MISERIA MORAL
Miseria moral es la que tienen algunos dirigentes políticos de este país que se han alegrado del final de la tregua de ETA porque así piensan que este gobierno, legítimamente elegido en las urnas, se va a hundir como la T 4. Se alegran de las muertes y del naufragio. Qué miserables. Miseria moral es gastar el dinero público en actos de exaltación nacional parafascista como los que hemos vivido (padecido) este fin de semana, en donde incluso se llegó a gritar el castizo y siniestro "¡Arriba España!". Tanta exhibición pública de su vulgaridad no hacía falta, es pública y notoria, valga la redundancia. Miseria moral es exhibir esa megalomanía congénita que define también a nuestra exterma derecha local trufada de falso progresismo y acompañada de toda una suerte de bufones del peor estilo. Miseria moral es la que contemplar a la derecha política de este país, heredera histórica y sociológica del franquismo, arrojarse como vulgares hienas sobre un gobierno que tan sólo ha hecho lo que otros han intentado con la misma suerte e idénticos resultados que los anteriores (incluidos los líderes de las hienas). Y al fente de tanta miseria moral, de tan vulgar despropósito, que llega a envilecer la política y dar asco, sólo se podía encontrar el mayor miserable político que ha tenido la derecha española desde los tiempos del innombrable. Qué lástima tanta pobreza de ideas, tanto déficit de proyectos.
17 Enero 2007
Ahmadineyad: “Irán está decidido a hacer valer sus derechos nucleares, y en esto no hay vuelta de hoja”
Teherán, Irán. IRNA. 17 de enero de 2007
Nacional. Internacional. Política.
“Teherán está decidido a hacer valer sus derechos nucleares y defenderlos, y en esto no hay vuelta de hoja pues en este país no encontrarán a nadie que renuncie a los derechos que pertenecen al pueblo iraní, ha manifestado el presidente de Irán en una entrevista concedida a la cadena Al Arabiya, de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos.
Mahmud Ahmadineyad añadió: “Las partes occidentales del debate nuclear iraní deberían enmendar su camino y respetar los derechos del pueblo de Irán”.
Sobre el futuro que le depara a la cooperación entre Teherán y la Organización Internacional de la Energía Atómica (OIEA), indicó: “Irán actuará en virtud las leyes efectivas que apruebe la otra parte.”
“Teherán siempre ha mantenido una postura clara y explícita puesto que se mueve dentro de la ley y de sus fueros. Irán es miembro de la OIEA y es uno de los países que ha rubricado el TNP, al que hasta ahora ha estado comprometido más que nadie, por lo que es natural que en virtud de todo esto considere que debe hacer valer sus derechos”, defendió.
“Irán siempre ha anunciado de forma transparente su programa nuclear, que está siendo controlado por la OIEA”, insistió.
“Irán necesita abastecer de combustible sus centrales nucleares. Irán necesita acceder al ciclo de producción de combustible atómico para sus campos de la industria, de la medicina y de la agricultura. Todos los países del mundo necesitan de esta energía por el agotamiento paulatino de los combustibles fósiles”, reiteró.
Después de tachar de “políticos” los esfuerzos desplegados por parte de EEUU y el Reino Unido en contra de Irán, sentenció: “Estos dos países han sido desde el principio opositores de Irán, de la revolución del pueblo de Irán y de la libertad, el honor y el progreso de Irán.”
“Bajo el punto de vista de Teherán, las acciones de Washington y Londres son ilegales, por lo que es natural que nadie dará importancia alguna a acciones activas o pasivas que sean ilegales”, sostuvo.
Quiso dejar no obstante claro Ahmadineyad que Irán siempre está presto a dialogar, pero que “si el objetivo del diálogo es el de imponer, indudablemente Teherán jamás estará dispuesto a tolerarlo, pero si lo que se pretende es allanar el terreno para el entendimiento, la confianza mutua y la cooperación, entonces Teherán da la bienvenida a este diálogo.”
17 Enero 2007
Dan Halutz had said he would resign if found responsible for the mishandling of the second Lebanon war. (Archive / Alon Ron)
Olmert expresses regret; senior officers welcome move
By Amos Harel and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz on Tuesday night announced his resignation as head of the military. The deputy chief of staff, Moshe Kaplinsky, will act as the interim head of the armed forces.
Senior General Staff officers welcomed Halutz's decision, saying it was
necessary in view of what has come to light regarding the IDF's wartime functioning. "The time has really come," a general who played an active role in the war told Haaretz on Tuesday night.
"[Former GOC Northern Command] Udi Adam indicated the proper moral path with his decision [to resign]. Now Halutz joins him as well - and the inquiries show only the tip of the iceberg regarding Halutz's functioning during the war."
Ehud Olmert's bureau said the prime minister knew ahead of time of Halutz' intention to resign, and had asked him reconsider. Olmert accepted the resignation, however, once he became convinced of Halutz' determination to do so, and expressed deep regret at the decision.
Halutz' decision to step down comes against a backdrop of failures in IDF functioning, his own performance and the performance of the army during the war against Hezbollah in July and August of last year.
