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söndag, januari 30, 2011

RISE UP EGYPT

Demonstrators protest outside the Consulate General of Egypt in Chicago.

STATEMENTS BY EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE CATHERINE ASHTON ON TUNISIA AND EGYPT

EU/NR 01/11: STATEMENTS BY EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE CATHERINE ASHTON ON TUNISIA AND EGYPT
No. 01/11

January 28, 2011
Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, today made the following statement on Tunisia:




"I spoke earlier today with the newly appointed Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Ounaies.

"I congratulated the Minister on his appointment and confirmed the EU’s solidarity with the Tunisian people in their efforts to build a stable and pluralistic democracy with full respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights and freedoms. I expressed the EU’s hope that the transitional Government will be able to organize free and fair democratic parliamentary and presidential elections as soon as possible. I welcomed the liberation of political prisoners and I stressed that freedom of association and legalization of all political parties are key components for the transition.

"I confirmed the EU's readiness to provide its assistance and expertise for the preparation and organization of the electoral process and political reforms. I underscored the need to help and empower the civil society. The EU will review and update its strategy and assistance. I also emphasized the EU’s commitment to continue our economic cooperation and the need for investors to redouble their confidence in Tunisia.

"Minister Ounaies and I agreed to meet in the coming days.

"The Tunisian Foreign Minister welcomed the EU’s engagement and the offer to accompany his country’s transition towards democracy with assistance."

Regarding the situation in Egypt, High Representative Ashton stated:

"I have followed very closely and with profound concern the reports of increased violence, clashes and arrests during today’s demonstrations in Egypt.

"The continued use of force against demonstrators by police and state security forces is deeply troubling. In order to avoid further deterioration of the situation in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt, and to avoid more casualties, I reiterate my call on all parties to exercise restraint and calm and I urge the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all peaceful demonstrators from detention.

"I also reiterate my call upon the Egyptian authorities to urgently establish a constructive and peaceful way to respond to the legitimate aspirations of Egyptian citizens for democratic and socioeconomic reforms.

"I will discuss these developments with my colleagues in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Monday in Brussels."

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Egypt death toll in Mubarak revolt tops 100.

Ett blygsamt försök till analys

DEN EGYPTISKE DIKTATORN MUBARAK 
* Mubarak måste bort! Det står helt klart!
* Israel känner stor oro, och har anledning till detta! Det står helt klart!
* USA vill ha kvar Mubarak! Det står helt klart!
* Folket i Mellanöstern har anledning till protester mot fattigdom och korruption! Det står  helt klart!
* Risker finns att  i förlängningen kommer även vi att direkt drabbas (oljan)! Det står helt klart!
* Vissa charterresor till oroliga Egypten fortsätter! Att detta är stolligt står helt klart!
* Alla turistande borde avstå att besöka  s.k. turistparadis som styrs av sådana som Mubarak.

lördag, januari 29, 2011

Good Night - Bonne Nuit - Buenas Noches - God Natt

Apropå

... AND CORRUPTION
Om folket i ett land där korruption och stor fattigdom råder går ut på gatorna och skriker: "No to corruption and poverty", Då vill jag vara med!

Jordanians rally against corruption and poverty


AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordanian activists rallied outside government offices Saturday as they tried to step up their campaign to force Prime Minister Samir Rifai to step down.

Inspired by unrest in Tunisia and elsewhere in the region, about 200 Jordanians gathered outside the prime minister's office shouting "Our government is a bunch of thieves" and holding banners reading "No to poverty or hunger."
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Game over?


Mubarak's family leaves for London

Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Ala, arrived in London late Saturday as the clashes in their home country continued. The Egyptian president's wife left Egypt later on Saturday and is also expected to arrive in London, Al Jazeera reported.


An anti-government protester holds a sign reading 'Game Over' in
Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Jan. 29, 2011. /Haaretz

Egypt protest outside U.N.

Hundreds of Egyptians demonstrated outside the United Nations complex in Manhattan in support of the mass protests that have gripped their homeland.

Is Pres Obama Supporting The Egyptian Protesters Or President Mubarak?

'Don't take our girls ...' - Features - Al Jazeera English

'Don't take our girls ...' - Features - Al Jazeera English

La Liga

Omgång 21


Från dagens match: Málagas Chilenske
 tränare ser ledsen ut.
Finns anledning.
Tillbaka till Chile nästa år
(gissar jag)
Mallorca - Sporting slutresultat:   0 - 4
Målen: 0-1 Diego Castro i 30e m., 0-2 Kevin på straff i 60e m., 0-3 André Castro i 63e m. och 0-4 Nacho Novo i 86e m.
Málaga - Zaragoza  slutresultat:    1 - 2
Målen: 1-0 Duda i 15e m., 1-1 Bertolo i 39e m. och 1-2 Sinama i 86e m.
R. Sociedad - Almería  slutresultat:   2 - 0
Målen: 1-0 Ansotiegi i 45e m. och 2-0 Tamudo i 79e m.
Levante - Getafe slutresultat:   2 - 0
Målen: 1-0 Valdo i 47e m. och 2-0 Caicedo i 54e m.
Deportivo - Sevilla      slutresultat    -  (matchstart kl 22:00)
Hércules - Barcelona  slutresultat    0 - 3
Målen: 0-1 Pedro i 43e m., 0-2 och 0-3 Messi i 87e resp 89e m.

