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ISIS: Israeli Secret Intelligence Service
Sep 15, 2014 propaganda, public opinion, Syria, war on terror
In an excerpt from a 1990 C-SPAN interview with Brian Lamb, Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, authors of the book Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community (Houghton Mifflin 1990), describe (passage at about 2:40) how the Israeli Prime Minister's Office officially refers to its subordinate organization "the Mossad"–Hebrew for "the institute" and denoting Israel's most well-known intelligence agency–as the "Israeli Secret Intelligence Service," or ISIS, "interestingly enough [drawing on] kind of the British model" for referencing such government entities, Raviv remarks.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPECe5qhIHQ
The full interview with Raviv and Melman may be viewed here. This information initially appeared at chemtrailsplanet.com.
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Bobby Swafford says:
Controlled opposition anyone?
What an odd coincidence!
Just in case someone hasn't caught on to the new twist in all this:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-s-targets-isis-in-iraq-with-fresh-airstrikes-1.2767213
This ability will mean that anywhere they wish to go will only take a declaration that "ISIS" is operating there. Of course, they are only there to "help".
So now, instead of having to invent ever more creative reasons for their invasions, they can simply order one up. "Why, what could we do? It was ISIS!".
dinophile says:
What happened to al Qaeda? And al Qaeda in Iraq??
Why did they need a new one, I wonder.
Certainly, it's because the old Emanuel Goldstein got, well, old. As in boring. Couldn't generate the daily Two Minutes' Hate anymore.
Perhaps this connects with the staccato unrolling of domestic false flags we've seen these last couple years. Originally, in one of the first articles of mine James published here, I postulated that the sped-up schedule of the pageants being presented indicated a target mark. I started with John Kennedy, then OKC–a long gap. Then 911, which had less of a time lag. Chart the rest, and it looked to me logarithmic.
A good theory, around the time of Boston. But this year, new shows started to be performed every few weeks. Talk about staccato. It makes me wonder if my original thesis was wrong. Maybe it's that the public has grown bored, and the pageant-masters are like drug dealers, and the public is less and less able to get high, or like pornographers who find that their audience doesn't get the same thrill from last month's product.
If this modified model approaches accuracy, the fear factor is becoming harder and harder for our masters to maintain. It's all just starting to wash over us, as we struggle to get the bills paid each month. They are losing control, in other words. It is harder and harder for them to create bogey-men that actually scare us.
Now, admittedly, the fake, no-blood videos have seemed to produce something like the old thrill in the sheep (they HAD to kill off the long dead Bin Laden, as he had no fear factor left to sell), but I predict that that high it will be very short lived. Maybe they will find themselves forced to resort to REALLY chopping off some heads, showing the vast gushers of blood (it won't be secret agents pretending to be reporters, of course, who are killed). But what will they have after that?
My original thesis stated that this all indicates a Plan, and that does not change. I only thought that they had this thing under control, a couple of years ago, with a time target in focus. Your question, dino, alerts me to the possibility that they are a little desperate. I have referenced a few times here the weirdly wonderful movie Dark City, which is about an artificial planet UFO abducted persons have been taken to (not to be returned), and the alien race that captured them did this to constantly experiment on them, stopping time each night and using injections to change their memories. These aliens do this to learn what being human is. They have no idea, and however long they have conducted these experiments, they still have no comprehension of what makes humans human.
Perhaps this is how our masters are. They had no idea that the old manipulation changes the subjects they apply it to, immunizing them. So the next round of experiments must be launched. But we are human, so the thing happens again. And again.
Now, our masters, in my opinion, are far closer to O'Brien than they are to those emotionless aliens in Dark City, which is to say that they intend for 1984 to be implemented. So when we are completely immune to their fear generating, we will see them truly act in desperation. A very bad thing indeed.
Pendantic Skirt says:
They are still there, the Islamic state might sound more threatening or this might just be a political ploy in the eve of the next election.
They were a big theme in the last election as they were on the run. It would not look good now after leaving and declaring victory, we're back with hundreds of troops there and no boots on the ground. Are they wearing sandals now?
It is curious to me how little media attention is given to the thousands of Christians being slaughtered. That would gem up the public's view of going into war for a just cause.
We know our borders are open and assume deceased illegals and terrorists are flooding in. When they strike and the police state is in force, they certainly could not have the same name as the enemy we already defeated.
Oh, right, we already defeated al Qaeda! Forgot about that! Or–maybe they forgot to tell us.
Replying to Patrick: I'll have to get Dark City. I take it you know about "They Live"? That one's creepily prescient.
As for the beheading simulations giving way to real beheadings, I wonder if anyone has thoughts about Daniel Pearl, the first of these. I was so shocked by that incident when it happened, and shocked all over again when his widow churned out a biography of him in record time. Looking back it's that miraculous recovery by the "surviving spouse" which makes me think that event was probably not real, either. They were probably playing roles in the show, too, like good little media sock puppets.
Meant to say diseased, not deceased although there are reports of many bodies found near the border.
Of course we are aware of the new strain of flu sweeping the country that has hit the young the hardest. Have you heard about the record breaking measles cases?
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/measles/a/measles-outbreaks.htm
This one has me perplexed, they are spraying in CA to fight the mosquitoes and the H1N! virus with chemicals long ago banned, in this green state? They are blaming standing water in the folks' backyards and they are in a drought? Swear CA was sold long ago, and the last part of the deal was depopulation of the area.
http://www.fightthebite.net/spraying-update/
I thought they said they were spraying for West Nile Virus, not Swine Flu. I'm in Orange County, CA; I'm telling you, I'd rather risk "West Nile Virus" than be sprayed like a bug (even more than what we're getting with chemtrails, that is). But as far as standing water in a drought: a lot of people have pools or fountains that they don't take care of. They get swampy pretty quick. Also, people are still using automatic sprinklers that can create mosquito pools. Bird baths. Drippy faucets.
I remember the malathion spraying in the 80s all too well…NO MORE! (On second thought, if it'd get rid of the Argentine ant problem, maybe I'd consider it…)
Of course the great Rush was all over this latest political ploy today and relates it to Clinton's Somalia debacle.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/09/18/obama_s_isis_policy_is_a_total_joke
Recynd
You are right it is the West Nile Virus they are fumigating for, there are so many we are being blasted with it is hard to keep track.
Can 'hardly believe I am saying this as I was outraged when Bloomberg outlawed bird baths, but wouldn't a better approach be in a severe drought to declare all pools with green water and lawn watering are no longer an option?
Spend those tax dollars to assist those who can no longer afford the electricity or water to keep their pools running, and retire them properly.
Our water bill in SC, which has plenty of water, averages around $70 a month with a pool and a rather large vegetable garden, we do not bother with the grass but has been doing well with all the manmade rain. Our electric bill is around $200 for our meek home of 1200 sf..
Can not imagine how expensive it is in CA.
Am not aware of the Argentine ant invasion, what is going on with that?
We pay through the nose for electricity (our bills run $200-$400/mo. for a family of three, depending on whether we use the a/c or not), but water's not bad. Trash collection included, we pay maybe $50/mo. However, we don't have a pool, and we don't water our "lawn", though we did remove the regulator on our shower head (don't tell), so we're not super-scrimpers. California's a desert…green lawns here are unnatural. We'll probably go with the fake stuff if/when we ever decide to sell. I'm so sick of the water scares. They've been doing it to us for DECADES. I guess nobody told them that water's supposed to be a renewable resource. Our water shortage has far more to do with mismanagement and a lack of planning more than anything else. Low-flow toilets and shower heads only serve to keep us little people humble.
Now the ants are another issue all together. They're the little black ones we used to call "sidewalk ants". They don't invade in thick ropes like some ants do; instead, these wander and roam. Best of all, they bite. Luckily, they're very small, but their pinch packs a wallop for the size. They form super-colonies, and drive out the native species. They are EVERYWHERE: inside the walls, along the ceiling, in carpeting, on my desk. In the bed. They're attracted to electrical outlets and cords (how gross is that?). They nest deep, I've heard, and are very difficult (if impossible) to eradicate. Where's DDT when you need it?
If you want to know about Argentine ants, Skirt, an absolutely wonderful book is http://www.adventuresamongants.com/Adventures_Among_Ants/Blog.html
The pictures are unbelievable and the various kinds of ants are so amazing you won't believe it. The Argentines are completely taking over California, and as Recynd says, they form super-colonies, spread over hundreds of miles, killing every other species they encounter until they are all that is left.
Eww, would definitely have to high tail it out of there.
We have fire ants that will light you up if you step in their mound, but they are easy to spot. We routinely spray exterior outlets to keep the ants out.
Something tells me our bug sprays are more effective than what is sold in CA.. After feeling woozy when painting in a confined space, read the warnings on the can and was surprised it to see that paint was illegal in CA!
Was wondering at the time why Californians were more important than the rest of us. What are the chances all the green fanatics of the past have woken up and realize they have not only made things worse, they are turning the comfy life into a fading memory?
{Our air conditioning probably runs 8 months out of the year, mostly for the high humidity, our water bill also includes garbage. Ridiculously high taxes was a major reason we left NY.]
LocalHero says:
Well, that's illuminating.
American foreign policy targets Syria obviously as part of Israel's imprialist interests rather than that of American imperialism.
Yes Mark, sort of. Israel is HQ. The others, including Amerika, have their assigned roles. Amerika's is the bully on the block. Notice that for all the kerfluffle about the new bad guys, and the need to support this militarily, nobody is asking Israel. They take, they don't give.
Now, who stands to gain in the destabilization of the Middle East? By farming all that bloodshed out HQ can relax, count their money and watch the neighborhood kill each other.
It is painfully obvious that we have no business participating in this. If we refused to participate it would stop, period. Of course the neighbors might stop fighting amongst themselves and realize who their enemy is.
The day that we put every one of these bought and paid for politicians on a plane, one way, to Tel Aviv is the day we have a chance at getting our country back. Nothing short of that will work.
Thedearleadersucks says:
Yep blame Israel, with no proof of course.
Clay More says:
I hope you forgot you . Because if not, your naivete would be charming if it wasn't contributing to the butchery going on in ME.
Congress–with very few exceptions–is owned lock, stock and barrel by the Zionist interests. Some of our most influential foreign policy promoters are duel citizens of Israel, or should I say half-Chosen People.
Get this straight: American blood and treasure has been spilled in copious amounts so that Zionism can thrive, create mayhem in the ME, obliterate every possibility of achieving a peaceful co-existence with the Palestinians and in general sink into a morally bankrupt society that has dragged us down with it.
We are being bled dry by Israel based on…what? God gave them that land 2500 years ago? They conveniently forget they stole it from the Canaanites/Phoenicians through merciless killing of men, women and children.
Spare me the Neolithic myth that the Creator of all that is looked down and saw these humble people and decided to give them a "Get Out of Everything" card…it didn't happen. You've been scammed. It's a dream told by propagandists to idiots who believe Zionist virtual reality rather than what is actually going on in front of their eyes.
Screw Israel. If they want to wallow in blood, let them do it with Israel's youth and not America's.
Calimom says:
Check out this promo for a new show in Iraq,which airs several times a day. "Satan and a Jewish Woman Give Birth to ISIS in an Iraqi TV Satire"….."features an assortment of colorful characters, including a red-clad devil with a pitchfork, whose union with a Jewess – wearing a large Star of David – begets an "ISIS-ling" in the form of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, hatched from an egg. Other characters in the cast include Sheikha Mozah, wife of the former Emir of Qatar, a gun-toting, grog-swigging American cowboy, the Joker from Batman, Dracula, and a character presumably representing Stalin…" from Lawrence Colman's Twilight Language blog .
Music Video: Very strange. Puts me in mind of the NYT's photo from the President's speech about ISIS was either doctored or photographed at such an angle as to give Obama devil horns. Is the purpose to fan the flames of radical Islam or are they just sick of him? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx0Gu0PlNjI&w=420&h=315%5D
Wondering Aloud (@WonderingAloud1) says:
When the word "degrade" was used by our President in speaking about striking against ISIS, you know that word was carefully chosen. Likely to generate maximum upset in the Middle East.
Calculated propaganda. The "Nobel Peace" prize is a joke. These psychos want constant war.
Better that the US Public tells the President to "stand down" on this cartoon called ISIS and the people of the Middle East begin to reclaim their power over radical extremists (as we will do here at home).
From Sept. 2012, (Before the Pope Quit):
"Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday called on Christians and Muslims to forge a common front against warfare, even as battles raged in neighboring Syria and the new U.N. peace envoy to that country conceded that the situation there was deteriorating.
***'It is time for Muslims and Christians to come together so as to put an end to violence and war,'*** Benedict, 85, told an enthusiastic youth gathering on the second day of his three-day visit to Lebanon.
The pontiff spoke directly to young Syrians who were in attendance, singling them out for praise. 'I want to say how much I admire your courage,' Benedict told them. His comments came a day after the pontiff condemned transferring arms to Syria as a 'grave sin.'"
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/16/world/la-fg-pope-lebanon-20120916
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Last night I decided to take one of the huge steps in my life; braving myself to swallow one tiny roll of sushi.
My friends texted me saying they're going for sushi and asked if I want to join, which is weird cause usually they'd give up asking me knowing how I would throw up and just order cakes at a sushi place. Seriously, people usually have like 10 small plates of sushi, while I have 5 plates of cakes and fruits. Hehe.
Some fresh ebi with onions, obviously not mine.
Salmon, this is surprisingly good!
To my surprise, it wasn't so bad! I only had those fried and fully cooked ebi and salmon; but I'm still wayy behind those guys.
Their plates and mine - look at how big difference they make! Pfft.
My junior's. Even first-year students can eat sushi way better than me.
After that, we decided to drop by this game arcade near the sushi place since, well, we're all young and wanted to have a great Friday night out. I've not been there for quite a long time, since I developed this allergic to bowling (it's in the same place) and thank God they didn't want to play bowling!
My favorite of all :) Cause I won big time! HAHA.
Then, of course, purikura time. Had to force Basha to join though cause he's very shy like that.
Can you see just how awkward this is for Basha...HAHAHA Godd I laughed so hard when we saw the pictures. Am still rolling on the floor laughing.
All in all, a very fun night out :) I just realized I've been posting a lot of food pictures lately, maybe I should make a 'food' label after this. Hmm.
nyaman! but if kat japan, kamek just suka makan tempura ajak...sushi jarang!! tempura nang nyaman sinun!
Tahniah, ktk dah berjaya mecah rekod ktk mpun.


