Chen escaped his house arrest a few days ago - he is blind.
First here some background info from Wikipedia - please click here !
Here a video from YouTube - I do not know if this is some kind of fake - but surely the
authorities will not like it too much.
It is said he is hiding in the US embassy in Beijing. How shall this work out in the end ?
Lets hope his family is safe.
Please also read this one - from guardian - click here.
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Chen Guangcheng 'safe' in US embassyBlind campaigner evades about 100 guards to escape from six-year detention but fears grow for family and supporters.
A blind Chinese rights activist who made a daring escape from extrajudicial detention was on Friday under the protection of the US embassy in Beijing, according to a friend, as concerns were growing about possible retribution against his family and supporters
After more than six years of jail and house arrest, Chen Guangcheng was said to have fled under cover of darkness, evading eight checkpoints and close to 100 guards who have been watching his home in the Shandong province countryside.
A photograph released on Friday night shows him with a friend and fellow activist, Hu Jia, who said Chen was under US protection. "It is my understanding that Chen is in the safest place in China. That is the US embassy," said Hu.
If confirmed, the incident could overshadow a planned trip to Beijing next week by the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner.
It would be the second case this year of a high-profile figure seeking refuge at a US diplomatic office in China. In February, Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun fled to the US consulate in Chengdu claiming his life was threatened because of his investigation into the death of British businessman Neil Heywood.
That incident led to a 36-hour standoff during which Chinese security personnel surrounded the consulate until Wang was turned over to an official from Beijing.
The US government neither confirmed nor denied claims that Chen was seeking asylum. An embassy spokesman, Richard Buangan, told reporters that "he did not have any information at this time."The British embassy also said Chen's whereabouts were a mystery. "We have followed Chen Guangcheng's case over a long period of time and have made representations publicly and privately to Chinese authorities. We have seen today's reports and will be following events closely," said a spokesman.The mainstream Chinese media had not reported the escape, but in a video recording apparently made after his release, Chen issued an open call for the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, to investigate his case.
He said between 90 and 100 people were involved in his illegal detention, which included savage beatings that left his wife with broken bones and the harassment of his children. Those who tried to visit him – including lawyers, journalists and the actor Christian Bale – had been either roughed up or driven away.
The accusations throw a harsh light on a Chinese government already reeling from a corruption and wire-tapping scandal sparked by the death of Heywood.
Chen blamed his treatment on local officials and the Chinese state's obsession with maintaining stability at all costs. He said his greatest concern was that the authorities would carry out "insane retribution" on his family, several of whom have already been placed under arrest.
Chen confirmed reports about his maltreatment that have appeared online over the years. "The truth was even worse," he said."
Human rights campaigners expressed delight that Chen – whose case has drawn international attention – was no longer in the hands of the authorities, but concern about revenge attacks on his wife, child, brother and human rights activists who helped him gain liberty.
According to the US-based human rights group China Aid, Chen was "100% safe" in Beijing. But it said the activist He Peirong, one of the people who helped Chen flee, had been arrested at her home in Nanjing on Friday morning.
He, who is said to have been in close contact with the Chen family, had earlier told CNN that Chen's hands were trembling, but his spirits were high. She said he was injured in the escape.
It was not clear how Chen evaded the officials, police and plainclothes thugs who have been camped in and around his home in Linyi since his release from prison in 2010. But activists said it was not an individual, opportunistic bid for freedom.
"To escape from a place with so many guards must have taken a great deal of planning," said Phelim Kine, of Human Rights Watch.
Chen was believed to have used the cover of darkness, in which his blindness – he lost his sight at the age of five – gave him an advantage over his captors. He previously attempted to dig a tunnel.
"I would say the fact that he successfully escaped is a miracle," said Hu. "It's like a real Chinese version of The Shawshank Redemption. I heard he got through eight security checks."
If Chen is caught, he faces the risk of severe extra-legal punishment from his guards. Several people close to Chen have already been rounded up, prompting fears of retribution.
According to the NGO Human Rights in China, Chen's brother Chen Guangfu was taken away from Dongshigu village on Thursday. His nephew, Chen Kegui, was also in hiding after using a kitchen knife to defend his mother from intruders led by the village chief.
Local public-security bureaux were not picking up their phones.
"The wife [Yuan Weijing], children and mother are on the extreme edge of vulnerability," said Kine. "They have already been brutally victimised for merely trying to get outside the compound for food or medical attention, so it is quite likely that the plainclothes thugs will react quite brutally to his escape. It is our hope that all diplomatic missions will make strong representations for their safety."
Chen has suffered the wrath of officials in Shandong since 2005, when he exposed a programme of forced abortions to reach targets linked to China's one-child policy. Although he was released from a four-year jail term in September 2010, he and his family continued to suffer detention and beatings.
Associates say they fear for his health, which has deteriorated during his detention."I don't know if he is safe now and I am worried about him," said lawyer Teng Biao. "Chen was not given freedom after being released from prison and he was sick and did not have a chance to see a proper doctor. I am worried about him."
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No further comments from my side. Have a nice weekend.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Hard Week - hard weekend music for you !
This was a crazy week - no fun - too many troubles - weekend is coming and you have to enjoy some HARD MUSIC yourself:
1) KICK OUT THE JAMS - MC5 is it already 40 years old ????
2) MY GENERATION - THE WHO - no further comment needed - right ?
3) HEROIN - LOU REED 1974 in Paris - this is soooo great performance !
4)THE PASSENGER - IGGY POP - this is surely not the real video - somebody made this perfect cut - more than 8 million hits for this on - arent we all only PASSENGERS ?
OKAY 1 MORE FOR YOU - first IGGY TALKING and then giving you DIRT - enjoy !
5) IGGY POP INTERVIEW (THIS IS NOT SO BRUTAL - BUT INTERESTING)
Friday, April 27, 2012
Bo Xi Lai, his son & his wife - WILL TURN OUT THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN CHINA POLITICS
So much more coming up about Bo Xi Lai and that whole story. Now his son is in focus - first you read wikipedia is always worth !
Many things very much in the dark - maybe this is the biggest scandal in China politics ever ! And here a little bit earlier this year before all happens about the murder of Neil Heywood - as this was the main cause of that whole story starting here - this was before all the real DIRT came up - but already some problems with Bo Xi Lai's sub-ordinates:
Many things very much in the dark - maybe this is the biggest scandal in China politics ever ! And here a little bit earlier this year before all happens about the murder of Neil Heywood - as this was the main cause of that whole story starting here - this was before all the real DIRT came up - but already some problems with Bo Xi Lai's sub-ordinates:
Foshan Police Special Unit......
Thursday, April 26, 2012
MY SON IS AN IDIOT PART 2: HE IS NOT - THAT SYSTEM IS SO WRONG !
VERY ANGRILY TODAY RECEIVED A NO-GO FOR MY SON FOR ST. MARGRETS PRIMARY ADMISSION.
SECOND INTERVIEW - NOBODY EVER KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING THERE IN THIS INTERVIEWS.
SO OUR SON IS TOO STUPID OR WHAT - THIS SEEMS THE MESSAGE THEY ARE SENDING.
ALL THIS DSS SCHOOLS ARE SUPPORTED BY HK GOV - BUT THE WHOLE ADMISSION SYSTEM SEEMS LIKE
A MAGIC SHOW - NO GOV CONTROL AT ALL - THIS IS SOMETHING SHALL TAKEN MORE CARE OF
IT SEEMS THERE IS A MAGIC CIRCLE OF PEOPLE TO GET INTO THIS SCHOOLS - HAVING 120 PLACES AND
ACCEPTING 3,000 APPLICATIONS - VERY CLEAR THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE. PARENTS HAVING
THE GOOD LUCK THEIR KIDS GET GRANTED SEVERAL PRIMARY PLACES - THEY REGISTER THEIR KID ON ALL
THE SCHOOLS MAKING THE PROBLEM EVEN MORE TROUBLESOME: BLOCKING SEATS UNTIL THE LAST MOMENTS..
SORRY YOU GREEDY, HONG KONG STUPID PARENTS - IT DOESNT MATTER YOUR KID
IS HOLDING FOUR SCHOOL PLACES - YOUR KID ONLY GO TO ONE SCHOOL IN THE END. GET YOURSELF TOGETHER -
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY ? LOW MINDS - DUMMY THINKING - GREEDY BEHAVIOR - IS THAT THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG ? GET ALIVE + IF YOU STILL HAVE A BRAIN - PLEASE USE IT !
JUST SOME BIEF INFO ABOUT MY SON:
HE IS NOT EVEN SIX YEARS OLD. HE COULD READ AND SPEAK ENGLISH SINCE HE IS 4.5 YEARS OLD (NOT ABOUT ROCKET SCIENCE) - HE CAN DO MATHS UP TO 100 ALREADY - AND HE LIKES TO PLAY (SORRY - THIS IS MAINLY THE NATURE OF KIDS THAT AGE) - SO TO GET ADMITTED TO A PRIMARY DSS SCHOOL HERE IN HONG KONG YOU NEED TO BE WHAT ? A 5 YEAR OLD PROFESSOR OR SCIENTIST ? YOUR MUM OR DAD NEED TO BE A CELEBRITY, LEGCO MEMBER OR CANTO-POP SINGER ?
JUST SOME BIEF INFO ABOUT MY SON:
HE IS NOT EVEN SIX YEARS OLD. HE COULD READ AND SPEAK ENGLISH SINCE HE IS 4.5 YEARS OLD (NOT ABOUT ROCKET SCIENCE) - HE CAN DO MATHS UP TO 100 ALREADY - AND HE LIKES TO PLAY (SORRY - THIS IS MAINLY THE NATURE OF KIDS THAT AGE) - SO TO GET ADMITTED TO A PRIMARY DSS SCHOOL HERE IN HONG KONG YOU NEED TO BE WHAT ? A 5 YEAR OLD PROFESSOR OR SCIENTIST ? YOUR MUM OR DAD NEED TO BE A CELEBRITY, LEGCO MEMBER OR CANTO-POP SINGER ?
DONALD TSANG AGAIN ABOUT HIS HOTEL ROOMS
SORRY - MEANWHILE THIS BECOMES A "FARCE" - EVERY STAESMAN (OR WOMAN) FROM WHATEVER GOVERNMENT WILL NOT STAY IN AN ECONOMY HOTEL BEDROOM. ONLY SECURITY MATTERS ALREADY WILL HAVE TO GIVE A MUCH MORE UP-DATED ROOM TO THEM - IF THIS IS DONALD, OR MERKEL OR OBAMA...OR WHOEVER. IT SEEMS THERE IS A CAMPAIGN RUNNING NOW AGAINST DONALD TSANG TO MAKE HIS 2 TERMS SOMEHOW MAKE SOUR TO THE HK COMMUNITY - SORRY DONALD I AM ON YOUR SIDE - THIS "CAMPAIGN" IS COMPLETELY WRONG. ANYHOW HERE SOME CLIP FROM THE 25.04.12 TVB LATE NIGHT NEWS.
