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Κυριακή 27 Ιανουαρίου 2013
Σάββατο 26 Ιανουαρίου 2013
Waterboard-Gate: CIA torture whistleblower jailed over agency leak
Ο πρώην πράκτορας της CIA ο οποίος επέβλεψε τη σύλληψη του άνδρα θεωρείται Αλ-Κάιντα ο τρίτος στην ιεραρχία, έχει καταδικαστεί σε δυόμισι χρόνια στη φυλακή για τη διαρροή διαβαθμισμένων πληροφοριών. Τζον Κυριάκου ήταν ο πρώτος που κρούουν τον κώδωνα κινδύνου για το πρόγραμμα βασανιστηρίων της Ουάσιγκτον - αργότερα αποκαλύπτοντας το όνομα του φερόμενου ως βασανιστής στο Γκουαντάναμο. Η CIA αρνήθηκε τις κατηγορίες και αναφέρεται στις βελτιωμένες τεχνικές ανάκρισης. Κυριακού υποστηρικτές του τον έπαινο για να αποκαλύψει την έκταση της χρήσης της CIA για βασανιστήρια στις φυλακές. Ακτιβιστής και συγγραφέας, Sibel Edmonds, αναφέρει ότι οι ΗΠΑ ταξινομεί πάρα πολλά δεδομένα - για την κάλυψη-up μερικές φορές αδικίες, και αυτό σημαίνει ότι μυημένους κάνοντας μια στάση θα κρατήσει πηγαίνει στη φυλακή.
16 dead in Egypt riot after soccer violence verdict
16 dead in Egypt riot after soccer violence verdict
By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press8:02a.m. EST January 26, 2013
CAIRO (AP)
— An Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death Saturday on charges related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence, touching off an attempted jailbreak and a riot that killed 16 in the Mediterranean port city that is home to most of the defendants.
The verdict follows deadly clashes between police and demonstrators on Friday, the second anniversary of the uprising that overthrew longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. Such cycles of violence, often lasting for weeks and costing dozens of lives, have occurred regularly over the past two years.
Die-hard soccer fans from both teams, known as Ultras, hold the police at least partially responsible for the Port Said deaths and criticize Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi for doing little to reform the force.
Al-Ahly Ultras in particular have been at the forefront of protests. But anger also is boiling in Port Said, where residents say they have been unfairly scapegoated.
Immediately after the verdict, two police were shot dead outside Port Said's main prison when angry relatives tried to storm the facility to free the defendants. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, as well as live rounds, at the crowd outside the prison, killing 14, security officials said. Hundreds were wounded. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Security officials said the military is being deployed to Port Said — the second such deployment in less than 24 hours. The army was widely used to keep order by top generals who took over after Mubarak, but the military has kept a much lower profile since Morsi was elected as president in June.
Morsi cancelled a scheduled trip to Ethiopia Saturday and instead met for the first time with top generals as part of the newly-formed National Defense Council.
The military was also deployed overnight in the city of Suez after eight people died in clashes between security forces and protesters opposed to Morsi. Another protester was killed in Ismailiya, and security officials told the state news agency MENA that two policemen were killed in Friday's protests, bringing the death toll on the second anniversary of Egypt's uprising to 11.
Judge Sobhi Abdel-Maguid read out the death sentences related to the Feb. 1 riot in Port Said that killed 74 fans of the Cairo-based Al-Ahly team. Defendants' lawyers said all those sentenced were fans of the Port Said team, Al-Masry. Executions in Egypt are usually carried out by hanging.
The judge Saturday said in his statement read live on state TV that he would announce the verdict for the remaining 52 defendants on March 9.
Among those on trial are nine security officials, but none were handed sentences Saturday, lawyers and security officials say.
Fans of al-Ahly, whose stands were attacked by rival club Al-Masry in the Feb. 1 incident in Port Said, had promised more violence if the accused did not receive death sentences. In the days leading up to the verdict, Al-Ahly fans warned of bloodshed and "retribution". Hundreds of Al-Ahly fans gathered outside the Cairo sports club in anticipation of the verdict, chanting against the police and the government.
Before the judge could read out the names of the 21, families erupted in screams of "Allahu Akbar!" Arabic for God is great, with their hands in the air and waving pictures of the deceased. One man fainted while others hugged one another. The judge smacked the bench several times to try and contain reaction in the courtroom.
"This was necessary," said Nour al-Sabah, whose 17 year-old son Ahmed Zakaria died in the melee. "Now I want to see the guys when they are executed with my own eyes, just as they saw the murder of my son."
The verdict is not expected to calm tensions between the two rival teams. The judge is expected to make public his reasons for the death sentences March 9, when the remaining 52 defendants receive their sentences.
A Port Said resident and lawyer of one of the defendants given a death sentence said the verdict was nothing more than "a political decision to calm the public."
