Organization:AF - Seenthis

C.I.A. Delivers Cash to Afghan Leader's Office - NYTimes.com

2013-04-29T06:39:44Z

C.I.A. Delivers Cash to Afghan Leader's Office - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/world/asia/cia-delivers-cash-to-afghan-leaders-office.html?ref=global-home

A la une de tous les médias norvégiens aujourd'hui : « La plus grande source de corruption en Afghanistan a été et est l'Amérique : de l'argent dans des valises, des sacs à dos et des sacs en plastique... »

KABUL, Afghanistan — For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan's president — courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency.

#afghanistan #états-unis #corruption #cia

Drone base in Niger gives U.S. a strategic foothold in West Africa - The Washington Post

2013-03-22T18:17:26Z

Drone base in Niger gives U.S. a strategic foothold in West Africa - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/drone-base-in-niger-gives-us-a-strategic-foothold-in-west-africa/2013/03/21/700ee8d0-9170-11e2-9c4d-798c073d7ec8_story_1.html

Two U.S. defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning, said the Pentagon ultimately wants to move the Predators to the Saharan city of Agadez, in northern Niger.
Agadez is closer to parts of southern Algeria and southern Libya where fighters and arms traffickers allied with al-Qaeda have taken refuge.

The Africa Command did not respond to questions about how many U.S. troops are in Niger, but one U.S. official said the number of Air Force personnel had increased beyond the 100 troops Obama said last month he had deployed.

#drones #niger #afrique #africom

Ça n'aura pas traîné : _Israel's Palestinian-only buses 'torched'_

2013-03-05T18:59:28Z

Ça n'aura pas traîné: Israel's Palestinian-only buses 'torched'
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/20133514230798542.html

Unknown assailants have set fire to two buses which Israel began operating as Palestinians-only lines to be used by Palestinian labourers travelling between the West Bank and Israel.
“Two buses were apparently set on fire but we are looking into all possibilities,” police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP news agency on Tuesday, saying the incident took place in the Arab-Israeli town of Kfar Qassem which lies very close to the Green Line.
Police sources quoted by army radio said the buses had been torched as a protest against the new transportation system which came into effect on Monday.

Le Fonds du Collège International AFNIC lance son appelàprojets 2013 !

2013-02-22T13:46:00Z

Le Fonds du Collège International #AFNIC lance son #appelàprojets 2013 !

http://www.afnic.fr/fr/l-afnic-en-bref/actualites/actualites-generales/6710/show/le-fonds-du-college-international-de-l-afnic-lance-son-appel-a-projets-2013.ht

AFNIC International College Fund launches its 2013 #callforproposals

http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6716/show/the-afnic-international-college-fund-launches-its-call-for-proposals-2013.html

#Internet #resilience #Security
#résilience #sécurité #Internet

En septembre 2011 HRW écrivait

2013-02-11T21:06:35Z

En septembre 2011 HRW écrivait http://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2011/09/12/afghanistan-le-gouvernement-devrait-juguler-les-milices-et-la-police-locale-afg

Les milices et certaines unités de la nouvelle Police locale afghane (ALP) soutenues [créées] par les États-Unis commettent de graves violations des droits humains (...) en toute impunité

Le « LA Times » nous apprend maintenant que le régime étatsunien va consacrer $1.2 billion pour augmenter leur nombre et les former/armer afin de s'assurer que les Taliban ne reprendront pas le pouvoir une fois les troupes étasuniennes retirées :
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-police-20130211,0,5413205,full.story

WASHINGTON — In an effort to fight the insurgency after U.S. troops leave Afghanistan by the end of next year, officials in Washington and Kabul are planning to dramatically expand a 3-year-old rural police force that has been implicated in human rights abuses and criminal activity.
The plan by the U.S. Special Operations Command would extend a financial lifeline from the Pentagon to the Afghan Local Police for at least five more years, providing $1.2 billion to train, arm and pay 45,000 fighters, up from a current force of 19,600, according to senior U.S. officials and planning documents.

