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True US security interests are in the Americas - Not in Israel
Since the beginning of Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip against Hamas, five Latin American countries - Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Chile and El Salvador - have withdrawn their ambassadors to Israel in protest. Meanwhile, Bolivia has dubbed Israel a " terrorist state" and rescinded its visa-free policy for Israeli travellers, and Chile has suspended free-trade negotiations.
When you see the video above, you may ask yourself how and why these Palestinian communities ended up in Latin America. The video below provides some historic insight :
End Israeli 'apartheid'
Ben Fogel says that Israel, as an 'apartheid' state, systemically oppresses Israeli and Palestinian Arabs. This, and Israel's "economic warfare" against Palestinians, is a crime against humanity
Imagine a state prone to attacking its neighbours in clear violation of international law. A state which systemically discriminates against a substantial proportion of the population on the basis of ethnicity. A state which has been illegally occupying supposedly sovereign land for decades, a state which has forcefully relocated millions of people to tiny crops of land in which they are denied access to the outside world and the ability to meaningfully exercise self-determination. A state in which people suffer daily harassment and are forced to produce a pass at regular military checkpoints in order to travel in the land of their birth. A state in which people are excluded from access to work and economic resources purely on the basis of ethnicity, all the while this same state is championed by its defenders as a bastion of Western Civilization and democracy in a hostile region. Does this scenario sound familiar at all?
It is undeniable that these practices within the state in question, Israel, closely parallels that of another state. This latter state has now been condemned to the dustbin of history: the state of apartheid South Africa. Apartheid South Africa had a penchant for attacking its neighbours on a regular basis, occupying other country's land, and relocating the majority of the population to economically destitute Bantustans. All the while denying people basic rights purely on the basis of an accident of birth: their perceived race. It is for these reasons that a growing proportion of the international community have condemned Israel as an apartheid state which systemically discriminates against Palestinians purely on the basis of their ethnicity, which is no more than an accident of birth.
According to international law, apartheid can be defined as a crime against humanity committed "in the context of an institutionalised regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime".
Israel is guilty of gross human rights violations, including: indefinite detention and forcible transfer of peoples, assassination, economic warfare and numerous other actions of systemic domination taken against Palestinians and increasingly against Israeli Arabs in the name of ensuring the supremacy of a state based on Jewish ethnicity.
The state of Israel practices daily economic warfare aimed at preventing one of the already poorest areas in the region from having access to vital humanitarian goods, electricity and even rebuilding infrastructure which was destroyed in a "war". The same war which the United Nations has described as a deliberate attempt to "humiliate and terrorise a civilian population, radically diminish its local economic capacity both to work and to provide for itself, and to force upon it an ever increasing sense of dependency and vulnerability".
In the occupied territories themselves, as Israel continues to support and extend illegal settlements, the system of control implemented there includes "Jewish only settlements", separate roads and military checkpoints. This, according to the defenders of Israel that supposedly belong to the Sovereign entity of the "Palestinian Authority".
Thousands of Palestinians, some as young as 12 years old, are indefinitely detained every year under a brutal and authoritarian policy known as "Administrative Detention" in the name of Israel's National Security. They have no access to legal rights. Since 1967 over 650 000 Palestinians have been "honoured guests" of the Israeli prison system, an average as high as 1 in 4 in the occupied territories. Recently Khadir Adnan, a Palestinian baker and activist, embarked on a 66 day hunger strike after being detained (not for the first time) under the Orwellian policy of Administrative Detention. The policy dates back to British colonial rule.
Khadir managed to force a deal for his release in April, but hundreds more languish behind bars facing torture and humiliation while having their stint in prison indefinitely extended. The courage of people like Khadir shows that even a state possessing (illegally) nuclear weapons and vast military capabilities, backed almost uniformly by the most powerful country on the planet can be defeated by individual acts of bravery.
Taking the bravery of people like Khadir and the example of the international campaign of solidarity that eventually helped bring the South African apartheid state to its knees, as inspiration a group of concerned students at Rhodes have come together to set up Israeli apartheid week on campus in the week of March 5-11. We are hosting this week in conjunction with over 90 cities worldwide and 11 other South African campuses. We aim to both create awareness around the issue, through a program of political education and ensure students get involved in a global campaign to fight for justice and human rights in Palestine.
Benjamin Fogel is a member of the Rhodes University organisation the Students for Social Justice (SSJ). He is also a freelance writer, and regular contributor to Amandla!
ALABAMA ON THE MEDITERRANEAN:
MORE BACKGROUND ON THE HONEST MAN AND HUMANIST- MAX BLUMENTHAL
Deuce ☂ Fri Aug 01, 05:01:00 AM EDT
In the previous post, a video of the loathsome Caroline Glick was promoted. It was the inspiration for this post.
What is "Occupation" Fri Aug 01, 08:10:00 AM EDT
Great news!!! Hamas kidnapped a LIVE Israeli!
Expect that if he alive he will be tortured, starved and abused.
IF he is dead? He will be dismembered and body parts passed around as war trophies.
oh, Hamas used the humanitarian cease fire to launch the surprise attack..
no surprise there.
The last video gives some real insight into the present culture in Israel and not the myth portrayed in the US media. On this blog, we often get vile and racists slurs from the pro-Israelis. I often remove them but do allow others to stand to allow the bigots to demonstrate current thinking and culture of venality and racial vulgarism in Israel. If you want the truth aboout the US ally, Israel, I urge you to watch the video.
Yes you have made it clear. Your terms, and Hamas is the destruction of the State of Israel.
That is what is needed for peace.
And you are offended that we don't bend over and "take it"....
Unknown Fri Aug 01, 05:32:00 AM EDT
You mean vile racist slurs like this? --
Jack HawkinsFri Jul 18, 12:36:00 AM EDT
I mean, you are an Israeli, and there is nothing worse than that.
In all the world, the Arabs of Israel are the scum.
Now if you were a European, well thatd be different, but Israelis are all Arabs, Semites.
Scum of the Earth
Have a nightmare tonight and a shitty tomorrow,
QuirkFri Jul 18, 01:13:00 AM EDT
And the voice of the rat is heard in the land.
And the world once again cringes.
The arabs of Palestine/Gaza regularly call Jews the sons of monkeys and pigs. I think this comes from the Koran, but am not certain.
Anyway it is a long standing description of Jews by Arabs. As a slur I don't see how it can be bettered. Talk about de-humanization.....
I don't think I've used racists slurs against the people of Hamas. It is their homicidal culture to which I object. Which of course comes directly from the Koran and is the root cause of all the violence in the mid-east. It is not exactly a live and let live book.
you forget to post that Israelis are called "nazis" on an hourly basis on this blog..
Quirk Fri Aug 01, 08:30:00 AM EDT
The charges of 'Nazi' is prevalent here, two on one side of the argument use it and two on the other use it along with one who is too stupid to know that his lumping 'all' Arabs together because of their 'culture' is the basest form of racism.
The use of the word shows the paucity of thought used by these groups. Instead of arguing the specifics of the argument based on history and current examples the conversation has devolved to slurs. Half the examples/charges cited here have nothing to do with the questions at hand. Most of the articles posted are written by people with partisan agendas or come come from conspiracy websites or pulp fiction tabloids.
In short, it has become a microcosm of the war of words between the Israelis and Palestinians, racist, illogical, and simplistic.
Palestinian arabs SIDED with Nazi Germany, Yasser Arafat's Uncle, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, spent much of the war in Berlin planning a "final solution" for the Jews of the middle east.
After the war, the arabs, from Sadat of Egypt to the Baathists of Iraq and Syria, who strongly supported the nazis, came into power.
Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah movements shaped by Nazi Germany when it comes to their fanatical devotion to genocide the Jews.
As Deuce has stated there can be peace with Israel only when Israel ceases to be and the area is renamed "palestine" and the Jews know their place in a majority arab nation, after of course the arab have had their revenge.
That is a scurrilous lie. I will leave it up for the record of your attempt to promote it. It will be the last time I leave it up. You will not put it up again.
Quart says speaking of culture is racism.
Told you folks Quart is losing it.
I've offered Quart a few free psychological sessions with my niece when she gets back to USA. She would be happy to do it, as I've spoken highly of Quart to her, and I know she would feel badly if I told her what has been occurring lately.
What is "Occupation"Fri Aug 01, 09:00:00 AM EDT
Deuce ☂Fri Aug 01, 09:39:00 AM EDT
Is a LIE?
You said it.
Tell me where I am wrong...
Go ahead.
Tell us AGAIN your great plan for peace... Oh blogmaster....
clarify your position, I unlike you or Rat, will not hold you to your previous slurs, slanders, threats and promises...
For the record.
Does Israel have a RIGHT to it's own nation/state for the Jewish people in the middle east?
You and Rufus have both stated that ALL the lands of the middle east belong to the arabs...
clarify OUR misunderstandings.
again, unlike you and rat and rufus, we will accept your newly stated words to supersede any and all older writings.
Anonymous Fri Aug 01, 10:30:00 AM EDT
"O"rdure's entire tenure here at the Elephant Bar is lie.
He deals in lies because he himself, his character is a lie.
Not a fiction, but a deception.
A Fraud and an Israeli - but I repeat myself.
