Awake Yourself 2012: Wake Up! Why WORLD police!? . . .

Awake Yourself 2012:  Wake Up! Why WORLD police!? . . .

US wants WORLD police after blowing millions on MidEast 'occupation'

TINJAUAN 1WC'sChannel 2012:  (7 jam lalu) Laporan Segar mengatakan bahawa lebih daripada $ 200 juta yang dibelanjakan oleh Washington untuk melatih polis Iraq telah pergi ke pembaziran. Amerika Syarikat kini bersedia untuk menghantar beratus-ratus polis sendiri di seluruh DUNIA untuk membantu penduduk tempatan mengendalikan keselamatan. John Glaser dari antiwar.com percaya rancangan itu adalah lebih lanjut mengenai kawalan dan pengayaan, daripada kestabilan serantau. Afghanistan adalah satu lagi parit untuk wang pembayar cukai Amerika. Amerika Syarikat melatih pasukan tempatan - tetapi desertions beramai-ramai dari kalangan mencederakan usaha untuk mengekalkan kestabilan. Penganalisis Jason Ditz menyifatkan ini kepada pihak berkuasa rasuah dan perbelanjaan yang buruk-dirancang.

1WC'sChannel REVIEW 2012: (7 hours ago) Fresh report says that over $200 million spent by Washington to train Iraqi police have gone to waste. The US is now preparing to send hundreds of its own police across the WORLD to help locals handle security. John Glaser from antiwar.com believes the plan is more about control and enrichment, than regional stability. Afghanistan is another drain for American taxpayers' money. The US is training local forces - but mass desertions from the ranks are hurting efforts to maintain stability. Analyst Jason Ditz attributes this to corrupt authorities and poorly-planned spending.

UK News ‘Romney membangkitkan kontroversi baru dalam perjalanan asing cara berpasuk’

Gdansk, Poland (AP) - calon presiden Republikan, Mitt Romney marah rakyat Palestin pada hari Isnin, kacau kontroversi segar dalam lawatan ke Israel hanya beberapa hari selepas menghina British pada apa yang dimaksudkan sebagai lawatan rasa baik untuk Sukan Olimpik di London.

Ia tidak jelas sama ada kenyataan Romney di negara sama ada akan menjejaskan prospek untuk mengalahkan Presiden Barack Obama dalam pilihan raya presiden Amerika Syarikat November. Ekonomi, bukan hal ehwal luar negeri, telah menjadi isu yang dominan dalam pemilihan menunjukkan untuk menjadi satu  bangsa yang ketat.

Tetapi kemarahan yang dihasilkan oleh kenyataan Romney telah melemahkan usaha untuk mengelakkan risiko politik kerana dia telah membuat langkah pertama ke pentas DUNIA sebagai penama andaian Republikan. Romney telah melawat negara-negara yang sekutu setia Amerika Syarikat, soalan terhad dari media dan mengatur penampilan dibuat untuk TV di tempat yang simbolik di London dan Yerusalem. Ia bertujuan untuk menunjukkan beliau bersedia untuk mengendalikan hal ehwal luar negeri dengan lancar dan membawa semasa berbahaya.

Sebaliknya, sebagai beliau yang membuat di perhentian akhir beliau pelancongan 1 3-negara di Poland lewat Isnin, Republikan dan Demokrat sama telah menggelengkan kepala mereka di Amerika Syarikat Walaupun Republikan berkata mereka nampak tiada kemudaratan yang berpanjangan, Demokrat membangkitkan soalan mengenai kebolehan Romney, untuk mengendalikan topik halus dengan sensitiviti di tanah asing, walaupun di bawah syarat-syarat yang ramah.

Masalah Romney terbaru berpunca daripada ucapan yang dia telah berikan kepada penderma Yahudi di Jerusalem awal Isnin di mana beliau mencadangkan bahawa budaya mereka adalah sebahagian daripada apa yang telah dibenarkan mereka untuk menjadi lebih berjaya daripada ekonomi rakyat Palestin. Perkataan yang baik bagi Israel adalah standard untuk ahli-ahli politik Amerika yang banyak, tetapi pemimpin Palestin mencadangkan komen khusus adalah perkauman dan sentuhan dengan realiti Timur Tengah.

Kempen Romney kemudian berkata ucapannya mischaracterized. Yang dijangkakan, kempen Obama adalah kritikal, dengan strategis senior David Axelrod berkata di Twitter: "Adakah terdapat apa-apa mengenai Ruckus Rolling Romney yang akan membangkitkan keyakinan dalam keupayaan untuk menerajui dasar luar Amerika Syarikat?"

