Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Tote, Notstand, Ausgangssperre: Ägyptens blutiger Mittwoch
Égypte : la communauté internationale condamne le bain de sang
La communauté internationale a unanimement condamné mercredi la dispersion violente par les forces de l'ordre égyptiennes des partisans du président islamiste déchu Mohamed Morsi et qui a fait 149 morts selon le gouvernement. "La communauté internationale avec en tête le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU et la Ligue arabe doivent immédiatement passer à l'acte pour faire cesser ce massacre", a demandé dans un communiqué le Premier ministre turc islamo-conservateur Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Il a souligné que l'attitude conciliante de la communauté internationale à l'égard du "coup d'État" en Égypte "n'a fait qu'encourager l'actuel gouvernement en vue de son intervention d'aujourd'hui (mercredi)".
Ankara avait dès le début qualifié de "coup d'État" la destitution par l'armée du président égyptien, issu des Frères musulmans. 149 partisans de Mohamed Morsi ont été tués mercredi à travers tout le pays, selon le ministère égyptien de la Santé. Les manifestants parlent, eux, de plus de 2 200 morts et 10 000 blessés, des chiffres cependant impossibles à confirmer de sources indépendantes. Le président turc Abdullah Gül a, lui, estimé inacceptable une "intervention armée contre des civils qui manifestent". Il a dressé un parallèle avec le début de la contestation en Syrie, avant qu'elle ne dégénère en conflit armé. Le terme de "massacre de la population" a également été employé par le ministère iranien des Affaires étrangères, qui a évoqué "la possibilité d'une guerre civile" en Égypte. » | Source AFP | mercredi 14 août 2013
Allemagne : Angela Merkel va visiter le camp de Dachau
La chancelière allemande, Angela Merkel, va se rendre mardi au camp de concentration de Dachau, en Bavière (sud), a annoncé mercredi son porte-parole. "C'est la première fois qu'un chef de gouvernement allemand se rend dans cet ancien camp de concentration, lieu de mémoire", a précisé ce porte-parole, Steffen Seibert, lors d'une conférence de presse gouvernementale régulière. Après un bref discours, elle déposera une couronne de fleurs devant un mémorial, puis effectuera une visite du camp, a-t-il ajouté. » | Source AFP | mercredi 14 août 2013
John Kerry: Violence in Egypt Is 'Deplorable'
As the death toll climbed to at least 149, Mr Kerry made an unexpected appearance at a routine State Department briefing to address the spiralling crisis.
"The United States strongly condemns today's violence and bloodshed across Egypt," Mr Kerry said.
"It's a serious blow to reconciliation and the Egyptian people's hopes for a transition towards democracy and inclusion."
Mr Kerry called for restraint on all sides, but said the military and the interim government it installed in July had a "unique responsibility to prevent further violence".
The US strongly opposed a return to the government-declared state of emergency, he said, which would grant the security forces widespread powers to round up supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi. » | Raf Sanchez, Washington | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
How CERN’s Grid May Place the Power of the World’s Computers in Your Hands
Scientists at CERN in Switzerland and in the US have been developing a new kind of computer system that is already being described as the successor to the World Wide Web.
Known as the Worldwide Grid, it would give users access to the computing power of all the machines connected to a network no matter where they are in the world.
The technology could turn desktop computers into supercomputers and is now being adapted to allow mobile devices such as phones and tablets to connect.
Physicists at CERN already have access to the world’s biggest Grid computing network, combining more than 200,000 computers together.
It allows them to analyse more than 26 million gigabytes of data produced by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) each year. » | Richard Gray, Science Correspondent | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Vietnam Offers Free Courses in Marxism and Ho Chi Minh Studies
PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decree stipulating the fee exemption.
It will also apply to medical students who want to focus on TB, leprosy, mental illnesses and surgical sciences.
In addition traditional Vietnamese drama and opera students will get a reduction in their fees.
In recent years, the number of students who want to study "communist sciences" has dwindled sharply even though Vietnam takes pride in its Marxist heritage.
