Canadians Back Burka Ban, Says QMI Poll
TORONTO SUN: OTTAWA - Canada should ban burkas in public, according to more than half of the people polled exclusively for QMI Agency.

The Leger Marketing online poll found 54% of people surveyed said the government should follow France's lead and not allow women to wear burkas in public for safety and transparency reasons.

Only 20% of respondents said Canada shouldn't consider a ban because it's an issue of freedom of religion and freedom of expression, and 15% said it didn't affect them either way.

Older Canadians were more likely to agree with a ban, with 71% of those 65 years and older choosing that option. Only 40% of Canadians 18-34 years old said burkas should be banned.

Leger Marketing vice-president Dave Scholz said the poll surprised staff at the research firm.

"This is Canada -- we don't ban anything," * he said. >>> Laura Payton, QMI Agency Parliamentary Bureau | Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Benedict Brogan: The Foreign Office Should Relax, Pakistan Knows David Cameron Is Right
THE TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – BENEDICT BROGAN: Pakistan’s anger at David Cameron and his remarks about terrorism are getting great play ahead of president Asif Ali Zardari’s visit. The Telegraph details today the real purpose of his appearance in Britain, namely to promote the political interests of his Pakistan People’s Party and his son Bilawal, who is being lined up to succeed him. There’s a big rally in Birmingham on Saturday (sorry, no cameras apparently). Which helps to explain why the visit wasn’t cancelled as some demanded: the dinner at Chequers on Friday was always incidental. Continue reading and comment >>> Benedict Brogan | Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Now that David Cameron has been so frank with the Pakistanis, perhaps he should think about being as frank with the Saudis, too. Because the Saudis also have a Janus face: On the one hand they are supposed to be our partners in the ‘war on terror’, but at the same time they are funding the growth of Salafism in the West, and thereby undermining the stability of our Judeo-Christian civilization. The Saudis also quietly fund the Jihad against us. So come on Mr. Cameron! You like the truth; so come out with it: The whole truth, and nothing but the truth. – © Mark

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Nicolas Sarkozy Given Clean Bill of Health a Year After Collapsing
THE TELEGRAPH: Doctors for Nicolas Sarkozy have given the 55-year-old leader a clean bill of health a year after he collapsed while jogging.

A battery of exams, including bloodwork and cardiovascular tests, all proved normal, the French President’s medical service said. It added that the president had requested to undergo the tests.

His collapse a year ago was seen as a wake-up call over the president’s intense, high-octane lifestyle. >>> | Monday, August 02, 2010

Iran Snubs Brazilian Asylum Offer for Stoning Woman
THE GUARDIAN: Official says 'humane and emotional' Brazilian president may not have all facts in Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani case

Iran signalled today that it was likely to reject the Brazilian president's offer to give refuge to an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning.

The case of 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani triggered an international outcry that prompted Iran to at least temporarily withdraw the stoning sentence. Ashtiani, who has two children, could still be hanged.

Ramin Mehmanparast, a foreign ministry spokesman, said: "A far as we know, [the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula] Da Silva is a very humane and emotional person who probably has not received enough information about the case."

Further information would be provided to the president to clarify the situation about "an individual who is a convicted offender", he added. Iran says Ashtiani has also been convicted of murder. >>> Associated Press | Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Paris : Pour le président pakistanais, la coalition perd la guerre en Afghanistan
LE TEMPS: PARIS, Le président pakistanais Asif Ali Zardari a averti mardi que la coalition était "en train de perdre la guerre" en Afghanistan et rejeté les critiques du Premier ministre britannique David Cameron sur un double jeu d'Islamabad avec les talibans.

"La communauté internationale, à laquelle appartient le Pakistan, est en train de perdre la guerre contre les talibans. Et ce, avant tout, parce que nous avons perdu la bataille de la conquête des coeurs et des esprits", a déclaré au quotidien Le Monde M. Zardari qui achève mardi une visite en France avant de se rendre à Londres.

Estimant cependant que "la communauté internationale n'acceptera jamais de voir les talibans diriger à nouveau" l'Afghanistan, le chef de l'Etat pakistanais juge que les rebelles "n'ont aucune chance de reprendre le pouvoir" même si "leur emprise progresse".

Alors que des documents confidentiels de l'armée américaine, diffusés par le site internet Wikileaks, font état de liens entre le Pakistan et les talibans, M. Zardari juge "absurde" l'idée d'un double jeu de son pays.

