TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: La noix de muscade, «drogue» légale des ados américains: ÉPICE | Se procurer un produit légal disponible un peu partout et ayant des effets psychotropes? C'est possible. Les adolescents américains ont décelés dans la noix de muscade une façon de «faire la fête». >>> Rédaction online | Mercredi 07 Juillet 2010
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: La noix de muscade, «drogue» légale des ados américains: ÉPICE | Se procurer un produit légal disponible un peu partout et ayant des effets psychotropes? C'est possible. Les adolescents américains ont décelés dans la noix de muscade une façon de «faire la fête». >>> Rédaction online | Mercredi 07 Juillet 2010
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
NZZ ONLINE: Die französische Nationalversammlung geht am Dienstag ein heikles Geschäft an. Auf der Tagesordnung steht das höchst umstrittene Burka-Verbot. Das von der Regierung beabsichtigte Gesetz könnte verfassungswidrig sein.
Die französische Nationalversammlung hat am Dienstag Beratungen über ein Burka-Verbot aufgenommen. Mit dem von der konservativen Regierung eingebrachten Gesetzentwurf sollen Burkas, Niqabs und andere Gewänder, die praktisch nur die Augen freilassen, aus der Öffentlichkeit verbannt werden. Weiter lessen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> ddp | Dienstag, 06. Juli 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: The Queen told the United Nations it had “moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good” as she addressed the General Assembly in New York for the first time since 1957.
In a reflective speech to an assembly whose members states have increased from 77 to 192 since her last visit, the Queen praised the UN for its work in reducing conflict, offering humanitarian assistance and tackling the effects of poverty.
The “waging of peace” was “perhaps the hardest leadership of all”, she said.
However, she warned that “so much remains to be done”, quoting Dag Hammarskjold, a former UN secretary-general, who “once said that 'constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon’.”
She added: “Good nurses get better with practice; sadly the supply of patients never ceases.”
The Queen also warned that “new challenges” such as terrorism and global warming had emerged that had “tested this organisation as much as its member states”. On climate change, “careful account must be taken of the risks facing smaller, more vulnerable nations, many of them from the Commonwealth”, she said.
She said she hoped that, in another 53 years, “our sincerity, our willingness to take a lead, and our determination to do the right thing, will stand the test of time”.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh spent only five hours in New York, sweltering under heat health warnings as temperatures soared to a record 103 degrees. >>> Tom Leonard, New York | Tuesday, July 06, 2010
NEW YORK POST: Andrew Cuomo and his GOP challengers are splitting sharply on the hotly contested question of building a mosque near Ground Zero, even as they're in surprising agreement on the need to cut taxes and spending.
Attorney General Cuomo said he favored building the mosque, which polls show is opposed by most city residents, including many who say it would be an insult to 9/11 victims.
Cuomo, who polls show is the overwhelming favorite to be the state's next governor, said through a spokesman, "America is all about diversity and tolerance and, thus, we should let this project proceed, even though it may justifiably make some people uncomfortable and offend some of our sensibilities."
Republican gubernatorial designee and one-time Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio "opposes the plan to build the Cordoba mosque across from Ground Zero, and shares the concerns of many over the [proposed mosque's] imam's view that Hamas is not a terrorist organization," said his spokesman, Barney Keller.
"Rick views the questions surrounding the overseas sources of funding for this project as a potential security risk."
Buffalo builder and megamillionaire Carl Paladino, a Tea Party activist expected to challenge Lazio in the GOP primary, said, "I am dead set against the mosque at Ground Zero because it's an affront to Americans everywhere.
"It just doesn't make sense to build a needlessly bold and insulting statement on hallowed ground where radical Islamists declared war on America." Continue reading and comment >>> Fredric U. Dicker | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, on Tuesday hailed the bond between the U.S. and Israel as "unbreakable" and said the two agreed on concrete steps to begin direct talks on Mideast peace.
The two, speaking with reporters in the Oval Office after meeting for about an hour, dismissed claims that relations between the countries had cooled in recent months and reaffirmed their shared interest, particularly in the area of national security and peace.
Mr. Obama said Mr. Netanyahu was prepared to take "risks" on Mideast peace and praised the prime minister for recently instituting a partial freeze on Jewish construction in disputed territories.
Mr. Netanyahu said the two discussed "concrete" steps they would take in the coming weeks to help move toward direct talks on Mideast peace. Mr. Netanyahu said it was "high-time" for he [sic], Mr. Obama and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to have direct talks on Mideast peace.
Mr. Obama said he hoped direct talks would begin before the moratorium on Jewish construction ends in September. >>> Jared A. Favole | Tuesday, July 06, 2010
LE PARISIEN: À l'article >>> Marie Astier | Mardi 06 Juillet 2010
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Die Bayern stimmten für das strengste Rauchverbot Deutschlands - Nichtraucherschützer verlangen jetzt bundesweit qualmbefreite Kneipen. Die Politik müsse das strikte Verbot im Arbeitsschutzgesetz einheitlich verankern, fordern sie.
Köln - In Bayern darf in Gaststätten, Kneipen und Bierzelten nicht mehr geraucht werden - ohne Ausnahmen. Nach dem Volksentscheid wollen die Initiatoren des strikten Rauchverbots bundesweit aktiv werden.
Das kündigte der Sprecher des "Aktionsbündnisses "Ja zum Nichtraucherschutz", Sebastian Frankenberger, im Deutschlandfunk an. Der Ausgang des Volksentscheids in Bayern habe gezeigt, dass die Bürger einen klaren Nichtraucherschutz wollten, sagte er zur Begründung. "In Berlin, Hamburg und Nordrhein-Westfalen - überall stecken Volksinitiativen in den Kinderschuhen." Die Politik sei gefordert und müsse ein striktes Verbot über ein Arbeitsschutzgesetz bundesweit einheitlich umsetzen, so Frankenberger.
Frankenberger, Lokalpolitiker der Ökologisch-Demokratischen Partei ÖDP, sieht auch die Basisdemokratie durch den Volksentscheid maßgeblich gestärkt. Es habe sich gezeigt, dass der Bürger wirklich mündig sei zu entscheiden und sich über Sachthemen informieren könne. Frankenberger forderte daher, auch auf Bundesebene direkte Mitbestimmung einzuführen.
