WikiLeaks revelations blur policy India (Los Angeles Times)

Escape U.S. diplomatic cables sparked a political battle in India, putting the party in power on the defensive with their revelations about violations of the rights of man and religious extremism.

More damaging to the Party Congress was a first political family descendant reports the India Rahul Gandhi, cable and pegged by many as the next Prime Minister of the nation, said US Ambassador India Hindu extremist groups could be a bigger threat in the Pakistan-based Islamic militants country last year.

Given felt deep mistrust here among others for Pakistan and national attacks in recent years by Muslim and Hindu extremists as, opponents of the party seized the comments published by WikiLeaks Web site.

"I've been asked for long now [how] everyone thinks is a terrorist, State and yet they still the country back" Narendra Modi, a controversial with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party leader said Saturday, calling Gandhi comments "irresponsible."

"Yesterday, after cables were, he [is] clearly giving inspiration to the United States talk about pro-Pakistan," said Modi, Minister head of the State of Gujarat, who was accused of tacit support of anti-Muslim riots there in 2002.

Communications are also likely to other notch the reputation of 125 years Party Congress, which was struck by a series of corruption and scandals, influence traffic leading up to charges that his leadership was adrift.

A second cable retrieved in the Britain's Guardian newspaper disclosure made a presentation of 2005 by the International Committee of the Red Cross for then-U.s. Ambassador David Mulford on the use of torture in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Torture is illegal in India.

The presentation was based on 177 visits by the Red Cross for the detention centres in Kashmir between 2002 and 2004 involving 1,500 prisoner interviews, cited beatings, electrocution, assault sexual on prisoners, grinding of the muscles and other abuse.

Cashmere, divided between the India and Pakistan is a flashpoint between the two countries and has been the cause of two of the three concerned neighbouring nuclear wars since partition in 1947.

In the presentation, the Red Cross has reportedly expressed its concern that Indian Government had not tried to halt current "abuse" of prisoners in Kashmir.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, top elected official of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, said last week that the Government has a policy of zero tolerance towards torture, adding that the alleged violations occurred before, he was elected.

Others said that leaks have stressed the need for a new approach in the troubled region of Kashmir.

"Leaks have defended our stand on systematic torture in prisons in Kashmir," Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman of the Group umbrella Hurriyat moderate in Jammu and Kashmir, told journalists. "It is regrettable that United States America was now an intentional on the situation in Kashmir human rights silence while he spoke about human rights in Burma, and other countries."

But the cable 2005 also indicated that the situation in Kashmir was much better that he was in the 1990s to a conflict that has killed an estimated 70,000 for two decades, including 100 deaths since June civilians.

Mark.Magnier@LAtimes.com

Rana anshul in The Times New Delhi Office has contributed to this report.

Ivory Coast crisis exposes the hollowness of the beautiful words of West (guardian)

Refusal of Laurent Gbagbo, stand poses challenges as symbolic than practical for the African Union. Photography: Cree Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images

Speaking of the crisis intensified in Côte d'Ivoire, the leaders of the European Union were firm. The legitimate winner of the November presidential election must be allowed to take the Office they declared their Summit in Brussels, Friday. His predecessor defeated shall be cancelled without further delay. Then, duty indeed, leaders are returned.

Unsurprisingly, Laurent Gbagbo, human fort de Côte d'Ivoire who refuses to give up power, took zero notice of non-binding applications. Futile protest of President Nicolas Sarkozy, who called the crisis in former colony "scandalous" France from United States, the economic community of West African States and the African Union have also been ignored.

More dangerously, maintains a 10 000-strong peacekeeping mission in the country, the United Nations, WIPO was summarily ordered. Ban Ki-moon insists that the United Nations, will stay put. But how some is the Secretary General the peacekeepers can contain their land?

When it comes to it, what support practice of the international community may prohibit, in Côte d'Ivoire is paralysed elected President and his supporters) really rely on if things are really bad?

Not many is the awkward response. As with past disruptions, crises West Africa have a way to expose the limits of international jurisdiction, governance and desire - and, without doubt, double standards applied to this part of the world, for example, compared to the Middle East "more strategic important."

British intervention in civil war in Sierra Leone in 2000 to save the besieged, Nigerian UN troops was rare. More typical is what has happened during climax to a threat of rebels in the capital, Monrovia Liberia's civil war, in 2003. A powerful U.S. naval Task-force remained in the offshore, commanded no steps to obtain aspirated military or political.

A recent report by said Djinnit, special representative of the United Nations for the West African highlighted governance and security challenges that are usually ignored by Western countries. He cited the case of Mauritania, Niger, where a military Commission ruling dissolved the Government and seized the President earlier this year, Guinea and Togo. In all these States Djinnit said, most international commitment needed to survive democratic governance.

Contempt opened Gbagbo has therefore challenges as symbolic practices. African Union and others will seek to intervene by force if he refuses to back? So far, only to the Kenya has openly advocated a military action. But Prime Minister Raila Odinga, admits the AU 'lacks teeth', a harshly obvious truth, for example, in Somalia.

Past performance, the United States and NATO will be clear. European Union, despite his strong words and its vaunted rapid reaction force has apparently little appetite for a company in West Africa. Which, in theory, leaves the former colonial power, France.

But the French policy has changed since the 1980s and 1990s Francophonie interventionist. As Great Britain, the focus is now on the business and trade. Power of Paris has dwindled. For the moment this crisis, Sarkozy led clear talk of military action, only threatening sanctions and moral disapproval.

Which is likely to change, but only if, as during the civil war 2002-3, the French community of 15,000 men in Côte d'Ivoire and substantial investments of 600 French companies doing business there appear directly threatened. With 900 soldiers in the country and doing nothing, is an embarrassment. Empêtré become a civil war is still less edifying perspective.

The bottom line is now that the mission of the United Nations is facing a crisis in Côte d'Ivoire proportions potentially dangerous and important - and it is not known to help. Worse still, it was avoidable. And even if disaster is avoided this time, sooner or later a similar upheaval happen.

