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7.1.12

兩雀屍證染H5N1

【本報訊】禽流感繼續威脅本港,漁護署昨公布兩隻在屯門和大嶼山檢走的紅嘴鷗屍體,證實對H5N1禽流感病毒測試呈陽性反應,令今個冬季本港檢獲的H5N1禽流感禽雀屍體累增至五隻。
漁護署發言人昨稱,第一隻紅嘴鷗屍體是於上周五在屯門龍門路一百三十三號環保園被檢走,第二隻紅嘴鷗屍體則於元旦日在大嶼山沙螺灣足球場附近的渠道被檢走,兩隻雀屍早前證實對H5禽流感病毒測試呈陽性反應,當局進一步測試確定牠們帶H5N1禽流感病毒。
雖然發現雀屍的兩個地點三公里範圍內均沒有雞場,但漁護署已致電家禽農戶,提醒他們加強預防禽流感的生物安全措施,而紅嘴鷗為本港常見候鳥,通常每年十一月由西伯利亞及中國北方南下元朗及米埔,直至翌年三月飛返原居地,每年最多有約一萬隻來港。
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20120107/00407_083.html

印度發現全抗藥性肺結核病個案

07.01.2012 15:16
繼伊朗之後,印度亦發現多宗全抗藥性肺結核個案。印度一間醫院在十二名病人的樣本中,分離得到這種全抗藥性結核菌。印度是全球第二個國家,發現這種比"多重抗藥性肺結核菌"更加致命的病菌。 這十二名病人之中,有一人已經死亡。印度是肺癆病較多的國家,每日有一千人死於肺結核。 
http://www.881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=469078&csid=261_367

從福島來的钚現已於全地球盤旋

Friday, January 6, 2012


Plutonium From Fukushima Has Now Circled The Planet

Sayer Ji, Contributing Writer
Activist Post

A recently published study in the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity confirms that the radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster reached Europe (Lithuania), and included plutonium, the most deadly manmade element (nanogram for nanogram) in existence.

According to the study's authors the radionuclide concentrations measured indicate there was "long-range air mass transport from Japan across the Pacific, the North America and the Atlantic Ocean to Central Europe as indicated by modelling."

What this means is that every region under the jet stream -- which includes half of the planet north of its equator -- could have been exposed to some degree of plutonium fallout.

This fact is all the more disturbing when we consider there is no such thing as a safe level, and that the harm (on the human scale of time) does not dissipate: the half life of plutonium-239 is 24,200 years, and that of uranium-238 is 4,460,000,000 years, which is older than our planet.

In a past exposé, where we identified the likelihood of the occurrence we are now reporting on, we published Jet Stream radiation dispersion projections from Germany's EURAD system which showed that Radioiodine-131 and Cesium-137 were within detectable concentrations thousands of miles away from Fukushima within days after the event.

This was, after all, a nuclear explosion (as occurred also at Chernobyl) producing extremely small particles moving at extremely high velocity, and not a hydrogen-based conflagration, which was erroneously reported to be the case in the first days following the disaster.
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/plutonium-from-fukushima-has-now.html

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從福島來的钚現已於全地球盤旋

伊朗:一個快速發展的地緣政治糾葛

Friday, January 6, 2012

Iran: a quickly evolving geopolitical imbroglio

Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer
Activist Post

As the days go by, the situation with Iran just gets increasingly complex and worrisome given the egregious saber rattling coming from both the West and Iran alike.

As I outlined in my article entitled “Positioning for war with Iran?”, it has become clear that the West is either arming surrounding neighbors as a deterrent, preparing for an unprovoked strike, or perhaps even goading Iran into attacking Western interest first, thus justifying brutal retaliation.

My fledgling series about the global growth of NATO and the Western empire also covers aspects of this greater trend and how these issues constantly evolve, and how so many seemingly disconnected events are in fact inseparably linked.

