La Grèce et la Turquie ont inauguré dimanche un gazoduc qui acheminera du gaz de la Caspienne vers l'Europe. Cette infrastructure réduira la dépendance énergétique du vieux continent envers la Russie.
Les Premiers ministres grec et turc Costas Caramanlis et Recep Tayyip Erdogan ont inauguré dimanche un gazoduc reliant leurs deux pays, un ouvrage qui marque la normalisation de leurs relations et renforce leur position de corridor énergétique dans la région. Les deux hommes ont participé à une cérémonie sur un pont au dessus du fleuve Evros, frontière terrestre entre les deux Etats dans une région, la Thrace."Ce gazoduc apportera la prospérité dans la région, dans tous les domaines", a lancé le Premier ministre turc. "Nous voyons une nouvelle route de la soie entre l'Est et l'Ouest dans le secteur énergétique", a-t-il poursuivi.
M. Erdogan a formulé ces remarques alors qu'il prononçait un discours à la cérémonie d'inauguration du projet à la frontière séparant la Turquie de la Grèce, en présence du Premier ministre grec Kostas Karamanlis et d'autres hauts officiels. Soulignant l'importance de ce gazoduc qui connectera Karacabey, nord de la Turquie, à Komotini, nord-est de la Grèce, M. Erdogan a déclaré que le gazoduc était d'une grande importance car il allait permettre de transférer pour la première fois du gaz naturel vers l'Europe via la Turquie.
En service depuis l'été, le gazoduc, d'une longueur de 296 km pour une capacité de 11,5 mds/m3 par an, achemine du gaz venu d'Azerbaïdjan. Pour le moment il ne fournit que la Grèce mais il sera raccordé d'ici 2011 à un autre tube qui traversera le pays pour servir l'Italie et l'ouest européen. "Cet ouvrage marque une étape supplémentaire importante dans le rapprochement économique entre les deux pays", a dit Svetoslav Danchev, expert auprès de l'Institut grec de recherche industrielle (IOVE). "La part des importations turques en Grèce a plus que doublé entre 2000 et 2006, passant de 1,18% à 2,62%, pour un montant de 1,3 milliard d'euros.
Dans le même temps, la Grèce est devenue l'un des principaux investisseurs en Turquie", relève un diplomate européen spécialiste de l'économie grecque. En matière énergétique cependant, Athènes et Ankara ne boxent pas dans la même catégorie: la Turquie est déjà un carrefour de tout premier plan quand la Grèce tente seulement depuis peu de profiter de sa position stratégique au sud des Balkans pour acheminer gaz et pétrole vers l'Europe de l'ouest. Mais les deux pays ont le même objectif: "profiter au maximum du souhait des Européens de diversifier leurs sources d'approvisionnement pour ne pas dépendre uniquement du gaz et du pétrole russes", résume Svetoslav Danchev.
TÜRKSES: 19.11.2007
lundi 19 novembre 2007
11th Turkish Congress’ commissions put forth over 150 proposals in final document
The 11th Friendship, Brotherhood, and Cooperation Congress of Turkic States and Communities, which started in Baku on November 17, continues at the level of commissions, APA reports.
The congress’ commissions of language and culture (chairmen – Rafael Huseynov, Shukru Haluk Akal), science, education and technology (chairman – Shamsaddin Hajiyev), international affairs, media and information technologies (chairwoman – Gultakin Hajiyeva), management of society and law (chairmen – Ali Huseynov and Ilyas Dogan), youth (chairman – Elshad Isgandarov), economy, finance, trade and tourism (chairman – Ziyad Samadzadeh) held meetings yesterday.
Reports on cooperation in cultural, scientific, educational, economic and other spheres were made and proposals were discussed.
The proposals put forth at the end of the meetings of the commission were generalized and recommended to the congress.
Commission of language and culture put forth 33, commission of science, education and technology 29, commission of international affairs, media and information technologies 39, commission of economy, finance, trade and tourism (chairman Ziyad Samadzadeh) 17, commission of management of society and law 14, commission of youth (chairman Elshad Isgandarov) put forth 20 proposals.
Holding TUREVISION festival, establishing Turkic World Scientific and Cultural Academy, Turkic World Writers’ Union, Turkic State and Societies’ Broadcasters’ Union, establishing Turkic World Cultural Archive, Turkic World Copyright Fund, common Encyclopedia of Turkic World, holding special meetings on the 1000th anniversary of Mahmud Kashgari in 2008, announcing 2009 as “Turkic World youth year”, setting up Turkic Cultural Centers in Western Europe, writing “Common Turkic History” covering common historical roots and unique ethnic origin of Turkic people, taking joint measures to inform the international community about the occupation of Azerbaijani lands, genocide and terrorist actions by armed forces of Armenian Republic, uniting diplomatic efforts of Turkish-speaking countries to bail out Northern Cyprus of isolation, establishing and developing economic, cultural, political relations with Cyprus, increasing support to Turkish Republic in the protection of Cypriot Turks’ rights in the framework of international organizations, solution of problems Iraqi Turkmen face in their historical lands and underwent ethnic cleaning, unique position of Turkic states and societies in the protection of rights and freedoms, establishment of Eurasian political-economic union covering geographical area where Turkish people live, Georgia and Tajikistan’s becoming member of this union, taking concrete steps on the implementation of the opinion on the establishment of Parliamentary Assembly of Turkish-speaking countries, strengthening cooperation between Turkic states and societies for criticizing claims on the so-called “Armenian genocide” related to 1915 events, establishment of permanent secretariat of summit of the head of the states of Turkish-speaking countries, Ahiska Turks coming back to Georgia due to the execution of the law on repatriation of people driven out from Georgia by Soviet government in 40th of XX century adopted by Georgian Parliament, organizing international scientific-practical conference on the destruction of historical monuments and national-cultural heritage of Azerbaijani nation in historical and occupied Azerbaijani lands, establishment of Elders’ Council of Turkic nations, establishment of Economic Union of Turkish-speaking countries producing oil and gas (analogous of OPEC), establishment of Turan and Turkish domains, establishment of common Turkish TV broadcasting Turkish programs covering whole Turkic world, propagation of raising claims at European Court of Human Rights for the restoration of human rights of Turks deported from Karabakh, establishment of special economic zones, establishment of Turkish World Bank and others are among proposals.
