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Protests in Greece, Turkey, Palestine/Israel Dispute

May 16, 2013
Blog post title: Protests in Greece, Turkey, Palestine/Israel Dispute
Date of post: May 15, 2013
Protests have taken place in a number of different areas around, between yesterday and today. 
Free food handed out in Greece in a protest. 

Students in Ankara protested matters pertinent Syria, are reports. 

Also reports, are protests and gatherings respective to Nakba Day, 65th anniversary, declaration of State of Israel, in the region.

On May 2, 2013, there was May Day protesting.
 

Posts May 4, 2013 to May 14, 2013

May 16, 2013
Blog post title:
Big Changes Upon Adjacent the India Continent: Cyclone in Sri Lanka and Moving to More Places, Pakistan Leader.  Problems Respective to Syria Continuing. A Moment Looking at Guatemala.

Sri Lanka:

Cyclone killed 7 recently in Sri Lanka, displacing several thousand, a few people missing.  Cyclone predicted to start heading to other locations in the broader region soon.


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Pakistan:

Reports are votes are in for new leader, who was a leader from earlier years.

   News reports say Sharif the ex-Prime Minister is held in that view, framework National Assembly, political parties competed, congratulated by other world leaders


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Reference to Syria:

The subtitle/ caption with photo at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/14/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE94A05S20130514 says "BEIRUT - Syrian rebels including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have counter-attacked east of Damascus to retake a town that served as a conduit for arms from Jordan into the capital before it was seized by government forces last month, rebel sources said."


Another story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/14/us-turkey-usa-idUSBRE94D0VX20130514

"Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings

...days after car bombs tore through a Turkish border town in the deadliest spillover of violence yet.

The bombings in Reyhanli, which killed 50 people on Saturday, and activists' reports of a massacre of Sunni Muslims in a Syrian coastal town have incensed Tayyip Erdogan, already critical of the slow international response to the conflict."

"Head of accused group denies responsibility, blames Israel for Reyhanlı bomb attack 

Former leader of the organization that was accused of the recent twin blasts that killed over 50 people in Reyhanlı, denied all accusations and claimed the incident was Israel’s work, according to daily Radikal.

Mihraç Ural, member and former leader of “Acilciler,” or the Hasty Ones, claimed the incident was similar to previous acts of Israel, and denied any connections to his organization."

Story here: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/head-of-accused-group-denies-responsibility-blames-israel-for-reyhanli-bomb-attack-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=46847&NewsCatID=341

What is the timeline going to be on popular media that crystallizes all the facts?  The situation concerning Syria is very complex, and has many dimensions all of which are very sensitive.  Is the information that masses of people are able to ascertain through media, affecting the turn-out of developments of the turbulence in Syria?

In the first 10 years after 9-11, al Qaeda was topping the list of America's worst enemy. Now, there faces the entire world a situation with al Qaeda in Syria angled in an awkward piece of a puzzle.

In other notes, how is Nusra Front spelled in Arabic?  What are the intended implications of the name, and what are the realities?

A find for the name in Arabic:

جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام‎

The Arabic reads from left to right.  The last word in the Arabic phrase above, says Al-Sham.  Al-Sham does not always have exact equivocation to Syria as recognized by everyone at all times all over the world, especially by Arabs who have strong in-depth knowledge of the culture and history of the region.

A transliteration of the phrase: Jabhat anNusrah li Ahl ashSha

Depending on the inflections and tenses of some of these words, used to designate the terror group spoken of, they are actually words used for persons that have absolutely nothing to do with terror.

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Notes found respective to Guatemala:

  • talk of former dictator receiving punishment
  • someone please clarify: if it was one being or activity that claimed responsibility for the 4 ladies recently killed, in January of this year 2013, what in one word was it?
  • Honduras and Guatemala Join Petrocaribe Program 

story source:  http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/honduras-guatemala-join-petrocaribe-program-19114075#.UZK31Up5cxE



Blog post title:
Signs of Terrifying Evil Assaults to Come

originally posted 5/13/2013

We wanted to give the people and authorities of India a chance.  So we gave them time, and thought that after the horrific assault on a young woman a few months back that the trends would die down.  It is true, from the looks of it, that many of India men and women, took active measures to subside and drive-out the sort of activity that took place.


Even here in America, was recognized the severity of the incident.


