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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Pakistan - Who helped bin Laden? (zaviews exclusive)


One year after the death of the leader of al Qaeda, the issue continues to tap the observers: Is that Pakistani intelligence agencies knew? Have they helped bin Laden in his escape? The ISI, the main security service, singing the same song for 12 months: nothing seen nor heard anything. Yet, few revelations have eroded the strength of these assertions. First there is the testimony of the last wife of deceased terrorist, Amal. This young Yemeni lived with her husband in Abbottabad, before being arrested by Pakistani authorities after the U.S. raid. Her account book of his residence to members of the Pakistan Commission of Inquiry, published by a local newspaper, is instructive.

Bin Laden had four children in captivity

She arrived in Pakistan since Afghanistan in 2002. She lived first in Karachi in the south, for eight to nine months without her husband that she ends up joining in Peshawar in 2002. The bin Laden will then move from house to house in the north-west, passing through the valley of Swat, and Haripur by, an hour's drive from Islamabad, where they remained two years. They moved to Abbottabad in 2005.Their house is about one kilometer from a military academy. Captivity did not stop Bin Laden to have children: four were born in Pakistan and Amal gave birth in a public hospital in Haripur twice. The bin Laden were therefore never lived in the Pakistani tribal areas, as many analysts thought, but within reach of handcuffs from the police and security agencies. And then there's this survey written by Shaukat Qadir, a retired Pakistani general. Eight months, the political analyst initiated research, ranging in Afghanistan, in the tribal areas and in Abbottabad, to understand why the authorities of his country did not themselves arrested Bin Laden. He found disturbing elements. Using his contacts in the army, he learned that in July or August 2010 the ISI had already suspicious of the villa of bin Laden in Abbottabad. So much so that junior officers write a note to send to the CIA. Message Subject: activate a satellite surveillance of the property. Strangely, the note has been lost in the meanders of the ISI since today the leadership of the agency denies the existence. What happened to this document yet capital? It's not all. Also in summer 2010, a Toyota Corolla type appears before the gate of bin Laden. He immediately opens. The occupants of the vehicle will stay about 10 days. The story comes from a resident of Abbottabad, who lives next to the house and Shaukat Qadir met. Who are these visitors?Mystery. According to the New York Times , the analysis of mobile phones seized by U.S. commandos in Abbottabad would have revealed the messenger contacts between bin Laden and the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, a Pakistani terrorist group known for its links with the ISI.

Pakistani paranoid services

The secrecy surrounding the complicity enjoyed by bin Laden has enough concern to Western intelligence agencies. To what extent can they trust their Pakistani counterparts? Cooperation with the French secret service in particular remains very limited and the raid against bin Laden has not helped matters. Furious at not having been warned, the Pakistani intelligence services have become paranoid against Westerners, they are diplomats, NGO members and journalists. Until recently, foreign embassies in Islamabad have been asked to provide a list of their agents and their staff of any Pakistani. Everyone knows that the ISI continues to maintain close relations with the Taliban, especially with Mullah Omar. Everyone knows that the Pakistani Taliban operate with impunity in Afghanistan from Waziristan are supported and armed by the Pakistani army. You do not need to be a great expert to identify the origin of weapons and ammunition seized from the insurgents, which are all of very recent manufacture Chinese or Pakistani origin, with export markings for law Pakistani. As for bin Laden, who can believe for a moment he will have spent nearly 10 years after the attacks of 11/09 to Pakistan, without anyone knowing, let alone in a big city not far from Islamabad? Since 2003, the Western media revel in a monstrous blindness to the role of Pakistan in the war in Afghanistan, forget again what role Pakistan played in the region during the Soviet war between 1979 and 1989.

Annan said his plan is last chance to avoid civil war in Syria


The special envoy of the UN and the Arab League to Syria , Kofi Annan , warned on Tuesday the Security Council that his peace plan is the last opportunity there is to avoid a civil war in the aforementioned Arab country, sources reported diplomatic. According to some sources, the former United Nations secretary general, speaking via video link from Geneva in a closed session has not been shown very optimistic and has warned that its mediation will not be open indefinitely. Annan has also defended before the fifteen members of the Security Council that his peace plan, consisting of six points, there is "acommitment without limits , but possibly the last chance to avoid a civil war ", and indicated that its application complies so "limited". The African diplomat also pointed out that the government of Bashar al-Assad has the obligation to withdraw troops , despite their requests and the presence of the first UN observers still present in several regions. He acknowledged, however, that the use of heavy weapons has been reduced by government forces, but also warned that he was particularly concerned by the apparent intensification of human rights violations, including torture and mass arrests. Annan argued also that your plan may lead to political dialogue between the authorities and the opposition , noting that the presence of international observers, of which there are already 70 of the 300 approved by the Security Council should help create the suitable conditions on the ground. Security forces on Tuesday killed at least seven people in combat in Syria, activists said, in a 14-month revolt that the Red Cross and the Arab League warned that is becoming a civil war. Over Syria, fighting between government forces and rebels who have joined the uprising against President Bashar al Assad broke out overnight and re-emerged on the afternoon of Tuesday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Reuters reported. While officials count electoral votes on Tuesday, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said fighting had been so intense in some parts of Syria which at times conflict in those places could be described as a localized civil war. Jakob Kellenberger said he was very concerned about the conditions in Syria, while UN observers are deployed to monitor a ceasefire agreement has been violated repeatedly by government forces and rebels. "I really hope that UN observers be deployed quickly, "he told reporters in Geneva, showing concern for the peace plan within six points of UN envoy Kofi Annan to Syria. "I still hope that does not fail," he said. The head of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, expressed similar sentiments. "The escalation of military action in Syria leading to end civil war in Syria, something that nobody wants to see," said reporters during a trip to Beijing. Beyond the ceasefire, the Annan plan also calls for free access of journalists and humanitarian aid in the country. So far, 50 of the 300 observers have arrived and the rest are expected to do in late May. On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory, based in the UK, said security forces were using rockets and machine guns the village of al-Hassan, in the central province of Homs, while seeking to regain control of the rebels in the area. Similar attacks in the northern province of Idlib that began after midnight killed at least three people, he said . United Nations says more than 9,000 people were killed by state forces trying to crush the revolt against four decades of management Assad and his father, Hafez al Assad. Something that started as a peaceful protest movement has become an armed insurgency against the Syrian forces. The government says the rebels are terrorists controlled by foreign powers and said more than 2,600 police and army personnel were killed. Despite the bloodbath in Syria, the state news agency SANA reported a "remarkable" turnout in Monday's vote, but still no details on participation. Many neighbors in Damascus said Tuesday that few Syrians were voting and a team of Reuters at a polling saw only three people to vote on a visit of 40 minutes.