A NASI is a Prince of Judea, allen confirmed that fact.
Words have meaning, each and every one of them.
The Zionists would like to define the meanings of the word.
But it is beyond their paygrade to do that.
The True Meaning of the words is found in the mind of the reader, not in the symbols used.
NASI is read a NAZI, becaue the READER make the connection, not because the two words are 'really' conflated.
Like Zionist and Jew.
Like Ashkenazi and Semite.
Like NASI and NAZI.
A hundred years before the advent of Hitler, the German-Jewish poet, Heinrich Heine, had declared:
"Wherever books are burned, human beings are destined to be burned too."
On the night of May 10, 1933, an event unseen in Europe since the Middle Ages occurred as German students from universities once regarded as among the finest in the world, gathered in Berlin to burn books with "unGerman" ideas. …. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/triumph/tr-bookburn.htm
May 20, 2008 - Orthodox Jews burn hundreds of New Testaments in latest act of violence against Christian missionaries in Israel. ... The Maariv newspaper reported Tuesday that hundreds of students took part in the book-burning. . . .
https://www.google.com/search?q=israel+book+burning&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
Ash Fri Aug 01, 11:23:00 AM EDT
why don't you provide the quotes with links to support your assertion of Deuce's position. I've never read anything he written that supports what you state as fact. Until you can show otherwise one must conclude it is you that is lying.
why not ask deuce straight out.
what is position is…..
Ash Fri Aug 01, 01:34:00 PM EDT
He has stated his position on many things many times. I don't believe he fully backs all that serves as headline posts on this blog as I think he wants to provoke discussion but even then I haven't read any posts of his that conform to your interpretation. He certainly hasn't stated his position in the words you have ascribed to him. I therefore suggest that you explain how what he has actually written conforms with your interpretation of it. I think you are either lying in your portrayal of his position or mistaken. In any case I don't think you have portrayed his position accurately and the onus lies upon you to support your assertions.
I think the students at Rhodes would better spend their time by studying the 1400 years of ethnic cleansing done by the Moslems.
Where did all those Jews and Christians go?
Christians are being cleansed out of Iraq as I type. So far only FRANCE has stepped forward to offer some of them refuge.
In Iraq, ISIS/IS has offered them not the standard three choices, convert/die/pay the tax, but two - convert or die.
It can be argued that this is not a racist matter, but a cultural one. Still, when one is on the receiving end it makes little difference.
...unlike the ethnic cleansing by Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson of American Indians, both of whose images adorn US currency. Isreal and the US supported and promoted the dissolution of Iraq, Syria and Libya.
Forgetting for a moment that you too live on Indian Lands and bypassing your weird hatred for Lincoln, Bush tried to keep Iraq together, gave them a shot, and O took the troops out too soon. Israel had zero to do with it. Or with Syria and Libya for that matter.
You have preached for months on end how we should not again get involved in Iraq, and ought to stay out of Syria and Libya.
On that most here agree with you, including myself.
Israel had zero to do with it. Or with Syria and Libya for that matter.
:) would you like to review the video of General Leslie Clark and his unmasking the Neocon plan to remove the threats to Israel?
Lincoln, the president who ordered the largest mass execution in US history of Dakota Indians or Andrew Jackson and The Indian Removal Act. Why you get all weepy at the sight of good ol Honest Abe.
Mt weird hatred is that I don't like killers.
But you do like the Palesitnians.
how odd.
In the end, no matter how many videos Deuce puts up, no matter how many slurs he throws it doesn't change the one fact that everyone in the world understands.
Hamas is a terrorist group, funded by Iran, Turkey and Qatar that murders it's own and is committed to the GENOCIDE of all the Jews in the world.
Placing their ammo dumps, rockets, launchers and command and control bunkers under and in mosques,schools, clinics and UN buildings and then, using force, keeps palestinian children as human shields, (hoping for their deaths so they can "win the social media war"). Hamas and their supporters ignore all redlines in order to vilify Israel and Jews.
The mask has dropped.
There has been no promotion of Hamas or other terrorist group on this group. Your continuous deception and lies all have the same theme of protecting and deflecting Israeli wrongdoing.
Israel has created a state organized system of repression without equal in the civilized world that has become a breeding culture of terrorism that has spread through the Middle East. The US has become sullied by its unquestion support and subservience to Israeli right-wing politicians.
No one supports the vilification of Israel and the Jews more effectively than the political leadership of Israel, the amen wing in the Conga Line and the disinformation Israeli apologists in the media.
Oh nonsense.
I give up.
I call BULLSHIT.
Just look at the title of the last 20 something threads....
Yep the mask has dropped, the Jew hatred, the israel bashing, the libelous slander is here.
Deuce has stated the ONLY way to have peace is the dismantlement of the "criminal settler enterprise" and that Jews will have revenge coming to them by the arabs, and that after that? When israel is "dismantled" and Palestine sits in it's place? Jews can have a minority position in a majority arab state.
If that aint promotion of terror I don't KNOW what is..
No one cares that you are incessantly calling your mother, "O"rdure.
Supporting the NASI of Israel, that is supporting terror.
Israel - Founded by Terrorists and Sustained by Terrorism
Thanks Rat, I see the county lock up let you out for the day...
Rat is a figment of your imagination Fri Aug 01, 10:39:00 AM EDT
"O"rdure, your mother is calling.
Rufus II Fri Aug 01, 10:01:00 AM EDT
I was pretty "agnostic," tilting toward support, in regards to Israel - Until I met wio, and allen.
Now, I just have to wonder.
Rufus, from the very 1st time I heard you I knew your pov about Israel and Jews.
All that has changed is that you are now openly hostile.
If anyone could give me that pov, it's you, you racist, phony little prick. Go crawl back into your hole.
rufus, it is you that is the phony.. you know it, I know it...
and you are the racist... out and OUT.... bigot.
I wake up to see yet another cease fire has been exploded. The reports are still murky but Hamas seems most likely to have been the culprit.
A simplistic absurdity that cannot stand a serious examination. An armed insurgency in a prison state dominated and ruled by a superior military occupation is hardly going to build an armory. It is called guerrilla warfare. When the European Jews in Palestine were bombing hotels did they store their weapons and explosives in an armory or military post?
The history of the Jews in Europe is a preventaive lesson in the wisdom of gathering and hiding weapons and munitions to be used against sworn enemies.
Your racists based rants have often callled for the mass slaughter of entire ethnic groups, Sunni and Shiite, the nuclear annialation of Islamic holy places, all of Iran, Syria and others. Your pet fool, collared, heeled at your foot, has picked up the mime.
According to the videos on this post, your views are widely shared across Israel and the fools on the hill.
A simplistic absurdity that cannot stand a serious examination.
Actually it can.
But you are now a full fledged propagandist for jihad.
If I'm the pet fool, I've questioned the wisdom of nuking the rock, on the grounds it would piss everybody off. I've advocated not allowing the criminal enterprise of Iran, which is lead by a suicide cult, from obtaining nuclear weapons, and I don't much care what sunnis and shia do to one another. Presumably they will continue to do to one another what they have done for centuries.
I think on balance the entire world is blessed by the sunni/shia divide as it tends to keep their attention focused not on the world but on themselves.........
And the more I read about the Kurds, the more I like them.
They are giving refuge to those Christians that can make it there, fleeing from the new holocaust being perpetuated by ISIS/IS.
It seems to me that if they are Moslems, they are just kinda Moslems, and basically sane. It's the one good thing that is coming out of the fiasco that is Iraq.
"If I'm the pet fool, I've questioned the wisdom of nuking the rock, on the grounds it would piss everybody off."
Not on the grounds that it would kill thousands of innocent men, women, and children. What a piece of work.
You see, Rufus, it would piss everybody off because it would kill thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
Get it?
jeez
One must always remember to go very slowly from A to B to C when talking with Rufus as he is totally prone to misunderstanding the obvious.
You're so fucking racist you don't even know you're racist.
And, while you're at it, you ignorant ass, please 'splain to us how someone can be "1/2 Jewish, and 1/2 Lutheran."
I can't wait to hear this.
When questioned about his ward's bizarre ravings, Obumble's court appointed guardian has frequently used the non compos mentis defense to explain them.
72-Hour ceasefire in Gaza lasted just 90 minutes
posted at 8:41 am on August 1, 2014 by Noah Rothman
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On Thursday afternoon, Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that both Israel and Hamas had agreed to a 72-hour "unconditional humanitarian ceasefire." Three days of peace would allow aid workers to provide food and medical assistance to those in need. The quiet would also create desperately needed political space to make the temporary truce stick.
But the truce did not last for more than 90 minutes after it went into effect on Friday morning before Israel alleged that Hamas militants used a tunnel near Rafah to kill two IDF soldiers and capture a third. Both sides immediately began exchanging mortar and rockets, indicating that the tense ceasefire, which lasted just one and a half hours, was over.
While Israel suffered two casualties this morning, The New York Times reports that Gaza health officials believe 35 Palestinians were killed on Friday and over 100 injured in Israel's retaliation. Israel was allowed in the terms of this ceasefire to continue to clear and deconstruct the Hamas tunnels in Gaza. One such operation likely resulted in the conflict with a Hamas cell which shattered the fragile peace.
