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Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6821331 2009-11-23 18:38:29 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6821250 2009-11-23 16:49:51 6821250 2009-11-23 16:49:51 6821241 2009-11-23 16:44:51 &$By Xuefei Chen, People's Daily Online, Stockholm.&$&$ ]]> 6821241 2009-11-23 16:44:51 &$By Xuefei Chen, People's Daily Online, Stockholm.&$&$ ]]> 6821215 2009-11-23 16:29:50 6821215 2009-11-23 16:29:50 6821212 2009-11-23 16:28:35 &$Source:Xinhua/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6821212 2009-11-23 16:28:35 &$Source:Xinhua/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6821149 2009-11-23 15:42:21 6821042 2009-11-23 14:52:59 &$Source: Xinhuanet/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6821042 2009-11-23 14:52:59 &$Source: Xinhuanet/Agencies&$&$ ]]> 6821030 2009-11-23 14:42:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6821030 2009-11-23 14:42:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6821011 2009-11-23 14:52:57 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6821011 2009-11-23 14:52:57 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820980 2009-11-23 14:23:25 &$ Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820980 2009-11-23 14:23:25 &$ Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820962 2009-11-23 14:08:48 &$Source: 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09:37:02 &$ THE HEZBOLLAH LINK &$&$ Israel has been flying spy planes for years over the Lebanese territory. In the past, its aircraft flew regularly as far north as Beirut and beyond, but these days its focus is on southern Lebanon, the stronghold of Hezbollah, which Israel dubs an Iranian proxy and blacklists as a terrorist group. While Hezbollah is increasingly becoming part and parcel of the political scene in Lebanon, its military is still fully operational, despite Israel's summer campaign against it in 2006. Indeed, Israel says Hezbollah is now a stronger fighting force than it was on the eve of the warfare. "Israel believes it is justified because Hezbollah is a terrorist organization," said Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma. However, this could also work against Israel. Israeli flyovers could be used by Hezbollah and other resistance organizations as a justification for an escalation of tension, said Landis. The Lebanese government also sees the Israeli flyovers as a provocative act, he added. Hezbollah's TV station al-Manar has been giving considerable coverage to the incident. It quoted the chief of staff of the Lebanese army, Jean Qahwaji, as calling on his soldiers to be on high alert ahead of a possible Israeli attack. This should be done "to handle what the Israeli enemy is scheming against the homeland, and to continue the battle against its violations - in the air, water, and land - with all the tools at our disposal," Qahwaji was quoted as saying. The attack coincided with the launch of celebrations for Lebanon's 66th anniversary day, and the country's desire to show that it is a truly independent nation might have been the reason it chose to respond with fire to this particular flight, given that Lebanon accuses Israel of breaching its airspace virtually every day. &$&$THE LAW &$&$ Whether Israel feels justified in monitoring Hezbollah or not, it is in prima facie breach of international law by sending aircraft into the Lebanese airspace, according to Yuval Shany, a professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who has particular expertise in the rules of war. "Lebanon is a sovereign country and you cannot invade its airspace unless you are the subject of an ar ]]> 6820554 2009-11-23 09:37:02 &$ THE HEZBOLLAH LINK &$&$ Israel has been flying spy planes for years over the Lebanese territory. In the past, its aircraft flew regularly as far north as Beirut and beyond, but these days its focus is on southern Lebanon, the stronghold of Hezbollah, which Israel dubs an Iranian proxy and blacklists as a terrorist group. While Hezbollah is increasingly becoming part and parcel of the political scene in Lebanon, its military is still fully operational, despite Israel's summer campaign against it in 2006. Indeed, Israel says Hezbollah is now a stronger fighting force than it was on the eve of the warfare. "Israel believes it is justified because Hezbollah is a terrorist organization," said Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma. However, this could also work against Israel. Israeli flyovers could be used by Hezbollah and other resistance organizations as a justification for an escalation of tension, said Landis. The Lebanese government also sees the Israeli flyovers as a provocative act, he added. Hezbollah's TV station al-Manar has been giving considerable coverage to the incident. It quoted the chief of staff of the Lebanese army, Jean Qahwaji, as calling on his soldiers to be on high alert ahead of a possible Israeli attack. This should be done "to handle what the Israeli enemy is scheming against the homeland, and to continue the battle against its violations - in the air, water, and land - with all the tools at our disposal," Qahwaji was quoted as saying. The attack coincided with the launch of celebrations for Lebanon's 66th anniversary day, and the country's desire to show that it is a truly independent nation might have been the reason it chose to respond with fire to this particular flight, given that Lebanon accuses Israel of breaching its airspace virtually every day. &$&$THE LAW &$&$ Whether Israel feels justified in monitoring Hezbollah or not, it is in prima facie breach of international law by sending aircraft into the Lebanese airspace, according to Yuval Shany, a professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who has particular expertise in the rules of war. "Lebanon is a sovereign country and you cannot invade its airspace unless you are the subject of an ar ]]> 6820550 2009-11-23 09:35:54 6820550 2009-11-23 09:35:54 6820548 2009-11-23 09:35:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820548 2009-11-23 09:35:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820516 2009-11-23 09:20:04 6820516 2009-11-23 09:20:04 6820512 2009-11-23 09:19:12 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820512 