which might fill a current gap -- a place where Europeans and
Americans can together consider the challenges of tomorrow.
Speaking of the growth of India and China, along with all the
other challenges confronting both of us, he said, "We need a
vehicle where we can find solutions for these challenges
together -- [color="#4169E1"]so when these monsters arrive in 10 years, [/color]we
will be able to deal with them."
Amazing that these bastrds have been "dealing with" and destroying the native fabric in Asia for over 200 years and yet they openly fake naivette even in closed copmpany.
01-31-2011, 09:03 PM (This post was last modified: 01-31-2011, 09:04 PM by Husky.)
Not about India. Just something general on the topic.
news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8203558
Quote:WikiLeaks rival operational soon: founder
14:47 AEST Sat Jan 29 2011
Richard Carter
[photo caption:] The founder of WikiLeaks rival OpenLeaks has vowed to make it easier to expose secrets in anonymity.
The founder of OpenLeaks, a rival project to WikiLeaks, said on Friday the new service would begin soon and vowed to make it easier for whistleblowers to expose secrets in complete anonymity.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, former WikiLeaks spokesman, said an initial test phase would begin "in the next few weeks".
"A beta test phase will begin in the summer ... and we are looking at a full release towards the end of the year," he added.
Unlike WikiLeaks, which publishes secret documents on its website and makes them available in advance to selected media, OpenLeaks will let whistleblowers choose which media outlet or organisation they leak the documents to.
OpenLeaks will build website forums for partner organisations where people can submit secrets they have obtained. OpenLeaks itself acts only as a medium and ensures the identity of the source remains under wraps, he explained.
"We are just a mechanism to accept documents from sources and these sources decide whom they want to give it to ... we are actually a very neutral mechanism," said Domscheit-Berg.
"All we are doing is providing the conduit and protecting the anonymity of the source. That's what we're good at, we're technology experts," he told AFP.
It would be a not-for-profit organisation with all the services free, he added.
Domscheit-Berg, who fell out with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, said OpenLeaks was more democratic than his former whistleblowing operation.
"With the WikiLeaks model, you have to choose whom you are partnering with and by doing that, you become a political institution because you control the information," said the technology expert.
"We do not want to shut anyone out."
He said he believed his new brainchild would be at least as successful as WikiLeaks. "I think we're going to be way more efficient," he said.
However, the aim is to be less high-profile, he added. Since OpenLeaks will not be publishing any documents of its own, "we are unlikely to come under the same scrutiny as WikiLeaks", he said.
Founded in 2006, WikiLeaks emerged into the media spotlight last year with major document leaks on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It then unleashed a major diplomatic storm by releasing thousands of secret US embassy cables.
The OpenLeaks website went live on January 26, earlier than scheduled after its design was exposed on Cryptome, another website that publishes leaks.
The aim of OpenLeaks is to make it possible for would-be whistleblowers to leak information to "the organisations that matter", whether that be a non governmental organisation (NGO) or a media outlet, Domscheit-Berg told AFP.
"In the future, someone that knows about local corruption in a particular region ... can contact a news outlet, an NGO, or whoever ... that is dealing with that specific area and contact them directly," he said.
He said he had already established contact with Greenpeace and Transparency International, but the full list of media partners would be revealed in the coming weeks.
Quote:Al-Qaeda is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build "dirty" bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents.
A leading atomic regulator has privately warned that the world stands on the brink of a "nuclear 9/11".
Security briefings suggest that jihadi groups are also close to producing "workable and efficient" biological and chemical weapons that could kill thousands if unleashed in attacks on the West.
[url="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/uk-muslim-problem-kids-sent-to-pok-schools/746609/0"]UK Muslim problem kids sent to PoK schools[/url]
Quote:British Muslims are sending their ââ¬Åproblem childrenââ¬Â to Islamic schools in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) where they are at risk of being recruited by terror outfit al-Qaeda, according to secret US diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks.
In a communique dated July 18, 2008, Laura Hickey, a senior British official, told the Americans that ââ¬Åstabilising Kashmir is also important for UK domestic security reasons,ââ¬Â the whistle-blower website said.
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Hickey, the Foreign Officeââ¬â¢s Pakistan team leader, said there was ââ¬Åa growing trend of UK-based parents who send their ââ¬Ëproblem childrenââ¬â¢ to madrassas in PoK, and these students are at high risk of radicalisation.ââ¬Â
[url="http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_india-stood-up-for-dear-friend-iran-wikileaks_1504204"]India stood up for dear friend Iran: WikiLeaks[/url]
Quote:India lobbied the US against imposing sanctions on Iran for trying to develop nuclear weapons while it expressed concern over the emergence of Bangladesh and the Gulf countries as terrorist-funding routes into India, according to a latest batch of US diplomatic cables leaked by whilstleblower site WikiLeaks.
The two countries also explored the possibility of an Indian troop deployment in Afghanistan to prevent the country falling again to Pakistan-based elements, the documents revealed.
