
lunedì 15 giugno 2009
i have say that iranians elections are bullshits...AHMADINEJAD IS A DICTATOR
Shots have been fired at a rally in Iran where hundreds of thousands of people were demonstrating against the result of last week's election.
Defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi had addressed the crowd earlier in his first public appearance since Friday's vote.
He believes results were rigged to allow President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to win a landslide victory.
Mr Ahmadinejad has dismissed the claims and says the vote was fair.
The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Tehran, says Monday's rally was the biggest demonstration in the Islamic republic's 30-year history and described it as a "political earthquake".
The demonstrators gathered in Tehran's Revolution Square, chanting pro-Mousavi slogans as riot police stood by.
"Mousavi we support you. We will die, but retrieve our votes," they shouted, many wearing the green of Mousavi's election campaign.
And Mr Mousavi eventually appeared, addressing the crowd from the roof of his car.
"The vote of the people is more important than Mousavi or any other person," he told his supporters.
His wife, Zahra Rahnavard, a high-profile supporter of her husband's campaign, later said they would keep up their protests. "We will stand until the end," she told the AFP.
Before Mr Mousavi arrived, Reuters reported that his supporters had scuffled with stick-wielding men on motorcycles - apparently supporters of the president.
Following two days of unrest, the interior ministry warned earlier on Monday that "any disrupter of public security would be dealt with according to the law".
'Unacceptable' force
The renewed protests come after Mr Mousavi and fellow defeated candidate Mohsen Rezai filed official complaints against the election result with the Guardian Council - the country's powerful clerical group.
POST-POLL CRACKDOWN
More than 100 opposition figures arrested, including the brother of ex-reformist President Khatami.
Local and international phone and text message services interrupted
Social networking and newspaper websites blocked
BBC says "heavy electronic jamming" from inside Iran disrupts its Persian TV service
International journalists arrested and asked to leave
Iranian newspapers do not carry reports of the violence
Source: Various reports
Editors' blog: Stop the jamming
Guide: How Iran is ruled
Internet brings events to life
Challenge to republic
State television reported that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has upheld the election result, urged the Guardian Council to "precisely consider" the complaints.
A spokesman for the 12-member council said they would meet Mr Mousavi and Mr Rezai on Tuesday. They are expected to decide on the complaints by next week.
Dozens of opposition activists have been arrested since the protests began, while internet sites appear to have been blocked and the media heavily restricted. A number of countries have expressed concern at the conduct of the election and the subsequent clampdown.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was following the situation closely. "The position of me and the United Nations is that the genuine will of the Iranian people should be fully respected," he told reporters.
EU foreign ministers expressed "serious concern" and called for an inquiry into the conduct of the election.
Ahmadinejad supporters protested at French and UK embassies in Tehran
France and Germany have summoned their Iranian ambassadors to explain what happened.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the use of "completely unacceptable" force against protesters.
"We are worried about the limitations of media coverage and we believe there should be a transparent evaluation of the election result. There are signs of irregularities," she said.
Groups of Ahmadinejad supporters gathered outside French and British embassies in Tehran, protesting against what they consider to be foreign interference in Iran's affairs.
"We have gathered here to protest the hidden interference of the Brits and the world, who are trying to create chaos in our country," one protester said.
Among the countries congratulating Mr Ahmadinejad on his victory were Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela and North Korea.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8101098.stm
Defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi had addressed the crowd earlier in his first public appearance since Friday's vote.
He believes results were rigged to allow President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to win a landslide victory.
Mr Ahmadinejad has dismissed the claims and says the vote was fair.
The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Tehran, says Monday's rally was the biggest demonstration in the Islamic republic's 30-year history and described it as a "political earthquake".
The demonstrators gathered in Tehran's Revolution Square, chanting pro-Mousavi slogans as riot police stood by.
"Mousavi we support you. We will die, but retrieve our votes," they shouted, many wearing the green of Mousavi's election campaign.
And Mr Mousavi eventually appeared, addressing the crowd from the roof of his car.