So, we held our tongue, and did not say something that might be a critical and valuable piece of information in slowing down the sort of crime.


After the incident a Swiss woman was attacked while on a tour of some sort, and there is the Masoom attack case, involving a 5 year old.  Without all the details, which for the point being made here, might not be needed, there is something clearly recognized.


The important information:

At certain times, meaning eras, there are people, possibly under demonic-like influences, that will attempt to compete, with other events that are very evil.  They will try to prove themselves the most evil, over other types of evil.  They will try to outshine everything else going on, by showing evil.


An illustration is, the potential disfigurements of animals that could occur, if they had prolonged stays in severely polluted areas, like the Pacific Trash Vortex.  Pollution effects the body and mind, the 'psychological condition' of the animals.  Then something happens.  An attack on a person, by the animal.  Strange sightings and so on.  Then, there are people that try to compete with the evil.


Another scenario is, humans make marked positive progress, new computers are introduced which allow us to do wonderful things, new airplanes, new cars, and the gifts for living our lives.  Stop, says these evil persons, stop paying attention to good things, and pay attention to utter evil, which comes in the form of their down to earth evil doings, no technology necessary.


The people that do these crimes are very close to being almost like the devil in person.  And act like the evil one at the most evil.


After that wave, there comes a wave of persons even more evil.


Best to get it all sorted out and taken care of now.



In regard to the Swiss tourist attack, and the  5 year old girl attack, the suspects that have been detained, according to photos have the following similarities:

  • very skinny
  • wearing tight jeans
  • have the 'salamander' character about themselves

Please take a moment to understand the emotions of the man holding the sign [not pictured on this site yet, see it at http://static.indianexpress.com/pic/uploadedImages/bigImages/B_Id_378205_protester.jpg], in the picture here-forth, in response to the recent 5 year old girl attack, and remember, this happens in other places, and to other people, only not caught and broadcast.




Blog post title:
American Stabbed: Spikes of Questionable Activity Concerning Egypt.  Another Garment Factory Fire in Bangladesh.  Financial Occurrences in Canada.

originally posted 5/9/2013

Egypt:


"American stabbed outside Cairo embassy

Daily News Egypt  /   May 9, 2013

Police guarding the embassy managed to arrest the assailant


AFP - CAIRO — An American was stabbed in the neck as he came out of the US embassy in central Cairo on Thursday, a security official told AFP.


The American was rushed to hospital after the attack in Cairo’s Garden City neighbourhood near Tahrir Square, which houses several embassies and has seen a rise in crime and unrest in recent months..." source: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/05/09/american-stabbed-outside-cairo-embassy/


Egypt is requesting of Israel an apology after an incident involving Egyptian envoys/diplomats celebrating evening Easter Mass in a Coptic Church in Jerusalem , and were removed by Israeli police.


Recently, Egyptian recognized President Morsi, visited Brazil, and sat with their President the Mrs. Rousseff, voicing an effort for more cooperation.


"AFP – Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s on Thursday downgraded Egypt’s long- and short-term credit rating over the government’s failure to meet the country’s fiscal needs.


Egypt’s long-term rating was lowered to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-’, while its short-term rating dropped to ‘C’ from ‘B’, the agency said in a statement.


“The downgrade reflects our view that the Egyptian authorities have yet to put forward — either to the Egyptian population or the international donor community — a sustainable medium-term strategy to manage the country’s fiscal and external financing needs,” it said." source: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/05/09/standard-and-poors-downgrades-egypt-credit-rating/


An entity broadly under the nomenclature of Black Bloc, that wears all black and black ski masks, affect pro-freedom protesting in Egypt through the use of protecting the protesters at various staging points.



Bangladesh:


Eight people were killed in a garment factory fire in the locale of Mirpur, of Dhaka region yesterday or thereabout, apparently a separate fire from the one that occurred last April leaving an estimated 700 people dead.



