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 | Mexican army ( Fuerzas armadas de México ) PLEASE : ONLY IN ; French, German , English not spanish or whatever language. People claim Mexico have no army , a poor country ect,ect,ect. but in fact Mexico use one of the most powerfull army in North america , with 1.6% of the mexican population served in mexican army. the defense budget is 10.062 billion dollar Mexico's armed forces number some 620,400, including the reserves. Mexico's military is in two branches, the National Defense Secretariat (Army and Air Force) and the Navy Secretariat (Navy, Naval Air Force, Marines). Mission The Mexican Army works around three preparedness missions, or plans: DN1: Preparation of the military forces to repel external aggressions. No military armed force can leave Mexican territory without a declaration of war, and approval of the Congress. The last time this was invoked was in 1942, to send an expeditionary force to the Philippines, after war was declared against Germany and Japan, following the sinking of two Mexican ships by U-boats. In 1990 President Carlos Salinas de Gortari asked the permission of the Congress to send troops to the Gulf War, but it was refused, since there was no declaration of war against Iraq. DN2: Preparation of the military forces to protect the internal security of the country. This would include police actions against guerrilla forces, counter-drug operations, and, originally, political control. Up to 1970, the Mexican Army had been used as a repressive force to maintain the virtual dictatorship of the single-party PRI government. The most controversial use of the military had been called "The dirty war" in the 1960s, which included the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre of students and unsuspecting bystanders. After 1980 these types of operations had nearly completely ceased (see EZLN). DN3: Defense against natural disasters. The Army should always be ready to help the civil population in case of disaster. This include preventive measures. For example, between August and November, military forces are sent to Mexican coastal areas to aid the public in the event of hurricanes or floods. For the Mexican people, the DN3 plan is the most important peacetime operation of the Army. The Army provides food, shelter, medicine, and medical services to the people that need them. This also includes reconstruction of roads and communication services. Because calling the implementation DN3 plan is an acceptance of severe problems, the DN3 plan was not invoked in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake that left large areas of Mexico City in ruins, since the authorities did not want to recognize there was an emergency in the capital, while the army was called to the city, it was just a peacekeeping force. This latter became a severe questioning on the government. Also, the Mexican Army provided aid to the US when the hurricanes Katrina and Rita occurred to help the people in need. |
 | TÜRKISTAN [ Part 2/2 ] ,,Xīnjiāng,شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى Tengri Tanri Allah God * Azerbaijan * Kazakhstan * Kyrgyzstan * Turkmenistan * Turkey * Uzbekistan * Turkish Republic of N.Cyprus Turkestan has a rich history, dating back to the third millennium BC. Many artifacts were produced in that period, and much trade was conducted. The region was a focal point for cultural diffusion, as the Silk Road traversed it. Turkestan covers the area of Central Asia that corresponded to eastern Scythia, Transoxania and Greater Khorasan in Antiquity, and acquired its "Turkic" character from the 4th to 6th centuries AD with the incipient Turkic expansion. Turkic sagas, such as the Ergenekon legend, and written sources such as the Orkhon Inscriptions state that Turkic peoples originated in the nearby Altay Mountains, and, through nomadic settlement, started their long journey westwards. Successive external powers have held the region. Greeks, under Alexander the Great, held the area from 327 BC to 150 BC. Huns conquered the area after they conquered Kashgaria in the early 2nd century BC. With the dissolution of the Huns' empire, Chinese rulers took over Eastern Turkestan[1]. Arab forces captured it in the 8th century. The Persian Samanid dynasty subsequently conquered it and the area experienced economic success[1]. The entire territory was held at various times by Turkic forces, such as the Göktürks until the conquest by Genghis Khan and the Mongols in 1220. Khan gave the territory to his son, Chagatai and the area became the Chagatai Khanate[1]. Tamerlane took over the area in 1369 and the area became the Timurid Empire[1]. |
 | How georgian intelligence service recruited hirelings and killed people in Ossetia ~ Как вербовали и убивали спецслужбы Грузии Imagine that the neighboring state (Cuba or Mexico, France or Sweden) intensively recruits mercenaries on the territory of your country to perform terror attacks on your national leaders, your police, your civilians. This is what Saakashvili's government did in Ossetia. They spent a lot of money on this: typical price was 25.000 dollars per operation. Do you think Georgian economy can afford such expences on it's own? A country where pensioners get 10-dollar pension a month? Evidently, those hirelings are payed from an external wallet. Guess whose? Who maintains Georgian Gestapo? And those people now proclaim they want to live together with Ossetians and Abkhazians in one country. How long will stagnating Bush-McCain administration try to resolve their problems supporting georgian Nazis? |