It should be an international mechanism agreed, permanent, driven to discourage, manipulation and reverse chaotic spoof Africa Ivorian-style that have long plagued the people of West Africa. Without being able to back up the talk with firm action, there may be little point to speak always of good governance, democracy and the rule of law.

Bashir: Sudan North adopted Sharia (guardian)

Omar al-Bashir has been accused of deepening international isolation of the Sudan. Photo: Mohamed Nureldin Abdullah/Reuters

Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese President, said that the country would adopt an Islamic constitution if South split away from the month next referendum, in a speech today in which he also defended police shoot a woman being whipped.

"If South Sudan secedes, we'll modify the constitution and at that time, no there is no time to talk about diversity of culture and ethnicity"Bashir said partisan parade in the eastern town of Gedaref.""

He said: "Islam and Sharia [Islamic law] will be the main source of the constitution, Islam religion official and Arabic, the language ';

The main part of the southern Sudan official criticized attitude Bashir, saying that it would encourage discrimination against minorities in the mainly Muslim north and deepen the international isolation of the country.

The referendum in southern Sudan, where most follow Aboriginal beliefs and Christianity in whether it must declare independence is scheduled to start on January 9.

The vote was promised in 2005 peace agreement ended in a civil war between North and South and make a provisional constitution limiting Sharia in the North and recognized "cultural and social diversity of the Sudanese people.

Analysts expect most people to choose independence in the survey, due to last for a week. Yasser Arman, people's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Sudan said instructions Bashir to encourage law enforcement in the North. "This type of speech is preparing the ground for a police state." North, alone or with the South, is a place very various. »

Arman says radical position of Northern people led to the separation. "If she [North] continues like this will encourage other areas such as Darfur, the Nuba mountains and Eastern Sudan walk," he added, referring to areas on the periphery of the North of Sudan. "It will also result in Sudan with the worst of relations with the outside world."

The leaders of the South said that they are worried about how hundreds of thousands of people living in the North could be processed after a separation.

Arman, main challenger Bashir in the presidential elections in April, is the northern part of the SPLM. He said that his group would form a separate within the northern opposition party if the South seceded.

Bashir has also defended the police showed how tie woman sequences which appeared on YouTube. "If it is set in accordance with the Sharia law he did y no investigation.". Why some people are ashamed? It is the Sharia, "he said."

Main program member Nafie Ali Nafie said Thursday that efforts to keep the country United had failed in the first recognition of the elite North South would probably secession.

Flogging conducted under Islamic law is almost daily punishment in northern Sudan, for crimes, including alcohol and adultery.

Asantehene resumed the illegal sale of land (Ghana News) CN

New General, 19 December 2010 source: joy online

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II reprimanded the Ghana railway company for research while company land has been sold illegally by its own staff.

It calls the society Council to investigate the issue and develop these unscrupulous persons to book.

Otumfuo speaks to members of the railway Ghana Development Authority which he called for building Manhyia in Kumasi.

The segment of the line of railway of Kumasi has been taken by private promoters who have established permanent and temporary structures.

Despite attempts in the years by the city authorities to stop these constructions, some are the buildings of the floor, the squatters have always had their way.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company, Dan Martin, who said he shared the concerns of the said Otumfuo later squatters new Luv will not receive any compensation, that the authority prepares to proceed with the demolition of illegal structures.

He said all that those properties on the lands of the company have no permits, adding that any talk of compensation amounts to legitimize an illegality.

Board was in the Palace of Manhyia informing Otumfuo reorganization of rail transport and to obtain support for a demolition of illegal structures on the property of the company.

That they said, is to pave the way to a six billion dollars in the Ashanti Region Poga Ejisu region railway line is higher.

Mr. Martin said the scope of the encroachment on the track of Kumasi, will force the power to divert the parts of the line running from the metropolis because according to him, engineers had estimated that it will be more expensive to remove illegal to replace structures tracks only to the lay new.

NPC group committed to revitalize the party election 2012 (Ghana News)

New General, 19 December 2010 source: neg

Bolgatanga, 19 December, GNA - the group committed to the National Convention peoples (PNC) a group of political pressure at the end of week announced plans to revitalize the party election 2012.

The group which is described as Nkrumaists committed and dedicated, said the police, which is an offshoot of the now defunct National People's Party was the most viable option on all variants since the overthrow of the administration of Limann 31 December 1981.

Mr. Somtim Tobigo, spokesperson said in an interview with Bolgatanga Ghana news agency that: "we believe that patriotism is lost and governance has been reduced to machinations, intrigues and sometimes lies."We expect Nkrumah Limann Patriots before everything and stretch us our gun all Ghanaians especially young people and women to join us in our quest for authentic real political and economic freedom and justice. "Dr. Somtim Tobiga said that committed groups sought to bring dynamism to the part of the Ghanaian political landscape requires a viable third force to balance the political antagonism between the Democratic Congress and the Patriotic Party.

"We have a third force constantly torment two political forces to respect the principles of democratic governance focus on human centered policies and talk to ordinary people in this country."Unfortunately the current structures of minority parties are low for this vital role in our political dynamism, hence the urgent need to revitalize the police a balance between the base of power in the country. "Dr. Tobiga former Treasurer of national NPC also said concern about developments in the party who seemed to undermine internal cohesion and progress and urged the Council to intervene and to find a settlement out-of-court seniors.

"State of the part requires now the full cooperation of all members and rank."

Mr. Tobiga said that the actions of the members of the police must be used to promote unity and peace, and doesn't create disharmony.

He requested an interim Executive to put in place to oversee the restructuring of the party.

He said that current leaders have demonstrated their inability to lead the party to achieve the objective that themselves have loudly and proudly defended.

"We have observed with concern and disappointment situation of lack of effective organization and a common goal in the police."The fact is that there is a crisis of leadership of the party, which led to the affected part disastrous outcome of national elections. "Mr. Tobiga, a lawyer said:"In the coming weeks, we will organize a strategic plan a roller press conference for the revitalization of the part." »

Sachin Tendulkar becomes first drummer mark 50 centuries test (Indian Express)

It was a century that the entire nation eagerly Sachin Tendulkar and it has ensured that Indians had a "super' Sunday he completed a test against the Centurion South Africa 50th century history."