#our-sob (son of a bitch) #hégémonie-bienveillante

U.S. Plans Base for Surveillance Drones in Africa - NYTimes.com

2013-01-29T10:26:02Z

U.S. Plans Base for Surveillance Drones in Africa - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/us/us-plans-base-for-surveillance-drones-in-northwest-africa.html?nl=todayshea

For now, officials say they envision flying only unarmed surveillance drones from the base, though they have not ruled out conducting missile strikes at some point if the threat worsens.

(…)

If the base is approved, the most likely location for it would be in Niger, a largely desert nation on the eastern border of Mali. The American military's Africa Command, or Africom, is also discussing options for the base with other countries in the region, including Burkina Faso, officials said.

(…)

The plan could face resistance from some in the White House who are wary of committing any additional American forces to a fight against a poorly understood web of extremist groups in North Africa.
If approved, the base could ultimately have as many as 300 United States military and contractor personnel, but it would probably begin with far fewer people than that, military officials said.
Some Africa specialists expressed concern that setting up a drone base in Niger or in a neighboring country, even if only to fly surveillance missions, could alienate local people who may associate the distinctive aircraft with deadly attacks in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen.

Évidemment, les incultes locaux vont tout de suite confondre des Predators pas (encore) armés avec les Predators qui effectuent les frappes ciblées sur des « terroristes islamistes » au Pakistan, en Somalie et au Yemen. (Bizarre l'Afghanistan n'est pas mentionné.)

#drone

A Disaster 50 Years in The Making « Dekhnstan

2013-01-20T23:39:10Z

A Disaster 50 Years in The Making « Dekhnstan
http://dekhnstan.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/a-disaster-50-years-in-the-making

The notion that an ECOWAS force with the backing of the African Union, and the necessary paperwork from the UN Security Council is a recipe for disaster. Rotten and corrupt militaries, commanded by equally corrupt leaders cannot be a credible partner once the shooting starts. This line of thinking owes a lot more to post-colonial discourses than it does to the practical matter of drying out the northern Malian jihadi swamp.
The other principle complicating the matter is Africa's biggest taboo. Today, no one is willing to recognize that Mali, like many most of Africa, is an artificial construct. Just like the Middle East's levant, countries were created without much thought of whether they made sense for those destined to live in them. Ethnic groups, competing cultures are condemned to live in them. Maybe they will end up making sense, but just in Mali, that will cost a lot of blood and treasure.
Although the logical next step in Azawad's history is independence, in practical policy terms, it is impossible to advocate for an Azawadi state now. A step in that direction is unlikely to gain much traction in African Union meetings is autonomy.
This is the compromise that any serious attempt to defeat Jihadism must include. after all, as the French learned a century earlier, the only tried and tested strategy to control that area is divide and conquer. Giving Azawadis incentives to repudiate Jihadism is the only way to go.

#Mali #Azawad #Touaregs

Warlords, Inc.

2012-11-15T09:05:41Z

Warlords, Inc.

http://www.globalpolicy.org/home/256-countries-in-which-pmscs-operate/52053-warlords-inc.html

By David Isenberg
Time
November 13, 2012#

The recent international boom of the private military and security industry is in great part the result of thirteen years of war conducted by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Isenberg recalls that “the PSC industry in Afghanistan is enormously powerful, having grown from nothing to immense in a decade of war that the invaders wanted to wage with as few uniformed troops as possible.” Hence, contrary to foreign forces in Iraq, private guards operating in the country are “overwhelmingly Afghan.” Before leaving the country by 2014, ISAF will have to transfer PMSC operations to the newly created Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF). There is no doubt that the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of such important and suddenly-unemployed armed force will be a major challenge threatening the viability of the post-invasion “nation-building” strategy.

