Trying to board a ship or an oil platform operating in accordance with International Law without due authorization of the Master (Captain) is an act of piracy. For too long, Greenpeace has been ignoring Maritime Regulations and International Law. There are acts of vandalism that go well beyond what would constitute lawful protest.
Trying to board a foreign oil platform is a lot more than piracy. We are talking about individuals that with complete and utter disregard for Maritime Regulations and International Law engage in activities that could potentially lead to a catastrophe when we are dealing with dangerous activities - oil exploration is a dangerous activity - and putting human lives in danger.
As somebody involved in Maritime Safety, I can say that what Greenpeace activists did is not just unlawful. If as consequence of their idiotic attempt to board an oil rig they had caused an explosion we could be talking about a major incident with many casualties.
Friday, 27 September 2013
Thursday, 26 September 2013
When human beings become statistics
Another day, another victim. In the last few hours, a Black teenager lost his life in London. Despite statements by public officers indicating that 'the number of violent crimes has gone down', the issue is that for yet another London family such statements feel and sound hollow. London is riddled with gangs, many of them extremely violent and armed. I can only imagine how painful this can be for family and friends.
I have said again and again that the identity of the victims and of the victimizers doesn't change the fact that crime is crime. I have said that unless everybody is safe nobody is safe. I said it during the Mayoral Campaign and I say it on a daily basis every time I talk about crime because this is what I believe.
My sense of Justice has nothing to do with racism, xenophobia, homophobia, gender, religion, or differences regarding political beliefs because Justice to be Justice must be Universal and must apply to all individuals without discrimination. Above all, we are human beings and it is my sense of Justice what motivated me to write this article.
Police Commander Steve Rodhouse stated that the number of street stabbings has fallen by 28 per cent in the last 18 months but the statement comes at the time when a 17-year-old was killed becoming official victim number 11.
Despite official statements, given the number of shootings, stabbings and murders, the criminality rate is said to be comparable to the infamous favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
I have said again and again that the identity of the victims and of the victimizers doesn't change the fact that crime is crime. I have said that unless everybody is safe nobody is safe. I said it during the Mayoral Campaign and I say it on a daily basis every time I talk about crime because this is what I believe.
My sense of Justice has nothing to do with racism, xenophobia, homophobia, gender, religion, or differences regarding political beliefs because Justice to be Justice must be Universal and must apply to all individuals without discrimination. Above all, we are human beings and it is my sense of Justice what motivated me to write this article.
Police Commander Steve Rodhouse stated that the number of street stabbings has fallen by 28 per cent in the last 18 months but the statement comes at the time when a 17-year-old was killed becoming official victim number 11.
Despite official statements, given the number of shootings, stabbings and murders, the criminality rate is said to be comparable to the infamous favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Americans and a British woman carried out terrorist attack in Kenya.
The Daily Telegraph reports this morning that several Americans and one British woman carried out the murderous attack in Kenya that left more than 60 people dead. With regards to the identification of the said British woman, it is believed that Samantha Lethwaite known as the White Widow was involved. If the said woman is actually British, her entire family should be arrested and interned. During World War One and World War Two enemy combatants and potential enemies were interned. Kenyan authorities say that we are fighting an international war with many nationalities involved and therefore Internment is absolutely justified.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/10329803/Nairobi-terror-attack-Americans-and-Briton-among-the-gunmen.html
Monday, 23 September 2013
Equality and Human Rights Commission in Ethnoland
Ethnic politics is spreading in a game increasingly ruled by ethnic minorities becoming majorities. There is legislation and there is reality and I reckon that it will be extremely difficult and even impossible to reverse the trend.
What happened in Bradford and Tower Hamlets is now becoming commonplace in London, capital of the United Kingdom. Asian areas will have Asian candidates and African areas will have African candidates. The fantasy of Multiculturalism is precisely a fantasy and, most importantly, it is a dangerous fantasy.
The Integration Dream is nothing more than Colonization and this will have fundamental far-reaching political consequences. The Balkanization of Britain is well advanced and it will most certainly - like the process that happened in the former Yugoslavia - end up in tears.
