Nobel of the Peace for the Environment

The Kenian activist Wangari Maathai was rewarded October 8 2004 by the Norwegian Committee for its contribution to the development, the protection of the environment, the democracy and the peace..

Maathai was born in 1940 and she is three children's mother, the first woman of Western Africa that achieved an University doctorate in Biology, the first teacher of Veterinary Anatomy and first Decana of the University of Nairobi was and she will be the first woman of Africa that receives the Prize Nobel of the Peace. At the moment it is Viceministra of their country between Atmosphere.

The award-winning one, through the "Green Belt", it diffuses among kenians thousands that they live in a situation of poverty the idea that to plant trees will improve their lives and that of their families.

Their efforts that were worth him the jail for their opposition to Daniel Arap Moi dictatorial régime in many occasions, stands out for its social commitment and active politics, assuring this way the bases for a sustainable ecological development.

The prize that will be granted December 10, anniversary of Alfred's Nobel death, has a sum of 1,1 million Eurus to ennoble the work developed for who has planted 30 million trees, created 5.000 nurseries and she is a strong defender of the condonation of the foreign debt of the third world. 11/04

First Presidential debate

September 30 2004 were carried out the first debate for the presidency of the United States of America among the current republican president: George W. Bush (58) and the democratic senator: Jhon Kerry (60). The debate was carried out in the University of Miami and it is the first of other two debates that will take place the 8 and October 13, next to the elections of November 2.

The 90 minutes of the debate they were carried out according to rules foreseen accepted for the candidates and explained to the audience by the designated moderator: Jim Lehrer. The questions would be formulated by the journalist Lehrer; the answers could not exceed of the 2 minutes for each one; there would not be the candidate's that didn't have the word images; the candidates neither could have hidden help memory; they could go this way neither mutually the word; neither to move freely for the study; the time would be completely controlled; and it was even made a pact the temperature of the atmosphere.

The debate concentrated basically on the foreign policy and fundamentally in the war of Iraq. While the democratic candidate qualified as a colossal "error of trial" the decision precipitated in the war; the republican candidate said that "the world is surer today with imprisoned Sadam".

Kerry was shown defending its positions strong, while Bush was shown iterative in his arguments and with expressions of I dislike. The military intervention in Iraq carried out in March of 2003 would already have charged the life of more than a thousand American soldiers, justifying Bush that Sadam Husein possessed weapons of massive destruction, which were not opposing until the moment.

Kerry sustained that the invasion to Iraq was not supported by a strong international politics and Bush responded that the only solution is to maintain the marked direction so that with the elections of January of 2005 in Iraq and to give power of the forces of security Iraqis are taken charge of the internal situation.

As for the security of the United States, Bush said that the biggest threat is that terrorist groups prepare weapons of massive destruction and it criticized its opponent to give mixed messages, on the other hand Kerry sustained that the biggest danger is the risk of the nuclear proliferation, it also reiterated that it is important that people don't think that interests us more the petroleum. 10/04

A new beginning

In their closing words, the democratic candidate Jhon Kerry remembered to the voters that it defended to its country in the war of Vietnam being young and that would also make it as president. He affirmed the importance that the things in such a way are made that United States is more respected in the world, saying that it is necessary to extend the hand to the world stops strong and through a new beginning. It sustained that the best days for America are for before that the future belongs to the freedom and not to the fear.

Bush, on the other hand, was ratified as a strong leader, saying that "if United States shows hesitation or weakness, the world will leave to the drift and this won't happen while I am a president". It stressed that they will continue to the offensive, combatting to the terrorists in all the places of the world so that they don't have to face them at home. He also said that it won't put the security of United States in hands of other countries, "a free Iraq is inside the interests of our country". 10/04

Strong resistance in Iraq

The occupation forces in Iraq, directed by United States, now face a new stage of widespread insurgencia in different points of the country that has taken to seem to the loss of the control product of the Iraqi resistance.

Since the past March 31 when four American civilians were ambushed in Fallujah, and their incinerated bodies, mutilated and hung of a bridge; going by the bombs installed in diverse places, the inequality of conditions in the land; the suffered victims and the imminent retreat of troops of the coalition, the situation has become a true nightmare for the allied forces.

