#ThisFlag Letter on the Bond Notes (07.11.2016)

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Joint Statement on the Roadmap Agreement for Sudan (21.11.2016)

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Norway joins international partners in welcoming signatures of the AU Roadmap for peace talks in Sudan.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, November 21, 2016 – “The representatives of the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States), Germany and the European Union welcome the signing of the Roadmap Agreement by the Justice and Equality Movement, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), and the National Umma Party. In signing the Roadmap Agreement, these groups have taken an important first step in ending the conflicts in Sudan and moving towards a process of dialogue as a basis for lasting peace in their country. We welcome the support of the Roadmap by other members of the Sudan Call alliance of opposition groups.

We also commend the Government of Sudan for signing the Roadmap Agreement on 16 March 2016, and subsequently clarifying its commitments regarding the inclusion of other relevant stakeholders in the National Dialogue and to continue to uphold any decisions reached between the opposition signatories and the 7+7 Mechanism, the steering committee of the National Dialogue.

We recognize that the opposition expressed valid concerns which have been noted by the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP). We believe these constitute legitimate agenda items for any preparatory meetings.

The Roadmap Agreement constitutes a valuable step towards ending the wars in Sudan. We urge the signatories to lose no further time in agreeing to a cessation of hostilities and modalities for humanitarian access in Darfur and the Two Areas.

In parallel, we encourage opposition parties in Sudan to seize this opportunity to come together inside a process of dialogue to achieve a political settlement addressing the challenges that continue to face their people. And we appeal to the Government of Sudan to take all necessary steps to ensure a conducive environment for this process to succeed.

We wish to underscore the significant efforts of the AUHIP in helping to achieve this Roadmap Agreement, and we call on the signatories to engage constructively and sincerely to build on the Roadmap in order to realize a peaceful and stable Sudan.”

Siitube Statement on the Ethiopian Government crackdown on the Media (19.11.2016)

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Ethiopia arrested six journalists since the State of Emergence has been declared. They are: Abdi Gada, Solomon Seyoum, Befikadu Hailu, Elias Gebru, Anania Sorri, and Getachew Worku. Practicing journalism seems as crime in ‘Ethiopia’, in the empire of tribal dictator and tyrannical government. Ethiopia always chooses to close its door of globalization (it bans internet or face book and foreign media, ban NGO and Human Rights Organizations) to kill, arrest and terrorize its citizens even though Ethiopia is one of the best ally of the West. In 2015, the American President Barack Obama went to Ethiopia and praised dictator and tribal mafia government for his interests, but not for Ethiopian interests…

According to the media policy of Ethiopia government, all media reports must praise the government like Obama… This is why practicing journalism and journalists are targeted for danger in Ethiopia. Nonprofit organization, Freedom House recently released press report about Ethiopia by ranking it as the third out of 65 counties; it’s only ahead Iran, Syria and China regarding to access to the internet, censorship, and freedom of information.

Within 25 years, since the TPLF (Tigrai People Libration Front) mafia government control Ethiopia as monopoly, at least 110 Ethiopian journalists left Ethiopia for an exile, 39 Ethiopian journalists and two foreign journalists imprisoned in Ethiopia and 29 journalists dismissed from their Jobs. Ethiopia is a country which fired 20 journalists from job in one day in 2014; this maybe recorded as a world record too.
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Burundi: Footage allegedly shows Imbonerakure militiamen marching in a parade (Youtube-Clip)

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US Ambassador Stephen Schwartz letter to H.E. Mr. Adbikarim Hussein Guled on the Electoral Process in the Galmudug (20.11.2016)

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South Sudan: Apparently “No Pardon” for Dr. Riek Machar; while Machar calls Kiirs Government a “Rogue Regime” the battles intensify as the UNSC Arms Embargo in the works!

