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Deputatul Raluca Surdu crede ca Anglia are presedinte

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Lipsa de interes si unele lacune in bagajul de cultura generala al unora dintre alesii neamului, platiti de romani sa faca legi in Parlament, ar putea explica afirmatia jenanta a deputatei Raluca Surdu. Ea a spus ca oaspetele britanic venit, ieri, in Parlamentul Romaniei este presedintele Angliei, o tara ce are un regim monarhic.

Vizita oficiala a presedintelui Camerei Comunelor din Parlamentul Britanic, John Bercow, care a sosit in Romania pentru a le vorbi omologilor sai despre rolul Legislativului si despre democratie, a creat agitatie ieri, pe holurile Parlamentului.

Putinii deputati veniti ieri la munca habar nu au aveau cine le este oaspete. Mai mult, inaintea discursului, unii s-au dat in stamba spunand ca il vor asculta, pe… presedintele Angliei, uitand complet ce, probabil, nu au stiut vreodata: faptul ca aceasta tara nu a fost niciodata republica si ca este condusa de un monarh, respectiv de regina Elisabeta a II-a.

“Il avem oaspete, pe…, am uitat! A nu, pe presedintele Angliei”, a spus tanara penelista Raluca Surdu. Cand a realizat gafa, ea le-a precizat ziaristilor ca data viitoare, cand alesii vor mai avea oaspeti, se va informa corect. Alti colegi de-ai deputatei confundau cele doua camere ale Parlamentului Regatului Unit, pe cea a Comunelor cu cea a Lorzilor, iar altii nu aveau habar cum il cheama pe oaspetele lor.

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Natalia Elena Intotero. Nuţi de la Externe

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♦ Incepand de vineri seara, Romania se poate mandri cu o noua figura politica: Natalia Intotero, numita secretar de stat in Ministerul de Externe din partea PSD. Decizia i-a luat prin surprindere pana si pe cei de la biroul de presa al MAE. Contactata de “Gardianul”, doamna Intotero a spus ca numirea e o surpriza, desi se stia din ianuarie de desemnare. Casatorita cu un om de afaceri italian, Natalia Intotero este directoare de scoala si asteapta sa fie instalata la Bucuresti.

♦ Asa cum Elena Udrea admitea nonsalanta, cu ani in urma, ca Norvegia are presedinte, asa si doamna Intotero nu a reactionat la o intrebare referitoare la “presedintele” Suediei. Natalia Intotero a refuzat sa discute despre situatia politica mondiala. “Deci, va spun despre toate aceste lucruri in momentul in care voi ajunge la Bucuresti, voi vedea care va fi rolul meu acolo, imi voi exprima parerea”, a spus secretara de stat din MAE. Recent, ministrul Cristian Diaconescu a refuzat sa comenteze zvonurile privind numirea Nataliei Intotero.

♦ Intrebata daca isi cunoaste colegii din minister, pe Teodor Melescanu sau Lazar Comanescu, de exemplu, Natalia Intotero nu a parut sa stie ca Melescanu este acum doar parlamentar si a recunoscut: “Nu, nu-i cunosc... Doar asa, din auzite”. Cat despre experienta: “Am activat pe parte de TSD pe domeniul relatiilor externe, deci sunt pregatita”. “Sunt directorul de (!!!) o scoala generala si macar asa, asa, o zi-doua mi-ar trebui putin sa-mi pun la punct problemele, nu doresc sa plec asa... sa ramana totul in aer...”, a declarat Intotero.


Rep: Va felicit pentru numirea in functia de secretar de stat in MAE si vreau sa stiu ce va propuneti sa faceti?
Natalia Intotero: In primul rand sa ajung acolo (n. red., la MAE), sa vad despre ce departament va fi vorba si dupa aceea va voi comunica.

Rep: Pai, nu stiti in ce departament sunteti?
N.I.: Deocamdata stiu ca am fost numita, si atata tot. Nu stiu pe ce departament.

Rep.: Dar pe ce departament ati fi vrut? Stiu ca se vorbea de departamentul romanilor de pretutindeni...
N.I.: Da, dar acest departament este ocupat.

