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Quando il cinema racconta il 900: 27 December 2011:; ----------------------------------------------; http://ladomenicadelcorriere.biz/rss/341-cult-quando-il-cinema-racconta-il-900; ----------------------------------------------; Un progetto ambizioso. Nobile per l'intento ma anche utile visto il valore educativo che la televisione dovrebbe avere. Dovrebbe, perché oggi sappiamo tutti non essere così. In tv sono gli ascolti a dettare le regole, e questi sono facilmente garantiti dal cattivo gusto, il gossip, l'ostentazione di corpi e di sentimenti. Fortunatamente, non sempre è così. Resistono, infatti, casi in cui vengono realizzati prodotti in grado di diffondere messaggi positivi. Ancora meglio quando trasmettono i valori culturali della nostra storia, troppo spesso ignorati dalla maggioranza degli italiani.; Ma non è facile. Quando una casa di produzione si trova a esaminare una sceneggiatura, sa bene quanto sia rischioso investire su storie del passato che, sebbene interessanti e utili, rischiano di essere noiose e difficili per il grande pubblico generalista. Quando poi sono le stesse emittenti italiane a partecipare ai costi della produzione, la situazione facilmente precipita nell'orrendo ma affidabile binomio bassa qualità – alti ascolti.; E, probabilmente, è questa una delle ragioni per cui il progetto di realizzare una serie TV che racconti le vite di alcune delle più importanti figure artistiche del nostro 900 arriva dall'estero.; Un estero che però ama l'Italia e la sua storia. Molto più di quanto non facciamo noi stessi.; Per questo, la Carolco, Samuel Goldwyn Studios & Eagle Lion Film ha recentemente svelato l'ambizioso progetto di produrre una serie TV dal titolo "Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore".; Sei personaggi nei quali si può rivivere tutto l'ultimo secolo dell'Italia visto da chi ha fatto dello spettacolo la sua ragione di vita. Totò, Claudio Villa, Alberto Sordi, Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi e Vittorio Gassman rappresentano infatti le figure del panorama artistico che meglio di tutti hanno concorso a far sognare, distrarre, ridere ma anche commuovere, affascinare e innamorare milioni di italiani e italiane durante tutto il 900.; Le loro vite, le loro interpretazioni e le loro opere hanno oggi lasciato un vuoto incolmabile.; Quindi, non intravedendo, nell'attuale panorama dello spettacolo, figure che possano perlomeno avvicinarsi al loro spessore, diamo onore a chi ha avuto l'idea di farci rivivere le loro storie. Storie divenute mito, che, speriamo presto, potremo tutti conoscere, rivedere e sognare.; Si comincerà, secondo il più classico ordine cronologico, con la vita del Principe della risata Antonio Clemente De Curtis, meglio noto come Totò.; Al momento, dalla casa di produzione Carolco, Goldwyn & Eagle Film trapelano poche informazioni. Sappiamo però che il primo film TV è in avanzata fase di pre-produzione. Già pronto il soggetto, la sceneggiatura e il cast. Da parte nostra, quasi a voler ridurre le attese, possiamo solo dire di non vedere l'ora di poter comunicare la notizia dell'avvenuto primo ciak. E garantire che sarà un successo.
The real reason the UK/US are in Afghanistan and the truth about the Taliban: 27 December 2011:; --------------------------------------------; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/notw-online-editorial-2/3599-the-real-reason-the-ukus-are-in-afghanistan-and-the-truth-about-the-taliban; --------------------------------------------; Queen Elizabeth II thanked British servicemen and women in her annual Christmas address as she does each year.; Afghanistan is the current focus of a British military campaign that harkens back to the past and Queen Elizabeth II probably echoed her ancestor Queen Victoria when she acknowledged her troops sacrifice.; For in the 1800's another British army was in Afghanistan in an effort to counter growing Russian influence. Then the face-off between the imperial powers was known as the Great Game and it continues to this day.; Russia's forces withdrew from Afghanistan 20 years ago as the Soviet Union began to falter. Little more than ten years later, the British were back in Afghanistan as part of a 'coalition of the willing', although this time they weren't there to counter Russian influence.; Instead, in the aftermath of 9/11, they were there to wage a "War on Terror"; at least that's the official line repeated by the corporate media.; In reality however, coalition forces were there to help re-establish the drugs trade. All the talk about fighting terror is a smokescreen to conceal the real reason for the invasion and continued occupation.; When the Taliban took power in 1996 the world powers took little interest in Afghanistan. In July 2000 that changed when the ruling Taliban outlawed the cultivation of opium poppies as a sin against Islam. At the time, Afghanistan was the source of nearly 80% of the world's heroin.; By May 2001, the Taliban's decree on poppies had taken effect. In Helmand Province, the former heartland of Afghanistan's poppy production, there were virtually none to be seen. A rare victory in the war on drugs had been achieved.; Or so it seemed.; The following year, opium poppy cultivation was back in full swing and by 2007 record levels of production had been reached.; So when Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to her troops, just remember what they are actually fighting for, because history is repeating itself in more ways than one.; This is not the first time Britain has fought a war over drugs. In fact under Queen Victoria Britain fought two wars to ensure the continued production and consumption of narcotics.; The first and second Opium Wars were fought after the British allowed opium from colonial India to be smuggled into China, in defiance of Chinese prohibition laws.; The Chinese lost both wars, which ultimately led to the Boxer Rebellion.; So as Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to British troops she continues