Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Air Force One caused panic over New York.

Several office buildings came under panic and evacuated the office workers when Barack Obama's presidential plane, Boeing 747, flew over the south part of Manhattan. The presidential plane was escorted by F-16 Fighting Falcon.

The Presidential plane took the “photo session”. The message about this session was not sent to the people working in the office buildings.

About thousand people, in panic, ran out from the New York Merchandise Exchange, situated near the place where World Trade Center was destroyed in September 11, 2001 attacks. Hundreds of people waited near the Hudson River at that moment were reassured by a police officer announcing through a megaphone that there was no need for anyone to panic as it was only a mock display.

Isn’t it stupidity? Everyone knows how World Trade Center tragedy is still working on the people. Today, in the media digital age, with Photoshop and other computer devices they can replicate the same as if it is real. What is the reason for this decision?

Obama Air Force One Backup Flies Low Over NY Panics Residents


Video of Air Force Airplane Photo Op That Caused Panic in New York City and Jersey City

First 100 days of the Obama presidency.

According to the recent survey conducted by the Washington Post and the ABC News Television on the occasion of completing 100 days in the office by President Barack Obama, he still enjoys the popular support of the majority of American population.

69 percent approves the manner in which Obama performs in his own office; 42 percent "strongly" approves his cadency. The disapproval is expressed by 26 percent in the survey. 63 percent is of the opinion that Obama reached "enormously a lot" (24 percent) or "pretty much" (39 percent) during the three months of his presidency. 54 percent said that the president exceeded their expectations.

Two thirds of Americans were well pleased with the foreign policy of Obama. This rate went up especially after Obama’s travel to Europe.

71 percent is satisfied about President Obama's policy in Iraq (government taking army back to USA). 63 percent approves the administration's decision on Afghanistan; 61 in the matter of Cuba, and 62 percent in the fight against the terrorism.

The Obama's economic policy is supported by 58 percent of Americans; 38 percent didn’t approve it.

On the whole the support of Obama in the domestic and international policy is twice greater than the support of Republicans in Congress during the presidency of George W. Bush.

Many Americans disagree with President Obama who announced that the documents describing brutal methods of suspected interrogations of the terrorists would be made public. These methods were carried out by CIA during the cadency of president George Bush. For many people these amounted to torture. 53 percent of those who were surveyed support Obama's announcement and 44 percent said that these documents should not have “come to light”.

Do these percentages say the truth? Although I am skeptical about these surveys and the facts and figures that they present yet I am impressed by the performance of Obama. So my best wishes are with him.

Rove Evaluates Obama's First 100 Days


Obama's breakneck 100 days, Apr 28, 2009

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

President Obama said to “Spy Agency”: “Don’t dishoard…”

On April 20, 2009, President Barack Obama visited Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He gave his support to this organization, but what is more interesting is the fact that a few days ago he revealed some files showing the CIA using aggressive interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists.

Following Associated Press, President Obama tells CIA employees that they must do their work scrupulously because they are standing as a security barrier for Americans who face attack from people who have no scruples (read more).

Department of Justice lawyers authorized the CIA to use such techniques as sleep deprivation, slapping, nudity and water-boarding that simulates drowning. The document memos, written from 2002 to 2005, were released in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Everything happened during the Presidency of George W. Bush (read more).

For many Human Rights organizations, these kinds of investigations amounted to be torture (read more).

Do people need to use these kinds of methods to extract information from prisoners? Is it morally sound to use such practices? What do you think?

Obama Thanks CIA for Work Against America's Foes

Friday, April 17, 2009

Top Secret CIA mission in Poland?

Rzeczpospolita Press reported that in 2002 the US Secret Service asked Poland to send a dozen Polish intelligent officers to cooperate and by the end of that year some American airplanes landed in Szymany airport.

Rzeczpospolita said that about 20 agents cooperate with American CIA. This cooperation took place from 2002 until 2005. The Rzeczpospolita journals informed that they have a document which shows that American jet planes landed in Szymany and they have copy invoice which documented that one of the planes took fuel from this airport. Most of the American aircrafts had a permit from the then Polish Prime Minister, Jerzy Szmajdzinski. The rest of the documents are signed by his V-ce. Rzeczpospolita Press and TVP informed that many people, when they left the plane, were handcuffed, and their eyes and ears were covered.

What do I think?
Last several years Polish people received the same information and nobody knows what the truth is. I think we will never know the real truth. Guys!!! It was many years ago and keep going forward!!! What do you think?

The airport in Szymany is located in north-east of Poland. In 2007 BBC informed that CIA used this airport to bring some prisoners from Afghanistan and Iraq. President George W. Bush on September 2006 admitted that CIA was engaged in the program against Al Qaida terrorist which was moved to other countries without public official information. I think, all these things don’t smell good… in fact it stinks!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

American President, Barack Obama announces a war against piracy in the Indian Ocean near Somalia.

USA Today wrote: "I want to be very clear that we are resolved to halt the rise of piracy in that region and to achieve that goal, we're going to have to continue to work with our partners to prevent future attacks”, President Obama said.

