Geopolitical mosaic: The Financial Times journalist believes that Medvedev does not have Putin’s “steel taste of threat”, and Texas will demand his gold from the Fed
Syria: the chemical series continues. As transmits RIA News", today, the rebels again accused Syrian troops of using chemical weapons. Reports about it "Reuters" with reference to the representative of fighters.
According to an opposition spokesman, doctors believe that government forces used rockets with a phosphorus-based chemical compound to attack militant positions in the suburbs of Damascus. Two people died shortly after the missile explosion, more than 20 are in hospitals.
Khatib resigned, not getting along with the militants and sponsors. Sheikh Ahmed Muaz al-Khatib resigned from his post as leader of the National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces. The reason for leaving was the disagreement with the radical extremists and the foreign sponsors of the Syrian opposition. The statement of Mr. Khatib, which he posted on the Facebook network, was confirmed by his official representative, "Voice of Russia" with links to ITAR-TASS and RIANews».
According to Khatib, resignation will give him the opportunity to work "with the degree of freedom that is impossible within the framework of the official organization." Together with al-Khatyb, 12 from 63 members of management were announced to quit NKRS.
According to the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, Khatyb was constantly pressed by diplomats from Qatar who expressed dissatisfaction with its independence.
On January 30, the leader of the NKORS declared his readiness to “start a dialogue with the authorities in the name of an early end to the violence.” At a meeting of the organization’s leadership in Istanbul on March 19, the Qataris carried out a “coalition coup” by imposing the election of the head of the so-called provisional government. They became more malleable Islamist Gassan Hitto, who arrived at the end of 2012 year in Turkey from the United States. The newly minted "prime minister" refused any contact with the authorities in Damascus and declared the goal of "overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad."
Shared weapons. In Yabrud, a suburb of Damascus, a heated argument flared up between two groups of terrorists: the militants could not peacefully divide money and weapons obtained from abroad. He writes about it Mixednews.ru with reference to SANA.
A fight broke out in the lair of the extremists, leading to the destruction of both the shelter and all the ammunition and weapons that were inside. Terrorists killed in the shelter died or were injured.
Kerry approved the Israeli talks of his boss. Yesterday, the US Secretary of State commented on President Obama’s efforts to resume negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, reports MIGnews.com.
Speaking to reporters in Iraq, he said: “We must continue to work in this direction. We’ve just started discussions, so I wouldn’t characterize them yet, I can only say that it was an open, frank and good start. ” Kerry, who met with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, added: “I know from the President (Obama) that he was very impressed with the discussions. At this stage, the opportunities that the parties can hope to achieve through negotiations have been identified. ” The US Secretary of State emphasized that Obama’s visit to the Middle East was “historical in all respects ”and remarked:“ I know that the people in Israel felt its impact. ” “They,” he developed his thought, “were impressed with his words, impressed with his vision of the situation, and I think that his words are heard even after he left. People argue and say, and this is exactly what the president sought to do. ”
Israeli edition "Cursor" cites the opinion of the American columnist Janine Zachariah from the newspaper Slate. The journalist calls Obama's trip to Israel “one huge mistake”, “a waste of time of the head of state” and “senseless burning of American political capital that should be reserved for really important moments”.
The main mistake, according to Janine, is the bad time chosen for the visit. “Netanyahu will be seen as a winner in the battle with Obama, who needs to be honored not only for challenging or fighting back - depending on political bias - for the American president. And Netanyahu will draw one weighty lesson from Obama's visit: no need to decide anything on the Palestinian issue. I can continue to expand the settlements, focus exclusively on Iran and insult the US president, and he will still come and thank me during the two-day demonstrative events, ”Zakharia writes poisonously.
In the CAR self-proclaimed president. Michelle Dzhotodiya, leader of the rebel group Seleka, which yesterday seized the capital Bangui, declared himself president of the Central African Republic. Reports about it the International French radio (RFI), transfers "Lenta.ru".
Dzhotodiya said that Prime Minister Nicholas Tyangaie will remain in his post, and added that he does not rule out cooperation with other supporters of President Bozize who remain in the government. “We are not here to arrange a witch hunt,” the self-proclaimed explained.
The rebel leader intends to abide by the terms of the peace agreement signed by the opposition and the government of the CAR 11 in January. One of the conditions was the holding of "free fair" elections no later than three years later. According to Jotodiya, during this period the rebels will abide by the terms of the agreement and organize elections. “This does not mean that in three years we will transfer power. This means that within three years we will organize free and fair elections, ”said Jotodia.
"Tape" recalls that the rebels entered the capital of the Central African Republic on the evening of March 23. The next day, they completely took control of the city and seized the presidential palace. In the city they staged pogroms. President Francois Bozize fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As reported by the Xinhua News Agency, citing a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Cameroon, he later flew to Batouri in eastern Cameroon with his two sons.
No loosening Breivik. Prisoner Breivik was not allowed to attend the funeral of his mother, who died after a long illness, reports MIGnews.com.
The prison director refused the extremist for two reasons: 1) the period that Breivik spent behind bars does not allow him to get relief in the regime; 2) there is a possibility that the prisoner will try to escape.
About Cyprus losses. The Eurogroup has reached a compromise on the restructuring plan for Cypriot banks. This was announced by the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis, reports from Brussels correspondent ITAR-TASS Denis Dubrovin.
Details of the new plan are not known. According to preliminary information, the country's second largest bank, the Cyprus People’s Bank (“Laiki Bank”), will be liquidated. Deposits of less than one hundred thousand euros in this bank will be transferred to the largest financial structure - the Bank of Cyprus. The remaining deposits and assets of “Likes” will be lost almost completely.
Eurogroup agreed to keep the Bank of Cyprus through recapitalization, which will be partially funded by international assistance, and partly by major contributors. Holders of deposits in excess of 100 thousand euros in this bank will lose up to 40% of their funds.
The plan does not include the introduction of a general one-time tax on deposits in all financial structures of Cyprus.