When Sachin found a gap in the region of additional coverage to push delivery of Dale Steyn for one, all thrown Stadium welcome a true legends of the game.

It is 175th test match Sachin - more by any player in the history of the game. It took him four matches test to achieve the step after scoring his 49th against Australia in October this year.

He played 197 deliveries and 258 minutes to reach the milestone. He struck 12 limits and more long-off large six with arm left spinner Paul Harris as patients. This is its seventh century in 2010.

If some Indians as Sreesanth players were observed salvation Sachin on its achievements, as skipper Graeme Smith African players Hashim Amla congratulated the maestro.

Vince Cable admits new bank fee is only a possibility (ft.com - Westminster blog)

Yesterday, we reported that David Cameron is Nick Clegg warning of new action against banks which show no bonus retained.

David Cameron has warned banks Friday they faced taxes higher if they continue to pay premiums "unjustified", adding to an increase in pressure policy and regulatory city before bonus season beginning next think Prime Minister of industry, speaking after an EU Summit Brussels European, said that the public, these payments "galling", adding: "" any decision banks are as this makes it more difficult to maintain a tax system which they could promote. ""

Says Vince Cable Andrew Marr today show this morning has continued in the same vein. But if you listened carefully to the words indicated a threat rather than an imminent punishment.

"If they behave, they do take into account their responsibilities more broad Government has an opportunity to form any taxation," said Cable.

Understand that the Government's position would be much easier - like I said Friday - if they could indicate that they want to banks, which are already lower than last year's bonus recovery position. A little less than last year? Half that figure? 10 Per cent? For the moment it is not clear.

In opposition, what must do us suggestion of Alan Johnson Bank one-time year last sampling could be made permanent? Is it credible? This is official policy work?

Johnson told Sky:

Last year we introduced a tax on the premiums of bankers; It has drawn approximately £ 3. 5bn. Person has fallen, nobody is made abroad, all sorts of things that we heard that occur. So you know there is more money to banks. Especially when consider you a fair share not as punishment; as a fair to bring the budget deficit share '. "

The advocate is that banks only remained on the Mainland was because they knew it is off. for the regularization of the royalty may change their calculations.

In the meantime, Cable is keen for banks to implement the new rules established disclosure on the book by labour - law forcing them to the list of staff how (although unnamed) received £ 1 m-plus bonuses.

In this regard, it disagrees with George Osborne, the Chancellor, who last month watered rules - as revealed in the FT George Parker. Which makes it a genuine spat at the top of the Government.

Tags: Suppression of bonus, bonus season, premiums, Coalition, David Cameron, George Osborne, possibility, Vince Cable

19 December 2010 12 h 52, curators, political economy of the Treasury Board, UK | Comment

Human Rights Watch: Israel preventing Palestinian development (Haaretz)

Israel prevents Palestinian development in some parts of the West Bank and East Jerusalem busy pouring financing on the Jewish settlements, the Group Human Rights Watch said Sunday.

Its 166 pages report by Human Rights Watch based on Israeli policies in the areas of the West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority holds not domination of provisional peace processes and annexed Jerusalem-East, Israel after his capture in a war of 1967.

"Israeli policy in the West Bank severely discriminate against resident Palestinians, depriving them of necessities providing amenities sumptuous Jewish settlements," said the organization based in New York.

Asked about the report, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Human Rights Watch has repeatedly demonstrated anti-Israeli bias.

"Unfortunately for years a series of documented cases showed Human Rights Watch reports to have clearly been polluted by an agenda anti-Israel,", said spokesman Mark Regev.

A Palestinian farmer harvest cucumbers in a field near the West Bank town of Jenin on 4 May 2010.

The report highlights cases in which he told Palestinian villages in the West Bank are denied the possibility of developing electricity and water and road running, infrastructure while nearby settlements had daily conveniences daily in place.

A case cited by the report was Jubbet al-Dhib Palestinian village near Bethlehem. Human Rights Watch said the village of 150 people can be reached only by a dirt track and Israel refuses to connect to an Israeli grid.

The small colony of Sde, just 350 metres later, has dedicated paved road and all modern amenities, the report added. Fifty people live in the colony.

Human Rights Watch said that Israel has cited problems of safety as a reason for any difference in treatment.

But Carroll Bogert, a spokesman for the group, said that Israel was to "systematic discrimination merely because of (Palestinian) race, ethnicity, and national origin, without electricity, water, schools and access to roads."

Approximately 2.4 million Palestinians live on the West Bank alongside over 400,000 settlers.

Report: Challenges to (re) insurers - Bernews (Google News)

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While the total of the premiums written by Bermuda (re) insurers in 2010 amounted to $ 112 billion, which means that Bermuda remains one of the largest markets and most important insurance worldwide - industry facing unexpected challenges this year and try several times lie ahead, according to a report published recently.

"Bermuda Insurance report business monitor international" has been published Thursday (16 December) and then says that 2009 remembered as "an exceptionally good for Bermuda (re) insurers year", the losses incurred by the Chilean earthquake, storm in China and in dull markets put a damper on profits this year.

"One of the biggest problems facing the industry insurance Bermuda... is the controversial policy which would add to reinsurers taxation Island, U.S. corporate tax" says the report. "Bill would stop non-American insurance groups and subsidiaries, part risk transfer to a reinsurer affiliated to the coast to reduce taxes."

"The Association of Bermuda insurers and reinsurers (ABIR) is strongly opposed to the invoice, suggesting that it would be counterproductive to United States lift the burden on consumers and reduction of insurance coverage."

International business monitor said in practical terms, the global nature of most major Bermuda insurance companies is such that they would be able to mitigate the impact of an adverse change in the tax law.

"In the medium term a challenge could be international/global competition (re) insurance companies in countries such as the Ireland and Switzerland, said the report." Both can benefit from proximity to Europe, double taxation treaties (DTTs) with the United States and even compared to Bermuda standards, access to appropriate staff.

The report added to Bermuda continue to boast a combination of forces – the absence of the income tax of a regulatory regime for first class, proximity to North America and the development of a large enough community of persons with skills - to give a position who seem unassailable.