The United Nations released a statement cautioning that they are not in a position to confirm either side's claims. The statement was clear though that, if Israel's allegations were confirmed, "this would constitute a serious violation of the ceasefire in place since 8 a.m. this morning by Gazan militant factions which should be condemned in the strongest terms." White House Press Sec. Josh Earnest, issuing similar caveats about the need to independently confirm Israel's allegation, called Hama's violation of the terms of this ceasefire "barbaric."
Don't expect that condemnation from the press. While the rest of the world woke this morning to yet another ceasefire allegedly violated by Hamas militants, the media awoke to a weepy appeal in The Guardian for reporters to shed their objectivity while covering the conflict in Gaza and emote instead.
"I want the paper to write, in big bold capital letters: we hate this fucking stupid pointless war," Giles Fraser wrote. "I know, I know: this sort of emotion is not going to solve anything. But in the midst of unimaginable suffering, the idea of calm objectivity feels like a desperate attempt to maintain some thin veneer of civilisation protecting us from the total futility of it all."
Being calmly rational about dead children feels like a very particular form of madness. Whatever else journalistic objectivity is, it surely cannot be the elimination of human emotion. If we don't recognise that, we are not describing the full picture.
Perhaps an ounce of that emotional outburst should be devoted to condemning those parties that keep this "pointless war" going. Hamas has lost legitimacy with nearly every Arab state. It is the thorn in the side of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. The terror group is a pariah in the world. Its last remaining legitimacy is derived from a Western media culture and the moral equivalencies it constructs in order to maintain the fiction that Israel is as culpable for the present hostilities as are the terrorists in Gaza.<<<<
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/08/01/72-hour-ceasefire-in-gaza-lasted-just-90-minutes/
I believe, I think reasonably enough, that it was Hamas again who broke the cease fire.
Israel should give up on all this cease fire non sense and just finish the job. IMHO
How is it you can remember my name, but not your own, psychosickorat?
I've asked Deuce to make you stop from that petty harassment, but he doesn't seem to care.
UN Condemns Israel for Not Sharing Iron Dome Technology with Hamas........drudge
hardeharhar
UN out of US and US out of UN
We need to create a new league of true democracies.
The UN is a third world farce.
Select South America countries
Select African countries
Some others.......
There seems to be talk in Israel of a "Final Solution."
Where have I heard that phrase?
From rat.
When I say Israel ought to 'finish the job', the 'job' referred to is totally disarming Hamas and keeping it disarmed.
I do advocate that the children of Gaza ought to be put under the supervision and care of Child Protective Services in western countries and perhaps Israel so they might have something approaching a normal childhood and a chance to grow up normal.
I also realize this is not going to happen.
It is just a benevolent dream........
Not a "benevolent dream" - just stupidity.
Have it your way, then.......
It is actually the sick demented dream of a deluded old man. The taking of children from their families, permanently, on a wholesale basis is.ludicrous... No, criminal on a grand scale. I believe it would considered ethnic cleansing or genocide. You truly are one suck fuck boobie!
>>>The White House blamed Hamas for the ceasefire's breakdown, describing the militant group's attack on the Israeli soldiers as "barbaric".
"This is an outrageous action and we look to the rest of the world to join us in condemning it," Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken told MSNBC.<<<
Gaza militants 'seize Israeli soldier' as ceasefire ends
If the Israeli lose the support of the "O"bama White House, they are lost
Fox is reporting that 89 have tested positive for TB in the immigrant child detention centers and it is spreading.
The government has been flying these kids around in planes and dumping them all over the USA.
House Republicans failed to pass a legislative solution to the challenges on the border.
The responsibility is now theirs.
Anything the House passed would be tabled by Dirty Harry Reid anyway.
After November elections, it will be fun watching the House and the new Republican Senate passing dozens of bills that The Big Zero will be forced to veto.
And Harry Reid will finally be a silent back bencher.
Fox is also reporting that in the last go around some time ago, the Gazan Health Ministry reported that 82% of the casualties in Gaza were innocent civilians.
Behold, the figures today are - 82% of the casualties in Gaza are innocent civilians.
They are still working off their old memo, their at the 'Gazan Health Ministry'.
there at
You mean there at FOX New, do you not?
No, I mean there at the 'Gazan Health Ministry'.
Still working off the old '82% memo'.
I find this grimly humorous.
Unknown Fri Aug 01, 12:05:00 PM EDT
The House is likely to pass an immigration bill today.
Harry Reid has not passed anything in the Senate, last I read.
And Obama will play the dictator..
The Most Dangerous Moment in Gaza
What happens if this conflict comes off the rails?
Jeffrey Goldberg Aug 1 2014, 8:31 AM ET
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Mourners at the funeral of an Israeli soldier (Reuters)
It is too early to say anything definitive about the Hamas decision to apparently break the ceasefire and attack an Israeli position, except that if it is true, as reports indicate, that Hamas militants came through a tunnel and carried underground and back into Gaza a live Israeli captive, then this moment could represent not another terrible, dispiriting incident in a terrible, dispiriting mini-war, but a fairly decisive turning point in which all swords are unsheathed.
This is assuming—as seems probable, but not 100 percent certain—that this raid is even what the Hamas leadership wanted (for what it's worth, its leaders, at the moment, seem to be owning this raid, suggesting that they are indeed doubling down in their war on Israel). If the events of earlier today happened as initial reports depict, then Israel will consider this incident an engraved invitation from Hamas to launch something close to a full-scale invasion of Gaza. Here are the factors that could lead Israel to decide to go all-in:
a) The compact between the Israeli army and Israeli parents is simple: You give us your sons, and we will do whatever we can to keep them alive. This includes conducting operations that get other soldiers killed. There will be near-unanimity in Israel that this soldier should be rescued, regardless of price to Israel, or certainly to the Palestinians in Gaza.
b) There is near-unanimity in Israel already that Hamas represents an unbearable threat. Add in the perfidy of a raid conducted after a ceasefire went into effect and near-unanimity becomes total unanimity. The most interesting article I've read in the past 24 hours is an interview with the Israeli novelist Amos Oz, the father of his country's peace-and-compromise movement, who opened the interview with Deutsche Welle in this manner:
Amoz Oz: I would like to begin the interview in a very unusual way: by presenting one or two questions to your readers and listeners. May I do that?
Deutsche Welle: Go ahead!
Question 1: What would you do if your neighbor across the street sits down on the balcony, puts his little boy on his lap and starts shooting machine gun fire into your nursery?
Question 2: What would you do if your neighbor across the street digs a tunnel from his nursery to your nursery in order to blow up your home or in order to kidnap your family?
With these two questions I pass the interview to you.
The point is, if Amos Oz, a severe critic of his country's policies toward the Palestinians, sounds no different on the subject of the Hamas threat than the right-most ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing cabinet, then there will be a national consensus that it is not enough to manage the Hamas rocket-and-tunnel threat, but that it must be eliminated if at all possible. This doesn't mean that the Israeli government wants to see the Hamas government in Gaza replaced. What it could mean is that the Israeli public demands that its leaders ensure them that the tunnel threat, in particular, is neutralized in a decisive way.
c) For Israelis who are immune, unlike Amos Oz, to the criticism of outsiders, the world's inability, or unwillingness, to understand the Hamas threat in the way that Oz (and most everyone else in Israel) understands it suggests that there is nothing Israel can do, short of national suicide, to stop the condemnation of their country. Which, of course, frees Israel, in their minds, to take whatever action it deems necessary to take. In other words, don't be overly surprised by news later today of a massive Israeli army reserve call-up.
More later, alas.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-most-dangerous-moment-in-gaza/375434/
Hamas has now broken five cease fires.
Israel has broken none.
Rufus II Fri Aug 01, 12:18:00 PM EDT
I'm still waiting to hear how someone can be "1/2 Jewish, and 1/2 Lutheran."
Does he go to Synagogue on Saturday, and Church on Sunday?
He's half Jewish and half German Lutheran.
He drinks a lot and doesn't go to church or synagogue, like you.
He was also in the Marines in Vietnam.
First name is Gregg.
I suppose it's possible you've actually met the guy.
How in the fuck can anyone be "half Jewish, and half German Lutheran?"
Does he worship both religions?
Deuce ☂ Fri Aug 01, 12:41:00 PM EDT
Have I been picking on poor little Israel?
I predicted this catastrophe before it happened and did a post on it. Here is the beginning of the thread:
Deuce ☂Tue Jul 01, 02:10:00 AM EDT
Those young men were doomed when their so-called leaders and protectors flooded the occupied territories with thousands of angry young men looking for the three unfortunate boys. Now that they are dead, Netanyahu is all but guaranteeing that more young men and children will die on both sides. Is Netanjahu so foolish that he does not realize that there are killers and sociopaths that will do their best to keep up the murder-cycle and raise the ante? Netanyahu knows exactly what will happen and nothing will ever change until reasonable people get rid of such political leaders.
BobTue Jul 01, 02:24:00 AM EDT
Yup, it's all Netanyahu's fault, and not that of the kidnappers and kidkillers.
Bob's Awakening?Tue Jul 01, 02:42:00 AM EDT
Draft Dodger Bob has got it correct, for once
What is "Occupation"Tue Jul 01, 07:21:00 AM EDT
It is reasonable to confront the palestinians with war.