Rep.: Si unde ati dori sa activati? De exemplu pe relatia cu Italia...
N.I.: Pai, depinde... Romanii de pretutindeni presupune departamentul pentru toate tarile. Nu cred ca exista un departament care sa cuprinda doar un anumit stat.

Rep.: V-am intrebat pentru ca banuiesc ca aveti o relatie mai apropiata in acest domeniu.
N.I.: Da, asta a fost dorinta mea, am calatorit mult in strainatate si am intalnit intr-adevar multi romani cu probleme si am discutat cu ei si m-am gandit la cateva proiecte. Dar, vedeti, acest departament fiind ocupat, aaa, de o persoana competenta, tanara (n. red., Eugen Tomac, fost consilier al presedintelui Traian Basescu), om vedea despre ce este vorba. Voi colabora cu toti colegii...

Rep.: Ati vorbit cu domnul ministru Cristian Diaconescu?
N.I.: Da, am vorbit zilele trecute (n. red., Oare cand? Ministrul Diaconescu a fost plecat de luni pana vineri la Berlin si la Bruxelles...). Dar nu stiam de numirea... S-a dorit sa fie o surpriza...

Rep.: Cu ceilalti colegi din Ministerul de Externe va cunoasteti, ii cunoasteti pe domnul Melescanu (n. red., fost ministru de externe intre 1992-1996 si ministru al apararii in mandatul premierului Tariceanu, pana in decembrie 2008), domnul Comanescu (n. red., fost ministru de externe in mandatul premierului Tariceanu, pana in decembrie 2008, acum numit ambasador in Germania), ii stiti?
N.I.: Nu, nu-i cunosc... Doar asa, din auzite...

Rep.: Din auzite... Aveti si cetatenie italiana? (N. red., sotul doamnei Intotero este un om de afaceri italian.)
N. I.: Nu, nu, nu... Am refuzat... Puteam sa solicit, dar nu am dorit, eu vreau sa traiesc si sa muncesc in Romania.

Rep.: Sotul dumneavoastra ce a zis despre aceasta numire?
N.I.: Sotul meu a fost incantat vizavi (!) de numirea mea. Sunt unul dintre romanii care nu doreste sa plece in strainatate, sper sa raman in tara si sa contribui cu ceea ce pot eu la binele tarii noastre si la mai binele romanilor care au ales pentru moment sa traiasca si sa desfasoare activitatea in strainatate. Aici bineinteles datorita (n.red., datorita=multumita!!!) faptului ca in Romania este criza asta financiara, ma rog, este peste tot, nu numai in Romania (n. red., saptamana trecuta, guvernatorul BNR, Mugur Isarescu, tocmai anunta ca ne-a ocolit, deocamdata, criza financiara), dar se simte mai mult decat in tarile din Uniunea Europeana.

Rep.: Dar, probabil, veti calatori in strainatate, ca secretar de stat...
N.I.: Depinde, depinde de ce departament va fi vorba...

Rep.: De exemplu, ati putea avea ocazia sa mergeti cu dl ministru Diaconescu intr-o vizita oficiala.
N.I.: Da, si? E vreo problema?

Rep.: Nu, va intreb daca sunteti pregatita pentru contacte diplomatice sau...
N.I.: Da, da, da. Am activat pe parte de TSD (Tineretul Social Democrat) pe domeniul relatiilor externe, deci sunt pregatita...

Rep.: Ce studii aveti?
N.I.: Aamm... Facultatea de Limba si Literatura Romana, Facultatea de Relatii Internationale, Master, Management politic, un master la... aaa... Institutul Diplomatic Roman...

Rep.: Cand veniti in Bucuresti?
N.I.: Deci, deocamdata, am vazut numirea in “Monitorul Oficial”, nu am fost contactata din partea ministerului, va repet, pentru mine a fost o surpriza...

Rep.: Pai, ce surpriza...
N.I.: Eu nu am stiut nimic, eu in momentul de fata lucrez in invatamant, sunt directorul de (!!!) o scoala generala si macar asa, asa, o zi-doua mi-ar trebui putin sa-mi pun la punct problemele din unitate, nu doresc sa plec asa... sa ramana totul in aer...

Rep.: Se vorbeste de numirea dumneavoastra la MAE din luna ianuarie...
N.I.: (ofteaza) Da...

