina Weisband bekam antisemitische Hass-Mails

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VERKEHRSMINISTERIUM

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SPORT

FUSSBALL-BUNDESLIGA

Mainz deklassiert chancenlose Freiburger

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Hoffenheim will Lakic

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UNISPIEGEL UND SCHULSPIEGEL

RÄTSELHAFTE MITTZWANZIGER

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UNTERRICHTSAUSFALL

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KULTUR

ÖFFENTLICH-RECHTLICHE DEPRESSION

ZDF-Vizechef Theveßen klagt über miese Stimmung

Das ZDF muss sparen, und das wird sich auch aufs Personal auswirken. Der stellvertretende ZDF-Chefredakteur Elmar Theveßen beklagt nun die depressive Stimmung im Sender. In einer internen E-Mail diagnostiziert er nach SPIEGEL-Informationen "zermürbenden Defätismus". mehr...

SUNDANCE-FESTIVAL

Im Schnee mit Robert Redford

Beim Sundance Filmfestival laufen dem Besucher Spike Lee, Sigourney Weaver, Liv Tyler und Ben Stiller über den Weg. Oder er entdeckt brillante Nachwuchsregisseure, die gestern noch niemand kannte. Gründer Robert Redford begrüßte die Cineasten ganz zeitlos - in Jeans und Skiweste. Von Nina Rehfeld mehr...

LECKERES KERNOBST

Birn, Baby, Birn!

Ihre eher glühenden denn strahlenden Verwandten werden ja im Moment aus der EU verbannt; umso schöner, dass die echten, die essbaren Birnen uns noch immer an dunklen Wintertagen den goldenen Weg zu mehr Vitaminen in der Ernährung leuchten. Von Hobbykoch Peter Wagner mehr...

WISSENSCHAFT

KRANKHEITSERREGER

Die unheimliche Macht der Viren

Schnupfenviren kennt jeder, Herpesviren auch. Dass die Mikro-Erreger neben Triefnasen und Lippenbläschen aber auch bei Übergewicht und einem Bandscheibenvorfall mitmischen können, ist neu. Und Forscher vermuten: Das ist längst noch nicht alles. Von "natur+kosmos"-Autor Jörg Zittlau mehr...

RIFFE AUS U-BAHN-WAGGONS

Letzte Station Meeresgrund

Mythen aus Stahl werden zur Speisekammer der Fische: Nach fast vierzig Jahren Dienst auf New Yorks Straßen werden alte U-Bahn-Waggons im Atlantischen Ozean zur ewigen Ruhe gebettet - und wandeln sich zum künstlichen Riff für die Meeresbewohner. Von "mare"-Autorin Martina Wimmer mehr...

"ROSAT"

Deutscher Satellit wäre fast auf Peking gestürzt

Mehr als 20 Jahre lang flog er durchs All, dann stürzte der deutsche Forschungssatellit in den Golf von Bengalen. Überreste des zweieinhalb Tonnen schweren Geräts hätten nach SPIEGEL-Informationen beinahe Peking getroffen - es fehlten nur wenige Minuten. mehr...

NETZWELT

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON

"Wir sind sehr opportunistisch"

Die "Huffington Post" ist gerade in Frankreich gestartet, dann kommen Spanien, Italien, danach Deutschland. Kritiker werfen der Web-Zeitung Billigjournalismus vor - aber das ist Polemik, widerspricht Gründerin Arianna Huffington. Man habe lediglich das Netz verstanden. mehr...

NEUE GADGETS

So wird das iPad zum Dokumentenfresser

Eine Dockingstation verwandelt Papierdokumente in Bilddateien - und während der Scanner noch werkelt, rutscht das Bild Stück für Stück das iPad-Display hoch. Außerdem in der wöchentlichen Gadget-Show von neuerdings.com: Hilfe gegen Kabelsalat und W-Lan aus Manschettenknöpfen. mehr...

REISE

MIT KINDERN IN KENIA

Giraffenkuss für den Rafiki

Waisenkinder im Elefantenhaus, Fütterung der Rothschild-Giraffen: Auf einer Safari durch Kenia gehen Afrika-Reisende auf Tuchfühlung mit wilden Tieren. Besonders aufregend ist das Erlebnis für Kinder - sofern man die richtigen Nationalparks auswählt. mehr...

