Wikileaks receives new award

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Received site Wikileaks Prize journalist in Australia reward for his struggle for "freedom of expression and transparency," The award comes after winning a prize and Chaeli "for the best journalistic contribution" for the year 2011.

The jury composed of journalists and photographers during the announcement of the results on Sunday showed that the insiders brave commitment sparked controversy about the most important traditions of journalism, namely "justice through transparency."

The Commission added that the site Wikileaks, founded by Australian Julian Assange raised the indignation of the United States to publish hundreds of thousands of American diplomatic cables, open the "heated debate within the media and also outside it, on the state secrets and the right of public access and the future of journalism."

In the pre-recorded video message broadcast on "SBS" Australian television before Assange award but he accused the Australian government to abandon it under pressure from Washington, calling the Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard as "cowardly."

He will continue as long as the Internet is free to defend himself and express his opinion and publish his ideas armed with the truth only.

The senior officials in the press supported the Australian Assange end of the year 2010 when the Australian government described - a key ally of Washington - and insiders as "illegal" and hinted to the possibility of cancellation of a passport Assange.

And Assange subject currently in house arrest in Britain pending the decision of the judiciary about the possibility of extradition to Sweden, where the accused Soidetan Bargamanma a sexual relationship with him in August / August 2010, which denies Assange, considering it "an American political intrigue."


Source: French

What's going on under the White House?

The Washington Post report on the excavations around and beneath the White House wondering about the end of them, dignitaries spoke on the work of maintenance and development of some parts of the infrastructure, but the paper suspect that the work is much more complicated in the most heavily guarded places on earth.

The newspaper said that officials arguing that it is simplifying maintenance is simple, but they do not determine the nature of these acts, which require the drilling of a place to accommodate all the crew may have with the government and some members of Congress, which is paid to the punch.
The paper asks, "Is it a bunker? Yes, looks as well."
The newspaper said that there is room immune to other already, which was renovated and expanded in 2007 465 square meters, and there is shelter nuclear located under the east wing, which has taken him Dick Cheney, when there were attacks of September 11 / September 2001, the newspaper said "No one knows why there is also under white, is it a tunnel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or a secret passage to the Treasury? ".
The newspaper said that the White House 200 years old which is like tip of the iceberg, they must think about what it does not appear.
The newspaper pointed out that the depths and heights are not the most important in Washington, most of the city is not exposed, some parameters are known and visited by people in many cases, such as subway or walkways that connect buildings Congress. But most of the Smithsonian Sackler Gallery is under the earth, and the National Aquarium is under the building of the Ministry of Commerce. There are steam tunnels, fortifications and shelters belonging to the civil war under the existing parking.
The newspaper said that in 2001, he was arrested client counterintelligence at the FBI, Robert Hanssen, who was accused of spying for the Russians, and American officials said that he revealed many secrets, and was the most embarrassing alleged existence of a tunnel a secret under the Russian Embassy in the garden of Glover Park used by the security agency National and Federal Bureau of Investigation of electronic surveillance.
The newspaper pointed to what happened in 2002 when he complained about the neighbors of the Naval Observatory to the construction disturbed on a daily basis and wanted to know what is going on but the answer was a firm refusal to provide any explanation of its relationship to national security, and the terms stated has continued Observatory stick that it's about the work of the development and maintenance.
The paper said that the work in the White House began in 2009, when workers started to change some of the old electrical wiring and refrigeration and heating, alarm system, said an official spokesman. It quoted one official as saying that after the completion of the works will return appearance to what it was, as if nothing had happened.

 Source: The Washington Post

Matsamu Los Angeles resist expulsion

Show the movement of hundreds of protesters "occupied the Los Angeles" anti-capitalism, their intention not to implement the decision of the city's mayor to end their sit-in today.
And semi-sitters decision Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraguza like "Alert to end the lease for the park."
The authorities had ordered the protesters broke up the camp and end the ongoing strike two months ago in Park City Hall, and includes nearly five hundred tents.
Some of the protesters and dismantled their tents with the intention to continue the sit-in, wishing at the same time there has been no acts of violence, where protesters acknowledged the difficulty resisting the police, but stressed their ability to block its mission if it resorted to violence.
While pointing to some members of the camp, they packed up their tents for their desire to make room for the largest number of people who support the protesters.
Towards the end of the time limit prescribed by the authorities sit a few hours there was a festive atmosphere which played pop music.
The protesters stepped up their publications on social networking sites "Facebook" and "Twitter" to encourage people to go to the site of protest and solidarity with the movement of occupied Los Angeles.
In the same context, he appealed to a number of clergy and labor leaders on both sides the need for continued state control of the peaceful sit-in since its inception two months ago.
The mayor of Los Angeles has issued a statement - such as the deadline to end the sit-in - which he called the rule of the spirit of cooperation, adding that police would allow the protestors to peacefully disarm their own purposes.
Villarguza did not announce the action that will be when the protesters refused to leave the park, but he pointed out that the police and social workers have distributed information concerning the process of closing the camp.