They want it? They should get it.
As deuce says, there are no historic claims.
And yet deuce still says "occupied territories". They are "disputed territories" as per the UN resolutions.
The easy fix? Make all arab occupants of the west bank (to use the new name for it) to be moved to the Gaza Strip.
That' reasonable.
Funny thing? this article speaks as if Hamas IS not a government.
allenTue Jul 01, 08:41:00 AM EDT
Bob's Awakening?Tue Jul 01, 02:42:00 AM EDT
Morning killer! "Oh, I wanna be an airborne ranger..."
Notice that now the IDF's mission is the capture of the specific kidnappers...
The airstrikes were not revenge. Killed none, and were in direct retaliation for the missiles being fired from gaza.
Yep the IDF is everything the arab world is not...
No barrel bombs for gaza...
Now in syria, iraq, lebanon, egypt, yemen, algeria, libya and more?
throat slitting, beheading, murder, rape, ied's and more fun.
ARTESIA >> A total of 89 undocumented immigrants detained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center have tested positive on the tuberculosis, or TB, skin test, but no individual has actually contracted the disease according to J.R. Doporto, a Carlsbad city councilor.
A positive TB skin or blood test only signifies that the person has been infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, according to a fact sheet published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The test does not show whether the person has actually contracted the disease.
If a person tests positive on the TB skin test, he or she is then given a chest X-ray, which proves whether the subject has contracted the disease.
Doporto, Artesia Mayor Phil Burch and other various city and county officials from Southeastern New Mexico met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Tuesday for an update on the status of the undocumented immigrants being detained at FLETC while they await either deportation or an asylum hearing in front of an immigration judge.
The Current-Argus spoke with an ICE spokeswoman, but the federal agency was unable to provide an official comment before press time.
Currently, 603 individuals are held at FLETC and, according to Burch, all who have tested positive in the skin test either have undergone chest X-rays with no signs of having contracted the disease, or will have the chest X-ray conducted within the next day. Some undocumented immigrants tested positive in the TB skin test Tuesday, so they might not be able to receive a chest X-ray until today, according to Burch.
"Prior to today's meeting, all people who tested positive have gone through chest X-ray testing or are scheduled to go through chest X-ray testing," Burch said. "We've had enough physicians involved and enough people who understand the process and procedure (that) at this point (ICE has) had no indications that there has been anyone that has come through the center with active tuberculosis."
All women and children are immediately tested for viruses and diseases upon arrival at FLETC. If an undocumented immigrant has any contagious diseases, the detainee is immediately quarantined on the premises.
Doporto said he was at first hesitant to share the health tests with the news media because of the potential for widespread fear, but after consideration, he felt the community required the information.
"We just need to be aware that this is going on," he said. "The concern is definitely there, especially with so many positive tests. Skin tests (only) show us that (TB) is present in their country, but with that being said, eventually if they're exposed on their skin, we will run into one (undocumented immigrant) that has been exposed."
No detainee to date has been found to have any contagious disease or virus since Central Americans who were caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were first brought to Artesia on June 27.
Reporter Zack Ponce can be reached at 575-689-7402.
Considering as how these children are immediately seeking out law enforcement, and turning themselves in, whereupon they are screened, and quarantined if necessary, I don't see the problem.
You will notice the local Israeli Lobby went to automatic Israeli defense mode:
For the entire month of July I did not get bored with the story. I was not diverted by the increasing shrill attacks of my being an anti-Semite.
1500 now dead, thousands injured, tens of thousands homes and lives destroyed and the three Israeliteweights are still denying all.
The shrillest of all, has made some recent claims that someone on this blog was looking for a final solution. Who can that be? Read on:
That' reasonable.
What is "Occupation" Fri Aug 01, 01:13:00 PM EDT
The "final solution" as per hitler was the genocide of the Jews
The relocation of a hostile population 20 miles away to join others of the same group is hardly racist or genocide. And hardly a "Final Solution".
The use the buzzword is specious
The relocation of a population, even a hostile one, is referred to as Ethnic Cleansing, which is also a serious crime.
Have you been reading about what is happening to the Christians in ISISLAND, Ash?
Since I am rapidly becoming a supporter of the Kurds, you can no longer call me 100% anti-muslim.
My niece tells me "the ones in India aren't so bad. The ones in the middle east are the really bad ones".
On that, I certainly defer to her judgement.
She says there are as many sects of Moslems in India as there are sects of Christians in the US.
Anonymous Fri Aug 01, 01:51:00 PM EDT
Bo is now, once again, making the case that the NASI in Israel are just as evil as the Muslim terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
That the Israeli can claim the same rationalizations for their actions as do the most extreme Islamic Jihadis, and the Israeli's should
You fucking moron, what does "Christians is ISIS-land have to do with genocide in Gaza?
Our resident moron, along with WiO, use that as an excuse for Israeli bad acts - well, so and so does it therefore (in their puny little brains) it is OK.
Rufus IIFri Aug 01, 01:52:00 PM EDT
Rufus, please define "genocide".
How can the tragic deaths of 500 civilians out of a population of 1.8 MILLION gazans be called a genocide?
AshFri Aug 01, 01:26:00 PM EDT
But you were calling it the "final solution"
Now you are calling it "ethnic cleansing"
which is it?
It seems your final solution is to cleanse the land of Palestinians - a crime called ethnic cleansing.
No racism there.
Now, I'll take aanother moment to ask you to look at what Max Blumenthal has to say about the prevasive attitude and actions of current Israeli society.
If America only knew. The US civil rights groups are a logical place to breakdown this most unholy clique that practices deception in hiding the truth.
I'll be clear. I want an end to the US alliance with Israel . There is no benefit to the US.
The problem, Deuce, is that there are a hell of a lot more "Bobs" out there than there are Deuces, Rats, Quirks, Ashes, and Rufii.
Remember how last month it was all about the number of "part-time workers?"
No one seems to have noticed that, this month, the number of part-timers Dropped by 251,000, and the number of Full-Time Workers Increased by 381,000.
Also, 329,000 Entered the Workforce, which goosed the "Participation Rate" up a notch to 62.9%
The bad news in today's report was that "hourly wages" were absolutely flat at 0.0%
I'm still trying to figure this out. How does someone Become half Jewish, and half Lutheran?
Do you start off Jewish, and decide the Lutherans are "half right?"
or, vice versa?
BREAKING NEWS FLASH -
Police In The Denver Area Are Looking For A Bank Robber Know As "The Good Grammar Bandit"
Is it possible Quart has headed to Colorado for the rocky mountain highs and finds himself homeless, penniless, drunk, and stoned?
Quart is, after all, invariably polite when he fleeces folks.
Deuce ☂Sun Jul 20, 10:13:00 PM EDT
Israel is a colonial power, set up by a previous colonial power. There was no Israel before the end of WWII.
Had the European Jews resisted the early Brown Shirts and Nazis, there would have been no holocaust. You and Allen stated as much when you said that you were armed up, you recommended the same to other Jews and you further stated you are not your father's or grandfather's Jews.
The Palestinians have not been cowered by Israel. They resist. They have tolerated the indignities and deprivation of their human rights but they have not been defeated. They resist and will keep on resisting. You are on the wrong side of history. Colonialism is an historic relic. The disruption going on throughout the Islamic world is very much a by-product of European Colonialism by the French and the English. Israel is the last of the colonies established by the English.
Israel is receiving a lesson in asymmetric warfare. It used to be called guerrilla warfare, the same tactics as used by the East European and Russians that fought against the English and the Arabs in establishing Israel.
There is only one endgame. The endgame is a secular state that gives equal rights to all the inhabitants of a single state that is majority Palestinian. It would follow the same pattern as South Africa, Rhodesia, Hong Kong, British Honduras and India. Europeans cannot move to North Dakota, put on a feathered headdress and call themselves Lakota. Should they do so their claim would be no less bizarre than 600,000 Russians moving into Palestine and claim they are a native tribe.
You also have said that the arabs will seek revenge and that paybacks are a bitch.
Your words? advocate the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel
No, that is your conclusion. I am not in favor of keeping any coountry or state as a religious state.That is against US law. Who do you think you are, that you think that others have an obligation to support and preserve your religion, myths and exclusionary proclivities?
If you want to run a country as a parish, have clear title to the land, pay all your own bills, protect it yourself and obey international law or face the consequences.
You built your parish on a religious fault line, that is your problem.
Why can't you pay your own bills and quit dragging the US into all your crap?
Quirk Fri Aug 01, 03:43:00 PM EDT
Riddle me this. It was my understanding that the 72 hour truce was supposed to allow Israel to continue to destroy tunnels that ended up in Israel and were assumed to threaten Israelis.
Speaking from New Delhi, Kerry said neither side will advance militarily from their current positions, but that Israel will continue to destroy tunnels Hamas has used to smuggle weapons and fighters into Israel.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said that Israel was determined, regardless of cease-fire efforts, to finish the destruction of tunnels that Palestinian militants have built under the Gaza-Israel border.
http://www.voanews.com/content/israel-calls-up-16000-more-reservists/1968608.html
I saw the Israeli Lt. Col. that is Israel's IDF spokesman on CNN say much the same thing.