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Otting ist der Name eines ausgestorbenen süddeutschen Ortsadelsgeschlechts und einer gräflichen Seitenlinie der Wittelsbacher.

Ursprung in Otting
Die Familie von Otting ist benannt nach Otting, heute eine Gemeinde im schwäbischen Landkreis Donau-Ries. Sie ist dort seit 1245 nachweisbar. Die Ritter von Otting waren Ministerialen der Grafen von Graisbach. Auch bekleidete das Geschlecht derer von Otting die Erbkämmerer-Würde des Bistums Eichstätt.

Wasserburg Tagmersheim
Seit etwa 1300 erscheinen die Ottinger auch als Herren zu Tagmersheim, wo sie sich die neue Wasserburg Tagmersheim bauten. Ihre Stammburg Otting verkauften sie um 1570 an die Ritter von Wemding. Der wildeste Spross des Rittergeschlechts war Eucharius von Otting († 1520), der in der Zeit des Verfalls des Rittertums als gefürchteter Raubritter und Haudegen der Schrecken aller war. Zu seinen Schlupfwinkeln gehörten die 1523 vom Schwäbischen Bund zerstörten Burgen Tagmersheim und Emskeim. Das Ottinger Adelsgeschlecht starb 1578 mit Moritz Heinrich von Otting, gesessen zu Tagmersheim, aus.

Wappen
Ein Wappensiegel des Kunrad von Otting aus dem Jahr 1578 zeigt den Heroldsschild der Herren von Otting: der Schild gespalten in Silber und Schwarz und mit einem schmalen goldenen Balken belegt.

Persönlichkeiten
 Heinrich von Otting, Komtur von Öttingen (1270–1288)

Grafen von Otting und Fünfstetten
Name und Wappen wurden wiederbelebt, als am 16. Juli 1817 Friedrich, Halbbruder des ersten bayerischen Königs, für sich und alle seine Nachkommen den Namen und die Würde eines Grafen von Otting und Fünfstetten unter Beilegung des leicht geänderten Wappens der erloschenen Familie von Otting erhielt.
Das Wappen der Grafen von Otting und Fünfstetten ist silbern-schwarz geviert und mit einem goldenen Balken belegt, in den silbernen Plätzen jeweils ein schrägrechtsgelegtes, silbernes, golden gegrifftes Schwert, das auf der Klinge mit dem schwarzen Majuskel-Schriftzug "HIC SOL MEUS" (hier ist meine Sonne) belegt ist, auf dem gekrönten Helm auf einem goldenen, golden bequasteten Kissen ein aufrechtes, silbernes Sieb. Dieses Wappen wurde aufgegriffen, weil die neue Familie der Grafen von Otting und Fünfstetten bedeutenden Grundbesitz und die Patrimonialgerichtsbarkeit im Ort innehatte, und dabei nur leicht verändert: Aus der Spaltung wurde eine Vierung, und die beiden Schwerter kamen als Anerkennung besonderer militärischer Verdienste hinzu; die Helmzier wurde unter Variation der Farben beibehalten.

