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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Navy Seal describes details on Bin Laden killing


The circumstances of the killing of Osama bin Laden are still in the dark.The U.S. government is stingy with information.Unlike an anonymous witness, who in a book promised explosive details.Now his identity is revealed clearly. U.S. media are the authors of a book about the killing of terrorist leaders Osama bin Laden exposed, thus triggering a security debate.The conservative Fox News had reported on Thursday, 2 behind the code name of the eyewitness in the use on May 2011 in Pakistan who hides a 36 year old soldier in the U.S. Special Forces Navy Seals.He was from Alaska.The transmitter published names and photos of soldiers in riot gear on his website.Pentagon was concerned, the CNN quoted on Friday a spokesman for the Defense Ministry.The unmasking of the authors who had written his tell-all book under the pseudonym "Mark Owen" endangering his safety and that of his comrades on the application involved.The author had Seals and other endangered by the unauthorized action itself, Fox News quoted a spokesman for the Special Forces, Colonel Tim Nye."He should have known where that leads."

"A first-hand account"

The book is on 11September 2013 appear. It is titled "No Easy Day: The First Hand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden", in German: "Not an easy day: a firsthand account of the use, in which Osama bin Laden was killed." What are the consequences The Navy Seal now threatens is still unclear.According to the U.S. government was Osama bin Laden in the early morning of the 2ndMay been shot and killed in 2011 by special units of the Navy Seals at his house in Abbottabad.In addition to the former Al-Qaeda chief four others were killed.It is unclear, for example, whether bin Laden was unarmed and that there was a firefight.The role played by the unmasked author in the use is not yet known. The publisher, Dutton, who have planned a first printing of 300,000 copies, the author presents as a former leader of one of the teams involved in the operation in Pakistan. He was one of the first to discover Osama bin Laden on the third floor of his house and was even present at the death of the terrorist leader.

No comment from the White House

On Thursday, the U.S. television network Fox News has revealed that she believes to be the identity of the former military. It would be 36 years old and from Alaska. The man allegedly participated in thirteen deployments worldwide fight against terrorism. A Pentagon official said that this information, if confirmed, was "worrisome", stressing that anyone with this name could be put in danger. But thanks to this revelation, the government may need to prosecute the offender. Indeed, the U.S. military issued a ban without written read by the military authorities to ensure it does not affect national security. "It has not been submitted for review before publication," said a spokesman for the CIA, Preston Golson. A Pentagon spokesman, Lt. Col. Jim Gregory, has ensured that proceedings could be initiated in accordance with the degree of confidentiality of information disclosed. The White House has refrained from comment. "The book was edited by a former lawyer special forces," said the editor, who states that "there was no risk to national security." All names of soldiers quoted in the book have been changed "for their safety." The content of the book is not yet known but the country's political leaders are already alert to the consequences that certain revelations might have on the course of the presidential campaign. The operation against Osama bin Laden is often presented as a successful presidency of Barack Obama . But critics could darken this episode. Instead, praise supported too would be perceived by Republicans as a communication operation for electoral purposes in favor of the incumbent.

Two killed in gunfight before the Empire State Building


After a gunfight in front of the Empire State Building in New York, two people have been killed. Hansen mentioned the shooter, said the New York Police Department said Friday.Moreover, there are at least eight injured.The victims had just after 9:00 clock (local time, 15.00 clock EST) was attacked on the sidewalk on Fifth Avenue in front of the tourist attraction of the perpetrator. When the shooter is to official figures, around a 53-year-old fashion designer. From anger over his dismissal last year he killed a 41-year-old former colleagues. The fashion business is located in the vicinity of the skyscraper in the borough of Manhattan.The police returned fire. May well also a few passersby have been taken.New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that all the injured victims would likely survive. He ruled out a terrorist background in the shooting. In recent months there have been several sensational shootings in the United States. Middle of the month near a university in the state of Texas were three deaths. In early August was an ex-soldier entered a temple in Wisconsin and had killed six people before he was himself shot dead by police. End of July, a man stormed a theater in Colorado shot and killed twelve people.

Warning Israel, Iran accelerating on atomic

Despite global pressures and sanctions Iran presses on the accelerator in its atomic programs: and 'this is the new warning issued today in Israel by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. In the same hour, in the U.S., the New York Times has also talked about a possible acceleration in Tehran's nuclear program with the installation of hundreds of new centrifuges at a military base near Qom, very difficult to attack.

Coming soon, new nude photos of Prince Harry


It was not the beginning The furor caused by the publication of nude photographs of Prince Harry, seems not end here. According to information from two women who were present at the hotel in Las Vegas, there are many more photos from the "party" that was, and a very revealing video. As noted, moreover, the palace knows about the existence of these new photographs and attempting to prevent their disclosure before going online. In each case, the prince must be passed very well that day, and the party ended in a pool ... The UK Sun today publishes the nude photo of Prince Harry in Las Vegas and becomes the first newspaper to ignore the request of the lawyers of the royal family do not publish the photos in question.  Yesterday, newspapers in Britain are not published pictures of nude grandson of Queen Elizabeth, next to a strange woman also naked during princes holiday in Las Vegas, at the request of the judicial palace, requested privacy Harry. Yet, almost half of the first page of the Sun newspaper today presents a picture of naked prince cover with his hands the signs of the body and back to the hotel room in Las Vegas to show a naked woman. As the Sun, which is part of the British arm of the empire of SMEs Roumpert Murdoch, millions People around the world had already seen pictures and readers had a right to see them too.   "Ridiculous situation," The Sun's editor David Dinsmoor said in a video on the website of the newspaper that the decision to publish was not easy, but the issue is "freedom of the press." "This is a ridiculous situation where the picture can see the hundreds of millions of people around the world via the internet, but can not see it in the most popular newspaper in Britain, which they read eight millions of people every day, "said Dinsmoor. Two photos of nude prince, who is reputed playboy, first published on the website TMZ. 

