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Fairuz Azalia : Iran strongly opposed the new peace talks and gave strong support to the Hamas movement which controled Gaza and launched two attacks on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, ahead of commencement of the negotiations, and it was killing four people and wounding two others...
Pranay Suresh : O you Muslims of the world! You oppressed masses! Rise up and take your destiny into your hands. How long do you intend to sit quietly while your fate is determined in Washington or Moscow? Until when should your Quds be trampled under the boots of the residue of the United States, the usurper Israel? How long should Quds, Palestine, Lebanon, and the oppressed Muslims be under the domination of criminals while you remain on-lookers, while some of your treacherous rulers aid them? How long should almost one billion Muslims and one hundred million Arabs with vast lands and endless resources continue to suffer plundering by the East and the West and oppressions and inhumane massacres by them and their residue? How long do you intend to put up with the savage crimes committed against our brothers (in faith) in Afghanistan and Lebanon and remain silent before their pleas? How long do you intend to resort to such tactics as political action and compromise with the superpowers, and giving uninterrupted opportunities to Israel to massacre, and you being a mere onlooker? Why don’t you stand against the enemies of Islam and user fire arms and military might and a God-inspired power? ...that's what Imam Khomeini's Message on the Day of Quds 1981.
Valentino Vie : Mahmoud Ahmadinejad considered that the West and US efforts to blockade Iran as a measure to save themselves from the impasse that prevented them. According to him, the Iranian nation has tremendous capacity in terms of culture, civilization and management. As alluded glories of the past history of Iran, he said that many nations in the world recognized the region became part of Iranian culture expansion. This made the arrogance of the world worried about when the great cultural and humanistic became global. He called that the nuclear sanctions against Iran as a step in vain, because the views of Iran not only to break the sanctions, but also reached the peak of progress and development in all fields. Iran will put astronaut in space in 2017: http://english.iribnews.ir/NewsBody.aspx?ID=9380
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Palestinian militants also rejected the negotiations, and they were committed to continue to attack Israel. A spokesman from the military wing of the Islamist group Hamas said that 13 militants had joined forces to launch more effective attacks against Israel, possibly including suicide bomb attacks.
Valentino Vie : On Al-Quds Day : http://mondoweiss.net/2010/09/on-al-quds-day.html
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Almira Izzati : the aim of the negotiations is clear, to solve all problems, isn't it?
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Yes, but if you come to a negotiation table and saying that you've the final truth, or that you know nothing but the truth and that's final, so you won't get something.
Adriaan Zef : Obama was very pleased with the outcome of high level conference in Washington, and planned to play a personal role in moving the next peace process between Israel and Palestine. He has set aside the entire schedule on last Wednesday to devote himself fully in this matter. He'll be the emcee at the meeting 14 September 2010 in Egypt. Those who will sit in that meeting are Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah. They said the talks would be held sincere and open to the progress of the peace process.
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Adriaan Zef : Obama should directly talk with Netanyahu to soften his attitude towards humanitarian volunteers and continue the steps in the road map for peace that have been agreed!
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Yeah, ...but unfortunately ...later they returned to tenuous relationship, the blockade in 2000 as the impact that popping the Intifada. Blockade of Gaza by Israel finally returned in 2007 and is still going on until now, because (as the ruler of Gaza) Hamas was not cooperative. The second blockade also can't be separated from the Hamas victory in Palestinian elections in 2006, which defeated Fatah in West Bank.
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Valentino Vie : Don't forget the numbers 13 and the failure of the Israeli-Palestinian agreement.
Valentino Vie : The first stone laid the foundation of peace talks began in 1993 through the Oslo Agreement I. Located in Norway, both sides met with the US facilitated. Remember?
Adriaan Zef : Oslo Agreement was not effective because Israel was often violated the agreement by trying to expand its realm in the land of the placement of the Palestinian people. Besides, I personally don't believe in superstitions such as the number 13.
Valentino Vie : Some parties has linked the failure of Oslo Agreement with the number 13 which was selected by Yitzhak Rabin and Yaser Arafat. At first, this was realized by the daily Asharq Al-Awsat published in London. ( http://www.aawsat.com/english/ ) ; http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=3&id=21903 ; http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=7&id=22987
Moreover, almost all of the actual date of occurrence Oslo Agreement was executed on December 13. Starting from the signing date of 13 September 1993, continued withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip on December 13, 1993 which ended on April 13, 1994. The politicians then blamed Rabin and Arafat for selecting dates 13. For the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) number 13 was unlucky number, for the Oslo agreement didn't yield any.