While these issues may seem disconnected for some, I think it is quite important to point out that in fact they couldn’t be more closely related in that they are both symptoms of the cancerous war profiteering industry that is not only robbing the American people blind in the name of freedom, but also eliminating our civil liberties and slaughtering innocent people around the globe.

The situation surrounding Iran is just a microcosm of this greater trend to isolate and eliminate anyone who bucks the status quo and attempts to throw a wrench into the works of the global geopolitical-financial machine.

Recently, Iran closed their 10-day-long naval exercise in the Persian Gulf by testing multiple missiles; a move which clearly enraged the Western powers which believe that only they are allowed to wield any military power.

Three missiles were tested, including the shore-to-sea Qader missile, shorter range Nasr and surface-to-air Nour missile.

These tests come on the heels of a medium-range surface-to-air missile that was successfully launched just days earlier.

The timing of these missile tests are very unlikely to be pure coincidence given the heated rhetoric coming from both sides, not to mention the presence of American vessels in the region.

Part of the large-scale exercises being conducted in the Gulf by the Iranian navy included “mock” exercises focusing on closing the Strait of Hormuz.

What exactly a mock exercise could be is not clear to me given that an exercise, by definition, is mocking a real event.

Despite the implications of such an exercise, Iran claimed to have no real intention to close the strait, a move which the American Fifth Fleet out of Bahrain spoke out against.

“No order was give[n] for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But we are prepared for various scenarios,” the chief of the Iranian navy, Habibollah Sayyari, said to Iranian state television.

The French government quickly spoke out against the testing and exercises, although France is hardly capable of claiming moral authority given their involvement in the Ivory Coast.

The French called the Iranian missile testing a “very bad signal sent to the international community,” since, once again, only Western nations who do what they’re told are allowed to defend themselves or develop weaponry of any kind.


Bernard Valero, the spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry, said that the Iranian government should remind themselves of the “freedom of navigation in straits and the need to maintain a favorable climate in respect to this freedom.”

Of course Valero is taking the typical double-standard approach which has become all too common, because I am sure Valero would have no problem with restricting Iranian movement if they decided it was necessary “to maintain a favorable climate.”

I find it interesting that the Iranian commander, Commodore Mahmoud Mousavi, told Iranian state media that the newly tested Qader missile was “built by Iranian experts,” given that one of their most key ballistic missile experts was killed in a mysterious explosion back in November.

Mousavi also stated that the Qader missile is “ultra-modern … with an integrated, ultra-precise radar whose range and intelligent anti-detection system have been improved over previous generations.”

The emphasis on the anti-detection system is quite interesting given the build-up of anti-missile defense systems in the region, including the nonsensical American funding of Israeli systems.

That being said, the Qader is an anti-ship missile, leading me to speculate that it might be attempting to send a message to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet which has been operating in the region.

This is the same fleet that warned Iran against any attempt at closing the Strait of Hormuz recently.

The Nour missile is reportedly based on a Chinese design, something which would likely result in China getting a great deal of flak if it was ever used against Western interests.

Despite the growing international opposition to just about everything Iran does, the powers that be in Iran remain defiant and even boastful.

This is evidenced by the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying that there has been “eye-catching successes” in the Iranian confrontation of Western powers in spite of sanctions.

Khamenei stated that the trend will not end and that, “The enemy is repeatedly suffering defeats and setbacks, despite its all-out security and political measures against the Islamic Republic.”

Iran has also just commissioned their first wholly owned oil drilling rig in the Persian Gulf, according to a statement from the North Drilling Company’s managing director to the Tehran Times.

Since all of the rigs which have been installed over the past 29 years have been rented, this is a considerable step forward for Iran and involved an investment of $153 million.

This development is also interesting due to the fact that the oil field where the new Sahar-e 1 will be deployed is shared with nearby Qatar, a nation which is totally aligned with Western interests as evidenced by them admitting that they were running operations on the ground during the sham Libyan revolution.