Tidak jelas sama ada pengundi di Amerika Syarikat memberi perhatian kepada Romney, tersandung, terutamanya sebagai kebimbangan tentang ekonomi mendominasi kebimbangan kebanyakan rakyat Amerika. Debra Hayes, bebas Republikan-berhaluan dari Denver, berkata Romney komen luar negara tidak mempunyai kesan ke atas bagaimana dia akan mengundi.

"Saya hanya berminat dalam ekonomi - pekerjaan, dan harga barang," kata Hayes, yang belum membuat keputusan. "Kita perlu berdiri dengan Israel. Dan presiden kami perlu untuk menunjukkan kepimpinan di luar negara. Tetapi keadaan akan menuruni bukit di rumah, dan itulah apa yang penting."

Dan Romney menarik bahagian liputan media yang baik pulang. Ucapan pada Israel dasar, diserahkan pada waktu senja terhadap latar belakang yang indah Old City Baitulmaqdis, menarik memuji untuk penetapan dan penyampaian. Beliau dan isterinya, Ann, kelihatan tenang dan terlibat dalam satu temu bual di CNN, di mana Ann Romney menyifatkan suaminya sebagai mencintai dan emosi terlibat.

Masih, missteps pada minggu lalu telah disemarakkan pendirian lawan bahawa bekas ahli perniagaan dan Gabenor Massachusetts berhubung dengan negara dan DUNIA yang beliau berharap untuk memimpin. Sebagai perjalanan mendapat di bawah cara - Romney menyebabkan kekecohan di Britain dengan mempersoalkan sama ada pegawai-pegawai di sana telah bersedia sepenuhnya untuk menjadi tuan rumah Sukan Olimpik. Pertikaian itu dibayangi usaha untuk menyerlahkan pengalaman peribadi beliau memimpin Salt Lake City Musim Sejuk Permainan sedekad lalu. Sebaliknya, Romney secara meluas diserang oleh media London dan dikritik oleh pemimpin-pemimpin British.

Kemudian pada hari pertama di Israel, Romney menjauhkan dirinya daripada cadangan bahawa beliau akan "menghormati" keputusan oleh Israel untuk melancarkan tindakan ketenteraan untuk menghalang Iran daripada mencapai keupayaan senjata nuklear.

Pada hari Isnin di Pendana, dibuka kepada media selepas kempen pertama berkata ia akan ditutup, Romney berkongsi sentimen beliau kadang-kadang bercerita tentang jejak kempen di Amerika Syarikat dan mengulangi di dalam bukunya, "No Apology." Tetapi keputusan untuk menyerlahkan perbezaan budaya di rantau di mana perbezaan itu telah membantu keganasan bahan api untuk generasi mendorong soalan baru tentang kemahiran diplomatik dan marah pemimpin Palestin.

Membandingkan output ekonomi per kapita di Israel dan "di seluruh kawasan yang diuruskan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Palestin," beliau mengisytiharkan bahawa "anda perhatikan perbezaan dramatik telanjang tenaga, ekonomi." Beliau berkata demikian kepada kira-kira 40 penderma kaya Yahudi Amerika di Hotel King David, yang adalah dalam penglihatan wilayah Palestin di Tebing Barat.

Beliau berkata beberapa sejarah teori ekonomi telah bahawa "budaya membuat semua perbezaan." "Dan apabila saya datang ke sini dan saya melihat keluar ke bandar ini dan mempertimbangkan pencapaian rakyat negara ini, saya menyedari kuasa budaya sekurang-kurangnya dan beberapa perkara lain," kata Romney memetik iklim perniagaan yang inovatif, sejarah Yahudi yang subur di dalam keadaan sukar dan "hand of providence." Beliau berkata jurang yang sama wujud di antara negara-negara jiran yang lain, termasuk Mexico dan Amerika Syarikat.

Pemimpin Palestin dengan pantas membantah. "Ia seolah-olah saya manusia ini kekurangan maklumat, pengetahuan, wawasan dan pemahaman rantau ini dan rakyatnya," kata Saeb Erekat, pembantu kanan kepada Presiden Palestin, Mahmoud Abbas. "Ia adalah satu kenyataan yang bersifat perkauman, dan orang ini tidak sedar bahawa ekonomi Palestin tidak dapat mencapai potensi kerana terdapat pendudukan Israel."

"Ini akan menyebabkan banyak kerosakan kepada kepentingan Amerika," katanya. Romney jurucakap kempen Andrea Saul berkata dengan komen "terlampau mischaracterized." Kempen menambah bahawa perbandingan Romney negara-negara yang rapat antara satu sama lain dan mempunyai jurang pendapatan yang luas - Amerika Syarikat (US) dan Mexico, Chile dan Ecuador - menunjukkan komen beliau adalah lebih luas daripada sekadar perbandingan antara Israel dan Palestin.