"Bermuda has 16 35 top world's reinsurers, according to AM Best rating agency and has the largest market the property catastrophe reinsurance providing 40 percent of the United States and of the European market, said Business Monitor." Bermuda has well over 1,000 insurers in captivity. (The actual number of captive is difficult to define because many of these Insurers are cell Companies which service several different customers simultaneously through rent-a-captive programs). »

Monitor business (IMC) offer London-based international a range complete products and services designed to help executives, researchers and analysts assess and manage operational risks and exploit opportunities contact 175 markets.

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Ndoum refuses to "premature" campaign (Ghana News)

New General, 19 December 2010 source: joy online

2008 Flag-bearer of the Convention people's Party has denied reports that it conducts a campaign in advance of the opening of the party nomination.

Mr. Paa Kwesi Nduom said Araba Koomsom of News of joy his actions were to organize the party and not for his individual interest.

Allegations are active in media Nduom holding secret meetings with the leaders of the party in the region of the North, ostensibly to campaign for re-election as head of the party and flag bearer.

But Nduom asserts that these claims are false. After it was leader of the party in 2008 Dr Nduom said that it would be inappropriate not help to organize the party base.

He said any time he went to any part of the country, it tries to mobilize the population; hold meetings publicly on the development of the party and not to the campaign. Voyage in the northern region was not different, he said.

He said people attribute bad reasons anytime they see him in the company of members of the party anywhere in the country, adding that he is not disturbed by accusations of bad once he knows that he is doing the right thing.

Asked if there will be the flagship of the party election, Mr. Nduom was evasive, saying: "it is time for everything."

He said it is now time to establish the party at the base and when the time of the applications is up to, it will make its intentions.

Party Chairman Ladi Nylander said that the party will be surprised if campaigns Nduom reports are true.

However, he admitted that the Party agreed that individuals must assist Energizer party and contribute to community development.

He noted that, if a meeting is to organize the central part, any aspiring will be encouraged, but he is quick to add that the party will not asked in violation of the rules on the elections of the inner part.

Call the Libya and Russia for 30 c per minute with Vodafone (Gozo News)

Vodafone Malta stated that he is now offering customers postpaid call third countries such as the Libya, the Russia the Australia and Canada for only 30 c per minute with its international beam.

Beam gives customers 50 international minutes time appeal to countries outside of Europe for only €15 and can be used in conjunction with the monthly pay plans Starter unlimited plans, Smartphone plans and plans of business Essentials.

"With our new pay packages monthly, customers can call anyone in the European Union at the price of a local call and now they can also call third countries for only 30 c per minute," said Alexandre Froment-Curtil, Director of marketing for Vodafone Malta.

Vodafone customers can opt for these bundles by calling 247, or by addressing representatives of Vodafone to any output from Vodafone. More info can also be obtained from www.vodafone.com.mt/internationaladdon.

Nyantakyi to be honored by the CAF (Ghana News)

News, 19 December 2010 Sport source: GFA

Kwesi Nyantakyi will be among the few selected to receive a price prices 2010 of the Confederation of African football (CAF).

Ghana, already four performances of the eight major categories for more efficient honor price in African Football 2010 year in Cairo, Egypt Monday.

However, the allocation of the FCC "President Award" on Nyantakyi reflects successes by Ghana's mandate as President of the Ghana Football Association and the corresponding effects he had on the African game.

Nyantakyi, who took office as President of the GFA in 2005, was widely credited with greatly improve all aspects of the game, and at all levels in Ghana from multinational corporate backup and recording sustained success in international competitions.

FAC in a statement to Kwesi Nyantayi said: "" to the CAF President Issa Hayatou and its Executive Committee, we are pleased to inform you that you have been designated as beneficiary of FCC ' President Awards ", put in place for those who have worked for the development of football in their country."

"Your presence at this year's award is key to highlight the really huge achievement made by 2010 by African Football on a exciting African Cup of Nations in Angola, a superb South Africa and the 7th African women Championship World Cup".

Black Stars Asamoah Gyan attacker is also up for African Player of the CAF year price.

GYAN made the final shortlist in three of the five initially nominated for award.

Striker, Ghana and Sunderland have now to fight off the coast of Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba strike competition ' O for the high price of page in African football for the year 2010 in Cairo on 20 December.

According to the CAF for prices higher, player of the year 2010 and based on African Player of the year 2010, the respective winners would be determined by the voice of the national senior teams respective coaches head or technical director of the 53 national associations affiliated to the FCC taking account of the performance during the year under review, January 2010 to November 2010.

Ghana has other nominees for the award.

Kwadwo Asamoah is hunting for the most promising player with black nominated for the award of the national team stars.

Ex-Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac was chosen for the coach of the year award.

Ndego advises Baako: "Stop Lying or I will expose you" (Ghana News)

New General, 19 December 2010 source: peacefmonline

A former Deputy Director Board control of Narcotics (NACOB), Mr. Ben Ndego has an exception at being referred to the information, especially by the editor in Chief of the new guide of crusading, Malik Kweku Baako NACOB had an advance four intelligence report days a vessel approaching, Benjamin MV, who had 77 plots of cocaine on board, however, has not acted quickly to the information.

It therefore warned journalist seasoned to stop extinguish this blatant falsehood or likely to be exposed.

April 26, 2006, MV Benjamin anchored in breakwater Tema plots 77 of cocaine. However, 76 plots were unloaded in two canoes landed Kpone, beach in the greater Accra region.

Mr. Baako supporting empirical evidence indicating that the Navy and AirForce were informed of the presence of the ship on April 25, same NACOB informed the ship, April 21, 2006.

It will be recalled that in May 2006, Mr. Ndego was asked to conduct an indefinite leave after the disappearance of 5 kilos of cocaine at the NACOB Office to Benjamin MV cocaine scandal. Mr. Ndego was ordered to move forward on leave at the sides of his boss, col (ret'd) Akuoku administration Kufuor.

A clearly angry Ben Ndego called joy FM news analysis program, Newsfile Saturday, showed that even if a Committee established to consider the question of missing cocaine, 5kilos and others implicated have not had the opportunity to submit its conclusions.

