World's largest economies are close to grinding to a halt

UK economy 'is grinding to a halt' as world runs out of options


THE world's largest economies are close to grinding to a halt, with the UK facing near stagnation, according to an influential global economic think tank.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecast that economic growth in the UK would fall to 0.3 per cent by the end of the year, a severe drop from the 2.5 per cent recorded in the third quarter of 2010.

The OECD blamed the slowdown on the uncertainty caused by the eurozone debt crisis and the debate in the US over fiscal policy.

It also cited the dwindling number of options open to governments to boost GDP growth as an example of factors that were driving down business and consumer confidence.

The OECD suggested its projections could be on the optimistic side, and warned that the UK economy could even contract by as much as 1 per cent.

The organisation's "interim assessment", published yesterday, forecast that the G7, the seven largest global economies, would expand by only 0.2 per cent in the final three months of this year.

According to its report, Germany could be the worst affected economy, contracting by 1.4 per cent in the last quarter.

If the OECD's analysis proves to be correct, then the UK is on course to experience a steep decline in growth by the end of the year. It would have fallen from 2.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2010 to 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2011, 0.4 per cent in the third quarter and 0.3 per cent in the last three months of this year.

The figures were released on the same day that the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) again held interest rates at their record low of 0.5 per cent. The MPC also held off from printing more money to stimulate the economy through "quantitative easing".

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls renewed his call for the government to ease up on austerity measures in the hope of bolstering demand, and said Chancellor George Osborne should use this weekend's meeting of G7 finance ministers in France to seek agreement on a global plan for growth.

Mr Osborne disputed the idea that the slowdown had been caused by his government's deficit reduction programme. He said that countries throughout the world were being affected by factors beyond Britain's control, such as high oil prices, the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone and concerns about growth in the US.

"The forecasts we got from the OECD today show that this is a problem for many advanced economies," Mr Osborne said. "There was a revision down in their forecast for growth for virtually every developed economy.

"Actually, the real issue here is the long-term one, which is the big overhang of public and private debt from a decade-long boom that went unchecked.

"Unfortunately, the recovery from this is slower and takes longer than recoveries from previous recessions."

He added: "I think Britain has put in place the right policy mix."

The OECD interim economic assessment is designed to check if projections made in its last economic forecast are on track. In May, the body downgraded its estimate for UK GDP growth to 1.4 per cent for 2011 and 1.5 per cent for 2012.

லிபியாவில் நேற்றோ நடத்திய `மனிதாபிமான படுகொலைகள்`

அற்புதத் தொலைக்காட்சி அல்ஜசீரா முற்றும் மூடி மறைத்த செய்தி

At least 30,000 people had been killed and 50,000 wounded,4,000 people are still missing in Libya's six-month civil war, the first detailed estimate of the high cost in lives of bringing down Gaddafi.

Price of freedom: 30,000 dead, 50,000 hurt

Published Date: 09 September 2011 By Angus Howarth

The acting prime minister for Libya's new rulers has appealed for national unity to rebuild the country, while calling Muammar al-Gaddafi a figure of the past.

Mahmoud Jibril said the battle for Libya was not over, despite continuing pockets of resistance by Gaddafi loyalists.
Only after the whole country is "liberated" can a new government be formed, he said.

Yesterday's appearance was Mr Jibril's first in Tripoli since rebel forces stormed the capital last month, effectively ending Gaddafi's rule and sending him into hiding.

Mr Jibril refused to discuss Gaddafi's whereabouts or send a message to the former ruler. He said he would not "talk about things of the past," referring to Gaddafi.

Nato yesterday said it would continue its mission in Libya as long as there was a threat to the country's population from forces loyal to Gaddafi.

Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that after the threat had gone, the alliance's role would be a supporting one.

