Geopolitical mosaic: Australians are threatened with death, and the bourgeoisie makes money for the tragedy in Colorado
"For the sake of saving the country." The Arab League persuades the Syrian president to leave his post "for the sake of saving the country." Such a statement, reports "Lenta.ru" With reference to France-Presse, it was made following the meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the countries of the Arab League, held yesterday in Doha.
Some representatives of the League believe that resigning from the presidency would be a “brave decision”. For example, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim Al-Thani said: “With this bold decision, Bashar Asad will be able to put an end to the destruction and killing.” Assad's resignation, according to the minister, was supported by all the member states of the Arab League (except for one country - which the speaker did not say).
It was logical and the decision of the Arab League to call on the Syrian opposition and the SSA to form a transitional government so-called. "National unity". The meeting also decided to allocate assistance to refugees from Syria (100 million dollars).
The United States continues to work on the Syrian theme. As reported today from Washington correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry KirsanovAmerica will continue to work with its allies and the Syrian opposition on the issue of the emergence of a new government in Damascus. This was announced yesterday by Jay Carney, a spokesman for the White House, who accompanied President Barack Obama on a trip to Colorado.
A spokesman for the head of the Washington administration said: “The United States continues to believe that there should be a political transition in Syria, implying Bashar al-Assad’s early refusal of power, so that the country can move forward to create a government that responds to the aspirations of the people. We will continue to work with our friends, allies and the Syrian opposition for a political transition. ”
At the same time, Washington is very afraid of chemical weapons in Syria. As Mr. Carney stressed, the United States is extremely concerned about the continued safety of chemical weapons and therefore "actively consults with the neighbors of Syria and their own friends in the international community."
It should be added that chemical weapons are a deterrent factor for opponents, quite comparable with nuclear missiles. Who knows how the situation in Syria would have been if there had not been these terrible warehouses protected by the army. In the meantime, Syria’s opponents and neighbors fear both that Assad will use the weapon (which is unlikely to happen) and that it will fall into the hands of the rebels, half of whom are ordinary gangsters and terrorists who are ready to sell at prices below market. Fears about the fate of chemical weapons in Syria were expressed more than once by an ally of the United States like Israel.
Mr. Carney, the Washington mouthpiece, has nothing left but to publicly warn the Syrian authorities that the brave America will ensure the "prosecution" of those who order the use of chemical weapons against the rebels. Carney also recalled that the United States had long considered the presence of chemical weapons in Syria as a factor undermining regional stability, and repeatedly called on Damascus to abandon it.
Mr. Carney and others like him call “factors undermining stability,” what causes fear among aggressors. Similarly, the presence in the United States of a huge arsenal of atomic weapons can be called "a factor undermining stability." And not regional, but global. In the end, it was America that was noted in stories the use of atomic bombs.
Favorite weapon. Western intelligence agencies, working closely with representatives of some Arab states, are now preparing provocations against Syrian satellite channels. This was warned 22 July, the Ministry of Information of Syria, reported "Vesti" with reference to SANA and ITAR-TASS.
“The frequencies of the TV channels are planned to be used to broadcast false messages, such as a coup d'état allegedly occurring in the country, a split or the overthrow of power,” reports the warning agency SANA. It is stated that the roles of TV presenters can be played by Syrian journalists working on Western and Arab channels, as well as abducted employees of the Syrian media, who are under pressure.
Rockets on the border. Turkey sent ground-to-air missiles to the border with Syria, where the battles between the rebels and government forces are taking place. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse, informed by the Turkish agency Anatolia.
The number of rockets is unknown. The footage shown on the Turkish NTV channel shows 5 wagons carrying vehicles with weapons. The missile train arrived yesterday in Mardin in southeastern Turkey.
The explosion at the headquarters of the intelligence of Saudi Arabia. He thundered 22 July. Rosbalt, citing NEWSru.co.il and the Iranian media, reports on the death of the deputy chief of intelligence of the kingdom.
However, other sources do not confirm this information. There is no information about the destruction and other victims. Not even the name of the deceased is called.
Rosbalt recalls that recently there have been changes in the intelligence of Saudi Arabia. The intelligence community was led by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, an 63-year-old aristocrat who worked for more than two decades as head of the kingdom’s embassy in the United States. After resigning from this post in 2005, he went into the shadows. The prince, according to experts, retained ties in the United States Now its main tasks could be confronting the Iranian threat and coordinating efforts to support the Syrian opposition.
