Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Indias 63rd Republic Day Celebrated Today
In an impressive display India’s
military prowess was on full
display at the 63rd Republic
Day parade on Thursday
that also showcased the
country’s rich heritage.
The early morning chill did not
deter people along the eight-
km-parade route as they gathered
on both sides of the majestic
Rajpath, the country’s
ceremonial boulevard.
The synchronized military and
police formations marched proudly
to the lilting tunes of bands through
the Rajpath where President
Pratibha Patil, who is the Supreme
Commander of Armed Forces,
took salute.
The impressive march-past was
watched by :
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra,
Vice President Hamid Ansari,
PM Manmohan Singh,
Defence Minister A.K. Antony,
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi,
Marshal of Air Force Arjan Singh
and top political and
military brass.
The Hindu 63rd Republic Day celebrations
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
US navy seal´s raid in Somalia frees two western hostages
One of the two most successful
secret ops "known" of the last
decade did not happen during
any republican rule.
Today this blog reports on the
second successful such missions,
taking place during Obama´s
rule as President.
Two foreign aid workers
kidnapped in Somalia three
months ago have been freed
in a rare US military raid.
US officials have confirmed
that elite US Navy Seals were
dropped into Somalia to carry
out the overnight operation
which resulted in a shoot out.
The two hostages were freed
uninjured, although nine of
their captors are said to have
been killed.
The hostages , a US woman
and a Danish man ,were seized
on 25 October 2011.
No casualties have been
reported among US forces.
The unit involved was the elite
Seal Team Six, which killed
Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
last May, although the same
personnel were not
necessarily involved.
Washington said the first hint
of the successful operation
appeared to come from
President Obama himself,
as he prepared to give the
State of the Union address,
he turned to his Defence
Secretary Leon Panetta
and said "Good job tonight."
In contradiction to former
President Bush, who loved
to publicly talk of capturing
OBL this president delivered
without much talk.
Chapeau as well for the
green light to save the aid
workers held in Somalia out
of one who was a EU Citizen
from Denmark.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
US congress desert US anti-piracy bill
Eight US lawmakers have withdrawn
their support for anti-piracy laws, after
"blackout" protests on thousands of
internet sites.
Two of the bill's co-sponsors,
Marco Rubio from Florida and Roy Blunt
from Missouri, are among those
backing away.
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia and
blog service WordPress are among
the highest profile sites to block
their content.
The Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) has branded the
protests as "irresponsible" and
a "stunt".
While this blog calls MPAA ,
"dirty profiteers" who take of all
the worlds copyrights for them selfs
while many artists in China or Indian
and other places don't get a dime
from MPAA !
What makes one org think they can
regulate the worlds online
freedom ?
If MPAA would share the rights
fairly with Asian and African
and other parts of the world
there would be no piracy at all !
This as the sum divided between
individuals seeing films in the
entire world is so hugh, that any
films rights would be some cents
instead of tens of dollars now,
per person.
So for fairness sake
thanks to the US Senators
for not falling into this
trap by MPAA.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Costa Concordia disasters shameful Captain
Recording of a radio conversation between
Francesco Schettino, captain of Concordia, and
Gregorio de Falco of the Italian coastguard .
The most shameful Captain
of all times what did he do after
the Cruise Ship ran aground
with 4.229 passengers onboard ?
Saturday morning (24h later) one day after the boat
had run aground.
Ansa news agency reports that a taxi driver
says he took the captain to a hotel on
Saturday morning,after the ship had crashed,
the captain had asked only where he could
buy some socks.
"He looked like a beaten dog, cold and
scared," the taxi driver said…
(See link below )
Thats naturally nothing compared to the people
men women and children he left behind to die
and to swim in icy waters .
See the timeline below and wonder what the Captain
did same day as the tragedy took place
on land first returning to sea next day and then
as following:
Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera has posted
a recording of a radio conversation on the day of
the Costa Concordia disaster
between Francesco Schettino, captain of the
stricken ship, and Gregorio de Falco of the
Italian coastguard in Livorno.
It reveals how Mr De Falco repeatedly asked
Capt Schettino to return to the ship.
(Translation into English by the BBC)
Gregorio De Falco: "Hello. Hello."
Francesco Schettino: "Good evening, captain."
De Falco: "Hello, I'm de Falco, from Livorno.
I am speaking with the commander?"
Schettino: "I'm Commander Schettino."
De Falco: "Listen Schettino, there are people trapped
aboard, you go with your lifeboat under the prow of the
ship on the port side and you go aboard the ship using
the rope ladder. You go aboard and you tell me how
many people there are. Is it clear? I'm recording this
conversation, Commander Schettino."
