[protest-ro] The Living Martyr (by Malcom Lagauche)
The decision to uphold the death sentence of Saddam Hussein by the sham Iraqi appeals court has gained worldwide condemnation, except for the U.S., of course. The court took two days to read 1,500 pages of documents presented by the defense. No court in the world can decipher this number of pages in such a short time, not even a legitimate court. No one was surprised by the verdict against Saddam because of the knowledge this was a foregone conclusion. However, the court outdid itself by ruling on the Iraqi vice president, Ramadan. He was sentenced to life in prison, but the appeals court took it upon itself to change the sentence to death, even though his case was not on the docket. http://americanwars.blogspot.com/2006/12/living-martyr-by-malcom-lagauche.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[protest-ro] End of another year... (by Riverband)
A day in the life of the average Iraqi has been reduced to identifying corpses, avoiding car bombs and attempting to keep track of which family members have been detained, which ones have been exiled and which ones have been abducted. [...] That is Iraq right now. The Americans have done a fine job of working to break it apart. This last year has nearly everyone convinced that that was the plan right from the start. There were too many blunders for them to actually have been, simply, blunders. The 'mistakes' were too catastrophic. The people the Bush administration chose to support and promote were openly and publicly terrible- from the conman and embezzler Chalabi, to the terrorist Jaffari, to the militia man Maliki. The decisions, like disbanding the Iraqi army, abolishing the original constitution, and allowing militias to take over Iraqi security were too damaging to be anything but intentional. http://americanwars.blogspot.com/2006/12/end-of-another-year.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[protest-ro] Protest de Anul Nou :)
Buna, "protestasi"! :) Cei care ati fost primii inscrisi pe lista, poate va amintiti de felul in care am hotarat, acum 6 ani, sa-mi petrec "intrarea in Mileniul III" - si de "protestul in sacul de dormit" (impotriva degradarii mediului) de atunci ;) In caz ca nu, gasiti o scurta "istorie" a ideii (si a protestului) in arhiva grupului, pe la inceput, uite pe aici: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/message/184 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/message/217 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/message/359 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/message/360 E interesant ce scriam atunci despre "Apusenii care se vor razbuna" si despre "santajul cu energia" ;)) - probabil "ceva" din mine intuia oar'ce "evolutii". Zambesc acum, amintindu-mi cum a inceput lista, ce "istorie" nabadaioasa a avut chiar de la inceput si chiar ce "evolutie" am avut : lista, eu, unii (aceia pe care am ajuns sa-i cunosc) dintre voi... :) Anul acesta sunt suparata iar :) Da, cu "natura" poate lucrurile incep incet-incet sa mearga spre bine - si poate faptul ca unii dintre voi (? in caz ca da, habar n-am care, oricum multumesc! :) m-au votat ca sa acced la o "pozitie" care poate sa insemne un pic mai multa influenta (la CES ma refer, ca inca n-am intrat in nici un partid, contrat "cantecelor de sirena" ami vechi ale D-lui Branea ;) va folosi la ceva... :) Dar "mediu" nu inseamna numai "natura", din pct. meu de vedere inseamna si "mediu social", adica printre altele si "cultura" (ca nu degeaba am "atins" si problema asta la Rosia Montana). Valeu! nici n-am inceput bine mesajul si deja e lung :) +++ Bref! ce vreau sa va spun: Anul acesta, dat fiind ca prietenii mei sunt cam lefteri (ca si mine) si din cauza asta nu putem sa ne "adunam" si dat fiind ca in Bucu e de ales intre Revelionul Marean vs. Revelionul Adriean si dat fiind ca programele TV sunt CUMPLIT de proaste - si ca NU vreau sa vad iar "Cantarea Romaniei" - varianta "Integrare" si nici sa aud la nesfarsit "maneaua europeeana" (in care a fost transformata minunata Oda a Bucuriei) si dat fiind ca preturile prin diverse locuri sunt absolut mitocanesti Am decis: Eu voi intra in UE cam cu 24 ore inaintea Romaniei! Am sa petrec un Revelion kammm "traznit" dar in mod sigur "european" - si in care am sa ma distrez de minune ;) Aceasta va fi forma mea de protest fatza de "maneaua europeana" si de "mediul cultural" de aici... iar pe tema asta probabil vom mai avea inca muuulte discutii, ca de Mareni si Adrieeni nu se scapa asha cum ai rasuci un comutator ;)) (de altfel unul dintre primii co-listeni a luat, independent de mine, o decizie asemanatoare - asa ca deja a iesit din tzara ;) La intoarcere am sa va fac un "raport", asa ca prima data - iar pana atunci... sa fiti "cuminti"... ma rog! cat de "cuminti" pot fi niste protestasi ;) Sper de altfel ca nu va imaginati si voi ca aderarea la UE va insemna rauri de lapte si miere... si ca din cauza asta ar trebui sa inchidem lista; dimpotriva! parca vad ca pana la sfarsitul anului urmator va creste numarul de "simpatizanti" ai grupului de "protest" - daca nu cumva se va dubla numarul de membri (vezi si discutiile de Craciun dintre Radu si mine si Puiu Paraschiv si in care a intervenit si Dan Calin ;) S-ar putea sa va mai scriu anul acesta - s-ar putea sa nu ;). In orice caz, va urez sa incepeti cu bine Noul An, sa aveti cat mai putine motive de "protest" si... mai ales sa va pastrati simtul umorului (aceia care inca il aveti ;) Cu drag, Codruta -- "Let me know, that at least, she will try Then she'll be a true love of mine" www.arin.ro [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[protest-ro] Iraq War � So Much About Which to Work and Worry, Why Spend Time & Effort to Execute Saddam Hussein? (by by Steven Leser)
At the end of 2006, we are seeing every major pundit and news show airing lists of what they believe are the best, worst and dumbest things of 2006. The current leadership in Iraq and the US are trying to get a jumpstart on dumbest idea & action of 2007 with the upcoming plans to execute Saddam Hussein. One of the old adages about crisis management is when you are in a big hole; the first thing to do is stop digging. Instead of following this adage, Bush and Iraqi President Talabani are exchanging their shovels for heavy equipment. The execution of Saddam Hussein is sure to enrage the Sunni Baathists at a time where what is needed is a general easing of tensions all around. And what will the execution give the Iraqis? http://americanwars.blogspot.com/2006/12/iraq-war-so-much-about-which-to-work.html www.freestudiesabroad.blogspot.com www.leprofesseurdefrancais.blogspot.com www.elkorg-projects.blogspot.com www.palestinalacrimamea.blogspot.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[protest-ro] Why Saddam Hussein should not hang