What happens right now in Afghanistan and in Kenya should act as a reminder of things to come in the United Kingdom with British citizens killing British citizens in sectarian conflicts. What happens right now in Pakistan and in several other countries is a clear example of what will happen in the United Kingdom thanks to the creation of religious and racial ghettos.
Communities that have no sense of loyalty to Britain are becoming dominant forces and I am afraid that peaceful coexistence will be impossible.
What happened in Bradford and Tower Hamlets is now becoming commonplace in London, capital of the United Kingdom. Asian areas will have Asian candidates and African areas will have African candidates. The fantasy of Multiculturalism is precisely a fantasy and, most importantly, it is a dangerous fantasy.
The Integration Dream is nothing more than Colonization and this will have fundamental far-reaching political consequences. The Balkanization of Britain is well advanced and it will most certainly - like the process that happened in the former Yugoslavia - end up in tears.
What happens right now in Afghanistan and in Kenya should act as a reminder of things to come in the United Kingdom with British citizens killing British citizens in sectarian conflicts. What happens right now in Pakistan and in several other countries is a clear example of what will happen in the United Kingdom thanks to the creation of religious and racial ghettos.
Communities that have no sense of loyalty to Britain are becoming dominant forces and I am afraid that peaceful coexistence will be impossible.
Friday, 20 September 2013
UKIP: Godfrey Bloom or Godfley Boom?
The world of politics attracts all kinds of personalities and some can be a poison chalice. UKIP's Conference was literally torpedoed by one of its MEPs. Geofrey Bloom called UKIP women 'sluts' and reportedly got into a fight with a journalist and ended up being suspended. UKIP Leader Nigel Farage stated that the Godfrey Bloom had singlehandedly ruined a promising political gathering.
It is my humble opinion that Geoffrey Bloom has been more Boom than Bloom and once again reported events prove the level of damage that a single individual can cause to an entire political organization. Godfrey Bloom was suspended but the damage has already been done.
As always the mass media will try to create a big scandal to make people forget about the real issues.
It is my humble opinion that Geoffrey Bloom has been more Boom than Bloom and once again reported events prove the level of damage that a single individual can cause to an entire political organization. Godfrey Bloom was suspended but the damage has already been done.
As always the mass media will try to create a big scandal to make people forget about the real issues.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Pope Francis: less politics and bureaucracy and more focus on the Gospel
Pope Francis statement saying 'the Catholic Church will fall like a house of cards unless it is able to focus more on the essentials of preaching the Gospel and less on politics and bureaucracy' comes at the right time when we see the Anglican Church falling apart with Church buildings being converted into Mosques or transformed into flats because the Anglican Church is being weakened by political correctness and is alienating true Christians.
Pope Francis indicated that the Church has become obsessed with issues such as gay marriage, abortion and contraception and said that he does not see the need to discuss those issues constantly because the Church's teachings were clear and he agreed with the teachings of the Church.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
David Cameron and the 'Syrian Holocaust'
Reading the first page of the Metro newspaper I had an intellectual orgasm when I saw the headline 'Cameron: Syria is a holocaust in waiting'. I had to pinch myself to believe that it was true. Apparently, according to the Metro newspaper, Mr. Cameron told guests at a charity dinner that the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten'. Mr.Cameron reportedly added that 'When we look back at Srebrenica and Rwanda, we wonder now why we didn't do more at the time.'
Well, talking specifically about Srebrenica and Rwanda, the problem is that they Western Powers had done too much creating the roots of what led to Srebrenica and Rwanda. With regards to Yugoslavia, the partition of Yugoslavia was promoted by Western Powers as a way to weaken its former adversaries following a very clear political agenda. With regards to Rwanda, Western Powers portioned Africa ignoring tribal and ethnic realities and this lead to widespread massacres. So, it is not the case that Western Powers did too little. Western Powers had done too much to destroy both Yugoslavia and Africa by creating artificial boundaries that best suited their own interests.
What amazes me, once again, that there has been no outcry on behalf of the Jewish Community regarding the use of the word Holocaust about which they claim to have copyrights. It seems that when political statements support the beginning of another military adventure in the Middle East there are no concerns about the use of the word Holocaust.
