BILATERAL SECURITY AGREEMENT , Leave or Stay !

Karzai's   Stand    is   farm !   It  is  Sovereignty    Power  . Please !  Accept   it   ,  Uncle  Sam  !
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Ayaz Gul

January 25, 2014

ISLAMABAD —

President Hamid Karzai says if the United States wants to leave Afghanistan it “can do it even today, may God be with them”, but he will not back down from his conditions to sign a key security pact with Washington that would allow American forces to stay in the country beyond 2014.  

 

The NATO-led combat military mission is ending in December and Washington needs the so-called bilateral security agreement (BSA) to be in place as soon as possible so a smaller American military presence in Afghanistan can continue counter-terrorism activities as well as advise and assist Afghan security forces. 

 

A traditional national assembly of Afghan elders and politicians also endorsed the security pact late last year. But President Hamid Karzai has since refused to sign the deal until the U.S. military ends raids against Afghan homes while chasing insurgents and helps Kabul in opening peace talks with the Taliban. 

 

Speaking to reporters in Kabul Saturday, the Afghan leader reiterated his demands.  “Until we are satisfied, he said, that the BSA will bringing positive results, signing the document will mean bringing repression to the country, its soil and the people,” he stated.

 

President Karzai said that "Afghanistan will never be ready to sign anything under pressure," adding that “no pressure, no threats and no psychological war against our people will force them to sign the BSA”. 

 

President Karzai also denounced the use of advertising, some paid for by the United States, advocating the BSA be signed. 

 

The United States has warned that it will be forced to end its military mission and cut financial assistance to Afghanistan without the BSA in place. President Karzai in his news conference again dismissed those warnings. 

 

The Afghan leader says that “if they (U.S. forces) are leaving, then Allah Hafiz to them [May God Be with them] and they can leave even today”. As far as Afghans are concerned, he added, they will survive. 

 

President Karzai openly questioned motives for the U.S. counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan. 

 

He said that if the United States wants to ally with Afghanistan, "they must explain their [anti-terrorism] policy and tell us who are they chasing, what do they want, and what is their target?” 

 

President Karzai added that U.S. officials have told him there are only up to 40 al-Qaida operatives left in Afghanistan that they want to eliminate. So, only for such a small number they have caused so much unrest, the Afghan leader asked. He claimed the Afghan forces can easily deal with them and capture them. 

 

He went on to harshly criticize a detention facility on the U.S.-run Bagram air field north of Kabul, condemning it as a “Taliban-producing factory” where he alleged that Afghans are tortured into hating their country.  

 

Karzai’s critical remarks came as President Barack Obama is preparing to make his State of the Union address on Tuesday. During a recent trip to Kabul, a group of key American senators had warned that in the absence of any progress on the BSA, the U.S. president will not be able to allocate future funds and forces for the Afghan mission. 

           it   is   enough ,   God   bless  with  you   !

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will not sign a bilateral security deal with the United States if Washington does not guarantee peace in Afghanistan.

Karzai’s remarks came during a press conference in the capital, Kabul, on Saturday.
He said the signing of the deal would have no positive conclusion if peace and security were not guaranteed.

"If US is not willing to accept our conditions on the BSA (so-called Bilateral Security Agreement) they can leave anytime and Afghan will go without foreigners," he said.

Karzai also blamed the United States for pursuing wrong policies in the so-called fight against terrorism.
The Afghan president said it would not be tolerable for Afghans if innocent people were killed even after the security agreement is signed.
In addition, the Afghan president warned that pressures and psychological wars would not prompt him to sign the deal.
Karzai had previously accused the United States of not providing the country with military supplies in an attempt to pressure him to sign the controversial deal.
Elsewhere in his press conference, Karzai condemned the US military detentions in the war-torn country, describing the notorious prison at the Bagram Airbase in eastern Afghanistan as a Taliban-making factory.
The Afghan president said inmates at Bagram have been insulted and tortured by American forces.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged the Afghan government to sign the BSA with the US as a matter of urgency.
The deal allows the US to keep thousands of its troops in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 withdrawal date.
Afghan activists say the security treaty between Washington and Kabul will pave the way for a prolonged US military presence in the war-ravaged country.
Afghan political figures have also heaped scorn on US-led forces for committing unforgivable crimes against Afghan women and children since invading the country in 2001.
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No chance for fair trial in US: Snowden