Canada:


Former longtime Quebec mayor charged with gangsterism

By The Canadian Press May 9, 2013 10:20 AM


Story coming from Laval, Quebec, in the Montreal area, the former mayor of 23 years, Gilles Vaillancourt, who stepped down last November was among 37 persons cited respective to allegations of the Charbonneau Commission, investigating corruption in the construction industry.

source:

http://www.canada.com/news/Quebec+anticorruption+squad+says+Gilles+Vaillancourt+exLaval/8359903/story.html


"CSeries first flight on track for next month as Bombardier profit rises

13/05/09  [May 9th 2013]

The Montreal-based manufacturer reported a net income of $156-million, or 8 cents a share, compared to $150-million, or 8 cents a share, last year for the same period, and in-line with expectations." source: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/09/cseries-first-flight-on-track-for-next-month-as-bombardier-profit-rises/


And a story titled here: "How Canada is winning the race in recruiting skilled immigrants while the U.S. lags behind"

13/05/02 [appears to be May 2nd, 2013]

"Canadian governments, at both the national and provincial levels, are courting skilled workers such as plumbers, pipefitters, electricians and others from the U.S. and elsewhere. In addition to the program under which Thomas was hired, a category for specific trades began in January to address labour shortages while easing the path to residency, the federal government said. That program is forecast to admit up to 3,000 applicants in its first year.


"...Kurland, a Vancouver-based immigration lawyer and policy analyst for large companies...[said] “Canada creates a separate fast track to lure quickly desired occupations.” In 2012, Canada granted more than 38,000 skilled workers permanent residency under already existing programs." excerpts at webpage: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/02/how-canada-is-winning-the-race-in-recruiting-skilled-immigrants-while-the-u-s-lags-behind/?__lsa=2f63-a2be



Blog post title:
Tensions in North Africa and Bangladesh, Child Predators in/from U.S./U.K., Upsetting Events in Mexico.  Bangladesh. Philippines. Royal Visits: China, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel, Greenland

originally posted 5/7/2013

North Africa:

Tunisia:


"The Tunisian army and police force were hunting more than 30 suspected al-Qaeda linked militants close to the border with Algeria on Tuesday...

An Interior Ministry spokesman said there were about a dozen militants in the city of El Kef and about 20 in the remote area of Mount Chambi in the west of the country where police and militants have clashed regularly in recent weeks."

(Reuters)

TUNIS | Tue May 7, 2013 9:06am EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/07/us-tunisia-qaeda-idUSBRE9460E920130507?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews



Libya:

"Armed protests in Libya threatening safety in capital

Armed protests targeting Libya's ministries and media in the capital this week have alarmed international observers who say deteriorating security conditions are becoming a matter of serious concern...

Gunmen in heavily armed vehicles remained in control of Libya's Foreign Ministry for a fourth day on Wednesday, while the Justice Ministry was similarly surrounded on Tuesday and other institutions including the media have been targeted...

The armed groups - who say they are protesting peacefully - are calling for Libya's congress to pass a law banning officials who worked for deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi from senior government posts."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/01/us-libya-militia-idUSBRE9400PO20130501




Mexico:


"CULIACAN, Mexico –  Mexico saw a wave of killings over the weekend, despite what the government says is a drop in the number of deaths related to drug violence.


In the northern state of Sinaloa, 17 bodies were found over the weekend, including six dumped in a pile along a highway. The Sinaloa state prosecutors' office said two of the men were decapitated."


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/06/mexico-sees-spate-killings-over-weekend-despite-supposed-drop-in-drug-related/#ixzz2ScQERKlF

Published May 06, 2013 | Associated Press


"(CNN) -- A speeding tanker truck carrying gas crashed and exploded in a huge fireball along a highway near Mexico City Tuesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring 36 more, a local government official said...


Flames engulfed cars and houses near the explosion, video from CNN affiliate Foro TV showed..."

CNN

updated 10:05 AM EDT, Tue May 7, 2013

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/world/americas/mexico-tanker-explosion/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29



U.S./U.K. Child Predation:

Focus locations in story: Massachusetts, and Kansas


"Paedophile Brit [a Person from Britain] 'Had Dungeon' Under US Home

American prosecutors say the man, who has admitted child sex charges, plotted online to torture, murder and eat his victims.

1:35pm UK, Tuesday 07 May 2013

A British man living in the US has pleaded guilty to an international plot involving child kidnapping and pornography.


Forty-year-old Geoffrey Portway, a UK citizen living in Worcester, Massachusetts, admitted the charges in federal court.


Portway was arrested in July 2012...


Portway was among dozens arrested in the investigation that began with the detention of another man in Massachusetts who has been jailed for 18 years.


More than 50 suspects were eventually detained and over 160 children were rescued in the United States, Canada and Europe.