"There is nothing to say these people did anything and we don't understand what this verdict is based on," Mohammed al-Daw told The Associated Press by telephone.
"Our situation in Port Said is very grave because kids were taken from their homes for wearing green T-shirts," he said, referring to the Al-Masry team color.
The violence began after the Port Said's home team won the match, 3-1. Al-Masry fans stormed the pitch after the game ended, attacking Cairo's Al-Ahly fans.
Authorities shut off the stadium lights, plunging it into darkness. In the exit corridor, the fleeing crowd pressed against a chained gate until it broke open. Many were crushed under the crowd of people trying to flee.
Survivors of the riot described a nightmarish scene in the stadium. Police stood by doing nothing, they said, as fans of Al-Masry attacked supporters of the top Cairo club stabbing them and throwing them off bleachers.
Al-Ahly survivors said supporters of Al-Masry carved the words "Port Said" into their bodies and undressed them while beating them with iron bars.
While there has long been bad blood between the two rival teams, many blamed police for failing to perform usual searches for weapons at the stadium.
Both Al-Ahly Ultras and Al-Masry Ultras widely believe that ex-members of the ousted regime of Hosni Mubarak helped instigate the attack, and that the police at the very least were responsible for gross negligence. It is not clear what kind of evidence, if any, was presented to the court to back up claims that the attack had been orchestrated by regime officials.
"The police are thugs!" yelled relatives of the deceased inside the courtroom before the judge took the bench.
As is customary in Egypt, the death sentences will be sent to the nation's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for approval, though the court has final say on the matter.
All of the defendants — who were not present in the courtroom Saturday for security reasons — have the right to appeal the verdict.
The melee was the world's deadliest soccer violence in 15 years.
The Ultras are proud of their hatred for the police, who were the backbone of Mubarak's authoritarian rule. They then then directed their chants against the military rulers who took over after Mubarak's ouster.
Ultras from several Egyptian sports clubs were engaged in deadly clashes with police near the Interior Ministry headquarters in Cairo that killed 42 people less than three months before the soccer melee in Port Said.
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Παρασκευή 25 Ιανουαρίου 2013
Πέμπτη 24 Ιανουαρίου 2013
Top 10 Dangerous Roads of the World
Top 10 Dangerous Roads of the World
It’s hard to imagine that how many dangerous roads are there in the world but there are more than 50 dangerous roads and the following 10 are considered to be the
most dangerous roads around the world we have heard about them. There are various factors for being these roads most dangerous.
Nature has created the borders that shouldn’t be crossed using huge rocks, steep slopes, stones, volcanoes but the human beings were so stubborn that they finally constructed the roads, but what we still can’t do is to ensure the safety.
1. Sichuan – Tibet Highway (China)
China’s high-altitude Sichuan – Tibet Highway covers about 1,500 miles between Chengdu in the east and Lhasa (Tibet) in the west, offering the choice between the northern or southern route. Both options enhance beautiful scenery, extensive mountain peaks, various historical and cultural attractions, and many famous rivers. Que’er Mountain pass, is considered to be the highest point on the route, rises to over 20,000 feet.
Like many other roads that cut through mountains, the Sichuan – Tibet Highway is prone to landslides, falling rocks, and extreme weather conditions that can close the road for a month at a time. Huge avalanches and altitude make your driving conditions unsafe. It’s certainly a great route for sightseeing, along with making your driving a thrill.
2. Skippers Road (New Zealand)
According to historians, a couple of shepherds in 1862 discovered gold in the Shotover River near Queenstown, New Zealand. This necessitated the creation of an access route, and eventually the result was in construction of Skippers Road, a narrow, winding, and impassable pathway that twists and turns for about 16 ½ miles through Skippers Canyon.
Skippers Road took 22 years to complete with blasted of the solid rock by Chinese laborers, and there is not much difference today than it was first created. In most places the road is too narrow for vehicles to pass each other; there are no guardrails, and retaining walls leaving absolutely no room for any negligence.
3. Halsema Highway (Philippines)
Located on the island of Luzon, the Halsema Highway passes through the Central Cordillera Valley in the Philippines from Baguio to Bontoc and farther on toward Tabuk and Tuguegarao. Land sliding and rock fallings are common and frequent, usually making motorists stranded for a long periods of time. Many portions of the road are still unpaved, although work is apparently in progress to bring about some improvements, and there are a large number of drop-offs that are steep enough to kill a traveler. Foggy conditions with the lack of required guardrails in certain areas make the Highway more dangerous which is already in dilapidated condition.
4. Patiopoulo – Perdikaki Road (Greece)
In the mountainous region of Greece, the route connecting Patiopoulo and Perdikaki is considered to be very dangerous that require constant care and attentiveness from their travelers. Potholes and loose, slippery gravel weaken a driver’s control while distractions from heavy traffic, pedestrians, and livestock create additional hazards. Many sections are very narrow and steep demanding the utmost of caution while travelling on this road.