There is also the matter of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announcing that they successfully produced and tested their first domestically produced nuclear fuel rod made out of natural uranium.

Despite the fact that Iran repeatedly insists that their program is a purely peaceful one, individuals in the West have seen this latest development as a significant threat, despite all the indicators that Iran has no interest in preemptively striking Western interests or allies.

Olli Heinonen, former deputy director general of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency and head of the safeguards department claimed in the British Guardian that “this show of ostensibly civilian nuclear progress could end up further stoking international tensions.”

Heinonen’s analysis appears to be the typically politicized, highly biased information coming out of all UN agencies.

Even James Acton, a senior associate in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told Bloomberg, “This has some diplomatic significance and virtually no military significance.”

Furthermore, Iranian news agencies have stated that the fuel rod will be used in the core of Tehran’s research reactor in order to make isotopes for cancer treatments.

Recently Iran also stated that Iran would not tolerate another instance of an American carrier entering the Persian Gulf as the John C. Stennis did recently.

“Iran will not repeat its warning … the enemy’s carrier has been moved to the Sea of Oman because of our drill. I recommend and emphasize to the American carrier not to return to the Persian Gulf,” Iranian army chief Ataollah Salehi said according to IRNA, the Iranian state news agency.

While Salehi did not pinpoint which vessel he was talking about, nor what actions they would take if any returned, it is clear he was talking about the John C. Stennis and associated vessels which entered the region during supposedly routine operations.

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is complicated greatly by some new developments, including the United States Navy announcing the development of new long-range drones, some of which will be assigned to the Fifth Fleet – the same fleet which has been countering Iranian threats to close the Strait.

Others will be deployed to the Sixth Fleet out of the Mediterranean, specifically operating out of Sigonella, Sicily and the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific, specifically operating out of Guam.

There are also four of the currently unnamed Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) systems to be deployed to a “secret location in the Middle East.”

This is pertinent because one naval expert cited by Stars and Stripes claimed that BAMS could be used to track “Iranian threats to shipping in the Persian Gulf.”

No specifics on the missions these drones will carry out have been released, although the crafts are able to fly 24-hour-long missions every three days and can reportedly track hundreds of suspicious vessels at one time.

The relevance to the unfolding Iran imbroglio was highlighted by retired Navy Captain and senior follow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington D.C., Jan Van Tol, who said, “This is obviously an important mission, especially in view of current tensions.”

The new drones will supposedly help prevent Iranian vessels packed with explosives from swarming American vessels, a threat which appears to have been pulled out of thin air just as most justifications for absurd military spending and intervention are.

The initial contract for just two drones is worth a shocking $1.6 billion and Northrup Grumman expects to manufacture 68 more, but the price is still being negotiated.

How can we continue to justify this massive expenditure when there is no real threat to our national security, nor is there any money to be spending in the first place?

Apparently our so-called leaders have no problem putting the American people on the hook for decades to come in order to keep the money flowing into their cronies’ coffers.

Raytheon also just announced that they have delivered the first upgraded Patriot missile radar to Kuwait, a nation which borders Iraq and Saudi Arabia, while also sharing the Persian Gulf and thus obviously quite close to Iran.

This dovetails with the Western moves to arm other nearby countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia which I covered in my previous article.

The upgrading of Kuwaiti systems is being done under a U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command contract and the phony justification that it is being done to protect against missiles, while once again I must point out that Iran have never shown any intention to strike first as they clearly realize it would be a death sentence for the entire country.

This delivery is just the first of six radar modernization deliveries to Kuwait to supposedly “counter evolving regional threats,” a statement which clearly is pointing to Iran.

The Patriot systems defend against both manned and unmanned aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles all of which seems unjustified given that Iran really is not a threat.

There is also an upcoming missile defense exercise between the United States and Israel that is billed as the largest ever exercise, which according to the Jerusalem Post, is “expected to see the deployment of several thousand American soldiers in Israel.”