Two weeks ago, Halutz said he would resign if the government-appointed Winograd committee of inquiry found him responsible for the mishandling of the war in Lebanon. The Winograd committee is also separately looking into the conduct of Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz.
"If the committee hands down an unambiguous sentence, it would obligate me [to resign]," Halutz had said. The resignation, however, comes before the committee has released its conclusions.
Senior IDF officers testified before the Winograd committee that they considered Halutz responsible for the failures of the war. The officers told the members of the panel that the IDF had made a rushed recommendation to go to war, without preparing the units needed and without devising an exit strategy.
In his letter of resignation to the prime minister and defense minister, Halutz said the responsibility of command led him to the decision that he must remain in the army until internal military investigations had been completed, and the lessons learned from the war incorporated into the IDF's 2007 strategic plan.
Given that this process was completed at the start of January, Halutz asked to resign his post, effective immediately.
In his letter to Olmert, Halutz wrote: "For me, the word responsibility has great meaning. My view of responsibility is what led me to remain in my post until this time and to place this letter on your desk today… Since the echoes of battle ceased, I decided to act responsibly according to the best traditions and values from home and from my service in the IDF."
Halutz said that after the conclusion of the inquiries "I feel proud that I completed what I set out to do. After these thorough processes, I am sure the IDF will be ready to meet the challenges ahead."
Halutz had since the end of the war resisted calls for his resignation, both from the public and within the army.
"I see that there are a number of people who are longing for me to resign. I have no intention of yielding and if you ask me the question again, I will give you the same answer," he told reporters several weeks ago.
"I am not on 'A Star is Born,' and I am not being voted on by SMS. I have not heard those who appointed me call for me to go, when they tell me to do so, then I will respond."
Halutz' successor
Peretz will on Sunday present the cabinet with a candidate to be the next chief of staff, Israel Radio reported.
Kaplinsky is an obvious choice for the position, but also mentioned are Ground Forces Commander Benny Gantz, and reserve major-generals Gabi Ashkenazi (who is currently the Defense Ministry director-general), Shlomo Yanai and Ilan Biran.
The July-August assault on Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas drove them from Israel's northern border but failed to retrieve the two soldiers whose abduction had sparked the conflict, prompting many Israelis to call for a purge of the top brass in hope of restoring Israel's military superiority in the region.
Retired IDF general Dan Shomron recently submitted the findings of a probe he conducted into the war's execution.
The report, released in part last month, criticised IDF commanders for poor organization during the war, but stopped short of calling for Halutz's resignation.
Halutz, a former Israel Air Force chief, came under criticism for relying heavily on aerial barrages in the first part of the war, which caused extensive damage to Lebanon's infrastructure, while Hezbollah launched around 4,000 rockets into Israel.
Halutz was made chief of staff in June 2005, just before Israel launched its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
The appointment raised eyebrows as it meant early retirement for the chief of staff at the time, Lieutenant-General Moshe Ya'alon, who had publicly warned that the Gaza plan would embolden Palestinian militants sworn to Israel's destruction.
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1. Will he replace Peretz instead? 00:41 | Tamir Gaza 17/01/07
2. halutz 00:46 | alon frank 17/01/07
3. So now we know what the committe is going to say 00:47 | David G 17/01/07
4. LOL this is why Hezbollah won the war!!!!!! 00:49 | Moe 17/01/07
5. Olmert expresses regret over Halutz resignation 00:49 | Ari 17/01/07
6. Kaplinsky is even worse,it`s him who`s the main proponent of "con 00:49 | Absolute Sweden 17/01/07
7. Dan Halutz a brave general 00:50 | Jonathan S 17/01/07
8. He beated the sh-t out of Lebanese, he is a war hero 00:53 | Tamir Gaza 17/01/07
9. A Second Career In The Offing? 01:01 | Victor Smolinsky 17/01/07
