Geopolitical mosaic: Ukraine disappointed the EU and America, New York will become socialist, and Naryshkin discovered a national idea in the Russian Constitution
The third day in Geneva. - unconvincing Netanyahu. - Nuclear Riyadh? “How the religious police work.” - "Warning salvo." - Fighter with the "fascist conspiracy." - Tractors on Parisian highways. - "A misunderstanding has happened." - Ukrainian plots. - The return of Baumgertner. - American solidarity. - Socialist New York. - North Korea has improved the Chinese rocket. - Scenario: an attack by the DPRK. - South Korean agents arrested in China. - The difficult days of the Venezuelan bourgeoisie. - Case arrow from Colorado. “We need Russians, let's be honest.” - The New York Times is unhappy with the Russians. - Snowden is about to be stolen. - Gay okay. - The answer is American propaganda. - Fighting hijabs. - Found a national idea!
The third day in Geneva. The third day of talks between Iran and the "six" on Tehran’s nuclear program began in Geneva, specialist. correspondent ITAR-TASS.
As Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi told Iranian journalists, “there are disagreements over serious issues” at the talks. The main stumbling block, he called the question of continuing uranium enrichment in the territory of Iran.
Also, an obstacle to the negotiation process, Aragchi, considers the distrust of Iranian negotiators that arose during the previous round, caused by the lack of a unified position of the "six".
A spokesman for the head of European diplomacy, Michael Mann, at the end of yesterday acknowledged that unresolved issues remain at the negotiating table. “But we believe that we can make progress this week,” he said. Mann stressed that the round, which was planned to end on November 22, will last as long as necessary for progress.
Details of the agreement discussed by the parties are not given.
Unpersuasive Netanyahu. Israeli Prime Minister left Moscow yesterday after an unsuccessful attempt to dissuade President Putin from an agreement with Iran, which is being discussed in Geneva, writes James Brooke ("Voice of America").
During the visit, Netanyahu tried to influence Putin with flattery, praising his role in concluding an agreement on the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. He called on Russia to try to reach a similar disarmament agreement with Iran. “In the case of Syria, Russia and other states quite rightly insisted on complete disarmament,” he said at a press conference.
The journalist writes:
As the author of the material notes, Russia is in some sense benefiting from economic sanctions against Iran, cutting it off from the oil and gas markets.
As a result, the Israeli leader faced a difficult task.
The journalist also recalls that the Israelis treat Russia with deep skepticism. In April 2012, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey on how people around the world treat Russia. Of the 38 countries involved, the highest level of disapproval was registered in Israel (77%).
Nuclear Riyadh? Saudi Arabia has accelerated the implementation of the nuclear weapons program and is preparing to acquire them from Pakistan, said US Senator Edward Markey. He sent a letter to the US President in which he called on him to suspend negotiations with Riyadh on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the nuclear field, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
The senator reminded Obama that the agreement provides for the transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, which, in his opinion, would be a mistake, given the desire of Riad to get hold of nuclear weapons. He asked the president to "take all necessary measures to prevent an arms race in the Middle East."
“In addition to your diplomatic efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear program, efforts must also be made to ensure that other Gulf countries will not develop nuclear weapons capabilities, either directly or developing their own resources under the guise of a civilian program.” - wrote the senator.
How does religious police work? Employees of the religious police of Saudi Arabia arrested two young people from the Free Hugs movement who offered to “embrace” anyone who wanted to, "reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse. Young people stood on the street of Riyadh with signs in English: "FREE HUG!"
Conflicting reviews appeared in the local blogosphere. Conservative people believe that hugging strangers is unacceptable frivolity. “Today, these are free hugs, tomorrow - free kisses, and in a day it will be free sex!” Said one of the local Twitter users. Liberal Saudis strongly disagree with such statements. “Lord! It's just a hug, not some kind of drugs, ”wrote one of the opponents of the arrest.
According to Lenta, the Saudi religious police are authorized to detain people who are not jealous of Islamic traditions and violate the norms of chastity and modesty established in society. This kind of police is often accused of abuse of power: religious police simply prevent people from living. Fighters for morality arrange road raids, identifying female drivers and demanding that all stores be closed five times a day for the sake of prayer.
As for the Free Hugs movement, activists, embracing with everyone who so desires, merely aim to "make the world kinder and brighter."
"Warning salvo". The Iraqi Shiite group "Mukhtar Army" claimed responsibility for the mortar shelling of the desert terrain in northeastern Saudi Arabia, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
Iraqi Shiites have declared that this shelling should be regarded as a “warning salvo”. "The Saudis must understand that their border posts and patrols are in the zone of destruction of our fire," Shiites explained.
Their main goal is to discourage Saudi Arabia from interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. In addition, the leaders of the Army Mukhtar announced that they were going to take revenge on Riyadh "for insulting the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad." What exactly the words of the Saudis about the Prophet’s daughter insulted the Shiites is not specified.
As “Lenta” reminds, the “Mukhtar Army” group was formed at the beginning of 2013. The main objectives of this organization: the protection of the Shiite population and the "fight against Sunni terrorism." The group maintains close ties with Tehran, from where, according to some, receives weapons and funding.
Fighter with the "fascist conspiracy." Abdelhakim Dekar, who was suspected of shooting at the editorial office of the newspaper “Liberation”, stated in his letters about the need to fight the “fascist conspiracy”. It is reported by the newspaper "Le Figaro", reports "Lenta.ru".
The letters of Dekar were found with him in the car, where he was at the time of his detention, as well as in the house where he had spent the night before. Where and what he saw the fascist conspiracy, not reported. Sources "Le Figaro" call his texts paranoid.
The suspect wrote about hatred of prisons, banks, and journalists. He accused the latter of “manipulating the masses” and compared media workers with prostitutes. About it writes "The Local".
According to the "France-Presse", the police confirmed the information about the previous criminal record of Dekar. In 1998, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison for involvement in a crime that occurred in 1994. As a result of the failed robbery, three police officers and one taxi driver were killed. The criminals are two young lovers who are passionate about left-wing and anarchist ideas. The press called them "French Bonnie and Clyde." Dekar was suspected of having influenced this couple ideologically. He was convicted for providing them with weapons.
Dekara was detained on the evening of November 20 in an underground parking lot in the department of O-de-Seine. He was unconscious. As suggested, he tried to commit suicide by taking a number of medications. His DNA, notes "Ribbon", coincided with the DNA of the offender who wounded the man in the Paris edition.
Tractors on Parisian highways. At the entrance to Paris many kilometers of traffic jams formed. French farmers blocked the main highways with tractors and bulldozers, says Anastasia Popova ("Vesti").
Striking farmers tried to block the bridges in the capital, but the police did not let them into the city.
The farmer explains: “On the one hand, we are under pressure from taxes. On the other hand, contributions to the Pension Fund. We are surrounded from all sides. ”
The government is going to cut by 40% the already lowest in Europe subsidies to grain producers. In addition, Hollande decided to impose a double tax on them, and also introduce an eco-tax, according to which truck owners will have to pay for environmental pollution.
Says Francois Lecoq, head of the French Farmers Union: “This is just the beginning. Mr Hollande must hear us. We are tired of the policy pursued by the Ministry of Agriculture. We do not want to put up with the government, which leads our country to an economic recession. Ruining farmers. Despite the fact that we are all cultured and educated people, we just have to express our dissatisfaction in this way - irritating other people. But we are acting in the interests of the buyers. ”
“People are finally tired of this. Increase VAT, taxes, taxes on hiring seasonal workers. Our incomes are already small, and they are additionally cut off. The pressure is now that little things are enough for people to take to the streets. Breaking and burning is not the best way to show your indignation. But the situation is such that people have nothing else to do, ”says farmer Arnaud Margen.
