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Offended in their religious feelings (October 18 2012) Offended in their religious feelings (October 18 2012)

Jorge Sampaio the 73 year old Portuguese former President and now the United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations claims ‘All citizens should have the right not to be gratuitously offended in their religious feelings’ in an article published on Aljazeera titled ‘Wake up call to speak out for our common values and rights’. Sampaio states “The indignation that has flared up in so many countries against a provocative video, produced in murky circumstances and aimed at offending one group’s religious beliefs, is legitimate and fully understandable.  No believer, be they Muslim, Christian, Jewish, to mention only the religions of the Book – is ready to accept indecent attacks on matters they hold sacred. …it is important to recognise that one person’s contemptible actions do not represent an entire nation, or everyone in a particular group or of a certain faith. Here, I must emphasise the crucial responsibility that falls on political and religious leaders to speak out to their constituencies, urging them to be mindful of this fact.  … In democratic societies and increasingly all over the world, people are free to voice their rights. Let’s join all our voices and work together to address in an appropriate way the alarming rise of extremism, religious hatred and hate speech, all of which undermine people’s expectations of a better life in dignity, freedom and security. We need to be bold and take action urgently to turn the possibility of living together in diversity, dialogue, respect and peace into reality.”

 

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George Walker Bush the 65 year old US former president is coming under increasing scrutiny over his illegal activities whilst president writes Nikolas Kozloff. Kozloff states “For far too long, Bush has enjoyed impunity and it is disgraceful that few have questioned his efforts to create a freedom institute in Texas. While it’s doubtful that the authorities would ever investigate the former president for war crimes or torture, pressing for such efforts would send an important signal that activists are not willing to put up with a legal double standard in this country anymore. …If protests were to spread, Bush might find that he has difficulty in travelling not only to foreign lands but also to domestic destinations within the US itself. More importantly perhaps, such demonstrations might spur efforts to unite Occupy with the anti-war movement and thus further galvanise the ongoing season of protest”.

 

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James Earl “Jimmy” Carter the 86 year old former President of the United States and Nobel Peace recipient having a formidable history since his presidency with international diplomacy, has arrived in Havana to discuss US-Cuba relations following the imprisonment of a US contractor Alan Gross who had been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for improving the internet access to the island’s community, seen by the Cuban authorities as an act aimed at overthrowing the government. While there has not been formal diplomatic relations between the two countries for the past 50 years, Carter’s presidential term oversaw a softening of tensions, and his presence on this occasion is seen as an opportunity to improve relations that have since strained further. Inspired by Jennifer Epstein ow.ly/4qbIJ image source Wikipedia ow.ly/4qbCw Internet aimed at overthrowing the government (April 1 2011)

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter the 86 year old former President of the United States and Nobel Peace recipient having a formidable history since his presidency with international diplomacy, has arrived in Havana to discuss US-Cuba relations following the imprisonment of a US contractor Alan Gross who had been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for improving the internet access to the island’s community, seen by the Cuban authorities as an act aimed at overthrowing the government. While there has not been formal diplomatic relations between the two countries for the past 50 years, Carter’s presidential term oversaw a softening of tensions, and his presence on this occasion is seen as an opportunity to improve relations that have since strained further.

 

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George Walker Bush the 64 year old former President of the United States of America has cancelled a planned visit to Geneva This is our way of putting him on notice (February 13 2011)

George Walker Bush the 64 year old former President of the United States of America has cancelled a planned visit to Geneva to address a Jewish Charity after being advised a human rights group is lodging in Swiss Courts criminal charges relating to the torture of terrorism suspects held in a CIA interrogation program he approved that authorized water-boarding, forced stress positions and sleep deprivation. A US based Center for Constitutional Rights along with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights has issued a preliminary “indictment” to prosecute Bush if ever he travels outside of the US. Bush’s planned trip to Geneva would have been his first trip to another country since his memoir was published in which he admitted authorizing the torture techniques.

 

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