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Hugo Chávez plans to speak continuously for four days

Venezuela President Hugo Chávez intends to speak continuously for four days to mark the 10 years since he made the TV show Alo Presidente, informs ForeignPolicy.

The leader of the Caracas plans a special episode of four days. "It will be divided into chapters, like a telenovela," said Chavez, adding that "all will be: songs, reviews, etc..

FP indicates that the televizune presented Chavez runs, usually on Sundays, when the president of Venezuela speak, sing, explain government policies and criticize their opponents.

Special edition of Alo Presidente program will run from Thursday until Sunday.

Bulgarian businessmen, suspected of illegal gains

Around 70 business people in Sofia have been discovered as have earnings from "unknown sources", informs novine.

State Agency for National Security (DANS), National Revenue Agency (NRA) and the Ministry of Interior conducted a survey which aimed to take business people who have sofioti properties, machinery and iachturi with more than 500,000 leva (about 255,000 euros).

The investigation revealed that some businessmen were differences between 500,000 euros and 3,000,000 euros between declared income and assets you have.

Deputy Sofia Prosecutor, Roman Vasiliev, said that such cases will be studied in detail before the authorities to formulate charges. Official refused to say if the persons concerned by the investigation are known businessmen in Bulgaria.

Lech Wałęsa: There is no global crisis, but a bad banking system

Former Polish president Lech Wałęsa is that people do not cross a major economic crisis, informs AP. Nobel Prize laureate for Peace, but believes that there are problems in the banking world, which needs complete reform.

Walesa said on Thursday there is a need for more careful supervision of banks and has proposed creating a "Council of Wise Men" that prevent the recurrence of problems recently, such as significant loss of scholarships and freezing credit markets.

"We can not talk about a crisis - this is stupid," said the former leader of Solidarity movement, with only a few days before the anniversary of 20 years which have passed from the first free elections in Poland.

The former electrician and union chief and has taken the blame for "not able to protect the Poles hardships that have accompanied the transition from communism to capitalism," but added that the economic environment in Poland is not so black. "Overall, the situation is not so bad. All economic figures are better than ever, except unemployment. But if I look at the way that I go, I see places where I am wrong or wasted opportunity."

"I think it is my fault that things went this way, as we had the know-how necessary, that we failed to see signs. I blame myself, not others ... I did a revolution without know what follows after it, "said Walesa.

Unemployment in Poland is currently around 11%.

Walesa, aged 65, was one of the founders of Solidarity movement, which contributed to the fall in comusnimului Poland. Between 1990-1995, he was first democratically elected president in the history of Poland.

Life of the israelite intelligence agents like in the novels

eautiful women, travel abroad, gadgets and spectacular passages over the border minefield: Israeli agents captured alive in Lebanon is worth a novel of espionage, reports AFP.

20 people accused of espionage in favor of Israel, who were Christians and Muslims or between a butcher, a dealer of mobile phones and a general withdrawal, were arrested last month in Lebanon, after an investigation led by services Lebanese intelligence.

According to senior official cited by AFP, the investigation has accelerated in April, after intelligence services have discovered a network that tries to infiltrate among the powerful device security Hezbollah shiit employed in 2006 in a war against Israel destroyer.

Temandu is an "operation" against the Jews of the imminent Hezbollah, Lebanese intelligence services had informed the party and authorities shiit wiped alleged intelligence cell.

Composed of independent cells more than three persons

"Suspects arrested were part of different networks, each consisting of a maximum of three persons who had no connection between them," said Gen. Achraf rifiuti, chief of internal security forces in Lebanon (FSI).

"The discovery of a secret technology has allowed us to reconstruct the puzzle," he added, but without specifying the nature of this discovery.

Agencies, which had the mission to gather information about the positions of Hezbollah, and Palestinian groups and Lebanese militantilor communicated with his superiors Israeli satellite or through coded messages.

They used sophisticated gadgets, some of which were hidden in the freezer or in the car battery.

Many of them travel to Paris in Turkey and Hungary in order to communicate the information gathered. Each of the arrested spies traveled at least once in Israel, with forged passports, to be trained.

