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2-week Old Baby Rescued After Turkish Quake
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:05 PM
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ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — A 2-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in a dramatic rescue Tuesday, 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey.
Television footage showed a rescuer, Kadir Direk, in an orange jumpsuit squeezing into the hulk of crushed concrete and metal to free the baby. The infant, named Azra Karaduman, was wrapped in a blanket and handed over to a medic amid a scrum of media and applauding emergency workers.
Close to 500 aftershocks have rattled the area since Sunday, according to Turkey's Kandilli seismology center, and a moderately strong one on Tuesday, measuring 5.4, sent residents rushing into the streets.
Authorities said the death toll had jumped to 432 as rescuers in Ercis and the provincial capital, Van, raced against time to free dozens of people trapped inside mounds of concrete, twisted steel and construction debris. At least nine people were rescued on Tuesday, although many more bodies were discovered.
Authorities have warned survivors in the mainly Kurdish area not to enter damaged buildings and thousands spent a second night outdoors in cars or tents in near-freezing conditions, afraid to return to their homes. Some 1,300 people were injured.
There was still no power or running water and aid distribution was disrupted as desperate people stopped trucks even before they entered Ercis. Aid workers said they were able to find emergency housing for only about half the people who needed it.
The baby's mother, Semiha, and grandmother, Gulsaadet, were huddled together, with the baby clinging to her mother's shoulder when rescuers found them, Direk, the emergency worker, told The Associated Press. There was a bakery at the ground floor of the building, which may have kept them warm, he said.
The baby was in good health but was flown to a hospital in Ankara, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. Hours after she was freed, the two others were pulled from the large, half-flattened building and rushed to ambulances as onlookers clapped and cheered. The mother had been semiconscious, but woke up when rescuers arrived, Direk said.
"Bringing them out is such happiness. I wouldn't be happier if they gave me tons of money," said rescuer Oytun Gulpinar.
Firefighters and rescuers ordered silence while they listened for noise from other possible survivors in the large 5-story apartment block, parts of which were being supported by a crane. Workers could not find the baby's father and there were no other signs of life in the shattered building, said Direk.
Direk was chosen to rescue the three because he was thinnest in the group and was able to squeeze through the narrow corridor that they had drilled, according to NTV television.
He chatted with the woman while trying to get her out, at one point jokingly asking her to name the baby after his own son, Cagan.
"She replied that the baby was a girl, and that she wanted her named Azra," said Direk, who traveled from the western city of Izmir.
The Hurriyet newspaper reported the family live in Sivas, central Turkey, but were visiting the girl's grandmother and grandfather.
Nine-year-old Oguz Isler was rescued along with his sister and cousin, but on Tuesday he was waiting at the foot of the same pile of debris that was his aunt's apartment block for news of his parents and of other relatives who remain buried inside.
Turkish rescue workers in bright orange overalls and Azerbaijani military rescuers in camouflage uniforms searched through the debris, using excavators, picks and shovels to look for Oguz's mother and father and other relatives still inside.
Dogs sniffed for possible survivors in gaps that opened up as their work progressed.
"They should send more people," Oguz said as he and other family members watched the rescuers. An elder cousin comforted him.
Mehmet Ali Hekimoglu, a medic, said the dogs indicated that there were three or four people inside the building, but it was not known if they were alive.
The boy, his sister and a cousin were trapped in the building's third-floor stairway as they tried to escape when the quake hit. A steel door fell over him.
"I fell on the ground face down. When I tried to move my head, it hit the door," he said. "I tried to get out and was able to open a gap with my fists in the wall but could not move my body further. The wall crumbled quickly when I hit it."
"We started shouting: 'Help! We're here,'" he said. "They found us a few hours later, they took me out about 8 1/2 hours later. ... I was OK but felt very bad, lonely. ... I still have a headache, but the doctor said I was fine."
"They took me out last because I was in good shape and the door was protecting me. I was hearing stones falling on it," the boy said.
Hundreds of rescue teams from throughout Turkey rushed to the area, while Turkish Red Crescent dispatched tents and blankets and set up soup kitchens. Some residents complained that they could not get tents and stoves for their families. The Milliyet newspaper on Tuesday reported fistfights in front of some aid trucks.
"The aid is coming in but we're not getting it. We need more police, soldiers," resident Baran Gungor said.
Tents were erected in two stadiums but many preferred to stay close to their homes for news of the missing or to keep watch on damaged buildings. Some left Van to seek shelter with friends or relatives elsewhere.
Turkish Red Crescent director Omer Tasli admitted shortfalls in sheltering all the survivors.
"We couldn't cover ... all the families," he said. "Now just maybe 50 percent of them (are) under a tent."
The government said it would set up temporary homes and would begin planning to rebuild destroyed areas with better housing. Turks across the country began sending blankets and warm clothing.
The earthquake's epicenter was the village of Tabanli but damage there was minimal; No deaths were reported and its mud-brick homes were relatively unharmed.
Turkey lies in one of the world's most active seismic zones and is crossed by numerous fault lines. In 1999, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than 7 struck northwestern Turkey, killing about 18,000 people.
Istanbul, the country's largest city with more than 12 million people, lies in northwestern Turkey near a major fault line, and experts say tens of thousands could be killed if a major quake struck there.
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Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, and Christopher Torchia in Istanbul, contributed to this report.
A two-week-old baby girl was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building
Turkey Earthquake: Elenin, 2005 YU55 Alignments With Earth Caused Turkey Deadly 7.3 EQ
Monday, October 24, 2011 7:07 PM
In past we had reported planetary alignments with comet Elenin causing big earthquakes.(Scientific study). As there seems to be a pattern forming every time Elenin lines up with Earth and another planet or the sun we have an earthquake, the nearer Elenin gets the bigger the earthquakes.
Down below is last three year Elenin Earth alignment dates and Earthquakes data:
Past Alignments
Date
Location
E.Q
Elenin - Earth - Sun
Feb 20, 2008
Indonesia
7.4
Elenin - Earth - Neptune
May 12, 2008
China
7.9
Elenin - Mercury- Earth
July 15, 2009
New Zealand
7.8
Elenin - Mercury - Earth
Aug 09, 2009
Japan
7.1
Elenin - Sun - Earth
Sept 09, 2009
Sunola islands
8.1
Elenin - Earth - Venus
Feb 18, 2010
China/Russia
6.9
Elenin - Earth-Sun
Feb 26, 2010
Japan
7.0
Elenin - Earth- Sun
Feb 27, 2010
Chile
8.8
Elenin - Earth - Mercury
March 08, 2010
Turkey
6.1
Elenin - Earth - Jupiter
Jan 03, 2011
Chile
7.0
Elenin - Earth - Sun
March 11, 2011
Japan
9.0
Elenin - Mercury - Mars
Sept. 6, 2011
Indonesia
6.6
Elenin Equidistant from Sun And Earth 0.523 AU
Sept. 19, 2011
6.9
Elenin – Venus - Earth
Sept 21 - 22
Tongo – Sept.22
6.8
Elenin will enter Earth orbit and we will experience a gravitational pull
Oct 18-21
Kermadec Islands
7.4
And now on another Elenin - Earth (Distance: 0.246 AU), 2005 YU55 - Earth (Distance: 0.138 AU) close alignment, turkeygot hit by two massive earthquakes of 7.3, 6.1 magnitude
Screen shot of NASA Elenin-Earth, 2005 YU55 - Earth Alignment path
Now, Turkey earthquake further strengthen the claim that comet alignments can cause 6+ earthquakes seems to have been proven multiple times yet mainstream science continues to ignore this valuable warning tool.
Scientific paper on planetary alignments causing Big Earthquakes:
According to Mensur Omerbashich he used the comet C/2010 X1 (Elenin) for his research, as it has been adding to robustness in terms of very strong seismicity since 2007 (in terms of strongest seismicity: since 1965).
The Elenin will continue intensifying the Earth's very strong seismicity until August-October, 2011. Approximate forecast of earthquakes based on my discoveries is feasible. This demonstration proves my hyperresonator concept, arrived at earlier as a mathematical-physical solution to the most general extension of the georesonator concept possible. read it al
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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Turkey
Monday, October 24, 2011 6:53 AM
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the victims of a massive 7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey Sunday
Turkish men take part in a rescue operation to salvage people from a collapsed building after an e
earthquake in eastern Turkey. US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the victims of a massive 7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey Sunday and said the United States stood read to assist the country's authorities. (AFP Photo/Mustafa Ozer)
Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis
Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis near Turkish city of Van
Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
A survivor stands in front of a collapsed building in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van
A survivor stands in front of a collapsed building in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Turkish men take part in a rescue operation
Turkish men take part in a rescue operation to salvage people from a collapsed building after an earthquake in eastern Turkey. US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the victims of a massive 7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey Sunday and said the United States stood read to assist the country's authorities. (AFP Photo/Mustafa Ozer)
Survivors react after an earthquake in the eastern Turkish city of Van
Survivors react after seeing the damage caused by an earthquake in the eastern Turkish city of Van October 23, 2011. A powerful earthquake which shook southeast Turkey on Sunday may have killed up to 1,000 people as it triggered the collapse of dozens of buildings across the region, media reported the Kandilli Observatory as saying. Emergency workers battled to rescue people trapped in buildings in the city of Van and surrounding districts on the banks of Lake Van, near Turkey's border with Iran. Some 10 buildings collapsed in Van city and about 25-30 buildings were brought to the ground in the nearby district of Ercis, Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay told reporters. REUTERS/Abdurrahman Antakyali/Anadolu Agency
People try to save people trapped under debris in Tabanli village near the city of Van after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, collapsing some buildings and causing a Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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A survivor stands in front of a collapsed building in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Turkish men take part in a rescue operation to salvage people from a collapsed building after an earthquake in the Ercis province in Van. Turkey's Prime Minister flew to eastern Turkey Sunday to see for himself the devastation wrought by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 70 people. (AFP Photo/Mustafa Ozer)
Turkish men take part in a rescue operation to salvage people from a collapsed building after an earthquake in eastern Turkey. US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the victims of a massive 7.2 earthquake in eastern Turkey Sunday and said the United States stood read to assist the country's authorities. (AFP Photo/Mustafa Ozer)
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Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Rescue workers work to save people trapped under debris after an earthquake in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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A survivor stands in front of a collapsed building in Ercis, near the eastern Turkish city of Van, October 23, 2011. As many as 1,000 people were feared killed on Sunday when a powerful earthquake struck Turkey, collapsing dozens of buildings and pulling down phone and power lines in the southeast of the country, officials and witnesses said. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Turkish men take part in a rescue operation to salvage people from a collapsed building after an earthquake in the Ercis province in Van. Turkey's Prime Minister flew to eastern Turkey Sunday to see for himself the devastation wrought by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 70 people. (AFP Photo/Mustaf
Gempa Bumi Besar Landa Turki Pada 7.3 Skala Richter
Monday, October 24, 2011 10:39 AM
7.2 quake in Turkey kills 138, collapses buildings
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Cries of panic and horror filled the air as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 138 people as buildings pancaked and crumpled into rubble. The death toll was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble and reached outlying villages.
Tens of thousands fled into the streets running, screaming or trying to reach relatives on cell phones as apartment and office buildings cracked or collapsed. As the full extent of the damage became clear, survivors dug in with shovels or even their bare hands, desperately trying to rescue the trapped and the injured.
"There are many people under the rubble," Veysel Keser, the mayor of the district of Celebibag, told NTV. "People are in agony. We can hear their screams for help."
Celebibag is near the hardest-hit area: Ercis, an eastern city of 75,000 close to the Iranian border and on one of Turkey's most earthquake-prone zones. The bustling city of Van, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) south of Ecris, also sustained substantial damage. Highways in the area caved in. The temblor struck at 1:41 p.m. (1041 GMT; 6:41 a.m. EDT), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at least 93 people were killed in Van, 45 others died in Ercis, and about 350 were injured. Several people were still trapped under rubble, he said, without citing any estimates.
Erdogan said rescue work would continue through the night.
Up to 80 buildings collapsed in Ercis, including a dormitory, and 10 buildings collapsed in Van, the Turkish Red Crescent said. The sheer number of collapsed buildings gave rise to fears that the death toll could rise substantially.
U.S. scientists recorded over 100 aftershocks in eastern Turkey within 10 hours of the quake, including one with a magnitude of 6.0. Authorities advised people to stay away from damaged homes, warning they could collapse in the aftershocks.
Residents in Van and Ercis lit campfires, preparing to spend the night outdoors while the Red Crescent began setting up tents in a stadium. Others sought shelter with relatives in nearby villages.
Rescue efforts went deep into the night under generator-powered floodlights. Workers tied steel rods around large concrete slabs in Van, then lifted them with heavy machinery.
Residents sobbed outside the ruins of one flattened eight-story building, hoping that missing relatives would be found. Witnesses said eight people were pulled from the rubble, but frequent aftershocks hampered search efforts. By late evening, some joy emerged as a ninth, a teenage girl, was pulled out alive.
Erdogan urged residents to stay away from damaged buildings and promised assistance to all survivors.
"We won't leave anyone to fend for themselves in the cold of winter," he said.
Around 1,275 rescue teams from 38 provinces were being sent to the region, officials said, and troops were also assisting search-and-rescue efforts.
In Ercis, heavy machinery halted and people were ordered to keep silent as rescuers tried to listen for possible survivors inside a seven-story building housing 28 families, NTV reported.
Some inmates escaped a prison in Van after one of its walls collapsed. TRT television said around 150 inmates had fled, but a prison official said the number was much smaller and many later returned.
Nazmi Gur, a legislator from Van, said his nephew's funeral ceremony was cut short due to the quake and he rushed back to help.
"We managed to rescue a few people but I saw at least five bodies," Gur told The Associated Press. "It was such a powerful temblor. It lasted for such a long time,"
"But now we have no electricity, there is no heating, everyone is outside in the cold," he added.
Authorities had no information yet on remote villages but the provincial governor was touring the region by helicopter and the government sent in tents, field kitchens and blankets.
The earthquake also shook buildings in neighboring Armenia and Iran.
In the Armenian capital of Yerevan, 100 miles (160 kilometers) from Ercis, people rushed into the streets in fear but no damage or injuries were reported. Armenia was the site of a devastating earthquake in 1988 that killed 25,000 people.
Sunday's quake caused panic in several Iranian towns close to the Turkish border and caused cracks in buildings in the city of Chaldoran, Iranian state TV reported.
Leaders around the world conveyed their condolences and offered assistance.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with our Turkish ally in this difficult time, and are ready to assist," U.S. President Barack Obama said.
Israeli President Shimon Peres telephoned Turkish President Abdullah Gul to offer assistance.
"Israel shares in your sorrow," Peres said in a statement. "Israel is ready to render any assistance that may be required anywhere in Turkey, at any time."
The offer came despite a rift in relations following an 2010 Israeli navy raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that left nine Turks dead. Greece, which has a deep dispute with Turkey over the divided island of Cyprus, also offered to send in a special earthquake rescue team.
Turkey lies in one of the world's most active seismic zones and is crossed by numerous fault lines. In 1999, two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than 7 struck northwestern Turkey, killing about 18,000 people.
More recently, a 6.0-magnitude quake in March 2010 killed 51 people in eastern Turkey, while in 2003, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake killed 177 people in the southeastern city of Bingol.
Istanbul, the country's largest city with more than 12 million people, lies in northwestern Turkey near a major fault line. Experts have warned that overcrowding and shoddy construction in Istanbul could kill tens of thousands if a major earthquake struck.
CEDIM Forensic Earthquake Analysis Group
(Status: October 24, 2011 05:00 Central European Time)
Eastern Turkey Earthquake 23 October 2011
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 to 7.2 (source: GFZ, EMSC and USGS) struck
Eastern Turkey on Sunday October 23, 2011 with epicentre 17 km NNE of Van City at
Van Lake at local time 13:41. Initial seismological information suggests an almost EW
oriented thrust earthquake. An M=7.2 event has typically fault extension of 100 km,
so that Van City has been affected seriously. Aftershock activity continues with largest
shocks of magnitudes 5.6 and 6.0 on Sunday; magnitudes around M5 remain likely
for the coming days, may bring instable structures to collapse and pose some threat
to Search and Rescue operations.
Van is located at 1.700 m elevation, with officially (2010) 370,000 inhabitants; this
number is possibly underrated (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van,_Turkey).
Ercis is another city north of Van which has around 140,000 inhabitants as of 2010. It
is suggested that the epicentre was closer to Ercis and was exposed to EMS intensity
VIII or above.
Affected population that was exposed to very strong shaking (EMS intensity VII-VIII)
is the population of Van City estimated as 370,000. The city is built along the shores
of Lake Van, which suggests soft soil conditions for the entire city, possibly
liquefaction along the shore of the lake. The level of earthquake building code
compliancy is only medium on the CATDAT scale (Daniell et al., 2011), which will
aggravate building damage and collapse. Initial photo and video information support
this suspicion. The time of the event – Sunday early afternoon – may be a loss
reducing factor, as no workday influx from surrounding population is to be expected
and a number of people may not have been in their homes.
Current loss estimates (ELER method, Prof. Mustafa Erdik, Kandilli Observatory,
Istanbul) indicate 500 to 1,000 persons being killed, so that the number of
homeless may be in the range of 5,000 to 10,000. The casualty rate is calculated
using different methods however, using their Coburn and Spence method data,
masonry buildings exposed to intensity VIII which completely collapse generally have
a 36% fatality rate, and RC buildings that collapse have between 44% and 62%
fatality rates.
The official current death toll is at 217 (Ercis = 117, Van = 100), and 1090 people
injured (Ercis = 740, Van = 350); both numbers will certainly grow over the coming
days.
Telecommunications broke down and the airport of Van City is located at the lake
shore, and has been damaged to some extent. This can jeopardize rescue and relief
operations as all other airports are more than 150 km away from the affected area.
The Van airport is back in operation at this point despite damage.
Cold weather will cause additional stress to homeless persons, and those who
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are afraid to return to their homes. Around this time of the year night time
temperatures reach 0° Celsius. The current forecasts indicate low temperatures at
night of 0° Celsius for the next 2 to 3 day followed by temperatures of -3° Celsius.
Historic Earthquakes: There have been over 30 major damaging earthquakes
through history in the CATDAT (Daniell et al., 2011) data base within 100km of this
epicenter.
• In 1111 a Van earthquake caused major damage, with a magnitude of around
M6.5 to M7. Between 1646-1648 Van was struck by a M6.7 quake, killing around
2000 people.
• 30th May 1881 M6.3 – near Van – killed 95 people.
• In 1941, a M5.9 earthquake affected Ericis and Van, killing between 190 and 430
people.
• A swarm of smaller earthquakes from 1945-1946 killed many people in Van.
• In 1976, 66km away from this one, a M7 quake on the border killed 3840 and
caused 51000 homeless.
CEDIM Initial Forensic Analysis
Turkey has experienced several large earthquakes in its recent history with the 1999
Kocaeli event as worst one in the past 15 years. This Sunday October 23, 2011
Eastern Turkey earthquake occurred in a high seismicity zone where building codes
should provide adequate protection for collapse for modern buildings up to 0.5 g
acceleration. The CATDAT (Daniell et al., 2011), analytic data base ranks Turkish
code compliancy only at medium level, with a potential of an even lower level in the
very Eastern part of the country. The reported collapse of a 7-story modern building
may be an indicator for a low code compliancy level. Further analysis will shed more
light on this issue.