Pham Tan Ha, head of admission and training at the Social and Human Sciences University in Ho Chi Minh City, told local media that his university had been struggling to attract new students to study philosophy, including Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh ideology. » | Nga Pham, BBC News, Bangkok | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Egypt Declares National Emergency
The camps had been occupied by supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi, who was deposed in early July.
Security forces say 95 people have been killed, but the Muslim Brotherhood says hundreds have died.
The state of emergency will begin at 16:00 local time (1400 GMT), and last for a month.
Shortly after dawn on Wednesday morning, armoured bulldozers moved deep into the main protest camp outside the eastern Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque.
Officials say the other protest camp, at Nahda Square, has now been cleared.
Graphic accounts of bloodshed emerged from the protest camps as reporters described wounded protesters being treated next to the dead in makeshift field hospitals. (+ video) » | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
BBC: Sky News cameraman Mick Deane shot and killed in Egypt : A veteran Sky News cameraman has been shot and killed while covering the violence in Cairo, the broadcaster has said. » | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Against All Enemies: Interview: Jens Karney (2003)
SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: Code Name 'Kid': American Stasi Spy Tells His Story: One of East Germany's top spies was actually an American soldier. Jeff Carney defected to the Communist state in 1983 and fed the notorious Stasi with reams of valuable information. He has now written a book about his experiences. » | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Growth in Germany and France Ends Euro Recession
Germany and France finally powered the eurozone out of its longest-ever recession between April and June, official figures showed today.
The stronger-than-expected 0.3% growth ends six-successive quarters of economic contraction for the single-currency bloc and also heralds better news for the UK’s exporters, which send around 40% of their goods to European markets.
The recovery was led by the eurozone’s two biggest economies as powerhouse Germany managed 0.7% growth and France cheered markets with an unexpectedly strong 0.5% bounce-back from a mild recession of its own. This was France’s strongest advance for two years. » | Russell Lynch | Wednesday, August 14, 2013
«Regierung Ägyptens hat Büchse der Pandora geöffnet»
Death in Egypt: Dozens Feared Killed in Crackdown on Morsi Supporters
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Bahrain Warns Protesters They Will Be Met With Force
Bahrain's government has vowed to forcefully confront demonstrators who are planning to take to the streets on Wednesday, to demand political change after the failed "Pearl revolution" near the start of the Arab spring, in 2011.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the prime minister, issued the warning as democracy activists reported intensifying security measures, arrests and intimidation designed to forestall new protests.
"The government will forcefully confront suspect calls to violate law and order and those who stand behind them through decisive measures," the official Bahrain news agency quoted him as saying.
Emergency decrees have banned demonstrations in Manama, the capital, and imposed other new restrictions on dissent and freedom of expression. » | Ian Black, Middle East editor | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Archive Footage of Hiroshima as Japan Marks 68th Anniversary of Atomic Bomb
Australian Election: Tony Abbott in Fresh Sexism Row
Standing alongside his daughter - who appeared to wince - Mr Abbott made his remarks in response to a query about the local Liberal party candidate, Fiona Scott, and her predecessor, Jackie Kelly.
"They're young, they're feisty, I think I can probably say have a bit of sex appeal, and they are just very very connected to the local area," he said.
The comment triggered an awkward smile from Ms Scott, who was whisked away before the travelling media pack could reach her. » | Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Only in California! California Passes Law Giving Rights to Transgender Children in Schools
All 6.2 million state-school pupils aged between five and 18 are to have the right “to participate in sex-segregated programmes, activities and facilities” based on their self-perception rather than birth gender.
The law, which is the first of its kind to be passed by any American state, was hailed as a milestone by a coalition group of quality campaigners after it was signed by Governor Jerry Brown.
“This is a powerful affirmation of basic human dignity, and puts California at the forefront of leadership on transgender rights,” said John Perez, the Speaker of the California Assembly. » | Jon Swaine, New York | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Islam Conquering Higher European Education
The Catholic University of Leuven, the oldest university in Belgium and one that has been a major contributor to the development of Roman Catholic theology for more than 500 years, will offer a degree in Islamic theology beginning in 2014.
The decision by KU Leuven, as the university is commonly known, to focus on Islam follows similar moves by other leading universities in Europe and reflects the growing influence of Islam on the continent.