Source. APA, November 19, 2007
http://www.turkses.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4407&Itemid=36
The congress’ commissions of language and culture (chairmen – Rafael Huseynov, Shukru Haluk Akal), science, education and technology (chairman – Shamsaddin Hajiyev), international affairs, media and information technologies (chairwoman – Gultakin Hajiyeva), management of society and law (chairmen – Ali Huseynov and Ilyas Dogan), youth (chairman – Elshad Isgandarov), economy, finance, trade and tourism (chairman – Ziyad Samadzadeh) held meetings yesterday.
Reports on cooperation in cultural, scientific, educational, economic and other spheres were made and proposals were discussed.
The proposals put forth at the end of the meetings of the commission were generalized and recommended to the congress.
Commission of language and culture put forth 33, commission of science, education and technology 29, commission of international affairs, media and information technologies 39, commission of economy, finance, trade and tourism (chairman Ziyad Samadzadeh) 17, commission of management of society and law 14, commission of youth (chairman Elshad Isgandarov) put forth 20 proposals.
Holding TUREVISION festival, establishing Turkic World Scientific and Cultural Academy, Turkic World Writers’ Union, Turkic State and Societies’ Broadcasters’ Union, establishing Turkic World Cultural Archive, Turkic World Copyright Fund, common Encyclopedia of Turkic World, holding special meetings on the 1000th anniversary of Mahmud Kashgari in 2008, announcing 2009 as “Turkic World youth year”, setting up Turkic Cultural Centers in Western Europe, writing “Common Turkic History” covering common historical roots and unique ethnic origin of Turkic people, taking joint measures to inform the international community about the occupation of Azerbaijani lands, genocide and terrorist actions by armed forces of Armenian Republic, uniting diplomatic efforts of Turkish-speaking countries to bail out Northern Cyprus of isolation, establishing and developing economic, cultural, political relations with Cyprus, increasing support to Turkish Republic in the protection of Cypriot Turks’ rights in the framework of international organizations, solution of problems Iraqi Turkmen face in their historical lands and underwent ethnic cleaning, unique position of Turkic states and societies in the protection of rights and freedoms, establishment of Eurasian political-economic union covering geographical area where Turkish people live, Georgia and Tajikistan’s becoming member of this union, taking concrete steps on the implementation of the opinion on the establishment of Parliamentary Assembly of Turkish-speaking countries, strengthening cooperation between Turkic states and societies for criticizing claims on the so-called “Armenian genocide” related to 1915 events, establishment of permanent secretariat of summit of the head of the states of Turkish-speaking countries, Ahiska Turks coming back to Georgia due to the execution of the law on repatriation of people driven out from Georgia by Soviet government in 40th of XX century adopted by Georgian Parliament, organizing international scientific-practical conference on the destruction of historical monuments and national-cultural heritage of Azerbaijani nation in historical and occupied Azerbaijani lands, establishment of Elders’ Council of Turkic nations, establishment of Economic Union of Turkish-speaking countries producing oil and gas (analogous of OPEC), establishment of Turan and Turkish domains, establishment of common Turkish TV broadcasting Turkish programs covering whole Turkic world, propagation of raising claims at European Court of Human Rights for the restoration of human rights of Turks deported from Karabakh, establishment of special economic zones, establishment of Turkish World Bank and others are among proposals.
Source. APA, November 19, 2007
http://www.turkses.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4407&Itemid=36
Erdoğan proposes union of Turkish-speaking states
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=127406
Calling on leaders of Turkic-speaking Central Asian nations to join forces, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested establishing a union of states speaking a Turkic language as a primary tool for coordinating joint moves in the foreign policy arena.
The prime minister also urged a common stance on regional issues, such as Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and warned that a lack of cooperation in the face of these problems could prove costly. "What will our state of affairs be if we do not cooperate? The way to success passes through full cooperation and solidarity in today's world. If we don't cooperate, then they will tear us to shreds. It is not possible for us to reach to the level we deserve by isolating ourselves from the world."
Erdoğan made his call for a union of Turkic-speaking states and political unity among these states on Saturday, when he was delivering a keynote speech at the 11th Congress of Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of Turkic-speaking Countries and Communities held in Baku. Foundations of brotherhood in the Turkic world are based on its ancient values and its strong historical, cultural and humanitarian ties, Erdoğan told the gathering, which was attended by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Mehmet Ali Talat.
A project the Turkish government has long been working on lies behind Erdoğan's remarks, a senior government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Today's Zaman on Sunday. The idea was originally introduced by Turkey back in September 2006, at the 10th Congress of Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of Turkic-speaking Countries and Communities held in Turkey's Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, the same source said, adding that the idea was taken one step further in Baku.