Nevertheless, they continued to seek resolution of conflicts by peaceful means.
Cisca Zarmansyah : Negotiation will be based in the Middle East Quartet statements that emphasize the importance of ending occupation in West Bank and the east Baitul Maqdis, also the main issues of refugees, borders, settlements, security, water, and releasing the prisoners. •• http://www.un.org/apps/news/docs.asp?Topic=Middle+East&Type=Quartet+statement
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Adriaan Zef: It started strong. Watch an AP report about the first day of negotiations between leaders on both sides: http://theweek.com/article/briefing_blog/57/mideast-peace-talks-reason-to-be-optimistic
President Obama on Bilateral Mideast Peace Meetings | Obama Presidency News
President Obama President Obama expresses optimism after meeting with the leaders of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Egypt, resuming direct negotiations towards a more peaceful Middle East.
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Adriaan Zef : It won't be easy, but a true peace, lasting peace will be achieved only by joint concessions from both sides....http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/02/bruce-editing-fathers-peacemakers-breadbreakers-peace-talk/
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Begin as Both Sides Lay Out Hopes, Expectations
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Amid hopes that past failures would be overcome, formal peace talks began Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.
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Almira Izzati : Tell me, smart fellow....Are we going to get the white shadow of a black object?
Cisca Zarmansyah nope....
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Perhaps isn't needed a complex theory about Black Swan here , because I'm sure you are very familiar with that theory. This is only a pretty good spectacle for the opening of the Venice film festival September 1, 2010. How do you think?
La Biennale di Venezia - Entry page sezione cinema
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BLACK SWAN - Official HD trailer
A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet, BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company (Mila Kunis).
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Almira Izzati : A very interesting psychological film. I'm sure she'll love this
Lakshmi Lavanya : The appearance of Natalie Portman in this movie will likely bring an increase in her career. Her role as a ballerina was getting good reviews and even it was predicted as the Oscar nominations. Her hard work to prepare for this role wasn't in vain.
Cisca Zarmansyah : The struggle was hard enough when she had to make sex with herself. ...
Valentino Vie
He still maintained a militaristic policy in Afghanistan!
► http://www.theworld.org/2009/12/03/president-obamas-afghanistan-plan/
► http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8389849.stm
► http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/112/article_3376.asp
President Obama's Afghanistan Plan in 4 Minutes
The main points of President Obama's plan for Afghanistan as delivered on December 1, 2009 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (Public Domain)
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Valentino Vie : The funny thing was, the Congress whose function was to oversee all actions of Obama, initially had objection to the decision, but finally it agreed, too. More funny, Democrats and Republicans who initially opposed the decision Obama (with different reasons), but in the end both parties agreed, too.
Valentino Vie : A lot of the time we just parody ourself► http://www.whiterabbitcult.com/category/politics/
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Cisca Zarmansyah : If by the end of this year the US still in Afghanistan, it means they simply couldn't defeat the Taliban. It can be ascertained, with the horror and tremendous prestige, just one more for US to step toward failure, just like experienced by Soviet on the past two decades.
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : A group of US lawmakers said the war had drained "blood and treasure" of the US.
Pranay Suresh : When Obama decided to add 30 000 troops in Afghanistan, the Democratic --- Obama's political vehicle that drove him to replace George W. Bush --- (who was considered as "the crazy war") initially opposed the troop increase for the military, arguing that the military approach wasn't a perfect solution for creating political stability in Afghanistan. While the Republican Party, when it heard Obama's decision following the budget amounting to 30 billion dollars in the US, also objected, but with the reason: objected to Obama's plan to unilaterally withdraw American military forces from Afghanistan in the coming 2011.
Can't you see? That's what Obama played tricks to break the pressure from Congress and the American citizen who were fed up with American military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq!
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : How do long wars become so long? http://www.cfr.org/publication/22876/how_do_long_wars_become_so_long.html
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Stephen Sestanovich comments on the "short war" within every long war fought by the United States.
Adriaan Zef : Afghanistan News: http://www.aolnews.com/tag/afghanistan/
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Afghanistan news. See the latest headlines on afghanistan from AOL News. Videos, photos & afghanistan pictures on all of the latest news from the US & around the world.
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8/30/10: White House Press Briefing
White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.
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Valentino Vie : Baby, you can read more about terrorism on my older post► http://counterterrorismblog.org/ (published on August 13, 2010)
Counterterrorism Blog
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Counterterrorism Blog
Valentino Vie : from Updates on Abu Bakar Bashir, you can click the Australia/Israel Review, then you'll get : http://www.aijac.org.au/?id=editionarticle&articleID=6894&_action=showArticleDetails, or as usual, you'll definitely look for the media releases or news & articles.
Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council | Home Page
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AIJAC guest and Middle East expert Dr. Daniel Pipes appeared on ABC TV Lateline discussing Egypt, Syria and Libya, and was also interviewed by Brisbane Radio 4BC's Gary Hardgrave.
Cisca Zarmansyah : ....Mon cher, j'ai faim....
Valentino Vie : C’est très bon pour ta santé, ma chère...alors finis ton assiette...!
Adriaan Zef
By mentioning the war in Iraq as "dumb war", Obama got all the troops out of Iraq, except the remaining 50 000 soldiers. However, the remaining troops there still have to undergo anti-terror missions and other dangerous tasks. The difference is they mightn't follow a combat mission, if it wasn't accompanied by Iraqi forces. Less than 5000 people were American special forces who joined the Iraqi army in conducting anti-terror activities. The rest was the headquarters staff and officers who were most responsible for formulating the strategy before the final withdrawal.
This changes have been made since it began on last summer. US and Iraqi security made the deal which halted the US patrol in Iraqi cities after June 30, 2009. The same agreement required that all the US troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011.
Toward that deadline, US troops still on duty to train Iraqi soldiers and police. They would also advise the Iraqi officials about how to make approachment to the people. It's started by building irrigation systems for farmers until to share the ball for school children.
US has also given the last detention facilities to the Iraqi government. There were still 200 prisoners held by the US, including eight former ministers in the days of Saddam Hussein. They were arrested separately in an area which known as Compound 5.
American Chronicle | Iraqi Fraud Whistleblowers Say, "It's Just Not Worth It!"
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Cisca Zarmansyah : There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its root causes. And all the troops in the world won't be able to force Shia, Sunni, and Kurd to sit down at a table, resolve their differences, and forge a lasting peace. In fact, adding more troops will only push this political settlement further and further into the future, as it tells the Iraqis that no matter how much of a mess they make, the American military will always be there to clean it up. (BARACK OBAMA, podcast, Jan 3, 2007)
Cisca Zarmansyah : White House refuses to say if Obama will credit Bush on Iraq: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/watercooler/2010/aug/31/many-wonder-if-obama-will-credit-bush-iraq/
Video: White House refuses to say if Obama will credit Bush on Iraq - Washington Times
As troops pull out from Iraq, President Barack Obama will address the United States tonight on the U.S.'s engagement in the middle eastern country.
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Iraq Withdrawal: Amid Heat and Broken Promises, Only the Ice Man Cometh | CommonDreams.org
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On a pot-holed backstreet in eastern Baghdad, Saad Turki is sweltering under a corrugated tin roof, manning a giant pulley. The grime of yet another merciless summer day has stained his shirt ochre and he is parched from the rigour of a Ramadan fast.
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Adriaan Zef : Last Brigade Combat Team Leaves Iraq: http://www.blackanthem.com/News/Video_24/Last-Brigade-Combat-Team-Leaves-Iraq22656.shtml
www.blackanthem.comMilitary News and Military Information: U.S. Army, Marines, Navy, Air force, Iraq, Afghanistan, veteran affairs and DoD Military News.
Cisca Zarmansyah : United States didn't attack Iraq for oil. In fact they have spent billions of dollars for this war and that at best they got when out of Iraq, was to get their money back. So, oil was just as big compensation. The truth was just like when Israel was attacking Lebanon to make Hezbollah as a hero, so with US was attacking Iraq has made Muqtada al-Sadr as the hero. Ever since Saddam Hussein's government was destroyed by the US, Moqtada al-Sadr was seated to take over Iraq. This is why we see that the mainstream media (which is controlled by the same person who controls the government), speaks against the war, and the conflict is controlled by so many fake leftists.
Adriaan Zef : I just wonder, Why don't US attack Iran before Iraq? In fact, Iran is now reputedly the biggest enemy of US in the Middle East, while Saddam Hussein is a former ally of US.
Valentino Vie : Now the media are competing to preach to us to think that America wants to attack Iran after Iraq. Perhaps, in this case there's actually something else. The US doesn't attack Iran because it doesn't want to do that!
Valentino Vie : Talks with Taliban inevitable : http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1143212
MehrNews.com - Iran, world, political, sport, economic news and headlines
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Due to the policies adopted by the Taliban government -- including their treatment of women and support of terrorists and disrespect of historical artifacts -- they were ostracized by the world community.