Yet, according to reports I have seen the attack where two soldiers were killed and the other was allegedly kidnapped was in Rafah which is on the Gazan-Egyptian border. It took place at one of the smuggling tunnels to Egypt. It was not on the Gaza-Israel border and a map of the tunnel system would indicate that it couldn't be used to to smuggle weapons and fighters into Israel.
Given the location of the tunnel it doesn't sound like something that would have been allowed under terms of the agreement.
Why the confusion? Could it be that all the talk by Israeli officials about destroying tunnels used for smuggling weapons and fighters into Israel was just another talking point, a PR claim that is routinely included in any public statement similar to the 'save the children' appeals we see in every public statement by both sides? Were the words merely PR for public consumption? Did the agreement that was actually reached allow Israel to attack 'all' tunnels? Could it be that the agreement terms were made vague enough to allow flexibility as is the idiotic propensity of 'diplomats' in today's world?
It would be nice to see the actual signed agreement. I haven't been able to find it on the web.
Surely, at this point neither side would be stupid enough to take the word of the other side without getting it in writing.
These tunnels seemed to have the Israelis pretty freaked out. Imagine that - the Palestinians can counter attack (sort of). To the benefit of the Palestinians it does seem that the tunnels have been used, so far anyway, to attack military targets only. That's fair isn't it? - errrr All's fair in love and war....
The US. Was once thought of as a Christian State. . So were most European State. You think Israel has a right to protect that it's future remain Jewish by breaking international law? That is illegal in the US . The US has no business making special deals with Israel that sanction the breaking of onternational law. Do what you want but not with US MONEY AND PROTECTION. do it within international law or go your own way. That is a special relationship the US could happily do without.
I would suggest that, like with South Africa, the international community should not simply turn a blind eye to institutional discrimination.
And, YES, that should apply to Arab states as well.
Great. Who's going to tell Saudi Arabia?
How does the Catholic State of Louisiana sound?
How about the Jewish State of New York?
The Lutheran State of Idaho?
We don't do that in this country. Why should we want to preserve the religion of another country?
What has the State of Israel ever done for the US?
Are they building hospitals in US ghettos? Housing projects for Mexican immigrants? We owe Israel nothing. We certainly should not be giving them political cover for their blatant disregard for accepted international law.
In the case of Yugoslavia, we intervened against the Catholic Serbs because they were trying drive out the Muslims from Kosovo. The Serbs were in Kosovo for centuries befor the Muslims arrived. By precedent, we should be forcing the IDF and the Jewish settlements out of the West Bank.
Why should the US support Israel in their attcks against the Palestinian indigenous people? What is in it for us?
HERE IS WHAT I POSTED ON:
It Is Guaranteed: Retaliation, Retribution, Revenge And Vengeance Always Results In Retaliation, Retribution, Revenge And Vengeance
IS THIS INTELLIGENT POLICE WORK OR MASS PUNISHMENT?
In the Deaths of 3 Israeli Teens, Likud Policies are also Implicated
By Juan Cole | Jul. 1, 2014 |
By Juan Cole
The kidnapping and killing of three Israeli squatter youth whose parents usurped Palestinian land has produced a paroxysm of hatred and calls for reprisals in Israel. Whoever is responsible for it, the killing of the youth was a horrid and inexcusable crime, and the heart of any parent goes out to the bereaved families.
It should be noted that during the Israeli dragnet in the West Bank, some 9 Palestinians, some youth or children, have also been killed, and hundreds arbitrarily arrested. The heart of any parent also goes out to those bereaved families.
Now there are 1600 dead.
...provided to you courtesy of Bibi Netanyahu. Defended by the Israeli can never do wrong crowd.


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 Behind the Iron Curtain (album) – album zpěvačky Nico z roku 1985
 Behind the Iron Curtain (album, John Mayall) – album hudebníka Johna Mayalla z roku 1985
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Cursed education , Gary Victor, Ed. Philippe Rey, back to school 2012
Carl Vausier is a teenager who grew up in Port-au-Prince in the 70s. A strict paternal education, prudish, he is plagued by sexual troubles and emotions. Unbeknownst to his father, he frequents the slums and his prostitutes, and at the same time, still unbeknownst to the father, he hangs around in his reserved den – that of the father -, his library. Prostitutes tell him about the lives of their ancestors; he also maintains a letter-writing relationship with a young girl, Coeur Qui Saigne (signs him Furet), but their first interview is a fiasco. Coeur Qui Saigne haunts him, and will return in his life in the following years.
Very unusual novel in form. There is this man who recounts his adolescence, his youth, and then this difficult relationship with Coeur Qui Saigne and more generally, life in Haiti in the 1970s, the difficulty of living in this extremely poor country, under a fierce dictatorship. Carl Vausier is unlucky, first he is not well in his teenage skin, then he acts in spite of parental good sense at the risk of putting himself against father and mother, and finally, he does not can not say or do what he wants at the risk of finding himself imprisoned or worse by the uncle Macoute. We are always between an autobiographical novel (according to the publisher), an initiatory novel, a romance of mad love and the author's book of reflections, but also between dream and reality, two concepts that Gary Victor very often addresses:
"I continue to believe that what is dream is confused with the past. The present itself is only a barely palpable uncertain space, already evaporated when we have not even taken advantage of what it offers. Man has only his memories and the dream is the frame which amplifies the perspectives, gives more luminosity to the memory. The dream especially belongs only to the dreamer. While we are not the owners of our memories, because they were often built with others than us, by others than us, who may have different opinions and feelings on our reminiscences. "(p.128) I really like the idea he talks about that our dreams are personal but not our memories, sometimes even the two can get confused. Have you ever wondered if what you thought to be a memory is not a recurring dream, which would have entered you as a lived event? Another quote on a similar theme: " Floating between the real and the imaginary puts us in a state of permanent doubt and questioning. " (P.232) Writing Gary Victor incentive to spend real to the imaginary, from dream to reality. It is simple, direct, beautiful and at the same time poetic. I had already noticed her in her superb novel Le sang et la mer (at the time I very willingly encouraged to read it, advice – which you should follow, have I already disappointed you – – which I can only repeat)
But Gary Victor is not content to just reflect on these themes, he also talks about his country. His country sold to dictators, to his bullies who represent the dark side of men (a bit like the portrait of Dorian Gray hid that of his model): "The Eternal President, who is said to be as wicked, as inhuman – remember- you that he had shot without blinking nineteen officers – is only the mirror that reflects stupidity, violence, contempt for the human person that we cultivate so much in our society. It is the epitome of what, unfortunately, we are, our true being, our pure product. " (P.67)
It is difficult to live there serenely, either because of poverty, or because of one's opinions or both at the same time. Carl is a writer, journalist and cannot write everything, he must constantly cope with his editor-in-chief – the censor – and the authorities. Despite everything, he stays there, unlike many who emigrate to live better.
And then Gary Victor also talks about love. Crazy love. Of passionate, fusion love. Of physical love also, certain passages without being coarse are very explicit. Difficulty finding the fantasized partner (s).
Finally, all this to tell you how excellent this book is, many sentences echoed in me, reminded me of some not very easy passages from my adolescence (rest assured, mom, I did not go downstairs) Nantes neighborhoods to see prostitutes, or have lived in a slum!). Like what, even if the living conditions are absolutely incomparable, the torments of the body and the spirit are universal.
While the digital revolution is shaking up traditional pedagogy, start-ups hope to surf the promising e-education market to oust traditional textbook publishers, but have not yet found the miracle economic model to win the day .
No need for teachers or classrooms, a mobile application is now enough to review your lessons. Inspired by the success of foreign pioneers such as the American Khan Academy, which has exploited the ergonomics of digital tablets to revolutionize the learning of mathematics, dozens of French start-ups are competing for innovations to meet this growing demand for new educational content.
We wanted to break away from the traditional teaching method: + I teach the lesson and then I do the exercises to validate the skill +. It may have worked at the time of Jules Ferry but it is no longer at all suitable for the Google generation ", explains to AFP Jérôme Serre, co-founder of EduPad, who rather focuses on short videos or the mechanics of video games to better" capture the attention of the child ".
And the formula works. With its catalog of 160 iTooch apps for students from primary to middle school and sold at 4.99 euros, Edupad recorded growth of 50%, mainly thanks to the United States where it achieved 70% of its turnover estimated at 500,000 euros.
A time baffled by the emergence of " pure-players ", traditional players such as textbook publishers, have set up research and development cells dedicated to digital like Editis (Nathan, Bordas) for do not let this promising segment be monopolized by the young internet shoots.
8 measures for a "greener" education

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Karnataka, where the mahseer is safe…
Fishing camps along the Cauvery have helped safeguard the habitat of the mahseer. Also, most of the poachers have been rehabilitated and are employed as guides and guards to patrol the river stretch at the fishing camps, reports Susheela Nair
Hurtling from the high mountains of the Brahmagiri range in Kodagu district, the bountiful Cauvery river flows across Karnataka, snaking through forested hilly tracts and agricultural fields. Some stretches of the omnipresent Cauvery between the Shivanasamudram waterfalls and Mekedatu, shelter the giant mahseer, the legendary sport fish of India. On the banks of this stretch of the river are three fishing camps Doddamakali, six km upstream, and Galibore, 16 km downstream of Bheemeshwari and all run by the state-owned Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd (JLR). These camps are all within a few hours drive from Bangalore. Anglers from all over the world make their annual pilgrimage to these exclusively reserved stretches to pit their wits against the mahseer while non-anglers revel in nature's bounty.
