Tuesday, 3 February 2009

China PM Shoes thrown in the UK


Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao dimaki and shoes dilempari by a demonstrator in the UK.

During the incident, Wen talking about the global economy at Cambridge University at the end of the visit in the UK.

Go from the demonstrators kursinya in the back of the auditorium and then shout and whistle as Wen dictator. Next, he threw shoes to the stage.

"How can this university prostitute themselves with the dictator is here, what you hear," the screaming man.

Same as shoe throwing incident by journalists against former Iraqi President U.S. George W Bush in December, demonstrationist shoes in the UK also failed to Wen.

Unlike Bush, Wen standing behind the podium stage does not need to avoid. He stopped only a moment before continuing speech. One pembantunya soon ascend the stage and throw away the shoes.

Security escort the demonstrators out auditorium. He was arrested and taken to the police office for review. Spokesperson for the police, Shelly Spratt said, the man accused of breach of conduct in public.

"University is a place for discussion, debate, and his opinions, not for throwing shoes," said Tim Holt, a university spokesman.

Shoe throwing incident that occurred at the end of a three-day visit that is also colored Wen demo by human rights activists and pro-Tibet. Diperketat security at the university and the police drive away when about 20 demonstrators Wen arrived to speak.

Throwing shoes became famous in the protest action around the world since override Bush. Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-zaidi pelt Bush with a shoe now in Baghdad is still on hold waiting for vonis. He allegedly insult foreign leaders.

Source : Kompas

Sunday, 1 February 2009

Hamas rocket attacks provoked Israeli anger

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel to threaten retaliation "not proportionate" up mortar and rocket firing that continues to the Jewish state from the occupied Gaza Strip Hamas. Not long after Olmert deliver it, three citizens of Israel injury from mortar attacks.

The three victims of the two soldiers and civilians of Israel's first injury since the cease-fire on January 18 Israel end military operations against the coastal area bag. Two Israeli missile strike south of the previous Sunday (1 / 2), but no damage or victims.

A wing martyr Brigade Al-Aqsa, a group that became part of a Fatah stronghold Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, claimed responsible for these attacks. While the parties have not yet confessed to firing a mortar wound third of the people of Israel that.

"Attitude is the government since the beginning in case of reprisal against the population in the region (Israel) south, then there will be retaliation hard that will not be proportionate," said Olmert at the weekly cabinet meeting. "We will act in accordance with new rules that will ensure that we will not drag into the war without stopping shooting south of the border, that will make the southern region can not undergo normal life," said the PM of Israel is without further explanation.

A Hamas government spokesman in the Gaza Strip investigate what disebutnya "aggressive statements" Olmert. However, the spokesman, Taher al-Nono, also urged all Palestinian groups "to respect the national consensus" on the ceasefire that Hamas was announced two weeks ago after Israel declares Gaza to stop the ofesif.

International community be censured Israel over the victim died from the attack in Gaza militernya. Israel forces leave Gaza Strip after the coastal regions that were destroyed during military operations 22 days. They completed the withdrawal of troops from the region that Hamas be Wednesday (21 / 1).

Number of victims killed at least 1,300 Palestinians to reach, including over 400 children. Meanwhile, the 5300 injury in Gaza since Israel reinforce military operations against Hamas on 27 December.

Parties in Israel, only three civilians and 10 soldiers killed in rocket attacks and that. During 22 days of the war, schools, hospitals, the UN building and destroyed thousands of homes affected gempuran Israel, Palestine and the government says the number of infrastructure losses reached 476 million dollars.