Siehe auch
 Liste deutscher Adelsgeschlechter N–Z

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Die Familie von Otting in einer Ortschronik zu Tagmersheim bei hubertus-tagmersheim.de
 Wappen derer von Otting im Wappenbuch des churbayrischen Adels1560

Deutsches Adelsgeschlecht
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Q: Cortar una linea específica de un archivo y pegarlo en otro He buscado la forma de poder cortar una linea de un archivo y esta pegarla en otro, sin que quede rastro de esa linea en el primero. Necesito hacer esto por que los datos del archivo dos(Que esta en fomato json) tengo que introducirlo en una base de datos, de esta forma puedo insertar valores sin que se repitan en la base de datos.
Estoy tratando de hacerlo con un bucle while que recorre el primer archivo linea a linea. Sabeis alguna manera de poder hacerlo?El siguiente codigo que adjunto es en bash. Gracias de adelanto
Un saludo
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A: Respuesta tomada de Cortar líneas específicas de un fichero y pegarlo al final de otro
Puedes utilizar el comando sed para escribir un conjunto de líneas a otro fichero mientras lo eliminas del fichero actual u origen de la siguiente manera:
sed -i -e 'N, M { w output.txt
d }' input.txt

Donde:

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*N y M son el nº de líneas.

*La opción -i hace que sed guarde los cambios en el fichero origen

*El comando d elimina esas líneas.

*Al mismo tiempo, w output.txt hace que las líneas eliminadas se copien en el fichero.

*Las dos líneas separadas en el comando es porque sed así lo requiere, que el nombre de w sea una nueva línea.

Siguiendo el siguiente ejemplo:
Supongiendo que tengo las siguientes 5 líneas en el fichero file_one.txt:
$ -> cat file_one.txt
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5

Y quiero cortar la línea 2 al fichero file_two.txt. Podría hacer lo siguiente:
# Creamos una variable con el comando:
$ -> command=' { w file_two.txt
d }'

# Ejecutamos el comando `sed` con el comando intermedio:
$ -> sed -i -e "2 $command" file_one.txt

# Leemos el destino y vemos que está la segunda línea:
$ -> cat file_two.txt
Line 2

# Leemos el primer fichero y vemos que la primera línea está eliminada:
$ -> cat file_one.txt
Line 1
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5

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Law enforcement agencies and armed forces in Zimbabwe on Monday rubbished several messages circulating on social media, urging Zimbabweans "to go into the streets" in the wake of disputed presidential election results.
In a joint statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) warned the populace against the "falsehoods" being circulated on social media, in messages purportedly from the country's security forces.
"The Zimbabwe Republic Police and other security services have noted with great concern falsehoods that are being peddled on social media, which are obviously meant to cause alarm and despondency in the country," said ZRP spokesperson and senior assistant commissioner Charity Charamba and ZDF spokesperson Colonel Overson Mugwisi.
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The security forces urged Zimbabweans to ignore the messages and continue with their lives "without hindrance".
In a telephonic interview, Charamba confirmed to the African News Agency (ANA) that the ZRP and the ZDF had jointly issued the warning.
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At least six people were shot dead in the melee that followed the soldiers' deployment.


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Today I decided to have a little bit of craft time. I have been wanting to make a count down to christmas for ages after I made one a couple years back.
I have used Lili of the Valley stamp, SU papers, Crafty Sentiments tag die for numbers & coloured the bear with watercolours.
Last week I also made these sweet yet simple christmas cards ready...aren't I organised!!!
Again its a LOTV stamp coloured with watercolours. The sentiment is SU & I added some pearls to finish them off.
It was my father in law's 70th yesterday so I used the old dude from Make it Crafty's flirty seniors digi stamp & coloured it with promarkers.
The doggy is a daisy & dandelion stamp & is for a friend's birthday. I coloured it with watercolours.
I figure I may need a few thank you cards so I've made some using my 12x12 Pepper & Friends papers.
There's these simple ones & then some more fancy bigger ones.
Lastly here's my baby shower pages for my baby book I am making.
I've enjoyed doing some crafting & it keeps me busy without getting too tired while I wait for baby to come!!!
Thank you for sharing all of your lovely creations, Helen. I am so excited for you. It won't be long now until you are holding your precious son in your arms. Many blessings for a safe delivery.
Wow!!! You've been busy busy busy!!! Beautiful projects you've been busy with!!! And how wonderful .. soon your little baby will be here! :) Yayyyy! Congratulations!!!


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35 Countries Agree to Nuclear Deal, But There's an Elephant in the Room
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the closing speech on the last day of the Nuclear Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
Image: Frank Augstein/Associated Press
By Brian Ries and Amanda Wills 2014-03-25 19:59:06 UTC
More than 30 countries agreed to a set of guidelines that will improve nuclear security, secure radioactive materials and combat illicit trafficking of nuclear weapons.
The United States was the big pusher of the agreement, which was signed at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands. President Barack Obama, who started this summit four years ago in Washington, D.C., said 12 countries and 24 nuclear facilities around the world "have now rid themselves" entirely of highly enriched uranium and plutonium. Additionally, some countries, he said, will convert their research reactors to low-enriched uranium, which cannot be used to make bombs.
"This was not about vague commitments; it was about taking tangible and concrete steps to secure more of the world's nuclear material so it never falls into the hands of terrorists. And that's what we've done," Obama said.
However, a few countries were noticeably absent from the agreement: China, India, Russia and Pakistan, which make up nearly half of the world's countries with a stockpile of nuclear weapons.
The map above shows the world's nuclear landscape, including the 35 countries that signed Tuesday's agreement and the "big nine," which are the countries that hold stockpiles.
"We still have a lot more work to do," Obama said. He then brought up Ukraine's decision toremove all its highly enriched uranium from its nuclear fuel sites after the 2010 summit.
"Had that not happened, those dangerous nuclear materials would still be there now and the difficult situation we're dealing with in Ukraine today would involve yet another level of concern," he said. "So it's a vivid reminder that the more of this material we can secure the safer all of our countries will be. We've made progress. We've got more to do."
World leaders with U.S. President Barack Obama gesturing, front row, pose for a family photo on the last day of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
Image: Robin van Lonkhuijsen, POOL/Associated Press
Sources for map: Federation of American Scientists via International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Nuclear Security Summit 2014, Strengthening Nuclear Security Implementation report [PDF].
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All pilots will be greeted by Mathew at the airport in Lilongwe and taken to, and lodged at, the beautiful Nazareth Community Centre in Mganja village. Mathew will act as your personal guide, translator and best friend.
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Learning to Fly - Matthew masters the reverse launch technique.
In the end, he did three solid weeks of ground training before going for his first solo flight.
You will spend one month or more, working one on one, with a young Malawian man or woman who dreams to fly as well. We will arrange their equipment and accommodation. Mathew will be available to support you as a wind technician or guide in the landing area. Students will be fluent in English.
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Many of our dreams for the project were realized this summer and I invite you to take a journey to this incredible African nation, through these images, or in the flesh next year.
You will spend two weeks or more flying whenever you like, gifting tandem flights to the beautiful people of the Mganja Village area. We have a tandem kit on site, ready for you to use. You are also welcome to bring your own kit and fly solo when you choose.
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Skies of Promise - Though every day seems flyable here, half of them look like this. And with soft, puffy cumulus as far as the eye can see, the modest hills and mountains of the Dedza and Ntcheu regions of Malawi are drawing my mind away from the familiar mammoths amongst the Rockies and Himmilaya.
You will spend two weeks or more flying whenever you like. There are options to fly in other parts of the country once you have flown Mganja for at least one week. Mathew will be able to accompany you if he has not already committed himself to supporting volunteers or other pilots in the Mganja area.
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Space is limited so you are encouraged to contact us immediately to express your interest. Mention which of the three opportunities you are interested in, as well as when you are available and your experience level. We will respond as soon as possible.
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Mathew is the School of Dreams Operations Manager, Malawi's only active Paraglider Pilot and your new best friend! [right:image:22617]He first met with Benjamin shortly after the discovery of the Mganja flying site during the 2014 Expedition. Of the eight people interviewed for future pilot training, Mathew was the only one who found ways to keep in touch on a regular basis until Benjamin's return, two years later. It is worth noting that, after the many challenges which arose in 2014, Benjamin was on the fence about continuing the project. It was, in fact, Mathew's keenness to learn and desire to fly which motivated the Canadian to return. Thanks to his fantastic English and hard work ethic, he and Benjamin were able to exceed the three main goals they had set out to complete during their time together in May and June of 2016. [show:image:22465] [b]Goals Completed:[/b][ol] [li]Make Mathew into a competent novice pilot (27 flights and 5 hrs logged)[/li] [li]Set up a Solar Powered Internet Cafe for local youth.[/li] [li]Create local jobs by purchasing sewing machines and teaching local moms to sew.[/li] [/ol]Since Jordan left at the end of June, Mathew has flown several dozen more times and has taught himself to fly cross-country. He has also taken on teaching the youth how to use the new Internet resources and works with the women on various community sewing projects. [show:image:22633] [right:image:22595]Mathew is one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet and is overjoyed at the thought of international pilots coming to fly with him next year! When you visit the School of Dreams, Mathew will be happy to meet you at the airport in Lilongwe (LLW) and help you immerse yourself in the community and culture, at your own pace.


