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French legislative elections

Posted in France, elections on June 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Today there are legislative elections in France. Polls consider that Sarkozy’s party, UMP is going to win. But both Sarkozy and Fillon consider that, if UMP does not achieve 400 seats, the results will be not great. First numbers point to a record abstention: between 37% and 40%.
UPDATE: Victory of UMP: Sarkozy to extent majority [...]

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China and North Korea: more violations of Human Rights

Posted in China, Human Rights, North Korea, Russia, UN on June 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »

China is not respecting the Refugees’ Statute UN Convention h/t Aquiles [in Spanish]. As North Korea is not precisely heaven on earth, they try to escape from their countries to the neighbouring ones as I have already being treating here. The phenomenon is on the rise as the North Koreans want to leave in the past the [...]

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Syrian Arms Dealer Indicted in U.S. Court

Posted in Spain, Syria, USA, terrorism on June 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

 
A wealthy Syrian arms dealer previously accused of arming militants from Iraq to Somalia has been arrested in Spain on charges he plotted to supply millions of dollars worth of weapons to Colombian rebels, U.S. officials said Friday.
Syrian Arms Dealer Indicted in U.S. Court
As I have written about this in my Spanish blog, the man [...]

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