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ARMING REBELS IN SYRIA ‘ NOT THE ANSWER ‘ !!!
THE UNITED NATIONS peace envoy to Syria said he could see no swift end to textremelyrutal civil war and urged the international community to increase diplomatic pressure on the regime. ” I’m afraid I do not expect miracles any time soon,” Lakhdar Brahimi said.
But he insisted arming the rebels – a move being contemplated byieen and France – was not the solution. Mr Brahimi said the situation on the ground was ” extremely bad and getting worse all the time “. He said he had no contact with Syrian preident Bashar Assad since the end of December. ” I haven’t seen and I do not see any improvement. Each one of them, I think, still beleives that military victory is possible for their side,” he said. ” And therefore, the intensity of the intensity of the fighting is increasing and exspanding. ” I consider it a given the Syrian parties at present are not capable of solving the problem themselves. ” My hope and also my polite criticism is really to the international community – to the Security Council members, in particular to China and to Russia and the United States.
” I think they should be talking to one another with much, much more urgency and perhapes taking some decisions going to the Security Council and speaking to the parties and to the region in much more forceful terms than they have until now.” London and Paris are facing stiff resistance within the EU to calls for an arms embargo to be lifted to allow weapons to be sent to opposition forces – a move approved in recent days by the Arab League. Mr Brahimi said that was ” not the way ” to end the conflict. ” Pouring more arms to the opposition would bring more arms to the government and that will not solve the problem,” he said. He accepted that conditions for refugees were ” extremely bad ” but said the resources were simply not there to deal with the scale of the humanitarian crisis. The number fleeing the violence is projected to have trebled to three million by the end of the year. ” With all admiration, respect and gratitude for the generosity of the international community, I don’t think the international community is going to be able to provide 1.5 billion dollers every six months for the Syrians,” he said. So it is desperately urgent that some real work is done by everybody to get control over the situation inside Syria and bring this conflict to an end.”
With many thanks to : Irish News.
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16ème Roue Waroch – Année des Asturies
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16ème Roue Waroch les 17, 18 & 19 Février 2012 à PlescopInvité d’honneur les Asturies!!!Après une 15ème édition haute en couleurs, Petra Neué a choisi cette année d’inviter les Asturies.
… Dans une période d’ultra-mondialisation, et de nationalisme montant, il peut nous arriver de voir que 2 régions que 1000km séparent, avec 2 langues différentes peuvent malgré tout avoir beaucoup de points communs, que ce soit par la musique, les attachements à leur langue, mais aussi et surtout par les liens sociaux, qui sont très forts dans cette région, où tous les week-ends, on peut écouter de la musique traditionnelle dans plusieurs villages des Asturies. Les formations invitées sont les plus représentatives de ce pays, car elles savent alliés sonorités modernes et respect de la tradition, tout en partageant le plaisir de la musique.
Mais le Roue Waroch ne dérogera pas non plus à sa règle qui fait son succès, d’inviter le plus digne représentant de la musique Malienne et également de vous présenter notre vision de la musique bretonne actuelle.Vendredi 17 Février 2012 :
09h00-17h00 : Stage de musique Asturienne avec Tuenda
- Instruments mélodiques (Flûte, violon, accordéon, saxos, etc…) avec Pepin De Munalen
- Harmonie/accompagnement (Bouzouki, Guitare, Basse, etc…) avec Elias Garcia,
Xosé Ambas interviendra au chant dans les 2 stages.14h00-16h00 : Stage Breton enfant animé par Gevred (2€)
Inscriptions au 0297446931.18h00 – 21h00 / centre de Plescop
Apéro Concert avec :
- Menaxatrua Cuartetu (Asturies)
- Timothée Le Net Trio www.myspace.com/timotheelenet20h30 – 01H00 / Bar Allano
Soirée Asturienne avec :
- DRD www.myspace.com/drdnamai
- Tuenda www.tuenda.net18h20 – 18h45 : Elèves Stage Tuenda Chapiteau Commercant
18h45 – 19h45 : Menaxatrua Cuartetu Chapiteau Commercant
19h45 – 21h00 : Tim Le Net Trio Chapiteau Commercant
21h00 – 22h30 : Tuenda Bar Allano
22h30 – 00h00 : DRD Bar AllanoSamedi 18 Février 2012 :
9h00-17h00 : Stage de danse Asturiennes animé par Paulino Garcia Santirso et Maria Vázquez Álvarez. Découverte des différentes danses, de leurs signification et des costumes traditionnels.
