Geopolitical mosaic: French nuclear scientists have found a new use for pressure cookers, and Michelle Obama believes that Americans are ripe for a woman president
Syria: fighting continues. - The attack on the monastery. - America does not want the Geneva Conference. - Aggressors from Saudi Arabia. - The victory of the Syrian people is near. - Beirut: 27 killed, 336 injured. - Volunteer Nasrallah. - Turkey does not agree. - In the interests of the people. - The British Embassy in Yemen has begun work. - Mark Adomanis about common Russian skepticism regarding the “Arab Spring”. - “Brothers” will be dissolved? - The brother of Ayman al-Zavahiri is arrested in Egypt. - Cannibals on the throne. - The British are protesting against the extraction of shale oil. - Four thousand French pressure cookers. - Romanian for Moldovan dogs. - The school of snipers is closed in Estonia. “Rose’s revolution is a thing of the past.” - Plan for Monday morning. - Employment of Vladimir Nikonenko. - The surprised bass player apologizes. - The tragedy of Sindurakshaka. - Japanese classification. - The separated will meet? - China will invest in the Far East. - The US is going to intensify in the Philippines. “Four American bombs were found at the Eighth Wonder of the World.” - Obama got a low score. - Michelle Obama spoke about the American presidency. - Explanation Isinbayeva. - Found with whom to take an example.
Syria: fighting continues. The units of the Syrian army fought extremists in the suburbs of Damascus and Aleppo. As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Vasily Vavilinreferring to SANA, several gangs were destroyed on the outskirts of these cities.
In Aleppo, the main fighting unfolded in the areas of Bustan el-Qasr, Al-Rashidin, Bustan el-Bash and in the Old City.
On the road leading from Aleppo to Al-Bab, the military blew up several cars of extremists carrying equipment, weapon and ammunition.
In the capital of the UAR, the field commander of the Al-Barraa Brigade, Abu Ammar al-Qais, was eliminated.
The attack on the monastery. As the correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin, extremists who had infiltrated the Homs-Tartus highway area attacked the Orthodox monastery of St. George (built in the 4th century). This was ITAR-TASS reported by a local resident Milyad by telephone from the city of Marmarite.
Militants met rebuff militiamen of the National Defense Forces. “During the fierce firefight, 11 Christian fighters died, but they did not allow the desecration of the holy monastery,” said Milyad. The extremists suffered casualties and retreated to the El Hosn area. Among the attackers were many jihadist mercenaries.
America does not want the Geneva Conference. Washington accused the Syrian president of unwillingness to participate in an international conference, said the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday. Why? Vladimir Sotnikov, senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who called the US statement surprising, explained "Voice of Russia"to whom the success of the Geneva-2 is unprofitable.
The expert believes that the Americans made this statement because they did not expect that a strategic initiative would be on the side of Assad. In addition, the United States does not believe in the success of the Geneva Peace Conference. The main thing: Washington is counting on a regime change.
Probably, in the near future, Bashar Asad will make a statement.
Aggressors from Saudi Arabia. According to unnamed sources from the Syrian "opposition", Western intelligence services and diplomatic circles, Saudi Arabia, together with the United States, coordinates the supply of arms to terrorist groups in the southern provinces of Syria. According to Reuters, gangs in the south began to use anti-tank missiles "Competition", delivered recently by Saudi Arabia, reports SANA.
The missiles were delivered through Jordan, which was subjected to great pressure. The Saudi regime intends to open a channel for the supply of weapons to terrorist groups through this country.
Diplomatic sources confirmed that the deputy defense minister of Saudi Arabia, Salman Ben Sultan, brother of Berder Ben Sultan, was implicated in the supply of weapons to the “opposition”. He coordinates the actions of the headquarters of the command of the Syrian militants in Jordan.
According to sources in Jordan, Amman is "between the hammer and the anvil." Officials of the country fear the wrath of the Saudi monarchs, but also fear the revenge of the Syrians.
The party of missiles, notes SANA, came to the terrorists after coordination between the Saudi, Jordanian and American intelligence agencies, who took measures to ensure that the weapon did not enter into the wrong hands.
According to experts, Saudi Arabia will become the most active supplier of new lots of weapons to militants.
The victory of the Syrian people is near. Russian political analysts were interviewed by a correspondent. SANA in Moscow.
Boris Dolgov, a senior fellow at the Center for Arab Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the positive changes in the development of the situation in Syria, especially after the army’s victories, show that the crisis is close to resolution. He expressed conviction that the victory of the people and the leadership of Syria over the armed groups is very close.
Vladimir Evseev, director of the Russian Center for Social and Political Studies, also believes that the events are unfolding in favor of the Syrian government. He noted that the enemies of Syria are trying to prolong the conflict throughout the country, and suggested that the opposition, after reducing the intensity of clashes with the army, would resort to terrorist attacks.
He further said that there were differences in the ranks of the "opposition". Foreign patrons support groups under their control. The Free Army is controlled by Turkey, the Muslim Brotherhood is controlled by Qatar, and the groups close to Al-Qaeda are controlled by the Saudis.
The director general of the Center for the Study of Modern Iran, Rajab Safarov, expressed regret over what is happening in Syria, pointing out that the international community, in particular, the United States and Western countries, did not learn from the events that occurred in various parts of the world:
Safarov added that the solidarity of the Syrian people around the country's leadership is a huge force that cannot be defeated.
Beirut: 27 killed, 336 injured. The number of people killed in a car bomb blast in the Shiite district of Dahia in the southern outskirts of the capital of Lebanon has increased to 27 people. Another 336 person is in hospitals with various injuries, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press. Previously reported 22 dead and 325 affected.
A mined car blew up a suicide bomber. The car was close to homes and shops. Nearest houses suffered significant damage.
Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Aisha Brigade group. In a video message, the militants said that the attack was a message to Hezbollah.
Volunteer Nasrallah. Hezbollah’s leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also made a video message. He announced that he was ready to go personally to the war in Syria in order to smash the Takfirin (unbelievers hypocrites who faithfully observe religious rituals on people) - Sunni extremists fighting against Bashar al-Assad, reports "Lenta.ru" About the reference to FrancePress.
According to the sheikh, if necessary, not only he, but also his entire movement will go to Syria.
So the Lebanese Shiite leader reacted to the explosion in the Hezbollah-controlled area of Beirut. According to Nasrallah, his people have enough evidence to argue that Sunni radicals are behind the blast, whom he called "hypocrites."
"Tape" notes that those whom the sheikh accused of committing a terrorist act, a video recording was released the day before, calling it Nasrallah a "pig" and threatening him with new terrorist attacks if he does not bring his fighters out of Syria.
Turkey does not agree. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied the willingness of the country's leadership to support the creation of a Kurdish autonomous region in Syria. About this with reference to the spokesperson of the ministry Levent Gyumryukchu reported RIA News", reports "Lenta.ru."