2009-11-23 09:19:12 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820508 2009-11-23 09:18:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820508 2009-11-23 09:18:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820505 2009-11-23 09:17:56 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820505 2009-11-23 09:17:56 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820500 2009-11-23 09:16:58 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820500 2009-11-23 09:16:58 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820497 2009-11-23 09:16:04 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820497 2009-11-23 09:16:04 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820494 2009-11-23 09:15:27 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820494 2009-11-23 09:15:27 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820489 2009-11-23 09:14:26 &$ ROCKET FIRE FROM GAZA &$&$ Fathi Hamad, interior minister of the deposed Hamas government ruling Gaza announced the rocket attacks cessation agreement during a meeting with journalists in Gaza on Saturday afternoon. Islamic Jihad, then, issued a statement denying that it was a signatory to any such understanding. Israel's reaction to the Hamas statement has been minimal. "We will judge them by their actions, not by their words," an Israeli official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. However, just as the weekly cabinet meeting was underway Sunday in Jerusalem, the IDF did issue a statement regarding rocket fire. "Nearly 270 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israel since the end of Operation Cast Lead on Jan. 18, 2009, in comparison to over 3,300 rockets and mortars fired in the year before the operation. The last month had seen approximately 15 rockets and mortar shells fired at Israel from Gaza," said the statement. "The IDF will not tolerate any attacks by terror organizations against Israel and its citizens," added the statement. Israel launched what it dubbed Operation Cast Lead in December in retaliation for what it claimed thousands of rockets fired from Gaza over a period of some seven years. During the 22-day military operation, as many as 1,300 Palestinians were killed, though Israel questions the number of civilians Palestinian officials said died during the fighting. Both Israel and Hamas have been accused of possibly committing war crimes in the Goldstone Report, which was compiled by a UN committee headed by South African judge Richard Goldstone. &$&$ BEHIND HAMAS' STATEMENT &$&$ Analysts believe there are a number of key reasons for Hamas's decision to hold rocket fire. Naji Shurab, professor of political science at al-Azhar University in Gaza, said Hamas wants to show Gaza residents that it takes the reins of the strip, but it will not negotiate directly with Israel. As a result, it made the declaration in order to show it can keep Gazans safe, he said. "If you want to keep your authority, you know that you have to guarantee that there is no threat to your strength, government or authority," said Shurab. Moshe Marzuk, a researcher at the International Institute of Counter-terrorism at Israel's Interdisciplinary Center, said that show of strength is not only aimed at Gaza, but also intended to deliver a message to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The PNA headed by Mahmoud Abbas, the& ]]> 6820489 2009-11-23 09:14:26 &$ ROCKET FIRE FROM GAZA &$&$ Fathi Hamad, interior minister of the deposed Hamas government ruling Gaza announced the rocket attacks cessation agreement during a meeting with journalists in Gaza on Saturday afternoon. Islamic Jihad, then, issued a statement denying that it was a signatory to any such understanding. Israel's reaction to the Hamas statement has been minimal. "We will judge them by their actions, not by their words," an Israeli official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. However, just as the weekly cabinet meeting was underway Sunday in Jerusalem, the IDF did issue a statement regarding rocket fire. "Nearly 270 rockets and mortar shells were fired at Israel since the end of Operation Cast Lead on Jan. 18, 2009, in comparison to over 3,300 rockets and mortars fired in the year before the operation. The last month had seen approximately 15 rockets and mortar shells fired at Israel from Gaza," said the statement. "The IDF will not tolerate any attacks by terror organizations against Israel and its citizens," added the statement. Israel launched what it dubbed Operation Cast Lead in December in retaliation for what it claimed thousands of rockets fired from Gaza over a period of some seven years. During the 22-day military operation, as many as 1,300 Palestinians were killed, though Israel questions the number of civilians Palestinian officials said died during the fighting. Both Israel and Hamas have been accused of possibly committing war crimes in the Goldstone Report, which was compiled by a UN committee headed by South African judge Richard Goldstone. &$&$ BEHIND HAMAS' STATEMENT &$&$ Analysts believe there are a number of key reasons for Hamas's decision to hold rocket fire. Naji Shurab, professor of political science at al-Azhar University in Gaza, said Hamas wants to show Gaza residents that it takes the reins of the strip, but it will not negotiate directly with Israel. As a result, it made the declaration in order to show it can keep Gazans safe, he said. "If you want to keep your authority, you know that you have to guarantee that there is no threat to your strength, government or authority," said Shurab. Moshe Marzuk, a researcher at the International Institute of Counter-terrorism at Israel's Interdisciplinary Center, said that show of strength is not only aimed at Gaza, but also intended to deliver a message to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The PNA headed by Mahmoud Abbas, the& ]]> 6820484 2009-11-23 09:13:10 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820484 2009-11-23 09:13:10 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820480 2009-11-23 09:12:24 6820480 2009-11-23 09:12:24 6820473 2009-11-23 09:11:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820473 2009-11-23 09:11:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820466 2009-11-23 