Ohne Scheiss…Ich will auch nicht politisch werden…

Die Fachpresse ist sehr sehr mies und sagt dazu:
“This makes “Yes We Can” by will.i.am sound like Radiohead. “

Ich find den Rafrain garnicht mal so schlecht! Sie ist auch erst 18!

Nice one…. Really long but, worth the while…. Sheds lot of light on many questions I have been having about whats happening beyond the border.

How Musharraf missed the Nobel Peace Prize
Hamid Mir

Pervez Musharraf is still living in a fool’s paradise. He resigned as Pakistan’s president not out of any guilt but he resigned under political pressure. Just a few minutes before his speech on Monday he told one of his close friends that the coalition partners will start fighting with each other very soon, there will be more political instability in his absence, people will come out on the roads in the next six months and they will demand, ‘come back Musharraf’. That is the reason Musharraf is not going out of Pakistan. He will stay in Pakistan under heavy security and he will wait for the people to call him back.

He is badly mistaken. The people of Pakistan had already rejected him and his policies on February 18. They were sick of him and that was why even US President George W Bush abandoned him in his last days. but Musharraf still thinks that Pakistan cannot survive without him. He claimed in his Monday’s speech that Pakistan was about to be declared a terrorist state in 1999 but he rescued Pakistan and gave it a new identity.

He never mentioned Kargil which gave a bad name to Pakistan, he never mentioned anything about the judicial crisis he created in 2007 and he never mentioned anything about the assassination of Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto. Her death started Musharraf’s downfall. His government lost its writ for at least one week after Benazir’s assassination. There was violence everywhere and the government evaporated. That was the time when the Army decided to stay away from Musharraf to save its credibility, and that was how Musharraf lost his power. Benazir Bhutto’s assassination was also a big blow to the peace process in South Asia.

President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had agreed on an “out of the box “solution to the Kashmir dispute after many rounds of direct and indirect talks. They decided in 2006 to resolve the Kashmir dispute latest by the end of 2007. US President George W Bush was also on board with them. Both the leaders were hoping for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 but now they have missed the chance.

Musharraf is no more in a position to sell an “out of the box” solution to the Kashmir dispute. Manmohan Singh will also face difficulties from the Indian parliament for the approval of an “out of the box” solution to Kashmir after the recent violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Musharraf and Manmohan Singh first met during the UN Summit in New York when the Indian prime minister called on the Pakistani president at his hotel in New York on September 24, 2004. It was an extremely pleasant encounter. Musharraf met Manmohan Singh again on April 18, 2005, during a one-day cricket match between India and Pakistan in Delhi. India lost the match but Musharraf and Manmohan Singh decided that they will find a Kashmir solution in which no side will be a loser but all will be winners.

After a few months they had another dinner on September 14, 2005, in New York, during the UN General Assembly. Musharraf proposed demilitarisation of Jammu and Kashmir, self-governance and joint management mechanism of the troubled valley. Initially Manmohan Singh raised many objections but later on both of them decided to continue their efforts for reaching on an “out of the box” solution without compromising the stated positions of their governments.

Indian National Security Adviser MK Narayanan and Pakistani National Security adviser Tariq Aziz continued their quite diplomacy in Dubai to discuss some more details. The Indian side convinced the People’s Democratic Party’s pro-Delhi leader Mehbooba Mufti and the Pakistani side took into confidence separatist Kashmiri leaders Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik for resolving the Kashmir dispute in the year 2007. The details of the great Kashmir solution were finalised in June 2006.

Musharraf wanted Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan in July 2006 but the Indian prime minister was looking for a politically suitable opportunity to break the ice. Musharraf sent a message to Benazir Bhutto that the Kashmir problem will be resolved soon and she will have to support an “out of the box” solution.

Unfortunately 2006 was wasted and 2007 began. That was the year Musharraf started committing suicidal blunders. He sacked and arrested a sitting Chief Justice of Pakistan. Lawyers and civil society came out on the streets against him. He lost a legal battle in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on July 20, 2007, and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was reinstated.