THIS IS THE SUPPORTING TEXT FROM THE YOUTUBE VERSION:
AGAIN ABOUT DONALD TSANG'S HOTEL COSTS - SORRY IN THE MEANTIME I THINK THIS IS MAINLY A SET-UP TO RUIN DONALD TSANG'S REPUTATION: EVERY STATES MAN (OR WOMAN) WILL RESIDE NOT IN AN ECONOMY CLASS HOTEL ROOM. SECURITY REASONS IS ONE POINT - BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER REASONS. SO - WHAT IS THE BIG PROBLEM HERE ? BE CAREFUL ALL YOU CRITIZISERS - NEXT HK CE WILL SLEEP IN A YOUTH HOSTEL WHILE ON AN OVERSEAS TRIP ? LETS BET NOT !
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The begging teacher in TST - John Naaykens
Please read here the chinese version first - after that a "translation" from Google (still not too good - but at least you will understand the nature of the whole story............):
“我的妻子不见了，请大家帮帮我”.......
香港《苹果日报》4月25日报道：
"I miss my wife！"（我不见了我妻子）毕业于加拿大著名学府，拥有专业心理学家资格的 58岁加籍英语老师，去年9月与任教的四川大学闹出合约纠纷，其间先后涉逾期居留被驱出内地，更被年仅 23岁的妙龄妻子抛弃，顿时变成失婚丶失业双失汉。这位曾在中丶日丶台大学任教的洋学者连日流落尖沙嘴行乞，教授变乞丐的他，唯一心愿是筹足钱更换护照，再闯内地见少妻一面。
香港尖沙嘴天星码头对开街头是中外游客及港人逛街的热点，58岁的加拿大人 John Naaykens每逢大白天便坐在麦当劳星光行分店正门旁的梯级，但他此行并不是观光，而是行乞。他每次现身，颈上挂上一张四川绵阳西南科技大学英语导师证，同时手持一幅"CHINA kicked me OUT（被踢出中国）！"的标语。当游人驻足观看，他便拿起与内地妻子的合照向游人乞钱，希望筹钱更换新护照，尝试挽回与妻子濒临破裂的感情，并支付每晚 70元的宾馆床位及每天 9元一个汉堡包等开支。
John Naaykens先后在加拿大著名学府——英属哥伦比亚大学取得心理学硕士及专业心理学家资格，其后在该校获聘任教授两年， 1993年开始亚洲教学之旅，先后到过内地的中南财经政法大学丶国际教育中心丶安徽经济管理学院丶台湾的铭传大学及日本新舄大学任教，主要教授硕士生及教师写英文论文。三年前他结识年轻 35岁的湖北籍妻子，共谐连理，爱情事业两得意。
但去年中他与四川绵阳西南科技大学签订为期一年的英文教师合约后，开始出现波折。他声称聘用他的大学单位「国际合作与交流处」有心刁难，数度延交资料，以致入职后一直无法取得工作证，未几，其旅游签证届满，成为逾期居留人士，其后更被驱逐出境，妻子见他当不成教授，立即提出离婚。
落难来港后， John暂居美丽都大厦内一所宾馆斗室，有尼日利亚男同房客说同情他的遭遇，愿意慷慨与他分享食物。不过，当 John以为自己已倒霉透顶，前日竟又遇上贼匪，行装在一夜间被人偷去，全身只剩下一个纸袋丶存有妻子相片的 U盘及一套衣服。每天他拿着纸牌和妻子的合照来到尖沙嘴，不少途人同情其遭遇，给予 20至 100元不等，运气好时个半小时便筹得 300元。然而《苹果日报》记者连续多日观察他行乞以及在宾馆情况，发现这位洋学者好酒成性，试过短短行乞个半小时内，便花费 40多元购买三瓶啤酒饮。而在宾馆房间内则满是白酒丶威士忌及啤酒。他与人倾谈时杯不离手，当被记者打岔时更数度光火。
记者其后联络西南科技大学国际大学国际合作与交流处姓钟科长，他指曾有两名外籍教师投诉 John课后饮酒且出言威吓同僚，所以在合约期满后不再续聘他，校方亦提前支付了他在职期间所欠的 32,500元人民币薪金。
58岁的 John Naaykens三年前在武汉的国际教育中心任教时，邂逅比他年轻 35年的女硕士研究生，双方一见钟情，闪电结婚，婚后， John几乎包养了妻子及女方的一家，老夫少妻的生活，令 John春风得意，不时会拿出口袋内妻子的相片向他人炫耀。
但好景不常， John去年与四川绵阳西南科技大学发生合约纠纷，一年合约期，只教了不到半年学，赚了数万元薪金，更因无法取得工作签证而要被驱逐出境，妻子亦随即变脸。
John向记者称，妻子去年以父母患病为由，要他立即汇款约 46,000港元治病，之后便与他断绝联络，之后提出离婚。由结婚至离婚， John称均是妻子的意思，当初赞成婚事的岳父丶岳母更指他「人又老，钱又没有」。一段历时仅三年的婚姻对 John像发梦一样，如今真是人财两失，但这位 58岁的中年人，仍像初恋少男一样，坚信妻子仍爱着他，因此他频频闯境，并要筹钱换护照，再申请内地签证去找妻子谈心。记者看他的护照，发现他逗留香港的期限于本月 29日到期。他声称会去一趟澳门，然后会继续在香港行乞三个月。
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And here the translation:
I miss my wife! "(I was gone my wife) graduated from famous universities in Canada, 58-year-old Canadian has a professional psychologist qualified English teacher, taught at Sichuan University in September last year sudden, contractual disputes, during which successively involving overstayers are driven out of mainland was only 23 years old, the young wife abandoned, suddenly become divorced, unemployed loss Han foreign scholar who has taught in the middle, at Dian Taiwan University days living on the Tsim Sha Tsui, begging, professors become beggars, the only The wish is raised enough money to replace a passport, then break the mainland to see Shaoqi side.
Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier street is the hot spot for foreign tourists and the people of Hong Kong shopping, 58-year-old Canadian John Naaykens during the broad daylight and sat down at the door of the cascade branch of McDonald's Star House is, but he is not a tourist, but begging. Every time he appeared in the neck the Mianyang Southwest University of Science and Technology English teachers certificate, hang up a handheld a "CHINA kicked me OUT (was kicked out of China)" slogan. When visitors stopped to watch, he picked up the photo with the mainland wife begging for money to tourists, hoping to raise money to replace the new passport, try to restore the verge of rupture of the feelings with his wife, and pay $ 70 per night hotel beds and 9 yuan a day, a hamburgers and other expenses.
John Naaykens has made in the famous universities in Canada - University of British Columbia psychology master's and professional psychologist qualifications and subsequently was appointed a professor in the school two years teaching tour in Asia in 1993, has been to the mainland of Zhongnan taught by the University of Political Science, Centre for International Education, Anhui Institute of Economics and Management, Ming Chuan University in Taiwan and Japan, Niigata University, teaches graduate students and teachers to write English papers. Three years ago he made the acquaintance of the young Hubei Ji wife of 35 years of age, a total plunge, love and career pride.
Last year he signed with the Mianyang Southwest University of Science and Technology began to suffer setbacks after a one-year English teacher contracts. He claimed that the employment of his unit "International Cooperation and Exchange" determined to make things difficult, extended cross information, so that the entry has been unable to obtain work permits, soon after the expiration of their tourist visas, as overstayers, was later expulsion exit, the wife see him as not a professor, and immediately filed for divorce.
The trouble to come to Hong Kong, John temporarily in a hotel in cramped quarters in the Mirador Mansion, Nigeria gay guest sympathize with what happened to him, willing to generously share their food with him. However, when John thought to himself hapless end up event of the thief, the day before the luggage was stolen overnight, the body only a paper bag, there is the wife photos U disk and a suit of clothes. Every day he took a photo of the cards and his wife came to Tsim Sha Tsui, and many passers-by sympathy for their experience and give the range from 20-100 yuan, good luck and a half hours will be raised to 300 yuan. However, the Apple Daily reporter observed him for several days begging in the hotel situation and found that the nature of foreign scholars wine, tried within a short period of begging and a half hours, they spend more than 40 yuan to buy three bottles of beer drinking. In a hotel room full of white wine, whiskey and beer. With the cup when people talk to their hands, when a reporter interrupted angrily.
The reporter subsequently contacted the Southwest University of Science and Technology International University International Cooperation and Exchange surname Zhongke Chang, he was referring to the foreign teachers had two complaints from John after-school drinking and verbally intimidate colleagues, so discontinuing the appointment after the expiry of the contract, the school The party also paid in advance during owed $ 32,500 salary.
58-year-old John Naaykens three years ago in Wuhan International Education Center to teach, met more than 35 years of his young female graduate students, the two sides at first sight, got married, marriage, John almost nurturing a wife and the woman, May-September marriages life, John brilliance, from time to time come up with photos of his wife in the pocket to show off to others.
But good times never last, John is a contract dispute last year, and Sichuan Mianyang, Southwest University of Science and Technology, a contract period of one year, taught only less than six months to learn, earn tens of thousands of dollars of salary to be deported therefrom, but can not obtain a work visa, his wife also immediately turned hostile.
John said to the reporters, the wife on the grounds last year, parents sick, and asked him to immediately remittances of about HK $ 46,000 of medical treatment, after they cut off contact with him, and then filed for divorce. From marriage to divorce, John are his wife, meaning the original in favor of the marriage of the father-in-law, mother-in-law refers to his "old money does not". A period which lasted only three years of marriage to John like a dream, now is really human and financial loss, but the 58-year-old middle-aged man, still love boys, convinced that his wife still loved him, so he frequently break the environment, and to raise money for passport, applying for mainland visas to go to his wife talk. Reporters to see his passport and found that the duration of his stay in Hong Kong due on the 29th of this month. He claims that will go to Macau, and will continue to begging in Hong Kong for three months.
Ohh Donald you love big hotel rooms
Now Donald is in big shit again - he was living in suites during a trip to South America. Is it that important ? Does not every statesman during oversea-trips living in similar suites in hotels...okay see here the evening news from TVB 24.04.12 - late night:
In the second part of the news you can hear some horns from some vessel just passing by my window during recording that.
In the second part of the news you can hear some horns from some vessel just passing by my window during recording that.
Just check the below
Please read - click the link & action. Thanks.