Adriaan Zef : So, why did the US worry about chemical weapons and biological bombs of Iraq, when in fact Iran has long been suspected of making nuclear bombs?
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The United States Army - Thread
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I have been searching this site for a Thread on the US Army, and although I have found ones for the Various US Special Forces along with Rangers and Airborne units I haven’t found a US Army thread with the US Army seemingly a bit of an unsung hero in the Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, let alone...
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Adriaan Zef : I hope you like these pictures, my dear. I know you admire them, I saw you save a lot of them in your desk drawer...
CieL- FreYa Ceastle :.. ..Yeah, she's a sentimental woman. Sometimes, she needs something that makes her feel powerful.
Cisca Zarmansyah : Dear JPS, in accordance with our agreement, I was the monkey who didn't want to talk and you were a monkey who didn't want to see ... hahaaa...
Valentino Vie : and I was the monkey who didn't want to hear all about this..!... hahhahhh
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CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Iraqis themselves are still in doubt, whether Iraqi forces can protect them. Some feel the US will continue to control Iraq, including through grants and political lines.
Cisca Zarmansyah : When it comes to the war in Iraq, the time for promises and assurances, for waiting and patience is over. Too many lives have been lost and too many billions have been spent for us to trust the President on another tried-and-failed policy, opposed by generals and experts, opposed by Democrats and Republicans, opposed by Americans and even the Iraqis themselves. It is time to change our policy. It is time to give Iraqis their country back, and it is time to refocus America's effort on the wider struggle against terror yet to be won. (BARACK OBAMA, speech, Jan 19, 2007)
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Adriaan Zef : Netanyahu said, "USA! Don't Leave Iraq. We were threatened!
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : Will the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq threaten Saudi Arabia and Israel? http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/will-the-u-s-withdrawal-from-iraq-threaten-saudi-arabia-and-israel-1.305718
Will the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq threaten Saudi Arabia and Israel?
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With no agreed-upon government five months after elections were held, the political vacuum in Iraq has given Iran space to exert its influence.
Cisca Zarmansyah : I have seen people of differing views and opinions find common cause many times during my two decades in public life, and I have brought many together myself. I've walked arm-in-arm with community leaders on the South Side of Chicago and watched tensions fade as black, white and Latino fought together for good jobs and good schools. I've sat across the table from law enforcement and civil rights advocates to reform a criminal justice system that sent thirteen innocent people to death row. I've worked with friends in the other party to provide more children with health insurance and more working families with a tax break, to curb the spread of nuclear weapons and ensure that the American people know where their tax dollars are being spent, and to reduce the influence of lobbyists who have all too often set the agenda in Washington. In our country, I have found that this cooperation happens not because we agree on everything, but because behind all the false labels and false divisions and categories that define us, beyond all the petty bickering and point-scoring in Washington, Americans are a decent, generous, compassionate people, united by common challenges and common hopes. And every so often, there are moments which call on that fundamental goodness to make this country great again. So it was for that band of patriots who declared in a Philadelphia hall the formation of a more perfect union,and for all those who gave on the fields of Gettysburg and Antietam their last full measure of devotion to save that same union. So it was for the Greatest Generation that conquered fear itself, and liberated a continent from tyranny, and made this country home to untold opportunity and prosperity. So it was for the workers who stood out on the picket lines, the women who shattered glass ceilings, the children who braved a Selma bridge for freedom's cause. So it has been for every generation that faced down the greatest challenges and the most improbable odds to leave their children a world that's better, and kinder and more just. And so it must be for us.
(BARACK OBAMA, speech, Jun 3, 2008)
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Goodbye, Iraq...!
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The last BCT leaves Iraq
The 4th Stryker Brigade Combat team was the last BCT to leave Iraq. Sgt. David Kaman, squad leader, recounts the changes he's seen in Iraq over the years. Spc. Mitchell Fosman reports.
The 4th Stryker Brigade Combat team was the last BCT to leave Iraq. Sgt. David Kaman, squad leader, recounts the changes he's seen in Iraq over the years. Spc. Mitchell Fosman reports.
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Almira Izzati : Withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010 is only Obama's bid to fulfill his campaign promise to the American people, but its complete withdrawal not necessarily would be implemented until next year.
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : It's true, the problem is a dilemma.
Cisca Zarmansyah : Yes, it becomes a dilemma. On one hand, this is because Iraq is not ready to face the armed groups that interfere with security. On other hand, with a length of stay of US forces in Iraq could be a legitimate of Al Qaeda group to increase the violence, attacks against US soldiers and suicide bombs.