an old tradition: giving the official seal of approval to Western involvement in the drugs trade. Although of course, no one will say as much, but that is what Western forces are in Afghanistan for.; It's also no coincidence that Helmand Province has seen some of the hardest fighting and where British forces have their biggest base. For Helmand is the very heartland of Afghanistan's poppy production and Camp Bastion is there to ensure it continues.; It's not just 'foreign policy' however, but a lucrative business where vast amounts of money can be made. What's more, none of it need be accounted for, which is why it is so appealing to the West's ruling elite. Vast amounts of money can be made and used to finance secret 'Black Budget' projects, which needn't be accounted for or even known about.; All Queen Elizabeth II has to do is make a few fine sounding noises to cover what is essentially a criminal enterprise.; Moreover, Afghanistan is not just a lucrative criminal enterprise but also the means to undermine opponents. In the 19th century similar methods were used against Imperial China and today it is being used against Russia and Iran, where opium addiction is now a serious problem.; Nor does it matter that Afghanistan's drugs also end up on streets in the West. Not only do the elite get to make vast amounts of undeclared wealth, like Soma in Huxleys's Brave New World, the drugs also help subdue potentially troublesome elements with narcosis. So either way the elite benefit.; So once again history repeats itself and Queen Elizabeth II is playing much the same role as her ancestor Queen Victoria. So, when she speaks of a "debt of gratitude", just remember who is actually benefiting and why.
More questions arise about the unsatisfactorily explained death of Dr David Kelly: 27 December 2011:; ....................................; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/feed-categories/3595-more-questions-arise-about-the-unsatisfactorily-explained-death-of-dr-david-kelly; .....................................; The police's handling of the Dr David Kelly case was thrown into fresh doubt over his dental records and why no charges of perjury have to date been brought against the Assistant Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police.; On the day the weapons inspector's body was found in woodland close to his Oxfordshire home, there was an alleged break-in at his dentist's surgery.; Dr Kelly's dental records went missing for 48 hours before being found again inside the surgery.; Assistant Chief Constable Michael Page of Thames Valley Police had previously told the Hutton Inquiry there was 'no evidence' of any unidentified fingerprints being on Dr Kelly's file.; His comments appeared to crush any suggestion of a link between the break-in and the mystery over how Dr Kelly died.; But Freedom of Information requests have revealed that, in fact, there were six unidentified prints on the dental records and the file which held them. The discrepancy raises doubts about the evidence given to the Hutton Inquiry.; Dental records can be used to help identify a dead body.; A group of doctors who demanded a new inquest lost their battle in the High Court notwithstanding the clear evidence of police simply lying.; Dr Andrew Watt, a clinical pharmacologist wrote to Mr Grieve with concerns about the police evidence to Hutton, said: 'ACC Page offered a blanket reassurance that no third party was involved in the matter of the dental records. That has now been called into question.; 'Without detailed, formal re-examination of the facts, one cannot rely on ACC Page's assertion there was no evidence of third party involvement at Harrowdown Hill, where Dr Kelly was found.'; Lord Hutton concluded Dr Kelly killed himself after being named as the prime source of a BBC news report accusing Tony Blair's government of lying to take Britain into war in Iraq.; Uniquely for a suspicious death, no coroner's inquest has been held. Instead, the Hutton Inquiry found he died by swallowing painkillers and cutting his wrist with a blunt knife.; Dr Kelly left no suicide note and had arranged to meet his daughter on July 17, 2003, the day he was last seen alive. On the morning of his death he had also booked a return ticket to Iraq in connection with his work.; On July 18, 2003, Dr Kelly's dental records were found to be missing from a filing cabinet in his dentist's surgery. His dentist told police that a window at the surgery was unsecured. Police have confirmed the notes were located 48 hours later by Dr Kelly's dentist, in the same filing cabinet she had checked originally.; According to the FOI response, 13 fingerprints were found on the records and their folder. Five were 'unusable' because of poor quality; two were attributed to a staff member; and the remaining six were 'negative' or unidentified. These six were stored in police files after the tests, which took place between August 15 and August 18, 2003.; But in testimony to the Hutton Inquiry five weeks later, ACC Page stated: 'We forensically examined those [dental records] and could find no evidence of extraneous fingerprints or whatever on that file.'; In his 2007 book about the death of Dr Kelly, MP Norman Baker revealed Lord Hutton attended ACC Page's retirement and gave a 'fulsome' speech in the officer's honour.; Last year Detective Graham Coe admitted he did not disclose evidence to Hutton about the presence of an unidentified man at the scene where Dr Kelly's body was found.; Dr David Halpin was refused permission to challenge Attorney-General Dominic Grieve's refusal to hold an inquest into the Government scientist's mysterious death.; As the decision was announced at the High Court in London yesterday, there were cries from the public gallery of 'shame' and 'This is not justice'.; One woman shouted at the judge, Mr Justice Nicol, 'What about the fingerprint evidence? 