The resistance in Iraq continues increasing mainly in the cities of Ramadi, Fallujah, Baghdad, Karbala, Najaf, Kut, Amarah, Nasiriya and Basra. The escalade of the conflict was accentuated with the death of 40 people caused by the bombing from a helicopter Americans to a mosque; also a recent place of the American forces in Fallujah caused the death of 400 Iraqis and wounded's thousands.

Numerous countries that you/they sent personal with the expectation of only participating in the maintenance of the peace and in the reconstruction, they realize now that they were caught in a mortal combat and they plan not to extend their demurrage.

Jimmy Carter, american ex-president, qualified Bush's actions of "imprudent and unnecessary" and the results of tragedy. Also the president Bush no longer bill with the necessary political support and of the public opinion, fearing that the history of Vietnam repeats in Iraq. On the other hand, the UN won't want to assume a military protagonistic paper after the drops and personal bombings that it suffered.

When Baghdad was busy the last year, circulated the statement that "perhaps had been able to win easy the war, but they will find difficult to win the peace". 5/04 Return

"Terminator" Governor of California

The northamerican actor of austriac origin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the 17 of November of 2003 swore like new governor of California, dismissing to Gray Davis in half of his mandate.

The ceremony they attended about 7.500 guests, between whom were four ex- governors of the state, numerous celebrities of Hollywood and dignitaries of several countries.

Schwarzenegger, accompanied by its wife Maria Shriver and her four children, declared the coming of a new one was political for California and promised to rescue it of its financial crisis. The new governor maintained that its administration is not on policy but on how can be saved to California. 12/03 Return

The other face

Schwarzenegger, that became citizen of the United States only 20 years ago, after emigrating to the country to begin its race, assumes its mandate with a noticeable antiimmigratory position and of hard hand.

The controverted republican and present governor of California accepted the past in having conducts "impropers" against women. Nevertheless, the opposition maintains that its promise of support to the rights of the woman and the fairness of sort is nonprobable.

The Latin community, that is translated in the 45 percent of the labor force of the state, initiated a boycott against the policy of the administration of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, within the framework of a campaign that will take 12 months of protests until the elections of 2004.

Thousands of latin protested, not concurring to the work places, the children did not attend classes and hundreds of stores closed their doors as it shows of the economic weight of the hispanic community in protest by the derogation of the Law SB60, that facilitates the license to lead the undocumented people.

The protests demonstrated the importance of the labor force of latin and a "frustration" for those who contribute to that Californian it is the fifth world-wide economy.

The leaders of the main associations of latin expressed the noticeable discriminatory policy that prevails in California and it extends to other states like: Illinois, New York, Carolina of the North, Carolina of the South, Iowa, Texas, Arizona, Florida, etc. Also they maintain that all the immigrants pay their taxes and receive little in return, the minimum that deserves is a license to go to their works. 12/03 Return

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Process of Peace in Middle Orient

The Meeting Summit between first minister Britanic and the present president of the United States, Tony Blair and George Bush, will approach three main subjects around the peace, between which they are mentioned: The war of Iraq, the process of peace in the Middle Orient and for Ireland of the North.

This is the third meeting, in the three last weeks, of the leaders. The O.N.U. also will play a fundamental role in the postwar period for the reconstruction of Iraq. 7/03 Return

Mediators after the "Trip Map"

So known "Trip Map", as a result of the peace process in the Middle Oast, that observes the creation of a Palestinian State, as opposed to its irresolution product of the objections on the part of Israel, has caused that Mediators of the United Nations and Europe for the Middle Orient they press to the United States for his emission.

Nevertheless, the plan that intended the establishment of a Palestinian State in Cisjordania and the Gaza Strip before 2005, and although Bush reiterated its commitment prior to the war of Iraq, was relativized by civil employees of the White House. 7/03 Return

Papal Mediation

The Pope Juan Pablo II, from the beginning of the fight headed by the United States in Iraq, open its preoccupation by victims and I call vehemently to the reflection to prevent the outcome with the conflict, that imply by its actions and consequences one "defeats for the humanity". Express through the Vatican its opposition to the same one and thatlike it does not have no legal nor moral justification.