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Today is another day and on this blessed Sunday, the battles between the SPLM/A and SPLM/A-IO are continuing and are in many states like: Yei River State, Blue Nile, Upper Nile, Western Bahr El Ghazal and Unity State. With this in mind, the reports of today tell who the fragile situation is and what this can all mean for the near future. Because the SPLM-N are even in trouble in Sudan and in South Sudan, which makes the borders even worse; with this reality the world should act and give extend the mandate of UNMISS, the Arms Embargo would not work if there is still sold weapons without ending certificate; than the meaning of the trade will not be in the loop until their fetched by the International Community like MONUSCO this year. So here is the lot of the day!

No pardon for Dr. Riek Machar:

President Salva Kiir said on Sunday: “My brother Riek Machar thinks the only way for him to become the president of this country is violence, killing innocent people. I told him several times [that] there is no reason to fight. If you [Machar] wants to be the president, wait for elections, but he did not listen” (…) “They come asking me to pardon him. I tell them I have no problem with him. He is a citizen of this country and he can return anytime, but must denounce violence” (Sudan Tribune, 2016).

Offensive from SPLA:

Big government offensive on rebel Fatuyo’s base in Li-Rangu following the attack on Yambio, in which rebels showed off new RPG supply.

This is happening as fuel shortages are hitting the country, the issues with lacking of food-supply and the NGOs are under attack from SPLM/A-IO and also SPLM/A; this is happening with the full knowledge and with support from the Troika. That have set in force the process, but not considered the wish of power for the President and FVP Machar, who both of them has their agenda. This is happening as the sore and weak Kenyan Government cannot handle criticism of their commander, therefore they are leaving the UNMISS to show integrity, but instead losing their power and helpful assistance in the war-torn country.

As this is happening the Yei River State Officials are resigning because of the “Human Right Violations” in the state. There been reports of fierce battles between the State and the SPLM/A-IO in the Unity State.

Gen. Malik Agaar speaks out:
“Does Taban know how many lives we sacrificed for the independent of South Sudan?” Asked Malik Agaar” (…) “Does Taban know how the people of Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile fought for the liberation of South Sudan?” He ask again?” (…) “Where was he when our bones littered the land of South Sudan?” And asked again. Taban looked between his legs as if he was peeing but he was just sweating” (…) “Taban we aren’t going anywhere, as SPLA-N we are here to stay whether you like it or not.” Malik Agaar concluded boldly looking in the face of Salva Kiir. At this point Taban was done” (…) “Until you become the President of South Sudan then you can do whatever you want to do to SPLA-N.” Malik Agaar warns” (…) “From today onwards I don’t want to hear from you, neither call me nor ask me.” Malik Agaar declared and that was by no mean a point of contention. It was the END of the meeting” (Alfa, 2016).

So another group who are in the borderland and creating problems in South Kordofan, Blue Nile State and in Darfur, the SPLM-N are now threatening the SPLM/A and the FVP Taban Deng Gai, who took over when Dr. Riek Machar fled Juba in July 2016. This has since inflamed the situation and now the fragile state has more trouble.

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But the SPLM-N is already trouble also inside Sudan:

“On Sunday, the Khartoum North court judge Osama Ahmed Abdalla convicted the defendant of spying for violating article “53” of the Criminal Code, saying the prosecution presented coherent and strong evidence against the defendant” (…) “He pointed the prosecution witnesses proved that the defendant has conveyed military information about the Sudanese army in El Meiram area, South Kordofan to the ruling SPLA party in South Sudan” (…) “The judge added the defendant also, in collaboration with two others, handed over a government source to the SPLA, saying the source was assassinated by the latter” (Sudan Tribune, 2016).

So when the Gen. Malik Agaar attacks Gen. Taban Deng Gai for his actions, they are themselves into trouble elsewhere… the fragile border and frictions between Sudan and South Sudan. This has become better and there been visits from Juba to Khartoum as even Dr. Riek Machar came there after being in the woods of Democratic Republic of Congo and banished by the MUNSCO, the President Kiir has pardoned the 750 soldiers that we’re part of Machar’s group there, but is not willing to pardon him before he acts peaceful. Certainly the bloodshed between the SPLM/A and  the SPLM/A-IO is not over, as the SPLM-N are taking stand now and are under fire in Sudan as well.