'A reference to the fact that no fingerprints were found on the knife Dr Kelly allegedly used to kill himself.; It is interesting to note that Sir Andrew Nicol, the High Court judge who refused permission started his career in California working as a special assistant to the director of Housing and Community Department in 1975-76 and then moved to Australia with Allen Allen & Hemsley Solicitors Sydney 1976-77.; Sir Andrew Nicol would have invariably come into contact with Peter Marcuse now a professor in California but also a collaborator with the CIA at that time.; In Australia Sir Andrew Nicol would also have come into contact with James D. Wolfensohn the World Bank Group's ninth president since 1946, who established his career as an international investment banker with a parallel involvement in development issues and the global environment. Born in Australia in December 1933, Mr. Wolfensohn is a naturalised U.S. citizen. He holds B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Sydney and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. Before attending Harvard, he was a lawyer in the Australian law firm of Allen Allen & Hemsley.; He is also a CIA officer and Sir Andrew Nicol is a judge of the High Court, one of a few, permitted to hear 'sensitive' cases.; Lying under oath is deemed to be perjury and normally prosecuted. Except, of course, in cases involving ascertaining the truth behind the death of Dr. Kelly.
READ THE LATEST EDITION OF NEWS OF THE WORLD ONLINE: 23 October 2011:; -------------------------------------------; www.newsoftheworldonline.eu; -------------------------------------------; This week stories that solve some mysteries around Mussilini and Adolf Hitler as well as new stories on True Crime and the latest chapters in Giovanni Di Stefano's autobiography "And nothing but the truth."
New Libya, same bloody way of doing business: 23 October 2011:; .............................................; www.newsoftheworldonline.eu; .............................................; Colonel Gaddafi was cruelly murdered by a mob. This disgusting episode, which no decent person can approve of, is typical of the sordid revolution which our Government has decided to endorse and aid.; Nearly as bad, most of our media reported the barbaric spectacle in gleeful tones. God preserve them from ever being at the mercy of a lynch mob themselves is all I can say.; Shame, also, on those who referred to this squalid crime as an ‘execution’. Why is this word these days applied to its opposite? An execution follows lawful due process. It is not another word for a gang slaying or a lynching, such as happened to Muammar Gaddafi.; Any new state that begins with such an event will be poisoned and polluted by it ever afterwards, just as the communist world was blighted by the Bolshevik massacre of the Russian imperial family in 1917. Look also at the state of Italy who began their life as a Republic murdering Mussolini and a number of people, one of which Clara Petacci, had nothing to do with the war. Italy has still not recovered and has changed more governments in the last fifty years than a chameleon changes its colour.; The nebulous new Libyan regime is already torturing its prisoners, who in many cases have been seized without formal legal procedure. From now on, all those who supported this ill-advised intervention will share responsibility for every lynching, whipping, unjust detention and miserable dungeon in the New Libya they helped to make.; Doesn’t anyone know any history? The day that Colonel Gaddafi overthrew King Idris in 1969, Tripoli was full of rejoicing crowds, no doubt similar to those who celebrate today.; PH/GDS
THE ROAD TO KOREA: 21 October 2011:; .............................................; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/49-top-stories/975-news; .............................................; There has always been speculation that both the United States of America and Great Britain committed serious war crimes during the Korean War. There has never been anything substantially admissible to permit either an investigation or charges to be levied. Not until now that NOTW Online has uncovered records that enable the course of justice to take its path.; The use of germ warfare and chemical weapons was the reason why the US and the UK attacked Iraq. At the end of the day no chemical weapons were found in Iraq and no evidence that such existed.; It is perhaps because of events in the 1950s that both the US and the UK had cause for concern. Saddam Hussein was proclaiming he had no chemical weapons and the UN Inspectors were confirming such. During the Korean war both the US and the UK proclaimed that no chemical weapons or germ warfare were used. The British military considered it an outrage that such was even suggested.; Now we know different and there is evidence.; Solicitor and activist Jacob 'Jack' Gaster and socialist Monica Felton who was the Chairman of the Stevenage Development Corporation visited North Korea during the Korean war. Gaster travelled to North Korea in 1952 as part of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, a delegation of advocates from the UK, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, Poland, Brazil and China, who went into North Korea from China by night in order to evade UN troops.; The IADL investigated claims that were circling that the US Army had been using germ warfare on soldiers and civilians throughout the conflict.; Gaster described what he saw as one of the worst experiences of his life, including "evil things" such as swarms of plague-carrying fleas dropped on towns, infecting enemy soldiers and civilians. The group took pre-submitted witness statements and Gaster managed to visit Britons in prisoner of war camps.; On his return to the UK, his claims were rejected and he was mocked by the establishment. Both the House of Lords and the Commons in various debates sought his prosecution for treason.; We publish the report today that will shock even the strongest of pro-war and gun hungry advocates. The report and statements support the statements made by Jacob Gaster and show the real extent to which both the United States and the United