No chance for fair trial in US: Snowden

The  U.S.   should    reform  or  chang   its   intelligent   formation     and      rewrite   the   espionage   act  .  Particulaly   when   we   now   have   courts  reform  the   Federal    Governments   from   congress  making   it   clear  there   Programs   haven't   make   us   safe  .............,   Snowden   note  .
             Yes,  that  is   enough   ! 

God   bless  with   you   ! 

India -US Dispute Escalate as Diplomat Hades Home .

 It   is   the   most  impotance   of   the   struggle  between   the   East  and  wast  custom   value   result   for   the   US   and   The  India  .
     Uncle   Sam   forgets   the  Customary  enforcement  of   a   State  .  
   

India's Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has sought to downplay the row with Washington over an Indian diplomat who was arrested in the US.

There was "no stand-off" with the US, he told reporters in Delhi, and predicted problems would be sorted out.
The row erupted after the diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, was arrested in New York on charges of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper.
She is now back in India after an apparent agreement with Washington.
"If there are any issues" India and the US will "sort them out mutually", Mr Khurshid said in televised remarks.
He was speaking a day after Ms Khobragade arrived in India, where she was greeted by her father, Uttam. On Saturday, the two were welcomed by Mr Khurshid.

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Analysis

Jonathan Marcus BBC diplomatic correspondent

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In requiring the US to remove one of its diplomats from Delhi, the Indian government is effectively treating the departure of its own diplomat from the US as an expulsion.
The question now is whether this draws a line under the messy diplomatic spat between the two countries.
Of greater importance is the longer-term impact this may have on bilateral ties. India, a democracy and rising power in Asia, is seen in many quarters in Washington as a natural fit to become a special partner of the United States. The US has sought a closer strategic and military partnership with Delhi but to a large extent has been rebuffed.
India is cautious about advancing ties too quickly. It doesn't want to antagonise Beijing, and many Indians still see the US as having been far too close to Pakistan.

Surrounded by reporters on leaving the Maharashtra Sadan state guesthouse, Ms Khobragade gave little away.

"No comments, I am really thankful for all your support... I cannot make any comments right now. My government will speak for me, my lawyer will speak for me," she said.
Ms Khobragade was asked to leave the US as the diplomatic rift deepened.
The US meanwhile confirmed that an American official will leave its embassy in Delhi at India's request - Mr Khurshid described this as an expulsion.
"We have our reasons and have informed the US about it. We are in touch with the US. We will do what needs to be done. I do not think that this needs more discussion," Mr Khurshid said.
Washington said it deeply regretted the move but hoped that it would bring closure to the case and lead to a return to constructive ties.
The expelled US diplomat has not been named.
Sources told Agence France Presse that the individual was of similar rank to Ms Khobragade and had been involved in the Khobragade case.
'Shocked and appalled'

 Ms Khobragade and her father (l) met the Indian foreign minister the day after her arrival in Delhi

India had demanded an apology after Ms Khobragade, 39, was handcuffed and strip-searched following her arrest last month. It refused to waive her immunity so she could be prosecuted in the US.
Ms Khobragade has always denied any wrongdoing.
On Thursday she was indicted by a US federal grand jury in Manhattan, but was also granted immunity by US officials, paving the way for her to return to India.
Ms Khobragade was arrested after a complaint from her maid, Sangeeta Richard.
She in turn accused Ms Richard of theft and attempted blackmail.
Delhi said it was "shocked and appalled" at the manner of her arrest, and ordered a series of diplomatic reprisals against the US.
Security barricades around the US embassy in the capital were removed and a visiting US delegation was snubbed by senior Indian politicians and officials.
On Wednesday, the embassy was ordered to stop "commercial activities on its premises". India also said that embassy cars could be penalised for traffic offences.
The embassy has been told to shut down a club within its premises which includes a pool, restaurant and tennis court, NDTV news channel said.