About the Belgian who attacked the manger. In Belgium, Friday evening, 24-year-old Kim de Gelder was sentenced, who in 2009, attacked a manger and killed four people. As transmits "Lenta.ru" With reference to the Associated Press, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The crime for which Gelder was tried was committed not far from Ghent. The criminal, dressed in a suit of the Joker from the movies about Batman and armed with a knife, broke into the manger and began to strike blows to everyone who met him on the way. He killed four people, including two children, and another 20 man injured.
By the way, we remind about the other "Joker".
James Holmes accepted Islam. Mr. Holmes, who shot 12 and injured 58 in a movie theater in the American city of Aurora, Colorado, converted to Islam, writes The Washington Times, citing sources in the prison where he is now, reports "Lenta.ru".
According to the American newspaper, Holmes accepted Islam last summer, and now spends time studying the Koran and praying. He let go of his beard and follows a halal diet. At the same time, he came to the conclusion that his actions in the cinema were part of his “personal jihad” against infidels.
A source in the prison leadership said that Muslim prisoners are not very happy about the change of the Holmes religion: they do not want Islam to be associated with such terrible crimes. Although they themselves are violators of the law, but "do not support extremism and terrorism."
About Mr. Holmes on “IN” was told in "The results of the week".
Feces for deputies. The deputies of the Verkhovna Rada from the opposition "Batkivshchyna" unknown threw several packages with feces at the exit from the building of the Court of Appeal of the Kharkiv region. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to "Interfax - Ukraine".
The packages flew after the completion of the regular court session in the case of abuses of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine corporation, in which the leader of Batkivshchyna appears, Yulia Tymoshenko.
Deputies were arrested by deputies Arsen Avakov, Valery Golovko, Andrey Kozhemyakin, and also Sergey Vlasenko, a public defender of the former prime minister, who was recently deprived of a deputy mandate.
Police detained nine people. In respect of the four administrative protocols were drawn up under the article “Petty hooliganism”.
Major Parisian demonstration against gay marriage. In the French capital, several hundred thousand people took part in a demonstration against the legalization of same-sex marriage. According to the organizers of the action, about 1,4 million demonstrators took to the streets of Paris. True, the prefecture estimates the number of demonstrations in 300 of thousands of people, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Sergey Shcherbakov.
“We once again call on President Francois Hollande to withdraw the bill because it is undermining the foundations of French society,” say the organizers of the demonstration, which brought together prominent members of the political opposition and public associations in support of the traditional family. Activists propose to submit the question to a referendum. After all, before coming to power, Hollande promised that he would “consult with the people” on all important changes.
There were no incidents: according to eyewitnesses, before the start of the rally, a group of 100-200 people, probably from among the defenders of the rights of "blue", tried to break into de Gaulle square to prevent the demonstration. The police let them tears.
Boris Berezovsky: “I don’t want anything more than to return to Russia ...” "InoSMI" made a review of the foreign press on the death of the former Russian oligarch.
The British newspaper The Independent responded about him as “a man not without enemies” and described him as a “Russian oligarch and a former Kremlin“ insider ”who has become one of Putin’s toughest critics.
The American edition of The Atlantic called Mr. Berezovsky the most influential person in the Kremlin in the 1990s. The article says that it was he who saved B. Yeltsin from defeat in the 1996 election of the year, with the support of the oligarchs who allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to his campaign company in exchange for shares of leading Russian enterprises. Moreover, B. Berezovsky later suggested to Yeltsin the candidacy of a successor.
Lord Bell, the founder of the Bell Pottinger public relations company and a close friend of Berezovsky throughout 14 years, told The Telegraph newspaper that B. A. B. had long feared for his life since he became an enemy of Putin. And he added: "Russia is a very dangerous place."
“The Independent” notes that after the death of Berezovsky, rumors about his suicide spread in Moscow and around the world.
However, The Financial Times cites the words of Demyan Kudryavtsev, a close friend of the deceased's family: “There are no external signs of suicide. There are no traces of injections, no signs that he took the pills. It is not clear what made his heart stop. ”
In a conversation with a reporter for the Russian version of the American edition of Forbes, held “off the record” a few hours before his death, Boris Berezovsky said: “I don't want anything more than to return to Russia. When a criminal case was even opened, I wanted to return to Russia. <…> Only on the advice of Elena Bonner stayed. The main thing that I underestimated is that Russia is so dear to me that I cannot be an emigrant. " He allegedly also said that he had "changed many of his assessments" and was going to do science in Russia.
Strangled with a scarf? New versions of B. A. Berezovsky’s death have appeared in the British media. The Guardian newspaper quotes Nikolai Glushkov, the former deputy general director of Aeroflot. He believes that the former Russian oligarch was strangled. An indirect proof is that a scarf was found near the body of an entrepreneur. That is what says Galina, ex-wife of Berezovsky, transmit "Vesti".
However, the police still do not see any signs of violence in this matter. It was established that at the time of his death there were no outsiders in the house, only a guard.
A generation of upset British schoolchildren. In the UK, the number of students with behavioral and mental disorders is rapidly increasing, the Teachers Association (ATL) said. She announced that there was a tendency in the country to the aggressive behavior of students in schools. Recent teacher surveys have shown that 53% of teachers see a clear deterioration in restraint and tolerance in classes over the past five years, reports "RT".
Among the respondents, 90% stated that they had repeatedly encountered adolescent aggression in the current year. Non-normative behavior extended not only to peers, but also to teachers and other school personnel, and included, in addition to verbal abuse, physical attack or property damage. More than a third of the teachers said that they did not know how to cope with aggressive students, writes BBC.
The Financial Times journalist believes that Medvedev has no “steel taste of menace.” Neil Buckley from the Financial Times interviewed the Russian prime minister, writes "Inopressa".
It is believed that the conservative faction in the Kremlin is seeking to replace Medvedev with his protégé. It is believed that Putin is ready to make Medvedev a scapegoat in the event of a crisis. The author also notes: “The neoclassical mansion in Gorki-9, where Medvedev receives visitors — he and his wife and 16-year-old son live in a smaller building in another part of the residence — are decorated with works of art that seem to meet his personal needs. One of them is a replica of the cover of the album “Beatles” “Abbey Road”. Visitors to the residence also reflect the preferences and interests of Medvedev, the author believes, citing Mark Zuckerberg and Deep Purple as an example.