The car without a driver authorized to drive in Nevada


This vehicle is currently being tested, equipped with radars and cameras, was developed by Google. A car that drives itself, currently being tested by the Internet giant Google, has obtained a license plate in Nevada. This is the first license plate given to the United States to this type of vehicle, a modified Toyota Prius equipped with video cameras, radar and a laser sensor enabling it to perceive the surrounding traffic, as well as detailed maps to reach its destination, according to Nevada authorities. Its license plate - the symbol " infinity "followed by the digits 001 - is red, to be easily identifiable by the police or the public. I felt that using the + infinite + was the best way to represent the car of the future , "said a statement from the head of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Nevada, which hopes to attract Google to develop , tested these automated vehicles in the future. Google announced in October 2010 be now testing cars fully automated " all behave themselves ".

Hollande and Sarkozy together to commemorate World War II

In his first official outing as president-elect of France, François Hollande participated on Tuesday by the outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy in the act of commemoration of the end of World War II, a break before return to the political consultations and the preparation of international meetings. The two men, who fought hard during the campaign, they shook hands before placing a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris ,in an atmosphere of great solemnity - Hollande to the right of the incumbent and one step back - heard after the Marseillaise and the Song of the Partisans, the anthem of the French resistance to Nazi occupation, military sung by a choir. Nicolas Sarkozy, who did not speak, offered on occasion one of his last bath of multitude as president.Francois Hollande said after the ceremony that "a campaign is always tough, and this was particularly so" and is "useful and valuable for the country know that is linked through the president still in office and again. " It is the image "of the union to be done," he said. The image of the two opponents gathered for this occasion is unprecedented. On 8 May 1995, Jacques Chirac, who had just won the presidency, attended the ceremony with Francois Mitterrand, the socialist but had applied for reappointment. After the ceremony in honor of those killed in World War II, François Hollande should return to its priorities of President-elect: the formation of a government and the preparation of its first European meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to be held immediately after his inauguration, scheduled for May 15, and is announces difficult. François Hollande will be received in Berlin "with open arms" in the words of Merkel, but the head of the German government remains opposed to renegotiating the European tax treaty defended by French president-elect to add a chapter to encourage the growth . In many European countries, the coming to power in France the socialist Francois Hollande is perceived as an opportunity to exit policies that focus only on austerity. addition to his appointment in Berlin, Hollande must prepare the G8 and the NATO, which will be held in the United States between 18 and 21 May dl, and will be preceded by a bilateral meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama. As soon return, will be moved to Brussels for May 23 at an extraordinary summit of the European Union which discussed measures to promote growth. parallel, Hollande should continue consultations on the formation of government. He himself said it will announce the name of his prime minister on May 15, Inauguration Day. For the post of prime minister, who must lead the battle for the legislative elections of June, citing in particular the name of the leader socialist bloc of deputies, Jean-Marc Ayrault, but also the first secretary Martine Aubry PS and Pierre Moscovici, who was the director of his campaign. To occupy the Ministry of Economy is cited especially the Socialist deputy and former minister Michel Sapin Finance and Foreign Affairs Pierre Moscovici and those of former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius.

Obama launches "Julia", his new campaign tool


Americans have many campaigns ahead of France when it comes to Internet use. After using Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram, President Barack Obama launched a new tool on its official site. The goal is to bring more clarity to voters about the programs. In official campaign for a second term since May 4, he should face the ultraconservative Republican Mitt Romney. This new instrument known as: The life of Julia (Julia's life), launched on May 3, shows the life of a woman from of the American middle class and elderly, as needed, from 3 to 67 years. Form of simple, colorful illustrations, the site shows what would be the life of Julia with the measures Obama, comparing it to what's expected if Mitt Romney was elected. Topics include education, health, work, home (eg home loans) and pensions. Julia entered the University, becomes web-designer, started a family, set up his own small business, retiring, etc.. Situations in which the measures Obama are clearly highlighted.