Puestomadostazas wishes you a happy year with Zapatero and Rajoy, Obama, and some more. Cheers, as they, at least twice! For a 2010 broth for everybody.
Defence Minister Carme Chacon has made the visitilla of rigor to the English soldiers who are in Afghanistan and told them what she believes which is the key question: "what makes Spain Afghanistan, and in response (yes, she answered herself) noted the work of the troops. Also noted: "A hospital, six clinics, six schools, three institutes, 160 kilometers of roads, drinking water, an Afghan Army and police ...".
However, I think the question is this, the question is: what are all those military, requested by the Barack Obama , and continuing the policy (yeah) George Bush in Afghanistan?. Come on, what happens in Afghanistan milk?
in principle is clear: there is a war. I would love (or not) to say that this war has to really democratize this country where half the population lives without having a minimal recognition of their rights. That the military around the world have gone there to end an unjust situation in which the radical fundamentalists have destroyed the rights of Afghan women. The international community has decided it will not allow this situation produced by the Taliban insurgency, in which 87.2% of Afghan women have experienced at least sometimes violence, and in which under 16 are forced into marriage, continue.
But no. This is not atrocious system imposed by the fundamentalist Taliban guerrillas in the mid-nineties to all Afghan women, who else who least know, that has caused this war to end it, no. Were the 11-S that caused the new war on Afghan soil. As rightly said Gabriela Cañas in El Pais, this "just war" is not for women.
Thus, the October 7, 2001 began the war in Afghanistan with Operation Enduring Freedom. With a name so beautiful and that leads us to believe in hope, began invasion to locate Osama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda leaders, and so overthrow the Taliban regime that supported Al Qaeda.
Thus we see that the Taliban (and, in general, which cool more) if they were not bothered by treating women worse than dogs, but because they were suspected of hiding and supported the terrorists of Al Qaeda .
Although eight years have passed, and Bin Laden allegedly has already disappeared from the map, the war continues. Now the objective seems to be that it is maintaining (or achieving first) peace, holding off the Taliban (again, generally) and encouraging the Government of Hamid Karzai, president, of course, named in an election promoted by the U.S..
Is this government of Hamid Karzai as democratic as to continue an armed struggle as intended? Precisely this man on the campaign trail, funded and supported by the international community, adopted a more than questionable Personal Status Law Shiite, according Cañas, allows Hazara men left without food for the wife who refuses to meet their needs sex, which imposes on women the obligation to seek permission from the husband to leave home and also granted sole custody to the parents or grandparents, mothers not or grandmothers.
Now the U.S. has asked NATO to send a larger number of soldiers, and of course Spain has failed time and has pledged to send 500 more. But why?
The hospitals and schools sounds nice but do we know who we are defending and why? Why fight if something like the brutal sex discrimination in Afghanistan is forgotten in this war and even keep? Is supposed to be fighting to avoid the radicalism, but how can you bring order to a country so divided with military overseas? And why was a guerrilla armed for years by the United States is now fighting against the U.S. itself? Is not it a bit weird?
biased information reaches us, tell us if they have killed one, two or three soldiers in one or another nationality, especially information becomes available if something happens to some English, but what actually happens, why and how long , that nobody knows.
So what is really happening in Afghanistan?
Maybe we should wait to come a veteran who has lived as Mike Prysner , but rather than from Iraq, Afsganistan, with the same courage to tell the truth (although to me there is not much difference between one and another war and what this man says is worth for both). This man had the courage to sit in front of every camera and tell their experience and what he considered the reality of what happened and is happening :
No, is that I like to hit me (ode to political Valencia)
Today I entered a bit of patriotic feeling Valencia. Because it is well to flatter the land only by the costumes worn by our politicians (who we know they are pretty good), enough to look only in the contracts finger and cool gifts. As I'm tired of us only know about corruption I have decided to highlight some other wonderful things that have this Region. Christmas should be the feeling that makes me look like Rita thing even more beautiful and Paquito Camps drop me even better.
I'll start, as time when children are protagonists, the education they receive in this, our ciutat.
Valencian Education has a unique quality in addition to the field, our politicians are worried because they learn language. For starters, as the Valencian not have enough output, reduces the time and quality, because we are so in practice. Conversely, more weight is given to other languages \u200b\u200bsuch as English. Because it is so important, popular political party, always thinking of the young, suggested that, to learn more English, the subject is taught citizenship education in English. A pity that the inept judges rejected it because it was all a planazo.