#privatisation #armée #sécurité

Over 150 former international anti-Apartheid activists tell South Africa's ANC to boycott Israel

2012-10-27T19:18:35Z

Over 150 former international anti-Apartheid activists tell South Africa's ANC to boycott Israel
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/over-150-former-international-anti-apartheid-activists-tell-sout

At the opening plenary of the African National Congress' (ANC) 3rd International Solidarity Conference (26-28 October), former Dutch anti-apartheid activist, Adri Nieuwhof, presented a statement on behalf of over 150 former international anti-apartheid activists to the ANC. The call has the support of signatories from more than 19 countries, belonging to over 35 organizations. It also has the backing of long-time international ANC supporters such as E.S. Reddy, Alice Walker, Victoria Brittain and Prexy Nesbitt.

In South Africa, Julius Malema Is Charged With Money Laundering - NYTimes.com

2012-09-27T09:42:09Z

In South Africa, Julius Malema Is Charged With Money Laundering - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/world/africa/julius-malema-charged-with-money-laundering.html?ref=world&_r=0

JOHANNESBURG — Julius Malema, the firebrand former leader of the African National Congress youth wing, appeared in a court in his home province of Limpopo on Wednesday to face a charge of money laundering in connection with state contracts with an engineering company linked to him.

#Afrique_du_Sud #mines

Architecture and War : From Baghdad to Kabul | Les carnets de l'Ifpo

2012-09-25T10:21:17Z

Architecture and War: From Baghdad to Kabul | Les carnets de l'Ifpo
http://ifpo.hypotheses.org/4232

Kabul is witnessing a remarkable private sector-led construction boom, sustained by the “economic bubble” that is mainly generated by the temporary presence of international forces and organizations. Observers of the situation believe that the international “controls on the movement of money” in the aftermath of 9/11, the millions of dollars that the Afghan Government and donor community are spending on infrastructure rebuilding since 2002, and, more recently, the global economic crisis have prompted some expatriate Afghan entrepreneurs and traders to invest in the real estate business at home. Many Kabulis are however convinced that the resources for new construction have been mostly acquired through illegal means, particularly from the proceeds of the narcotics industry that are in part laundered into real estate.

#Kaboul
#guerre
#urbanisme
#informal
#gated_communities
#Afghanistan

Une Chanson pour l'Éducation

2012-09-08T15:22:49Z

Une Chanson pour l'Éducation
http://www.unechanson.ch

Choisissez une des mélodies proposées au chapitre « Marche à suivre » et invitez vos élèves à écrire des paroles traitant du droit à une éducation de qualité pour tous et à illustrer visuellement leurs propos.

#éducation #association #Afrique

Blue-on-green violence : US Special Forces suspend training of Afghans

2012-09-03T09:37:22Z

Blue-on-green violence: US Special Forces suspend training of Afghans
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=54162

US Special Forces in Afghanistan have suspended training for about 1,000 Afghan police recruits to carry out checks on existing members, the military said Sunday, after a surge in insider attacks on NATO.
There has been a sharp rise in so-called “green-on-blue” attacks recently, in which members of the Afghan security forces turn their weapons on their Western allies, sometimes their military trainers.
There have been more than 30 such incidents this year, claiming the lives of 45 coalition troops — about 14 percent of the overall death toll in the war for 2012.

The Sudans' Oil Agreement : An Important Step on a Long Road Ahead

2012-08-30T12:45:23Z

The Sudans' Oil Agreement : An Important Step on a Long Road Ahead

http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/206-sudan/51860-the-sudans-oil-agreement-an-important-step-on-a-long-road-ahead.

By Omar Zaki
Think Africa Press
August 28, 2012

After numerous failed negotiations, Sudan and South Sudan finally managed to settle the long disputed transit of oil at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa this month. Disagreement over the transport of South Sudanese oil through Sudan led South Sudan to shut down the production of oil altogether in January, with alarming consequences for both economies. Despite the Sudans' Oil Agreement leading the way to greater cooperation between the two countries, many issues still remain. The main obstacle to the possibility of peaceful co-existence is the lack of clear borders and border security. Since the independence of South Sudan, conflict endures in Abyei, South Kordofan and the Blue Nile.
After an unsettling year of failed negotiations, heated disputes, and cross-border violence, Sudan and South Sudan this month came to a landmark agreement over the transit of oil.
Failure between the neighbouring governments to agree on a price for the transport of South Sudanese oil through Sudan eventually led to shutdown of production in January. For two economies heavily dependent on oil, the consequences have been dire. The negotiated breakthrough could therefore have monumental significance for both populations, although there is still far to go and numerous highly contentious issues between Sudan and South Sudan remain unresolved.