"The vote of the people is more important than Mousavi or any other person," he told his supporters.
His wife, Zahra Rahnavard, a high-profile supporter of her husband's campaign, later said they would keep up their protests. "We will stand until the end," she told the AFP.
Before Mr Mousavi arrived, Reuters reported that his supporters had scuffled with stick-wielding men on motorcycles - apparently supporters of the president.
Following two days of unrest, the interior ministry warned earlier on Monday that "any disrupter of public security would be dealt with according to the law".
'Unacceptable' force
The renewed protests come after Mr Mousavi and fellow defeated candidate Mohsen Rezai filed official complaints against the election result with the Guardian Council - the country's powerful clerical group.
POST-POLL CRACKDOWN
More than 100 opposition figures arrested, including the brother of ex-reformist President Khatami.
Local and international phone and text message services interrupted
Social networking and newspaper websites blocked
BBC says "heavy electronic jamming" from inside Iran disrupts its Persian TV service
International journalists arrested and asked to leave
Iranian newspapers do not carry reports of the violence
Source: Various reports
Editors' blog: Stop the jamming
Guide: How Iran is ruled
Internet brings events to life
Challenge to republic
State television reported that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has upheld the election result, urged the Guardian Council to "precisely consider" the complaints.
A spokesman for the 12-member council said they would meet Mr Mousavi and Mr Rezai on Tuesday. They are expected to decide on the complaints by next week.
Dozens of opposition activists have been arrested since the protests began, while internet sites appear to have been blocked and the media heavily restricted. A number of countries have expressed concern at the conduct of the election and the subsequent clampdown.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was following the situation closely. "The position of me and the United Nations is that the genuine will of the Iranian people should be fully respected," he told reporters.
EU foreign ministers expressed "serious concern" and called for an inquiry into the conduct of the election.
Ahmadinejad supporters protested at French and UK embassies in Tehran
France and Germany have summoned their Iranian ambassadors to explain what happened.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the use of "completely unacceptable" force against protesters.
"We are worried about the limitations of media coverage and we believe there should be a transparent evaluation of the election result. There are signs of irregularities," she said.
Groups of Ahmadinejad supporters gathered outside French and British embassies in Tehran, protesting against what they consider to be foreign interference in Iran's affairs.
"We have gathered here to protest the hidden interference of the Brits and the world, who are trying to create chaos in our country," one protester said.
Among the countries congratulating Mr Ahmadinejad on his victory were Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela and North Korea.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8101098.stm
venerdì 12 giugno 2009
mercoledì 10 giugno 2009
A POEM FOR BIMBA

You're the thought that starts each morning,The conclusion to each day.You are in all that I do,And everything I say.
You're the smile on my face,The twinkle in my eye.The warmth inside my heart,The fullness in my life.
You're the hand that's laced in mine,And the coat upon my back.My friend, my love,My shoulder to lean on.
You're my silly, mature, caring,Thoughtful, bright, and honest guy.The one who holds me tightly,When I need to cry.
You're the dimple in my cheek,The ever-constant tingle in my soul.The voice that makes me weak,The happiness of my life.
You are all I've wanted,You are all I need.You are all I've dreamed of,You are all of this to me.
You're the smile on my face,The twinkle in my eye.The warmth inside my heart,The fullness in my life.
You're the hand that's laced in mine,And the coat upon my back.My friend, my love,My shoulder to lean on.
You're my silly, mature, caring,Thoughtful, bright, and honest guy.The one who holds me tightly,When I need to cry.
You're the dimple in my cheek,The ever-constant tingle in my soul.The voice that makes me weak,The happiness of my life.
You are all I've wanted,You are all I need.You are all I've dreamed of,You are all of this to me.
ALSO CNN HAS TALK ABOUT THIS...BUT I THINK THAT THIS MAD DOGS IS SOONER GUEST OF PRESIDENT OBAMA
THE VISIT IN MY COUNTRY IS ONLY ONE "ANTIPASTO" AMERICAN FRIENDS....I THINK THAT SOONER PRESIDENT OBAMA MEET THIS IDIOT...