"Le Pakistan et sa population sont victimes des terroristes. Nous ne faisons pas que défendre nos frontières, nous luttons contre la terreur et ceux qui la propagent", a-t-il affirmé.

Les zones tribales du Nord-Ouest, frontalières avec l'Afghanistan et bastion des talibans pakistanais, sont le sanctuaire d'Al-Qaïda et la base arrière des talibans afghans.

"Il n'y a pas de bons talibans avec qui on pourrait parler et d'autres, mauvais, qu'il faudrait combattre", ajoute-t-il, même s'il "respecte le choix" du président afghan Hamid Karzaï "d'engager son pays dans un processus de réconciliation avec les insurgés disposés à accepter le dialogue". >>> AFP | Mardi 03 Août 2010

THE TELEGRAPH: Pakistan president: coalition forces 'losing war against Taliban in Afghanistan' : Coalition forces are “losing the war” against the Taliban in Afghanistan, Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, claimed ahead of his visit to Britain. >>> Andrew Hough, Duncan Gardham, John Bingham | Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Reagan Son Launches Conservative Email Service
THE TELEGRAPH: Michael Reagan, the son of former American president Ronald Reagan, is launching “the very first conservative email provider”.

Conservatives can show their support for Reagan with an email account. Photo: The Telegraph
Mr Reagan says that popular email providers such as Hotmail, Google, Yahoo! and Apple support leftwing causes and are “hurting” America. In a message on his website he said: “People who believe in true Reagan Conservative Values are unwittingly supporting the Obama, Pelosi and Reid liberal agenda!”

Those who sign up for the Reagan email service, which costs $34.95 per year, will receive an email address that ends with @reagan.com and early subscribers will also get a DVD of Ronald Reagan’s 1987 “tear down this wall speech”[.] >>> Shane Richmond, Head of Technology (Editorial) | Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Warnung vor Seuchen und Hunger in Pakistan: Überschwemmmungen dehnen sich aus – Lage unübersichtlich
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NZZ ONLINE: Der Monsunregen in Pakistan dauert an, und die sich talwärts wälzenden Wassermassen überfluten tiefer liegende Regionen. Im Überschwemmungsgebiet mangelt es an Trinkwasser und Nahrungsmitteln. Zehntausende sind obdachlos, Seuchen drohen.

Die Hochwasserkatastrophe in Pakistan weitet sich aus. Der Monsunregen dauert an, und die Wassermassen aus den nordwestlichen Bergregionen erreichen die tiefer liegenden Gebiete. Sie überfluten immer neue Dörfer entlang der Flussufer; nach einem Bericht des Fernsehsenders Geo News sind es schon über 200. Nördlich von Peshawar haben die Behörden die Evakuation der Bevölkerung angeordnet. Betroffen ist auch bereits die Provinz Punjab mit ihren landwirtschaftlichen Grossbetrieben. Auch für die Millionenstadt Hyderabad wurde vorsorglich schon eine offizielle Hochwasserwarnung ausgegeben.

Immerhin, in den von den Überschwemmungen bisher am meisten betroffenen Gebieten geht das Wasser nach offiziellen Angaben nun zurück. Die Behörden führen Erkundungsflüge durch. «Ganze Dörfer sind weggeschwemmt, Tiere sind ertrunken und Kornspeicher weggeschwemmt. Die Zerstörung ist massiv und vernichtend», lautet die Bilanz von Latifur Rehman, einem Pressesprecher der Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Peshawar laut «Regional Times». >>> Andres Wysling | Dienstag, 03. August 2010

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Medvedev déclare l’Etat d’urgence dans sept régions
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: CANICULE EN RUSSIE | Le président russe élargit aussi la possibilité de recourir aux forces armées pour lutter contre les flammes.

Le président russe Dmitri Medvedev a décrété lundi l’état d’urgence dans sept régions de Russie en raison des incendies de forêt et de tourbe qui y font rage, ont rapporté les agences russes. Ce texte permet de limiter l’accès aux zones où l’activité humaine pourrait provoquer de nouveaux départs de feu. >>> ATS/AFP | Lundi 02 Août 2010

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Barack Obama Offers to Stay Away from Mid-term Campaign Trail
THE TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama has offered to stay away from the campaign trail for the US mid-term elections amid a growing realisation that he may be a liability for the Democrats.