The timing of this drill, coming up in spring, is quite interesting indeed given the greater developments in the region, all of which seem to be tied together.

Back in September of 2011, the Jerusalem Post revealed that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) and United States European Command (EUCOM) would be conducting the Juniper Cobra missile defense exercise followed by the massive Austere Challenge exercise this year.

Austere Challenge will include establishing American command posts in Israel and IDF command posts at the EUCOM headquarters in Germany, which the Jerusalem Post says has “the ultimate goal of establishing joint task forces for the vevent of a future large-scale conflict in the Middle East.”

This looks even more likely in recent months and the timing of these two operations, along with these other developments covered in this article, must be either purposeful or ludicrously coincidental.

It appears that the United States and allied forces are attempting to do whatever it takes to provoke Iran and get them to do something which will justify an all-out, overt assault with the approval of the oft-invoked and laughably vague “international community.”

Once again, I must state that above all I just hope that I am completely wrong and that nothing will happen and these tensions will slowly fade and any and all threats from both sides will become a distant memory.

Unfortunately, that does not look like it is the case, at least at this stage.

This article first appeared at End the Lie 

Madison Ruppert is the Editor and Owner-Operator of the alternative news and analysis database End The Lie and has no affiliation with any NGO, political party, economic school, or other organization/cause. He is available for podcast and radio interviews. If you have questions, comments, or corrections feel free to contact him at admin@EndtheLie.com
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/iran-quickly-evolving-geopolitical.html 

偽裝:媒體如何操縱世界進入戰爭


SOURCES AND TRANSCRIPT: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=3588
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/faking-it-how-media-manipulates-world.html

2012恐怖份子鑑定圖


http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/2012-terrorist-identification-chart.html

俄羅斯航母編隊駛向敘利亞明日抵步

俄羅斯唯一的庫茲涅佐夫號航空母艦編隊,正由地中海東部,駛往敘利亞港口塔爾圖斯,預計星期六抵步。這支編隊上月初前往大西洋和地中海巡航,確保俄羅斯在世界重要海域的軍事存在,及海洋經濟活動安全。

敘利亞近月爆發反政府示威,西方指責,敘利亞政府血腥鎮壓,實施經濟制裁,並醞釀動武,敘利亞是俄國傳統盟友,俄方在目前敏感時刻,派遣航母編隊到敘利亞訪問,引起各種猜測,俄軍強調,航母編隊訪問當地是進行補給,並無其他任務。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/俄羅斯航母編隊駛向敘利亞明日抵步-150200220.html

制裁伊朗 日考慮替代性油源

(法新社東京6日電) 日本官員今天說,國際間為迫使伊朗放棄核子計畫而即將針對其石油出口採取的制裁措施,已使資源貧瘠的日本另尋供應源。對能源需之若渴的日本,實際上並不生產礦物燃料,只能大力仰仗中東供應;其中伊朗在日本去年頭11個月的電力需求中,占有近9%比重。日本與各重大盟邦不同,對伊朗保有工作關係;但歐洲聯盟和美國現正就其認為以民生核子計畫為包裝的核武計畫,對伊朗加緊逼迫。這種作法致使日本承受必須另覓油源的壓力,而日
本最大供油國沙烏地阿拉伯是個明顯選擇。(譯者:中央社張佑之)

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/制裁伊朗-日考慮替代性油源-172020201.html

土耳其與日本同意建立戰略伙伴關係

土耳其與日本同意建立戰略伙伴關係。
土耳其外長達武特奧盧在安卡拉與日本外相玄葉光一郎會面。
達武特奧盧表示,土耳其與日本在地區事務上有著全方位的合作關係,土耳其非常重視與日本發展戰略關係。
玄葉光一郎表示,日本與土耳其在全球性事務中有著廣泛的合作,包括阿富汗問題、核不擴散和裁軍等。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/土耳其與日本同意建立戰略伙伴關係-205500483.html