Di White House, Earnest Josh jurucakap berkata, "Salah satu cabaran menjadi seorang pelakon di pentas antarabangsa, terutamanya apabila anda hendak pergi berjalan, bahagian yang sensitif DUNIA, bahawa komen anda sangat rapat diteliti untuk makna, nuansa, untuk motivasi. "

Bersungguh-sungguh sidestepped soalan mengenai sama ada Obama bersetuju dengan komen Romney tentang budaya, hanya berkata bahawa Obama percaya isu-isu ekonomi adalah antara perkara-perkara yang perlu ditangani oleh Israel dan Palestin dalam mana-mana rundingan damai.

Romney terbang ke Poland selama 2 hari lawatan dengan pemimpin-pemimpin. Beliau bertemu dengan bekas Presiden Lech Walesa, yang mengetuai kesatuan sekerja Perpaduan percuma yang membantu pemerintahan akhir komunis pada tahun 1980-an, di Gdansk, mendapat pengendorsan beliau: "Saya ingin anda berjaya kerana kejayaan diperlukan ke Amerika Syarikat, sudah tentu, tetapi ke Eropah dan seluruh DUNIA, juga. Jadi, Gabenor Romney, mendapat kejayaan anda, berjaya, "kata Walesa melalui penterjemah.

Walesa mencadangkan kepimpinan Romney yang diperlukan untuk memulihkan kedudukan Amerika di DUNIA. Romney adalah untuk bertemu dengan Menteri Luar Poland Radoslaw Sikorski pada hari Selasa sebelum menyampaikan ucapan dasar akhir asing perjalanan.

Kempen Romney berharap sokongan Walesa akan mempengaruhi Katolik dan ahli-ahli kesatuan buruh di Amerika Syarikat Tetapi Rep Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Demokrat, kepada pemberita hari Isnin bahawa lawatan Poland "adalah tidak lebih daripada lencongan dangkal dan percubaan terdesak untuk memenuhi kehendak Poland Amerika dan Katolik di seluruh negara kami "

Lawatan Romney ke Poland tidak tanpa kontroversi. Pegawai kempen berkata lawatan dengan Walesa datang atas jemputan beliau, tetapi kepimpinan semasa daripada Perpaduan menjauhkan diri daripada peristiwa itu dan mengeluarkan satu kenyataan Romney yang kritikal. Perpaduan dicirikan Romney sebagai musuh kepada kesatuan dan terhadap hak asasi buruh. Ia menekankan bahawa ia tidak mempunyai peranan dalam penganjuran lawatan Romney dan menyatakan sokongan untuk organisasi buruh Amerika.

Associated Press penulis Kasie Hunt di Gdansk, Poland; Steve Rakyat di Washington; Monika Scislowska di Warsaw, Poland, Karin Laub di Yerusalem, Thomas Beaumont di Iowa, Beth Fouhy di New York dan Julie Pace di Washington menyumbang kepada laporan ini.

UK News ‘Romney stirs new controversy on 

bumpy foreign trip’

GDANSK, Poland (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney outraged Palestinians on Monday, stirring fresh controversy on his visit to Israel just days after insulting the British on what was intended as a feel-good visit to the Olympics in London.

It's not clear whether Romney's remarks in either country will affect his prospects for defeating President Barack Obama in the November U.S. presidential election. The economy, not foreign affairs, has been the dominant issue in what polls show to be a tight race.

But the outrage generated by Romney's remarks has undermined his attempt to avoid political risk as he made his first steps onto the world stage as the presumptive Republican nominee. Romney has been visiting countries that are staunch U.S. allies, limited questions from the media and arranged made-for-TV appearances at symbolic venues in London and Jerusalem. It was all intended to demonstrate he was ready to handle foreign affairs smoothly and lead during dangerous times.

Instead, as he made his final stop of a three-nation tour in Poland late Monday, Republicans and Democrats alike were shaking their heads in the U.S. Though Republicans said they saw no lasting harm, Democrats raised questions about Romney's ability to handle delicate topics with sensitivity on foreign soil, even under the friendliest conditions.

Romney's latest trouble stemmed from a speech he gave to Jewish donors in Jerusalem earlier Monday in which he suggested that their culture was part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians. Kind words for Israel are standard for many American politicians, but Palestinian leaders suggested his specific comments were racist and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East.