AUTO

BMW ACTIVE-HYBRID 5

Am Sinn gespart

Das Hybridmodell des BMW 5er ist zweifellos ein faszinierendes Stück Technik, der Wagen fährt flott und spart dazu noch jede Menge Sprit. Trotzdem wirkt das Auto zumindest in Europa deplaziert. Von Tom Grünweg mehr...

US militarism's corruption!

2012-01-29T16:27:00.000Z

Profezia del sismologo del Duce Italia devastata nel 2012

Raffaele Bendandi, uomo fidato di Mussolini, predisse: "Il 6 aprile impressionante serie di terremoti nel mondo, noi tra i più colpiti"

2012-01-29T16:21:00.001Z

Politica
29/01/2012 11:24

"Berlusconi ha deciso: Monti cadrà a marzo"

Calderoli si sbilancia: "Se il Cav non lo farà l'alleanza con la Lega finirà per sempre e andremo alle elezioni da soli". Per questo mezzo Pdl vuole la spallata

Silvio frena: "E' ancora presto"

COMMENTI

Politica
29/01/2012 11:27

Le urgenti semplificazioni scatteranno solo tra un anno

La svolta di Monti sui certificati di residenza e nascita sarà nel 2012, per tutto il resto bisognerà aspettare il 2013

Semplificazioni? Chiedete alla moglie di Monti

COMMENTI

UK, USA, France etc export TORTURE!

2012-01-29T16:06:00.000Z

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Les anciens pro-Kadhafi torturés dans la nouvelle Libye

Médecins sans frontières cesse ses opérations dans les prisons libyennes en signe de protestation. Interview.

TENNIS. Djokovic, 5h54 pour venir à bout de Nadal

Le Serbe remporte l'Open d'Australie au terme de la plus longue finale de l'histoire du Grand Chelem.

Bayrou de secours ?

Hausse de la TVA : pas encore annoncée et déjà contestée

Nicolas Sarkozy contre-attaque et joue le tout pour le tout

Lors de son intervention télévisée ce dimanche, le président de la République devrait notamment annoncer une hausse de la TVA.

Fillon et Copé mobilisent l'UMP avant l'intervention de Sarkozy

La semaine politique de Louison

Chaque semaine, retrouvez dans le "Nouvel Observateur" l'actualité politique croquée par la dessinatrice Louison.

Concordia : une poubelle géante

Quatre ans sans sa fille, séquestrée dans un palais saoudien

Les 5 vidéos qu'il ne fallait pas rater cette semaine

SENEGAL. Après les violences, l'opposition lance "la résistance"

SYRIE. L'opposition veut presser l'ONU d'intervenir

Pour les Kurdes de Syrie, "il est urgent que l'opposition s'unisse"

Entretien avec le président du Conseil national kurde de Syrie.

Dingues de vélo !

"Art Danse Dijon Bourgogne"

Un centre chorégraphique sans domicile fixe.

Super-héros vintages, platine à bois, amour et surdité...

...Toutes les semaines, "le Nouvel Observateur" vous aide à ruiner votre productivité. Surtout, ne pas cliquer !

Football : Paris, Montpellier et Lyon toujours en forme

Un premier Lego dans l'espace

Lejaby : "On sent qu’on le gêne avec nos problèmes"

TEMOIGNAGE. Marie Claude Jousse, ouvrière à l’usine Lejaby qui doit fermer raconte le défilé des politiques à Yssingeaux.

Au temps où les pom-pom girls avaient du poil aux jambes

Le match high-tech : les robots-aspirateurs

Chaouch, président !

Le tendance de Jérôme Garcin. A lire sur Bibliobs.

Relais & Châteaux : Bulot, l'ami de Villepin qui dort en prison

Petit kit de survie citoyenne face aux sondages

iPhone et iPad : ces Chinois qui se tuent à la tâche

A Saint-Denis, au stade des rêves brisés

Primaire républicaine : la chasse aux voix hispaniques

Le jeu vidéo de la semaine : Resident Evil Revelations

L'application de la semaine : AntiCrop

Twitter accusé de "collaboration avec les censeurs"

De Gaza aux Muppets, l'actu du monde en sept liens

Quand le tricot devient un art

Laura Smet, Demi Moore, Zahia, Vanessa Paradis... 7 jours chez les people

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	Primaires: Chasse aux voix hispaniques Par Natacha Tatu	Les deux angles morts du programme de François Hollande Par Jean-Marcel Bouguereau
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2012-01-29T16:00:00.001Z