Bad news for tourists. Abd al-Latif al-Mahmoud, president of the Islamist National Unity party, called on Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi to demolish the pyramids: after all, they are monuments to pagans who have no place on Egyptian soil. This is reported "Argumenty.ru" with reference to Aksakal.tv.
Islamists, reminiscent of the "Arguments", previously destroyed the Sufi mausoleums in Timbuktu, Buddha statues in Afghanistan and many world heritage monuments in Iraq, Malaysia and Tunisia.
Meanwhile how transmits “Voice of Islam”, representatives of the Egyptian political party “Light” made a statement to the press: “Rumors that the Islamists are planning to destroy the pyramids in Egypt have no basis”. Dr. Ahmed Mahrus, a spokesman for the party, commented on the situation: “Some Egyptian human rights organizations are constantly raising this issue. According to them, some Islamic priests talk about the need to destroy the pyramids, temples, and other historical monuments during the reign of Pharaoh, as a "symbol of paganism" created in the pre-Islamic period. But these rumors have a completely different purpose. Egyptian pyramids, as well as statues in Aswan and Luxor, were symbols of idol worship before the arrival of Islam. But not a single country of the world where Islam has come, has not been a single case of destruction of the famous idols of that time. ”
Israeli news. About Jerusalem. As the RIA News", Israel requires the British company BBC to call Jerusalem its capital. Such a request is expressed in an official letter, a copy of which was published by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Facebook.
The Israeli authorities have shown dissatisfaction with the placement of background information about the country on the website, which the Air Force created for the Olympic Games in London. Jerusalem is simply referred to as the "seat of government". Also made a reservation that "the majority of foreign embassies are located in Tel Aviv."
RIA “Novosti” reminds that a significant part of the world community refuses to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. The eastern part of the city, occupied by the Israelis at the end of the 1967 war of the year and later annexed, is usually attributed to the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinians want to see East Jerusalem, which is inhabited by about a quarter of a million Arabs and almost 200 thousands of Jews, the capital of their own country.
The second self-immolation. As yesterday passed RIA News"Referring to the Israeli TV channels, the second Israeli has already organized a public self-immolation this week. The reason for this act was financial difficulties.
The wheelchair user poured gasoline at the bus stop and set himself on fire in front of dozens of witnesses. 45-year-old Akiva Mifi with 70 burns% of the skin was taken to hospital. He is unlikely to survive.
Relatives of the victim told reporters that Mifi, who received a disability in the army, had debts. Before the act of self-immolation, he spoke of a desire to follow the example of Moshe Sylman, a ruined businessman who burned himself a week ago at a rally of supporters of social justice held in Tel Aviv. Silman, who accused the bureaucracy in trouble, died on Friday.
According to the police, Mifi is not the only one who followed Silman's example. For a week, four people tried to burn themselves, not counting Mifi.
Hezbollah? How this morning handed from Washington correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry KirsanovThe government of Israel has reliable data on the terrorist attack against its fellow citizens in the Bulgarian resort town of Burgas. The attack is the work of the Shiite Hezbollah group, supported by Iran. This was stated yesterday in an interview with the American TV companies CBS and Fox Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister.
Netanyahu said: “Iran and Hezbollah carried out these attacks ... in Kenya, before that in Cyprus, Thailand and India ... A week earlier, Hezbollah’s“ operative ”was seized in Cyprus and admitted that his task was to attack Israeli passengers after leaving the aircraft. Exactly the same behavior pattern. ”
According to him, Israel’s security services have “undeniable, fully supported intelligence information,” proving that the bus explosion in Bourgas with tourists is a terrorist attack organized and carried out by the Hezbollah group with the support of Iran. Netanyahu doesn’t have a shadow of doubt on this: “We know quite reliably, without any shadow of a doubt, that this was the operation of Hezbollah.”
Or not Hezbollah? The previously unknown Islamist group Qaedat al-Jihad claimed responsibility for the July 9 attack on the Burgas airport. The statement about this group distributed through the media, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the Israeli edition of "Yediot Ahronot".
The document states: "One of our groups with God's help managed to blow up a bus full of Jewish tourists - robbers of the sacred lands."
The appeal also indicates that the attack was timed to the beginning of the month of Ramadan, which the authors of the text call the "month of the battle against the enemies of Allah — the Jews and their American minions."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria denied this statement. However, the details of the refutation is not reported.
Former Minister of Finance of India Pranab Mukherjee is elected president. It is reported "Russian newspaper" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
On Wednesday, Mukherjee will replace Pratibhu Patil, who has been in office since 2007 of the year.
