Breaking News on Terrorism

In result of act of terrorism in Algeria 17 employees of the United Nations Organization were killed. Such information has been represented at briefing by headquarters of the UNO’s representative. As it has been said, not all the lost members of UN peace-keeping forces were citizens of Algeria, one of them, in particular, was Senegalese, one Dane and one Philippine. However, it has been specified that the situation on a place of tragedy constantly varies, and search and rescue operations proceed. Explosion in the Algerian capital has destroyed UNO’s building and a building of UNO’s Supreme Commissioner. Before acts of terrorism 134 employees of the United Nations - 19 international and 115 from among local residents worked In representations of various establishments of the United Nations in Algeria.

Iran needs to establish 50 thousand centrifuges on enrichment of uranium within 5 years in order that it could make enough fuel for one atomic power station. Such application has been made by the president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The Iranian plans on enrichment of uranium are a part of the nuclear program, which warns the West, as in result of this program Iran can be used both for manufacture of fuel for atomic power stations, and for creation of warheads.
Ahmadinejad considers that 50 thousand centrifuges (expected figure, which is so much expected by Iran) would be enough for manufacture of fuel for one factory a year. In the remarks “four-five years” term is specified. The President of Iran is also assured, that there are no objective obstacles for cessation of work on uranium enrichment, “in fact everyone understands”, that this way is “peaceful”.
Let’s remind that authorities of Iran have recently started a new round of negotiations about the Iranian nuclear program with the IAEA. According to the Iranian mass-media’s messages, negotiations will take three days and they, predictably, will be devoted to particles of the enriched uranium, found by the IAEA’s inspectors at the Teheran technical university.

The chapter of the Pentagon Robert Gates calls the countries of Persian Gulf to help the USA in struggle against the “Iranian threat”. The countries of region have already helped the United States with questions of trade and safety, and, as the US Minister of Defense considers, the more there will be their support, the better for the International Community.
It looks like, the general system of the notification about rocket threats from Iran one of the core conversation topics at Gate’s meeting with Persian Gulf countries’ representatives, which will pass in Bahrain becomes.
Earlier Pentagon has promised that the report of US investigation, according to which Iran has stopped works on creation of the nuclear weapon, will not affect the attitude of defensive department to Teheran.
As the chapter of a strategic department of US Incorporated staff has noted that the uncooperative altitude to Iran is caused not only by its nuclear ambitions. It is not still clear, whether Iran has fulfilled the promise on struggle against weapons smuggling through the Iran-Iraq border.
On the eve Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov has declared in Bruxelles, that Russia hopes for carrying out of negotiations across Iran in spite of the fact that the US Secretary for State Condoleezza Rice calls for new sanctions against this country.
Earlier the president USA Georges Bush has called the International Community to continue to put pressure upon Teheran as the Iranian nuclear program still bears potential world threat.
 

The government of Turkey has approved intrusion of military forces on the territory of northern Iraq for struggle against Kurdish insurgents. Such application has been made by    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday.
Despite of USA’s opinion, which opposes full-scale operation, the government of Turkey has made a decision to give armies power for the beginning struggle against insurgents of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), making attacks to Turkish territory from a strong point in the north of Iraq. While, there is no information on time of the beginning of operation.
Earlier the Turkish government declared that it is ready to refuse from military operation in Northern Kurdistan in case if this problem will be solved by Iraq government. At the same time Baghdad’s promises to cope with Kurds go counter with the impossibility recognized before to supervise PKK’s insurgents, whose bases are basically located in mountains.
Let’s remind, that after the whole series of Kurdish separatists’ attacks on Turkish soldiers in frontier areas the parliament of Turkey has accepted the decision on carrying out of special operations in northern Iraq. Parts of Turkish army have been strapped to border; however, operation has not been started.
Probably, Ankara has decided not to hasten with intrusion into Iraq after the incident on October, 21st, when 13 soldiers have been killed, 11 more person have received wounds in result of Kurds’ attack. Collision has shown to Turkish militaries the scale of possible losses in case of intrusion into Kurdish areas of northern Iraq.
PKK conducts the armed struggle for creation of the independent Kurdish state in a southeast of Turkey since 1984.  More than 37 thousand people have been killed in result of various collisions in the region.

The president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez “freezes” attitudes with Colombia in reply to the decision of Colombian president Uribe to refuse Chavez’s intermediary in negotiations with marxist insurgent grouping “The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia” (FARC).
According to Hugo Chavez’s words he will freeze attitudes with Colombia because he doesn’t trust Colombian government any more. According to Venezuelian President, actions of Colombian colleagues can be compared with “spittle in the face”, and Colombia “deserves the best president”.
The leader of Venezuela has accused Uribe of “unscrupulous lie” and has declared that the Colombian authorities have not estimated his efforts in negotiating process with insurgents so, they “do not want peace in the country”.
Hugo Chavez has not explained, in what “freezing” of attitudes with Colombia can result, but he has let know, that it threatens with deterioration of trading communications of Venezuela with its second-largest trading partner. Nevertheless this conflict could have serious economic consequences for both countries. It can be easily explained as two countries are the major commercial partners (with $4.1 billion in 2006).
 

