On Friday, on June, 12th, elections in Iran have come to the end with a victory of the working president, Mahmuda Ahmadinezhada. It has typed about 62 % of percent. Many Iranians remained are dissatisfied with results – after all many youth participated in elections voted for other candidate, Mir-Hossejna Musavi.
On a presidential post, besides operating head of the state Mahmuda Ahmadinedzhada, pretended the former prime minister of Iran Mir-Hossejn Musavi, and also the former speaker of parliament Mehdi Kjarubi and the ex-commander of the Case of guards of Islamic revolution Mohsen Rezai.
Elections in Iran
Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called for creation of a limited Palestinian state firstly in his political career. He said it should be disarmed: “In any peace agreement, the territory under Palestinian control must be disarmed, with solid security guarantees for Israel”.
Netanyahu also said the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
“I call on you, our Palestinian neighbors, and to the leadership of the Palestinian Authority: Let us begin peace negotiations immediately, without preconditions. Israel is committed to international agreements and expects all the other parties to fulfill their obligations as well.”
Restarting Military Tribunals
President Barack Obama have decided to restart military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a Bush-era trial system he once assailed as flawed but with new legal protections for terror suspects, U.S. officials said.
The changes to the system, which will affect a small number of detainees, will be announced Friday.
The military trials will remain frozen for another four months as the administration adjusts the legal system that is expected to try fewer than 20 of the 241 detainees at the U.S. naval detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Thirteen detainees — including five charged with helping orchestrate the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — are already in the tribunal system.
Two senior administration officials outlined several of the rules changes, which will be carried out by executive authority, to The Associated Press on Thursday night. They include:
Restrictions on hearsay evidence that can be used in court against the detainees.
_A ban on all evidence obtained through cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. This would include statements given from detainees who were subjected to waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning.
_Giving detainees greater leeway in choosing their own military counsel.
_Protecting detainees who refuse to testify from legal sanctions or other court prejudices.
what do you think about?
New World Order?
“The world’s leaders have responded today with an unprecedented set of comprehensive and co-ordinated actions,” Obama said. “This has to be a worldwide decision to inject new ethics into trader remuneration,” Sarkozy said. “These are our red lines. We are totally prepared to discuss other things so long as these issues are clearly dealt with and solved.”
In The Same Boat
During a visit to Beijing on Sunday US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: “So by continuing to support American treasury instruments, the Chinese are recognizing our interconnection. We are truly going to rise or fall together. We are in the same boat and thankfully we are rowing in the same direction.” World mass media are full reports about finance crisis but I can’t understand yet what do they mean calling the world finance situation as fall, drama, catastrophe etc.? How it might be evinced practically? Are we in the end time? Which plot should be expected? Global war, starvation, destruction… I don’t know. I would like to prepare.
Besides that, It seams to me I have heard about “same boat” already. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, describing the world financial crisis as a “perfect storm,” he added: “We are all in the same boat.”
“You can get much further with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.”
Spring Comes, and the Grass Grows by Itself
The world is changing very fast and it looks it happens now much faster or it just seems to me? Everything is changing – political systems, literary dogma, religions and more things in case one blindly adopt wil get turning into automaton.
Actually there are not too many really important things in life one can be sure of and I hope you know what I’m talking about. Love, family, good friends and music of course! Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul. And if you love music you just can’t miss such musical event as Reading Festival 2009, the more so, as today you can order Reading Festival Tickets right online, no fuzz no buzz. All what you need is to check up Reading-Festival.net for mo detailed information.
The fact is one can no more win a war than one can win an earthquake and so sit quietly, listen music, or dont sit but dance and spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
Iceland New Government
Johanna Sigurdardottir, the 66-year-old former airline hostess, becomes Iceland’s new prime minister, Veteran MP set to become the first female leader of Iceland, and first openly gay prime minister in the world.
A new government was formed in Iceland yesterday, with Johanna Sigurdardottir appointed as the prime minister, the first woman to hold this position in the country, according to reports reaching here from Reykjavik.
Sigurdardottir, a Social Democrat, will join hands with new finance minister Steingrimur Sigfusson, leader of her party’s coalition partner the Left-Green Party, to try to dig the country out of a deep economic crisis.
The two parties will lead an interim government until a snap election is held, Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson was quoted as saying by the Icelandic newspaper Morgunbladid.
“We live in difficult times and need to restructure the Icelandic economy and adopt new values,” Sigurdardottir said at a Sunday press conference.
“The new coalition will focus on restarting the economy and protecting the households. The new coalition will emphasize a responsible economic management and undertake many projects in a short period of time,” she promised, adding that the agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be honored and the new government is dedicated to cooperation with the IMF.
Barack Obama Dance
Barack and Michelle Obama’s “First Dance” at the Neighborhood Ball. Mariah Carey, Will.I.Am, Beyoncé and others gather to celebrate Obama presidency, Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah, Vanessa Williams, Ray Romano, Leonardo DiCaprio and Denzel Washington participated in the festivities as well.
Washington introduced the country’s newest first couple to the roaring audience.
“It’s a privilege for me,” the actor said. “Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and the first lady, Michelle Obama.”
The Obamas entered to thunderous applause. “I want to thank all of you, not merely for helping me get elected, but I want to thank each and every one of you and all the people who are watching tonight for what you do to make this country better,” the president said.
Middle East War
According to Washingtonpost former acting US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Monday that settling the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of a two-state solution was no longer workable and suggested splitting Palestine between Egypt and Jordan.
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“Let’s start by recognizing that trying to create a Palestinian Authority from the old PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization] has failed and that any two-state solution based on the PA is stillborn,” Bolton wrote in The Washington Post. “Hamas has killed the idea, and even the Holy Land is good for only one resurrection.”
Hamas won parliamentary elections deemed fair by international observers in 2006 but was boycotted by the West for refusing to give up armed resistance against Israeli occupation.
G20 Summit
Nobody wants to shake George Bush’s hand at G20 summit, CNN reports.
You can see as the leaders passed each other on stage, they all are shaking hands and greeting each other. George W. Bush was the only exception, walking by solemnly with his head down and not making much eye contact with the other leaders.
CNN anchor Rick Sanchez described the situation like a high school class where George Bush would be the unpopular kid with the cooties. It’s both funny and sad to watch.