#soudan #sud-soudan #énergie #pétrole #afrique-est #corne-afrique

Assistez à la journée du Conseil scientifique AFNIC le 04/07 ! hashtag officiel sur Twitter : JCSA…

2012-06-21T14:03:01Z

Assistez à la journée du Conseil scientifique #AFNIC le 04/07 !

hashtag officiel sur #Twitter : #JCSA

Info & inscription :
http://www.afnic.fr/fr/l-afnic-en-bref/actualites/actualites-generales/6076/show/journee-du-conseil-scientifique-de-l-afnic-le-4-juillet-2012.html

Come to the open day of the #AFNIC Scientific Council on 4 July !

official hashtag on Twitter #JCSA

Info on :
http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6077/show/open-day-with-the-afnic-scientific-council-on-4-july-2012.html

Afghan president Karzai : US to cease air strikes on residential areas | World news | guardian.co.uk

2012-06-11T06:34:00Z

Afghan president Karzai: US to cease air strikes on residential areas | World news | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/10/afghan-president-karzai-air-strikes

The Afghan government has hit out angrily at Nato over the raid, saying that it it violated a pact Kabul had with Washington over who would take the lead in “special operations”.
An inquiry into Wednesday's attack in Lognar province found that it was the result of “a one-sided decision, and not co-ordinated with Afghan security forces”, President Karzai's spokesman Aimal Faiz said on Saturday.
Investigators told Karzai that Afghan forces had surrounded the house prior to the American air strike. But US troops decided not to wait for them to try and flush out the alleged militant, opting instead for aerial bombardment.

Qu'en pense Amnesty International ?

#Afghanistan #OTAN

« For us, the story of Africa is a story of progress, growth, political and economic vibrancy » -…

2012-05-03T19:45:08Z

“For us, the story of Africa is a story of progress, growth, political and economic vibrancy” - Michael Lolar, head of Africa Business Centre at Ernst and Young's - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17940305

*A video calling to bring a notorious Ugandan warlord to justice has gone massively viral online,…

2012-03-08T09:05:01Z

A video calling to bring a notorious Ugandan warlord to justice has gone massively viral online, but serious concerns have also been raised about the group responsible for posting it.

« Critics point out that the campaign calls on the public to pressure the US to continue working with the Ugandan military, an organisation that has its own record of abuses.

The Ugandan army continues to commit politically motivated abuses in Uganda," Maria Burnett, senior researcher with Human Rights Watch, Africa Division, told the Guardian.»

« "We have documented numerous cases in which they've been involved in torture and arbitrary arrests, as well as a score of killings of unarmed protesters and bystanders during political demonstrations in the past three years."

« The nature of the US's relationship to Uganda is also potentially problematic, according to Burnett.»

“The US, as far as we know, is trying to advise on how to apprehend, or remove from the battlefield, Kony and his leadership,” said »

“I have some concerns about what the US longer term plans are and what kind of exit strategy they may or may not have, but working to apprehend LRA leaders and protect civilians is crucial.” »

►http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/mar/07/kony-2012-video-viral-invisible-children

#ouganda #usa #droits_humains #LRA #enfants_soldats

Saudi diplomat found dead in Bangladesh

2012-03-06T11:52:18Z

Saudi diplomat found dead in Bangladesh
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/20123681051199838.html

A Saudi diplomat has been shot dead in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, authorities said.
Police found the body of Khalak al-Ali on Tuesday at an interesection near his apartment building in the Gulshan district and rushed him to a hospital where he died three hours later, Lutful Kabir, a local police deputy commissioner, told the AFP news agency.
“He was hit by a bullet in the left chest,” Kabir said.