Following the farmers, truckers and private sector workers are threatening to protest.
"A misunderstanding has happened." Before the Riga Dinamo match in the KHL vs. Ugra (Khanty-Mansiysk) championship, a large swastika-like ornament was deployed on the ice of the Arena Riga stadium. The incident occurred on November 17, on the eve of the celebration of the 95 anniversary of the Republic of Latvia, but received wide publicity after publications in the media. The incident reported portal Focus.lv, transmits Newsru.com.
An ornament made up of many Latvian flags was unfurled on the ice during the performance of the artistic ensemble of the National Armed Forces of Latvia. The leadership of Dynamo now declare that the organizers did not intend to propagate Nazism.
“We saw the rehearsals of this show, but could not provide such a reaction,” explained ITAR-TASS to press attache of Riga residents Janis Stepitis. - The Latvian traditional symbol was used in the show, which is used in our national dress, in all the ornaments. He has many names, but this is not a swastika. We didn’t want to tie this show to the events of the Second World War, a misunderstanding happened. ”
The misunderstanding, let us add, arose among other things because Latvia is one of those few places on the planet where Hitler's Nazism is still cultivated, and the Defense Minister calls the monument to the Soviets from the Fascists to be a soviet monument.
Ukrainian plots. Preparations for signing the Association Agreement with the EU have been halted due to the deterioration of trade and economic relations with the CIS and a drop in production, Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko said, Focus.ua.
“Taking such an important decision from all sides, the government was guided solely by national interests <...> The last four months, the volume of commodity production in the country has dropped significantly. The analysis showed that this is due to the reduction in trade and economic relations with the CIS countries, ”he said.
Boyko said that the resumption of preparations for the signing of the agreement would be appropriate if the benefits from cooperation with the EU compensate for the losses from the deterioration of relations with the CIS. He stressed: “The Government of Ukraine will suspend the process of negotiations on signing the Association Agreement with the EU until we find a way out of the situation when the decline in industrial production and our relations with the CIS countries will be compensated at the expense of the European market, otherwise the economy of our country will suffer very seriously. ”
The Vice Prime Minister expressed hope that the decision adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers will make it possible to intensify relations with the CIS countries, including Russia in the field of energy engineering, aviation and space.
“I would define production projects as priorities, which give a special impetus to our economy. First of all, these are aviation, power engineering, space and all those projects that, unfortunately, have now been stopped, ”said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The leader of Batkivshchyna, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, accused Viktor Yanukovich and Mykola Azarov of high treason. About this, according to "Ukrainian truth", the politician said from the rostrum of the parliament, reports "Lenta.ru".
“The Cabinet has just adopted an illegal and unconstitutional decision to halt the course of Ukraine’s European integration. We demand Azarov tomorrow morning. Azarov - to the parliament. Yanukovych - to the parliament ", - said Yatsenyuk. His proposals were supported by deputies of other opposition factions. The leader of “Batkivschyna” added that if Yanukovych decided not to sign an association agreement with the EU, then this is “a reason for impeachment”.
As transmits RIA News", the European Parliament’s monitoring mission in Ukraine in connection with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to suspend the preparation of an association agreement with the EU declared pressure on Kiev from Russia, which has increased sharply in recent weeks.
The leaders of the monitoring mission Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski expressed deep disappointment with the “unilateral decision of the Ukrainian government.” “In this difficult situation, we hope that the EU leaders will once again confirm to the Ukrainian people that the door for Ukraine’s European aspirations remains open,” the statement said.
The United States was also disappointed with Ukraine.
As transmits correspondent RIA "News" Peter MartynychevThe USA is disappointed with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to suspend the preparation for concluding an association agreement with the European Union.
"The United States joins the European Union in its disappointment with the decision of the Ukrainian government to postpone preparations for the signing of an association agreement with the European Union and a trade agreement with the EU," the State Department said.
Washington recommended that the EU “keep the door open for Ukraine.”
People’s Deputy, member of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction, Oleg Tsaryov, made a deputy request to government bodies to take exhaustive measures to stop and prevent representatives of foreign countries, in particular, the United States, from interfering in the internal affairs of Ukraine. He said this, speaking in the Verkhovna Rada of November 20, reports IA "REGNUM". He told the following.
According to Tsarev, some activists of Volya, who pretended to be specialists in IT technologies, managed to get to the events held as part of TechCamp. It turned out that under the guise of learning to use modern media, American instructors talked about the use of social networks and network technologies to purposefully influence public opinion and enhance protest potential. The goal is to organize power actions in the struggle for power. American instructors gave examples of the use of social networks in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
To this comrade Tsaryov added:
Finishes the chain of Ukrainian stories news about the communist past of the famous Mrs. Fahrion.
According to Mikhail Tishchenko ("Lenta.ru"), in Ukraine, a scandal erupted around the representative of the nationalist party "Freedom" Irina Fahrion. The nationalist, who became famous for speaking out against the Russian language and calling for a ban on the Communist Party, was pointed to her past: she was a member of the CPSU. This fact, perhaps, would not have attracted much attention, if Fahrion herself did not deny her communist past.
“We have real communists, and there were carriers of party cards. Here she belonged to the party membership carriers, ”said Petr Simonenko, leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine.
On the forums, the nationalists are reminded of their own slogan - “Komunyaku to Gillyaku” (“Komunyaku to bitches”).
A year earlier, commenting on the rumors about her communist past, the nationalist declared that with the same success she could be called "Goebbels' granddaughter and bin Laden's cousin."
But at the end of October, the Lviv edition wrote that the state archives of the Lviv region kept documents confirming the communist past I. Fahrion. The article contained references to the minutes of the meetings of the party committees of Leningrad State University of 1987 and 1988, at which the nationalist was recognized as a candidate member of the CPSU, and then a member of the party. The decision on admission was taken unanimously. Among those who voted for her entry was Ivan Vasyunyk, the future ally of Viktor Yushchenko.
The Internet got the minutes of that meeting, at which "Comrade Fahrion Irina Dmitrievna" accepted as party members, as well as handwritten statements on behalf of Fahrion herself, who asked to be admitted to the CPSU and motivated her with the desire to "be in the vanguard of the restructuring of our society."
True, the former dean of the Faculty of Philology, Mikhail Gnatyuk, who had studied with Fahrion, said he did not remember whether he gave her recommendations for joining the CPSU, and Ivan Vasyunyk refused to comment on the topic to journalists.
Fahrion continued to assert that she was not a member of the CPSU. She published a rebuke to those who "delve into her past." “Svobodonenenavistniki from medvedchukovsko-pro-Moscow and anti-nationalist sites are looking for a speck in the eye of Irina Fahrion,” she wrote in “Facebook”. - It seems I was a member of the CPSU. I tell you, plebeians and lackeys, Moscow henchmen ... - NO. Those for whom you are trying to betray me have never been. ”
However, the journalist, who was unable to obtain information in the archive on Fahrion, went to court and made sure that the archive workers were obliged to provide data. After an official request to the Lviv State Archive, the Western Ukrainian publication Zaxid.net published the received documents - minutes of meetings at which Comrade. Fahrion I.D. ”was accepted as a member candidate, and then as a party member. The publication has published a characteristic issued by the future communist. It noted that “Comrade. Fahrion I.D. ”proved herself to be a diligent, disciplined student, said that she was engaged in social work, that she was finally“ politically literate and morally stable ”.
It also turned out that the representative of Freedom in the past was not irreconcilably disposed towards the Russian language. From the characteristics it follows that she “repeatedly conducted conversations with foreign students in order to better study the Russian language”.