Richard Phillips, the captain of “MV Maersk Alabama” ship was held captive for 5 days by the Somalian pirates. On Sunday he was freed by commando from American ship "USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)”. Three pirates were killed and one caught. The Chief of Pentagon, Robert Gates announced that these pirates were just 17 to 19 years old.

A question that comes into our mind these days is why all on a sudden there is too much importance given to the sailors and the piracy problem, delegating the other more important issues like nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, or war in Iraq, or fight against Taliban’s in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or even the economic crisis in the world? It is the politician Obama who wants to show to the world that he is still in control.

Isn't it a political ploy of President Obama to show the world as he completes his 100 days in the office that he is the man on the block who has everything under his control? What is your opinion?

Monday, April 13, 2009

U.S. General: In Iraq more quiet.

The number of acts of violence in Iraq came down to the lowest from the beginning of the War in Iraq. The war in Iraq started in 2003. The commander of American Army in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, gave this announcement today. Similarly the death toll of people killed in fights and acts of violence came down too.

He reiterated that the safety situation in Iraq "has improved impromptu considerably" and declaration of the retreat of the U.S. Army from Iraq is real in 2011. However, he recommended "the elasticity" in realizing the come-back plan of the U.S. Army.

President Obama announced that most of U.S. Army should come back to U.S.A. from Iraq by August 2010 and the last soldier has to leave that country by the end of December 2011.

Finally we have some possible dates that mark the end of this terrible war. Do you agree with Obama’s decision or should the U.S. Army continue with this war for some more time?

Saturday, April 11, 2009

USA will give back a priceless exhibit: the gun of Saddam Husain.

TheU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security, informed that the gun used by Saddam Hussain will be given back to Iraq. The Gun, an AK47 with a handle, turn-down of pearl-shell with pictures of Husain, is being kept by the American Army.

The US Army had planned to place the gun of Husain in a museum, but Lou Martinez said that the authorities of Iraq had demanded it to be given back to them. The Americans discovered this Husain’s gun in Fort Lewis in Washington State.

I would like to really see this gun. I promise to do this but the problem is that I don’t have any plan to go to Iraq for the next 100 years!!!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Did economic crisis and the recession increase mass-manslaughters in U.S.A.?

There has been a spate in mass-slaughters in U.S.A. recently, when lonely desperadoes shot dead several people and then committed suicide. This can be probably connected to the economic crisis and the recession that has gripped this nation in a strangle-hold.

In the last month a madman went on a rampage and killed 58 people in North Carolina. A few days ago another shocking and spine-chilling massacre was carried out in the small country town Binghamton in north of New York State where a Vietnamese immigrant murdered 13 persons at the Immigrants Help Center. After a long battle with the Police the Vietnamese man took his own life. He couldn’t find work and had problems with the adaptation in U.S.A.

People are scared about their future because they lose their jobs. They don’t have any future plans and this creates extreme reactions. Many ill-adopted and psychopathic people decide to do something “spectacular” in their life to express their loneliness and sadness. They don’t have any perspective for better life and they have an urgent need to show the world what they feel.

American dream turned on them into a nightmare. There comes the mixture of despair, the hopelessness, and anger. America as the country of unlimited possibilities now seems to them as a joke.

The wave of manslaughters brought new debate about easy accessibility of the fire-arms in U.S.A. Do we need guns in our homes? I am waiting for your answer.

The Binghamton Conference: Shooting Details, April 3, 2009

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Kaddafi: Somebody would be able to kill President of the United

Muammar Kaddafi, the leader of Libya, well-known for his controversial statements, voiced apprehension that somebody someday would kill President of the United States Barack Obama. He said: “I am afraid, that this young man would be able to eliminate or to force, to submit to imperialist policy.” Kaddafi didn’t specify who would be the organizer of these plans.

Obama is a sparkle that brings hope amidst the imperialist darkness - said the leader of Libya. Simultaneously he compared him to American presidents who were killed by assassins: Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.

Isn’t this interesting that he said these “prophetic words” exactly when the President Barack Obama visited Turkey and the Police arrested the men from Syria who planned to kill Barack Obama during his visitation of this country?

Muammar Kaddafi Supports Obama, October 16, 2008

Is this an open confrontation of President Obama with Europeans?

Le Figaro has stated that by giving public support to Turkey, Barack Obama, the President of the United States, has entered into an open confrontation with the leaders of the European Union, especially with the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, who is a well-known for his opposition to the Turkish accession to the European Union.

The French newspaper (LF) notices that with respect of the support for Union aspirations of Ankara President Obama continues the “political line” of his own predecessor Georg W. Bush. This position irritates these all which are surprised seeing the American president, even if he is called Barack Hussein Obama, intercalative himself, without the oratorical foresight, into the decision on only Europeans.

We know that Obama needs the future support of Turkey for his political dealings with Iran. But what is the role of President Sarkozy in this matter? Why doesn’t he agree with Obama?