Meanwhile, the country's interim health minister said at least 30,000 people had been killed and 50,000 wounded in Libya's six-month civil war, the first detailed estimate of the high cost in lives of bringing down Gaddafi.
There have been rough estimates in the past, but Naji Barakat, the health minister in the new Libyan leadership, said his figures were based, in part, on reporting from hospitals, local officials and former rebel commanders.

Mr Barakat said he will only have a complete count in a few weeks' time, but that he expects the final figure for dead and wounded to be higher than his estimates. Libya has a population of just over six million.

At least 4,000 people are still missing, either presumed dead or held prisoner in remaining Gaddafi strongholds, including his hometown of Sirte, Mr Barakat said.

Others killed in fighting were hastily buried, and are now being exhumed for identification.

Search teams also continue to find secret graves of detainees killed by retreating Gaddafi forces.

This week, they dug up more bodies in one area of the Libyan capital Tripoli and two other towns.

Next week, worshippers will be asked to report the dead and missing in their families to the local mosques, said Mr Barakat, in an attempt to get a more detailed figure.

He added that of the estimated 30,000 killed, about half are believed to have been Gaddafi's fighters. He said he was told by Libya's new military officials that the Khamis Brigade, commanded by Gaddafi's son Khamis and a core force in Gaddafi's army, lost about 9,000 troops. One of the hardest hit areas was the port city of Misrata, Libya's third largest, where former rebels and Gaddafi regime forces fought for two months, ending with the retreat of badly battered Gaddafi troops.

British investments in Russia reached US$40 billion by the end of 2010.

Britain is one of the largest foreign direct investors in Russian economy. British investments in Russia reached US$40 billion by the end of 2010.


Cameron hopes to seal new deals worth $340 million, which would create 500 new jobs in Britain.
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Thaw-provoking: British PM on one-day Moscow visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron is in Moscow for talks aimed at rebuilding strained relations between the UK and Russia. The one-day visit, first since 2005, is expected to focus on trade links between the two countries.
Cameron is accompanied by two dozen British businessmen, including oil giant BP's chief executive Bob Dudley and Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser. The two sides are seeking to revive worsened relations.

Welcoming Cameron in the Kremlin, Medvedev expressed his hope that the British PM’s visit will be productive and will touch upon the issues of bilateral and international co-operation.

In addition to talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, the British PM is to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. No British minister or diplomat has spoken with Putin directly in the four years.

The British PM apparently views his visit to Moscow as a major opportunity to thaw frozen ties with Russia.

Ties between Russia and UK have been strained in recent years over a number of issues, notably the poisoning death of a former Russian security agent in London.

That case was followed by a diplomatic row and expulsions. There has also been reluctance by the British authorities over the past couple of years to extradite several Russian citizens to face charges in Russian courts.

Moscow from its side has also refused to satisfy a long-standing request from the UK to extradite Andrey Lugovoy, suspected of involvement in the death a former KGB officer. Lugovoy has always denied involvement.

Regardless, extradition of citizens to other countries is prohibited by the Russian constitution.

Cameron started his business visit to the capital with a speech at Moscow State University. Speaking before students and professors, the British PM stated that the UK fully supports Russia’s accession bid to the World Trade Organization. Cameron believes it will promote business development between the two countries.

According to Russian presidential aide Sergey Prikhodko, Dmitry Medvedev, and David Cameron will also discuss the situation around Syria, Iran's nuclear program, preparations for the G20 summit, the relations between Russia and NATO, Russia and the EU, the issues of global financial crisis.

According to a Kremlin source "special attention" will be paid to the Libya and Syria crises. Britain and Russia have different view on the goings on in those turbulent countries. Britain was one of the first countries to try to secure the UN resolution to go in Libya and also to apply force against the Gaddafi regime. Moscow has also refused to support UN sanctions against Syria.

Despite deep differences, both sides have common ground on which they can begin to rebuild.

Both countries understand their responsibility as major economies in global financial crisis.