Rep.: Pai, si cum e o surpriza?
N.I.: Nu, nu sunt si nu am fost singura persoana careia i s-au intarziat numirea (!!!). Sunt foarte multe persoane sau au fost foarte multe persoane in aceasta situatie datorita (n. red., datorita=multumita!!!) problemelor care au aparut pe parcurs. Si, vedeti dumneavoastra, in cadrul Ministerului Afacerilor Externe, in ultima vreme in special, s-au realizat lucruri deosebite si, pe langa aceasta, au fost incidentele in strainatate... si alte masuri pe care a trebuit sa le ia guvernul... deci, treptat, se vor definitiva...

Rep.: Despre situatia politica mondiala ce parere aveti, asa...
N.I.: Deci, va spun despre toate aceste lucruri in momentul in care voi ajunge la Bucuresti, voi vedea care va fi rolul meu acolo, imi voi exprima parerea. Deocamdata atat.

Rep.: Dar daca, de exemplu, maine va invita ministrul intr-o vizita in Suedia... Stiti ca pleaca in delegatie oficiala, se intalneste cu presedintele Suediei (! Suedia are Rege, nu presedinte!)...
N.I.: Nu, dar nu are cum deja sa ma invite maine intr-o vizita in Suedia (n. red., azi, luni, ministrul de externe si-a anuntat prezenta in Parlament, unde presedintele sustine un discurs), pana nu ajung acolo, la Bucuresti, si sa se faca instalarea, deci...

A absolvit Institutul Diplomatic Român
Natalia Intotero s-a nascut la Brad în data de 14 ianuarie 1976. Anul trecut a absolvit Institutul Diplomatic Român din Bucuresti, fapt ce-i da dreptul de a lucra în cadrul Ministerului Afacerilor Externe. Potrivit CV-ului propriu, ea cunoaste „foarte bine“ limbile engleza si italiana si „bine“ limba franceza. Natalia Intotero este consilier judetean începând din anul 2004. A intrat în PSD în octombrie 2000. Un an mai târziu a devenit presedinte al Organizatiei Municipale Brad din cadrul Tineretului Social Democrat (TSD), iar în august 2006 a fost aleasa presedinte al organizatiei judetene TSD Hunedoara. În octombrie 2006 a devenit presedinte al Grupului de Actiune al Tinerilor Social Democrati din România.
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Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Problem Al Qaeda Employee

BP gas plant siege mastermind Mokhtar Belmokhtar was reprimanded by al Qaeda for failing to hand in expenses, a letter shows.

10:59am UK, Wednesday 29 May 2013

Mokhtar Belmokhtar defied al Qaeda central command to form his own group

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One of the world's most wanted terrorists was reprimanded by al Qaeda for being a bad employee who had failed to carry out a single spectacular operation, a letter has revealed.

In a lengthy and scathing missive, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the mastermind behind the Algerian gas plant raid, received a ticking off from the leaders of al Qaeda's North African branch for a number of transgressions.

Among them were listed failures to answer his phone, turn in his expenses reports, attend meetings and carry out orders.

The Algerian-born militant, who claimed he lost an eye in battle and is referred to as Mr Marlboro because of his cigarette smuggling business, responded to the criticism by quitting and forming his own group.

He went on to plot the siege at the BP In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January, killing more than 100 people including five Britons.

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The Chad military claimed to have killed Belmokhtar in a raid in northern Mali in March, however, al Qaeda has cast doubt on reports of his death.

It has been claimed he was behind the simultaneous bombings at a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger last week.

The 10-page letter, dated October 3, was found by The Associated Press news agency inside a building formerly occupied by al Qaeda fighters in Timbuktu, Mali.

It gives a fascinating insight into the internal workings and politics of the highly structured terrorist organisation.

It reveals that the breakaway militant stayed loyal to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, until last year, and traces the history of their difficult relationship.

The In Amenas BP opil field plant were hostages were taken and killed

The branch's 14-member governing body described their relationship with him as "a bleeding wound," and criticised his plan to resign and start his own group, warning that it "threatens to fragment the being of the organisation and tear it apart limb by limb".

"Your letter ... contained some amount of backbiting, name-calling and sneering," they wrote.