ââ¬ÅThe imposition of sanctions punishes ordinary people, who then turn their anger outward.. We are cautious about adhering to a broad attack on Iran,ââ¬Â Indiaââ¬â¢s national security adviser MK Narayanan told senators Russ Feingold and Bob Casey, according to a cable sent from the New Delhi embassy to the secretary of state in 2008. The issue of the alleged Iranian nuclear weapons programme had been a sore point in diplomatic relations between the two, with considerable speculation in international and domestic circles about whether the Manmohan Singh government had secretly capitulated to the US efforts to bring on economic sanctions against Iran, a traditional Indian ally.
Contrary to fears, however, Narayanan came across as trying hard to disabuse the Americans of their notion that Iran was yet another hot-bed of Islamist terrorism.
According to the cable, Narayanan told the senators that Shia clergy are more ââ¬Åsophisticated and eruditeââ¬Â than their Sunni counterparts and sanctions on Iran will only worsen the USââ¬â¢s case. [color="#FF0000"]Pointing to the self-flagellation ritual performed during Muharram, Narayanan said the Iranian psyche had ââ¬Åa tremendous capacityââ¬Â to absorb punishment. ââ¬ÅSelf-flagellation comes to them naturally,ââ¬Â[/color] he is quoted as saying, while trying to discourage the senators from advocating sanctions.
Another cable reveals Indiaââ¬â¢s deep-seated fears of a US ââ¬Ëabandonmentââ¬â¢ of Pakistan and the ââ¬Ådeep troubleââ¬Â that it will cause to India itself.
In a chat with US counter-terrorism official Virginia Palmer, former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan, G Parthasarathy and other officials are portrayed as being extremely worried about any US scaling down in Afghanistan. They, however, were all for the US exit from Iraq.
ââ¬ÅThe cost of losing Afghanistan is too great for India,ââ¬Â Parthasarathy is quoted as saying. When asked if India would consider putting troops on the ground in northern Afghanistan, Parthasarathy responded that it would depend on ââ¬Åhow itââ¬â¢s politically played,ââ¬Â acknowledging that the idea has some strategic value, the cable went on.
[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Reshuffle-WikiLeak-puts-govt-under-fire/H1-Article1-673873.aspx"]Reshuffle WikiLeak puts govt under fire[/url]
Quote:The publication of WikiLeaks reports suggesting that a "US tilt" was visible in the UPA government's cabinet reshuffle of 2006, was raised in Parliament on Tuesday. While CPM demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader Jaswant Singh suggested the UPA government's foreign policy was being framed in Washington.
CPM members raised the issue during Zero Hour and said the WikiLeaks cable quoted US ambassador in India David C Mulford as saying there was an "undeniable pro-American tilt" in the then cabinet reshuffle.
Led by Brinda Karat and P Rajeeve, CPM MPs said Mulford had described the change in the petroleum portfolio as a "determination to ensure US-India relations continue to move ahead rapidly".
Rajeeve said [color="#FF0000"]Mani Shankar Aiyar, seen by the US as a "contentious and outspoken Iran pipeline advocate was replaced by pro-US Murli Deora".[/color]
The CPM member, supported by his party colleagues and BJP and Shiv Sena, said [color="#FF0000"]there was also a reference in the cables to the inclusion of Saifuddin Soz, Anand Sharma, Ashwani Kumar and Kapil Sibal all "with strong pro-US credentials".[/color]
Aiyar said he was not surprised when he was relieved "at the first opportunity" of the "temporary charge".
"I was told explicitly that it was a temporary charge. I thought I will be there (petroleum ministry) for a week or two. It turned out to be 20 months. So it is not surprising that at the first opportunity when the reshuffle took place I was relieved of my temporary charge," the Congress leader said when asked about the cables.
Opposition MPs, however, demanded a response from the government, but deputy chairman K Rahman Khan denied it.
The Congress dubbed the cables as "senseless". "If national political parties or the whole country was to go into reacting to these sensational titbits from elements like WikiLeaks weekly, this country's democracy, its spirit, its stability would be diminished," Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said.
organizations like Hizbollah and the Taliban, as they are ""always preaching war."" Most Indian Muslims have concluded that ""there is something wrong"" with the Jihad approach to Muslim problems. There is a perception that Jihadis are not ""blessed by Allah."" Instead, Indian Muslims look for a ""positive approach."" He asserted that despite the media hype, there has been no appreciable increase of support for Hizbollah in India and that Indian Muslims are tired of the Sunni/Shia divide and look at sectarian organizations like Hizbollah with suspicion.
demonstrate to India's minorities that the country was not cosying up to America."" Nayar asserted that ""from Malaysia to Morocco, for Muslims, America is the number one enemy today. To ignore that sentiment in a country with around 140 million Muslims is to ignore a sizable segment of public opinion.""
[url="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Advani-asks-PM-to-quit-over-WikiLeaks-bombshell/articleshow/7727242.cms"]Advani asks PM to quit over WikiLeaks bombshell[/url]
Quote:The published US embassy cable said that an American diplomat was shown a huge quantity of money by Nachiketa Kapur, described as a political aide to Congress leader Satish Sharma, meant to be given to MPs to vote for the government. ( Read: Sharma denies WikiLeaks claims on MPs' bribing )
Some MPs, Kapur allegedly told the diplomat, had already been paid money.