But this continues, because our politicians not only been concerned with the quality of teaching, but also because of the installations. Valencia Children also receive a high quality education, must go to the best kinds of Spain, who say Spain, the world. Thus, Camps, thinking that the quality and the place must go hand in hand, has provided more than 30,000 students studying in a wonderful barracks. Well beautiful, with walls of metal and plastic chairs.
In these barracks the students have plenty of advantages. In cold weather, as normally only have heating and students can not write what you shiver, but this, although it might look bad, not, as scientists (scientists Mediterranean Partnership SPP) have found that the cold is best studied. In addition, many are sick, with the consequent lack of attendance. The children are in the sea of \u200b\u200bhappy, because in winter tend to miss at least two weeks in class. If the camps tito is in everything.
But do not think this ends here, when I say that is Camps in all, it is in everything. To make matters worse, also worries about the health of children. So, our politicians do to ensure students know and do not savages Government central, que pretenden hacerles estudiar con unos miniportátiles que causan miopía . Cuando el resto del país esté cegato, los valencianos podremos presumir de una vista estupenda. Puede que estén enfermos, que no sepan situar Cáceres en el mapa ni quién es el presidente de Francia, puede que no sepan decir ni un par de frases seguidas en valenciano, y que no hayan trabajado con las herramientas tecnológicamente más avanzadas, pero eso sí, verán de puta madre. Eso, eso es coherencia.
Y cerrando el tema de la educación, para aquellos alumnos que (a pesar de todo) todavía les gusta ir a clases, en valencia disponen de una Universidad floreciente, classrooms for all, with infinite resources and, of course, money for everything.
But this does not stop here, let the convenience of citizens. As one ad that said "I like driving," Camps and friends know that Valencians we like to go to the front door to the car and drive home. And so we have an excuse to go to all sides by car on a silver platter. So far, the public transport service was pretty mediocre, so that the mere idea of \u200b\u200bgoing in he was already a sufficient deterrent, and the minimum went to the car happy. But as yet there were people-poor of them, were decided to go in this uncomfortable transportation, Valencia pp decided that the subway stop valence pay bills and that this nonsense is over once. Why pay for public transport if the Valencian like to drive more? If you have more reason than a saint.
This really is a tactic of saving our political ones, that they did know how to bring the crisis. Why pay the meter can spend the money on a circuit around the city rather groovy, eh?
What's more, as they wanted to make clear its position thrifty, have now decided to join the issue of ecology, and also to save money will also save water. Have decided to start with the Faith, to set a good example, and that if a hospital can, in other places too. Thus, in this public hospital has been chosen because one shower on the top floor, which also has a hot water limit, which if not spent too much. Camps and colleagues have given us a good lesson, is that if a sick patient can share a shower, shower with cold water and, if possible, do it only once a week, others too.
Seeing all this, is clear that all those who are constantly saying things about Camps suits the plot gürtel, or the debts of the Region do not know the half, and all that critical, they do so envy. And would like the rest of English have a government like ours. Because we like. We like and want more.
If we steal welcome, if we are left without schools welcome, if patients receive bad treatment in public hospitals applaud, if every day we are more ignorant applaud the rudeness, if they spend the welcome silly money, if we run public services welcome, if we manipulate the media applaud.
Why? Just me I have an answer: Hey, is that I like to hit me.
To Shoot an Elephant, or the miserable reality of the Gaza Strip
This is the trailer of the documentary "To Shoot an Elephant" Alberto Arce, a reporter for 32 years, covering as "embedded journalist" or perhaps better said a witness, the slaughter of gaza strip.
less than a year, all TV and newspapers bombard us (as was bombed Israelis and Palestinians) with images of thousands of deaths from the conflict in the Gaza Strip. And even now barely remember, this story still continues to produce a situation of constant violation of international law and, especially Human Rights by failing to establish any kind of accountability, no control of this alleged peace, nor any interest in what that keeps happening and what happened. Because what we remember as data and news that kept repeating, was a reality, a reality Alberto Arce was in charge of reminding us in this documentary. A documentary that should shock us but that has barely been mentioned.
In a superb interview Guanter Pilar, the journalist admits that what hurts most of all is precisely this lack of impact of consequences for the images shown by what happened .