“Even when he speaks harshly about the EU, Medvedev does not have that steel taste of the threat that is inherent in Putin’s style. Perhaps that is why he lost the battle for the presidency, which, according to at least one Russian analyst, was real, ”says Buckley.
However, the journalist continues, the style of his statements on many issues is similar to Putin's. For example, he says about Ukraine that Kiev should choose between rapprochement with the EU or with Russia.
The success of the "Wasps" in Nuremberg. In Nuremberg, the international exhibition of police weapons "Enforce Tac 2013", where the Russian pistol "Wasp" was highly appreciated. The German police have already ordered an experimental batch of Russian pistols. If they successfully pass the tests, the Russian side will receive an order for mass deliveries, according to Oleg Nehaj ("Voice of Russia").
As the journalist reminds, the multifunctional complex “Wasp” is a weapon of limited defeat. It includes a four-shot or double-loaded tubeless pistol and a wide range of special cartridges.
The main advantage of the "Wasps" - its dimensions. The gun has a small size and light weight. This gives an advantage over other similar weapons.
Moreover, today only the “Wasp” has a light-sound cartridge in the nomenclature. It is designed using technologies that are used in the production of ammunition for special forces. Light and sound exposure is an effective method when used against a group of individuals, used indoors or at night.
The Voice of Russia goes to China. Two agreements on cooperation between Voice of Russia and the Chinese media were included in the package of bilateral documents signed during the state visit to Russia of President Xi Jinping of China. Partners of Golos have become the leading Chinese network portal Renminwang and China Radio International, reports Lyudmila Matsenko ("Voice of Russia").
The event was commented on by the chairman of Voice of Russia Andrei Bystritsky: “We have been friends with RTOs for a long time. Our relations are dense and warm. This document simply allows us to more fully convey to the Chinese audience a story about Russia: its culture, history, and today's life. In turn, we similarly help RTOs. However, it is probably better for the audience to listen not to me about this, but to the programs that we will prepare together with the RTOs. I think it will be much more interesting. I am convinced that these will be interesting, fascinating and highly informative programs. ”
Renminvan is a new partner for us, though new, but no less interesting from it, said Andrei Bystritsky: “In this case, this is a somewhat more complex interaction, since we intend to use the Internet resources of the Chinese side to promote our publications. And not only to promote materials that we do ourselves, but also to produce certain products together with our Chinese colleagues. It can be interviews, conversations, reports - a variety of materials. Given that the Internet environment is becoming the main means of information delivery, partnership with the Renminwan portal is extremely interesting, attractive and curious for us.
I hope we will also benefit the Chinese partners. We have a lot of plans. We see here not only sound and text, but also an image both mobile and motionless, both photo and video. Voice of Russia intends to offer the Chinese audience a full range of information services at the level of the latest achievements of the Internet. That is the meaning of our agreements and the goal of our joint work.
Soon in the Russian-language broadcast "Voice of Russia" will begin to sound programs RTOs, telling about the eastern neighbor of Russia. In turn, residents of Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities will have the opportunity to listen to the program "Voices of Russia" - in Chinese.
About the march on Seoul. The North Korean state portal Uriminzokkiri has posted a propaganda video dedicated to the rapid advancement of North Korean paratroopers to South Korea. The video is entitled "Short three-day war," writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to the Associated Press.
On footage, North Korea conducts artillery shelling and launches missiles in the direction of enemy territory. After artillery training, the valiant DPRK troops cross the border and advance. They are supported Tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and fighters.
The announcer says that, according to the scenario, the DPRK "will take Seoul and other cities and take 150 thousands of American citizens hostage."
By the way, North Korea has such an opportunity: according to official data, there are 130 thousands of emigrants from the United States living in South Korea, in addition, there are 28 thousands of American servicemen there.
On the third day of the war, according to the scenario, Seoul and other South Korean cities will plunge into chaos. There will be no food, no water, no communications.
On the previous North Korean video on the "VO" described in the last "The results of the week" (section "How to do propaganda").
The plan of the USA and South Korea against the North Korean provocations was signed. Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea, General Chong Seung Cho, and the commander in this country of the US troops, General James Thurman, signed a plan developed by the allies to combat provocations. This is stated in a press release received by ITAR-TASS by the command of the US armed forces in Kazakhstan, reports "Voice of Russia".
The press release notes: “The unified plan, in which the main role is played by the Republic of Korea, with US support, is an emergency response program to repeal North Korean provocations in the future. Its development began on the basis of mutual agreements reached between the chairmen of the committee of chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the joint committee of the chiefs of staff of the United States Air Force after shelling by North Korean artillery of Yonphyo Island (November 2010). ”
Using the preparation of this plan, the document says, "the Allies increased their readiness to immediately and decisively respond to any provocations from North Korea."
The Americans intend to "restructure" Euro missile defense. "The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of the deployment of the European missile defense system," the authorized person of the US administration said, stressing the possibility of resuming a dialogue with Russia on arms control. According to a US administration official, a plan was approved that, in order to deploy more anti-missile batteries in Alaska, preventing possible attacks from North Korea, the United States intends to “restructure” the missile defense program in Europe. This was reported by “Globalpost”, reports IA "Russia's Arms".
As Mr. Obama had planned earlier, in Europe it was intended to deploy SM-3 interceptors, which had to be upgraded in four stages. The final phase of the deployment of the deadly missile interceptors, known as the SM-3 IIB, was to be carried out over the 10 years in Poland and maybe in Romania. However, the final phase was “restructured due to reduced funding from Congress and changes in technology.” So said an anonymous official. He also remarked: “Our task is to find an alternative that could replace the original interceptor plan of the SM-3 IIB.”
Analysts believe that the rejection of the final phase of the deployment of antimissiles can trigger the resumption of negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation. True, the White House insists: the decision is based on financial and strategic considerations and is not a concession to the Kremlin.
Gold to the people of Texas! Texas Governor Rick Perry and Representative of the State of Texas in the House of Representatives of the US Congress Giovanni Kaprilone decided to create the Texas Fort Knox: the state wants to accumulate its own gold. Comrade Kaprilone filed a bill to create a Texas depository of bullions to hold gold in the amount of one billion dollars, owned by the University of Texas Investment Management Co., which, however, is currently stored at the Fed. Reports about it Mixednews.ru with a link to rawstory.com.