And further. No documents evidencing the withdrawal or exclusion of Fahrion from the CPSU could be found. The archive stated that they did not have this kind of material.
The nationalist had to confess: she was a member of the Communist Party. "In 1988, I entered this shit because of my career growth," she explained to a local radio station, adding that after a year she left the party: "After very serious conflicts in the department."
“Fahrion’s membership in the CPSU is not something inorganic for her,” quotes Ostap Drozdov, the author of the article. - The Soviet discourse of thinking is the closest to the nationalists. Because they are products of the Soviet era ... Try to change the word "Ukrainophobes" or "regionals" in hot nationalist matches to any word from the lexicon of Stalinist repression ... and you will see identical texts in spirit, emotion, labeling and bile. "
Return of Baumgertner. Vladislav Baumgertner, General Director of OJSC Uralkali, who was arrested at the end of August in Minsk, was handed over to representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies. This was reported by the TV channel "Belarus 1", reports Interfax.
After midnight (that is, today), the Interfax source reported that the plane with the head of Uralkali had landed at Domodedovo Airport. Accompanied by employees of the FPS V. Baumgertner was sent to one of the capital's isolators.
Interfax reminds that in October the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Baumgertner in absentia. Entrepreneur blamed for hours. 3 with. 33 and h. 2 Art. 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of authority resulting in serious consequences).
“Baumgertner is charged with direct organization of the crime, management of accomplices,” a source familiar with the investigation told Interfax in early November. The businessman faces up to ten years in prison.
American solidarity. The US administration expressed solidarity with Ukraine on the eve of the day of memory of victims of the Holodomor, calling the events of eighty years ago the result of Stalin’s policy, reports correspondent RIA "News" Peter Martynychev.
A statement from the White House press service says: “On November 23, the American people, along with Ukrainians all over the world, including Americans of Ukrainian origin, will pay tribute to millions of people who senselessly lost their lives as a result of this man-made disaster.”
The US administration is sure that the Ukrainians have never lost hope of gaining independence.
“Recalling and honoring the victims of the famine, we reiterate the call to respect human rights, reaffirm our commitment to prevent the recurrence of such atrocities,” the message says.
Socialist New York. As Dimitri Babich writes (Vremya.ua), in the first-largest city in the United States in the elections to local governments for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, the Democratic candidate won, and he was famous for being Marxist.
Taking the oath of the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio promised to change the lives of ordinary citizens for the better. This life will change in the coming months.
During the election campaign, the mayoral candidate said that if he came to power, he would immediately raise taxes for the rich, reduce them for the poor, and build social housing. The title of one of the local newspapers is well known: “De Blasio will build socialism in a single metropolis”.
Reporters gave him the nickname "Comrade Che de Blasio."
The author of the material reminds us that the social inequality helped to enlist support for more than 80% of the electorate: more than 4 of millions of inhabitants of the 20-million metropolis live below the poverty line, and the next 5 of millions barely make ends meet.
North Korea has improved the Chinese rocket. North Korea has developed an improved anti-ship missile with a range of 180-300 kilometers based on the Chinese ground-to-ship missile Silkworm, reports correspondent RIA "Novosti" Daria Krutov With reference to the South Korean newspaper "Chosun Ilbo."
According to an anonymous source in the South Korean government, Pyongyang tested the new KN-01 land-to-ship missile from 2003 of the year. Now the checks are completed, and the missiles are stationed at military bases in the province of Hwanghae Namdo.
Scenario: the attack of the DPRK. The Republic of Korea will begin military exercises near the border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea. According to the committee of the chiefs of staffs of the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, they will be timed to the third anniversary of the incident on Yonpyendo, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vladimir Kutakhov.
According to the scenarios to repel an attack from the DPRK on the island, part of the training will take place in the field, and some will be simulated on computers. Ground forces, Navy, Air Force and Marines will take part in them.
“During the maneuvers, the KNS will work out a new emergency response system in response to the attack and will teach the troops to respond quickly to provocations at their earliest stage,” said a representative of the military command of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
South Korean agents arrested in China. Several agents of the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea were arrested by the Chinese authorities in an attempt to kidnap DPRK citizens who were there. This is stated in a statement by the representative of the Committee for the Peaceful Unification of Korea, distributed by the TsTAK, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Yuri Sidorov.
The statement notes that the National Intelligence Service kidnaps and forcibly exports DPRK citizens to South Korea, involves the Northmen in “religious” and “human rights” groups to “use them in a slanderous propaganda campaign aimed against the DPRK”.
A CMOC spokesman threatened to "severely punish those involved in the abduction of North Korean citizens," who in South Korea and the United States "are trying to present as defectors from the North."
The difficult days of the Venezuelan bourgeoisie. Nicolas Maduro signed yesterday the law on control over pricing, reports correspondent RIA "News" Dmitry Znamensky.
“The law that we drafted, which I sign on behalf of all the people, has only one main goal - to protect the economic freedoms, economic and social rights of workers, those who live in their work,” comrade Maduro quoted local media.
According to the president, after approval by the Supreme Court, the law will be issued in 5 millions of copies.
“Did the bourgeoisie really think that all this was not serious?” Said Maduro.
Case Arrow from Colorado. A court in the state of Colorado postponed indefinitely the beginning of the 2014 process planned for February in the case of James Holmes, accused of shooting at the premiere of a film about Batman, reports RIA News" with reference to the Associated Press agency.
The delay is due to the fact that the prosecution requires an additional psychiatric examination for Holmes.
"We need Russians, let's be honest." Most Russians requesting a visa to enter the United States receive a positive response, and the number of refusals in Russia is less than in other countries, said US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, speaking at the American Center in Moscow on Wednesday, reports "RT".
“The majority of those who request a visa receive it,” Mr. McFaul noted, adding that such citizens are “more than 90%.” “This indicator is higher in Russia than in many other countries,” the ambassador added.
According to him, he in no way opposes immigration to the United States. “We need Russians, let's be honest,” said McFaul, noting the achievements of Russian immigrants in the United States and citing as an example the founder of Google, Sergey Brin.
We need, of course, add on my own. But it would be better if they stayed and succeeded in Russia ...
The New York Times is displeased with the Russians. Mark Adomanis ("Forbes"; source of translation - "InoSMI") criticized the “extremely strange” editorial of the New York Times, devoted to the Eastern Partnership and the EU’s attempts to bring Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to the West. The editors of the New York Times are very unhappy with the Russians using the same tactics that the European Union uses. Here is how it is formulated in the original article: “Europe’s use of trade levers to promote democracy is constructive and justified. Russia's attempts to force former vassals to remain in economic dependence are not. The European Union offers something real and attractive. Russia, which wants them to join the customs union created by it, Belarus and Kazakhstan, offers some threats. ”
To complain about Russia's attempts to "put pressure" on the countries of Eastern Europe, the journalist notes, as senseless as complaining that the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. Of course, the Russians will try to use economic leverage. Any country protects its interests. This is not a sign of backwardness and barbarism, the author notes, this is a sign that Russia is a state.
Snowden is about to be stolen. The chief officer of the British MI-6 is working undercover at the embassy in Moscow, writes portal GlobalResearch.ca (source of translation - "Translation").
The Cameron government made it clear that it considers Snowden and all those who helped him to publish the protected secrets of the Office of Government Communications as terrorists.
Catching Snowden is hard. MI-6 can take the following tactics: during the Olympics-2014, wait for the security regime for Snowden to weaken by the FSB and organize an operation to capture and export it from Russia. Will take Snowden through the Baltic countries, Belarus or Ukraine.