"We refrained from wading into this battle in the past out of a hope that the crooked could be straightened by the easiest and softest means ... but the wound continued to bleed, and in fact increasingly bled, until your last letter arrived, ending any hope of stanching the wound and healing it."

And they complained that the last unit they sent him for back-up in the Sahara spent a full three years trying to contact him before giving up.

In December, just weeks after receiving the letter, the militant declared in a recorded message that he was leaving al Qaeda to form his own group called, Those Who Sign in Blood.

Jean-Paul Rouiller, director of the Geneva Centre for Training and Analysis of Terrorism, compared the recent escalation in attacks to a quarrel between a man and a woman in which each tries to have the last word.

"They accused him of not doing something," he said. "His response is, 'I'll show you what I can do'."

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Un interviu pe care mi l-a luat, pe mail, ziaristul Mircea Mitrofan. 

Emil Neacşu: “Un moment unic a fost întâlnirea cu regele Mihai (…) când am avut ocazia să-i adresez o întrebare”

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Emil Neacşu e redactor pe externe la TV Digi 24.  A intrat în presa în 1991, ca reporter la postul de radio Uni Fan. Din ’96 până în 2000 a fost redactor la “Cotidianul”, din 2002 până în 2004 şi între 2008-2009 a făcut parte din echipa ziarului “Gardianul”. Emil ne vorbeşte despre descoperirile din cariera sa, ritmul în care trăieşte acum la TV, subiectele de presă care i-au dat bătăi de cap, despre blogging. Alte detalii aflaţi din interviul pe care mi l-a acordat…

Sunteţi redactor pe externe la Digi TV. Cum e o zi din viaţa dvs., de redactor?

O zi într-un post de televiziune este întotdeauna agitată, de dimineaţă până noaptea târziu. Trebuie să fii în priză, cum se spune, tot timpul. Să scrii şi să vizionezi ştiri, să cauţi ştiri şi informaţii, să contactezi persoane care pot da mai multe date despre o ştire.

Care e cel mai dificil subiect pe care l-aţi abordat în presă?

Războiul din Kosovo şi bombardarea Iugoslaviei, 1998-1999, de la birou, la Cotidianul, cu Ion Cristoiu director. Internetul era pe la începuturi. Câte 4 sau 6 pagini mari de ziar zilnic, în două sau chiar trei ediţii. Complicat, în condiţiile în care sursele de ştiri erau puţine iar internetul era pe la începuturile sale. Apoi, atentatele de la 11 septembrie 2001 şi lunile de după, invazia din Afganistan şi lupta contra terorismului.

Emil Neacşu cu trupa UniFan radio (1991)

Ce carenţe au reporterii de TV în opinia unui redactor? 

Mulţi sunt superficiali şi interesaţi mai mult de senzaţional.

Ce aţi făcut în ultimii 10 ani de care sunteţi mândru?

Un copil, băiat. Din punct de vedere profesional, interviul cu Lech Walesa, publicat în “Gardianul” pe 22 decembrie 2008. Un moment unic a fost întâlnirea cu regele Mihai, la o conferinţă de presă în noiembrie 2002, la Casa NATO, când am avut ocazia să-i adresez o întrebare Majestăţii Sale, despre aderarea României la NATO.

Emil Neacşu cu Regele Mihai

Aveţi un site, http://www.neacsu.org/. Când şi cu ce scop l-aţi conceput? Despre ce scrieţi şi pentru cine?

Blogul l-am deschis în 2007 pentru că aşa era la modă, fără un scop anume. Doar pentru a-mi prezenta ideile şi să subliniez anumite lucruri interesante din presa internaţională. Scriu destul de rar, nu ştiu cine citeşte postările mele.

Ce părere aveţi despre presa din România? Ce-i lipseşte?

Independenţa reală.

Ce cărţi citeşte redactorul Emil Neacşu în ultima perioadă?

Mai nou citesc pe Kindle, este noua mea jucărie, dar nu am renunţat nici la cărţile cu copeşti si pagini de hârtie. Ultima carte citită a fost una de călătorie a unei prietene de pe facebook, Ildiko Turoczi – Buen Camino, Drum bun.