Bei dem Referendum in Bayern hatten am Sonntag 61 Prozent der Wähler dafür gestimmt, das Qualmen in Gaststätten, Kneipen und Bierzelten komplett zu verbieten. "Dass wir so klar gewinnen, hat uns alle schon ein bisschen überrascht. Wir sind wahnsinnig stolz auf das bayerische Volk", sagte Frankenberger. Die Wahlbeteiligung lag bei 37,7 Prozent. >>> anr/dpa/ddp/apn | Montag, 07. Juli 2010
MANAGER MAGAZIN: In Bayern gilt künftig der strengste Nichtraucherschutz in Deutschland. Die Tabakbranche verfolgt die Entwicklung mit Sorge. Sollte das Beispiel Schule machen oder der Bund den Arbeitsschutz verschärfen, seien Umsätze und auch Jobs gefährdet.
Hamburg/München - Nach dem Volksentscheid in Bayern, der das strengste Rauchverbot in Deutschland nach sich ziehen wird, hoffen die Nichtraucherschützer jetzt auf ein striktes Rauchverbot in der Gastronomie in ganz Deutschland. Die überragende Mehrheit der bayerischen Bürger habe gezeigt, dass sie einen strengen Nichtraucherschutz wolle. Das dürfte in anderen Bundesländern nicht anders sein, sagte der Sprecher des Aktionsbündnisses Nichtraucherschutz, Sebastian Frankenberger, am Montag. Frankenberger forderte die Politik auf, über ein verschärftes Arbeitsschutzgesetz ein striktes Rauchverbot jetzt bundesweit umzusetzen.
Der von Frankenberger und der Ökologisch-Demokratischen Partei (ÖDP) initiierte Volksentscheid war am Sonntag mit 61 Prozent Zustimmung erfolgreich. Ab dem 1. August darf damit ohne Ausnahme in öffentlichen Räumen in Bayern nicht mehr geraucht werden. Nur 39 Prozent der Wähler stimmten für einen Beibehalt der bisherigen Regelung, die wie in den meisten anderen Bundesländern auch das Rauchen etwa in Eckkneipen oder gesonderten Raucherzimmern in Restaurants und Diskotheken erlaubte.
Das zu einem erheblichen Teil von der deutschen Zigaretten- und Tabakindustrie gesponserte Gegenbündnis "Bayern sagt Nein", räumte am Montag seine Niederlage ein. Es sei offenbar nicht gelungen, ausreichend Raucher unter den Wählern zu mobilisieren. Für das Bündnis engagierte sich unter anderem der Deutsche Zigarettenverband (DZV), der Verein Mittelständische Unternehmen der Tabakwirtschaft (MUT) oder auch der Verband der deutschen Rauchtabakindustrie (VdR).
Bündnis der Tabakindustrie erleidet Schlappe
Enttäuscht vom Wahlergebnis zeigte sich MUT-Geschäftsführer Frank Hidien. "Das klare Ergebnis überrascht mich doch. Denn kurz vor dem Volksentscheid hatten Meinungsumfragen noch ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen erwarten lassen", sagte Hidien im Gespräch mit manager magazin. Der Volksentscheid in Bayern dürfte einen Dominoeffekt in den anderen Bundesländern auslösen und damit auch Folgen für die ganze Republik haben. >>> Von Lutz Reiche | Montag, 05. Juli 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: A 90-year-old former SS sergeant who was No 4 on the most wanted list of Nazi war criminals has died in Germany before his case came to trial.
Adolf Storms died at his home in the western city of Duisburg on June 28, according to German authorities.
Storms, who worked unnoticed for decades as a train-station manager, was charged by Brendel's office last November with 58 counts of murder for alleged involvement in a wartime massacre of Jewish forced labourers in Austria.
He was on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Most Wanted list. >>> | Tuesday, July 06, 2010
DAILY EXPRESS: TOWN hall chiefs were yesterday accused of “political correctness gone stark-raving mad” for forcing pool users to swim in the gloom to protect Muslim women’s modesty.
The bizarre council diktat is the latest example of bureaucrats taking an extreme decision to avoid upsetting a minority group.
Residents are outraged after council chiefs ordered the windows of their glass-panelled swimming pool to be blacked out after complaints were received from Muslim groups.
That has meant all swimmers at Darlaston Leisure Centre in Walsall, West Midlands, have been forced to swim in a darkened, gloomy pool.
The centre won plaudits from architects for its “ultra-modern” design when it opened to the public 10 years ago.
But now council staff have covered ground-level windows with opaque film at a cost of £1,400 following complaints, mainly from Muslims concerned that they might be spotted in their swimwear.
Regular users of the pool are furious that the tinted windows, installed a fortnight ago, have plunged the pool into gloom – and all in the name of political correctness.* >>> Padraic Flanagan | Tuesday, July 06, 2010
*And in the name of a non-existent god and false prophet! The Anti-Christ! And Muhammad was the Anti-Christ because he denied that Jesus was the Christ, the crucified one, the one who suffered and died to save us. Ergo: Muhammad was the Anti-Christ. – © Mark
THE INDEPENDENT: The killing of Mohamed Msallem shocked a nation. Two months on, Robert Fisk visited Ketermaya to find out what his death says about Lebanon
They didn't hang him from a tree," the police chief insisted to me. "They put a butcher's hook through his throat and hanged him from an electricity pole – that one, over there."
And sure enough, just opposite the clean little mosque of Ketermaya, stands the rusting pylon upon which Mohamed Msallem met his terrible end. His victims – two little girls and their grandparents – lie in their graves a few metres away, plastic flowers blessing the grey earth, not far from the tomb in which half their family were buried almost 30 years ago, among the 50 victims of an Israeli air attack.
Tragedy afflicts this little village. Conscience, too. Msallem was strung up by the people of Ketermaya, seized from the cops who had brought him back to the scene of the crime, stripped to his pants and then paraded through the streets to the taunts of the villagers, butchered by the peace-loving civilians who can still not believe what they did.