Currently no clear situation has evolved with regard to losses: The 500 to 1,000
fatalities (associated with possibly 10,000 homeless persons) will be validated or
modified with information of the forthcoming days.
The aftershock activity contains still magnitudes around M5 posing some threat to
Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.
Damage to infrastructure (telecommunication, airport) has occurred, but apparently
air traffic in Van has resumed.
Cold weather will cause additional stress to injured, not yet hospitalized persons, to
homeless persons, and those who are afraid to return to their homes. Around this
time of the year night time temperatures reach 0° Celsius. The current forecasts
indicate low temperatures at night of 0° Celsius for the next 2 to 3 day followed by
temperatures of -3° Celsius.
Continuous real-time information is provided by: http://earthquake-report.com/
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Further Sources:
Daniell, J. E., Khazai, B., Wenzel, F., and Vervaeck, A.: The CATDAT damaging
earthquakes database, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 2235-2251,
doi:10.5194/nhess-11-2235-2011, 2011.
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http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/geofon//seismon/globmon.html
http://w3.gdacs.org/reports.asp?ID=112317
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/b0006bqc/index.html
http://reliefweb.int/
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Hundreds feared dead and dozens of people injured as quake strikes northeast of the city of Van.
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At least 45 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit eastern Turkey, state-run TRT television reports.
But Turkey's Kandilli Observatory estimated that 500 to 1,000 people could have perished in Van province on Sunday.
The seismology institute's estimate was based on the strength of the quake and the structure of the housing in the area.
The worst damage was caused to the town of Ercis, close to the Iranian border. The city of Van also suffered substantial damage.
"Around 10 buildings have collapsed in the city of Van and around 25 or 30 have collapsed in Ercis, including a dormitory,'' Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said.
Atalay said authorities had no information yet on remote villages, but a local governor was touring the region by helicopter to assess damage.
The quake's epicentre was in the village of Tabanli.
Al Jazeera’s Murat Utku, reporting from Van, said rescue workers were are scrambling to rescue those trapped before nightfall.
"The heat difference between day and night is very big here", he said. "Some are trying to dig their family members out by hand, but some machines are being taken here now to join the rescue workers."
'Too much destruction'
At least 50 people were taken to hospital in Van, Anatolia news agency said.
"There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed. There is too much destruction," Zulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Ercis, told NTV television. "We need urgent aid. We need medics."
The Turkish Red Crescent said its rescuers pulled several injured people out of the collapsed dormitory in Ercis, which sits on a geological fault line.
"People are in agony, we can hear their screams for help. We need urgent help. "
- Veysel Keser, mayor of Celebibag
Serious damage and casualties were also reported in the district of Celebibag, near Ercis.
"There are many people under the rubble," Veysel Keser, mayor of Celebibag, told NTV. "People are in agony, we can hear their screams for help. We need urgent help."
"It's a great disaster," he said. "Many buildings have collapsed, student dormitories, hotels and gas stations have collapsed."
Officials warned that they were struggling to assess the full extent of the damage.
"People are panicked. The telecommunication services have collapsed. We cannot reach anybody," Van Mayor Bekir Kaya told NTV.
The army was to send search and rescue teams to the area and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was travelling to Van.
Aftershocks continued after the initial quake.
The quake was also felt over the border in northwest Iran, causing some panic in major cities, Iranian media reported.
Major geological faultlines cross Turkey and small earthquakes are a near daily occurrence. Two large quakes in 1999 killed more than 20,000 people in northwest Turkey.
Two people were killed and 79 injured in May when an earthquake shook Simav in northwest Turkey.
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23 OKTOBER : Turki digegarkan dengan gempa bumi kuat pada bacaan antara 7.3 Skala Richer sehingga 7.3 berlaku sebentar tadi.
Pada 20 Mei lepas, Turki digegarkan dengan gempa bumi pada skala 5.8 magnitud dan menyebabkan dua orang terkorban.
World Location
Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia melaporkan satu gempa bumi kuat bermagnitud 6.9 pada skala Richter telah berlaku di Kawasan Sempadan Turkey-Iran pada 6.42 petang, 23 Oktober, 2011. Pusat gempa bumi terletak di 38.4º Utara dan 44.3º Timur, 6611 km dari barat-laut Pulau Langkawi, Kedah.
Jika diambil data kekuatan pada lebih 7 skala richter kesannya dijangka adalah besar.
Perkembangan lanjut bakal menyusul dari masa ke semasa.
http://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/CanliYayin/TgrtHaber.asp
Very strong devastating earthquake in eastern Turkey – We expect a lot of fatalities
Last update: October 23, 2011 at 11:52 am by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell
October 23, 2011 By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell
Update: At this moment there are reports of more than 23 fatalities and more than 50 injuries, but the number will certainly increase the next hours. 25 apartment blocks and 1 student residence destroyed in Ercis with many trapped.
Appeal for help from the mayor of Ercis
“We have a large number of buildings that were destroyed + many dead. The number of dead and wounded is not clear yet. It caused destruction everywhere. Every place was in dust. The hospital is also damaged. We are suffering a shortage on vehicles and ambulances. We expect much immediate help. According to the situation in the city center and the surrounding villages, the amount of destruction is too high to manage. Multi-emergency tents, medical staff and rescue team are needed. Our facilities are limited. No ambulances are left. I have only one hospital, and it is now damaged. We have not enough health centers to cope with this disaster, because there are so many injured and dead.
Update : URGENT CRY FOR AID in ERCIS – Large number of dead in Ercis. The total population of the city is 145,229 and spread among the city center and villages. The village population is 66,832, while the city
- or “Centrum”- population is 78,397. Population density is 47/km². (source: Wikipedia)
Update : An overview of some of the aftershocks : Van Ilıkaynak – 5,4 – 13:48, Van Gedikbulak – 5.5 – 13:56, Van Gevaş – 4,6 – 14:10, Van Halkalı – 5,5 – 14:32
Update: PAGER (USGS) is estimating around 12,000 median deaths, with around $15 billion damage. Please refer to their whole range of estimates, as there is a large uncertainty at this point. We want to emphasize that these numbers are PRELIMINARY THEORETICAL numbers, based on the measured data and the historic earthquakes in the area.
Update: Ercis (town near Van) mayor has said that they expect a very large number dead – state of emergency declared. Ercis State Hospital received heavy damage, and the tent waiting for the ambulance as an emergency, he said.
Earthquake overview : A very strong earthquake just occurred in eastern Turkey – Van area
“I have Felt it” Reports –> see below + Let us know “how you have felt this earthquake”
To read the full story as it happened, we advise our readers to start at the lower part of the page (earthquake data).
We are currently collecting data from this earthquake – we will be back asap
Keep this page open or return regularly as we will be back with more details when they become available
Update: WAPMERR theoretical damage / human impact engine :
ESTIMATE OF HUMAN LOSSES: Injured Exp. min/max: 20000/60000
Fatalities Exp. min/max: 8000/20000
Update: 7-storey building collapsed as a result of the earthquake with some citizens trapped in the rubble. Firefighters are trying to save the citizens of the wreckage at the bottom. Information about the place, and consequently the loss of life due to the earthquake happening is not yet known.
Essentially the percentage of people killed in such collapses of major buildings ranges between 20%-50% of the occupants.
This should be a further wake-up call after 1999 for Istanbul.
Update: Based on James Daniell CATDAT data it appears to be the 400-500 year return period earthquake.
Historic CATDAT data for the Van area:
There have been over 100 damaging earthquakes through history in CATDAT with 100km of this epicenter. Here are some of the most damaging ones that have affected Van.
1111- Van earthquake caused major damage, with a magnitude of around 6.5-7.
1646-1648 – Van was again struck by a M6.7 quake, killing around 2000 people.
30th May 1881 – M6.3 – near Van – killed 95 people.
In 1941, a M5.9 earthquake affected Ericis and Van, killing between 190 and 430 people.
A swarm of smaller earthquakes from 1945-1946 killed many people in Van.
The North Anatolian Fault caused additional damage in Van from a 4.9 quake in 1972 with 10 injured.
In 1976, 66km away from this one, a M7 quake on the border killed 3840. 51000 homeless.
Update: We are trying to get as much as possible news from the direct epicenter area, but as most of the communication means are down at the moment, the I have Felt it reports are coming from the alerted neighboring countries.
Update: The epicenter area is currently getting many +5 aftershocks, already dangerous on their own
Update: Data of the different seismological agencies:
Kandilli Turkey : 6.6 @ 5 km
GFZ: 7.3 @ 10 km
EMSC: 7.3 @ 10 km
All DEVASTATING values
Update: As could be expected, strong aftershocks will be making the damage even bigger
Update : Some houses in the city have been destroyed, many houses were damaged. Phones fell silent and power has been cut. Kandilli Observatory described the M6.6, 5km depth earthquake as devastating.
Update: Houses have been destroyed, 5km from Van.
Important Historical CATDAT update: The 1976 earthquake on the Iranian-Turkish border was a M7 and killed around 5000 people. If we are looking at a direct hit on Van, the highest death percentage likely is around 6-10%, which could mean values of dead around the Izmit earthquake – between 19000-38000 dead.
Update: Turkish parameters are a little less devastating, but still devastating : 6.6 @ 5 km depth (all data is preliminary)
Update: The intensity numbers as reported theoretically by USGS are DEVASTATING
49,000 people are expected to experience a X shaking (extreme shaking)
381,000 people are expected to experience a IX shaking (violent shaking)
131,000 people are expected to experience a VIII shaking (severe shaking)
264,000 people are expected to experience a VII shaking (very strong shaking)
487,000 people are expected to experience a VI shaking (strong shaking)
12,596,000 people are expected to experience a V shaking (moderate shaking)
Update: This earthquake has been felt in all neighboring countries and beyond. This is a really bad sign. The red colored area on the map below is at very high risk for casualties.
USGS numbers are even more alarming. They are reporting a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 at a depth of 7.2 km.THESE ARE DEVASTATING VALUE
Turkey, Van October 23 2011 earthquake shaking map - courtesy USGS
We have a lot of I Have Felt reports coming in at the moment.
The data we are showing at the moment are preliminary and only based on EMSC
The depth should weaken the impact a lot.
“I Have Felt It” reports as received by Earthquake-Report.com
- No Felt reports as yet, be the first to send us what you experienced.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : 6.4
UTC Time : Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:41:21 UTC
Local time at epicenter : Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 01:41:21 PM at epicenter
Depth (Hypocenter) : 47 km
Geo-location(s) :
19 km N Van (pop 371,713)
26 km SE Ercis (pop 91,915)
Links to important maps
USGS Did You Feel It Map
Google satellite map showing the epicenter and the surrounding area.
Historic earthquakes map
Seismic hazard map
Shaking map
Focal mechanism report
Human impact map
GDACS earthquake report
GDACS tsunami report
NOAA tsunami report
7.2 magnitude quake jolts eastern Turkey, causes casualties
23 October 2011, Sunday / TODAYSZAMAN.COM,
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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the eastern Turkish province of Van on Sunday and there were reports that some buildings had collapsed and that about 50 people had been injured.
The İstanbul-based Kandilli seismology center originally reported that the magnitude was 6.6 but later corrected it as 7.2. The quake occurred at 1:41 p.m. Its epicenter was in the village of Tabanli in the eastern province of Van, bordering Iran, but the quake was also felt in the province's city center as well as the neighboring provinces of Bitlis, Muş, Batman, Diyarbakır and Hakkari. The quake struck at a depth of 5 kilometers.
The Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate said in a statement released after the quake that the tremor was strong and caused material damage and some fatalities. It gave no numbers for the death toll. The earthquake also toppled some buildings in downtown Van but the most serious damage was in the neighboring town of Erciş. Several strong aftershocks were also reported.
“There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed, there is so much destruction,” Zülfikar Arapoğlu, mayor of Erciş, told NTV television. “We need urgent aid, we need medics.”
Residents spilled out into the streets in panic as rescue workers struggled to rescue people believed to be trapped under collapsed buildings, television footage showed. In Van, at least two buildings collapsed, Bekir Kaya, the mayor of Van, told NTV. One of the collapsed structures was a seven-story building, according to the state-run Anatolia news agency. “The telephone system is jammed due to panic and we can't immediately assess the full extent of the damage,” Kaya said.
The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) announced that some 25 buildings including hotels and a student dormitory collapsed in Erciş. Kızılay immediately began to send aid supplies to the earthquake zone. A crisis desk was established to oversee the developments in the region.
Kızılay started to send tents, blankets and the other aid supplies to Van from their logistics depots from various neighboring provinces in the region especially from Erzurum.
In Hakkari, a town around 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the city of Van in southeastern Turkey, buildings could be felt swaying for around 10 seconds during the quake. There was no immediate sign of any casualties or damage in Hakkari, about two-and-half-hours drive through the mountains from Van, around 20 kilometers from the epicenter.
The true extent of the damage caused by the quake is not yet known. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude as 7.2. The USGS originally reported the magnitude as 7.3, but later corrected the figure. It added that the quake had a depth of 20 kilometers (12.4 miles), which is relatively shallow and could potentially cause more damage.
Television coverage showed damaged buildings and vehicles, crushed under fallen masonry and panicked residents wandering in the streets. Turkish media said phone lines and electricity had been cut off. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will head to Van to see the damage, the media reported.
Earthquakes are frequent in Turkey, which is crossed by several fault lines, and small earthquakes are a near daily occurrence. Two large quakes in 1999 killed more than 20,000 people in northwest Turkey. Two people were killed and 79 injured in May when an earthquake shook Simav, also in northwest Turkey.
Marco Simoncelli Dies After Crash In GP Sepang 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011 2:18 PM
Marco SimoncelliSimoncelli was involved in a crash with two other bikes
Italian rider Marco Simoncelli has died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang.
The race was stopped after four minutes when Simoncelli's bike veered across the track at turn 11 into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi.
The 24-year-old had his helmet knocked off and was hit by both other riders.
American rider Edwards also fell but escaped serious injury - while fellow Italian Rossi was able to return to the pits.
Simoncelli lay motionless on the track after the impact, while the race was immediately red-flagged.
At first, officials were looking to restart the race before the extent of Simoncelli's injuries became clear.
Honda rider Simoncelli first entered MotoGP for the 2010 season and won his first pole position at the Catalunya race in June this year.
SIMONCELLI FACTFILE
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* Born: 20 January 1987, Cattolica, Italy
* 125 Championship: 2002-05, 2 wins
* 250 Championship: 2006-09, 12 wins
* MotoGP: 2010-11
Simoncelli's first podium finish came in the Czech Republic in August when he finished third but he bettered that with a second-place finish at the Australian GP.
World champion Casey Stoner said: "As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside. Whenever the helmet comes off that's not a good sign."
The Italian started in the 125cc class in 2002 and moved up to the 250cc class in 2006.
He claimed the 250cc world title in 2008.
Simoncelli dies after horrific crash
Marco Simoncelli 2011 AP/LA PRESSE - 0Marco Simoncelli was killed after being involved in a horrific crash in the MotoGP race at Sepang, Malaysia.
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The Italian lost the front end of his bike on the second lap of the race and fell to his right, with the bike's wheels continuing to grip and throwing him into the path of Colin Edwardsand Valentino Rossi.
Both riders appeared to hit Simoncelli, whose helmet came off during the incident.
The race was red flagged immediately, and cancelled a few minutes later when it emerged that Simoncelli was in a critical condition. He died soon afterwards.
Honda rider Simoncelli was in his second season in MotoGP, and established himself as a fan favourite with his flamboyant riding style.
He took his maiden podium spot in the series in the Czech Republic two months ago, and followed that up with a second place finish at the recent Australian Grand Prix.
Simoncelli's death is the second casualty in the top level of motorsport, coming just a week after British driver Dan Wheldon was killed in an IndyCar race in Las Vegas.
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Another tragedy rocks motorsport after Simoncelli is killed in MotoGP crash
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 4:23 PM on 23rd October 2011
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* WARNING: INCLUDES GRAPHIC PICTURE CONTENT...
Motorsport was mourning its second death in the space of a week after Italian Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Moto GP.
The Gresini Honda rider lost control of his bike on the second lap of the circuit in Sepang and appeared to be hit by Colin Edwards and then Valentino Rossi as he slid across the track.
Agony: Marco Simoncelli's father is comforted as he waits outside a medical centre where the rider was taken following a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix
Agony: Marco Simoncelli's father is comforted as he waits outside a medical centre where the rider was taken following a crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix
The 24-year-old's helmet came off in the collision and he was taken to the medical centre for treatment, but died from his injuries.
Moment of horror: Simocelli loses control on the second lap before fatally colliding with Colin Edwards as Valentino Rossi ahead manages to escape
Moment of horror: Simocelli loses control on the second lap before fatally colliding with Colin Edwards as Valentino Rossi ahead manages to escape
Simoncelli's death comes exactly a week after British racing driver Dan Wheldon, a former IndyCar champion and two-time Indy 500 race winner, was killed in a 15-car pile-up at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Buckinghamshire driver was 33.
The organisers cancelled Sunday's race as soon as the extent of Simoncelli's injuries became apparent.
Tragedy: Race marshalls attend to Honda rider Simoncelli (C) following his fatal crash just four minutes after the start of the Malaysian MotoGP race
Tragedy: Race marshalls attend to Honda rider Simoncelli (C) following his fatal crash just four minutes after the start of the Malaysian MotoGP race
Speaking at a press conference following the tragedy, medical director Dr Michele Macchiagodena said of Simoncelli:
'Because of the crash he had during the race, in which he was hit by other riders, he suffered a very serious trauma to the head, to the neck and the chest.
'When our medical staff got to him he was unconscious. In the ambulance because there was a cardiac arrest they started CPR (cardiac pulmonary resuscitation).
'Immediately in the medical centre, with the help also of the doctor of our staff at the Clinica Mobile and local doctors, he was intubated and it was possible to take off some blood from the thorax.
'The CPR was continued for 45 minutes because we tried to help him for as long as we thought it was possible. Unfortunately it was not possible to help him and at 16:56 (local time) we had to declare he was dead.'
Moment of horror: Simoncelli loses control on the second lap
Moment of horror: Simoncelli loses control on the second lap
Collision: Simoncelli fatally falls off of his Honda after colliding into Colin Edwards
Collision: Simoncelli fatally falls off of his Honda after colliding into Colin Edwards
Fall: Edwards spins off the track along with Simoncelli's bike as the 24-year-old Italian devastatingly lies motionless
Fall: Edwards spins off the track along with Simoncelli's bike as the 24-year-old Italian devastatingly lies motionless
A statement on the MotoGP official website read: 'On Sunday 23rd October, during the MotoGP race at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, San Carlo Honda Gresini's Italian rider Marco Simoncelli suffered a serious accident in which he received critical injuries.
'The race was stopped immediately with the red flag and Simoncelli was transported by ambulance to the circuit medical centre where the medical staff worked to resuscitate him.
'Despite their efforts, Marco sadly succumbed to his injuries at 4:56pm local time.
'Everybody involved in MotoGP extends its deepest condolences to Marco's family, friends and team at this tragic loss.'
Sorrow: Honda team members react to the sad news of the Italian rider
Sorrow: Honda team members (above and below) react to the sad news
Upset: Honda team members console each other after learning the horror news
Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa had a dispute with fellow factory Honda rider Simoncelli earlier this season, but news of his rival's death left last season's championship runner-up reeling.
