Pour régler ses problèmes de couple, Sarkozy aurait zappé le salon de l'Agriculture
24HEURES: RUMEUR | Le président aurait raté l'inauguration du Salon pour se rendre de toute urgence dans la propriété de la famille Bruni au Cap Nègre.

Selon notre correspondant à Paris Jean-Noël Cuénod, les rédactions parisiennes bruissent de rumeurs concernant le couple Sarkozy.

Si les épisodes "Benjamin Biolay" pour l'une et "Chantal Jouanno" pour l'autre ne sont pas confirmés, il semble bien que les relations entre le président et Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sont au plus bas. >>> Rédaction on line | Mercredi 10 Mars 2010

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Élysée Palace: Affaires d’amour >>> | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Biden's Israel Visit Takes a Rocky Turn
 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Biden's Israel visit takes a rocky turn: Hours after he avows U.S. support, officials there announce plans for new housing in a disputed area. >>> Paul Richter | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Drivers Warned of Drunks in Road as Romania Tries to Reduce Accidents
TIMES ONLINE: Road signs warning drivers that drunken people may be in the road have been put up to reduce the number of accidents.

The signs read "Attention - Drunks" and show a reveller crawling along with a bottle in his hand.

Petru Antal, the Mayor of Pecica in Romania said his town had a vibrant nightlife. He said: “We are a border town and have lots of cars thundering through here all the time. But we also have a very vibrant nightlife and the two don't mix.

“We have to target the drivers because by the time they get to this state the pedestrians are beyond caring.” [Source: Times Online] | Foreign Staff | Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Divine Marilyn!
Marilyn Monroe. Photo : Libération.fr
LIBÉRATION: À la galerie / To the gallery / Zur Galerie >>>

Seven Muslims Arrested Over 'Plot to Kill Cartoonist'
TIMES ONLINE: Seven people have been arrested in the Republic of Ireland over a suspected plot to kill a Swedish artist who portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a dog and had a $100,000 (£66,000) al-Qaeda bounty on his head.

Anti-terrorist units used information from the CIA, FBI and European intelligence agencies to identify the suspected terrorist cell of three women and four men. They are believed to include Algerian, Libyan, Croatian, US and Palestinian citizens and at least one naturalised Irish citizen.

They were arrested in Cork and Waterford after a four-month international investigation.

The artist, Lars Vilks, has received death threats this year and was forced to go into hiding after his depictions of the Prophet were printed in a Swedish newspaper in 2007.

After the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was threatened by a Somali axeman in January, Mr Vilks said he had received calls from “a Swedish-speaking Somali” who said: “Now it’s your turn.” >>> David Sharrock, Ireland Correspondent | Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Verbunden / Related:

WELT ONLINE: Festnahme in Irland: Mordplan gegen Mohammed-Zeichner vermutet >>> dpa/jm | Dienstag, 09. März 2010

Biden, Netanyahu Criticize Iran Nuclear Program

Hamish McRae: Don't Write Off the US Economy
THE INDEPENDENT: China and India may be growing faster but in technical innovation there's no contest

Americans may be glum about their political situation but they are becoming less so about their economic one. So much of the reporting from and within the US has focused on the discord in Washington that the wall of sound has obliterated the signals from the economic heartland. Such signals that have come through have been largely negative and have been reported though a political prism.

It makes a good headline to write that employment has failed to respond to the increase in output and it makes a good picture to show the decaying homes on abandoned developments. Such positive stories that have been around, of which the recovery in share prices is the most obvious, have almost made matters worse, for they suggest that the few on Wall Street are again benefiting from the tax dollars of the many on Main Street.

Dig a little deeper though and you can sense that American corporate self-confidence is returning: a sense of optimism, almost of swagger, that is quite absent from the prevailing mood in Europe and the UK. Quite suddenly, after all the despair, the fears of financial meltdown have evaporated. America, or at least Business America, is back. Why?

Well part of it is what has been happening in financial markets. Markets both reflect the prevailing mood and help shape it. If the financial services industry is making money then it becomes easier for the rest of industry, "real" industry you might say, to get investment funds, think of possible acquisitions and resume planning for the future. Six months ago it was still a question of survival. Now that is past.

