An investigation could disturb retired Bush

While George W. Bush prepares to deliver a series of ten speeches in Canada, Europe and Asia next month, the former president could see the tranquility of his recent retirement in jeopardy.

The Committee on Judicial Affairs of the Senate, March 4 will consider next how to open an investigation into the judicial abuses found during the two mandates of the 43rd American president, as part of its "war against terrorism. " "We must not be afraid to discover what we did," said its chairman, the Democrat.

On 9 February, he had already announced its intention to establish an independent commission modeled on the "truth and reconciliation commissions" established in South Africa after apartheid. "Nothing has done more damage to the stature and moral authority of America that the revelation that the past eight years, we have abandoned our historic commitment to human rights, standing above the law , "he argued.

Even if the Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives, the Democratic senator is not alone in this battle: first, about two-thirds of Americans are in favor of * the other hand, associations of defense of human rights and parliamentary increasing calls for the opening of such an inquiry. All were in sight, illegal wiretapping, the use of torture in interrogations of terrorism or the political firing of nine prosecutors in 2006.

"Read the page before the turn"

But that's not all: Patrick Leahy will also address the program to transfer detainees for interrogations by the CIA to abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and the destruction of documents or writing memos justifying the abuses, including the use of torture since the September-11.

Even though Barack Obama has never hidden his disapproval towards methods practiced by his predecessor, his position seems to be more temperate, the President fear of attracting the wrath of the Republican camp. Interviewed three weeks ago on the possibility of a commission of inquiry, he said: "My general position is to say: turn the page". "But I also think that nobody is above the law," he added.

"We must read the page before the turn," said Patrick Leahy Wednesday, stating to be in contact with the White House on this point. For him, the investigation of the commission must overcome "the question of whether crimes have been committed" and consider "errors" that were made "so as not to reproduce."

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Obama's Plan to "Turn the Page in Iraq" - 09.12.07

A day in the 'trial' Telecinco

- Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

- Eh ... Do not swear.

Blanca Portillo

Seems so inaccessible as to which the judge interpreted, Rosa Ballester. In 'Accused', is the law, and the rest had no choice but to adhere to the code that meets their jurisdiction. Campa at ease among Spanish flags and pictures of His Majesty. Surrounded by a thick dossiers that scary, is in trial courts in this series, ie in studies of Telecinco in the town of Madrid Villaviciosa de Odon.

A massive

Strives to record footage for chapters 11 and 12 in this series the next Wednesday night will have its fifth episode on the air. "In the film we are 50 people in total," warns Joaquin plains, one of three directors. Namely, seven principal actors, 17 extras, two production assistants ... But everything turns dizzily around the same figure, who, incidentally, has to leave at 1500 hours to get into the skin of Hamlet in the theater. The rest hold from 8.00 to 18.00.

Rush becomes silent. They recorded a dialogue between the judge and the face of stiff clerk Jorge Vega, who plays Daniel Grao. After the "cut" the aridity of Ballester dissipates. During rehearsals the next scene, military-style salutes Portillo before each portrait regions, with pronounced stop Chiquito de la Calzada Grao and warns of obstacles in his text: "I will say the most difficult sentence in the series goes, 'I want to connect the video system of the room statements and to do so with discretion. "Touch the ...!".

Blanca Portillo and Rosa Ballester. (Photojournalism: Barnabas Cordn)

All , director included. "This is a very intense situations with very strong, so when you try to wheel is not fun," said Portillo.

Joseba Apaolaza

, the judicial officer in July Almagro, knows that it is "a fiction for the demanding public," but Grao reduces the weight of law in Charged, which is produced by Ida y Vuelta, "Do not go to trial or lawyers, is a 'thriller'. Divergent approaches between the actors that act as left and right of the willful judge, irreconcilable enemy of the corrupt politician Joaqun de la Torre (Jose Coronado).

For example, in theory, if I am a clerk, I am the court, not the judge, but there are things that do not resemble reality and yet it does not matter, "says Grao.

< p> Daniel Grao is Jorge Vega.

Opens the doors of an elevator that actually goes up or down and it appears neither the judge Ballester. Maintains a fake phone conversation with another character. Grao used to whisper: "Acojona much. But White, no. Well, sometimes."