Repsol Honda's Pedrosa said: 'In a tragedy like this there is not much to say. I just want to give my condolences to his family and all the people who love him. I've been with his father and all we could do was to hug, nothing else matters.
'It was a fatal accident and everybody in the paddock remains in shock.
'Many times we ourselves forget how dangerous this sport can be and when you lose people on the way nothing has any meaning. It's clear that we all do what we like, what we love, but on days like today nothing matters.'
Losing control: Simoncelli (No 58) crashed on the second lap of the race, riding between Edwards and Valentino Rossi
Losing control: Simoncelli (No 58) crashed on the second lap of the race, riding between Edwards and Valentino Rossi
Emergency: Race marshalls quickly arrive at the scene to assist the stricken Simoncelli
Emergency: Race marshalls quickly arrive at the scene to assist the stricken Simoncelli
Simoncelli, who won the 250cc world championship in 2008, clinching the crown in Sepang, stepped up to MotoGP in 2010.
His death was the first fatality in MotoGP since Japan's Daijiro Katoh died from his injuries sustained at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix.
When asked about Simoncelli's helmet coming off, race director Paul Butler said at the press conference: 'I think if I may reply, that will be for another occasion. Quite clearly the consequences and circumstances surrounding the accident will be thoroughly investigated.'
Wheeled away: Track officials remove Simoncelli's motorcycle after the dreadful accident
Wheeled away: Track officials remove Simoncelli's motorcycle after the dreadful accident
Newly-crowned champion Casey Stoner admitted immediately after the crash he had feared for Simoncelli.
'As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside,' the Australian told BBC2.
Cancelled: Rubbish covers the track after the race was abandoned early in Sepang
Cancelled: Rubbish covers the track after the race was abandoned early in Sepang
'Whenever the helmet comes off that's not a good sign.'
Tributes poured in for Simoncelli from teams and riders.
Briton's Jenson Button wrote on his Twitter account: 'R.I.P Marco... Such an exciting talent lost. My thoughts are with his family, friends and everyone involved in MotoGP. Motorsport can be so cruel...'
British MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow wrote on Twitter: 'RIP Marco Simoncelli! A great rider and all round nice guy. My thoughts are with all his family & friends. I will never forget today.'
Delivering the news: MotoGp officials relay the tragic announcement
Delivering the news: MotoGp officials relay the tragic announcement
Formula One driver Mark Webber tweeted: 'R.I.P Marco A special talent that will be missed... Thinking of your loved ones, and all the motogp paddock..mark.'
A message on Simoncelli's Gresini Honda team website read simply 'CIAO "SUPER SIC"'.
Support: Simoncelli girlfriend Kate is consoled by a TV crew member following her partner's tragic crash
Support: Simoncelli girlfriend Kate is consoled by a TV crew member following her partner's tragic crash
Paolo Simoncelli, Marco's father, is comforted by his son's manager Carlo Pernat outside the medical center following the accident
The Rizla Suzuki team wrote: 'All at Rizla Suzuki are deeply affected by today's tragic events and send their deepest condolences to Marco's family and friends during this time of great loss.
'R.I.P Marco Simoncelli, 20 January 1987 - 23 October 2011 - A true competitor.'
MARCO SIMONCELLI: 1987 - 2011
1987: Born in Cattolica, Italy on January 20.
1996: Runner-up in the Italian Minimoto Championship.
1999: Champion of the Italian Minimoto Championship.
2000: Claims a back-to-back title in the Italian Minimoto Championship and is runner-up in the European Minimoto Championship.
2001: Moves up to the the Italian 125cc Championship and wins the title in his rookie year.
2002: Wins the European 125cc title.
2003: Takes part in his first full season in the 125cc World Championship with the Matteoni Racing team.
2004: Joins the Rauch Bravo team and wins his first Grand Prix at a rain-soaked Jerez.
2005: Completes another 125cc campaign with the Nocable.it Race team and finishes fifth in the final standings.
2006: Moves up to the 250cc class riding for Gilera. Finishes the season in 10th overall with a sixth place finish at the Chinese Grand Prix his best result.
Marco Simoncelli: 1987-2011
2008: June - Wins his first 250cc race at the Italian GP in Mugello in controversial circumstances when Hector Barbera crashed into him after Simoncelli appeared to try to block him off.
October - Wins the 250cc World Championship after a successful season with Gilera with a third place finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
2009: Finishes third overall in the 250cc World Championship behind Japan's Hiroshi Aoyama and Spain's Barbera.
2010: Moves up to ride in his debut MotoGP season for Honda. Finishes 16 of the 18 races en route to eighth place in the championship.
2011: May - Collides with Dani Pedrosa while battling for second in the French GP. The resulting crash saw Pedrosa break his collarbone and Simoncelli receive a ride-through penalty, eventually finishing fifth. Simoncelli accepted he needed to re-evaluate his driving style and at times be more cautious.
June - Claims his first MotoGP pole at the Catalan GP but a poor start resulted in a sixth placed finish.
October 23 - Killed in a crash during the Malaysian GP in Sepang.
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Italian rider Marco Simoncelli has died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian MotoGP in Sepang.
By : BBC News
The race was stopped on lap two when Simoncelli's bike veered across the track at turn 11 into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi.
The 24-year-old had his helmet knocked off and was hit by both other riders.
American rider Edwards also fell and dislocated his shoulder - while Simoncelli's fellow Italian Rossi was able to return to the pits.
Simoncelli lay motionless on the track after the impact, while the race was immediately red-flagged.
Medical director Michele Macchiagodena said Simoncelli suffered a "very serious trauma to the head, to the neck and the chest".
At first officials were looking to restart the race before the extent of Simoncelli's injuries became clear.
The race was cancelled amid confusion in the grandstand, with fans throwing bottles to show their initial displeasure.
The death is the first fatality in MotoGP since Japan's Daijiro Katoh died from injuries sustained at the 2003 Japanese GP while, last year, Japan's Shoya Tomizawa died in a similar crash to Simoncelli in aMoto2 race in San Marino.
Simoncelli's death comes a week after British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was killed in Las Vegas following a 15-car crash.
ANALYSIS
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Marco was flamboyant on and off the track. When someone dies, everyone always says they loved life. But he had a very vibrant personality. He already had a huge fanbase around the world, partly down to aggressive riding - but also because he was just a cool guy. He didn't take himself too seriously and would have been a big star for next year.
Matt RobertsBBC MotoGP presenterRead Steve Parrish's tribute
BBC MotoGP presenter Matt Roberts said: "Marco lost his helmet in the crash. The officials said that, when the track medics got to him, he was in cardiac arrest. They tried to resuscitate him in the ambulance and the medical centre.
"Both riders collided with him and the impact corresponded to him losing his helmet. The saddest thing is that Valentino [Rossi] and Marco were very close friends.
"Colin [Edwards] has a dislocated shoulder and is in a lot of pain. He and Valentino are absolutely devastated."
A MotoGP statement read: "On Sunday, 23 October, during the MotoGP race at the Sepang International Circuit, San Carlo Honda Gresini's Italian rider Marco Simoncelli suffered a serious accident wherein he sustained critical injuries.
"The race was stopped immediately with the red flag and Simoncelli was transported by ambulance to the circuit medical centre where the medical staff worked to resuscitate him.
"Despite their efforts, Marco sadly succumbed to his injuries at 4.56pm local time [0956 BST].
"Everybody involved in MotoGP extends its deepest condolences to Marco's family, friends and team at this tragic loss."
And Sepang circuit chairman Mokhzani Mahathir added: "This is a one-of-a-kind freak incident where the helmet came off and I am sure FIM [International Federation of Motorcycling] and MotoGP will be looking into this."
Honda rider Simoncelli entered MotoGP for the 2010 season and won his first pole position at the Catalunya race in June this year.
Simoncelli's first podium finish came in the Czech Republic in August when he finished third but he bettered that with a second-place finish at the Australian GP.
World champion Casey Stoner said: "As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside. Whenever the helmet comes off that's not a good sign."
British MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow tweeted: "RIP Marco Simoncelli! A great rider and all round nice guy. My thoughts are with all his family & friends. I will never forget today."
Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber tweeted: "RIP Marco. A special talent that will be missed. Thinking of your loved ones and all the MotoGP paddock."
Major Italian sports events on Sunday observed a minute's silence in memory of Simoncelli, who was a big fan of football club AC Milan.
In their Serie A fixture against Lecce, Milan wore black armbands and came back from three goals behind to win 4-3.
How To Make Solar Panels
Sunday, October 23, 2011 2:59 PM
Learning how to make solar panels for your home is something that is going to be extremely productive. Not only will it allow you to save money on the actually build and installation, but once they are built you will be one step closer to being self sufficient.
how to make diy solar panels at home
Panels usually cost around $12,000 including installation. With a good set of plans though, people can learn how to make solar panels for less than $2-300. Knowing where to buy the highest quality parts and having plans to help build them is certainly going to help!
When learning how to build solar panels, there are certain things that you will need. These include things like photovoltaic cells, alongside other products like boards, glass, tools and copper wire. Combined, these items will allow you to build solar panels.
A lot of people steer clear of solar panels for the home because of the cost. The reality is that anyone with basic DIY experience can learn how to make solar panels. Take time over building the first one, and then simply replicate the process until you have enough solar panels to power the home. A lot of people go on to build solar panels for other people and sell them, so there is a potential revenue stream here as well!
HOW TO MAKE SOLAR PANELS AT HOME - VIDEO (Build diy solar panel)
Libya's New Leaders To Declare Liberation After Gaddafi’s Death
Sunday, October 23, 2011 2:17 PM
Libya's new leaders will declare liberation on Sunday, officials say, a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
But the victory has been clouded by questions over how Gaddafi was killed after images emerged showing he was found alive and taunted and beaten by his captors.
The long-awaited declaration of liberation will come more than two months after revolutionary forces swept into Tripoli and seized control of most of the oil-rich North African nation. It was stalled by fierce resistance by Gaddafi loyalists in his hometown of Sirte, Bani Walid and pockets in the south.
Sirte was the last to fall, but Gaddafi's son and one-time heir apparent and many of his fighters have apparently escaped, raising fears they could continue to stir up trouble.
With Gaddafi gone, however, the governing National Transitional Council was moving forward with efforts to transform the country that was ruled by one man for more than four decades into a democracy.
In Tripoli, residents said they were relieved Gaddafi was killed, not captured, allowing the nation to move forward without fear that his supporters would try to sabotage the transition to democracy.
"If there was a trial, it would take some time. ... Maybe there would be revenge attacks," said Hosni Bashir, an oil worker who was attending the first meeting of a new political party in a Tripoli hotel. "Now, they (Libya's new leaders) can start."
Initially, NTC officials said the declaration of liberation would be made Saturday. But spokesman Abdel-Rahman Busin said Saturday that preparations were under way for a Sunday ceremony in the eastern city of Benghazi, the revolution's birthplace.
The transitional leadership has said it would declare a new interim government within a month of liberation and elections for a constitutional assembly within eight months to be followed by a parliamentary and presidential vote within a year.
On Saturday, acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, who has said he plans to resign after liberation, said the interim government "should last until the first presidential elections."
Speaking at the World Economic Forum on the Jordanian shores of the Dead Sea, he also said the NTC must move quickly to disarm rebels who helped to overthrow Gaddafi's nearly 42-year-old regime. He said it was a priority to ensure huge caches of weapons are turned in over the "next few days."
Jibril also said the Libyan people must remember the agony of the past and choose a different path for the future. He said he was "relieved" after Gaddafi's ouster, describing it as a "great moment in my life."
Gaddafi's blood-streaked body has been put on display in a commercial freezer at a shopping center in Misrata as Libyan authorities argued about where to bury the remains. Abdel-Basit al-Mzirig, the deputy justice minister, said Gaddafi will be buried according to Islamic tradition, but his burial place will be kept secret.
Fighters from Misrata - a city brutally besieged by regime forces during the civil war - seemed to claim ownership of Gaddafi's body, forcing the delay of a planned burial Friday.
Fathi Bashagha, a spokesman for the Misrata military council, said the body of Gaddafi is in the custody of prosecutors and that they will be the ones to decide, along with the NTC, whether an autopsy is necessary.
At least four groups of doctors have examined the body and determined the cause of death was a bullet to the head and stomach, but "so far there is no autopsy," he said.
International rights groups, including Amnesty International, called for a probe into the killing.
Men, women and children lined up to view Gaddafi's body, which was laid out on a mattress on the floor of an emptied-out vegetable freezer. The bodies of Gaddafi's son Muatassim and his ex-defense minister Abu Bakr Younis also were put on display Saturday, although they were covered with blankets so only their faces were visible.
The site's guards had even organized separate visiting hours for families and single men.
Gaddafi's bodyguard Mansour Dao also was captured during the battle. In a television interview aired on Al-Arabiya this week, he said the Libyan leader had been in Sirte since fleeing Tripoli as it was being overrun in late August.
Gaddafi's son Muatassim directed the battle, the bodyguard said, while the Libyan leader himself spent most of his time trying to evade capture by moving between apartments and homes that had been owned by supporters.
Dao described chaotic and desperate conditions, and said Gaddafi recorded speeches that were transmitted by Thuraya satellite phone. The convoy was struck by NATO warplanes as it was trying to flee to an area called Jaref, and revolutionary forces subsequently moved in on the survivors, he said.
"There were problems, they besieged us outside of District 2 and prevented us from going to Jaref," he told the pan-Arab station. "We got out on foot and the groups were divided ... I was in the group with Gaddafi, Abu Bakr Younis and his two sons."
Mohammed Misrati, a 45-year-old fighter in Misrata, said it was time to move past Gaddafi and take advantage of the country's natural resources.
"We need to look ahead and start building and developing," he said. "We deserve that after all of the struggle we had to go through and so the sacrifices won't go in vain."
-Zaman Today-
Herschel Finds Oceans of Water in Disk of Nearby Star
Sunday, October 23, 2011 1:54 PM
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Artist's concept illustrates an icy planet-forming disk around a young star called TW HydraeThis artist's concept illustrates an icy planet-forming disk around a young star called TW Hydrae, located about 175 light-years away in the Hydra, or Sea Serpent, constellation. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Graph of data from Herschel shows how the cool water vapor was detectedThis graph of data from Herschel shows how the cool water vapor was detected. Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Leiden Observatory
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PASADENA, Calif. -- Using data from the Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have detected for the first time cold water vapor enveloping a dusty disk around a young star. The findings suggest that this disk, which is poised to develop into a solar system, contains great quantities of water, suggesting that water-covered planets like Earth may be common in the universe. Herschel is a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions.
Scientists previously found warm water vapor in planet-forming disks close to a central star. Evidence for vast quantities of water extending out into the cooler, far reaches of disks where comets take shape had not been seen until now. The more water available in disks for icy comets to form, the greater the chances that large amounts eventually will reach new planets through impacts.
"Our observations of this cold vapor indicate enough water exists in the disk to fill thousands of Earth oceans," said astronomer Michiel Hogerheijde of Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands. Hogerheijde is the lead author of a paper describing these findings in the Oct. 21 issue of the journal Science.
The star with this waterlogged disk, called TW Hydrae, is 10 million years old and located about 175 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Hydra. The frigid, watery haze detected by Hogerheijde and his team is thought to originate from ice-coated grains of dust near the disk's surface. Ultraviolet light from the star causes some water molecules to break free of this ice, creating a thin layer of gas with a light signature detected by Herschel's Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared, or HIFI.
"These are the most sensitive HIFI observations to date," said Paul Goldsmith, NASA project scientist for the Herschel Space Observatory at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "It is a testament to the instrument builders that such weak signals can be detected."
TW Hydrae is an orange dwarf star, somewhat smaller and cooler than our yellow-white sun. The giant disk of material that encircles the star has a size nearly 200 times the distance between Earth and the sun. Over the next few million years, astronomers believe matter within the disk will collide and grow into planets, asteroids and other cosmic bodies. Dust and ice particles will assemble as comets.
As the new solar system evolves, icy comets are likely to deposit much of the water they contain on freshly created worlds through impacts, giving rise to oceans. Astronomers believe TW Hydrae and its icy disk may be representative of many other young star systems, providing new insights on how planets with abundant water could form throughout the universe.
Herschel is a European Space Agency cornerstone mission launched in 2009, carrying science instruments provided by consortia of European institutes. NASA's Herschel Project Office based at JPL contributed mission-enabling technology for two of Herschel's three science instruments. The NASA Herschel Science Center, part of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, supports the U.S. astronomical community. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.
For NASA's Herschel website, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/herschel and http://www.herschel.caltech.edu .
For ESA's Herschel website, visit: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Herschel/index.html
Whitney Clavin 818-354-4673
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov
Trent Perrotto 202-358-0321
NASA Headquarters, Washington
Trent.j.perrotto@jpl.nasa.gov
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V-shaped UFO Sighted In Petaling Jaya
Sunday, October 23, 2011 3:09 PM
Elvis Gan pointing to the night sky above Jalan 21/1 in SEA Park, Petaling Jaya where he claimed he saw the V-shaped UFO.
Some residents in Section 21 SEA Park, Petaling Jaya reportedly saw a mysterious V-shaped flying object over the night sky outside their homes on recently.
The sightings had got them excited and they hope someone can help explained the unusual sightings.
“I was at the Prudential Welfare Home for Children in Jalan 21/1 SEA Park when I looked up the sky and saw this V-shaped object moving from the north to the south at a constant speed. It was white in color,” said Elvis Gan Kah Keng, 18, a Form 6 student of SMK Taman SEA in Petaling Jaya.
“From afar at first I thought it was a flock of birds flying in a V-shape formation but as it gets closer I soon realized it was a flying V-shape machine which I have never seen it before. It was about 9 pm then,” added Elvis who drew a rough sketch of the V-shaped object on a paper.
An illustration of the V-shaped UFO drawn by eye-witness Elvis Gan.
His friend, Ng who was with him also saw the V-shaped object said, “I could see like there were many white round spots on the V-shaped object.”
Another witness in Jalan 21/26, Agnes Tai, 43 said: “I was at the front porch with my children watching the lunar halo (a ring around the moon) at about midnight when suddenly a flying object went across the sky above our heads.”
“I was quite sure it was not the usual shape aeroplane. It was a V-shaped flying machine, dark reddish brown in colour and it was literally flying above our heads so I could see many dark round shapes on the underside.
“We were too shock to take any pictures with our mobile phones. By the time we regained our composures, the unidentified flying object (UFO) had gone out of sight behind the roofs of the houses in front of us.”
Her daughter Celine Tan, 15, said, “I also heard a low noise sound from the flying object but I can’t believe what I saw. In fact I blurted out so loud to myself “OMG! OMG! UFO! UFO!”
“We were all very excited. We quickly browse the internet and found out that there were indeed reports of V-shape UFO sightings in other countries. I believe many others, not only us, would have seen it that night so I hope some one can explain this phenomenon,” added Agnes who said she was previously sceptical about the existence of UFOs but after this encounter, she and her children now believe it.
EU bank failures will crash Wall Street — again
Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:15 PM
Commentary: 8 warnings for Washington and Occupiers
By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Worst-case scenario’s closing fast: Occupy Wall Street growing. But no political power or allies yet. Feared yes, attacked by GOP proxy tea party. Soon the Occupation will explode into a new American Revolution.
When? A string of European bank collapses is dead ahead. And like the Arab Spring, they will trigger an economic disaster for American banks.