1.: U.S. Looking For Enemies From: Rick Rozoff

2.: Report: U.S. Designs 30,000-Pound "Bunker-Buster" Bomb From: Rick Rozoff

3.: NATO Grooms Montenegro For Full Membership From: Rick Rozoff

2012-01-29T14:39:00.000Z

News Stories

January 29, 2012

The US/Saudi Agenda and the Syrian Rebellion
Hamid Dabashi: Saudi's and US attempt to control outcome of Syrian revolt
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This House has no confidence in Bahrain's promise to reform
Doha Debates takes on Bahraini government's claims of reform
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Australia Day -Colonial Occupation Mate
It's a day of high jinx, high revelry and high people in Australia; a day when a large and vocal majority come together to "celebrate what's great" about this country.
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Pestato e poi impiccato?

2012-01-29T12:57:00.002Z

CORRIERE DI FIRENZE

Arrestato e portato in questura:
un 27enne si uccide con una coperta

CRONACHE Giovane marocchino fermato per resistenza e lesioni
a pubblico ufficiale venerdì sera, si è ucciso impiccandosi in una delle camere di sicurezza della questura di Firenze

2012-01-29T12:21:00.002Z

The Truth Behind the Coming

"Regime Change" in Syria

By Shamus Cooke

URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28853

Global Research, January 24, 2012

After meeting again to decide Syria's fate, the Arab League again decided to extend its "monitoring mission" in Syria. However, some Arab League nations under U.S. diplomatic control are clamoring for blood. These countries — virtual sock puppets of U.S. foreign policy — want to declare the Arab League monitoring mission "a failure,” so that military intervention — in the form of a no fly zone — can be used for regime change.

The United States appears to be using a strategy in Syria that it has perfected over the years, having succeeded most recently in Libya: arming small paramilitary groups loyal to U.S. interests that claim to speak for the local population; these militants then attack the targeted government the U.S. would like to see overthrown — including terrorist bombings — and when the attacked government defends itself, the U.S. cries "genocide" or "mass murder,” while calling for foreign military intervention.

This is the strategy that the U.S. is using to channel the Arab Spring into the bloody dead end of foreign military intervention.

For example, the U.S. media and government are fanatically giving the impression that, in Syria, the local population would like foreign militarily intervention to overthrow their authoritarian president, Bashar Assad. But facts are stubborn things.

After spinning these lies, The New York Times was forced to admit, in several articles, that there have been massive rallies in Syria in support of the Syrian government. These rallies are larger than any pro-government demonstration that the U.S. government could hope to organize for itself. The New York Times reports:

"The turnout [at least tens of thousands — see picture in link] in Sabaa Bahrat Square in Damascus, the [Syrian] capital, once again underlined the degree of backing that Mr. Assad and his leadership still enjoy among many Syrians, nearly seven months into the popular uprising. That support is especially pronounced in cities like Damascus and Aleppo, the country’s two largest." (January 13, 2012).

The New York Times is forced to admit that the two largest cities — in a small country — support the government (or at least oppose foreign military intervention).

This was further confirmed by a poll funded by the anti-Syrian Qatar Foundation, preformed by the Doha Debates:

"According to the latest opinion poll commissioned by The Doha Debates, Syrians are more supportive of their president with 55% not wanting him to resign." (January 2, 2012).

If people in Syria do not want foreign intervention — a likely reason that so many attended pro-Assad demonstrations — what about the so-called Free Syrian Army, which the United States has given immense credibility to and which claims to speak for the Syrian people?

The Free Syrian Army — like its Libyan counterpart — appears to be yet another Made-in-the-USA militant group, by route of its ally Turkey, a fact alluded to by the pro U.S.-establishment magazine, Foreign Affairs:

"Why does the Syrian [government] military not rocket their [Free Syrian Army] position or launch a large-scale assault? The FSA fighters are positioned about a mile from the Turkish border, near enough to escape across if the situation turned dire."

The article also quotes a Free Syrian Army member who states: "Every [Free Syrian Army] group in Turkey has its own job," Sayeed said. "[The Turks] gave us our freedom to move." (December 8, 2011).

The article also mentions that the Free Syrian Army is calling for a "no fly zone" over certain regions of Syria, which would destroy the Syrian government military; the possible starting locations of this no fly zone are on the Syrian borders of either Turkey, Jordan, or Iraq — all three are either strong U.S. allies or client states.