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Cum aţi descrie România pe scurt unui străin?

Chiar am descris România mai multor străini, pe scurt şi pe lung. O ţară frumoasă, cu tradiţii vechi, în care trăiesc români, nu ţigani, o ţară creştină, civilizată, probabil primul loc din Europa în care a apărut societatea civilizată. Asta e foarte greu de crezut de către un străin care e bombardat de ştiri despre hoţii români şi cerşetorii români…

Aţi fost la Chişinău?

Da, în ianuarie 2009, cu ministrul de externe de atunci, dl Cristian Diaconescu. Atunci l-am cunoscut şi pe Dorin Chirtoacă.

Transmiteţi un mesaj tinerilor jurnalişti.

Open your mind.

Interviu realizat de Mircea Mitrofan

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Massive submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

Published May 23, 2013

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The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologist's dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated.

It's thousands of years old -- a conical, manmade behemoth weighing hundreds of tons, practically begging to be explored.

The problem is -- it's at the bottom of the biblical Sea of Galilee. For now, at least, Israeli researchers are left stranded on dry land, wondering what finds lurk below.

The monumental structure, made of boulders and stones with a diameter of 230 feet, emerged from a routine sonar scan in 2003. Now archaeologists are trying to raise money to allow them access to the submerged stones.

"It's very enigmatic, it's very interesting, but the bottom line is we don't know when it's from, we don't know what it's connected to, we don't know its function," said Dani Nadel, an archaeologist at the University of Haifa who is one of several researchers studying the discovery. "We only know it is there, it is huge and it is unusual."

Archaeologists said the only way they can properly assess the structure is through an underwater excavation, a painstakingly slow process that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. And if an excavation were to take place, archaeologists said they believed it would be the first in the Sea of Galilee, an ancient lake that boasts historical remnants spanning thousands of years and is the setting of many Bible scenes.

In contrast, Israeli researchers have carried out many excavations in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

Much of the researchers' limited knowledge about this structure comes from the sonar scan a decade ago.

Initial dives shortly after that revealed a few details. In an article in the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology published earlier this year, Nadel and fellow researchers disclosed it was asymmetrical, made of basalt boulders and that "fish teem around the structure and between its blocks."

The cone-shaped structure is found at a depth of between three and nine and 40 feet beneath the surface, about 1,600 feet from the sea's southwestern shore. Its base is buried under sediment.

The authors conclude the structure is man-made, made of stones that originated nearby, and it weighs about 60,000 tons. The authors write it "is indicative of a complex, well-organized society, with planning skills and economic ability."

The rest is a mystery.

Yitzhak Paz, an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority who is involved in the project, said that based on sediment buildup, it is between 2,000 and 12,000 years old, a vast range that tells little about it. Based on other sites and artifacts found in the region, Paz places the site's origin some time during the 3rd millennium B.C., or about 5,000 years ago, although he admits the timeframe is just a guess.

"The period is hard for us to determine. No scientific work was carried out there, no excavations, no surveys. We have no artifacts from the structure," Paz said.

Archaeologists were also cautious about guessing the structure's purpose. They said possibilities include a burial site, a place of worship or even a fish nursery, which were common in the area, but they said they wanted to avoid speculation because they have so little information.

It's not even clear if the structure was built on shore when the sea stood at a low level, or if it was constructed underwater. Paz reckons it was built on land, an indication of the sea's low level at the time.

In order to fill in the blanks, archaeologists hope to inspect the site underwater, despite the expense and the complexities.

Nadel noted that working underwater demands not only a skill such as scuba diving, but also labor-intensive excavations that are particularly difficult in the Sea of Galilee, which already has low visibility and where any digging can unleash a cloud of sediment and bury what's just been uncovered.

Also, divers can remain under water only for a limited amount of time every day and must choose the best season that can provide optimal conditions for excavating.

