http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=Demonstrations Fri, 24 May 2013 05:32:47 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=Demonstrations Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:04 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e2e_1369302249 omniradar 1043: We are being told that the PM's statement is now expected to take place at about 11:00 BST from outside 10 Downing St. 1042: Journalist Guido Olimpio writes in Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that "the attack on the British soldier, even though many elements are still missing, is an absolutely perfect textbook case of individual jihadism bent on achieving results as macabre as they are 'spectacular'... Unfortunately, we are going to have to get accustomed to episodes such as the murder in London. At this juncture it is part of a trend". 1036: Breaking News The Metropolitan Police execute a search warrant at an address in Lincolnshire. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman says: "This is in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of a man in Woolwich. The Metropolitan Police are not prepared to discuss the matter further at this stage." 1035: Professor Paul Rogers, from Bradford University, is an expert in terrorism and says the attack seemed to be designed to cause widespread fear. He tells BBC News: "The alleged perpetrators really wanted to publicise what they did. In a way, it's almost exactly what academics say when they talk about the term terrorism, it's actions which may have a victim or some victims but are designed to cause fear among a much wider community." Breaking News Nick Robinson Political editor tweets: Advice not to wear uniforms in public set to be reversed. PM believes was "understandable reaction" but people should go about daily lives 1032: A Conservative MP says he intends to discuss the speed of the police response in Woolwich with ministers. Robert Buckland tells the BBC: "I will raise it with Home Office ministers as soon as we know the full picture." He was quoted in the Telegraph as saying it would be very worrying if there had been an "unwarranted delay" in the police response. 1031: A Cub Scout leader has spoken of how she confronted one of the alleged attackers who killed a member of the armed forces in Woolwich. In an interview, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett tells the Daily Telegraph the attacker said he had killed the soldier because "he had killed Muslim people" and that he was "fed up that people kill Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is some audio of her describing what happened. 1030: The BBC's Jonathan Beale says armed forces personnel have been advised to conceal their uniforms if they are wearing them in public places, particularly on public transport. This advice has gone to regular members of the armed forces and the Territorial Army as well. 1028: Police conduct a fingertip search near to the scene of the crime. 1028: In his statement, Mr Murphy says: "The government and security services have our full support in establishing the facts and preventing any future such crimes. As a country we should respond with a reassertion of the values of tolerance and justice; the values that these extremists hate so much about our country. We should all help to ensure our Armed Forces never feel fearful in public. They protect us, and today each of us can send a loud message of support, solidarity and gratitude to all service personnel serving in our towns and cities at home and overseas." 1027: Shadow defence secretary, Jim Murphy, says: "This is firstly a personal tragedy for the family and friends of the victim. This horrendous and horrific act against our Armed Forces has shocked us all. In our moments of anger we should be strengthened in our national resolve to tackle hatred and terrorism wherever they exist." Lucy Manning ITV Home Affairs Editor tweets: Anjem Choudray tells ITV News (&amp; The Independent it seems) he knows 1 of attackers. Attended Al Muhajiroun events. Is Muslim convert. 1024: Statement after Cobra meeting: "There was an operational update from the police and agencies into the ongoing investigation and an update from the MOD on protective security. There was a discussion about community cohesion. The strength and unity of response from Muslim community leaders was recognised and commended by Ministers and others around the table." 1018: ITV News is reporting details of an email it says was sent to air cadets, saying: "No uniforms are to be worn by any military personnel whilst walking out of unit/MoD locations in London and Greater London with effect now until further notice. This includes the carriage of military day sacks." 1015: Russian state-owned TV Channel One, as seen by BBC Monitoring, says: "This is the first time that Londoners, who have been through more than one terror attack, have seen such a thing... Now the UK authorities will find it easier to achieve the deportation of radical Islamic preachers." Norman Smith, BBC News Channel chief political correspondent tweets : COBRA ends. PM and others encouraged by calm response of local community #woolwich Lucy Manning ITV Home Affairs Editor tweets: Police &amp; forensics are searching a London flat that ITV News believes is connected to one of the suspected Woolwich attackers. 1008: A statement from Prime Minister David Cameron is expected in Downing Street within 10 minutes. Stacey Rickman tweets: Never seen woolwich and plumstead so empty in the past two years I've travelled through wowza Kelly Lu tweets: Going to sleep hearing helicoptors and waking up to hearing helicoptors... 