Portway was said to have solicited several people to help him abduct a child, including a man named Michael Arnett from Kansas."

http://news.sky.com/story/1087816/paedophile-brit-had-dungeon-under-us-home



Asia:

China:


Xi tells Palestine leader of China's firm support

2013-5-7 [May 7]

CHINA firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people, Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday.


Both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders are visiting China this week.


Xi welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing yesterday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a visit to Shanghai. Netanyahu is due in Beijing tomorrow following Abbas' departure today.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/05/07/Xi%2Btells%2BPalestine%2Bleader%2Bof%2BChinas%2Bfirm%2Bsupport/


2 dead, 3 buried in NW China subway cave-in

2013-5-6 [May 6]

TWO people have been found dead while three others remain buried after part of a subway line that is under construction caved in on early today in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, according to rescuers.


Nine people were working underground when the accident occurred around 2:40am on a section of the subway line No. 3 in Xi'an, the provincial capital, sources with the local government said.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/05/06/2%2Bdead%2B3%2Bburied%2Bin%2BNW%2BChina%2Bsubway%2Bcavein/


Air pollution solutions are sought.


Philippines:


"A volcano has erupted in the Philippines, killing five people from a tour group climbing the mountain. Four of the victims are said to be German, the fifth is a Filipino guide.


Seven others were injured when Mount Mayon, one of the most active volcanoes in the country..."

07/05 10:58 CET [07 May [2013]]

http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/07/philippines-volcano-eruption-kills-german-hikers/



Bangladesh:


Death toll from Dhaka building collapse shows 600 after recovery efforts, a few days later, developments in other areas,

"Police have banned all rallies in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, a day after clashes between the police and protesters left at least 27 people dead.


The country's main opposition parties have called a two-day nationwide shutdown from Wednesday to protest against what they describe as the "mass killing" of protesters in a crackdown by security forces.


The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Islamist allies called the strike after claiming that hundreds of people were killed on Sunday and early Monday, when police broke up a mass rally in central Dhaka.


"We have called two days of nationwide strike to protest the mass killing of Hifajat-e-Islam workers and supporters on Sunday and Monday," BNP spokesman Khandaker Mosharraf told the AFP news agency on Tuesday.


On Monday, supporters of the Hifazat-e-Islam organisation who are demanding an anti-blasphemy law...

The demonstrators demanded mandatory religious education and the end to what they described as an "anti-Islam" policy that calls for gender equality.


Hifazat, a newly created religious group, is demanding the death penalty for all those it says are defaming Islam.


It said it held the mass protest to push a 13-point list of demands which also included a ban on men and women mixing freely together and the restoration of pledges to Allah in the constitution.


Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Bangladesh prime minister, has said the existing laws already have sufficient safeguards to address the protesters' concerns.


She said that the government "will not allow any chaos in the name of Islam, a religion of peace".

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/05/2013576457765572.html

Last Modified: 07 May 2013 13:12


Greenland:

"Greenland may well develop into a large exporter of uranium. In the south of the island, rare earth deposits are among the largest in the world. Huge reserves of oil and gas are hidden off shore.

...London Mining, a British mining company, and the Greenland self-government authority are luring the Chinese to invest $2 billion in an iron-ore mine close to the Greenland ice sheet some 175 kilometers north of Nuuk, the capital.


see: 'No, Greenland Does Not Belong to China'

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/opinion/no-greenland-does-not-belong-to-china.html?ref=greenland&_r=0


"In addition to the 5.4 million tonnes of uranium in known recoverable resources, there are substantial amounts comprising what is known as "unconventional resources". One of these is rare earths, in relation to which China has a preeminent position as supplier. This gives rise to commercial pressure for development of other deposits outside China. Some of these contain significant uranium mineralisation."

see: Uranium from Rare Earths Deposits

(updated 27 March 2013)



"Mining officials are cheering this week’s election results in Greenland, hoping that the country’s first female prime minister will follow through on promises to support the extraction of vast mineral resources, including uranium.