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The big picture for global banks
Andrew Milligan, head of Global Strategy at Standard Life Investments, discusses the implications for banks as European officials try to hammer out a solution to the sovereign debt crisis.
Yes, coming soon says Martin Weiss in his “7 Major Advance Warnings,” which is “bound to have a life-changing impact on nearly all investors in the U.S. and around the globe.” His new Weiss Ratings warnings are the “most important” in a 40-year career. The stress on Wall Street banks will force them back to Congress for more bailouts.
Warning eight: No new bailouts. That will push the economy into a deep recession.
Then what? New Glass-Steagall? Not enough. Tax the rich? Not enough. Perp walks? Not enough. Presidential commission? Useless promises. Occupy Wall Street will fail without a fundamental constitutional change. No compromise. Or Wall Street wins, again. We go back to the same free market, deregulated, too-greedy to-fail, conservative Reaganomics policies that have been destroying democracy for a generation.
All this was so obvious, so predictable. America is at a crossroads. Occupy Wall Street buildup has emerged as America’s last great hope to restore democracy. Last week when USA Today called the Occupiers a “ragtag assortment of college kids, labor unionists, conspiracy theorists and others” hinting they’re a flash-in-the-pan “devoid of remedies,” I smiled, reminded of that famous painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas 1776, leading what historians also called a “ragtag” Continental Army, surprising the British, and winning the Battle of Trenton.
America’s collective conscience wants true democracy restored
Yes, USA Today sees a “ragtag” army: No mission, no goals, no organization, no agenda, no leaders, and no staying power. Wrong. Look deeper: The Occupiers are the voice of America’s collective conscience demanding a return to our 1776 roots, to a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
Our collective inner voice knows America’s moral compass is broken. We’ve become a government “of, by and for” special interests, the wealthiest 1%, Wall Street insiders, CEOs and Forbes-400 billionaires. It happened fast: In one generation the Super Rich grabbed “absolute power,” killing the middle class American dream.
Wall Street banks are already dismissing the Occupiers … planning bigger bonuses this year… lifting limits on their license to gamble Main Street deposits in the $600 trillion global derivatives casino … they already spend hundreds of millions lobbying every year … they’re convinced they can defeat the Occupiers with campaign donations in the back rooms of Congress … writing off the fight as another business expense … ultimately expecting the Occupiers will vanish into the cold winter months.
One citizen. One dollar. One vote. Anything less is failure
Warning: Don’t be fooled. Occupy Wall Street knows exactly want it wants. The tea party, GOP’s proxy, isn’t fooled. They feel threatened, counter-attacking, worried their role will be lost in the 2012 elections, fearful they’ll lose sway over Republicans, so they’ve got a smear campaign against Occupy Wall Street. Won’t work:
Amid all the noise surrounding Occupy Wall Street we hear their “one simple demand.” Missed by most outsiders, that demand echoes down through American history, first heard in 1776 in the Declaration of Independence. Earlier the Occupiers voiced their one simple demand:
“We demand that integrity be restored to our elections. One citizen. One dollar. One vote. Only citizens should make campaign contributions. Campaign contributions by citizens should not exceed $1 to any political candidate or party. Help us reclaim democracy.”
Yes, one simple demand: “Stop the monied corruption at the heart of our democracy.” That one simple demand echoed over and over. And no compromise when dealing with so fundamental a principle of democracy. Compromises the last generation surrendered America to Wall Street and the Super Rich. Compromise this principle again, and we all lose, destroy America. No compromise. Period.
Phase 2: EU bank collapse gives Occupiers new political power
The Occupiers Revolution enters a new phase soon: First Arab Spring rippled into American Fall. Next, EU bank collapses will ripple through Wall Street. For a long time we’ve been warning the 2008 meltdown never ran its course, foiled by mega-bailouts … bankers never shared the sacrifice … fought all reforms … are back to business-as-usual … learned no lessons … now even more delusional, expecting bigger bonuses … trapped in denial for three years … cannot see what’s ahead … a perfect setup for a bigger crash.
That’s why my eye locked on Martin Weiss’ “7 Major Advance Warnings.” Weiss has been a champion of the little guy for 40 years, author of “The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession and Depression.” Weiss Ratings of domestic and foreign debt markets downgraded U.S. debt before the S&P.
Both of us were warning well in advance of the 2008 crash. It was so predictable: Weiss warned of “failure of Bear Stearns Lehman, Washington Mutual, near-failure of Citigroup and the demise of Fannie Mae years before it collapsed.”
So listen closely to his “7 Major Advance Warnings,” which are “the most important in the 40-year history of my company.” Many will dismiss them, distracted by today’s campaign noise. Others will dismiss them as “over there,” problems for Europeans. Weiss warns: EU banks problems are “bound to have a life-changing impact on nearly all investors in the U.S. and around the globe.”
So listen and discount what Wall Street is selling you. Protect your portfolio. Here are edited highlights:
1. Greece will default very soon ...
”Banks must bite the bullet and take some big hits in their Greek loans. … Whether banks accept this ‘solution’ voluntarily or not, it will mean Greece is in default.”
2. The contagion of fear will spread …
Global investors know “if one major Western government can default, so can others.” They will refuse to lend “to highly indebted governments” or “demand outrageously high yields.”
3. European megabanks will collapse …
Some of the “largest banks will collapse under the weight of defaulting sovereign debts and … mass withdrawals … Spain … French banks” … the impact will ripple across “J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup … All three are in danger.”
4. EU governments suffer new credit rating downgrades ...
”France and Germany, will scramble to rescue their failing banks.” But “bank bailouts are seriously flawed” as “governments gut their own fiscal balance … suffer big downgrades,” or pay “far higher interest rates.”
5. Spain and Italy next to face default on their massive debts ...
With “$3.4 trillion in debt, or about 10 times more than Greece” they too risk default.
6. Global debt markets will suffer a critical meltdown ...
Anticipating “default by a country as large as Spain or Italy, nearly all debt markets in the world will freeze.” Withdrawals, panic “not only crush the borrowing power of the PIIGS” but threaten meltdowns in “France, Germany, Japan, the U.K. and the U.S.”
7. Vicious cycle: sovereign defaults, bank failures, global depression ...
Government defaults trigger more bank failures, “cut off the flow of credit to businesses and households, sink the global economy into a depression, and perpetuate the vicious cycle.”
Warning to investors: No bank bailouts, power to Occupation
History inevitably repeats itself: Arab Spring triggered Wall Street Fall. Next, the raging European monetary collapse will ripple through America’s banking system, completing the 2008 meltdown that never ended because Wall Street fought all reforms.
But now, a bigger meltdown as history repeats a dangerous cycle like the 1929 Crash and Great Depression.
History will also deal a fatal blow to Wall Street. Weiss adds a key warning: No bank bailouts. America’s banking system is bankrupt, structurally and morally. Washington is broken. And thanks to the Occupiers Revolution the masses will never accept new bank bailouts. Never. They’ll toss politicians and overthrow government first.
No new bailouts will be the stake in the heart of Wall Street, ending the “greed is good” power of America’s “bloodsucking vampire squid,” handing the Occupiers new political power in Washington.
Weiss’s worst-case scenario highlights everything we’ve both been warning investors about for a long time. The 2008 meltdown never ended, lessons never learned. But now the end game is accelerating.
Listen closely: Weiss final warning to all investors: “Get all or most of your money out of danger immediately … above all, stay safe!” Prepare for the coming bank collapse. And discover how this historic scenario will empower the Occupiers message to get money out of elections: “One citizen. One dollar. One vote.”
Compromise on that principle and Wall Street wins, again.
The U.S. / NATO gold heist of Libya
Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:38 AM
The theft of Libya's gold dinar
The real reason for Barack Hussein Obama attacking Libya has nothing to do with humanitarian reasons. It has everything to do with a gold heist. Barack Hussein Obama unlawfully sent U.S. forces to attack Libya to control the country’s vast oil (black gold) resources and its 144 tons of gold bullion. Today the U.S., France, the UK, Canada and other NATO war criminals are pouring into Libya to steal the Libyan people’s gold. U.S. and British troops are already on the ground (in violation of the UN Resolution 1973) to extract the gold bullion. It is the stolen Libyan gold that Barack Obama is offering the European Union. The bankrupt United States is offering to bailout the bankrupt European Union with stolen Libyan gold. A thief is helping out another thief using stolen goods. How humanitarian of Obama.
Libya’s true leader, Muammar Gaddafi was planning to introduce the Gold Dinarjust before the United States and France launched their illegal war against Libya. Gaddafi was also to demand gold in return for his people’s oil . This was the second reason for the United States / NATO war against Libya. The IMF, the WTO, the World Bank and their agents in the United States – the illegal Federal Reserve gangsters were threatened by the return to a honest currency – gold and silver backed.
Under the guise of “protecting civilians,” the United States led NATO into Libya and is now attempting to assassinate the Libyan leader. Libya just so happens to be the largest oil producer in Africa. Many do not realize that Gaddafi’s plan to introduce the gold dinar, a single African currency, would have served as an alternative to the worthless and impotent Federal Reserve Note and allow African nations to share the wealth. It is surely no coincidence that Iraq’s prior leader, Saddam Hussein, was trying to do the same thing just prior to the U.S. invasion for “weapons of mass destruction.”
30,000 troops from the 1st Calvary Division (heavy armor) and III Corps at Ft. Hood are being readied for deployment to Libya by October. Months before Obama unilaterally ordered U.S. and NATO forces to attack Libya, hundreds of British, American and French Special Forces were already on the ground in Libya training and commanding the CIA / MOSSAD recruited foreign mercenary army.
Already the World Bank and the Federal Reserve shysters have offered to “help” Libya’s recovery by indebting Libya with crippling interest bearing loans that can never be paid back while swallowing up the real assets of Libya.
A burglary; to break and enter onto another’s premises, land or real property with the intent to there commit a crime, most typically theft. Burglary is a felony offense. Even if nothing is stolen in a burglary, the act is a statutory offense.
Thecourt of public opinion finds Barack Hussein Obama, David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy and Stephen Harper guilty of the felony charge of burglary. The court also finds Barack Hussein Obama, David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy and Stephen Harper guilty of the felony charge of first degree murder – willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing of thousands of Libyan civilians, police and politicians.
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Mahasiswa Bangkit : Lebih 2,000 Pelajar Bantah Penggantungan Dr Aziz Bari
Friday, October 21, 2011 6:27 PM
Siswa berdemo desak tarik balik gantung tugas Aziz Bari
Abdul Rahim Sabri dan Fadzly Esa
1:54PM Okt 21, 2011
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Tidak kurang 700 mahasiswa hari ini berhimpun bagi membantah tindakan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIA) yang menggantung tugas Profesor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari sebagai pensyarah.
NONEPerhimpunan itu berlangsung di perkarangan masjid UIA selepas solat Jumaat kira-kira jam 1.45 petang.
Bantahan diketuai beberapa pemimpin mahasiswa. Antara mereka, Pengerusi Solidiriti Mahasiswa (SMM) Ahmad Syukri Abdul Razab dan aktivis mahasiswa Mohd Hilman Idham.
Mereka melaungkan "Hidup Ilmu", Lawan Kezaliman", "Bebas Aziz Bari" dan seterusnya menuntut kebebasan akademik di seluruh universiti di seluruh negara khususnya di kampus berkenaan.
Mahasiswa yang berang itu menyokong dan mendokong Abdul Aziz serta mendesak universiti membatalkan hukuman penggantungan kepada pakar pelembagaan itu.
Semalam UIA menggantung tugas Abdul Aziz sebagai pensyarah undang-undang sehingga notis selanjutnya dikeluarkan.
Beliau didakwa "memberikan kenyataan yang bertentangan dengan kepentingan universiti" dan diberi masa sehingga 25 Oktober depan untuk menjawabnya.
NONETindakan terhadap pakar itu dipercayai berikutan reaksinya sebelum ini yang mengulas titah Sultan Selangor berhubung isu pemeriksaan sebuah gereja Methodist di Damansara Utama.
Abdul Aziz dipetik berkata, Sultan Selangor sebagai ketua agama negeri mempunyai hak campurtangan tetapi ia perlu selaras dengan ajaran Islam.
Kenyataannya itu mengundang kontroversi apabila beberapa pemimpin Umno termasuk media yang dikuasai mereka mendakwa tindakan itu cuba memburuk-burukkan institusi raja-raja Melayu sehingga tekanan dibuat bagi beliau digantung tugas.
Cabul kebebasan pensyarah
Dalam bantahan hari ini, sebelum bergerak untuk menyampaikan memorandum kepada Rektor UIA Prof Datuk Zaleha Kamaruddin, kedua-dua pemimpin mahasiswa itu menyampaikan ucapan ringkas membantah keras penggantungan Abdul Aziz.
NONE"Itu adalah tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab kerana mancabul hak kebebasan pensyarah," kata Mohd Hilman yang disambut dengan laungan "Hidup Mahasiswa" dan "Bantah Kezaliman dari hadirin.
Ahmad Syukri pula menuntut pihak universiti memberikan kebebasan akademik kepada pensyarah.
Bahkan beliau juga mempersoalkan apakah Dr Abdul Aziz membuat fitnah sehingga beliau dikenakan tindakan gantung tugas.
"Kalau ilmu lawan dengan ilmu, bukan dengan tindakan menggantung," katanya.
Beliau juga mempersoalkan mengapa Profesor Datuk Zainal Kling dari UPSI tidak dikenakan sebarang tindakan susulan kenyataannya bahawa negara ini tidak pernah dijajah.
NONESelepas ucapan ringkas itu, Ahmad Syukri mengajak mahasiswa berarak bersama-samanya ke pejabat Zaleha untuk menyerahkan memorandum tersebut.
Sewaktu berarak, berlaku kekecohan apabila pengawal keselamatan universiti dan beberapa anggota polis cuba menghalang mereka daripada menuju ke pejabat rektor UIA, menyebabkan berlakunya tolak menolak.
Hal demikian menyebabkan berlakunya pergelutan antara mahasiswa, pengawal keselamatan dan beberapa anggota polis di situ.
Ketika kejadian, mahasiswa lain pula, terus melaungkan "Hidup Mahasiswa" beberapa kali.
Tolak menolak
Tolak menolak selama kira-kira 10 minit itu menyebabkan beberapa pemimpin mahasiswa yang lain termasuk Mohd Hilman cuba menenangkan keadaan dan berbincang dengan pihak keselamatan.
NONEHasilnya, beliau bersama Ahmad Syukri dibenarkan menyerahkan memorandum berkenaan kepada timbalan rektor UIA di pejabatnya kira-kira jam 2.15 petang.
Bercakap kepada hadirin selepas itu, Ahmad Syukri berkata perjuangan mahasiswa masih belum selesai kerana Abdul Aziz masih belum dibebaskan.
"Kita jangan (cepat) berpuas hati, kita akan tampil pada masa akan datang kalau (isu) ini tidak selesai.
"Kita jangan mengeluh dan jangan mengalah," katanya yang disambut dengan sorakan mahasiswa.
Menurutnya, sekiranya tidak selesai, perkara itu akan dilanjutkan pada 25 Oktober ini, apabila Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dijadual melawat universiti berkenaan.
NONESehubungan itu, beliau menggesa pentadbiran universiti menyelesaikan perkara ini sebelum "perkara lebih besar" akan berlaku.
Sementara itu, Mohd Hilman berkata perhimpunan mereka hari ini adalah untuk menghantar "mesej yang jelas" kepada UIA.
"Kalau mereka tekan mahasiswa, kita lawan. Kalau mereka tekan pensyarah, lagi kita lawan," tegasnya mendapat sorakan gemuruh mahasiswa yang lain.
Beliau juga menggesa rakan-rakannya meneruskan perjuangan "selagi universiti tidak menarik balik" penggantungan Abdul Aziz.
'Turun lebih besar'
Kata-katanya itu disambut dengan laungan setuju oleh mahasiswa yang lain.
NONE"Dengar khabar ada pemimpin negara akan datang, kita minta UIA jangan sampai kita turun lebih besar," katanya.
Turut hadir dalam perhimpunan tersebut adalah beberapa pemimpin PKR. Antara mereka, ahli parlimen Lembah Pantai Nurul Izzah Anwar, Tian Chua (Batu) dan Amiruddin Saari (ADUN Batu Caves).
Mereka hadir memberi sokongan kepada perjuangan mahasiswa yang menuntut penggantungan ahli akademik itu ditarik balik.
Sebelum itu, sejak tengahari tadi, pengawal keselamatan melakukan pemeriksaan ketat di pintu gerbang UIA manakala orang awam dihalang daripada memasuki bangunan tersebut.
Menurut seorang pengawal keselamatan, selain orang awam, pihak media juga tidak dibenarkan masuk.
"Hanya sidang media jam 12 tengahari sahaja dibenarkan, selepas itu orang awam tak dibenarkan masuk, nak sembahyang Jumaat pun tak boleh.
NONE"Kami terima arahan tak benarkan orang awam dan media masuk hari ini,” kata pengawal keselamatan itu.
Pagi tadi, Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) mendesak Rektor UIA Prof Datuk Zaleha Kamarudin menarik balik hukuman terhadap pakar perlembagaan itu.
Mereka menuntut penggantungan tersebut ditarik balik dengan kadar segera "bagi memulihkan imej UIA sebagai institusi akademik yang disegani".
Sokongan SMM
Mereka juga mendesak agar pihak universiti mengadakan siasatan secara adil terhadap kenyataan akademik Abdul Aziz dan bukan melalui "tekanan undang-undang-undang yang bercanggah dengan prinsip akademik".
"Mahasiswa menuntut agar pihak universiti menghormati prinsip kebebasan akademik selaras dengan tuntutan universal yang termaktub dalam Deklarasi Prinsip Kebebasan Akademik dan Ahli Akademik 1970, Senarai Hak Akademik 2001 dan Kempen Akademik untuk Kebebasan Akademik," kata mereka dalam satu memorandum.
NONEMemondum tersebut disokong oleh sembilan ahli gabungan dalam SMM antaranya Persatuan Kebangsaan Pelajar Islam Malaysia (PKPIM), Pro Mahasiswa Nasional (Pro-MN), Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Semenanjung (GAMIS) dan Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independen (KAMI).
Beberapa orang pengawal keselamatan melakukan pemeriksaan ketat di pintu gerbang Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIA) manakala orang awam dihalang daripada memasuki bangunan tersebut.
Menurut seorang pengawal keselamatan, selain orang awam, pihak media juga tidak dibenarkan masuk.
uia student demosupporting aziz bari"Hanya sidang media jam 12 tengahari sahaja dibenarkan, selepas itu orang awam tak dibenarkan masuk, nak sembahyang Jumaat pun tak boleh.
"Kami terima arahan tak benarkan orang awam dan media masuk hari ini,” kata pengawal keselamatan itu.
Tindakan itu dipercayai bagi membantutkan usaha kumpulan mahasiswa yang mahu berdemonstrasi terhadap UIA yang menggantung tugas Profesor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari sebagai pensyarah.
Sementara itu, wartawan Abdul Rahim Sabri yang tiba di UIA sejak pagi tadi, melaporkan kira-kira 700 mahasiswa sedang berhimpun membantah penggantungan Abdul Aziz.
Perhimpunan itu berlansung di perkarangan masjid UIA selepas solat Jumaat.
uia student protest in support of aziz bariMereka melaungkan “Hidup Ilmu”, “Lawan Kezaliman”, “Bebas Aziz Bari” dan menuntut kebebasan akademik di universiti khususnya di kampus berkenaan.