Musharraf never digested this legal defeat. He struck a deal with exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto with the help of the USA and the UK. Musharraf agreed to take off his Army uniform and hold elections. Benazir Bhutto agreed to support the war against terrorism in return for free and fair elections. Benazir returned to Pakistan in October but there was a lot of trust deficit between her and Musharraf. She was not ready to take a clear position against the Chief Jutice. An agitated Musharraf imposed emergency in Pakistan on November 3, 2007, mainly against the Supreme Court and “rebel media”.

Benazir Bhutto declared this emergency as martial law and announced that she was stopping her dialogue with Musharraf. Elections were announced on January 8, 2008, but Benazir Bhutto suspected rigging and started making noises against it. She had a long meeting with the director general of ISI, Lt Gen Nadeem Taj, on the night of December 26, 2008. Taj warned her about some security threats and suggested she abandon her election campaign. Benazir Bhutto refused. The next day she was assassinated in Rawalpindi.

This assassination actually marked the political death of Musharraf. He lost his popularity in Pakistan completely. He delayed elections for one month but his rigging plans failed because the Army decided to stay away from politics. Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kyani even ordered the ISI not to support any political party in the election. The neutral role of the Army was a big blow to Musharraf. His supporters lost with big margins. The February 18 election was a clear vote of no-confidence by Pakistani voters against Musharraf, but he never accepted his defeat. He was not happy with the Army Chief. He was in a position to sack the Army Chief as the supreme commander of the armed forces but he was aware that the Army could defy his orders, like he defied the orders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999 as Army chief. He decided to wait for an appropriate time to hit both the Army chief and the new coalition government.

Musharraf was sure that only he could resolve the Kashmir dispute, he was sure that only he has the guts to pave the way for the recognition of Israel by Pakistan. He was also sure that the Pakistan Army needs him despite the fact that he was no more in uniform. He thought that only he could negotiate more and more military aid from the US. He was sure that he will catch Osama bin Laden soon and the West will force the new coalition government to accept him as President for the next five years. Musharraf delayed the government-making process in Pakistan for more than one month. He tried to make deals with PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif through top US diplomats but he failed. Musharraf is still popular in Western capitals but he is the most unpopular human being in Pakistan.

The new coalition sent him messages to resign but Musharraf threatened to use his constitutional powers. His rough attitude created problems, and finally the coalition leaders decided to impeach him. All his old buddies have ditched him. The US and the UK were not in a position to help him. They requested the new coalition to provide a safe passage to Musharraf instead of impeaching him. He has lost everything. All his friends want him to say goodbye.

Musharraf ruled Pakistan for more than eight years but he never ruled the hearts and minds of his people like a true leader because he never came to power through the ballot but through the bullet. He was definitely in a position to become a real peace-maker with the help of Manmohan Singh and Benazir Bhutto in 2007 but he missed this golden chance. He missed 2007 because he created a political turmoil in Pakistan by attacking the judiciary. He also missed a chance to win the Nobel Peace Prize along with Manmohan Singh due to his self-righteousness. He has missed everything now. He will soon realise that there is no use in staying on in Pakistan and ultimately he will leave the country because it’s difficult for him to face the common people. He will also miss Pakistan very soon but the people of Pakistan will not miss him.

Musharraf was definitely the last military dictator of Pakistan; many people will remember him not only as a dictator but also as a traitor who broke the constitution of Pakistan not once but twice.

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Domenica 31 marzo si sono conclusi i campionati italiani in Val Passiria. Ultima disciplina a chiudere il campionato italiano è stata lo snowboardcross (o boardercross), la mia disciplina.
Il tracciato non era dei più belli, ma Luca Pozzolini, il mio allenatore (tecnico della squadra nazionale), insieme a Gert (responsabile settore giovanile, e allenatore del comitato Alto Adige) hanno aggiustato al meglio la pista.
La gara è stata divertente..
In finale siamo arrivate io, col primo tempo, Greta Felder (la mia compagna) col secondo tempo di qualifica, Karin Bernardi con il terzo e Giovanna Costa col quarto tempo.
Al traguardo siamo arrivate in quest’ordine:
1 Raffaella Brutto (io)
2 Karin Bernardi (grandissima Karin!)
3 Giovanna Costa
4 Greta Felder (ahah)

La classifica femminile junior rimane invariata, perchè tutte e 4 siamo junior!