With all votes counted on Wednesday, Aleqa Hammond’s centrist Siumut party won 42.8 per cent and 14 seats, while incumbent Premier Kuupik Kleist’s left-leaning Inuit Ataqatigiit garnered 34.4 per cent."

http://www.stockhouse.com/opinion/movers-and-shakers/march/14/greenland-election-result-fuels-hopes-for-rare-ear

3/14/2013 2:25:31 AM | Stockhouse Editorial

Grønland interesserer Afghanistans præsident


Under sit officielle besøg i Danmark hilste Afghanistans præsident Hamid Karzai torsdag på det grønlandske folketingsmedlem Doris Jakobsen, Siumut


Rough translation to Danish:


Gr�nland interesserer Afghanistans pr�sident


Under sit officielle bes�g i Danmark hilste Afghanistans pr�sident Hamid Karzai torsdag p� det gr�nlandske folketingsmedlem Doris Jakobsen, Siumut


Rough translation to English:

Greenland interests Afghan President

During his official visit to Denmark welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday at the Greenland MP Doris Jakobsen, Progressive Party


story at: http://sermitsiaq.ag/node/153469

2. maj 2013


There appears to have been an oil drilling/ oil license hiatus put in force towards the end of March 2013, especially pertinent to offshore drilling.




Blog post title:
Weekend Israeli Airstrikes on Syria.  About 3 Dozen Reported Dead in Syria this Past Weekend.  Americans killed: in Afghanistan Roadside Bombing, Kyrgyzstan Plane Crash.  Riots/Protests: Paris, France, and Budapest, Hungary.  Suicide Bombing in Somalia.  South/Central America News.

originally posted 5/6/2013

"...said the strikes occurred around 3 a.m. local time and that one of them hit near Qasioun mountain that overlooks Damascus." http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/05/05/israel-syria.html


"BEIRUT (AP) — Israel's weekend airstrike on a military complex near the Syrian capital of Damascus killed at least 42 Syrian soldiers, a group of anti-regime activists said Monday, citing information from military hospitals." http://bigstory.ap.org/article/israeli-pm-leaves-china-after-syria-strikes


Reference Wednesday in last week of January 2013 airstrike:

'Syrian TV shows 'aftermath' footage, Israel implicitly admits to airstrike (VIDEO)'

http://rt.com/news/syria-israel-airstrike-aftermath-339/


From a caption, "a cameraman films the damages caused at a training camp on April 28, 2013 near the southern town of Rafah, during one of the three airstrikes that Israel's air force carried out targeting radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad." http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5831368/israel-airstrikes-syria-april-2013


In France:

PARIS (Reuters) - Ten of thousands of far-left French protesters marched to denounce economic austerity on Sunday to mark the end of President Francois Hollande's first year in office.

The march, organized by the Left Front coalition, drew a range of left-wingers from greens to trade unionists to the symbolic venue of Bastille Square, site of a Paris prison that was stormed during the French Revolution of 1789.

see: 'Far-left protesters reject austerity on Hollande anniversary'

Sunday May 05, 2013

http://www.newsdaily.com/article/8bca3f6de28bd24caceb72ccfa4e8eeb/far-left-protesters-reject-austerity-on-hollande-anniversary


Somalia:

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation.


Gen. Garad Nor Abdulle, a senior police official said the members of the Qatari delegation who were being escorted in the interior minister's convoy were unharmed and safely reached their hotel.

'Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital'

May 6, 2013

http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/313630/Car-bomber-kills-7-in-Somali-capital-.html?isap=1&nav=5022


Afghanistan:

'7 American service members killed in Afghanistan

May 5, 2013

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Seven U.S. service members were killed on Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans in Afghanistan in recent months...

The coalition did not disclose the location of the roadside bombing, however, Javeed Faisal, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar province, said the coalition patrol hit the bomb in Maiwand district of the province, the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban.'

http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/313427/7-American-service-members-killed-in-Afghanistan--.html?isap=1&nav=5022


Kyrgyzstan:

Bodies of 2 US crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site

May 5, 2013

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Search teams on Saturday found the bodies of two American crew members near where their military refueling plane crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, while the third crew member was still missing, the emergencies minister of the Central Asian nation said.


The KC-135 plane crashed Friday afternoon about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of the air base that the U.S. operates in Kyrgyzstan to support military operations in Afghanistan.