A “no fly zone” is the new euphemism that means the U.S. and its European military junior partners in NATO will intervene to use their advanced fighter jets to destroy the Syrian military, as happened in Libya. In Libya the no fly zone evolved into a “no drive zone” and eventually a “no survival” zone for anything resembling the Syrian military — or anybody who armed himself in defense of the Libyan government.

As in Syria, Libya's largest city, Tripoli, never had large anti-government demonstrations. The anti-Libyan government/pro-U.S. paramilitary group that attacked Libyan forces was so tiny that it took months to take power after 10,000 NATO bombing sorties (bombing missions) that destroyed large portions of Libya's infrastructure, as documented by the independent Human Rights Investigations.

It's totally unimaginable that any large section of Syrian society would invite a NATO-backed no fly zone, i.e. war, into Syria. The examples of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya are too glaring for any Middle Eastern nation not to notice. For the Free Syrian Army to demand a NATO invasion of Syria is enough to label the FSA a U.S. puppet group striving for political power, deserving to be condemned.

This strategy of using a proxy army to undermine an anti-U.S. government has a grisly past. This strategy is celebrated in the book Charlie Wilson's War, which tells the true story of the U.S. government sending weapons and cash to Islamic extremists to wage a terrorist campaign against the Afghan government, which was an ally of the Soviet Union at the time. The attacks eventually led to the Afghan government asking for Soviet military re-enforcements, whose presence in Afghanistan created a degree of popular support for the extremists who eventually became known as the Taliban.

The same scenario also played itself out in Kosovo, where the tiny, U.S.-backed Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) began a terrorist campaign against the government of Yugoslavia, intending to separate Kosovo into an independent nation. When the Yugoslav government attempted to defend itself from the KLA — while imitating its violent tactics — the U.S. and other western governments labeled it genocide, and invaded Yugoslavia, calling it a "humanitarian invasion.” To this day the U.S. is one of few nations that recognizes Kosovo as an independent nation while Kosovo faithfully serves the interests of the United States.

The same proxy war strategy — by the U.S. and other European powers — played a crucial role in numerous wars throughout Africa, which culminated in the massive Congo War that killed over five million people, as French journalist Gerard Prunier describes in his book, Africa's World War.

In Syria history is repeating itself, and some non-U.S. allies are very aware of it. The New York Times reports:

"[Russia's Foreign Minister] said that foreign governments [the U.S., Turkey, etc.] were arming ‘militants and extremists’ in Syria."

The Foreign minister also gave an accurate description of U.S. foreign policy towards Iran:

"Mr. Lavrov offered a similarly grave message about the possibility of a military strike against Iran, which he said would be a “catastrophe.” He said sanctions now being proposed against Tehran were “intended to have a smothering effect on the Iranian economy and the Iranian population, probably in the hopes of provoking discontent.” (January 19, 2012).

Most ominously, the Russian Foreign Minister said that U.S. foreign policy in Syria and Iran could lead to a "very big war,” i.e., a war that becomes regional or even international in scope, as other powers intervene to uphold their interests in the region.

Russia has offered a way to avoid war in Syria and is pursuing it through the UN Security Council; it is the same path being pursued by the pro-U.S. government in Yemen: maintaining the current government in power until elections are called. Unfortunately, Yemen is an ally of the U.S. and Syria is not — the U.S. and its allies are blocking the same approach in Syria in order to pursue war.

The Syrian government opposition bloc inside of Syria, the National Coordination Committee, opposes foreign military intervention. A leader of the NCC is Hassan Abdul Azim, who wisely states;

“We refuse on principle any type of military foreign intervention because it threatens the freedom of our country,” (January 19, 2012).

This is very likely the prevailing opinion inside of Syria, since the threat of no fly zones will result in the same mass bombings experienced by the citizens of Tripoli in Libya. The fake Syrian opposition outside of the country, The Syrian National Council, is yet another U.S. puppet — now allied with the Free Syrian Army — begging for a military invasion of Syria in order to "liberate" it. Of course the western media tells only the perspective of the pro-U.S. Syrian National Council.

