Sul web troviamo diversi siti dove viene pubblicata una foto di Joseph Ratzinger con il braccio destro alzato , saluto nazista ...
Ma è una bufala perchè la foto è stata tagliata , questa è l'originale .
La cosa che mi turba di più però sono le affermazioni che il nostro "caro" Papa dice nel suo libro "Il Sale della Terra", una raccolta di riflessioni religiose e autobiografiche del 1996, basato su interviste con il giornalista tedesco Peter Seewald, l'allora cardinale Joseph Ratzinger ha detto però di essere stato automaticamente arruolato nella gioventù di Hitler.
Alla domanda se ne sia mai stato membro, avrebbe infatti risposto: "All'inizio non lo eravamo, ma poi quando nel 1941 l'ingresso nella gioventù di Hitler è diventato obbligatorio, mio fratello è stato obbligato ad arruolarsi. Io ero ancora troppo giovane, ma più avanti, quando ero in seminario, sono stato registrato nella gioventù di Hitler. Appena finito il seminario, ne sono uscito".
Ha anche detto di aver fatto parte di batterie anti-aeree e di essere stato coscritto nella fanteria tedesca durante la guerra.
Lombardi non ha detto perché il Vaticano non abbia mai smentito in passato la militanza del Papa nella gioventù hitleriana. I media hanno iniziato a parlarne ancora prima che Benedetto XVI fosse eletto nel 2005, e la notizia riappare regolarmente negli articoli su di lui.
Il portavoce del parlamento israeliano, criticando il discorso al museo Yad Vashem, ha descritto il Papa come un "tedesco che si è unito alla gioventù di Hitler e ... una persona che si è arruolata nell'esercito di Hitler".
USF-Iraq is reporting the deaths of two United States Forces - Iraq service members from a non-combat-related incident in an undisclosed location in Iraq on Friday, September 24th. One additional soldier was injured in the incident.
NATO is reporting the deaths of two ISAF soldiers from an IED attack in an undisclosed location in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, September 24th.
NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an IED blast in an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, September 25th.
Turkey clarifies 1973 oil pipeline deal with Iraq over reports
Obama invokes 'state secrets' claim to dismiss suit against targeting of U.S. citizen al-Aulaqi
Reported security incidents
Baghdad: #1: Unknown gunmen killed a police colonel and injured his wife in northern Baghdad, a police source said on Friday. “Colonel Hazem Saleh was killed and his wife was wounded when gunmen opened fire at them while driving their car near Zeraa Dejla bridge in northern Baghdad late Thursday (Sept. 23)
#2: “Unidentified gunmen hurled a hand-grenade at a police patrol in the area of al-Mashtal, southeastern Baghdad, leaving three patrolmen wounded,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
#3: “A sticky improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police vehicle in al-Baladiyat neighborhood, eastern Baghdad, leaving two policemen wounded,” he added.
Kirkuk: #1: Five civilians were wounded when a Katyusha rocket hit a region in southwest of Kirkuk, a source from the joint coordination center in Kirkuk said on Friday. “The rocket hit a house in al-Huweija district, southwest of Kirkuk, late Thursday (Sept. 23) injuring five civilians,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
Mosul: #1: A police force shot down a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt before attacking worshippers performing the Friday prayers at al-Nabi Shiet Mosque in central Mosul city. “A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt and clad in police uniform tried to attack al-Nabi Shiet Mosque in central Mosul but policemen shot him dead,” a security source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “A policeman was killed and another and a civilian worshipper were wounded in the incident,” he added.
Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War" #1: Also in the east, more than 30 insurgents were killed during an operation involving a combined force of about 250 Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and coalition soldiers in Alishing district of Laghman province. No civilians were harmed during the operation, NATO said.
#2: Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed four alleged militants in northwestern Pakistan. They say three missiles struck a vehicle in a village in Datta Khel in the North Waziristan tribal area that is under effective militant control.
#3: One person was killed in when suspected militants attacked Nato supply tankers in central Balochistan on Saturday. Attackers set on fire two supply tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces deployed in Afghanistan as the convoy passed through Mangochir area of Kalat in central Balochistan. The attack was carried out through bouts of firing from the militants, which resulted in the death one of the truck drivers, according to a private TV channel. The convoy was on its way from Karachi to landlocked Afghanistan, through the Balochistan province, when militants opened fire.
#4: Several suicide bombers attacked a Nato-run base in southeastern Afghanistan on Friday, Nato and Afghan officials said, with at least two insurgents killed in the latest assault in the volatile Taliban stronghold. A spokesman for the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the attack was launched on a forward operating base (FOB) in Gardez city in Paktia province, not far from Afghanistan’s porous border with Pakistan. “We did have an attempted suicide attack on FOB Gardez, and there are reports of two enemies killed in action wearing suicide vests,” ISAF spokesman James Judge said. There was no word on any ppossible ISAF casualties. Rohullah Samon, a spokesman for the Paktia governor, said several armed insurgents and suicide bombers attacked the base. “A suicide bomber driving a car blew himself up at the military gate in a attempt to let other fighters in,” Samon said. He said two insurgents were killed and an Afghan security guard and an Afghan soldier were wounded.