Besides this - this webpage does not allow to copy / paste content - I do not find this very funny !
Besides this - this webpage does not allow to copy / paste content - I do not find this very funny !
Monday, April 23, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Levon Helm R.I.P.
About Levon Helm - please click here.
Please note the first video is "slightly" out of sync..................
Please note the first video is "slightly" out of sync..................
More news about Bo & the Neil Heywood case
This case seems to bring out a lot of DIRT & terrible findings. Read here more about the latest news on that case:
From the guardian click here or read below:
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Chinese bureaucrats may have a grey image but their ability to amass – and spend – ill-gotten gains is eye-opening.
The extraordinary political scandal unfolding at the top of the party – the suspected murder of the Briton Neil Heywood by the wife of the top leader Bo Xilai – is unprecedented.
But the allegations of "serious disciplinary violations" by Bo himself, and of attempts by his spouse, Gu Kailai, to shift money overseas, have put an instantly recognisable and very powerful face on an endemic problem.
Corrupt officials smuggled 800bn yuan (£80bn) out of the country and around 17,000 people fled abroad between the mid-1990s and 2008, according to a report that China's central bank released last year, apparently unintentionally.
"[Bo's arrest] isn't a typical case of graft. Nevertheless, it illustrates the irrefutable truth that unchecked power leads to corruption," warned the gutsy business magazine Caixin.
Columbia University's Xiaobo Lu, an expert on official abuses of power, said the affair was a "huge challenge" for the regime. "Bo's case has revealed how closely power and money are married. In China, the corruption problem has been clearly recognised as a legitimacy-threatening problem."
The party is spinning the case as proof of its determination to keep cadres clean, with state media saying it shows that no one is above the rules and treating it as an isolated case. How many believe that is another matter. Corruption has long been a major public concern.
The party has repeatedly pledged to crack down and there is certainly no shortage of cases. Disciplinary inspection agencies handled almost 140,000 in 2010 and more than 145,000 people were punished.
Some say the massive sums now involved largely reflect the growth of the Chinese economy, while others think the problems are spreading and becoming more entrenched as political and economic power grow ever closer.
"Once people get into office they are part of the system and that makes it difficult to be clean. People who are not [clean] put pressure on you and see you as an undesirable element," said Sidney Rittenberg, who spent 35 years working alongside Chinese leaders as an ardent communist. Back in the 60s, he said, one official at his work unit was fired for merely accepting gifts of food.
Deng Xiaogang, an expert on corruption at the University of Massachusetts Boston, said: "When you are in power you don't need to do anything. People come and beg to give you favours."
No one can be sure precisely what allegations Bo may face – and given that he and his wife have vanished into custody, they have no way of challenging them.
In most cases involving very senior figures – such as the former Shanghai party secretary Chen Liangyu, now serving 18 years for corruption – there has been no suggestion they funnelled money overseas.
But last week a pointed article in the official party newspaper, the People's Daily, said corrupt officials had been secretly using children, wives, friends and even mistresses to move and hide illicitly obtained wealth overseas. Investigators are also said to believe that Gu killed Heywood because he threatened to expose her overseas investments.
Corruption concerns have increasingly focused on "naked officials" who send their spouses and children overseas – usually followed, say critics, by sizable fortunes.
Strict capital controls of $50,000 (£30,000) a year per person have done little to prevent the flow of cash.
The railway ministry's former chief engineer Zhang Shuguang, who is still under investigation, stashed $2.8bn of assets in the US and Switzerland, according to the state broadcaster. Other reports said the assets included a spacious Los Angeles property bought for $825,000 at a time when Zhang, then a much lower ranking figure, was earning just 2,200 yuan ($350) a month.
The central bank report identified eight ways that officials moved money overseas. Some simply carried suitcases of money across the border themselves or used human "mules"; others used credit cards to buy large amounts of luxury goods overseas, repaying the fees with embezzled money or bribes. In some cases, people accepted money overseas and bought property cash down, or had money put directly into overseas accounts. In more complicated schemes they set up offshore companies in places such as the British Virgin Islands, buying materials from them at an above-market rate and selling them goods at a below-market rate. The domestic company would go bankrupt and the offshore one would take it over.
Another popular avenue for money-laundering has been Macau's casinos. Because of currency controls, junket operators allow mainlanders to put down renminbi on the mainland and then advance them credit in Macau – often a figure many times the original deposit.
Winnings can be paid out in Hong Kong dollars and funnelled to another location, though sometimes officials get carried away: Ma Xiangdong, deputy mayor of Shenyang, reportedly gambled away $4.8m of embezzled funds in Macau before he was brought down. Ma was executed but such tough penalties have done little to deter cadres. "People with vested interests have no fear," said Ma's former secretary Wang Xiaofang, now a novelist who writes about official intrigues.
He Jiahong, an expert on corruption investigations at Renmin University, said greater accountability was needed. "[Anti-corruption] policies rely on severe punishment – we say we executed one and deterred 100. But this policy has not worked well. Effective investigation is better than punishment, and prevention is better than investigation."
The party has repeatedly pledged to make senior officials publicly declare their own assets and those of their relatives – but has yet to do so.
And the higher up the tree officials climb, the harder it is to challenge them. "These guys get so drunk on power they think they can get away with anything," said Rittenberg. "When the big guys are caught, usually it has something to do with their political stand. It is a political weapon and they saw Bo as a political menace."
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AND HERE SOME MORE DIRECT NEWS ABOUT NEIL HEYWOOD - it is said he had an affair with the wife of Bo - but this was maybe not the reason for killing him. It was about MONEY.
This one from TELEGRAPH - just click or read below:
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Police suspect he was the victim of a poisoning engineered by the wife of ousted Chongqing Communist Party boss Bo Xilai Photo: REUTERS
From the guardian click here or read below:
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Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in China
Political scandal over death of Neil Heywood draws attention to how Chinese officials make – and spend – ill-gotten fortunes.
Some spirit billions out of the country, buying up luxury villas abroad; one reportedly lavished wealth on 18 mistresses; another blew a quarter of a million dollars in a two-day gambling spree.Chinese bureaucrats may have a grey image but their ability to amass – and spend – ill-gotten gains is eye-opening.
The extraordinary political scandal unfolding at the top of the party – the suspected murder of the Briton Neil Heywood by the wife of the top leader Bo Xilai – is unprecedented.
But the allegations of "serious disciplinary violations" by Bo himself, and of attempts by his spouse, Gu Kailai, to shift money overseas, have put an instantly recognisable and very powerful face on an endemic problem.
Corrupt officials smuggled 800bn yuan (£80bn) out of the country and around 17,000 people fled abroad between the mid-1990s and 2008, according to a report that China's central bank released last year, apparently unintentionally.
"[Bo's arrest] isn't a typical case of graft. Nevertheless, it illustrates the irrefutable truth that unchecked power leads to corruption," warned the gutsy business magazine Caixin.
Columbia University's Xiaobo Lu, an expert on official abuses of power, said the affair was a "huge challenge" for the regime. "Bo's case has revealed how closely power and money are married. In China, the corruption problem has been clearly recognised as a legitimacy-threatening problem."
The party is spinning the case as proof of its determination to keep cadres clean, with state media saying it shows that no one is above the rules and treating it as an isolated case. How many believe that is another matter. Corruption has long been a major public concern.
The party has repeatedly pledged to crack down and there is certainly no shortage of cases. Disciplinary inspection agencies handled almost 140,000 in 2010 and more than 145,000 people were punished.
Some say the massive sums now involved largely reflect the growth of the Chinese economy, while others think the problems are spreading and becoming more entrenched as political and economic power grow ever closer.
"Once people get into office they are part of the system and that makes it difficult to be clean. People who are not [clean] put pressure on you and see you as an undesirable element," said Sidney Rittenberg, who spent 35 years working alongside Chinese leaders as an ardent communist. Back in the 60s, he said, one official at his work unit was fired for merely accepting gifts of food.
Deng Xiaogang, an expert on corruption at the University of Massachusetts Boston, said: "When you are in power you don't need to do anything. People come and beg to give you favours."
No one can be sure precisely what allegations Bo may face – and given that he and his wife have vanished into custody, they have no way of challenging them.
In most cases involving very senior figures – such as the former Shanghai party secretary Chen Liangyu, now serving 18 years for corruption – there has been no suggestion they funnelled money overseas.
But last week a pointed article in the official party newspaper, the People's Daily, said corrupt officials had been secretly using children, wives, friends and even mistresses to move and hide illicitly obtained wealth overseas. Investigators are also said to believe that Gu killed Heywood because he threatened to expose her overseas investments.
Corruption concerns have increasingly focused on "naked officials" who send their spouses and children overseas – usually followed, say critics, by sizable fortunes.
Strict capital controls of $50,000 (£30,000) a year per person have done little to prevent the flow of cash.
The railway ministry's former chief engineer Zhang Shuguang, who is still under investigation, stashed $2.8bn of assets in the US and Switzerland, according to the state broadcaster. Other reports said the assets included a spacious Los Angeles property bought for $825,000 at a time when Zhang, then a much lower ranking figure, was earning just 2,200 yuan ($350) a month.
The central bank report identified eight ways that officials moved money overseas. Some simply carried suitcases of money across the border themselves or used human "mules"; others used credit cards to buy large amounts of luxury goods overseas, repaying the fees with embezzled money or bribes. In some cases, people accepted money overseas and bought property cash down, or had money put directly into overseas accounts. In more complicated schemes they set up offshore companies in places such as the British Virgin Islands, buying materials from them at an above-market rate and selling them goods at a below-market rate. The domestic company would go bankrupt and the offshore one would take it over.
Another popular avenue for money-laundering has been Macau's casinos. Because of currency controls, junket operators allow mainlanders to put down renminbi on the mainland and then advance them credit in Macau – often a figure many times the original deposit.
Winnings can be paid out in Hong Kong dollars and funnelled to another location, though sometimes officials get carried away: Ma Xiangdong, deputy mayor of Shenyang, reportedly gambled away $4.8m of embezzled funds in Macau before he was brought down. Ma was executed but such tough penalties have done little to deter cadres. "People with vested interests have no fear," said Ma's former secretary Wang Xiaofang, now a novelist who writes about official intrigues.
He Jiahong, an expert on corruption investigations at Renmin University, said greater accountability was needed. "[Anti-corruption] policies rely on severe punishment – we say we executed one and deterred 100. But this policy has not worked well. Effective investigation is better than punishment, and prevention is better than investigation."
The party has repeatedly pledged to make senior officials publicly declare their own assets and those of their relatives – but has yet to do so.
And the higher up the tree officials climb, the harder it is to challenge them. "These guys get so drunk on power they think they can get away with anything," said Rittenberg. "When the big guys are caught, usually it has something to do with their political stand. It is a political weapon and they saw Bo as a political menace."