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights said that a year after the attack on the Gaza Strip "and despite the findings of the Fact Finding Mission of the UN that both the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups violate international law and committed war crimes in addition to serious violations of the Geneva Conventions and possible crimes against humanity, has not blamed anyone for the crimes, which included the slaughter of more than 1,400 Palestinians, 13 Israelis and the total destruction or severe damage of approximately 22,000 buildings. "
addition, the statement continued, the siege illegal residents of Gaza continues.
This is alarming, slanderous, bigoted, and a lot of adjectives, but it's real, yes, it's happening. Right now.
happens and we forget, no matter whether or not we learned, or not interested that we learn.
The questions that we asked barely a year on this conflict, "Why is this and why people can not live in a country although they have different religions? Why fight for pieces of land when a home is where you feel happy? Why kill and die for it? What we consider freedom? Why we're all so fucking selfish and look the other way? Do they have to end up dying all to do something? ".
continue, but maybe we should stop thinking so naively and clarify them or even be realized in just one: Who cares that this conflict occurs and all these deaths? Because unfortunately this question at the end is the only one able to answer others.
The answer clearly and openly offered Bill Christison, retired CIA officer, and Kathleen Christison, analyst withdrawal of the CIA policy experience on issues on the Middle East over 30 years. Both wrote a study in 2007 (2007! Before the final slaughter in which there was / is practically nothing) that has recently translated and published the journal Futures rioplatiense , and that the website has Rebelión Share kindly. In this work, both explained in an interesting way (I recommend reading here full) body hidden interests (or both) of the Israeli lobby and the U.S. government, joining in a single and can be reached too dangerous (as has already been checked). With a metaphor whether Israel is the tail wagging the dog (USA) or if the dog is moved by the tail, is really scary reality of American politics, the power of Israeli lobby and pressure and manipulation of the media and of all those who have tried to bring this reality more than the finger.
I'm not going to play everything they say, because it would not be able to explain even half of it at all, and summarize it would be something terrible, because it must be leio in detail. So I will just add that with the conclusion that no dogs or tails, and that it is only a single horrible two-headed monster, us back to a reality that neither the most original horror films could imagine. As
documentary Roberto Arce, show us that everything is but a carefully planned move by some interest which is all that matters here, and in which the lives of people, words, feelings, even encouragement, they mean almost nothing.
When a child is a baby, no one thinks not yell or scold. For more than whatever you do ... often amuses, he celebrates just about everything. While it is necessary to set limits, somehow, it is not required and can be forgiven almost anything. As children get older, they will increasingly demanding. If a child does not do it accounts for 9 years, it require you to pay attention, is required to have more careful when picking up things. When she reaches adolescence, and we can not allow scream, or tell us things that amused when they were young.
And as adults, are expected to act maturely, responsibly and sensibly.
always takes into account the chronological age and not mental age of the person. Moreover, it is not taken into account as that person is, by what time this happening. If a person is quiet, at age 30 is rare ... And maybe she is shy. If a person has a child at 40 years ... as not had before!. And maybe not so far met the love of his life.
Quickly prejudge people and we do not realize that we are human. We leave the wrong things, like when we were children. The difference is that in that era, they helped us, many things we resolved it.
happens to you too, that you require as a child of 7 years, he has no problem. And do not realize that first of all ... have a different personality than others. Maybe you do not like to be as sociable and not the product of your problem. If things go wrong you often, maybe would realize that your attention, Your understanding is not equal to other children in seven years. And nothing you do is your fault.
We have reached end of the year ... I feel proud because you've accomplished a lot. And above all, proved that you can do ... Efforts have managed to meet the objectives of cole. Your teammates see as a virtue!, The fact of being shy, but not exactly what you get.
will continue fighting to continue the understanding that your seven years are wonderful. With and without defects. With and without problems. Please do not change, because everything is fine. I still enjoy being your mom fat mio!
see who throws better: the attack on Berlusconi to Bush shoe
Berlusconi attacked. Photo taken from the EFE news agency
This is the picture of the day: Silvio Berlusconni with a broken nose. This assault took place yesterday afternoon, when the Italian president was attending a meeting. One of these took the time to greet attendees Berlusconni to throw a figure who broke his nose.
is curious that the man who did nothing looked smile on the cover of Rolling Stone now be front-page news with his face bleeding. No doubt that matched with tare passions.
