Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Obama called on Congress to explain mission in Libya

.- The U.S. president, Barack Obama, speaking today on the phone with congressional leaders to explain the scope of his country's military operations in Libya, the White House. During his usual daily briefing, the White House spokesman, Jay Carney, said the aim of the conference call with leaders of the conference is to update you on the transfer of control (military operations) to NATO ".

The president, who this morning met with the National Security Council to discuss the situation in Libya, also use the call to answer their questions lawmakers on the U.S. mission there, said Carney. The spokesman did not give a list of legislators who participate in the call, because Congress is in recess this week.

The newspaper "Clarin" published its front page blank

BUENOS AIRES, 28 Mar. daily 'Clarín', one of the most influential of Argentina, has gone on sale with an unprecedented front page blank to protest the union blockade that prevented its distribution in several cities on Sunday, causing a widespread condemnation from politicians, intellectuals and social organizations.

"The first page of this edition is blank. It is a symbol of enforced silence of censorship in other ways, and a metaphor for what journalism can become if you continue to restrict the design freedom," said 'Clarín 'in its editorial. Sunday's protest, which also affected the daily 'La Nation', was organized by about 50 workers who blocked the printing plants of two newspapers for twelve hours, preventing the Sunday edition - one of the most read - normally circulate in Buenos Aires and other cities.

Sarkozy became the first foreign head of state to visit Japan after sesma

Nicolas Sarkozy will visit Japan on Thursday, becoming the first foreign head of state to set foot in this country after the last day 11 earthquake and tsunami shake the north. Either way, the president of the French Republic, through a statement announcing his visit when the stricken nuclear power plant in Fukushima still appearing on TV news all wrapped in smoke and the Japanese government is on high alert for radioactive contamination emanates from its reactors.

Indigenous Perú/Brasil.- installed outpost in Amazon reserve to protect against illegal loggers

MADRID, 29 Mar. Indigenous organizations have set up a guard post in the reserve Isconahua, the border between Peru and Brazil, to protect it from illegal loggers, because "the authorities ignored his repeated requests to take measures, as reported Survival International. So, have detailed the reserve for uncontacted Indians was created with the support of Inter-Ethnic Development Association of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP) to protect isolated indigenous Isconahua living in these forests.

Stuttgart, the tottering feudal history of the CDU Alarm nuclear lose votes

The project Stuttgart 21, a new flagship for high-speed rail in the central park of Stuttgart's new blow to the power and the future of German Chancellor Angela Merkel comes to environmental issues. The nuclear issue and the great work Stuttgart 21 at risk of losing the CDU government of Baden Wurttemberg, and historically very important region Democrat whose capital Stuttgart.

If the polls closed this evening's forecast comes true, the Christian Democrats would remain only as a solid bulwark of Bavaria. It almost seems like a twist of fate that country in the region of the Mercedes, the game of elections to the Landtag (parliament) we're playing right on the issues dear to environmentalists.

Libya: it means taking command of NATO?

NATO has accepted, Sunday, March 27, to assume the full command of military operations in Libya after nearly a week of difficult negotiations on the structure of command. The decision, whose implementation could take between 48 and 72 hours, says the Atlantic Alliance is responsible for operations to protect civilians in neutralizing the military infrastructure of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and enforcing a zone of fly and an embargo on arms shipments.

The rebels recapture Ajdabiya Obama: "The coalition is winning"

ROME - The help that comes from heaven to the rebels called Libyan international coalition. Between last night and this afternoon the forces of opposition to the regime announced the recapture of Ajdabiya and, in a controversial manner and does not seem too full of Brega. Both cities are strategic centers in the eastern part of Sirte.

The attack on Gaddafi's army has focused on the other side of the gulf, where the forces of Colonel continued to bombard the enclave of Misurata. Except in the sky appeared to stop when the planes of the coalition. Measured in the airspace above, French jets have shot down seven aircraft Libyans.