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Operation Medak Pocket (, ) was a military operation undertaken by the Croatian Army between 9 – 17 September 1993, in which a salient reaching the south suburbs of Gospić, in the south-central Lika region of Croatia then under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina, was attacked by Croatian forces. The pocket was named after the village of Medak.

The Croatian offensive temporarily succeeded in expelling rebel Serb forces from the pocket after several days of fighting. However, the operation ended in controversy due to the skirmish with United Nations peacekeepers and accusations of serious Croatian war crimes against local Serb civilians.  Although the outcome of the battle against the Serbs was a tactical victory for the Croatians, it became a serious political liability for the Croatian government and international political pressure forced a withdrawal to the previous ceasefire lines.

According to UN and Canadian sources, UNPROFOR personnel and Croatian troops exchanged heavy fire, eventually resulting in the Canadian troops driving off a Croatian assault. In Canada, the battle was considered to be one of the most severe battles fought by the Canadian Forces since the Korean War.

Background

Much of the interior of the Lika region of southern Croatia was captured by the forces of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serb Krajina (RSK) and the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) during 1991.
In Lika, almost all of the Croatian population in the Serb-held area was killed, expelled or forced to seek refuge in government-held areas, while the Serbs continued shelling of the Croatian city of Gospić throughout the year from their positions, killing hundreds of civilians. A ceasefire was agreed in the January 1992 Sarajevo Agreement and a United Nations peacekeeping force UNPROFOR was installed to police the armistice lines and act as negotiators, aid-workers, and combat soldiers.

Despite this, sporadic sniping and shelling continued to take place between the two sides. Gospić, which was close to the front lines, was repeatedly subjected to shellfire from the Serbian Army of Krajina (SVK). The town was of great importance in securing lines of communication between Zagreb, Dalmatia and Rijeka. Much of the shelling took place from the Serb-controlled Medak Pocket, an area of high ground near Medak, Croatia approximately four to five kilometres wide and five to six kilometres long which consisted of the localities of Divoselo, Čitluk and part of Počitelj plus numerous small hamlets. The pocket was primarily a rural area with a combination of forest and open fields. It was fairly lightly inhabited before the attack, with about 400 Serb civilians residing in the area and was held by units of the SVK's 15th Lika Corps.

The pocket adjoined Sector South, one of the four United Nations Protected Areas (UNPAs) in Croatia. It was not actually in the UNPA but lay just outside in a so-called "pink zone"—RSK held territory outside the UNPAs, patrolled by UNPROFOR peacekeepers. Prior to the Medak Pocket offensive, Croatian government forces had launched several relatively small-scale attacks to retake rebel Serb-held territory in "pink zones" in the Miljevci plateau incident in June 1992 and the area of the Maslenica bridge in northern Dalmatia in January 1993—the Operation Maslenica.  It has been alleged that the timing of the Maslenica and Medak offensives was owed to the political imperatives of Croatian President Franjo Tuđman, who was facing political difficulties following Croatia's intervention in the war in Bosnia.

During Croatian chief of staff Janko Bobetko's visit to Gospić area, he and his team concluded that the situation on that area of the front was unsatisfactory. It was especially critical on Velebit mountain which was held by the members of Special police of the Croatian Ministry of Interior. In case that these positions become overrun, the city of Gospić would become semi-surrounded. Croatian lines were also harassed by constant intrusions of smaller recon-sabotage groups that operated behind enemy lines. On 4 September one such group attacked Croatian positions on Velebit which resulted in two Croatian policemen being killed.

Upon that, general Markač issued the order of making a plan that would prevent further intrusions on territory held by the Special police. When Bobetko learnt about that plan, he suggested fitting it into plan of activities of Croatian Army. From beginning of September, the intensity of artillery attacks on wider area of Gospić also intensified. Bobeko therefore decided to run a small-scale tactical operation, with tasks of partially neutralizing Serb artillery positions around city of Gospić, destroying enemy recon-sabotage group base in Divoselo and shorten the length of Croatian frontline.

The offensive

9–14 September

Croatian offensive involved around 2,500 troops drawn from the Croatian Army's Gospić Operational Zone. It began by preparatory fire of 9th Guards artillery batteries approximately at 06:10 am on 9 September 1993. The attack was designed as the double envelopment maneuver in which tanks and infantry of 9th Guards Brigade of Croatian army starting from Gospić suburb of Bilaj provided one thrust of the attack, while commandos of Special Police of the Croatian Ministry of the Interior (MUP) starting from Velebit mountain provided a second thrust. The MUP units previously held vital Croatian positions on Velebit mountain. These forces were also supported by 111th Brigade of Croatian Army, Gospić Home Guard Regiment and Lovinac Home Guard Regiment.. These two reinforced battlegroups successfully linked up same day at 14:00 hours in village of Rajičevci, therefore surrounding one battalion of Serb millitia and number of Serb civilians in Medak pocket. This was followed by mopping up operations. After two days of fighting the Croatian forces had taken control of Divoselo, Čitluk and part of Počitelj.  The salient was pinched out with the new front line running just in front of the village of Medak.

In accordance with their defense strategy called "Strategy of Real Threat", which envisioned dettering any Croatian attack of self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina by bombarding Croatian cities in retribution, Serb forces began to use long-range artillery (including FROG-7 ballistic missiles and M-87 Orkan) to bombard Karlovac, the Zagreb suburb of Lučko, Samobor and Jastrebarsko on 10 September. These indiscriminate attacks left dozens of civilians killed and wounded with extensive damage to homes and property. Seven civilians were killed and 23 wounded during an artillery attack on downtown Karlovac alone.  On 9  September, Serb forces shelled and damaged an oil refinery in Sisak. On 13 and 14 September, Croatian Air Force MiGs-21 successfully destroyed some of the SVK artillery and rocket batteries on Banovina and Kordun but one of the aircraft was downed by SA-6 near Gvozd. and its pilot, col. Miroslav Peris was killed.

The SVK launched ground counter-attacks which retook some of the captured territory. It also threatened to attack 20 or 30 more targets throughout Croatia unless the captured territory was handed back.  The two sides exchanged heavy artillery fire during 12–13 September, with the UN recording over 6,000 detonations in the Gospić-Medak area.

According to former SVK colonel Milislav Sekulić, one of the reasons for success of Croatian offensive on Medak Pocket was the poor combat readiness of SVK forces in that area. Notably, a month before, "Citizens and fighters of Divoselo" complained to their commanding officer that village defence is basically consisted of 30 people, out of which the youngest was aged 15 and oldest 72. At the same time, some of their men deserted from the frontline only to engage in smuggling and other criminal activities around Knin.