To the aims to plead for the peace, the Angelus it took part by means of its special envoy Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, emerit president of the Pontifical Council for the Justice and the peace and specialist in difficult missions, whose objective was in "demonstrating to all the request of Santo Padre in please for the peace and helping to the authorities iraquies to reflect seriously on the necessity of an effective international cooperation cradle in justice and the international right, with the purpose of assuring to those populations the supreme good for the peace", I indicate the spokesman of Santa Sede Joaquín Navarro Valls.

The objective of Etchegaray Cardinal, who I travel to the Baghdad with an adviser the Monseñor Franco Coppola, in order to try to avoid the war where several missions already failed.

Like already by affirmed Santo Padre in the Seat of San Pedro: "In this hour of international preoccupation, we felt the necessity to return us to the Señor and to say the great gift of the peace". 4/03 Return

Nobel by the peace

The ex American president, Jimmy Carter, was rewarded October 11, 2002 with the prize Nobel of the Peace. The ceremony of delivery of the prize will be celebrated in Oslo, Capital of Norway, December 10 and complying with the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel in 1896.

The Norwegian Committee recognized to Carter by its incessant efforts in the peaceful solution of international conflicts everywhere. It emphasized its good job by the re-establishment of the peace, its participation as mediator in the resolution of disputes in various continents, its attitude strongly compromised by the defense of the human rights, the international cooperation, and the social and economic development of the developing countries.

During the management of Carter, 1977 to 1981, its intervention as mediator went of vital importance in the Field peace agreement David signed among Israel and Egypt in 1978, what sufficient merit offers it as to obtain the reward and the special emphasis placed by the protection of the human rights during the Cold War.

The ex mandatory was pronounced with a renewed spirit to continue its fights by the peace, the human rights and the elimination of the suffering in the world. It criticized the present politics that comes unfolding George Bush, to which adhered and ratified the Committee Nobel with this same position.

To all this, the Congress of the United States authorized the American president the employment unilateral of the strength against Iraq. Carter manifested its opposition and because the strength be utilized through United Nations. 11/02 Return

A great day for Jimmy Carter

The White House, through its president George Bush, expressed before the recognition of Carter that was a great day and an important moment. The telephone conversation among Bush and Carter lasted around two minutes, according to it needed the present proxy. 11/02 Return

Argentine is crossing the most worse moments of the last decades, the index of unemployment added to the factor of the poverty reach exorbitant figures for a population that intends to cover to the except their basic needs.

Rise from it the prices in general and consequently the increase of the family basket impedes a family average to be avail oneself of the food and necessary resources as to be able being maintained.

Not economic politics exist that tend to alleviate or to revert this situation, promoting the production to generate fountains of income and job. It is spoken to enlarge the income of the treasury, in a society that is immersed in a crisis to be able to survive, and in an environment where each more difficult time is done and palpable to be tried worthy conditions of subsistence.

The exit of pair one to one with the American currency was not a great success for the large economists that they maintained it, when already was a fact the reality by which was crossing the Argentine town.

As corollary of this the elections facing a climate are hurried each more growing time of social dissidence, not predicting the activation of the economy to come out of the difficult weight that writes down in all the social classes, generating discontent in the same and by not being found fully represented.

Each time are more the persons that seek desperately to emigrate toward other territories in search of better conditions of life, although the majority does not agree to this possibility. It results of fact impossible that all the inhabitants or a considerable portion of them can obtain employment in other countries.

Now only it reduces an attitude compromised and a concrete proposal to avoid any type to overflow social, that already finds its demonstration in various sectors that proclaim peacefully the defense of its rights and the equilibrium of its social condition, in a country poured by the discontent and the lack to believing of promises without fulfillment. 8/02 Return

Argentine in crisis

The difficult moments by which is crossing the country are not a news for the Argentine town. The acquisitive power of many has gone diminishing notoriously until arriving at states of extreme poverty. This, it added to the pain and the desperation citizen by the lacks suffered, has provoked results of deep discomfort and without believing in the leading class. However, the international organizations of aid estadual seem to give return the look toward who more need them, requiring politics of greater adjustment. 7/02 Return

In which it goes of the date, we could observe the lack of a role protagonist institutional to alleviate difficult situations that crosses the world and especially the lack of support and contribution with those companies that scramble for the defense and protection of the human interests. This resists with the fundamental importance to preserve the peace and the social justice besides politics of lack of equilibrium evident. 6/02 Return