The lynching on 29 April shocked Lebanon. A country that has shrugged off its civil war – and is trying to ignore the next Hizbollah-Israeli conflict – is supposed to have reverted to tourism, Crusader castles and Roman ruins and fine restaurants. But Ketermaya is an awful reminder of the incendiary pain that exists beneath its soft landscape. >>> | Tuesday, July 06, 2010
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Der Börsenwert hat sich halbiert, die Kosten der Ölpest summieren sich bislang auf 3,12 Milliarden Dollar: BP ist angeschlagen. Die britische Regierung fürchtet angeblich einen Zusammenbruch des Konzerns - ein Risiko, weil viele Rentenfonds betroffen wären. Derweil prüfen arabische Staatsfonds einen Einstieg.
Investoren aus dem Nahen Osten erwägen Medienberichten zufolge, dem angeschlagenen britischen Energiekonzern BP mit einer Kapitalspritze zur Seite zu springen. Die Londoner Zeitungen „Daily Telegraph“ und „Guardian“ berichteten am Montag übereinstimmend, der Golfstaat Kuweit prüfe, seine Beteiligung an dem britischen Energiekonzern von bislang 1,75 Prozent auf 10 Prozent aufzustocken. >>> | Dienstag, 06. Juli 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Libya has expressed an interest in building a stake in BP, describing the oil company as a bargain following its Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Share[s] in BP rose 3.5pc to 333.3p in London, following weekend speculation that the company had been in contact with sovereign wealth funds about them buying stakes.
Shokri Ghanem, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation, told a newswire that: "BP is interesting now with the price lower by half and I still have trust in BP. I will recommend it to the Libyan Investment Authority."
He later added: "I think that BP shares are good value for bargain hunters,"
BP denied that it was planning to issue any new equity, but a weighty shareholder buying up stock on the open market could still help provide a floor on the company's plummeting share price. It declined to comment on any talks with sovereign wealth funds.
The oil giant has lost half of its market value since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank on April 20, triggering a catastrophic leak. Qatar, Abu Dhabi and the Kuwait Investment Authority, which already holds 1.8pc of BP, have also been linked to the company as possible investors. >>> Rowena Mason | Monday, July 05, 2010
LE TEMPS: Plusieurs personnalités de la droite française auraient bénéficié du financement, en espèces, d’André et Liliane Bettencourt, à en croire l’ex-comptable du couple qui s’exprime sur «Mediapart»
L’ex-comptable d’André et Liliane Bettencourt affirme au site d’information «Mediapart» que le couple de milliardaires a régulièrement financé, via des enveloppes contenant des espèces, des personnalités de la droite française. Nicolas Sarkozy en aurait bénéficié.
Elle évoque notamment un épisode remontant à mars 2007, mettant en scène Eric Woerth, aujourd’hui ministre du Travail. Celui-ci, alors trésorier de l’UMP, se serait vu remettre, via le gestionnaire de fortune Patrice de Maistre, une somme de 150’000 euros destinée à la campagne présidentielle de Nicolas Sarkozy. >>> Agences | Mardi 06 Juillet 2010
LE POINT: Les propos de l'ex-comptable de Liliane Bettencourt publiés par Mediapart mardi matin font l'effet d'une bombe. Claire T. affirme notamment que Nicolas Sarkozy, quand il était maire de Neuilly, de 1983 à 2002, était un "habitué" de la table des Bettencourt, et "recevait son enveloppe". "Tout le monde savait dans la maison que Sarkozy aussi allait voir les Bettencourt pour récupérer de l'argent", affirme l'ancienne comptable. >>> Par Cyriel Martin | Mardi 06 Juillet 2010
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: In dem Korruptionsskandal der französischen Regierung steht nun auch der Präsident unter Verdacht: Einem Medienbericht zufolge soll er von der L'Oréal-Erbin Liliane Bettencourt 150.000 Euro in bar als Spende für den Wahlkampf 2007 erhalten haben. Ein Sprecher Sarkozys wies den Vorwurf als „absolut falsch“ zurück.
Frankreichs Präsident Nicolas Sarkozy hat einen Medienbericht zurückgewiesen, nach dem er von der L'Oreal-Erbin Liliane Bettencourt eine Spende in Höhe von 150.000 Euro für den Wahlkampf 2007 erhalten habe. Auf die Frage, ob der Präsident eine Barzahlung erhalten habe, sagte ein Sprecher des Büros von Sarkozy am Dienstag: „Das ist absolut falsch.“ >>> | Dienstag, 06. Juli 2010
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: TIBET | Des milliers de Tibétains ont fêté mardi les 75 ans de leur leader spirituel en exil, le dalaï lama, ultime rempart contre la politique de la Chine au Tibet. Mais son âge et sa santé précaire posent avec une acuité croissante la question de la succession.
C'est sous une pluie battante que le dignitaire bouddhiste s'est adressé à une foule de quelque 5000 fidèles dans son temple de McLeod Ganj, au-dessus de la bourgade de Dharamsala, accrochée aux contreforts de l'Himalaya (nord de l'Inde). Sans se départir de son éternel sourire, le dignitaire a pris place au centre d'une scène devant un parterre d'adultes, d'écoliers et de touristes étrangers. >>> ATS | Mardi 06 Juillet 2010
Monday, July 05, 2010
RTB NEWS: The Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam through the Ministry of Religious Affairs Ministry continues to observe the undertakings of new converts so that they can understand and know more about the Islamic Religion. This was stated by the Minister of Religious Affairs, Yang Berhormat Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Doctor Haji Mohammad during his visit to the Temburong District, this morning.
According to the Minister of Religious Affairs, his ministry have several programmes and are divided into three stages with the aim to enhance their Islamic faith. Yang Berhormat said, as soon as they converted to Islam, his ministry has arranged a ten-day Islamic Introduction Course for the new converts. After that, they are given the Islamic Religion Basic Guidance Course for another 14-days and followed by the third stage called the Islamic Religion Advanced Course for Divisions One and two for two weeks. Ministry of Religious Affairs Ministry continues to observe the undertakings of new converts >>> | Tuesday, July 06, 2010
RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE: Special agents have succeeded in smuggling a firearm into the heavily-guarded offices of Geert Wilders' Freedom Party in the parliament buildings in The Hague. A source confirmed the operation, which took place several weeks ago, in Monday's edition of the Dutch daily De Telegraaf.