1007: A Kent MP describes the broadcast of footage of one of the alleged attackers in Woolwich as one of the worst examples of irresponsible journalism he has ever seen. Julian Brazier, a member of the Defence Select Committee, tells Julia George on BBC Radio Kent that the clip should never have been shown. 1006: Here is an audio interview with eyewitness Graham Wilders, who lives in Woolwich. He describes seeing the attack and how he initially thought there had been an accident with two men trying to resuscitate the victim. 1005: People have laid flowers and an Army T-shirt in tribute to the soldier who was killed. Reports say he had been wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of the British military charity Help for Heroes. 1003: The statement concludes: "Let the response of our nation be mature and thoughtful. This is a moment of prayer, unity and not of hasty reaction." 1002: The Greenwich Islamic Centre adds: "The local Muslim community has always enjoyed an excellent relationship with the people from all walks of life regardless of their religion, colour or ethnic background. At this moment of confusion, uncertainty and naturally highly charged emotions, we earnestly appeal to the media not to rush to judgement and wait for the final findings by the law enforcement agencies." 1000: The Greenwich Islamic Centre condemns Wednesday's "barbaric murder": "The Muslims of the Greenwich Islamic Centre in the Royal Borough of Greenwich... share the grief and sorrow of the nation. Our hearts go out to the family, colleagues and friends of the victim of this despicable and horrific tragedy." 0954: Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the soldier killed in Woolwich. Here a woman places flowers outside the Royal Military Barracks, near the scene where he was killed. 0953: Graham Wilders - who witnessed the killing - says officers arriving at the scene had to take into account the fact that at least one of the attackers had a gun. He says: "The police officers didn't even get a chance to get out their car. They just, like, started running towards them, especially the bloke with the machetes. They just had to shoot him because he was just hurtling towards them, and then the other one with the handgun, lifted it up and obviously they shot him." 0952: Leaving the meeting of Cobra, London mayor Boris Johnson, appears to indicate Wednesday's attack was being seen as a one-off incident. "Everything I am hearing leads me to think that Londoners can go about their business in the normal way and we are going to bring the killers to justice," he says. 0950: Julie Siddiqi, of the Islamic Society of Britain, tells BBC Radio 4: "The people who did this act yesterday do not speak in my name, do not speak for my community or the rest of the country. We have to come out with the strongest condemnation, which is what I'm seeing this morning." 0947: The politicians will now want to leave the police and intelligence services to pursue the lines they need to, our correspondent Norman Smith adds. 0947: Our correspondent says this means security services are still thought to be piecing together information about the attack. So when the PM speaks in the next hour or so, it will a more general appeal for calm and a message of reassurance. 0946: We are hearing that the Cobra meeting in Whitehall has finished. It lasted about an hour and was not a "nuts and bolts meeting", according to BBC chief political correspondent Norman Smith. 0943: Farouk Murad, spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain, says the attack is "an insult and attack against our faith and our community", adding: "We must stand united against this kind of criminal activity... Islam does not under any pretext give the licence to kill innocents on our streets." 0942: Residents in Woolwich tell the BBC the killing should not diminish the community spirit that exists in the area. One resident, Keira, says: "I don't think it's anything to do with religion, or race or anything else. I think it's all to do with the person and who did it. And that's it really... We've just got to all pull together really and just accept what's happened and move on from it." 0942: There are still large numbers of police officers at the scene of the killing, while soldiers are standing guard outside the Royal Military Barracks in Woolwich, south-east London. 0941: A Ministry of Defence source says the uniform advice is a "common sense"" measure while the investigation into yesterday's attack is ongoing. He says it does not amount to a change in policy. Security at a number of military bases has already been stepped up and members of the services have been told to remain vigilant. 0939: Breaking News The BBC understands guidance has been issued to members of the armed forces to "conceal" their uniforms if in public, especially when travelling alone, in light of Wednesday's attack. 