The dollar has helped too, not in the sense that a strongish currency is good for business but rather that it shows that, whatever the problems of the US, at least the currency is not bowed down by the concerns that have been plaguing the euro and the pound. Rationally California may be in an even bigger financial mess than Greece and at some stage pretty soon the country will have to come forward with credible plans to tackle the Federal deficit. But for the moment at least the dollar remains a safe haven and in that sense carries the message that the US is a safe haven for global savings. >>> Hamish McRae | Wednesday, March 10, 2010

USA verurteilen Israels Siedlungsbau scharf: Belastungsprobe für indirekte Friedensgespräche
NZZ ONLINE: Der amerikanische Vizepräsident Joe Biden sieht nach der Einigung auf indirekte Gespräche zwischen Israel und den Palästinensern neue Hoffnung für den Frieden im Nahen Osten. Von Israel während seines Besuches bewilligte Siedlungspläne könnten die Gespräche indes gefährden.

Beim Besuch in Jerusalem hat sich der amerikanische Vizepräsident Joe Biden «erfreut» über die Zustimmung beider Seiten zu den Verhandlungen gezeigt. Die amerikanische Regierung hoffe auf neue direkte Gespräche, sagte er bei einem Treffen mit Israels Premierminister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ein umfassender Friede mit den Palästinensern, mit Syrien und Libanon sowie normale diplomatische Beziehungen mit der gesamten arabischen Welt seien langfristig die besten Garantien für Israels Sicherheit. Die Friedensgespräche liegen seit der israelischen Militäroffensive im Gazastreifen vor gut einem Jahr auf Eis. Siedlungen als Streitpunkt >>> sda/dpa/afp | Dienstag, 09. März 2010

Fancy That! Breast Milk Cheese on the Menu in New York
THE GUARDIAN – Blog: Breast really is best, according to New York chef Daniel Angerer, who has turned his wife's 'liquid gold' into cheese

Breast milk: the new cheese course? Photograph: The Guardian
Take four cups of breast milk, add rennet, salt and yoghurt – yes, four cups of breast milk, according to a recipe created by New York chef and restaurateur Daniel Angerer, who posted his formula for maple caramelized pumpkin encrusted cheese on his blog, and offered "whoever wants to try it is welcome to try it as long as supply lasts". Read on and comment >>> Richard Adams | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Brown-nosing! Arschleckerei! US Apologises Over Gaddafi Comments
BBC: The US State Department has apologised for comments made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland.

Department spokesman PJ Crowley*, who made the dismissive comments, said they did not reflect US policy and were not intended to offend.

Col Gaddafi had criticised a Swiss vote against the building of minarets and urged Muslims to boycott the country.

Mr Crowley described it as "lots of words, not necessarily a lot of sense."

Libya and Switzerland are embroiled in a long-running diplomatic row.

Clarification

"I regret that my comments have become an obstacle to further progress in our bilateral relationship," Mr Crowley said.

Last week, Libya's National Oil Corporation warned US oil firms of possible "repercussions" over Mr Crowley's reaction. >>> | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

*Who is this sniveler? America has lost ALL of its dignity!

20MINUTEN.ch: USA macht sich die Nase braun! Affäre Gaddafi : USA entschuldigen sich bei Libyen >>> sda/ddp | Mittwoch, 09. März 2010

US 'Jihad Jane' Charged With Planning Terror Attacks in Europe
THE TELEGRAPH: An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" was charged by US prosecutors on Tuesday with recruiting jihadist fighters to plan terror attacks in Europe and South Asia.

Colleen LaRose, a woman from suburban Philadelphia who was "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims, is also accused of agreeing to kill a Swedish citizen on orders from unnamed terrorists.

Miss LaRose, who is believed to be 47, is alleged to have travelled to Sweden to carry out the killing, but it is understood she was stopped by the authorities before she could do it.

A Justice Department statement said she was recruited over the internet by a contact who ordered her to kill the target in a way that would frighten "the whole Kufar [non-believer] world".

US prosecutors say Miss LaRose, who is also known as Fatima Rose, and five collaborators believed that her appearance and American citizenship would help her "blend in" while carrying out her plans.

They also allegedly recruited men online "to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe, and recruited women on the internet who has who had passports and the ability to travel to and around Europe in support of violent jihad", said the statement.

The suspect, who faces a possible life sentence and a $1 million (£670,000) fine if convicted, is also accused of stealing a US passport in order to "facilitate an act of international terrorism". >>> Tom Leonard in New York | Thursday, March 09, 2010

Festnahme in Irland: Mordplan gegen Mohammed-Zeichner vermutet
WELT ONLINE: Der schwedische Karikaturist Lars Vilks sei "wie ein Lamm zu schlachten". Dies forderte Al-Qaida nach dem Erscheinen seiner Zeichnung in einer schwedischen Zeitung 2007, in der er Mohammed als Hund darstellte. In Irland wurden nun Verdächtige festgenommen, die Mordpläne gegen ihn geplant haben sollen.