Gay Okay Angelina Galanina ("TVNZ") in the article “Paint gay!” told about the notion of the American company FCKH8.com: same-sex love is promoted in a form that is understandable for Russian kids - through a coloring book.
The texts are written in English and Russian languages (among other things, with spelling and punctuation errors).
The head of the company, Luc Montgomery, said that the book was a response to a law in Russia banning the promotion of unconventional sexual relations among minors.
We add about ourselves, I would like to comment on this book and this statement, but the trouble is: the printed expressions in the lexicon are already over. Policemen with cudgels and in hats with earflaps, chasing unhappy gays (more precisely, “geyas”) in snow-covered Moscow, are just pictures from the new series of the “cold war” ... One word: “overload” ...
The answer is American propaganda. The public organization “People’s Council”, whose members advocated the adoption in Russia of a law banning the promotion of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors, believes that administrative responsibility for this crime is not enough. Activists raise the question of the return of criminal punishment for sodomy and its propaganda, reports "RT".
“We want to raise this question, to address the president, the deputies of the State Duma. So far we are only turning to our society: does such an initiative? We are waiting for a response from our 60 organizations across the country, ”Anatoly Artyukh, leader of the St. Petersburg branch of the People’s Council, told Interfax.
“The people's council,” he said, calls for supporting the initiative to return punishment for sodomy to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and add penalties for promoting homosexuality and pedophilia.
Fighting hijabs. Deputy of the municipal assembly of the Moscow district of Yakimanka Dmitry Zakharov collected signatures of caring Muscovites, added signatures of the same caring municipal deputies to them and sent a collection of autographs to the mayor of Moscow. Muscovites write that they are afraid of scary women in hijabs, and ask to forbid them to appear in public places, especially in the metro. This tells Adelaide Sigida (Utro.ru).
One of the participants in the discussion, Polosin Ali Vyacheslav, a Russian Islamic theologian (in the past Kaluga’s archpriest, first in stories Russian Orthodox priest, who converted to Islam), explained that the “hijab” is when a woman has only her face and hands open, and it doesn’t matter what her clothes look like, even if it is a fur coat, boots, and a Ushanka hat: all this will fall under concept of hijab.
Polosin in the history of hijabs saw the intrigues of external enemies: “The topic was purposely thrown into society in order to split it. Even the word itself is specifically taken the Arabic version, although it can be said simply - a handkerchief ... We don’t have to be led to this provocation, Russian women have only had their hands and face open for centuries, even the expression is “goofing”, that is, appear uncovered head. "
The deputy Zakharov promised to fight with hijabs in Moscow to the bitter end.
Found a national idea! Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin said that the head of the Constitution should become a national idea that would unite political forces, reports "Voice of Russia" with reference to Interfax.
“The national idea is precisely formulated in the first chapter of the Constitution - we are building a democratic federal law-based state with a republican form of government. In my opinion, this is the best legal formulation of the idea to which we should go, ”Mr. Naryshkin explained.
To this, he added that "constructive political forces have the opportunity and, I think, should unite on the basis of this national idea."
If, in happy (if not ideal) times of the USSR, we add, people lived by faith in a bright communist future, striving for high consciousness, solidarity and fraternity, decried money, materialism and the rapacious capitalist robbery of the planet, then today the government publicly preaches something vague form of building a democratic state. By the way, what is the national idea here? .. The national idea is seen, say, in Marine Le Pen, but not in the statement of Naryshkin.
The very form of democratic “super-presidential” rule in Russia is largely copied from France. Of course, the early political and economic builders, sacredly devoted to the interests of the modern Russian bourgeoisie, took over the experience from the Americans. Impeachments there, you know ...
So what kind of democracy are we building? Who are we up to? On the Europeans? Or is it the Americans who were our idols during the Gorbachev perestroika?
But after all, President Putin is not inclined to idealize the American model of democracy. Rather, even he rejects it. Just yesterday Vladimir Vladimirovich intelligibly described Happy America:
Or maybe Mr. Naryshkin was referring to the ancient Greek form of democracy - the classic, so to speak? ..
All the current builders of democracy are experiencing both lexical and substantial difficulties because they have a “legal formulation”, but not a spiritual one. In post-Soviet Russia, the final destruction of the gains of socialism, the accelerated "grabbing" and plundering by a bunch of nouveau riche reformers of national wealth created the material basis of the oligarchy over which the ideological superstructure of democracy could not appear.
Photo: Ekaterina Shtukina, http://expert.ru/expert/2012/28/predelyi-obnovleniya/
The third day in Geneva. The third day of talks between Iran and the "six" on Tehran’s nuclear program began in Geneva, specialist. correspondent ITAR-TASS.
As Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi told Iranian journalists, “there are disagreements over serious issues” at the talks. The main stumbling block, he called the question of continuing uranium enrichment in the territory of Iran.
Also, an obstacle to the negotiation process, Aragchi, considers the distrust of Iranian negotiators that arose during the previous round, caused by the lack of a unified position of the "six".
A spokesman for the head of European diplomacy, Michael Mann, at the end of yesterday acknowledged that unresolved issues remain at the negotiating table. “But we believe that we can make progress this week,” he said. Mann stressed that the round, which was planned to end on November 22, will last as long as necessary for progress.
Details of the agreement discussed by the parties are not given.
Unpersuasive Netanyahu. Israeli Prime Minister left Moscow yesterday after an unsuccessful attempt to dissuade President Putin from an agreement with Iran, which is being discussed in Geneva, writes James Brooke ("Voice of America").
During the visit, Netanyahu tried to influence Putin with flattery, praising his role in concluding an agreement on the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. He called on Russia to try to reach a similar disarmament agreement with Iran. “In the case of Syria, Russia and other states quite rightly insisted on complete disarmament,” he said at a press conference.
The journalist writes:
“Although the Kremlin stresses that it opposes the appearance of an atomic bomb in Iran, Russia is much less concerned about this than Israel. Russia has 8500 nuclear warheads. Some Russians say they will not feel threatened if Iran has a pair of atomic bombs.
Georgy Mirsky, a Middle East expert from the Russian Academy of Sciences, cites the example of a Russian diplomat at a recent conference at the Foreign Ministry.
“One official said directly that a nuclear Iran is better than a pro-American. Imagine? For Russia, nuclear Iran is better than pro-American. Because, in the end, Russia will never fear the Iranian nuclear weapons", - he said".
Georgy Mirsky, a Middle East expert from the Russian Academy of Sciences, cites the example of a Russian diplomat at a recent conference at the Foreign Ministry.
“One official said directly that a nuclear Iran is better than a pro-American. Imagine? For Russia, nuclear Iran is better than pro-American. Because, in the end, Russia will never fear the Iranian nuclear weapons", - he said".
As the author of the material notes, Russia is in some sense benefiting from economic sanctions against Iran, cutting it off from the oil and gas markets.
As a result, the Israeli leader faced a difficult task.
The journalist also recalls that the Israelis treat Russia with deep skepticism. In April 2012, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey on how people around the world treat Russia. Of the 38 countries involved, the highest level of disapproval was registered in Israel (77%).
Nuclear Riyadh? Saudi Arabia has accelerated the implementation of the nuclear weapons program and is preparing to acquire them from Pakistan, said US Senator Edward Markey. He sent a letter to the US President in which he called on him to suspend negotiations with Riyadh on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the nuclear field, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky.
The senator reminded Obama that the agreement provides for the transfer of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, which, in his opinion, would be a mistake, given the desire of Riad to get hold of nuclear weapons. He asked the president to "take all necessary measures to prevent an arms race in the Middle East."