"I appeared before this Committee and we learned the Committee submits its report in four days and we had always waited to see this Committee report…, but unfortunately, we have never seen the report; We have never said how surveys have been conducted, we have never said how drugs have lost, "he said."

According to him, despite to cooperate with the Committee in writing a statement and the granting of bail, yet informed person on anything whatsoever. "we have people like Kweku Baako from giving their kind information radio station radio station." "If it came from Government circles, nobody knew,", he added.

Touching on the case of MV Benjamin, ex-NACOB operations boss was of the opinion that Mr. Baako spoke ill-informed position when he (Baako) stated that during four days, kept NACOB hold reports information on cocaine aboard the ship.

"I am very shocked by this thing." "I don't know where Kweku obtained, I just don't know where Kweku obtained," said Mr. Ndego.

But the unique GJA journalist of the year stood his reasons now that the information was credible.

"It is contained in the conclusions of the Commission of Georgina wood." Two, Mr. Francis Poku, a former Minister of national security in a Rejoinder confirmed effectively reply to a publication which did inform him, has confirmed that it. And it is a fact! ", he said. Maintained reiterated recapped re-echoed

Mr. Baako more went on to explain that "all air force and Navy who had appeared before Georgina Timber Committee officers indicated that it was the 25th April that they have obtained the information, in the meantime NACOB, have information on 21 April"

"It's documented." A copy of the report is here. "I am not his manufacturing", he added.

But the Narcotics Control agent replied that an experienced journalist did not understand.

April 21, you're referring to, all those things you don't understand. Intelligence, nobody does information to give you. It is a continuous process that we are doing…The records are in the control of narcotic drugs, they can make the computer and tell you when the information has been sent by the mail…Let me tell you, the officer of the Navy who appeared before the Committee on timber Georgina Takoradi;. It was a very low ranking, it has been confirmed.

Mr. Ndego rhetorically asked Mr. Baako, if he thinks that "Narcotics Control Board would go and discuss their operations with low ranking officers knowing the military set up?

Clearly unenthused, former Director Deputy of NACOB, who pointed out that there are so many things, he kept quite more because he does not want to cause problems, however, cautioned Mr. Baako that "If you continue this lie, I think the platform will one day and everyone knows what happened", he warned.

"It's an empty threat," Mr. Baako braved.

"I have more things on the Ndego I can put also public." In fact, I brought some here. complaints against the conduct of operations at Kotoka international airport by an official of the CEPS much much earlier. "I have this right now… here", he added.

According to him, what he said is contained in the recommendations of the Committee Georgina Wood report. Support, his point of view, Mr. Baako read portions of his presentation on Ndego recommendations.

“…Nevertheless, the Committee considers that although NACOB has alerted on 21 April 2006, it was on April 25, 2006, by the assertion of the Navy that their assistance was requested. The Committee considers therefore seems NACOB delayed by informing the Navy and Airforce that help will be needed. Isn't Kweku Baako, making anything whatsoever. This is a fact of conclusions by the Committee, after that he had interacted with people in the marine and aviation! If I've not produced anything. If he disputed this, it is not in competition with me. In all cases does it appear before the Commission? "It is not he testify before the Committee?"was requested.

But Mr. Ndego was adamant that although it appeared before the Committee, it was "not given any opportunity to challenge any findings."

Report: France for sending anti-tank missiles Lebanon 100 (Haaretz)

Lebanon will receive 100 anti-tank missiles France, news agency AFP reported Friday, citing a French civil servant.

First French François Fillon, right, welcomes Lebanese counterpart, Saad Hariri, prior to their meeting at the hôtel de Matignon in Paris, Thursday 2 December 2010.

The French official told the Prime Minister Saad Hariri was informed in a letter from the premier French François Fillon on the decision to supply army Lebanon with 100, anti-tank missiles to be used by Lebanon Gazelle helicopters news agency.

According to the official missiles must be delivered to the Lebanon at the end of February and France provide missiles Lebanon without any preconditions.

The House of representatives of United States expressed in August its disapproval of the agreement, stating that missiles could be used against Israel, due to the increasing influence of Hezbollah Shia militant group the Lebanon.

In the month of August, an IDF reserve battalion commander was killed in fatal clashes between Israel and Lebanese Army along the border. Following the incident, Israel, launched a diplomatic campaign calling on the United States and the France to stop their military assistance to the Lebanon. The United States responded by withholding Lebanon 100 millions of dollars in military aid.

However, last month renewed United States Lebanon after the Lebanese Army military assistance is committed to keep track of developments at the border and prevent funds reach Hezbollah.

The United States gave to the Lebanon approximately $ 400 million year to buy weapons, despite the objections of Israel last. France also sent many advanced Lebanon including anti-tank missile weapons.

United Kingdom immigration illegal lined Cape (Wall Street Journal)

EUROPE NEWSDECEMBER 17, 2010, 12: 48 HOURS AND

LONDON - High Court of the Friday United Kingdom found temporary cap on immigrant coalition Government not members of the European Union was illegal. The judges ruled that Ministers had "avoided" the law imposing adequate CAP without parliamentary scrutiny.

Temporary ceiling was presented in June as a measure to advance a broader overview of the immigration rules then...

Man jailed for sex with a girl, 13 (co.uk)

17 December 2010 update at 17 h 10 GMT Gareth Freeman was jailed for four years in Belfast Crown Court a pedophile who travelled from England to have sex with a 13-year-old Belfast schoolgirl was imprisoned for four years on Friday.

Gareth Freeman, 31, has said that it will be released only when the authorities consider that it is safe to do so.

Judge Tom Burgess said Freeman presents a risk serious public, "depth which is not fully understood at the present time".

He added: "it was a classic case of grooming.

Freeman, Regent Street in Mirfield West Yorkshire pleaded guilty to the meeting of a child following sexual grooming, six counts of sexual activity with a child six others possess indecent images of a child and two an indecent image of a child.

Judge Burgess said Belfast Crown Court: "from the beginning, he knew what he was doing was wrong."