The newspaper report says the operation was carried out by the Special Security Assignments Brigade (BSB), a special unit of the Military Police. The test was carried out following a complaint from Mr Wilders that his security was inadequate.
A total of four attempts were made. Two were successful, two failed. Security at the parliament buildings has reportedly been tightened up since. >>> © Radio Netherlands Worldwide | Monday, July 05, 2010
LE MONDE: Les Espagnoles peuvent désormais avorter librement. Une loi, qui entre en vigueur lundi 5 juillet, autorise les interruptions de grossesse à 14 semaines sans justification, et jusqu'à 22 semaines s'il existe un risque pour la santé de la mère ou si le fœtus présente des malformations.
Jusqu'à présent, la loi n'autorisait l'avortement qu'en cas de viol (12 semaines), de malformations du fœtus (22 semaines) ou de "danger pour la santé physique ou psychologique de la mère" (sans limitation de temps). L'immense majorité des avortements réalisés en Espagne étaient pratiqués pour "risque psychologique". Un entretien avec un spécialiste était dans ce cas nécessaire pour avorter. Selon les médias espagnols, certains médecins auraient accepté de faire passer des patientes pour "fragiles psychologiquement" afin de les laisser interrompre leur grossesse, parfois contre rémunération. Quelque 115 000 avortements ont eu lieu en Espagne en 2008, selon le ministère de la santé espagnol.
Le texte doit entrer au vigueur ce lundi, mais le le Tribunal constitutionnel a accepté d'examiner le recours soumis par l'opposition de droite, le Parti populaire. Le PP estime que le droit à l'avortement est inconstitutionnel, violant un article selon lequel "chacun a le droit de vivre". Le gouvernement espagnol, lui, semble confiant quant à la viabilité juridique de son texte. La ministre de l'égalité, Bibiano Aido, a affirmé qu'elle n'avait "aucun doute" sur le fait que la loi était "tout à fait constitutionnelle". >>> Judith Duportail, LeMonde.fr | Lundi 05 Juillet 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Iran's culture ministry has released a catalogue of acceptable hairstyles for men to help them avoid "decadent Western cuts".
Both spiky hair and ponytails have not made the cut, however.
The pictures of mostly clean-shaven male models sporting short hair, some styled with gel, are contained in a "journal of Iranian hairstyles approved by the ministry of (culture and Islamic) guidance".
"The proposed styles are inspired by Iranians' complexion, culture and religion, and Islamic law," said Jaleh Khodayar, who is in charge of a Modesty and Veil Festival later this month where they are to be promoted.
"We are happy that the Islamic republic of Iran's government has backed us in designing these hairstyles," she said, adding that a catalogue of haircuts for men would soon be published. >>> | Monday, July 05, 2010
MAIL ONLINE: Iran is set to order a crackdown on men sporting 'un-Islamic' haircuts.
Long hair and ponytails are definitely out this summer - though a dab of gel is acceptable, according to the country's morality police.
And a beard is no longer required as a symbol of political and religious correctness.
A photographic catalogue of permissible 'Islamic' hairstyles is to be published and promoted later this month at the 'Modesty and Veil Festival'.
Iran’s dour Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has given the project its vital seal of approval.
'The proposed styles are inspired by Iranians’ complexion, culture, religion and Islamic law,' said Jaleh Khodayar, the festival’s female organiser.
A tantalising foretaste of what is folically acceptable was provided by Iranian news agencies yesterday, which carried pictures of mostly clean-shaven male models sporting short hair.
Hardliners have frequently raged against youths with 'decadent Western cuts'.
But the red lines governing male grooming have never been clearly identified – until now.
Those aping the elaborate styles of some millionaire European football stars have been hauled off to police stations where their beloved locks have been unceremoniously and inexpertly shorn.
First-time offenders braving a close shave with the law get off with an unflattering short-back-and-sides.
But serial hair delinquents risk stiff fines, while barber shops catering to Western fashions have been shut. Continue reading and comment >>> Michael Theodoulou | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: A manuscript found in a remote Ethiopian monastery could be the oldest illustrated Christian work in the world, experts have claimed.
Originally thought to be from around the 11th century, new carbon dating techniques place the Garima Gospels between 330 and 650 AD.
The 1,600 year-old texts are named after a monk, Abba Garima, who arrived in Ethiopia in the fifth century.
According to legend, he copied out the Gospels in just one day after founding the Garima Monastery, near Adwa in the north of the country. >>> Laura Roberts | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Sweeping reforms to parliamentary constituencies will be introduced alongside moves to change the voting system, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced today.
Previously the Government had mooted increasing the threshold from a simple majority to 55 per cent of MPs, Mr Clegg said.
The announcement will further antagonise opponents of the change - including Tory backbencher David Davis - who claim Parliament's ability to throw out a failing government is being compromised.
Mr Clegg also set out plans for the House of Commons to be reduced from 650 to 600 MPs after a review of boundaries, saving £12 million a year.
The Government's proposed boundary review, equalising the size of all but two constituencies, would be in place in time for its planned 2015 general election, he said.
Mr Clegg also confirmed that a referendum on replacing first-past-the-post Westminster elections with the Alternative Vote (AV) will be held on May 5 next year. >>> | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: The fifth most wanted Nazi fugitive is living out his old age safe within Germany, despite being wanted in Britain and the Netherlands on war crimes charges.
Klaas Faber, now 88, volunteered for Adolf Hitler's notorious SS during the Second World War and worked as part of a Gestapo death squad.
Despite being sentenced to death for his crimes in 1947, Faber is immune from prosecution because he escaped from prison in the Netherlands in 1952 and fled back to Germany.
Demands by Britain and other nations to hand him over have since been rejected by Germany, according to the Sun.
Faber, who was born in the Netherlands, is immune from extradition because he was granted German citizenship by Hitler.
Local privacy laws also mean that Germans cannot be told that Faber is a war criminal. >>> | Monday, July 05, 2010
NZZ ONLINE: These: Die geschlechtliche Entwicklung der Kinder erfolgt nicht unabhängig von der sexuellen Orientierung der Eltern. Repräsentative Studien, die das Gegenteil beweisen, fehlen.