09:10:23 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820466 2009-11-23 09:10:23 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820448 2009-11-23 09:05:39 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820448 2009-11-23 09:05:39 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820429 2009-11-23 14:05:58 &$Resecued tourists walk down from Mount Ovit in Rize Province, northeast Turkey, Nov. 22, 2009. Eighteen people whose bus was stranded for 39 hours due to avalanche on a road of Mount Ovit were rescued on Sunday. (Xinhua/Anatolia)&$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6820429 2009-11-23 14:05:58 &$Resecued tourists walk down from Mount Ovit in Rize Province, northeast Turkey, Nov. 22, 2009. Eighteen people whose bus was stranded for 39 hours due to avalanche on a road of Mount Ovit were rescued on Sunday. (Xinhua/Anatolia)&$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6820416 2009-11-23 08:59:45 &$Romanian Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate Mircea Geoana casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ &$ &$Romanian National Liberal Party's presidential candidate Crin Antonescu casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Agerpres)&$&$&$ ...]]> &$Romanian Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate Mircea Geoana casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ &$ &$Romanian National Liberal Party's presidential candidate Crin Antonescu casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Agerpres)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6820415 2009-11-23 08:59:45 &$A Romanian couple register to cast their ballots at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ &$ &$The incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$&$ &$A Romanian couple register to cast their ballots at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ &$ &$The incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009.(Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6820394 2009-11-23 08:59:45 &$The incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu speaks to media after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ According to the Rom ...]]> &$The incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu speaks to media after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ According to the Romanian Constitution, Basescu and Geoana are to face off in the presidential run-off on Dec. 6. The two are followed by Crin Antonescu of the National Liberal Party, with 21.8 percent of the vote, according to INSOMAR Political Research and Marketing. Basescu said after the close of the polling stations that his priority in the coming days will be the political solutions for having a government approved by Parliament, and stressed that the "deeply right-leaning vote" will have to be considered in the structure of the future government. &$ &$Romanian Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate Mircea Geoana speaks after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ The election competition will start from scratch tomorrow, said Geoana soon after the release of exit polls, promising respect to his political partners, with whom he said he wants to set up a stable, efficient and predictable government if he wins the Dec. 6presidential run-off. Romania held on Sunday presidential elections to choose a new president for the next five-year term. A total of 12 candidates entered the race for the state's top position. As many as 53.52 percent of the voters on the electoral rolls had cast a ballot in the election, while 50.16 percent had also participated in a referendum on the introduction of a unicameral Parliament and the downsizing of the number of lawmakers, according to the Central Election Bureau. &$ &$Romanians register to cast their ballots at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. The presidential elections began on Sunday morning in Romania, over 18 million eligible voters are expected to turn to polls to elect a new president for the next five-year term. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ Romania has been in a political gridlock since mid-October, when its democrat liberal government was ousted in a non-confidence vote in Parliament, the first in the 20 years after the fall of the communist regime. President Basescu failed to win Parliament support for a new prime minister, and the country will likely not have a legitimate government in place before the election runoff scheduled for Dec. 6. &$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6820394 2009-11-23 08:59:45 &$The incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu speaks to media after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ According to the Rom ...]]> &$The incumbent Romanian President Traian Basescu speaks to media after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ According to the Romanian Constitution, Basescu and Geoana are to face off in the presidential run-off on Dec. 6. The two are followed by Crin Antonescu of the National Liberal Party, with 21.8 percent of the vote, according to INSOMAR Political Research and Marketing. Basescu said after the close of the polling stations that his priority in the coming days will be the political solutions for having a government approved by Parliament, and stressed that the "deeply right-leaning vote" will have to be considered in the structure of the future government. &$ &$Romanian Social Democratic Party's presidential candidate Mircea Geoana speaks after casting his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ The election competition will start from scratch tomorrow, said Geoana soon after the release of exit polls, promising respect to his political partners, with whom he said he wants to set up a stable, efficient and predictable government if he wins the Dec. 6presidential run-off. Romania held on Sunday presidential elections to choose a new president for the next five-year term. A total of 12 candidates entered the race for the state's top position. As many as 53.52 percent of the voters on the electoral rolls had cast a ballot in the election, while 50.16 percent had also participated in a referendum on the introduction of a unicameral Parliament and the downsizing