15h00 : Permis Fest-Noz initiation pratique, théorique et ludique à la danse de Fest-Noz18h00 / Concert avec
- Tuenda (Asturies)
- Vieux Farka Touré (Mali) www.myspace.com/vieuxfarkatoure21h00 / Fest Noz avec
La Bandina (Asturies) www.myspace.com/labandina
Hamon-Martin 5tet www.myspace.com/hamonmartinquintet
DRD (Asturies)
IMG www.myspace.com/imglegroupe
MoTa
Barou-Guichen
Menaxatrua Cuartetu (Asturies)
Frères Keravec
Kanerion Bro Boïo
+ Tremplin Groupes Fest-NozScène Leslégot:
18h30 – 19h45 Tuenda
20h00 – 21h30 Vieux Farka Touré
21h30 – 21h55 Menaxatrua Cuartetu
21h55 – 23h00 Hamon-Martin 5tet
23h00 – 23h25 Barou – Guichen
23h25 – 00H35 La Bandina
00h35 – 01h00 Frères Keravec
01h00 – 02h05 IMGScène Couédic/Kerango:
21h00 – 21h55 Barou – Guichen
21h55 – 22h20 Kanerion Bro Boio
22h20 – 23h10 MoTa
23h10 – 23h35 Frères Keravec
23h35 – 00h00 Kanerion Bro Boio
00h00 – 00h50 MoTaScène Kerfuns:
20h30 – 00h30 Tremplin Groupes
00h40 – 01h40 DRD (Asturies)Dimanche 19 Février
09h30 : Trophée Lancelot Couples Kozh au bar Allano ( 1° Partie)
10h30 : messe avec musique et chant breton
11h00 : Animation dans le bourg avec les sonneurs Durassier-Kergozien , Ils joueront sur un couple Biniou/Bombarde en Granit !!!
12h30 : Repas traditionnel Asturien animé par Menaxatrua Cuartetu et scène ouverte.
13h00 : Fest-Dei – Rencontre Couples kozh (trophée Lancelot) et Duos de musique à danser13h30 : Rencontres chant à répondre, solistes confirmés, solo et duo débutants, Continuants et Vétérans.
15h00 : Causerie dans le cadre des 40 ans de Dastum sur le collectage en pays vannetais.
16h00 : Conférence/Débat « Bretagne/Asturies, comparaisons et états des lieux de la langue Asturienne et Bretonnes dans ces 2 pays
13h00-19h00 : Démonstration de gouren, Exposition de lutherie, jeux bretons pour petits et grands, stands associatifs Maliens avec débat sur les échanges Nord/Sud.et pour clôturer le Fest-Dei :
- Eien www.myspace.com/eienbzhSpectacle pour enfants avec :
Gérard Delahaye & Ronan Robert www.gerarddelahaye.comTarifs:
Vendredi 19 Février 2010 :
- Stage Breton enfants : 2€
- Stage Musique Asturienne : 10€
- Apéro/Concert : Gratuit
- Cabaret Bar Allano : GratuitSamedi 20 Février 2010 :
- Stage danses Asturiennes : 25€ (stage + pass samedi + repas samedi midi)
- Stage/Permis Fest-Noz : Gratuit
- Pass Concert + Fest noz : 13€
- Fest Noz : 7€
- Repas : 6€ + droit d’entréeDimanche 21 Février 2010 : 5€
- Repas Asturien: 10€ + droit d’entrée
(places limitées)A votre disposition :
Buvettes, restauration rapide, ainsi qu’un espace Asturien où vous pourrez déguster Sidra, Sangria, Licor de Hierbes, Tapas (Tortillas, Charcuteries et Fromages Traditionnel) seront à votre disposition durant tout le week-end.Pratique : Possibilité d’hébergement Résidence Ker Goh Lenn
Espace activité Plescop Trehuinec 56890 Plescop
Tel : 0 825 00 20 30inscriptions & informations :
Petra Neue
Kefuñs vihan
56890 PLESCOP
www.petra-neue.com
contact.petra.neue@orange.fr
tel : 02 97 61 80 21Venez Nombreux !!!See more
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Monsanto, World’s Largest Genetically Modified Food Producer, To Be Charged With Biopiracy In India
Add a new word to your lexicon: Biopiracy.
That’s what U.S.-based agribusiness giant Monsanto has been accused of in India, where the government is planning to charge the company with violating the country’s biodiversity laws over a genetically modified version of eggplant.