Officials at the U.S. Transit Center at the Manas base have released no information yet on the cause of the crash and could not immediately be reached on Saturday for any further information.

http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/313429/Bodies-of-2-US-crew-found-at-Kyrgyzstan-crash-site--.html?isap=1&nav=5022


South/Central America:

Mexico/Costa Rica:

"It was Obama's fourth visit to Mexico as president, but his first with Peña Nieto as president. Peña Nieto assumed office in December, returning his Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, to power after a 12-year hiatus."

see: 'Obama, visiting Mexico, shifts focus from drug war'

May 02, 2013

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/02/world/la-fg-mexico-obama-20130503


Mexico:

struggles continue

teachers upset, eatery owners upset, and other areas, more of the same recurring



Hungary:

'Nationalists Protest Jewish Congress in Hungary

By REUTERS

Published: May 4, 2013

BUDAPEST (Reuters) — Leaders of a far-right Hungarian political party accused Israelis of plotting to buy up large parts of Hungary as several hundred nationalists protested on Saturday before a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest.

Senior figures from the Jobbik opposition party harangued the crowd with charges that President Shimon Peres of Israel had praised Jews for buying property in Hungary. They said the World Jewish Congress had decided to hold its gathering in Budapest to shame the Hungarian people.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/world/europe/far-right-groups-protest-world-jewish-congress-in-budapest.html



Tags: American servicemen killed, Bishek Kyrgyzstan plane crash, Damascus, Hungary, Jobbik, Kabul, Left Front coalition, Mexico, Mogadishu bombing, Syria airstrike
 

Bagram Crash, Syria Developments, C-A-R Conflict, Honduras Fire, All Events a Few Days Ago

May 15, 2013

Bagram plane crash


A plane crash does appear to be validated as having occurred in the Bagram area in Afghanistan on Monday.

Of concern, is the video of the crash that has been released and accessed by popular websites, seems to outnumber the news stories about the event which took place days ago.


Syria


There is a news story which is indicative that Syrian President Assad has sent message to the Tanzanian President that they, Syria, have been the victims of a terrorist conspiracy.  Reference April 29, 2013.


On a positive note, insofar the process, the U.S. is constantly scrutinizing decisions regarding assisting opposition.


CAR ~ Central African Republic


The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, has warned about forcible returns of refugees back to the CAR, due to the intensity of the situation there.  There is a conflict, which includes involving Seleka, rebels.


"The violence of recent months has seen some 173,000 people displaced internally, and almost 50,000 made refugees – mainly fleeing to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (37,000) but also to Chad (5000) and Cameroon (2000)."

 source:

http://reliefweb.int/report/central-african-republic/unhcr-warns-against-forcible-returns-car-amid-violence-abuses?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReliefwebUpdates+(ReliefWeb+-+Latest+Updates)


Honduras


A blazing fire occurred to the ICF building leveling the structure to the ground, reducing to ashes.  Event occurred April 26, 2013, thereabout.


"...the offices of the Honduras National Institute of Forest Conservation and Development, Protected Areas and Wildlife (ICF – Instituto Nacional de Conservación y Desarrollo Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre)...


The blaze started around 4:30 pm, in the Brisas neighborhood of Olancho..."

http://www.hondurasnews.com/icf-honduras-burns-to-the-ground/

Photo of blaze on site at link.

 

Czechoslovakia Explosion, Rubble in Prague. Shake-Ups in Business Sectors Elsewhere.

May 15, 2013

Originally written and posted on 4/29/2013

Explosion occurred in Prague, Czechoslovakia

location of event: near the Vitava River, and National Theater; [in universal/practical terms, a part of downtown Prague where many tourists go]

what was effected: buildings damaged

time of event: Monday, about 10:00am 

who was effected: at least 3 dozen, meaning over 36, people are reported hurt thus far.  Some say there are some people still not found yet


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Dhaka, Bangladesh building collapse status in brief: rescuers were still looking for survivors within the past 20 hours.  A fire broke out at one part of the site, causing setbacks.  They do have an overseer of rescue operations.  The total death toll has as increased closer to 400 from the initial 200 reported last week.


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In computer business:

Google is rumored to be making some changes to one of their major advertising programs.

 

Bangladesh Building Collapse Needs Help. Almost 200 Dead. Type of Event Aside, Every Person is Important. Tank Purchases and Moving Around in Other Places of the Globe.

May 15, 2013
Originally written and posted on 4/25/2013

In Savar area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, a building collapse occurred yesterday morning, meaning Wednesday morning.  The building was a garment factory.  Apparently there are still survivors trapped in the building.  Time is starting to run out on them.  They need robots, heavy concrete moving equipment, search resources, and find-and-recover capabilities.  Hard to obtain/access equipment might be scarcer in parts of Bangladesh, than in heavily populated places in the U.S. and Europe.  Food, water being worked on.