Gyumryukchy refused to confirm the information that Turkey would agree to the creation of Kurdish autonomy: “At this stage, we are against any premature comments on this issue. However, after the new Syria parliament is created, we respectfully accept any decisions that will be made by the Syrians in a democratic way. ”
According to the agency interlocutor, at present the main issue is not the problem of the Kurdish autonomy, but the desire of democratic Syria to determine the structure of governing the country.
Lenta reminds: 16 of August, the newspaper Hurriyet reported that following the results of negotiations with Salih Muslim, the leader of the Syrian Kurds, the Turkish side declared its readiness to create autonomy. As a condition, the representatives of Turkey indicated the adoption of a decision by the Syrian parliament after the establishment of a democratic regime in the country.
In the interests of the people. Iran is ready to resume negotiations with the world community on nuclear issues, said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press.
The Iranian Minister’s statement was made in a telephone conversation with Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Zarif said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to enter into negotiations within a specific time frame."
Ashton congratulated Zarif on her appointment to the post of minister and noted the readiness of the “six” international mediators to work with the Iranian side.
As transmits SANAIranian President Hassan Rouhani emphasized that the Iranian people in the presidential election voted to revise foreign policy, but this revision implies a change in methods, and not a rejection of foreign policy principles.
At the ceremony of appointing Mohammad Javad Zarif, the president said that one should not lose vigilance for a minute: any mistake in foreign policy will turn around to the detriment of the interests of the people. He added that the foreign policy of the state should not be based on slogans, but on national interests.
Iran has eighteen thousand centrifuges to enrich uranium. More than half of them are in working condition, and about a thousand more installations of the second generation are preparing for launch. This was announced by the head of the nuclear energy agency, Fereydun Davani, handing over the powers of the new president’s administration.
The figures almost completely coincide with the IAEA’s May report; "Vesti".
The British Embassy in Yemen has begun work. The Embassy of the United Kingdom in the Republic of Yemen resumed work after the 12-day break. This was announced today by the representative of the British Foreign Ministry, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vitaly Makarchev.
This information is confirmed by the British Ambassador in Yemen, Jane Marriot: “The British Embassy in Yemen has opened since Sunday 18 of August. We apologize for the short break. ”
Mark Adomanis about common Russian skepticism regarding the “Arab Spring”. Mark Adomanis ("Forbes"; source abbr. translation - "Inopressa") talks about the correctness of Russia regarding the “Arab Spring”.
The fact that two and a half years after the overthrow of Mubarak on the streets of Cairo is still killing peaceful demonstrators, shows: rather those who are skeptical of the Arab revolutions are right.
In Russia, both Kremlin experts and independent analysts (as opposed to their Western colleagues) were from the very beginning treated the events unfolding in the Middle East without enthusiasm. In Russia, the region was predicted to have an economic collapse, religious conflicts, and political chaos.
The predictions about the future of Egypt made by Western experts in 2011 are striking with naivety and complacency, the author writes. Analysts believed that with the change of Mubarak, the problems of Egypt would be solved by themselves ...
"Brothers" will be dissolved? In Egypt, as a result of clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the security forces, an 173 man died. The number of victims of riots in the country in recent days is approaching 800, reports Interfax.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry said that the police arrested more than a thousand Islamists - supporters of Mursi, who participated in the riots on Wednesday-Friday last week. Of these, 558 people were arrested in the capital. The government blames the death of citizens on the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Mursi himself emerged.
According to media reports, on Friday, the Acting Prime Minister of Egypt, Hazem Beblaoui, made a proposal to officially dissolve the Brothers. This proposal is being considered.
In Egypt, the brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri was arrested. Egyptian authorities detained and imprisoned the brother of Al-Qaeda’s network leader, Mohammed Al-Zawahiri, reports RIA News" with reference to local media.
M. az-Zavahiri, one of the leaders of the Salafis, was taken into custody at a checkpoint in the city of Giza. According to media reports, referring to the spokesman for the Egyptian penitentiary department, he was taken to the Tura prison, where, for example, they contain the sons of Mubarak.
It is believed that az-Zawahiri sympathized with Mohammed Mursi.
Cannibals on the throne. As Fiona McRae writes ("Daily Mail"; source of translation - Mixednews.ru), a published book on the medicinal properties of cannibalism states that at the end of the 18th century, the royal family of Britain ate fragments of human bodies. However, this practice was widespread not only among monarchs, but also in the highest circles of Europe.
According to Dr. Sagg of the University of Durham, Queen Mary II in 1698 and her uncle King Charles II used human brains in 1685. Publicly condemning the cannibalism of the New World, the monarchs used, drank or wore the ashes of Egyptian mummies, human fat, flesh, bones, blood, brains and skin.
According to Dr. Sagg, tumors extracted from the brains of dead soldiers were used as medicines for ... nosebleeds. Parts of human bodies have generally been widely used as therapeutic agents.
James I banned the use of corpses for medical purposes, and Charles II developed drugs extracted from corpses. Charles I also used the corpses to create drugs.
The list of figures in the field of cadaver medicine included Francis I, surgeon Elizabeth I, John Banister, Countess Kent Elizabeth Gray, Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis, William III and Queen Mary.
Traditions of cadaveric medicine survived to the XVIII century. The poor, they lingered until the era of Queen Victoria. In the 18th century, the largest imports from Ireland to the UK were ... imports of human skulls.
Dr. Sugg continues:
The last reported case of this practice in Germany dates back to 1865.
The British are protesting against the extraction of shale oil. Near the site of the British oil and gas company Quadrilla in South Sussex, West Sussex, hundreds of opponents of shale oil have set up a tent camp. They are trying to prevent the start of production of energy from shale sands there by the method of hydraulic fracturing, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Roman Podervyansky.
The protest, which will soon be joined by representatives of various parts of the United Kingdom, forced the leadership of Quadrilla to suspend work "for security reasons"
The method of extracting shale oil or shale gas by hydraulic fracturing is considered risky. In a number of countries a moratorium has been imposed on it, reminds a correspondent. ITAR-TASS. Previously, the ban was valid for a year and a half in the UK.
Four thousand French pressure cookers. Geshe Wupper («Die Welt»; source abbr. translation - "Inopressa") talks about the use of pressure cookers in France.
It turns out that the division of the French Atomic Energy Commissariat announced a tender for the supply of "4 thousand stainless steel pressure cookers with a volume of about 17 L". They plan to use them ... for the storage of nuclear waste.
As the France Info radio station reported, similar use of kitchen utensils was found at the Valduk nuclear research center in Burgundy. This company "produces nuclear warheads for the French army."
The head of the company, Francois Bugo, explained that they would store, for example, plutonium in pressure cookers, and that such a container has been used at its center for half a century.
Pressure cookers should provide full tightness, including in the fall. The delivery time is the first quarter of the year 2014. According to the calculations of the former mathematics teacher Alain Cagnol, in 4 thousands of pressure cookers with a volume of 17 l will include 70 tons of solid waste.