5. Fairy Meadows Road (Pakistan)
Fairy Meadows is situated at the base of Nanga Parbat Pakistan at the altitude of 26,660-feet. It is a picturesque destination for photographers, backpackers, and mountain climbers who want to get closer to the lofty peak and enjoy the scenery. However, getting to Fairy Meadows, is not such an attractive experience as part of the trip involves surviving a 6-mile, hour-long drive on an unstable narrow road hacked out of the barren hills.
From Raikot Bridge to the village of Tato, this road offers the motorists all the features of your typical mountainside. It’s narrow, unpaved, steep, and of course there are no guardrails to prevent your Jeep from rolling down into the ravine. You can’t even drive it all the way to Fairy Meadows; the last section has to be covered by bicycle or on foot. A great road for adventurers, Fairy Meadows Road is definitely not for the faint of heart.
6. Old Yungas Road (Bolivia)
According to a travel association, Bolivia old Yungas Road is considered to be the one of most dangerous routes, which twists and turns for about 40 miles between the capital city of La Paz and the town of Coroico in the Yungas jungle region. If other roads seem risky, the old Yungas Road is nothing less than a mission impossible.
Constructed in the 1930s by Paraguayan prisoners of war, the Yungas Road was until recently the main route from La Paz to Bolivia’s northern Amazon rainforest region. Dropping nearly 12,000 feet in overall elevation, the road is extremely narrow, and frequent landslides and fog, offers no protection from the sheer cliffs that drop straight down for a couple thousand feet. Before a modernized and safer route was completed in 2006, somewhere between 100-200 casualties occurred every year, and the roadside is currently littered with memorials and crosses. For obvious reasons, locals have given it a simple nickname – Death Road. By the way, there are quite a few companies in La Paz that offer extreme bike tours of the Yungas Road for adventurers. If you want teasing death, then this is the road for you.
7. Stelvio Pass Road Trollstigen (Italy)
Stelvio Pass Road is located in Trollstigen Italy. This is an amazing road which connects the Valtellina with the upper Adige valley and Merano. It passes through the Italian Alps in nearby Bormio and Sulden, 75 km from Bolzano, close to Swiss border. It is considered a very dangerous road in the world, but if you watch it from a peak then you can find it one of the best views in the world, very awesome! It is surely breathtaking. The tour books advise that the toughest and most spectacular climbing starts from the Prato side, Bormio side.
8. Guoliang Tunnel Road (China)
The name of the tunnel translates from Chinese as the “Road that does not bear any mistakes”. First the tunnel was created by the villagers from the remote area of the Taihang Mountains to get a way out to the outside world. Presently the road is 15 feet high and 12 feet wide which is pretty scary for the drivers. The tunnel has 30 windows to enjoy the scenes. The Guoliang Tunnel Road is carved though a mountain in China. The tunnel is located in the Taihang Mountain, which are located in the Henan Province of China. Before this road was constructed, access to the nearby Guoliang village was limited to a difficult path carved into the mountainside. The village is nestled in a valley surrounded by towering mountains cut off from civilization. In 1972 a group of villagers led by Shen Mingxin decided to carve a road into the side of the mountain. They generated money to purchase hammers and other tools. Thirteen villagers began the project. The tunnel is 1.2 kilometers long, 5 meters tall and 4 meters wide. Some of the villagers died accidently during the construction of the road and tunnel. The tunnel was opened for traffic in May 1977.
9. Karakoram Highway (KKH) Pakistan to China
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Chinese: 喀喇昆仑公路 is the highest paved international road in the world is 810 Kilometer long. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass at an altitude of 4,693 meter. It connects China’s Xinjian region with Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan and also serves as a popular tourist route. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed through cutting the mountain rocks, it is also referred as the “Ninth Wonder of the World and the one of the most dangerous routes of the world.
10. Trollstigen Road (Norway)
Trollstigen is located around 15 kilometres south of Åndalsnes in the county of Møre og Romsdal, north in Fjord Norway. The region consists of 25,000 inhabitants, which is the largest town in the area. Trollstigen has a steep incline of 9 percent and consists of 11 hairpin bends up a steep mountainside. Encircling the road are huge mountains. Names such as Kongen (the King), Dronningen (the Queen) and Bispen(the Bishop) confirm their majesty.
Trollstigen is a mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian National Road connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal. The road up is narrow with many sharp bends, and although it has been widened in recent years, vehicles over 12.4 meters long are prohibited from driving on this road. At the top there is a large parking place which allows visitors to leave their cars and walk for about ten minutes to a viewing balcony which overlooks the road with its bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen is a beautiful waterfall which falls 320 meters down the mountain side and looks a spectacular view for the travelers.
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