"Until we do more research, we don't have much more to add," Nadel said. "It's a mystery, and every mystery is interesting."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/23/massive-submerged-structure-stumps-israeli-archaeologists/print#ixzz2UFwDHuMh

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JFK loves AH

How JFK secretly ADMIRED Hitler: Explosive book reveals former President’s praise for the Nazis as he travelled through Germany before Second World War

• A new book reveals President Kennedy was a secret admirer of the Nazis
• Embarrassingly close to visit being paid to Berlin next month by Obama
• Comes one week before 50th anniversary commemorations of JFK's memorable 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech pledging US solidarity with Europe 

By Allan Hall

PUBLISHED: 11:39 GMT, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:24 GMT, 23 May 2013

A new book out in Germany reveals how President Kennedy was a secret admirer of the Nazis.

The news comes embarrassingly close to a visit being paid to Berlin next month by President Obama - one week before 50th anniversary commemorations of JFK's memorable 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech pledging US solidarity with Europe during the Cold War. 

President Kennedy's travelogues and letters chronicling his wanderings through Germany before WWII, when Adolf Hitler was in power, have been unearthed and show him generally in favour of the movement that was to plunge the world into the greatest war in history

Secret: A new book out in Germany reveals how President Kennedy was a secret admirer of the Nazis 

'Fascism?' wrote the youthful president-to-be in one. 'The right thing for Germany.' 

In another; 'What are the evils of fascism compared to communism?' 

And on August 21, 1937 - two years before the war that would claim 50 million lives broke out - he wrote: 'The Germans really are too good - therefore people have ganged up on them to protect themselves.' 

And in a line which seems directly plugged into the racial superiority line plugged by the Third Reich he wrote after travelling through the Rhineland: 'The Nordic races certainly seem to be superior to the Romans.' 

The future president's praise is now embarrassing in hindsight - a few years later he fought in War War Two against the Nazis and his elder brother Lt. Joseph Patrick 'Joe' Kennedy, Jr was killed. 

Revealing: Presidential diaries and photographs are among more than 500 items from a collection of John F. Kennedy documents and artifacts

Tour: Kennedy recovers, right, from jaundice in a London hospital in 1937 and left juggles on a street in Amsterdam during a trip to Europe

Trip: Kennedy and one of his sisters ride camels in Egypt in 1939

'I CAN IMAGINE NO MORE REWARDING A CAREER': JOHN F KENNEDY'S MILITARY SERVICE 

As a young man, the future president had desperately wanted to go into the Navy but was originally rejected - mainly due to a back injury he sustained playing football while attending Harvard.
In 1941, though, his politically connected father Joe P Kennedy used his influence to get him in to the service and he joined the Navy. 
In 1942, Kennedy volunteered for PT (motorized torpedo) boat duty in the Pacific.
On 12 June 1944 he received the Navy's highest honor for gallantry for his heroic actions as a gunboat pilot during World War II. 
The Navy Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart were presented to Lt. Kennedy for his heroics and injuries sustained in the rescue of the crew of PT 109 during on August 2, 1943 when the motor torpedo boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer.
His back was hurt during duty and Kennedy was released from all active duty and finally retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve on physical disability in March 1945.

'I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: I served in the United States Navy.'

John F Kennedy

Source: History.com

Other musings concern how great the autobahns were - 'the best roads in the world' - and how, having visited Hitler's Bavarian holiday home in Berchtesgaden and the tea house built on top of the mountain for him.

He declared; 'Who has visited these two places can easily imagine how Hitler will emerge from the hatred currently surrounding him to emerge in a few years as one of the most important personalities that ever lived.'

Kennedy's admiration for Nazi Germany is revealed in a book entitled 'John F. Kennedy - Among the Germans. Travel diaries and letters 1937-1945.' 

When World War II did arrive, the future president's father, Joe P Kennedy, strongly opposed going into battle with Germany and made several missteps that severely damaged his political career. 

He adopted a defeatist, anti-war stance and tried to arrange a meeting with Adolf Hitler without the approval of the Department of State.

The reasons for this are unclear - some speculate he was eager to do anything to avoid war because he feared that American capitalism - which he profited from - would not survive the country’s entry into the conflict. 

In his role as US ambassador to Britain he also opposed providing the UK with military and economic aid.

He said in an interview 'Democracy is finished in England. It may be here [in the US].

During the World War II, JFK's older brother Joe volunteered for a secret mission testing an experimental drone plane packed with explosives - a weapon the Allies hoped to use as a guided missile. 

On the first test flight, the explosives detonated prematurely and the plane exploded - his body was never found.