The official election results in India are not announced; counting continues. But it is known that Mukherjee received 525 thousands of votes from 1,05 million. According to preliminary estimates, more than 70% of members of the upper and lower chambers of parliament and the legislative assemblies of states and union territories voted for the former finance minister.
In addition to the post of Minister of Finance, Pranab Mukherjee held the posts of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense and Deputy Head of the Planning Commission, which forms the Indian "five-year plans."
Riot in Madagascar. The insurgency at a military base located near the international airport of the capital of Madagascar, began yesterday morning. Antananarivo Airport interrupted its work. Details about the events at the base were not disclosed. The press got only information about the shooting on the territory of a military facility. The reasons for the rebellion, suppressed on the same day, were not called, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
General Rafael Ramassi, a spokesman for the Madagascar Defense Ministry, said on one of the local TV channels that the situation at the military base was under control and that the instigator of the riot, Corporal Coto Mainti, nicknamed Black, was killed. Other participants in the riot surrendered or arrested.
Lenta reminds us that a coup d'état took place in 2009 in Madagascar. President Mark Ravalomananu lost power and was expelled, while former mayor of Antananarivo Andri Razhelina took power with the support of the military. He led the transitional government.
Bang in colombia As reported today from Mexico City correspondent RIA "News" Dmitry Znamensky, the Colombian oil pipeline “Kanyo Limon” was blown up by rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces. The explosion occurred in the department Boyaka in the north. The length of the largest pipeline, the second largest in the country, is 770 kilometers. About 80 thousand barrels of oil were pumped through it daily, including for export.
No injuries were reported, but the spilled oil got into the river, which serves as the main source of water supply for several cities. Two settlements are now completely left without a centralized water supply.
FARC has been fighting the government since 1964. Over the past six months, 67 attacks on pipelines have been reported. The number of attacks increased 3,5 times compared with the first half of the year 2011.
Killed Cuban dissident Osvaldo Paya. One of the most famous Cuban dissidents Osvaldo Paya died in an accident yesterday, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
A car accident occurred during the Payya trip in the Cuban province of Granma. Details are not reported.
Paya, the leader of the Christian Democratic movement, is known for initiating the collection of signatures on the petition for a referendum on the abolition of one-party system in Cuba in 2002. Supporters of Payya collected more than 30 thousands of signatures, but they failed to achieve a referendum.
Osvaldo Paya in the same 2002 year was awarded the Sakharov Prize - a special award for human rights defenders established by the European Parliament in 1988 year. Paya was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (twice). Both times, his candidacy was offered by Czech ex-president Vaclav Havel.
Stock crash in Hong Kong. As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexander Zyuzin, the trading week on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange began with a collapse of quotations. Against the background of new signs of a worsening debt crisis in the eurozone, investors are dumping shares of banks, commodity companies and industrial enterprises.
Already in the middle of the morning session, the Han Sen index fell by 509 points (2,6%) - to the 19130 mark. On 2,99%, or on 286 points (to the value of 9284), an indicator showing the state of H of state-owned securities of mainland China decreased.
Brokers say that almost all blue chips are worthless. The assets of Europe's largest bank, HSBC, fell by 4,4%, and the insurance giant China Pacific Insurance Group by 7%. The positions of the coal mining enterprise “China Koal” fell by 4,7%, and the China Unicom (telecommunications) position fell by 4,5%. Also over 3% lost shares of the oil sector.
All because of, according to experts, the aggravation of the economic problems of Europe. Among other things, investors fear that due to rising credit rates, Spain will not pay its debts. Exchange pessimism and strengthened reports that the IMF has decided to refuse to participate in the program of financial assistance to Greece. Athens may become bankrupt in September.
Australians are threatened with death. The emergency call number for rescue services in Australia is 000. This morning a flurry of calls fell on this number, reports from Sydney correspondent ITAR-TASS Pavel Vanichkin.
Calls to rescuers continue to come so far. Subscribers claim that they received SMS messages with the threat of physical violence.
Unknown author of “sesmesok” notifies addressees that he received an order for their murder. Order paid, it remains to do business. However, the intended victims have the opportunity to save their lives: it is necessary only within the next 48 hours to contact the killer at the email address specified in the message and pay 5 thousand dollars.
Several hundreds of residents of Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and other Australian cities received “notices” about ordering and redemption.
The police are confident that this is a scam and asks people not to pay or worry.
Convertible arrived in Japan. As reported from Tokyo correspondent ITAR-TASS Igor Belyaev, a ship with twelve convertible planes of the US Air Force "Osprey" arrived at the place of their future deployment - the naval base aviation Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture (Honshu Island). The opposition movement, formed by local authorities and residents, could not interfere with the deployment of convertiplanes.