Charges, which are all dated from 30 October to 1 November last year was raised after Freeman with the student on a social networking site prior to flight in Belfast, where he had sex with the girl in a hotel.

Defence QC Arthur Harvey said that when the student has been impeccable, when Freeman on the internet looking for a girl her age, "he found damaged someone who was looking for someone like him".

However, that is not in a sense "reduce its responsibility" and Freeman contribution to the damage caused to the girl, continued "could be just as serious.

Earlier, continue the lawyer ian Tannihill told the Court in the days of the start chat with her, talk about what has become very "sexualised" and that he spoke his sending explicit photographs of herself, after which he sent pictures of himself he.

In October 2009, just before his visit to Belfast, Freeman had bombed the girl with close to 4,000 messages text, including messages of almost one hundred media.

France to provide Lebanon with 100 anti-tank missiles (Jerusalem Post)

  
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12/17/2010 19: 42 France provide 100 anti-tank missiles to the Lebanon, a government official said Friday, confirming a part which has raised concerns earlier this year, AFP reported.

"Prime Minister [Lebanese] Saad Hariri was informed on Wednesday the French decision to provide the army with 100..." HOT missiles that will be used by the army, "the official told AFP." Gazelle helicopters

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The official confirmed that "missiles will be delivered before the end of February and were given unconditionally committed".

For this purpose a letter was sent to Hariri, confirmed the Office of the French Prime Minister François Fillon.

Israel and the United States attempted to prevent the arm agreement saying that it could lead to Israeli victims in any future confrontation.

The u.s. Department of State has worked since early August to allay the concerns of the members of Congress who have developed a grip on the financing of the Lebanese army in deadly border incident that IDF Colonel (res). Dov Harari dead.

Spokesman for the Department of State P.J. Crowley defended U.S. military assistance from the Lebanese army as something that is "in [the United States of]" the national interest and contributes to stability in the region. ""

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Ethiopia work with child Advocacy groups to Clean Up Adoptions (http://www1.voanews)

  Aaron Lieberman holds his his Theodore 2, adopted from Ethiopia, as he shows his citizenship certificate, during U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Adoption Day ceremony in New York, 18 Nov 2010

Ethiopia is vowing to put a stop to what has been described as a ' free for all' in the adoption of its children by foreigners. But cleaning up a system rife with fraud and deception will require international assistance to fight well entrenched and well-financed interests.

The departure lounge at Addis Ababa International Airport might often be confused for a nursery. On average, 12 Ethiopian children a day fly away in the arms of their new European or American parents.

More than half are going to the United States.

Foreign adoption by American families has dropped by almost 50 percent in recent years as fraud and corruption forced closure of once popular destinations like Guatemala, Viet Nam and Nepal. At the same time, adoptions from Ethiopia have increased sharply.

Seven years ago, one in 200 children adopted by Americans overseas was an Ethiopian.  Last year it was close to one in five.

Ethiopia now popular destination

As the focus of adoptive parents has shifted to Ethiopia, so have many of the problems that forced shutdowns in other places. And as with many poor countries, Ethiopia has proven ill-equipped to handle unscrupulous actors chasing the large sums Westerners are willing to pay for the perfect child.

Susie and Chandler Symons flew home to Seattle in the northwestern US state of Washington, this month with two Ethiopian boys aged four and 15. The process was arranged through Adoption Advocates International.

ATI, like most of the 20 - U.S. adoption service providers operating in Ethiopia, is accredited by the host government and the Hague Convention on International Adoptions.

Chandler Symons says they encountered none of the irregularities they had heard about.

"Both Susie and I had never been to Africa before let alone Ethiopia, so for us it was very eye opening, seeing that very clearly things could go wrong, go awry, but it did not happen that way for us," he said.

Not every ending is happy, however.

Many complaints

Adoptive parent support groups have sprung up on the internet sharing horror stories of their experiences with a few disreputable agencies and orphanages in Ethiopia. Parents report being lied to at many stages of the process, including about the condition or age of their child, about hidden fees, or even whether the child is a true orphan.

Federal judge Rahila Abbas populate over Ethiopia's only short handling adoption boxes. She admits there is little the court can do to fight fraud, even when suspects she witnesses are lying and that officially certified documents presented to the court are false.

"Some families prefer to lie about their history," she said. "I think the reason [is] they are destitute." I think that is the reason why they lie about one of the parents have died or absent. They bind. Maybe later it will be found, but the authorities couldn't can't know each child's history, because they are not going to their home. They simply bring witness saying my husband died. "[We] have to believe the witness, [we] can't do anything about it."

US Embassy warning

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa has been monitoring adoption activity for nearly two years. The embassy has little oversight authority in the adoption process inside Ethiopia, but consular officials say they have identified a few "bad actors" who appear to be engaging in unethical practices.

The State Department has posted four cautionary notices about Ethiopia on its website this year adoptions. A separate letter from the embassy to adoption agencies advises them to expect delays in processing cases from one particular orphanage suspected of fraud.

In a telephone interview, the State Department's senior advisor for children's issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs says adoption agencies should be accountable for any irregularities in cases they handle.

"I hold the adoption service providers responsible for what any of their employees do and I also hold them responsible for the orphanages they support," she said. "It is against the law to pay for children or to scrap officials." "I'm sure there are a lot of temptations in a poor country but I don't believe most parents want to sell their children."

Jacobs says the solution lies in demanding all agencies working on intercountry adoptions be Hague-accredited. That, she says, would
avoid the need for harsher measures that might prevent American families from adopting truly needy Ethiopian orphans.

More regulation needed

Ethiopian officials have announced plans to set out non-Hague accredited agencies and shut down dozens of orphanages. But they say they are not ready to set a definite time frame.

The United Nations children's agency UNICEF is working with the government to improve safeguards in the system. Doug Webb, chief of child protection at UNICEF's Addis Ababa office, says tasks such as closing orphanages must be done carefully to avoid unnecessary disruption of vulnerable children.

"If orphanages are closed too quickly, children are de-institutionalized badly, and we've seen that in many different contexts." It's not easy to do. "We were very concerned and quick to be ready with technical assistance with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of women's Affairs to provide them with the tools, and we've just in the past couple weeks received an official request to help with this de-institutionalization process," said Webb.