Amnesty to U.S. : Respect People's Human Rights .

It  is   from  Press   TV :

Amnesty International has said it is “deeply concerned” over US spying activities and has urged US President Barack Obama to consider “human rights” when introducing reforms to Washington’s spying programs.

In an open letter on January 9, Amnesty International said Obama has to “put human rights at the center of U.S. policy” in order to ensure real reform. The letter urged Obama to take the following steps:

Disclose the scope of U.S. surveillance to ensure comprehensive reform;
Respect the rights of all people, not only U.S. citizens;
Recognize the application of international human rights standards to U.S. practice;
Take into account the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance, which provide guidance in implementing these international standards;
Establish an independent privacy rights champion before the FISA Court;
Support encryption standards to increase security and trust;
Respect the rights of whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden.

On Wednesday, Obama met with the leaders of US spy agencies at the White House to discuss a number of changes to the National Security Agency’s spying programs.
White House officials have said Obama is to make an announcement about the reforms before his State of the Union address on January 28.
Steven W. Hawkins, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, said American whistleblower Edward Snowden’s human rights should also be respected if Obama intends to ensure “real reform.”
“Snowden should not be prosecuted for revelations about human rights violations by the U.S. government,” Hawkins said.
Snowden, whose leaks have brought to light the scope and scale of the US government’s spying activities across the globe, faces espionage charges in the US and even some former US officials have suggested that he should be “hanged” if convicted of treason.
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Is Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe either a Nationalist or Imperialist ? ............

Japan's pacifist constitution may be revised: Abe
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In   the   end  of   2011  and   early   2012  ,  the  Obama  Admistration  announced   that  it   would  be   intensifying  the  US  ROLE    in   the   Asia-Pacific   region  , which  will   include  the   East  Asia  ,  South-East  Asia  ,      Australia   and   Costal  Area  of  South   Asia   .

As   Part   of  its   Proclaimed  "  Strategic  Turn "  : 
      _ New  troop  deployments  to   Australia  ,
      _  New  Naval  deployments  to   Singapore  ,  and   Military   cooperation  with    the   Philippines  .  
      _  A   nine   nations  Tran-Pacific  Strategic   Economic    Partnership    (  TPP ). 
The   nine   nations   are   Australia  , Brunei  ,  Chile  ,  Malasia  ,  Newzealand  ,Peru  ,
Singapore  ,  the   United  States  and   Vietnam  .

      _  Canada  ,  Mexico   and   Japan  have   publicly   announced   their   interest   joining  the   TPP   talks  .

 Would     The   purpose   of  the   pivot   or   rebalancing   toward   the   Asia-Pacific region    be   depended  on   the   support    of   Abe's   Policy   ?


The   Nationalism  and   Imperialism   .
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Nationalism is the opposite of imperialism. Imperialism tries to make big nations that have many ethnic groups. In imperialist states, some groups are usually more powerful and are seen as better than others. Nationalists think that such hierarchy is bad. They say that in nations with one ethnic group, everyone has the same value and power. Sometimes nationalism is used to support imperialism, but that is against the original idea of nationalism. Such using of political ideas against their original purpose is quite usual in politics and happens with many other ideas too.
Nationalism had important role in ending the colonial rule. Nationalism spread to colonies and made their people to desire independence. Nationalism also made the people in metropolitan states (countries that colonized others) to accept more the desire of other people to rule themselves. However nationalists think that the end of colonialization of Africa was not done well. They think that there would not be so many conflicts in Africa if African nations had built in a nationalist way (so that every ethnic group is its own nation). After the imperialists left their African colonies, the new nations were built with borders that were not the same as the ethnic borders. New nations became nations with many ethnic groups, which do not want to or cannot live peacefully in the same society with the others.