sábado, 26 de febrero de 2011

Lybia


The idea of a no-fly zone was removed from the Franco-British draft resolution and it was not discussed at a NATO meeting in Brussels. Meanwhile, more than 200 Arab organisations and around 30 Arab intellectuals appealed for a no-fly zone over Libya. Egyptian writer and commentator Hani Shukrallah reportedly told the Guardian:

Stopping Gaddafi and his family shopping in Harrods or on the Champs Elysées is not going to prevent him unleashing further bloodshed. It's time to stop fiddling about and get serious.

martes, 22 de febrero de 2011

Former Gaddafi No.2, Abdul Fatah Younis being interviewed on Al Arabiya


Here's a rough translation of some of his comments, provided by @SultanAlQassemi:
The Libyan people have suffered too long. We have so much oil, the people could have lived as in a 5 star hotel.
Al Arabiya asks him: What happened?
There was a crowd of people outside my office, I was with my cousin. A bullet then went next to my right cheek, it hit my cousin who is in a very bad case now.

Gaddafi, that dirty man, wanted to say that I was killed by protesters so that my tribe, the Obeidat, will stand by him.
"You were a Minister of Interior but you only choose to speak now?" Younis: "I spoke to him 2 weeks before the revolution."

I told Gaddafi, we have too many unemployed youth. I want that dirty person who shot my cousin to face justice .

I am not a two-faced man. I worked with Gaddafi for 42 years, I was shocked at his speech today.

I wish Gaddafi had instead said a prayer for the fallen youth in his last days in office.

Our plan now it to support the youth in Tripoli so that it is liberated like Benghazi was.

I offer my condolences to the fallen martyrs (reads a statement of support for the youth revolution).

I begged Gaddafi not to send planes, I called him. Now of course we don't speak, I have joined the revolution.

Citizens collected weapons & brought them to me, we put them in a massive (airplane) hanger for safekeeping.

I gave orders to my men in Benghazi not to shoot at protesters, not one of my men shot at protesters, those who shot belong to the Security Battalions. I guarantee that none of my men shot at protesters.

Younis adds: "Gaddafi's speech was very clear to any one who has a brain. He is nervous, he is stubborn. He may commit suicide. Gaddafi won't leave. He may commit suicide or will be killed. I didn't wish for him to face such an end."

He concludes:
From my knowledge of Gaddafi, he won't leave, he will stay to the end, but he will stay alone. Who will aid him? Everyone has abandoned him. The Eastern & Central Provinces have abandoned him. To Gaddafi I tell him: Please end your life by praying for the martyrs, ask for God's forgiveness and the people's.

To Libyan people, you are a brave people, stand courageously, Libya will become a strong country. What I know is that the Free Officers of Libya have stopped their support of Gaddafi, his Security Battalion remain. Stand courageously, people of Libya, and those in Tripoli and Zawya and all over the country.

martes, 1 de febrero de 2011

Aquí no paga nadie...


España. Ahora que se habla tanto de Reformas...La principal: Que aquí nadie paga y no pasa nada...Como emprendedor no monto una empresa por que los clientes no pagan y no pasa nada. Como propietario no alquilo por que no me pagan y no pasa nada, en todo caso que después de un año o más logro echarles y a cambio me destrozan la casa.
Si tengo que ir a juicio tardo años, por lo general no cobras y además te has gastado mas dinero. O cambian la legislación y los Juzgados o esto no funciona. Claro que los primeros deudores son las administraciones...
Como calculas el margen de beneficio a aplicar si tienes un elevado porcentaje de morosos. Haces que paguen más los que realmente pagan para que cubran las perdidas de los caraduras...¿es esto justo?. Por que se pagan tantos impuestos si hay un 25% de economía sumergida y los ricos no pagan (sicavs, sociedades holding holandesas, deportistas en paraísos fiscales). Si todos pagaran...¿no pagaríamos menos todos? Por que no un tipo fijo de digamos el 17%...
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/reportajes/hay/quien/saque/okupante/elpepusocdmg/20110109elpdmgrep_4/Tes
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/economia/timo-nazareno-renace-empresas/20100916cdscdieco_5/