Eine wichtige Frage ist zu recht immer wieder gestellt und weder diskutiert noch beantwortet worden: Was sagen die Kinder, die bei gleichgeschlechtlichen Eltern aufwuchsen?
Dazu hat mich ein Diskussionsteilnehmer auf die Antworten der American Psychological Association hingewiesen. "Are children of lesbian und gay parents likely to have problems with social relationships?" Antwort: "evidence indicates, that... childeren enjoy a social life that ist typical of their age..." Auch über allfällige Probleme mit der sexuellen Identität ist nicht viel Repräsentatives bekannt. Es heisst wörtlich: "Few studies are available regarding children of gay fathers". Die Datenlage ist wenig aussagekräftig, und die Studien sind meist von Soziologen bzw. Sozialwissenschaftern gemacht, die nie die seelische Entwicklung bis ins Erwachsenenalter erfassen. Weiter lessen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> Maja Ingold - EVP-Nationalrätin | Sonntag, 04. Juli 2010
NZZ BLOGS: Homosexuelle Paare wollen Kinder adoptieren >>>
LE POINT: Nicolas Sarkozy recevra, lundi à 18 heures, à l'Élysée le président égyptien Hosni Moubarak pour un entretien consacré notamment aux relations entre leurs deux pays et le processus de paix au Proche-Orient, a annoncé la présidence de la République. Les deux chefs d'État se sont vus il y a un mois à Nice, où ils ont coprésidé le 25e sommet Afrique-France. >>> AFP | Lundi 05 Juillet 2010
PARIS MATCH: Ce lundi, deux marques de cigarettes et une de tabac à rouler ont baissé leurs prix. Une initiative vivement critiquée par la ministre de la Santé Roselyne Bachelot et par les associations de lutte anti-tabagisme.
Pour Roselyne Bachelot, c’est un «mauvais coup porté à la santé publique de nos concitoyens.» Lundi matin, deux marques de cigarettes et une de tabac à rouler ont vu leurs prix diminuer, de 20 à 25 centimes d’euros. Cette baisse va totalement à l’encontre des campagnes régulières d’augmentation des prix des cigarettes, visant à réduire la consommation de tabac des Français. En novembre dernier, les fumeurs ont commencé à payer leurs cigarettes 6% de plus qu’avant. Aujourd’hui, les paquets de Lucky Strike et de Rothmans vont passer de 5,30 euros à 5,10 euros, tandis que les paquets de tabac à rouler Drum passent de 7 euros à 6,65 euros. La ministre de la Santé Roselyne Bachelot, interviewée par RTL dimanche, s’est dite «absolument scandalisée» par la décision du fabricant British American Tobacco. La ministre n’a pas manqué de rappeler que le tabac était responsable de 60 000 morts par an, dont plus de la moitié due aux cancers des voies aériennes. >>> Célia Brochet, Parismatch.com | Lundi 05 Juillet 2010
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LE TEMPS: A la veille de la visite de Benjamin Netanyahou à Washington, Ankara ferme son espace aérien aux vols militaires israéliens et exige des excuses pour le raid meurtrier contre une flottille d’aide pour Gaza, sous peine de rompre ses relations diplomatiques. Israël a déjà refusé
Ce durcissement d’Ankara a été exprimé par le chef de la diplomatie, Ahmet Davutoglu, cité par la presse, et ce malgré une rencontre secrète la semaine dernière entre lui et un ministre israélien qui laissait présager un léger réchauffement entre les deux pays, liés par un partenariat stratégique.
Jusqu’à présent, les Turcs n’avaient pas évoqué l’éventualité d’une rupture diplomatique même si les relations bilatérales, jadis qualifiées d’exemplaires, ont été sérieusement endommagées après le raid, le 31 mai, dans les eaux internationales, d’un convoi maritime humanitaire à destination de Gaza qui avait fait neuf morts turcs.
La Turquie a rappelé son ambassadeur et annulé des exercices militaires avec Israël.
M. Davutoglu, qui s’exprimait devant des journalistes dans l’avion le ramenant d’un voyage au Kirghizstan, a exhorté Israël à s’excuser ou à accepter les conclusions d’une commission d’enquête internationale. Sinon, a-t-il averti, «les relations seront rompues». >>> AFP | Lundi 05 Juillet 2010
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SKY NEWS: Fireworks bursted into the night sky above Washington, D.C. on Sunday (July 4) as thousands gathered to celebrate U.S. Independence Day.
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SKY NEWS: The bulk of Islamism-related terror offences in the UK over the past decade involved British citizens with links to al Qaeda, according to a new report.
The Centre for Social Cohesion found that 69% of such incidents between 1999 and 2009 were carried out by home grown terrorists or would-be terrorists.
The research also suggested that seven of the UK's eight major bomb plot cells contained individuals with direct links to al Qaeda.
Only the failed London bombers of July 21, 2005, lacked undisputed evidence of direct contact with any proscribed organisation.
Some 48% of the 127 Islamism-related terror offences or suicide attacks were committed by individuals living in London, the report found. >>> David Crabtree, Midlands correspondent | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: The recordings that expose the murky world of France's super-rich L'Oréal heiress could have come from the pen of Molière.
The following story could have been written by the 17th-century French playwright Molière. It is the tragi-comic tale of a deaf and confused 87-year-old heiress, surrounded by quarrelling and mutually detesting advisers and favourites who may or may not also be predators. The play could be entitled The Bewildered Billionairess. It's set not in the 17th century, however, but in the very recent past – between 25 May 2009 and 11 May 2010, to be precise.
The location is a mansion in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the wealthiest town in France, just outside Paris. The dialogue could equally come from a film script about the hidden world of greed/sliminess/snobbishness/ hypocrisy/anti-Semitism that sometimes lies below the fine old carpet of the Roman Catholic haute-bourgeoisie in France.