E’ stato bellissimo arrivare al traguardo e abbracciare Karin per il nostro ordine di arrivo ed aver lasciato dietro Giovanna (era il suo obiettivo) e Greta fuori dal podio. Eravamo veramente felici! Spero di riuscire a trovare un video di noi 2 che ci abbracciamo al traguardo! C’era la RAI che ci ha ripreso.. speriamo he lo mandino in onda perchè è stato davvero un bel momento..

Invece è stato ridicolo il fatto che la Giò non fosse contenta del suo terzo posto… Diceva che forse aveva fatto cadere Greta e le ha chiesto di rifare la manche, io e la Karin le abbio risposto con un semplice “col caxxo!”. Le abbiamo dato della pazza! Lei ha un crattere buonissimo… ha detto che non le interessava il risultato.. ed io e la Karin abbiamo risposto con un ”a noi si!”
Subito dopo la finale il cameraman della RAI ci ha ripreso a noi 3 e Greta era li che ci guardava e ha detto “a me no?” ed era dispiaciuta.. Ma poi la Giò, brava come sempre le ha detto “si,si dai vieni!” Si sentiva in colpa di averle fregato il podio! Ahahah!

Nei maschi lavittoria va a Luca Matteotti:
1 Luca Mattotti (5o tempoi in qualifica
2 Emanuel Perathoner (1o tempo in qualifica)
3 Federico Raio (15esimo tempo in qualifica)
4 Schiavon Aberto (3o tempo in qualifica)

Per la classifica Junior invece:
1 Luca Matteotti
2 Cristian Belingheri
3 Fabio Cordi
4 Omar Visintin(dopo la doppietta Slalom e Gigante mi aspettavo un primo posto anche in boardercross, ma povrino, è stato un po sfigato!)

Qui di seguito metto altre foto:

La Giulia (Manfrini) in qualifica. Ottavo tempo, poi si è piazzata al quinto posto.

Quarti di finale: Karin in testa, Giulia Lorenzetti in seonda posizione:

Finale: Karin, Io e la Giò

Sempre finale: Karin ed io

In attesa della premiazione… In evidenza le medaglie e le coppe di vetro che ci aspetteranno di lì a poco…

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By: John Keitel

It does not matter which Democrat candidate you look at, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, they are both dangerous for our country. Both candidates say they will pull troops out of Iraq and spend the money at home on domestic issues.

If they were serious about our national security they would get the Terrorist Surveillance Act (TSA) passed, that has left the U.S.A. open to terrorist attack.

Both Obama and Clinton had surrogates on NBC’s Face The Nation this morning. Senator Christopher Dodd, Obama’s surrogate said, “We are taking every possible step to protect America” and Senator Evan Bayh, Clinton’s surrogate, “We will be attacked again” and “it is common knowledge.” How can they protect us without the TSA?

Even General Michael Vincent Hayden Director of The NSA, a non-partisan appointed in 1999 by Bill Clinton, has said that since the Democrat Congress has let the TSA expired, February 16, 2008, “things are currently getting by us.”

Obama says that he will spend the money (from the Iraq War) on domestic issues and will only act against Al Qaeda if they try to form a base there. News flash Al Qaeda is trying to form a base right now in Mosul, Iraq.

Obama responds to this saying that “Al Qaeda would not be in Iraq if George Bush and John McCain did not decide to invade Iraq.” News flash according to Clinton appointee, former CIA Director Georg Tenet, Aymen Al Zawari, Al Qaeda’s number two man fled to Iraq during the beginning of the Afghanistan War. And Osama Bin Ladin had communication with Sadam Husein during the same time period. Both helped to form Al Qaeda in Iraq.

This was well known before the coalition of countries, working from combined intelligence, took out the dictator. Obama shows a serious intent to distract the Democrat voter from the truth. Ignoring the truth and puling out now would give a victory to Al Qaeda and a stronghold from which to launch attacks.