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AND HERE SOME MORE DIRECT NEWS ABOUT NEIL HEYWOOD - it is said he had an affair with the wife of Bo - but this was maybe not the reason for killing him. It was about MONEY.
This one from TELEGRAPH - just click or read below:
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Neil Heywood 'had financial difficulties in China'
Expatriate British businessman Neil Heywood, whose suspected murder has caused political upheaval in China, left his wife and children in a financially uncertain situation in China, a family friend told Reuters.
Police suspect he was the victim of a poisoning engineered by the wife of ousted Chongqing Communist Party boss Bo Xilai Photo: REUTERS
10:37AM BST 20 Apr 2012
Heywood's financial problems before he died prompted a former business associate to pay for his family's plane tickets to attend his London funeral.
The account marks the first time that details of Heywood's financial affairs have emerged since he died in southwest China last November. Family friends also revealed more details about the final few days leading up to his death.
Police suspect he was the victim of a poisoning engineered by the wife of ousted Chongqing Communist Party boss Bo Xilai, over a business dispute that turned personal.
Heywood left his family yuan savings equivalent to a "five-digit" sum in British pounds, the family friend said, raising the possibility that any financial dealings with Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, a former high-powered lawyer, may not have yielded him windfall profits.
Police suspect that the 41-year-old Briton had been helping Gu move money offshore in return for a commission on the transaction, sources told Reuters earlier this week.
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But if such transactions did take place, and he made personal gains from it, Heywood's widow, known to friends as Lulu but who kept her maiden name Wang, has no knowledge of them, according to the friend's account.
Wang, a native of China's northeastern city of Dalian where Bo was mayor from 1993 to 2000, and Heywood's mother, Ann, and sister in London have turned down interview requests.
"She doesn't have a lot of bank savings," the source said, requesting anonymity, adding that she had to make monthly mortgage repayments on a three-storey town house the family owns in suburban Beijing.
When Heywood bought the house a few years ago, similar homes in the gated compound sold for around 3 million yuan (£296,000), according to a local broker. Today such houses sell for about 7 million yuan following a boom in Beijing real estate.
Police believe Gu plotted to murder Heywood after he demanded a larger-than-usual cut of a big transaction and threatened to expose her financial dealings if she refused, sources with knowledge of the investigation said.
The scandal, which has brought down Bo, once considered a contender for a top national leadership post, is potentially the most divisive the Communist Party has faced in more than two decades.
It was not clear whether Heywood had other bank accounts his wife did not know about or owned assets overseas. If he did, his widow knew nothing of them, the family friend said.
Heywood, educated at Harrow School and a fluent Chinese speaker, dressed well, drove a Jaguar and had friends in Britain's aristocratic circles. He once arranged a visit to China by Winston Churchill's granddaughter.
One of Heywood's ancestors was Britain's consul general in the northern port city of Tianjin from 1929 to 1935.
His children went to an international school in Beijing where the family paid attendance fees totalling more than £31,000 a year.
But friends say his expatriate life, while comfortable, was not lavish. The chain-smoking Heywood made his living as a mostly self-employed consultant to companies, including the Beijing dealer of Aston Martin, helping them resolve disputes and assisting with due diligence.
His grey Jaguar was second-hand, with a license plate "N007W3". He requested and obtained the "007" plate from Beijing traffic authorities as he was a fan of James Bond spy movies and classic sports cars, according to the family friend.
Family friends dismissed UK media reports that Heywood may have been a British spy. The reports were based on the part-time work Heywood had done for Hakluyt, a UK-based private business consultancy founded by former British intelligence officers.
Another source close to the family scoffed at the idea, saying a real spy would hardly advertise the fact by driving around in a car with "007" plates.
"Who would be so stupid as to carve 007 on his face if he were a real spy?" this second source said.
In 2006, Heywood advised the maker of London taxi cabs, which was looking to enter the Chinese market.
"From a company viewpoint, he was rock solid – good knowledge, very intelligent, a well-organised sort of guy," said John Russell, chief executive of cab maker Manganese Bronze, which is 20 per cent owned by Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings.
Heywood's widow flew to London with the couple's children – aged 7 and 11 – last December to attend a memorial service after the Aston Martin dealer in Beijing paid for their plane tickets, the family friend said.
Aston Martin Beijing declined to comment when reached by telephone.
The 41-year-old widow returned to Beijing with her children after the church service. They did not suspect then that Heywood had been murdered.
In his last days, Heywood did not appear stressed, family friends said. He attended the launch of a sports car club in Beijing on Nov. 11 and bought his daughter a birthday gift, something from Apple, the next day.
On Nov. 13, he was abruptly summoned to Chongqing, southwest China by staff of Gu, who turned 52 early that week, the sources close to the family said. He did not express any worries about the trip, they added.
Wang, Heywood's wife, lost contact with Heywood over the next three days and began to feel unsettled, the family friends said. His body was found in his room at the Nanshan Lijing Holiday Hotel on Nov. 15. Police determined he had died the day earlier from a poisoned drink, sources close to police say.
Chongqing police telephoned Wang on Nov 16 to inform her about the death, but she initially refused to believe the caller, suspecting a hoax, said sources close to the family. Th e officer suggested she check with the British Embassy in Beijing.
Disbelief soon turned to grief, and she boarded a flight bound for Chongqing on Nov 17.
After arriving in the sprawling, hilly city, she was met by a British diplomat and was told by police that Heywood had died of a heart attack due to overconsumption of alcohol.
Heywood's remains were cremated on Nov 18 in the presence of relatives and the diplomat, and his ashes flown to London.
Family members in Beijing and London, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters in late March that they had requested cremation because they did not suspect foul play. That was before police told Wang, a Chinese national, in April to stop speaking to reporters about the case, family friends said.
When Chinese state media announced this month that Heywood's death had been a murder and that Gu and a household assistant were "highly suspected", the news shocked the family.
Wang was apparently unaware of her husband's business dealings with Gu and their later conflict, said a relative and a source close to the family. Heywood helped Gu's son, Bo Guagua, gain admission to Harrow. Gu is godmother to the Heywood's children.
"It's still difficult to believe Gu Kailai ordered Neil poisoned," a source close to the family said. "The two families were very close."
Asked to comment on speculation Heywood had an affair with Gu, another family friend said: "Neil adored his wife and children. Every time I called him, he would be with the kids. He spent a lot of time at home."
Source: Reuters
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IF THE REAL TRUTH EVER WILL COME OUT ? NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT !
Wang, a native of China's northeastern city of Dalian where Bo was mayor from 1993 to 2000, and Heywood's mother, Ann, and sister in London have turned down interview requests.
"She doesn't have a lot of bank savings," the source said, requesting anonymity, adding that she had to make monthly mortgage repayments on a three-storey town house the family owns in suburban Beijing.
When Heywood bought the house a few years ago, similar homes in the gated compound sold for around 3 million yuan (£296,000), according to a local broker. Today such houses sell for about 7 million yuan following a boom in Beijing real estate.
Police believe Gu plotted to murder Heywood after he demanded a larger-than-usual cut of a big transaction and threatened to expose her financial dealings if she refused, sources with knowledge of the investigation said.
The scandal, which has brought down Bo, once considered a contender for a top national leadership post, is potentially the most divisive the Communist Party has faced in more than two decades.
It was not clear whether Heywood had other bank accounts his wife did not know about or owned assets overseas. If he did, his widow knew nothing of them, the family friend said.
Heywood, educated at Harrow School and a fluent Chinese speaker, dressed well, drove a Jaguar and had friends in Britain's aristocratic circles. He once arranged a visit to China by Winston Churchill's granddaughter.
One of Heywood's ancestors was Britain's consul general in the northern port city of Tianjin from 1929 to 1935.
His children went to an international school in Beijing where the family paid attendance fees totalling more than £31,000 a year.
But friends say his expatriate life, while comfortable, was not lavish. The chain-smoking Heywood made his living as a mostly self-employed consultant to companies, including the Beijing dealer of Aston Martin, helping them resolve disputes and assisting with due diligence.
His grey Jaguar was second-hand, with a license plate "N007W3". He requested and obtained the "007" plate from Beijing traffic authorities as he was a fan of James Bond spy movies and classic sports cars, according to the family friend.
Family friends dismissed UK media reports that Heywood may have been a British spy. The reports were based on the part-time work Heywood had done for Hakluyt, a UK-based private business consultancy founded by former British intelligence officers.
Another source close to the family scoffed at the idea, saying a real spy would hardly advertise the fact by driving around in a car with "007" plates.
"Who would be so stupid as to carve 007 on his face if he were a real spy?" this second source said.
In 2006, Heywood advised the maker of London taxi cabs, which was looking to enter the Chinese market.
"From a company viewpoint, he was rock solid – good knowledge, very intelligent, a well-organised sort of guy," said John Russell, chief executive of cab maker Manganese Bronze, which is 20 per cent owned by Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings.
Heywood's widow flew to London with the couple's children – aged 7 and 11 – last December to attend a memorial service after the Aston Martin dealer in Beijing paid for their plane tickets, the family friend said.
Aston Martin Beijing declined to comment when reached by telephone.
The 41-year-old widow returned to Beijing with her children after the church service. They did not suspect then that Heywood had been murdered.
In his last days, Heywood did not appear stressed, family friends said. He attended the launch of a sports car club in Beijing on Nov. 11 and bought his daughter a birthday gift, something from Apple, the next day.
On Nov. 13, he was abruptly summoned to Chongqing, southwest China by staff of Gu, who turned 52 early that week, the sources close to the family said. He did not express any worries about the trip, they added.
Wang, Heywood's wife, lost contact with Heywood over the next three days and began to feel unsettled, the family friends said. His body was found in his room at the Nanshan Lijing Holiday Hotel on Nov. 15. Police determined he had died the day earlier from a poisoned drink, sources close to police say.
Chongqing police telephoned Wang on Nov 16 to inform her about the death, but she initially refused to believe the caller, suspecting a hoax, said sources close to the family. Th e officer suggested she check with the British Embassy in Beijing.
Disbelief soon turned to grief, and she boarded a flight bound for Chongqing on Nov 17.
After arriving in the sprawling, hilly city, she was met by a British diplomat and was told by police that Heywood had died of a heart attack due to overconsumption of alcohol.
Heywood's remains were cremated on Nov 18 in the presence of relatives and the diplomat, and his ashes flown to London.
Family members in Beijing and London, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters in late March that they had requested cremation because they did not suspect foul play. That was before police told Wang, a Chinese national, in April to stop speaking to reporters about the case, family friends said.