The extracts are, in fact, taken from the transcripts of real conversations secretly recorded by the old woman's former butler. The 100 hours of tapes have created a political scandal in France. They threaten to bring down a senior cabinet minister, Eric Woerth, and could deal a fatal blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy's already limping presidency. The tapes may become the principal exhibit in an explosive trial – which opened last week and then adjourned – and could also decide the future of the world's largest cosmetics company, L'Oréal. Continue reading and comment >>> John Lichfield | Sunday, July 04, 2010
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SUEDDEUTSCHE: Vom Vorsitzenden der CSU-nahen Schülerunion zum ÖDP-Politiker und obersten Verfechter des Nichtraucher-schutzes: Doch nicht alles im Leben hat Sebastian Frankenberger so konsequent verfolgt, wie den Kampf gegen die Kippe - den er nun in Bayern eindrucksvoll gewonnen hat.
Gebannt starrt Sebastian Frankenberger auf die große Leinwand im Münchner Traditionsgasthof Stemmerhof, wo jede Minute das vorläufige Endergebnis des Volksentscheids über ein verschärftes Rauchverbot erscheinen soll. "Es ist ein wunderbares Gefühl", wiederholt er wie ein Mantra, nachdem die eingehenden Meldungen ihm den klaren Sieg vorhersagen. "Dann plötzlich ruft er mit sich überschlagender Stimme: "Wir haben gewonnen."
Im Saal bricht frenetischer Jubel aus, und Frankenberger macht für die vielen Kameras das Victory-Zeichen. Anschließend sagt er: "Beim Volksbegehren konnten wir aus den laufenden Prognosen bereits herauslesen, dass wir es schaffen - aber diesmal wusste ich selbst nicht, wie es ausgeht." >>> Von Dietrich Mittler | Montag, 05. Juli 2010
WELT ONLINE: Bayern hat jetzt das schärfste Rauchverbot Deutschlands. Die Initiatoren des Volksentscheids wollen die Regelung jetzt bundesweit durchsetzen.
Nach dem Volksentscheid für ein striktes Rauchverbot in der bayerischen Gastronomie haben die Initiatoren die Bundesregierung aufgefordert, für ein bundesweites Rauchverbot zu sorgen. „Das Volk hat in Bayern so eindeutig gesprochen mit 61 Prozent, dass es auch deutschlandweit so sprechen würde“, sagte der Sprecher des Aktionsbündnisses Nichtraucherschutz, Sebastian Frankenberger, am Montag in München.
Er hoffe deshalb auf die Bundespolitik – diese könne den Nichtraucherschutz „sehr einfach“ über den Arbeitsschutz regeln und damit auch in anderen Bundesländern für ein ausnahmsloses Rauchverbot in der Gastronomie sorgen. Weiter lessen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> dpa/jm | Montag, 05. Juli 2010
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: ALLEMAGNE | Les électeurs bavarois, appelés dimanche aux urnes, se sont prononcés en faveur d'une interdiction stricte de fumer dans tous les lieux publics, selon les résultats officiels définitifs.
Après le décompte des votes dans les 96 circonscriptions de Bavière, le camp d'une interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publics a obtenu 61% des voix pour une participation toutefois faible (37,7%). >>> ATS | Lundi 05 Juillet 2010
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MAIL ONLINE: The cancer expert who predicted the Lockerbie bomber would die within three months of his release from prison has admitted he could live for another ten years or more.
Professor Karol Sikora, who had diagnosed Abdelbaset Al Megrahi with terminal cancer, faced calls to apologise to victims' families last night.
Campaigners reacted with fury to the professor's comments, which they said raised new questions about the decision to allow Megrahi to return to his native Libya.
Tory MP Ben Wallace, a former member of the Scottish Affairs Committee, said: 'The doctor that carried out this diagnosis owes his regret to the families of the victims.
'He should apologise to the victims for contributing to the release of a mass murderer, who is clearly alive and well in Libya.
'Throughout this whole sorry affair the victim has been put last behind trade deals, Scotish Nationalist posturing and dubious medical diagnosis.' >>> Jack Doyle | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Israel will never say sorry for defending itself, a senior government official has said after Turkey demanded an apology for a deadly commando raid on an aid convoy to Gaza.
His remarks were made after Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, vowed Ankara would sever diplomatic ties with Israel unless it apologised over the operation which left nine people dead, all of them Turkish nationals.
Israeli officials reacted angrily to Turkey's threats.
"When you want want an apology, you don't use threats or ultimatums," said Yigal Palmor, foreign ministry spokesman.
"Everything leads us to believe that Turkey has another agenda in mind," he said, without giving further details.
"Israel will never apologise for defending its citizens," he said. >>> | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The identical twin of the Polish president killed in an April plane crash has accepted that his bid to succeed his brother as president has ended in failure after exit polls showed he had lost Poland's presidential elections.
Addressing supporters at his campaign headquarters, Jaroslaw Kaczynski congratulated Bronislaw Komorowski, a pro-business and liberal ally of the Polish government, after two exit polls gave his rival 53.1 and 51 per cent.
"I congratulate the winner. I congratulate Bronislaw Komorowski," said Mr Kaczynski, adding that "there will be other elections to fight" and that "we have to mobilise" for them.
A jubilant Mr Komorowski appeared confident that the results, due on Monday, will confirm him as president of Poland."This is a victory for Polish democracy," Mr Komorowski told cheering supporters at his headquarters. "The ballots are being counted. We're opening a small bottle of champagne today, and we'll open a big one tomorrow." >>> Matthew Day in Warsaw | Sunday, July 04, 2010
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Komorowski Wins Polish Presidency: WARSAW—The candidate of Poland's business-friendly ruling party, which wants to shrink the state's role in the economy and deepen ties with the rest of the European Union, won Sunday's presidential election, defeating a rival with a more traditionalist agenda. >>> Gordon Fairclough and Marcin Sobczyk | Monday, July 05, 2010
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THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Italy is considering banning drivers over 80 years old from the roads in a bid to reduce accidents.
The proposal is based on the suggestion that octogenarians are less alert and more easily distracted than younger motorists.
Italy has one of the highest amount of road deaths per year in Europe with more than 5000 registered in 2009.
”We must look at setting an age limit for driving - once it is passed then a licence would be taken away,” said Mario Valducci, chairman of the Italian Parliament Transport Committee. ”It is still at the proposal stage and it would be either around 80 or 85 years old but it is something that is being seriously considered.”