Romanian for Moldovan dogs. From now on, Moldovan dogs are obliged to understand the commands exclusively in Romanian: the Moldovan government has approved the relevant decree for canine services. This tells Sergey Tsukarnu ("Voice of Russia").
The law was approved on the basis of an agreement signed between the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Moldova and Romania.
Now in Chisinau cynological center 22 dogs are trained - mainly for border guards and drug searches. One part of the dogs was trained in Ukraine, and now understands the command in Russian. Another part of the quadrupeds was taught in Chisinau: here the teams gave in Romanian.
Meanwhile, experts say that it is hardly possible to retrain a dog to understand commands in another language. Gennady Bivol, a senior canine inspector, says:
The article notes that in Romania, due to the lack of special aids, dogs are taught to execute commands in French and German.
A school of snipers is closed in Estonia. In Estonia, the sniper training school at the Kalevsky Infantry Battalion was closed, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the REGNUM news agency. As noted, it was the only educational institution of its kind in the Armed Forces of the Republic.
The school was closed as a result of the reform of the army structures. The reasons for the elimination of the school are also called the high cost of training snipers and the outflow of teaching staff.
Estonia lacks shooting ranges and shooting ranges. Also noted is the unimportant reputation of the M14-TP rifle, which was used by the Estonian military in Afghanistan.
Rose revolution is a thing of the past. The central square of Tbilisi, on the proposal of the city council deputies, will be renamed from the Rose Revolution Square to the square named after the leader of the national liberation movement, the Georgian dissident Merab Kostava. Correspondent "Voices of Russia" Boris Murashkin figured out how to relate to future changes in politics and residents of the city.
Leader of the Free Georgia Party Kakha Kukava says: “With the arrival of Saakashvili, this square was renamed the Rose Revolution Square. It was certainly the political decision of one person and one party - the national movement. ”
The Tbilisi City Council does not intend to limit itself to renaming one square. A proposal was made to name Tbilisi International Airport after Zviad Gamsakhurdia. They want to call the park in the center of Tbilisi a park of Europe, the square next to the park is one hundred thousand martyrs square. A hearing on this issue in the City Council is scheduled for today.
And in October in Georgia - the presidential election. It may well be that after them the central square will have to be renamed again.
Plan for Monday morning. The head of the Ukrainian government, Mykola Azarov, instructed the government to create a working group on Ukrainian-Russian cooperation, reports Interfax.
According to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Igor Prasolov, on Monday, Kiev should prepare an action plan to solve the problem that has arisen at customs. The minister did not rule out that among the possible measures is an appeal to the WTO.
He also said that the conflict had moved from the “dead” point. On Friday, an agreement was reached with the Russian side that certified Ukrainian food products will be examined in Ukrainian laboratories before crossing the Russian border. The minister explained that Russia recognizes up to 5 laboratories. After issuing a quality certificate by these laboratories, Ukrainian goods will open the way to the Russian market.
Prasolov said that Ukraine does not plan to limit the importation of Russian goods into its territory. “We do not intend to restrict the import of Russian goods, because we want to find out why our products have problems today. Therefore, there is no question of any other actions on our part, ”the Minister noted.
Employment of Vladimir Nikonenko. Verkhovna Rada deputy from “Batkivschyna” Sergey Pashinsky is ready to hire a resident of Sumy, Vladimir Nikonenko, who portrayed a man similar to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych with a red dot on his forehead. It is reported by the press service of the party, reports "Lenta.ru".
Nikonenko at the beginning of 2013 was sentenced for graffiti to a year of restriction of freedom.
“I appeal to the relevant structures that can decide his further fate and release the guy who is serving illegal and ordered punishment in the Konotop labor colony,” said the deputy, asking to consider his words as “an official job offer.”
As “Lenta” reminds, stencil graffiti with the image of “shot down” Yanukovych appeared in Sumy last winter. Some drawings were supplied with captions: “On yuh!” And “Stop tolerating!”
In addition to Nikonenko, three more persons appeared in the investigation. They were sentenced to real terms, in addition to applying graffiti, imputing them arson of a hostel and the placement of extremist graffiti.
The surprised bass player apologizes. Jared Hasselhoff, bass player of the American punk band Bloodhound Gang, apologized for desecrating the national flag of Ukraine. The musician brought an apology in an interview for the morning show “Wounds of Ukraine” of the Ukraine TV channel. This is reported on the channel's website, writes "Lenta.ru".
“I apologize to the Ukrainian people, the country and the government,” said Hasselhoff.
At the same time, he explained that the incident with the flag in Kiev 30 July was misinterpreted.
The bassist said he did not urinate on the national flag of Ukraine during a speech, as the media wrote. On the flag, explained Hasselhoff, got ketchup during the presentation.
“I went on stage with an artificial genital organ. The soloist “ripped off” me, as it were, and I had a special device with a pump in my belt, with the help of which I imitated blood spatter, ”said punk.
Further, Hasselhoff noted that the flag was soiled by accident: “When I abruptly turned around, perhaps a few drops of ketchup hit the flag that was hanging in the background. Although I'm not at all sure that something has flown there. ”
The participant of the Bloodhound Gang was surprised that the Ukrainians were offended by the ketchup splashed in front of the flag.
The tragedy of Sindurakshaka. As reported by Artem Sanzhiev ("RG"), on Friday, Indian rescuers removed the bodies of five submariners from the Sindurakshak submarine. “The bodies that were removed were severely deformed due to extensive burns,” says the popular Indian Navy press release.
The naval forces actually recognized the death of sailors. Now the main task remains raising the boat from the bottom. Sindurakshak needed to investigate the causes of the accident.
Indian media reported that the Netherlands could be assisted by the Netherlands company SMITH. Two years ago, she helped the Indians raise the frigate Vidhagiri from the bottom. This company also participated in the operation to lift the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000, which sunk in the Barents Sea.
The Indian side has not yet sent requests for the participation of Russian experts in studying the circumstances of what happened, but they are already preparing to go to Mumbai.
As noted earlier by RG, representatives of the Zvezdochka center ship repair center, located in Mumbai, left the submarine on Tuesday evening - and at that moment everything was fine.
Later, the rescuers managed to find the body of the sixth sailor, who was on the submarine Sindurakshak at the time of the explosion. This is reported in another material. "RG" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The search continues for the remaining sailors. It is complicated by poor visibility.
"We do not have the relevant experience to get inside," - said the former commander of the Western command of the Indian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General P. N. Hun.
The accident on the submarine Sindurakshak, most likely, occurred due to non-compliance with safety measures, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. He noted that the Indian side had no questions related to the technical characteristics of the submarine, reports "Deccan Chronicle" (the source of the message - "InoTV").