Barca-matchen börjar kl 20:00. Barcas starteleva:  Valdés, Maxwell, Alves, Abidal, Piqué, Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro, Messi och Villa (Puyol vilar)

"Jihad Jane" förklarar sig skyldig

Colleen LaRose

Amerikanska Colleen LaRose (bilden), som kallat sig "Jihad Jane", avser att förklara sig skyldig till inblandning i mordplanerna på svenske konstnären Lars Vilks.
Läs mer: http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/jihad-jane-forklarar-sig-skyldig_5901765.svd

Den anhållne och våldtäktsmisstänkte läkaren i Eskilstuna hade en varning sedan tidigare.


Lukman Haj Ersan
Läkaren Lukman Haj Ersan (bilden) gripen för sexbrott
–  Jag tror att den här personen fick en varning 2002. Det var på grund av något som hade att göra med olämpligt uppträdande mot en kvinnlig patient, säger Per-Anders Sunesson, tillsynschef vid Socialstyrelsen, till nyhetsbyrån TT.
I slutet av 2008 fick Lukman Haj Ersan lämna sin anställning vid Örebro läns landsting. Förhandlingschef Roland Hennerdal berättar varför:
– Vi hade synpunkter på hans sätt att närma sig patienter. Det var det som gjorde att vi avslutade hans anställning, säger han till Sveriges Radio Örebro.
Det  handlade  om en nu 67-årig kvinna som ombads ta av sig byxorna. Därefter gled han in med handen innanför trosorna och började fingra henne i slidan. Kvinnan var där för ont i hälen
Landstinget Sörmland kontrollerade både referenser från mannens senaste två arbetsplatser och kontaktade Socialstyrelsen innan han anställdes på vårdcentralen i Eskilstuna. Landstingsdirektör Karin Welin har ingen bra förklaring till varför landstinget ändå inte fick reda på tidigare anmälningar och misstankar.
– Jag måste självklart be någon att vi omgående ser över våra rutiner för alla våra verksamheter när det gäller rekrytering så att vi ser till att de är bättre fungerande över hela linjen, säger hon till Sveriges Radio Sörmland.
Lukman Haj Ersan, är nu anhållen misstänkt för våldtäkt på en patient i Eskilstuna och sexuellt ofredande i Örebro. Han nekar till brott. Lukman Haj Ersan som är född 1971 kom till Sverige 1989.

Tourists Swarm Cairo Airport

Even if they hadn't been closed, now is not a good time to see the Pyramids of Giza. Between 1,500 and 2,000 tourists have flocked to Cairo's main airport, most without reservations, trying to find flights out of the country. Israeli airline El Al is trying to arrange a special flight today to take 200 Israeli tourists out of the country.





On Friday, the U.S. State Department, the British government, and other countries warned tourists in Egypt to stay in their hotels. Tourism accounts for 11 percent of Egypt's GDP.

The price Mubarak will have to pay

ISRAEL
Just two days ago, Mideast experts and commentators could not foresee that Egypt could be on the verge of a revolution, and Mubarak's 30-year regime might come to a forced end.
By Avi Issacharoff

January 28, 2011 will go down in the annals of Egyptian history, even though President Hosni Mubarak did not resign (he made it quite clear in his speech on Friday night that he is staying put), and the army deployed Saturday morning in strategic locations around the capital. The regime has not (yet) fallen.

But the “Friday of rage,” which continues with limited use of force and the obvious fact that Egypt is in the throes of a revolution, has not abated. The hundreds of thousands who on Friday night took to the streets of Cairo, Suez, Alexandria, Ismailia, Asyut and more, made it clear that this is end of the era of dictatorship of a faltering state. Revolution, which may end with the reins of power in the hands of the “National Democracy”, even if it seeks to do so, will be forced to deal in a democratic manner with other parties, primarily other leaders, and change the face of Egypt as we know it today.

Egypt Revolution? Video of deadly anti-Mubarak protests in Cairo

   Dramatic

thousands clash with Egypt riot police in Cairo

   Dramatic

Mubarak appoints Omar Suleiman as vice president‏

Egyptian state television reports Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has named a vice president for the first time since coming to power 30 years ago, choosing his intelligence chief and close confidant Omar Suleiman, according to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON POST
January 29, 2011 10:38:17 AM
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Oman Suleiman
Early life and education
Suleiman was born in Qena in Southern Egypt. He left Qena for Cairo in 1954, at the age of nineteen, to enroll in Egypt's prestigious Military Academy. He received additional military training in the former Soviet Union at Moscow's Frunze Military Academy. Furthermore, he holds bachelors and master degrees in Political Science from Ain Shams and Cairo Universities in the mid-1980s. Suleiman was transferred to military intelligence, where he began what was to be a long relationship between Egypt and the United States.
Egyptian intelligence career
Suleiman became the director of military intelligence in 1991

Chief of Intelligence Office
Suleiman became the chief of Egyptian Intelligence in 1993. His name has become known only in the last years, breaking the tradition of keeping the name of the Egyptian head of Intelligence a secret known only to top government officials. It was released in the media around 2000. Suleiman has acquired a more public profile while trying to broker a deal between the different armed Palestinian groups vying for power in Gaza as the top presidential envoy from President Hosni Mubarak as well as brokering deals or truces between the Palestinians and Israel. His perceived role in negotiations between Palestinian groups gave him the image of an effective behind-the-scenes figure in the Egyptian government as well as identifying him as potentially useful to foreign governments such those of the Arab countries, Israel, the Palestinians and the United States.

Future political role
In recent years, due to his role in the regional political scene and the lack of an alternative candidate acceptable to Hosni Mubarak, some have speculated that Suleiman will succeed Mubarak as President, or at least become a Vice-President. Neither Suleiman nor the National Democratic Party spoke of this or commented on any future political role for Suleiman.
On January 29 2011, he was named vice-president and was appointed during the civil unrest
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