Saturday, April 9, 2011

The fighting escalated in the Gaza Strip

Crossfire maintaining the Israeli army and armed groups in the Gaza Strip seems to be endless. And extends from late Thursday and has cost the lives of 18 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombardments. The magnitude of this new conflict, "the deadliest since the war in Gaza call 2008-2009 - has revived fears of an Israeli military operation on a large scale on the strip.

Four other Palestinians have died since early this morning and half a dozen have been wounded by army gunfire in Gaza. There are four members of Hamas, which include Abu SNIM Tayser commander, whose car was hit by a missile. Two of his aides traveling with him also died. The fourth militant was killed in an attack this morning in eastern Gaza City.

What a good show Parliament that works!

The Question Hour which is held regularly in the House of Commons in London, is an occasion when MPs of the United Kingdom may have a direct confrontation with members of the executive. It is a good idea of the British Parliament who think that government should be accountable for all policy and be prepared to justify it.

The Italian equivalent is the parliamentary questions. Generally, an empty ritual, a set of big words and concepts that are broadcast by Rai disconnected on Wednesday afternoon, where it is shown semi-deserted classroom in which the present doze or make believe, with poor results, to be interested in the discussion.

Bahrain: "no mercy" for opponents

The crown prince of Bahrain has warned that there would be "no mercy" for those seeking to divide the Gulf kingdom, shaken since mid-February by a vast protest movement. Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, considered a moderate reformer within the ruling family, spoke Thursday night April 7 at the Bahrain TV.

"In this important moment in the development of our country (...) I will continue to stand firm on the principle that there can be no mercy for anyone who seeks to divide our society into two," he said. The Sunni ruling family has declared martial law in March and called for troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), military and political alliance in the Gulf, to quell the demonstrations for democracy organized mainly by the Shiite majority.

Muammar Gadhafi Libyan television reappears

.- A cheerful Muammar Gadhafi on Saturday made his first television appearance in five days, while their troops fighting the rebels on the eastern front of Libya's civil war. While the fighting intensified in the only active front, a Red Cross ship carrying medical supplies landed in the besieged city of Misrata, urban scene of heavy fighting and where it is said that the situation is desperate.

The fanaticism globalizacin

Russian Pavel Ershov, head of the UN mission in Mazar i Sharif (Afghanistan), he avoided being killed a week ago because he swore in Dari, the local language, he was a Muslim. Seven workers of the UN and scores of Afghans have died in riots after a fundamentalist Christian pastor burn a Koran in the U.S., with 12,500 km, 12 days earlier.

The Russian tried to call the attention of the angry group who had just put down the bomb bunker door where he and three other Western colleagues had taken refuge in the dark, peat. "He tried them to look at him and thought he was alone," said the next day Staffan de Mistura, the UN chief in Afghanistan.

India, the activist Anna Hazare fast against corruption

Corruption in India is a serious matter. So much so that Anna Hazare, a popular 71enne activist who in 1992 was awarded by the Indian government with the Padma Bhushan for his service to the nation, fast from Tuesday, April 5. Until his death, unless the government decides to pass the Bill Jan Lokpal against corruption.

With the support of the stars of Bollywood and Tollywood, the second largest film industry in Andhra Pradesh. But fashion designers, pundits, gurus, activists and social reformers. Even the students are missing. Those of the College of Tirupathi Sree Vidyanikethan to support, today observed the "Mauna pradarshana", ie silence.

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