The actor leaves

Large planks of wood that fit this magistrate's court to account for your home. "Yes, my house, because they move more hours here," he stresses. For the large part corridor studies Telecinco no shortage of looks crossings with white people dressed in gowns or uniforms Samur. Grao resolve the confusion: "Here is written next to 'Hospital'." Once reclined on his sofa, confesses. Rioja pursuing justice or will be persecuted by it at times: "I have my past. As a young man visited the room of a department store. At least it was something cultural." In the lounge of the clerk Jorge Vega, photographer boyfriend of Laura Nieto (Silvia Abascal), both books abound discs. One is a CD of El Fary. "De 'Attrezzo,'" she says.

When you pause your

, Portillo says that she has always remained within the law: "Once when I was a girl stole a pileup of those that make bubbles and I had a horrible consciousness of charge. I am always on this side."

She describes her character as "stubborn," but realizes that there is a definition that has been in the annals of history "in one of the first episodes, a judge will a Ballester rival:" You're a slut. " Idly replied: "Yes I will get to the bottom of the henhouse." That is his philosophy of life.

- Who combines most cases, you or Baltasar Garzon? - I'm not going to answer it. Apparently, a judge may also require the presence of his lawyer to answer.

Kozak said, what is needed Olympics: it will give jobs

The main anti-crisis measure in social policy - to save jobs, said on Tuesday during a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak. On this Wednesday writes newspaper GZT.ru ".

"At this aim, and federal programs, and investment funds, the Foundation for the reform of housing and communal services. Even the Olympics - it is primarily the creation of conditions for the preservation of jobs," - said Dmitry Kozak.

According to him, the subsidies that are allocated from the Fund to promote the reform of housing and communal services, will maintain in 2009 to 1.5 million jobs, as approved by the regional projects funded by Investfonda establish this year to 20 thousand jobs. Dmitry Kozak said that the construction for the Winter Olympics facilities should be employed about 12 thousand people. He noted that, referring to the Olympics in the context of job creation, has in mind not only the Krasnodar region, but also other Russian regions.

"I wrote to all heads of subjects of the federation order to ensure that they organized their construction company," - said vice-premier. According to Dmitry Kozak, the proposals and a timetable for the tender were sent even to those construction companies, where there is a problem.

However, Deputy Prime Minister announced the number of retained and newly created seats in particular are unlikely to greatly reduce the number of unemployed, said the newspaper. Now only the officially registered unemployed in the employment services more than 1.7 million people. It is estimated Rosstat, the total number of unemployed is about 6 million people. There are the so-called hidden unemployment, where people are sent on leave without or with the minimum wage, not terminated their employment contract. At the end of January of such citizens, observed Rostruda was about 200 thousand people.

Economical Olympics

According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, the new version of the budget-2009 the cost of building sports and infrastructure facilities for the Olympics will be 15% less than planned. Ability to save a post design estimates.

"Only four palaces, which prepared the project estimates and an examination revealed inflated at 7.5 billion rubles", - said Kozak. He further reported that, in general, last year's savings for all projects that were presented at amounted to 300 billion rubles.

In doing so, Kozak, at least in the public part of its communication with the prime minister, has not said how much resources (not only public but also private), planned in preparation for the Olympics. This confirmed the Auditor Chamber Alexander Piskunov. He believes that the preliminary estimates of costs that would be needed to prepare for the Olympics, is still not ready. Complete calculations are planned by the end of February.

The Holy See notes anniversary Galileo Galilee

For the first time in four centuries of Roman Catholic Church official said the day before the birthday of Galileo Galilei. In the Roman basilica of Our Lady of the Angels and Martyrs "Minister of Culture" the Vatican, Archbishop Gianfranco Revaz led a solemn Mass on the occasion of 445 anniversary of the great Italian scientist, the .

400 th anniversary of the invention Galilei telescope dedicated to the International Year of Astronomy, declared by the UN and the Vatican has joined the celebration. Galileo was a "pious man, who tried, in the context of his time, to reconcile the results of their research to the basics of Christian faith, - says the official report of the press the Holy See - that Galileo deserves our recognition and gratitude."

In 1609 Galileo made a number of important discoveries, confirming the theory of Copernicus that the Earth revolves around the sun rather than vice versa. For this assertion in 1663 Galileo was condemned by the Inquisition, as a heretic. Astronomer was forced to abandon its allegations, and 9 years, until his death, was under house arrest. Only in 1992 a special commission created by Pope John Paul II, rehabilitated the scientist and the court has recognized over the "tragic mistake".

In May 2009, the Jesuit Institute in Florence Stens will hold a conference on the trial of Galileo. The forum will be attended by representatives of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vatican Observatory, Catholic and secular scientific organizations. There are also plans to issue all of the trial of Galileo, kept in secret archives of the Vatican.