Many people wonder if he deserved it or not. And it is certainly a great debate, but seriously do you really think anyone deserves that split the nose? - A lot of people will think of many names, and in a joke we say all that and more. But I think not, violence is never a good answer. One thing is fantasizing or that a person deserves to cross the face, but from there to the aggression there is a stretch. Berlusconi today wondered why hate him but, although it sounds (and are) in words of one victim, also should consider that question in a more objective way. Why do you hate? Is it the political situation in Italy the true cause of this?
Watching this video I remembered another famous launch against another president who does not fall too well. I refer to the famous shoe against Bush.
At the time this video was well-known and walked across the network. Even games were created in which Bush threw shoes and if successful, were earning points. It was a great picture that spoke volumes of the opinion that it was the U.S. president.
comparable Are these cases?
The shoe does not hit against Bush, and it was not the same as a heavy set that can do (and indeed has) more damage. At the time this was considered fun, it's Berlusconni today is considered aggression.
On the Internet the aggression sweep again, not yet released figures created games against the carabinieri, but have created pages on popular support for social networks such as Facebook, where thousands of people already "in solidarity" with the aggressor Tartaglia. As a result, they have also thrown up many pages Berlusconi support and condemnation Tartaglia.
Two different groups: one supporting and one condemning the aggression . Source own.
will fashion Is this throwing objects against the presidents who do not like?
Is not that a danger? Did not even arguably undemocratic?
what's next?
I sincerely hope that there is a future, because a person may be incompetent, a tyrant or a thief . But to show that they want in power tools we have a much more appropriate and democratic as voting and free speech, and you do not stoop to a pathetic assault charge.
Because we are not animals, we are people, although sometimes (too) we forget.
Christmas is coming and everyone is prepared to ask for a gift. Are greater or smaller, we expect to Santa Claus. At this time Some will work, others a little peace, other good health, etc. etc.
think that just two years and you realize that coming December. And little by little, the magic of this character I was catching you too.
is a long wait, because today is 12 and we still have 13 days!. But for me, it's so nice to hear that you are writing the letter, tell me your sister you will ask when is his birthday to make a gift or she asks a door (lol).
usually get what we need and not always what we want.
And this is the result of seeing the toys often thrown into the basket. Not needed him, wanted him.
how many times my mother told me: I have to prove that you really need for you to buy it. And no one ever need anything, but I like to have.
The famous phrase "all I see everything I want" and the other "not because you ask me the moon I will go down" is part of our development. You can not always get everything you want and besides, when you are older, you realize how difficult it is life and move forward.
Now ... but you also leave me lots of toys scattered on the basket, then ask a thousand times ... I would drop you the moon, my son, and all you want, and you see, I would.
As it is not possible, nor is it good for you, always I'll give you what you need: kisses, love, understanding, attention, patience, and then whatever you want, as far as possible.
Vos quiet ... because Santa Claus and have your letter and know that you deserve everything you have put.
Every time I see this ad I can not help imagining that this idyllic dialogue (or absurd, as seen) in the current situation could easily be the other way (if you continue a little time to "my dad comes to look"):
-Pere, your father is here.
"The first, as always.
-Jolin, who envy your parents always bring you up to Cole and are the first pick, but almost always I'm the last one waiting for me.
- And why did you stay last?
'I do not know, they always tell me it's for work ... Hey! And your parents working? Like if my parents served in the same as yours could always come early to pick me up!
"I do not work at all.
- What do you mean anything? You're a liar! They have to work on something.
- you liar! Before working himself, Dad always came home late and Mom was the first of all to get up ... but not now. The two are always at home.
- Ala! I do not know they could stop working and be always at home! I want my parents did not work, they will be more time playing with me.
"They have not stopped working no more. When I hear them talk in secret say something to them dispidido .
- Dispidido ? What is that?
'I do not know, once I asked and got angry with me.
"Well I'll ask my parents to see what I say.
"Okay, then tell me.
"Anyway, I envy you. Because you more time with them and you can play more.
"Do not think, at first yes I liked to spend more time at home because there was so much time alone. But from the dispidido not ever want to play me. Are rare, as angry and sad, and why I'm being good.
"Well ... you can always play with Timmy!
"Yes of course, is my favorite toy, but I always play with him and sometimes I like to play other things.
"Well done! Ask the Magi more new toys!. I'm going to order a car for Tom, the helicopter with lights, the bike, and a new bike!