Well, talking specifically about Srebrenica and Rwanda, the problem is that they Western Powers had done too much creating the roots of what led to Srebrenica and Rwanda. With regards to Yugoslavia, the partition of Yugoslavia was promoted by Western Powers as a way to weaken its former adversaries following a very clear political agenda. With regards to Rwanda, Western Powers portioned Africa ignoring tribal and ethnic realities and this lead to widespread massacres. So, it is not the case that Western Powers did too little. Western Powers had done too much to destroy both Yugoslavia and Africa by creating artificial boundaries that best suited their own interests.
What amazes me, once again, that there has been no outcry on behalf of the Jewish Community regarding the use of the word Holocaust about which they claim to have copyrights. It seems that when political statements support the beginning of another military adventure in the Middle East there are no concerns about the use of the word Holocaust.
Thursday, 12 September 2013
President Obama Орден Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного
Орден Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного - Order of St Andrew the Apostle The First-Called
Awarded to prominent statesmen and public figures, eminent
representatives of science, culture, the arts and various industries for
exceptional services, for promoting the prosperity, grandeur and glory of
Russia. May be awarded to foreign heads of states for outstanding service to
the Russian Federation. For the military division of the Order, crossed swords
are added below the crown above the two eagles' heads. On the reverse of the
eagle on a white ribbon is the motto of the Order inscribed in gold letters «За
веру и верность» («For faith and loyalty»).
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Today mass media forgot about 11 September 2001
Today, the mass media in the UK forgot about the 11 of September 2001
Believe or not, today the BBC, Sky News and practically everybody else, forgot the anniversary of the 11th of September 2001. I spent a long time checking news bulletins to see if they were going to mention 9/11. Not a word. It is as if it never happened.
Believe or not, today the BBC, Sky News and practically everybody else, forgot the anniversary of the 11th of September 2001. I spent a long time checking news bulletins to see if they were going to mention 9/11. Not a word. It is as if it never happened.
Friday, 6 September 2013
Germany: Every coin has two sides
Rochus Misch |
For some, there was deeply felt regret. For others, there was almost a melancholic reminiscence of the good old times. For others, there was repressed anger and a strong sense of failure for what wasn't achieved.
Rochus Misch, Adolf Hitler's closest bodyguard who died on September 5th, 2013, falls within the second category of those who remember Adolf Hitler with warmth in his heart.
My father who died just a few days ago always was very proud of all things German but as a child and as a teenager I heard him say - not once but many times - that he hated Adolf Hitler because Adolf Hitler had failed to achieve what he wanted to achieve.
Others like my language teacher Helga and my mathematics teacher Reinhart dealt with the past by saying the past is the past and focused on being the best they could be in what they did. With Helga, punctuality and dedication to learn. With Reinhart, precision and intensive work.
For Helmuth Grunow, whom I met in Montevideo together with other crew of the Admiral Graf Spee, there was the pride of having been a protagonist aboard one of the best units of the Krigsmarine commanded by a Gentleman with capital G called Captain Hans Langsdorff, admired and respected by both friend and foe.
World War Two, like any other human conflict, was many wars and many realities depending of personal experiences and expectations.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
London: World Capital or a collection of feudal villages?
I was a bit of an oddity standing as London Mayoral Candidate and I reckon nobody can question me more than I questioned myself for standing for what was obviously impossible to achieve. Adding to the difficulty of performing the task in hand, we had Nationalists - some of them elected with British National Party support - stabbing us in the back and even allowing themselves to be used so that they could carry out their pitiful little revenges against the British National Party.
Now, the election and the little revenges are in the past but what isn't in the past is the obvious need to change the way London is run because London has increasingly become a joke of a city with a myriad of problems that cannot be sold unless we have what I proposed for London during the GLA Elections: A Master Plan for the Entire Region of London.
London is in fact a collection of villages dating from feudal times with thirty-three different administrations that collide with the newly instated Greater London Authority and with existing governmental organizations and in this kind of political environment responsibility for whatever happens in London gets diluted.