“In addition to your diplomatic efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear program, efforts must also be made to ensure that other Gulf countries will not develop nuclear weapons capabilities, either directly or developing their own resources under the guise of a civilian program.” - wrote the senator.
How does religious police work? Employees of the religious police of Saudi Arabia arrested two young people from the Free Hugs movement who offered to “embrace” anyone who wanted to, "reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse. Young people stood on the street of Riyadh with signs in English: "FREE HUG!"
Conflicting reviews appeared in the local blogosphere. Conservative people believe that hugging strangers is unacceptable frivolity. “Today, these are free hugs, tomorrow - free kisses, and in a day it will be free sex!” Said one of the local Twitter users. Liberal Saudis strongly disagree with such statements. “Lord! It's just a hug, not some kind of drugs, ”wrote one of the opponents of the arrest.
According to Lenta, the Saudi religious police are authorized to detain people who are not jealous of Islamic traditions and violate the norms of chastity and modesty established in society. This kind of police is often accused of abuse of power: religious police simply prevent people from living. Fighters for morality arrange road raids, identifying female drivers and demanding that all stores be closed five times a day for the sake of prayer.
As for the Free Hugs movement, activists, embracing with everyone who so desires, merely aim to "make the world kinder and brighter."
"Warning salvo". The Iraqi Shiite group "Mukhtar Army" claimed responsibility for the mortar shelling of the desert terrain in northeastern Saudi Arabia, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
Iraqi Shiites have declared that this shelling should be regarded as a “warning salvo”. "The Saudis must understand that their border posts and patrols are in the zone of destruction of our fire," Shiites explained.
Their main goal is to discourage Saudi Arabia from interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. In addition, the leaders of the Army Mukhtar announced that they were going to take revenge on Riyadh "for insulting the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad." What exactly the words of the Saudis about the Prophet’s daughter insulted the Shiites is not specified.
As “Lenta” reminds, the “Mukhtar Army” group was formed at the beginning of 2013. The main objectives of this organization: the protection of the Shiite population and the "fight against Sunni terrorism." The group maintains close ties with Tehran, from where, according to some, receives weapons and funding.
Fighter with the "fascist conspiracy." Abdelhakim Dekar, who was suspected of shooting at the editorial office of the newspaper “Liberation”, stated in his letters about the need to fight the “fascist conspiracy”. It is reported by the newspaper "Le Figaro", reports "Lenta.ru".
The letters of Dekar were found with him in the car, where he was at the time of his detention, as well as in the house where he had spent the night before. Where and what he saw the fascist conspiracy, not reported. Sources "Le Figaro" call his texts paranoid.
The suspect wrote about hatred of prisons, banks, and journalists. He accused the latter of “manipulating the masses” and compared media workers with prostitutes. About it writes "The Local".
According to the "France-Presse", the police confirmed the information about the previous criminal record of Dekar. In 1998, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison for involvement in a crime that occurred in 1994. As a result of the failed robbery, three police officers and one taxi driver were killed. The criminals are two young lovers who are passionate about left-wing and anarchist ideas. The press called them "French Bonnie and Clyde." Dekar was suspected of having influenced this couple ideologically. He was convicted for providing them with weapons.
Dekara was detained on the evening of November 20 in an underground parking lot in the department of O-de-Seine. He was unconscious. As suggested, he tried to commit suicide by taking a number of medications. His DNA, notes "Ribbon", coincided with the DNA of the offender who wounded the man in the Paris edition.
“Most of the incidents of which Dekar is suspected of being involved occurred on Monday, November 18. First, an armed attacker entered the editorial office of the newspaper Liberation and twice shot a 23-year-old photographer, seriously wounding him. He then opened fire near the office of the Societe General Bank in the Paris district of La Défense. After that, he took the driver of the car as a hostage and forced him to drive him to the Champs Elysees. After 20 minutes, he released the hostage and disappeared.
Supposedly the same person on Friday, October 15, broke into the editorial office of the French television channel BFM TV and began to threaten journalists. No one was hurt that day as a result of his actions. ”
Supposedly the same person on Friday, October 15, broke into the editorial office of the French television channel BFM TV and began to threaten journalists. No one was hurt that day as a result of his actions. ”
Tractors on Parisian highways. At the entrance to Paris many kilometers of traffic jams formed. French farmers blocked the main highways with tractors and bulldozers, says Anastasia Popova ("Vesti").
Striking farmers tried to block the bridges in the capital, but the police did not let them into the city.
The farmer explains: “On the one hand, we are under pressure from taxes. On the other hand, contributions to the Pension Fund. We are surrounded from all sides. ”
The government is going to cut by 40% the already lowest in Europe subsidies to grain producers. In addition, Hollande decided to impose a double tax on them, and also introduce an eco-tax, according to which truck owners will have to pay for environmental pollution.
Says Francois Lecoq, head of the French Farmers Union: “This is just the beginning. Mr Hollande must hear us. We are tired of the policy pursued by the Ministry of Agriculture. We do not want to put up with the government, which leads our country to an economic recession. Ruining farmers. Despite the fact that we are all cultured and educated people, we just have to express our dissatisfaction in this way - irritating other people. But we are acting in the interests of the buyers. ”
“People are finally tired of this. Increase VAT, taxes, taxes on hiring seasonal workers. Our incomes are already small, and they are additionally cut off. The pressure is now that little things are enough for people to take to the streets. Breaking and burning is not the best way to show your indignation. But the situation is such that people have nothing else to do, ”says farmer Arnaud Margen.
Following the farmers, truckers and private sector workers are threatening to protest.
"A misunderstanding has happened." Before the Riga Dinamo match in the KHL vs. Ugra (Khanty-Mansiysk) championship, a large swastika-like ornament was deployed on the ice of the Arena Riga stadium. The incident occurred on November 17, on the eve of the celebration of the 95 anniversary of the Republic of Latvia, but received wide publicity after publications in the media. The incident reported portal Focus.lv, transmits Newsru.com.
An ornament made up of many Latvian flags was unfurled on the ice during the performance of the artistic ensemble of the National Armed Forces of Latvia. The leadership of Dynamo now declare that the organizers did not intend to propagate Nazism.
“We saw the rehearsals of this show, but could not provide such a reaction,” explained ITAR-TASS to press attache of Riga residents Janis Stepitis. - The Latvian traditional symbol was used in the show, which is used in our national dress, in all the ornaments. He has many names, but this is not a swastika. We didn’t want to tie this show to the events of the Second World War, a misunderstanding happened. ”
The misunderstanding, let us add, arose among other things because Latvia is one of those few places on the planet where Hitler's Nazism is still cultivated, and the Defense Minister calls the monument to the Soviets from the Fascists to be a soviet monument.
Ukrainian plots. Preparations for signing the Association Agreement with the EU have been halted due to the deterioration of trade and economic relations with the CIS and a drop in production, Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko said, Focus.ua.
“Taking such an important decision from all sides, the government was guided solely by national interests <...> The last four months, the volume of commodity production in the country has dropped significantly. The analysis showed that this is due to the reduction in trade and economic relations with the CIS countries, ”he said.
Boyko said that the resumption of preparations for the signing of the agreement would be appropriate if the benefits from cooperation with the EU compensate for the losses from the deterioration of relations with the CIS. He stressed: “The Government of Ukraine will suspend the process of negotiations on signing the Association Agreement with the EU until we find a way out of the situation when the decline in industrial production and our relations with the CIS countries will be compensated at the expense of the European market, otherwise the economy of our country will suffer very seriously. ”
The Vice Prime Minister expressed hope that the decision adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers will make it possible to intensify relations with the CIS countries, including Russia in the field of energy engineering, aviation and space.