Rogozin, referring to the experts, expressed the opinion that the cause of the submarine accident was not a technical failure: “The very first information was that the explosion occurred in the compartment where the batteries for the submarine were charging. This is the most dangerous job, which is associated not so much with the manufacturers of these units, as with safety technology, which must be maintained at a high level. "
Japanese classification. An emergency on the Korean Peninsula may be one of the times when Japan finds it possible to send its aircraft abroad. The Government of the Land of the Rising Sun intends to adopt rules that will allow it to authorize the sending of troops to Korea. This was reported by South Korean media, referring to the Japanese edition of Yomiuri Shimbun, Oleg Kiryanov writes ("Russian newspaper").
The government of Japan is going to classify variants of conflict situations that may require Tokyo to send troops in the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.
As cases where the dispatch of Japanese soldiers to Korea will be justified, it is planned to highlight options for a full-scale war on the peninsula or a major inter-Korean armed conflict.
Will the separated meet? The North Korean authorities agreed to the proposal of the southern neighbor to resume negotiations on meetings of families separated by war on the peninsula in the fifties. The initiative came from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Pak Geun-hye, transmit "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
South Korea offered to create a park on the border of the most protected in the world. It will be a “peace park” where families separated by the Korean War will be able to meet.
Also in the material it is noted that Pyongyang recently agreed to resume work on the Kaesong industrial zone.
China will invest in the Far East. The cooperation agreement signed by the head of the Ministry of East Development Viktor Ishaev and President of the State Development Bank of China Zheng Zhijie provides for the participation of a Chinese bank in financing investment projects in the Far East. This was reported on the website of the Russian government, writes Tatyana Zykova ("Russian newspaper").
We are talking about financial support for priority projects in the framework of the state program of socio-economic development of the Far East and the Baikal region until 2025 and the Program of cooperation between the regions of the Far East and Eastern Siberia of Russia and the North-East of China to 2018.
The total amount of funding for projects is estimated to 5 billions of dollars.
The United States is going to intensify in the Philippines. The governments of the United States and the Philippines intend to counter China’s growing regional ambitions. The Pentagon conducts joint military exercises with the Philippine army: in the south of the country is based the American contingent of 500 people. However, in the future, the number of military there may increase, notes "RT".
As they say at the Pentagon, at the first stage of negotiations no specific details were discussed. "The focus was on costly joint military exercises designed to strengthen security at sea," said US Deputy Secretary of Defense Pio Batino.
Pentagon officials claim that even after the completion of negotiations, the number of troops in the country will be coordinated annually.
A number of Filipino politicians oppose an agreement with the United States. “Any measures related to defense issues should be discussed in detail,” says Senator Gregorio Honasan. - The fact that an additional military contingent with its armaments will soon arrive in the country raises serious concerns. This will create an atmosphere of hostility and will only increase tensions in the region. ”
This point of view is shared by journalist Afshin Rattansi. “The very idea that the United States is protecting our interests in the fight against China is absurd,” he said in an interview with RT. “America has always increased its military influence and put pressure on those moments when the world didn’t need it at all.”
Four American bombs were found at the Eighth Wonder of the World. Found four bombs dropped during an exercise in July on the Great Barrier Reef by American aircraft. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
Bombs were discovered in 30 kilometers from the nearest coral reef at a depth from 60 to 70 meters. According to the Australian authorities, the ammunition does not pose a threat to people or nature, according to the newspaper The Herald Sun.
Bombs searched for the Australian minesweeper "Gascoigne". The American landing ship dock Germantown will remove the bombs from the water.
Obama got a low score. Many US citizens, according to the latest survey, consider the measures taken by the government to supervise e-surveillance programs inadequate. A survey on this topic was conducted by the YouGov public opinion polling service for the Huffington Post, writes correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
58% of Americans, according to the survey, said that supervisors, including federal courts, do not exercise proper control over the collection of telephone and network data. Only 18% of citizens adhere to the opposite opinion.
The majority of respondents (58%) also gave a low rating to President Obama’s efforts to protect the constitutional rights of citizens. Only 37% spoke positively about his steps in this direction.
The survey involved a thousand adult Americans.
Michelle Obama spoke about the American presidency. The United States is ready to become a woman president. This was said by the spouse of the current head of the American administration, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
In an interview with Pereid magazine, she said: “I think the country is ready for this. The only question is who is best suited. ”
Of course, Michelle Obama inquired about the chances of becoming former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“She didn’t announce anything, so I, of course, won’t run ahead of her myself,” the White House host wife said.
Isn’t Michelle going to run for president? To this question, Barack Obama's wife replied: "No."
Undoubtedly, in the 2016 year, there will be a woman’s intrigue before the elections, we’ll add. By the way, those interested in the topic of potential candidate Hillary Clinton can refer to the article "Cinema about Hillary"recently published on the Military Review.
Explanation Isinbayeva. According to «The Guardian» with reference to the Press Association (a source of abbr. translation - "Inopressa"), pole vaulting jumper Yelena Isinbayeva decided to clarify the meaning of her statement about the act of Swedish athlete Emma Green-Tregaro, who painted her nails in the colors of the rainbow flag.
The statement that Isinbayeva spread through the International Association of Athletics Federations: “English is not my native language, and it seems to me that yesterday they could have misunderstood me. I wanted to say that people should respect the laws of other countries, especially if they come to visit. But I would like to clarify that I respect the views of other athletes. I also want to state in the most unambiguous manner that I am against any discrimination of gays on the basis of their sexual orientation. ”
The British newspaper also cites Isinbayeva’s words, which became the reason for this statement: “This is disrespect for our country, disrespect for our citizens, because we are Russians. Perhaps we are different from Europeans and residents of other countries. We have our own law, which everyone should respect. When we go to other countries, we try to follow their laws. We are not trying to establish our own rules there. We are just trying to behave respectfully. We consider ourselves to be normal, ordinary people, our boys live with girls, girls with guys ... That’s historically. I hope this problem will not become a stumbling block for the Olympic Games in Sochi. ”
Found someone to take an example. The British edition of the Daily Mail reminded readers that Hitler suspended the anti-homosexual laws during the Berlin 1936 Olympiad of the year, reports "InoTV".
In the essay "The Outer Side of Hospitality", the American Holocaust Memorial Museum indicated that the Nazi authorities had promised to protect foreign visitors to the Games from prosecution under an anti-homosexual article. Moreover, in 1935, Hitler promised the International Olympic Committee that, for the duration of the Games, anti-Semitic signs and posters would disappear from the streets of Berlin.
But Russian lawmakers believe that the laws of the country cannot be changed for the sake of foreign citizens. In an interview with Interfax, a deputy from St. Petersburg, Vitaly Milonov, stated that “if the law has already been passed by the Federal Assembly, signed by the president of the country, the government has no right to cancel it. He has no such powers. ”
Despite criticism from the international community, President Putin does not show signs that he will repeal this law. Russia simply promised that the police would not detain gay athletes and visitors to the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Probably add on my own, this is not enough for gays. They want the police to carry them in their arms.