In doing so, India has placed itself at the focal point of the movement to challenge genetically modified crops, which opponents say are destroying traditional crops and threatening farmers’ livelihoods.
“This can send a … message to the big companies [that] they are violating the laws of the nation,” K.S. Sugara of the Karnataka Biodiversity Board told France 24 (see video below). “It is not acceptable … that the farmers in our communities are robbed of the advantage they should get from the indigenous varieties.”
India announced last month it is pursuing charges against Monsanto for “stealing” an indigenous crop — eggplant — and using it to create a modified version without permission, a violation of India’s decade-old Biological Diversity Act. It’s the first prosecution of a company for the act of “biopiracy” in the country, and possibly the world.
At the heart of the issue is the phenomenon of the commercialization of indigenous knowledge. Indian farmers argue that they developed the strains of eggplant grown in India over generations, and Monsanto has no right to come in and build a product out of their own indigenous species.
Monsanto took locally-grown eggplant “without any conformance with the biological diversity act, and therefore it is biopiracy,” said Leo Saldanha, director of the Environmental Support Group, an Indian NGO. Saldanha filed the initial complaint that prompted India to pursue charges.
It is not actually illegal to develop GM foods from indigenous crops in India, but the the government placed a moratorium on eggplant development last year after an outcry from farmers. It’s this moratorium that Monsanto is accused of breaking.
However, in the month since the government announced it intends to file charges, no actual charges have been laid. France24 correspondent Vikram Singh said India may be coming under pressure from Monsanto and other multinationals not to pursue the case.
But Singh said government officials insist they are simply taking their time to build a water-tight case.
Farmers’ opposition to Monsanto and genetically modified crops in India goes back to before the eggplant controversy, and traces its roots at least partly to an earlier controversy about genetically modified cotton.
After successfully introducing GM cotton to India, Monsanto was besieged by bad publicity when a failed crop allegedly caused farmers to commit suicide. Crop failures are common in India, but when the GM cotton crop failed, the farmers growing it were saddled with enormous debt.
By some counts, the suicide toll related to GM crop failure is in the hundreds of thousands, though some observers have challenged that notion.
The company has also been accused of using child labour in its cotton seed production operations.
Monsanto has largely refused to comment to the media about the eggplant controversy, but France24 reported that the company is blaming its Indian sub-contractor for the unauthorized use of eggplant species.
France 24’s Singh said the case “will have ramifications beyond this incident. … It’s hugely important because how they handle this will set precedent for cases in the future.”
The stakes for Monsanto are huge. Besides cotton and eggplant, the company sees an enormous potential market for genetically modified corn in India. The St. Louis-based firm’s sales in India have been growing rapidly in recent years and now stand at around $7 billion per year.
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Facebook locks down 45,000 accounts to stop ‘worm’ spreading
Facebook has acted to stop the spread of a new variety of malicious software that has stolen login details from 45,000 mostly British and French users.
The Ramnit worm has been spreading since April 2010, but was only recently adapted to target Facebook details, according to computer security experts. It was previously used by cyber criminals to steal login credentials for other services, including online banking.
A “worm” is distinct from a normal computer virus in that it can reproduce itself without needing to attach itself to an existing program. This ability means worms can spread very rapidly online.
The new threat to Facebook users was highlighted this week by Seculert, an Israeli computer security firm. It said most of the users affected so far are British or French.
“Our research lab identified a completely new ‘financial’ Ramnit variant aimed at stealing Facebook login credentials,” the firm said in a blog post.
“It was fairly straightforward to detect that over 45,000 Facebook login credentials have been stolen worldwide, mostly from users in the United Kingdom and France.”
According to Seculer, whoever is behind the new Ramnit variant is using it the stolen login details to access victims’ Facebook accounts and send malicious links to their friends.
“We suspect that the attackers behind Ramnit are using the stolen credentials to log-in to victims’ Facebook accounts and to transmit malicious links to their friends, thereby magnifying the malware’s spread even further,” the firm said.
The personal information stolen from compromised Facebook accounts is potentially valuable to cyber criminals and is sometimes traded on online black markets.
Facebook said that it had learned of the new attack on its users last week and has already taken action to defend them.
It said it had studied the 45,000 stolen login details and concluded that most of it was out of date. However all affected users will be forced to reset their password to improve security.
“Last week we received from external security researchers a set of user credentials that had been harvested by a piece of malware,” a spokesman said.