International help needed to fix system

Webb says he is hopeful Ethiopia may turn out to be a story of success in cleaning up a broken system without taking the drastic step of shutting it to intercountry adoptions.

"There is always going to be some room for fraudulent activity to take place," he said. "We can never guarantee that won't happen." Is it the end of the free-for-all we've been seeing? Yes. It has to be. We've reached the stage where if we don' t take the opportunity we're presented with now to tidy up the system, to increase regulatory oversight, to build up the capacity of the public sector, to increase the ability of the government to stop performing actors... "The next 12 months are going to be crucial."

Ethiopian officials shy away from setting deadlines, but express confidence that with international help, they can fix the system. As child rights protection director Mahadir Bitow put it, "we have the commitment, we have the information, so within a [certain period] of time, we will stop this illegal practice."

Madoff Trustee Reaches $7.2 billion Settlement (Wall Street Journal)

The major investors in financing of Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, Jeffry Picower estate has agreed to reimburse 7.2 billion for the victims of fraud in a settlement with the trustee in bankruptcy of the enterprise investment and federal prosecutors in Manhattan, according to people familiar with the situation.

The colony is by far the largest Ponzi scheme funding and would quadruple the amount of money recovered victims to this day.

Preet Bharara, the u.s. Attorney in Manhattan, called the colony a "truly staggering sum, which was really still money from others."

By virtue of the regulation approved by Mr. Picower...

Haneef in anger, is any payment (CNet)

Mr. Mohamed Haneef after a press conference with the Firdous Arshiya wife and daughter Haniya Kulthum, 3. Photo: Lyndon Mechielsen Source: Courier-mail says that it is not "bad feelings" vows to return to the Australia recovery could be more than $2. 6 m

Doctor INDIAN Mohamed Haneef insists on the fact that it is not upset his Australia wrongful imprisonment on charges of terrorism, but is still "significantly" likely to compete with the 2.6 million paid to Cornelia Rau federal compensation.

Haneef back long-awaited in Australia with his wife and daughter three years for compensation talks next week, said yesterday it feeds no grudge, reported the Daily Telegraph.

He also expressed the desire to move back to the Australia and settle on the Gold Coast.

Claim, described by his lawyers as unique in the Australian legal history stems from its unlawful detention by the Australian Federal police in July 2007.

The Haneef lawyers are already drawing parallel to that of Ms Rau, detained for 10 months in 2004 and as a suspected illegal immigrant in 2005.

Mr. Haneef was held for 12 days prior to being charged with reckless support to a terrorist when his mobile phone SIM card was linked to a terrorist attack UK.

Charges were later dropped as prosecutors admitted bungling the case and Clarke independent investigation cleared him of all act objectionable.

Mr. Haneef worked at Gold Coast hospital arrest. He is now in the United Arab Emirates United Arab.

It seeks damages for lost earnings, interruption of his career, reached its reputation and emotional stress.

At a press conference he concealed questions about his ill-treatment by the Australian authorities, insisting that he believed that the Australia was a good place to live and work.

He describes his wrongful arrest and detention as a "traumatic experience" for him and all his family. But asked if he was angry, he replied: "" at present, no. ""

"Come to the Australia represents a very important step for me and my family... and I am confident that future mediation will be an opportunity to resolve the matter and give a chance to move forward with my family and me", he said.

He said he expects results to decide whether to re-apply for working with Queensland health.

"I love the place, I love working out there in the Gold Coast," said Dr Haneef, who will visit friends ashore during his stay of 10 days.

Mr. Haneef said his career has been delayed by his arrest, but he had had some negative reactions from people.

"I was grateful to the many people who come to me and... and shown me their sympathy," he said.

Khawaja terrorism conviction upheld (CBC)

Mohammed Momin Khawaja is considered leaving a courthouse in Ottawa under RCMP protection on this photo may 3, 2004. (Tom Hanson/Canadian Press)The Court of appeal for Ontario Friday confirmed the conviction of Mohammad Momin Khawaja, who admitted guilty in October 2008 on charges related to terrorism, in a decision that backs definition of the Federal Government to "terrorist activities".

The Court also increased sentence Ottawa man to life in prison in the original sentence is years behind bars.

Khawaja was sentenced the financing costs and facilitate terrorism training in a remote camp in Pakistan and by providing species and other forms of assistance to a group of British extremists. He was also found guilty of both offences for the construction of a remote control device that can trigger bombs.

The conviction of the Khawaja original judge Douglas Rutherford he called "a ready and willing participant" in a terrorist scheme.

The Court has also held against Piratheepan Nadarajah, and Suresh Sriskandarajah in their appeals extradition. The two men are searched in the United States to trial on charges of terrorism for their role assumed by helping the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Friday against Khawaja, Nadarajah, and Sriskandarajah decisions, the Court upheld definition by the Federal Government of "terrorist activity". This definition includes acts of violence committed for "objective political, religious or ideological, objective or cause".

The three men tried to argue that the definition of violation of their constitutional rights to freedom of conscience and religion and freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression.

However, the Court of appeal stated that none of the three men activity falls within the definition of terrorism is protected by the Charter of rights.

The Court of Appeal ruled that "violent activity, even if it conveys a meaning, is excluded from [constitutional protection] because the violence is destructive of the same values which underlie the right to freedom of expression and that make it right so central to the individual development and operation of a free and democratic society."

Separately, the Court also ruled on three men of the so-called "Toronto 18' - a group that had conspired to detonate bombs in downtown Toronto and on a non-military base specified East of Toronto."

The Court rejected the application of the leader group, Zakaria Amara, which sought to appeal his conviction of life.

Amara pleaded guilty in October 2009 to knowingly participating in a terrorist group and intending to cause an explosion for the benefit of a terrorist group. He was the principal organizer of a plot of three massive bombs on the Toronto stock exchange clearing and other targets large-scale in Ontario.

The Court has also increased the sentences of two other men, Saad Khalid and Saad Gaya, who had admitted to take part in the plot.