"Russia is an important partner for the UK, although our differences in recent years are well known. We face many similar challenges and both the president [Dmitry Medvedev] and I believe that we can make more progress by working together on matters of real importance for the prosperity and security of people in both countries," Cameron said, as quoted by Itar-Tass news agency.

Britain is one of the largest foreign direct investors in Russian economy. British investments in Russia reached US$40 billion by the end of 2010.

Cameron hopes to seal new deals worth $340 million, which would create 500 new jobs in Britain.

Co-operation in the technology sector is also on the agenda of the bilateral talks. Britain contributes to Russia’s Skolkovo project, and Russia, to Britain’s East London Technology Park.

Sport is also an issue in which both countries have shared interests.

Russia and Britain both are to host upcoming Olympic Games – the summer games in London 2012 and the next winter games in Russia’s Sochi 2014. Both sides believe that they can learn from each other.

Cameron's visit to Russia is the first by a British prime minister since Tony Blair visited St. Petersburg for a G8 summit in July 2006. Since becoming prime minister in May 2010, Cameron has met four times with Medvedev, who invited him for this week’s visit.

Blair Calls For Iran And Syria Regime Change

அபாயகரமான அறிக்கை.

ஆப்கான், ஈராக், யுத்தக் குற்றவாளியே,

ஏகபோக நிதியாதிக்கக் கும்பல்களின் அடிமைத் தொண்டனே,

பச்சை இரத்தப் பாசிசப் பாதிரி அரசியல்வாதியே,

மனிதகுலத்தைப் பேரழிவுக்கு இட்டுச் செல்லக் கூடிய மற்றொரு மத்திய கிழக்கு யுத்தத்திட்டத்தைக் கைவிடு !

ஈரான் மீது கைவையாதே!!

ஆசிய,ஆபிரிக்கமக்களின் தேசிய சுயநிர்ணய உரிமை இயக்கத்தில் தலையிடாதே!!!

உலகத் தொழிலாளர்களே ஒடுக்கப்பட்ட தேசங்களே ஏகாதிபத்தியப் போர்வெறியர்களிடமிருந்து மனிதகுலத்தைக் காக்க ஒன்றுபடுங்கள்!!!!

=====  புதிய ஈழப்புரட்சியாளர்கள் =====

Tony Blair will spend the Sunday anniversary of 9/11 in the Middle East

The former prime minister told the Times he blames “external factors” such as Iran for prolonging the conflicts in the Afghanistan and Iraq so long.He also suggests Iran’s threat to the area remains “immense” and
the West must be prepared to use force if Tehran pursues its nuclear ambitions.


“Regime change in Tehran would immediately make me significantly more optimistic about the whole of the region,” Mr Blair said.


But insisted he was not advocating military action – instead, he wants countries to use determination to face down the threat and only resort to force , and only if necessary, force.


Tony Blair is critical of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s regime in Iran “If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons capability it would destabilise the region very, very badly, ” he said.


“They continue to support groups that are engaged with terrorism and the forces of reaction.


“In Iraq one of the main problems has been the continued intervention of Iran and likewise in Afghanistan,” he added.
Reflecting on the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, Mr Blair admitted he mistakenly expected the interventions to be relatively short.


He said while there were not many extremists, a “worryingly large” number of people bought into the ideology.


Tony Blair was at the TUC conference at the time of the 9/11 attacks “We are a long way from getting out of this,” he added.


He made the remarks days before the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks which saw four hijacked aeroplanes hit the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.


Mr Blair is expected to spend Sunday in the Middle East due to his role representing the Quartet – the US, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.


UK prime minister at the time of the attacks, Mr Blair was in Brighton at the annual Trades Union Conference (TUC) when he first heard of the unfolding events.


On Syria, he said president Bashar al-Assad was “not capable of reform” and his position is untenable.


“There is no process of change that leaves him intact,” he told the

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/

செல்வி.ஜெயாவின் பொலிஸ்படை தலித் ஆர்ப்பாட்டக்காரர்கள் மேல் நடத்திய வன்முறையில் 5 தலித்துக்கள் படுகொலை.

