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SEND THIS EMAIL TO YOUR BANK......: 20 November 2008:; Dear Sirs,; In view of what seems to be happening internationally with banks at the moment, I was wondering if you could advise me on the following matter:; If one of my checks is returned marked?"insufficient funds,"?how do I know whether that refers to me or to you?; Sincerely,; I. M. Ankshus
FROM MY NOKIA E90:HOPE THIS WORKS/Wife of billionaire F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce: 20 November 2008:; Slavica Ecclestone, the former Croatian model, has confirmed that she is to divorce her husband, the Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone, after 24 years of marriage.; The split raises the possibility of Britain's most costly divorce battle – although, intriguingly, Mr Ecclestone could find himself doing the asking after signing away much of his fortune to his wife.; Mrs Ecclestone left the family home in Chelsea last month while her husband was attending the season-ending Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Mr Ecclestone let it be known that she was upset by noise from a nearby building site, but reports suggested that she was speaking to lawyers.; "Prompted by media speculation it is formally announced that Mrs Slavica Ecclestone has filed for divorce," her spokesman said today. "Mrs Ecclestone has asked that her privacy and that of her children should be respected."; ---------------------------------------------; GIOVANNI DI STEFANO: " Most upsetting as both are known to me since 1993. I hate divorces and family divisions if they can be avoided. Two very nice people. I hope things go well."
TODAY: 20 November 2008:; In Spain and can't update my diary properly as am on an excavation.
JOHN HASSE: 19 November 2008:; John Hasse et al have been convicted at Southwark Crown Court today and received substantial prison sentences by far in excess of what was necessary. Today Haase, 59, was jailed for 22 years and Bennett, 44, locked up for 20 years. Haase's wife, Debbie, was given a four year term and her friend Sharon Knowles locked up for five years.; This is not by any means a normal run of the mill case. The history of the matter is as follows:; Jul 1993 - John Haase and Paul Bennett arrested in London on serious drugs charges and remanded in custody; Oct 1993 - They begin a massive gun planting operation; Dec 1994 - Gun smuggled into HMP Strangeways, shortly before the end of Thomas Bourke's trial; Aug 1995 - After pleading guilty Haase and Bennett are jailed for 18 years in open court on drugs charges; Jul 1996 - Haase and Bennett walk free, after secretly receiving the Royal Prerogative of Mercy; Oct 1999 - Haase is arrested again for drug trafficking and later jailed for 13 years; Mar 2007 - Haase is charged with perverting the course of justice; Nov 2008 - Haase and Bennett jailed for 22 and 20 years respectively.; Now what usually happens in these types of cases when a person accuses a Minister of the Crown is as follows. Its called a judicial ambush. The Crown wait until a man is almost released from prison and then strike with a historical allegation. This is what happened here. Look at the history! Why were no charges brought earlier? Why? Because at that stage the Conservative Party had less chance than a vicar in a brothel of getting elected. But now that it would appear there is a chance, well it would not look good if allegations about a ex-Conservative Leader are in the public domain.; I will be issuing a further statement on this matter in due course. One thing is for certain: the Royal Pardon is a Constitutional Instrument that cannot be revoked. So what do the Government do? They use a side-door to revoke a Royal Pardon! Now that for me says more about the Government than about Haase! And further, my now deceased client solicitor Kevin Dooley who would have been a vital witness in this matter of course could not be called! Why? Because conveniently when all of this was 'brewing' the Law Society investigated him and struck him off the Rolls and then he suddenly died!!!!! In one of my previous diary entries I have stated that Kevin Dooley did not just die but was murdered. Not the classical murder but he was murdered by a system of Government that favoured a politician to a career criminal. Kevin Dooley died of a heart attack. I say a broken heart because he could not understand why society was attacking him. Now we know! And yes, Kevin and I spoke at length about Haase before John was charged.; There will be an appeal of course but more on this matter in due course.
BARACK OBAMA:- OPINION REGARDING ELECTION OF PRESIDENT: 18 November 2008:; BARACK OBAMA President Elect; The Constitution of the United States makes the following pre-requisite for election of president:; "No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States."; The father of Barack Obama was a citizen of Kenya and after studying in the US returned to Kenya. There is a question regarding whether the marriage to Obama's mother was valid or not but that is irrelevant.; What is VITAL however, is this: nationality is obtained through; (a) birth place with the proviso that an appropriate application is made if the father is not American (as in this case) or; (b) nationality of the father:- in this case Kenyan.; The Constitution of the United States is clear.; 'No person except a natural born citizen...' and Barack Obama does NOT fall into this catagory of 'natural born....at the time of the adoption of this Constitution' sadly.; No application was ever made for him to obtain citizenship which was compulsory owing to the nationality of his father. On that basis he is ineligible to serve, with regret, as President of the US.; www.studiolegaleinternazionale.com; Giovanni Di Stefano; Largo G tartini 3-4; Roma Italy; gds1955@tiscali.it
France holds 'Eta military head': 18 November 2008:; The suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group, Eta, has been arrested in southern France.; Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero called the arrest of Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias "Txeroki", a "severe blow" to Eta.; Mr Garikoitz Aspiazu is suspected of the murder of two Spanish civil guard officers in France in 2007.; Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 820 people in its 40-year campaign for an independent Basque nation.; ----------------------------------------------; GIOVANNI DI STEFANO: " Arrests of ETA personnel have been made in France for some time yet they have little to no effect on continued activities. Only a political solution will resolve matters. ETA like the IRA and other organisations firmly believe in their cause and will not stop until (what they believe to be) a just solution has been found. Until such the mayhem and fear will continue. I sincerely hope the Spanish Government make a real attempt at finding a political solution."