Sentence of Khalid has increased by 13 years of the original seven years, after factoring in time served in custody. Gaya sentence was increased to four years and a half years, again after posting time that he served behind bars, before his trial.

Exposed CIA Station Chief Flees Pakistan (Wall Street Journal)

WASHINGTON — Central Intelligence Agency has fired his top spy Pakistan page after terrorists threaten to kill him, current and former u.s. officials have said, an unusual move the United States and a complication on the frontlines of the fight against al-Qaeda.

The CIA station chief was in transit Thursday after Pakistan continued this month above him accused by name to kill civilians in missile strikes.

Chief of station in Islamabad works as a general secret in America's war against terrorism. He runs the targeting terrorists Predator UAV program, manages advice more urgent and more sensitive to the CIA and works closely with IIS Pakistan, one of the most important relationship in the world of spy.

CIA the unmanned airstrikes killed terrorist leaders but have led to charges in Pakistan strikes kill innocent people. There were over one hundred such attacks this year – more than double the amount in 2009.

Continuing blown coverage of the u.s. spy leading threats against him and forcing us to call it home, officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

"CIA agents serious concerns" Chief of station security led to the decision to bring her back home, said U.S. official. A spokesman for espionage, Jennifer Youngblood, agency refused to comment on.

Pakistan trial was also appointed Director of the CIA Leon Panetta and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

Name of head of the station was published by the local media covering the trial and related events. Demonstrators in the heart of the capital have made plaques bearing name officers and urging them to leave the country.

Shahzad Akbar, advocate bringing the case said he got the name of the journalists of. He said that he named the man because he wanted to pursue a life under the jurisdiction of the Court of Islamabad CIA operative.

A Pakistani intelligence officer said the country intelligence, the ISI, knew the identity of the Chief of station, but had "no index" how his name has been disclosed.

Officer spoke on condition of anonymity because his agency, like many in the world does not allow its officers to be appointed in the media.

The CIA is exceptionally difficult to Pakistan, a counter-terrorism sometimes frustrating and the most important of the United States allies.

There are seven CIA agents close to a year and entrepreneurs were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the CIA in Khost, Afghanistan database. Six other agents of the Agency were wounded in the attack, one of the most lethal of the history of the CIA.

It is rare that a CIA head to see his cover blown station. In 1999, an Israeli newspaper revealed the identity of the station in Tel-Aviv head. In 2001, an Argentine newspaper printed an image of the leader train station in Buenos Aires and details about him. In both cases, the heads of the station were recalled to the United States.

Bolivia joined neighbours in the recognition of a Palestinian State (Jerusalem Post)

Bolivia Friday joined the list of the South American countries that have announced their appreciation of a fully sovereign Palestinian State on the borders of 1967 with Israel, the Palestinian News Agency Ma' year reported.

President Bolivian Evo Morales made the announcement at the Brazil Conference with regional leaders, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia.

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Moral "Bolivia recognizes the Palestinian State on the borders of 1967, together with the Brazil Argentina," was quoted saying.

President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the move and he thanked the Bolivia for its support and expressed its appreciation to bilateral relations.

The spoke Bolivian President Abbas three days prior to the announcement, officials said.

Result of the Brazil trace over earlier in the month, also announced Argentina that he recognized a Palestinian State "free and independent", causing an immediate condemnation of Israel.

President Cristina Kirchner the Argentina said Abbas, in a letter that his country recognized a Palestine defined the borders of 1967, Argentine officials have said.

Shortly after, Uruguay announced that it would recognize a Palestinian State, next year. "Uruguay will be certainly follow the same path as the Argentina in 2011," Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Conde told AFP.

In the light of the announcement by the countries of South America, Palestinian negotiators this week for the first time asked countries to recognize a Palestinian West Bank and the band State in Gaza, even without a peace deal with Israel.

Palestinian officials said last week that they had asked the consuls general France, United Kingdom Sweden and Denmark as well as the Envoy of the European Union in the peace process to recognize the 1967 borders between Israel and "Palestine".

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Highest-Ranked researcher UQ Professor is Australia Australia (australianherald.com)

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) awarded its highest honour Professor Paul Hodges, Director of the Centre of the University of Queensland for excellence in clinical pain, injury and health.

Professor Hodges presented the award for excellence in top-Ranked NHMRC loaded research of NHMRC Awards last night in Canberra. A total of 10 researchers were honoured at the price.

Peak Australia health and medical research body presents the award in recognition of the scientific value, innovation and success of leading researchers in medicine and the Australia health research.

Professor Hodges has a doctorate in physical therapy and neurosciences and uses its mix of skills bridge between basic research and clinical neurophysiology.

His work aims to understand the mechanisms of chronic pain and develop conservative treatments.

"Given the depth of Australia research excellence, is a great honour to receive this award," said Professor Hodges.

"The price is an important recognition of the quality research in physiotherapy in courses at the University of Queensland."

The centre funded by NHMRC, led by Professor Hodges undertakes research for the study of the physiology of chronic pain and develop and test new treatments. It aims at defining the research to clinical practice.

Professor Hodges said it was important to develop treatments not important medicinal conservatives to manage chronic pain, which has an impact on the lives of many people.

"Low back pain is the most common condition leading to deficiency Australia," he said.

"My job is to determine need what treatment and when, but also to understand why people continue to have episodes of pain and why treatments work."

NHMRC research fellowship scheme is the pre-eminent scheme through which the Australian health and medical researchers are funded.

Professor Hodges was the first physiotherapist to enter the schema of the award, the first physiotherapist to promote the scheme highest level (senior research officer) main and the night award recognizes him as the highest researcher in all disciplines in the year of funding rounds.

As the NHMRC CEO Professor Warwick Anderson has stated the awards were established to recognize and reward the achievements in the field of highly competitive health and medical research.

"These winners are researchers outstanding", said Professor Anderson. "As applicants highest-ranking in their funding schemes, these 10 researchers have been evaluated by their peers as meets national and international standards high for their research."

They had been identified as the 10 main of close to 5,000 researchers asked NHMRC funding in 2010. Four twenty per cent of these applications were funded.

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Pakistan according to 54 militants died in American attack (Wall Street Journal)

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