செய்தி வருமாறு:

TN cops open fire on Dalit protesters, 5 dead
TIMES OF INDIA  TNN  Sep 12, 2011, 02.54AM IST

RAMANATHAPURAM: Five people were killed in firing in Ramanathapuram district in southern Tamil Nadu on Sunday as policemen battled violent mobs protesting against the detention of a dalit leader. Several others including top police officers were hurt in the violence that rocked the caste-sensitive region as protestors blocked roads, set fire to vehicles, and hurled stones.

Chief minister J Jayalalitha defended the firing saying policemen "were forced to open fire as the protestors attacked the police personnel on duty." She said the violence appeared to have been "instigated" for political gains. She also announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to families of the men killed in the firing.

Unrest broke out almost simultaneously at Paramakudi village and on the outskirts of neighbouring Madurai as news spread at noon that the Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader, John Pandian, had been detained on his way to a function to mark the 54th death anniversary of a dalit leader, Immanuel Sekaran. The agitators blocked roads in Paramakudi as well as Madurai demanding the release of Pandian, who was stopped at Tuticorin to prevent him from reaching Paramakudi. Police said they had detained Pandian on the basis of intelligence inputs which indicated that his visit would spark off violence in Ramanathapuram.

John Pandian, regarded as a militant dalit leader, has considerable influence over dalit youth in Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli districts. He was serving a life term in a murder case and was acquitted by the Supreme Court last year.

Sekaran, who was murdered by a gang on September 11, 1957 in Paramakudi, is seen as a dalit icon. His memorial day attracts a large number of dalits from across the state every year. There were fears that Pandian's presence at the memorial would stir up caste violence. Pandian's detention sparked off an instant agitation by the dalits who had thronged Paramakudi. The protestors pelted stones, injuring many including Ramanathapuram DIG Sandeep Mittal and Adayar deputy commissioner K A Senthilvelan. Attempts were made to disperse the mob by a lathi-charge and use of tear-gas. When it failed, the police opened fire.

Two of the agitators died on the spot while one died in Madurai government hospital and another at the Sivaganga general hospital. Three of the deceased were identified as R Ganesan (55), T Panneerselvam (50) and P Jayapaul (20). Among the injured, all from Paramakudi, one person had a bullet injury in the head and five others splinter injuries on the leg.

Their condition was described as stable. The firing at Madurai left two youths with bullet injuries in the chest and abdomen. They were identified as Jayaprakash (19) and Balakrishnan (19) from Sivaganga district. As news of the deaths spread, more dalits started converging near the memorial, fuelling further unrest. Police have now cordoned off all roads leading into the area, stopping vehicles from entering Paramakudi.

பயங்கரவாத தடைச்சட்ட விதிகளை குற்றவியல் தண்டனையின் கீழ் கொண்டுவர முயற்சி: தயாசிறி

* பொது மக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு சட்டத்தின் கீழ் நீக்கப்பட்ட சரத்துகளையும் பயங்கரவாத தடைச்சட்டத்தின் கீழான விதிகளையும் குற்றவியல் தண்டனைச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் உள்ளடக்குவதற்கு அரசாங்கம் முயற்சிக்கின்றது என்று ஐ.தே.க. எம்.பி. யான தயாசிறி ஜயசேகர நேற்று சபையில் குற்றஞ்சாட்டினார்.

 * வடக்கு , கிழக்கில் மட்டுமே மேற்கொள்ளப் பட்டிருந்த இராணுவ மயம் இன்று நாடளாவிய ரீதியில் வியாபிக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது

என்றும் அவர் சுட்டிக் காட்டினார்.


