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Israeli commandos ready to board the Rachel Corrie

The same commandos who launched a nighttime assault on aid ships bound for Gaza will also try and stop the Irish aid ship Rachel Corrie. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear late Thursday that the ship will not be allowed into Gaza but will be boarded and brought to an Israeli port. Israeli navy sources told the Jerusalem Post that the operation would be carried out by commandos from Flotilla 13 –several of whom took part in their earlier engagement at sea that left nine aid workers dead, including one American citizen, who was shot four times in the head. The plan is to board the Rachel Corrie, the newspaper says. The Israelis have asked that Rachel Corrie would voluntarily sail to Ashdod Port rather than be boarded. 
There have been discussions this week between Israel and the Irish government about the Ashdod plan. However, speaking to The Irish Times from the Rachel Corrie yesterday, former UN official Denis Halliday strongly denied reports that the ship had turned back or that it would go to another port. He said they hoped to make Gaza by the weekend. “If we are not boarded beforehand, we hope to be in Gaza by Saturday,” Halliday said. “We cannot accept an offer of an escort to another port which could jeopardize safe delivery of our cargo of construction and educational materials and medical supplies. “We fear that any such escort could mean that our 550 tons of cement on board and our educational material would be confiscated by the Israelis, given that they do not define this as humanitarian goods – in breach of the UN definition of same,” he said. The Israeli Navy and members of the Free Gaza flotilla differ on where the ship is at this time. Israeli navy says its arrival is imminent. However, a major cat and mouse game is underway to ascertain when the Rachel Corrie, which was fitted out in Dundalk in Ireland, reaches Gaza. Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Corrigan Maguire is on board as well as several other Irish nationals. The Rachel Corrie is described as “rather decrepit, shallow-hulled trading vessel meant for trade between locations on the same continent or island,” and not ideal for the trip to Gaza from Ireland. Earlier reports stated that Israeli intelligence sabotaged the ship when it was at anchor in Cyprus. The ship was delayed there and did not arrive with the rest of the flotilla. added by: crystalman

Goh Ken Yi is Goh Keng Swee grandson

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will speak, followed by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Chairman of Temasek Holdings S Dhanabalan, Dr Goh Keng Swee#39;s grandson Mr Goh Ken-Yi and grand-niece Marian Hui. The State Funeral Service is preceded by the State Vehicular Funeral Procession. The procession is organised by HQ Singapore Artillery led by the Chairman LTC Alex Tan Tuan Loy, Commander Artillery Institute. The State Funeral Service is organised by the Headquarters Maintenance and Engineering

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Sibu election 2010 date time

Members of Malaysia#39;s opposition People#39;s Alliance display banners and flags during the nomination of the Sibu parliamentary by-election in Sibu, in the state of Sarawak on the Borneo island May 8, 2010. Campaigning began on Saturday for a Malaysian by-election in a government stronghold state whose outcome could boost Prime Minister Najib Razak#39;s confidence to call snap national polls as early as next year. Voters in the Sibu parliamentary by-election started to cast their votes as so

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Goh Keng Swee pass away

Dr Goh Keng Swee, who was also a former Finance Minister, was 91. Dr Goh Keng Swee will be remembered, above all, for his role as one of the prime architects of Singapore#39;s economic success. Many of the key milestones in Singapore#39;s journey from Third World backwater to globalised, First-World city can be found in the story of his life, vividly portrayed in the new book Goh Keng Swee: A Portrait by his daughter-in-law Tan Siok Sun. Former Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee died early Fr

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Newest And Youngest British Prime Minister David Cameron Speech

The Newest and youngest British Prime Minister David Cameron in nearly 200 years. Here’s the full text of his speech: ”Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new government and I have accepted. ”Before I talk about that new government, let me say something about the one that has just passed. ”Compared with a decade ago, this country is more open at home and more compassionate abroad and that is something we should all be grateful for and on behalf of the whole country I’d like to pay tribute to the outgoing prime minister for his long record of dedicated public service. ”In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority and we have some deep and pressing problems – a huge deficit, deep social problems, a political system in need of reform. ”For those reasons I aim to form a proper and full coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. ”I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly. ”Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders that want to put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest. ”I believe that is the best way to get the strong government that we need, decisive government that we need today. ”I came into politics because I love this country. I think its best days still lie ahead and I believe deeply in public service. ”And I think the service our country needs right now is to face up to our really big challenges, to confront our problems, to take difficult decisions, to lead people through those difficult decisions, so that together we can reach better times ahead. ”One of the tasks that we clearly have is to rebuild trust in our political system. Yes that’s about cleaning up expenses, yes that is about reforming parliament, and yes it is about making sure people are in control – and that the politicians are always their servant and never their masters. ”But I believe it is also something else. It is about being honest about what government can achieve. Real change is not what government can do on its own – real change is when everyone pulls together, comes together, works together, where we all exercise our responsibilities to ourselves, to our families, to our communities and to others. “And I want to help try and build a more responsible society here in Britain. One where we don’t just ask what are my entitlements, but what are my responsibilities. “One where we don’t ask what am I just owed, but more what can I give. “And a guide for that society – that those that can should, and those who can’t we will always help. “I want to make sure that my government always looks after the elderly, the frail the poorest in our country. “We must take everyone through with us on some of the difficult decisions we have ahead. “Above all it will be a government that is built on some clear values. Values of freedom, values of fairness, and values of responsibility. “I want us to build an economy that rewards work. I want us to build a society with stronger families and stronger communities. And I want a political system that people can trust and look up to once again. “This is going to be hard and difficult work. A coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges. “But I believe together we can provide that strong and stable government that our country needs based on those values – rebuilding family, rebuilding community, above all, rebuilding responsibility in our country. “Those are the things I care about. Those are the things that this government will now start work on doing. “Thank you very much.” Newest And Youngest British Prime Minister David Cameron Speech is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Thai Prime Minister Speaks Tension Towards Protesters