10. About time 01:05 | Uri 17/01/07
11. To Tamir Gaza 01:12 | Lebanese 17/01/07
12. HE FELT A BUMP !!!!! 01:28 | SD 17/01/07
13. Dan Halutz 01:30 | Gabe1 17/01/07
14. Right move, but too soon 01:35 | Tosefta 17/01/07
15. We are not done with Halutz, yet! 01:36 | Justice 17/01/07
16. 1 down and 2 to go 01:36 | jojo 17/01/07
17. HARRY TRUMAN 01:41 | JON FEIGENBAUM 17/01/07
18. 1 MORE 4 HIZBOLLAH… 01:41 | MIKE KATZ 17/01/07
19. RUSH to sell stocks-not run war 01:45 | JON FEIGENBAUM 17/01/07
20. Once out of office, bring him to the Hague 01:49 | Oswald 17/01/07
21. God bless Nasrallah. Peretz Olmert will follow 01:58 | Dark Justice 17/01/07
22. Good news 02:07 | Mark Lincoln 17/01/07
23. Good riddance! 02:09 | Adil 17/01/07
24. he did not kill enough CIVILIANS… 02:16 | MIKE KATZ 17/01/07
25. IDF Must Leave Shomron, Judea By Andras Bereny 02:21 | Andras Bereny 17/01/07
26. Mike Katz #18 02:28 | TonyL 17/01/07
27. Re:#24 Andras Bereny 02:38 | Guy From NYC 17/01/07
28. FORGET POLITICS 02:39 | Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/01/07
29. a criminal aginst HUMANITY….A-re#20 02:43 | MIKE KATZ 17/01/07
30. Replacing Halutz Won`t Help Unless…. 03:27 | Klaudia 17/01/07
31. Disengagement Yes-Man 03:35 | Lila 17/01/07
32. 29#MIKE KATZ : well said 03:39 | Sam (UK) 17/01/07
33. Now Halutz can play with his stock portfolio full-time 03:47 | Yossi Cronenberg 17/01/07
34. Good bye and Good ridden.Please take Olmert and Peretz with you. 03:54 | David T. 17/01/07
35. From a lebanese to number 11lebanese 04:03 | lebanese 17/01/07
36. Haaretz has no professional standards! 04:44 | David 17/01/07
37. To: “Mike Katz” 04:49 | David 17/01/07
38. NOW IS THE TIME FOR OLMERT & PERETZ TO DO SAME 04:57 | JAY 17/01/07
39. Bad news…for Israel`s foes! 05:03 | Aaron 17/01/07
40. TIME FOR OLMERT AND PERETZ TO DO THE SAME. 05:09 | OLMERT + KADIMA OUT 17/01/07
41. ONE INCOMPETENT FOOL OUT, NOW FOR THE REST! 05:13 | BMT 17/01/07
42. Peretz is next, Olmert to follow 05:22 | Asylum Aleikum 17/01/07
43. Halutz bombing Beirut as Hizbullah convoys left for S. Lebanon 05:37 | Effie Goodman 17/01/07
44. Halutz has integrity 05:37 | Gene 17/01/07
45. Now Israel can send Dan Halutz to the Hague for Gaza Apt. Bombing 05:44 | Mustapha K 17/01/07
46. TO DAVID FROM HOUSTON NO 35 05:47 | miriam 17/01/07
47. No 25 Andras Beremy - KOL HAKOVED!!!!! 05:52 | Mary 17/01/07
48. State terrorist finally departs. 05:53 | Dr Ibrahim al-Khouli 17/01/07
49. The CHIEF AMSTAFF IS GONE, but… 06:15 | Eyes2C 17/01/07
50. MIKE KATZ 06:43 | TOBIA 17/01/07
51. The three stooges is left with two… 06:45 | Willy 17/01/07
52. Good Riddance 06:46 | L A 17/01/07
53. Halutz 07:04 | janice p 17/01/07
54. BMT #41 is Right-It`s Chutzpah for General Staff not to resign 07:04 | Effie Goodman 17/01/07
55. I guess the debate is over, ISRAEL LOST THE WAR. 07:39 | Joe 17/01/07
56. BECAUSE ISRAEL HAS LOST THE WAR 07:53 | indrajaya 17/01/07
57. IT IS ABOUT TIME 07:57 | shaul elliot 17/01/07
58. TTo Andras #25 08:06 | Choni Davidowitz 17/01/07
59. Halutz helped Hizbullah make over a half-billion dollars 08:38 | Shmuel Bilu 17/01/07
60. #35 08:44 | Palestinian 17/01/07
61. Only Cosmetic Until… 08:49 | Tzfonit 17/01/07
62. keep it simple and exaggerate 08:50 | flashman 17/01/07
63. calling up the reserves in idf history 08:55 | flashman 17/01/07
64. there are too many personal vandettas in the idf 08:57 | flashman 17/01/07
65. moshe kaplinsky or benny gantz 08:59 | flashman 17/01/07
66. the evidence of the officers 09:14 | flashman 17/01/07
67. indrajaya from a failed state 09:17 | tommy suharto 17/01/07
68. Dan Halutz gone: good riddance! 09:18 | Mike 17/01/07
69. indrajaya "israel lost the war" 09:19 | tommy suharto 17/01/07
70. ONE GONE, TWO LEFT. 09:21 | Robert 17/01/07
71. nasrallah has admitted he miscalculated 09:21 | flashman 17/01/07
72. Weird Logic #50 09:28 | Amin 17/01/07
73. Flashman in a time warp 09:28 | Marilyn 17/01/07
74. the next chief of staff 09:29 | flashman 17/01/07
75. i find these personal attacks against halutz 09:35 | flashman 17/01/07
76. marilyn "the idf knew the soldiers would be taken 09:38 | yirmiyahu 17/01/07
77. we love hezbollah for this resignation 09:40 | Steve 17/01/07
78. marilyn "nasrallah did not wage war or attack" 09:43 | zohar 17/01/07
79. marilyn i am here because i love israel 09:44 | yirmi 17/01/07
80. Lebanese, 35 vs. Palestinian 60 09:44 | Nadav 17/01/07
81. Replacement 09:50 | Choni Davidowitz 17/01/07
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