There rumours that the SPLM/A-IO Dr. Riek Machar after leaving the safe shores of South Africa he is now taken by Army Operatives of the Ethiopian State on Ethiopian soil, while the U.S. is currently on working on blacklisting him for not being able to get arms on legal basis; though I am sure the blood money can pay for guns and ammunitions.

These rumours and reports are coming as Dr. Riek Machar has leached out this statement:

“We have been driven back to the bush,” James Gadet, a spokesman for Machar, told the AP on Saturday in a call from Nairobi, Kenya” (…) “(We) call on the international community to declare the regime in Juba a rogue government,” the document says, adding that international agencies monitoring the peace deal should “suspend their activities” until the agreement is “resuscitated.” (News Wires, 2016).

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They can declare as much as they like, can call the TGoNU who cooperates with the IGAD-Plus and the UNMISS, also with the Troika a “Rogue Regime”, that might help their cause and help their loyal commanders, but it doesn’t strengthen their cause after the skirmishes this year.

President Salva Kiir might be totally wrong about his actions and decrees, but the initial violence comes as a result, but also the power-hungry FVP Machar has created as much violence on his own and also tried to kill the president in vain. Therefore both men do what they can keep themselves in power. The people, the citizens of the South Sudan are the losers who torn between two Parties and too Big-Men. Peace.

Reference:

News Wires – ‘South Sudan rebel chief urges armed resistance against government’ (20.11.2016) link: http://www.france24.com/en/20160924-south-sudan-rebel-chief-riek-machar-kiir-urges-armed-resistance-against-government?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign_ref=partage_user&aef_campaign_date=2016-09-24

Sudan Tribune – ‘No amnesty for South Sudan rebel leader, says President Kiir’ (20.11.2016) link: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article60893

Sudan Tribune – ‘Sudanese court convicts former SPLM-N officer of spying for South Sudan’ (20.11.2016) link: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article60895

Alfa, John – ‘GEN. MALIK AGAAR OF SPLA-N IN is in JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN’ (20.11.2016) link: https://africanspress.org/2016/11/20/gen-malik-agaar-of-spla-n-in-is-in-juba-south-sudan/

Statsbudsjett 2017: Skal regjeringen forsette med ultimatum eller vil de virkelig endelig forhandle med støttepartiene?

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Dette har jeg tenkt på lenge i disse Statsbudsjett 2017 tider hvor Siv Jensen, vår Finansminister i sammen med Statsminister Erna Solberg. Der de jobber i herdig for overbevise sine samarbeidspartnere og overholde avtaler gjort før de Blå-Blå gikk i regjering. Ettersom dette er siste budsjett før valgår og Stortingsvalg, noe som er en reell gevinst eller fall for regjeringspartnere ettersom valget vil tilsi om de får økt støtte eller slitasje for deres behandling av statsapparatet så lenge de har vært i regjering. Noe de Rød-Grønne fikk oppleve under forrige Stortingsvalg.

Derfor i disse dager har vi viktige prinsipper som står på spill. Via pengebruken så vil de etiske rammene og de justeringer om nødvendige bruk av midler til tiltrengte statlig drift bli redegjort. Da kan man se om sosialstønader, tverrfaglige samarbeidsprosjekter, infrastruktur, forskning eller øre-merking til kommunene vil skje. Det man kan se om miljø trumfer over utbygging av sykehjem for eksempel. Dette vil vises når totale budsjettet-pakken er spikret.