Vatican City: Vatican- Forbidden Works

Bombay: Pakistan admits having served as a rear base

An admission that the Indian authorities had been waiting for four months. "The incident occurred in India and the conspiracy was planned partly in Pakistan," admitted Thursday the director of Pakistan Ministry of Interior, Rehman Malik. This is the first time since the attacks in Bombay, which were 164 deaths last November that Pakistan recognizes, at this level of the State, its territory was used to prepare the attacks. Pakistani investigators have found some of the places used by the attackers to prepare for their operation. Two caches, one in the port of Karachi and another two hours drive from the city, were raided. The police have also traced the boat used by attackers to dock in India. Terrorists are well on the coast of Pakistan.

Surtout director of the Interior Ministry said that six of the "brains and organizers" of the attacks were arrested. They are the subject of a complaint for "complicity, conspiracy and planning" attacks. Only two of the planners have not yet been recovered by police, who carried out since November 28 to 71. Among the arrested man is the key to the conspiracy, Hammad Amin Sadiq. The police are brought to him after having identified the shop who sold one of the boat engines. The trader gave the police the telephone number of Sadiq. He was confused by the examination of his phone calls and bank transfers to his account.

Investigators also discovered that some funds transferred to Italy and Spain had been used to finance the attacks and we had used SIM cards in Austria.

India welcomed the attitude "positive" of Pakistan and called once again to dismantle the "infrastructure of terrorism". which has already faced its neighbor and rival Pakistan in three wars, has steadily increased. New Delhi has asserted that the Pakistani intelligence services were involved in the preparation of the attacks. Islamabad has any involvement of its secret services, but has however never denied Indian accusations that the attacks were organized and perpetrated by the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a banned armed Islamist group based in Pakistan. The sole survivor of the commando is Pakistan.

Militants kill seven police officers in Pakistan attack

Lakers desecrated temple LeBron

Stress relief effort, a high-end tour with six games on the road, the last port in a special category at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, where no one so far had won. The Lakers completed their tour confirmation, a feat in six stages. [short video] [Gasol numbers]

Ending

Thus desecrating the temple of LeBron James, earning (91-101) the second best team in the NBA in his field, where he had 23 wins a row, is the claim that these guys from Phil Jackson, with Pau Gasol between them, the midpoint of the season, are the most favorite andalusia ring. Without discussion.

Along the way

Lost due to injury to Andrew Bynum, who enjoyed the best moment of his short career in the NBA, but are aware that you have at the moment of truth, this time in the playoffs. They also lost to Vladimir Radmanovic, though the change in the arrival of the young Adam Morrison, who appears again, the Lakers have gained in the change.

This time there

Cast of no less andalusia andalusia pivot or wing. Not even a bit tired after the great battle of the Banknorth Garden on Thursday. Nor had the best Kobe Bryant, with all the bad side is, when everyone expected the stars in another duel against LeBron James.

Comeback in the third quarter

There was. Lamar Odom was dynamited to the meeting. And what the Cavaliers threatened to break into the rest, who left with 10 points ahead (51-61). The key to the resumption, in a brilliant third quarter of Angelinos (16-31). They crash through the back andalusia andalusia push now incumbent upon downward Bynum. At the end of the third part, with five top the Lakers, Odom assumption of 26 points and 15 rebounds.

Strangely, Pau Gasol (18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists), Fallon more than normal, did not rest in the second half. Kobe Bryant did, too, with signs of illness in her face, but left for a gallery owner in the face of the future. For now, this is still his.

Nor

Odom appeared at the beginning of the last act, but with alternates and Pau, the advantage was consolidated, while the degree of Cleveland was left stunned, watching the first defeat consumed in many, many months.

The end did not have the local option, even with the push of LeBron James, who nearly completed a triple-double (16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds). The Lakers returned to Hollywood for a great Road Trip in which courts have ruined their potential to the two finalists from the East, cutting their spells and their sensations. Notice to mariners.

British police attacked the perpetrator through a trace 83 years: the killer is already dead, and became the hero of the movie

In the UK detectives resumed the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of 16-year-old governess Emma Smith, disappeared in the distant 1926. Exit to trace long-dead murderer succeeded only through the film of the crime.

Currently, county Sussex police have launched intensive search for the corpse of the deceased girl, and not found for the 83-year investigation, writes the newspaper The Daily Mail. It is assumed that the body is hidden in one of the reservoirs. However, the killer always goes from retaliation, died safely in his bed for half a century ago.