Visiting Gadhafi stokes protests in RomeStory HighlightsLibyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pays historic but controversial first visit to Italy
Gadhafi held talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Visit has provoked protests from human rights campaigners critical of Gadhafi
Italky signed treaty last year to pay Libya $5B in compensation for colonial period
ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi arrived in Rome Wednesday for a historic -- and controversial -- first visit to the capital of Italy, Libya's former colonial master.
Gadhafi is due to stay in a Bedouin-style tent in a central Rome park.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi greeted the former pariah at Rome's Ciampino airport, with tight security in the city.
Gadhafi met President Giorgio Napolitano Wednesday, afterwards declaring: "Today's Italy is not the same one of the past. Italy has condemned colonialism and has apologized for what happened in the past. This is what allowed me to finally come here."
Napolitano said a treaty between the two countries last year "has definitely closed the painful chapter of the past. And, it expressed the firm will of both parts to build a new phase in the bilateral relationship."
Many groups are protesting the visit of the long-time leader of Libya, which has been accused of backing terrorism, and which expelled Jews and ethnic Italians decades ago.
Amnesty International will be among the groups protesting the visit, it announced. The group accuses Libya of not respecting human rights and not adhering to the 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees.
The Italian chapter of Amnesty International appealed to Napolitano and Berlusconi, as well as to other Italian leaders, to demand human rights guarantees for African migrants held in detention camps in Libya, the group said in a statement.
Rome university students and charities that help the immigrant community have also told CNN that they are protesting Gadhafi's visit because of his treatment of refugees.
Gadhafi's intention to meet the Italian Jewish Libyan community has also created a stir because of suggestion it take place on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
Rome Jewish Community President Riccardo Pacifici said, "At the very least this shows a lack of sensitivity. But it is also a matter of principle. We won't go as a community unless the day is changed."
Libya expelled its Jews following the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Gadhafi arrived with a 300-strong delegation, including his usual female security guards, and will be staying, as is his custom, in a Bedouin-style tent set up in one of Rome's most beautiful central parks, Villa Pamphilli. He is expected to receive visitors there.
Security is tight around the capital, with a no-fly zone starting Wednesday morning and expected to end at midnight on Saturday. The park, a popular playground for children and runners, will be closed off to the public.
Gadhafi comes to Italy as both leader of Libya and as the rotating president of the African Union.
Later on Wednesday he will meet with Berlusconi, with whom he'll hold a news conference Wednesday night.
On Thursday, Gadhafi will address the Italian Senate as president of the African Union in the morning, then hold a debate with students and professors at Rome's La Sapienza university. In the evening, he will meet with Rome's Mayor Gianni Alemanno.
On Friday, the Libyan leader is expected to meet the Italian Equal Opportunity Minister Mara Carfagna and about 700 leading Italian women from the business, cultural, and political worlds.
Also Friday, he will meet at the headquarters of Italy's industrial employers' association Confindustria, where chairman Emma Marcegaglia will introduce him to Italy's leading businessmen.
Saturday, Gadhafi is scheduled to have a "private" day and meet with the expatriate Italian Libyan community. About 200,000 ethnic Italians were expelled from Libya in 1970 and have been banned from returning to the country.
The meeting with the Jewish Libyan community of Italy remains under discussion. The meetings are to discuss the lifting of the travel ban and the restitution of the compensation for the property confiscated by the Libyan authorities after Jews were expelled.
No plans have yet been announced for Gadhafi to pay a courtesy call on Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, as many visiting leaders often do.
Italian media are describing the visit as marking a turning point for a new era in Italy-Libya relations and the end of Libya seeing Italy as its former colonial power.
Berlusconi and Gadhafi signed a treaty last year whereby Italy will pay Libya $5 billion over 25 years as compensation for the damages caused during the colonial period.