Syria: fighting continues. The units of the Syrian army fought extremists in the suburbs of Damascus and Aleppo. As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Vasily Vavilinreferring to SANA, several gangs were destroyed on the outskirts of these cities.
In Aleppo, the main fighting unfolded in the areas of Bustan el-Qasr, Al-Rashidin, Bustan el-Bash and in the Old City.
On the road leading from Aleppo to Al-Bab, the military blew up several cars of extremists carrying equipment, weapon and ammunition.
In the capital of the UAR, the field commander of the Al-Barraa Brigade, Abu Ammar al-Qais, was eliminated.
The attack on the monastery. As the correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin, extremists who had infiltrated the Homs-Tartus highway area attacked the Orthodox monastery of St. George (built in the 4th century). This was ITAR-TASS reported by a local resident Milyad by telephone from the city of Marmarite.
Militants met rebuff militiamen of the National Defense Forces. “During the fierce firefight, 11 Christian fighters died, but they did not allow the desecration of the holy monastery,” said Milyad. The extremists suffered casualties and retreated to the El Hosn area. Among the attackers were many jihadist mercenaries.
America does not want the Geneva Conference. Washington accused the Syrian president of unwillingness to participate in an international conference, said the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday. Why? Vladimir Sotnikov, senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who called the US statement surprising, explained "Voice of Russia"to whom the success of the Geneva-2 is unprofitable.
The expert believes that the Americans made this statement because they did not expect that a strategic initiative would be on the side of Assad. In addition, the United States does not believe in the success of the Geneva Peace Conference. The main thing: Washington is counting on a regime change.
Probably, in the near future, Bashar Asad will make a statement.
“... To say something about the latest statements from the United States. Apparently, Assad should also make a statement. Confirm that he is still ready to participate in this conference if it takes place. Mark your position.
Aggressors from Saudi Arabia. According to unnamed sources from the Syrian "opposition", Western intelligence services and diplomatic circles, Saudi Arabia, together with the United States, coordinates the supply of arms to terrorist groups in the southern provinces of Syria. According to Reuters, gangs in the south began to use anti-tank missiles "Competition", delivered recently by Saudi Arabia, reports SANA.
The missiles were delivered through Jordan, which was subjected to great pressure. The Saudi regime intends to open a channel for the supply of weapons to terrorist groups through this country.
Diplomatic sources confirmed that the deputy defense minister of Saudi Arabia, Salman Ben Sultan, brother of Berder Ben Sultan, was implicated in the supply of weapons to the “opposition”. He coordinates the actions of the headquarters of the command of the Syrian militants in Jordan.
According to sources in Jordan, Amman is "between the hammer and the anvil." Officials of the country fear the wrath of the Saudi monarchs, but also fear the revenge of the Syrians.
The party of missiles, notes SANA, came to the terrorists after coordination between the Saudi, Jordanian and American intelligence agencies, who took measures to ensure that the weapon did not enter into the wrong hands.
According to experts, Saudi Arabia will become the most active supplier of new lots of weapons to militants.
The victory of the Syrian people is near. Russian political analysts were interviewed by a correspondent. SANA in Moscow.
Boris Dolgov, a senior fellow at the Center for Arab Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that the positive changes in the development of the situation in Syria, especially after the army’s victories, show that the crisis is close to resolution. He expressed conviction that the victory of the people and the leadership of Syria over the armed groups is very close.
Vladimir Evseev, director of the Russian Center for Social and Political Studies, also believes that the events are unfolding in favor of the Syrian government. He noted that the enemies of Syria are trying to prolong the conflict throughout the country, and suggested that the opposition, after reducing the intensity of clashes with the army, would resort to terrorist attacks.
He further said that there were differences in the ranks of the "opposition". Foreign patrons support groups under their control. The Free Army is controlled by Turkey, the Muslim Brotherhood is controlled by Qatar, and the groups close to Al-Qaeda are controlled by the Saudis.
The director general of the Center for the Study of Modern Iran, Rajab Safarov, expressed regret over what is happening in Syria, pointing out that the international community, in particular, the United States and Western countries, did not learn from the events that occurred in various parts of the world:
“They do not know what to do in Egypt, how events will develop in Turkey. And these two countries were their partners, they played a certain role during the clashes in Syria, where the government defends law and justice, seeks to fulfill the aspirations of the Syrian people. "
Safarov added that the solidarity of the Syrian people around the country's leadership is a huge force that cannot be defeated.
Beirut: 27 killed, 336 injured. The number of people killed in a car bomb blast in the Shiite district of Dahia in the southern outskirts of the capital of Lebanon has increased to 27 people. Another 336 person is in hospitals with various injuries, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press. Previously reported 22 dead and 325 affected.
A mined car blew up a suicide bomber. The car was close to homes and shops. Nearest houses suffered significant damage.
Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Aisha Brigade group. In a video message, the militants said that the attack was a message to Hezbollah.
Volunteer Nasrallah. Hezbollah’s leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also made a video message. He announced that he was ready to go personally to the war in Syria in order to smash the Takfirin (unbelievers hypocrites who faithfully observe religious rituals on people) - Sunni extremists fighting against Bashar al-Assad, reports "Lenta.ru" About the reference to FrancePress.
According to the sheikh, if necessary, not only he, but also his entire movement will go to Syria.
So the Lebanese Shiite leader reacted to the explosion in the Hezbollah-controlled area of Beirut. According to Nasrallah, his people have enough evidence to argue that Sunni radicals are behind the blast, whom he called "hypocrites."
"Tape" notes that those whom the sheikh accused of committing a terrorist act, a video recording was released the day before, calling it Nasrallah a "pig" and threatening him with new terrorist attacks if he does not bring his fighters out of Syria.
Turkey does not agree. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied the willingness of the country's leadership to support the creation of a Kurdish autonomous region in Syria. About this with reference to the spokesperson of the ministry Levent Gyumryukchu reported RIA News", reports "Lenta.ru."
Gyumryukchy refused to confirm the information that Turkey would agree to the creation of Kurdish autonomy: “At this stage, we are against any premature comments on this issue. However, after the new Syria parliament is created, we respectfully accept any decisions that will be made by the Syrians in a democratic way. ”
According to the agency interlocutor, at present the main issue is not the problem of the Kurdish autonomy, but the desire of democratic Syria to determine the structure of governing the country.
Lenta reminds: 16 of August, the newspaper Hurriyet reported that following the results of negotiations with Salih Muslim, the leader of the Syrian Kurds, the Turkish side declared its readiness to create autonomy. As a condition, the representatives of Turkey indicated the adoption of a decision by the Syrian parliament after the establishment of a democratic regime in the country.
In the interests of the people. Iran is ready to resume negotiations with the world community on nuclear issues, said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press.
The Iranian Minister’s statement was made in a telephone conversation with Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Zarif said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to enter into negotiations within a specific time frame."
Ashton congratulated Zarif on her appointment to the post of minister and noted the readiness of the “six” international mediators to work with the Iranian side.