"One of those arrested told us he met with Israeli officers at the border, where he was guided to cross the mine fields in the area, both in the shower, and the back," explained General rifiuti.

Lebanese official said that Israel has recruited most of the agents in the'80 and'90, during the 22 years of Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, which took over in 2000.

Israel blackmail their agents with demascarea

"It used frumose women, money and other means of lies and pitfalls of collecting information, support him. "Agencies were well rewarded for the first mission, receiving between 5000 and 7000 dollars. Subsequently, Israel manner drastic reduction of these rewards and threaten their agencies deconspira if he refuses to cooperate."

"Neither family nor friends knew not agents arrested about their activities," said General rifiuti.

A suspect arrested last week, Nader Nasser, owner of a mobile phone shop in Junieh, Beirutului in the north, was hired thanks to a Lebanese who seduced.

In April, Adib al-Alam, general withdrawal to national security, acknowledged that he worked for Israel for over 15 years.

According to rifiuti, former general felt at one time, that is followed. At that time, sent a message in Isreal, but superiors Hebrew him quiet.

Lebanon is still in terms of formally at war with Israel.

Agencies exposed to risk prison for life or capital punishment.

Paul Krugman, Nobel Economics: U.S. could get out of recession this summer, but the economy will continue to suffer another 5 years

United States could go out of the recession earlier this summer, but continue reducing employment may cause the economy to suffer another 5 years, says Nobel prize winner for Economics in 2008, Paul Krugman, quoted by AP. Krugman added that, although economic indicators around the world begin to be positive, they suggest not just that the economic decline has slowed.

"I think it is very likely that industrial production in the United States and around the world to leave the bottom sometime in the next few months, GDP growth in the U.S. to be positive in the second half of the year and maybe a little later than in Europe, "Krugman said during a conference held in Seoul.

Krugman said that would not be surprised if recesiunnea U.S., started in December 2007, to take over in August or September of this year. Available but will probably continue until 2011, meaning that "the weak economy, depressed" could take until 2013 or 2014.

Professor at Princeton University said that although economic indicators around the world begin to be positive, they suggest not just that the economic decline has slowed. "I share the optimism that the worst has passed," said Krugman, referring to the stabilization of markets finhanciare. "What is really is hard to say when it will stabilize at a real recovery," said the economist.

Lost decade

Last week, Krugman said that the United States likely to lose a decade of economic growth if we do not take aggressive steps to stimulate their economy and set up the banking system. Economist criticized "half measures", which said they are identical to those taken by Japan in the 90s.

"Half measures that do not hobble the economy is completely rectifiers, while we apply the measures to support banks to survive but to thrive," said Krugman.

"We're doing exactly what Japanese in the 90s," said Krugman, who visited Beijing. "What worries me most is that strong U.S. and the euro area will lose decades, as happened in Japan," added the economist.

"A second package of economic incentives to become an urgent necessity," said professor from Princeton University, adding that not foresee an increasing number of jobs by U.S. companies made this year or next year.

WHO: One thousand new cases of swine flu in 24 hours

Swine influenza spreads rapidly around the world: a thousand new cases of infection with swine influenza virus have been recorded only in the last 24 hours, Tuesday announced the World Health Organization. Results show WHO contaminated 9.830 people dead and 79 in 40 countries, reports AFP.

Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis has received new virus A (H1N1) of swine influenza and said that pending approval from the WHO to begin producing vaccine, announced Tuesday a spokesman laboratory, quoted by AFP.

"I got the virus and our researchers are about to change, to start producing the vaccine," said the source, adding that the launch of the actual production will take between three and four weeks.

"We are awaiting approval from the WHO and U.S. Center for control and prevention of disease" for launching the vaccine production, he added.

Novartis, which produces a vaccine against seasonal flu will have to choose between making the vaccine against seasonal influenza and the vaccine against swine influenza, a spokesman explained.

For this reason, the World Health Organization would raise the alert to 6, maximum stipulated. This would mean that the world is confronted with the first pandemic of the century XXI century.