荷爾蒙激活超級兵蟻基因

【明報專訊】科學家發現,叫人害怕的「超級兵蟻」(supersoldier)之所以擁有碩大頭顱與顎,是因為體內存有源自千萬年前祖先的一些古老基因所致,有關基因其實仍存在於一些普通螞蟻之中,只要將之「激活」,普通螞蟻也能變成超級兵蟻。
超級兵蟻可見於野外,但甚為罕見。在美國、墨西哥的沙漠,牠們負責捍衛蟻巢。牠們會用其碩大頭顱堵塞蟻巢出入口,攻擊其他進犯的螞蟻。《自然》雜誌昨刊登研究報告,表示科學家如今可以給普通的螞蟻幼蟲注入一些特殊荷爾蒙激素,使之發育成超級兵蟻,而非尋常的兵蟻或工蟻。
他們採用一種普通的螞蟻品種做實驗,其體內存有可供轉化為超級兵蟻的所有基因工具,只要有激素相助,就能將相關的基因「激活」。
報告撰述人、加拿大麥吉爾大學的拉賈庫馬爾(Rajendhran Rajakumar)道:「我們發現了此一祖傳發展潛力,令孕育出超級兵蟻。牠們擁有整個蟻屬於3500至6000萬年演變以來所一直保留的螞蟻基因。」
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/荷爾蒙激活超級兵蟻基因-212458526.html

奧巴馬新軍策 重心指向亞太區 北京轟美戰略轉移「超錯」

(綜合報道)(星島日報報道)美國總統奧巴馬周四公布重塑美國軍隊的新國防戰略計畫,內容是精簡軍隊,重心轉向亞太區。對這個被分析家視為加強「中國攻勢」的舉動,新華社昨發表評論文章,抨擊這是美國最不該選擇的「選項」,會擴散緊張氛圍,加劇地區對武力的焦慮。
綜合報道
面對數十年來最嚴重的經濟衰退,伊拉克和阿富汗戰爭戰幔逐漸結束,美國總統奧巴馬周四宣布,美國今後十年將隨「消退的戰爭浪潮」裁軍,因應赤字日益沉重,削減軍費勢在必行,隨兩場戰爭結束,戰略重心轉而放回亞太地區。
着重空海戰 行「鎖國」政策
美國將縮減陸軍規模,減少歐洲駐軍,轉而將軍事重心轉向亞太地區,以防範中國為要旨。奧巴馬罕見前往國防部所在的五角大廈,在國防部長帕內塔和參謀首長聯席會議主席鄧普西陪同,宣布這項重大軍事變革。
談及今後十年的國防重點,奧巴馬明言:「我們將在亞太加強部署」。這份《保持美國全球領導地位:二十一世紀的防務重點》的評估報告長達八頁。新 戰略一旦落實,將使這支世界最大軍事力量面目一新,一反前總統布殊時代以來,着重在伊拉克和阿富汗進行「反恐戰爭」的軍事政策。
美國在過去十年在阿富汗及伊拉克投入大量地面部隊,今後則將是「空海一體的作戰理念」,例如防範中國以導彈攻擊美國航空母艦,也反制中國的「區域阻絕」(導彈、潛艇、隱形戰機)、「反介入」(導彈打航母)等作戰觀念,同時要確保南海航行自由。
新策略另一重心是中東,以防範伊朗核武野心為主。美國將在波斯灣地區維持強大海軍力量,隨時反制伊朗封鎖霍爾木茲海峽。
與伊朗同等 華轟惹焦慮
北京大學國際關係學院教授朱鋒對英國廣播公司中文網說,這是去年十一月美國發動的「中國攻勢」的延續。去年底,奧巴馬在亞太經合峰會和東亞首腦峰會上,都強調亞太區成為美國未來全球戰略軸心。
新華社其後發表「美國最不該選擇的『選項』」文章,指責美國此舉「會擴散緊張氛圍,加劇地區對武力的焦慮。美國新部署具有地區制衡與威懾色彩, 釋放令人不安的訊號。」文章說,「美國軍事深度介入,將引導地區軍力格局衍變,不可避免地產生『列隊效應』。亞太地區飽受金融危機衝擊,正努力走向脆弱復 甦,如果地區軍事因素升級,勢必牽制發展精力,這是人民所不願看到。」
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/奧巴馬新軍策-重心指向亞太區-北京轟美戰略轉移-超錯-220826028.html