Kingdom committed serious war crimes and crimes against humanity to which, at least the United Kingdom, may still be subject to judicial proceedings.; Gaster was anti-Zionist, a British Jew, who had joined the army in 1941 but suffered a serious injury preventing him from serving abroad. He was active in numerous international political movements, from representing underprivileged workers in the late 1930s to the freedom movements in the African colonies off Portugal much later in life.; He remained a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain until it dissolved in 1991 and lived all of his life in London, dying in 2007 at the age of 99.; Monica Felton visited Korea twice as the British delegate for the Women's Delegation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. There was outrage in the House of Commons in April 1951 when Felton absented herself without permission from her job and travelled to North Korea. A recording of her speaking about what she had seen was broadcast on Russian television and she spoke of atrocities she had witnessed, committed by US and British troops towards civilians, including children.; Felton lost her job as Chairman of Stevenage Development Corporation and visited prisoner of war camps when she returned to North Korea in June 1951, winning the Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples.; On the 18th June 1951 the House of Commons was in uproar and was seeking the prosecution of Felton. An excerpt from Hansard shows the tone of the House and is facsimile to the argument for the Prosecution and ultimate execution of William Joyce:; - - - - -; MRS. MONICA FELTON (VISIT TO KOREA); HC Deb 18 June 1951 vol 489 cc1-4; Mr. Nigel Fisher; Asked the Attorney-General whether he is aware of the recent visit of Mrs. Monica Felton to North Korea and of her statement since her return to this country; and whether he has considered prosecuting her on a charge of treason for consorting with the enemy abroad and for spreading enemy propaganda at home.; Mr. C. S. Taylor; Asked the Attorney-General whether he has now received a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions about Mrs. Monica Felton; and 2 whether he proposes to institute proceedings against her for treason.; The Attorney-General (Sir Frank Soskice); I have not yet received the Director of Public Prosecutions' report, and inquiries are still being made. In these circumstances, I am not yet in a position to make a statement.; Mr. Fisher; While appreciating that, may I ask the right hon. and learned Gentleman whether he would agree that, quite apart from Mrs. Felton, this case raises important considerations of principle as to what may be permitted to a British subject in relation to an enemy State? Is not high time that we had a ruling on what is and what is not permissible?; The Attorney-General; This is obviously a very important case, and I prefer not to discuss it until I have all the facts before me.; Mr. Sydney Silverman; Will my right hon. and learned Friend reassure the House that he will not allow his great office or the great provisions of our criminal law to be prostituted for political purposes or turned into an engine for the suppression of liberty?; The Attorney-General; I hope that in this House we never consider a matter of this sort on party lines. I always keep my office absolutely independent of any political consideration at all, and I shall do my level best to do so.; Mr. Taylor; When the Attorney-General receives the report from the Director of Public Prosecutions will he 3 consider putting a copy of the report in the Library for the benefit of hon. Members?; The Attorney-General; No, Sir. That is a report which is made confidentially to me.; Several Hon. Members rose; Mr. Speaker; It would be a great mistake to carry on, and I do not propose to call any more hon. Members.; Mr. Garner-Evans; Asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what facilities were afforded by his Department to enable Mrs. Monica Felton, chairman of the Stevenage Development Corporation, to visit North Korea.; Mr. Fisher; Asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the recent visit of Mrs. Monica Felton, the chairman of the Stevenage Development Corporation, to the enemy forces in North Korea; why he franked her passport for this purpose; and whether he will ensure that no such visit is permitted in future.; The Minister of State (Mr. Younger); No facilities were granted for Mrs. Felton's journey. Her passport was renewed on 2nd February, 1951, in the normal way. It was not valid for travel to China or Korea.; Mr. Garner-Evans; Can the right hon. Gentleman assure the House that as a result of scares of this nature his Department will not for one moment suffer any infringement of the good Liberal principle of laisser passer?; Mr. Younger; We are certainly very interested in free travel for all bona-fide purposes.; Mr. Fisher; Should not a passport endorsement be required for a British subject to travel to visit an enemy State with whom we are actually engaged in war? Surely an inquiry ought to be made before a British subject travels in this way.; Mr. Younger; The hon. Gentleman no doubt appreciates that that would involve an inquiry about every person leaving this country. There was no indication that Mrs. Felton was going to China and Korea. Her passport was not made valid for that.; Mr. S. Silverman; The right hon. Gentleman says that her passport was not made valid for that purpose. Is he intending to imply that it is illegal for any British subject to go anywhere in the world unless the Foreign Secretary endorses his or her passport to that effect?; Mr. Younger; No, Sir, but I think I am right in saying that the passport is a request to foreign Governments to give certain facilities to the holder. If the passport is not valid for a particular country, then the Foreign Secretary cannot be said to have made that request in respect of that individual; but that does not stop the person going.; - - - - -; The matter was not abated