Angling history can be traced back to the pre-independent days when the British used to 'catch-and-kill' the mahseer. With the construction of dams in the adjoining areas, the migration of the fish was restricted and even blocked in some places.
This contributed to the decline of the mahseer population. Moreover the villagers, mostly settlers indulged in netting, poisoning and using ordinary detonator with safety fuse thus destroying all aquatic life forms including fish fingerlings.
Explains Arun Srinivasan, President, WASI, "Realising the need to safeguard the habitat of the mahseer fish and the adjoining riverine stretches of forest, Wildlife Association of South India (WASI) set up temporary fishing camps in the mid-seventies. For the past thirty years, we have been involved in the protection of this stretch of the Cauvery river."
Bheemeshwari
Catch-and-release practice
"In the light of decreasing sizes and number of good specimens, we adopted the 'catch-and-release' practice, thus giving a fresh lease of life to the mighty mahseer. We have been protecting mahseer fishing by adopting conservation, stocking and management measures so as to stem the decline of mahseer population," the WASI president adds. Subsequently JLR took over the river stretch by setting up a camp at Bheemeshwari in 1984.
The mahseer is the pride and joy of the Cauvery and Asia's premier sporting fish. It is believed that the name has been formed from the Hindi words maha (great) and sir (head). It could equally have been derived from the Persian mahi (fish) and sher (lion) but either way, the mahseer retains its status as king and the prize catch for all committed anglers.
In local parlance, it is known as bili meen. Catching the mahseer fish is easier said than done. The legendary fighting fish resists all attempts to catch it and there is a virtual tug-of-war between the angler and the fish for about 20-30 minutes. It can grow to over 100 lbs in weight, can easily swim upstream, against rapids, at over 20 knots, a truly spectacular sight amidst splendid scenery.
Every time a fish is caught, a camp attendant helps the angler remove it from the water, tie its mouth with a nylon rope, weigh it and pose for a photograph! And, immediately after, the rope is removed and the fish is let back into the river.
Situated on the banks of the river Cauvery, the Cauvery Fishing Camp (CFC) is an ideal picnic spot for nature enthusiasts, river lovers and a paradise for hardcore anglers. Every year, head guide of a fishing holidays company David Plummer escorts a limited number of anglers to these camps which combine the thrill of hooking one of the world's finest game fish, the mahseer, with the rugged existence of camp life. The camp activities revolve around the ubiquitous Cauvery river which flows sinuously through the varied terrain of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. Birding, bonfire, coracle rides, camping one the sandy banks of the river, trekking, wildlife safaris, white water rafting and bird watching are all part of the wilderness escapade.
Conservation of the mahseer
According to N D Tiwari, IFS, Managing Director, JLR, "Besides contributing to the tourism coffers, angling tourism supports conservation of the mahseer.
"The setting up of anti-poaching camps along the river has curtailed poaching and helped in protection of the river and the aqua species. The size of the fish has grown over the years from 32 pounds to 106 pounds because of protection. Most of the poachers have been rehabilitated and are employed as gillies (guides) and guards to patrol the river stretch at the fishing camps." Since they are familiar with every tract of the forests, know every inch of the river, where each eddy and whirlpool lies, where the fish likes to school, they have proved themselves able guides. "We help anglers with our knowledge of the waters as we are experienced fishermen ourselves," said Bhola, a rehabilitated poacher-turned-river guide at Bheemeshwari.
Lured by the social acceptance, security and steady income and the fact that their future is intimately connected with the well-being of the endangered mahseer and its habitat, they are concerned and involved in the protection.
The Coorg Wildlife Society (CWS), another voluntary organisation engaged in protecting mahseer fishing in the Cauvery (i.e. Valnoor in Coorg district,) with a lease on 28 km of this river has been stocking young mahseer in this stretch since 1993. The CWS protects this stretch of the river, issues fishing licenses, organises sport fishing and maintains fish catch statistics.
According to AJT John Singh, eminent wildlife scientist, "If the grand old giant Tor mussullah still exists, it is only because of the farsighted conservation measures adopted by JLR and NGOs like WASI and CWS with their unique eco-tourism and catch-and-release programmes. This is an excellent model worth emulating throughout the different ranges of different species of mahseer in the country, which would mutually benefit the fish, the habitat and the local people."
From Deccan Herald
Filed under CAUVERY RIVER Tagged with campaign, CAUVERY RIVER, fish strategy, karnataka
Where has all the flood money gone?
BANGALORE: Last year's floods in North Karnataka, the biggest natural disaster in the state in public memory, triggered the largest fund-raising exercise, generating about Rs 1,000 crore, including Rs 500 crore collected by state government agencies.
While chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced that he would make public the money collected and spent by the state government during the upcoming legislature session starting June 28, one wonders where all the other money has gone.
"We recently issued notices to various NGOs and social organisations, seeking a detailed report on how they spent or are spending the money collected for flood relief. But we have had little or no response,'' said a senior officer associated with the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. He blamed the officials for it.
WHEN CASH POURED IN
Waking up from its slumber, maybe just a little late, the state government is now seriously contemplating bringing out a policy to check large-scale bungling or misuse of funds collected to provide relief to victims of natural disasters/calamities. "There is an urgent need to frame a policy to keep a check on funds raised from the public for relief and rehabilitation work. I will soon hold a meeting with experts to see what best the government can do to prevent such scams,'' said law and parliamentary affairs minister S Suresh Kumar. Home minister V S Acharya also expressed similar views.
A week after the worst flood of the century hit the state last September-October, politicians, NGOs and social organisations were quick to raise funds and gather relief material for the affected through padayatras, donation box in hand.
According to officials, crores of rupees collected during such sundry padayatras never reached the victims, and the funds were utilised for other purposes. Not only that, money collected by these societies has been allegedly misused for personal expenses of office-bearers.
An analysis of accounts shows that in 2009, a Bangalore-based social organisation collected donations amounting to Rs 2.16 lakh for flood relief, but spent only Rs 300 out of it. The remaining funds were diverted for other purposes.
Likewise, several lakhs of rupees collected by organisations in the name of tsunami, Orissa cyclone and Gujarat earthquake were also not sent to the victims. It's not that everybody and anybody can collect funds from the public. There is a stringent law to check arbitrary collection of funds, and police officials have limited this authority only to keep a tab on fraudulent elements during Ganesha festivities.
As per law, those organizations that want to collect funds from the public for a special or noble cause should seek the permission of the police. While grating permission, the police should verify the track record of the organizations and also be satisfied with their commitment and integrity to the cause.
manu.aiyappa@timesgroup.com
Filed under RTI ACT - INDIA Tagged with karnataka, NGO
Malaysian company mulling Rs. 4,500 crore tourism project in Mangalore
Karnataka Tourism Department's eco-tourism wing Jungle Lodges and Resorts planned to build seven more resorts in the State, Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy said on Thursday.
The new resorts would come up in the next two years and involved an investment of Rs. 30 crore, he told reporters after inaugurating the new office of the Jungle Lodges and Resorts here.
The Centre had sanctioned Rs. 24 crore for the project and the State would bear the remaining cost, Reddy said.
The State has received an overwhelming response to the Acqua Marine Park it proposed to set up at Mangalore for which Request for Proposal (RFP) was floated recently.
He said a Malaysia-based company had come forward to invest over Rs. 4,500 crore to set up an integrated Tourism Project in and around Mangalore on the lines of Singapore under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The department has asked the firm to present a detailed project report, he said.
Filed under ECOTOURISM Tagged with karnataka, mangalore
Hubli-Illegal mining: Plea to hasten probe
HUBLI: Environmentalists have urged the central government to speed up the CBI inquiry into illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources president S R Hiremath and A S Salanki of Jan Vikas Andolan told reporters here on Saturday that money from illegal mining had led to corruption and power politics.
"There is an immediate need to curb illegal mining by ending the nexus between politicians, officials and miners," Hiremath said.
Investigating agencies should also look into allegations of tax evasions and violations under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
"The inquiry into illegal mining by several companies, including the Obalapuram Mining Company and Bellary Iron Ore Private Ltd, began well but it stopped because of a stay order issued by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra and the Union governments should work towards vacating the stay," Salanki said.
Hiremath said they would urge the seven-member multi-disciplinary team constituted by Andhra Pradesh government to expedite survey of the mines and the inter-state border. "We will also urge Karnataka CM to join this initiative," Hiremath said.
From TOI
Filed under RTI ACT - INDIA Tagged with andra pradesh, hubli, illegal mining, karnataka
India: Karnataka Govt to bring in ordinance on Horticulture varisty
Bangalore Jan 29: The Karnataka Cabinet, which met here today decided to issue an ordinance to establish a Horticulture University to be set up in Bhagalkot, Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister S Suresh Kumar informed here today.
Speaking after the meeting he said an Ordinance would be issued for the Horticulture University at Bagalkot in northern Karantaka.