- many things! Will you let me play?
- Sure! But there are so last year I had more gifts.
-Just like me. I have been told that although I've been good this year the kings will bring fewer gifts, something of a cresis .
- Cresis ? See how you're a liar! Do not invent things! The Magi are magical and if you behave well bring you everything you want.
- That I am not a liar! I have said that this year will only bring three gifts to each child.
"That is nonsense.
- There it is! But anyway I going to have two so I do not care.
- Really? What are you going to ask? A bike? How about some walki talkis ?
"No, nothing like that. I'm going to ask you one wish.
"The wise men brought gifts do not desire.
"Well, I want to gift a wish.
-Ah ... well, and what is that desire, huh?
"That my parents would not be so sad and you pass it the dispid and cresis of the Magi.
"But ... but that does not appear in any catalog of toys!
-Ya.
- See? Then you're making.
"It is my desire.
"You're weird.
Today in Madrid there is a new protest by many employees who claim social dialogue. Still, more than dialogue they should seek social explanations, clarifications and above all a radical change in our current economic model. And the mentality of society. For absurdity is not the announcement of the car, and invented dialogue, absurd to see in the TV news that there are nearly 4 million unemployed and then see a thousand zillion ads that encourage this characteristic and Christmas shopping.
pd: this year I'm going to make a wish. Although not leave in any catalog.
forgotten discrimination: women's football, that great unknown
I have always found surprising, and not very pleasantly, that football (men) caused such a long rage in our society. Some people really love and it seems that lives for it. But that's not what I dislike, and that after all everyone has their tastes.
What has always bothered me is to be granted in so many important news. They often spend more minutes on sports news (mainly football) news that field, for example, international.
And above all, what makes it so unpleasant to me is that they spend so much money on some players, in a facility, the new Mestalla in Valencia better not speak, and in some clubs. And yet there are people que realiza labores muchísimo más importantes para la sociedad (sí, más que ganar una liga, una copa, un plato, o lo que sea) y que no cobran ni un cuarto, ni son conocidos ni la mitadque estos personajes.
Y digo personajes, y no personajas , porque, además de que está mal dicho, las mujeres que se dedican a este deporte no viven ni en la mitad de condiciones que los hombres.
Y esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso en el mundo del fútbol: la más que evidente discriminación femenina .
¿Por qué si es el mismo deporte no cobran ni la mitad? Why people, all those football fans who are passionate about the sport of the ball at his feet, not interested in the same sport played by women?
Zapatero's government boasts enough of their policies on equality, not for me to say that going off track, but perhaps the Minister Aido, instead of inventing words further, that neither help nor profit, should remember that another group of women are still discriminated against. Because at the end of the day, engaged as well as men, but it is no longer earning less, no, is not given the opportunity to make this sport a decent job, as if men do.
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to make equality policies and professional parity, why do we forget the female players? Is it that these women are not discriminated against when doing the same job than men but earn less than half?
What unfortunately happens, and as you said Carla Duco, women's professional soccer player, is that when a woman playing football we just smile condescendingly as when a child imitates his parents. Like when a woman tries to do what a man.
Carla, a young soccer-mad just 22 years, player of the team from the University of Valencia, is the spitting image of this discrimination: his brother, who plays in a lower to it, but in a league of men, they do charge for play and can actually live your dream. But she, who plays at second, it takes almost nothing and have to work on something else for a living, although given equal time and effort to this sport than his brother.
Seeing all this is easy to forget that we are in the XXI century, where women and men are theoretically equal.
- Beds are burning - Tck Tck Tck (Climate Justice)
Peruvian Artists join global campaign against climate change
released song and video "The Time is Now"
announced big free concert for Thursday 10 December
Cecilia Bracamonte William Luna, Ernesto Pimentel, Carmina Cannavino, Elsa Maria Elejalde, Pepe Vasquez, Daniel F, Elsa María Elejalde, Rafo Ráez, Jorge Pardo, Julio Andrade and María del Carmen Dongo today introduced the video "The Time is Now", along with MOCICC and representatives of Oxfam International. Peruvian
The video, produced by Maia Films, is an adaptation of the classic "Beds are Burning" by the Australian group Midnight Oil, and is part of the global campaign "Tck tck tck Time for Climate Justice" is demanding that world leaders meeting in Copenhagen decisions to curb global warming. In the song also participate Brenda Mau (second in the English contest Idol this year), Damaris (winner of the Silver Gull in 2008 the Festival of Viña del Mar), Julio Perez de la Sarita, Julie Freundt and Patricia Saravia.