"Mr. Erdoğan has in mind a dream of a Turkic world that moves together particularly in the foreign policy field and which protects the rights of one another in every issue," the source said. Bringing to mind the fact that neither Turkmenistan nor Uzbekistan participated in the gathering in Baku, he added that Erdoğan will pay visits to both of these countries in the near future as well as to other Turkic-speaking countries to promote the idea.
Before the establishment of such a union, Erdoğan will make an effort to resolve disputed issues among the Turkic republics. The prime minister in particular aims to help resolve border disputes between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan and between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The Turkish government, for now, doesn't envision the planned union serving as a mechanism of economic cooperation; however, it believes that economic cooperation may become one of the key aspects of the union, especially if full harmony is achieved.
"We should well know that there is no barrier before us preventing us from burning a torch of revival via resurrecting opportunities that we have missed, and we should make sure that this historical opportunity is realized," Erdoğan said in Baku. "As the English-speaking, French-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries come together around the same language and culture, we can also constitute such a structure which will allow coordination among us concerning foreign policy issues," he said, noting that it was time for institutionalizing the summit of the heads of state of Turkic-speaking countries via establishing a permanent secretariat.
19.11.2007
Ercan Yavuz Ankara
Calling on leaders of Turkic-speaking Central Asian nations to join forces, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested establishing a union of states speaking a Turkic language as a primary tool for coordinating joint moves in the foreign policy arena.
The prime minister also urged a common stance on regional issues, such as Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and warned that a lack of cooperation in the face of these problems could prove costly. "What will our state of affairs be if we do not cooperate? The way to success passes through full cooperation and solidarity in today's world. If we don't cooperate, then they will tear us to shreds. It is not possible for us to reach to the level we deserve by isolating ourselves from the world."
Erdoğan made his call for a union of Turkic-speaking states and political unity among these states on Saturday, when he was delivering a keynote speech at the 11th Congress of Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of Turkic-speaking Countries and Communities held in Baku. Foundations of brotherhood in the Turkic world are based on its ancient values and its strong historical, cultural and humanitarian ties, Erdoğan told the gathering, which was attended by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Mehmet Ali Talat.
A project the Turkish government has long been working on lies behind Erdoğan's remarks, a senior government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Today's Zaman on Sunday. The idea was originally introduced by Turkey back in September 2006, at the 10th Congress of Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of Turkic-speaking Countries and Communities held in Turkey's Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, the same source said, adding that the idea was taken one step further in Baku.
"Mr. Erdoğan has in mind a dream of a Turkic world that moves together particularly in the foreign policy field and which protects the rights of one another in every issue," the source said. Bringing to mind the fact that neither Turkmenistan nor Uzbekistan participated in the gathering in Baku, he added that Erdoğan will pay visits to both of these countries in the near future as well as to other Turkic-speaking countries to promote the idea.
Before the establishment of such a union, Erdoğan will make an effort to resolve disputed issues among the Turkic republics. The prime minister in particular aims to help resolve border disputes between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan and between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The Turkish government, for now, doesn't envision the planned union serving as a mechanism of economic cooperation; however, it believes that economic cooperation may become one of the key aspects of the union, especially if full harmony is achieved.
"We should well know that there is no barrier before us preventing us from burning a torch of revival via resurrecting opportunities that we have missed, and we should make sure that this historical opportunity is realized," Erdoğan said in Baku. "As the English-speaking, French-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries come together around the same language and culture, we can also constitute such a structure which will allow coordination among us concerning foreign policy issues," he said, noting that it was time for institutionalizing the summit of the heads of state of Turkic-speaking countries via establishing a permanent secretariat.
19.11.2007
Ercan Yavuz Ankara
dimanche 18 novembre 2007
UN CHALLENGES STATES ON WARMING
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website, Valencia
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has challenged governments to act on the findings of a major new report on climate change.
Launching the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, he said real and affordable ways to deal with the problem existed.
The IPCC states that climate change is "unequivocal" and may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts.
Mr Ban urged politicians to respond at a UN climate change conference in Bali.
"Today the world's scientists have spoken clearly and with one voice," he said. "In Bali I expect the world's policymakers to do the same."
We are all in this together - we must work together Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon
Mr Ban arrived at the IPCC meeting in Valencia from a fact-finding trip to Antarctica and South America.
"I come to you humbled after seeing some of the most precious treasures of our planet threatened by humanity's own hand," he said.
"All humanity must assume responsibility for these treasures."
Unavoidable effects
The IPCC report synthesises the three aspects of climate change that it has already pronounced on earlier in the year, on the science, the likely impacts, and options for dealing with the problem.
Among the top-line conclusions are that climate change is "unequivocal", that humankind's emissions of greenhouse gases are more than 90% likely to be the main cause, and that impacts can be reduced at reasonable cost.
One declaration that reportedly caused heated discussion during the week-long talks here states that climate change may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts.
Such impacts could include the fast melting of glaciers and species extinctions.
"Approximately 20-30% of species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average temperature exceed 1.5-2.5C (relative to the 1980-1999 average)," the summary concludes.
Other potential impacts highlighted in the text include:
between 75m and 250m people are projected to have scarcer fresh water supplies than at present
yields from rain-fed agriculture could be halved
food security is likely to be further compromised in Africa
there will be widespread impacts on coral reefs
The panel's chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, highlighted the need to deal with impacts which are coming whether or not global emissions are curbed.