As transmits SANAIranian President Hassan Rouhani emphasized that the Iranian people in the presidential election voted to revise foreign policy, but this revision implies a change in methods, and not a rejection of foreign policy principles.
At the ceremony of appointing Mohammad Javad Zarif, the president said that one should not lose vigilance for a minute: any mistake in foreign policy will turn around to the detriment of the interests of the people. He added that the foreign policy of the state should not be based on slogans, but on national interests.
Iran has eighteen thousand centrifuges to enrich uranium. More than half of them are in working condition, and about a thousand more installations of the second generation are preparing for launch. This was announced by the head of the nuclear energy agency, Fereydun Davani, handing over the powers of the new president’s administration.
The figures almost completely coincide with the IAEA’s May report; "Vesti".
The British Embassy in Yemen has begun work. The Embassy of the United Kingdom in the Republic of Yemen resumed work after the 12-day break. This was announced today by the representative of the British Foreign Ministry, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vitaly Makarchev.
This information is confirmed by the British Ambassador in Yemen, Jane Marriot: “The British Embassy in Yemen has opened since Sunday 18 of August. We apologize for the short break. ”
Mark Adomanis about common Russian skepticism regarding the “Arab Spring”. Mark Adomanis ("Forbes"; source abbr. translation - "Inopressa") talks about the correctness of Russia regarding the “Arab Spring”.
The fact that two and a half years after the overthrow of Mubarak on the streets of Cairo is still killing peaceful demonstrators, shows: rather those who are skeptical of the Arab revolutions are right.
In Russia, both Kremlin experts and independent analysts (as opposed to their Western colleagues) were from the very beginning treated the events unfolding in the Middle East without enthusiasm. In Russia, the region was predicted to have an economic collapse, religious conflicts, and political chaos.
The predictions about the future of Egypt made by Western experts in 2011 are striking with naivety and complacency, the author writes. Analysts believed that with the change of Mubarak, the problems of Egypt would be solved by themselves ...
"Brothers" will be dissolved? In Egypt, as a result of clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the security forces, an 173 man died. The number of victims of riots in the country in recent days is approaching 800, reports Interfax.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry said that the police arrested more than a thousand Islamists - supporters of Mursi, who participated in the riots on Wednesday-Friday last week. Of these, 558 people were arrested in the capital. The government blames the death of citizens on the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Mursi himself emerged.
According to media reports, on Friday, the Acting Prime Minister of Egypt, Hazem Beblaoui, made a proposal to officially dissolve the Brothers. This proposal is being considered.
In Egypt, the brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri was arrested. Egyptian authorities detained and imprisoned the brother of Al-Qaeda’s network leader, Mohammed Al-Zawahiri, reports RIA News" with reference to local media.
M. az-Zavahiri, one of the leaders of the Salafis, was taken into custody at a checkpoint in the city of Giza. According to media reports, referring to the spokesman for the Egyptian penitentiary department, he was taken to the Tura prison, where, for example, they contain the sons of Mubarak.
It is believed that az-Zawahiri sympathized with Mohammed Mursi.
Cannibals on the throne. As Fiona McRae writes ("Daily Mail"; source of translation - Mixednews.ru), a published book on the medicinal properties of cannibalism states that at the end of the 18th century, the royal family of Britain ate fragments of human bodies. However, this practice was widespread not only among monarchs, but also in the highest circles of Europe.
According to Dr. Sagg of the University of Durham, Queen Mary II in 1698 and her uncle King Charles II used human brains in 1685. Publicly condemning the cannibalism of the New World, the monarchs used, drank or wore the ashes of Egyptian mummies, human fat, flesh, bones, blood, brains and skin.
According to Dr. Sagg, tumors extracted from the brains of dead soldiers were used as medicines for ... nosebleeds. Parts of human bodies have generally been widely used as therapeutic agents.
James I banned the use of corpses for medical purposes, and Charles II developed drugs extracted from corpses. Charles I also used the corpses to create drugs.
The list of figures in the field of cadaver medicine included Francis I, surgeon Elizabeth I, John Banister, Countess Kent Elizabeth Gray, Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis, William III and Queen Mary.
Traditions of cadaveric medicine survived to the XVIII century. The poor, they lingered until the era of Queen Victoria. In the 18th century, the largest imports from Ireland to the UK were ... imports of human skulls.
Dr. Sugg continues:
“In continental Europe, where the ax was often removed from the shoulders of criminals' heads, blood was a common remedy for epileptics.
In Denmark, young Hans Christian Andersen witnessed how parents fed their sick child with blood that drained from the scaffold. Such treatment was so popular that the executioners often had to hire assistants to collect blood from the throats of dead criminals.
Sometimes patients sought to shorten the path of treatment. During one execution in Germany of the beginning of the 16 century, “a vagabond grabbed a decapitated body” before it fell and drank blood from it ... ”
In Denmark, young Hans Christian Andersen witnessed how parents fed their sick child with blood that drained from the scaffold. Such treatment was so popular that the executioners often had to hire assistants to collect blood from the throats of dead criminals.
Sometimes patients sought to shorten the path of treatment. During one execution in Germany of the beginning of the 16 century, “a vagabond grabbed a decapitated body” before it fell and drank blood from it ... ”
The last reported case of this practice in Germany dates back to 1865.
The British are protesting against the extraction of shale oil. Near the site of the British oil and gas company Quadrilla in South Sussex, West Sussex, hundreds of opponents of shale oil have set up a tent camp. They are trying to prevent the start of production of energy from shale sands there by the method of hydraulic fracturing, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Roman Podervyansky.
The protest, which will soon be joined by representatives of various parts of the United Kingdom, forced the leadership of Quadrilla to suspend work "for security reasons"
The method of extracting shale oil or shale gas by hydraulic fracturing is considered risky. In a number of countries a moratorium has been imposed on it, reminds a correspondent. ITAR-TASS. Previously, the ban was valid for a year and a half in the UK.
Four thousand French pressure cookers. Geshe Wupper («Die Welt»; source abbr. translation - "Inopressa") talks about the use of pressure cookers in France.
It turns out that the division of the French Atomic Energy Commissariat announced a tender for the supply of "4 thousand stainless steel pressure cookers with a volume of about 17 L". They plan to use them ... for the storage of nuclear waste.
As the France Info radio station reported, similar use of kitchen utensils was found at the Valduk nuclear research center in Burgundy. This company "produces nuclear warheads for the French army."
The head of the company, Francois Bugo, explained that they would store, for example, plutonium in pressure cookers, and that such a container has been used at its center for half a century.
Pressure cookers should provide full tightness, including in the fall. The delivery time is the first quarter of the year 2014. According to the calculations of the former mathematics teacher Alain Cagnol, in 4 thousands of pressure cookers with a volume of 17 l will include 70 tons of solid waste.