Mereka berhimpun untuk menyokong dan mendokong Abdul Aziz dan mendesak universiti membatalkan hukuman penggantungan kepada pakar pelembagaan itu.
Sewaktu mereka hendak berarak menghantar memorandum, berlaku kekcohan apabila pengawal keselamatan universiti cuba menghalang mereka menghantar memorandum kepada rektor UIA, menyebabkan berlakunya tolak menolak berlaku.
Semalam UIA menggantung tugas Abdul Aziz sebagai pensyarah undang-undang sehingga notis selanjutnya dikeluarkan.
Beliau didakwa "memberikan kenyataan yang bertentangan dengan kepentingan universiti" dan diberi masa sehingga 25 Oktober depan untuk menjawabnya.
Tindakan terhadap pakar perlembagaan itu dipercayai berikutan reaksinya sebelum ini terhadap titah Sultan Selangor dalam isu Gereja Methodist Damansara Utama (DUMC).
Beliau berkata, Sultan Selangor sebagai ketua agama negeri mempunyai hak campurtangan tetapi ia perlu selaras dengan ajaran Islam.
GOMBAK , 21 OKTOBER : Menurut beberapa laporan twitter, Ketua Angkatan Muda KeADILan (AMK) Sdr. Shamsul Iskandar Mat Akin ditangkap ketika berada di Masjid UIA, Gombak.
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Beberapa orang pengawal keselamatan melakukan pemeriksaan ketat di pintu gerbang Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) menghalang orang awam memasuki dalam bangunan tersebut.
Malah, wartawan Komunitikini dihalang daripada memasuki bangunan tersebut.
Salah seorang pengawal keselamatan ditemui berkata, selain orang awam, pihak media juga tidak dibenarkan masuk.
“Hanya sidang media jam 12 tengahari sahaja dibenarkan, selepas itu orang awam tak dibenarkan masuk, nak sembahyang Jumaat pun tak boleh.
“Kami terima arahan tak benarkan orang awam dan media masuk hari ini, ujar pengawal keselamatan tersebut.
Laporan penuh akan menyusul..
Petition To:
"REKTOR UIAM. YBHG PROF. DATO' DR ZALEHA KAMARUDDIN",
Kami melahirkan rasa dukacita terhadap tindakan penggantungan yang dikenakan terhadap seorang pakar perlembagaan di Malaysia. Apatah lagi, beliau telah menyumbang bakti di bumi UIAM digantung tanpa diadili terlebih dahulu.
Perkara ini jelas bertentangan dengan Fasal 10 Perlembagaan Malaysia yang menyentuh berkenaan kebebasan bersuara. Yang lebih menyedihkan, kebebasan akademik secara jelas telah dicabul. Jenayah akademik dan intelektual sebegini tidak dapat diterima oleh seluruh rakyat Malaysia secara amnya dan warga UIAM khususnya.
Yang nyata, isu yang dibangkitkan oleh ahli akademik ini perlu dijawab dengan secara ilmiah, bukan dengan cara politik murahan dan tidak bertamadun. tindakan penggantungan sebegini serta layanan terhadap Prof. sedikit sebanyak telah menjejaskan imej UIAM di mata dunia.
Oleh hal yang demikian, kami mewakili seluruh warga UIAM menuntut :
1. Penjelasan dari pihak tertinggi UIAM berkenaan isu ini kepada seluruh warga UIAM
2. Pihak universiti perlu menarik balik penggantungan terhadap prof
Satu sesi public hearing (pengadilan di tempat terbuka) dijalankan di dalam UIAM bagi mendapatkan penjelasan kedua-dua belah pihak
3.
Kami juga menolak sebarang campur tangan pihak luar terutama bagi mereka yang mempunyai kepentingan politik dan peribadi dalam menyelesaikan isu ini.
Akhir kata, kami menyeru kepada semua pihak untuk menghormati kesucian Taman Ilmu dan Budi , demi nusa,bangsa dan agama ISLAM yang tercinta. Tambahan pula apabila membawa nama Universiti ISLAM antarabangsa!
Let’s the truth speak for itself!
MOHAMAD IQBAL AB WAHAB
PRESIDEN MAJLIS PERWAKILAN PELAJAR UIAM
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
(Fri, 21 October, 2011)
Kenyataan mengenai pengantungan Profesor Abdul Aziz Bari
Rakyat sudah sedia maklum bahawa Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) telah mengeluarkan surat tunjuk sebab kepada Profesor Dr. Abdul Aziz Bari berhubung dengan kenyataan beliau yang menyentuh beberapa isu dalam lingkungan Perlembagaan.
Kini kita dikejutkan lagi dengan berita yang mana beliau juga digantung tugas sebagai pensyarah undang-undang sehingga ke suatu tempoh yang akan ditetapkan.
KEADILAN berpandangan bahawa tindakan ini seolah-olah merendahkan para akademia dalam tugasan harian mereka untuk memberi pandangan dan pendapat dalam kepakaran mereka.
Adalah sesuatu yang memalukan dan menzalimi para cendakiawan di Malaysia apabila ditekan dan disekat hanya kerana memberi pandangan bersandarkan fakta-fakta imperikal yang sememangnya menjadi kepakaran mereka. Ini sekaligus akan membantutkan proses penyuburan ilmu kepada rakyat.
Isu yang timbul, yang dipolemikkan oleh sesetengah media dan politikus tertentu melibatkan Profesor Dr. Aziz, harus dianalisa ketepatannya terlebih dahulu dalam konteks perundangan, bukan sekadar persepsi dari sesetengah pihak.Mereka seharusnya diberikan ruang untuk memberi komentar mahupun kritikan selagimana ia bersifat membina dan berada dalam kerangka undang-undang negara.
Oleh yang demikian atas prinsip kebebasan akademik, KEADILAN berharap isu ini dapat dirungkai oleh pihak pengurusan UIAM agar ia dapat dikendalikan dengan penuh hemah dan wibawa tanpa mencemarkan budaya ilmu seterusnya budaya ilmu ini akan dapat diangkat di Malaysia yang kita kasihi.
DR WAN AZIZAH WAN ISMAIL
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Sebentar tadi saya telah ditahan oleh pihak keselamatan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) berikutan kehadiran saya sebagai tanda solidariti kepada ribuan mahasiswa yang berhimpun di Masjid UIAM untuk membantah penggantungan Prof. Dr. Aziz Bari.
Apa yang menyedihkan, di UIAM yang sewajarnya menjadi tempat menyuburkan ilmu Islami seperti slogan UIAM 'Taman Ilmu dan Budi', saya ditahan di dalam Masjid dan langsung tidak dibenarkan solat meskipun solat Jumaat hampir dimulakan oleh Imam dan jemaah lainnya.
Penahanan ini jelas membuktikan bahawa pentadbiran UIAM begitu terdesak untuk mengekang keprihatinan massa di luar kelompok mahasiswa dan pensyarah lainnya, khusus dalam isu penggantungan Dr. Aziz ini.
Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin
Ketua
Angkatan Muda Keadilan Malaysia
PKA UIAM Sokong Dr Aziz Bari Demi Kebebasan Akademik
Friday, 21 October 2011 | Ruangan: Berita
SHAH ALAM, 21 Oktober : Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (PKA UIAM) menyeru semua pihak supaya menghayati dan menghormati kebebasan akademik dan menyatakan sokongan terhadap Profesor Dr Aziz Bari ekoran penggantungannya oleh pihak UIAM.
” PKA UIAM ingin menyatakan sokongannya terhadap Professor Abdul Aziz Bari di dalam menjalankan amanahnya sebagai seorang murabbi dan sarjana Perlembagaan Malaysia.
Kami berasa terkilan atas campurtangan pihak luar ke atas sistempendidikan di negara ini yang sepatutnya bebas dan bersifatprofessional,” katanya dalam kenyataan media.
PKA UIAM berkata, tohmahan serta tekanan yang tidak berasaskan ilmu yang dilemparkan kepada Aziz Bari hanya membuang masa dan merendahkan status negara di mata dunia.
“Aziz Bari adalah seorang yang berwibawa dan berkelayakan untuk membuat kenyataan ilmiah dan rasional dalam bidang kepakaran beliau.
Mana-mana pihak yang tidak bersetuju dengan pandangan beliausepatutnya memberi beliau ruang untuk berdebat secara lebih terbukakerana proses konstruktif sebegini Ini akan meningkatkan tahappemikiran masyarakat di negara tercinta ini,” katanya.
Tambah PKA UIAM berkata , Aziz Bari sepatutnya diberi penghargaan kerana berjaya membuat satu negara berfikir dan memberi reaksi di dalam pelbagai cara dan beliau tidak harus dihukum kerana reaksi pihak ketiga ini.
“Sebagai seorang ahli akademik, Aziz Bari berhak menyatakan pendapat seperti yang telah dilakukannya. Ini adalah sebahagian dari kebebasan akademik yang dipunyai oleh setiap ahli akademik,” ujarnya.
PKA UIAM juga tidak mahu tindakan ini kelak dijadikan satu ‘precedence’ pada masa akan datang kerana ia boleh menyekat sumbangan intelektual dari ahli akademik terhadap isu-isu kenegaraan sama ada yang dianggapsensitif atau sebaliknya.
“Kebebasan akademik ini telah disaran oleh UNESCO melalui peruntukandalam “Recommendation Concerning the Status of Higher EducationTeaching Personnel” yang dihasilkan melalui persidangan UNESCO pada 11November 1997, seperti dalam Artikel 26 dan 27 yang berbunyi: “theright to contribute to social change through freely expressing theiropinion of state policies and of policies affecting higher education,” katanya.
Killing Gaddafi Spares ICC Embarrassment For US & Britain
Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:53 PM
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Like Milosevic, Gaddafi would have thrust western support for Al-Qaeda fighters under the spotlight
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The death of Muammar Gaddafi, killed by NATO and US-backed rebels, will be hailed by western powers, not merely because they have now seized control of another oil-rich country under the dubious auspices of the “Arab Spring,” but because Gaddafi will be prevented from exposing western support for Al-Qaeda terrorists under the glare of a UN International Criminal Court trial.
Initial reports suggest that Gaddafi attempted to flee the town of Sirte but his convoy was bombed by NATO warplanes. Rebels then captured and killed the former Libyan leader by putting a bullet through his head.
The former Libyan leader’s untimely death conveniently avoids the embarrassment of having to put him in front of a United Nations tribunal at the Hague.
Western powers have learned this lesson the hard way – allowing alleged war criminals to stand trial and voice their grievances routinely implicates parties that would much prefer such information be kept out of the spotlight.
Instead of capturing Saddam Hussein alive and allowing him to stand trial, US forces would have probably been better off killing him on the spot. During his court case, Hussein presented a 5,000 word treatise chastising the Bush administration for concocting lies about WMD and links with Al-Qaeda to launch the invasion of Iraq. Before Saddam was executed, there was also talk of him calling Donald Rumsfeld and Henry Kissinger, who in the late 70′s forged alliances with Hussein, as defense witnesses.
Allowing another accused war criminal, Slobodan Milosevic, to stand trial, also proved to be a massive mistake for western interests.
In the case of Milosevic, his outbursts became so damaging that the UN decided it would be better to poison him to death rather than let him continue to expose the fact that western war crimes dwarfed anything he was accused of.
Milosevic had made several speeches in which he discussed how a group of shadowy internationalists had caused the chaos in the Balkans because it was the next step on the road to a “new world order.”
During his trial, Milosevic presented the Hague tribunal with FBI documents proving that the United States government and NATO provided financial and military support for Al-Qaeda to aid the Kosovo Liberation Army in its war against Serbia.
Before the trial concluded, Milosevic was found dead in his cell a day after he had wrote a letter stating, “They would like to poison me. I’m seriously concerned and worried.”
Similarly, had Muammar Gaddafi been given the opportunity to defend himself in front of an international tribunal, his testimony would have been devastating on everything from the staged Lockerbie false flag attack, the US and NATO slaughtering his children, to his secret deals with former heads of state like Tony Blair, to his more recent meeting with President Barack Obama.
Specifically, he would have also have blown the whistle on the fact that the overthrow of Libya was accomplished with the aid of Al-Qaeda terrorists who killed U.S. and British troops in Iraq.
Gaddafi may also have pointed to the plight of black Libyans, who are being imprisoned and slaughtered by rebel forces hailed by the establishment media as freedom fighters.
Now that Gaddafi is dead, Libya will fall victim to political extremists and face the same fate as Egypt, which since the US-backed “Arab Spring” at the start of the year which displaced Mubarak, has turned into an even worse tyranny overseen by a military dictatorship.
But the mainstream networks will merely continue to broadcast scenes of cheering men firing guns into the air, selling another act of cynical neo-imperialism as a glorious liberation.
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
Gadhafi, Libya's leader for 42 years, killed
Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:22 PM
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SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell.
The 69-year-old Gadhafi is the first leader to be killed in the Arab Spring wave of popular uprisings that swept the Midde East, demanding the end of autocratic rulers and greater democracy. Gadhafi had been one of the world's most mercurial leaders, dominating Libya with a regime that often seemed run by his whims and bringing international condemnation and isolation on his country for years.
"We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Moammar Gadhafi has been killed," Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told a news conference in the capital Tripoli.
Initial reports from fighters said Gadhafi had been barricaded in with his heavily armed loyalists in the last few buildings they held in his Mediterranean coastal hometown of Sirte, furiously battling with revolutionary fighters closing in on them Thursday. At one point, a convoy tried to flee the area and was blasted by NATO airstrikes, though it was not clear if Gadhafi was in the vehicles. Details of his death remained unverified.
Al-Jazeera TV showed footage of a man resembling the 69-year-old Gadhafi lying dead or severely wounded, bleeding from the head and stripped to the waist as fighters rolled him over on the pavement.
The body was then taken to the nearby city of Misrata, which Gadhafi's forces besieged for months in one of the bloodiest fronts of the civil war. Al-Arabiya TV showed footage of Gadhafi's bloodied body carried on the top of a vehicle surrounded by a large crowd chanting, "The blood of the martyrs will not go in vain."
Celebratory gunfire and cries of "Allahu Akbar" or "God is Great" rang out across the capital Tripoli. Cars honked their horns and people hugged each other. In Sirte, the ecstatic former rebels celebrated the city's fall after weeks of bloody siege by firing endless rounds into the sky, pumping their guns, knives and even a meat cleaver in the air and singing the national anthem.
Libya's new leaders had said they would declare the country's "liberation" after the fall of Sirte.
The death of Gadhafi adds greater solidity to that declaration.
It rules out a scenario that some had feared — that he might flee deeper into Libya's southern deserts and lead a resistance campaign against Libya's rulers. The fate of two of his sons, Seif al-Islam and Muatassim, as well as some top figures of his regime remains unknown, but their ability to rally loyalists would be deeply undermined with Gadhafi's loss.
Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam said he was told that Gadhafi was dead from fighters who said they saw the body.
"Our people in Sirte saw the body," Shammam told The Associated Press. "Revolutionaries say Gadhafi was in a convoy and that they attacked the convoy."
Sirte's fall caps weeks of heavy, street-by-street fighting as revolutionary fighters besieged the city. Despite the fall of Tripoli on Aug. 21, Gadhafi loyalists mounted fierce resistance in several areas, including Sirte, preventing Libya's new leaders from declaring full victory in the eight-month civil war. Earlier this week, revolutionary fighters gained control of one stronghold, Bani Walid.
By Tuesday, fighters said they had squeezed Gadhafi's forces in Sirte into a residential area of about 700 square yards but were still coming under heavy fire from surrounding buildings.
In an illustration of how heavy the fighting has been, it took the anti-Gadhafi fighters two days to capture a single residential building.
Reporters at the scene watched as the final assault began around 8 a.m. Thursday and ended about 90 minutes later. Just before the battle, about five carloads of Gadhafi loyalists tried to flee the enclave down the coastal highway that leads out of the city. But they were met by gunfire from the revolutionaries, who killed at least 20 of them.
Col. Roland Lavoie, spokesman for NATO's operational headquarters in Naples, Italy, said the alliance's aircraft Thursday morning struck two vehicles of pro-Gadhafi forces "which were part of a larger group maneuvering in the vicinity of Sirte."
But NATO officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance to alliance rules, said the alliance also could not independently confirm whether Gadhafi was killed or captured.
The Misrata Military Council, one of the command groups, said its fighters captured Gadhafi.
Another commander, Abdel-Basit Haroun, said Gadhafi was killed when the airstrike hit the fleeing convoy.
One fighter who said he was at the battle told AP Television News that the final fight took place at an opulent compound for visiting dignitaries built by Gadhafi's regime. Adel Busamir said the convoy tried to break out but after being hit it turned back and re-entered the compound. Several hundred fighters assaulted.
"We found him there," Busamir said. "We saw them beating him (Gadhafi) and someone shot him with a 9mm pistol ... then they took him away."
Military spokesman Col. Ahmed Bani in Tripoli told Al-Jazeera TV that a wounded Gadhafi "tried to resist (revolutionary forces) so they took him down."
"I reassure everyone that this story has ended and this book has closed," he said.
After the battle, revolutionaries began searching homes and buildings looking for any hiding Gadhafi fighters. At least 16 were captured, along with cases of ammunition and trucks loaded with weapons. Reporters saw revolutionaries beating captured Gadhafi men in the back of trucks and officers intervening to stop them.
In the central quarter where Thursday's final battle took place, the fighters looking like the same ragtag force that started the uprising eight months ago jumped up and down with joy and flashed V-for-victory signs. Some burned the green Gadhafi flag, then stepped on it with their boots.
They chanted "Allah akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic, while one fighter climbed a traffic light pole to unfurl the revolution's flag, which he first kissed. Discarded military uniforms of Gadhafi's fighters littered the streets. One revolutionary fighter waved a silver trophy in the air while another held up a box of firecrackers, then set them off.
"Our forces control the last neighborhood in Sirte," Hassan Draoua, a member of Libya's interim National Transitional Council, told The Associated Press in Tripoli. "The city has been liberated."
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Associated Press Writer Kim Gamel in Tripoli contributed to this report.
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The hometown of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi fell today as the last vestige of control for the man once hailed as the "king of kings of Africa" came to an end. And officials in the transitional government say Gadhafi, who has been in hiding since rebels seized control of Tripoli, was captured or killed.
Here's a running account of the day's developments. All times are local in Libya, which is two hours ahead of GMT and six hours ahead of EDT.
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4:02 p.m.
Al-Jazeera TV is airing shaky footage of a man resembling Gadhafi lying dead or badly wounded, bleeding from the head and stripped to the waist as fighters roll him over on the pavement.
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3:58 p.m.
The White House isn't saying much about developments in Libya while U.S. officials await more word. But even before confirmation, Sen. John McCain called it "an end to the first phase of the Libyan revolution."
He said the U.S. and NATO should continue support for Libya. The U.S. led the start of the NATO air campaign that bolstered the rebel forces in the early days.
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Tomorrow marks two months since Tripoli fell to the rebels and Gadhafi disappeared from his compound in the capital. At the time, their transitional government said they dedicated a special unit of crack fighters to track him down.
There have been rumors of Gadhafi's whereabouts for weeks — some said he was in neighboring Niger or Algeria, some said he could be in a bunker deep beneath Tripoli.