Studies: The future American president sits at a typewriter, holding open his published thesis, 'Why England Slept'

March 1939, London, John F. Kennedy and his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, US Ambassador to Great Britain, board an Air France plane at Croydon Airport. He accompanied his father to Rome, where he will be representing President Roosevelt at the coronation of Pope Pius XII

Pals: Kennedy and Lem Billings, right, who was a classmate from the Choate School and Princeton University, outside a drugstore in the mid 1930s

Travel companion: Kennedy, Dunker the dog, and Lem Billings at the Hague, during their Europe trip

The youthful president carved his own place in history when he stood outside the West Berlin town hall of Schoeneberg on June 26 1963 to declare US solidarity with the city and the continent with the immortal words; 'Ich bin ein Berliner.' 
The fact that, strictly speaking, he was referring to himself as a doughnut - a Berliner - did not diminish the wild enthusiasm for him.
But his praise of Hitler in a country still struggling to come to terms with his legacy may prove awkward for Obama who will visit Berlin for wide-ranging talks with Chancellor Merkel on June 18 and 19.

US President John F. Kennedy at the Schoeneberg Town Hall during his visit to Germany. The youthful president carved his own place in history when he stood outside the West Berlin town hall on June 26 1963 to declare US solidarity with the city and the continent with the immortal words; 'Ich bin ein Berliner'

Infamous: One of President Kennedy's speech cards carrying his famous remark 'Ich bin ein Berline', which he delivered in a speech that electrified an adoring crowd in Berlin

Fans: Thousands of citizens lined the main street in West Berlin as the president arrived flanked by police and bodyguards

Farewell: President John F. Kennedy waves goodbye as he leaves Berlin for Ireland

But his praise was not entirely without caveats.

'It is evident that the Germans were scary for him,' said Spiegel magazine in Berlin.

In the diaries of the three trips he made to prewar Germany he also recognised; 'Hitler seems to be as popular here as Mussolini in Germany, although propaganda is probably his most powerful weapon.' 

Observers say his writings ranged between aversion and attraction for Germany.

The book also contains his impressions when walking through a shattered Berlin after the war: 'An overwhelming stench of bodies - sweet and nauseating'.

And of the recently deceased Fuehrer he said; 'His boundless ambition for his country made him a threat to peace in the world, but he had something mysterious about him. He was the stuff of legends.' 

The book editor's believe that he was 'eerily fascinated' by fascism.

Bad timing: The news comes embarrassingly close to a visit being paid to Berlin next month by President Obama - one week before 50th anniversary commemorations of JFK's memorable 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech pledging US solidarity with Europe during the Cold War

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Rusia si Eurovisionul. Razboiul Rece.

Russia: Azerbaijan's Eurovision snub 'outrageous'

Russia's Dina Garipova finished fifth overall

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Russia's foreign minister has called Azerbaijan's failure to award any points to Russia's entry in the Eurovision song contest "outrageous".

Sergei Lavrov said the points had been "stolen" from Russia's Dina Garipova and "this outrageous action will not remain without a response".

Azerbaijan says it cannot explain how it awarded no points to Russia, when Garipova came second in its phone poll.

Russian voters awarded the maximum 12 points to Azerbaijan's Farid Mammadov.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into how its votes for Russia apparently went missing.

And the country's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, sitting next to Mr Lavrov at a press conference in Moscow, called it a "detective story".

He said records from all three of Azerbaijan's mobile phone operators show that Azeris awarded Ukraine's entry the most votes, followed by Russia's.

"Where did the votes go? How did they disappear? This, of course, is a question for our public television," he said.

National jury

Mr Lavrov said he and his counterpart had agreed they should take a "unified course of action" once the reasons for the discrepancy became clear.

A spokesman for the European Broadcasting Union, which runs the competition, said the phone vote was not definitive. A national jury in each country also contributes 50% of the final decision, the Associated Press reports.

Despite the high-level political interest, 10 points for second place from Azerbaijan would not have made any difference to Garipova's fifth place, since she finished 17 points behind Norway.

Azerbaijan, which hosted last year's contest, has traditionally tried to maintain good relations with Moscow though there have been tensions over energy in the past.