artists also announced that will give a free concert on Thursday December 10 at 6:30 pm in the Great Park of Lima where he will also attend La Sarita, Jean Paul Strauss, Claudia and Pilar Dammert to Hoz. They involve about 20 artists on stage and become a human clock with attendees Copenhagen to signal that time is running out. Renowned percussionist
María del Carmen Dongo has been in charge of recording of the song and the concert. "At first I took this call a little scared because it was in Peru to the world, but I decided to be very quiet and rest assured that the sound came Peru, Peruvian voices then, and then Peruvian souls. We live in a country with so much talent and wanted to introduce the artists to do jazz, they do rock, they do boleros, ballads that make that make folklore. I wanted to join them to say that Peru has varied voices, different colors, because that is Peru, a colorful country, "he said while thanking Lucho Quequezana their participation in the implementation of Andean instruments, Pedro Luis Pacora who took charge of the realization, Dante Luza Maia Films who produced the video, and Milagros Salazar and Cynthia Galicia who composed the lyrics.
"We have done this thinking in our people, but especially on our planet that is our home. Hopefully, with this country aware of what happens in the world and we can appease what is upon us, "said Cecilia Bracamonte.
"I'm glad finally to know that Peru is saying tackle this problem, and I am glad to participate to our leaders claim for compensation to people suffering from climate change, almost not advertised in newspapers what happens " Carmina said Cannavino, Peruvian singer-songwriter based in Mexico.
William Luna, who plays a beautiful verse in Quechua with Damaris Patricia Saravia and remarked that the video is to create justice and have the largest polluters pay the costs that this brings. "We must pay attention to what's going on: in recent years have lost 80 thousand hectares of potatoes. I am Cusco, I grew up in a place where there were springs, and no. In a place where there toads colors, no more. Was normal to find frogs croaking in the woods, now no longer exist. "
"I hope the video will serve to sensitize some people within their own homes, to begin to care for the environment. There are so many things that can help. We should not wait for the government, only leaders to do something, "said Elsa María Elejalde.
"The idea is to force you to take deals this year in Copenhagen, and those who exploit the land more pay more for it. The idea is that we are aware that touches me, happens to me, I can do something, "he said Ernesto Pimentel said while they will be hosting the free concert will take place on Thursday December 10 at 6: 30 pm in the Gran Parque de Lima and encouraged everyone to participate.
"We want to send the idea that time is running out and that the Heads of State must be to rise to the occasion, "he said Frank Boeren Oxfam, noting that this is vital for citizens to act. Rocío
Valdeavellano, coordinator of the Citizens Movement Against Climate Change (MOCICC) welcomed the participation of artists. "We are a new movement that has emerged in Peru because climate change concerns us all and can not be indifferent to it. As a citizen movement are putting our eyes in Copenhagen, at stake is the future of our home that is earth. We deeply appreciate the involvement of artists think that if they are participating because the battle will be won over who can get people to the artists? "he said.
LINK TO SEE THE VIDEO FROM 5:30 PM: http://eltiempoeshoy-justiciaclimatica.blogspot.com artists Contact: Tel: 997107829 Prieto Amparo Contact the MOCICC: Derry Diaz Tel 985814469 Oxfam Contact: Celia Aldana Tel 997372499
piracy protection without limits: I also show each
"If aclarlo become clear that" words of Prime Minister Zapatero on all the controversy created around the draft Law on Sustainable Economy in its first final provision.
This first final provision amending Law 34/2002 on Information Society and the Royal Decree 1 / 1996 on approving the revised text of the Intellectual Property Law, verbatim, to protect intellectual property against piracy on the Internet.
I read everything that they say violates and I read that final disposition and no doubt there are many dark areas:
"2 . Bodies for the adoption of measures referred to in the preceding paragraph, in order to identify the responsible service of the Information Society being done by the conduct alleged violations, may require providers of information society communication of data allowing such identification to enable him to appear in the proceedings . Providers are required to provide the information they hold. "
This rule is pretty scary as how do you identify the person responsible? Where is the line? What about privacy?
