U.S. diplomats in Libya begged for more security to no avail
Posted on | oktober 6, 2012 | No Comments
Prior to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Ambassador Chris Stevens’ request for additional security officials was turned down by the Obama administration in order to project a friendly atmosphere to the distrusting Islamic population, an anonymous security official in Washington, D.C., informed the Law Enforcement Examiner on Wednesday.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders on Tuesday evening sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking why requests for more protection were denied to the U.S. mission in Libya by Washington officials prior to the violent and deadly terrorist attack that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
The denials came after repeated attacks and security threats to U.S. personnel, according to Congressmen Darrell Issa (R-CA), the committee chairman, and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) the subcommittee chairman.
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Tags: Ambassador > Benghazi > Christopher Stevens > consulate > Libya > Obama > SEALs > U.S. > Washington
East African countries urged to curb intra-conflicts
Posted on | oktober 5, 2012 | No Comments
Congo rebel M23 Colonel Sultani Makenga
East African countries have been urged to utilize their regional body in order to curb a wave of intra-conflicts and terrorism which are detrimental to economic development, peace and stability.
The call was made in a telephonic conference at the US Embassy on Monday this week by Ambassador Johnnie Carson who is the US, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs.
Carson who has a vast experience in the diplomatic circle and African affairs said that Kenya and the Democratic Republic are in dire need of assistance from their neighboring countries in order to resolve ongoing problems in these countries.
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Tags: Africa > AFRICOM > AMISOM > AU > Congo > DRC > EAC > ECOWAS > IGAD > intra-conflicts > Kenya > M23 > Makenga > rebel M23 > rebels > Rwanda > Somalia > South Africa > Tanzania > terrorism > USAFRICOM
Unbelievable – Well this happens in India!
Posted on | oktober 5, 2012 | No Comments
Anna Hazare
India is a queer land where many unbelievable developments happen every moment. Some of them are chronicled, others go unreported. Here an attempt is being made to portray the shocking side of India. If you have any problem in believing them, suffice would be to say; well this happens in India.
Have you heard about the traditional practice of senicide (killing of the elderly, whose illness gets prolonged and who refuses to die) by their own family members? Known as Thalaikoothal, its practiced in some parts of Tamil Nadu where the elderly person is given an extensive oil-bath early in the morning and subsequently made to drink glasses of coconut water that results in renal failure, high fever, fits, and ultimately to the death. Thalaikoothal has covert social acceptance and in some cases even the relatives called for the ceremony when it’s performed. These days lethal injection is given to perform Thalaikoothal, to make the death less painful and prolonged. This barbaric practice continues to thrive as people seldom complain to the police. Do you have a problem believing this? Well this happens in India!
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Tags: Andhra Pradesh > Anna Hazre > Bihar > Moaist > Muslims > Nigamanand > senicide > Swami > Tamil Nadu > Thalaikoothal > Uttar Pradesh > West Bengal
AgriBusiness Forum to propel Africa’s Food sector to the centre of development
Posted on | oktober 5, 2012 | No Comments
An annual pan-African AgriBusiness Forum set for Dakar, Senegal plans to address efforts to boost Africa’s agriculture through partnership, investment and technology.
The forum will spotlight the financing of Africa’s agriculture, with a session entitled ‘How to Finance African Agriculture’.
Public-private partnerships are imperative for leveraging the needed funds; sharing the risks of investments; and working together in partnership.
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Tags: Agribusiness > EMRC > FAO > pan-African > PanAAC > Rabobank > UNDP
Bahrain: Medical professionals arrested and imprisoned
Posted on | oktober 5, 2012 | No Comments
H.E. Mrs. Alice Thomas Samaan, Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain, United Kingdom
Your Excellency,
I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com
I came to know about the situation from Front Line Defenders.
I am writing to express my concern and request your intervention in the following case.
On 2 October 2012, six medical professionals and human rights defenders were arrested after their homes were subjected to early morning raids in Bahrain. This followed the decision on 1 October 2012 of the Bahrain Court of Cassation in Manama to uphold the sentences imposed upon nine medical professionals in spite of unfair trials and the use of torture.
The six arrested are Dr. Ali Al Ekri (sentenced to five years); Mr. Ibrahim Al Demistani (three years); Dr. Ghassan Dhaif (one year); Dr. Saeed Al Samahiji (one year); Dr. Mahmoud Asghar (six months); and Ms. Dheya Ibrahim Abu Idris (two months). They were convicted on unsubstantiated charges including promoting the change of the political regime by force, instigating sectarian hatred and illegal detention of persons.
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Tags: Al Samahiji > Ali Al Ekri > Asghar > Bahrain > BICI > Demistani > detention > Dhaif > Ibrahim Abu Idris > regime > Samaan > sentences > torture > trial > William Gomes > William Nicholas Gomes
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