President Barack Obama speaks about Iraq and Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Atlanta. Photo: The Telegraph
The president is understood to have told senior Democrats during a private meeting at the White House that they “may not want me” to campaign in their areas during the next three months.

During a visit by Mr Obama to Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, the Democrat candidate for governor was “not available” to meet the president and campaigned elsewhere in the state. The situation highlights the dramatic slump in Mr Obama’s fortunes.

For the past two elections, he has been the Democrat’s main asset with other candidates desperate for him to campaign in their areas.

However, his approval ratings are now below 50 per cent and a growing number of Americans are dissatisfied with his handling of the economy.

The Republican party - expected to win a majority in the US Congress this year - are attempting to turn the mid-term election in to a referendum on Mr Obama.

Over the weekend, Mr Obama addressed his declining popularity in an interview, saying that his fortunes would not improve until unemployment began to fall. He said that an assessment of his success was currently “incomplete”. >>> Robert Winnett in Washington | Monday, August 02, 2010

Two Found Guilty of JFK Airport Bomb Plot
THE TELEGRAPH: Two Islamist militants have been found guilty of plotting to bomb New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport.

Left, courtroom sketch of Russell Defreitas. Right, Abdul Kadir. Both men have been found guilty of plotting to bomb John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. Photo: The Telegraph
Russell Defreitas, 67, a US citizen born in Guyana, and Abdul Kadir, 58, of Guyana conspired to blow up buildings, fuel tanks and pipelines at the airport in the New York City borough of Queens. The men, who were arrested in June 2007, face up to life in prison.

Defreitas, who had worked at the airport, provided knowledge of its facilities and layout, US prosecutors said, while Kadir, an engineer, helped with technical aspects such as how to blow up the buried fuel pipelines.

Defense attorneys for the men portrayed them as all bluster and no substance. Prosecutors said Defreitas and Kadir did more than just talk and “took concrete steps to make this plan a reality.”

Officials have said the plot was nowhere near being operational when the men were arrested.

This was the first case involving a plot against New York to go before a local jury since 2006. >>> | Monday, August 02, 2010

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Niederlande: Rechtspopulist Wilders stützt Minderheitsregierung
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Sieben Wochen nach den Wahlen in den Niederlanden zeichnet sich eine rechte Minderheitsregierung unter Tolerierung der Partei des Rechtspopulisten Geert Wilders ab.

In den Niederlanden wird der Islamkritiker Geert Wilders einer rechten Minderheitsregierung die Mehrheit im Parlament sichern. Sieben Wochen nach den Wahlen teilten die liberale VVD und die Christdemokraten CDA am Freitagabend in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung in Den Haag mit, es sei vereinbart worden, dass Wilders Partei für Freiheit (PVV) eine Regierung der beiden Parteien unterstützen und ihr bei Abstimmungen die nötige Mehrheit verschaffen werde. Die PVV soll kein Ministeramt erhalten, berichtete die niederländische Nachrichtenagentur ANP.

Zuvor waren Verhandlungen zur Bildung einer Koalition aus Liberalen, Christdemokraten und der antiislamischen Partei Wilders gescheitert. Eine Mitte-Rechtskoalition von VVD und der CDA käme mit Wilders PVV auf 76 Mandate und hätte damit nur eine hauchdünne Mehrheit. Es gebe zwar Meinungsunterschiede, zum Beispiel über den „Charakter des Islam“, aber die drei Parteien hätten das Ziel, die Niederlande „stärker, sicher und wohlhabender“ zu machen, heißt es in der Erklärung. „Es gibt vieles, was die Parteien verbindet.“ >>> dpa | Samstag, 31. Juli 2010

Après les inondations, le Pakistan menacé par une épidémie de choléra
LIBÉRATION.fr: L'aide commence à affluer dans le nord-ouest du pays, principale région touchée par les pluies diluviennes. Alors que certains villages inondés restent toujours inaccessibles, le dernier bilan des autorités fait état de 1200 morts.

Selon la Croix-Rouge, les crues ont affecté 2,5 millions de personnes et de nombreuses localités restent coupées du monde. Sur la photo, prise à Nowshera, un homme essaie de traverser un pont de fortune pour échapper à la montée des eaux. Photo : Libération.fr
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