Meanwhile, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has weighed in with his own accusations. Suspicious that the Belarusian singer did not receive a single point from Russia, he has claimed that the final was falsified.

Românii și Eurovisionul

Noi visam la Eurovision de pe vremea lui Ceausescu, e drept ca atunci doar ne uitam, nu participam. Dar de cand participam, visam sa castigam, chit ca nu cantam in romana, ci in italiana, engleza sau ce o mai fi. Dar daca, prin absurd, si-ar propune romanii sa castige Eurovisionul? Anul asta nu am avut voturi din Spania si doar un puct din Italia si Franta.
Daca se mobilizau Camatarii cu alte doua trei clanuri de traficanti, pai ce credeti ca nu zbarnaiau telefoanele de la Londra la Tiraspol cu sms-uri pentru Romania? Toti cersetorii din Oslo ar fi dat mesaje pentru tara lor, șuții din Milano ar fi consumat ceditul de pe propriul telefon si de pe alte 4-5 furate... Fetele din Spania ar fi dat mesaje de pe telefonul clientilor... Si asa, cu voturi asigurate din juma de Europa, am fi organizat finala la Bucuresti.
Unde, la Bucuresti, s-ar intreba unii.
Cum, unde?
La Rompexpo. Maestru de ceremonii ar fi Marean Van Ghelie. Co-organizator Hrebe. Iar nenea Jean si Nasul Sandu ar fi avut suficient timp la dispozitie sa puna la punct cooperativa. Alo, pai aia din Suedia, Danemarca, Finlanda si Suedia va dati mari ca va votati intre voi? Pai ia sa vedeti, tata, reciprocitati aici, ca nu mai pleaca Eurovizionul din Balcani vreo 30 de ani, poate sa cante Pavarotti cu Julio Iglesias si Madonna in tanga, acompaniati de Justin Bieber si Depeche Mode, ca nu castiga nimic. Pai ia sa aranjam cu bulgarii, sarbii, moldovenii, si care mai sunt pe aici, iti dau 12 puncte, imi dai si tu 12, la moldoveni 10, 8 la bulgari si tot asa.
Cred ca din cauza asta se tem cei de la Eurovizion sa nu ajunga trofeul pe la noi, ca nu il mai vad vreo 6 cincinale..

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Atentat la viata Patriarhului Bartolomeu...

Plot To Kill Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew Uncovered By Turkey

Reuters  |  Posted: 05/10/2013 11:06 am EDT  |  Updated: 05/10/2013 11:57 am EDT

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ISTANBUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Turkey is investigating an alleged plot to assassinate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, and has stepped up security around the patriarchate in Istanbul, his spokesman said on Friday.

Spokesman Dositheos Anagnostopoulos said the patriarch had not received any direct threats but had learned of the alleged plot from Turkish media, which was later confirmed to the patriarchate by Turkish police.

"Later in the day, police informed the patriarchate of a possible threat and dispatched additional police officers," Anagnostopoulos said.

Turkish broadcaster NTV said one man had been arrested in relation to the alleged plot, after state prosecutors in central Kayseri province received an anonymous letter saying there was a plan to assasinate Bartholomew on May 29, the anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of present-day Istanbul.

It said police were still searching for two men in relation to the alleged plot.

The Ankara chief public prosecutor's office, which local media said is leading the investigation, could not be immediately reached for comment.

There has been at least one previous assassination plot against Bartholomew in recent years but the patriarchate sought to play down Friday's reports.

"The patriarch is not taking this too seriously. He doesn't believe there is a serious threat," Anagnostopoulos said.

Known often by his full title Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the historical name for Istanbul, he is the spiritual head of worldwide Orthodoxy, which split from the Roman Catholic Church in 1054.

Previous attacks on Christians have raised concerns about the safety of religious minorities in Muslim Turkey, which has around 100,000 Christians out of a total population of 76 million.

In 2010, a leading Catholic bishop was stabbed to death at his home in southern Turkey by his driver and in 2006, a Roman Catholic priest was murdered in the Black Sea town of Trabzon by a teenager with suspected links to ultra-nationalists.

In 2007, three members of a Bible publishing company, one of whom was a German citizen, were tortured and killed in Malatya in central Turkey.