And most importantly, who will decide and on what basis? Unfortunately the latter also has an answer:
"1. be created in the Ministry of Culture, Intellectual Property Commission, as a body at national level, to exercise the functions of mediation and arbitration and to safeguard the intellectual property rights assigned by this Act . "
There
is the stock of the matter: a Commission established by the Ministry of Culture (government body, the Executive) who can make decisions such as closing the web pages. But what web pages? The reform says "service providers" than this, as I was clear, and I understand that service is anyone who has a website, I have searched and, according to David Bravo specializing in computer law, concerns "Any website that you get some economic return, however minimal, like a blog with advertising."
Zapatero was quick to say that will not close access to users, but the Minister of Culture has again reiterated that the decision for the Commission on Intellectual Property. And this brings us back to the key point: Can a committee appointed by a ministry close websites, access to the Internet? Can get to know a Commission on the legality of a website? Can a judge this Commission?
The answer is clear: No. danger, yes, our rights are endangered if a commission can now decide if a page is acting lawfully or not. If a committee can judge now.
is clear: the English Constitution states in Article 117. 3 that "The exercise of judicial power in all sorts of processes, ruling and having judgments executed belongs exclusively to the Courts determined by the laws, according to competition rules and procedure established therein."
It's funny that you as a condition for the Commission between a know the will of at least one of the parties, of course, a key requirement of our rights and insurance. Sure Ramoncín will think twice, "oh, I go: to the courts are very slow and with its laws and doctrines sure do not solve anything or a Commission that has been my colleague Minister expressly to protect my Copyright? "I think it's too light.
As for the discussion of piracy is something that could devote a separate post artists should they charge for every time you use or product? Journalists sell produce a text that is published and do not ever see a penny for their product, but the same text has spread in half in two, three and different media. Should not they may focus on providing (good) concert? I recently read a study saying that artists to earn more profits from the concerts with record sales, and it seemed rather curious. Besides, do not we also pay a fee?. Already pages in which artists offer free downloads, why some and not others?
But focusing again on the subject, I scale of this is that a Commission has such broad powers (to judge!) and that this is in reality to avoid the cumbersome way of the courts and the authors can see their cherished right protected more quickly, and that there is no other topics that judicial slowness is also exasperating. I scale the canon, the Commission judging and (especially) the lack of information (while some say it will not close certain sites and others say it will).
But above all, it scares me put so many barriers to Internet freedom.
Therefore I also each
Manifesto "In defense of fundamental rights on the Internet" Given the inclusion in the Draft Sustainable Economy Act legislative changes affecting the free exercise of freedom of expression, information and the right of access to culture through the Internet, journalists, bloggers, users, professionals and Internet developers express our firm opposition to the project , and declare that ... 1 .- The copyright can not be above the fundamental rights of citizens, including the right to privacy, security, presumption of innocence, judicial protection effective and freedom of expression. 2 .- The suspension of fundamental rights is and must remain the exclusive competence of the judiciary. Not a close without trial. This blueprint, contrary to the provisions of Article 20.5 of the Constitution, put in the hands of a non-judicial body - a body under the Ministry of Culture - the power of English citizens prevent access to any website. 3 .- The new legislation will create legal uncertainty around the English technology sector, damaging one of the few areas of development and future of our economy, hindering the creation of enterprises by introducing barriers to competition and slowing its international expansion. 4 .- The new proposed legislation threatens to hinder new creators and cultural creation. With The Internet and advances in technology have democratized the creation and publication of contents of any kind, no longer come predominantly from the traditional cultural industries, but from many different sources. 5 .- The authors, like all workers are entitled to live out of their creative ideas, business models and activities associated with their creations. Trying to hold legislative changes to an outdated industry that can adapt to this new environment is neither fair nor realistic. If your business model is based on the control of the copies of the works and the Internet is not possible without violating fundamental rights, should find another model. 6 .- We believe that cultural industries need to survive modern alternatives, effective, credible and affordable to suit new social practices, rather than limitations so disproportionate as to be ineffective in that they are pursuing. 7 .- Internet should function freely and without interference from groups that seek to perpetuate outdated business models and make it impossible for human knowledge remains free. 8 .- We ask the Government to guarantee by law the net neutrality in Spain, to any pressure that may occur as a framework for developing a sustainable economy for the future. 9 .- We propose a real reform of intellectual property rights aimed at an end: return to the society of knowledge, promote the public domain and limit abuses of management entities. 10 .- In a democracy, laws and amendments should be adopted after due debate and consultation with all parties involved. It is unacceptable that legislative changes are made that affect rights fundamental organic no law that deals with other matters. This manifesto, drawn up jointly by several authors, is all and none. If you want to join it, spread it over the Internet.