In addition, the Americans are going to place Osprey 24 at Futemma base in Ginowan, Okinawa. Each of the convertoplanes can deliver an 24 paratrooper over a distance of more than 700 km and is able to fly in both airplane mode and helicopter mode.
The governor of the southern prefecture, Hirokazu Nakima, spoke out strongly against the deployment of convertoplanes. Nakaima has long-standing differences with the central Japanese authorities: for several years now, he has been protesting against the redeployment of the US Marine Corps air base within Okinawa.
The central government considers that it is impossible to stop the placement of convertoplanes. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said recently: “The issue of placing Osprey is the responsibility of the US government. And we have no choice whether to place them or not. ”
Colorado shooter - not a terrorist. Law enforcement agencies have confirmed that the "Joker", which opened fire at a movie theater in Colorado, is not associated with terrorist groups. This was stated by White House spokesman Jay Carney, reports from Washington correspondent RIA "Novosti" Denis Voroshilov.
The tragedy in the cinema "Century 16 Movie" in the city of Aurora occurred on Friday night at the premiere of the film about Batman "The Dark Knight: Revival of the Legend". 24-year-old James Holmes entered the cinema through the emergency exit and opened fire on the audience. The result of the shooting: 12 killed, 59 injured.
As the correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg ZeleninBarack Obama, who arrived yesterday with the delegation of the Congress to Aurora, personally expressed condolences to the families of the victims. The President of the United States at a press conference said: “I came to them, not so much as the president, but as a father or husband. I tried to assure them that, although he had committed this atrocity and received much attention in recent days, it would soon disappear. In the end, what the people will remember are the good people who died at his hands and who were affected by this tragedy. ”
Currently, "American Breivik" is sitting in solitary confinement. Today he will be charged. In addition to the killings, the manufacture of weapons is incriminated to Mr. Holmes: the criminal's apartment was packed with improvised explosive and incendiary devices. The engineers spent a few hours on the disposal of booby traps.
Metal detectors for moviegoers. After the Holmes story in American cinemas, heightened security measures are being taken. At the entrance to the largest of them today detector frames-metal detectors will be installed. Gradually, this measure, excluding penetration into the halls of armed criminals, will be introduced in all theaters, cinema and concert halls of the United States, reports from New York correspondent ITAR-TASS Igor Shamshin.
From now on, Americans are forbidden to enter cinema halls with bulky bags.
As a result of such harsh measures, clearly showing how modern America has come to, experts expect a reduction in cinema attendance. A reasonable question also arises: who will pay for the detectors? The capitalist world gives one familiar answer: consumers. Ticket prices will rise.
Laws on the sale of firearms will not change in the United States. As reported from Washington correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Kirsanov, Barack Obama does not see the need to change the national legislation governing the sale of firearms in the country, despite the tragedy of Colorado. This was confirmed yesterday by White House spokesman Jay Carney.
From the point of view of the US government, according to Karni, we can talk about "improving the quality and increasing the amount of information" about those who want to acquire firearms, which is being studied by the authorities.
Carney admitted that the ruling Democratic Party is not going to impose a moratorium on the production and sale of semi-automatic weapons in the country.
Earnings on the tragedy. About how online boutique used the hashtag "Aurora", trading in a dress, says Shan Li (Los Angeles Timessource of translation - "InoSMI").
After the Friday murder of 12 people in Aurora, Colorado, the word "Aurora" suddenly appeared in the trends of Twitter, writes Shan Li. It turned out that the online store "Celeb Boutique" actively sells a dress in the style of Kim Kardashian called "Aurora".
“#Aurora is in trend. We are clearly talking about our dress in the style of Kim K.;), ”was noted in the recording, followed by a link to the page with a white dress in the price of 157 dollars.
Some Twitter users immediately accused dealers of incompetence, while others accused of using tragedy for advertising purposes.
“Celeb Boutique” eventually erased the entry. “We apologize for the misunderstandings associated with Aurora,” said the boutique on Twitter. An explanation was given: “Our employees were completely unaware of the situation and decided that this was just another popular topic ...”
Users found the answer. “#Celebboutique should be in trend. This is called: “How to destroy your company with the help of social media,” wrote one. “Celeb Boutique, you fucking idiots,” another said angrily.