The proliferation of degree programs in Islamic theology is being justified by European governments -- which are subsidizing the teaching of Islam in European universities with taxpayer money -- as a way to "professionalize" the training of Muslim imams, or religious teachers, many of whom do not even speak the language of their European host countries.
Some European governments believe that by controlling the religious education of imams, they can promote the establishment of a "European Islam," one that combines Islamic principles and duties with European values and traditions such as the rule of law, democracy, human rights and gender equality.
But critics say such efforts to create a "European Islam" are naïve and misguided, and will serve only to contribute to the "mainstreaming" of a religious and political ideology that is intrinsically opposed to all aspects of the European way of life.
The KU Leuven degree in Islamic theology will be offered within the department of World Religions, Interreligious Dialogue and Religious Studies (WIDR). The program is intended only for those who already have a bachelor's degree, a requirement that would appear to eliminate the chances for admission for a vast majority of the imams in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe. » | Soeren Kern | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Religious People Are Less Intelligent Than Atheists, Analysis of Over 63 Scientific Studies Stretching Back over Decades Concludes
A new review of 63 scientific studies stretching back over decades has concluded that religious people are less intelligent than non-believers.
A piece of University of Rochester analysis, led by Professor Miron Zuckerman, found “a reliable negative relation between intelligence and religiosity” in 53 out of 63 studies.
According to the study entitled, 'The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity: A Meta-Analysis and Some Proposed Explanations', published in the 'Personality and Social Psychology Review', even during early years the more intelligent a child is the more likely it would be to turn away from religion.
In old age above average intelligence people are less likely to believe, the researchers also found. » | Rob Williams | Monday, August 12, 2013
Muslim Leader Denounces 'Islamophobic' France as Air Force Sergeant Accused of Planning Mosque Attack
A Muslim religious leader has denounced France’s “climate of Islamophobia” after an air force sergeant with alleged links to the extreme right was placed under investigation for attempting to carry out a terrorist attack against a mosque near Lyon.
The 23-year-old, who was arrested at a military base last week, has been placed under investigation on charges including possessing a weapon with terrorist intent.
Islamophobic attacks have risen by between 35 and 50 per cent in France this year according to data from Muslim associations. The country is home to five million Muslims.
The French interior ministry said the sergeant is believed to be “close to the radical far right” and had allegedly planned to open fire on the mosque at Vénissieux in the Bordeaux region on Thursday last week, when Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan. A rally was held outside the Vénissieux mosque yesterday to encourage solidarity with the local Muslim community. » | Anne Penketh | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Escobar: Civil War Breeding in Saudi Arabia Amid Protester Crackdown
Oprah Winfrey 'Sorry' for Naming Switzerland in Race Row
Speaking on the red carpet premiere for her new film, The Butler, Winfrey said: "I think that incident in Switzerland was just an incident in Switzerland."
"I'm really sorry that it got blown up. I purposefully did not mention the name of the store. I'm sorry that I said it was Switzerland," she added.
Her claims were made amid a political row in Switzerland over asylum seekers' rights. » | Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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Muslim Staff Escape NHS Hygiene Rule
Female staff who follow the Islamic faith will be allowed to cover their arms to preserve their modesty despite earlier guidance that all staff should be "bare below the elbow".
The Department of Health has also relaxed rules prohibiting jewellery so that Sikh members of staff can wear bangles linked with their faith, providing they are pushed up the arm while the medic treats a patient.
The Mail on Sunday reported the change had been made after female Muslims objected to being required to expose their arm below the elbow under guidance introduced by Alan Johnson when he was health secretary in 2007.
The rules were drawn up to reduce the number of patients who were falling ill, and even dying, from superbugs such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile.
Revised guidance which relaxed the requirements for some religions was published last month. » | Sunday, August 11, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
103 000 signatures pour le prix Nobel de la paix à Bradley Manning
Des soutiens de Bradley Manning, soldat américain jugé pour avoir transmis des documents confidentiels à WikiLeaks, ont remis lundi à l'Institut Nobel d'Oslo une pétition géante pour que le prix éponyme de la paix lui soit attribué. Selon eux, un tel prix permettrait aussi de dissiper "le nuage" qui "plane au-dessus du comité Nobel norvégien" depuis l'attribution de la prestigieuse récompense au président américain Barack Obama en 2009 alors qu'il était tout juste entré en fonction et qu'il venait de décider d'intensifier l'effort de guerre en Afghanistan.