( Read: WikiLeaks expose: Left parties question PM's silence )
Advani pointed out that the 2008 Parliament trust vote related to the controversial India-US civil nuclear deal that threatened to topple Manmohan Singh's government when he headed the first UPA alliance.
"The American embassy was interested in the vote of confidence," the BJP leader said, and described the Congress as "a friendly party" in American view.
Advani rubbished finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's argument that a matter related to the earlier Lok Sabha could not be raised in the present Lok Sabha.
"The finance minister's defence in the Rajya Sabha that diplomatic immunity prevents the government from investigating the cables is of no avail. The diplomatic immunity extends to protecting the secrecy of the cable. The cable has already been released to the public. The diplomatic immunity does not extend to protect an Indian offender who has committed an act of bribery in India," he said.
Advani also rubbished Mukherjee's second defence that the offence has nothing to do with the 15th Lok Sabha as it occurred during the 14th Lok Sabha and that the bribery was committed outside Parliament.
"It was the time when delimitation was done and many MPs were vulnerable as they could lose their seats. The Congress approached those MPs who were vulnerable, they tried to find those who could be corrupted and use them. Our MPs acted as whistle blowers," Advani said.
"From stinking scams to suicides or maybe something else, there seem to be no end to the scandals and stink that accompanies this government. These allegations of corruption shall continue till it (UPA II) is in power," he said.
[url="http://www.thehindu.com/news/the-india-cables/the-cables/article1556773.ece"]Rahul Gandhi, a lackluster leader[/url]
Quote:. Naqvi was initially delighted when Sonia Gandhi projected Rahul as the heir apparent, but has since lost faith. He claims that the word among Congress insiders, including those in the coterie surrounding Sonia Gandhi, is that Rahul will never become Prime Minister for several reasons. Saying that he ""refused to indulge in gossip,"" Naqvi claimed that it is increasingly common knowledge that Rahul suffers from ""personality problems"" of an emotional or psychological nature that are severe enough to prevent him from functioning as PM.
Quote:Naqvi claimed that Gandhi dynastic politics had no future, as the family has run out of prime ministerial candidates with appropriate charisma. Indira Gandhi was the last member of the dynasty capable of being an effective PM and Rajiv would never have won re-election had he not been assassinated. Naqvi implied that the common impression among Congress insiders is that Rahul is far below even his father in political ability.
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Rahul suffers from ""personality problems"" of an emotional or psychological nature that are severe enough to prevent him from functioning as PM.
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He does not have any personality problems, he is typical chalta hai class clueless indian with additional secularist bent. I take this this to mean Kangress believes chalta hai class is a minority
[quote name='dhu' date='23 March 2011 - 06:48 PM' timestamp='1300885828' post='111228']
He does not have any personality problems, he is typical chalta hai class clueless indian with additional secularist bent. I take this this to mean Kangress believes chalta hai class is a minority
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Actually, he had some problem. Based on my observation in 2000, when he was sitting next to me, in flight between London to Zurich. At Zurich airport, he was stopped and questioned and I was cleared without question. He had some problem, can't sit stationary. Very irritating person.
Heading: Black money in Swiss banks mainly from India
Contains a big table with several familiar names and the sums they have in Swiss banks.
The comments:
Quote:KSM SUNDARAM, on August 11, 2011 at 7:07 pm said:
I am convinced that Sonia Gandhiââ¬â¢s sudden visit to USA (?) for a so called Cancer operation had something to do with the leaking of the list. Wikileaks published the list on 2nd august ââ¬â same date when sonia, rahul and priyanka ran away fm India supposedly to the USA. In reality it is an escape plan. I would be surprised if the Criminal Trio comes back to India ever.
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KSM SUNDARAM, on August 11, 2011 at 7:02 pm said:
This is a wonderful article. There is nothing shocking about the list. The expected names have featured. All names (like Rajiv Gandhi, Laloo, Chidambaram, Maran, Raja, Stalin, etc.) are esteemed members of Indiaââ¬â¢s Crime Syndicate / Mafia. If these names had not featured, then only one would have been shocked.
Instead of trying to recover Godââ¬â¢s wealth from Sri Padmanabhaswami Temple, the Govt should recover the ill-gotten wealth locked up in Swiss banks. But its foolish to expect such action from the UPA, since most names are its own.
FOUR of the high-profile media organisations that have collaborated with WikiLeaks on its release of secret documents have condemned the group's disclosure of its entire archive of unredacted US State Department cables.
A joint statement published on the Guardian's website today said that it, along with The New York Times, Spanish daily El Pais and German newspaper Der Spiegel "deplore the decision of WikiLeaks to publish the unredacted State Department cables, which may put sources at risk".
WikiLeaks has recently published its entire 251,287-document collection of US Embassy cables, suggesting that its hand was forced because the files had already leaked to the internet in any case.