When Chinese state media announced this month that Heywood's death had been a murder and that Gu and a household assistant were "highly suspected", the news shocked the family.
Wang was apparently unaware of her husband's business dealings with Gu and their later conflict, said a relative and a source close to the family. Heywood helped Gu's son, Bo Guagua, gain admission to Harrow. Gu is godmother to the Heywood's children.
"It's still difficult to believe Gu Kailai ordered Neil poisoned," a source close to the family said. "The two families were very close."
Asked to comment on speculation Heywood had an affair with Gu, another family friend said: "Neil adored his wife and children. Every time I called him, he would be with the kids. He spent a lot of time at home."
Source: Reuters
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IF THE REAL TRUTH EVER WILL COME OUT ? NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT !
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Chinese Nuclear Test footage, A montage.
Remark: Do not believe everything you are reading or seeing on blogs. Under that consideration watch that one (sound & cutting is quite good):
Hong Kong to China smuggling
All you guys there in Sheung Shui stocking up with milk powder, electronics (APPLE !), wine and so on. BE ALERT. It was announced today that Chinese customs at most of the HK border checkpoints + Zhuhai & Macao (I am not so sure) into China will take a very close look / check on mainlanders holding 2-way permits crossing the border more than ONCE A DAY. They will get you - sooner or later.
Here see some interesting documents about that issue:
Guy Had Hundreds (next video says it was 30 only which sounds reasonable) of iPhone4S Wrapped on Body
busted by Shenzhen Customs while smuggling from Hong Kong to Mainland
iPhone Smuggling in China
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
TVB 17.04 12 LATE NIGHT - PREGNANT MAINLAND WOMEN
Here some more about THAT TOPIC:
I would suggest to throw them all out including that lousy middlemen making a fortune in bringing that
egg - women over here.
But the today news already having a litte bit different view on CY Leung's idea; He has not the saying yest - so he can only change once in power. Besides this surely all the private hospitals complaining heavily about that ZERO QUOTA.
OUT NOW - the earlier - the better !
One more question is about the service in mainland hospitals for birth giving women:
It seems to be that bad - isnt it ?
Have you ever been to a local chinese hospital ? You will wish never getting seriously sick.
But the today news already having a litte bit different view on CY Leung's idea; He has not the saying yest - so he can only change once in power. Besides this surely all the private hospitals complaining heavily about that ZERO QUOTA.
OUT NOW - the earlier - the better !
One more question is about the service in mainland hospitals for birth giving women:
It seems to be that bad - isnt it ?
Have you ever been to a local chinese hospital ? You will wish never getting seriously sick.
Spookily Silent Chinese 'Ghost City'
You watch this and it is really super - strange - this is completely wrong planning. Some people maybe became very RICH in setting up that
place - anybody to blame ? Surely not in China - it is always "somebody else" doing the wrong thing. You cannot blame "ME"...get the message ?
Enjoy the video:
And here one more - same topic:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Video: Vietnam cop clings to speeding bus windshield wipers
Watch that - isn't it slightly nuts ?
A Vietnamese traffic police officer went on a wild ride in Hanoi, clinging to the windshield wipers of a moving bus for nearly a kilometre after a rogue driver tried to avoid a ticket.
Traffic lieutenant Nguyen Manh Phan pulled over Phung Hong Phuong, 37, in Hanoi on Monday for driving on the wrong side of the road, VN Express reported. Phuong refused to produce his papers and rushed back to the bus, prompting the officer to jump onto the front in an attempt to stop him.
Video shot by one of Phan's fellow police officers shows the officer trying to get his footing and dangling precariously from the moving bus as oncoming traffic whizzes past.
At one point the bus was travelling at 50 kmph (31mph). Phan could be heard shouting: "Call the police!"
The driver, who was released in 2010 after serving nearly four years in prison for a fatal traffic accident, eventually pulled over after being chased by police and villagers. He was arrested for allegedly acting against public officials, the officer said.
A Vietnamese traffic police officer went on a wild ride in Hanoi, clinging to the windshield wipers of a moving bus for nearly a kilometre after a rogue driver tried to avoid a ticket.
Traffic lieutenant Nguyen Manh Phan pulled over Phung Hong Phuong, 37, in Hanoi on Monday for driving on the wrong side of the road, VN Express reported. Phuong refused to produce his papers and rushed back to the bus, prompting the officer to jump onto the front in an attempt to stop him.
Video shot by one of Phan's fellow police officers shows the officer trying to get his footing and dangling precariously from the moving bus as oncoming traffic whizzes past.
At one point the bus was travelling at 50 kmph (31mph). Phan could be heard shouting: "Call the police!"
The driver, who was released in 2010 after serving nearly four years in prison for a fatal traffic accident, eventually pulled over after being chased by police and villagers. He was arrested for allegedly acting against public officials, the officer said.
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News from TVB late night .....
2x news here:
1) CY Leung suggests to put the quota for giving birth in private hospitals for MAINLAND PREGNANT WOMAN to ZERO next year. Good idea Mr CY Leung. Lets see if you can handle that against the massive commercial interest of the PRIVATE HOSPITALS. It is noted here and gives you a new label called "CY Leung's promises". We will check on that later when you are "ruling".
2) Fire / Smoke at Lowu checkpoint that evening ...all was shut down ....hope you haven't been there. So here is some cutting from TVB late night news with this 2 topics - enjoy:
1) CY Leung suggests to put the quota for giving birth in private hospitals for MAINLAND PREGNANT WOMAN to ZERO next year. Good idea Mr CY Leung. Lets see if you can handle that against the massive commercial interest of the PRIVATE HOSPITALS. It is noted here and gives you a new label called "CY Leung's promises". We will check on that later when you are "ruling".
2) Fire / Smoke at Lowu checkpoint that evening ...all was shut down ....hope you haven't been there. So here is some cutting from TVB late night news with this 2 topics - enjoy:
Monday, April 16, 2012
News from the North
They are still parading & marching. Aren't they hungry ?
Here some video from the North.
Here some video from the North.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Heavy coastal mist
Today very wet on the coastline - heavy coastal mist. The dehumidifier is running non-stop & is full after a few hours !
Late News 13.04.12
North Korea rocket / satellite launch has failed - Chinas Economy is not as good as they hope / wish .......Be aware figures in China whatever SMALL or BIG can always be faked - do not trust figures as long as yourself cannot 100% check on them.
Your Weekend Music.........
..............any ideas from your side ? tell me what you want to hear and I try to find it for you. Waiting your suggestions - thanks !
Friday, April 13, 2012
Some clip from TVB PEARL late night news
Funny: The MTR price hike - no good. The government has appointed some CONSULTING COMPANY to look into this and that - consider the salaries of HK Civil Servants & Government Staff - and they need to appoint an outside CONSULTANT COMPANY ???
Also some blah blah about CY - we will find out how well he will be serving the HK people.
Have a good sleep.
Here the video:
Also some blah blah about CY - we will find out how well he will be serving the HK people.
Have a good sleep.
Here the video:
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The Bo Xilai drama: Wife said to have killed Neil Heywood.......
the big question is WHY ? What was going on there in November last year ? Now the wife of Bo Xilai is detained & his political career is OVER. Not too uncomfortable for the still ruling cadres..............
Here some videos & hardcopies about that whole story:
This one from here - please click !
Here some videos & hardcopies about that whole story:
This one from here - please click !
China says it was 'correct decision' to arrest Bo Xilai's wife over Neil Heywood's murder
China has stated it was the "correct decision" to launch a probe into Bo Xilai after his wife was arrested in connection with the death of British businessman Neil Heywood.
An editorial in the People's Daily, the newspaper that the Communist party uses to communicate to its cadres across the country, said Mr Heywood's death was a "serious criminal case" and that "Bo Xilai's actions have seriously violated the party's discipline, caused damage to the party and to the country, and harmed the image of the party and the country".
The investigation showed respect for the rule of law, People's Daily stated.
Speaking at a press conference during a trade mission to Indonesia, David Cameron, the Prime Minister said: "We did ask the Chinese to hold an investigation and we are pleased that they are now doing that.
"It is very important we get to the truth of what happened in this very disturbing case, this very tragic case."
A motive for killing Heywood was not spelt out, but Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, said that Mr Bo, his wife, Gu Kailai and their son, Bo Guagua, had been on "good terms" with Heywood but that a "conflict over economic interests" had arisen.
The statement also said that the crime had been brought to light by Wang Lijun, the former police chief in the city.
Mrs Gu, the wife of Mr Bo, one of China's most powerful Communist party leaders, has been arrested for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
Heywood, 41, a British businessman based in Beijing, was found dead last November in a hotel room in Chongqing, the city ruled over by Mr Bo and his wife.
On Tuesday, the Chinese government said a fresh investigation into his death is under way, and that the existing evidence strongly points to Gu Kailai, Mr Bo's 53-year-old second wife, and Zhang Xiaojun, "an orderly at Bo's home".
The pair have been "transferred to judicial authorities on suspected crime of intentional homicide", said a statement on Xinhua. The maximum penalty for murder in China is death.
A separate statement meanwhile said Mr Bo, 62, had been suspended from the Politburo and from the Central Committee and is under investigation for "serious discipline violations", spelling the end of his political career. Neither Mr Bo nor his wife have been seen since mid-March.
Mr Wang fled from Chongqing to the US Consulate in neighbouring Chengdu earlier this year, apparently in fear for his safety.
While inside the US consulate, he accused Mrs Gu of poisoning Heywood, prompting the Foreign Office to urge the Chinese authorities to reopen the case.
According to the New York Times, Mr Wang provided American diplomats with "a technical police file" on Heywood's death, as well as divulging a "trove of knowledge on the contest for power among the Chinese leadership".
At the time of his death, Heywood's family was told there would be no investigation or autopsy and that he had died of a heart attack.
His father, Peter, also died of heart disease aged 63. The British Embassy, however, was told he had died of excessive alcohol consumption, a detail that puzzled his friends, who said he rarely drank.
Mr Heywood, whose consultancy business helped to introduce Western companies to China, had become friends with Mr Bo and his wife in the 1990s, when Mr Bo was the mayor of Dalian. Some sources claim that, as an Old Harrovian, he helped ease Bo Guagua into Harrow.
However, Tom Reed, who dined with Heywood in Beijing a few days before his death, said he had never discussed his relationship with Mrs Gu.
Mr Reed said that at the time of his death, Heywood had not been in touch with the Bo family for at least a year. A second source, who knew Mr Heywood from his time in Dalian, said that he thought his relationship with the Bo family had "cooled" since Mr Bo took over in Chongqing in 2007.
According to the Wall Street Journal, however, Mrs Gu had become "increasingly neurotic" after being investigated for corruption in 2007 and had at one point demanded that Mr Heywood, as a member of her inner circle, divorce his wife and swear an oath of loyalty. Mr Heywood refused.