“I would define production projects as priorities, which give a special impetus to our economy. First of all, these are aviation, power engineering, space and all those projects that, unfortunately, have now been stopped, ”said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The leader of Batkivshchyna, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, accused Viktor Yanukovich and Mykola Azarov of high treason. About this, according to "Ukrainian truth", the politician said from the rostrum of the parliament, reports "Lenta.ru".
“The Cabinet has just adopted an illegal and unconstitutional decision to halt the course of Ukraine’s European integration. We demand Azarov tomorrow morning. Azarov - to the parliament. Yanukovych - to the parliament ", - said Yatsenyuk. His proposals were supported by deputies of other opposition factions. The leader of “Batkivschyna” added that if Yanukovych decided not to sign an association agreement with the EU, then this is “a reason for impeachment”.
As transmits RIA News", the European Parliament’s monitoring mission in Ukraine in connection with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to suspend the preparation of an association agreement with the EU declared pressure on Kiev from Russia, which has increased sharply in recent weeks.
The leaders of the monitoring mission Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski expressed deep disappointment with the “unilateral decision of the Ukrainian government.” “In this difficult situation, we hope that the EU leaders will once again confirm to the Ukrainian people that the door for Ukraine’s European aspirations remains open,” the statement said.
The United States was also disappointed with Ukraine.
As transmits correspondent RIA "News" Peter MartynychevThe USA is disappointed with the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to suspend the preparation for concluding an association agreement with the European Union.
"The United States joins the European Union in its disappointment with the decision of the Ukrainian government to postpone preparations for the signing of an association agreement with the European Union and a trade agreement with the EU," the State Department said.
Washington recommended that the EU “keep the door open for Ukraine.”
People’s Deputy, member of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction, Oleg Tsaryov, made a deputy request to government bodies to take exhaustive measures to stop and prevent representatives of foreign countries, in particular, the United States, from interfering in the internal affairs of Ukraine. He said this, speaking in the Verkhovna Rada of November 20, reports IA "REGNUM". He told the following.
“As a people's deputy of Ukraine, activists of the public organization Volya appealed to me, who provided convincing evidence that the TechCamp project is being carried out on the territory of our state with the support and direct participation of the US embassy Ukraine. The TechCamp project aims to train specialists in information wars and discredit state institutions in modern media, potential revolutionaries to organize protest actions and overthrow the state regime. The project is under the patronage and curator of US Ambassador to Ukraine Jeffrey Payette. ”
According to Tsarev, some activists of Volya, who pretended to be specialists in IT technologies, managed to get to the events held as part of TechCamp. It turned out that under the guise of learning to use modern media, American instructors talked about the use of social networks and network technologies to purposefully influence public opinion and enhance protest potential. The goal is to organize power actions in the struggle for power. American instructors gave examples of the use of social networks in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
To this comrade Tsaryov added:
“Tekhkempov graduates are now actively pursuing subversive activities in Ukraine, openly recruiting like-minded people to organize riots, provocations and protest actions, while referring to the support of the US Embassy. The last TechCamp conference was held on 14-15 on November 2013, right on the territory of the US Embassy in Ukraine. On it, “cadets” from among the citizens of Ukraine specially selected by the US Embassy studied Internet technologies to mobilize the protest potential with the subsequent organization of power actions to destabilize society. The trainers were citizens and US government officials: Mett Berg, Kara Andrade, and others. ”
Finishes the chain of Ukrainian stories news about the communist past of the famous Mrs. Fahrion.
According to Mikhail Tishchenko ("Lenta.ru"), in Ukraine, a scandal erupted around the representative of the nationalist party "Freedom" Irina Fahrion. The nationalist, who became famous for speaking out against the Russian language and calling for a ban on the Communist Party, was pointed to her past: she was a member of the CPSU. This fact, perhaps, would not have attracted much attention, if Fahrion herself did not deny her communist past.
“We have real communists, and there were carriers of party cards. Here she belonged to the party membership carriers, ”said Petr Simonenko, leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine.
On the forums, the nationalists are reminded of their own slogan - “Komunyaku to Gillyaku” (“Komunyaku to bitches”).
A year earlier, commenting on the rumors about her communist past, the nationalist declared that with the same success she could be called "Goebbels' granddaughter and bin Laden's cousin."
But at the end of October, the Lviv edition wrote that the state archives of the Lviv region kept documents confirming the communist past I. Fahrion. The article contained references to the minutes of the meetings of the party committees of Leningrad State University of 1987 and 1988, at which the nationalist was recognized as a candidate member of the CPSU, and then a member of the party. The decision on admission was taken unanimously. Among those who voted for her entry was Ivan Vasyunyk, the future ally of Viktor Yushchenko.
The Internet got the minutes of that meeting, at which "Comrade Fahrion Irina Dmitrievna" accepted as party members, as well as handwritten statements on behalf of Fahrion herself, who asked to be admitted to the CPSU and motivated her with the desire to "be in the vanguard of the restructuring of our society."
True, the former dean of the Faculty of Philology, Mikhail Gnatyuk, who had studied with Fahrion, said he did not remember whether he gave her recommendations for joining the CPSU, and Ivan Vasyunyk refused to comment on the topic to journalists.
Fahrion continued to assert that she was not a member of the CPSU. She published a rebuke to those who "delve into her past." “Svobodonenenavistniki from medvedchukovsko-pro-Moscow and anti-nationalist sites are looking for a speck in the eye of Irina Fahrion,” she wrote in “Facebook”. - It seems I was a member of the CPSU. I tell you, plebeians and lackeys, Moscow henchmen ... - NO. Those for whom you are trying to betray me have never been. ”
However, the journalist, who was unable to obtain information in the archive on Fahrion, went to court and made sure that the archive workers were obliged to provide data. After an official request to the Lviv State Archive, the Western Ukrainian publication Zaxid.net published the received documents - minutes of meetings at which Comrade. Fahrion I.D. ”was accepted as a member candidate, and then as a party member. The publication has published a characteristic issued by the future communist. It noted that “Comrade. Fahrion I.D. ”proved herself to be a diligent, disciplined student, said that she was engaged in social work, that she was finally“ politically literate and morally stable ”.
It also turned out that the representative of Freedom in the past was not irreconcilably disposed towards the Russian language. From the characteristics it follows that she “repeatedly conducted conversations with foreign students in order to better study the Russian language”.
And further. No documents evidencing the withdrawal or exclusion of Fahrion from the CPSU could be found. The archive stated that they did not have this kind of material.
The nationalist had to confess: she was a member of the Communist Party. "In 1988, I entered this shit because of my career growth," she explained to a local radio station, adding that after a year she left the party: "After very serious conflicts in the department."
“Fahrion’s membership in the CPSU is not something inorganic for her,” quotes Ostap Drozdov, the author of the article. - The Soviet discourse of thinking is the closest to the nationalists. Because they are products of the Soviet era ... Try to change the word "Ukrainophobes" or "regionals" in hot nationalist matches to any word from the lexicon of Stalinist repression ... and you will see identical texts in spirit, emotion, labeling and bile. "
Return of Baumgertner. Vladislav Baumgertner, General Director of OJSC Uralkali, who was arrested at the end of August in Minsk, was handed over to representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies. This was reported by the TV channel "Belarus 1", reports Interfax.
After midnight (that is, today), the Interfax source reported that the plane with the head of Uralkali had landed at Domodedovo Airport. Accompanied by employees of the FPS V. Baumgertner was sent to one of the capital's isolators.
Interfax reminds that in October the Basmanny Court of Moscow arrested Baumgertner in absentia. Entrepreneur blamed for hours. 3 with. 33 and h. 2 Art. 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of authority resulting in serious consequences).