#5: An air strike by ISAF troops killed five insurgents in southeastern Paktika province on Friday, ISAF said.
Usually I would not waste my readers' time writing about a TV "comedy" show, but since this we were told that this one has a "real Sikh" in it, I thought perhaps it might be worth at least checking out. OK, there is a "real Sikh." At least he looks like a Sikh. Here is a little quiz. I took a few screenshots of this "comedy." In each of the pictures below, is The Sikh. Find him, if you can! Some are very easy; some are more difficult. Answers below. (Yes, I know the pictures extend into the sidebar, but there was no other way to get the pictures big enough to actually see him. I promise, he's still visible in each picture.)
I rarely watch TV comedies because I find them a bit depressing. My expectations of this show were very low; the show itself was worse. Just to focus on the Sikh character. He made a few minor appearances, spoke no lines and each time was glowering, glaring, angry, a bit scary, even to me. Even the "Kiss me, I'm Irish"t-shirt didn't help. Of course, he had some cause; the lead character joshing about his turban isn't a very good start. I recommend that all Khaliblog readers watch this show once just to see how drearily dismal this thing is.. I have read an on line review of this show, which I am in complete agreement with, although the author might have used less profane language. The Eight Most Racist Jokes from the Outsourced Pilot. Pity me. To get these screenshots I had to watch the whole dreary thing very closely. Finding Mr. Singh wasn't always easy.
I would call this show a real dog, except I see no reason to insult our canine friends and companions. It bears no resemblance to any animal. It is simply gross, insulting and stupid. If you'd like to waste a half hour while being insulted, the episode can be seen at http://www.nbc.com/outsourced/video/pilot/1251026 at least in the USA. On second thought, you'd be better off doing some naam-jap, though.
Here's the answer sheet.
Kiss me I'm Irish?
What on earth was SALDEF - a great organisation - thinking when they gave the OK to this drivel?
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE - Tyndall Air Force Base’s last three F-15 Eagles lifted off and headed west Tuesday, as hundreds of base personnel and Bay County residents lined the edges of the base’s flight line to watch the end of an era.
More than five months after the base’s first fighter jet departed, the result of an Air Force restructuring plan that called for the drawdown of Tyndall’s 48 F-15s, the last three jets took off for Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
“The most difficult thing is we all love the airplane,” Chief Master Sgt. William Canfield Jr., superintendent of the 95th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), said minutes after the jets took off from Tyndall, as he talked about the AMU personnel who worked with the F-15s.
Tuesday marked the formal inactivation of Tyndall’s 2nd and 95th Fighter Squadrons, which provided training to F-15 pilots. The first F-15, flown by Brig. Gen. Charles A. Horner, arrived at Tyndall in December 1983.
Lt. Col. Scott Yancy, 95th Fighter Squadron commander, led the three F-15s in a formation flyover above Tyndall’s flight line Tuesday.
At the inactivation ceremony held prior to takeoff at the 95th Fighter Squadron Ramp, Yancy called Tuesday a storied day in Tyndall’s history. The 95th has trained almost 4,000 F-15 pilot graduates, with those pilots amassing more than 400,000 flying hours, he said.
Col. Wesley Hallman, commander of the 325th Operations Group, talked about the F-15’s 27-year legacy at Tyndall and the culture of excellence attached to the aircraft.
Hallman noted that, globally, F-15 units had tallied 104 air-to-air victories throughout the fighter’s history against zero losses. He also thanked the community members in attendance for their enduring support of the base.
“We look forward to maintaining that close relationship as our mission evolves,” Hallman said.
F-22s
In May 2009, Air Force officials released the fiscal year 2010 Combat Air Forces restructuring plan, calling for all 48 F-15 Eagles assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing to be retired.
Capt. Jon Kassebaum flew the first F-15 out of Tyndall on April 9 to Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona, with the planes leaving the base since then at a rate of about two a week.
The 48 Eagles were reassigned to four different bases, with the Oregon Air National Guard, 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls, Ore., taking over as the primary location for F-15 pilot training.
Older F-15s will be used for various training and testing purposes, recycled for parts or placed in storage, according to Tyndall.
With the F-15s leaving Tyndall, the mantle would be passed to the base’s 43rd Fighter Squadron and its continued F-22 Raptor pilot training, Yancy said. Currently, Tyndall serves as the only F-22 pilot training base in the Air Force, according to the base.
In late July, the Air Force announced Tyndall was selected to receive an additional squadron of F-22 Raptors.
At that time, U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, said the first of the new F-22s would arrive at Tyndall toward the end of 2012. He said it would take about six months to get all of the F-22s on base.
‘It’s just sad’
Rep. Marti Coley, R-Marianna, called Tuesday’s F-15 departure bittersweet, and she said the base and the community could look forward to a new day with the arrival of more F-22s.
“It’s been a good thing for this particular base,” Coley said of the F-15’s presence at Tyndall.