பாராளுமன்றத்தில் நேற்று நடைபெற்ற சபை ஒத்திவைப்பு வேளை பிரேரணை மீதான விவாதத்தில் கலந்து கொண்டு உரையாற்றும் போதே அவர்மேற்கண்டவாறு தெரிவித்தார். அவர் தொடர்ந்து உரையாற்றுகையில்,

அவசரகாலச்சட்டம் நீக்கப்பட்டமைக்காக நாம் ஒருபுறத்தில் நன்றியை தெரிவித்து கொள்கின்றோம். மறுபுறத்தில் கவலை கொள்கின்றோம். ஏனெனில் 30 ஆம் திகதி அவசரகாலச் சட்டம் நீக்கப்பட்டது. எனினும் செப்டம்பர் 6 ஆம்திகதி அதிவிசேட வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலின் மூலமாக "இராணுவ மயப்படுத்தலே' மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மனித உரிமை பேரவையில் எதிர்வரும் 12 ஆம்திகதி நடைபெறவிருக்கின்ற கூட்டத் தொடரை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டே அவசரகாலச்சட்டம் நீக்கப்பட்டது. எனினும் பயங்கரவாத தடைச்சட்டத்தின் கீழான ஒழுங்கு விதிகள் பொது மக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு சட்டத்தின் கீழ் விசேட வர்த்தமானி அறிவித்தலின் ஊடாக கொண்டு வரப்பட்டுள்ளது.

அவசரகாலச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் பொலிஸாருக்கே அதிகாரம் இருந்தது. எனினும் இன்று இராணுவத்தினர் நாடளாவிய ரீதியில் வியாபிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். இது அவசரகாலச் சட்டத்தையும் விடவும் அபாயகரமானதாகும்.

அவசரகாலச் சட்டத்தை நீக்கி பொலிஸாரின் அதிகாரத்தை ஒரு பக்கத்திற்கு வீசிவிட்டு வடக்கு கிழக்கை மட்டுமல்ல முழுநாடும் இராணுவ மயமாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்காக நன்றி கூற வேண்டிய தேவையில்லை. மக்களை அணிதிரட்டி எதிர்ப்பு ஆர்ப்பாட்டங்களை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும். அப்போது தான் அதிகாரம் யார் கைகளில் இருக்கின்றது என்பது புரியும்.

பயங்கரவாத தடைச்சட்டத்தின் கீழ் சோதனை செய்தல், விசாரித்தல், நீதிமன்றில் அமுல்படுத்திடலை 72 மணி நேரம் தடுத்து வைத்தல், கைது செய்தல், நடமாடும் சுதந்திரத்தை கட்டுப்படுத்தல் போன்றவை இருக்கின்றன.

பொது மக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு சட்டத்தின் கீழ் நீக்கப்பட்ட சரத்துகளையும் மேலே குறிப்பிடப்பட்ட பயங்கரவாத தடைச் சட்டத்தின் கீழான விதிகளையும் குற்றவியல் தண்டனைக் கோவை சட்டத்தின் கீழ் உள்ளடக்குவதற்கு சட்டமா அதிபர் திணைக்களத்தின் ஊடாக முயற்சிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகின்றன.


தடுத்துவைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள தமிழர்களின் விபரங்கள் சரியாக இன்னும் வெளியிடப்படவில்லை. அந்த தகவலை வழங்குவதற்கு மறுக்கப்படுகின்றது. எனினும் கிறீஸ் மனிதனை கொண்டு சாதாரண மக்கள்அச்சுறுத்தப்படுகின்றனர். கிறீஸ் மனிதனை கைது செய்வதற்கு இராணுவத்தினர் வரவழைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். சட்டத்தையும் ஒழுங்கையும் பொலிஸாரே பாதுகாக்க வேண்டும். எனினும்இராணவத்தினர் இன்று அழைக்கப்படுவது ஏன்?


இரத்தினபுரியில் கிறீஸ் மனிதன் அட்டகாசம் புரிகையில் அங்கு பொலிஸாரை வேண்டாம் என்றனர். மக்களின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு அமைவாக இராணுவத்தினர் அழைக்கப்பட்டனர். எனினும் யாழ்ப்பாணத்தில் கிறிஸ் மனிதனை அடக்குவதற்கு இராணுவம் தேவையில்லை, பொலிஸாரை ஈடுபடுத்த வேண்டும் என்று கோருகின்றனர்.