 | Obama teaches McCain a lesson on foreign policy ( Spain - N.Korea ) I will teach McCain a lesson: " McCain wants to work with allies to contain Iran, but how can you work with allies if you don't even know who our allies are ?" Listen up old fart McCain, after reading this I suggest you to go back to AZ and continue what you do best - doing nothing. Again old fart, Spain joined NATO in 1982 and is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. With an area of 504,030 km², Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe after France. Because of its location, Spain has been subject to many external influences, often simultaneously, and at times has been a source of influence itself. Spain's prehistory extends deep into Europe's past. Archaeological and genetic evidence strongly suggests that Spain acted as one of three major refugia from which Europe was repopulated following the end of the last ice age. It has also continued to play an important part in Europe and even the world at certain historic times; in the latter case when it was the seat of a global empire that has left a legacy of 400 million Spanish speakers today. The combination of external influences with the interactions of the culturally and politically differentiated regions of the rugged Iberian peninsula has produced a dramatic history, typified by alternating periods of unity and disunity under very different regimes. Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a parliamentry government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a developed country with the eighth largest economy in the world based on nominal GDP. |
 | Puerto Rico! Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" [literally, English: "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"]), is a semi-autonomous territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The territory is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area but third largest by population among the four Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico). Puerto Ricans sometimes call the island Borinquen, from the old Taíno language Borikén .[4] Borikén was the name for the island used by indigenous Taíno people.[5] The current terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also widely know as "la isla del encanto" which translated means "the island of enchantment." Puerto Rico is an unincorporated organized territory of the United States [6] granted commonwealth status in 1952.[7] This commonwealth status allows it self-government "in respect of internal affairs and administration, subject to relevant portions of the Constitution and the laws of the United States"[8] and the plenary powers of the U.S. Congress[citation needed]. It was allowed to establish a Constitution for its internal administration and to handle matters of purely local concern, but "matters of currency, defense, external relations, interstate commerce" and postal service[9] are within the jurisdiction of the U.S. federal government. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has more autonomy over its own internal and local matters than some of the other U.S. territories. However, it also has less autonomy at the federal level than American states. The Jones-Shafroth Act, enacted in 1917, conferred U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans. Puerto Rico has a republican form of government,[7] subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty.[3] Its current powers are all delegated by the U.S. Congress and lack full protection under the U.S. Constitition. The nature of Puerto Rico's political relationship with the U.S. is the subject of ongoing debate in Puerto Rico, the United States Congress, and the United Nations.[10][11] In 2005 and 2007, two reports on this matter were issued by the U.S. President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status.[12] [13] The Popular Democratic Party (PDP), founder of Puerto Rico's current political status, has challenged the reports' conclusions, stating that it had been under the impression that in 1953 Puerto Rico enacted a "new constitution that was entered into in the nature of a pact between the American and the Puerto Rican people" that was recognized by the UN (subject to continued monitoring). The Popular Democratic Party administration also holds the view that "if the Task Force and the Bush Administration stand by their 2005 conclusions (which occurred on Dec. 21, 2007), then for over 50 years the U.S. government has perpetuated a 'monumental hoax' on the people of Puerto Rico, on the people of the United States and on the international community."[14] On the other hand, the White House Task Force on Puerto Rico's Political Status in its December 21, 2007 report, argues that it is not breaking new ground. The United States Department of Justice affirmed the Commonwealth's territorial status in 1959, shortly after the enactment of Public Law 600. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that Puerto Rico remains fully subject to the authority of Congress under the Territory Clause[15] of the U.S. Constitution (See, e.g., Harris v. Rosario, 446 U.S. 651 1980). The report also explains that the U.S. in its official written submission to the UN in 1953, never represented that Congress could not change its relationship with Puerto Rico without the territory's consent, prior to the official submission, the U.S. representative to the UN indicated orally that common consent would be needed to make changes to the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States.[13] The remaining two-major parties New Progressive Party and the Puerto Rican Independence Party welcomed the recommendations of both reports. |
 | Serbia Through a Longer Lens Part 1- Independant documentary The Republic of Serbia, a part of the Former Yugoslavian Territory is trying to drag itself from the remnants of over a decade of conflict. External bridges are proving difficult to mend and there is a lack of trust in politicians and their ability to help the country escape its troubled past. But there are those whom think the international media must bear some responsibility for Serbia's problems -- particularly in the way it is perceived by the outside world. From Vietnam onwards the reporting of conflict has always been complex and controversial. Paul Byrne's been examining what lessons can be learned from the reporting of the Balkan conflicts that can shed light on the media's role during times of national upheaval. |