0932: The Press Association news agency, quoting sources, says the Woolwich suspects are of Nigerian background and are not thought to have links to terror groups based there. There has been no confirmation of this. Garath Dobbs, from Cardiff, emails: It strikes me that the attackers have gained exactly what they wanted from this - exposure. The media outlet could not wait to get this 'exclusive' on the air. There has to be a way to deny these attackers the oxygen of publicity. I think there should be a law against televising diatribes relating to such acts and a law against filming and sharing any such things on the internet. I understand the second part will be difficult but national television would be easy. It just seems very naive of ITV to show these people on primetime. Secunder Kermani tweets : Been at the #woolwich school near ydays killing. Parents say they've struggled to shield their kids from what happened. Some still scared 0928: Boris Johnson continues: "I think it's very important that... the people of London should take their cue from the behaviour of the people of Woolwich yesterday, who showed such astonishing natural courage in dealing with an appalling event, and who stood up to those killers. And I think that that's the spirit of London, and that's what I would call on people to do today - go about their lives in the normal way." 0927: Mayor of London Boris Johnson is attending the Cobra meeting in Whitehall. On his way in he says: "It is completely wrong to blame this killing on the religion of Islam. But it is also equally wrong to try to draw any link between this murder and British foreign policy, or the actions of British forces who are risking their lives abroad for the sake of freedom. The fault lies wholly and exclusively in the warped and deluded mindset of the people who did it. And what we need now is, for the sake of the victim, and for the sake of his family, is for those killers to be brought to justice." 0927: Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, tells BBC News the government must find out "who committed this barbaric crime and follow it up swiftly". He adds: "People need to stay calm - I think some of the stories that we've heard this morning of demonstrations in certain areas... this is not helpful to the police, the police should not be distracted from the very important work that they have to do." 0925: Former chairwoman of the British Joint Intelligence Committee, Baroness Neville-Jones, tells the BBC that the inspiration for the Woolwich attack "comes from internet hate speech and jihadist rhetoric". She says: "Muslim leadership must help with tackling the spread of this kind of rhetoric." 0915: Breaking News In a message on Twitter, Prime Minister David Cameron says: "I have been updated by the commissioner and will chair Cobra shortly. I will make a statement on this sickening killing this morning." 0914: Prime Minister David Cameron was briefed by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe on the murder investigation before chairing the meeting of Cobra at 10 Downing Street. 0912: Breaking News PM David Cameron is now chairing the Cobra emergency government crisis committee. 0911: The Metropolitan Police are expected to release the name and regiment of the soldier killed later this morning. His family has already been informed. 0908: Here is a picture taken at the scene of yesterday's London street attack - an air ambulance can be seen landing. Have a look at our BBC picture gallery for more images of the scene in Woolwich. Warning: some of the following images are graphic in nature. 0903: Lord Reid tells BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland that the killing in Woolwich was a "horrific and terrible attack", and adds: "The bad news is that becomes harder to prevent." He says it was "a testament to the effectiveness of our security forces in this country that they have prevented it for many, many years". 0902: Col Kemp also tells BBC News he believes this morning's Cobra meeting will try to ascertain whether the attack was part of a wider extremist conspiracy. He says: "I don't think it looks like that myself but I think they will want to know that. And the second thing, I think, in that area is there will be a great deal of concern that this form of attack now, which I think has been long feared by the security services, could lead to copycats." 0901: A former commander of British soldiers in Afghanistan, Col Richard Kemp, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme "it would be wrong to suggest we live in a state of fear of this type of attack". 0901: Former Home Secretary Lord Reid condemns the "brutal, inhumane and terrible murder of an innocent person". While he said the threat from terrorists was continual, he insisted they would not succeed in their bid to "impose their will on others" in the UK. 0852: A Facebook page set up in honour of the victim of yesterday's attack has received one million "likes", according to the Metro newspaper . It features a statement saying: "A British soldier has been murdered as he walked a street in London in a 'suspected' terror attack. RIP to a hero!" 0851: Raffaelle Pantucci, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, tells the BBC: "The brazenness of this incident is what marks it out from previous ones. The willingness of these guys to conduct this attack in the middle of the street and then sort of talk about it, shout about it in front of people in the street afterwards, is I think a new level of brutality." 0825: Lincoln Jopp, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan, tells the BBC this was a tragic act, but adds the British army will rally round at times like this - as they always do. He says he realises people will be looking at procedures, but says he would like military personnel to continue wearing their uniforms outside barracks. He says the British public's support gives the military great strength. 