வடக்கு கிழக்கில் மட்டுமே நிலை கொண்டிருந்த இராணுவ மயம் இன்று நாடளாவிய ரீதியில் சேவைக்காக அழைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளமை இது முழு நாட்டையும் இராணுவ மயப்படுத்தும் செயற்பாடாகும்.

இவ்வாறான நிலையில் சுவரொட்டிகளை கூட ஓட்ட முடியாத நிலைமை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.

கோட்டை நீதிவான் நீதிமன்றத்தின் ஊடாக பிடிவிறாந்து பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்ட ஒருவர் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சின் செயலாளர் கோத்தபாய ராஜபக்ஷவுடன் கைலாகு கொடுத்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றார்.

பாதுகாப்பு செயலாளரை சுற்றி இருக்கின்ற பொலிஸ் அதிகாரிகளினால் பிடிவிறாந்து பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்ட ஒருவரை கைது செய்ய முடியாத அளவிற்கே சட்டம் இன்றிருக்கின்றது.


தயா மாஸ்டர், ஜோர்ஜ் மாஸ்டர், கருணா, கே.பி. போன்றவர்கள் தொடர்பில் சட்டம் நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பதில்லை. எனினும் சாதாரண பொது மகனுக்கு பிடிவிறாந்து பிறப்பிக்கப்பட்டால் பொலிஸார் வீட்டிற்கு தேடி சென்று இன்றேல் வீதியோரம் நின்று கொண்டிருந்தாலும் பிடித்து சென்று விடுவர். இவ்வாறான நிலைமையே நாட்டில் இன்னும் இருக்கின்றது என்றார்.

Blair says it's the ideology of terrorism that needs to be defeated.

ULFA chief Paresh Bauah shot at by Myannarese army

ULFA chief Paresh Baruah shot at by Myanmarese army: Sources


NDTV Correspondent, Updated: September 10, 2011 00:44 IST

New Delhi: Paresh Baruah, the commander-in-chief of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), has been shot at in the jungles of northwest Myanmar.
Sources said Baruah has been injured but has survived the attack by the Myanmarese soldiers.


Baruah was with some rebels when he was detected by the Myanmarese army and was fired upon, they added.
ULFA recently began face-to-face unconditional talks with the Centre in an attempt to usher in peace in insurgency-hit Assam. An ULFA delegation met the Home Minister in New Delhi in February as a part of an introductory meeting. The meeting was significant as it took place for the first time in ULFA's 31-year-old history.

Its commander-in-chief and lone ranger Paresh Barauh, however, was not present in the meeting. He is still at large issuing threats and carrying out attacks. He wants sovereignty as a pre-condition for talks.

The three decades of armed movement has witnessed the killing of several thousand civilians. The ULFA, in a significant development earlier this year, admitted that all killings were wrong and declared that they are ready for formal unconditional talks with the government.

9/11: The Most Powerful Photos

உலக வர்த்தக மையம்

பொருளாதார உலகமயமாக்கலின் ஆதிக்கச்சின்னம்!

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/9-11-the-25-most-powerful-photos-1315611364-slideshow/#
One decade after 9/11, an unsettling number of images from Ground Zero and its environs remain seared in our collective memory -- unsurprising, perhaps, given the scope and scale of the destruction. But the fact that the deadliest, most visually arresting attacks occurred in New York City also meant that many of the world's best photographers were, in effect, already on the scene when the terrorists struck. Here, to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and in hopes of lending coherence to our shared, turbulent recollections, LIFE.com presents the 25 most stirring, visceral photographs from that day, featuring pictures from the likes of James Nachtwey, Joe Raedle, Spencer Platt, Mario Tama, and other celebrated photojournalists (and one intrepid amateur). These are the pictures we remember: wrenching, indelible photographs that tell the tale of a still-resonant late summer day that changed everything
Source: Yahoo.com

லிபியாவில் இருந்து ஈரான் நோக்கி!