Today in Niger, Aghaly Alambo, a native of Niger who became a part of Gadhafi's inner circle, said he was watching TV and following the developments closely, but his own sources in Libya had not yet been able to confirm the reports of Gahdafi's capture.
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3:44 p.m.
Libyan officials are calling a news conference in Tripoli with Mahmoud Jibril, the prime minister of the transitional government and the highest-ranking official in the capital now. It's scheduled to begin in 15 minutes.
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3:32 p.m.
There are celebrations in the streets in Tripoli as reports spread of Gadhafi's capture or possible death. The transitional government summoned journalists more than an hour ago for an imminent news conference, but they still haven't made an official announcement.
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3:04 p.m.
In Sirte, fighters who have battled for months to seize control of the country from Gadhafi's forces embraced in the streets and chanted. "The war, it's finished," one fighter said.
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2:54 p.m.
A spokesman for Libya's transitional government says Gadhafi has been captured and possibly killed in the fall of his hometown. Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam says he expects the prime minister to make an announcement in an hour or so. Past reports of Gadhafi's death or capture have been wrong.
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NATO confirms they've hit a convoy of Gadhafi loyalists fleeing Sirte, and Libyan fighters say they captured the ousted leader.
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White House officials are monitoring the reports of Gadhafi's capture and death but say they can't confirm anything. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was just in Libya yesterday and said then she hoped for his demise. She also offered U.S. aid to the interim government.
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2:09 p.m.
Libyan officials and NATO say they can't confirm reports that Gadhafi was captured or killed today when his hometown fell.
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12:36 p.m.
Discarded military uniforms of Gadhafi's forces are in the streets. One fighter climbed a traffic light, kissed the revolution's flag then unfurled it.
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11:35 a.m.
"The city has been liberated," says Hassan Draoua, a member of Libya's interim government. The Libyan fighters were seen beating captured Gadhafi men in the back of trucks, with officers trying to stop them.
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11:05 a.m.
Gadhafi's hometown, Sirte, has fallen to the rebels. Our reporter in the city says Libyan fighters are searching homes and buildings looking for any Gadhafi loyalists who might be hiding.
Libya: fall of Sirte , Muamaar Gaddafi Captured Or Died ?
Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:00 PM
Libya: fall of Sirte - live updates
• 'Sirte has been liberated' a commander claims
• NTC take last Gaddafi positions in his former stronghold
• Jibril hints he may resign today as interim leader
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Libyan fighters celebrate in the streets of Sirte, Libya
Libyan fighters celebrate in the streets of Sirte, Libya Photograph: AP
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12.50pm: Here's a summary of the latest developments:
• Muammar Gaddafi has been captured fleeing Sirte, according to unconfirmed reports by some National Transitional Council officials. The NTC's information minister, Mahmoud Shamman, refused to confirm the reports, but said "big fish" are on their way to Misrata. Gaddafi is reported to have been critically injured in both legs while being detained. "Don't shoot, don't shoot," he is reported to have said. We cannot confirm that he has been captured.
• A number of high ranking Gaddafi officials are also reported to have been caught including his spokesman Moussa Ibrahim and his cousin Ahmed Ibrahim. "We hope that we are catching some big names so we can put them in the court and let the people have the last word on their fate," Shamman said.
• Reports of the arrests came after the fall of Gaddafi's final stronghold of Sirte. The city was captured after a 90 minute offensive this morning. Fighters hoisted flags of the new interim government over the city and burned the green flag of the ousted Gaddafi regime. "Sirte has been liberated. There are no Gaddafi forces any more," said Colonel Yunus Al Abdali.
• Mahmoud Jibril, Libya's Interim Leader, has hinted that he may step down today. In an interview with Time magazine he also complained about political infighting in the new Libya.
12.45pm: According to Sky News, the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, is calling the capture of Gaddafi good news.
Sky News is now saying its sources are confirming the capture.
We still cannot confirm this.
12.32pm: The Libyan immigration minister, Ali Errishi, has just told al-Jazeera that he has spoken to fighters who have told him Gaddafi has been captured, along with his spokesman Moussa Ibrahim. But still we await independent confirmation. Errishi said Gaddafi is wounded, adding:
He is, as we speak, in the custody of the freedom fighters ....I'm very, very confident [in my sources] ...They would not have woken me up early in the morning all the way from Misrata, I am in [Washington] DC [if it was not true].
Al-Jazeera is reporting that Nato forces fired on the convoy, although that report is also unconfirmed.
12.22pm: Reuters is quoting NTC official Abdel Majid as saying Gaddafi has been wounded in both legs.
12.18pm: An NTC official has told al-Jazeera that Gaddafi has been captured and was wounded while being detained. There is still no independent verification available.
12.15pm: A Libyan TV station has reportedly just announced thatMuammar Gaddafi has been captured. The report cannot be confirmed at this stage.
Mahmoud Shammam, the NTC's information minister. was just on al-Jazeera, and alluded to the capture of Gaddafi but refused to confirm it.
He said:
I think we can say that Sirte is liberated ...I think the celebrations are going on right now. Also there's big talk about some big fish on their way to Misrata. I cannot confirm anything but people over there are talking they caught a big fish.
Asked what would happen if Gaddafi had been captured, Shammam said:
We are going to put him in fornt of the court, we're not going to hang him in the street. We are going to give him the fair trial he never gave the Libyan people. We hope that we are catching some big names so we can put them in the court and let the people have the last word on their fate ...I think every Libyan wants to see Gaddafi stand trial.
12.07pm: Please treat the following with lots of caution, but the Misrata Military Council is reporting that Gaddafi himself has been arrested.
This is not confirmed. In an email the Information Centre for the Misrata Military Council said:
Now in contact with our correspondent at the front of the Sirte. The tyrant Muammar Gaddafi Was arrested. God is great and thank God
12.01pm: We may have spoken too soon about Nato's involvement in Sirte.
Al Jazeera's Evan Hill tweets:
NATO reportedly firing at a convoy of cars leaving Sirte. #Libya
11.44am: Libya's interim government forces appeared taken Sirte without direct help from Nato.
Nato jets hit no targets over Libya yesterday, and haven't hit anything in Sirte for more than a week.
The Guardian has a day by day guide to the bombing campaign.
11.35am: Tripoli residents have been warned not to start firing in celebration at the fall of Sirte, BBC producer Jonny Hallam reports.
Live blog: Twitter
People in #Tripoli have been told not to fire guns in celebration or will be arrested. #Libya #Sirte
Tripoli resident Ali Tweel Aries tweets:
I will not declair victory until we capture Gaddafi, now go fire your bullets in the air celebrating like an idiot. I'm keeping my bullets.
By the way, yesterday there was a wedding in Bab Ben Ghashier, nobody fired a single shot in the air. Only fireworks. it was a great moment.
11.22am: Reuters has more on the hoisting of the government flag in Sirte:
Libyan interim government fighters hoisted the new national flag above the centre of Sirte on Thursday after completing their capture of Muammar Gaddafi's home town, the last serious pocket of resistance by loyalists of the ousted leader.
A Reuters witness said celebratory gunfire broke out among National Transitional Council forces as the flag was raised above a large utilities building in the Mediterranean city, which had been under NTC siege for nearly two months.
11.15am: Al Jazeera has broadcast footage of government fighters hoisting flags of the interim government over Sirte.
sirte-flag
The network is now confirming that Sirte has fallen. It also reports that one of Gaddafi's cousins, Ahmed Ibrahim, was arrested trying to flee Sirte in that convoy.
Ibrahim was responsible for education under the Gaddafi regime.
11.03am: Al-Jazeera is being cautious about reports that Sirte has fallen. It says government forces are "poised" to take the city, while it shows pictures of fighters celebrating victory and burning the green flag of the Gaddafi regime.
Al Jazeera's James Bays, reporting from Tripoli, said: "Some high level members [of the NTC] ... are aware of the pictures [of Sirte] being broadcast.
"They are on their phones right now to Sirte trying to confirm this. If it is true that Sirte has fallen, or is about to fall, then it is very very important news.
"Because all along the NTC has said that once Sirte falls, the war will be over."
Al Jazeera also reports that around 100 cars have been seen fleeing Sirte and have been involved in clashes.
10.56am: Alaeddin Muntasser, a Malta based volunteer helping aid efforts to Libya, quips:
Live blog: Twitter
If the news about #Sirte is true, it has to be the monster dozer that did it :) Who can see that coming and stand his ground??
10.35am: There are reports that some Gaddafi loyalists are continuing to fight in Sirte.
Barry Malone a Reuters journalist tweets:
Live blog: Twitter
Hearing some Gaddafi supporters still taking potshots in Sirte #Libya
Blake Hounshell from Foreign Policy magazine:
There's still a Gaddafi convoy west of Sirte, AJA reports, and clashes ongoing. Any big names in it, I wonder?
BBC reporter Peter Biles:
#Libya. Live TV pictures show NTC victory celebrations in #Sirte, but is it really all over?
10.22am: Mahmoud Jibril, Libya's Interim Leader, has hinted that he may step down as soon as today.
Mahmoud Jibril
In an interview with Time magazine's Vivienne Walt, Jibril described the frustrations of Libya's political power struggle.
He sadi: "We have moved into a political struggle with no boundaries. The political struggle requires finances, organisation, arms and ideologies. I am afraid I don't have any of this."
Walt writes:
Jibril, who heads the executive board of the rebels' National Transitional Council, did not say exactly when he would resign, but hinted that it could be as soon as Thursday, when a televised meeting of his group would detail what it had accomplished since Gaddafi's ouster, he said. In a grim assessment of Libya's current state, Jibril suggested that as the war dragged on, he had found governing the country was increasingly difficult.
10.16am: AP has more details on the fall of Sirte:
Libyan fighters have overrun the last positions of Gaddafi loyalists holding out in the city of Sirte and the revolutionaries now have all of the ousted leader's hometown within their hands.
Reporters on the scene say the final push to capture the remaining pro-Gadhafi positions began around 8am on Thursday and was over after about 90 minutes. Just before the assault, about five carloads of loyalists tried to flee the enclave down the coastal highway but were killed by revolutionaries.
Revolutionaries began searching homes and buildings looking for any Gaddafi fighters who may be hiding there.
Reuters has quotes from commanders:
"Sirte has been liberated. There are no Gaddafi forces any more," said Colonel Yunus Al Abdali, head of operations in the eastern half of the city. "We are now chasing his fighters who are trying to run away."
Another front line commander confirmed the capture of the Mediterranean coastal city, which was the last remaining significant bastion of pro-Gaddafi fighters almost three months after the ex-leader was overthrown by rebels.
10.05am: Government forces have captured the last remaining Gaddafi positions in Sirte, Reuters confirms, citing frontline commanders.
10.02am: Breaking: AP is reporting that Sirte has fallen.
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Witnesses: Libyan fighters overrun last positions of Gadhafi loyalists in Sirte, city falls.
9.49am: Some residents are returning to Sirte to protect their homes from being looted by forces loyal to the new government, the BBC reports.
One returning resident, Mohammed Sayeh, said anti-government forces took a computer, a mobile phone and his passport. He said he came back to stop the house being burnt down.
8.45am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Here's a round up of the latest developments.
Pelbagai Pihak Protes Penggantungan Dr Aziz Bari
Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:16 PM
Oleh : Mohd Ezli Mashut
SHAH ALAM, 20 Oktober : Pelbagai pihak menyatakan bantahan terhadap penggantungan perkhidmatan pakar perlembagaan Profesor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari oleh Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) ekoran kenyataannya berkenaan titah Sultan Selangor baharu-baharu ini.
Angkatan Muda Keadilan Malaysia (AMK) melalui Ketuanya, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin berkata, penggantungan itu jelas mencalarkan imej UIAM selaku ‘Taman Ilmu dan Budi’, apabila seorang pensyarah yang berhujah melalui fakta dan kepakarannya, ditekan dengan tindakan seumpama itu.
“AMK tidak berniat untuk campur tangan di dalam pentadbiran UIAM. Sebaliknya, yang dipertikaikan ialah kenapa wujud kekangan ke atas kebebasan akademik, atau secara asasnya kebebasan berfikir di kalangan pensyarah yang bertanggungjawab mendidik mahasiswa?,” soal beliau dalam satu kenyataan media.
Sementara itu,Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia (Gerak) menjelaskan, mana-mana negara yang mahukan universiti mereka disanjungi dan dihormati sebagai universiti bertaraf dunia pasti menyokong, menghormati dan melindungi kebebasan akademik.
“Gerak merasa terkilan atas celaan berbentuk peribadi yang telah dikenakan terhadap beliau,” kata setiausaha agungnya, Rosli H Mahat.
Jelasnya, Abdul Aziz adalah seorang yang berwibawa dan berkelayakan untuk membuat kenyataan ilmiah dan rasional dalam bidang kepakaran beliau.
“Kebebasan akademik ini telah disaran oleh UNESCO melalui satu dokumen bertajuk Recommedation Concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel,” ujarnya lagi.
Exco Selangor, Elizabeth Wong berkata tindakan UIAM menggantung pakar perlembagaan terkemuka itu amat mendukacitakan.
"UIAM, sebagai sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi yang bertaraf antarabangsa, sepatutnya mempertahankan hak ahli akademik menyuarakan pendapat dan idea," katanya.
Tambah Elizabeth lagi, universiti tersebut bukan sahaja gagal mempertahankan Dr Aziz apabila beliau diserang oleh ahli politik dan media UMNO, tetapi sebaliknya menggantung beliau.
"Dengan mengambil tindakan ini, UIAM terbukti mementingkan agenda politik UMNO. "Transformasi" yang sering dilaung-laungkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak jelas merupakan janji-janji kosong," ujarnya.
Dalam pada itu ,kumpulan mahasiswa akan menggerakkan golongan itu secara besar-besaran daripada seluruh kampus di Lembah Klang untuk berdemonstrasi terhadap UIAM yang menggantung tugas Prof Dr Abdul Aziz Bari sebagai pensyarah.
Pengerusi NGO Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) Syukri Abd Razab berkata, dijangkakan hampir 1,500 mahasiswa dan anak muda akan hadir bagi "mempertahankan kebebasan akademik".
"Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia mengecam sekeras-kerasnya tindakan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa menggantung tugas Prof Dr Abdul Aziz Bari.
"Tindakan UIA adalah tindakan yang tidak bertanggungjawab kerana membelakangkan prinsip 'kebebasan akademik'," kata Syukri.
Lawyers For Liberty pula menyatakan tindakan UIAM tersebut bertentangan dengan Artikel 10 Perlembagaan yang memberi kebebasan untuk bersuara dan menuntut kebebasan akademik dipertahankan.
"Kami menuntut bahawa penggantungan ini wajar ditarik balik serta-merta manakala menyeru SKMM tidak langkau sempadan bidang kuasa. Kami juga menggesa pihak polis menghentikan serta-merta mengganggu Prof Aziz Bari dengan penyiasatan di bawah zalim Akta Hasutan," katanya.
Perhimpunan itu dijadual berlangsung di masjid kampus UIA di Gombak selepas solat Jumaat.
Malahan protes ini semakin hebat melalui laman media sosial apabila beberapa laman Facebook dibuka untuk menyatakan bantahan tersebut.
Laman facebook "10,000 mahasiswa menyokong penuh Profesor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari" dan "Kami Bantah Penggantungan Dr. Aziz Bari" mencatat lebih 2,000 selepas beberapa jam laman itu dibuka.
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" Saya menggesa golongan akademik dan mahasiswa seluruh Malaysia bangkit untuk menyatakan sokongan padu terhadap Profesor Dr Aziz Bari" - Mohd Ezli Mashut-
Flood Arrives In Bangkok
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:38 PM
City Hall has advised residents of over 200 households outside Bangkok's floodwalls along Khlong Hok Wa canal in Sai Mai district to evacuate to two temporary shelters on Wednesday.
Photo by Patipat Janthong
Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra issued his second warning on Wednesday.
He advised residents of those areas move to two shelters, at Sai Mai and Rittiyawannalai schools in Sai Mai district. The two shelters could accommodate 2,000 people.
The water in Khlong Rapheepat in neighbouring Pathum Thani province reached a critical level after another section of a dyke, about 200 metres, built along the canal was breached today, allowing the floodwater to pour into the area.
Soldiers based at Khlong Rapheepat asked canalside residents to urgently move to higher ground after more cracks were found on the earth dyke.
GMC trucks were sent to transport residents out of the area because the soldiers were finding it very difficult to repair the cracks.
Photo by Chanat Katanyu
This morning, MR Sukhumbhand warned via his Twitter website that seven districts of Bangkok are at risk of flooding and people in the areas should move their belongings to higher places.
The districts are Lat Krabang, Nong Chok, Minburi, Klong Samwa, Kannayao, Sai Mai and Bangkhen.
MR Sukhumbhand said the floodwater was heading down to these areas through the broken dyke at Khlong Rapipat. The water level could be higher than the floodwalls built by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and may inundate the districts.
He stressed that this warning was not a signal for an immediate evacuation as the water level would rise slowly and local residents would have about 24 hours for preparations.
The governor said the BMA would provide information about flood risk areas every three hours.
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On Vibhavadi-Rangsit road, the traffic was very congested as floodwater continued rising.
The water level was about 20 centimetres and only one lane was left for motorists due to heavy flooding. The traffic queue started at Simum Muang market in Pathum Thani province, reports said this afternoon.
The reports said the water level on Vibhavadi-Rangsit road heading to Thammasat University's Rangsit campus had increased to 50 centimetres.
The other side of the road was also flooded and the traffic was building up quickly from Zeer Rangsit shopping centre to Phahon Yothin road.
Future Park Rangsit shut its doors on Wednesady and will remain closed on Thursday because of the flooding on the roads in front of one of Bangkok's biggest shopping malls.
The department store's public relations announced this afternoon that the closure may be extended depending on the situation.
People who have parked their vehicles at the store's car park are asked not to take them off during the closure. The free parking offer for customers who are flood victims is valid until Oct 31.
Photo by Thiti Wannamontha
Big C and HomePro stores, which adjoin the mall, were still open.
In the neighbouring province of Nonthaburi, the flooding has reached a critical level, with all districts now inundated.
Nonthaburi governor Wichian Phuttiwinyu said all six districts were now flooded. Bang Bua Thong and Pakkret districts were the worst hit.
A huge amount of floodwater from neighbouring Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani provinces has been flowing into Nonthaburi since yesterday.
The governor urged flood-hit residents wanting state assistance to contact officials on the 1131 hotline, which will receive their complaints around the clock.
Mr Wichian asked callers not to give false information to the hotline because hoax calls would only hamper efforts to help flood victims. He urged residents not to panic about the flooding.
Warfare is changing as weapons that destroy electronics, not people, are deployed on the field of battle
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:09 PM
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BULLETS and bombs are so 20th-century. The wars of the 21st will be dominated by ray guns. That, at least, is the vision of a band of military technologists who are building weapons that work by zapping the enemy’s electronics, rather than blowing him to bits. The result could be conflict that is less bloody, yet more effective, than what is now seen as conventional battle.
Electromagnetic weapons, to give these ray guns their proper name, are inspired by the cold-war idea of using the radio-frequency energy released by an atom bomb exploded high in the atmosphere to burn out an enemy’s electrical grid, telephone network and possibly even the wiring of his motor vehicles, by inducing a sudden surge of electricity in the cables that run these things.