Like Mr Bo, whose father was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist party, Mrs Gu was part of the party's aristocracy. Her father was Gu Jingsheng, a renowned general. The couple both attended Peking university, where she studied law and international politics.
In her early career, Mrs Gu was one of China's most famous lawyers, even appearing as the subject of a patriotic television film.
And while Mr Bo suggested earlier this year that "she now basically just stays at home, doing some housework", she is believed to still have had control of her law firm, first named Kailai and then renamed Ang Dao.
Companies wishing to do business in Chongqing were well advised to retain her firm's services. She is also reported to have taken the English name Horus L Kai, at one point to have been the director of a company registered in Dorset.
Li Zhuang, a lawyer in Chongqing who was imprisoned during the crackdown on the mafia, said Mr Bo had often boasted of being "above the law" but that the investigation would be a test case to show that "everyone who commits crimes should be punished".
William Hague, the Foreign secretary, said he had taken a "personal interest" in Heywood's case.
"We look forward to hearing the outcome of those investigations," he said.
AND THEN THIS ONE - FROM HERE - JUSTCLICK !
Mrs Gu, the wife of Mr Bo, one of China's most powerful Communist party leaders, has been arrested for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
Heywood, 41, a British businessman based in Beijing, was found dead last November in a hotel room in Chongqing, the city ruled over by Mr Bo and his wife.
On Tuesday, the Chinese government said a fresh investigation into his death is under way, and that the existing evidence strongly points to Gu Kailai, Mr Bo's 53-year-old second wife, and Zhang Xiaojun, "an orderly at Bo's home".
The pair have been "transferred to judicial authorities on suspected crime of intentional homicide", said a statement on Xinhua. The maximum penalty for murder in China is death.
A separate statement meanwhile said Mr Bo, 62, had been suspended from the Politburo and from the Central Committee and is under investigation for "serious discipline violations", spelling the end of his political career. Neither Mr Bo nor his wife have been seen since mid-March.
Mr Wang fled from Chongqing to the US Consulate in neighbouring Chengdu earlier this year, apparently in fear for his safety.
While inside the US consulate, he accused Mrs Gu of poisoning Heywood, prompting the Foreign Office to urge the Chinese authorities to reopen the case.
According to the New York Times, Mr Wang provided American diplomats with "a technical police file" on Heywood's death, as well as divulging a "trove of knowledge on the contest for power among the Chinese leadership".
At the time of his death, Heywood's family was told there would be no investigation or autopsy and that he had died of a heart attack.
His father, Peter, also died of heart disease aged 63. The British Embassy, however, was told he had died of excessive alcohol consumption, a detail that puzzled his friends, who said he rarely drank.
Mr Heywood, whose consultancy business helped to introduce Western companies to China, had become friends with Mr Bo and his wife in the 1990s, when Mr Bo was the mayor of Dalian. Some sources claim that, as an Old Harrovian, he helped ease Bo Guagua into Harrow.
However, Tom Reed, who dined with Heywood in Beijing a few days before his death, said he had never discussed his relationship with Mrs Gu.
Mr Reed said that at the time of his death, Heywood had not been in touch with the Bo family for at least a year. A second source, who knew Mr Heywood from his time in Dalian, said that he thought his relationship with the Bo family had "cooled" since Mr Bo took over in Chongqing in 2007.
According to the Wall Street Journal, however, Mrs Gu had become "increasingly neurotic" after being investigated for corruption in 2007 and had at one point demanded that Mr Heywood, as a member of her inner circle, divorce his wife and swear an oath of loyalty. Mr Heywood refused.
Like Mr Bo, whose father was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist party, Mrs Gu was part of the party's aristocracy. Her father was Gu Jingsheng, a renowned general. The couple both attended Peking university, where she studied law and international politics.
In her early career, Mrs Gu was one of China's most famous lawyers, even appearing as the subject of a patriotic television film.
And while Mr Bo suggested earlier this year that "she now basically just stays at home, doing some housework", she is believed to still have had control of her law firm, first named Kailai and then renamed Ang Dao.
Companies wishing to do business in Chongqing were well advised to retain her firm's services. She is also reported to have taken the English name Horus L Kai, at one point to have been the director of a company registered in Dorset.
Li Zhuang, a lawyer in Chongqing who was imprisoned during the crackdown on the mafia, said Mr Bo had often boasted of being "above the law" but that the investigation would be a test case to show that "everyone who commits crimes should be punished".
William Hague, the Foreign secretary, said he had taken a "personal interest" in Heywood's case.
"We look forward to hearing the outcome of those investigations," he said.
AND THEN THIS ONE - FROM HERE - JUSTCLICK !
China's Neil Heywood murder investigation backed by David Cameron
Following arrest of Bo Xilai's wife, Gu Kailai, PM promises full co-operation with authorities over death of British businessman.
David Cameron has promised to co-operate with the Chinese investigation into the suspected murder of British businessman Neil Heywood and praised the authorities for their decision to examine the "disturbing" case.
The prime minister was asked in Jakarta about the death of Heywood after the detention of Gu Kailai, the wife of the former Chinese leadership contender Bo Xilai, on suspicion of his murder.
Standing next to the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in the presidential palace in Jakarta, Cameron said: "On the case of Neil Heywood, we did ask the Chinese to hold an investigation and we are pleased that they are now doing that. I stand ready to co-operate in any way that we can. It is very important that we get to the bottom of the truth of what happened in this very disturbing case, this very tragic case."
Downing Street is pleased that the Chinese authorities appear to be taking the death of Heywood seriously. The prime minister's remark that Britain had been asking the Chinese authorities to launch an investigation was designed to answer critics who said Britain had failed to put any pressure on Beijing for fear of offending the growing superpower.
Bo's political death knell has sounded across China as newspaper front pages and hourly news bulletins trumpeted his disgrace and his wife's detention for the suspected murder of Heywood.
The scandal that toppled the high-profile former leadership contender is the biggest political upheaval in China since general secretary Zhao Ziyang was ousted following the Tiananmen democracy protests in 1989. It comes months before a once-a-decade leadership transition.
The official party newspaper, the People's Daily, urged people to rally around the top leadership, saying Bo had damaged the cause and image of both party and state. But while investigations into the couple are continuing, news coverage also sought to draw a line under events, with a Global Times article saying the country had "steadily overcome a bump" ahead of the 18th party congress this autumn, which will unveil the new leadership.
The news agency Xinhua has said Bo is under investigation by central party officials for "serious disciplinary violations" – a statement that has often been followed by corruption charges against leaders in the past.
Bo was dismissed on 15 March as party secretary of the south-western city of Chongqing – where Heywood died last November – but had held on to his politburo and central committee seats, apparently because leaders had not agreed on how to handle him. Many believe that was related to horse-trading before the autumn power transition as well as Bo's powerful connections as the "princeling" son of a renowned Communist party veteran.
The scandal was set in motion in February when Bo's ally and former police chief Wang Lijun fled to the US embassy in Chengdu, where he is believed to have told diplomats he had angered Bo by confronting him with suspicions over Heywood's death. Wang is now under investigation.
But many believe rivals and opponents were already seeking to damage Bo.
Jean-Pierre Cabestan, of Hong Kong University, suggested Wang's flight, while deeply embarrassing to Chinese leaders, was merely "the last straw on the camel's back". Analysts say Bo alienated senior party figures by attempting to leverage popular support to win promotion in the leadership transition.
"He created a coalition of everyone wanting to get rid of him because he became a 'troublemaker' and a factor of division," said Cabestan.
He suggested it was also "a clear victory for reformists" at the top of the party who are pressing for change.
"Behind this case is a power struggle," said Zhang Ming, a liberal scholar at Renmin University in Beijing. "Bo broke the rules and greatly deviated from the [usual] track … This shows that the struggle has intensified."
Wu Qiang, a political scientist at Tsinghua University, said Bo's populism had been a threat: "This is a cleaning-up among princelings," he added.
Xinhua has said Bo's 51-year-old wife, Gu Kailai, and a worker from the couple's home are "highly suspected" of killing Heywood. It added that Gu and the couple's son Bo Guagua had been on good terms with the 41-year-old British businessman but that there had been a conflict over economic interests.
Britain had already asked China to reinvestigate Heywood's death, following suggestions of suspicious circumstances. Family members in China and the UK have dismissed the idea of foul play and said he died of a heart attack.
Heywood's widow was at their home in a blossom-lined, upmarket housing compound in the northern suburbs of Beijing on Tuesday, but did not answer the door. Her late husband's silver Jaguar, bearing a union flag sticker, was parked in the driveway.
"No one is home," said a man in plain clothes who said he was head of security for the compound.
Britain and the US were briefed on the announcements shortly before they were made public.
The foreign secretary, William Hague, has welcomed the reinvestigation, telling reporters: "It's a death that needs to be investigated, on its own terms and on its own merits, without political considerations."
As with many developments in the case, Tuesday night's bombshell announcements were presaged by a bout of speculation about such moves on the country's microblogs.
Despite censorship, many used the services to praise and attack Bo on Wednesday.
"Such a good official. He did so many good things for people … How much do the bad guys hate him!" wrote one internet user.
"He wanted to restore the cultural revolution. He even criticised and fought against his own father [during the cultural revolution]. Where is his goodness? I don't get it!" argued another.
A third noted simply: "What happened in Chongqing told us that no matter what is right or wrong, it is important to stand on the winning side."
MY FINAL COMMENT: THE WHOLE STORY SMELLS - WILL WE EVER KNOW ABOUT THE TRUTH ?
Sunday, April 8, 2012
English translation of Günter Grass’ poem on Israeli threat
Recently the german writer Guenter Grass has written a poem. In this poem he openly criticises Israel ! Now Israel has banned him from entering Israel.
Many famous jewish people & all kind of jewish organisations heavily complained about that poem & surely complained & blamed Mr. Grass
in being very wrong etc.
So first lesson we have to learn here: Do not complain about Israel or the jewish state or jewish people - you will be damned forever.
Honestly speaking I have the feeling that with this kind of attitude something is very, very wrong nowadays. I do not want to comment further - but it is a SCANDAL !
The Scandal is not the poem of Mr. Grass - the Scandal is the world-wide reaction on it. Here the poem first translated into english & then the original version.
This is from here !
Why do I stay silent, conceal for too long
What clearly is and has been
Practiced in war games, at the end of which we as survivors
Are at best footnotes.
It is the alleged right to first strike
That could annihilate the Iranian people--
Enslaved by a loud-mouth
And guided to organized jubilation--
Because in their territory,
It is suspected, an atom bomb is being built.