The U.S. has proven on multiple occasions that military solutions solve nothing, having torn asunder the social fabric of Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Libya. The working people of Syria and Iran do not desire "help" from the U.S. government and its allies to prevent bloodshed. The working people of these countries could liberate themselves from their authoritarian governments, as did the Tunisians and Egyptians, which is precisely the point: the U.S. is intervening militarily to re-gain control over a region that slipped out of its hands during the Arab Spring. This military approach serves to push the working people of the targeted country into the hands of their government while creating a humanitarian catastrophe for the invaded nation. The working people of the United States have no interest in aggressive war and have a responsibility to learn about U.S. government propaganda so that they can demand its end in the streets.

Shamus Cooke is a social worker, trade unionist, and writer for Workers Action ( www.workerscompass.org )

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2012-01-29T12:11:00.001Z

Weekly Report from Taiwan Security Research (Jan. 29, 2012)

For full text, click on the title or visit the TSR web page at taiwansecurity.org

Incumbent Ma Ying-jeou Reelected--Reactions and Assessments

Taiwan’s Presidential and Legislative Elections: Implications for Taiwan, the United States, and Cross-strait Relations By Richard C. Bush (Luncheon address, CSIS-Brookings Symposium, Jan. 17, 2012) It is unlikely that President Ma will accelerate the process of reconciliation with China, moving towards negotiations on political and security issues. The smartest thing for Beijing and Taipei to do in Ma’s second term may be to consolidate the gains of the first one. How to Size Up Taiwan’s 2012 Election—Dr. Yun-han Chu’s presentation in this CSIS-Brookings Symposium

DPP Prepares for Crucial Election Review
(China Post, Jan. 24, 2012) The DPP is preparing for a crucial meeting for a sweeping review of their defeat in the presidential election after the Lunar New Year's holiday.

Academics Expect Cross-Strait Relations to Deepen
(CNA, Jan. 27, 2012) If Xi Jinping takes over leadership of the CCP later this year, as expected, he is likely to be too busy with other issues to push a change of policy on

Taiwan

U.S. Policy and Sino-U.S. Engagement

US to Keep All 11 Aircraft Carriers As Show of Power
(AP, Jan. 23, 2012) US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told sailors aboard the country’s oldest aircraft carrier that the US was committed to maintaining a fleet of 11 of the formidable warships despite budget pressures, in part to project sea power against

Iran

China Leader-in-Waiting Xi to Visit White House Next Month
(Reuters, Jan. 24, 2012) President Obama will host China’s likely next leader, Vice President Xi Jinping, at the White House on February 14, in a visit set to boost Xi’s credentials as the man who will steer Beijing’s close but quarrelsome ties with Washington.

The End of Win-Win World By Gideon Rachman(Foreign Policy, Jan. 24, 2012) The rise of zero-sum logic is the common thread, tying together seemingly disparate strands in international politics: the crisis inside the European Union, deteriorating U.S.-Chinese relations, and the deadlock in global governance.

PLA and Military Balance

China in 2012: Shifting Perspectives-Assessing the PLA from the Ground Up By Dennis J. Glasko (China Breif 12(2), Jamestown Foundation, Jan. 20, 2012) Assessing senior-level leadership changes is important, but in order to judge the degree of improvement in People’s Liberation Army operational capabilities, many other factors need to be examined.

Year of the Water Dragon: 12 Chinese Maritime Developments to Look for in 2012 By Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins (China Real Time Report, Jan. 23, 2012) Beginning with the major potential newsmakers, here are 12 key maritime developments to watch for and what they mean.

Taiwan's Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations

China's Rise and Its Domestic Issues

Regional Issues

Philippines May Allow Greater U.S. Military Presence in Reaction to China’s Rise By Crag Whitlock (Washington Post, Jan. 26, 2012) Two decades after evicting U.S. forces from their biggest base in the Pacific, the Philippines is in talks with the Obama administration about expanding the American military presence in the island nation, the latest in a series of strategic moves aimed at China.

China in 2012: Foreign Affairs a Secondary Priority but Salient Challenges Ahead By Robert Sutter (China Breif 12(2), Jamestown Foundation, Jan. 20, 2012) China’s main problems in foreign affairs in 2012 relate to Chinese leaders’ difficulty in sustaining an effective and unified approach to foreign affairs amid challenges along China’s periphery in Asia.

All Roads to Myanmar By Zha Daojiong(PacNet #6A, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Jan. 25, 2012) One after another, Western dignitaries are traveling to

Myanmar

. A standard interpretation of the change in attitude is that Myanmar is finally demonstrating the courage and means to break away from China. But was Myanmar in the Chinese “geopolitical grip” in the first place?