Other major cities have one single authority in charge and this speeds up resolution processes and makes possible to have a single Master Plan that ensures that there is across the board consistency in terms of planning and development.
Duplications or even triplications in terms of organizations that are supposed to deal with London's problems is a very costly, very bureaucratic and also a catastrophic way of managing London. Overlapping powers become confusing hurdles along the way and when you calculate a budget such complexity increases costs and creates unnecessary delays.
Increasing congestion charges is merely a money making strategy and has nothing to do with improving the health of people and of the transport network. Narrow roads, many of them one-way roads, will forever be narrow and no amount of taxation will solve the problem of traffic congestion unless we are willing to stop treating London as if it were a Museum. We need people to move around to generate economic activity so penalizing people for using services that they are supposed to use to generate economy activity is absolute madness.
Now, the election and the little revenges are in the past but what isn't in the past is the obvious need to change the way London is run because London has increasingly become a joke of a city with a myriad of problems that cannot be sold unless we have what I proposed for London during the GLA Elections: A Master Plan for the Entire Region of London.
London is in fact a collection of villages dating from feudal times with thirty-three different administrations that collide with the newly instated Greater London Authority and with existing governmental organizations and in this kind of political environment responsibility for whatever happens in London gets diluted.
Other major cities have one single authority in charge and this speeds up resolution processes and makes possible to have a single Master Plan that ensures that there is across the board consistency in terms of planning and development.
Duplications or even triplications in terms of organizations that are supposed to deal with London's problems is a very costly, very bureaucratic and also a catastrophic way of managing London. Overlapping powers become confusing hurdles along the way and when you calculate a budget such complexity increases costs and creates unnecessary delays.
Increasing congestion charges is merely a money making strategy and has nothing to do with improving the health of people and of the transport network. Narrow roads, many of them one-way roads, will forever be narrow and no amount of taxation will solve the problem of traffic congestion unless we are willing to stop treating London as if it were a Museum. We need people to move around to generate economic activity so penalizing people for using services that they are supposed to use to generate economy activity is absolute madness.
Sunday, 1 September 2013
The glamourization of drugs leads to gang crime and violence
There is one reason why I would propose to build concentration camps and gas chambers: to deal with drugs traffickers and criminal gangs. I have no hesitation in saying that drugs traffickers and criminal gangs must be exterminated to send a clear message to anybody else wanting to get involved in drug trafficking and gangs.
In certain Asian countries, people caught trafficking drugs are executed. We should do the same. I don't criticize Peru for actions undertaken against drug traffickers. I congratulate Peru and the sooner jail or death sentences are carried out the better. I don't care if the person involved in drugs is British. British or not, they should be punished in the harshest of ways.
We are not safe in our streets and we are not safe in our homes. We cannot go out without being afraid and without being constantly afraid that somebody will do something to our children. I am afraid of muggings and I am afraid of muggings because they can not only mean the loss of private property.
The consequences of muggings are much more serious than that. I have heard teenagers saying that if the authorities do nothing to counter gangs, they will arm themselves and go out to kill gangs and then we have a situation in which our streets instead of being streets will be battlefields where nobody will be safe because somebody will be caught in the middle and will be executed. So it is the responsibility of the State to impose the Death Penalty against drug trafficking and against gangs.
In certain Asian countries, people caught trafficking drugs are executed. We should do the same. I don't criticize Peru for actions undertaken against drug traffickers. I congratulate Peru and the sooner jail or death sentences are carried out the better. I don't care if the person involved in drugs is British. British or not, they should be punished in the harshest of ways.
We are not safe in our streets and we are not safe in our homes. We cannot go out without being afraid and without being constantly afraid that somebody will do something to our children. I am afraid of muggings and I am afraid of muggings because they can not only mean the loss of private property.
The consequences of muggings are much more serious than that. I have heard teenagers saying that if the authorities do nothing to counter gangs, they will arm themselves and go out to kill gangs and then we have a situation in which our streets instead of being streets will be battlefields where nobody will be safe because somebody will be caught in the middle and will be executed. So it is the responsibility of the State to impose the Death Penalty against drug trafficking and against gangs.
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