Yet why do I forbid myself
To name that other country
In which, for years, even if secretly,
There has been a growing nuclear potential at hand
But beyond control, because no testing is available?
The universal concealment of these facts,
To which my silence subordinated itself,
I sense as incriminating lies
And force--the punishment is promised
As soon as it is ignored;
The verdict of "anti-Semitism" is familiar.
Now, though, because in my country
Which from time to time has sought and confronted
The very crime
That is without compare
In turn on a purely commercial basis, if also
With nimble lips calling it a reparation, declares
A further U-boat should be delivered to Israel,
Whose specialty consists of guiding all-destroying warheads to where the existence
Of a single atomic bomb is unproven,
But through fear of what may be conclusive,
I say what must be said.
Why though have I stayed silent until now?
Because I think my origin,
Which has never been affected by this obliterating flaw,
Forbids this fact to be expected as pronounced truth
Of the country of Israel, to which I am bound
And wish to stay bound.
Why do I say only now,
Aged and with my last ink,
That the nuclear power of Israel endangers
The already fragile world peace?
Because it must be said
What even tomorrow may be too late to say;
Also because we--as Germans burdened enough--
Could be the suppliers to a crime
That is foreseeable, wherefore our complicity
Could not be redeemed through any of the usual excuses.
And granted: I am silent no longer
Because I am tired of the hypocrisy
Of the West; in addition to which it is to be hoped
That this will free many from silence,
Prompt the perpetrator of the recognized danger
To renounce violence and
Likewise insist
That an unhindered and permanent control
Of the Israeli nuclear potential
And the Iranian nuclear sites
Be authorized through an international agency
Of the governments of both countries.
Only this way are all, the Israelis and Palestinians,
Even more, all people, that in this
Region occupied by mania
Live cheek by jowl among enemies,
In the end also to help us.
Translated by Heather Horn, who writes: "What Must Be Said,' is ...not exactly the prettiest prose in its original German, and the English doesn't read much better....I've tried to untangle some of the needlessly Teutonic constructions where it doesn't undo the deliberately winding and parenthetical tone too much. Even more concise German can sound circuitous to an English ear, but Grass's writing here is an extreme example..."
Warum schweige ich, verschweige zu lange,
was offensichtlich ist und in Planspielen
geübt wurde, an deren Ende als Überlebende
wir allenfalls Fußnoten sind.
Es ist das behauptete Recht auf den Erstschlag,
der das von einem Maulhelden unterjochte
und zum organisierten Jubel gelenkte
iranische Volk auslöschen könnte,
weil in dessen Machtbereich der Bau
einer Atombombe vermutet wird.
Doch warum untersage ich mir,
jenes andere Land beim Namen zu nennen,
in dem seit Jahren - wenn auch geheimgehalten -
ein wachsend nukleares Potential verfügbar
aber außer Kontrolle, weil keiner Prüfung
zugänglich ist?
Das allgemeine Verschweigen dieses Tatbestandes,
dem sich mein Schweigen untergeordnet hat,
empfinde ich als belastende Lüge
und Zwang, der Strafe in Aussicht stellt,
sobald er mißachtet wird;
das Verdikt 'Antisemitismus' ist geläufig.
Jetzt aber, weil aus meinem Land,
das von ureigenen Verbrechen,
die ohne Vergleich sind,
Mal um Mal eingeholt und zur Rede gestellt wird,
wiederum und rein geschäftsmäßig, wenn auch
mit flinker Lippe als Wiedergutmachung deklariert,
ein weiteres U-Boot nach Israel
geliefert werden soll, dessen Spezialität
darin besteht, allesvernichtende Sprengköpfe
dorthin lenken zu können, wo die Existenz
einer einzigen Atombombe unbewiesen ist,
doch als Befürchtung von Beweiskraft sein will,
sage ich, was gesagt werden muß.
Warum aber schwieg ich bislang?
Weil ich meinte, meine Herkunft,
die von nie zu tilgendem Makel behaftet ist,
verbiete, diese Tatsache als ausgesprochene Wahrheit
dem Land Israel, dem ich verbunden bin
und bleiben will, zuzumuten.
Warum sage ich jetzt erst,
gealtert und mit letzter Tinte:
Die Atommacht Israel gefährdet
den ohnehin brüchigen Weltfrieden?
Weil gesagt werden muß,
was schon morgen zu spät sein könnte;
auch weil wir - als Deutsche belastet genug -
Zulieferer eines Verbrechens werden könnten,
das voraussehbar ist, weshalb unsere Mitschuld
durch keine der üblichen Ausreden
zu tilgen wäre.
Und zugegeben: ich schweige nicht mehr,
weil ich der Heuchelei des Westens
überdrüssig bin; zudem ist zu hoffen,
es mögen sich viele vom Schweigen befreien,
den Verursacher der erkennbaren Gefahr
zum Verzicht auf Gewalt auffordern und
gleichfalls darauf bestehen,
daß eine unbehinderte und permanente Kontrolle
des israelischen atomaren Potentials
und der iranischen Atomanlagen
durch eine internationale Instanz
von den Regierungen beider Länder zugelassen wird.
Nur so ist allen, den Israelis und Palästinensern,
mehr noch, allen Menschen, die in dieser
vom Wahn okkupierten Region
dicht bei dicht verfeindet leben
und letztlich auch uns zu helfen.
This is from here !
Here is an English translation of a poetic protest
by Nobel Prize laureate Günter
Grass, against the prospect of the Israeli extermination
(“auslöschen”) of the Iranian people. The original poem as he wrote it in
German, follows this English rendering.
What Must Be Said
By Günter Grass, April, 2012
Why do I stay silent, conceal for too long
What clearly is and has been
Practiced in war games, at the end of which we as survivors
Are at best footnotes.
It is the alleged right to first strike
That could annihilate the Iranian people--
Enslaved by a loud-mouth
And guided to organized jubilation--
Because in their territory,
It is suspected, an atom bomb is being built.
Yet why do I forbid myself
To name that other country
In which, for years, even if secretly,
There has been a growing nuclear potential at hand
But beyond control, because no testing is available?
The universal concealment of these facts,
To which my silence subordinated itself,
I sense as incriminating lies
And force--the punishment is promised
As soon as it is ignored;
The verdict of "anti-Semitism" is familiar.
Now, though, because in my country
Which from time to time has sought and confronted
The very crime
That is without compare
In turn on a purely commercial basis, if also
With nimble lips calling it a reparation, declares
A further U-boat should be delivered to Israel,
Whose specialty consists of guiding all-destroying warheads to where the existence
Of a single atomic bomb is unproven,
But through fear of what may be conclusive,
I say what must be said.
Why though have I stayed silent until now?
Because I think my origin,
Which has never been affected by this obliterating flaw,
Forbids this fact to be expected as pronounced truth
Of the country of Israel, to which I am bound
And wish to stay bound.
Why do I say only now,
Aged and with my last ink,
That the nuclear power of Israel endangers
The already fragile world peace?
Because it must be said
What even tomorrow may be too late to say;
Also because we--as Germans burdened enough--
Could be the suppliers to a crime
That is foreseeable, wherefore our complicity
Could not be redeemed through any of the usual excuses.
And granted: I am silent no longer
Because I am tired of the hypocrisy
Of the West; in addition to which it is to be hoped
That this will free many from silence,
Prompt the perpetrator of the recognized danger
To renounce violence and
Likewise insist
That an unhindered and permanent control
Of the Israeli nuclear potential
And the Iranian nuclear sites
Be authorized through an international agency
Of the governments of both countries.
Only this way are all, the Israelis and Palestinians,
Even more, all people, that in this
Region occupied by mania
Live cheek by jowl among enemies,
In the end also to help us.
Translated by Heather Horn, who writes: "What Must Be Said,' is ...not exactly the prettiest prose in its original German, and the English doesn't read much better....I've tried to untangle some of the needlessly Teutonic constructions where it doesn't undo the deliberately winding and parenthetical tone too much. Even more concise German can sound circuitous to an English ear, but Grass's writing here is an extreme example..."
Was gesagt werden muss
Von Günter Grass
Warum schweige ich, verschweige zu lange,
was offensichtlich ist und in Planspielen
geübt wurde, an deren Ende als Überlebende
wir allenfalls Fußnoten sind.
Es ist das behauptete Recht auf den Erstschlag,
der das von einem Maulhelden unterjochte
und zum organisierten Jubel gelenkte
iranische Volk auslöschen könnte,
weil in dessen Machtbereich der Bau
einer Atombombe vermutet wird.
Doch warum untersage ich mir,
jenes andere Land beim Namen zu nennen,
in dem seit Jahren - wenn auch geheimgehalten -
ein wachsend nukleares Potential verfügbar
aber außer Kontrolle, weil keiner Prüfung
zugänglich ist?
Das allgemeine Verschweigen dieses Tatbestandes,
dem sich mein Schweigen untergeordnet hat,
empfinde ich als belastende Lüge
und Zwang, der Strafe in Aussicht stellt,
sobald er mißachtet wird;
das Verdikt 'Antisemitismus' ist geläufig.
Jetzt aber, weil aus meinem Land,
das von ureigenen Verbrechen,
die ohne Vergleich sind,
Mal um Mal eingeholt und zur Rede gestellt wird,
wiederum und rein geschäftsmäßig, wenn auch
mit flinker Lippe als Wiedergutmachung deklariert,
ein weiteres U-Boot nach Israel
geliefert werden soll, dessen Spezialität
darin besteht, allesvernichtende Sprengköpfe
dorthin lenken zu können, wo die Existenz
einer einzigen Atombombe unbewiesen ist,
doch als Befürchtung von Beweiskraft sein will,
sage ich, was gesagt werden muß.
Warum aber schwieg ich bislang?
Weil ich meinte, meine Herkunft,
die von nie zu tilgendem Makel behaftet ist,
verbiete, diese Tatsache als ausgesprochene Wahrheit
dem Land Israel, dem ich verbunden bin
und bleiben will, zuzumuten.
Warum sage ich jetzt erst,
gealtert und mit letzter Tinte:
Die Atommacht Israel gefährdet
den ohnehin brüchigen Weltfrieden?
Weil gesagt werden muß,
was schon morgen zu spät sein könnte;
auch weil wir - als Deutsche belastet genug -
Zulieferer eines Verbrechens werden könnten,
das voraussehbar ist, weshalb unsere Mitschuld
durch keine der üblichen Ausreden
zu tilgen wäre.
Und zugegeben: ich schweige nicht mehr,
weil ich der Heuchelei des Westens
überdrüssig bin; zudem ist zu hoffen,
es mögen sich viele vom Schweigen befreien,
den Verursacher der erkennbaren Gefahr
zum Verzicht auf Gewalt auffordern und
gleichfalls darauf bestehen,
daß eine unbehinderte und permanente Kontrolle
des israelischen atomaren Potentials
und der iranischen Atomanlagen
durch eine internationale Instanz
von den Regierungen beider Länder zugelassen wird.