There are stories of Brazil planning buying over 30 used Gepard 1A2 tanks from Germany, in preparation for upcoming sporting events, inclusive of the 2016 Olympics.


In the Xinjiang Province of China, which is near the very western-most part of China, not too far from the north-eastern part of Afghanistan, over 20 people have been reported killed stemming from an incident in the town of Kashgar in Uighur - to - Han related violence.  Elements of Al-Qaeda are also being pointed to as for some of the blame of the trends of the violence in the region.


UN 'moving into' the Congo:  The United Nations is heading toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo on a peace keeping mission.  20,000 troops is the count according to BBC news, to target rebels.  The rebels being targeted appear to be a group called March 23 Movement, or M23 for short.  It is unclear at this very second, whether ADF/AFD, which stands for Allied Democratic Force, is targeted as well, or whether there is some kind of merger between M23 and them.


An attempt to provide an overview of sorting out who is who in the region of CAR and DRC, including links and stories:


BBC has also reported South African troops clashing with Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic, parts of which are geographically in the area of the DR of Congo.  French troops are also in that region.

CAR rebels recruiting troops for new national army <http://www.africareview.com/News/-/979180/1740318/-/efuj1jz/-/index.html>

From the article: "Most recruits, Muslims and Christians alike and regardless of their ethnic stock, claim to be Seleka supporters keen to show their loyalty to the rebellion."

Quick recap from ETIS: CAR is an acronym for Central African Republic.  The CAR rebels are synonymous to Seleka rebels.  About 2 months ago, the rebels are credited for overthrowing what was the government of the CAR.  The government of the Central A.R. was led by François Bozizé.

It was SANDF, for acronym explanation, see below, that was in the CAR fighting the Seleka rebels. 

"...demanded that Bozize send home South African forces who were helping bolster the country's military. And they sought to integrate some 2 000 rebel fighters into Central African Republic's armed forces." source: http://mg.co.za/article/2013-03-24-sandf-confirm-sa-casualties-in-car

Internet webengines are wary to use the term CAR often, because when capitalization of the acronym does not show, it can be confused with car, meaning automobile.

South Africa in addition to the action in CAR is involved with the prospect of action in DRC.  

"South Africa plans to deploy troops to DR Congo, as part of a new UN attack force to end conflict in the east." source: BBC news 8th April 2013.

The group that is depicted as the rebel group in DRC is M23. 

An excerpt from an article in the London Evening Post online, "One of the major groups fighting in the DRC, the March 23 Movement has said it would defend itself if attacked by any group. In a recent interview with The London Evening Post, the M23 political leader M Bertrand Bisimwa repeatedly said the UN was reversing its normal tradition of searching for peace and replacing it with war overtures." source: http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/south-africa-confirms-it-will-send-troops-to-fight-rebels-in-drc/

Clarifying, as stories about the conflict have been published near March 23, 2013, 'March 23 is a part of the name of the rebel group.

"The M23 rebel group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo says it will fight back if attacked by a UN contingent being sent to the area.

The rebel group, whose full name is the March 23 Movement, is made up of deserters from the Congolese army" source: http://www.euronews.com/2013/04/12/m23-rebels-will-take-on-un-special-force-in-drc-if-attacked/

Based on photos of the conflict, not all SANDF, see acronym spell-out below, have resemblance to the South African soldiers from the time of apartheid, of almost pure Dutch descent.  Some of the SANDF soldiers look as if they are indigenous South African descent from long ago, before apartheid and European rule in the past century or so.

Further explaining who is who respective to UN peacekeeping mission to DRC, as the LEPost has it, "Malawi and Angola are other African countries expected to contribute towards the UN force. A UN Security Council diplomat last week told Reuters that the purpose of forming the intervention forces was to neutralize the M23 Movement. Based in Bunagana in eastern DRC, the M23 is one of scores of fighting groups in the country, all fighting for different reasons in a country the size of Western Europe. There has been fighting in the DRC as far back as the mid-1990s.