RICHARD DICKER DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH "The Iraqi government should not implement the death sentence against Saddam Hussein, which was imposed after a deeply flawed trial for crimes against humanity. The Appeals Chamber of the Iraqi High Tribunal, which was first reported by Iraq's national security adviser to have upheld the sentence, should have conducted a thorough legal review of the verdict and then announced its findings. Imposing the death penalty, indefensible in any case, is especially wrong after such unfair proceedings. That a judicial decision was first announced by Iraq's national security advisor underlines the political interference that marred Saddam Hussein's trial." http://americanwars.blogspot.com/2006/12/why-saddam-hussein-should-not-hang.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sageata Albastra e cea mai mare tzeapa a transportului public! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/protest-ro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[protest-ro] Fw: [Rosia Montana] Fwd: Town in Romania debates mine proposal
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/27/news/gold.php Gold has been mined around Rosia Montana, Romania, for almost 2,000 years. (Piotr Malecki for The New York Times ) Town in Romania debates mine proposal By Elisabeth Rosenthal Published: December 27, 2006 ROSIA MONTANA, Romania: It is a classic tale of the developing world: a rich North American company discovers gold under pristine land and encourages the villagers to leave, offering money, homes in the city, soft-focus TV ads that tout the benefits of the project, and some tough talk. International environmental groups - complete with celebrities like Vanessa Redgrave - descend on the town to support the locals, claiming that the mine is illegal and polluting. But as of Jan. 1, this large piece of land will sit within the European Union, when Romania becomes a member. And resolving this dispute that has torn apart this ancient Transylvanian mining town for the last decade will test both the control of the Union over its newest members and promises by Romania to govern with transparency. It is also a big test for the Canadian developer, Gabriel Resources, which has already spent nearly $200 million at the site and is waiting for Romania to authorize the mine. That decision is expected early in the year. "I believe if I fight for my rights within the EU, they will be respected," said Eugen David, 41, a farmer who is leading some of the villagers in refusing to leave their properties. "There are laws that forbid involuntary movement of people, there are regulations about testing of underground water and clear standards for environmental impact. I want to keep my life here." Gabriel Resources says it has complied with every Romanian and EU regulation, as well as with World Bank dictates on resettlement. Catalin Hosu, a communications manager for the company, said: "People get emotional when you talk about foreigners, cyanide, gold, destroying churches and cemeteries. But this is really a model of environmentally conscious development." Those opposing the company say that pollution from a big mine would destroy the village, the environment and archeological sites. A valley, now filled with houses and four churches, will be dammed and converted to a storage pond for the cyanide sludge produced by the processing. Even worse, critics contend, an accident could send toxic waste downstream into the Danube. Rosario Golgoz, an engineer whose house is one of just a few that have not been abandoned, said: "Their explorations will turn this into a desert." But the project seems a fait accompli. About 300 employees of Gabriel Resources ply the potholed street in late- model cars, far outnumbering donkey carts and peasants in old clothes. Green corporate banners hang from many dilapidated buildings - now converted to offices for the Rosia Montana Mining Corporation, owned by Gabriel Resources. They read: "We are saving Rosia Montana." Last May the company delivered the environmental impact analysis required by UN and EU laws. The company agreed to clean up a local water system polluted by 2,000 years of primitive mining techniques; it contains 110 times the legal limit of zinc and 64 times the legal limit of iron. Gabriel Resources has spent $9 million saving archeological sites - including a second-century necropolis - a sum far greater than Romania's budget for archeology. But critics assert that the company is better at public relations than science and that its environmental-impact analysis was deeply flawed. A government panel from Hungary, which is downstream from Rosia Montana, characterized the data as "insufficient, deficient, inaccurate or not considered to be representative." Before Gabriel Resources can get final approval, it must respond to such criticisms, which have also come from environmental groups and local nongovernment organizations and were raised at 16 public meetings in Romania and Hungary. The mood is agitated because in 2000, a cyanide spill from an older mine in Baie Mare, Romania, killed wildlife in the Hungarian portion of the Danube and contaminated the water supply for 2.5 million people. Gabriel Resources spent nearly $200 million and moved thousands of people before getting an environmental clearance, and critics say that was illegal. In its latest corporate report, the company told investors it expected Romania to sign off on its environment impact analysis in the first quarter of 2007 and to issue permits to build soon after. "They are confident because in Romania it has been very easy to get what you want with money - maybe not quite bribes," said Anamaria Bogdan, director of Greenpeace Romania. "Now, the European Union already has their eyes on this project and how Romania conducts itself." So far, the European Union has remained neutral, although the environment commissioner, Stavros Dimas, has "stressed that all relevant EU legislation should be taken into account," said his spokeswoman, Barbara Helfferich.