U.S.: Reports about secret Pentagon war in Iraq, full of quotations from the Bible

Reports prepared by the intelligence services of information from the U.S. military, which were previously submitted daily President George W. Bush, were illustrated with quotations from the Bible and photos "triumfatoare" of American soldiers in Iraq, reports the magazine GO. Some Pentagon employees were offended by said disclosure made, which suggests that the U.S. and its allies have unleashed a "crusade" against Muslims in Iraq.

The documents were made by Donald Rumsfeld's advice and handed the president even sometimes by former secretary of defense in Washington.

GO quotes a document from April 2003, only a month from the invasion of Iraq, which was on the cover images of celebrating Iraqis that Saddam Hussein's fall and a quote from the Bible: "Look, Lord's eye is over those who fear Him ... to free the soul from death "

Another report of 3 April 2003, was on the cover of another quote from the Bible: "God entrusts you whatever you do and your plans will succeed."

According to journalist Robert Draper, who obtained documents from a former Bush Administration official, covers "were created by Major General Glen Shaffer, director of military information. Before beginning the war, his advisers have made Shaffer covers amusing, in an attempt to remove the stress of preparing to fight. Then, after people began to die, Shaffer, who is Christian, considered the Bible passages that are more suitable.

Draper believes, also, as Rumsfeld "Holy Scrptura seen as a means to establish a personal connection with a president who always quote passages from the Bible."

GO stated that some of the Pentagon employees were offended by said disclosure made, which suggests that the U.S. and its allies have unleashed a "crusade" against Muslims in Iraq.

Mikhail Gorbachev returns to Russia's political scene

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in the age of 78 years, wants to return to Russia's political scene, and to announce, soon, the creation of the Independent Democratic Party.

"Soon, our civic initiative will transform into a political formation. It is not for months, it is weeks," said Gorbachev, to Trudi.

At the end of last year, a group initiative led by the leader Perestroikai announced the creation Anticriza Civic Initiative. Among the contributors - business man Alexander Lebedev, a former deputy Vladimir Ryjkov, known economists.

Some experts are skeptical, but on new political project of Gorbachev. "It is quite difficult to expect this party to play a central role, believes political Oreskin Dmitri, who adds:" And if you get the power you have to play by Kremlin rules.

In the opinion of Russian experts, Gorbachev's intention to return to politics shows that the normal renewal of the political establishment was not epuziat.

Director Institute for applied policy, Olga Kryshtanovskaia, but believes that the party's Gorbachev might enjoy some support from voters unhappy with how the government led by Putin tries to fight the global economic crisis.

A Pentagon employee was accused of espionage in favor of China

An employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, was a member of the Air Force, was accused of espionage in favor of China, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday, quoted by AFP.

The indictment states that Lt. Col. James Wilbur withdrawal in Fondren, aged 62 years, former deputy director of the American representation for Pacific Command in Washington, of "conspiring in an illegal and aware of this" to provide information secret.

"Charges are worrisome. Transmission of classified information to a foreign agent of the People's Republic of China is a serious and real threat to U.S. internal security," said Dana Boente, Prosecutor of the Eastern District of Virginia.

"The government granted the U.S. a lot of trust in people who have access to secret information and we are determined to follow all those who abuse this trust," she added.

Pope Benedict XVI criticized the negative influence of entertainment industry

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday criticized the negative impact that the entertainment industry has on children. Statement was made during vecerniei held in the Greek Catholic cathedral Saint-Georges from Amman, informs AFP.

"Who in his capacity as a parent is not worried about negative influences so present in our globalized world, especially the destructive factors in the entertainment industry that exploits innocent without scruples and sensitivity of young and vulnerable people," said Pope.

Also Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI warned that religion can be corrupted and disfigured when put in the service of violence and ignorance. Statement was made in the ceremony of blessing the foundation stone of a Catholic university in Madaba, Jordan in the city that shelters a large Christian community.

Pope Benedict XVI began on Friday, a visit from a week in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, during a pilgrimage which will be prayed for unity and peace the Middle East. " This is the first papal visit to the area after the tournament conducted in 2000 by former Sovereign pontiff, Pope John Paul II.