Asia Sentinel - Women's rights in Afghanistan

2012-02-07T07:56:30Z

Asia Sentinel - Women's rights in Afghanistan
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4186&Itemid=212

According to a report by the UK-based aid agency Oxfam, last year nearly 90 percent of Afghan women said they had experienced physical, sexual or psychological violence or been forced into marriage. Fattana Gailani, from the Afghanistan Women's Council, says Afghan women suffer on a daily basis and have lost faith in foreign aid and institutions to improve their lives.
“The Americans and Europeans are supporting this corrupt government. Even foreigners understand that corruption and the drug mafia is controlling this government. The Afghan people are becoming tired with this,” she says.
The lack of education – particularly for girls – is a major cause of the problem, says Gailani.

#femmes #Afghanistan

Présidentielle : « Dominique de Villepin est un homme seul »

2011-12-12T15:47:33Z

Présidentielle : « Dominique de Villepin est un homme seul »

AFP/Martin Bureau

L'annonce de la candidature de l'ex-Premier ministre de Jacques Chirac a surpris toute la classe politique, et tout le monde ne l'accueille pas de la même manière. Regrets à l'UMP, encouragements dans son camp - florilège.

Contre toute attente, il a dit oui. Dominique De Villepin a annoncé dimanche sur TF1 sa candidature à la présidentielle. « Il a surpris son monde » comme le résume ce matin François Hollande sur RTL. Et sa décision n'a pas manqué de provoquer un tollé dans la majorité. Loin d'avoir le souffle coupé, les responsables UMP montent au créneau les uns après les autres depuis l'annonce pour dénoncer la décision de l'ancien Premier ministre.

http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/dominique-de-villepin-est-un-homme-seul_1060486.html

Je suis plutôt de gauche, mais je me réjouis de la candidature de Dominique de Villepin. Enfin quelqu'un qui a la stature d'un Président de la République. Ça nous changera du nain hystérique.

Le PS a tord de se réjouir trop vite. Il ne peut y avoir que deux candidats au premier tour, et avec l'arrivée de de Villepin, ça en fait un de plus à combattre pour y arriver. de Villepin, s'il divise la droite, divise aussi la gauche ou plutôt ses électeurs.

Et puis n'oublions pas Marine Le Pen qui bénéficie aussi de l'entrée de de Villepin en campagne. Les français s'étant rapprochés des arguments du Front National, grâce à la campagne islamophobe unanime des médias (merci les pisses-copie), elle se rapproche de plus en plus d'une place au premier tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_559zlU8Yo&feature=colike

#de_Villepin, #Elections, #France

Muzzling the Rainbow Nation, By Nic Dawes, Judith February and Zackie Achmat - NYTimes.com

2011-11-30T16:17:57Z

Muzzling the Rainbow Nation, By Nic Dawes, Judith February and Zackie Achmat - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/opinion/muzzling-the-rainbow-nation.html

Last week, the ruling African National Congress used its legislative majority to pass the Protection of State Information Bill in one of the two houses of Parliament. If signed into law, the “secrecy bill,” as many here call it, would criminalize the possession and disclosure of classified information, no matter by whom, and no matter why.

#information #secret #afrique_du_sud #presse #journalisme

Science hits GM crops (while China stops sowing) | Social Watch

2011-10-26T06:28:15Z

Science hits GM crops (while China stops sowing) | Social Watch
http://www.socialwatch.org/node/13810

Far from putting an end to the hunger in the world and from improving farmer's quality of life, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are raising food insecurity and health hazards and failing to increase the yields of crops, according to new scientific studies.

A month later, a report launched by 20 South-east Asian, African and Latin American civil society organizations proved that GMOs have caused an increase in the use of chemicals that contaminate the ground, and the rapid spread of infertile transgenic “superweeds” to lands where they were not seed.