Talking with radio host Glenn Beck, Comrade Perry said that politicians are working to “return the gold belonging to the state of Texas back to Texas”. Caprilone said: “We don't just need certificates. We need our gold. ”
And Jim Rickards, Managing Director of Tangent Capital Partners, suggested that the creation of the Texas Fort Knox could be a step towards creating its own currency in Texas and moving toward secession.
"... the observation of citizens will be more and more, and less private space ..." The sky above New York will be patrolled by UAVs, and surveillance cameras will be everywhere in the city. This was stated by Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the New York Post. According to him, the observation of citizens will be more and more, and less private space. He considers such a tendency inevitable.
Bloomberg compared the development of the ubiquitous video surveillance system with the tide of the sea, which people can not prevent. “Get used to it,” said the mayor. “When a murder, shootout, robbery or something else happens, the police first of all check the surveillance cameras on every building in the district.” At the same time, the mayor explained to the citizens that there is no fundamental difference between a stationary video camera and a camera on an aircraft.
According to Mr. Bloomberg's forecast, the whole of New York will be under video surveillance in about five years.
The collapse of the project F-35? This aircraft did not come close to fully functioning: it can only fly in sunny weather. He can not fly at night. Can not fly in cloudy weather or in a thunderstorm. The press learned this from a report written to the Minister of Defense by the Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation, J. Michael Gilmore, reports Mixednews.ru with reference to alternet.org.
At the moment, the plane is forbidden to fly in close groups and perform aerobatic figures. The radar mounted in the pilot's helmet display and control interfaces for the cockpit's radio and navigation functions should be improved. The ejection system is unreliable.
Reports from the Air Force on the Environment warn that the F-35 is four times louder than the fighters based in Burlington today, and this noise will make at least 1300, and possibly up to 3000 homes nearby, "uninhabitable."
For 400 billions of dollars (and the cost is increasing) The Pentagon bought a fighter, still unsuitable for use.
Central Financial Management predicts that flight tests of the F-35 may be completed around 2017, and it may still not be ready for use until 2019.
Russia does not like peaceful life on the planet, just like North Korea. As transmits Interfax - Ukraine, in the year of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), for 2012, the global rating of 158 countries for peace was published.
The global peace index since 2007 has been compiled by the Institute of Economics and Peace based on the 23 criteria of three groups: long-term internal and interstate conflicts; public safety and social security; militarization. Each indicator has a coefficient calculated by the 5-point system.
Iceland, Denmark, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Finland, Switzerland - this is the first ten rankings.
Qatar got to the twelfth place. Norway lost its place in the top 10 and moved from 9-th (2011 g.) To 18-th place. The fall in the rating was caused by the July 2011 attacks and the deterioration of militarization rates.
Somalia remains the most non-peaceful country in the ranking for the second year in a row - 158-place. 157 ranked Afghanistan, 156 ranked Sudan, 155 ranked Iraq, 154 ranked Democratic Republic of the Congo, 153 ranked Russian Federation. A step above Russia is North Korea (152-i position). Nearby: Israel (150-I position), Pakistan (149-I). Syria and Libya have shared 147-place.
Belarus was on the 109-m place, China - on the 89-m, USA - on the 88-m, Ukraine - on the 71-m.
Hunger is sweeping the planet. According to the UN, approximately 1,2 billion people in the world suffer from food shortages. The UN is trying to fight this phenomenon, but there is not much success. Maybe it’s just for someone to benefit from starving on Earth? This tells Sergey Vasilenkov (Pravda.ru).
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the help of the Voices of the Hungry project, plans to ensure that people tell about hunger. In the project, the scale of hunger will be estimated on the basis of annual surveys. In the coming months, test surveys will be held in Angola, Ethiopia, Niger and Malawi. Respondents will be asked if they are worried that they may be left without food? Did they skip meals or not eat all day? It is planned that project surveys will cover 160 thousands of people from 150 countries. The project is designed for five years, and after its termination FAO will develop new standards in the field of food security.
Theoretically, there is enough food in the world. Politicians are to blame for the fact that every sixth inhabitant of the planet is starving or undernourished. So says Ute Schaeffer, editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle. Earth can feed the seven billion people. Hunger is a political issue that people have come to terms with.
Politicians are important to the voices of European consumers and the support of agricultural producers, and the voices of the hungry are not taken into account. They do not have their own lobby.
It must be understood: some influential forces benefit from a system that creates the conditions for the onset of hunger. It is beneficial to European farmers who produce much more products than the market requires. They are guaranteed political support and stable profits at the expense of state subsidies. Hunger is beneficial for large agricultural holdings that fill the markets with their own seed grain and the chemicals necessary for its processing. Speculators in food markets also make money from hunger. Essential food prices are constantly rising. Who is suffering? For example, residents of Port-au-Prince, Agadez, or Dhaka: they cannot buy groceries at high prices.
The United States is also playing a role in this world-starved performance. There are many nuances in the scheme of Americans providing humanitarian aid to the starving, which Nikolai Starikov described in his book.
Americans with great fanfare allocate large sums of food aid to starving Africans. All humanitarian food aid must be exclusively American and delivered on American ships: this is how assistance is rendered to the agricultural sector, seamen and port workers. Then the so-called humanitarian organizations ... sell "help", moreover at dumping prices.
Then the funds obtained from the sale of humanities spend on raising the agriculture of the countries in need. But the trouble is: there is nothing left to raise in Mozambique or Ethiopia: cheap overseas food has destroyed all local producers. African farmers cannot compete with the products of the giants of the American agricultural industry subsidized by Washington. And here’s a picture: impoverished farmers and peasants stand in line for American help ...
The case for the new humanitarian supplies, we add from myself. The hungry cycle in the world continues, while the United States remains a caring hegemon and friend of the entire planet.
According to an opposition spokesman, doctors believe that government forces used rockets with a phosphorus-based chemical compound to attack militant positions in the suburbs of Damascus. Two people died shortly after the missile explosion, more than 20 are in hospitals.