0816: Our correspondent adds the Cobra meeting will decide how to respond to the killing - looking at whether it was a lone attack or a wider orchestrated campaign. So far, he says, the UK's terror alert level has not been raised and the security response has been limited to military barracks, which would lead one to speculate it is believed to have been an isolated act. 0815: Political correspondent Norman Smith says the Cobra emergency meeting - for which the PM has returned from France - will get under way in about 20 minutes. Before that the home secretary will brief David Cameron on the latest thinking of the intelligence service, because overnight they have gone through a mass of material - witness statements, footage, and of course their own records, he says - to see if the attackers were in any way known to the security services. 0807: You can read our main news story here for an overview of what is happening today. Here is a map of the scene. David Dixon, a local head teacher, told the BBC News Channel he walked out of the school gates and saw a body lying in the road a short distance away. He then heard gunshots and instructed staff to lock all the gates of his school. An air ambulance landed in the playground and the children were sent home. 0802: If you want more background on yesterday's attack, you can look back at Wednesday's live page here. 0800: Here is a picture of the scene yesterday, following the attack - which took place at 14:20 BST in John Wilson Street, the A205. We will bring you more photos as they come in today. 0758: Usama Hasan is a senior researcher at the Quilliam Foundation, a think tank specialising in counter extremism. He tells the BBC that the hatred preached by some Islamic clerics has to stop: "The real problem here is the decisive hatred preached by a very small minority of clerics in this country in a small number of our mosques and universities. They know who they are and there are Muslim groups and other groups - left wing groups may I say - who defend that kind of grievance and victimhood mentality. That's what must change and has to stop. A very small number of people but unfortunately their influence is too high." Mark Coyle tweets : Police helicopter overhead #Woolwich. A sense of bewilderment in the air. I swear I saw a dad holding his kids' hands tighter than normal. 0754: ITV News has broadcast footage of a man with bloodied hands talking to a camera, following the attack. He makes a series of political statements before walking towards a man, who is believed to be a soldier, lying on the street. Warning: This footage contains disturbing images. CJ, from Surrey A dark day for us all. Whatever their reasons, this was wrong. This can only lead to opposing hate groups (re)surfacing and promoting further further hate amongst understandably frightened people. 0745: Wednesday's events in Woolwich have shocked the UK - but this was precisely the kind of attack that security chiefs have long feared could come, writes the BBC's home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani in his blog this morning. 0743: A passer-by, Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, confronted one of the attackers in the street. She says he told her that he had killed because he was "fed up" about the deaths of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Speaking on ITV Daybreak she describes the scene, saying: "More and more people were starting to come. I mean there was absolutely nobody when I arrived apart form the bus and people stayed on the bus and there was just this lady cradling the soldier and gradually people started to come. I imagine the soldier was losing more and more blood and attracting people and there was so many people around." 0741: The Muslim Council of Britain says the killers' use of "Islamic slogans" indicates they were motivated by their faith. A statement from the council says: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family." 0740: The BBC's Jonathan Beale says security at London military barracks has been stepped up, but the overall threat of terrorism warning has not been raised to severe - it is at substantial at the moment. Severe would mean a terror attack is likely. One of the issues the Cobra meeting will look at is whether soldiers should wear their uniform outside their barracks, he says. They will also discuss if this is a one-off attack or part of a wider move. 0736: There are reports that it was 20 minutes before armed police arrived at the scene of the attack yesterday. But local MP for Greenwich and Woolwich Nick Raynsford tells the BBC he thinks police arrived pretty quickly and very quickly dealt with the two suspects. "We know very well that quick response is important, but it's difficult to think in an urban area that it would be possible to get to a scene of a crime much quicker than that given all the communication there has to be - given that there had to be an armed unit to respond, and given the evidence there were two very dangerous suspects who themselves were armed." 0733: There are many questions today about who the victim of this brutal attack was. He is said to have been a member of the British armed forces, but people will want to know who he was, which unit was he with, and if he was linked to the Woolwich barracks. For the Cobra emergency committee, perhaps the overriding question will be whether the two attackers were acting unilaterally or were part of a more orchestrated plot. The committee will also be discussing the motive for the attack, says the BBC's Ben Ando. 0732: Already security has been stepped up at military barracks across London. Police now are waiting to question the two attackers, who are in separate hospitals after being shot by armed police. The BBC's Ben Ando says we do not know which hospitals are looking after the men or what condition the men are in - although one is thought to be in a critical condition. 