                                        எரிவது காகித டொலர் அல்ல காகிதப்புலியான ஏகாதிபத்தியமே!

உலகு தழுவிய ஏகபோக முதலாளித்துவத்தின் நெருக்கடிக்கு ஏகாதிபத்தியவாதிகளின் தீர்வு, உலகமறுபங்கீட்டிற்கான யுத்தமே!

ஆப்கானிஸ்தான், ஈராக், லிபியா.....

லிபியாவில் இருந்து ஈரான் நோக்கி,

ஏகபோக நிதியாதிக்க கும்பல்களின் அரசியல் சேவகனும், கிறீஸ்தவ பாசிஸ்ற்றும், ஈராக் போர்க்குற்றவாளியுமான Tony Blair ஈரானுக்கு எதிரான யுத்தத்துக்கு அறைகூவல்!

Exclusive: Blair - Iran is the real enemy

Philip Webster, Richard Beeston 43 minutes ago  9th September 2011

Ten years on, Blair says Iran is the real enemy As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Tony Blair has
called for a continuation and extension of interventionism. An article in The Times says -

Tony Blair has backed regime change in Iran and Syria and warns the West of a long and hard struggle to defeat terrorism and the flawed ideology that supports it.
The former Prime Minister, in an interview with The Times to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11, blames Tehran for helping to prolong the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan long after the allies’ initial victories.

He suggests that the West must be ready to use force against Iran if it pursues its nuclear ambitions.
His experience and ongoing work for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians will have undoubtedly informed his approach to other (rogue) states in the region. His reference to “regime change” will get the “highfalutin” standing on their high-horses and yeeha-ing over UN resolutions & legal issues. Ahmadinejad
knows this and will smile at the insanity of the western fatal regard for doing it right. The unbalanced UN is as dangerous a nut to try to crack as are the heads of the Iranian and Syrian regimes to deal with as though they give a damn.

“Regime change in Tehran would immediately make me significantly more optimistic about the whole of the region.”

BE PREPARED – FOR THE CIRCLING MOON-GOD WORSHIPPERS

But Mr Blair must know that this kind of call will raise hackles in certain circles. The sort of circles who gather to hold hands and moan in unison to the moon-god to fix the wicked world PAINLESSLY.

It is not new for Mr Blair to remind us that Iran continues to support groups that are engaged with terrorism and the forces of reaction. In Iraq, he says “one of the main problems has been the continued intervention of Iran and likewise in Afghanistan.”

OUT WITH AHMADINEJAD. OUT WITH ASSAD

While making clear that he was not proposing military action against Iran Tony Blair is clearly calling on the international community to help rid Iran of President Ahmadinejad and Syria of President Bashar Assad.

The Times also carries an interview with Tony Blair recalling the attacks of 9/11.

Again here he refers to Iran’s influence in prolonging the conflict. He also admits that he underestimated the task in the battles against both the Taliban and Saddam Hussein.

Critics of both conflicts easily forget to remember that more than half the deaths in Iraq were directly attributable to the actions of the locals and near-locals (notably Iranian insurgencies or infiltrators.) Suicide car bombers and roadside bombs proliferate today still. But the same critics of both actions fail to see that the common link is not western action but those wedded to an ideology of extremism which bears no compassion, leaves few witnesses.

This warning over Iran will not be greeted with generosity or even a blink of understanding that perhaps after his four years in the region Mr Blair understands a little more than do the armchair twitterers.

But his admirable approach to his own reputation is refreshing.

How many other western political leaders would concede this?

He acknowledged that his personal career may have been damaged by the aftermath of 9/11 but added: “I don’t think the cost to me personally matters one way or another.”

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/