 | Serbia Through a Longer Lens Part 2- Independant documentary The Republic of Serbia, a part of the Former Yugoslavian Territory is trying to drag itself from the remnants of over a decade of conflict. External bridges are proving difficult to mend and there is a lack of trust in politicians and their ability to help the country escape its troubled past. But there are those whom think the international media must bear some responsibility for Serbia's problems -- particularly in the way it is perceived by the outside world. From Vietnam onwards the reporting of conflict has always been complex and controversial. Paul Byrne's been examining what lessons can be learned from the reporting of the Balkan conflicts that can shed light on the media's role during times of national upheaval. |
 | Kofi Kingston WWE Theme (custom) Kofi Kingston jost one picture but its the theme ok mane! Kofi Kingston From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah Statistics Ring name(s) Kofi Jamaica Kofi Nahaje Kingston[1] Kofi Kingston[1] Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Billed weight 225 lb (102 kg/16.1 st)[2] Born Ghana, Africa[3] Billed from Jamaica[2] Trained by Chaotic Wrestling[3][1] OVW staff[1][4] DSW staff[1][4] Debut 2005[1] Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah[1][4] is a Ghanian[3] professional wrestler, better known under his ring name, Kofi Kingston. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on the ECW brand.[2] Contents [hide] 1 Career 1.1 Early career 1.2 World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-present) 1.2.1 Developmental territories 1.2.2 ECW brand 2 In wrestling 3 References 4 External links [edit] Career [edit] Early career After completing a degree in communications at Boston College,[3] Kingston made his professional debut in 2005.[4] He competed primarily in the New England area, including stints in the Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, and Chaotic Wrestling under the ring name Kofi Nahaje Kingston.[1][5] [edit] World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-present) [edit] Developmental territories In September 2006, he signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a Georgia based developmental territory.[1] He debuted in the new company, using the same ring name, in a dark match loss to Montel Vontavious Porter on September 21.[6] For the rest of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 he appeared in DSW, as well as its Kentucky based sister promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he was placed into a tag team dubbed the Commonwealth Connection with Harry Smith.[7][8][9] 2007 was also his first exposure to the main WWE roster, when he worked dark matches on March 5 and 26 before episodes of WWE Raw against Charlie Haas and Trevor Murdoch respectively. For these appearances he used the ring name Kofi Jamaica.[10][11] When he returned to the developmental territories he shortened his original ring name to Kofi Kingston, and continued to use both ring names throughout his duration there.[1] That May he also worked house shows, defeating Shelton Benjamin in Greenville, South Carolina on the 5th,[12] and Val Venis in Roanoke, Virginia on the 6th.[13] When Florida based developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling opened in June, Kingston was relocated there, appearing at their first show on June 26 teaming with Eric Perez against Keith Walker and Ryklon Stephens in a losing effort.[14] Kingston worked there for most of the remainder of the year,[14][15] until he was called up to the main WWE roster. [edit] ECW brand A series of vignettes for Kingston's television debut began airing on the weekly ECW television show starting on December 6, 2007.[16] view During this introduction phase the videos, official WWE website, and the ECW commentators all made note that he would be the first Jamaican-born person to wrestle for the company. He debuted on January 22, 2008 with a win over local wrestler David Owens.[17][18] After wrestling sporadic matches, Kingston was involved in his first major match; a 24-man Battle royal match that took place before Wrestlemania XXIV, where the winner would have received a ECW Championship match, but he was eliminated by Mark Henry.[19] [edit] In wrestling to my videos |
 | Michel Delgado's Terrors of the Soul In early 2005, Senegalese born artist Michel Delgado threw himself into personally and artistically unexplored territory. With complete creative and spontaneous zeal, Delgado undertook the construction of an outdoor, interactive assemblage that he named Terrors of the Soul. Part of the artist's obsession with his own self-exploration, Terrors of the Soul became more than just a new work of art. The three month long task, which began with only a single idea, grew into a complex journey where the artist was faced with finding his direction from among the scattered remains and materials he was able to gather on his tiny island home of Key West. Along the way, Delgado also broke ground with his external battle to articulate his ideas and artistic aesthetic. This film clip contains only the first 5 minutes of the 35 minute full version and offers an excellent introduction to the artist and the unique documentation that he directed. Without the help of an outline, a script, or even a clearly defined result to his efforts, Delgado uses the construction to clarify his own thoughts about creating art and his role in the world as an artist. Self-taught, Delgado turns the Terrors of the Soul experiment into another lesson for himself and his audience. Many of the artist's collectors and followers point to this never before released film as a critical turning point in his career and believe it launched him forward onto the world scene as a powerful and confident new artistic voice. To access the complete film go to www.artisthabitat.org. |
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