President Obama visited Turkey on April 6, and the Turkish police arrested a man from Syria who planned to kill Obama during this visit. According to the report by A-Watan (Saudi Press) the man was found with a press identity card representing Qatari television net work Al-Jazeera. The man admitted his intention of stabbing the American President with a knife…

NATO Strasbourg: Obama, Sarkozy press conference, April 3, 2009

Monday, April 6, 2009

President Kaczynski invited President Obama to Poland

The meeting of the President of Poland of Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk with the President of United States Barack Obama is ended. The meeting lasted not more than half-hour.

The president Lech Kaczynski informed that he had invited Barack Obama to Poland, although he wasn’t sure when the visit will materialize. – We need to remember that it is a special time for everyone. The crisis in the gigantic degree absorbs the attention of the American administration and the president Obama - the Polish President said.

Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk was glad about the convergence between Poland and U.S.A. in the matter of world negotiations which the end should follow in December 20009 in Copenhagen. Together with the acceptance of the new agreement about the reduction of the issue CO2 after the year 2012 (so called the Kyoto’s). EU believes that U.S.A. will support her efforts in the fight against the global warming.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk rated after the meeting with President Obama, that we "were several steps nearer" to the success of the negotiation. "With the large satisfaction, I took words of President Obama concerning of our cooperation with reference to agreements in Copenhagen. Poland engages herself very strongly into such shape of climate agreements, which will not be dangerous for economies based on the coal."

Tusk underlined that U.S.A., like Poland, was a country substantially dependent on coal. He said: “We have similar problems and this gives chances on the very close cooperation.
After short declarations the president and Prime Minister of Poland did not answer questions raised by the journalists and left the meeting room.

What do I think? Poland is in the same situation like the Czech Republic. The President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk are not very fond of themselves. They are in opposite sides in the Polish Government, even they represent “right side” in the polish politics. However both of them are very seriously close to President Obama and the Government of U.S.A. Does President Obama reconcile with them or is this only “the political business”?

Sunday, April 5, 2009

The New Language of Diplomacy, Sorry guys! I can't, because my wife...

The most popular Polish websites (wp.pl, onet.pl) express the opinion about President of the United States Barack Obama and his wife Michelle who will go to Prague on Saturday afternoon. They prefer to spend Saturday evening in private in a Prague restaurant rather than companionship of Czech Republic leaders, the President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek.

According to the newspaper Klaus invited President Obama to the party of Hradcany, and Topolanek who proposed to take him to some historic Prague pubs. Both of them met with a refusal, because Obama intends to spend the evening in the company of his wife in one of the restaurants with the view of the bridge on Karol in the Old Town.

The New York Times observed that Obama does not merge (agree) with Klaus and Topolanek on ideological relation. The former expressed his doubt on the seriousness of the reduction of global warming which is one of the important elements of Obama’s policies, while the latter criticized the package of fiscal stimulus undertaken by the American president.

The situation complicates the fact that Klaus and Topolanek are set in variance. Topolanek lost the vote of confidence of his government, and Klaus has to mark his successor.

"A reason of the consternation of both Czech politicians this is that Obama decided to come in for with them both simultaneously on the breakfast Sunday morning. Later Obama has schedules a meeting with Vaclav Havel whose he values very much - writes "The Times"

Today will be the party of the top U.S.A.-EU diplomats.

If I will President Obama I will choose Saturday evening rather with my wife than to politicians from Czech Republic. I know Prague and I know what I said. Prague is lovely!!! I love Prague!!! Specially Saturday night!!! Take your time President Obama.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

The New Language of Diplomacy

The most popular Polish websites (wp.pl and onet.pl) express the opinion about President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. They note mistake during G-20 meeting in London. The first small was by the part of the first lady of U.S.A., Michelle, who embraced the British Queen, Elizabeth II. The Diplomatic Protocol Rule is to shake hands. Michelle Obama broke this diplomatic rule by embracing the British Queen.

Then a small mistake was made by Barack Obama. The President of the United States approached the king of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah, and then returned him the deep bow. The king himself did not bow back. After a little moment President Obama shock handle with Abdullah.

Specialists from the official record decided that the behavior of the American President had been surprising, because the breaking of rules of diplomacy could offend the famous conservatism of Arabs. Fortunately, the break of rules by the Obama Family caused no repercussions.

It is not the first time that President Obama made some ‘diplomatic mistake’. A few weeks ago, during his visit in England and he gave DVD to Gordon Brown, Prime Minister in UK. There were a lot of critics about this gift. (See Fox New Channel on the end).

During the meeting of G-20 in London with British Queen Elizabeth II, President Obama and his wife gave her an iPod gift. And again, many critiques called President of U.S.A. as Santa Claus

I agree with the opinion that maybe iPod is not only the best gift we can offer, but we need to see it as a symbol of changes. This revolutionary ‘small electronic device’ changes the mentality of people’s life. The movies on DVD change our life too, bringing good quality and comfort to our personal life.

All gifts should be sent and received with symbolical meanings. If you give your child one time $10 and another time $100, it doesn’t mean that the second time you love your child more… The symbolic meaning is coming from the heart, but there is much more than diplomatic rules. What do you think?