Under current legislation in Italy driving licences must be renewed every ten years until 50, then every five years until 70 and then every three years.
Drivers have to provide medical certificates to verify they are in a good state of health but there is no full practical test to check their reactions. >>> Nick Pisa in Rome | Sunday, July 04, 2010
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THE TELEGRAPH: With its stars being picked off by rival broadcasters and looming cuts to pay and pensions, the mood at the BBC is said to be 'sulphurous'. Neil Midgley looks at the tensions pulling it apart.
Saturday July 17 will see the end of an era at the BBC – and one that the corporation will be glad to forget. Just before 1pm, Jonathan Ross will hang up his Radio 2 headphones for good – his three-year, £18 million deal finally at an end. Ross became a totem of almost everything the BBC's critics say is wrong with it: his massive pay packet, his foul-mouthed style and, fatally, his infamous harassment, with Russell Brand, of the actor Andrew Sachs on Brand's Radio 2 show. His exit should be the opportunity for a golden new dawn at Television Centre in White City: with the page turned and lessons learned, the BBC could and should be ready to show itself not only leaner and meaner, but with higher editorial standards and a greater commitment to the public service broadcasting ideals for which it was founded in the days of John Reith.
Yet when Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, stood up to give an agenda-setting speech at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer consumer group last week, he did not give a confident performance. Though he gathered headlines in the following day's papers with his demand for the BBC's top-earning on-screen stars to be publicly listed, he had in fact dithered over the text of the speech almost until he delivered it. He even added a crucial caveat – that individual presenters' salaries need not be disclosed – while he was on his feet. Often stumbling over his words, he looked and sounded weary and unsure.
Today, Sir Michael will be on his feet again, next to director-general Mark Thompson at the presentation of the BBC's annual report. One Tory MP recently described the pair – with some frustration, given Sir Michael's role as regulator of Thompson's output – as being "like Romulus and Remus, they appear everywhere as a double act". But tensions between those who run the BBC, led by Thompson, and the supervisory Trust, led by Sir Michael, have never been higher. According to one senior source, the executive and the trust are now in "almost open warfare", with the trust's most recent demands about "talent pay" disclosure only hardening the resentment felt at Television Centre towards the trust. The source added that if Sir Michael had gone further and asked for presenters' actual salaries to be disclosed, the pair might have publicly fallen out there and then. Thompson has since ruled out publishing the salary details of the BBC's stars. >>> Neil Midgley | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: The 'face' of Jesus Christ has been 'seen' in an image picked up by Google Earth.
The resemblance was found by a 26-year-old man as he used the mapping website to look for holiday destinations.
Zach Evans, from Southampton, spotted the outline in satellite pictures of a field on farmland near Puspokladany in Hungary. >>> | Monday, July 05, 2010
THE SUN: On Google Earth as it is in Heaven >>> Vince Soodin | Monday, July 05, 2010
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20 MINUTES.ch: Le pape Benoît XVI a demandé, dimanche à Sulmona (centre de l'Italie) d'aimer les prêtres malgré leurs «faiblesse», dans une référence implicite aux scandales de pédophilie qui secouent l'Eglise.
«Aimez votre évêque, aimez vos prêtres: malgré leurs faiblesses, ils sont une présence précieuse dans la vie», a dit Benoît XVI, rajoutant oralement le terme de «faiblesses» à son discours écrit.
Lors d'une rencontre avec quelque 200 jeunes, le pape a également dénoncé la société de consommation. «La culture de consommation actuelle tend à attacher l'homme au présent, à lui faire perdre le sens du passé, de l'histoire», a-t-il dit, affirmant que cela «prive» les hommes «de la capacité de se comprendre, de percevoir les problèmes et de construire le futur».
Il a aussi dénoncé «de fausses valeurs et des modèles illusoires qui sont proposés (aux jeunes) et promettent de remplir leur vie alors qu'ils la vident». >>> afp | Dimanche 04 Juillet 2010
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Global body launched: The fight against rape, female circumcision, child mortality and poor healthcare takes on a higher priority.
Some 65 years after it was founded, and after decades of reports on every species of sex discrimination and its wasteful effects, the United Nations has decided to set up a single, powerful body to promote equality for women around the world.
The General Assembly voted unanimously on Friday to launch a new agency called UN Women. It will begin its work in January, have a high-level leader, probably twice the $250m annual budget now allocated to gender issues, and will be tasked with challenging governments on women's plights and rights.
UN Women will press hard for women to have a more widespread and prominent role in politics, and also try to reduce some of the world's more glaring discriminations. These include lack of access to health and education, forced marriages, rape, female cicumcision, and trafficking. Diplomats at the Assembly greeted news of the new body with spontaneous applause as the decision was announced with a rap of its president's gavel. "This is truly a watershed day," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "Member states have created a much stronger voice for women and for gender equality at the global level. It will now be much more difficult for the world to ignore the challenges facing women and girls or to fail to take the necessary action." >>> Nina Lakhani and David Randall | Sunday, July 04, 2010
L’EXPRESS.fr: Le duel entre Kaczynski et Komorowski s'annonce serré au deuxième tour de l'élection présidentielle. Résultats partiels lundi matin.
Les Polonais votent dimanche pour le deuxième tour de l'élection présidentielle opposant. Le duel s'annonce serré entre le candidat libéral Bronislaw Komorowski, 58 ans, et le conservateur Jaroslaw Kaczynski, 61 ans.
Les bureaux de vote ont ouvert ce dimanche 4 juillet à 6h. Le scrutin, dont le premier tour s'est déroulé le 20 juin, est organisé après la mort du président Lech Kaczynski dans un accident d'avion, le 10 avril en Russie.
Bronislaw Komorowski, président de la chambre basse du Parlement et proche allié du Premier ministre libéral et pro-européen Donald Tusk, a obtenu au premier tour 41,54% des voix et part légèrement favori, un dernier sondage le créditant de 51% des intentions de vote.