15–17 September

Ceasefire
The offensive attracted strong international criticism and, facing political and military pressure at home and from abroad, the Croatian government agreed to a ceasefire. Major-General Petar Stipetić recalled that he was summoned in Zagreb by chief-of-staff Janko Bobetko on 15 September where he met with him and four other UN officers. Bobetko handed him the ceasefire agreement and after Stipetić put his signature on the page of the document, Bobetko said that he himself would never signed that agreement, which angered Stipetić. Stipetić also said that order of withdrawal caused a lot of anger among Croatian soldiers, although he expected nothing less. According to him, certain commanders warned him not to go to their sector because their men want to kill him for signing the ceasefire. When he came in Gospić, he met with General Ademi who asked him to try to get some time from the UNPROFOR because battlefield sanitation wasn't completed at that point, therefore UNPROFOR gave him three days to fix the battlefield. On 15 September a ceasefire agreement was signed by General Mile Novaković, on behalf of the Serbian side and Major-General Petar Stipetić, on behalf of the Croatian side. The agreement required the Croatian forces to withdraw to their starting lines of 9 September, and for Serb forces to withdraw from the pocket and remain withdrawn thereafter.  The Croatian withdrawal was scheduled for 1200 on 15 September.

In order to oversee the withdrawal and protect local civilians, UNPROFOR sent 875 troops of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group (2PPCLI BG), its rifle companies consisting of 50% to 80% augmentees from the army reserve, to move into the pocket, accompanied by two French Army mechanized units. The UN forces, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel James Calvin, were instructed to interpose themselves between the Serb and Croatian forces.

Canadian buffer

"Operation Harmony" was the name given to the Canadian participation in UNPROFOR.  The initial Canadian contingent, which deployed in March and April 1992, was drawn primarily from the 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group based in Lahr, Germany.  It was based on troops of the Royal 22e Régiment, along with detachments from the Royal Canadian Regiment and 4 Combat Engineer Regiment.  The Canadians were among the best trained troops at UNPROFOR's disposal, making them a natural choice for this dangerous task. They were equipped with M-113 armoured personnel carriers and carried a mix of M2 .50 caliber machine guns, C6 medium machine guns, C7 assault rifles, C9 light machine guns, and 84 mm Carl Gustav RCL's. The attached Heavy Weapons Support Company brought 81 mm mortars and a specially fitted APC armed with anti-tank guided missiles.

Croatian forces and other officials involved with the Medak Pocket Mission lost confidence in the UN's ability due to failed attacks on forces in the zone of separation between Krajina Serb forces. Earlier that year Croatian troops had launched an attack in order to seize a Peruća Lake power dam and reservoir. The dam was gravely damaged on 28 January 1993, in the aftermath of Operation Maslenica, at 10:48 a.m., when it was blown up in an intentional effort to destroy it by RSK forces.  of explosive was used, causing heavy damage, but ultimately the effort to demolish the dam failed. The Croatian communities in the Cetina valley were nevertheless in great danger of being flooded by the lake water. The actions of Major Mark Nicholas Gray of the Royal Marines, deployed with UNPROFOR, prevented total collapse of the dam as he had opened the spillway channel before the explosion and reduced the water level in the lake by . Subsequently, the Croatian forces intervened and captured the dam and the surrounding area. Consequently, the UN needed muscle in Sector South to rebuild its credibility in the eyes of many across the globe. With their 'tough but fair' reputation, 2PPCLI was sent from the north near Zagreb to the Krajinan region in Southern Croatia, near the Dalmatian Coast territory.

Croatian forces, under the pretext of not receiving authorization from Zagreb, decided to attack the Canadian forces who were moving in between the Serb and Croat forces. Private Scott LeBlanc who was present in the UN forces recalls, "We started taking fire almost immediately from the Croats". When the Canadians began constructing a fortified position, the Croatians fired hundreds of artillery shells at them. The Canadians successfully used breaks in the shelling to repair and reinforce their positions.

The UN forces took control of abandoned Serbian positions but again came under fire from the Croatian lines, with the attackers using rocket propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns. The UN troops then dug in their positions and apparently returned fire. As night fell, the Croatians attempted several flanking manoeuvres but the Canadians responded with fire against the Croatian infantry.  The French used 20 mm cannon fire to suppress Croatian heavy weapons. The Croatian commander, Rahim Ademi, upon realizing that his forces could not complete their objectives, met with the Canadian commander and agreed to a ceasefire where his troops would withdraw by noon the next day.

According to Croatian version of events, Canadians started moving forward towards Croatian positions, while still having Serb troops right behind their back. The Croatian side interpreted this Canadian move as their non-completing of first phase of the agreement, which among other things included demilitarisation of area around Serb-held positions. At the same time, Serb forces located to the rear of the Canadians sniped Croatian positions; nevertheless, the order was issued not to open fire on UNPROFOR. Croatian soldiers received an order from Brigadier Ademi to fire only in self defence, and not to use heavy weapons and tanks. As the night fell the situation became unclear because Serb troops could not be clearly distinct from UNPROFOR forces, so gunfire was exchanged with the opposing side as a mean of deterrent for any kind of attack on Croatian positions. On the following morning, Brigadier Ademi claimed to have become angry because UNPROFOR forces wanted to provoke his men, take new positions and thus allow Serbs to take their old positions back, so he allowed the implementation of phase two, which meant UNPROFOR troops crossing behind Croatian lines.

When the deadline passed, Canadian forces attempted to cross the Croatian lines, but were stopped at a mined and well-defended roadblock. Calvin held an impromptu media conference with the roadblock as a backdrop, telling journalists that Croatian forces clearly had something to hide. The Croatian high command, realizing they had a public relations disaster on their hands, quickly moved back to their lines held on 9 September.  The withdrawal was finally verified as having been completed by 18:00 on 17 September, bringing the offensive to an end.

The advancing Canadian forces discovered that the Croat army had destroyed almost all of the Serb buildings, razing them to the ground.  In the burning wrecks they found 16 mutilated corpses. The Canadians expected to find many survivors hiding in the woods, but no Serb was found alive. Rubber surgical gloves littered the area, leading Calvin to a conclusion that there had been a clean-up operation. However, UN's investigation suggests that these gloves may have also been ordinary precautionary measures by the Croatians to deal with the legitimate dead and wounded. Photographs of Canadian personnel also shows them using surgical gloves. Everything was recorded and handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).  ICTY indicted Ademi in 2001, charging him with crimes against humanity, but he was ultimately acquitted.

On 27 April 1998, Calvin reported that "the Croatians reported that 27 of their members were killed or wounded during the fire fights with [his] battle group during the 14 days  in Medak". The same report indicates four Canadians wounded in initial artillery barrage, seven French soldiers were injured by land mines, three French APCs and a front-loader lost to land mines, a Canadian killed and further two injured in collision of their jeep with a Serb truck. Calvin's report does not identify the Croatian casualty report or its source. Various Canadian sources (Ottawa Citizen, Tested Mettle, Chances for Peace) talk about 27–30 Croatian soldiers killed in an apparent clash with Canadian peacekeepers. The source of this number is apparently some kind of information published by Croatian Radio Television as well as video footage broadcast by it. In his study "Human Losses in Operation Medak Pocket", author Miroslav Međimorec claims that he did a search of the entire Croatian Radio Television's archive, but was unable to find the alleged footage or any source of that number. He also holds it possible that the footage no longer exists. Even though the operation was considered a success, due to the emerging Somalia Affair, the clash was not highly publicized at the time. Canadians trained to deal with foreign populations and authorities have to deal with conflicting parties as a non-enemy participant with knowledge and the caution that one side would become the enemy. Canadians are also taught how to deal with human rights violations, especially those that many Canadians had to face in the Medak Pocket where war crimes occurred. Most importantly they have advanced knowledge of law and skills for armed conflict. The Canadian troops showed their ability to immediately stand down when Croatian forces ceased fire and the Canadians reverted to their role as impartial peacekeepers.

The French Lieutenant-General Jean Cot, who was in charge of the operation and Calvin's superior officer, said:
The group that UNPROFOR disarmed were members of the Croatian Special Police who ended up in demilitarised zone and were disarmed at gunpoint. At first they refused to hand over their weapons, but after receiving a radio order from their commander, Mladen Markač, they complied with the request. After that, they were escorted out of the demilitarised zone and handed over to Croatian authorities. Their weapons were afterwards delivered by a Canadian officer who threw them demonstratively in the mud in front of them and walked away without saying a word. Several cases were also recorded of Canadians entering 1.5–2 kilometers too deep behind the agreed lines and crushing Croatian road obstacles using their vehicles. After UNPROFOR took control of the demilitarised zone, Canadians allowed incursions of Serb soldiers in the demilitarised zone, and Serb attacks on Croatian soldiers from there resulted in the wounding of one Croatian soldier. Such behaviour of Calvin's men resulted in increased diplomatic activity in the following days to calm the tense situation in the field. In one such meeting General Bobetko also mentioned other Croatian frustrations with UNPROFOR's peacekeeping prior to the Medak Pocket offensive: ...you knew exactly that Serbian artillery at Sveti Rok, located right behind UNPROFOR's positions permanently pounded our positions. We weren't able to return to that fire because we would then have to hit you. I've personally pointed you out, three or four times that, should this continue, we will not have other choice but to open fire. You were, therefore warned, but you did nothing....- General Janko Bobetko to General Jean Cot

Croatian denial
Several sources deny that Canadian forces engaged in combat at Medak Pocket. The exchange of fire is described as a "minor incident" of sporadic firefights in Croatian sources. Serbian sources also fail to mention "the battle" in their own view of operation Medak pocket.