The accord also calls for Libya to put into effect measures to help combat illegal immigration into Italy via Libyan shores, including patrols of the coast as well as satellite monitoring of its desert borders in the south.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/10/italy.libya.gadhafi/index.html
Visiting Gadhafi stokes protests in RomeStory HighlightsLibyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pays historic but controversial first visit to Italy
Gadhafi held talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Visit has provoked protests from human rights campaigners critical of Gadhafi
Italky signed treaty last year to pay Libya $5B in compensation for colonial period
ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi arrived in Rome Wednesday for a historic -- and controversial -- first visit to the capital of Italy, Libya's former colonial master.
Gadhafi is due to stay in a Bedouin-style tent in a central Rome park.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi greeted the former pariah at Rome's Ciampino airport, with tight security in the city.
Gadhafi met President Giorgio Napolitano Wednesday, afterwards declaring: "Today's Italy is not the same one of the past. Italy has condemned colonialism and has apologized for what happened in the past. This is what allowed me to finally come here."
Napolitano said a treaty between the two countries last year "has definitely closed the painful chapter of the past. And, it expressed the firm will of both parts to build a new phase in the bilateral relationship."
Many groups are protesting the visit of the long-time leader of Libya, which has been accused of backing terrorism, and which expelled Jews and ethnic Italians decades ago.
Amnesty International will be among the groups protesting the visit, it announced. The group accuses Libya of not respecting human rights and not adhering to the 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees.
The Italian chapter of Amnesty International appealed to Napolitano and Berlusconi, as well as to other Italian leaders, to demand human rights guarantees for African migrants held in detention camps in Libya, the group said in a statement.
Rome university students and charities that help the immigrant community have also told CNN that they are protesting Gadhafi's visit because of his treatment of refugees.
Gadhafi's intention to meet the Italian Jewish Libyan community has also created a stir because of suggestion it take place on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
Rome Jewish Community President Riccardo Pacifici said, "At the very least this shows a lack of sensitivity. But it is also a matter of principle. We won't go as a community unless the day is changed."
Libya expelled its Jews following the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Gadhafi arrived with a 300-strong delegation, including his usual female security guards, and will be staying, as is his custom, in a Bedouin-style tent set up in one of Rome's most beautiful central parks, Villa Pamphilli. He is expected to receive visitors there.
Security is tight around the capital, with a no-fly zone starting Wednesday morning and expected to end at midnight on Saturday. The park, a popular playground for children and runners, will be closed off to the public.
Gadhafi comes to Italy as both leader of Libya and as the rotating president of the African Union.
Later on Wednesday he will meet with Berlusconi, with whom he'll hold a news conference Wednesday night.
On Thursday, Gadhafi will address the Italian Senate as president of the African Union in the morning, then hold a debate with students and professors at Rome's La Sapienza university. In the evening, he will meet with Rome's Mayor Gianni Alemanno.
On Friday, the Libyan leader is expected to meet the Italian Equal Opportunity Minister Mara Carfagna and about 700 leading Italian women from the business, cultural, and political worlds.
Also Friday, he will meet at the headquarters of Italy's industrial employers' association Confindustria, where chairman Emma Marcegaglia will introduce him to Italy's leading businessmen.
Saturday, Gadhafi is scheduled to have a "private" day and meet with the expatriate Italian Libyan community. About 200,000 ethnic Italians were expelled from Libya in 1970 and have been banned from returning to the country.
The meeting with the Jewish Libyan community of Italy remains under discussion. The meetings are to discuss the lifting of the travel ban and the restitution of the compensation for the property confiscated by the Libyan authorities after Jews were expelled.
No plans have yet been announced for Gadhafi to pay a courtesy call on Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, as many visiting leaders often do.
Italian media are describing the visit as marking a turning point for a new era in Italy-Libya relations and the end of Libya seeing Italy as its former colonial power.
Berlusconi and Gadhafi signed a treaty last year whereby Italy will pay Libya $5 billion over 25 years as compensation for the damages caused during the colonial period.
The accord also calls for Libya to put into effect measures to help combat illegal immigration into Italy via Libyan shores, including patrols of the coast as well as satellite monitoring of its desert borders in the south.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/10/italy.libya.gadhafi/index.html
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