Judge pulls out of Franco probes: 18 November 2008:; A top Spanish judge has pulled out of investigations into the fate of more than 100,000 people who vanished during the civil war and Franco dictatorship.; Justice officials say Baltasar Garzon complied with demands that inquiries should be handled by courts in the regions where crimes were committed.; Judge Garzon announced last month that the opening of mass graves from Spain's 1936-39 civil war could start.; But Spain's top criminal court later suspended the exhumations.; It imposed the halt to allow it to rule on whether Judge Garzon had the competence to launch the inquiry.; Judge Garzon's supporters condemned the ruling as "brutally inhumane".; But others said the judge's intervention violated the 1977 Amnesty Law, that pardoned politically-motivated crimes by General Franco's friends and foes alike.; --------------------------------------------; GIOVANNI DI STEFANO: " Baltasar has made the correct decision for which I and many others are obliged."
KOO STARK CASE: 17 November 2008:; On the 12th October 2008 (CLICK FILE BELOW TO READ FULL LETTER) I made an urgent application to the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of Ms. Koo Stark with regard the situation invokving her ex partner and the father of her most gifted child.; I am not, at this stage, concerned with the particulars of who is right and who is wrong save as to say that the division between the parties was by no means amicable leaving evidently the daughter of both parties in a difficult situation. Both Koo Stark and her daughter have at all times acted with dignity and resolve and if I say that Koo's daughter is truly gifted young lady I mean exactly that.; Sometimes in life an element of good luck is also required. The European Court of Human Rights replied with an efficiency that I have witnessed in the past (cases of Tariq Aziz and Saddam Hussein, Awwad Al Bander and Barzan Al Tikriti, Tiina Paivaranta and David Taylor et al) on the 30th October 2008 allocating our file number and requesting further submissions for hearing.; I have not as yet decided whether to apply for urgent and emergency measures in this case (there are merits and prejudices that I must decide) but for certain the issues involved are as follows and do NOT revolve around the sad facts of the case:; 1. I am of the view that there is a prejudice contained within English Family Law Legislation that prejudices an unmarried couple in the manner upon which upon a division of the parties how matters are adjudicated. In short a married couple have a better chance of resolving matters within a divorce and settlements than an unmarried couple. That, I say, leads to a case of prejudice against a couple who are unmarried and have childredn and wish to divide. Now I am aware that the English Parliament is siezed of that matter as we speak and that it is the intention of the legislators to ensure there is a parity of treatment and that current legislation is incompatible with the Convention, BUT for Koo Stark and her daughter, there clearly have been acute sufferings. I hope the ECHR will make the necessary adjustments which will benefit not only KOO STARK but all others in her position having children but no married and dividing, and; 2. I am of the view that throughout the entire proceedings some 8 years Ms Koo Stark has not received 'effective' and 'constant' legal advice again violating Art. 6 of the ECHR by withdrawing her legal aid and access to justice. When minors are involved that simply cannot be right. Ms Stark was, is, and will remain regardless the inviolable right to legal assistance paid by the State. Again, many are in the same position as Koo Stark and I am hopeful that the ECHR will state clearly that in matters involving minors legal aid MUST be available to all.; Those are the legal issues that have caused me some concern and I repeat I am not, at this stage, concerned with the facts of the matter save that all must be done to ensure the 'peace of mind' that both Ms Koo Stark, her most gifted daughter, and probably also the father have lacked in the past eight years.; I hope that the English Legislators move at a pace faster than my full application and ensure that parity and equality of arms and of course justice is done in cases involving children.; I am obliged to the Registry of the ECHR for siezing this matter upon my preliminary letter as this is a theme within the law that cries for revision in most Council of Europe countries and am grateful to Koo Stark for allowing me the opportunity at advancing the issues.; GDS; File: click to download
INTERVIEW WITH GIOVANNI DI STEFANO ON THE LATE LATE SHOW: 16 November 2008:; ---------------------------------------------; http://video.google.it/videoplay?docid=5239084069883715565&hl=it; ---------------------------------------------; Cut and Paste above link.; ENJOY!!!!!!
ARTICLE TODAY: 15 November 2008:
FROM MY NOKIA E90: A SAD IRAQ YET AGAIN (5): 14 November 2008:; Now as you know there are not just Shiite, Sunni's in Iraq but many many Christians and of course they are a target also. In fact everyone is a target. Here is the funeral of a Christian. May his sould rest in peace a peace that he never saw on this earth in the past 5 years.
FROM MY NOKIA E90: A SAD IRAQ YET AGAIN (4): 14 November 2008:; Now one thing is different about this foto taken....all that have been taken from the Nokia E90 I never bothered to ask the names of the dead, wounded, hurt, victims etc. You see you just don't because there are so many. 1.5 million so far in 5 years. far more than in 15 years in the time of Saddam Hussein.; This boy is called Sajad Hussein and he survived the bomb on the minibus taking him to school. I pray to God he continues his survival and that in his lifetime he will find peace.
FROM MY NOKIA E90: A SAD IRAQ YET AGAIN (3): 14 November 2008:; This man, I don't know his name, was wounded and subsequently died.....not surprising as not many survive even if they don't die immediately.
FROM MY NOKIA E90: A SAD IRAQ YET AGAIN (2): 14 November 2008:; This is what is left of the explosion of a mini bus today carryiong children....not much.
FROM MY NOKIA E90: A SAD IRAQ YET AGAIN (1): 14 November 2008:; The basic difference between the Iraqi's in fact Arab countries and us is found in thios picture. Its summed up in one word: DEVOTION. You can add a few other words to: DEVOTION TO COUNTRY. Its what we are lacking. I hope one day we will get it back. I won't hold my breath.