Nur so ist allen, den Israelis und Palästinensern,
mehr noch, allen Menschen, die in dieser
vom Wahn okkupierten Region
dicht bei dicht verfeindet leben
und letztlich auch uns zu helfen.
And here is your Easter weekend music.....
just some tunes to listen - some just have no video...............HAPPY EASTER !
John Cale unplugged from 1983 - GUTS & CHINESE ENVOY !
Something stupid here from the 60's including John Cale...........
Cale with Lou Reed some decades later.........These guys are some of the biggest contributions to nowadays pop/rock music together with Bowie, Iggy Pop & Kraftwerk........tell me if I forgot somebody ......yes Beatles & Stones...& Robert Moog..........Hendrix, J. Airplane, Doors, Zappa...... Bowie is here: Some more for Easter ? Okay here you go - Hendrix + some not so nice photos from VN. Finally something very peaceful here - no vid - just listen !
John Cale unplugged from 1983 - GUTS & CHINESE ENVOY !
Something stupid here from the 60's including John Cale...........
Cale with Lou Reed some decades later.........These guys are some of the biggest contributions to nowadays pop/rock music together with Bowie, Iggy Pop & Kraftwerk........tell me if I forgot somebody ......yes Beatles & Stones...& Robert Moog..........Hendrix, J. Airplane, Doors, Zappa...... Bowie is here: Some more for Easter ? Okay here you go - Hendrix + some not so nice photos from VN. Finally something very peaceful here - no vid - just listen !
MARKS & SPENCER - Hong Kong will increase prices soon on wine & other food items !!
If you like to drink wine (like Henry) but you do not have funds like Henry to buy the most expensive red wine (or white) Marks & Spencer offers quite good wines for reasonable prices. Be alert soon the prices will go up as I have been told by some insiders - better stock up before it is too late. Surely this post is not meant for Henry...........................
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Charles Manson & some feature here...........
It is already a long time ago that some members of the so-called FAMILY murdered 7 people within 2 nights Los Angeles in August 1969 - almost 43 years exactly.
Despite the fact that this was cruel murder & surely must be punished for what it is, there are still many obstacles about the case esp the first case involving Sharon Tate & some other prominent victims. The real truth will never come out. All of the murderers + Charles Manson are still in jail & all have been denied parole whenever they had the chance to apply (Susan Atkins died already 24.09.2009 in prison). See here some facts about that case:
Wikipedia about Manson
Ed Sanders THE FAMILY - a book very worth reading !
Some "fanpage" from former Family members
Some other links directly connected to Manson
If you are surfing more you can / will find much more stuff about that whole story. Interesting is one thing: Clearly it was brutal murder in all cases - but it seems there are some secrets behind that whole stories to keep that alive that long & to not even any of the ones involved granting parole. All the found guilty Family members are the longest imprisoned people in the USA...............
Here some (not very fresh - some 12 - 15 years old) but worth seeing it features about the whole story:
On April 11, 2012 Manson will have his next parole hearing - be assured it will be denied. This man is still very dangerous - better keep him locked up. Honestly speaking Krenwinkel, van Houten & Watson should be granted parole now - they are not dangerous at all. They just have been victims also.............
So this has very little to do with China - yes, yes yes......It is about deepest SUBCULTURE in the most worst way......something China's powerful hope never can develop in the mainland........but maybe in some certain (different) aspects some unhealty "SUBCULTURE" is already existing in China:
The culture of endless GREED, JEALOUSY & ENVY - the culture of cheating & bribing - the culture of corruption starting from very small to super big.........and with that individuals like Manson in a chinese version - not a long way......Cheers & Happy Easter !
This one is some latest feature out of the prison - somewhat last year 2011.
Wikipedia about Manson
Ed Sanders THE FAMILY - a book very worth reading !
Some "fanpage" from former Family members
Some other links directly connected to Manson
If you are surfing more you can / will find much more stuff about that whole story. Interesting is one thing: Clearly it was brutal murder in all cases - but it seems there are some secrets behind that whole stories to keep that alive that long & to not even any of the ones involved granting parole. All the found guilty Family members are the longest imprisoned people in the USA...............
Here some (not very fresh - some 12 - 15 years old) but worth seeing it features about the whole story:
On April 11, 2012 Manson will have his next parole hearing - be assured it will be denied. This man is still very dangerous - better keep him locked up. Honestly speaking Krenwinkel, van Houten & Watson should be granted parole now - they are not dangerous at all. They just have been victims also.............
So this has very little to do with China - yes, yes yes......It is about deepest SUBCULTURE in the most worst way......something China's powerful hope never can develop in the mainland........but maybe in some certain (different) aspects some unhealty "SUBCULTURE" is already existing in China:
The culture of endless GREED, JEALOUSY & ENVY - the culture of cheating & bribing - the culture of corruption starting from very small to super big.........and with that individuals like Manson in a chinese version - not a long way......Cheers & Happy Easter !
This one is some latest feature out of the prison - somewhat last year 2011.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Hillfire in Ting Kau
This one shot out from the minibus while crossing Ting Kau Bridge on Sunday 01.04.12 - YouTube set up now for my blog - more videos will follow.
Now heavy rain all-over Hong Kong washing away the last days pollution. Easter will be rainy too.
Now heavy rain all-over Hong Kong washing away the last days pollution. Easter will be rainy too.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Yes yes yes
I guess I have posted this one already at least once or twice ....but it doesn't matter. It is an old time classics - see Stevie Nicks extreme performance together with her other lads....always worth to watch - there is some power inside - this one is 37 years ago ! Make sure you watch it until the end !
Foxconn - neverending story.........
surely so many rumours about Foxconn & so many blames on all the buyers like APPLE etc.
That FOXCONN is not the "heaven on earth" we surely must know that this is the truth. Hard regime,
military like management style. Here is some article some days old - just part of the whole story...this is from here - WIRED - READ BELOW:
quote
That FOXCONN is not the "heaven on earth" we surely must know that this is the truth. Hard regime,
military like management style. Here is some article some days old - just part of the whole story...this is from here - WIRED - READ BELOW:
quote
What Foxconn Changes Mean for Workers, the Industry and You
- March 30, 2012 |
- 6:37 pm |
- Categories: Miscellaneous
Monday, April 2, 2012
William S. Burroughs Documentary (part 1)
Why posting this documentary about William S. Burroughs here ?
What does he has to do with China ?
Maybe nothing - but maybe his work is at least that interesting to be posted here....and maybe there are some connections in the end...listenn carefully - it is an incredible interesting documentary.
What does he has to do with China ?
Maybe nothing - but maybe his work is at least that interesting to be posted here....and maybe there are some connections in the end...listenn carefully - it is an incredible interesting documentary.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Internet in China = NO FUN
Almost everything is blocked in China: YouTube, Twitter, all blogs using blogspot and and and ....now comes this to top it all - more blocking - plese read here - just click & below the hard copy of this one:
quote
quote
Censorship in China: Crackdown on bloggers as rumours of coup swirl
Six people are held and 16 websites shut down as political crisis grips Beijing after sacking
Tania Branigan
The Observer, Sun 1 Apr 2012 00.06 BST
China has intensified online censorship by closing 16 websites, taking the toughest steps yet against major microblogs and detaining six people for spreading rumours of a coup amid Beijing's most serious political crisis for years.
The moves underline official anxieties ahead of this year's leadership transition, particularly since the sacking of Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai led to widespread speculation about infighting at the top.
As the mood on microblogs grew increasingly febrile, there were even claims of an attempted coup in the Chinese capital – complete with photographs of military vehicles that turned out to be from a parade three years ago.
State news agency Xinhua said Beijing police detained six people for spreading rumours of "military vehicles entering Beijing and something wrong going on in Beijing". Citing a spokesman for the state internet information office, it said the claims were "fabricated by some lawless people" and had been a bad influence on the public.
The office also closed 16 websites for allegedly spreading the rumours.
The spokesman said that Sina and Tencent, the organisations which operate China's most popular versions of Twitter, and which each have hundreds of millions of microbloggers, had pledged to strengthen their managements after being "criticised and punished". The two firms have disabled their comment functions for three days.
Internet users have become increasingly bold in their willingness to discuss current affairs and even sensitive political news, prompting officials to seek new ways of reining them in. From two weeks ago real name registration is supposed to be in force for all users of the Sina and Tencent services, although several users say they have posted material without having given their details.
"By falsely packaging lies and speculation as 'truth' and 'existence', online rumours undermine the morale of the public, and, if out of control, they will seriously disturb the public order and affect social stability," said a commentary in the People's Daily, the official Communist party newspaper.
"Tackling 'rumours' is the way they are sugar-coating this intensified control. It seems relentless," said David Bandurski, of Hong Kong University's China Media Project. "This is a phenomenon we will probably see through the rest of the year. For China this is the ultimate sensitive year.
"I have no doubt they will keep exploring ways to disrupt the conversation on [microblogs] as much as they have to [by] keeping control of discussion on sensitive issues and speculation, some of it well-grounded."
With original posts still allowed, tens of thousands of microbloggers left comments attacking the decision.
Investor Wang Ran told his 1.5 million followers over the weekend: "What happened today reminds us again how important, imperative and remote is the use of law to rule China.
"Without using law to rule China, we can't avoid danger, or absurdity."
Property tycoon Zhang Xin, who has more than 3 million followers, wrote: "What is the best way to stop 'rumours'? It is transparency and openness. The more speech is discouraged, the more rumours there will be."
"The underlying problem is that you can't get the truth out of the government, so you might as well believe stuff flying around on the internet," agreed Jeremy Goldkorn, who runs the Danwei website on Chinese media. "But what this does is remind everyone who is in charge … Sina and Tencent are going to be pretty cautious and I think will be stepping up censorship: this is a shot across the bows."
Some have asked why rumours about senior political leaders – particularly Bo – have circulated for so long recently, given that censors are usually quick to delete such speculation.
"I do get the sense that some things have been tolerated that perhaps in other times would not be. Certainly, it seems it's been allowed that enough has been circulated about Bo Xilai to blacken his name," said Goldkorn.
In a separate move, police in Beijing said they had arrested more than 1,000 suspects, deleted more than 208,000 "harmful" online messages and punished 70 internet companies that defied warnings in a crackdown on web-related crimes. The spokesman said that the "Spring Breeze" campaign focused on information relating to smuggling firearms, drugs and toxic chemicals, as well as the sale of human organs, counterfeit certificates and invoices, and trade in personal data.
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