giovedì, aprile 24, 2003

MULTE SU CD FALSI - E PER QUELLI DA RICCHI NIENTE?

Multe salatissime per chi masterizza o compra cd audio falsi. L'Unione Europea adotta una giustissima tolleranza zero nei confronti di chi lucra illegalmente. La demagogia insegna però che l'Ue dovrebbe far qualcosa anche per evitare tali acquisti, controllando magari la lobby delle case discografiche che vendono un cd a 40mila lire (20 euro o giù di lì). Altrimenti uscirà un altro scandalo come per le Rc Auto.

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martedì, aprile 22, 2003

GARNER: MAI ABBANDONARE L'AMICO ISRAELE

Gira in Rete da qualche tempo un documento che la dice lunga sulle intenzioni americane dopo aver conquistato l'Iraq. SI tratta di un documento dove cinquanta pezzi grossi dell'establishment amministrativo-militare dicono il loro punto di vista sulla situazione mediorientale. Leggete e rabbrividite. Tutto è pubblicato sul sito del ministero della sicurezza israeliana.

JIINSA Flag and General Officers Statement on Palestinian Violence
"We, the undersigned, believe that during the current upheavals in Israel, the Israel Defense Forces have exercised remarkable restraint in the face
of lethal violence orchestrated by the leadership of a Palestinian Authority that deliberately pushes civilians and young people to the front lines. We are appalled by the Palestinian political and military leadership that teaches children the mechanics of war while filling their heads with hate. We are appalled by Palestinian "police" and "military commanders" who place armed adults amid civilian rioters, betting their children's lives on the capabilities and restraint of the IDF and then callously using the inevitable casualties as grist for their propaganda mill. The behavior of those Palestinians, who use civilians as soldiers in a war, is a perversion of military ethics. We have traveled to Israel over the years with The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. We do not claim to be experts in the political affairs of Israel and its neighbors. However, in those travels, we brought with us our decades of military experience and came away with the unswerving belief that the security of the State of Israel is a matter of great importance to US policy in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, as well as around the world. A strong Israel is an asset that American military planners and political leaders can rely on.

Israeli military innovations, shared with America, in tanks and tank warfare, ballistic missile defense capabilities, reserve mobilization, the uses of air power and early warning, among others, are astonishing. But what makes the US-Israel security relationship one of mutual benefit is the combination of military capabilities and shared political values - freedom, democracy, personal liberty and the rule of law. We met in Israel with leaders from left to right on the Israeli political spectrum, and we met with soldiers from privates to generals and Chiefs of Staff. We traveled throughout the north, along the coast, in the Negev, Jerusalem and the territories. We reconfirmed the ageless lessons that every military professional knows - how geography and topography can predict destiny. Throughout our travels and our talks, the determination of Israelis to protect their country and pursue a fair and workable peace with their neighbors at the same time was evident. It is with this background that we view the current conflict in and around Israel with such dismay. Yitzhak Rabin said at the beginning of this peace effort with the Palestinians that one can only make peace with one's enemies. But what every soldier also knows is that the enemy must have decided to put down his weapons - rocks as well as rifles - and make peace in good faith. The Palestinian-initiated violence in Israel now strongly tells us that the necessary good faith is sorely lacking on the Palestinian side. America's responsibility as a friend to Israel, the only country in the Middle East that shares our democratic and humanitarian values, should never yield to America's role as facilitator in this process. Friends don't leave friends on the battlefield."
October 12, 2000

....Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, USA (ret.) - Assistant Vice Chief of Staff


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