The Real Democracy

Yesterday the people of Pakistan have really confirmed that Pakistan is the real democratic country and no one can stop this nation to reach the sky.

100 of thousands of people were on road including women to children’s, young to old to regain the justice in Pakistan.

American and western governments were putting pressure on Mian Nawaz sharif the president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz group to call off the long March. But he was committed with the people of Pakistan and People were committed to Mr. Sharif.

The whole world was thinking about the Pakistan as a terrorist nation but whole nation has given the answers to the whole world that we are not terrorist, we are peaceful people and we know that nations behind the terrorism in different areas of Pakistan. Definitely the answer is to India.

Specially events like attack on Lankan’s has really weak the position of India and everybody knows that India is doing these attacks.

Within 18 hours Administration was on the toes and agreed to re appoint Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudary the Man of Justice.

Yesterday The Pakistani Nation proves that nobody can hurt them because they are united for the truth and cause.

Now, it’s the challenge for judiciary and the Management to reestablish Pakistan and improve economic conditions of Pakistani peoples

Mr. Obama thinks about the People-America is changed

Mr. Obama said, “I will not spend a single penny for the purpose of rewarding a single Wall Street executive, but I will do whatever it takes to help the small business that can’t pay its workers or the family that has saved and still can’t get a mortgage.”

This is why America got the change;Change in the thoughts of leadership.

Mr. Obama prioritizes the common people, small industries and families for the direct monetary benefits. This not just about justifying the votes, it’s all about the pain, feeling and caring about the common peoples.

He is thinking about the whole world either it’s Iraq or Afghanistan.

The U.S.A Is Back in Geneva

GENEVA, Feb 19 (IPS) - United States diplomats are back in force at the U.N., after having distanced themselves from the world body for several years. This week they contributed to successful mediation between Georgia and Russia, although they did not help resolve a stalemate on gay rights.

The United States played an active role this week in multilateral initiatives to broker peace in the Caucasus and in debates on racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, both sponsored by the United Nations.

The United States began to disengage from Geneva-based U.N. activities in November 2001, only weeks after the terrorist attacks on targets in New York and Washington.

The catalyst was a speech given to a working group on the U.N. Biological Weapons Convention by then Undersecretary of State for Arms Control John Bolton, regarded as a "hawk" in the government of former U.S. President George W. Bush (2001-2009).

The working group was debating mechanisms for identifying violators of the Convention, and the U.S. opposed inspections of its military facilities on the grounds of national security. Bolton was instrumental in derailing the working group, which did not meet at all for one year.

After that, U.S. participation in most of the multilateral bodies in Geneva fell off drastically, except in those of economic or commercial interest.

On Wednesday IPS asked Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Daniel Fried, if "the United States is back" at the U.N., to which he replied: "I wouldn't exactly put it that way. I don't think the United States ever left."

Fried, a high-profile negotiator in mediation sessions between Russia and Georgia, which concluded here on Wednesday, said that Vice President Joe Biden "made it clear that we plan to build a stronger and more dynamic trans-Atlantic relationship," in a Feb. 7 speech in Munich, Germany.

The diplomat said stronger links would be based on "the desire of the United States to consult our allies, and also on the hope and expectation that our allies will want to work with us."

Biden's clear message in Munich is consistent with U.S. President Barack Obama's statements throughout his electoral campaign, Fried said.

Fried took part in the latest round of peace negotiations between Russians and Georgians, co-sponsored by the U.N., the European Union and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Russia and Georgia went to war with each other in August 2008, an act that sparked tension in the region and displaced thousands of people from their homes. Two autonomous regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, split off from Georgia, and were promptly recognised as independent states by Moscow.

EU special representative Pierre Morel said the parties had reached consensus on "proposals for joint incident prevention and response mechanisms."

All three mediators hailed the accord as a significant first breakthrough. "We think this is an important step to security and stability" in the region, said Morel.

Fried said the "positive and practical" agreement had been reached in spite of the fundamental differences "on the ground" between both sides with respect to the breakaway regions' political status. Georgia and most of the U.N. member countries have not recognised the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

The U.S. diplomat said he regretted that talks on the situation of internally displaced people and humanitarian issues had failed to make headway. However, he emphasised that an agreement has been reached to allow natural gas distribution to all parts of the region, and that discussions on reconnecting water supplies have begun.

The parties to the negotiations, including representatives of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, will meet again in Geneva in two months' time at a date to be decided.

The U.S. has also returned to the U.N. working group that is preparing a draft outcome declaration for the Durban Review Conference, to be held in Geneva from Apr. 20 to 24.

The Review Conference will assess the fulfilment of agreements adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa.

The Israeli and U.S. delegations walked out of the 2001 conference against racism in Durban, in protest at what they said was the singling out of Israel "for censure and abuse."

In the years that followed, the U.S. progressively withdrew from U.N. human rights diplomacy. Its delegations to these U.N. sessions have been downsized, and only low-ranking representatives have been sent, many of whom have not even taken their seats nor participated in the debates.

The arrival of the U.S. delegation, headed by Mark Storella, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, may herald an about-face on the part of the U.S. administration.

"We are here to explore with you whether it is possible to move beyond our differences and focus the Durban Review Conference on the racism and xenophobia that seriously persist today in our world," Storella said at the opening of the working group's deliberations.

"We will work with you this week in the hopes that this process will move in a positive direction that would allow the United States to participate in future preparatory meetings and, if possible, in the Durban Review Conference in April," he said.

"You are all aware of the strong reservations the United States has about this (outcome) document as it singles out Israel for criticism, places unacceptable restrictions on freedom of expression, under the guise of 'defaming religion', and calls for payment of reparations for slavery," he said.