because only four years later in the House of Lords when it was known that Jacob Gaster had produced a report and that he was to distribute such, calls for Felton's prosecution were renewed.; This exchange in the House of Lords mirrors the one four years previous:; - - - - -; MRS. MONICA FELTON; HL Deb 16 March 1955 vol 191 cc1123-5 1123; 2.35 p.m.; LORD VANSITTART; My Lords, I beg to ask the Question which stands in my name on the Order Paper.; The Question was as follows:; To ask Her Majesty's Government, with regard to Chapters VI and VII of the publication Treatment of British Prisoners of War in Korea, if they will publish a definition of the difference, if any, between the endeavours of Mrs. Monica Felton and those of Sir Roger Casement to suborn British prisoners in hostile hands.]; THE LORD CHANCELLOR (VISCOUNT KILMUIR); My Lords, the decision whether or not to institute proceedings in cases of this kind is constitutionally a matter, not for Her Majesty's Government but for Her Majesty's Attorney General. I am authorised by my right honourable and learned friend the Attorney General to say that, in his opinion, however much one may deplore Mrs. Felton's activities, there is no evidence that she tried to suborn British prisoners of war. In Casement's case, on the other hand, there was clear evidence, which Casement himself did not dispute, that he had actively endeavoured to persuade British prisoners to fight against this country. I need only refer the noble Lord to the particulars of Casement's overt acts of treason set out in Volume 12 of the Criminal Appeal Reports, which are sufficient to distinguish that case quite plainly from Mrs. Felton's.; LORD VANSITTART; My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Viscount for his reply. May I just mention to the House that for some time in the First World War I was head of the Prisoners of War Department and there is at least a strong resemblance between what was then done by Sir Roger Casement and what has since been done by this woman. 1124 It seems to me unjust that the one should have hanged and that the other should go scot-free, if that is the implication of the reply.; THE LORD CHANCELLOR; My Lords, in view of what the noble Lord has said I think it is right that I should refresh his memory and that of your Lordships, about the overt acts charged against Casement. May I take one as being typical of all except the last? On or about the 31st day of December. 1914, soliciting and inciting and endeavouring to persuade certain persons, being British subjects and members of the military forces of our Lord the King and being prisoners of war then in prison at Limburg Lahn Camp in the Empire of Germany, to wit"— I omit the names— to forsake their duty and allegiance to our Lord the King and to join the armed forces of his said enemies, and to fight against our Lord the King and his subjects in the said war. I think it should be made clear that that was the evidence which was given and, as I said, which was not disputed by the defendant Casement. If the noble Lord reads the relevant pages, which are 27 to 31, of the document to which he has referred, he will see the difference. The important point is that mentioned in the initial words of my Answer: that in this country the question of whether a person is prosecuted or not is not a matter for the Executive, the Government as politically formed, but for the chief prosecuting authority, Her Majesty's Attorney General.; EARL JOWITT; My Lords, whilst thanking the noble and learned Viscount for his Answer and, if I may say so, humbly agreeing with it, I should like to ask him one question. I am not sure that our law does not need a little reconsideration, in view of the fact that complications arise where this country is engaged as a member of the United Nations. I will not say more than that, but I should like to be told that the whole matter is under consideration from that point of view.; THE LORD CHANCELLOR; My Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Earl for raising that point. I am glad to be able to remind him that the predecessor but two in the office of the Attorney General, the right honourable Member for St. Helens, did express the opinion that the Treason Act would apply 1125 to the Korean conflict, so I do not think anyone who is contemplating acts of that kind should take comfort from any doubt there may be. I assure the noble and learned Earl that we have the matter fully in mind and will give it further consideration, should that be necessary.; LORD VANSITTART; My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Viscount again for his very explicit reply, but the conduct of this woman has been so utterly revolting that I shall feel compelled to study it carefully before I decide whether some further action cannot be taken to carry the matter further.; - - - - -; Although in the House of Lords and the Commons there were calls for her to be indicted for treason and executed, like Gaster, no charges were ever brought. That was simply owing to the fact the report of the IADL had been sent to the then UN Secretary General, who took no action.; Today we publish in full and unabridged the IADL Report dated 31st March 1952 and as there is no Statute of Limitations for offences against the Geneva Convention, ask the current Attorney General in the United Kingdom what action, if any, is to be taken now that this report is public and what reparations must be made to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for these grave violations.; Download the IADL Report dated 31st March 1952; ...............................; UPDATE; Studio Legale Internazionale may now be asked to act for North Korea for damages against the UK for biological warefare during the Korean War.; File: click to download