Even if levels of CO2 in the atmosphere stayed where they are now, he said, research showed sea levels would rise by between 0.4 and 1.4 metres simply because sea water would continue warming up, which makes it expand.
"This is a very important finding, likely to bring major changes to coastlines and inundating low-lying areas, with a great effect in river deltas and low-lying islands," he said.
"If you add to this the melting of some of the ice bodies on Earth, this gives a picture of the kinds of issue we are likely to face."
Worse case
IPCC PROJECTIONS
Probable temperature rise between 1.8C and 4C
Possible temperature rise between 1.1C and 6.4C
Sea level most likely to rise by 28-43cm
Arctic summer sea ice disappears in second half of century
Increase in heat waves very likely
Increase in tropical storm intensity likely
This is the IPCC's fourth major assessment of global climate change since its formation nearly 20 years ago.
During the course of its existence, it has become more certain that modern-day climate change is real and principally due to human activities; it has also become firmer about the scale of the impacts.
"If you look at the overall picture of impacts, both those occurring now and those projected for the future, they appear to be both larger and appearing earlier than we thought [in our 2001 report]," Martin Parry, co-chair of the impacts working group, told BBC News.
"Some of the changes that we previously projected for around 2020 or 2030 are occurring now, such as the Arctic melt and shifts in the locations of various species."
There are indications that projected increases in droughts are also happening earlier than expected, he said, though that was less certain.
The IPCC considered about 29,000 pieces of real-world evidence in compiling this report, as well as the projections of computer models.
These include observations showing that dry areas of the world such as the Sahel and southern Africa are receiving less rainfall, while it has increased in northern Europe and parts of the Americas.
The panel suggests societies need to adapt to future impacts, as well as curbing emissions.
Without extra measures, carbon dioxide emissions will continue to rise; they are already growing faster than a decade ago, partly because of increasing use of coal.
The IPCC's economic analyses say that trend can be reversed at reasonable cost. Indeed, it says, there is "much evidence that mitigation actions can result in near-term co-benefits (e.g. improved health due to reduced air pollution)" that may offset costs.
The panel's scientists say the reversal needs to come within a decade or so if the worst effects of global warming are to be avoided.
The findings will feed into the Bali talks on the UN climate convention and the Kyoto Protocol which open on 3 December.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7098902.stmPublished: 2007/11/17 14:51:03 GMT
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has challenged governments to act on the findings of a major new report on climate change.
Launching the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, he said real and affordable ways to deal with the problem existed.
The IPCC states that climate change is "unequivocal" and may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts.
Mr Ban urged politicians to respond at a UN climate change conference in Bali.
"Today the world's scientists have spoken clearly and with one voice," he said. "In Bali I expect the world's policymakers to do the same."
We are all in this together - we must work together Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon
Mr Ban arrived at the IPCC meeting in Valencia from a fact-finding trip to Antarctica and South America.
"I come to you humbled after seeing some of the most precious treasures of our planet threatened by humanity's own hand," he said.
"All humanity must assume responsibility for these treasures."
Unavoidable effects
The IPCC report synthesises the three aspects of climate change that it has already pronounced on earlier in the year, on the science, the likely impacts, and options for dealing with the problem.
Among the top-line conclusions are that climate change is "unequivocal", that humankind's emissions of greenhouse gases are more than 90% likely to be the main cause, and that impacts can be reduced at reasonable cost.
One declaration that reportedly caused heated discussion during the week-long talks here states that climate change may bring "abrupt and irreversible" impacts.
Such impacts could include the fast melting of glaciers and species extinctions.
"Approximately 20-30% of species assessed so far are likely to be at increased risk of extinction if increases in global average temperature exceed 1.5-2.5C (relative to the 1980-1999 average)," the summary concludes.
Other potential impacts highlighted in the text include:
between 75m and 250m people are projected to have scarcer fresh water supplies than at present
yields from rain-fed agriculture could be halved
food security is likely to be further compromised in Africa
there will be widespread impacts on coral reefs
The panel's chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, highlighted the need to deal with impacts which are coming whether or not global emissions are curbed.
Even if levels of CO2 in the atmosphere stayed where they are now, he said, research showed sea levels would rise by between 0.4 and 1.4 metres simply because sea water would continue warming up, which makes it expand.
"This is a very important finding, likely to bring major changes to coastlines and inundating low-lying areas, with a great effect in river deltas and low-lying islands," he said.
"If you add to this the melting of some of the ice bodies on Earth, this gives a picture of the kinds of issue we are likely to face."
Worse case
IPCC PROJECTIONS
Probable temperature rise between 1.8C and 4C
Possible temperature rise between 1.1C and 6.4C
Sea level most likely to rise by 28-43cm
Arctic summer sea ice disappears in second half of century
Increase in heat waves very likely
Increase in tropical storm intensity likely
This is the IPCC's fourth major assessment of global climate change since its formation nearly 20 years ago.
During the course of its existence, it has become more certain that modern-day climate change is real and principally due to human activities; it has also become firmer about the scale of the impacts.
"If you look at the overall picture of impacts, both those occurring now and those projected for the future, they appear to be both larger and appearing earlier than we thought [in our 2001 report]," Martin Parry, co-chair of the impacts working group, told BBC News.
"Some of the changes that we previously projected for around 2020 or 2030 are occurring now, such as the Arctic melt and shifts in the locations of various species."
There are indications that projected increases in droughts are also happening earlier than expected, he said, though that was less certain.