"Personne n'a fait plus pour combattre ce que Martin Luther King Junior appelait la folie du militarisme que Bradley Manning", explique le texte qui a rassemblé plus de 103 000 signatures. "Et à présent, étant toujours en prison et faisant face aux poursuites judiciaires incessantes du gouvernement américain, personne n'a autant besoin du prix Nobel de la paix", peut-on y lire. » | Source AFP | lundi 12 août 2013
Dutch 'Sad But Not Shocked' Over Prince Friso Death
He had been in a coma since being buried in an avalanche while skiing in Austria last year.
Anna Holligan reports. (+ video) » | Monday, August 12, 2013
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Sochi Olympics: Russia Says No Discrimination for Gay Athletes
Such concerns were "completely unfounded", the interior ministry said, quoted by Interfax news agency.
Olympic committee chief Jacques Rogge recently asked Russia to clarify how the law might affect the Sochi games.
The law prescribes fines for providing information on homosexuality to minors.
Critics say its loose interpretation effectively hinders any kind of public gay rights event in Russia.
The ministry said that officials would act during the games - as at any other time - to protect children "from the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations".
But it added that there would be no issue with "people who adhere to non-traditional sexual orientation but do not engage in these activities, nor stage any provocations, and take part peacefully in Olympic events together with everyone else".
The ministry said concerns over discrimination towards gay athletes at the games were "completely unfounded and unsubstantiated". » | Monday, August 12, 2013
Harry Remains Most Popular Boys' Name for Second Year - and Muhammad Takes the Number Two Spot
Harry and Amelia have been revealed as the most popular names for babies born in England and Wales for the second year in a row.
Amelia was the top girls' name in 2011 and 2012 for parents from all regions of England and Wales, according to the Office of National Statistics, while Harry topped the bill in all but three areas.
Muhammad was the second most popular name for boys across England and Wales, once variations in spelling are taken into account.
Three different spellings of the name are listed in the top 100 names for boys from the Office for National Statistics. The most common is Muhammad, which is in 19th place on the table. Mohammed comes 26th and Mohammad is in 60th place.
Overall the name was given 7,139 times in 2012, just 29 behind Harry – which took the top spot.
Muhammad was the most popular name for boys in London, Jack was picked by most in the north east while most Welsh parents went for Jacob. » \ ruth Styles | Monday, August 12, 2013
Buckingham Palace Lists Catholics in Line of Succession
Lord Nicholas Windsor, the youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent and a great grandson of George V, converted to Catholicism in 2001, his Croatian wife Paola is a Catholic, and their two sons Albert and Leopold were baptised as Catholics.
Under the terms of the 1701 Act of Settlement Catholics are banned from succession to the throne.
Yet Albert, 5, and Leopold, 3, are listed as 39th and 40th in line to the throne on the Royal Family’s official website. in the new line of succession following the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s son, Prince George.
Buckingham Palace, which spent two years insisting that the Duchess of Cambridge was not a princess before admitting that she was, has not commented on the decision to include the two young Catholics. » | Richard Palmer | Monday, August 12, 2013
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Gay Men in Iran's Military Can Seek Exemption
Military service is mandatory for men and lasts two years. All healthy and able male high school graduates or drop-outs are mandated to serve in the military if they do not succeed in the University Entrance Exam. If they succeed and continue their education, they serve once they graduate.
During the eight years of the Iran-Iraq war, a number of more affluent families would go above and beyond to find ways around the military service; be it through bribery, undergoing attempts to be smuggled out of the country, inventing false pretenses of illness, or many other ways people created to escape the military service, attempting to fit in as exceptions so they could be excused.
The Iran-Iraq war ended 25 years ago, and since then, serving in the military has been accompanied by low risk and very little danger. Yet, most people are quite reluctant to serve the 24 months. Many families consider the two-year period a waste of time, while a less sizable group believes it to be a good learning experience for young men preparing to enter the real world.