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That idea, fortunately, was never tried in earnest (though some tests were carried out). But, by thinking smaller, military planners have developed weapons that use a similar principle, without the need for a nuclear explosion. Instead, they create their electromagnetic pulses with magnetrons, the microwave generators at the hearts of radar sets (and also of microwave ovens). The result is kit that can take down enemy missiles and aircraft, stop tanks in their tracks and bring speedboats to a halt. It can also scare away soldiers without actually killing them.
Many electromagnetic weapons do, indeed, look like radars, at least to non-expert eyes. America’s air force is developing a range of them based on a type of radar called an active electronically scanned array (AESA). When acting as a normal radar, an AESA broadcasts its microwaves over a wide area. At the touch of a button, however, all of its energy can be focused onto a single point. If that point coincides with an incoming missile or aircraft, the target’s electronics will be zapped.
Small AESAs—those light enough to fit on a plane such as a joint strike fighter (F-35)—are probably restricted to zapping air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles (the air force is understandably reticent about supplying details of their capabilities). Ground- or ship-based kit can draw more power. This will be able to attack both ballistic missiles and aircraft, whose electronics tend to be better shielded.
In the case of the F-35, then, this sort of electromagnetic artillery is mainly defensive. But another plane, the Boeing Growler, uses electromagnetics as offensive weapons. The Growler, which first saw action in Iraq in 2010 and has been extensively (though discreetly) deployed during the NATO air war against Colonel Qaddafi’s forces in Libya, is a souped-up version of the Super Hornet. It is fitted with five pods: two under each wing and one under the fuselage. Some pods contain AESAs or similar electromagnetic weapons. Others have eavesdropping equipment inside them. In combination, the pods can be used either to spy on enemy communications or to destroy them; to suppress anti-aircraft fire; to disable the electronics of ground vehicles; and to make life so hazardous for enemy aircraft that they dare not fly (and probably to shoot them down electronically, too, though no one will confirm this). The Growler is able to keep its weapons charged up and humming by lowering special turbines into the airstream that rushes past the plane when it is flying. America has ordered 114 of the planes, and has taken delivery of 53.
By land, sea and air
Nor are aircraft the only vehicles from which destructive electromagnetic pulses can be launched. BAE Systems, a British defence firm, is building a ship-mounted electromagnetic gun. The High-Powered Microwave, as it is called, is reported byAviation Week to be powerful enough to disable all of the motors in a swarm of up to 30 speedboats. Ships fitted with such devices would never be subject to the sort of attack that damaged USS Cole in 2000, when an al-Qaeda boat loaded with explosives rammed it. A gun like this would also be useful for stopping pirate attacks against commercial shipping.
Land vehicles, too, will soon be fitted with electromagnetic cannon. In 2013 America hopes to deploy the Radio-Frequency Vehicle Stopper. This device, developed at the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate in Quantico, Virginia, is a microwave transmitter the size and shape of a small satellite dish that pivots on top of an armoured car. When aimed at another vehicle, it causes that vehicle’s engine to stall.
This gentle way of handling the enemy—stopping his speedboats, stalling his tanks—has surprising advantages. For example, it expands the range of targets that can be attacked. Some favourite tricks of modern warfare, such as building communications centres in hospitals, or protecting sites with civilian “human shields”, cease to be effective if it is simply the electronics of the equipment being attacked that are destroyed. Though disabling an aircraft’s avionics will obviously cause it to crash, in many other cases, no direct harm is done to people at all.
The logical conclusion of all this is a so-called “human-safe” missile, which carries an electromagnetic gun instead of an explosive warhead. Such a missile is being developed at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, and will soon be tested at the White Sands Missile Range.
There is, however, at least one electromagnetic weapon that is designed to attack enemy soldiers directly—though with the intention of driving them off, rather than killing them. This weapon, which is called the Active Denial System, has been developed by the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, in collaboration with Raytheon. It works by heating the moisture in a person’s skin to the point where it feels, according to Kelley Hughes, an official at the directorate who volunteered to act as a guinea pig, like opening a hot oven. People’s reaction, when hit by the beam, is usually to flee. The beam’s range is several hundred metres.
Such anti-personnel weapons are controversial. Tests on monkeys, including ones in which the animals’ eyes were held open to check that the beam does not blind, suggest it causes no permanent damage. But when a vehicle-mounted Active Denial System was sent to Afghanistan in May 2010, it was eventually shipped back home without being used. The defence department will not say exactly why. The suspicion, though, is that weapons like the Active Denial System really are reminiscent in many minds of the ray guns of science fiction, and that using them in combat would be a PR mistake. Disabling communications and destroying missiles is one thing. Using heat-rays on the enemy might look bad in the newspapers, and put civilians off their breakfast.
Cold showers are good for you
To every action there is, of course, an equal and opposite reaction, and researchers are just as busy designing ways of foiling electromagnetic weapons as they are developing them. Most such foils are types of Faraday cage—named after the 19th-century investigator who did much of the fundamental research on electromagnetism.
A Faraday cage is a shield of conductive material that stops electromagnetic radiation penetrating. Such shields need not be heavy. Nickel- and copper-coated polyester mesh is a good starting point. Metallised textiles—chemically treated for greater conductivity—are also used. But Faraday cages can be costly. EMP-tronic, a firm based in Morarp, Sweden, has developed such shielding, initially for the Gripen, a Swedish fighter jet. It will shield buildings too, though, for a suitable consideration. To cover one a mere 20 metres square with a copper-mesh Faraday cage the firm charges €300,000 ($400,000).
Shielding buildings may soon become less expensive than that. At least two groups of scientists—one at the National Research Council Canada and the other at Global Contour, a firm in Texas—are developing electrically conductive cement that will block electromagnetic pulses. Global Contour’s mixture, which includes fibres of steel and carbon, as well as a special ingredient that the firm will not disclose, would add only $20 to the $150 per cubic metre, or thereabouts, which ordinary concrete costs.
The arms race to protect small vehicles and buildings against electromagnetic warfare, then, has already begun. Protecting ships, however, requires lateral thinking. For obvious reasons, they cannot be encased in concrete. And building a conventional Faraday cage round a naval vessel would be horribly expensive.
Daniel Tam, of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego, thinks he has a way to get round that. He proposes to use the electrical conductivity of the sodium and chloride ions in seawater to create a novel type of Faraday cage. A shroud of seawater around a ship, thrown up by special pumps and hoses if the vessel came under electromagnetic attack, would do the trick, he reckons.
It is an ambitious idea. Whether it works or not, it shows how much the nature of modern belligerency is changing. Bombs and bullets will always have their place, of course. But the thought that a cold shower could protect a ship from attack is almost surreal.
Gold Signals The End…
Monday, October 17, 2011 8:59 PM
By Hubert Moolman
Gold remains our best means of economic measurement. It is not a perfect or 100% consistent measure of wealth, but it is our best. Due to its monetary properties, gold can be used to measure wealth across generations.
Just like we have the sun and moon to discern the times and seasons, I believe, we have gold to discern changes in wealth. It is interesting that the sun is often compared to gold, and the moon to silver. Just like a day in the Middle Ages is comparable to a day in this century, an ounce of gold in the Middle Ages is comparable to one today.
Currently we use fiat currency, like the dollar, for economic measurement. However, this creates a huge distortion due to the fiat currency being highly unstable. Can you imagine what would be the effect on our planet if we did not use the normal cycles that the sun and moon provides us with? Our ability to produce food for example, could be severely disrupted, leading to famine or possible extinction of mankind.
By using a highly unreliable measure like the US dollar, our ability to make proper economic decisions is severely impaired, since we (the common man) are not easily able to distinguish between a real increase or decrease in wealth , for example. This causes a great misallocation of wealth and will lead to a severe economic depression.
When you look at a chart of the average day’s wages in dollars compared to the average day’s wages in gold ounces, with some analysis, you will understand why the dollar cannot be used as an economic measure. These charts show that the average daily wage for Americans, have gone from about $20 in 1964 to about $152 in 2010, whereas in gold it has fallen from just short of 60% of an ounce of gold in 1964 to just 12,67% of an ounce of gold in 2010.
Gold is telling us that people are now earning less money than they did in 1964, whereas the dollar is telling us the opposite. Which measure is telling the truth? This bizarre situation is evident in our “economic” and “accounting” language, when we talk about a real and nominal increase in prices. An example would be when an economist tells you that house prices have increased in nominal terms, but decreased in real terms. What? How can something go up and down at the very same time? Using a proper measure, there would be no need to have a “nominal” as well as a “real” analysis.
These bizarre and illogical concepts in our economic language are as a result of the bizarre measure of value called fiat money. We have to look at the right signs to discern the times. I prefer to look at the “behaviour” of gold to discern the economic times.
What is gold’s “behaviour” telling me?
Gold Rallies and Debt
Since 1900, we have had three major rallies in the gold price. The first started during the Great Depression, the second since about 1968, and the current since about 2001. Note, the gold price went up during the Great Depression, since most things as measured in currency (gold) depreciated. Further to that, in 1933, due to increased demand, the gold price was increased from $20.67 to $35. During the first two rallies, there were major economic declines.
The economic decline during the Great Depression was much worse than that of the 70s. This is mostly due to the difference in debt levels during the two periods. The debt level during the Great Depression was far greater than that of the 70s. The greater number of defaults, due to the bigger debt, took a bigger chunk of value out of the economy.
The current gold rally is still in progress. Debt levels now are greater than during both the previous major gold rallies. It is believed that in 2008, total debt as a percentage of GDP in the US stood at more than 340% compared to 265% during the Great Depression. At some point during the Great Depression, debt levels collapsed, causing a major economic decline. The rally in gold is a way reflection of how debt levels collapse. The current major rally in gold is thus telling me that we are likely to have an economic decline far greater than that of the Great Depression, in the US and most parts of the world. This economic decline has already started, and is about to intensify.
New Monetary Order
In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the monetary order in the US, with Executive Order 6102. Fundamentally the dollar changed its nature due to this order, and was therefore no longer backed by gold – for US citizens. As mentioned earlier, this and the revaluation of gold was done, due to the increased demand for gold.
The principle is: people became aware that there were far more claims on gold (read dollars) issued than the gold available, and therefore demanded their gold. This was mainly the result of the increase in credit during the 20s. As explained above, this run to real money (gold) is basically the flip side of the contraction of credit or debt.
So, the revaluation of gold was done to halt or slow the debt contraction, with those who handed their gold to the government, paying the bill for this decrease in debt contraction. Also, it prevented the banking system from leaking more gold, due this increased demand for gold. The system was recharged, and ready to go, as we know, for another 38 years.
The late 60s to early 70’s (start of the second gold rally) brought the same problem, however, this time it was sovereign nations that became aware that there were far more claims on gold (or dollars) circulating than the gold that the US had available. Some nations requested their gold because of this fact, and the US banking system was once again leaking gold like it did during the Great Depression.
Like in the 30s, the US knew that it would not be able to deliver the demand for gold, due to this “gold run”, and it therefore decided to close the “gold window”. Just like the US citizens, nations could no longer exchange their dollars for gold.
This stopped more gold from leaking out of the US reserves, and the system was yet again recharged. The bankruptcy of the US was now well hidden, and it seemed like the perfect con. No more demand for gold from neither citizens nor sovereign nations that might expose the bankruptcy (too many dollars), too few ounces of gold.
Dollar could now be printed without any accountability to those users of dollars (basically the whole world). They have done it: the perfect con. Or have they?
No, there might be no one that will be able to bring the bankruptcy to light, due to the seemingly faultless plan; however, it is the natural laws that will bring this con to an end.
How? Debt levels are once again at historically high levels. The level of debt that this system can carry is limited. The level that it is limited to might not be known, however, one can look at natural laws in order to estimate a possible limit. It is my believe that the natural cycle (limits) for these type of systems (man-made systems) are linked to the human cycles of 40 years , 70 years and 80 years, as per the Holy Scripture.
The period of 40 years is associated with middle age, judgment, as well as a generation. The period of 70 years is associated with a life-time and judgment. The period of 80 years is associated with an extended life-time, two 40 year periods and also judgment.
The history of this dollar monetary system appears to follow these natural cycles with an almost scary accuracy. From the period of the Great Depression (gold revaluation) to Nixon closing the gold window is more or less 40 years. That is the period of 1929 to 1933 to 1971.
The period from 1929 peak in the Dow – when the stock market crashed, as well as the peak in the Dow/Gold ratio – to 1999 when the stock market made a peak (1st of 2 peaks), and the Dow/Gold ratio peaked, is 70 years. Remember, the Dow/Gold ratio is a significant indicator of the extent to which claims on real assets exceed the actual real assets; therefore, it is an extremely important signal when determining turning points in the current fiat money system.
The year 2014 will be 70 years since the Bretton Woods agreement that brought about the current monetary system, with the dollar as reserve currency. This is how the relationship with the US and the gold of other nation states in the US came about.
We are already in the period that marks 80 years since the Great Depression. The year 2013 will mark 80 years since the 1933 gold revaluation. It is currently 40 years since the closing of the gold window.
The point here is that the natural cycles appears to be very relevant to this man-made monetary system, and that it is very likely that we are extremely close to the end.
The end of the monetary system is likely to come before a peak in gold, if by decree (creation of a new monetary system), but still forced by natural law. If the system is ended by natural law, then it is likely to come at the peak in gold or after. The peak in gold I refer to is gold as measured against other real assets (not paper money).
Another possibility to keep in mind is the fact that gold could also be outlawed by most governments. I am not saying that this will happen, however it is a possibility, and should be watched for. If this comes to being, I believe we have entered the period when this might happen.
Again, the nature of gold allows us to keep track of the times and seasons of this corrupt system, by studying the behaviour of gold.
Gold Fractal Analysis
Based on the above analysis and long-term fractal analysis, it appears that we are close to a top in gold (in terms of fiat currency and real assets). However, let this not confuse you to think that we are close to a top in the price of gold in terms of the dollar or other currency amount.
We are close in terms of time (as early as the end of 2012 to the beginning of 2013), but $ 1920 is not close to $10 000, should $10 000 be the peak in the gold price, for example. It is also likely that gold will not have a peak in fiat currency as such, but instead, just discontinue trading in fiat currency. That means we might come to a point where gold will only be exchanged for real assets.
Below is a 38yr gold chart (thanks to goldprice.org):
I have done some fractal analysis on this chart. I published this analysis the first time when gold was well under $ 1200 dollars. The fractals indicated have astonishingly continued to keep its similarity as we have progressed during this gold bull market.
On the chart I have indicated two patterns marked by the numbers 1 to 3. The first pattern (fractal) forms a small cup between 1974 and 1978, compared to the second pattern which forms a big cup between 1980 and 2008. If the bigger pattern continues it similarity to the smaller pattern, then the parabolic (based on a long-term scale) move in gold should continue, taking gold to multiples of the current price. I have indicated the point in the 70s that is similar to point where we are at now.
What I wanted to highlight here is the fact that according to my fractal analysis, it appears that gold has reached a critical point where it is expected to rise really fast. Also, this analysis suggests that we could peak as early as the end of 2012 to 2013, and we should as a minimum reach $ 4000 by then. This is consistent with the above analysis regarding gold and the monetary system.
Please note, the above fractal analysis is just a very big picture analysis, as well as a simplistic analysis prepared for this article. One has to also look at the context in which both patterns exist as well as look at confirmation standards.
My premium subscription service and long-term fractal analysis report provides more usable information regarding the price of gold and silver. Please contact me for details as well as a free current edition of my premium service.
Other Important Points
I believe there are enough signs that indicate that we have entered a period where we should expect the worst. We should thus prepare for the worst, with the hope that we would be able to cope with whatever comes our way.
Due to the great probability that the fiat money system might come to an end soon, it is not desirable to exchange physical gold and silver for fiat money. Where possible it is better to exchange them for real goods and services and productive assets.
An economic depression is virtually assured due to the bankrupt monetary system as well as the extreme debt levels.
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Hubert
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“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved”
CIA drone shot down U.S. Special Forces Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan
Monday, October 17, 2011 5:33 PM
According to a White House insider a CIA drone downed the Special Forces Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011, not a rocket propelled grenade (RPG). Former CIA director and current Secretary of Defense LeonPanetta was authorized to send a CIA drone to SEAL the fate of the eye witnesses to Barack Obama’s killing of bin Laden on Pakistani soil.
Military officials in Afghanistan have claimed that the U.S. military helicopter carrying special operations forces to a night-raid in the Tangi Valley of Wardak Province, was brought down by a rocket-propelled grenade.
According to military officials the Taliban fired a ‘lucky shot’ in the downing of the Chinook helicopter that killed 25 American special operations personnel, five Army National Guard crewmen, seven Afghan commandos, one Afghan interpreter and a U.S. military dog. Of the 25 American Special Forces, 15 Navy SEALs from the elite ‘Team Six’ unit that killed Osama bin Laden were killed.
Unbeknown to the American people is that the entire Navy SEAL team that was sent to kill bin Laden was wiped out. What a lucky shot in deed for Barack Hussein Obama if a Taliban was truly responsible for the Chinook downing.
Because of that “lucky shot” there are no “boots on the ground” eye witnesses to the unlawful killing of bin Laden on Pakistani soil. No one is left who can be called before a tribunal, Congressional hearing or International Criminal Court to give testimony.
I for one don’t believe a RPG “lucky shot” downed the Chinook. I can, however, believe that the United States government would order the CIA to down the Chinook helicopter and murder their own people just to permanently silence all witnesses to the unlawful killing of bin Laden on Pakistani soil. U.S. military officials have gone to great lengths to cover up the fact that the team that Obama ordered to unlawfully infiltrate Pakistan and murder bin Laden was also murdered. Plausible? Yes. Beyond reasonable doubt? You decide.
The U.S. military is now controlled by the CIA – it is headed by former CIA directorLeon Panetta. Immediately after it became known that bin Laden’s killers (SEAL Team Six) were among the dead the CIA controlled Pentagon was quick to issue a contradicting statement that “none of those killed had participated in the bin Laden operation”.
They claimed the team that killed bin Laden was conducted by members of DEVGRU’s Red Squadron. The wiped out SEAL Team Six was formed from members of DEVGRU’s Red Squadron. SEAL Team Six members and DEVGRU’s Red Squadron members are one and the same people.
A civilian doesn’t know this but a grunt would know. Every special mission team is made up of members from a number of different groups. Only those with a specific mission critical skill are temporarily taken from their regular group to form a “special mission team”. Team members rarely go on more than one mission together.
As soon as the mission is completed the Team ceases to exist – for security reasons. That is until August 6, 2011. On August 6, 2011 the Pentagon (CIA) broke protocol and ordered everyone who took part in the killing of bin Laden to board the same aircraft. They put all their eggs in one basket and downed it – intentionally. Why? To protect Obama and the White House.
Immediately after Barack Obama arrogantly boasted that he had killed bin Laden and dumped his body in the sea the International community started to question the legality of the killing.
The killing raised concerns Internationally that the United States may have gone too far in acting as policeman, judge and executioner of the world’s most wanted man. International Law experts are calling the killing unlawful. Why? The first legality red flag was raised when the World heard that bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. The United States is at war with Afghanistan and Iraq, not Pakistan.
The Pakistani government and military forces are not at war with the United States. Pakistan’s sovereignty was violated by the United States. The United States government usurped the Pakistan political and legal authority when they sent armed U.S. Special Forces inside Pakistan to murder bin Laden.
International law experts were then alarmed when the White House stated that bin Laden was not armed when he was killed, contradicting an earlier U.S. account that he had taken part in a firefight. If bin Laden was unarmed he didn’t pose a threat to the heavily armed and highly trained (elite) SEAL team.