Resume the search for Emma Smith is not intended to indicate the finger at her killer, recognizes a senior detective inspector Sussex Police Trevor Bouls. "We just want to find Emmu", - he stressed. Nevertheless, the suspect had already been determined, although his name is not disclosed.

Before the detective is not an easy task. Some of the ponds that existed in the 1920's, , and likely witnesses who could provide assistance to the investigation, has long died. In any case, the police intend to examine all available in the Lake District in order to detect human remains.

As can be seen from the record, 16-year-old resident of the village Uoldron Emma Alice Smith lost the morning of December 1926. Local residents searched the village and the surrounding area for many days but still can not find any traces.

Only in the XXI century British writer Valerie Chidson able to shed light on the crime 83 years ago. During the screening history of the missing girl, she accidentally came across a valuable testimony.

In the course of writing the story for the film Chidson found that the younger sister missing Emma Smith throughout his life, hid terrible secrets: her beauty, her sister killed a local resident, who inflamed by her secret passion.

Terrible and unexpected outcome of this story became known only 27 years after the disappearance of the girl. This confessed killer himself, open up to the deathbed. Ironically, his caring nurse, and became the executrix sister Emma - Lillian Smith.

Alleged killer told that hid the body of Emma in one of the reservoirs. The offender claimed that destroyed all the evidence and, in particular, drowned ibid bicycle victim.

Is still unknown why the sister Emma for all these years and did not contact the police. Female life hid this secret, and then referred it to his daughter.

When Valerie Chidson start work on creating the movie, one of the family members of Smith came in contact with her and talked about the family drama. Now, this case once again interested in the police.

If the investigation is successful, the police will be able to reveal the mystery worthy of Agatha Christie pen - famous author detectives. According to mystical coincidence, the writer has disappeared at the same time as Emma Smith.

The disappearance of Smith tied up with the name of Agatha Christie

Emma Smith was born in a large farm family and lived in a village Uoldron in the county of East Sussex with his parents, four sisters and two brothers. She ministered to maid in a neighboring town Tanbridzh-Wells.

In December 1926, Smith went as usual to work from home. To this end, she had to travel by bike about 7 kilometers from the railway station, and then sit on the suburban train. Since then, the maid has not been seen, and police were left without a single hitch. Even a bicycle missing Smith was not able to find.

Mysterious disappearance of Smith accrete more mystical details, and soon the fate of a provincial girl to learn the entire country. In part, this has contributed to a well-known writer, which was found after 11 days after its no less mysterious disappearance.

In addition, Agatha Christie was found at the hotel Herrougeyt, 400 kilometers from his native city Sanningdeyl. As it turned out to be there and that it happened, then a young writer could not be plainly explained, referring to the fallout of memory and amnesia.

In 1999, writer Valerie Chidson studied photographs of some local rarities, among which was the picture of women's teams playing in the (predecessor of cricket). Commenting on this photo, a local old told the writer that one of the girls in the photograph - this is the same Emma Smith. Later Chidson decided to withdraw the short film about this story.

During his visit to Uoldron Chidson randomly met two women who were relatives Emma Smith, arrived at her grave. Then they told the writer about the secret of their family.

"They do not feel that this young woman justice is done, - recalls Valerie Chidson word talk. - They wanted something that was made for this."

Emmu killed her fellow

Short fiction band called Finding Esther ( "Detection of Esther). It tells of the disappearance of Smith and outplay the subsequent recognition of the killers.

The intrigue of all this mysterious stories was that Emma had met with one young man that did not like her secret . Become insane from the thought that his beloved will belong to another man, an admirer of beauty in the first her village and killed.

At the time of the attack disrupted with his crucifixion victim, hanging on her neck. But he said that the girl has no right to wear it because it changes with another man. Trying to stray from his pursuer, Emma fell from the bike and hit his head badly. The injuries proved fatal.

Valerie Chidson, went with detectives to inspect the area where the missing Emma Smith, suggested that the police did not become a show case to the special interest, because there has not been a body of the missing girl. "In the end, all came to the conclusion that Emma ran away," - says writer. - It was only her father had said then that Emma had never committed such a deed. "

Parent Emma - Sydney Smith - throughout his life troubled thoughts about the fate of the daughter. In the 1960's, he was on national radio transmission called SOS and daily appealed to the public to help him find the missing Emmu. Inconsolable head of family would find peace of mind before he dies. However, unhappy father was never able to learn the truth, although by the time his youngest daughter has kept a terrible secret.

Waldron Community Players - Finding Esther