Khatib resigned, not getting along with the militants and sponsors. Sheikh Ahmed Muaz al-Khatib resigned from his post as leader of the National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces. The reason for leaving was the disagreement with the radical extremists and the foreign sponsors of the Syrian opposition. The statement of Mr. Khatib, which he posted on the Facebook network, was confirmed by his official representative, "Voice of Russia" with links to ITAR-TASS and RIANews».
According to Khatib, resignation will give him the opportunity to work "with the degree of freedom that is impossible within the framework of the official organization." Together with al-Khatyb, 12 from 63 members of management were announced to quit NKRS.
According to the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, Khatyb was constantly pressed by diplomats from Qatar who expressed dissatisfaction with its independence.
On January 30, the leader of the NKORS declared his readiness to “start a dialogue with the authorities in the name of an early end to the violence.” At a meeting of the organization’s leadership in Istanbul on March 19, the Qataris carried out a “coalition coup” by imposing the election of the head of the so-called provisional government. They became more malleable Islamist Gassan Hitto, who arrived at the end of 2012 year in Turkey from the United States. The newly minted "prime minister" refused any contact with the authorities in Damascus and declared the goal of "overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad."
Shared weapons. In Yabrud, a suburb of Damascus, a heated argument flared up between two groups of terrorists: the militants could not peacefully divide money and weapons obtained from abroad. He writes about it Mixednews.ru with reference to SANA.
A fight broke out in the lair of the extremists, leading to the destruction of both the shelter and all the ammunition and weapons that were inside. Terrorists killed in the shelter died or were injured.
Kerry approved the Israeli talks of his boss. Yesterday, the US Secretary of State commented on President Obama’s efforts to resume negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, reports MIGnews.com.
Speaking to reporters in Iraq, he said: “We must continue to work in this direction. We’ve just started discussions, so I wouldn’t characterize them yet, I can only say that it was an open, frank and good start. ” Kerry, who met with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, added: “I know from the President (Obama) that he was very impressed with the discussions. At this stage, the opportunities that the parties can hope to achieve through negotiations have been identified. ” The US Secretary of State emphasized that Obama’s visit to the Middle East was “historical in all respects ”and remarked:“ I know that the people in Israel felt its impact. ” “They,” he developed his thought, “were impressed with his words, impressed with his vision of the situation, and I think that his words are heard even after he left. People argue and say, and this is exactly what the president sought to do. ”
Israeli edition "Cursor" cites the opinion of the American columnist Janine Zachariah from the newspaper Slate. The journalist calls Obama's trip to Israel “one huge mistake”, “a waste of time of the head of state” and “senseless burning of American political capital that should be reserved for really important moments”.
The main mistake, according to Janine, is the bad time chosen for the visit. “Netanyahu will be seen as a winner in the battle with Obama, who needs to be honored not only for challenging or fighting back - depending on political bias - for the American president. And Netanyahu will draw one weighty lesson from Obama's visit: no need to decide anything on the Palestinian issue. I can continue to expand the settlements, focus exclusively on Iran and insult the US president, and he will still come and thank me during the two-day demonstrative events, ”Zakharia writes poisonously.
In the CAR self-proclaimed president. Michelle Dzhotodiya, leader of the rebel group Seleka, which yesterday seized the capital Bangui, declared himself president of the Central African Republic. Reports about it the International French radio (RFI), transfers "Lenta.ru".
Dzhotodiya said that Prime Minister Nicholas Tyangaie will remain in his post, and added that he does not rule out cooperation with other supporters of President Bozize who remain in the government. “We are not here to arrange a witch hunt,” the self-proclaimed explained.
The rebel leader intends to abide by the terms of the peace agreement signed by the opposition and the government of the CAR 11 in January. One of the conditions was the holding of "free fair" elections no later than three years later. According to Jotodiya, during this period the rebels will abide by the terms of the agreement and organize elections. “This does not mean that in three years we will transfer power. This means that within three years we will organize free and fair elections, ”said Jotodia.
"Tape" recalls that the rebels entered the capital of the Central African Republic on the evening of March 23. The next day, they completely took control of the city and seized the presidential palace. In the city they staged pogroms. President Francois Bozize fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As reported by the Xinhua News Agency, citing a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Cameroon, he later flew to Batouri in eastern Cameroon with his two sons.
No loosening Breivik. Prisoner Breivik was not allowed to attend the funeral of his mother, who died after a long illness, reports MIGnews.com.
The prison director refused the extremist for two reasons: 1) the period that Breivik spent behind bars does not allow him to get relief in the regime; 2) there is a possibility that the prisoner will try to escape.
About Cyprus losses. The Eurogroup has reached a compromise on the restructuring plan for Cypriot banks. This was announced by the President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis, reports from Brussels correspondent ITAR-TASS Denis Dubrovin.
Details of the new plan are not known. According to preliminary information, the country's second largest bank, the Cyprus People’s Bank (“Laiki Bank”), will be liquidated. Deposits of less than one hundred thousand euros in this bank will be transferred to the largest financial structure - the Bank of Cyprus. The remaining deposits and assets of “Likes” will be lost almost completely.
Eurogroup agreed to keep the Bank of Cyprus through recapitalization, which will be partially funded by international assistance, and partly by major contributors. Holders of deposits in excess of 100 thousand euros in this bank will lose up to 40% of their funds.
The plan does not include the introduction of a general one-time tax on deposits in all financial structures of Cyprus.
About the Belgian who attacked the manger. In Belgium, Friday evening, 24-year-old Kim de Gelder was sentenced, who in 2009, attacked a manger and killed four people. As transmits "Lenta.ru" With reference to the Associated Press, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The crime for which Gelder was tried was committed not far from Ghent. The criminal, dressed in a suit of the Joker from the movies about Batman and armed with a knife, broke into the manger and began to strike blows to everyone who met him on the way. He killed four people, including two children, and another 20 man injured.
By the way, we remind about the other "Joker".
James Holmes accepted Islam. Mr. Holmes, who shot 12 and injured 58 in a movie theater in the American city of Aurora, Colorado, converted to Islam, writes The Washington Times, citing sources in the prison where he is now, reports "Lenta.ru".
According to the American newspaper, Holmes accepted Islam last summer, and now spends time studying the Koran and praying. He let go of his beard and follows a halal diet. At the same time, he came to the conclusion that his actions in the cinema were part of his “personal jihad” against infidels.