0730: Since the attack there were confrontations in Woolwich between police and a group of around 60 people - some from the English Defence League - but there were no arrests. Here members of the EDL wear balaclavas as they gather outside a pub in Woolwich in London last night. There have also been attacks on mosques in Kent and Essex. 0726: Initially, witnesses thought the two men were trying to help the man, but then they realised they were killing him. Lots of amateur footage was recorded at the scene yesterday and police have urged people to send them any video or images they have of the scene. 0726: Meanwhile, a tow-truck has removed a vehicle - covered with a red canvas cover - which is thought to have been involved. It is thought the victim was struck by a car before being attacked by the two men, says our correspondent Ben Ando. 0725: The BBC's Ben Ando, who has been in Woolwich overnight, says it has been a scene of considerable and measured activity. The scene of the killing was on the south circular road - one of London's busiest routes, and forensic teams have worked through the night to complete their work so the road can re-open. 0723: The two men - who were shot by police - are being held in hospital under armed guard while counter terrorism police wait to question them. 0722: Witnesses yesterday described seeing two men armed with knives and a gun repeatedly assault the victim. One of the men called for Britain to end its involvement in foreign conflicts. The image shown here is from footage taken at the scene. 0721: The emergency meeting this morning will be attended by politicians, the UK's most senior police officer and the new head of MI5. 0721: Home Secretary Theresa May has said that while we have seen terrorism on the streets of London before, "we have always stood firm against it - despicable acts like these will not go unpunished", she has promised. 0720: The home secretary says security has been tightened at all London barracks, and the government's emergency response committee Cobra will meet this morning to discuss the attack. David Cameron has cut short his trip to Paris to chair the meeting. 0719: Two suspects were shot by armed police after spending several minutes speaking to bystanders and making political statements to camera. 0718: A man said by Whitehall sources to be a member of the British armed forces has been killed on a busy south London street in what has been described as a terror attack. His exact identity has not been revealed. Follow our live coverage of the day's events here. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e2e_1369302249 omniradar Todays Collection Of Tweets Texts to The BBC from all walks of life here ! UK reaction to the beheading of a Soldier in a UK street. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:08 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=be5_1368906076 twisted-truth Demonstrations in Rihaniyya of Bantakia demanding the resignation of the Turkish government and bear responsibility for the blasts in the city. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=be5_1368906076 twisted-truth <span class="highlight">Demonstrations</span> in Rihaniyya resignation for erdogans government. turkey demonstration erdogan terrorist Thu, 23 May 2013 03:34:41 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2eb_1369294179 Ruptly Vehicle blazes continue to burn in Stockholm as protesters mark a fourth night of demonstrations on Wednesday. Demonstrators took to the streets for the fourth evening in a row after the fatal shooting of a 69-year-old Husby resident on Sunday evening. Fires set by protesters tore through sedans as well as a large truck not far from the Husby central rail station. Police shot a 69 year old man on May 13, sparking ongoing riots since Sunday May 19. Hundreds of rioters took to the streets of Stockholm to protest against police brutality and inequality in Sweden. Rocks were thrown at the police, numerous cars were set on fire, and local properties were vandalised. The man, whose nationality was withheld by the police, was reported to have been weilding a knife after locking himself in an apartment in the Husby suburb. It is unclear why lethal force was used against him. Around 80% of the 11,000 residents of the Husby suburb are first- and second-generation immigrants. Other areas of Stockholm have been affected by the riots, including the suburb of Jakobsberg. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has condemned the violence and has asked residents to remain calm. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2eb_1369294179 Ruptly Sweden: Fourth fiery night of arsons and blazes Sweden, riots Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:16 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=31c_1369237856 Marcux A new report shows that US assassination drones in Pakistan have killed "scores of innocent civilians" instead of targeting terrorists. On Tuesday, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) published a report entitled "Drones: Myths and Reality in Pakistan" that says the United States' refuses to acknowledge that the CIA-led drone campaign "undermines efforts to assess the program's legality." The ICG called on Washington to "demonstrate respect for the international humanitarian law principles of humanity, distinction, proportionality and military necessity." The report said the US must "establish clearer lines of authority and accountability, including greater congressional and judicial oversight." "The Obama administration should terminate any practice, such as the reported signature strikes, that does not comply with principles of international humanitarian and human rights law. It must also introduce transparency to the drone program, including its governing rules, how targets are selected and how civilian damage is weighed." Signature strikes target groups of men by using behavior patterns associated with terrorist activity rather than targeting terrorists with known identities. Pakistan's tribal regions are often attacked by US assassination drones. According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the United States' drone strikes in Pakistan have killed up to 3,587 people since 2004. Washington claims that its airstrikes target militants who cross the border into and out of Afghanistan. Pakistanis have held many demonstrations to condemn the United States' violations of their national sovereignty. In September 2012, a report by the Stanford Law School and the New York University School of Law gave an alarming account of the effect that assassination drone strikes have on ordinary people in Pakistan's tribal areas. The report noted, "The number of 'high-level' targets killed as a percentage of total casualties is extremely low -- estimated at just 2%." The killing of Pakistani civilians, including women and children, has strained relations between Islamabad and Washington. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=31c_1369237856 Marcux US terror drones kill more civilians than terrorists: ICG report US terror drones kill more civilians than terrorists: ICG report Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:15 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a0a_1369148338 flashpointreport Source: http://facebook.com/syriareport Activists from the European Solidarity Front for Syria have called for people to take part en masse in a demonstration scheduled for the 15th of June in Rome, Italy. The message of demonstrators gathering in the Italian capital will be "Don't Touch Syria/Hands Off Syria". Since early 2013, the Solidarity Front has gained international coverage with its busy membership of hundreds of young activists. Posters, public demonstrations with Syrians expatriates and immigrants, open speeches, interviews and other events have put the ESFS on the map to date. The Solidarity Front's actions are transmitted by Syrian and Iranian state television stations often and soon, they will start begin action in Latin America too. ESFS activist Dimitris Tousiadis said: "We are the only pro-Syria movement in Europe. We are Syria's voice in the West. From that time, in every country and every city in Europe, from Norway to Cyprus, we had a series of actions, mobilization and rallies. Posters, public demonstrations with Syrians expatriates and immigrants, open speeches, interviews. People and groups from every corner of Europe, are mobilizing about what is going on in Syria and join our cause. Soon, ESFS will start appearing in Latin America too. We are also preparing an open rally in London." Enthusiasts are encouraged to email the ESFS regarding flights and accomodation: europeanfrontsyria@gmail.com Facebook Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/150469651790795/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a0a_1369148338 flashpointreport Organisation Underway for European Syria Rally european solidarity front for syria Mon, 20 May 2013 06:42:37 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e51_1369046318 Nazel_Hut Aviation buffs will love it. The Royal Netherlands Air Force is proud to present the Apache Solo Display Team 2013 of the 301 'Redskins' Apache Squadron. The 301 Squadron of the Defence Helicopter Command is stationed at Gilze-Rijen Air Base. The Royal Netherlands Air Force is the first Air Force worldwide that performs demonstrations with the Apache helicopter. Apache demonstrations are normally only performed by the manufacturer of the helicopter (Boeing). The Apache Solo Display Team performs its shows this year at national and international air displays to demonstrate what the RNLAF stands for: AIRPOWER! From: http://www.apachedemoteam.nl/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e51_1369046318 Nazel_Hut The Apache Solo Displayteam 2013 nice, stunt, apache Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:23 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9c8_1368972144 m16carbine Palmyra (Tadmor) is located in Homs Governate, Syria. It was founded by King Soloman of Judea around 950 BC. It was later massively developed by the Romans, becoming a very important city of Roman Syria. Subsequently, it was the capital of Queen Zenobia (Bat-Zabbai) who led an uprising against the Roman Empire. Arab immigrants from the Arabian deserts a thousand miles south conquered and re-settled the territory beginning in the 7th century AD. Its modern settlement, which is adjacent to the ancient city, is a small town of Sunni population. Allegedly the town is currently the scene of fighting and shelling, with possible damage to the ancient buildings adjacent to it. Which side is responsible, who knows. In the first year of the uprising, the town became restive with small scale demonstrations. In 2012, it appears to have hosted FSA militants, and became the scene of angry funerals after they were killed. This year it appears to be the site of sporadic shelling and airstrikes between opposing sides. There are alleged signs of some damage to ancient sites. This weekend, videos show smoke the falls dangerously close to the ancient buildings. