person:prince

Dans la foulée de la visite du Prince héritier à Wahsington

Congressional Members Urge Bahraini King to Open Kingdom to U.N.’s Mendez, Outside Observers | Human Rights First
▻http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2013/06/10/congressional-members-urge-bahraini-king-to-open-kingdom-to-u-n-’s

Washington, D.C. –Twenty Members of Congress are urging Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa to reconsider his decision to postpone indefinitely the visit of United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Méndez, who has twice been denied access to the Kingdom since protests there began in February 2011. In a letter sent June 10, they called on him to “demonstrate your commitment to help put an end” to abusive practices, including torture.

Saudi prince launches libel action against Forbes magazine over Rich List | Media | guardian.co.uk
▻http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jun/06/saudi-prince-libel-action-forbes-rich-list

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who owns London’s Savoy hotel, claims US publication undervalued his wealth by $9.6bn

#maturité toujours.

Les Etats Unis continuent de miser sur le Prince Héritier pour la réforme au Bahrein, accréditant la thèse du « bad cop/ good cop » au sein de la famille Khalifa. C’est certainement aussi une façon de reprendre la main après que leur accès au pouvoir se soit, aux dires des observateurs politiques, réduit.

Obama urges ’meaningful reform’ in Bahrain - Americas - Al Jazeera English
▻http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/20136611456263506.html

US President Barack Obama has called for “meaningful reform” and respect for universal rights in Bahrain, during talks with Crown Prince Salman at the White House.

Obama dropped by Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken’s meeting with the prince on Wednesday and stressed the importance of the US partnership in Bahrain and Washington’s support for its stability and security.

Salman, a reputed moderate, has just been made Bahrain’s first deputy prime minister following months of tensions and unrest between the strategic archipelago’s Sunni government and Shiite majority.

“The president emphasised US support for Bahrain’s stability and security,” National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement.

Obama also stressed that “meaningful reform, dialogue and respect for universal human rights is the best path to achieving the peace and security that all Bahraini citizens deserve,” she said.

Institutionalisation des gardes nationaux, érigés en Ministère.
▻http://gitm.kcorp.net/index.php?id=650231

Prince Miteb appointed Minister of National Guard
Arab News - 27 May, 2013

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah issued today a royal order transforming the Presidency of National Guard to the Ministry of National Guard and appointing Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, Minister of National Guard.

The royal order said that the Ministry of National Guard shall replace the Presidency of National Guard and the Minister of National Guard shall replace the Commander of National Guard, wherever they come in systems, regulations, decisions and royal orders and decrees.

« Bernie Ecclestone strikes again with ’stupid’ remark in Bahrain »

F1 supremo criticises Bahrain government over staging of race. Crown Prince laughs it off: ’It’s just Bernie being Bernie’

►http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/20/bernie-ecclestone-bahrain-f1

Bernie Ecclestone has a habit for maladroitness that has become more noticeable as each of his 82 years has passed. But he sounded alarm bells here when he seemingly called the Bahrain government “stupid” for staging a grand prix because of the opportunities it presented to pro-democracy protesters.

It was another race and another gaffe for Formula One’s supremo, who once said Adolf Hitler got things done and who on Friday had suggested everything was OK in Bahrain but that, no, he wouldn’t be staging a race in Syria. (...)

What he actually said to BBC Sport’s Dan Roan, who had asked him if the race had been politicised, was: “We believe the government were in a way really stupid to put this race on [because] it’s a platform for people to use for protesting.”

Ecclestone added: “It [the race] is good. I don’t think it’s for us to decide the politics, good or bad. It’s a good circuit, a good race, and we think everybody’s happy so we’re here.”

When his comments were later repeated in the paddock the country’s crown prince laughed them off: “It’s Bernie being Bernie,” said Prince Salman bin Hamad Isa al-Khalifa on his visit to the track. “I love Bernie and his quotes. I think it’s funny. I have a sense of humour. People will know he’s being sarcastic. I think it’s funny, and I can’t be thankful enough for his support.”

#F1 #Bahreïn #contestation

Le Prince Héritier commence-t-il à révolutionner les usages du gouvernement ? Un mois après sa nomination en tant que premier vice-premier ministre, il semble que les pratiques du gouvernement prennent un coup de jeune

Bahrain on Sunday launched the official weekly cabinet press conference in which the spokesperson for the government informed the media about the session.

The tradition had been that a press statement would be issued, attributed to a senior official carried by the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) after the session ended.

However, Sameera Bin Rajab, the state minister for information affairs and the spokesperson for the government, on Sunday started a new format and held a conference at the Gudhaibiya Palace where the cabinet holds its regular meetings every Sunday and read out the statement.