Vi kan spørre hva som er viktig og hvorfor regjeringen gjør som de gjør, når det er snakk om Groruddalen satsing og forsatt økt støtte til dette for å forbedre integrering og skape balanse for et utsatt del av Oslo. Når det snakkes om nedlegges av Smart-Barnehager hvor barn fra innvandre foreldre får ekstra norsk-undervisning slik at de kan klare seg bedre på barneskolen. At dette ikke blir prioritert er for meg en gåte. Men så er Fremskrittspartiet innvandrer-fiendtlig og vil gjerne få gjennomslag som devaluerer alle uten de «som er like rike som folk flest». De vil gi skattelette til rikere deler av befolkningen for å sikre at de som donerer penger til partiet.

Det andre er hvordan man håndterer interne avtaler og løfter disse ut i offentligheten. Samtidig som det stilles ultimatum. Der er en underlig tid hvor praksis til regjeringspartiene er å håne sine samarbeidspartier, istedenfor å jobbe konstruktivt der det er de som har gjort løftebrudd på konkrete avtaler. Der igjen regjeringen skylder på støttepartiene fordi de ikke kan ha en ryddig håndtering av sine oppgaver eller sine forhandlinger. De vil tvinge igjennom fordi de har tittelen og vil være «big-men» i det hele. Det er særlig særskilt dårlig modell for samarbeid når vi ser disse små-kongene holder hele kongeriket for narr. Jommen, sa jeg smør.

Solveig Ruud skrev i Aftenposten kl. 18.01 den 20. November 2016 om Budsjettforhandlingene.
Solveig Ruud skrev i Aftenposten kl. 18.01 den 20. November 2016 om Budsjettforhandlingene.

Dette skjer mens snøen snart faller ned, mens bølgeskvulpet treffer land og strand; å når de vise menn snart blir fortalt at regjeringen klare å samarbeide med andre seg selv. Dette burde være selvsagt, selv om FrP velgere tror at de er i flertall! Så er ikke det realiteten idag at alle i Norge er på Harry-Handel eller rølper på Kristelig Himmelfart, en del gjør det, men ikke alle. Slik er det også det politiske landskapet selv om det vanskelig å forstå for de som bare ser seg selv og ikke at alle skal ta del i dette. Vi bygger riket alle sammen, ikke bare meg eller deg, men oss alle.

Det er på tide at YDMYKHET kommer fra Statsminister Erna Solberg og Finansminister Siv Jensen. De hadde allerede bestemt seg i Oktober og lagt sine planer med store visninger av sitt på budsjett på Regjeringen.no, selv om det var langt fra spikret. De skrev om et grønt løft på budsjettet, det var mer PR og Jippo enn reell realitet. Det samme kan være om tanker om de som trenger mer ekstra støtte, selv om dette motstrider alt FrP står for. Så er forsatt de Asylsøkere, innvandrere og Nye Nordmenn en del av samfunnet og trenger ekstra støtte til Norsk Opplæring og annet samfunnsfaglige kurs for å kunne bli en helt ordinær del av samfunnet. Akkurat nå virker det mer som Norske Staten skal hindre dette, gjøre dette verre økonomisk. Deretter lurer på hvorfor det blir færre og bedre resultater når en legger flere hinder å komme over for denne gruppen mennesker. Det viser hvordan vi spiller fallitt på andres mennesker situasjon. Hvordan innvandrer-fiendtlig parti spiller kortene for å både gjøre det vanskelig å få tillatelse til bo og også leve økonomisk, ikke minst også å få sine egne igjennom det systemet de legger opp til.

Som planlagt avgifter og avgiftsøkninger i Oktober fra Regjeringen viser blant annet at Nox utslipp per mg/km går opp fra 57.95 til 70.93 fra 2017 om deres forslag i forhold til forurensning går igjennom. Mens det originale budsjett ville også biler med bensinmotor og dieselbiler med partikkelfilter betaler 10% mindre i engangsavgift, det samme også til biler med dieselmotor uten partikkelfilter ville også 10%. Dette viser at det legges ikke opp direkte skatter som ødelegger miljøet, istedenfor et nødvendig grønt skatteskifte. 