The IPCC considered about 29,000 pieces of real-world evidence in compiling this report, as well as the projections of computer models.
These include observations showing that dry areas of the world such as the Sahel and southern Africa are receiving less rainfall, while it has increased in northern Europe and parts of the Americas.
The panel suggests societies need to adapt to future impacts, as well as curbing emissions.
Without extra measures, carbon dioxide emissions will continue to rise; they are already growing faster than a decade ago, partly because of increasing use of coal.
The IPCC's economic analyses say that trend can be reversed at reasonable cost. Indeed, it says, there is "much evidence that mitigation actions can result in near-term co-benefits (e.g. improved health due to reduced air pollution)" that may offset costs.
The panel's scientists say the reversal needs to come within a decade or so if the worst effects of global warming are to be avoided.
The findings will feed into the Bali talks on the UN climate convention and the Kyoto Protocol which open on 3 December.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7098902.stmPublished: 2007/11/17 14:51:03 GMT
samedi 17 novembre 2007
New Iraq, the showdown, by Gabriele Zamparini
New Iraq, the showdown - The dance of death of puppets, draculas and zombies between “reconciliation” and partition
Extract:
New Iraq’s Puppet President Jalal Talabani and Nobel Peace Prize, Israel’s President and war criminal Shimon Peres have a lot in common. "The best way to solve the internal problems of Iraq is through federalism. For that to take place, it would be best for Iraq to be partitioned in the three independent federal regions”, Peres said in an interview with the Turkish language CNN Turk television news network. Talabani described Peres’ statements as "realistic" and said that Peres was "welcome in Iraqi Kurdistan".
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More details on this “reconciliation meeting” here
Of course any plan for Iraq’s future would presuppose at least the existence of Iraq but it’s this very existence that Amerika and its open and hidden allies have been aiming at with the Long War started almost two decades ago. Today Iraq is no more [Can you think about it? This is more than genocide. A whole country, member of the United Nations, has definitely gone] and the word “reconciliation” has a macabre sound in the midst of a dance of death performed by the many Iraqi puppets, draculas and zombies co-responsible for this apocalypse whose crimes and atrocities are difficult to describe and certainly impossible to understand for a Western public opinion propagandized until apathy levels.
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Please see Gabriele Zamparini's blog:
http://thecatsdream.com/blog/
Extract:
New Iraq’s Puppet President Jalal Talabani and Nobel Peace Prize, Israel’s President and war criminal Shimon Peres have a lot in common. "The best way to solve the internal problems of Iraq is through federalism. For that to take place, it would be best for Iraq to be partitioned in the three independent federal regions”, Peres said in an interview with the Turkish language CNN Turk television news network. Talabani described Peres’ statements as "realistic" and said that Peres was "welcome in Iraqi Kurdistan".
………..
More details on this “reconciliation meeting” here
Of course any plan for Iraq’s future would presuppose at least the existence of Iraq but it’s this very existence that Amerika and its open and hidden allies have been aiming at with the Long War started almost two decades ago. Today Iraq is no more [Can you think about it? This is more than genocide. A whole country, member of the United Nations, has definitely gone] and the word “reconciliation” has a macabre sound in the midst of a dance of death performed by the many Iraqi puppets, draculas and zombies co-responsible for this apocalypse whose crimes and atrocities are difficult to describe and certainly impossible to understand for a Western public opinion propagandized until apathy levels.
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Please see Gabriele Zamparini's blog:
http://thecatsdream.com/blog/
UN will facilitate Iraq regional dialogue: Staffan de Mistura
Excerpt:
BAGHDAD (AFP) — The United Nations' priority in Iraq is to facilitate dialogue between neighbours of the war-ravaged country whose instability threatens the region, new UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said Friday.
De Mistura in a wide-ranging interview with AFP defended the world body's achievements in Iraq and said he would be able to "do more" within the extended mandate granted by Security Council Resolution 1770, passed in August.
The Swede, new representative in Iraq for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, arrived in Baghdad on November 11, replacing Pakistani Ashraf Qazi.
"In the context of the next 12 months which are crucial for Iraq, it must be shown that the UN can make a difference for peace in Iraq, and also for international stability," de Mistura said in his first media interview since taking up his post.
"My first priority is to facilitate regional dialogue and contacts between the regional protagonists," said Mistura. "We want to put in place 'ad hoc' working groups to follow up the work of the multinational meetings, such as that in Istanbul," he said.
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"My second priority is to facilitate the negotiation of the provincial borders in the north of Iraq", de Mistura added, without wishing to elaborate.
The boundaries of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq have still to be delimited and the fate of the oil city of Kirkuk, which the Kurds want to incorporate into their zone, is a source of litigation between the Arab and Turkoman communities.
Resolution 1770 assigns to the UN the role of mediator between opposing parties in Iraq "as far as circumstances permit."
"The role of the UN will depend on what the Iraqis themselves and the principal protagonists ask us to do and will depend on those areas where we can be useful," the UN envoy said.
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He said that 363 international personnel, many of them security guards, and 200 Iraqis currently work for the UN in Iraq. Others are based in neighbouring countries, the majority in Jordan.
"My principal concern is the safety of the Iraqis and that of UN personnel.".
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIsXuVyAIsOIUHGao_nAmZvkvmZg
BAGHDAD (AFP) — The United Nations' priority in Iraq is to facilitate dialogue between neighbours of the war-ravaged country whose instability threatens the region, new UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said Friday.