Wegen des Verdachts auf Mordpläne gegen einen schwedischen Mohammed-Karikaturisten sind in Irland vier Männer und drei Frauen festgenommen worden. Sie seien nach Ermittlungen europäischer Sicherheitsbehörden und des US-Geheimdienstes CIA gefasst worden, teilte die irische Polizei mit.

Das Terrornetz Al-Qaida hatte 100.000 Dollar Kopfgeld auf den Künstler Lars Vilks ausgesetzt. Vilks' Zeichnung des Propheten Mohammed als Hund hatte 2007 Proteste aus der islamischen Welt ausgelöst. Die Verdächtigen im Alter zwischen 20 und 40 Jahren wurden im Süden Irlands festgenommen und sind nach Medienangaben Muslime aus arabischen Ländern. Sie seien aber legal in Irland. >>> dpa/jm | Dienstag, 09. März 2010

La mosquée de Drancy fermée
lePARISIEN.fr: La mosquée de Drancy, théâtre de tensions depuis les prises de position anti-burqa de son imam, Hassen Chalghoumi, est fermée depuis aujourd'hui 16 heures et jusqu’à jeudi soir. Les cours d’arabe qui devaient se tenir demain mercredi avec plus de cinq cents enfants sont annulés.

Dans un communiqué rédigé en début d’après-midi, Hassen Chalghoumi et les responsables du lieu de culte, expliquent avoir pris cette décision car «il n’est pas possible de garantir la sécurité des fidèles».

Ils appellent également les fidèles à manifester jeudi à 18 heures devant la préfecture de Seine-Saint-Denis pour «demander la protection de leur lieu de prière, garantie de leur liberté de culte».

Selon le bureau de l'association culturelle des musulmans de Drancy, une nouvelle agression s'est produite lundi soir à la mosquée. Le muezzin de la mosquée aurait été bousculé, jeté à terre et frappé à coups de pied après la dernière prière par des membres du collectif Cheikh Yassine, un groupuscule propalestinien qui manifeste chaque vendredi depuis un mois et demi pour réclamer le départ d'Hassen Chalghoumi, voire la fermeture de ce lieu qu'il qualifie d' «impur». L'homme, âgé de 54 ans et décrit de «santé fragile», était encore hospitalisé aujourd’hui «en état de choc». Mais selon le parquet de Bobigny, le muezzin aurait fait une crise de diabète et ne souhaite pas déposer plainte. >>> Eric Bureau | Mardi 09 Mars 2010

Un Quick halal attaqué par des porcs

This Cleric, Dr ul-Qadri, Is Living in Cloud-Cuckoo-Land! The Name 'Polyanna' Comes to Mind! “Koran Says – You're Free in Your Religion” – Muslim Cleric

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Bracing for America's Anger

'Naked' Rahm Emanuel Adds Twist to President Obama's Health Reforms
TIMES ONLINE: President Obama’s troubled and marathon effort to reform the US health industry took a bizarre twist today after a Democratic congressman said he was lambasted over the issue by a naked White House chief of staff in a men’s locker room.

The image of a naked Rahm Emanuel angrily poking the congressman in the chest because of his failure to support Mr Obama's health care bill was becoming a major distraction for the White House and a boon for conservative talk radio hosts.

The congressman, Eric Massa, announced on Friday he was resigning because, he said at the time, his cancer had returned. By Sunday however, he had changed his story, claiming he was forced out of office – the House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that he sexually harassed a male staffer – through a conspiracy hatched by top Democrats. >>> Tim Reid, Washington | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Marlboro Man Philip Morris Sues Norway Over Cigarette Ban
THE TELEGRAPH: Philip Morris, the tobacco giant, is planning to take the Norwegian state to court in an attempt to overturn a law in the Scandinavian country banning the display of cigarettes in stores.

Following in the footsteps of several other Western countries like Ireland and Iceland, Norway on January 1 this year banned the display of cigarettes in stores in an attempt to cut impulse buys of tobacco products. In Norway, cigarettes have been banished to closed cases, while cigarette dispensers may no longer display brand labels.

The company, which manufactures Marlboro, said in a statement on Tuesday: "Philip Morris Norway (PMN) will today start legal proceedings to overturn the ban on displaying tobacco products in retail stores."