The president of Lebanon Emile Lahoud has disposed to allocate the Lebanese military command of special powers in connection with introduction of the state of emergency in the country, declared by Lahoud for some hours before the expiration of its presidential powers.
According to Lahoud’s application military command of the country has the right to place safety forces at the territory of Lebanon under own discretion and it should transfer authority to the Lebanese government as soon as it will be recognized constitutional.
Thus Lahoud has declared the operating cabinet of Lebanon unconstitutional on the basis of what state of emergency has been declared without approval of the government. In reply to it, representatives of the Lebanese cabinet, headed by anti-Syrian Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, have declared, that the decree of the president about introduction of state of emergency cannot be recognized legitimate as, according to the constitution of Lebanon, corresponding decision of the government is required.
USA has acted In support of the cabinet, having called Armed forces of Lebanon to provide safety in the country after expiry of the term of powers of Lahoud at 0:00 on local time on November, 24th. Washington has declared, that political forces of Lebanon should “keep calmness” and keep the country from violence over the period of absence of presidential authority.

Iran is ready to answer possible military aggression from the USA. Such application has been made by the president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Bahrain where he carried on negotiations in occasion of bilateral cooperation and discussed regional and international questions with members of royal family.
The Iranian leader has assured that  Iranian people do not want new wars in the Near East, but, on the other hand, they have made all necessary be ready to reflect possible attack.
At the same time the Iranian leader has once again called in question determination of the United States in drawing attack across Iran and has expressed opinion, that the USA will not attack Iran. Earlier in interview Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared, that Washington does not have either political or economic, military bases for conducting war against Iran.
Hearings about possible carrying out of military operation of the USA against Iran on a regular basis excite world community, being supported with mutual recriminations of Washington and Teheran. The USA approve, that the nuclear program of Iran is directed on creation of the nuclear weapon, and call for acceptance of new international sanctions against Islamic Republic, whereas Iran rejects charges of the USA and defends the right to development of peace atomic engineering.
According to last IAEA’s report Iran has made serious steps in a direction to a greater openness in nuclear sphere and cooperates with it. The Agency approves, that Iran has given data about the last development, but continues to neglect the requirement to stop enrichment of uranium. Nevertheless, the USA have already declared, that will insist on introduction of new sanctions against Iran.
 

On Monday Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared, that the USA should apologize before its country for charges to address of Teheran about intention to create a nuclear bomb. Such statement has been caused by UNO’s last report which has confirmed Iran’s cooperation with the international organizations.
The Iranian President has noted that the time that the United States has changed the behavior has come and all world has seen, that assumptions of Washington was wrong. Ahmadinejad has also noted that USA has made two resolutions on the basis of erroneous data.
Ahmadinejad has also added that it is so obvious that the information was wrong, USA should gather with forces and to tell to Iranian people, that the mistake has been admitted and to apologize.
However, Americans are not measured to go on Ahmadinejad’s concessions. White House has called for introduction of new sanctions against Iran. In the application of the State department it was spoken, that no apologies from the USA will exist. US foreign policy representatives have told that selective cooperation with the international organizations is not enough and the Iranian government should apologize before people that it has taken a way of the international isolation.

Iran has transferred instructions on uranium recasting in nuclear warheads to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Such information has been represented in IAEA’s official report.
In spite of the fact that it was one of the basic requirements of Agency, such step hardly can remove a pressure around of the Iranian nuclear program as Teheran should execute some more requirements. The assistant to Iranian nuclear organization has transferred instructions to the assistant to chapter in the Vein.
Documents, in which the technology of uranium recasting is described, have been found by IAEA experts in Iran two years ago. Teheran has allowed them to study instructions in the Iranian territory, however, has forbidden taking them out from the country and has refused to give a copy. IAEA and world experts of other organizations approve, that these instructions are necessary for the program of nuclear weapon manufacture.
The Iranian nuclear program became one of key themes at a meeting of the chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and the president of the USA Georges Bush. USA was quite skeptical about Iran’s sincerity. According to Angela Merkel, she managed to convince the American President that the salvation of the Iranian nuclear problem lays exclusively in the field of diplomacy and the international sanctions.

The government of Iraq has suspended work of headquarters of Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party, presumably connected with Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
As Associated Press informs, it has been made under the request of Turkish government, where Kurdish Democratic Party is being considered as a political wing of Turkish Kurds-separatists. Nobody from Kurdistan Workers’ Party members has been arrested.
Today Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has declared that strict measures against bases of Kurdish insurgents in northern Iraq, down to closing branches of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party have been taken. at conference on safety problems of Iraq, which is being held in Istanbul, Nuri al-Maliki has told that they are seriously working on this question.
Representatives of Turkey have concerned to the application of the Iraq prime-minister with skepticism: official Ankara has warned, that if Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s bases in the north of Iraq will continue to function, and leaders of Kurdish movement will remain free, armed forces of Turkey will start retaliatory expedition against Kurds in territory of Iraq.
Some days ago Turkish armies have killed 15 Kurdish insurgents from Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
USA can provide some stability - on the eve US state Secretary Condoleeza Rice has declared, that the USA, Turkey and Iraq will struggle against Kurdish insurgents, having emphasized, that the main task - is not to worsen the situation.