Of its 875 soldiers (2PPCLI), only 375 came from the regular unit: the rest were augmentees, 385 Primary Reserve soldiers and 165 from other regular force units. In fact, reserve soldiers made up 70% of rifle company strength during the mission due to the requirement for highly skilled and experienced regular soldiers in support and technical trade positions . This includes 7 out of the 12 platoon commanders who came from reserve battalions as Reserve Entry Scheme Officers (RESO). Nevertheless the 2 PPCLI Battlegroup in Croatia contained the highest concentration of reserve soldiers on an operational mission to date.

Alpha and Bravo Companies, arrived in the area (Sector South's Medak Pocket) from Sector West on September 7, 1993, just 48 hours before the Croatian offensive started.

UNTV reports (1993-09-18) on the actions of CANBAT and CIVPOL after UNPROFOR had successfully crossed Croatian lines to set up a buffer between Croatian and Serbian forces in the Medak pocket. Includes interviews with civilians caught up in the recent Croatian offensive.

In an interview with three CANBAT soldiers they explain that they arrived 48 hours ago and that their task was to observe the area and take up a position on the earth embankment fifty metres from where they had first come in between the opposing sides. They explain that in process of replacing the Serb lines, they came under direct and indirect fire from the Croatian lines and, following the UNPROFOR rules of engagement, they did return fire but with small arms only. The soldiers say that there were no casualties on their side, that the Serbs have a couple of casualties, and they have no knowledge of any Croatian casualties.

Major-general Petar Stipetić, "categorically rejected any insinuations of an armed conflict between Croatian troops and the UN in the Medak Pocket", although, he mentioned an incident on second day of Croatian withdrawal when French APC got stuck in a minefield for which Croatian commander ordered his engineers and medical corps to salvage the French.

In 2002 the Croatian newspaper Nacional published a report claiming that "the armed conflict between the Croatian and Canadian forces in operation Medak Pocket from 9 to 17 September 1993 never happened" and that the Canadians had fired "no more than a couple of shots into the night." The same newspaper also claims that the autopsy on Croatian soldiers killed during the Operation Medak Pocket, revealed that none of them died from the weapons that Canadians had in their arsenal at the Medak Pocket.  Retired Croatian admiral Davor Domazet-Lošo, testifying at 2007 trial of general Mirko Norac, commanding officer of the 9th Guards Brigade in September 1993, and general Rahim Ademi, commanding officer of the Gospić military district at the time, denied Canadian claims of scale of the armed conflict with UNPROFOR and 26 Croatian fatalities resulting from the battle. He went on to say that he wonders if the 26 victims were Serbs since the claim of 26 killed Croats was not true. This was denied by Calvin, and decorated Canadian Army veterans who served at Medak. For their part, the Croatian authorities, both civil and military, during the aftermath of the skirmish with the UN forces and in the years that followed, have never stated that any serious battle with UNPROFOR forces in the Medak area ever occurred and claim that the Canadian forces' version of events is politically motivated. Domazet also invited Canadian side to show where are the graves of 26 Croatian soldiers "that they killed in non existing clash for which they received 800 medals".

Serbian denial
Croatian author Miroslav Međimorec gained access to the battle reports of ARSK 3rd Motorised Brigade (3. mtb), which was stationed near the Canadian UNPROFOR forces on 16 and 17 September 1993. The reports, although written in confusing manner, mention only occasional provocations coming from Croatian side in this period, to which the Serb side answered with small arms fire. The author concluded, based upon this testimony alone, that the clash between Croatian forces and the UN either was not fierce enough to be mentioned by the person writing the report or it did not happen at all.
In his paper Medak Pocket: Canadian Interpretation - Canadian Sources, he wrote that Canadian "soldiers accounts" are filled with event's excitement, "are contradicted by the nature of the firefights" and that they usually come down to bare bragging instead of speaking of the real witnessed event.

Nielsen denial
Retired Royal Danish Army colonel Vagn Ove Moebjerg Nielsen, UNPROFOR commanding officer in the area at the time, but who was not present for the battle nor its aftermath, nor even in the area, testifying at the Ademi–Norac trial, denied that there was any armed conflict between the Canadian and Croatian troops except for a single incident when the Canadians deployed in front of Serb-held positions. Croatian Army fired shots, but the Canadians did not return fire. He added that the firing stopped when Croats realized that they were engaging the UN force.

Canadian view
In Canada, the event has been referred to as "Canada's secret battle". The Medak Pocket was an event that challenged the skill and discipline of an army that had not deployed formed units to fight in a full-scale battle for almost 40 years. Military analysts have since written extensively of the effects the battle at Medak Pocket has had on the Canadian military, including the management of public information regarding the battle, and both the Canadian military's and the Canadian public's perception of what "peacekeepers" were trained to do. The battle did not gain widespread public attention in Canada at the time.

War crimes investigations

The UN immediately began an investigation into the events at Medak. The task was hampered by the systematic destruction that had been carried out by the withdrawing Croatians. The UN forces found that (in the words of an official Canadian study on the incident) "each and every building in the Medak Pocket had been leveled to the ground", in a total of eleven villages and hamlets. UNPROFOR units recovered 18 bodies in the Medak Pocket at the immediate aftermath of the operation. Croatian authorities turned over another 64 bodies which they claimed they recovered at the Medak Pocket which were given to the Serbs authorities. The investigation claimed that one of the factors which complicated the determination of military status was that many civilians wore items of military clothing and many local military wore items of civilian clothing. The Croatians claimed that there were cases of two elderly women killed during the attack. They said that one was killed while operating anti-aircraft battery and onother blew herself up using a grenade to avoid the capture. UN dismissed these claims in their report in 1994., however, several eyewitness on Norac-Ademi trial in 2006 described in detail on how that grenade incident happened.

Investigators from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) determined that at least 100 Serbs had been unlawfully killed and many others had suffered serious injuries; many of the victims were women and elderly people. 29 executed Serb civilians have been identified, as well as five Serb soldiers who had been captured or wounded. More were thought to have been killed, but the bodies were said to have been removed or destroyed by the Croatians. In addition, Serb-owned property was systematically looted and destroyed to render the area uninhabitable. Personal belongings, household goods, furniture, housing items, farm animals, farm machinery and other equipment were looted or destroyed, and wells were polluted to make them unusable. An estimated 164 homes and 148 barns and outbuildings were burned down or blown up. According to several eyewitness on Norac-Ademi trials, one woman was impaled on a stake. Much of the destruction was said to have taken place during the 48 hours between the ceasefire being signed and the withdrawal being completed.

The US Department of State claimed that Croatian forces destroyed 11 Serbian villages and killed at least 67 individuals, including civilians.

Several members of the Croatian military were subsequently charged with war crimes. The highest-ranking indictee was General Janko Bobetko. He was indicted for war crimes by the ICTY in 2001, but died before the case was heard by the court, and in consequence the trial was cancelled.

The wider area was under the jurisdiction of the Gospić Military District, commanded at the time by Brigadier Rahim Ademi. He was also indicted by the ICTY and was transferred there in 2001. In 2004, General Mirko Norac – who was already serving a 12-year jail sentence in Croatia for his role in the Gospić massacre – was also indicted and transferred to The Hague. The two cases were joined in July 2004 and in November 2005 the Tribunal agreed to a Croatian government request to transfer the case back to Croatia, for trial before a Croatian court.

The trial of Mirko Norac and Rahim Ademi began at the Zagreb County Court in June 2007 and resulted in first-degree verdict in May 2008 whereby Norac was found guilty and given a seven-year sentence for failing to stop his soldiers killing Serbs (28 civilians and 5 prisoners), while Ademi was acquitted
on the grounds that, there was a parallel chain of command ran by Domazet Lošo. The appeal went to the Supreme Court of Croatia which rendered its verdict in November 2009, confirming the previous verdict but commuting Norac's sentence by a year. The final appeals were rejected in March 2010. The process was tracked for the ICTY Prosecutor by the OSCE Zagreb office.