Habib Toumi, Gulf News
▻http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/bahrain/bahrain-launches-weekly-media-briefing-of-cabinet-sessions-1.1167851

Alwaleed bin Talal: Revolutions of ‘Arab Chaos’ won’t reach Gulf region

Middle East Online

Saudi billionaire prince Prince Alwaleed regretted the “negative” outcome of Arab Spring uprisings, saying the politics of new Islamist-dominated governments “do not reflect the aspirations of the people ... for freedom and justice.”

Prince Alwaleed, the richest Arab businessman and a nephew of King Abdullah, said in a television interview aired late Tuesday that uprisings which toppled strong Arab leaders would not reach the Gulf monarchies, where “the leaders look after the interests of their peoples,” said the prince.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has also called for parliamentary elections in the absolute monarchy where the king names members of a toothless Shura consultative council.

The Prince added that the monarch’s January decision to appoint 30 women to the council was “very important” but needed to go further.

“For this to become historic, I think two things are essential: first, elections, even if partial, and, more importantly, (giving) powers,” he said in the interview aired on several channels, most belonging to his media empire.

The prince also said that ending a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was a matter of time, despite strong resistance from religious conservatives in the desert kingdom that is the birthplace of Islam.

“I think that driving (for women) is definitely coming,” he said, playing up the economic benefits of saving wages paid to foreign drivers.

▻http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=57899

Pour Angry Arab, la démission de Mikati est une décision séoudienne :
▻http://angryarab.blogspot.fr/2013/03/anne-barnard-reporting-on-lebanon-from.html

And she makes no reference to Miqati’s growing relations with the House of Saud through Prince Bandar, who now commands March 14 plus Jumblat plus Miqati plus Sulayman (and the latter has been enjoying Saudi and Qatari bribes as of late). But she also does not tell readers that Miqati has been (like Hariri) a lackey of Syrian intelligence for years, and that Syrian intelligence intorduced him into the Lebanese political scene. She also does not mention that he made his fortune through monopolistic contracts with elements in the corrupt Syrian regime. […] Finally, the resignation of Miqati is a Saudi decision, and was delivered by Prince Bandar through Jumblat.

Exclusive: Erik Prince on Blackwater’s Secret CIA Past - The Daily Beast
▻http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/14/exclusive-erik-prince-on-blackwater-s-secret-cia-past.html

It was the U.S. military’s most notorious security contractor—but it may also have been a virtual extension of the CIA. Eli Lake reports.

Map Room: Borders on Top of The World | World Policy Institute

▻http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal/spring2013/map-room

By Mark Terry with Adam Scholl

PRINCE OF WALES STRAIT, Northwest Territories—A century ago, traversing the Northwest Passage was a grueling effort that often took years. Explorers frequently perished as their boats sunk or got trapped in the abundant pack ice. Today, these waters are mostly ice-free during the summer, and ships can sail through with ease.

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, while much of the Antarctic is warming three times as fast. As a result, the amount of Arctic sea ice has shrunk dramatically, and last year’s extent was the lowest ever recorded.

#arctique #frontières #transport-maritime #route-du-nord #passage-du-nord-ouest

A day in the life of King Abdullah

▻http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130223154239

Un entretien avec le fils du roi d’Arabie saoudite, sur la Syrie mais aussi sur les situation sociale dans le royaume

Welfare is increasingly the king’s concern, said Prince Miteb. Between two million and four million citizens live below the poverty line, and Saudi Arabia also has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the region, with an estimated two million of 28 million Saudis without work .
“[King Abdullah] gets upset when he repeatedly hears about unemployment, shortage of housing or delay in providing medical treatment to citizens,” he said.
Since 2011, the King has widely expanded welfare spending, including a pledge to invest US$37 billion (Dh136bn) on new housing projects, wage increases and unemployment benefits.

Tim Minchin - The Pope Song

Chanté par TM
▻http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTIorwtJbhE

En dessin animé
▻http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0

Fuck the motherfucker
And fuck you, motherfucker
If you think that motherfucker is sacred
If you cover for another motherfucker
Who’s a kiddie fucker
Fuck you, you’re no better
Than the motherfucking rapist

And the fact remains if you protect
A single kiddie fucker
The Pope, or Prince or plumber
You’re a fucking motherfucker

You see I don’t give a fuck about
What any other fucker
Believes about Jesus
And his motherfucking mother

I’ve no problem with the spiritual beliefs
Of all these fuckers
While those beliefs don’t impact
On the happiness of others

J’ai compté 84 « fuck » dans les paroles de la chanson. Ce type n’aime vraiment pas le pape.