Schettino: "So, I'll tell you something..."
De Falco: "Speak louder."
Schettino: "Now, I'm in front of..."
De Falco: "Commander, speak louder, take the
microphone and speak loud. Is that clear?"
Schettino: "Commander, right now the ship is skewed."
De Falco: "Understood. Listen there are people
going down from the prow using the rope ladder;
you take that rope ladder on the opposite side,
you go aboard and you tell me the number of
people and what they have on board. Is that clear?
You tell me whether there are children, women
or people needing assistance. And you tell me the
number of each of these categories. Is that clear?
Schettino, maybe you saved yourself from the sea,
but I'll make you pay for sure. Go aboard."
Schettino: "Commander, please?"
De Falco: "Please, now you go aboard."
Schettino: "I am on the life boat, under the ship, I
haven't gone anywhere, I'm here."
De Falco: "What are you doing, commander?"
Schettino: "I'm here to coordinate rescues."
De Falco: "What are you coordinating there? Go on
board and coordinate rescues from on board.
Do you refuse?"
Schettino: "No, no I'm not refusing."
De Falco: "You're refusing to go aboard,
commander, tell me why you're not going."
Schettino: "I'm not going because there is another
lifeboat stopped there."
De Falco: "Go aboard: it's an order. You have no
evaluation to make, you declared abandon ship,
now I give orders: go aboard. Is it clear?"
Schettino: "Commander I'm going aboard."
De Falco: "Call me from aboard, my rescuer is
there at the prow of the ship. There are already
dead bodies, Schettino."
Schettino: "How many dead bodies?"
De Falco: "I do not know. One for sure. You have
to tell me how many."
Schettino: "Do you realise that it's dark here and
we can't see a thing?"
De Falco: "And what, do you want to go
home, Schettino?
It's dark, so you want to go home...?
Go on the prow of the ship, using the rope ladder
and tell me what can be done, how many people
there are and what are their needs. Do it now."
Schettino: "Here there is also the vice commander.
I'm together with him."
De Falco: "Then go aboard together. Together.
What's his name?"
Schettino: "Dimitri."
De Falco: "Dimitri what? You and your vice go aboard.
Now, is it clear?"
Schettino: "Commander, I want to go aboard, but
here there is the other lifeboat, there are other rescuers
who stopped. Now I called other rescuers."
De Falco: "You've been telling me this for one hour.
Go aboard. Go aboard. And you tell me right away how
many people there are."
Schettino: "Ok commander."
De Falco: "Go, quickly."
The captain appears to refuse, replying first
that there are rescuers already on board, and
then that it is dark and difficult to see.
Coastguards believe he never went back to
the ship !
He was arrested on the island shortly afterwards.
The captain is under house arrest on suspicion
of multiple manslaughter. Prosecutors have also
accused him of fleeing the ship before evacuation
was complete.
Timeline of Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia disaster
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Just Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge
For more than a decade, wikipedia have spent
millions of hours building the largest
encyclopedia in human history.
Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering
legislation that could fatally damage the free
and open Internet.
For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are
blacking out Wikipedia. Learn more.
SOPA and PIPA - Learn more - Wikipedia,
US with a "Mormon" President ?
Who is US republican Presidential
Candidate Mitt Romney ?
He looks like anyone but is a Mormon.
Mormons promote no sex before marriage
and drinks no tea coffee or coke
or alcohol....and allegedly wear special
underwear.
( see links below )
He certainly believes in having many
kids (like Mormons do)and is hardly
the person who will bring a solution to the
worlds overpopulation agenda.
So imagine Mitt on a state visit repeating
sorry I cant I´m a Mormon, to his hosts
all over the world….and then start telling
them why., by reading from the book
of Mormons....
( I can say that as I have personally never
met a Mormon who don't preach and try to
convert me….)
Here are a few videos showing him loose
temper liking to fire people and looking like
he was about to to scream at people
most of the time, even if his face shows
a grin (stretched lips are hardly a smile)
He is thought as a Vulture Capitalist the most
evil form of profiteering, even his Republican
peers feel digested about his greed .
The videos below show more than
anyone can ask for.
2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte Poster Contest
The Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,
receive over 300 creative submissions to the
poster contest!
Thank to everyone who submitted a vision for the
2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Now, this blog is happy to help to announce the top
12 great finalists.
The team spent hours going over the
submissions and with considerable difficulty,
they whittled it down to just 12 for you
to vote on.
Now it's up to you to vote for your favorites.
The rules are simple.
The poster with the most votes will be one of
the official posters of the 2012 Democratic
National convention.
Select your three favorites today;
visit www.charlottein2012.com/postercontest
to register your vote!
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