Former members of Croatian 9th Guards Brigade Velibor Šolaja and Josip Krmpotić were also found guilty of war crimes in Medak Pocket. Šolaja was given five-year prison sentence for murder of civilians, while Krmpotić was found guilty of arson and destruction of Serb owned houses around Gospić, for which he received a three-year prison sentence. Trial of Josip Mršić is still underway, although he admit killing of an old civilian woman back in 2014.

Aftermath

After the offensive, most of the villages in the area were destroyed and depopulated. Even today, the region is still largely abandoned, though some Serbs have since returned to it. The region remained, in effect, neutral ground between the warring sides until near the end of the war. It was recaptured by the Croatian Army on 4 August 1995 during Operation Storm, which ended in the defeat of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina.

The offensive also exposed serious weaknesses in the Croatian Army's command, control, and communications, which had also been a problem in Operation Maslenica earlier in the year.

The operation caused serious political difficulties for the Croatian government, which was heavily criticised abroad for its actions at Medak. The well-publicised accusations of war crimes, along with the Muslim-Croat bloodshed in Bosnia, led to Croatia's image being severely tarnished; in many quarters abroad, the country was viewed as having moved from being a victim to an aggressor.

The war crimes committed during the operation damaged the credibility of UNPROFOR as well, as its forces had been unable to prevent them despite being in the vicinity at the time. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the UN Secretary-General, admitted that

 "The 9 September 1993 Croatian destruction of three villages in the Medak pocket has, despite the robust action taken by UNPROFOR to secure the withdrawal of Croatian forces, further increased the mistrust of the Serbs towards UNPROFOR and has led to the reaffirmation of their refusal to disarm.  In turn, this refusal to disarm, as required in the United Nations peace-keeping plan, has prevented UNPROFOR from implementing other essential elements of the plan, particularly facilitating the return of refugees and displaced persons to their places of origins in secure conditions."

The 2nd Battalion PPCLI Battle Group, was later awarded the Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation for its actions in the Medak Pocket, the first Canadian unit ever presented this unit commendation.

Notes

External links
 Case Study – The Medak Pocket by Miroslav Međimorec
 The Medak investigation from the final report of the United Nations Commission of Experts United Nations investigation
  List of additional resources by Miroslav Međimorec
 Opinion of USA Department of State for this matter
   (Testimony of physician and Croatian Army colonel Marko Jagetić at the 2007 Medak Pocket trial)

Conflicts in 1993
Massacres in Croatia
Massacres of Serbs
Persecution of Serbs
Battles of the Croatian War of Independence
Croatian war crimes in the Croatian War of Independence
Military operations involving Canada
Military operations involving France
1993 in Croatia
United Nations operations in the former Yugoslavia
September 1993 events in Europe
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Windows Android Sony Picks
The evolution of Sony's Xperia series from the Windows-based X1 to the brand new Z3
Believe it or not, the Xperia range of smartphones is one of the oldest that's still around today. Those who've been watching the industry for more than just a few years certainly know that the very first Xperia was announced in early 2008, and hit shelves around the world starting October that year. Unlike today's Xperias, the first model ran Windows Mobile, and was launched at a time when Sony was still in a joint venture with Sweden's Ericsson - that's why the handset's called Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.
Since the release of the X1, more than 50 Xperia models have been introduced, culminating with the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact that were announced earlier this week at IFA 2014.
We're thinking that the introduction of the Z3 models is a good occasion for us to take a look at all the important Xperias that have been released over the years. It's interesting to see how the Xperia design evolved, while at the same time retaining something that makes us identify them as Sony products - from the 17mm-thick Xperia X1 to the 7mm-thin Xperia Z3. So, let's sit back and take a look at how things progressed in the 6 years since the first Xperia was unveiled.
As we already mentioned, the Xperia X1 was a Windows-based smartphone. It ran Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, featuring a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.0-inch display. This display had a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, offering one of the highest ppi densities among 2008's smartphones. By comparison, that year's iPhone (the iPhone 3G) featured a 3.5-inch display with a measly 320 x 480 pixel resolution and a 165 ppi density, while the HTC Touch Pro - one of Xperia X1's direct competitors - offered a 2.8-inch screen with 480 x 640 pixels (286ppi).
Although it was announced in September 2009, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 went on sale in January 2010. It was the second - and last - Windows-based Xperia. The X2 came with an arguably more elegant design, though it retained the overall style of the X1. It offered an improved QWERTY keyboard, and a larger, 3.2-inch display (its resolution remained unchanged: 480 x 800 pixels).
The reason why Sony (Ericsson) abandoned Windows Mobile? Android, of course. Two months after announcing the X2, the company revealed the Xperia X10, its very first Android smartphone. The X10 hit the market in March 2010 as one of that year's Android flagships. Although it was praised for its design and specs (including the large, 4-inch display with 480 x 854 pixels), the Xperia X10 was criticized for shipping with Android 1.6 Donut instead of Android Éclair (which had been available since October 2009).
Announced in early 2011, the Xperia arc was positioned as a uniquely-designed high-end smartphone, featuring a sleek, curved back. Its specs were also attractive for the time: 4.2-inch display with 480 x 854 pixels, 512 MB of RAM, and a 1.0 GHz Snapdragon S2 processor. A slightly upgraded model, Xperia arc S, was introduced in the second half of that year, coming with a 1.4 GHz S2 processor.
The Xperia Play is important because it's the first smartphone to offer a dedicated gamepad. It was announced in February 2011, but it failed to be a commercial success. If anything, the failure of the Xperia Play showed that people simply don't want a smartphone that's also a portable gaming device in the traditional sense of the word.
Sony Xperia Ion
2012 saw Sony acquiring Ericsson's share in the Sony Ericsson joint venture, thus forming Sony Mobile Communications. One of the first smartphones to ditch the Ericsson branding was the 4.55-inch Sony Xperia Ion, which can be seen as the handset that signaled a new direction in Sony's design - you could easily mistaken the Ion for a member of the Xperia Z line.
Announced at the same time with the Ion, the Xperia S introduced a transparent, illuminated strip situated below the phone's 4.3-inch 720p display. This gave the smartphone a distinctive look, though Sony decided to use the same feature on other models (like the Xperia U and Xperia P), thus taking away a lot of its uniqueness.
This is Sony's first 5-inch smartphone, as well as its first water-resistant flagship, and the first to feature a 1080p display. It was also one of the first high-end Android flagships to be released in 2013, and is still a viable option today - assuming you don't mind your handset being powered by a relatively outdated Snapdragon S4 processor. Needless to say, the Xperia Z kind of kicked off a new era for Sony.
Sony Xperia Z1 andXperia Z1 Compact
Only six months after the Xperia Z came out, Sony launched the Xperia Z1, which righted most of the wrongs that the Z included (like the not-so-accurate display, and the questionable rear camera). The Z1 brought a little brother with it: the Xperia Z1 Compact. Unlike other mini smartphones released until then, the Z1 Compact offers the same high-end internals of its larger sibling.
Once again, Sony didn't wait a full year to introduce its next flagship handset. Thus, the Xperia Z2 was launched around the world in April this year, after being announced in February at MWC 2014. The Z2 comes with enhanced specs, as well as a slightly larger display (a 5.2-inch panel, unlike the 5-inch screens of the Z and Z1).
Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact
Finally, here we are: several days ago, Sony announced the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact in an attempt to bring the Xperia Z line to perfection. While we'll have to wait until we review them to say if they're the best Xperias ever, the Z3 and Z3 Compact certainly seem capable of overshadowing the older models. You can check out our Xperia Z3 hands-on here, and our Xperia Z3 Compact hands-on here.
Until we get the chance to review the latest Xperia handsets, here's an image comparing all the models that we've presented above (it's quite a large image, so make sure to zoom in):
What do you think? Is the Xperia line evolving in the right direction? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Sony Xperia Z3 specs
OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Camera 20.7 MP (Single camera) 2.2 MP front
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact specs