The Prime Minister of Thailand didn’t expect the strong violence of the protesters who used weapons towards authority. On the national television, Prime Minister Abhisit Bejjajiva made an admission a day after he rejected the call from an anti-government protesters who hopes to dissolve the country’s parliament in 30 days. Abhisit mentioned that the political opinions should be taken into consideration before any action is taken. With an estimated two dozen civilians and military personnel died since the protesters began occupying key tourism spot and shopping areas in Thailand’s capital. The demand from Thai’s anti-government protesters, known as the “Red Shirts,” was one of the strongest list issued since the group began to storm in parliament early April and that the PM declared it as a state of emergency. Red Shirt leaders offered Friday to return the negotiating table only if the government will meet their demands which includes the lifting of a state of emergency and accepting responsibilty for the deaths of protesters earlier this month. Thai Prime Minister Speaks Tension Towards Protesters is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Benjamin Netanyahu Pushes For Sanctions Against Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu advocates for sanctions against Iran so as to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapons capability. He worries that the international community is not acting aggressively enough to prevent Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. There is a possibility that Iran could develop a nuclear weapons program which will become the biggest problem mankind will face in the future. However, the Israeli prime minister denied that their country imports petroleum from Iran. Unlike the leaders of Turkey and Brazil, Netanyahu strongly agrees with the U.S. President Barack Obama for sanctions to be implemented against Iran. There’s no room for giving them another chance and this is the best solution to prevent Iran in developing such harmful nuclear weapons. Benjamin Netanyahu Pushes For Sanctions Against Iran is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Thailand: protesters throw own blood over government buildings

Anti-government protesters in Thailand threw blood donated from their supporters at the entrances of government headquarters in Bangkok on Tuesday as part of their campaign to force the prime minister to step down and dissolve parliament. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/7456729/Thailand-protest… added by: unimatrix0

Tony Blair "depressed" in aftermath of Iraq War

Tony Blair descended into such a deep depression after the Iraq war that he told Gordon Brown and John Prescott he would quit No 10 the following summer – only to renege on the pledge within months, a new book by the Observer's Andrew Rawnsley reveals. The former prime minister's physical and mental decline was so profound that he confided to friends that he “spaced out” several times during Prime Minister's Questions and often woke up in the middle of the night with sweat trickling down the back of his neck. Rawnsley's explosive account is in The End of the Party, which is published on Monday , extracts from which appear in tomorrow's Observer. It lays bare, for the first time, how Blair was haunted and tormented by the deepening chaos and bloodshed in Iraq at the same time as being worn down by the constant psychological warfare being waged by Brown, his next-door neighbour in Downing Street, who was increasingly desperate to take his job. While Blair's gift for presentation helped him hide his depression from the public and most of his staff, his private turmoil was so severe that he decided there was nothing for it but to hand over to Brown midway through his second term. Rawnsley is the first journalist to detail how Blair, in those darkest days, made clear at a dinner with both Brown and Prescott in November 2003, and later in a telephone call to Prescott in spring 2004, that he would step down. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/feb/27/andrew-rawnsley-tony-blair-iraq added by: jeffissleeping

Tony Blair expresses despair in aftermath of Iraq War

Tony Blair descended into such a deep depression after the Iraq war that he told Gordon Brown and John Prescott he would quit No 10 the following summer – only to renege on the pledge within months, a new book by the Observer's Andrew Rawnsley reveals. The former prime minister's physical and mental decline was so profound that he confided to friends that he “spaced out” several times during Prime Minister's Questions and often woke up in the middle of the night with sweat trickling down the back of his neck. Rawnsley's explosive account is in The End of the Party, which is published on Monday , extracts from which appear in tomorrow's Observer. It lays bare, for the first time, how Blair was haunted and tormented by the deepening chaos and bloodshed in Iraq at the same time as being worn down by the constant psychological warfare being waged by Brown, his next-door neighbour in Downing Street, who was increasingly desperate to take his job. While Blair's gift for presentation helped him hide his depression from the public and most of his staff, his private turmoil was so severe that he decided there was nothing for it but to hand over to Brown midway through his second term. Rawnsley is the first journalist to detail how Blair, in those darkest days, made clear at a dinner with both Brown and Prescott in November 2003, and later in a telephone call to Prescott in spring 2004, that he would step down. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/feb/27/andrew-rawnsley-tony-blair-iraq added by: jeffissleeping