Pakistan: At least 16 killed in attacks on American aircraft

At least 16 people were killed today in attacks U.S. unmanned aircraft in three areas of Northwest Pakistan, sources said intelligence agencies of the country.  attacks took place in three villages of North Waziristan, the Loire Pangkai the rebels and Daraw Nistar with nine missiles to hit targets within a time period of half an hour, said one official, who asked to remain anonymous.  "So far 16 people have been confirmed to be dead and 14 more wounded," said the source.  semi-In this tribal region is believed that several established Haqqani network fighters and organization Bachantar Hafez Gul, who launch attacks against Afghan and foreign troops on the other side of the border.  Another intelligence official in Pakistan said that the attacks were killed and foreign fighters, speaking nationals of Turkmenistan .  said that extremists from various organizations to get together to agree on a strategy to deal with a company of troops in the province.  The raid occurred a day after the protest handed to an American diplomat, the government of Pakistan for the recent drone attacks , describing the "lawless", stressing that "contrary to international law" and "national sovereignty" of the country. According to a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, the attacks while strengthening the "anti-Americanism" in Pakistan.

Barcelona won the first round against Real Madrid

The FC Barcelona won 3-2 at home over Real Madrid in a tense first leg of the Supercopa of Spain. Both teams staged a first part that betrayed the script that the two teams have written recent years: possession the ball in the hands of Barcelona and Real Madrid serene waiting.however, the story changed in the second half, as they took to remove the meringues spaces that had been given to the Catalans for the first time. was Cristiano Ronaldo who opened the scoring with a superb header after a corner kick in the 55th minute. The shot from Ronaldo slipped the bottom left corner of Victor Valdes, who could do nothing.Immediately responded to 'Tito' Vilanova by a diagonal shot from inside the area Peter white set (1-1). Lionel Messi ahead of the Catalans from the Twelve Steps, after a foul on Sergio Ramos Iniesta (2-1 ). Then it was Xavi who placed the board 3-1, but a serious error of the difference Valdés shortened. The Blaugrana goalkeeper lost control of the ball in his own area, a situation that Angel Di Maria took advantage, pushing the ball to the empty net (3-2).Barcelona and Real Madrid will play the second leg next Wednesday.

South Korean Justice states that Apple and Samsung violated patents

A South Korean court ruled today that Samsung and Apple mutually violate some of their patents, so you should remove some of its products in China and paid fines each other by their irregularities. According to the Central District Court Seoul, Apple Samsung infringed two patents on the technology of data transfer through mobile networks. Meanwhile, Samsung copied some elements of the technology called "bounce-back" of the touch plantalla Apple devices. This system makes the screen bounce and indicate the end of the contents of a document or page you are querying the user. however, the court rejected the accusation that Samung Apple copied the design of its iPhone for Galaxy model. This issue was also reported to the courts of Germany, Australia and the United States, DPA reported. Among the products that companies will withdraw the Korean market are neither the iPhone 4S or the Galaxy S3, its latest models of smartphones. Fines imposed on both media giants are minimal compared to their turnover. Apple, with a market capitalization of about 500,000 million euros, Samsung will have to pay 40 million won (35,000 euros dólares/28.000). Meanwhile, Samsung will pay more than 25 million won to its rival.

Google moves among the Inuit in the Arctic to complete his cards


Internet giant Google has launched Wednesday in an expedition to the Arctic Inuit in Canada, in order to perfect his cards in the far north and to raise awareness of this community with millions of online users. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined the Google team arrived in Cambridge Bay, a small village in the Inuit territory of Nunavut, located in northern Canada. "The goal of this project is to share online with the world the beauty of the Canadian Arctic and the Inuit culture that lives here," said the Google team rushed to the site. The IT group California spent nearly a year preparing this mapping project with politicians and the "old" Inuit tribes Cambridge Bay, in the heart of the Arctic Archipelago. "People always ask us how do you live here, to survive. (...) This will help them to understand and learn more about Nunavut," said Anna Nahogaloak, member of the "elders" of the Inuit community In an interview with the Kitikmeot Heritage Society. Nunavut is the most northern territory of Canada. This is also the youngest, having separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999. The "Street View" Google has done work for young and old Inuit to lend their knowledge of the field, such as roads, rivers, local church stone, etc.. "It is important for Inuit to contribute to plans" Google says Anna Nahogaloak who remembers having arrived on the land at the age of ten years, in 1958, transported with his family by dogsled. "This land belongs to everyone, we share it all," she says. A vehicle equipped with a Google image acquisition was 360 ° Thursday to tour the village and then venture into the surrounding tundra. Teams "Street View" have traveled many places in the world to make their online service as accurate as possible, allowing anyone to visit virtually at a given location, not without causing some controversy.

A Nepali kills a cobra


Eye for eye tooth for tooth It must have thought what a Nepali who, after being bitten by a cobra, decided to return the aggression, giving the snake bites until it died. As reported by the local newspaper "Daily Annapurna Post" , the farmer Mohamed Psalm Miya was attacked by the reptile when he was working in his rice field. However, instead of going to the hospital Psalm Miya chose to pursue charges up cornering. "I could have killed her with a stick, but I preferred to use my teeth because I was very angry " , says the farmer, who lives about 200 kilometers southwest of the capital, Kathmandu. The Nepalese police officer Niraj Sahi said the man, whose life is not at risk for injuries, not be tried for the murder of reptile, since it is a common cobra, which is not endangered.