De Mistura in a wide-ranging interview with AFP defended the world body's achievements in Iraq and said he would be able to "do more" within the extended mandate granted by Security Council Resolution 1770, passed in August.
The Swede, new representative in Iraq for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, arrived in Baghdad on November 11, replacing Pakistani Ashraf Qazi.
"In the context of the next 12 months which are crucial for Iraq, it must be shown that the UN can make a difference for peace in Iraq, and also for international stability," de Mistura said in his first media interview since taking up his post.
"My first priority is to facilitate regional dialogue and contacts between the regional protagonists," said Mistura. "We want to put in place 'ad hoc' working groups to follow up the work of the multinational meetings, such as that in Istanbul," he said.
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"My second priority is to facilitate the negotiation of the provincial borders in the north of Iraq", de Mistura added, without wishing to elaborate.
The boundaries of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq have still to be delimited and the fate of the oil city of Kirkuk, which the Kurds want to incorporate into their zone, is a source of litigation between the Arab and Turkoman communities.
Resolution 1770 assigns to the UN the role of mediator between opposing parties in Iraq "as far as circumstances permit."
"The role of the UN will depend on what the Iraqis themselves and the principal protagonists ask us to do and will depend on those areas where we can be useful," the UN envoy said.
....
He said that 363 international personnel, many of them security guards, and 200 Iraqis currently work for the UN in Iraq. Others are based in neighbouring countries, the majority in Jordan.
"My principal concern is the safety of the Iraqis and that of UN personnel.".
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hIsXuVyAIsOIUHGao_nAmZvkvmZg
REUTERS: Most Turks back N Iraq incursion, dislike US -poll
Fri Nov 16, 2007
By Gareth Jones
ANKARA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A large majority of Turks support a military incursion into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels using the region as a base, according to an opinion poll published on Friday.
The survey, conducted in October by Pollmark, also showed a continued decline in Turkish support for joining the European Union and reconfirmed Turks' negative view of the United States, viewed here as the main threat to Middle East peace.
The number of people saying Turkey should conduct a cross-border military operation against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) stood at 81 percent, up sharply from 46 percent in the last poll in July.
The poll was conducted before 12 soldiers were killed in an Oct. 21 clash with PKK rebels near the Iraqi border and before Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan held crisis talks in the White House with U.S. President George W. Bush.
Ankara has massed up to 100,000 troops near the border in the past month in preparation for a possible incursion after about 50 security personnel were killed in PKK attacks.
Turkey's second highest-ranking general, Ilker Basbug, said on Thursday Turkey is already "in the process of implementing" a cross-border operation, but did not elaborate. There were no signs of increased military activity in the area, however, and no indication matters had progressed beyond preparation.
Washington and Baghdad have urged Ankara not to make a major incursion, fearing this would destabilise the whole region. But Bush has pledged to share intelligence with Turkey to help it identity and tackle the guerrillas.
In the survey, terrorism was named as the biggest problem facing Turkey, ahead of unemployment and other economic issues.
The survey also showed support for the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), which has 20 members of parliament, has dwindled even among its main Kurdish voter base.
On Friday, state prosecutors opened a court case against the DTP, saying it was trying to undermine Turkish national unity.
Support for Erdogan's ruling centre-right AK Party, which won a large majority in July parliamentary elections, and for Turkey's far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which strongly backs military action against the PKK, edged higher.
ANTI-AMERICAN, WARY OF EU
Despite U.S. offers of help for NATO ally Turkey in fighting the PKK, the poll showed the number of Turks with a negative view of the United States had risen to 86 percent from 49 percent in November 2003 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Many Turks fear U.S. policy is leading towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq, a move they believe could reignite separatism among Turkey's own large ethnic Kurdish population. Turks are also angry about U.S. failure to tackle the estimated 3,000 PKK rebels hiding in northern Iraq, close to the border with Turkey.
The survey showed support for Turkey's European Union membership bid had fallen to 51 percent from 52 percent in July, with 40 percent now opposed to joining. A few years ago, support for EU membership was above 70 percent.
Turks with higher education were most opposed to joining the bloc.
The EU's image has suffered greatly in Turkey after its failure to lift trade restrictions against Turkish Cypriots on the ethnically divided island of Cyprus and after calls by French and German leaders to deny Ankara full membership.
The Pollmark survey canvassed the views of 2,982 people in 12 cities across Turkey on Oct. 17-20. Its findings were unveiled at a briefing at the Seta think-tank.
(Editing by Catherine Evans)
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL16647194
By Gareth Jones
ANKARA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A large majority of Turks support a military incursion into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels using the region as a base, according to an opinion poll published on Friday.
The survey, conducted in October by Pollmark, also showed a continued decline in Turkish support for joining the European Union and reconfirmed Turks' negative view of the United States, viewed here as the main threat to Middle East peace.
The number of people saying Turkey should conduct a cross-border military operation against militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) stood at 81 percent, up sharply from 46 percent in the last poll in July.
The poll was conducted before 12 soldiers were killed in an Oct. 21 clash with PKK rebels near the Iraqi border and before Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan held crisis talks in the White House with U.S. President George W. Bush.
Ankara has massed up to 100,000 troops near the border in the past month in preparation for a possible incursion after about 50 security personnel were killed in PKK attacks.
Turkey's second highest-ranking general, Ilker Basbug, said on Thursday Turkey is already "in the process of implementing" a cross-border operation, but did not elaborate. There were no signs of increased military activity in the area, however, and no indication matters had progressed beyond preparation.