Dersom det er dette FrP som bilpakke står innenfor så skjønner jeg at støttepartiene har problemer med dette ønske. Det er også langt fra det FrP velgerne ønsker seg. Det de ikke forstår eller vil forstå at de må gi en hånd om det skal bli enighet. Konsensusen mellom partiene kommer når FrP gir vei til Venstre eller KrF for å få flertall. FrP er heller ikke store nok til kalle Venstre eller Kristelig Folkeparti for mikro-partier. Fordi FrP er små når en sammenligner de med Høyre eller Arbeiderpartiet. Alt handler om ståa og realiteten.

Økonomisk trengs det stabilitet og invasjon for å kunne skape bedre økonomisk vekst. Dette er ikke sett på eller ønsket generelt fordi alle midler skal mot skatteletten. Disse skattelettene gjør at det blir mindre å fordele. Noe som er kynisk og kaldt budsjett for alle som skal betale inn avgifter og det som forventes å få igjen på disse.

Nå må Solberg og Jensen strekke en hånd, vise skjønn og ta fra deres egne kampsaker om de ikke vil ha større problemer mot adventstiden. La dette gå på direkte høringer og votering i Stortinget siden Regjeringen ikke klarer å forhandle seg til flertall. Noe som kritisk og krise. Viser at ultimatum i pressen og dette kan sees på som et slag i ansiktet på samarbeidspartnerne…

Definitivt, Solberg må føle stresset og føle at alle årene hennes i politikken, all erfaringen om samarbeid har gått skogen ved disse budsjettforhandlingene. Det gikk noe feil og galt. Noe som ikke var direkte hennes feil, men likevel så spilte hun kortene feil og var for høytidelig på egen tittel. Noe som nå kan sees på et sjansespill som støttepartiene ikke fryktet. De viste heller handlings-kraft fordi vet sin verdi for sine stemmer og nå vil ha betalt! Peace.

Statement by Ambassador Joseph Moum Majak N. Malok, Charge d’affairs A.I. and Deputy Representative the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the UNMISS and South Sudan Sanctions (17.11.2016)

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Historique des retours: GIA Communique 44 – Annonce evidence concernant la mort des religoux francais (21.05.1996)

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Opinion: Further proof that the Trump Administration will be filled with inclination for themselves!

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I am sure that the Trump children will be there to support their father in informal capacities, and I think these are just regular inquiries among many that are made when folks are transitioning into a new administration — for the Trump family, a new city” – Kellyanne Conway on NBC Today on the 15th November 2016 (Sherfinski, 2016).

We’re living in a special day and age, where the racial-biased and White Supremacist expect they can automatically insult and exaggerate the outcome of policies that effects their voters base, like in the U.S. rural angry-white men who votes in the Mississippi and Ohio, than say the blue-collar and highly educated ones in the bigger cities in California or up in Yankee land in and around New York.

That is special and unique the way the Trump Administration and Trump himself carries criticism. They already carry themselves as entitled and honorary people as they just days ago where citizens and ordinary men in some ways. The proof of that is how Donald Trump closed the Lincoln tunnel between New York and New Jersey:

“Commuters got their first taste of “Trump-lock” after the Lincoln Tunnel and the express lanes of I-78 were briefly closed late this afternoon for a motorcade carrying President-elect Donald Trump across the border to New Jersey.  The motorcade caused 30-minute delays to commuter buses traveling in and out of New York City. It continued west on I-78 to Bedminster for meetings of with Trump’s transition team at Trump National Golf Course — about 35 miles from the city” (Higgs, 2016).

This proves that his entitlement are already there with the security, motorcade and the closing of roads for the ordinary citizens he is supposed to represent This is the ordinary ones of dictators and such who close downs towns, business-districts or like President Museveni who closed the only good road between Entebbe International Airport and Kampala during the Weekend visit of Turkish President Erdogan during 2016. This is now the future for the American citizens too, you must be so proud!