He said the decision followed after the Bill for the proposed University could not be brought in before the legislature, earlier.
He said the Cabinet had approved introducing Science and Commerce courses in 437 Pre-University Colleges in the state, where only Arts subjects were being taught. The cabinet also approved the release of Rs 175 crore to appoint 2018 lecturers and equip the PU colleges with science labs.
The cabinet also extended the tenure of Justice Jagannath Shetty Inquiry Commission into Police firing on farmers at Haveri, Justice A J Sadashiva Commission on SC and ST and Justice Somashekhar Commission on Church attacks in Karantaka till March 3 this year.
Enhancement of Freedom Fighters Pension from the present Rs 3000 to Rs 4000 effective from this month, also got the cabinet nod.
It was also decided to introduce Electronic Payment to the beneficiaries of various schemes under Social Security Schemes including Old-age, Widow and Physically Challenged persons on pilot basis in Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Dharwad district.
The state cabinet also decided to release Rs 7.20 crore to replace the 40-year-old Crust Gates of Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir across Cauvery river. Replying to questions, the minister said the cabinet also decided to drop cases against sugarcane farmers in five taluks and withdraw criminal cases filed against senior BJP legislator C T Ravi during the last Lok Sabha elections.
From Mangalorean
Filed under CAUVERY RIVER Tagged with CAUVERY RIVER, horticulture, karnataka, Krishnaraja Sagar
Mysore: Diverse economy of nature
While ecological services provided by biodiversity may seemingly fail to provide concentrated economic returns that mining ore at Kudremukha might, they come to us practically free, requiring little investment on our part beyond non-interference, write Pavithra Sankaran and MD Madhusudan
The mention of biodiversity brings to mind a multitude of peculiar plants and strange animals that inhabit our planet's forests, lakes, deserts and oceans. While being undeniably fascinating, one cannot help wondering why there are so many species, and what purpose their existence serves. This question, which otherwise merely stirs an idle curiosity, becomes a fairly serious matter when we confront the fact that an expanding human footprint has come at the cost of thousands of organisms, and continues to imperil the future of millions more.
So, when we speak of conserving biodiversity, should we be concerned at all if we lost forever, say, a drab brown bandicoot or even something as spectacular as a hornbill? Conversely, how much must we deny ourselves of land or water and the resources they hold, merely to secure the future of some strange creature that dwells therein?
Biodiversity conservation places what some see as disproportionate emphasis on wild species, their populations and habitats. In other words, the animal, bird or tree itself becomes the object of conservation interventions and here is where the effort runs into problems. People ask: are a few hundred monkeys more important than the jobs of thousands of miners? Is a bird more important than a community's livelihood? Is a tree more important than people's access to basic amenities? Thus, when pitted against human well-being, arguments to conserve biodiversity by saving species begin to seem indefensible.
But there is another way to look at biodiversity in conservation debates. That is, by focusing on what an organism does, rather than on what it is! Scientists call this the functional role of that organism. Processes like pollination, predation, the cycling of nutrients, and the supply and regulation of water are all ecosystem functions performed by a diversity of living organisms. Many of these functions hold enormous economic value for humans. Much of our food is created through the services of pollinators like bees and bats. There would be no coffee, cocoa, mustard, sesame, dozens of fruit and spices without these creatures. No man-made methods yet exist to aerate soil on the scale and with the efficiency that termites and ants do. Bigger and better-known creatures like hornbills and lion-tailed macaques disperse seeds that help in forest regeneration. Seen in this way, wild organisms no longer vie with humans; rather, they become the providers of human welfare.
Nagarhole, Brahmagiri, Talacauvery...
In purely economic terms, the subsidy humans get from the ecological services organisms render is enormous. Imagine for a moment that the forests of Nagarahole, Brahmagiri and Talacauvery did not exist and instead, in their place, we had sprawling settlements, roads, mines and dams. If this were so, Kodagu, without its forest-dwelling pollinators, would no longer be India's coffee capital; without birds or bats, farms all around would lose more and more crop to pest outbreaks; the Lakshmanatheertha, Kabini and Cauvery would be reduced to mere trickles; dozens of indigenous families collecting and selling forest produce (think honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, frankincense and kokum) would be poorer as would we, without these small luxuries.
While, year on year, the ecological services provided by biodiversity may seemingly fail to provide concentrated economic returns that mining ore might, they come to us practically free, requiring little investment on our part beyond non-interference. What's more, unlike a mine with a finite lifetime that will run out of ore over a few decades, this suite of services, if conserved, will renew itself and serve us into perpetuity. Surely, if we did our economic sums over longer time-frames, such returns must far outweigh the short-lived burst of profits from a single source like a mine?
The Kudremukha example
Not only are the gains short-term, the costs of replacing myriad ecosystem services with a single economic activity are well-documented: monsoon rains washed down thousands of tons of silt each year from the open cast mines of Kudremukha into the irrigation dams downstream. Silted reservoirs held far less water for irrigation during the dry season. Ore-laden waters also ruined crops over thousands of acres far downstream, causing massive losses to farmers. Tens of thousands of people living by the rivers could no longer drink its silt-laden water, with the government and families alike having to spend on water purification.
At the time the Supreme Court heard the Kudremukha case, it may have seemed absurd to argue that the future of an endangered monkey, or the beauty of a shola-grassland landscape should prevail over the well-being of a profit-making company that employed many. But the regeneration of forest that the monkeys enabled by dispersing seeds, or the supply and regulation of water that the shola-grasslands ensure into perpetuity, are not absurd causes to defend.
Investing in a diverse portfolio
To conserve biodiversity is to invest in human welfare. And to do so wisely, we must to invest in a diverse portfolio of nature, rather than pursue high-risk, high-gain investments that seek to make mines, highways, farms or factories of every forest that remains. The pursuit of unidimensional economic gain despite a multitude of losses has been possible because the profits are generated close to where decisions are made while costs are incurred farther away. Such a model will not serve us for the future.
Biodiversity, the spectacular and baffling assemblage of species of every kind–contributes to the capacity of a system to renew itself, making it alive. When we take away what makes it alive, every resource we harvest after that is finite.
More than half a century ago, Aldo Leopold put it succinctly: The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, "What good is it?" If the land mechanism as a whole is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.
(The authors are with the Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore) – Deccan Herald
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Eco-Tourism: Karnataka a Tourist Paradise
Both nature and human efforts have combined to make Karnataka a Tourist Paradise. Its long sea shore has silvery beaches. The tall Western Ghats have lush green forests full of varied fauna, flora and a number of east and west flowing rivers emanating from the Ghats, enrich the soil of the land and contribute to State's agricultural prosperity. The rivers create many water falls which are a feast to the eyes of the on lookers. The plain area is renowned for its beautiful river banks and projecting wonderful stony hills looking like rock parks that are natural creations. The hilly tracks have many Wildlife sanctuaries. The Gangas, Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, Vijayanagara
Rulers, Bahamanis of Gulbarga and Bidar, Adilshahis of Bijapur, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayaks of Chitradurga and the Keladi rulers have raised wonderful forts, beautiful temples with impressive plastic art in stone and magnificent mosques and mausoleums of Indo-Saracenic style. The advent of the Portuguese and the English introduced European Renaissance architecture imitation of both gothic and Indo-European styles. They built imposing churches and captivating public as well as private buildings in Karnataka. The National Parks, the Animal and Bird Sanctuaries can provide the tourist the sight of wild animals like elephants, tigers, bisons, deers, blackbucks, peacocks and a variety of animals in their natural habitat. The National Parks also acquaint the visitor with a rich variety of flora like tall trees, bushy plants and creepers that try to entwine him. Karnataka is known for its aromatic sandal wood and broad beautiful trees of pipal and banyan with their hospitable road shade. If one is spiritually inclined, there are living seers, whether Hindu, Christian or Muslim who can provide one with spiritual solace. There are also tombs of great religious leaders of Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jaina or Veerashaiva. In the precincts of these tombs even today people seek spiritual solace.
Karnataka is blessed with many waterfalls and the tallest water fall in India is at Jog (Shimoga District) where the river Sharavati jumps from a height of 293 mts. into four cascades of everlasting beauty. Presently the falls will be active with full zoom only during one month following the rainy season (July- October).The Cauvery at Shivasamudra falls (in Mandya district) has twin jumps,
For More Information – Bangalore Orbit
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Flight Report
CX 610 Colombo - Hong Kong
After a wonderful visit featuring interesting architecture and lovely seafood, my driver took me on an uneventful ride for my red-eye back to Hong Kong. A modern highway connects the airport with the city with no slums or beggars lining the highway. Sri Lanka is a clean and modern tourist destination with friendly people and wonderful food.
I won't miss the heat and humidity even during the late night hours!
The terminal is an aged facility with security screening before entering a secured area for check-in. Immigration followed in a small room obviously not big enough for the crowds with a bit of chaotic queuing.
Despite the queues, immigration didn't take that long and soon I was upstairs in the departures hall doing some plane spotting. I still remember vividly this airport was bombed by Tamil rebels during the civil war that ended a few years ago, destroying several aircraft.
This part of the terminal is shared with arriving passengers, who exit through another door to clear immigration. Security checks take place at the gate, which I think is very inefficient and a waste to populate so many machines to serve all the gates.