The other muro: sobre vergüenzas, pesadillas, y libertades que nunca llegan al Sahara
only a few months ago we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Everyone we gave pats on the back and smiled at the breakthrough which led the event. However, it appears that few remember (or even know) that there is another wall, a wall also divides a village, a wall that marks the difference between freedom and occupation.
is a 2,720 km wall that has existed since 1984, protected by anti-personnel mines and an army, the Moroccan army. This perfectly fulfills its role wall separates the Sahara to those found in the liberated territory of those who are abducted from their home. Thanks to reporting The wall of shame held in the portal saharalibre.es we know of its existence. I'll just quote these powerful words to describe it:
The wall of shame:
the world what NOT SEE,
what Morocco NOT WANT TO SEE,
what the government of Spain not see,
what United Nations failed to see,
what free citizens MUST SEE.
This wall is just a sample of a nightmare, but for many it is a reality for other half is quite real, is the story of the Saharawi people.
few months ago I had the opportunity to make an interview with a Saharawi that showed for the freedom of his people, and explained their struggle. Now, I remind the story that continues with no solution, there is a town that only calls for a referendum to show that wants to be free. That just begs to be free. Only.
José Saramago said in his letter to Haidar quite correctly that this is not humanitarianism "United Nations resolutions, international law and common sense are on one side, and in Morocco and Spain is known.. "
It is known, but unfortunately nothing is done.
is shocking and deeply offensive to international law to know that there are numerous United Nations resolutions in which the Saharawi people granted the right to self-determination and independence and that, nevertheless, not yet be recognized. Already in 1960 with UN resolution 1514 included the Saharawi people between colonized peoples and free. In 1975 the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that Western Sahara's sovereignty has no ties with Morocco. In 1985 the Decolonization Committee reintroduced the determination of the Saharawi people. I could go on giving dates each more daunting. This is a story of awards, resolutions, decisions and recommendations that have gone unnoticed (with more pain than glory, really) down the road toward freedom of the Saharawi people.
Today as usual, same or worse. The recent history of Aminatou Haidar, an activist for free to Sahara were expelled on 14 November Laayoune imposed for denying the Moroccan nationality, reminds us of this sad reality. Aminatou Haidar is in a dire situation, living in the Canary airport, decided to return to his people to continue struggle. JOINING Many are limited to her to take the photo and say they are outraged, as in the present case the BNG . Although more is still reportable action from the English Government, which has been accused of Aminatou Haidar treating unworthily after withdrawing his passport and the only solution to offer English nationality. Many others are those who have teamed up to bring Haidar support from lawyers and politicians to actors like Willy Toledo, but little is actually done.
Knowing all this when we stop to fill his mouth saying that the Saharawi people have freedom and self-determination is recognized and when you actually recognize?. In practice, when will it be free?, Why things are so, how many years it will take to be truly free the people who have already suffered enough? How much longer will the English government as washing your hands?
Needless to say, the Sahara is a rich land to which Morocco is interested in owning, but who else cares that this situation continues? Maybe that is the key.
Saramago
As I do not consider myself anything separatist, as I believe, like him, that the planet belongs to everyone, and, most importantly, that people are worth more than a piece of land. But this, in principle so basic and obvious, it seems that many people forget, to the detriment of other interests unfortunate This story, like many others (known and silenced), it is our shame.
With its 28 springs Carmen M. Selma still has the madness of kids, but not innocent. Winner National Prize of Plastic Art Nalón 2005 and finalist in many art competitions as the X edition of Young Art Fair in Madrid, has already made many exhibitions in places as diverse as Asturias, Valencia, Alicante, Elche, Seville, Toledo and soon in Italy. His last exhibition has been in Alicante in the gallery Casar (C / Lieutenant Duran, for those who want to visit).
His pictures are clear, like it or not. He does not paint to sell, and not find your pictures on any trendy restaurant or in a hotel like the Hilton. Often controversial, his work always personal and unique, criticize and report current and past issues.
Despite this long and promising curriculum, as Carmen says, live art, survives. Indeed, as happened to many of the greats.