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2012-01-29T08:39:00.001Z

Merkel va faire campagne
pour Sarkozy

La chancelière allemande compte participer à des meetings du chef de l'Etat sortant au printemps, a annoncé le secrétaire général de la CDU devant le conseil national de l'UMP.

L'UMP fait du «courage» son slogan
de campagne

«Aucun scénario n'est écrit d'avance» a affirmé François Fillon pour rassurer les membres du Conseil national du parti sarkozyste, réunis samedi Porte de Versailles à Paris.
» Pour les députés UMP, Sarkozy doit garder son tempo
» Juppé reproche à Hollande sonmanque de «lucidité»

Sarkozy va annoncer une hausse
de la TVA de 1,6 point

Selon plusieurs sources gouvernementales, le chef de l'Etat annoncera également dimanchesoir à la télévision une légère augmentation de la CSG sur les revenus du patrimoine et de placements.
» Le grand soir de Sarkozy

Hollande s'engage à ouvrir
une conférence environnementale

Comme six autres candidats à la présidentielle, le prétendant socialiste a présenté devant le congrès deFrance Nature Environnement ses priorités en matière d'écologie.

Bruxelles veut surveiller les finances publiques grecques

Athènes a d'ores et déjà exclu de céder sa souveraineté à l'Union européenneen matière de politique budgétaire.

La Ligue arabe suspend sa mission en Syrie

Cette décision a été prise samedi en raison de la recrudescence des violences dans le pays, qui ont fait au moins 193 morts depuis mardi.
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Un touriste français tué
dans un braquage en Égypte

Un touriste français a été tué et un autre de nationalité allemande a été blessé samedi lorsque des hommes armés ont tenté un hold-up dans un bureau de change dans lastation balnéaire de Charm el Cheik.

L'introduction en Bourse de Facebook
se précise

Le réseau social pourrait déposer son dossier d'entrée en Bourse dès mercredi, selonle Wall Street Journal. L'opération permettrait de lever 10 milliards de dollars, ce qui valoriserait le groupe entre 75 et 100 milliards.

L'UMP protège François Bayrou
et les villepinistes pour les législatives

Le président du MoDem n'aura pas d'adversaire du parti majoritaire lors des élections en juin dans sa circonscription des Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Il dénonce «un petit jeu» de l'UMP et réaffirme son indépendance.
» Législatives : Lamour refuse de laisser la place à Dati
» Bayrouacte ses «désaccords» avec le PS

Prix de l'essence : les Français
sont prêts à moins rouler

Plus d'un tiers des automobilistes français (39%) affirment que la fortehausse du prix des carburants les conduira à moins utiliser leur voiture, selon un sondage Ifop pour Dimanche Ouest France.
» Il faut travailler plus pour faire le plein d'essence

Tabac : la grogne
des non-fumeurs

Pour 64% des Français, la loi sur l'interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publicsest mal appliquée.

Gingrich réveille les Tea Party
en Floride

Avant la primaire de mardi, l'ex- speaker mise sur la base conservatrice en colère.

Lille fait sauter le verrou stéphanois

LIGUE 1 - Grâce à un but de Eden Hazard et à un doublé de sa nouvelle recrue Nolan Roux, Lille a étrillé Saint-Etienne samedi soir (3-0).
» Le PSG garde le cap
» La 21e journée en images

La candidature de Wade déclenche
des violences au Sénégal

La validation de lacandidature du président sénégalais Abdoulaye Wade pour l'élection présidentielle de février a provoqué une vague de violences dans plusieurs villes. L'opposition appelle à marcher sur la présidence.

Les tarifs bancaires vont légèrement fléchir en 2012

L'association CLCV conseille toutefois aux consommateurs de rester vigilants et de bien comparer les offres des banques.

Le Centre national de la musique
créé dès cetteannée

A l'occasion du Marché international du disque et de l'édition musicale (Midem), qui s'est ouvert ce samedi à Cannes, le ministre Frédéric Mitterrand a signé l'accord donnant naissance à un nouveau dispositif de soutien à la filière.

Retrait des troupes d'Afghanistan :
une accélération symbolique

DECRYPTAGE - La petite accélération du calendrier français ne changera pas grand-chose sur le fond et apparaît comme un compromis entre la date butoir de l'Otan, fin 2014, et celle du candidatdu PS, 2012.