港專家﹕嵌合人類基因極難

【明報專訊】嵌合體的英文名稱Chimera,是源自希臘神話中一種獅頭、羊身、蛇尾的吐火女怪喀邁拉。它是動物學的一種特殊現象,一般是指動物的 兩顆受精卵融合在一起,成為一個個體並成長。儘管罕見,但天生非人為的嵌合現象有在人類出現,嵌合人甚至可以由一雌一雄的兩顆受精卵組成,因而同時會有兩 套性器官。本世紀初,美國婦人Lydia Fairchild便被證實是一位人類嵌合體,她頭髮和皮膚的DNA,和她子宮組織的DNA完全不同。另外,特納氏綜合徵(Turner's Syndrome)及一些唐氏綜合症患者都是天生的嵌合基因人類。
先天嵌合可釀雌雄同體
香港中文大學生物醫學學院李嘉豪教授 認為,今次美國科學家成功培育出基因嵌合猴子,對科學界意義重大。科學家培育嵌合基因老鼠,並不是新鮮事,但培育體積龐大、生長環境廣闊和具複雜基因組合 的基因嵌合靈長類動物是新突破,而且猴子和人類行為相差不遠。雖然有關技術有可能應用於複製人類之上,但他強調,複製人技術需求其實不大,而且科學家已可 以利用複製綿羊多利(Dolly)的技術,製造複製人類,只是無法打破複製動物早死多病的障礙;另外,複製生物往往要棄掉大量生物胚胎,並不合符道德標 準。
指技術可用於複製人
香港大學基因研究中心經理陳思華博士說,其實這次研究達不到美國科學家的原定研究方向。她解釋,在培 育嵌合基因老鼠上,科學家一般都是使用較易處理的囊胚(已進行過數十次細胞分裂),今次研究員最初也曾嘗試使用囊胚來進行嵌合,但不成功,最後只能使用最 早期的「4細胞」胚胎,才能成功培育出嵌合基因猴子,方法較複雜。他表示,這代表要人工嵌合靈長動物基因,是非常困難;這次研究亦顯示,成功複製健康人類 所需面對的難題更大。
明報記者
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/港專家-嵌合人類基因極難-212525031.html

伊朗海軍下月再舉行軍演

伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍2月將在波斯灣和霍爾木茲海峽附近舉行大規模軍事演習。

據伊朗法爾斯通訊社6日報道,伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍少將法達維5日發表的講話說,這次代號為「偉大先知7」的演習是「偉大先知」系列軍演的一部分,這次軍演將與往年有所不同。法達維表示,霍爾木茲海峽完全在伊朗掌控之中,伊朗監控著該海峽區域內的一切活動。

近年來,伊斯蘭革命衛隊海軍每年都要在波斯灣和霍爾木茲海峽一帶舉行代號為「偉大先知」的軍演。去年6月底,伊斯蘭革命衛隊在這一海域舉行代號為「偉大先知6」的大規模軍演,試射了「征服者」、「震動」和「流星」等多款國產新型導彈。