Romanian for Moldovan dogs. From now on, Moldovan dogs are obliged to understand the commands exclusively in Romanian: the Moldovan government has approved the relevant decree for canine services. This tells Sergey Tsukarnu ("Voice of Russia").
The law was approved on the basis of an agreement signed between the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Moldova and Romania.
Now in Chisinau cynological center 22 dogs are trained - mainly for border guards and drug searches. One part of the dogs was trained in Ukraine, and now understands the command in Russian. Another part of the quadrupeds was taught in Chisinau: here the teams gave in Romanian.
Meanwhile, experts say that it is hardly possible to retrain a dog to understand commands in another language. Gennady Bivol, a senior canine inspector, says:
“In dogs, the formation of the nervous system ends by the year. To this age, she has reflexes, including voice commands. If you try to address her in another language, she will not understand anything. ”
The article notes that in Romania, due to the lack of special aids, dogs are taught to execute commands in French and German.
A school of snipers is closed in Estonia. In Estonia, the sniper training school at the Kalevsky Infantry Battalion was closed, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to the REGNUM news agency. As noted, it was the only educational institution of its kind in the Armed Forces of the Republic.
The school was closed as a result of the reform of the army structures. The reasons for the elimination of the school are also called the high cost of training snipers and the outflow of teaching staff.
Estonia lacks shooting ranges and shooting ranges. Also noted is the unimportant reputation of the M14-TP rifle, which was used by the Estonian military in Afghanistan.
Rose revolution is a thing of the past. The central square of Tbilisi, on the proposal of the city council deputies, will be renamed from the Rose Revolution Square to the square named after the leader of the national liberation movement, the Georgian dissident Merab Kostava. Correspondent "Voices of Russia" Boris Murashkin figured out how to relate to future changes in politics and residents of the city.
Leader of the Free Georgia Party Kakha Kukava says: “With the arrival of Saakashvili, this square was renamed the Rose Revolution Square. It was certainly the political decision of one person and one party - the national movement. ”
The Tbilisi City Council does not intend to limit itself to renaming one square. A proposal was made to name Tbilisi International Airport after Zviad Gamsakhurdia. They want to call the park in the center of Tbilisi a park of Europe, the square next to the park is one hundred thousand martyrs square. A hearing on this issue in the City Council is scheduled for today.
And in October in Georgia - the presidential election. It may well be that after them the central square will have to be renamed again.
Plan for Monday morning. The head of the Ukrainian government, Mykola Azarov, instructed the government to create a working group on Ukrainian-Russian cooperation, reports Interfax.
According to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine Igor Prasolov, on Monday, Kiev should prepare an action plan to solve the problem that has arisen at customs. The minister did not rule out that among the possible measures is an appeal to the WTO.
He also said that the conflict had moved from the “dead” point. On Friday, an agreement was reached with the Russian side that certified Ukrainian food products will be examined in Ukrainian laboratories before crossing the Russian border. The minister explained that Russia recognizes up to 5 laboratories. After issuing a quality certificate by these laboratories, Ukrainian goods will open the way to the Russian market.
Prasolov said that Ukraine does not plan to limit the importation of Russian goods into its territory. “We do not intend to restrict the import of Russian goods, because we want to find out why our products have problems today. Therefore, there is no question of any other actions on our part, ”the Minister noted.
Employment of Vladimir Nikonenko. Verkhovna Rada deputy from “Batkivschyna” Sergey Pashinsky is ready to hire a resident of Sumy, Vladimir Nikonenko, who portrayed a man similar to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych with a red dot on his forehead. It is reported by the press service of the party, reports "Lenta.ru".
Nikonenko at the beginning of 2013 was sentenced for graffiti to a year of restriction of freedom.
“I appeal to the relevant structures that can decide his further fate and release the guy who is serving illegal and ordered punishment in the Konotop labor colony,” said the deputy, asking to consider his words as “an official job offer.”
As “Lenta” reminds, stencil graffiti with the image of “shot down” Yanukovych appeared in Sumy last winter. Some drawings were supplied with captions: “On yuh!” And “Stop tolerating!”
In addition to Nikonenko, three more persons appeared in the investigation. They were sentenced to real terms, in addition to applying graffiti, imputing them arson of a hostel and the placement of extremist graffiti.
The surprised bass player apologizes. Jared Hasselhoff, bass player of the American punk band Bloodhound Gang, apologized for desecrating the national flag of Ukraine. The musician brought an apology in an interview for the morning show “Wounds of Ukraine” of the Ukraine TV channel. This is reported on the channel's website, writes "Lenta.ru".
“I apologize to the Ukrainian people, the country and the government,” said Hasselhoff.
At the same time, he explained that the incident with the flag in Kiev 30 July was misinterpreted.
The bassist said he did not urinate on the national flag of Ukraine during a speech, as the media wrote. On the flag, explained Hasselhoff, got ketchup during the presentation.
“I went on stage with an artificial genital organ. The soloist “ripped off” me, as it were, and I had a special device with a pump in my belt, with the help of which I imitated blood spatter, ”said punk.
Further, Hasselhoff noted that the flag was soiled by accident: “When I abruptly turned around, perhaps a few drops of ketchup hit the flag that was hanging in the background. Although I'm not at all sure that something has flown there. ”
The participant of the Bloodhound Gang was surprised that the Ukrainians were offended by the ketchup splashed in front of the flag.
The tragedy of Sindurakshaka. As reported by Artem Sanzhiev ("RG"), on Friday, Indian rescuers removed the bodies of five submariners from the Sindurakshak submarine. “The bodies that were removed were severely deformed due to extensive burns,” says the popular Indian Navy press release.
The naval forces actually recognized the death of sailors. Now the main task remains raising the boat from the bottom. Sindurakshak needed to investigate the causes of the accident.
Indian media reported that the Netherlands could be assisted by the Netherlands company SMITH. Two years ago, she helped the Indians raise the frigate Vidhagiri from the bottom. This company also participated in the operation to lift the Russian submarine Kursk in 2000, which sunk in the Barents Sea.
The Indian side has not yet sent requests for the participation of Russian experts in studying the circumstances of what happened, but they are already preparing to go to Mumbai.
As noted earlier by RG, representatives of the Zvezdochka center ship repair center, located in Mumbai, left the submarine on Tuesday evening - and at that moment everything was fine.
Later, the rescuers managed to find the body of the sixth sailor, who was on the submarine Sindurakshak at the time of the explosion. This is reported in another material. "RG" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The search continues for the remaining sailors. It is complicated by poor visibility.
"We do not have the relevant experience to get inside," - said the former commander of the Western command of the Indian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General P. N. Hun.
The accident on the submarine Sindurakshak, most likely, occurred due to non-compliance with safety measures, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. He noted that the Indian side had no questions related to the technical characteristics of the submarine, reports "Deccan Chronicle" (the source of the message - "InoTV").