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9c8_1368972144 m16carbine Alleged shelling at restive town of Palmyra (ancient town may be suffering damage) syria, Palmyra, tadmor, syrian civil war Fri, 17 May 2013 16:55:36 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e6f_1368823944 english-patriot33 http://europegonemad.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/eu-donates-e-5-billion-to-islamic-fundamentalist-regime-in-egypt/ EU donates EUR 5 billion to islamic fundamentalist regime in Egypt The European Union decided to give EUR 5.000.000.000 (yes, 5 billion!) to Egypt, to support the process of democratisation in the country. Let's see what that really means. The new powers in Egypt want to introduce Sharia, which means woman, christians (koptic), etc.. will be surpressed; and freedom of speech will be non-existing. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi officially signed into law a new constitution drafted by his own Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups, and which critics say has effectively placed Egypt under strict Sharia Law. Morsi said now that the new constitution is in place, he can focus on fixing Egypt's internal problems. But others say it will only exacerbate internal divisions and transform Egypt into a pariah state on par with the Islamic Republic of Iran. While Morsi claims the new constitution contains rights and protections for all Egyptians, its vagueness in certain areas and overt Islamic flavor has lead many to fear that radical Muslim clerics are going to play an increasingly influential role in Egypt, while minority groups and women will suffer. "It's a disaster," female Egyptian lawyer Nihad Abu El Konsam told German media. "There isn't a single article in the draft constitution that mentions the rights of women." "This constitution will set Egypt 100 years back," added Abu El Konsam, noting that the Muslim Brotherhood had purposely left "open doors" that will result in Egyptians being placed under an extremist form of Islamic rule. Hamdeen Sabahi, an opposition leader who placed third in Egypt's presidential election, said the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists have "stolen" Egypt's pro-democracy revolution, but he remains hopeful that they can be toppled. In the meantime, "Morsi may have been elected democratically, but he is not governing democratically," charged Sabahi in an interview with the Associated Press. Evidence of that was seen in Morsi's reaction to ongoing opposition to his new constitution even after it passed the referendum. The president issued a thinly-veiled warning that public demonstrations against his rule must end, because the people were tired of it. Morsi tried to accuse all who oppose him of being responsible for the nation's continuing economic woes, a tried and true tactic used by all of recent history's most successful despots. The threats seemed to be working. While the run-up to the referendum saw hundreds of thousands protesting daily in central Cairo and even marching on the presidential palace, now that it has been signed into law very few are taking to the streets. As for the European Union: the Task Force, co-chaired by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel Amr declared: "In support of the ongoing democratic transformation, Egypt and the EU will work together to overcome the socio-economic challenges, thus setting an example for the region and beyond." Catherine Ashton said she was delighted with the results of the Task Force: "The past two days confirm the EU as Egypt's main partner in its historic transition. The Task Force is a new type of European diplomacy, mobilising all EU assets and working with both the public and private sectors." The European Union committed also to provide additional financial support to Egypt worth nearly EUR800 million for 2012-2013 (EUR303 million in grants and EUR450 million in loans). This is on top of the EUR449 million already provided for the period 2011-13. The European Investment Bank announced potential lending of up to EUR1.7 billion for 2012-13, and a new Task Force fund, which can provide funds of up to EUR60 million for countries in transition. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development confirmed the start of operations in Egypt and announced plans for lending of up to EUR1 billion per year http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e6f_1368823944 english-patriot33 EU donates EUR 5 billion to islamic fundamentalist regime in Egypt islam, muslims, e.u, madness, ukip, Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:43 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3b6_1368821704 plokiju Risk management firm and insurance broker Aon has just released its Terrorism And Political Violence risk map for 2013. The news is that apparently, the U.S. is in no danger of the latter kind of disturbance. Instead, the only risk to America is terrorism. Meanwhile in Europe, the overall risk levels in France and Spain are actually equivalent to China and Russia, presumably on the basis of the former countries' recent, heated demonstrations