Romney's campaign later said his remarks were mischaracterized. Predictably, Obama's campaign was critical, with senior strategist David Axelrod saying on Twitter: "Is there anything about Romney's Rolling Ruckus that would inspire confidence in his ability to lead US foreign policy?"

It's unclear whether voters in the U.S. are paying attention to Romney's stumbles, especially as worries about the economy dominate most Americans' concerns. Debra Hayes, a Republican-leaning independent from Denver, said Romney's overseas comments have no impact on how she'll vote.

"I'm interested only in the economy - jobs, and the prices of things," said Hayes, who is undecided. "We need to stand with Israel. And our president needs to show leadership overseas. But things are going downhill at home, and that's what matters."

And Romney drew his share of favorable media coverage back home. A speech on Israel policy, delivered at dusk against the scenic backdrop of Jerusalem's Old City, drew praise for its setting and delivery. He and his wife, Ann, appeared relaxed and engaged in an interview on CNN, where Ann Romney described her husband as loving and emotionally engaged.

Still, missteps in the past week have fueled opponents' contentions that the former businessman and Massachusetts governor is out of touch with the nation and the world he hopes to lead. As the trip got under way, Romney caused a stir in Britain by questioning whether officials there were fully prepared to host the Olympic Games. The dispute overshadowed his efforts to highlight his personal experience leading the Salt Lake City Winter Games a decade ago. Instead, Romney was widely assailed by the London media and criticized by British leaders.

Then on his first day in Israel, Romney distanced himself from an adviser's suggestion that he would "respect" a decision by Israel to launch military action to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability.

On Monday at a fundraiser, opened to the media after the campaign first said it would be closed, Romney shared a sentiment he sometimes talks about on the campaign trail in the United States and repeats in his book, "No Apology." But his decision to highlight cultural differences in a region where such differences have helped fuel violence for generations prompted new questions about his diplomatic skills - and enraged Palestinian leaders.

Comparing economic output per capita in Israel and "across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority," he declared that "you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality." He was speaking to about 40 wealthy Jewish American donors at the King David Hotel, which is within sight of the Palestinian territory on the West Bank.

He said some economic histories have theorized that "culture makes all the difference." "And as I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things," Romney said, citing an innovative business climate, the Jewish history of thriving in difficult circumstances and the "hand of providence." He said similar disparity exists between other neighboring countries, including Mexico and the United States.

Palestinian leaders quickly objected. "It seems to me this man lacks information, knowledge, vision and understanding of this region and its people," said Saeb Erekat, a senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "It is a racist statement, and this man doesn't realize that the Palestinian economy cannot reach its potential because there is an Israeli occupation."

"This will cause a lot of damage to American interests," he said. Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said the comments "were grossly mischaracterized." The campaign added that Romney's comparison of countries that are close to each other and have wide income disparities - the U.S. and Mexico, Chile and Ecuador - shows his comments were broader than just the comparison between Israel and the Palestinians.

At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said, "One of the challenges of being an actor on the international stage, particularly when you're traveling to such a sensitive part of the world, is that your comments are very closely scrutinized for meaning, for nuance, for motivation."

Earnest sidestepped questions about whether Obama agreed with Romney's comments about culture, saying only that Obama believed economic issues are among the matters that would need to be addressed by the Israelis and Palestinians during any peace talks.

Romney flew on to Poland for two days of visits with leaders. He met with former President Lech Walesa, who led the Solidarity free trade union that helped end communist rule in the 1980s, in Gdansk, earning his endorsement: "I wish you to be successful because the success is needed to the United States, of course, but to Europe as well and to the rest of the world, too. So, Governor Romney, get your success, be successful," Walesa said through a translator.

Walesa suggested Romney's leadership was needed to restore America's position in the world. Romney is to meet with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Tuesday before delivering his final foreign policy speech of the trip.

The Romney campaign hopes Walesa's backing will influence Catholics and labor union members in the U.S. But Rep. Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat, told reporters Monday that the Polish visit "is nothing more than a superficial diversion and a desperate attempt to pander to Polish Americans and Catholics across our country."

Romney's visit to Poland was not without controversy. Campaign officials said the visit with Walesa came at his invitation, but the current leadership of Solidarity distanced itself from the event and issued a statement critical of Romney. Solidarity characterized Romney as being hostile to unions and against labor rights. It emphasized that it had no role in organizing Romney's visit and expressed support for American labor organizations.

Associated Press writers Kasie Hunt in Gdansk, Poland; Steve Peoples in Washington; Monika Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, Karin Laub in Jerusalem, Thomas Beaumont in Iowa, Beth Fouhy in New York and Julie Pace in Washington contributed to this report.