A source in the prison leadership said that Muslim prisoners are not very happy about the change of the Holmes religion: they do not want Islam to be associated with such terrible crimes. Although they themselves are violators of the law, but "do not support extremism and terrorism."
About Mr. Holmes on “IN” was told in "The results of the week".
Feces for deputies. The deputies of the Verkhovna Rada from the opposition "Batkivshchyna" unknown threw several packages with feces at the exit from the building of the Court of Appeal of the Kharkiv region. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to "Interfax - Ukraine".
The packages flew after the completion of the regular court session in the case of abuses of the United Energy Systems of Ukraine corporation, in which the leader of Batkivshchyna appears, Yulia Tymoshenko.
Deputies were arrested by deputies Arsen Avakov, Valery Golovko, Andrey Kozhemyakin, and also Sergey Vlasenko, a public defender of the former prime minister, who was recently deprived of a deputy mandate.
Police detained nine people. In respect of the four administrative protocols were drawn up under the article “Petty hooliganism”.
Major Parisian demonstration against gay marriage. In the French capital, several hundred thousand people took part in a demonstration against the legalization of same-sex marriage. According to the organizers of the action, about 1,4 million demonstrators took to the streets of Paris. True, the prefecture estimates the number of demonstrations in 300 of thousands of people, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Sergey Shcherbakov.
“We once again call on President Francois Hollande to withdraw the bill because it is undermining the foundations of French society,” say the organizers of the demonstration, which brought together prominent members of the political opposition and public associations in support of the traditional family. Activists propose to submit the question to a referendum. After all, before coming to power, Hollande promised that he would “consult with the people” on all important changes.
There were no incidents: according to eyewitnesses, before the start of the rally, a group of 100-200 people, probably from among the defenders of the rights of "blue", tried to break into de Gaulle square to prevent the demonstration. The police let them tears.
Boris Berezovsky: “I don’t want anything more than to return to Russia ...” "InoSMI" made a review of the foreign press on the death of the former Russian oligarch.
The British newspaper The Independent responded about him as “a man not without enemies” and described him as a “Russian oligarch and a former Kremlin“ insider ”who has become one of Putin’s toughest critics.
The American edition of The Atlantic called Mr. Berezovsky the most influential person in the Kremlin in the 1990s. The article says that it was he who saved B. Yeltsin from defeat in the 1996 election of the year, with the support of the oligarchs who allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to his campaign company in exchange for shares of leading Russian enterprises. Moreover, B. Berezovsky later suggested to Yeltsin the candidacy of a successor.
Lord Bell, the founder of the Bell Pottinger public relations company and a close friend of Berezovsky throughout 14 years, told The Telegraph newspaper that B. A. B. had long feared for his life since he became an enemy of Putin. And he added: "Russia is a very dangerous place."
“The Independent” notes that after the death of Berezovsky, rumors about his suicide spread in Moscow and around the world.
However, The Financial Times cites the words of Demyan Kudryavtsev, a close friend of the deceased's family: “There are no external signs of suicide. There are no traces of injections, no signs that he took the pills. It is not clear what made his heart stop. ”
In a conversation with a reporter for the Russian version of the American edition of Forbes, held “off the record” a few hours before his death, Boris Berezovsky said: “I don't want anything more than to return to Russia. When a criminal case was even opened, I wanted to return to Russia. <…> Only on the advice of Elena Bonner stayed. The main thing that I underestimated is that Russia is so dear to me that I cannot be an emigrant. " He allegedly also said that he had "changed many of his assessments" and was going to do science in Russia.
Strangled with a scarf? New versions of B. A. Berezovsky’s death have appeared in the British media. The Guardian newspaper quotes Nikolai Glushkov, the former deputy general director of Aeroflot. He believes that the former Russian oligarch was strangled. An indirect proof is that a scarf was found near the body of an entrepreneur. That is what says Galina, ex-wife of Berezovsky, transmit "Vesti".
However, the police still do not see any signs of violence in this matter. It was established that at the time of his death there were no outsiders in the house, only a guard.
A generation of upset British schoolchildren. In the UK, the number of students with behavioral and mental disorders is rapidly increasing, the Teachers Association (ATL) said. She announced that there was a tendency in the country to the aggressive behavior of students in schools. Recent teacher surveys have shown that 53% of teachers see a clear deterioration in restraint and tolerance in classes over the past five years, reports "RT".
Among the respondents, 90% stated that they had repeatedly encountered adolescent aggression in the current year. Non-normative behavior extended not only to peers, but also to teachers and other school personnel, and included, in addition to verbal abuse, physical attack or property damage. More than a third of the teachers said that they did not know how to cope with aggressive students, writes BBC.
“One student not only argued and shouted at me, he threw textbooks at me, threatened with physical abuse and eventually stole several of my things,” said one of the respondents.
“This year I had the most difficult student I had to face in 20 years of teaching career. He did not fulfill a single request, including refused to sit in his place in class. His mother refused to admit that her son’s behavior was different from other children and transferred him to another school, ”said an elementary school teacher from Kent.
“My students created with the help of“ Photoshop ”pornographic photos with allegedly my participation,” shared a high school teacher from Staffordshire. ”
“This year I had the most difficult student I had to face in 20 years of teaching career. He did not fulfill a single request, including refused to sit in his place in class. His mother refused to admit that her son’s behavior was different from other children and transferred him to another school, ”said an elementary school teacher from Kent.
“My students created with the help of“ Photoshop ”pornographic photos with allegedly my participation,” shared a high school teacher from Staffordshire. ”
The Financial Times journalist believes that Medvedev has no “steel taste of menace.” Neil Buckley from the Financial Times interviewed the Russian prime minister, writes "Inopressa".
It is believed that the conservative faction in the Kremlin is seeking to replace Medvedev with his protégé. It is believed that Putin is ready to make Medvedev a scapegoat in the event of a crisis. The author also notes: “The neoclassical mansion in Gorki-9, where Medvedev receives visitors — he and his wife and 16-year-old son live in a smaller building in another part of the residence — are decorated with works of art that seem to meet his personal needs. One of them is a replica of the cover of the album “Beatles” “Abbey Road”. Visitors to the residence also reflect the preferences and interests of Medvedev, the author believes, citing Mark Zuckerberg and Deep Purple as an example.