A spokesman for the group said: "Display bans have had no impact on reducing smoking in the countries that have implemented them, a fact acknowledged by the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services."

"These regulations prevent adult consumers from seeing the available product range and overly restrict competition," she said, adding that "we have raised these issues with the government to no avail, which has regrettably left us with no choice but to litigate." >>> | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Iranische Doppelmoral : Sexkomplex im Gottesstaat
20MINUTEN.ch: Im Iran verbirgt sich hinter der Fassade streng islamischer Sittengesetze eine hochgradig sexualisierte Gesellschaft. Immer wieder entlädt sich dieser Widerspruch in bizarren Skandalen – etwa um ein Zeitungslogo.

Eine Frau wird 2007 in Teheran von der Polizei angehalten, weil «unsittlich» gekleidet ist, sprich zu viel Haar zeigt. Bild: 20Minutes.ch
Eine Realsatire der besonderen Art ereignete sich neulich in der iranischen Medienlandschaft. Wie das Nachrichtenportal «Mianeh» berichtete, hat das iranische Kulturministerium die Tageszeitung «Tehran Emruz» angewiesen, ihr Logo zu ändern, weil es Ähnlichkeit mit einer nackten Ballerina habe. Das Logo besteht aus zwei Schriftzügen in persischer Kalligraphie, wobei die Behörden im Wort «emruz» (heute) den anstössigen Akt entdeckten.

Der Chefredaktor der regimekritischen Zeitung hat inzwischen reagiert und das Logo geringfügig abgeändert. Doch auf der Website verwendet er trotzig die ursprüngliche Version – pikanterweise direkt neben der «entschärften» auf der eingebetteten Druckausgabe, als wolle er seine Leser mit der absurden Verfügung des Kulturministeriums belustigen. Die skurrile, aber eigentlich harmlose Anekdote verweist auf ein ernsthaftes Problem: Den Konflikt zwischen dem prüden, repressiven Establishment und der liberaleren, nach sozialer und sexueller Freiheit dürstenden Jugend. Masturbieren schädigt die Nieren >>> Von Omid Marivani | Dienstag, 09. März 2010

Élysée Palace: Affaires d’amour
THE SUN: RUMOURS that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni are BOTH having affairs are gaining momentum in France.

The suggestion that France's First couple were both committing adultery first emerged on networking site Twitter.

And it has now even been reported by prestigious Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

The first 'tweet' revealed that Bruni had allegedly become romantically involved with Benjamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique' awards.

It went on the say that jilted President Sarkozy had swiftly found solace in the arms of his 40-year-old ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, also a French karate champion.

French web magazine suchablog.com then reported that Bruni had been a close friend of Biolay for many years and was now unofficially living with him at his flat in Paris.

The rumours were given extra weight after being reported in an blog on Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche's official website.

The paper wrote: "It's the gossip of the moment that could become the story of the year. Sarkozy and Carla’s ‘affairs’ >>> Staff Reporter | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

SUCHABLOG: Carla Bruni avec Benjamin Biolay – Nicolas Sarkozy avec Chantal Jouanno ?? >>> | Lundo 08 Mars 2010


Adultery at the Élysée?
MAIL ONLINE: Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to comment on claims that he and First Lady Carla Bruni are both having extra-marital affairs.

The suggestion that France's first couple are both committing adultery - she with a musician, he with a karate champion - has appeared in a prestigious Sunday newspaper.

Le Journal du Dimanche reported in a blog on its official website rumours that Ms Bruni has become romantically involved with Bejamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique' awards. Are Sarkozy and Bruni BOTH having affairs? Elysee Palace refuses to comment on claims of adultery >>> Ian Sparks | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni 'Both Having Affairs'
THE TELEGRAPH: Rumours that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both having affairs are gaining momentum in France.

(L) French Junior Minister for Ecology Chantal Jouanno (R) French singer Benjamin Biolay. Photos: The Telegraph
The suggestion that the couple were both committing adultery first emerged on Twitter, the microblogging website. It was followed by a report in the Sunday newspaper le Journal du Dimanche.

The first 'tweet' claimed that Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had become romantically involved with Benjamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique awards.

It then claimed that the jilted Mr Sarkozy had swiftly found solace in the arms of his 40-year-old ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, also a French karate champion. >>> | Tuesday, March 09, 2010

NEWS.COM.AU: Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni 'both having affairs' >>> | Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bruni-Biolay, Sarko-Jouanno : l’incroyable rumeur

Sarkozy-Jouanno, Bruni-Biolay: I-Télé arbitre les amabilités
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