“Baumgertner is charged with direct organization of the crime, management of accomplices,” a source familiar with the investigation told Interfax in early November. The businessman faces up to ten years in prison.
American solidarity. The US administration expressed solidarity with Ukraine on the eve of the day of memory of victims of the Holodomor, calling the events of eighty years ago the result of Stalin’s policy, reports correspondent RIA "News" Peter Martynychev.
A statement from the White House press service says: “On November 23, the American people, along with Ukrainians all over the world, including Americans of Ukrainian origin, will pay tribute to millions of people who senselessly lost their lives as a result of this man-made disaster.”
The US administration is sure that the Ukrainians have never lost hope of gaining independence.
“Recalling and honoring the victims of the famine, we reiterate the call to respect human rights, reaffirm our commitment to prevent the recurrence of such atrocities,” the message says.
Socialist New York. As Dimitri Babich writes (Vremya.ua), in the first-largest city in the United States in the elections to local governments for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, the Democratic candidate won, and he was famous for being Marxist.
Taking the oath of the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio promised to change the lives of ordinary citizens for the better. This life will change in the coming months.
During the election campaign, the mayoral candidate said that if he came to power, he would immediately raise taxes for the rich, reduce them for the poor, and build social housing. The title of one of the local newspapers is well known: “De Blasio will build socialism in a single metropolis”.
Reporters gave him the nickname "Comrade Che de Blasio."
“... In 1988, immediately after graduating from Columbia University, the future lawyer goes to Nicaragua, where he actively participates in the partisan struggle of the Sandinista Liberation Front, which advocates the creation of a communist state. Upon returning to the States, he joins the ranks of supporters of the first black New York City governor David Dinkins and is adjacent to the Marxist movement close to the US Communist Party, Gus Hall. His personal motto was that de Blasio chose “To fight for the rights of the poor and the oppressed.”
No less bright and his personal life. In 50, de Blasio's parents came to the attention of the FBI as “unreliable communists”: mother and father often attended concerts by musicians from the USSR and conducted acquaintances with employees of the Soviet diplomatic mission. According to the biographer of the current New York mayor Stephen Chang, the constant persecution knocked down the spouses. As a result, Warren de Blasio committed suicide. “It made a strong impression on little Bill,” emphasizes Chang. At the end of 80, de Blasio marries African-American Shirley McCrane. Probably, not least because of this, the current mayor of one of the foundations of his policy proclaimed concern for the "colored" population of New York. In addition to this category of electorate, de Blazio intends to pay the most direct attention to pensioners and children. “I will achieve the opening of new boarding houses for the elderly and new kindergartens for our youngest citizens,” he stressed. “With me, our beautiful city will become even more beautiful!”
No less bright and his personal life. In 50, de Blasio's parents came to the attention of the FBI as “unreliable communists”: mother and father often attended concerts by musicians from the USSR and conducted acquaintances with employees of the Soviet diplomatic mission. According to the biographer of the current New York mayor Stephen Chang, the constant persecution knocked down the spouses. As a result, Warren de Blasio committed suicide. “It made a strong impression on little Bill,” emphasizes Chang. At the end of 80, de Blasio marries African-American Shirley McCrane. Probably, not least because of this, the current mayor of one of the foundations of his policy proclaimed concern for the "colored" population of New York. In addition to this category of electorate, de Blazio intends to pay the most direct attention to pensioners and children. “I will achieve the opening of new boarding houses for the elderly and new kindergartens for our youngest citizens,” he stressed. “With me, our beautiful city will become even more beautiful!”
The author of the material reminds us that the social inequality helped to enlist support for more than 80% of the electorate: more than 4 of millions of inhabitants of the 20-million metropolis live below the poverty line, and the next 5 of millions barely make ends meet.
North Korea has improved the Chinese rocket. North Korea has developed an improved anti-ship missile with a range of 180-300 kilometers based on the Chinese ground-to-ship missile Silkworm, reports correspondent RIA "Novosti" Daria Krutov With reference to the South Korean newspaper "Chosun Ilbo."
According to an anonymous source in the South Korean government, Pyongyang tested the new KN-01 land-to-ship missile from 2003 of the year. Now the checks are completed, and the missiles are stationed at military bases in the province of Hwanghae Namdo.
Scenario: the attack of the DPRK. The Republic of Korea will begin military exercises near the border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea. According to the committee of the chiefs of staffs of the armed forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, they will be timed to the third anniversary of the incident on Yonpyendo, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Vladimir Kutakhov.
According to the scenarios to repel an attack from the DPRK on the island, part of the training will take place in the field, and some will be simulated on computers. Ground forces, Navy, Air Force and Marines will take part in them.
“During the maneuvers, the KNS will work out a new emergency response system in response to the attack and will teach the troops to respond quickly to provocations at their earliest stage,” said a representative of the military command of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
South Korean agents arrested in China. Several agents of the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea were arrested by the Chinese authorities in an attempt to kidnap DPRK citizens who were there. This is stated in a statement by the representative of the Committee for the Peaceful Unification of Korea, distributed by the TsTAK, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Yuri Sidorov.
The statement notes that the National Intelligence Service kidnaps and forcibly exports DPRK citizens to South Korea, involves the Northmen in “religious” and “human rights” groups to “use them in a slanderous propaganda campaign aimed against the DPRK”.
A CMOC spokesman threatened to "severely punish those involved in the abduction of North Korean citizens," who in South Korea and the United States "are trying to present as defectors from the North."
The difficult days of the Venezuelan bourgeoisie. Nicolas Maduro signed yesterday the law on control over pricing, reports correspondent RIA "News" Dmitry Znamensky.
“The law that we drafted, which I sign on behalf of all the people, has only one main goal - to protect the economic freedoms, economic and social rights of workers, those who live in their work,” comrade Maduro quoted local media.
According to the president, after approval by the Supreme Court, the law will be issued in 5 millions of copies.
“Did the bourgeoisie really think that all this was not serious?” Said Maduro.
Case Arrow from Colorado. A court in the state of Colorado postponed indefinitely the beginning of the 2014 process planned for February in the case of James Holmes, accused of shooting at the premiere of a film about Batman, reports RIA News" with reference to the Associated Press agency.
The delay is due to the fact that the prosecution requires an additional psychiatric examination for Holmes.
"We need Russians, let's be honest." Most Russians requesting a visa to enter the United States receive a positive response, and the number of refusals in Russia is less than in other countries, said US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, speaking at the American Center in Moscow on Wednesday, reports "RT".
“The majority of those who request a visa receive it,” Mr. McFaul noted, adding that such citizens are “more than 90%.” “This indicator is higher in Russia than in many other countries,” the ambassador added.
According to him, he in no way opposes immigration to the United States. “We need Russians, let's be honest,” said McFaul, noting the achievements of Russian immigrants in the United States and citing as an example the founder of Google, Sergey Brin.
We need, of course, add on my own. But it would be better if they stayed and succeeded in Russia ...
The New York Times is displeased with the Russians. Mark Adomanis ("Forbes"; source of translation - "InoSMI") criticized the “extremely strange” editorial of the New York Times, devoted to the Eastern Partnership and the EU’s attempts to bring Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to the West. The editors of the New York Times are very unhappy with the Russians using the same tactics that the European Union uses. Here is how it is formulated in the original article: “Europe’s use of trade levers to promote democracy is constructive and justified. Russia's attempts to force former vassals to remain in economic dependence are not. The European Union offers something real and attractive. Russia, which wants them to join the customs union created by it, Belarus and Kazakhstan, offers some threats. ”
“Before us is a rare example of an open and shameless demonstration of double standards. In fact, the New York Times says: “Since the goals of the EU suit us, he has the right to use economic pressure. But Russians should not do this because we don’t like their goals. ” The NYT is not against economic leverage, but against the Russians. Why the Russians should agree with these standards, of course, is not explained. ”
To complain about Russia's attempts to "put pressure" on the countries of Eastern Europe, the journalist notes, as senseless as complaining that the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. Of course, the Russians will try to use economic leverage. Any country protects its interests. This is not a sign of backwardness and barbarism, the author notes, this is a sign that Russia is a state.