“Even when he speaks harshly about the EU, Medvedev does not have that steel taste of the threat that is inherent in Putin’s style. Perhaps that is why he lost the battle for the presidency, which, according to at least one Russian analyst, was real, ”says Buckley.
However, the journalist continues, the style of his statements on many issues is similar to Putin's. For example, he says about Ukraine that Kiev should choose between rapprochement with the EU or with Russia.
The success of the "Wasps" in Nuremberg. In Nuremberg, the international exhibition of police weapons "Enforce Tac 2013", where the Russian pistol "Wasp" was highly appreciated. The German police have already ordered an experimental batch of Russian pistols. If they successfully pass the tests, the Russian side will receive an order for mass deliveries, according to Oleg Nehaj ("Voice of Russia").
As the journalist reminds, the multifunctional complex “Wasp” is a weapon of limited defeat. It includes a four-shot or double-loaded tubeless pistol and a wide range of special cartridges.
The main advantage of the "Wasps" - its dimensions. The gun has a small size and light weight. This gives an advantage over other similar weapons.
Moreover, today only the “Wasp” has a light-sound cartridge in the nomenclature. It is designed using technologies that are used in the production of ammunition for special forces. Light and sound exposure is an effective method when used against a group of individuals, used indoors or at night.
The Voice of Russia goes to China. Two agreements on cooperation between Voice of Russia and the Chinese media were included in the package of bilateral documents signed during the state visit to Russia of President Xi Jinping of China. Partners of Golos have become the leading Chinese network portal Renminwang and China Radio International, reports Lyudmila Matsenko ("Voice of Russia").
The event was commented on by the chairman of Voice of Russia Andrei Bystritsky: “We have been friends with RTOs for a long time. Our relations are dense and warm. This document simply allows us to more fully convey to the Chinese audience a story about Russia: its culture, history, and today's life. In turn, we similarly help RTOs. However, it is probably better for the audience to listen not to me about this, but to the programs that we will prepare together with the RTOs. I think it will be much more interesting. I am convinced that these will be interesting, fascinating and highly informative programs. ”
Renminvan is a new partner for us, though new, but no less interesting from it, said Andrei Bystritsky: “In this case, this is a somewhat more complex interaction, since we intend to use the Internet resources of the Chinese side to promote our publications. And not only to promote materials that we do ourselves, but also to produce certain products together with our Chinese colleagues. It can be interviews, conversations, reports - a variety of materials. Given that the Internet environment is becoming the main means of information delivery, partnership with the Renminwan portal is extremely interesting, attractive and curious for us.
I hope we will also benefit the Chinese partners. We have a lot of plans. We see here not only sound and text, but also an image both mobile and motionless, both photo and video. Voice of Russia intends to offer the Chinese audience a full range of information services at the level of the latest achievements of the Internet. That is the meaning of our agreements and the goal of our joint work.
Soon in the Russian-language broadcast "Voice of Russia" will begin to sound programs RTOs, telling about the eastern neighbor of Russia. In turn, residents of Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities will have the opportunity to listen to the program "Voices of Russia" - in Chinese.
About the march on Seoul. The North Korean state portal Uriminzokkiri has posted a propaganda video dedicated to the rapid advancement of North Korean paratroopers to South Korea. The video is entitled "Short three-day war," writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to the Associated Press.
On footage, North Korea conducts artillery shelling and launches missiles in the direction of enemy territory. After artillery training, the valiant DPRK troops cross the border and advance. They are supported Tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and fighters.
The announcer says that, according to the scenario, the DPRK "will take Seoul and other cities and take 150 thousands of American citizens hostage."
By the way, North Korea has such an opportunity: according to official data, there are 130 thousands of emigrants from the United States living in South Korea, in addition, there are 28 thousands of American servicemen there.
On the third day of the war, according to the scenario, Seoul and other South Korean cities will plunge into chaos. There will be no food, no water, no communications.
On the previous North Korean video on the "VO" described in the last "The results of the week" (section "How to do propaganda").
The plan of the USA and South Korea against the North Korean provocations was signed. Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea, General Chong Seung Cho, and the commander in this country of the US troops, General James Thurman, signed a plan developed by the allies to combat provocations. This is stated in a press release received by ITAR-TASS by the command of the US armed forces in Kazakhstan, reports "Voice of Russia".
The press release notes: “The unified plan, in which the main role is played by the Republic of Korea, with US support, is an emergency response program to repeal North Korean provocations in the future. Its development began on the basis of mutual agreements reached between the chairmen of the committee of chiefs of staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the joint committee of the chiefs of staff of the United States Air Force after shelling by North Korean artillery of Yonphyo Island (November 2010). ”
Using the preparation of this plan, the document says, "the Allies increased their readiness to immediately and decisively respond to any provocations from North Korea."
The Americans intend to "restructure" Euro missile defense. "The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of the deployment of the European missile defense system," the authorized person of the US administration said, stressing the possibility of resuming a dialogue with Russia on arms control. According to a US administration official, a plan was approved that, in order to deploy more anti-missile batteries in Alaska, preventing possible attacks from North Korea, the United States intends to “restructure” the missile defense program in Europe. This was reported by “Globalpost”, reports IA "Russia's Arms".
As Mr. Obama had planned earlier, in Europe it was intended to deploy SM-3 interceptors, which had to be upgraded in four stages. The final phase of the deployment of the deadly missile interceptors, known as the SM-3 IIB, was to be carried out over the 10 years in Poland and maybe in Romania. However, the final phase was “restructured due to reduced funding from Congress and changes in technology.” So said an anonymous official. He also remarked: “Our task is to find an alternative that could replace the original interceptor plan of the SM-3 IIB.”
Analysts believe that the rejection of the final phase of the deployment of antimissiles can trigger the resumption of negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation. True, the White House insists: the decision is based on financial and strategic considerations and is not a concession to the Kremlin.