Washington and Baghdad have urged Ankara not to make a major incursion, fearing this would destabilise the whole region. But Bush has pledged to share intelligence with Turkey to help it identity and tackle the guerrillas.
In the survey, terrorism was named as the biggest problem facing Turkey, ahead of unemployment and other economic issues.
The survey also showed support for the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP), which has 20 members of parliament, has dwindled even among its main Kurdish voter base.
On Friday, state prosecutors opened a court case against the DTP, saying it was trying to undermine Turkish national unity.
Support for Erdogan's ruling centre-right AK Party, which won a large majority in July parliamentary elections, and for Turkey's far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which strongly backs military action against the PKK, edged higher.
ANTI-AMERICAN, WARY OF EU
Despite U.S. offers of help for NATO ally Turkey in fighting the PKK, the poll showed the number of Turks with a negative view of the United States had risen to 86 percent from 49 percent in November 2003 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Many Turks fear U.S. policy is leading towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq, a move they believe could reignite separatism among Turkey's own large ethnic Kurdish population. Turks are also angry about U.S. failure to tackle the estimated 3,000 PKK rebels hiding in northern Iraq, close to the border with Turkey.
The survey showed support for Turkey's European Union membership bid had fallen to 51 percent from 52 percent in July, with 40 percent now opposed to joining. A few years ago, support for EU membership was above 70 percent.
Turks with higher education were most opposed to joining the bloc.
The EU's image has suffered greatly in Turkey after its failure to lift trade restrictions against Turkish Cypriots on the ethnically divided island of Cyprus and after calls by French and German leaders to deny Ankara full membership.
The Pollmark survey canvassed the views of 2,982 people in 12 cities across Turkey on Oct. 17-20. Its findings were unveiled at a briefing at the Seta think-tank.
(Editing by Catherine Evans)
http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSL16647194
A VETERAN SPEAKS THE TRUTH ABOUT BUSH'S ILLEGAL WAR
We veterans know that this war is not the one being sanitized on the nightly news. It has nothing to do with the liberation of the people of Iraq; instead it has everything to do with the subjugation and domination of these people in the name of U.S. imperial economic and strategic interests: Corp Matt Howard, U.S. Marine Corps
Iraq War Is A Betrayal Of American Democracy
By Matt Howard
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18718.htm
Editor's note: Matt Howard gave this statement at a recent protest at the Statehouse.
11/14/07 "Rutland Herald" -- - -In 2003 I illegally invaded the sovereign nation of Iraq with 1st Tank battalion 1st Marine Division.
My commander in chief unleashed the world's fiercest fighting force upon the country and people of Iraq, and now those of us used and betrayed by him are demanding justice.
Four and a half years after our opening "shock and awe" Bush's lies are known throughout the world, and yet he continues to act with impunity. Four and a half years later the Bush regime has unleashed a hell upon the country of Iraq that only those who have been there can truly understand.
As a two-tour combat veteran of this brutal war, I have a responsibility to speak honestly and openly about what has been done and what continues to be done in our name. We veterans know that this war is not the one being sanitized on the nightly news. It has nothing to do with the liberation of the people of Iraq; instead it has everything to do with the subjugation and domination of these people in the name of U.S. imperial economic and strategic interests.
We did not go to war with the country of Iraq, we went to war with the people of Iraq. During the initial invasion we killed women. We killed children. We senselessly killed farm animals. We were the United States Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps, and we left a swath of death and destruction in our wake all the way to Baghdad.
Let me say again so that there is no misunderstanding. I stand here today as a former U.S. Marine saying we are killing women and children in Iraq. This is the true nature of war. War lends itself to atrocities. Don't think you can use an organization designed to kill other human beings for anything humanitarian. That has never been our mission. That was crystal clear from the moment I was forced to bury the crate of humanitarian food given to me in Kuwait.
Four and a half years later we as soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are done. We are done being told under threat of court martial to run over children that get in the way of our speeding convoys.
We are done raiding and destroying the homes of innocent Iraqis on a nightly basis.
We are done abusing and torturing prisoners.
We are done being hired thugs for the 160,000 contractors and U.S. corporate interests in Iraq.
We are done being poisoned by depleted uranium, the unspoken Agent Orange of this war.
We are done coming home broken, from two, three, four tours of duty – only to find our commander in chief has actually tried to CUT funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs. To find our doctors being told to diagnose us with pre-existing personality disorders instead of post traumatic stress syndrome.
We are done killing for lies.
So Iraq Veterans Against the War is taking back our history – the history that has been robbed from us. We are dispelling the myth that the Vietnam war ended when the Democrats started voting against it.
Instead we are spreading the truth about how the American War in Vietnam ended.
The Vietnam War ended when soldiers put down their weapons and refused to fight; when pilots dropped their bombs in the ocean.
We are re-educating the public to let them know that the power ultimately lies with the people.
Just take a look at the thousands of pages of internal documents from the Department of Defense explicitly detailing how at the end of the Vietnam war the military had collapsed. It was literally in a state of mutiny. And that movement is slowly starting again. Because ultimately in every war waged throughout human history, those forced to fight quickly realize they have much more in common with those they are being told to kill than with those telling them to do the killing.
And we are re-educating the public about the true nature of sectarian violence. No, the middle east is NOT inherently violent. In fact, in the 1,400-year schism between Sunnis and Shias – there has NEVER been a civil war fought. They have always lived in the same neighborhoods and even intermarried. The United States has caused this civil war using the classic colonial techniques of divide and conquer.