“Our security experts have reviewed the data, and while the majority of the information was out-of-date, we have initiated remedial steps for all affected users to ensure the security of their accounts.
“Thus far, we have not seen the virus propagating on Facebook itself, but have begun working with our external partners to add protections to our anti-virus systems to help users secure their devices.”
It said users should never click on strange links and should report any suspicious activity.
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Ecrire aux prisonniers politiques
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Ecrire aux prisonniers politiques
Les révolutionnaires emprisonnés ont autant besoin de soutien que d’air et d’eau. Et si la répression cherche à les briser et les démoraliser, une simple carte postale venue de France ou d’ailleurs apporte comme un soleil dans le cœur des camarades.
Nous vous conseillons à nos lecteurs déjà très engagés dans des luttes politiques pouvant leur causer des ennuis judiciaires ne pas donner d’informations pouvant les individualiser. Le courrier est lu et censuré, ou bien qu’il n’arrive pas. Mais tôt ou tard les prisonniers sauront d’une façon ou d’une autre qu’ils ont reçu du soutien.
Pour ceux qui sont prêts a griller leur nom car non-investis dans des luttes pouvant être criminalisées, ou bien qui sont prêts a assumer :
Sachez que pour un prisonnier toute correspondance un peu suivie est la bienvenue car elle ouvre une fenêtre vivante sur l’extérieur et sur une certaine forme de sociabilité non carcérale.
Dans tous les cas, on ne parle pas ouvertement de politique dans une correspondance carcérale avec un prisonnier, on ne parle pas non plus de l’affaire pour laquelle il a été condamné.
La correspondance carcérale doit surtout permettre aux camarades détenus de s’évader de leur enfer quotidien de lire et découvrir une autre personne, un monde hors de la prison.
Certains ne l’ont pas quittée, où ne la quitterons pas, pour de très nombreuses années…
Si vous maîtrisez mal l’anglais, vous pouvez vous contenter de quelques mots sur une carte postale du type : « All my support from France – Trifouilly les oies – You fight the good fight dear comrade, you are not alone! »
Vous pouvez leur dire de quelle façon vous avez entendu parler de leur combat, par exemple en lisant Libération Irlande.
Voici une liste disponible actuellement des prisonniers politiques / prisonniers de guerre. Elle n’est pas du tout exhaustive, puisqu’il y a des organisations et des prisonniers qui ne souhaitent pas rendre publiques les noms et les listes. Il y a environ une centaine de prisonniers républicains en Irlande. Un camarade est incarcéré en Lituanie, un autre en France.
PRISON DE LA SANTE
Kieron Doran
Ecrou 293249
Bloc A
Cellule 119
Maison d’arrêt
42 rue de la Santé
75674 Paris Cedex 14
LUKISKES PRISON
Michael Campbell
Lukiskiu bstr. 6
Vilnius, LT 01108
Lituanie
CASTLEREA PRISON
The Grove, Castlerea town,
Co Roscommon,
Ireland
Eddie McGarrigle
Portlaoise, County Laois
Irlande
E-3 WING REPUBLICAN PRISONERS
Derek Brady
John Brock
Sean Connolly
Anthony Crowley
Bernard Dempsy
Aidan Hulme
Robert Hulme
Vincent Kelly
Justin McCarthy
James McCormack
Thomas Morris
Fintan Paul O’Farrell
Declan John Rafferty
E-4 WING
Liam Grogan
Darren Mulholland
E-2 WING
Jackie Bates
Don Bullman
Pascal Burke
Ciaran Dunne
Ken Donohoe
Tony Hyland
Robbie Kearns
Michael McDonald
Michael McKevitt
MAGHABERRY PRISON
Roe House 3+4, Upper Ballinderry Road
Lisburn, Co. Antrim
North of Ireland
BT 28 2PT
« Royaume-Uni »
Liam Campbell
Colin Duffy
John P. Hannan
Noel Maguire
Terry McCafferty
Gerard McGory
Gerard McManus
Kevin Nolan
Martin Corey
Pour aider financièrement les proches des prisonniers, il y a deux adresses principales :
IRPWA,
Ulster Bank,
Andersonstown Rd, Belfast,
Account Number : 88919077
Sort Code : 98 00 15
et
CABHAIR
CABHAIR – Irish Republican Prisoners Dependants Fund
223 Parnell Street,
Dublin 1.
Irlande
ou via
Cumann na Saoirse, c/o National Irish Freedom Committee, P.O. Box 770549, Woodside, NY 11377, Etats-Unis.