of the number of lawmakers, according to the Central Election Bureau. &$ &$Romanians register to cast their ballots at a polling station in Bucharest, Nov. 22, 2009. The presidential elections began on Sunday morning in Romania, over 18 million eligible voters are expected to turn to polls to elect a new president for the next five-year term. (Xinhua/Lin Huifen)&$&$ Romania has been in a political gridlock since mid-October, when its democrat liberal government was ousted in a non-confidence vote in Parliament, the first in the 20 years after the fall of the communist regime. President Basescu failed to win Parliament support for a new prime minister, and the country will likely not have a legitimate government in place before the election runoff scheduled for Dec. 6. &$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6820382 2009-11-23 08:54:20 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820382 2009-11-23 08:54:20 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820361 2009-11-23 08:53:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820361 2009-11-23 08:53:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820355 2009-11-23 08:50:21 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820355 2009-11-23 08:50:21 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820351 2009-11-23 08:49:31 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820351 2009-11-23 08:49:31 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820346 2009-11-23 08:48:55 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820346 2009-11-23 08:48:55 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820339 2009-11-23 08:47:53 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820339 2009-11-23 08:47:53 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820333 2009-11-23 08:47:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820333 2009-11-23 08:47:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820312 2009-11-23 08:44:21 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820312 2009-11-23 08:44:21 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820308 2009-11-23 08:41:03 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820308 2009-11-23 08:41:03 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820305 2009-11-23 08:40:23 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820305 2009-11-23 08:40:23 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820301 2009-11-23 08:39:53 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820301 2009-11-23 08:39:53 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820291 2009-11-23 08:38:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...]]> &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820291 2009-11-23 08:38:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...]]> &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820287 2009-11-23 08:38:13 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820287 2009-11-23 08:38:13 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820280 2009-11-23 08:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820280 2009-11-23 08:37:32 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820274 2009-11-23 08:36:37 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820274 2009-11-23 08:36:37 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820269 2009-11-23 08:35:55 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820269 2009-11-23 08:35:55 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6820220 2009-11-23 08:29:52 &$ OUSTED LDP IN "CYCLE OF DENIAL" &$&$ Under the 1960 bilateral security treaty between the two nations, Washington is required to consult with Tokyo before any nuclear weapons are brought into Japan, however Japan's Foreign Ministry has now indicated that its recent probe into the documents has revealed that stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft with nuclear weapons are not subject to prior consultation. According to former Japanese ministers and top bureaucrats at the Foreign Ministry involved with handling the deal, in revising the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty in 1960 the two allies also made a secret agreement under which Tokyo would give tacit approval to Washington on the stopover of U.S. military aircraft or vessels carrying nuclear weapons in Japanese territory. Thus, Washington construed that any prior consultation with Tokyo would only need to be made in the case of the deployment of nuclear weapons on land or in the air and that stopovers of aircraft and vessels with such weapons were not bound by prior consultation. According to former top ministry officials of the administration of then Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, who inked the revised security pact, the Prime Minister accepted the U.S. interpretation of the new deal. Hence it's could be deemed reasonable to assume that in li ]]> 6820220 2009-11-23 08:29:52 &$ OUSTED LDP IN "CYCLE OF DENIAL" &$&$ Under the 1960 bilateral security treaty between the two nations, Washington is required to consult with Tokyo before any nuclear weapons are brought into Japan, however Japan's Foreign Ministry has now indicated that its recent probe into the documents has revealed that stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft with nuclear weapons are not subject to prior consultation. According to former Japanese ministers and top bureaucrats at the Foreign Ministry involved with handling the deal, in revising the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty in 1960 the two allies also made a secret agreement under which Tokyo would give tacit approval to Washington on the stopover of U.S. military aircraft or vessels carrying nuclear weapons in Japanese territory. Thus, Washington construed that any prior consultation with Tokyo would only need to be made in the case of the deployment of nuclear weapons on land or in the air and that stopovers of aircraft and vessels with such weapons were not bound by prior consultation. According to former top ministry officials of the administration of then Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, who inked the revised security pact, the Prime Minister accepted the U.S. interpretation of the new deal. 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