Finally Canada rights group files torture complaint against Bush: 21 October 2011:; ...........................................; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/7-news/1359-finally-canada-rights-group-files-torture-complaint-against-bush; ...........................................; The Canadian Centre for International Justice filed a complaint in the Surrey Provincial Court on behalf of four men against former US president George W. Bush on torture charges.; Bush was in Surrey this week to attend the Surrey Regional Economic Summit.; According to the CCIJ, the four men, three of whom have since been released without any formal charges ever being brought against them, endured "horrific and illegal" treatment while being detained at military bases in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.; CCIJ alleges that Bush violated the UN Convention Against Torture (CAT). Former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, stated:; "The main aim of the [CAT] was to eradicate safe havens for persons who commit, order, or participate in acts of torture worldwide. States parties to the Convention, including Canada, have a legal obligation to arrest all persons suspected of torture with the aim of bringing them to justice. There is plenty of evidence that President Bush authorized enhanced interrogation methods against suspected terrorists, some of which clearly amount to torture, such as waterboarding."; The CCIJ, along with the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR) initially filed an indictment against Bush in September accusing Bush of sanctioning enforced disappearances, secret detention and a variety of acts of torture.; Calls for the investigation or arrest of former president Bush have largely been rejected.; In February, the CCR and the European Centre for Human Rights (ECCHR) urged the signatory states of the CAT to pursue criminal charges against the former president. The call came as the rights groups announced that two criminal complaints were to be filed in Switzerland against Bush before he cancelled his trip to the country.; Calls to investigate the criminal culpability of Bush and officials in his administration have been consistently rejected by US officials.; In November, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urged US Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate Bush for violation of the federal statute prohibiting torture [18 USC § 2340A].; Also citing his memoir, the ACLU argued that the use of waterboarding has historically been prosecuted as a crime in the US. The letter also argued that failure to investigate Bush would harm the US's ability to advocate for human rights in other countries.; Bush's secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld has also faced possible criminal charges in Europe, when, in 2007, a war crimes complaint was filed against him in Germany for his involvement in detainee treatment. The case was later dismissed.
HOW GADDAFI WAS MURDERED - NEW REVELATIONS!: 20 October 2011:; ...........................................; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/7-news/1334-how-gaddafi-was-murdered-new-revelations; ............................................; I can now confirm that Gaddafi's convoy in Sirte was bombed by an American Predator drone and then subsequently attacked by French jets.; I can also confirm that RAF Tornados were patrolling over Sirte at the time of the escape attempt and that Gaddafi was not injured during the NATO strike. He was killed outright by rebel forces after permission was sought from the US via a rebel commando on mobile phone to Tripoli.; At 05.15am today, NATO designated Gaddafi as a military target and thus made him subject to attack and to be killed.; The intelligence information from Sirte alleged that Gaddafi and his loyalists were "firing on civilians" according to intercepts on communications made by operatives of GCHQ. The intelligence information was that the Libyan leader's forces started firing on civilians as they tried to escape Sirte in a convoy of up to 100 vehicles. The so-called 'escape' however, did not occur until two hours later.; Gaddafi had been under surveillance by NATO forces for the past ten days after an 'intelligence' source allowed them to pinpoint his location with precision.; An American drone and six NATO surveillance and communication interceptor aircraft had been directed on his Sirte stronghold to ensure he could not escape alive.; On both Tuesday and Wednesday 18th/19th October Gaddafi had used his satellite phone on five occasions and voice recognition technology instantly picked up the calls that he made.; I can also confirm the presence of MI6 agents and CIA officers on the ground providing intelligence and actually present when he was summarily executed.; The fatal call that located Gaddafi was made from a satellite phone at approximately 08.30am Wednesday 19th October 2011 where it was clear that he was planning to escape Sirte.; US Predator and French Drones have been present together with RAF Tornados but the breakthrough came only this morning when a precise location was pinpointed, according to GCHQ intercepts 'within 20 yards'.; Electronic warfare aircraft, both American Rivet Joint and a French C160 Gabriel, also picked up Gaddafi's movements as he attempted to move.; I can confirm that the body of Gaddafi will be treated in accordance with; Muslim tradition, washed and cleaned and that it is anticipated he will be buried at A-Nuhran cemetery together with his son. His family in Niger and Algeria are distraught as can be expected and require time to grieve.; As an indicted person by the ICC, the role of the US but more important France and the United Kingdom, was to ensure his capture and surrender to the International Criminal Court and that participating in an operation to kill or endanger his life is, per se, a criminal offence and potentially a serious contempt of court.; The United States is of course immune from any sanctions of the ICC since they are not signatories. The French and the British however, are not and the Prosecutor at the ICC should investigate the role played by France and United Kingdom in this assassination of a person indicted by the ICC who should have at all costs been protected.