Would Obama then send our troops back in to loose more lives because of this incompetent move?

Clinton also said she would withdrawal the U.S. troops. Clinton said in the NBC Ohio debate that she regrets her vote on the Iraq War. This after she boasted that she voted for the War. If you stick your finger in the wind and have no principles to determine your foreign policy, catastrophic events occur.

The two Democrat candidates are running on “it is my time”, Obama as the first black President and Clinton as the first woman. To use Mondale’s line, which he did not even know the commercial existed, “Wheres the beef!”

Pulling out of Iraq because we took our eyes off the target in Iraq is a non-starter. Afghanistan is run through the UN, which is the problem, as demanded by the Democrat party. And even the Democrat candidates say Osama is in the tribal region of PAKISTAN.

Obama says he will bomb, bomb, bomb, Pakistan to get Osama, rhymes with. Both Obama and Clinton say the Bush Administration failed in trying in get democracy to Pakistan. Last time I checked former PM Butto was assassinated by Al Qaeda, then the radical Islamic factions running for office lost miserably. The parties of democracy won and they are against Al Qaeda and the radical Islamic factions.

Both Obama and Clinton say they would threaten our neighbors, Canada and Mexico, with pulling out of NAFTA if they do not renegotiate the Act. Great, another gaff, Canada and Mexico are the United States’ number one and two, respectively, oil importers to the U.S.A. Can you say “higher gas prices”

Both Obama and Clinton are woefully inadequate at understanding foreign policy let alone answering the red phone at 3 a.m! (as their commercials state)

My wife today attended a seminar on Women right, there came the sudden death of Benazir Bhutto, when she came back , she was quite upset. She don’t know her personally but it struck her :

Humanity is a link connects people automatically. A lady living across contry is feeling as if some dear one is lost, she uttererd

नारी पूजा की बात चलती
नारी अधिकार की बात चलती
नारी कर्तव्‍य की बात चलती
फिर भी नारी गोलियों से मारी जाती

बेनज़ीर भुट्टो की मौत से हम सबको हतप्रभ कर दिया है
भरे दिल से उन्‍हे श्रध्‍दा सुमन

My homage too

En bräcklig region verkar inte uppvisa några tecken på att det går åt rätt håll. Jag har i min tidigare blogg nämnt Afghanistan och läget där. Hela regionen är lika intressant som den är instabil. Lunchade med min far Arkitekten idag och vi gled in på ämnet Pakistan. Världens sjätte folkrikaste land, bara c:a 60 år ungt efter Britternas styre.

Jag orkar inte nästla mig in i alla maktkamper fram och tillbaka genom historien men det har väl knappast undgått någon vad som skett nyligen. Benazir Butto har ju återvänt efter mer än 8 år i landsflykt p g a korruptionsanklagelser. Läste en intressant artikel i The Sunday Times av en journalist som känner Benazir sedan 20 år, kunde inte hjälpa att tycka att detta gjorde artikeln lite partisk. Hon sa till exempel att korruption aldrig kunnat påvisas, hmm ok både Benazir och hennes man kom från rika familjer men de har faktiskt snuskigt stora förmögenheter undanstoppade här och där. Hört om bekanta som träffat representater för Benazir angående stora investeringar i kapitalintensiva projekt.

I alla fall så var artikeln intressant, journalisten var med på bussen som var attentatets måltavla och gav en redogörelse från första parkett. Benazir vill ha demokrati, toppen det låter bra. Eller gör det det? Pakistan verkar bångstyrigt. Hegemonin verkar bräcklig. General Musharraf som leder landet kan knappt kontrollera den stora massan där såväl Talibanerna som al-Qaida har starkt stöd. Kommer Benazirs återkomst förbättra stabiliteten med den demokratisering som hon tar sikte på eller har hon bara stöd i den lilla över- och medelklass som tilltalas av hennes bakgrund och västorientering?

Slutligen, såg en intressant dokumentär om Pakistan: Middag med presidenten av Sabiha Sumar. Intressant, speciellt hur hon tacklade en byaråd.