Shan Lee recalls that such a scandal is not the only one in business. As one of the examples, the article cites a tweet from Microsoft, which also incurred discontent of network users. The corporation called on fans of Amy Winehouse, who died in July of 2011, to commemorate the singer in the following way: buy her latest album from Microsoft's online music store Zune.
Some representatives of the League believe that resigning from the presidency would be a “brave decision”. For example, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim Al-Thani said: “With this bold decision, Bashar Asad will be able to put an end to the destruction and killing.” Assad's resignation, according to the minister, was supported by all the member states of the Arab League (except for one country - which the speaker did not say).
It was logical and the decision of the Arab League to call on the Syrian opposition and the SSA to form a transitional government so-called. "National unity". The meeting also decided to allocate assistance to refugees from Syria (100 million dollars).
The United States continues to work on the Syrian theme. As reported today from Washington correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry KirsanovAmerica will continue to work with its allies and the Syrian opposition on the issue of the emergence of a new government in Damascus. This was announced yesterday by Jay Carney, a spokesman for the White House, who accompanied President Barack Obama on a trip to Colorado.
A spokesman for the head of the Washington administration said: “The United States continues to believe that there should be a political transition in Syria, implying Bashar al-Assad’s early refusal of power, so that the country can move forward to create a government that responds to the aspirations of the people. We will continue to work with our friends, allies and the Syrian opposition for a political transition. ”
At the same time, Washington is very afraid of chemical weapons in Syria. As Mr. Carney stressed, the United States is extremely concerned about the continued safety of chemical weapons and therefore "actively consults with the neighbors of Syria and their own friends in the international community."
It should be added that chemical weapons are a deterrent factor for opponents, quite comparable with nuclear missiles. Who knows how the situation in Syria would have been if there had not been these terrible warehouses protected by the army. In the meantime, Syria’s opponents and neighbors fear both that Assad will use the weapon (which is unlikely to happen) and that it will fall into the hands of the rebels, half of whom are ordinary gangsters and terrorists who are ready to sell at prices below market. Fears about the fate of chemical weapons in Syria were expressed more than once by an ally of the United States like Israel.
Mr. Carney, the Washington mouthpiece, has nothing left but to publicly warn the Syrian authorities that the brave America will ensure the "prosecution" of those who order the use of chemical weapons against the rebels. Carney also recalled that the United States had long considered the presence of chemical weapons in Syria as a factor undermining regional stability, and repeatedly called on Damascus to abandon it.
Mr. Carney and others like him call “factors undermining stability,” what causes fear among aggressors. Similarly, the presence in the United States of a huge arsenal of atomic weapons can be called "a factor undermining stability." And not regional, but global. In the end, it was America that was noted in stories the use of atomic bombs.
Favorite weapon. Western intelligence agencies, working closely with representatives of some Arab states, are now preparing provocations against Syrian satellite channels. This was warned 22 July, the Ministry of Information of Syria, reported "Vesti" with reference to SANA and ITAR-TASS.
“The frequencies of the TV channels are planned to be used to broadcast false messages, such as a coup d'état allegedly occurring in the country, a split or the overthrow of power,” reports the warning agency SANA. It is stated that the roles of TV presenters can be played by Syrian journalists working on Western and Arab channels, as well as abducted employees of the Syrian media, who are under pressure.
Rockets on the border. Turkey sent ground-to-air missiles to the border with Syria, where the battles between the rebels and government forces are taking place. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse, informed by the Turkish agency Anatolia.
The number of rockets is unknown. The footage shown on the Turkish NTV channel shows 5 wagons carrying vehicles with weapons. The missile train arrived yesterday in Mardin in southeastern Turkey.
The explosion at the headquarters of the intelligence of Saudi Arabia. He thundered 22 July. Rosbalt, citing NEWSru.co.il and the Iranian media, reports on the death of the deputy chief of intelligence of the kingdom.
However, other sources do not confirm this information. There is no information about the destruction and other victims. Not even the name of the deceased is called.
Rosbalt recalls that recently there have been changes in the intelligence of Saudi Arabia. The intelligence community was led by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, an 63-year-old aristocrat who worked for more than two decades as head of the kingdom’s embassy in the United States. After resigning from this post in 2005, he went into the shadows. The prince, according to experts, retained ties in the United States Now its main tasks could be confronting the Iranian threat and coordinating efforts to support the Syrian opposition.
Bad news for tourists. Abd al-Latif al-Mahmoud, president of the Islamist National Unity party, called on Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi to demolish the pyramids: after all, they are monuments to pagans who have no place on Egyptian soil. This is reported "Argumenty.ru" with reference to Aksakal.tv.