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The Hereford Bull
W 13th St and Summit St
Artist: Paul Decker
Dates: Installed at original location October 18, 1954; Relocated to current location 2002
Medium: Fiberglass and polyester resin over steel frame
Park: Mulkey Square
Description: One of the more unusual sculptures connected to Kansas City Parks and Recreation is a 5,500 pound fiberglass Hereford bull replica that resides in Mulkey Square. It is 11 feet, 8 inches tall. From nose to tail, it spans 19 feet, 7 inches, and is 4 feet wide between the tips of its horns. He has no official name but has sometimes been known as "Bob" for "Bull On Building."
In October 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower attended the dedication of a new national headquarters for the American Hereford Association building at 715 Kirk Drive in the Quality Hill area. The Association, founded in 1883, had previously been located at 300 W. 11th St. The planned design for the new building, done by Joseph Radotinsky of Kansas City, Kansas, included a bull statue. His lead architect Robert Manos came up with the idea, which Radotinsky supported. The bull was created for the American Hereford Association by Paul Decker with the firm Rochetti and Parzinin of New York. It was made at Colonial Plastic Corporation of Newark, New Jersey. In October 1954, the Hereford Association placed the bull on a 90-foot pylon by its new headquarters.
Hereford cattle originated in Herefordshire, England and are thought to be descendants from small red cattle of Roman Britain and from a large Welsh breed of cattle once numerous along the border of England and Wales. They are known for their white faces and were brought to the United States in 1817. They are the most common beef cattle in the United States.
In 1997, the Hereford Association moved to 1501 Wyandotte and architectural firm HNTB Architects moved into the building. HNTB took down the bull down and put him into storage. Discussions with Kansas City Parks and Recreation began in 2000 about taking over ownership of the bull. Several articles appeared in the Kansas City Star newspaper wondering about the fate of the bull. Even former Kansas Citian Calvin Trillin wrote an article about it in the New Yorker magazine. In 2002 an agreement was made between the American Hereford Association and MC Real Estate Services and KC Parks and Recreation to move the bull to Mulkey Square in West Terrace Park. MC Real Estate Services would construct a new base and pylon and physically move the bull. MC Real Estate Services and the American Hereford Association would assist in procuring funds for a maintenance endowment. Parks and Recreation would assume ownership and maintenance responsibility but the Hereford Association can claim the bull for cause within 20 years.


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Jagdeo elected president of Global Green Growth Institute
Former President of Guyana, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, was on Tuesday elected as the first president of the Assembly of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).
The election took place in Seoul, Korea where the ceremonies establishing the GGGI as an international organisation took place.
GGGI was established to help shift the global model of development by drawing on working examples of green growth and low carbon development. At a Seoul press conference on the day of his election as president of the Assembly, Jagdeo said: "Most countries recognise the need for new models of development, they know the old ways no longer work. However, they don't yet see enough evidence of how they can transition to new ways of balancing prosperity with combatting climate change and other environmental challenges. GGGI's role is to change this situation through practical help for countries in the developing world as they forge their own pathways to a better, more sustainable development model than was used in the past."
Korean President Lee Mung-Bak said: "The GGGI must strive to become a global stronghold for efforts to provide the much-needed support to developing countries…the GGGI can emerge as a pioneering institute that not only outlines a vision for a better future, but also delivers on the ground to realize this vision," the President said.
In welcoming remarks, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban ki-Moon said "The United Nations is committed to strengthening cooperation with [GGGI]…I am confident that we can advance our shared struggle to foster sustainable growth, create more just and equitable societies, and protect our planet for generations to come."
The former Guyanese head of state was nominated for election as president by Korea's Ambassador for Green Growth. The Ambassador cited Guyana's national Low Carbon Development Strategy, and other speakers stressed the importance of national models for how economic development and combatting climate change could be aligned. Jagdeo's nomination for election was seconded by the Danish Minister for International Development, and his presidency of the Assembly will be for two years.
Guyana is one of the founding members of GGGI, and was represented in Seoul by Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett. President Jagdeo was a member of the Board of Directors of GGGI since 2010. The Board of Directors was responsible for steering the organisation from its initial role as a centre of excellence for green growth planning and implementation to the point where it was converted by law into an international organisation.
President Donald Ramotar represented Guyana at the GGGI signatory ceremony in June 2012, where he joined 6 other Heads of State and Government to start the process of conversion of GGGI into an international organisation. Today, GGGI has eighteen members from the developed and developing world – including the United Kingdom, Norway, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Denmark, Ethiopia, Paraguay, Qatar, Vietnam, Cambodia and the United Arab Emirates.
Dr Jagdeo's first duty as president was to oversee the election of GGGI's Council. The former Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen was elected as the Chair of the Council.
In addition to his new role as president of the GGGI Assembly, Dr Jagdeo currently fulfils a number of other global leadership roles in the areas of low carbon development, green growth and sustainable development.
Following a request by 34 Heads of State and other leaders from the world's forest countries, Dr Jagdeo was named the Roving Ambassador for the Three Basins Initiative. He is an IUCN Patron of Nature as well as IUCN's High Level Envoy for Sustainable Development in Forest Countries. He is also a Patron of the World Sustainability Forum.
Dr Jagdeo previously served on the United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Group on Climate Finance, which explored ways to raise US$100 billion per annum by 2020 for investment in the developing world's efforts to combat climate change. He was named Time Magazine's Hero of the Environment in 2008, and the United Nations Environment Programme Champion of the Earth in 2010.


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Pamela Romero: President & Founder of Science.Art.Wonder (SAW)
By Tameka Pierre-Jean • Emory Contributor April 18, 2018 at 9:45am
Name: Pamela Romero
Major: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
Hometown: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Extracurricular Activities: Currently: only Science.Art.Wonder (SAW), past: photographer for The Emory Wheel, Community chair at Voices of Inner Strength (VOIS), Academic Fellow, part of the DUC Renovation Committee
Tameka: How would you describe yourself in 5 words?
Pamela: A contradiction, logical but also emotional, scientific yet artsy, all bundled up in passionate and inquisitive.
T: What is Science.Art.Wonder? What is your role?
P: Science. Art. Wonder (SAW) is an Emory-based but Atlanta-wide initiative that partners artists with scientists to create scientific art. Our artists span Emory, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, metro Atlanta, and Puerto Rico. Our scientists are currently from Emory and Georgia Tech. We aim to promote interdisciplinary education, science outreach, and the importance of art in our society. I am the founder and president of Science.Art.Wonder (SAW).
T: How did you discover your passion for Science and Art?
P: I grew up going to art class since I was four. Me and everyone around me thought I would pursue art as a career as an architect or designer. But in 9th grade, I was intrigued by psychology, and started taking online classes on neuroscience. I fell in love with it, and contrary to a lot of people's opinion, I decided to come to Emory to major in neuroscience. People used to tell me that I would fail if I attempted to do both. When coming to Emory, I was determined to prove them wrong. So I started making connections, such as Dr. Nicole Gerardo. We became the first artist-researcher partnership of what was to become SAW, by meeting informally and discussing her research as I created an artwork as an aid for her to explain her research unto others. We then got the idea of wanting to share what we experienced unto others.
T: What is your hope for Science.Art. Wonder? Any goals or upcoming projects?
P: My hope for SAW is for SAW to spearhead a collaboration unlike no other in Atlanta. Cooperation across college institutions, as I hope to strengthen that in this coming year. For the next 5 years, my aim is for top-tier college institutions, through SAW, lead an innovation in STEM education in K-12. SAW is expanding it's reach to partner with K-12 institutions and bring real scientists and artists to a dialogue with children and high school students. I wish to mesmerize them with the infinite world of possibilities science and art have to offer, while peeling away the threatening and intimidating face society often portrays science as. I hope that college and K-12 might share an intricate and self-correcting process such that we best prepare leaders of tomorrow by having our growing leaders of today (which usually are current college students) speak out as to what gaps still exist or stumbling blocks they are encountering right now. I would describe this as a positive feedback loop from the higher education to K-12.
SAW has recently appeared in March for Science, as our commitment to science. Next year, we aim to collaborate with Graduation Generation, an Emory-based initiative that works with underprivileged schools in Atlanta, to begin our integration into K-12. We will work alongside Graduation Generation's support of improving STEM curricula in underprivileged communities. We will also bring our artist-researcher matches unto classrooms and work alongside elementary school students in art-science projects.
This summer, we will launch our website, which will include the following resources: an arts anthology of all the artwork produced this past year, geared towards science and art enthusiasts, but especially towards high school students interested in getting a glimpse of what research and certain fields (such as physics and mathematics) look like at the college level. We hope this will spark or reassure students in their interest in these fields. Secondly, we will also include a list of instructions for science demos our artist-researcher matches have come up with that K-12 educators can implement in their classrooms.
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Pass the Gravy – film del 1928 diretto da Fred Guiol e Leo McCarey
 Il cadavere è in ritardo (Pass the Gravy) – romanzo di A. A. Fair del 1959