近3年來,伊朗「偉大先知」系列軍演均在每年4月至9月間舉行,伊朗此次宣布2月將舉行「偉大先知7」軍演,被認為意在與剛剛結束的「守衛90」軍演形成「合力」。

為 期10天的「守衛90」伊朗海軍大規模軍事演習1月2日結束。這次演習區域跨越2000多公里,從霍爾木茲海峽開始,向東越過阿曼灣,直至亞丁灣和印度洋 北部公海。伊朗海軍宣布在演習過程中成功試射多種型號的國產新型武器裝備,包括「卡德爾」遠程地對艦導彈、「納斯爾」程導彈、「努爾」艦對艦導彈等。

伊 朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊和伊朗軍隊均是伊朗武裝部隊的重要組成部分。伊朗軍隊(包括海陸空軍)負責保衛國家疆域和維持國內秩序,而成立於1979年伊朗伊斯蘭革 命後的伊斯蘭革命衛隊主要負責捍衛伊朗的伊斯蘭政權。伊斯蘭革命衛隊約有12.5萬人,包括地面、空中和海上力量,它還控制著約9萬人的準軍事力量巴斯基 民兵。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/伊朗海軍下月再舉行軍演-010300610.html

力爭多時 美國擴大強暴定義

(路透華盛頓6日電)美國歐巴馬政府今天宣布擴大對強暴的定義,將受害者範圍加入男性、任何無法表達其同意,以及遭外物侵犯者。這項外界長久以來力爭的改變,目標是希望蒐集到更為精確的性犯罪數據。
在經過幾件引發高度社會關注的性侵案例,以及多年來女權團體和同性戀支持團體的施壓之後,強暴定義終於做出超過80年來的首次重大修正。
美國官員表示,此次修正能夠改善聯邦調查局(FBI)對美國國內強暴犯罪數據的精確度,以提供政府決策者、國會和研究單位更正確的資訊來防範、處理強暴犯罪。中央社(翻譯)
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/力爭多時-美國擴大強暴定義-012400881.html

美軍解救13名被挾伊朗人質

美國海軍6日宣布,剛剛離開波斯灣的美國「約翰·斯滕尼斯號」航母戰鬥群,5日在阿拉伯海上成功救出13名被索里裏海盜劫持的伊朗人質。

美 海軍在一份聲明中說,作為這個航母戰鬥群組成部分的「基德號」導彈驅逐艦,當時收到附近一艘船隻發出的求救信號,隨即出動直升機運送一個海軍營救小組登上 這艘後經確認為被索馬里海盜劫持用作「母船」的伊朗船隻。船上的15名索馬里海盜沒有進行任何抵抗便投降,被送往「約翰·斯滕尼斯號」航母上關押。船上 13名被劫持長達1個半月的伊朗人質全部獲釋,他們在獲得美海軍贈送的食品、飲用水和藥品後隨即返回伊朗。

在伊朗海軍去年12月24日開始在伊南部海域舉行為期10天的大規模軍事演習期間,「約翰·斯滕尼斯號」航母戰鬥群曾被派往波斯灣。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/美艦救出被海盜挾持伊朗人-025020657.html

奧巴馬與約旦國王商巴以會談

美國總統奧巴馬就巴勒斯坦和以色列在約旦舉行會談,與約旦國王阿卜杜拉通電話。

白宮6日發表聲明,兩位領導人表示實現中東地區全面、持久和平是雙方的共同目標,並承諾將在未來數周就巴以會談,以及雙方共同關心的其他問題保持接觸。

巴勒斯坦和以色列3日在約旦首都安曼舉行了雙方一年多來首次直接對話。美國國務院發言人紐蘭5日說,巴以雙方將於9日在安曼就中東和平進程舉行新一輪會談。

巴以領導人2010年9月曾在華盛頓重啟中斷近20個月的直接和談,但由於以色列沒有延長2010年9月底到期的約旦河西岸猶太人定居點限建令,談判僅進行兩輪即陷入僵局。中東問題有關四方希望巴以能在1月26日前拿出全面的和平提議。
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/奧巴馬與約旦國王商巴以會談-030300774.html