STATEMENT FROM GIOVANNI DI STEFANO ON MURDER OF COLONEL GADDAFI: 20 October 2011:; ...........................................; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/27-international/1327-statement-from-giovanni-di-stefano-on-murder-of-colonel-gaddafi; ...........................................; The murder of Colonel Gaddafi brings to an end yet another operation by the UK/US. I can confirm that Colonel Gaddafi was in fact alive after he was captured and that he did not as reported 'beg for his life.' I am awaiting an unconfirmed report that the location of Colonel Gaddafi was in fact relayed to the so-called rebels by UK support troops under the NATO umbrella and that the murder of Colonel Gaddafi was in fact sanctioned by the US Secretary of State who was in Libya only yesterday.; I am also awaiting an unconfirmed report that Colonel Gaddafi was in fact shot whilst still alive and posed no threat.; It is not correct to say that communications are broken with Libya and some so-called rebels have been appalled by the manner upon which the US/UK planned the murder of Colonel Gaddafi since they preferred him to stand trial and to reveal information regarding his dealing with both the UK and the US.; I am also informed that only the United States is insisting on a post mortem and that the report will be classified and not made available.; I hear David Cameron and William Hague confirming their pride in the Libya operation and that in Hague's own words "we will not mourn him" which in itself says more about Hague than Gaddafi.; NOTW Online will never endorse State Murder or any kind of violence as a means to obtaining political position. This day the murder of Colonel Gaddafi will go down in infamy for both the UK and US.; Unfortunately, Gaddafi is not the first nor will he be the last to suffer a summary fate.
Noye Moved to prison in Nottingham: 9 September 2011:; -------------------------------------------; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/7-news/324-noye-moved-to-prison-in-nottingham; -------------------------------------------; Kenneth Noye has been transferred to a low security jail near Nottingham his lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano confirmed. "Mr Noye is approaching his minimum term where in accordance with the law he will be considered for release.; Stories in the tabloid press that he has had an easy time are absolutely absurd. Mr Noye has been convicted and sentenced as per the law and is serving his sentence."; His lawyer also confirmed that a legal challenge to his minimum term will be mounted this year and an application to the European Court challenging the refusal of his appeal has been lodged. Last year the Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the case to the Court of Appeal but the appeal was hastily dismissed.; Legal experts criticised the decision of the Lord Chief Justice in not allowing his defence counsel Claire Montgomery QC the time previously allocated at presenting the case. Sources at the CCRC were said to be 'furious' at the decision but could do no more. "I confirm that the European Court is versed with this case on the basis that the appeal was not conducted in a fair manner. All of those in the past that have challenged their conviction based upon the dubious evidence of now discredited Dr. Heath had their appeals allowed...except Kenneth Noye," said Di Stefano.; The lawyer also played down the fact that Noye had a play-station and a 'cushy' time in Whitemoore Prison. "No Playstation, no hi-fi and certainly not cushy. Prison is and remains a dangerous place. Kenny has never even thought of escape. He is simply serving his time and will be released when his minimum term has expired. He regrets the incident but maintains it was not murder," said the lawyer.