Islamists, reminiscent of the "Arguments", previously destroyed the Sufi mausoleums in Timbuktu, Buddha statues in Afghanistan and many world heritage monuments in Iraq, Malaysia and Tunisia.
Meanwhile how transmits “Voice of Islam”, representatives of the Egyptian political party “Light” made a statement to the press: “Rumors that the Islamists are planning to destroy the pyramids in Egypt have no basis”. Dr. Ahmed Mahrus, a spokesman for the party, commented on the situation: “Some Egyptian human rights organizations are constantly raising this issue. According to them, some Islamic priests talk about the need to destroy the pyramids, temples, and other historical monuments during the reign of Pharaoh, as a "symbol of paganism" created in the pre-Islamic period. But these rumors have a completely different purpose. Egyptian pyramids, as well as statues in Aswan and Luxor, were symbols of idol worship before the arrival of Islam. But not a single country of the world where Islam has come, has not been a single case of destruction of the famous idols of that time. ”
Israeli news. About Jerusalem. As the RIA News", Israel requires the British company BBC to call Jerusalem its capital. Such a request is expressed in an official letter, a copy of which was published by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Facebook.
The Israeli authorities have shown dissatisfaction with the placement of background information about the country on the website, which the Air Force created for the Olympic Games in London. Jerusalem is simply referred to as the "seat of government". Also made a reservation that "the majority of foreign embassies are located in Tel Aviv."
RIA “Novosti” reminds that a significant part of the world community refuses to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. The eastern part of the city, occupied by the Israelis at the end of the 1967 war of the year and later annexed, is usually attributed to the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinians want to see East Jerusalem, which is inhabited by about a quarter of a million Arabs and almost 200 thousands of Jews, the capital of their own country.
The second self-immolation. As yesterday passed RIA News"Referring to the Israeli TV channels, the second Israeli has already organized a public self-immolation this week. The reason for this act was financial difficulties.
The wheelchair user poured gasoline at the bus stop and set himself on fire in front of dozens of witnesses. 45-year-old Akiva Mifi with 70 burns% of the skin was taken to hospital. He is unlikely to survive.
Relatives of the victim told reporters that Mifi, who received a disability in the army, had debts. Before the act of self-immolation, he spoke of a desire to follow the example of Moshe Sylman, a ruined businessman who burned himself a week ago at a rally of supporters of social justice held in Tel Aviv. Silman, who accused the bureaucracy in trouble, died on Friday.
According to the police, Mifi is not the only one who followed Silman's example. For a week, four people tried to burn themselves, not counting Mifi.
Hezbollah? How this morning handed from Washington correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry KirsanovThe government of Israel has reliable data on the terrorist attack against its fellow citizens in the Bulgarian resort town of Burgas. The attack is the work of the Shiite Hezbollah group, supported by Iran. This was stated yesterday in an interview with the American TV companies CBS and Fox Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister.
Netanyahu said: “Iran and Hezbollah carried out these attacks ... in Kenya, before that in Cyprus, Thailand and India ... A week earlier, Hezbollah’s“ operative ”was seized in Cyprus and admitted that his task was to attack Israeli passengers after leaving the aircraft. Exactly the same behavior pattern. ”
According to him, Israel’s security services have “undeniable, fully supported intelligence information,” proving that the bus explosion in Bourgas with tourists is a terrorist attack organized and carried out by the Hezbollah group with the support of Iran. Netanyahu doesn’t have a shadow of doubt on this: “We know quite reliably, without any shadow of a doubt, that this was the operation of Hezbollah.”
Or not Hezbollah? The previously unknown Islamist group Qaedat al-Jihad claimed responsibility for the July 9 attack on the Burgas airport. The statement about this group distributed through the media, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the Israeli edition of "Yediot Ahronot".
The document states: "One of our groups with God's help managed to blow up a bus full of Jewish tourists - robbers of the sacred lands."
The appeal also indicates that the attack was timed to the beginning of the month of Ramadan, which the authors of the text call the "month of the battle against the enemies of Allah — the Jews and their American minions."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria denied this statement. However, the details of the refutation is not reported.
Former Minister of Finance of India Pranab Mukherjee is elected president. It is reported "Russian newspaper" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
On Wednesday, Mukherjee will replace Pratibhu Patil, who has been in office since 2007 of the year.
The official election results in India are not announced; counting continues. But it is known that Mukherjee received 525 thousands of votes from 1,05 million. According to preliminary estimates, more than 70% of members of the upper and lower chambers of parliament and the legislative assemblies of states and union territories voted for the former finance minister.