Snowden is about to be stolen. The chief officer of the British MI-6 is working undercover at the embassy in Moscow, writes portal GlobalResearch.ca (source of translation - "Translation").
“Spying-infested British embassy in Moscow assumed the main role in the five eyes of the five Anglophone countries' five eyes (SIGINT) reconnaissance group to locate Edward Snowden in Russia. In fact, the British government is eager to find Snowden and transfer it to the US or the UK even more than the US or the governments of other countries that belong to the Five Eyes intelligence group, which also includes Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The Cameron government made it clear that it considers Snowden and all those who helped him to publish the protected secrets of the Office of Government Communications as terrorists.
Catching Snowden is hard. MI-6 can take the following tactics: during the Olympics-2014, wait for the security regime for Snowden to weaken by the FSB and organize an operation to capture and export it from Russia. Will take Snowden through the Baltic countries, Belarus or Ukraine.
Gay Okay Angelina Galanina ("TVNZ") in the article “Paint gay!” told about the notion of the American company FCKH8.com: same-sex love is promoted in a form that is understandable for Russian kids - through a coloring book.
“On the eve of the Sochi Olympics, the company printed 10000 coloring books that Americans are going to distribute for free in Moscow and in Sochi. The agitation is called “Misha and his mothers are going to the Olympics” and encourages the little ones to understand and accept same-sex marriages. The plot is simple: the boy Misha lives in the Russian capital with two lesbian mothers. In Sochi, he makes a French friend who came to the Games with two dads. The guys with delight look at how athletes of the same sex are demonstratively kissing each other on a pedestal, “in order to show the whole world that gays should have the same rights as everyone else”. But they are terribly frightened by fierce Russian police who brutally beat unhappy gays with batons and take children away from same-sex parents. And at the end of the book, Misha reads the moral, for the sake of which this project was started: “I dream that in Russia, as in other countries, my family should be treated the same as all others.”
The texts are written in English and Russian languages (among other things, with spelling and punctuation errors).
The head of the company, Luc Montgomery, said that the book was a response to a law in Russia banning the promotion of unconventional sexual relations among minors.
We add about ourselves, I would like to comment on this book and this statement, but the trouble is: the printed expressions in the lexicon are already over. Policemen with cudgels and in hats with earflaps, chasing unhappy gays (more precisely, “geyas”) in snow-covered Moscow, are just pictures from the new series of the “cold war” ... One word: “overload” ...
The answer is American propaganda. The public organization “People’s Council”, whose members advocated the adoption in Russia of a law banning the promotion of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors, believes that administrative responsibility for this crime is not enough. Activists raise the question of the return of criminal punishment for sodomy and its propaganda, reports "RT".
“We want to raise this question, to address the president, the deputies of the State Duma. So far we are only turning to our society: does such an initiative? We are waiting for a response from our 60 organizations across the country, ”Anatoly Artyukh, leader of the St. Petersburg branch of the People’s Council, told Interfax.
“The people's council,” he said, calls for supporting the initiative to return punishment for sodomy to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and add penalties for promoting homosexuality and pedophilia.
Fighting hijabs. Deputy of the municipal assembly of the Moscow district of Yakimanka Dmitry Zakharov collected signatures of caring Muscovites, added signatures of the same caring municipal deputies to them and sent a collection of autographs to the mayor of Moscow. Muscovites write that they are afraid of scary women in hijabs, and ask to forbid them to appear in public places, especially in the metro. This tells Adelaide Sigida (Utro.ru).
“A round-table discussion dedicated to this letter took place on Wednesday at the site of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs:“ Is the hijab the territory of the split? ”Deputy Dmitry Zakharov attended the event in a sweatshirt and explained the usefulness of the initiative for half an hour:“ We now have three ideological wars. The first is the propaganda of homosexuality and tolerance from the West. The second is the Islamic trend. The third is Mikhalkov-Bondarchuk’s films, according to which our ancestors were marauders and murderers. ”
The deputy complained that today many young people, after watching American films, fall into destructive tolerance and are afraid to say the word "Negro": "If you instead of" Negro "say" African, "then you are an agent of the West," Zakharov said. "
The deputy complained that today many young people, after watching American films, fall into destructive tolerance and are afraid to say the word "Negro": "If you instead of" Negro "say" African, "then you are an agent of the West," Zakharov said. "
One of the participants in the discussion, Polosin Ali Vyacheslav, a Russian Islamic theologian (in the past Kaluga’s archpriest, first in stories Russian Orthodox priest, who converted to Islam), explained that the “hijab” is when a woman has only her face and hands open, and it doesn’t matter what her clothes look like, even if it is a fur coat, boots, and a Ushanka hat: all this will fall under concept of hijab.
Polosin in the history of hijabs saw the intrigues of external enemies: “The topic was purposely thrown into society in order to split it. Even the word itself is specifically taken the Arabic version, although it can be said simply - a handkerchief ... We don’t have to be led to this provocation, Russian women have only had their hands and face open for centuries, even the expression is “goofing”, that is, appear uncovered head. "
The deputy Zakharov promised to fight with hijabs in Moscow to the bitter end.
Found a national idea! Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin said that the head of the Constitution should become a national idea that would unite political forces, reports "Voice of Russia" with reference to Interfax.
“The national idea is precisely formulated in the first chapter of the Constitution - we are building a democratic federal law-based state with a republican form of government. In my opinion, this is the best legal formulation of the idea to which we should go, ”Mr. Naryshkin explained.
To this, he added that "constructive political forces have the opportunity and, I think, should unite on the basis of this national idea."
If, in happy (if not ideal) times of the USSR, we add, people lived by faith in a bright communist future, striving for high consciousness, solidarity and fraternity, decried money, materialism and the rapacious capitalist robbery of the planet, then today the government publicly preaches something vague form of building a democratic state. By the way, what is the national idea here? .. The national idea is seen, say, in Marine Le Pen, but not in the statement of Naryshkin.
The very form of democratic “super-presidential” rule in Russia is largely copied from France. Of course, the early political and economic builders, sacredly devoted to the interests of the modern Russian bourgeoisie, took over the experience from the Americans. Impeachments there, you know ...
So what kind of democracy are we building? Who are we up to? On the Europeans? Or is it the Americans who were our idols during the Gorbachev perestroika?
But after all, President Putin is not inclined to idealize the American model of democracy. Rather, even he rejects it. Just yesterday Vladimir Vladimirovich intelligibly described Happy America:
“There's only a hand in your pocket, if the policeman is standing opposite,” he will shoot the rhinestone. There are many examples, almost every week. Immediately right without words - a bullet in the forehead, that's all. We, thank God, have not grown to such a democracy yet. I think we will not grow. ”
Or maybe Mr. Naryshkin was referring to the ancient Greek form of democracy - the classic, so to speak? ..
All the current builders of democracy are experiencing both lexical and substantial difficulties because they have a “legal formulation”, but not a spiritual one. In post-Soviet Russia, the final destruction of the gains of socialism, the accelerated "grabbing" and plundering by a bunch of nouveau riche reformers of national wealth created the material basis of the oligarchy over which the ideological superstructure of democracy could not appear.
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