The deployment of South African troops comes as the country is coming to grips with its worst military setback since the end of apartheid in 1994. “The DRC deployment has nothing to do with the CAR. Neither did the CAR incident influence the decision to send the troops into the DRC. They are two different issues,” Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga told Reuters. He added that the size and timing of the deployment would depend on the terms set by the United Nations, he added.


The Security Council unanimously adopted in late March a resolution establishing the so-called intervention brigade as part of the existing 20,000-strong U.N. force in Congo, known as MONUSCO. It is the first time the United Nations has created such a unit within a traditional peacekeeping force." source: http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/south-africa-confirms-it-will-send-troops-to-fight-rebels-in-drc/2/ 

Uganda aspects and AFD/ADF:

"Lieutenant Ninsiima Rwemijuma, the spokesperson of the Ugandan army in the country's western region said the rebels were training 80 kilometers inside the DRC.

According to the authorities over 2000 rebels, calling themselves Allied Democratic Force (AFD), are recruiting youths within Uganda, Rwanda and DRC in preparation for an attack against Uganda.

ADF rebels in the late 1980's and early 1990's attacked several villages near the border with Congo and killed a number of villagers.

But after pursuing the rebels into Congo, Ugandan troops were accused of plundering minerals especially gold.

Question lies, what is the relationship, if any, between ADF/AFD and M23?

Other entities and acronyms involved with conflict: 

  • FACA/faca; basically, the army of the CAR while François Bozizé was in power.  Central African Armed Forces, ostensibly taking the acronym from the French term, Forces armées centrafricaines.

  • Sandu: South African National Defence Union

  • SANDF: " " Force 

  • Malawi

  • Angola 

  • United Nations

  •  MONUSCO 

  • Uganda 

  • AFD/ADF: Allied Democratic Force

  • FOMUC

All of this and many other occurrences forming a multi-dimensional construct in the region, also in the round-out of the conflict in region, is the involvement of France, whereon/whereat, concurrently the French President was on a recent trip to China, which has been receiving much limelight these days for wealth in some aspects of its economy, and he was discussing exports, evidently resulting in an agreement of China to purchase 60 airbuses, large airplanes, which at a level of basic understanding, airbuses are manufactured by Airbus the organization.

"His focus: energy and aerospace.", says EuroNews, at http://www.euronews.com/2013/04/25/france-china-president-hollande-visits-beijing/

Questions and answer session for framework, not frequently asked on popular broad-based everyday headlines, FAQ:

  • What did Bozize do, to result in the rebut and rebellion from Seleka?
    • This might be a part of the answer, which then leads to questions concerning the U.N. and South Africa military forces being on the same page, the consistency: "ADDIS ABABA, Dec 7, 2006 (AFP) - The strife-torn Central African Republic's regular army treats civilians brutally and violates human rights with impunity, according to a report for the African Union's security council." <http://reliefweb.int/report/central-african-republic/african-union-probes-anti-civilian-violence-car-army>  The article further states, and might have to do with answering some portions of the question concerning France, "President Francois Bozize's government has gained the upper hand over rebels in the past month, but only with military help from France and troops already deployed in the CAR by other central African nations."   

   The article also says, "the government soldiers also had support from FOMUC, a Gabonese-led force already deployed by the Central African Economic and Monetary Community to back Bozize's cash-strapped government after years of instability and army mutinies."


   The question was put before the answer was answered here; obviously Bozize is one person, not the entire government, that was, and everyone considered to be in it.

  • What is it M23 rebels are rebelling in DRC?
    • basic level answer, the DRC government 


  • Is FACA still an army that is recognized post Bozize overthrow?
    • Answer left open.  There has been a more complex set of turbulence regarding FACA than on a prima facie of one-side versus the other historically.


  • MINURCA, has what to do with this currently?
    • Not really, the acronym stands for Unite Nations Mission to the Central African Republic, and lasted from 1998 to 2000, according to the official presentation.


  • Clarification on what FOMUC is? For example, is it a military force, or a financial entity?
    • FOMUC evidently stands for Multinational Force in Central Africa, which is comprised of forces from CEMAC countries, CEMAC an acronym for the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, locale forming the first two letters.

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Of interest to reader might be, in that it relates to both Brazil, The DRC, and the UN, is Brazilian General Santos Cruz is evidently involved in the peacekeeping mission leadership which is to take place in the DRC.


BBC says, troops from Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa to comprise the gamut of one or some of the U.N. cluster of the MONUSCO mission.


 
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