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Serious business. Eyes wide open to what "they" are doing around there... Let's take a look on some headlines.
A Tunisian court has sentenced former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila to 35 years in jail for embezzlement and misusing public funds.
>Seriously, they deserve more than 35 years
>I'm starting to like these Tunisians
Jon Leyne said:
>Well, actualy his lawyer asked to defend him on court, but the authorities denied him this right
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13850227
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President Barack Obama may have been in Puerto Rico for only four hours, but his brief fundraising visit has unleashed a growing political furor in this U.S. Caribbean territory.
Legislators of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood ruling party say they are resentful that he swooped in to raise about $1 million and did not offer any help or solutions as the island battles a soaring crime rate and higher unemployment compared with any U.S. state.
>Obama's been doing everything for votes
"How do they expect that the President in a one-day visit provide them with solutions and solve the disaster that they have created in two years?" Hector Ferrer said.
"The president took away nearly $1 million ... and he made it known to Puerto Ricans in the U.S. that he was here just like Kennedy," Baez-Galib said. "He achieved his two objectives."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/06/18/obamas-puerto-rico-visit-spurs-anger-discontent/
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered vague promises of reform and clear threats against protesters Monday, as he addressed his nation and the rest of the world, whose leaders called for swift changes, some saying he had passed the point of no return.
"I urge them to return to their homes that they have left as soon as they can and disregard those who are spreading these baseless rumors that the security forces will mistreat them," the president said. "The military is there for the sake of their security, the safety of the citizens and their cities."
>Oh, right
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/20/syria.unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c1
Serious business. Eyes wide open to what "they" are doing around there... Let's take a look on some headlines.
Tunisia's Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia
A Tunisian court has sentenced former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila to 35 years in jail for embezzlement and misusing public funds.
>Seriously, they deserve more than 35 years
After only six hours, the judge said it had been established that they had misused public money and sentenced to them prison. The sentences will take immediate effect, despite their absence.
The judge also ordered Ben Ali to pay $36m and his wife $30m.>I'm starting to like these Tunisians
Jon Leyne said:
But the former president shows no sign of returning to argue his case.
>Well, actualy his lawyer asked to defend him on court, but the authorities denied him this right
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13850227
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Obama's Puerto Rico visit spurs anger, discontent
President Barack Obama may have been in Puerto Rico for only four hours, but his brief fundraising visit has unleashed a growing political furor in this U.S. Caribbean territory.
Legislators of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood ruling party say they are resentful that he swooped in to raise about $1 million and did not offer any help or solutions as the island battles a soaring crime rate and higher unemployment compared with any U.S. state.
>Obama's been doing everything for votes
"How do they expect that the President in a one-day visit provide them with solutions and solve the disaster that they have created in two years?" Hector Ferrer said.
>It's not a matter of who fix whose problems, but of who poses as hero of the Hispanics and asks for votes
"The president took away nearly $1 million ... and he made it known to Puerto Ricans in the U.S. that he was here just like Kennedy," Baez-Galib said. "He achieved his two objectives."
>Second that
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Syrian president's promises met with skepticism abroad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered vague promises of reform and clear threats against protesters Monday, as he addressed his nation and the rest of the world, whose leaders called for swift changes, some saying he had passed the point of no return.
"I urge them to return to their homes that they have left as soon as they can and disregard those who are spreading these baseless rumors that the security forces will mistreat them," the president said. "The military is there for the sake of their security, the safety of the citizens and their cities."
>Oh, right
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/20/syria.unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c1
6 admirable thoughts:
35 anos? E ainda é um político? Ah, se fosse assim no Brasil.
E na república das bananas... Presidente sofre impeachment, volta e... é, deixa pra lá.
intresing post!
Tai um pais que a lei funciona.
Ah se o Maluf fosse tunisiano.
Ah se o Maluf fosse tunisiano.[2]
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