Where is Gaddafi: 24 August 2011:; ------------------------------------------; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/7-news/96-where-is-gaddafi; ------------------------------------------; Since 1969 he has ruled Libya but today despite what many have called a 'desperate situation' and his compound in Tripoli having been taken over by rebels, Col. Gaddafi vows to fight on to 'the last droplet of blood in my body' he told his lawyer in the early hours of this morning.; Notwithstanding what appears to be a coup, similar to the one he staged in 1969, tensions mount in Tripoli not so much for the whereabouts of Gaddafi but what will happen after. Who will lead Libya when a new administration is appointed. The frontrunner is Mustafa Abdul Jalil a former justice minister in the regime of Gaddafi. On a number of occasions however, Jalil has simply threatened to resign. It would appear his resolve against Gaddafi is not equal to his desire to lead a country without a direction.; Mahmoud Jibril or Ali Tarhouni are all equal contenders but Libya is made up of many factional tribes and requires a strong leader with the ability to unite in one manner or another. The biggest problems facing a post Gaddafi regime is the sense of mistrust and disquiet and lack of accountability for the money the West impounded in January this year. Billions of US Dollars were 'impounded' by the US and EU countries and oil from the Libyan refineries taken but not paid for and all in the name of the uprising.; The factions in what seems to be a new Libya comprises of Islamists, some fundamentalist and extreme, and secular with nothing in common other than the occasional gripe at the way Gaddafi ran the country. In July of this year a rebel leader was in fact killed by his own men. The rebel movement, as it is often called, appears to be moving very much against itself.; It is not known if Gaddafi and his family were in fact in the compound when it was attacked but the rebels found little resistance. Gaddafi has a number of safe houses within Libya and outside its borders. His own hometown of Sirte is a particular stronghold. One of his family is currently in an EU country awaiting the outcome of events back home.; Qatar will host a mini conference this week with high level government representatives arriving in Doha from a number of countries including the US/UK, France. Jalil has called for the immediate release of nearly $3 billion but the US has stated that it will "try to release half the requested amount". With billions frozen by the US Government in January the question being asked by the rebel leaders is "what does the US mean when it says it will 'try' when they have the money".; The search for Gaddafi continues whilst the rebels also search in the US/Uk Treasury the whereabouts of the money belonging to Libya.; G. Di Stefano additional reporting S.Aluwalia in Tripoli
Noye Denies Tabloid Claim: 24 August 2011:; -----------------------------------------; http://www.newsoftheworldonline.eu/48-uk-news/69-noye-denies-tabloid-claim; -----------------------------------------; When a tabloid paper published a story about Kenneth Noye and an alleged stepchild having been arrested during the UK Riots, Noye was quick to confirm the story was simply not true. Speaking from Whitemoor Prison where he is serving a life sentence he told his lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano he said:; "I have no stepchildren. I have never lived with any women whilst I was on the run from the UK. I do not know this person and more important I NEVER came back to England whilst I was in Spain on the run. Anyone can say I am this that or the other but the truth of the matter is that I repeat I have NO stepson, do not know this person and have never LIVED with any women whilst in Spain and never ever came back to the UK."; Noye was also critical of the manner upon which an adult rioter who was convicted by the Court was able to persuade the tabloid to hide his face in the published photo. The Press Complaints Commission have opened an investigation and expect to rule shortly.
NEWS OF THE WORLD ONLINE SOON TO BE ONLINE: 22 August 2011:; This newspaper will deliver the news and never create news. It will deliver naked news not naked bodies. It will fight for justice and expose anyone that violates natural justice. We have chosen to lead with two stories. Two ex- politicians: one that has lied and misled the people- and now also his wife- and the second who is alleged to have been involved in murder. Both allegations are serious and we have thought long and hard before publishing. But the public interest by far outweighs the right to privacy. For far too long both have been protected from people knowing the truth by their strong and influential positions in life. In the case of one there was an order to the media not to publish and the media faithfully obeyed. It is not an offence to commit adultery but it is an indication as to the code of conduct of a person. It is also a presumption and if a person is ready to profess deep religious affiliation whilst committing adultery then what is that person prepared to do to those he once governed? This paper is not about violating the privacy of those that do not violate the privacy and lives of others. We will never create news or entrap anyone in order to create news. We will not show naked bodies and we will not support a political party that fails to govern but choses to rule. We will expose anyone anywhere where the underlining interest of justice allows and if we are wrong we will be ready to make amends. The fear of retribution is below the need to deliver news. With your support we will not be alone.; GIOVANNI DI STEFANO; CEO NEWS OF THE WORLD ONLINE LTD; www.newsoftheworldonline.eu
I MIGLIORI ANNI DELLA NOSTRA VITA GDS FOR MGM PYE PATHE RECORDS: 19 August 2011: One of the great songs again from that superb artist Renato Zero who rarely anyone has the audacity to copy his songs. Well in the early 2003/5 at Harry's Bar in Via Veneto in Rome if I had been coerced by Jerome Lynch QC or other friends of mine I would perform this song. I think my son called it 'lawyers having fun' but I called it messing about. In any case I never thought I would actually record this song but as usual I do the unexpected and here it is: the best years of our lives.; File: click to download
SI STA FACENDO NOTTE/GDS:MGM-PYE-PATHE RECORDS: 17 August 2011:; In 1999 I was in a somewhat restrictive type of place and not so pleasent but one does the best possible in all circumstances in my profession. I woke up one morning wondering quite how I had managed to find myself in this fine mess as Oliver Hardy used to say, and lo and behold I heard a song from the radio from the great Renato Zero. Well, I never thought that one days I would get the chance to perform it but time is a funny factor in life. It always comes and goes and brings the delights of this world or the miseries of the next. So my interpretation of the great song is finally completed. I had to re-learn the song of course because much water has passed under the bridge of sighs called 'my life' since 1999 but finally I did it.; File: click to download