In addition to the post of Minister of Finance, Pranab Mukherjee held the posts of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defense and Deputy Head of the Planning Commission, which forms the Indian "five-year plans."
Riot in Madagascar. The insurgency at a military base located near the international airport of the capital of Madagascar, began yesterday morning. Antananarivo Airport interrupted its work. Details about the events at the base were not disclosed. The press got only information about the shooting on the territory of a military facility. The reasons for the rebellion, suppressed on the same day, were not called, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
General Rafael Ramassi, a spokesman for the Madagascar Defense Ministry, said on one of the local TV channels that the situation at the military base was under control and that the instigator of the riot, Corporal Coto Mainti, nicknamed Black, was killed. Other participants in the riot surrendered or arrested.
Lenta reminds us that a coup d'état took place in 2009 in Madagascar. President Mark Ravalomananu lost power and was expelled, while former mayor of Antananarivo Andri Razhelina took power with the support of the military. He led the transitional government.
Bang in colombia As reported today from Mexico City correspondent RIA "News" Dmitry Znamensky, the Colombian oil pipeline “Kanyo Limon” was blown up by rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces. The explosion occurred in the department Boyaka in the north. The length of the largest pipeline, the second largest in the country, is 770 kilometers. About 80 thousand barrels of oil were pumped through it daily, including for export.
No injuries were reported, but the spilled oil got into the river, which serves as the main source of water supply for several cities. Two settlements are now completely left without a centralized water supply.
FARC has been fighting the government since 1964. Over the past six months, 67 attacks on pipelines have been reported. The number of attacks increased 3,5 times compared with the first half of the year 2011.
Killed Cuban dissident Osvaldo Paya. One of the most famous Cuban dissidents Osvaldo Paya died in an accident yesterday, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
A car accident occurred during the Payya trip in the Cuban province of Granma. Details are not reported.
Paya, the leader of the Christian Democratic movement, is known for initiating the collection of signatures on the petition for a referendum on the abolition of one-party system in Cuba in 2002. Supporters of Payya collected more than 30 thousands of signatures, but they failed to achieve a referendum.
Osvaldo Paya in the same 2002 year was awarded the Sakharov Prize - a special award for human rights defenders established by the European Parliament in 1988 year. Paya was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (twice). Both times, his candidacy was offered by Czech ex-president Vaclav Havel.
Stock crash in Hong Kong. As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Alexander Zyuzin, the trading week on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange began with a collapse of quotations. Against the background of new signs of a worsening debt crisis in the eurozone, investors are dumping shares of banks, commodity companies and industrial enterprises.
Already in the middle of the morning session, the Han Sen index fell by 509 points (2,6%) - to the 19130 mark. On 2,99%, or on 286 points (to the value of 9284), an indicator showing the state of H of state-owned securities of mainland China decreased.
Brokers say that almost all blue chips are worthless. The assets of Europe's largest bank, HSBC, fell by 4,4%, and the insurance giant China Pacific Insurance Group by 7%. The positions of the coal mining enterprise “China Koal” fell by 4,7%, and the China Unicom (telecommunications) position fell by 4,5%. Also over 3% lost shares of the oil sector.
All because of, according to experts, the aggravation of the economic problems of Europe. Among other things, investors fear that due to rising credit rates, Spain will not pay its debts. Exchange pessimism and strengthened reports that the IMF has decided to refuse to participate in the program of financial assistance to Greece. Athens may become bankrupt in September.
Australians are threatened with death. The emergency call number for rescue services in Australia is 000. This morning a flurry of calls fell on this number, reports from Sydney correspondent ITAR-TASS Pavel Vanichkin.
Calls to rescuers continue to come so far. Subscribers claim that they received SMS messages with the threat of physical violence.
Unknown author of “sesmesok” notifies addressees that he received an order for their murder. Order paid, it remains to do business. However, the intended victims have the opportunity to save their lives: it is necessary only within the next 48 hours to contact the killer at the email address specified in the message and pay 5 thousand dollars.
Several hundreds of residents of Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and other Australian cities received “notices” about ordering and redemption.
The police are confident that this is a scam and asks people not to pay or worry.
Convertible arrived in Japan. As reported from Tokyo correspondent ITAR-TASS Igor Belyaev, a ship with twelve convertible planes of the US Air Force "Osprey" arrived at the place of their future deployment - the naval base aviation Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture (Honshu Island). The opposition movement, formed by local authorities and residents, could not interfere with the deployment of convertiplanes.