The document — a card which is issued upon completion of a citizen’s two-year service — is golden: Without that card, an Iranian man cannot officially buy or sell anything, cannot participate in formal public sector activities, nor can he be employed by the government, or qualify to obtain a passport. Some companies in the private sector tend to refrain from recruiting men who have not served.
Gay men who prefer to refrain from serving in the military must undergo the required medical and mental evaluations prior to commencing the two-year experience. Should the examining officers or physicians come across any evidence of “queerness,” they refer the soldier-to-be to appropriate officials for further evaluation.
If the psychological diagnosis confirms the individual’s homosexuality, an official, permanent exemption is issued for him. More often than not, a thorough rectal exam follows the mental evaluation. The physician’s observations providing proof of occurred same-sex intercourse is then written formally and submitted to the military. In some cases, further detail-oriented exams come into play, so the decision-makers can be certain of the applicant’s “queerness," making sure they are genuine, not a false pretense to escape the service. » | Mehrnaz Samimi for Al-Monitor Iran Pulse | Sunday, August 11, 2013
Gibraltar: Großbritannien schickt Kriegsschiffe Richtung spanische Küste
Großbritannien schickt Kriegsschiffe zu einem Manöver an die Küste seines Überseegebiets vor der spanischen Küste. Die Fregatte HMS Westminster solle am Dienstag auslaufen und binnen einer Woche die britische Enklave Gibraltar erreichen, teilte das Verteidigungsministerium mit. Weitere drei Schiffe sollten schon am Montag britische Häfen in Richtung Mittelmeer verlassen. » | ZEIT ONLINE, AFP, dpa, mpi | Montag, 12. August 2013
Le Premier ministre australien en faveur du mariage gay
Le Premier ministre australien a promis lundi d'introduire une loi pour autoriser le mariage homosexuel s'il était réélu début septembre, estimant qu'il était temps de mettre un terme au débat «acrimonieux» sur le sujet.
Si les travaillistes remportent la majorité lors des élections du 7 septembre, face à l'opposition conservatrice, Kevin Rudd proposera d'ici 100 jours une loi qui autorise le mariage entre les personnes du même sexe. » | afp/Newsnet | lundi 12 août 2013
Indian Clerics Tell Muslim Girls Not to Post 'Selfies' on Facebook
Two leading helplines for young Muslims seeking guidance have warned teenagers that in Islam the only men who should see their faces are close relatives and their husbands.
Their edict will be difficult to enforce within India's growing ranks of middle class Muslims among whom social networking is as popular as it is in the West.
Sunni and Shia clerics have warned them, however, that true relationships and friendships cannot be made over the internet and that it is wrong for girls to project their charms online. » | Dean Nelson, South Asia editor | Monday, August 12, 2013
Obituary: HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
In the summer of 2003 Prince Friso announced his engagement to Mabel Wisse Smit, a beautiful and intelligent blonde who was known for her work in the promotion of human rights. Soon afterwards, however, it was claimed that, 15 years earlier, she had been in a relationship with a Dutch mobster and international drug dealer called Klaas Bruinsma.
The claim was made by one of Bruinsma’s former bodyguards, who said that his boss and Mabel had been lovers — and that she had been the only woman allowed on board Bruinsma’s yacht. Miss Smit strenuously denied the allegations, saying that she had been merely an acquaintance of Bruinsma; she admitted that she had spent the night on his yacht on several occasions, but denied that there had been a sexual relationship, insisting that she had known him for only a few months and broke off contact after she found out how he made his money. They had, she said, shared a passion for sailing.
Miss Smit had been an expert on the Balkans at the UN, and promoted the cause of human rights for the Open Society Institute, funded by George Soros. She had been vetted by the Dutch secret service and approved as a suitable bride.
Shortly after becoming engaged, however, she issued a statement saying that she had known Bruinsma — who was shot dead in a gangland killing in 1991 — for a few months while she was a student, but had broken with him when she learned of “the practices he engaged in”. » | The Daily Telegraph | Monday, August 12, 2013
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Unhealthy Lifestyles Will See British Children Die Before Their Parents
The unhealthy lifestyles of today’s children could see them die younger than their parents because of heart disease, diabetes and other medical conditions, a new study has shown.