George Bush is a war criminal who has violated international law, the Geneva convention and the Nuremburg standards and needs to tried accordingly for crimes against humanity.
I ask every red-blooded American today: What would you do if your homeland was savagely invaded and occupied by another country? The Iraqis will continue to resist and fight until the last American has left their homeland. Period. End the violence in Iraq? End the occupation.
We veterans are speaking out to stop the violence being perpetrated in our name. When we voted in the Democrats on an anti-war mandate, the Bush regime expanded the war. As we are marching against further occupation, the Bush regime is making threats against Iran.
And we will not continue to be silenced by the mainstream media. Top generals and bottom privates are all speaking in unison now. We know the truth about the slaughter of upwards of one million Iraqis. Why is no one listening?
We will not stand by as this regime tricks the country into thinking that if you oppose the war you do not support the troops. We ARE the troops and we have never felt support from this administration. Stop mindlessly supporting the troops. Start demanding that we come home – and maybe think about apologizing to us when we get back.
Matt Howard attained the rank of corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He is head of the Vermont chapter for Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Iraq War Is A Betrayal Of American Democracy
By Matt Howard
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18718.htm
Editor's note: Matt Howard gave this statement at a recent protest at the Statehouse.
11/14/07 "Rutland Herald" -- - -In 2003 I illegally invaded the sovereign nation of Iraq with 1st Tank battalion 1st Marine Division.
My commander in chief unleashed the world's fiercest fighting force upon the country and people of Iraq, and now those of us used and betrayed by him are demanding justice.
Four and a half years after our opening "shock and awe" Bush's lies are known throughout the world, and yet he continues to act with impunity. Four and a half years later the Bush regime has unleashed a hell upon the country of Iraq that only those who have been there can truly understand.
As a two-tour combat veteran of this brutal war, I have a responsibility to speak honestly and openly about what has been done and what continues to be done in our name. We veterans know that this war is not the one being sanitized on the nightly news. It has nothing to do with the liberation of the people of Iraq; instead it has everything to do with the subjugation and domination of these people in the name of U.S. imperial economic and strategic interests.
We did not go to war with the country of Iraq, we went to war with the people of Iraq. During the initial invasion we killed women. We killed children. We senselessly killed farm animals. We were the United States Marine Corps, not the Peace Corps, and we left a swath of death and destruction in our wake all the way to Baghdad.
Let me say again so that there is no misunderstanding. I stand here today as a former U.S. Marine saying we are killing women and children in Iraq. This is the true nature of war. War lends itself to atrocities. Don't think you can use an organization designed to kill other human beings for anything humanitarian. That has never been our mission. That was crystal clear from the moment I was forced to bury the crate of humanitarian food given to me in Kuwait.
Four and a half years later we as soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are done. We are done being told under threat of court martial to run over children that get in the way of our speeding convoys.
We are done raiding and destroying the homes of innocent Iraqis on a nightly basis.
We are done abusing and torturing prisoners.
We are done being hired thugs for the 160,000 contractors and U.S. corporate interests in Iraq.
We are done being poisoned by depleted uranium, the unspoken Agent Orange of this war.
We are done coming home broken, from two, three, four tours of duty – only to find our commander in chief has actually tried to CUT funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs. To find our doctors being told to diagnose us with pre-existing personality disorders instead of post traumatic stress syndrome.
We are done killing for lies.
So Iraq Veterans Against the War is taking back our history – the history that has been robbed from us. We are dispelling the myth that the Vietnam war ended when the Democrats started voting against it.
Instead we are spreading the truth about how the American War in Vietnam ended.
The Vietnam War ended when soldiers put down their weapons and refused to fight; when pilots dropped their bombs in the ocean.
We are re-educating the public to let them know that the power ultimately lies with the people.
Just take a look at the thousands of pages of internal documents from the Department of Defense explicitly detailing how at the end of the Vietnam war the military had collapsed. It was literally in a state of mutiny. And that movement is slowly starting again. Because ultimately in every war waged throughout human history, those forced to fight quickly realize they have much more in common with those they are being told to kill than with those telling them to do the killing.
And we are re-educating the public about the true nature of sectarian violence. No, the middle east is NOT inherently violent. In fact, in the 1,400-year schism between Sunnis and Shias – there has NEVER been a civil war fought. They have always lived in the same neighborhoods and even intermarried. The United States has caused this civil war using the classic colonial techniques of divide and conquer.
George Bush is a war criminal who has violated international law, the Geneva convention and the Nuremburg standards and needs to tried accordingly for crimes against humanity.
I ask every red-blooded American today: What would you do if your homeland was savagely invaded and occupied by another country? The Iraqis will continue to resist and fight until the last American has left their homeland. Period. End the violence in Iraq? End the occupation.
We veterans are speaking out to stop the violence being perpetrated in our name. When we voted in the Democrats on an anti-war mandate, the Bush regime expanded the war. As we are marching against further occupation, the Bush regime is making threats against Iran.
And we will not continue to be silenced by the mainstream media. Top generals and bottom privates are all speaking in unison now. We know the truth about the slaughter of upwards of one million Iraqis. Why is no one listening?
We will not stand by as this regime tricks the country into thinking that if you oppose the war you do not support the troops. We ARE the troops and we have never felt support from this administration. Stop mindlessly supporting the troops. Start demanding that we come home – and maybe think about apologizing to us when we get back.
Matt Howard attained the rank of corporal in the United States Marine Corps. He is head of the Vermont chapter for Iraq Veterans Against the War.
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