protesting austerity. And the sleepiest countries in the world? Denmark, Finland, Japan, Australia, Iceland, Uruguay and Botswana - the risk of anything happening there is negligible. http://www.aon.com/terrorismmap/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3b6_1368821704 plokiju Riskiest Places In The World: Terrorism and political violence map Riskiest, Places, In, The, World, Terrorism, and, political, violence, map Fri, 17 May 2013 05:49:23 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7bd_1368783409 pravdavoin In February 2011 some anti-government demonstrations began. They were met in March with even larger pro-government demonstrations. In early March some teenagers in Daraa were arrested for graffiti that had been copied from North Africa "the people want to overthrow the regime'. It was reported that they were abused by local police. Time magazine reported that President Assad intervened, the local governor was sacked and the teenagers were released. What followed is highly contested. The western media version is that protestors burned and trashed government offices and that "provincial security forces opened fire on marchers, killing several' (Time, 22 March). After that, "protestors' staged demonstrations in front of the al-Omari mosque, but were in turn attacked. The western media exaggerated the demonstrations, claiming crowds of up to 300,000, with 15 anti-government "protesters' killed (AP 23 March). Daraa is a border town with 150,000 inhabitants. The Syrian government, on the other hand, stated that armed attacks had begun on security forces, killing several police, along with the burning of government offices. There was corroboration of this account. While its headline blamed security forces for killing "protesters', the British Daily Mail showed pictures of guns, AK47 rifles and hand grenades that security forces had recovered after storming the al-Omari mosque. The paper noted reports that "an armed gang' had opened fire on an ambulance, killing "a doctor, a paramedic and a policeman'. Israeli and Lebanese media gave versions of the events of 17-18 March closer to that of the Syrian government. An Israel National News report (21 March) said "Seven police officers and at least four demonstrators in Syria have been killed " and the Baath party headquarters and courthouse were torched'. The police had been targeted by rooftop snipers. Al Jazeera (29 April), owned by Qatar's royal family, implied the rooftop snipers in Daraa were government forces. "President Bashar al Assad has sent thousands of Syrian soldiers and their heavy weaponry into Derra for an operation the regime wants nobody in the word to see'. However the Al Jazeera claim that secret police snipers were killing "soldiers and protestors alike' was both illogical and out of sequence. The armed forces came to Daraa precisely because police had been killed by snipers. Once in Daraa they engaged in more gun-fire and stormed the local mosque to seize the guns and grenades storied by "protesters'. Michel Chossudovsky wrote: "The deployment of armed forces including tanks in Daraa directed against an organised armed insurrection, which has been active in the border city since March 17-18.' Saudi Arabia, a key US regional ally, had armed and funded extremist Sunni sects (Salafists and Wahabis) to move against the secular government. From exile in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Adnan Arour called for a holy war against the liberal Allawi muslims, who dominated the government: "by Allah we shall mince them in meat grinders and feed their flesh to the dogs'. The Salafist aim was a theocratic sate or "caliphate'. Sheikh Muhammed al Zughbey said the Alawites were "more infidel than the Jews and the Christians'. The original North African slogan was rapidly replaced by a Salafist slogan "Christians to Beirut, Alawites to the grave'. They would soon act on these threats. Saudi official Anwar Al-Eshki later confirmed to BBC television that arms had indeed been provided to groups within Syria, and they had stored them in the al-Omari mosque. While the Syrian Baathist system has been authoritarian, is has also been secular and inclusive. The Saudi-Qatari and US-NATO backed armed insurgency aims to derail the reform program led by President Bashar al-Assad. If a more compliant government cannot be formed in Damascus, the big powers will probably settle for a country mired in sectarian chaos. That is, after all, what we see across the border in Iraq. http://www.spyghana.com/how-syrias-violence-all-began/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7bd_1368783409 pravdavoin How Syria's Violence all Began Syria Syrian Protests Killings Armed gangs Terrorism Sun, 12 May 2013 07:04:45 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=67f_1368355097 BA1983 Almost happens every day in china, farmers do not understand why give the money to go to the hospital, but people are still dead. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=67f_1368355097 BA1983 Conflict of <span class="highlight">demonstrations</span> front of the hospital china Wed, 08 May 2013 09:09:32 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8dd_1368015917 BA1983 Google translate:At 4 o'clock on May 3, a woman falls dead, but was questioned the survey results of the police,parade scene was not violent conflict. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8dd_1368015917 BA1983 A small-scale <span class="highlight">demonstrations</span> in Beijing beijing,china