Crowded Lounge
The lounge wasn't anything to boast about. It was packed and there was little food selection. I got a soda and settled into a chair for a bit. I already had a feast at the hotel before leaving so didn't need any more food.
Silly Boarding Arrangement
When security checks happen at the gate, it is quite stupid to arrange 2 flights to depart at similar times that share the same checkpoint. Well, the airport authority did just that, and the line barely moved. It was a frustating wait with no priority line for Business Class.
Tonight's flight would be operated by an Airbus 330 with the new Business Class. This is key as I need a lie-flat bed for the red-eye. It's a short flight of 5.5 hours so I know I won't get enough sleep, but a few hours is at least better than nothing.
We departed a few minutes behind schedule and quietly took off. It really makes a difference sitting ahead of the wing with a lot less noise than in the Economy seats.
I don't think a full dinner is needed for a flight leaving just before 1am. I think a breakfast close to landing would have been more appropriate. Nevertheless, I decided to enjoy a midnight snack which would fill me beyond able to sleep afterwards. I opted for my favourite alcoholic drink on the menu - the sweet port wine.
I think mattresses should be provided for all red-eye flights to cushion the lie-flat bed for a proper sleep. It felt a bit weird once the chair turns into a bed as there are separate cushions making up the entire seat which can still be felt.
I was awaken by the pre-landing checks after my short nap. The sun had already risen and we were ready to land in Hong Kong. How I wished the flight would take longer! We arrived at 8:42am, just ahead of schedule. But we parked at a far away gate so it took a while to walk to the people mover for the ride in. Luggage also took some time to come out, which was frustrating once again with inadequate sleep on the flight.
The direct nonstop Colombo service is actually new, as flights used to route through Bangkok or Singapore. My inbound was actually via Bangkok. However, red-eyes of this short length are quite annoying. Even with a lie-flat, it is impossible to get a decent length of sleep with a full dinner served and being awaken early for landing.


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Jamie Dornan in Death And Nightingales a world away from Christian Grey
The Co Down star is set to appear in BBC Two's adaptation of Eugene McCabe's modern Irish classic
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Jamie Dornan looks a world away from his 50 Shades Of Grey alter-ego in a first-look picture from his forthcoming project.
Dornan stars opposite The Americans actor Matthew Rhys and Red Rock actress Ann Skelly for BBC Two's adaptation of Eugene McCabe's modern Irish classic Death And Nightingales.
The drama about love, betrayal, deception and revenge will reunite Dornan with The Fall creator Allan Cubbitt, who will adapt the three-part series and also serve as director.
The series is set in the countryside of Fermanagh in 1885 over a tense 24-hour period, where neighbours observe each other closely and people are double-dealers.
Skelly will play Beth Winters, who is celebrating her 25th birthday and has decided to join the charming Liam Ward (Dornan) and escape from her limited life and difficult and complex relationship with her Protestant landowner stepfather Billy (Rhys).
Jamie Dornan speaks about death of mum from pancreatic cancer
In one picture from the drama, Dornan - known for playing suave business magnate Christian Grey in the 50 Shades Of Grey films - wears a waistcoat, necktie and hat while riding on a carriage beside Skelly, who wears a button-down dress of the period.
Another image shows Rhys, a formidable expression on his face and sporting heavy facial hair.
Look inside Jamie Dornan dad's £1million Co Down house
Skelly previously said of the role: "Playing such a strong character as Beth Winters is truly an actor's dream, and a fantastically intense challenge to be given the opportunity to play.
"And to get to work with such brilliant actors like Matthew and Jamie, and a director like Allan Cubitt, is just surreal to me. I can't wait to start!"
Dornan said: "I'm thrilled to be reunited with Allan and his brilliant scripts to play such an intriguing character like Liam Ward and to return to Northern Ireland and BBC Two."
Jamie Dornan finds his double in a Belfast bar


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Verklighetens magi (engelsk originaltitel: The Magic of Reality) är en bok av den brittiske biologen Richard Dawkins, med illustrationer av Dave McKean, utgiven 2011.

Det är en grafisk, populärvetenskaplig bok som riktar sig främst till barn och tonåringar men även till personer i alla åldrar. Dawkins har sagt att boken är avsedd för dem som är runt 12 år och uppåt, samt för yngre med vuxet sällskap.

Källor

Facklitteratur 2011


First of all, I need guidance as to what licensing would be acceptable (e.g., GPL, OSI Artistic, freely distributable, freeware, BSD, etc.). I need comments by (and perhaps some contact with) IP lawyers such as those working for Red Hat.
I assume all licenses in the "good" list are OK and all in the "bad" list are not.
Do you have a suggestion as to a "preferred" license for this kind of stuff ... graphics and configuration files mostly. I would really like to get most folks to all use the same license (see below).
For graphics, you can safely use the licenses here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#Good_Licenses_3 I would specifically recommend CC-BY or CC-BY-SA, as those provide the most flexibility and the opportunity for derived art. For configuration files, generally any permissive license should work. You might avoid any license that is too software specific, but MIT (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing/MIT#Old_Style) might not be a bad fit.
Also, do you have any suggestions on how to handle cases where multiple individuals have had their hand in things: A creates a theme. B then modifies A's theme to create a new theme. C comes along and modifies B's theme plus add some stuff from a theme created by D to create yet another theme. That may sound convoluted but it appears to be the case for some of these themes.
Well, in such a scenario, A, B, C, and D probably have made copyrightable contributions to the work (the ABCD theme). Unless B, C, and D have agreed to assign copyright to A (or some other single party), they would all need to agree on the license for the work. This is a big reason why it is important for anyone generating copyrightable content to license that content. If A had put it under the CC-BY license, then when B, C, and D made changes, their changes would be automatically available under that license (note, this is not always true, but it is in this specific scenario).
I also assume that any theme citing Carsten Haitzler's (Rasterman's) enlightenment window manager as a source is OK (I do not need that author's blessing too).
You should see what license that Carsten's source content is under. Assuming that the derived works do not have a license which conflicts with Carsten's license, there should not be a need to get his blessing. In the event where no license is defined on the new derived work, you can safely assume the derived work inherits Carsten's license (but it never hurts to ask the copyright holder who made the modifications for his intention).
I am not sure what will be needed in the SPEC file with respect to licensing (since you are reviewing spec files). I sure do not want to see a bunch of theme packages ... one for every license type. That is too much over-achieving.


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Japan shock Spain 2-1 to top group, qualify for knockouts; Germany eliminated
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By Sports Halchal Published on Dec 2, 2022
Doha (Qatar) : Japan rallied from a goal down to shock European giants Spain 2-1 in the concluding match of Group E to emerge as group winners while booking a place in the knockouts of the FIFA World Cup. In material of losing the last league match of the group Spain qualified along with Japan to the knockout stage of the tournament.
In a night of chaotic pair of games, at the Khalifa International Stadium, Japan trailing by a 11th minute goal scored by Alvaro Morata to go into the half time break trailing 1-0. The Samurai Blue however stormed back with full gusto in the second half to score two goals within a span of three minutes.
Coach Hajime Moriyasu drew level through Ritsu Doan in the 48th minute and went into the lead with a goal from Ao Tanaka three minutes later. Japan, who have set a target of qualifying for the last-eight stage of the tournament, had opened their campaign with a 2-1 win over four-time winners Germany but lost to Costa Rica.
Spain on the other hand started with 7-0 drubbing of Costa Rica and followed it up with a one-all draw with Germany. In the other match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Germany defeat Costa Rica 4-2 in a six-goal thriller which was officiated by a first all-female on-field refereeing team at men's World Cup.
The winning effort fell short and was not enough as they finished with just four points from three matches the same as Spain but La Roja qualified on a better goal difference. Japan's 2-1 win over Spain meant Japan and Spain were through, Japan finished with six points from two wins and loss.
This is the second tournament in a row, Germany go out in the group stages. It's one of those nights where it just hasn't been enough. Germany's failure to advance for the second straight World Cup is a remarkable fall for a national team that won the event in 2014, finished third in 2010 and 2006 and was the runner-up in 2002.
On Thursday, both Group E and Group F had surprising group winners. Group E champion Japan will face Croatia in the round of 16 on Monday. Group F winner Morocco will face Spain on Tuesday. The World Cup continues Friday, when the round of 16 will be set after the finales in Group G and Group H.
Moriyassu's last-eight target, set at the start of the tournament, is now a step away. Moriyasu has had some bitter memories of Qatar, as a player as he was part of the Japan team which missed out on the chance to qualify for the 1994 World Cup Finals as they were within seconds of reaching their first finals only to concede a stoppage-time equalizer to Iraq which sent arch-rivals South Korea through instead.
That crushing moment is known as the "Agony of Doha" but while Japan's biggest football setback may never be forgotten, the Samurai Blue are determined to reverse their fortunes and make Qatar the stage for their best World Cup performance.
Japan have since then put the 1994 set behind them and since debuting in 1998 have qualified for seven successive World Cup tournaments and a last-eight finish is finally within Japan's reach despite featuring in a tough group feels Moriyasu, which he has reiterated time to time ahead of their opening match.
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