Source: Associated Press

British soldiers, vehicles moving shroud

Britain is still used Land Rover Snach despite vulnerability to roadside bombs in Afghanistan (French - Archive)
Continued and the British Ministry of Defence to send its troops in the Land Rover Snach light shielding admitted call it the "coffins mobile", and even after years of experiments conducted by the ministry even though they proved that these vehicles vulnerable to roadside bombs, as shown confidential documents seen by the newspaper The Independent on Sunday.
Revealed secret tests conducted on these vehicles in 2005 that even when the soldiers wearing body armor, the Land Rover vehicles Snach not only provide little protection from improvised explosive devices.
And killed about 37 of the British military as a result of attacks on these vehicles since 2001 - more than 20 of them since 2005 - the year in which the experiments carried out, and still the same vehicles in use in Afghanistan.
However, although the tests revealed the poor performance of these carriers, the Ministry of Defence withheld reports that tests on the grounds that "the disclosure of such information could prejudice the safety of the armed forces."
ConvictionCondemned the families of soldiers killed while riding in these vehicles military policy about this type of carriers, the ministry has introduced several improvements to the shielding of these vehicles since 2005, but still waiting to be replaced by alternative, more modern and better Tdrie.
And expressed Sue Smith - who was among those who condemned the Ministry of Defence last night that killed her son Philip in a bomb attack on a vehicle Snach Land Rover in Iraq in 2005 - as seen for loathing it.
Despite the risks defined by the Ministry of Defence since 2005 none of the carriers mentioned had not been replaced in Afghanistan, but did not provide Defense Department officials request the replacement of these vehicles but the best ones during the year 2010.
He says MP British Conservative Party and a former officer in the British army Patrick Mrser that the soldiers have been called this vehicle for several years to "shroud moving," adding that he and others warned of the risks of poor performance of this vehicle and that surprised that the British Army is still used in more regions dangerous.

Source: Independent

"Twilight" tops the American Film

Fans flock to the heroes of the film to gather signatures and take pictures with them (European)
Keep Part IV of the film series "Twilight," the U.S., which is entitled "The Twilight Saga: Brikeng without," to lead the box office in North America for the second week.
The film is directed by Billy Condon - who will also output the last part of which will be released in November 2012 - $ 42 million in the holiday Sunday and 62 million in the holiday "Thanksgiving Holiday" which lasted five days.
And this result enabled him to progress on the film "The Mabits" the new figures based on the puppets for Jim Henson. This film has won $ 29.5 million through Sunday and holidays 42 million since its release last Wednesday.
Came in third animated film "Happy Feet back to" domestic animals on the dancer inclusive week at the end of $ 13.4 million. Ranked fourth, followed by the movie "Arthur Krisms" 12.7 million.
In the fifth solution to the film "Hugo", directed by Martin Scorsese, whose revenues amounted to 11.31 million dollars. And came in sixth place comedy "Jack & Jill", who plays the roles of Adam Sandler are the head of the family and his twin sister, collecting $ 10.3 million.
The movie "Emortalz" epic which is set in ancient Greece to seventh place, achieving $ 8.8 million. And was ranked eighth animated film "Boss in. Potts" production studio "Dereymourks" and collecting 7.45 million dollars.
The movie "Tawir Haste" comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Ben Stylr to rank ninth inclusive of $ 7.32 million. In tenth place was the movie "The Dessandnts" starring George Clooney, who plays the role of head of household. The film $ 7.2 million.

Source: French

Israel threatens to cut off water for Gaza

Gaza is suffering from a severe shortage of electricity due to Israeli siege and the destruction of power plants where (Getty)
Threatened Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Aaúlon cut off water and electricity to the Gaza Strip, in response to the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal, in an effort to form a government and a Palestinian national unity.

Aaúlon said in a statement to Israel Radio and the British Telegraph newspaper reported, that any agreement between the Palestinian Authority and "terrorist faction" will convert the power to "the power of terrorism which would kill any hope of reaching a peace agreement with Israel."

The newspaper said that about 60% of Gaza's electricity comes from Israel, while the rest comes from Egypt and Gaza, partially destroyed stations run by the European Union.

In the water, providing Israel Gaza, including not more than 5% of the needs of the sector of drinking water. But Sari Bashi, who runs a foundation, "Geisha" human rights advocate for freedom of movement of Palestinians say that this ratio is small as vital to the Gaza Strip.