Rogozin, referring to the experts, expressed the opinion that the cause of the submarine accident was not a technical failure: “The very first information was that the explosion occurred in the compartment where the batteries for the submarine were charging. This is the most dangerous job, which is associated not so much with the manufacturers of these units, as with safety technology, which must be maintained at a high level. "
Japanese classification. An emergency on the Korean Peninsula may be one of the times when Japan finds it possible to send its aircraft abroad. The Government of the Land of the Rising Sun intends to adopt rules that will allow it to authorize the sending of troops to Korea. This was reported by South Korean media, referring to the Japanese edition of Yomiuri Shimbun, Oleg Kiryanov writes ("Russian newspaper").
The government of Japan is going to classify variants of conflict situations that may require Tokyo to send troops in the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.
As cases where the dispatch of Japanese soldiers to Korea will be justified, it is planned to highlight options for a full-scale war on the peninsula or a major inter-Korean armed conflict.
Will the separated meet? The North Korean authorities agreed to the proposal of the southern neighbor to resume negotiations on meetings of families separated by war on the peninsula in the fifties. The initiative came from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Pak Geun-hye, transmit "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
South Korea offered to create a park on the border of the most protected in the world. It will be a “peace park” where families separated by the Korean War will be able to meet.
Also in the material it is noted that Pyongyang recently agreed to resume work on the Kaesong industrial zone.
China will invest in the Far East. The cooperation agreement signed by the head of the Ministry of East Development Viktor Ishaev and President of the State Development Bank of China Zheng Zhijie provides for the participation of a Chinese bank in financing investment projects in the Far East. This was reported on the website of the Russian government, writes Tatyana Zykova ("Russian newspaper").
We are talking about financial support for priority projects in the framework of the state program of socio-economic development of the Far East and the Baikal region until 2025 and the Program of cooperation between the regions of the Far East and Eastern Siberia of Russia and the North-East of China to 2018.
The total amount of funding for projects is estimated to 5 billions of dollars.
The United States is going to intensify in the Philippines. The governments of the United States and the Philippines intend to counter China’s growing regional ambitions. The Pentagon conducts joint military exercises with the Philippine army: in the south of the country is based the American contingent of 500 people. However, in the future, the number of military there may increase, notes "RT".
As they say at the Pentagon, at the first stage of negotiations no specific details were discussed. "The focus was on costly joint military exercises designed to strengthen security at sea," said US Deputy Secretary of Defense Pio Batino.
Pentagon officials claim that even after the completion of negotiations, the number of troops in the country will be coordinated annually.
A number of Filipino politicians oppose an agreement with the United States. “Any measures related to defense issues should be discussed in detail,” says Senator Gregorio Honasan. - The fact that an additional military contingent with its armaments will soon arrive in the country raises serious concerns. This will create an atmosphere of hostility and will only increase tensions in the region. ”
This point of view is shared by journalist Afshin Rattansi. “The very idea that the United States is protecting our interests in the fight against China is absurd,” he said in an interview with RT. “America has always increased its military influence and put pressure on those moments when the world didn’t need it at all.”
Four American bombs were found at the Eighth Wonder of the World. Found four bombs dropped during an exercise in July on the Great Barrier Reef by American aircraft. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
Bombs were discovered in 30 kilometers from the nearest coral reef at a depth from 60 to 70 meters. According to the Australian authorities, the ammunition does not pose a threat to people or nature, according to the newspaper The Herald Sun.
Bombs searched for the Australian minesweeper "Gascoigne". The American landing ship dock Germantown will remove the bombs from the water.
Obama got a low score. Many US citizens, according to the latest survey, consider the measures taken by the government to supervise e-surveillance programs inadequate. A survey on this topic was conducted by the YouGov public opinion polling service for the Huffington Post, writes correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
58% of Americans, according to the survey, said that supervisors, including federal courts, do not exercise proper control over the collection of telephone and network data. Only 18% of citizens adhere to the opposite opinion.
The majority of respondents (58%) also gave a low rating to President Obama’s efforts to protect the constitutional rights of citizens. Only 37% spoke positively about his steps in this direction.
The survey involved a thousand adult Americans.
Michelle Obama spoke about the American presidency. The United States is ready to become a woman president. This was said by the spouse of the current head of the American administration, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
In an interview with Pereid magazine, she said: “I think the country is ready for this. The only question is who is best suited. ”
Of course, Michelle Obama inquired about the chances of becoming former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“She didn’t announce anything, so I, of course, won’t run ahead of her myself,” the White House host wife said.
Isn’t Michelle going to run for president? To this question, Barack Obama's wife replied: "No."
Undoubtedly, in the 2016 year, there will be a woman’s intrigue before the elections, we’ll add. By the way, those interested in the topic of potential candidate Hillary Clinton can refer to the article "Cinema about Hillary"recently published on the Military Review.
Explanation Isinbayeva. According to «The Guardian» with reference to the Press Association (a source of abbr. translation - "Inopressa"), pole vaulting jumper Yelena Isinbayeva decided to clarify the meaning of her statement about the act of Swedish athlete Emma Green-Tregaro, who painted her nails in the colors of the rainbow flag.
The statement that Isinbayeva spread through the International Association of Athletics Federations: “English is not my native language, and it seems to me that yesterday they could have misunderstood me. I wanted to say that people should respect the laws of other countries, especially if they come to visit. But I would like to clarify that I respect the views of other athletes. I also want to state in the most unambiguous manner that I am against any discrimination of gays on the basis of their sexual orientation. ”
The British newspaper also cites Isinbayeva’s words, which became the reason for this statement: “This is disrespect for our country, disrespect for our citizens, because we are Russians. Perhaps we are different from Europeans and residents of other countries. We have our own law, which everyone should respect. When we go to other countries, we try to follow their laws. We are not trying to establish our own rules there. We are just trying to behave respectfully. We consider ourselves to be normal, ordinary people, our boys live with girls, girls with guys ... That’s historically. I hope this problem will not become a stumbling block for the Olympic Games in Sochi. ”
Found someone to take an example. The British edition of the Daily Mail reminded readers that Hitler suspended the anti-homosexual laws during the Berlin 1936 Olympiad of the year, reports "InoTV".
In the essay "The Outer Side of Hospitality", the American Holocaust Memorial Museum indicated that the Nazi authorities had promised to protect foreign visitors to the Games from prosecution under an anti-homosexual article. Moreover, in 1935, Hitler promised the International Olympic Committee that, for the duration of the Games, anti-Semitic signs and posters would disappear from the streets of Berlin.
But Russian lawmakers believe that the laws of the country cannot be changed for the sake of foreign citizens. In an interview with Interfax, a deputy from St. Petersburg, Vitaly Milonov, stated that “if the law has already been passed by the Federal Assembly, signed by the president of the country, the government has no right to cancel it. He has no such powers. ”
Despite criticism from the international community, President Putin does not show signs that he will repeal this law. Russia simply promised that the police would not detain gay athletes and visitors to the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Probably add on my own, this is not enough for gays. They want the police to carry them in their arms.
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