Navdanya's research in India has shown that contrary to [US firm] Monsanto's claim of Bt cotton yield of 1500 kg per acre, the reality is that the yield is an average of 400-500 kg per acre,” wrote renowned scholar and activist Vandana Shiva, who led the report among with her colleagues Debbie Barker and Caroline Lockhart.

Another study, published on Sept. 28 by the Washington-based Food and Water Watch and titled “Genetically Engineered Food: An Overview”, conclude that GMO's proliferation into vast lands have caused a slew of environmental and health crises, and actually increased poverty by forcing millions of farmers to “buy” patented seeds at exorbitant prices, reported IPS news agency.

A third report, published this month by the African Centre for Biosafety (ACB), warned against the authorisation to conduct the first ever field trials in South Africa involving GM bananas not only because of the biosafety risks “to human and animal health, the environment and to society”, but also because of “the lack of public interest or commercial justification”.
ACB thinks that transgenic disease resistant bananas cannot overcome the problems of land tenure to competition from more ecologically suitable production areas, such as those in Mozambique, a shift in the industry that will mean the loss of 24 000 on farm jobs in South Africa.

#OGM #Monsanto #agriculture

Africa Should Slap Sanctions on Morocco

2011-10-20T09:22:57Z

Africa Should Slap Sanctions on Morocco
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security-council/index-of-countries-on-the-security-council-agenda/western-sahara/50839-africa-should-slap-sanctions-on-morocco.html?itemid=id#880

Picture Credit: guardian.co.uk
The Pan African Parliament called on African Union members to impose sanctions on Morocco until it respects the UN mandate that affirms the right of the Saharawis to self-determination. Morocco has recently proposed the region's autonomy while keeping it under Moroccan sovereignty. The Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) rejects this plan and asks instead for full independence.

#Sahara_occidental #Maroc #RASD #Polisario

Afghanistan officials 'systematically tortured' detainees, says UN report | The Guardian

2011-10-10T19:36:01Z

Afghanistan officials 'systematically tortured' detainees, says UN report | The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/10/afghanistan-torture?CMP=twt_gu

Prisoners have been systematically tortured while in the custody of Afghan security officials, according to a UN report which described abuse including ripping detainees' toenails out and twisting their genitals.
Nearly half of prisoners interviewed by Afghanistan's intelligence agency said they had been tortured while a third of those arrested by Afghan police reported abuse.

Afghanistan : Rein in Abusive Militias and Afghan Local Police | Human Rights Watch

2011-09-13T05:20:52Z

Afghanistan: Rein in Abusive Militias and Afghan Local Police | Human Rights Watch
►http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/12/afghanistan-rein-abusive-militias-and-afghan-local-police

Militias and some units of the new US-backed Afghan Local Police are committing serious human rights abuses, but the government is not providing proper oversight or holding them accountable, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Afghan government and the US should sever ties with irregular armed groups and take immediate steps to create properly trained and vetted security forces that are held accountable for their actions.

African Union : Up yours, ICC ! 04.07.2011 The African Union summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, at…

2011-07-03T21:28:14Z

African Union: Up yours, ICC!
04.07.2011

The African Union summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, at the end of last week sent out a message ringing loud and clear in the ears of the kangaroo court at The Hague: the member states of the AU will not comply with the arrest warrant for Muammar al-Qathafi and they consider the court an impediment towards peace and reconciliation.

http://english.pravda.ru/world/africa/04-07-2011/118382-african_union-0

US troops killed in Afghan shootout - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English

2011-04-27T08:35:03Z

US troops killed in Afghan shootout - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/04/20114278952150642.html

Six American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan after an Afghan army officer opened fire near the airport in the capital, Kabul, sources tell Al Jazeera.
The Afghan defence ministry said violence broke out between an Afghan airforce pilot and US troops following an argument on Wednesday inside a facility used by the Afghan Air Force.
General Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a ministry spokesman, said the gunman was killed in the shooting.

Ah, s'ils se mettent à s'entreflinguer entre cowboys...