The Bashi "I do not believe that Israel cut off drinking water for civilians to punish militants. That would be an act is illegal, too. These policies, which pursues collective punishment - raise the unit voice and the anger and clear on her face - has failed, all the time. I expect from the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to think before they speak. "

It is noteworthy that Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, but retained control of the border crossing points, which means that it still occupies the sector in practice.
Israel has previously threatened to the same threat when Hamas came to power in 2007, but eventually succumbed to international pressure and pressure from humanitarian organizations, and applied, although some restrictions on fuel and electricity.

Played down Hamas spokesman Ahmed Yousef's statements, describing Aaúlon Balfarqh. He stressed Yousef, who is also an adviser to the Prime Minister of the deposed government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian reconciliation is not an internal Palestinian affair with Israel.

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Progress in the treatment of Alzheimer's

Canadian researchers discovered that it is possible heart damage caused by Alzheimer's disease through the use of technology to electrical stimulation deep.

And the relocation of "New Scientist" British Andrés Hospital in Toronto Uro saying that "Alzheimer's disease causes shrinking brain, especially the hippocampus."

He noted that he and his team resorted to deep brain stimulation by sending electrical impulses to the brain, only to discover that this could turn the damage of Alzheimer's.

The researchers had arrived electricity brains of six patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, least of one year ago. Uro said that after 12 months of stimulation showed that the volume of the hippocampus increased by 5% at one of the patients and 8% for another patient.

He added that this is the first time shows that the stimulus increases the size of one of theareas of the brain in humans.
 

Source: UPI

Settlers chasing prisoners editor

Or Tariq: occupation raided our house and assaulted our family after the release of Hany
Awad Rajoub - Hebron


Israeli settlers launched a campaign to hunt down Palestinian prisoners freed him prisoner exchange deal entered into by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) with Israelunder the auspices of Egyptian mid-October / October.

The settlers continue a propaganda campaign aimed at collecting information on the prisoner Hani Jaber, editor of the city of Hebron southern West Bank, and arrested him and kill him in revenge for the killing of an Israeli settler 18 years ago.

The house with the prisoner Jaber, editor of the raid several times, and his family now feelseriously threatened the settlers, and it has the official support, especially after the callJaber and the interrogation and restriction of freedom and security measures imposed on his movements.

Prosecution of an early
Started the process of pursuing Jaber on the first day of release, it has been his home inthe old town of Hebron, where there are outposts, and inspection of the storm and vandalism by settlers.
The settlers spread propaganda posters on the walls with his picture and information about him, and voice messages over the Internet, threatening the prisoner's editor, and requests specific phone call and give information against him a $ 100 thousand dollars.
The mother said Tariq's mother captive editor that her home was raided six times by settlers also suffered family beaten three times by the military since his release, and all were carrying threats to prosecute her son and kill him, but says that the gift of liberty guarantees protection of the law.
She says she begged to God to undo a lot under her son and bring him back to it after having spent years in prison, the same age, where he was arrested at the age of 18 years and was released after the arrest of 18-year, reaffirming their confidence in God to protect him after his release.
Tariq explained that they had applied or during her stay in the old town of Hebron, dozens of complaints to the police against Israeli settlers and their attacks continued, but did not touch a serious discourse with any of them.
And the occupation authorities accused Hani killing an Israeli settler in Hebron in 1993, where he was arrested at the time and was only 18 years old, and sentenced to life in prison twice, without paying attention to the threats against her.
 Says Hani background arrest that the occupation was arrested and punished him even though it killed the settler self-defense, explaining that he had been beaten to a murder by the settlers and the lifeblood drained from his head several times, without doing the police and the army two Israeli nothing to stop the attacks on him and other abused .

Hani Jaber, editor of the prisoner with a picture of a poster with information about the claim

Serious threatsHe adds that he feels seriously threatened the settlers, but it does not take any special measures to protect himself, "The homeland is under the control of the whole occupation, and can not live chased after long years of detention."
He said Israeli threats of settlers trying to extract the joy of ex-detainees and their families as a result of their inability to withstand shock, but he said that joy will continue and that their attempts are doomed to failure, quoting the verse "Say will not happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us."
The editor accused the prisoner of all its arms the occupation authorities responsible for the threat, adding that he was summoned by the intelligence was compelled to security measures were not part of the transaction, including determining the scope of his movement and transport and the need for proof of attendance at the headquarters of intelligence once every two months.
He added that the Israeli intelligence service called him a few days ago and informed him of the decision to prevent him from entering his home, forcing him to search for alternative accommodation, stressing his intention to knock on doors available, including the Israeli judiciary and human rights organizations to stop threats to the settlers.
He appealed Jaber Egyptian side, the supervisor of the exchange deal, to intervene to stop Israel's violations of the deal, including death threats and enforce security measures it other than what was agreed, calling them cautious in dealing with the occupation and the pressure on him to put an end to violations, and ensure commitment to its own terms, especially the second one.


Source: Al Jazeer