In a “wake-up call” to parents, schools and the Government, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has worked with the University of Oxford to publish its first ever supplement dedicated solely to coronary heart disease statistics and causes among children and young people.
The study has found that with around 30 per cent of that group being overweight or obese, less than one in five children in the UK eating their five a day, and a minority doing recommended levels of daily exercise, the 50-year trend of reducing cardiovascular disease is set to be reversed.
BHF chief executive Simon Gillespie said: “These figures are a warning that many of our children are in grave danger of developing coronary heart disease in the future if they continue to live the same lifestyle.” » | Adam Withnall | Monday, August 12, 2013
Dutch Prince Johan Friso Dies After Skiing Accident Coma
Dutch prince Johan Friso, who went into a coma following a skiing accident in February 2012, has died, the government said on Monday.
"Prince Friso died from complications that arose as a consequence of the brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation following his skiing accident," the government said in a statement.
The prince, 44, was skiing off-piste in Lech, Austria, when he was buried in an avalanche. Rescuers pulled him from the snow, unconscious, 20 minutes later. He was resuscitated at the scene and flown to hospital, but remained in a coma for months.
Before the accident, Friso, the second of the former Queen Beatrix's three sons, had sometimes been known as "Prince Brilliant". He studied at UC Berkeley, the Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam, graduating from the Dutch universities cum laude, with degrees in engineering and economics. He later earned an MBA at France's prestigious INSEAD school of business. » | Agencies, Amsterdam | Monday, August 12, 2013
LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR: Décès du prince Johan Friso d'Orange-Nassau » | Thomas Escritt; Anthony Deutsch, Clémence Apetogbor pour le service français | lundi 12 août 2013
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Prinz Johan Friso ist tot: Der niederländische Prinz Johan Friso ist gestorben. Der Bruder von König Willem-Alexander war im Februar 2012 beim Skifahren in Österreich von einer Lawine erfasst worden. Seither lag er im Koma. » | Von Michael Stabenow, Brüssel | Montag, 08. August 2013
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Pope Francis Reaches Out to Muslims at End of Ramadan
He greeted Muslims around the world during his Sunday blessing of pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome.
He said that "our brothers'' the Muslims had just concluded their holy month of Ramadan, dedicated to fasting, prayer and alms-giving.
The Pope spoke from his studio window overlooking the square. » | Sunday, August 11, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Zanzibar Acid Attack: Hardline Cleric Surrenders to Police
Detectives believe Issa Ponda may have inspired the attack on Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, who remained in hospital being treated for their injuries last night.
Sheikh Ponda surrendered a day after he was injured during police attempts to arrest him on the orders of Tanzania's chief prosecutor.
He is under guard being treated in hospital and will be interrogated once doctors discharge him.
Miss Gee and Miss Trup, both 18 and from north London, were volunteering for at a Zanzibar nursery school when two men on a moped threw acid over them, wounding them on their faces, hands, legs, backs, necks and chests.
Both are said to be "devastated" by the extent of their injuries, which relatives fear will leave them with long-term physical and mental scars. » | Mike Pflanz, Stone Town, and Victoria Ward | Sunday, August 11, 2013
Le père Snowden a obtenu un visa pour la Russie
Le père d'Edward Snowden, le fugitif américain recherché pour espionnage, a annoncé dimanche qu'il avait obtenu un visa pour rendre «très prochainement» visite à son fils, réfugié en Russie. Il n'a pas précisé la date de sa venue.
«Nous avons des visas (pour la Russie, ndlr), nous avons une date que nous n'allons pas dévoiler à cause de toute cette frénésie», a annoncé l'avocat de la famille Snowden, Bruce Fein, aux côtés de Lon Snowden interrogé sur la chaîne américaine ABC.
«Nous avons l'intention de voir Edward très prochainement et de lui trouver des avocats spécialistes des accusations d'espionnage», a ajouté l'avocat. » | ats/Newsnet | dimanche 11 août 2013
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