PSA compte sur la 208 pour se relancer

INFOGRAPHIES - Le groupe vise 550.000 exemplaires par an de cette nouvelle citadine lancée au printemps. Elle sera produite à Poissy, à Mulhouse et en Slovaquie. Puis au Brésil.

Azarenka humilie Sharapova
en finale de l'Open d'Australie

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Marc Trévidic, un juge sur tous les fronts

Le magistrat antiterroriste instruit tous les dossiers explosifs du moment : massacre de Tibéhirine, attentat de Karachi…Portrait d'un homme de combat.
» La justice souhaite autopsier les moines de Tibéhirine

Quand les artistes se frottent
à la politique

Chanteurs, comédiens, metteursen scène... Certains n'hésitent pas à prendre position, à droite ou à gauche, quand d'autres se montrent plus prudents pour ne pas froisser leur public.Chanteurs, comédiens, metteurs en scène... Si certains prennent position, à droite ou à gauche, d'autres se montrent plus prudents pour ne pas froisser leur public.
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Le fondateur de PIP
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L'ex-fabricant de prothèses a été mis en examen pour «blessures involontaires».
» Les clés d'une enquête complexe

Mieuxvaut éviter les hamburgers
avant une opération

Contrairement aux idées reçues, un régime pauvre en protéines avant une opération chirurgicale pourrait éviter des complications graves.
» À quoi servent les protéines ?

La bouche, avant-poste de la santé ?

Lesmaladies des dents augmentent le risque de maladies cardio-vasculaires, d'affections pulmonaires ou de diabète.
» L'origine des douleurs dentaires

Une avancée de la thérapie génique
pourguérir la rétinite pigmentaire

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Free Mobile : bras de fer
entre Besson et l'Arcep

Le ministre a demandé au gendarme des télécoms de vérifier que le nouvel opérateur remplit bienses obligations de couverture. Le régulateur a accepté de refaire des mesures.

Le chômage explose à 22,8%
en Espagne

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La semaine des internautes du Figaro

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VIDÉO - Chaque année, 200.000 privilégiés visitent dans les pas de Darwin ce sanctuaire de la nature situé à 1000 kilomètres des côtesde l'Equateur. Avec l'assurance d'approcher au plus près, sans la troubler, une faune exceptionnelle, ultraprotégée. Un voyage rare.

Bachelors : les voies d'accès se multiplient

Les concours offrent plus de places aux candidats, mais la sélectivité augmente également.

Prendre le pouvoir en entretien,
un pari risqué

VIDEO - Michel, ancien DRH dans de grandes entreprises et nouveau candidat de «Mon Coach Emploi» rencontre aujourd'hui Pierre-André, consultant en recrutement, pour un premier entretien. AvecKeljob.

Angoulême 2012,
nosBD préférées

La rédaction vous présente ses favoris dans les BD en compétition au festival d'Angoulême.

L'année de la jupe crayon

STYLE - Droite, étroite, resserrée sous le genou, elle magnifie les courbes façon pin-up des fifties. Version 2012, elle imposeson élégance sexy en détournant, mine de rien, tous les codes conventionnels.
» EN IMAGES - Revue de détail

Que faire à Paris ce week-end ?

Un week-end festif en perspective, entre mini-jupes, numéros de cirque, dragons et new-wave.

Portraits d'artistes du monde arabe

Chroniques d'une révolution annoncée, leurs oeuvres ont dessiné l'histoire récente. Depuis le 11 septembre 2001, les artistes du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient ont en commun une hypersensibilité et un immense désir de reconnaissance. Aujourd'hui dansle monde entier, ils voient leur cote grimper en flèche.
» EN IMAGES - Zoom sur les oeuvres

100 % bonne énergie

Pour tenir tête au froid, on abuse d'aliments riches en vitamines, en fer et en fibres, que l'on cuisine à toute vitesse. Soupes en douce, taboulé boosté, salade épicée..., tout ce qui nous fait du bien !
RECETTES- 3 soupes de saison
ET AUSSI - 3 douceurs easy chic !

Le quiz people du mois

Douze questions pour vérifier que vous n'avez rien raté des potins people des quatre dernières semaines.

24 heures photo

Découvrez les plus belles images de la semaine, sélectionnées
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2012-01-29T08:29:00.001Z

29 janvier 2012
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