Chef incontesté de l'opposition conservatrice et président du parti nationaliste Droit et Justice (PiS), l'eurosceptique Jaroslaw Kaczynski, frère jumeau du président défunt, a obtenu le 20 juin 36,46% des voix et il est crédité de 44% des intentions de vote, selon le même sondage. Une autre étude lui donne en revanche la victoire. Continuez à lire et réagir à cet article >>> Par LEXPRESS.fr avec AFP | Dimanche 04 Juillet 2010
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Iran lodged a written complaint alleging that the CIA had abducted one of its nuclear scientists amidst an international mystery over the fate of the man.
Shahram Amiri disappeared in Saudi Arabia while on pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Medina.
Since then a series of videos have apparently shown Amiri make and retract claims he was drugged and flown to America against his will.
Tehran said it has evidence that he is being held against his will in the United States.
The country's foreign ministry yesterday said it had submitted its evidence to the Swiss embassy, which looks after American interests in the absence of diplomatic relations.
Neither Switzerland nor the United States has made any comment on the case.
Mr Amiri was a nuclear researcher at Tehran's Malek Ashtar University and also worked for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation.
The Iranian government declared he had been kidnapped by the CIA with Saudi connivance. >>> Richard Spencer in Dubai | Sunday, July 04, 2010
THE CANADIAN PRESS: German state of Bavaria to hold referendum on smoking ban in pubs, beer tents: BERLIN — Germans in the southern state of Bavaria are voting on whether to completely ban smoking statewide, or to continue to allow exceptions for clubs, bars[,] cafes and beer tents. >>> The Associated Press (CP) | Sunday, July 04, 2010
NEW ZEALAND HERALD: Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, one of Shiite Islam's highest religious authorities, died last night at the age of 74, a medical source at a Beirut Hospital said.
Fadlallah had a wide following among Lebanese Shiites and was a supporter of Iran's Islamic Revolution.
He was the spiritual leader and mentor of the Shiite militant group Hizbollah in the first years after it was formed in 1982. [Source: NZ Herald] | Monday, July 05, 2010
NEW ZEALAND HERALD: Pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies who will be more prone to learning disabilities in adulthood, according to new research.
Scientists in the United States also found that the women were 10 per cent less likely to give birth to a boy if they had fasted during Ramadan.
The trend was clearest if the fasting was done early in the women's pregnancy, and during the summer months, when long hours of daylight called for them to go longer without food. >>> Sarah Cassidy and Jerome Taylor | Friday, June 25, 2010
WHEN IS: Ramadan in 2010 will start on Wednesday, the 11th of August and will continue for 30 days until Thursday, the 9th of September.
Based on sightability in North America, in 2010 Ramadan will start in North America a day later - on Thursday, the 12th of August. >>>
ZEIT ONLINE: Europa entdeckt die Tugend des Sparens. Es sollte nicht auf die Rufe aus Amerika hören, mehr Geld auszugeben
In der Panik, die nach dem Crash von 2008 ausbrach, sangen sie alle mit einer Stimme, von Washington über Berlin bis Peking: »Wir fluten die Wirtschaft mit Geld und Nachfrage, koste es, was es wolle. Nie wieder Weltwirtschaftskrise wie in den Dreißigern!« Nach der griechischen Fast-Pleite und inmitten einer zögerlichen Erholung ist der Chor zerfallen. In Europa stehen die Sparer und Schuldenkiller; in Amerika will Obama die »Fehler der Vergangenheit« nicht wiederholen und bedrängt zumal die Deutschen, weiter zu fluten. Sein Chefideologe Paul Krugman, der Nobelpreisträger, hält ihnen gar den Unglückskanzler Heinrich Brüning (1930 bis 1932) vor, der mit seiner Geiz-ist-Heil-Politik den »Untergang der Weimarer Republik besiegelt« hätte.
Unsere Angela Brüning ist diesmal, anders als zu Beginn der Griechenkrise, mit ihrem 80-Milliarden-Sparprojekt nicht allein. Die Briten, als Defizit-Sünder fast so schlimm wie die Griechen, wollen bis 2016 gar 155 Milliarden Euro schaffen. Selbst Merkels Widersacher Sarkozy, dessen Land die Staatsgläubigkeit erfunden hat, will in drei Jahren 100 Milliarden Euro einsparen. Sind die Europäer klüger als die Amerikaner? Ja. Weiter lesen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> Von Josef Joffe | Freitag, 02. Juli 2010
leJDD.fr: En six mois, le président du Conseil, inexistant sur le devant de la scène, s’est pourtant imposé en coulisses
Mon nom est personne. S’il devait un jour écrire son autobiographie, Herman Van Rompuy pourrait choisir ce titre. Depuis six mois, l’ancien Premier ministre belge, 62 ans, est pourtant le président stable du Conseil européen, le visage de l’Europe post-Traité de Lisbonne. Mais, déjà en mal de notoriété lors de son entrée en fonctions le 1er janvier, il n’a pas fait grand-chose, depuis, pour se faire connaître des citoyens européens. Sur les photos de famille, il est souvent bien caché. Herman Van Rompuy, c’est "Mister Nobody", a résumé Helmut Schmidt, l’ancien chancelier allemand.
"Il n’existe pas sur la scène publique, il n’aime pas les medias, confirme la députée européenne UMP Françoise Grossetête. Mais, en acceptant ce poste, il a accepté d’être exposé. Il doit se faire violence et s’imposer." En réalité, au moins par deux fois, Herman Van Rompuy a fait parler de lui depuis sa nomination. La première, il s’en serait bien passé. En février, lors de son premier passage devant le Parlement européen, il se fait copieusement insulter par le très europhobe et peu délicat député britannique Nigel Farage. "Je ne veux pas être impoli, lui lance Farage, mais, vraiment, vous avez le charisme d’une serpillière humide et l’apparence d’un petit employé de banque." Van Rompuy en reste coi. Quelques semaines plus tard, le président réunit les journalistes à Bruxelles. Une annonce importante à faire? Non, il souhaite présenter son recueil de haïkus, ces très courts poèmes d’inspiration japonaise qui le passionnent. Son contrat: ne pas faire d’ombre à Merkel et Sarkozy >>> Antoine Malo (avec Hélène Kohl à Berlin), Le Journal du Dimanche | Dimanche 04 Juillet 2010
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