In addition, the Americans are going to place Osprey 24 at Futemma base in Ginowan, Okinawa. Each of the convertoplanes can deliver an 24 paratrooper over a distance of more than 700 km and is able to fly in both airplane mode and helicopter mode.
The governor of the southern prefecture, Hirokazu Nakima, spoke out strongly against the deployment of convertoplanes. Nakaima has long-standing differences with the central Japanese authorities: for several years now, he has been protesting against the redeployment of the US Marine Corps air base within Okinawa.
The central government considers that it is impossible to stop the placement of convertoplanes. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said recently: “The issue of placing Osprey is the responsibility of the US government. And we have no choice whether to place them or not. ”
Colorado shooter - not a terrorist. Law enforcement agencies have confirmed that the "Joker", which opened fire at a movie theater in Colorado, is not associated with terrorist groups. This was stated by White House spokesman Jay Carney, reports from Washington correspondent RIA "Novosti" Denis Voroshilov.
The tragedy in the cinema "Century 16 Movie" in the city of Aurora occurred on Friday night at the premiere of the film about Batman "The Dark Knight: Revival of the Legend". 24-year-old James Holmes entered the cinema through the emergency exit and opened fire on the audience. The result of the shooting: 12 killed, 59 injured.
As the correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg ZeleninBarack Obama, who arrived yesterday with the delegation of the Congress to Aurora, personally expressed condolences to the families of the victims. The President of the United States at a press conference said: “I came to them, not so much as the president, but as a father or husband. I tried to assure them that, although he had committed this atrocity and received much attention in recent days, it would soon disappear. In the end, what the people will remember are the good people who died at his hands and who were affected by this tragedy. ”
Currently, "American Breivik" is sitting in solitary confinement. Today he will be charged. In addition to the killings, the manufacture of weapons is incriminated to Mr. Holmes: the criminal's apartment was packed with improvised explosive and incendiary devices. The engineers spent a few hours on the disposal of booby traps.
Metal detectors for moviegoers. After the Holmes story in American cinemas, heightened security measures are being taken. At the entrance to the largest of them today detector frames-metal detectors will be installed. Gradually, this measure, excluding penetration into the halls of armed criminals, will be introduced in all theaters, cinema and concert halls of the United States, reports from New York correspondent ITAR-TASS Igor Shamshin.
From now on, Americans are forbidden to enter cinema halls with bulky bags.
As a result of such harsh measures, clearly showing how modern America has come to, experts expect a reduction in cinema attendance. A reasonable question also arises: who will pay for the detectors? The capitalist world gives one familiar answer: consumers. Ticket prices will rise.
Laws on the sale of firearms will not change in the United States. As reported from Washington correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Kirsanov, Barack Obama does not see the need to change the national legislation governing the sale of firearms in the country, despite the tragedy of Colorado. This was confirmed yesterday by White House spokesman Jay Carney.
From the point of view of the US government, according to Karni, we can talk about "improving the quality and increasing the amount of information" about those who want to acquire firearms, which is being studied by the authorities.
Carney admitted that the ruling Democratic Party is not going to impose a moratorium on the production and sale of semi-automatic weapons in the country.
Earnings on the tragedy. About how online boutique used the hashtag "Aurora", trading in a dress, says Shan Li (Los Angeles Timessource of translation - "InoSMI").
After the Friday murder of 12 people in Aurora, Colorado, the word "Aurora" suddenly appeared in the trends of Twitter, writes Shan Li. It turned out that the online store "Celeb Boutique" actively sells a dress in the style of Kim Kardashian called "Aurora".
“#Aurora is in trend. We are clearly talking about our dress in the style of Kim K.;), ”was noted in the recording, followed by a link to the page with a white dress in the price of 157 dollars.
Some Twitter users immediately accused dealers of incompetence, while others accused of using tragedy for advertising purposes.
“Celeb Boutique” eventually erased the entry. “We apologize for the misunderstandings associated with Aurora,” said the boutique on Twitter. An explanation was given: “Our employees were completely unaware of the situation and decided that this was just another popular topic ...”
Users found the answer. “#Celebboutique should be in trend. This is called: “How to destroy your company with the help of social media,” wrote one. “Celeb Boutique, you fucking idiots,” another said angrily.
Shan Lee recalls that such a scandal is not the only one in business. As one of the examples, the article cites a tweet from Microsoft, which also incurred discontent of network users. The corporation called on fans of Amy Winehouse, who died in July of 2011, to commemorate the singer in the following way: buy her latest album from Microsoft's online music store Zune.
Observed Oleg Chuvakin
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