Voici les paroles complètes ▻http://lybio.net/tim-minchin-the-pope-song/pop-music

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BTW : buy the DVD ▻http://rocknrollnerd.com/dvd

#WTF ;-)

Très intéressant article sur (l’échec journalistique de) The National, le quotidien d’Abu Dhabi : The National : Abu Dhabi’s brief experiment in press freedom
▻http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112542/national-abu-dhabis-brief-experiment-press-freedom

In May of 2011, The New York Times broke a big piece of news on The National’s turf: The U.A.E. had commenced with plans to raise a private army with the help of Blackwater founder Erik Prince. The purpose of the clandestine mercenary force was to “blunt the regional aggression of Iran” and “respond to terrorist attacks and put down uprisings inside the country’s sprawling labor camps,” the Times reported. At least two National reporters had been on the trail of that scoop, but were encouraged not to pursue the story, according to a former editor.

But even seemingly innocuous subjects became highly taboo fare. In February of 2010, for instance, a piece about Emiratis “embracing blogs” to address topics such as free speech and human rights was spiked because it was “too dangerous,” as an editor put it to Fattah in an email that was shared with me by a source. Fattah and his two chief deputies, Tion Kwa and Bob Cowan, spend much of their time poring over page proofs for any such offending copy, according to people who worked alongside them in the newsroom.

“The self-censorship was daily and severe,” said Nick Stout, who worked as a copy editor at The National until January of 2010. “There was just this pervasive paranoia. We avoided controversy at all costs and would shy from anything officialdom might find embarrassing or provocative in any way.”

(Noter au passage que le scandale absolu de la présence de mercenaires d’Erik Prince financés par les Émirats, n’a reçu quasiment aucun traitement dans les médias internationaux en dehors du NY Times, et a été largement occulté dans les médias arabes – je n’ai réellement vu passer qu’un article de Youssef Ashkar dans le Akhbar.)

Hé hé, Wikileaks au passage :

(A payroll spreadsheet leaked to WikiLeaks in March 2009 revealed that the editor-in-chief was making $430,000; the business editor $300,000; $60,000 for a lowly features writer.)

Kingdom Holding Co, the international investment firm of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and a consortium of investors have bought a 1.5 billion rial ($400 mln) stake in Chinese online retail firm 360buy Jingdong, the company said.

Gulf Business News

Designer John Galliano starts comeback at de la Renta | Reuters
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/18/us-fashion-johngalliano-comeback-idUSBRE90H0QL20130118

’PRINCE OF ROMANTIC GLAMOUR’

Fashion world figures expressed support for Galliano’s return, with Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman saying “This is terrific” on Twitter.

“Oscar de la Renta is the king of uptown style and John Galliano the prince of romantic glamour, so it should be a magical match,” she told Vogue.

Marie Claire creative director Nina Garcia, who is also a judge on the popular television competition “Project Runway,” said “Welcome to New York John Galliano!!!!!” in a Twitter posting, while Elle magazine gushed, “You’ll never believe who Oscar de la Renta welcomed to his NYC studio!”

The Anti-Defamation League, which monitors and fights anti-Semitism, also welcomed the move, citing Galliano’s “demonstrated effort to learn from his remarks about Jews, Hitler and the Holocaust.”

“We believe that individuals can change their hearts and minds as long as they demonstrate true contrition,” said the group’s national director, Abraham Foxman, in a statement posted on its website.

“Mr. Galliano has worked arduously in changing his worldview and dedicated a significant amount of time to researching, reading, and learning about the evils of anti-Semitism and bigotry.”

Foxman said Galliano had met with the group many times, and added: “We wish him much success and look forward to working with him again in the near future as a spokesman against anti-Semitism, intolerance and bigotry.”

#Anti-Defamation-League

Prince Buster (le pape du rock steady, du ska et du reggae jamaïcains) absolument politiquement incorrect.

Prince Buster - Ten Commandments
(1967) :

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5eGlr3WsM&feature=related

Keker & Van Nest’s Matthew Werdegar, Jon Streeter, and John Keker Hereby Asked to Admit Justice Werdegar Participation in All Cases Involving PG & E (Such as Prince v. PG & E) Highly Improper

Please see @:

lesliebrodie.posterous.com/in-prince-v-pacific-gas-electric-company-just

Prince of Persia Source Code, Open Sourced
►http://thechangelog.com/post/21314257945/prince-of-persia-source-code-open-sourced

Before Prince of Persia was a best-selling video game franchise and a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, it was an Apple II computer game created and programmed by one person, Jordan Mechner.

Not only is Prince of Persia now available as a paperback and ebook, but the source is now on GitHub!

►http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC3WEwSJoHs&feature=player_embedded

#jeu #videogame #Prince_of_Persia #code_source #opensource

Rape, homelessness, cholera hound Haiti 2 yrs after quake -IOM - AlertNet
►http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/rape-homelessness-cholera-hound-haiti-2-yrs-after-quake-iom

“Free services like water have gone. Non-governmental organisations have had to pull out because of a lack of funding. Donor fatigue has set in. Conditions are really tough,” Leonard Doyle, IOM’s communications officer told AlertNet in a telephone interview from Port-au-Prince.