Gold to the people of Texas! Texas Governor Rick Perry and Representative of the State of Texas in the House of Representatives of the US Congress Giovanni Kaprilone decided to create the Texas Fort Knox: the state wants to accumulate its own gold. Comrade Kaprilone filed a bill to create a Texas depository of bullions to hold gold in the amount of one billion dollars, owned by the University of Texas Investment Management Co., which, however, is currently stored at the Fed. Reports about it Mixednews.ru with a link to rawstory.com.
Talking with radio host Glenn Beck, Comrade Perry said that politicians are working to “return the gold belonging to the state of Texas back to Texas”. Caprilone said: “We don't just need certificates. We need our gold. ”
And Jim Rickards, Managing Director of Tangent Capital Partners, suggested that the creation of the Texas Fort Knox could be a step towards creating its own currency in Texas and moving toward secession.
"... the observation of citizens will be more and more, and less private space ..." The sky above New York will be patrolled by UAVs, and surveillance cameras will be everywhere in the city. This was stated by Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the New York Post. According to him, the observation of citizens will be more and more, and less private space. He considers such a tendency inevitable.
Bloomberg compared the development of the ubiquitous video surveillance system with the tide of the sea, which people can not prevent. “Get used to it,” said the mayor. “When a murder, shootout, robbery or something else happens, the police first of all check the surveillance cameras on every building in the district.” At the same time, the mayor explained to the citizens that there is no fundamental difference between a stationary video camera and a camera on an aircraft.
According to Mr. Bloomberg's forecast, the whole of New York will be under video surveillance in about five years.
The collapse of the project F-35? This aircraft did not come close to fully functioning: it can only fly in sunny weather. He can not fly at night. Can not fly in cloudy weather or in a thunderstorm. The press learned this from a report written to the Minister of Defense by the Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation, J. Michael Gilmore, reports Mixednews.ru with reference to alternet.org.
At the moment, the plane is forbidden to fly in close groups and perform aerobatic figures. The radar mounted in the pilot's helmet display and control interfaces for the cockpit's radio and navigation functions should be improved. The ejection system is unreliable.
Reports from the Air Force on the Environment warn that the F-35 is four times louder than the fighters based in Burlington today, and this noise will make at least 1300, and possibly up to 3000 homes nearby, "uninhabitable."
For 400 billions of dollars (and the cost is increasing) The Pentagon bought a fighter, still unsuitable for use.
Central Financial Management predicts that flight tests of the F-35 may be completed around 2017, and it may still not be ready for use until 2019.
Russia does not like peaceful life on the planet, just like North Korea. As transmits Interfax - Ukraine, in the year of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), for 2012, the global rating of 158 countries for peace was published.
The global peace index since 2007 has been compiled by the Institute of Economics and Peace based on the 23 criteria of three groups: long-term internal and interstate conflicts; public safety and social security; militarization. Each indicator has a coefficient calculated by the 5-point system.
Iceland, Denmark, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Finland, Switzerland - this is the first ten rankings.
Qatar got to the twelfth place. Norway lost its place in the top 10 and moved from 9-th (2011 g.) To 18-th place. The fall in the rating was caused by the July 2011 attacks and the deterioration of militarization rates.
Somalia remains the most non-peaceful country in the ranking for the second year in a row - 158-place. 157 ranked Afghanistan, 156 ranked Sudan, 155 ranked Iraq, 154 ranked Democratic Republic of the Congo, 153 ranked Russian Federation. A step above Russia is North Korea (152-i position). Nearby: Israel (150-I position), Pakistan (149-I). Syria and Libya have shared 147-place.
Belarus was on the 109-m place, China - on the 89-m, USA - on the 88-m, Ukraine - on the 71-m.
Hunger is sweeping the planet. According to the UN, approximately 1,2 billion people in the world suffer from food shortages. The UN is trying to fight this phenomenon, but there is not much success. Maybe it’s just for someone to benefit from starving on Earth? This tells Sergey Vasilenkov (Pravda.ru).
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the help of the Voices of the Hungry project, plans to ensure that people tell about hunger. In the project, the scale of hunger will be estimated on the basis of annual surveys. In the coming months, test surveys will be held in Angola, Ethiopia, Niger and Malawi. Respondents will be asked if they are worried that they may be left without food? Did they skip meals or not eat all day? It is planned that project surveys will cover 160 thousands of people from 150 countries. The project is designed for five years, and after its termination FAO will develop new standards in the field of food security.
Theoretically, there is enough food in the world. Politicians are to blame for the fact that every sixth inhabitant of the planet is starving or undernourished. So says Ute Schaeffer, editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle. Earth can feed the seven billion people. Hunger is a political issue that people have come to terms with.
Politicians are important to the voices of European consumers and the support of agricultural producers, and the voices of the hungry are not taken into account. They do not have their own lobby.
It must be understood: some influential forces benefit from a system that creates the conditions for the onset of hunger. It is beneficial to European farmers who produce much more products than the market requires. They are guaranteed political support and stable profits at the expense of state subsidies. Hunger is beneficial for large agricultural holdings that fill the markets with their own seed grain and the chemicals necessary for its processing. Speculators in food markets also make money from hunger. Essential food prices are constantly rising. Who is suffering? For example, residents of Port-au-Prince, Agadez, or Dhaka: they cannot buy groceries at high prices.
The United States is also playing a role in this world-starved performance. There are many nuances in the scheme of Americans providing humanitarian aid to the starving, which Nikolai Starikov described in his book.
Americans with great fanfare allocate large sums of food aid to starving Africans. All humanitarian food aid must be exclusively American and delivered on American ships: this is how assistance is rendered to the agricultural sector, seamen and port workers. Then the so-called humanitarian organizations ... sell "help", moreover at dumping prices.
Then the funds obtained from the sale of humanities spend on raising the agriculture of the countries in need. But the trouble is: there is nothing left to raise in Mozambique or Ethiopia: cheap overseas food has destroyed all local producers. African farmers cannot compete with the products of the giants of the American agricultural industry subsidized by Washington. And here’s a picture: impoverished farmers and peasants stand in line for American help ...
The case for the new humanitarian supplies, we add from myself. The hungry cycle in the world continues, while the United States remains a caring hegemon and friend of the entire planet.
Observed and commented on Oleg Chuvakin
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