The statement by the White House reveals that bin Laden was murdered which according to International Law is a very serious crime – even during war. Murder is not lawful in peace time, nor war time. The Geneva Conventions which govern armed conflict explicitly notes that international humanitarian law applies to such conflicts. This means countries can’t go around killing people simply because they think they are a terrorist. Due process has to be applied to such people.
The Geneva Conventions apply in wars between two or more sovereign states. Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention states that the status of a detainee may be determined by a “competent tribunal.” Until such time, he is to be treated as a prisoner of war. After a “competent tribunal” has determined that an individual detainee is an unlawful combatant, the “detaining power” may choose to accord the detained unlawful combatant the rights and privileges of a prisoner of war as described in the Third Geneva Convention, but is not required to do so.
An unlawful combatant who is not a national of a neutral State, and who is not a national of a co-belligerent State, retains rights and privileges under the Fourth Geneva Convention so that he must be “treated with humanity and, in case of trial, shall not be deprived of the rights of fair and regular trial.”
The killing of bin Laden was not done by the Americans in the heat of battle, or as an act of self defense. Instead he was killed in a well executed raid by the United States military and security personnel. As bin Laden was unarmed there was a clear alternative to killing Bin Laden available to the U.S. Special Forces and that would have been to capture him, interrogate him and then, if there were sufficient evidence charge him with any number of serious offenses.
The Geneva Convention forbids treachery, which it defines as “killing a leader outside of the battle space.” Attacks on leaders are prohibited by Article 23b of the Hague Convention of 1899, which outlaws “treacherous attacks on adversaries,” and by the Protocol Addition to the Geneva Convention of 1949.
In addition to international law, U.S. policy has prohibited the use of assassination since 1976 when President Gerald Ford signed Executive Order 11905, which states, “No employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political assassination.”
In Obama’s defense Greg Kehoe, a U.S. lawyer who advised the Iraqi Special Tribunal formed to prosecute Saddam Hussein, has stated that this was a war action and not a police action. And, in a war situation, any commander in chief is a “fair-game target,” and bin Laden was the commander in chief of an organization at war with the U.S. In that sense, the international war laws side with the U.S..
Do you believe International Law and Executive Order 11905 applies to Barack Hussein Obama or do you agree with Greg Kehoe? If you agree with Kehoe you would also have to agree that Barack Hussein Obama is a also a “fair-game target”.
Obama is the current commander in chief of the United States military and seeing as it was the United States commander in chiefs who decided to unlawfully go to war with Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya and order military strikes and assassinations inside Pakistan then Barack Hussein Obama can be lawfully killed by any Afghani, Iraqi, Libyan or Pakistani civilian, military personnel or political leader. I wonder if a sniper from either Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya or Pakistan would get a “luck shot” at their “fair-game target”.
-Press Core-
Will Occupy Wall Street be a global catalyst?
Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:00 PM
The youth and middle class are paying a huge price for mismanagement and greed by the financial and political elite.
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Protesters around the country are following the actions of anti-corporate demonstrations on Wall Street [EPA]
Though Wall Street itself was largely empty on Wednesday night, the Broadway entrance to the iconic thoroughfare was packed with thousands of frustrated citizens attempting to march through the very heart of global financial power. Standing in their way were scores of New York City police officers willing to stop their advance with force if necessary.
When elements within the crowd made the decision to press into the police line, that force was executed in the form of indiscriminate blasts of pepper-spray and clubbings. Senior officers swung their batons wildly on a crowded public sidewalk, making no visible attempt to distinguish between those who initiated the surge and those who were exercising their legal right to assemble peacefully.
Protesters who sat down in order to underscore their nonviolent intentions were manhandled by the authorities. Lower-ranking officers in blue uniforms joined in the melee by directing sweeping clouds of pepper-spray at the demonstrators. Journalists attempting to document the violence became victims of it.
It was an admittedly chaotic scene and members of the sizable crowd did consciously push into a police line; still, witnesses to the incident claim the NYPD failed disastrously in living up to its credo of "courtesy, professionalism and respect".
A justifiable use of force?
It was the latest in a growing list of dramatic confrontations between supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the NYPD. Less than one week earlier, the department made a historic mass arrest of at least 730 demonstrators who attempted to march across the Brooklyn Bridge.
A week before, internet videos depicting the violent tactics employed by NYPD officers in arresting over 80 demonstrators went viral - including two showing Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna pepper-spraying corralled citizens on a public sidewalk without provocation.
"The idea of Wall Street has become as important as the physical area itself"
The idea of Wall Street has become as important as the physical area itself, and Wednesday night was a perfect example of the symbolic showdowns that police officers, and by extension the city of New York, have been instigating with their continued attempts to assert control over the demonstration.
Every time an officer is caught on camera hurting or arresting citizens who are peacefully expressing their frustration with elite control of this struggling country, the movement wins a symbolic and even strategic victory.
In the case of Occupy Wall Street's original New York presence, many of these dramatic encounters between demonstrators and police have resulted in a loss of innocence among people who have otherwise never been exposed firsthand to police brutality. The protesters have been given a taste of what low income communities and communities of colour deal with everyday. A sense of mutual acknowledgement by people who have faced different manifestations of police misconduct - whether on Wall Street or in Brownsville - fosters a sense of unity.
Many of those who continue to return to Liberty Plaza believe they are part of something unique, and that what they are doing is justified.
They are correct on both accounts.
In depth coverage of US financial crisis protests
Growing concern
You don't have to be an expert economist, an activist or an academic to understand the movement. The number of Americans living in poverty has climbed to a historic 46.2 million, including one out of six of the nation's children, while the top one percent is holding onto more than a fifth of the nation's income. Banks have received massive bailouts, but the 'hood is still poor. Rural communities are still struggling. Tuition rates continue to rise while students suffocate under the burden of onerous debt. Meanwhile, billions in taxpayer dollars are being funnelled into unconscionable wars on terror and drugs, while profiteers in the defence and criminal punishment industries rake in billions.
These are the kinds of inconsistencies the Occupy Wall Street movement purports to oppose. They are grievances reasonable people would agree are profound.
"What we are witnessing ... looks less like a protest and more like the birth of a new movement for economic justice."
When it comes down to it, Occupy Wall Street is much bigger than the police versus protester narrative. Significant as those encounters have been and will continue to be, confrontations with the police are only one piece of the puzzle. What we are witnessing in New York City, and across the country, looks less like a protest and more like the birth of a new movement for economic justice. It appears to be a genuine attempt by a justifiably frustrated public to establish a new democratic framework and replace the existing one.
If that is the case, then confrontations with the Praetorian Guard of the status quo and its elite benefactors is hardly a surprise. The police exist in large measure to maintain the existing order. In the eyes of Occupy Wall Street's supporters, that order has failed too many for too long and must be replaced. Some amount of friction between the two groups in this relationship is all but inevitable.
Luke Richardson quit his job serving steaks across from the New York Stock Exchange to join the movement full-time. The next day the 25-year-old was forcefully arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for standing in the streets with thousands of others. He claims one officer threw punches at him before at least four others pinned him to the ground. They knelt on his head and left him in flex cuffs for four hours. He is now seeing a specialist for nerve damage in his hand.
Strengthening resolve
Upon being released he made his way back to the encampment at Liberty Park and has been involved there since. His commitment bolstered not by the rough police treatment he received, but the connections he made with NYPD officers.
"What strengthened my resolve was actually talking to police officers in the precinct and genuinely feeling that they supported what were doing," Richardson said. "I think there are large institutional issues with the police - however, I do think there are good people. In general, the police are good people, and they don't like to see people getting hurt, and they also don't like to see injustice in general."
He added: "The police right now stand as a barrier between us and the wealthiest members of society. They are the protectors. As soon as that barrier breaks down, I think true economic justice can be achieved."
Thus far, the occupiers have handled police encounters with intelligence and poise. Not only have the crackdowns further emboldened and politicised many within Occupy Wall Street's ranks - voices of the movement have used the attention to spread their message to the world, garnering a growing stream of supporters. The demonstrators have remained peaceful in the face of violence, and have continually reached out to the police, reminding them that the status quo they defend has its eyes on their pensions too, and that their job is to protect people and justice. These conscious efforts have earned the movement credible moral high ground in the minds of many.
But the ongoing occupation in Lower Manhattan is facing real hurdles. The limited space at Liberty Plaza, which is now filled with people - more and more each day - creates serious challenges. Many demonstrators are agitating for expansion. "It's not about being in Liberty Plaza," Richardson quipped. "It's about taking Liberty Plaza out into the world."
Occupiers who have been there from the beginning are dealing with an influx of new supporters seeking to get involved. While increasing attendance has led to impressive professionalisation in dealing with a number of logistical needs, there are increasing concerns about security issues, organisational efficacy, the decision-making process, and burn-out among veteran participants.
If Occupy Wall Street's deft handling of the NYPD in recent weeks is any indication of the movement's capacity to learn, adapt and react, however, there is reason to believe that this demonstration of mass political engagement can overcome its challenges, present and future.
Ryan Devereaux is a freelance journalist who has contributed to The Nation, Salon, Democracy Now and others.
Debris of 'Doomsday' Comet Elenin to Pass by Earth Sunday
Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:43 PM
Amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo of Castlemaine, Australia caught these two images of comet Elenin on Aug. 19 (left) and Sept. 6, 2011. The images show a rapid dimming in the comet, possibly hinting at its disintegration.
The moment long feared by conspiracy theorists is nearly upon us: The "doomsday comet" Elenin will make its closest approach to Earth Sunday (Oct. 16). Or what's left of it will, anyway.
Comet Elenin started breaking up in August after being blasted by a huge solar storm, and a close pass by the sun on Sept. 10 apparently finished it off, astronomers say. So what will cruise within 22 million miles (35.4 million kilometers) of our planet Sunday is likely to be a stream of debris rather than a completely intact comet.
And the leftovers of Elenin won't return for 12,000 years, astronomers say.
"Folks are having trouble finding it, so I think it's probably dead and gone," said astronomer Don Yeomans of the Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. [Gallery: Comet Elenin in Pictures]
That means it probably won't present much of a skywatching show Sunday, scientists have said.
The doomsday comet
Elenin's apparent demise may come as a relief to some folks, since apocalyptic rumors circulating on the Internet portrayed the comet as a major threat to Earth.
One theory claimed Elenin would set off havoc on Earth after aligning with other heavenly bodies, spurring massive earthquakes and tsunamis. Another held that Elenin was not a comet at all, but in fact a rogue planet called Nibiru that would bring about the end times on Earth. After all, the comet's name could be taken as a spooky acronym: "Extinction-Level Event: Nibiru Is Nigh."
Those ideas were pure nonsense, Yeomans said.
"Elenin was a second-rate, wimpy little comet that never should have been noted for anything, really," he told SPACE.com. "It was not even a bright one."
Elenin's remains will not be the only objects about to make their closest pass of Earth. One day after the Elenin flyby, the small asteroid 2009 TM8 will zip close by. Like Elenin, it poses no risk of striking our home planet.
Asteroid 2009 TM8 is about 21 feet (6.4 meters) wide and the size of a schoolbus. It will come within 212,000 miles of Earth – just inside the orbit of the moon – when it zips by on Monday morning (Oct. 17).
Say goodbye to Elenin
Elenin was named after its discoverer, Russian amateur astronomer Leonid Elenin, who spotted it in December 2010. Before the icy wanderer broke up, its nucleus was likely 2 to 3 miles (3 to 5 km) in diameter, scientists say.
Elenin never posed any threat to life on Earth, Yeomans said. It was far too small to exert any appreciable influence on our planet unless it managed to hit us.
"Just driving to work every day in my subcompact car is going to have far more of a gravitational effect on Earth than this comet ever will," Yeomans said.
Elenin's supposed connection to earthquakes was just a correlation, and a weak one at that, he added. Relatively strong earthquakes occur every day somewhere on Earth, so it's easy — but not statistically valid — to blame some of them on the comet's changing position.
Yeomans views the frenzy over Elenin as a product of the Internet age, which allows loud and often uninformed voices to drown out the rather more prosaic results that scientists publish in peer-reviewed journals.
"It's a snowball effect on the Web," Yeomans said. "You get one or two folks who make an outrageous claim, and a bunch of others pile on. Some folks are actually making a living this way."
Elenin's crumbs will soon leave Earth in the rear-view mirror, speeding out on a long journey to the outer solar system. But Yeomans doesn't think the departure will keep the conspiracy theorists down for long.
"It's time to move on to the next armageddon," he said.
You can follow SPACE.com senior writer Mike Wall on Twitter: @michaeldwall. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter @Spacedotcom and onFacebook.
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Pakistan can go after Obama, Biden, Clinton, Panetta and Gates for provocative acts of war and murder on Pakistani soil
Saturday, October 15, 2011 1:57 PM
Hillary Clinton takes part in the provocative act murder of a Saudi national on Pakistan soil
On May 1, 2011 Barack Hussein Obama ordered U.S. Special Forces to violate the sovereignty of Pakistan and use deadly force to murder a Saudi national – bin Laden.
The murder of a man who has never been convicted in court of a crime was watched in real time by the top members of the Obama White House – Barack Hussein Obama, vice-president Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and CIA director Leon Panetta.
The United States White House had just committed murder in the 1st degree – a deliberate and premeditated killing of another motivated by ill will.
The White House also committed a provocative act of war against Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by ordering U.S. Special Forces to stealthily enter Pakistan to murder Saudi national bin Laden.
Both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia can now go after Barack Hussein Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. Pakistan has the right because the United States White House intentionally engaged in a provocative act of war against the sovereign state of Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia can retaliate against the United States government because the United States White House murdered one of its own.
FBI Most Wanted Poster for bin Laden doesn't mention 9/11
bin Laden has only been accused of masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001. bin Laden was never sought for the attacks of 9/11.
The FBI had no evidence to link bin Laden with 9/11. Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI said, “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.”
The FBI stated, “Bin Laden has not been formally charged in connection to 9/11.” “How does that work?” “The FBI gathers evidence. Once evidence is gathered, it is turned over to the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice than decides whether it has enough evidence to present to a federal grand jury. In the case of the 1998 United States Embassies being bombed, Bin Laden has been formally indicted and charged by a grand jury. He has not been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has no hard evidence connected Bin Laden to 9/11.”
If there was no hard evidence to link bin Laden to 9/11 then Barack Hussein Obama murdered an innocent man.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11, states: Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which they have had all the guarantees necessary for their defence. bin Laden has never been brought to trial. bin Laden has never been proven guilty of any criminal act in the attacks on U.S. soil on September 11, 2001.
The photo above is evidence that Barack Hussein Obama, vice-president Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and CIA director Leon Panetta are guilty of the indictable offense of murder – the unlawful killing of another human being with “malice aforethought”.
The photo is also indisputable evidence of the U.S. government committing a provocative act of war against Pakistan. Pakistan can retaliate by going after Obama, Biden, Clinton, Panetta and Gates.
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13 ALASAN TIPIKAL WANITA YANG ENGGAN MENUTUP AURAT
Friday, October 14, 2011 5:49 PM
Pernah nasihat atau tegur kawan-kawan anda yang tidak menutup aurat? Jom kita tengok apakah alasan yang selalu digunakan wanita yang enggan menutup aurat apabila ditegur kesalahan mereka itu. Dan apa jawapan yang mungkin sesuai untuk mereka.??~~~>
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1. Semua yang tutup aurat, confirm masuk syurga ke?
-Yang pasti, kalau tak tutup aurat, confirm masuk NERAKA..Nauzubillah
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2. Tudung labuh pun macam baik sangat. Buat dosa jugak. Mengumpat orang.
-Bila Iblis tak mahu ikut perintah Allah untuk bersujud kepada Adam, dia menyalahkan perintah Allah itu. "Apahal pulak aku kena sujud, aku lebih baik dan mulia". Samalah seperti tudung. Tudung pula yang disalahkan, " pakai tudung tak mestinya baik..bla...bla...bla..."
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3. Macamlah kau bagus sangat nak tegur aku. Kau dulu lagi jahat nak mampos.
-Tidak tersabit larangan dari Nabi untuk seseorang yang bahkan baru masuk Islam untuk pergi berdakwah kepada kaumnya. Maksudnya, dakwah itu tuntutan. Selagi kau Islam, dakwah tu wajib walaupun kau sendiri tak berapa betul. Sekurang-kurang dia insaf dan bertaubat sekarang.
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4. Walau kami pakai seksi tapi hati kami baik.
-Adakah kau mendakwa diri kau mempunyai hati yang suci, iman yang tinggi dan kononnya ia sudah cukup menjamin maruah diri kau tanpa perlu menutup aurat?
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5. Pakai jarang ke ketat ke, itu hak kami. Kalau tak suka jangan tengok.
-Adakah kau berani menjamin bahawa semua lelaki ajnabi mempunyai hati suci dan iman yang tinggi untuk menahan godaan syaitan serta nafsu yang membuak-buak?
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6. Kami rasa apa yang kami pakai tak seksi. Terpulang kepada individu yang memandang kami.
-Seksi atau tidak, kau tetap berdosa walaupun hanya menayang sehelai rambut kau.
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7. Walau kami tak bertudung, kami tetap solat dan puasa.
-Apakah ibadat kau diterima? Kau yakin cuma dengan berpuasa sudah cukup untuk menjamin kau masuk syurga?
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8. Suka hati kamilah nak pakai macam ni. Kami tak susahkan hidup orang lain.
-Kau sebenarnya dah susahkan bapa, abang, adik, suami serta orang lain dengan menarik mereka ke neraka bersama kau disebabkan mereka tidak menegur dan gagal mendidik kau.
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9. Apa yang kami pakai, ini antara kami dengan ALLAH.
-Berani cakap di dunia, berani ke kau cakap macam tu depan Allah nanti? Lawan perintah Allah, Neraka tempatnya.
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10. Kami pakai seksi macam ni, sebab ikut arahan photographer/pengarah filem untuk disesuaikan dalam scene. (ayat artis)
-Sanggup patuh arahan mereka daripada patuh suruhan Allah?
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11. Bukan kami tak mahu menutup aurat, cuma masih belum sampai seru.
-Mati tidak mengenal usia. Tak takut ke mati dalam usia muda? Tak sempat nak bertaubat nanti.
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12. Takkan nak buat perubahan secara drastik? Slow-slow la..
-Boleh ke cakap kat Malaikat Izrail nanti, tunggu kejap! Lepak la dulu. Jangan ambil lagi nyawa aku.
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13. Tutup aurat tu bagus tapi kami tidak mahu hipokrit kerana tidak ikhlas melakukannya.
-Kalau begitu kau sebenarnya memang hipokrit kerana tidak ikhlas beragama Islam.“Wahai wanita, setiap ciptaan tuhan yang berharga di dunia ini akan terlindung dan amat sukar untuk diperolehi. Di mana kamu boleh dapatkan permata? Tertanam jauh di perut bumi, tertudung dan dilindungi. Dimana kamu jumpa Mutiara? Terbenam jauh di dalam lautan, tertudung dan dilindungi oleh kulit kerang yang cantik. Di mana kamu cari emas? Terperosok di lapisan bumi tertudung dengan lapisan demi lapisan tanah dan batu. Tubuh kamu adalah suci malah lebih berharga daripada emas mahupun permata. Oleh itu kamu juga perlu bertudung dan melindungi diri kamu.”
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