“You can’t ignore these people who are enduring horrendous conditions. Rape is a big, big problem,” Doyle added. “A plastic tent offers no protection. It just takes a blade using a knife to enter a tent. Some women and girls have been victims of multiple rapes.”

While the number of Haitians living in camps has decreased by 66 percent from a July 2010 peak of 1.5 million, the pace of people leaving the camps has slowed recently. Over the last four months, the camp population has fallen by only 6 percent.

#Haiti #viol #choléra #santé

Statement by the President on the Selection of Prince Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia | The White House
►http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/28/statement-president-selection-prince-nayif-bin-abd-al-aziz-crown-prince-

I congratulate King Abdullah and the Saudi people on the selection of Prince Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud as Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Oui, félicitations au «peuple séoudien», hein, des fois qu’il ait eu le choix.

Prince Nayef, likely to become heir to Saudi king | Reuters
►http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/22/us-saudi-nayef-idUSTRE79L0M520111022

Nayef’s three decades as interior minister have allowed him to extend his authority across government into foreign policy, religious affairs and the media.

He oversees arrangements for the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, when 2 million Muslims gather in the birthplace of Islam, and heads security cooperation with Yemen and other countries trying to stem the flow of infiltrators, drugs smugglers and arms traffickers across Saudi borders.

Conservative even by Saudi Arabia’s austere standards, Nayef is sometimes portrayed as putting the brakes on the king’s cautious political reforms.

Earlier this year he publicly admonished a member of the mainly consultative Shura Council who had called for a review of the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.

It was also Nayef who ended months of speculation in the run-up to partial elections in February 2005 as to whether women would be allowed to vote or stand for office. Nayef said it was too soon for women to take part — and the debate was over.

Ce qui n’empêche pas Reuters de trouver des « analystes » (qui ? qui ?) pour prétendre que, malgré ce profil ultra-réactionnaire et une réputation de maître tortionnaire, dès qu’il se sera au pouvoir, Nayef sera un « modéré ».

Analysts say Nayef may take a more moderate line if he becomes king, and note that the present monarch was portrayed as a staunch conservative when he became crown prince in 1995, but proved to be a sometimes ambitious reformer as king.

Comme qui dirait, un quasi-démocrate...

Pour rappel, même le relais des séoudiens au Liban, Saad Hariri, avait qualifié le prince Nayef d’« assassin » en le comparant à Bashar Assad. La diffusion de cet enregistrement avait fait grand bruit en janvier dernier.

The Kingdom and the Towers | Politics | Vanity Fair
►http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2011/08/9-11-2011-201108

Late on the night of the 13th, Prince Bandar’s assistant called the F.B.I.’s assistant director for counterterrorism, Dale Watson. He needed help, the assistant said, in getting bin Laden “family members” out of the country. Watson said Saudi officials should call the White House or the State Department. The request found its way to counterterrorism coordinator Richard Clarke, who has acknowledged that he gave the go-ahead for the flights. He has said he has “no recollection” of having cleared it with anyone more senior in the administration.

An F.B.I. memo written two years after the exodus appears to acknowledge that some of the departing Saudis may have had information pertinent to the investigation. Asked on CNN the same year whether he could say unequivocally that no one on the evacuation flights had been involved in 9/11, Saudi Embassy information officer Nail al-Jubeir responded by saying he was sure of only two things, that “there is the existence of God, and then we will die at the end of the world. Everything else, we don’t know.”

L’Arabie séoudite et le 11 septembre : en France, on a tellement appris à aboyer contre les complotistes et conspirationnistes de tous poils, qu’on est très surpris de lire un tel article dans Vanity Fair.

You Get Mad At Napster / Princess Superstar
►http://grooveshark.com/#/s/You+Get+Mad+At+Napster/2H9Z4D?src=5
Eloge du copier-coller, du piratage / une chanteuse américaine de hip-hop découvre Gainsbourg sur Napster. C’est vieux (10 ans !) mais toujours aussi bon.

Bahrain visit : Cameron embraces tyranny - The Independent
►http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bahrain-visit-cameron-embraces-tyranny-2286704.html

But in Downing Street, David Cameron exchanged a warm handshake with Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa. While other Arab tyrants feel the full force of British disapproval, Sheikh Salman is here on a mission to repair the damaged reputation of his dynasty.

►http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/dynamic/00608/Pg-01-splashpic-epa_608273t.jpg

Évidemment, la photo du serrage de pinces était hier dans le canard de propagande de #Bahreïn Gulf Daily News. Oui, hein, bon, la démocratie, les droits de l’Homme et tout ça.

Prince of Persia, le making of (pas du film hein) // GDC Vault - Classic Game Postmortem : PRINCE OF PERSIA
►http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014634/Classic-Game-Postmortem-PRINCE-OF

#jeux_vidéo #rétro