Another questionable affair, which proves the little trust Donald Trump has in other human beings, is that during one of his first meetings with world leaders. He couldn’t do that without his oldest daughter Ivanka Trump; who is supposed to be a part of miss-educated guess of what a blind trust of Trump Organization is. She was appearing and taken part of the humble meeting between Donald and Japanese Prime Minister Shino Abe.

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NYT writes this:  

The potential for conflicts of interest between President-elect Donald J. Trump and his family’s business ventures emerged again Thursday evening, when a photograph was distributed that showed his daughter Ivanka at a meeting between Mr. Trump and the prime minister of Japan” (…) “News reporters were not allowed to attend the session, Mr. Trump’s first with a foreign head of state, and no summary was provided about what was discussed. A separate photograph was distributed — press photographers were not allowed to cover the event — showing that Jared Kushner, Ms. Trump’s husband, was present for at least part of the gathering” (Lipton , 2016).

This is questionable behaviour and nepotism at its finest when family members and close connected to it are apparent at State Functions and negotiations, even meetings like this. If the world would care, they would do the same with this as they blast President Jacob Zuma for hiring his kids in businesses that needs government contracts and are bound by businessmen who are connected with him like the Gupta’s. This is the same behaviour, just being more direct and proving how little President Trump cares about the perceived corrupt behaviour and opportunity to use the State as golden goose for his businesses and trade-deals in the future. Don’t doubt that when can this early have all his kids in his Transitional Executive Committee, and now has husband of Ivanka and Ivanka herself present at a function like this!

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If you believe otherwise you’re either naïve or a Trump apologist like Joe Scarborough on MSNBC.  I do not know what kind of procedure that Donald we’re used to at the Ivory Tower and under his Trump Administration, but this is different as the stakes are higher than going bankrupt in Atlantic City or losing liquor license. This is serious and has to concerning that the benefitting business of the government can become the Trump Organization, like it could be other places where the doling government money are being through shady straw companies ending enclosed bank-accounts in Tax-Havens and in Swiss Secret Accounts. When Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner already showing up with clearance’s and with any precedence for being there with Prime Minister Shino Abe, than you can question the judgement of Trump.

I am sure at one point and to the right state of affairs in the mind of Donald, the other sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. will show up to certain meetings. Where they will offer guidance and principals to the matter, even if there already not in their field of expertise or in their paygrade; the government seems to starting to a Trump Family matter, less to make America Great Again, but more get the Trump Family hired by itself again.

On that note, the security clearance and the sense of making that for other than visiting is showing his plan of incorporating his whole Trump Organization machine at the White House. Carry on as usual, but doing some governmental stuff now and then, if not just follow blindly advice from Stephen Bannon, Mike Pence or Reince Priebus. Not easy to know who that will be. Certainly having Ivanka, Donald Jr, Eric and Jared in the lines of the Cabinet shows how little regard his has of the system and governance; Trump doesn’t want accountability and transparency, he wants all sort of control with all information and gaining the benefits. So that the State business becomes his business; which is a scary scenario as the importance is not what benefits the citizens, but what benefits him and his family that already playing roles for the Trump Organization and as State Advisers under the Trump Administration; this can only go bad and go for the good of Trump and not the society. Peace.

Reference:

Higgs, Larry – ‘N.J. commuters get first taste of Trump gridlock’ (18.11.2016) link: http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/11/bus_and_highway_commuters_get_first_taste_of_trump.html

Lipton, Eric – ‘Ivanka Trump’s Presence at Meeting With Japan’s Leader Raises Questions’ (18.11.2016) link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/politics/ivanka-trump-shinzo-abe.html?_r=0

Sherfinski, David – ‘Kellyanne Conway: Security inquiries for Donald Trump’s kids made ‘very informally’ (15.11.2016) link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/15/kellyanne-conway-security-inquiries-donald-trump-k/