On Friday, Yancy said he expected to stay at Tyndall for a couple of months before moving to a new position at the Pentagon. Yancy’s wife, Kris, walked with the departing lieutenant colonel to his jet and spoke with him briefly before he departed.
“It’s just sad to see it wrap up,” she said after the jets had departed.
Tomorrow's "Community Day" at the Chappaque Train Station. Though I can't attend (I'm presiding at a memorial service in NJ), I look for reports from some of you about how it went.
If you want a preview of what's involved, check out the following links:
Not that many readers will be excited about this, but in the quest to make as much information as possible available to any who may be interested (and also so that I can find them when I need them!), I've scanned our PCMK By Laws.
I was surprised to learn that the name of our organization should not be abbreviated PCMK but PSMK! I will not recommend doing anything about this, because I know how much work would be involved in changing our internet and e-mail listings. In addition, my policy as Interim is only to propose changes that will make a constructive difference.
If you have javascript enabled, you can access them below. Otherwise, try clicking here.
NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an insurgent attack in an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, September 23rd.
Baghdad: #1: A roadside bomb explosion killed four people and wounded four others on Thursday in Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said. The explosion took place when a minibus moving on a highway in Zaiyounah in eastern Baghdad came near, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
#2: A policeman was killed by mistake when the Finance Ministry's security guards opened fire at a suspected car bomb, police and Iraqi army sources said.
Taji: #1: Gunmen killed Lieutenant Colonel Hazim Salih, a member of the staff of the Council of Ministers, and wounded his wife in their car in the town of Taji, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.
Dujail: #1: The building that houses the Scientific Research department in the city of Dujail, 130 km to the south of Tikrit, was blown up, after working hours, Thursday, causing extensive material damages but no loss of lives.
Hawija: #1: A rocket wounded five people when it landed in a residential area in Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad, late on Thursday, police sources in Hawija and Kirkuk said.
Mosul: #1: Gunmen invaded a house and killed the owner in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, the police operations centre in Nineveh province said.
#2: A woman was stabbed to death near her house in eastern Mosul, the Nineveh police operations centre said.
#3: A suicide bomber killed a policeman and wounded two people, including a policeman, when he blew himself up near a mosque in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, a source at the provincial police operations room said.
Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War" #1: Police say a suicide bomber targeting a NATO convoy in northern Afghanistan hit a passing bus full of wedding party guests, killing a child and injuring 28 others. Deputy Police Chief Abdul Raouf Taj says most of the people injured Friday were women and children on their way to the wedding. He says there were no deaths in the convoy, which was near the explosion in Mazari Sharif city. The bus was passing by when the suicide bomber detonated his own car and was killed.
#2: Three persons were killed when pro-Taliban militants carried out three bomb attacks on trucks and tankers ferrying supplies to foreign troops in Afghanistan in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan,officials said. The bombings targeted the tankers and trucks along the Pakistan-Afghanistan highway and at a parking area in Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency on thursday. The Abdullah Azam faction of the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, sources said. The blasts destroyed six oil tankers, eight container trucks, a pick-up, a mini bus and two trailers. Fire fighters struggled for a long time to extinguish the blaze triggered by the blasts.
#3: Meanwhile in Sargodha, an explosion has been heard near an air force base before rescue teams and ambulances rushed to the Tariq Abad locality in the city and shops were closed and the people started running to safe places, witnesses said.
A baby zedonk, and strange cross between a donkey and a zebra, is an eye-catching animal attracting attention from around the world. The animal, named Pippi, was born July 21 at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve, close to Dahlonega, Georgia. Her mother is "Sarah," a donkey, and the father is "Zeke," a zebra.
Pippi has black-and-white-striped legs and a brown back. C.W. Wathen, the owner of the preserve, said she was named after Pippi Longstocking, the stripe-socked heroine produced by children's author Astrid Lindgren.
"Everyone that comes out can't believe what they are watching," Wathen said. "We've gotten calls from Russia and have even had visitors from France and England." Dr. Ben Benson, a licensed veterinarian in Georgia who cares for animals at the preserve, said it is very unusual for a female donkey and a male zebra to mate.
"A male donkey and female horse make mules all of the time, but it is highly strange for a female donkey to breed with a male zebra," said Benson. Wathen said handlers at the preserve find her easy to manage and Pippi seems to have the distinctiveness of both a zebra and donkey, so far.
"After her third day of time she spoke -- and she speaks zebra," chuckled Wathen. "It's crazy." "We were expecting a baby donkey and had been nervous that something was wrong, because the mother was way overdue," said Wathen. "We never thought about having a zedonk, so I guess that goes to show you that everything is possible."
Dr. Benson said he speculates the zedonk can live into her 20s and would not be able to reproduce, but time will tell all. The preserve where Pippi lives is a nonprofit organization devoted to rescuing animals.
In addition to Pippi, the preserve is home to a baby grizzly bear, white tigers and many other animals.
A baby zedonk, and strange cross between a donkey and a zebra, is an eye-catching animal attracting attention from around the world. The animal, named Pippi, was born July 21 at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve, close to Dahlonega, Georgia. Her mother is "Sarah," a donkey, and the father is "Zeke," a zebra.