The working group discussions ground to a halt on Wednesday as disagreement erupted over discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. One paragraph of the draft outcome document condemns "all forms of discrimination and all other human rights violations based on sexual orientation."

This paragraph was proposed by the Czech Republic, representing the EU, and was supported by the United States, New Zealand, Chile (speaking on behalf of the South American countries), the Netherlands, Colombia and Argentina.

But a large number of countries opposed to recognising gay rights rejected the text.

South Africa, on behalf of the African Group, said the issue of sexual orientation is beyond the scope of the declaration adopted in 2001 in Durban.

Opposition to the paragraph proposed by the Czechs came mainly from the Islamic countries, and also from China.

A representative from the Vatican, which has observer status at the United Nations, added his voice to those of the critics and maintained that "sexual orientation" is only a form of behaviour, rather than an integral part of a person's psyche.

Another aspect that has divided the working group is the proposal to add a separate paragraph condemning "Islamophobia." To cite persecution of Islam without acknowledging similar abuses committed against other religions would be wrong, a Czech diplomat said.

The U.S. delegate said that his country has serious concerns about this section of the draft outcome document.

reference: http://www.ipsnews.net

Arnold in action again.....

The current responsible Manager of California Arnold Schwarzenegger marked a package of contracts on Friday to close a $42 billion state financial plan gap, clearing the way for his movement to gathering voters to approve ballot measures required to more strengthen the state's financial conditions. Arnold said the state administration may possibly start again, with a financial plan signed into law, support public works projects that had been stopped due to shortage of cash flow.

"This will save hundreds of thousands of jobs," The USA Governor said that "We can continue more than $5 billion worth of construction work now and then we can go out and sell the bonds again, to continue rebuilding California. That's the important thing.

Sarah Palin deceived by trick call

Sarah Palin, the US vice-presidential candidate has become the dupe of the practical joke by a comedian posturing as the French president.

The Canadian comedian Marc Antoine Audette convinced Alaska's governor, Sarah Palin, that she was talking to French president Nicolas Sarkozy for the period of six-minute conversation. This call was aired on a Montreal radio programme.

Topics that were discussed in this call varied from the beauty of president Sarkozy's wife, Carla Bruni, to the programe of a combined hunting jaunt.

Mrs Palin’s spokesperson said that she was "mildly amused" by this prank.

Mr Audette, during the phone call, told Mrs Palin that he could see Sarah as American president one day.

"Maybe in eight years." she replied laughingly.


Cloaked punisher

Mr Audette said to Sarah Palin that he would be eager to join her on a helicopter hunting tour.

"I just love killing those animals. Mmm, mmm, take away life, that is so fun," he said in an inflated French accent.

"I'd really love to go, so long as we don't bring along Vice-President [Dick] Cheney."

Mrs Palin answered: "I'll be a careful shot."

Mr Dick Cheney notoriously shot a hunting partner that injured him, while quail-hunting in Texas in 2006.

Mr Audette told the BBC he had wanted to observe whether Sarah Palin was true when she talked about being "treated unfairly by a lot of principal medias"

He said. "We tried to speak with her a little bit about foreign affairs, and well, it gave the result that you can air,"

Mr Audette along with another comedian Sebastien Trudel present a programme on the radio station CKOI Montreal.

These Cloaked punisher, the pair has in the past deceived Nicolas Sarkozy himself, French ex-President Jacques Chirac, as well as the music celebrity Britney Spears with prank phone calls.

Hard Nuts for new U.S President

The American chief intelligence officer on Thursday informed that the first year of a new American president in is the most dangerous time for the nation.
"I would say the period of most vulnerability for the United States is the first year of a new president," Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said to an annual conference of intelligence executives and outworkers on Thursday, in Nashville, Tennessee.

McConnell cited the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 soon after Bill Clinton became the president and the 9/11, attacks on New York and Washingtonin 2001, which happened in less than eight months after George W. Bush took over the presidency.

McConnell's notes seemed analogous to those made lately by Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, who was condemned when he suggested that Barack Obama would be tested by a global calamity in his initial six months in office. Biden referred to it as a "generated crisis to test the mettle" of his running mate Barack Obama.

Republican candidate John McCain telling supporters, apprehended on Biden's remarks, saying that "We don't want a president who invites testing from the world when the economy is in crisis and Americans are already fighting two wars." Obama's movement answered that Biden hoisted "the simple fact that history shows presidents face challenges from Day One."

McConnell pointed out that intelligence briefings that presidential runners have received have the spotlight mainly on terrorism. The fresh president will instantly embark on getting more inclusive intelligence briefings, after the election -- together with details about covert actions and operations -- that is provided President George W. Bush day after day.

McConnell believed the election’s enthusiasm "is going to be dampened somewhat when he begins to focus on the realities of the myriad of changes and challenges we are going to face in the future." One of those "challenges" comprise the panorama of an attack by a biological agent, which he believed "create casualties greater than 9/11."

Author: Madi

Palin's prospect causes Republican split

Elections-few more days , but Republicans are before now stalled in a intense discussion about Sarah Palin's prospect role in the Republicans should the GOP ticket be unsuccessful to win the White House.
Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.
In one curve are some traditionalists who think the Alaska ruler has been a disadvantage to John McCain's presidential campaign and intimidate to direct the party off track for the expected future.
One more division says Palin's core-traditionalists thinking, established political intelligence, and convincing frontier biography position her to redesign the features of Republicans now observed by numerous the people as out of touch.
It's a discussion, fairly unattractive at times, that is start to play out in public view as Republicans support themselves for the risk of losing the White House and a momentous number of seats in Congress come Elections. And that may depart the party in dump with severely condensed power in USA.