Gunfire as Syrian troops move into Deraa - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

2011-04-25T07:02:02Z

Gunfire as Syrian troops move into Deraa - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/20114255333825461.html

Footage posted on YouTube appears to show Syrian troops in Deraa province but Al Jazeera cannot verify its veracity
Hundreds of Syrian troops backed by armour early Monday have moved into the flashpoint southern Syrian town of Deraa where heavy shooting was heard, according to witnesses on the scene.
“Hundreds of security service men entered the town, accompanied by tanks and armoured vehicles,” Abdullah Al-Harriri, an activist, told the AFP news agency in Nicosia by telephone.
“The men are firing in all directions and advancing behind the armour which is protecting them,” he added.
“Electricity is cut off and telephone communications are virtually impossible,” he said.

#Syrie

Riot erupts in Yemeni prison - Al Jazeera English

2011-03-07T20:50:57Z

Riot erupts in Yemeni prison - Al Jazeera English
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2011/03/201137183115534617.html

Riot police in Yemen have fired warning shots and used batons to disperse prisoners in the capital's central jail after they called for the toppling of Ali Abdullah Saleh from power, according to a security official.
A number of prisoners gathered in the prison's interior courtyard on Monday chanting “the people want to overthrow the regime”, the official told the AFP news agency from inside the compound.

Les prisonniers revendiquent pour renverser le régime ? Au #Yémen.

Gates : US may extend Afghan mission - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English

2011-03-07T20:47:27Z

Gates : US may extend Afghan mission - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/asia/2011/03/20113761614567225.html

Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, has arrived in #Afghanistan at a time of increased strain between Kabul and its Western supporters with important security transition milestones looming.
His arrival on Monday marked the start of a two-day visit which had not been announced in advance.
US military Gates said on Monday that both the US and Afghan governments agree on the US military involvement in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 end of combat operations to help train and advise Afghan forces.
“Obviously it would be a small fraction of the presence that we have today, but I think we're willing to do that,” Gates told a group of US troops at Bagram air field, US and NATO forces headquarter in eastern Afghanistan.
“My sense is, they (Afghan officials) are interested in having us do that.”

C'est un peu le problème : ils t'apportent la démocratie à grands coups de bombardements chirurgicaux, ça c'est bien, mais après, ils ont un peu tendance à s'incruster...

Democracy Now ! | Headlines for February 28, 2011

2011-03-01T11:07:05Z

Democracy Now! | Headlines for February 28, 2011
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/28/headlines

Afghan Civilian Killings at Record Level
Afghanistan is facing what is being described as its deadliest period for civilians since the U.S.-led invasion began more than nine years ago. According to Afghan officials, more than 200 Afghans have been killed in attacks and military operations of the past two weeks. An Afghan government panel is still investigating claims some 65 people were killed in a U.S.-led attack last week. On Saturday, a government adviser and investigator said that 40 of the dead were children.

Oui, et Prix Nobel de la Paix, avec ça.
#Afghanistan

Behind the scenes of Aftenposten's Wikileaks visualization

2011-02-23T07:13:58Z

Behind the scenes of Aftenposten's Wikileaks visualization
http://www.innovativeinteractivity.com/2011/02/22/aftenposten-wikileaks-visualization

Eirik Wallem Fossan, Flash developer for the Norwegian media organization Afterposten, recently notified me of a project they recently launched titled “What caught the attention of US diplomats?” that “visualizes a word count of more than 200,000 messages between the US State Department and its embassies and consulates from 1966 though February 2010.” Impressed by the sheer scope of this project, I was intrigued to learn more.

#Wikileaks #Flash #interface

Mbeki helped draft Cope policy - Mail & Guardian Online

2011-01-18T14:43:11Z

Mbeki helped draft Cope policy - Mail & Guardian Online
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2011-01-13-wikileaks-mbeki-helped-draft-cope-policy

Ousted president Thabo Mbeki was involved in the formation of the African National Congress (ANC) breakaway party, the Congress of the People (Cope), according to a secret United States (US) diplomatic note obtained by Media24, Beeld reported on Thursday.
These claims have been denied

#cablegate #Afrique_du_Sud