Audrey Breeze

The Obama adminisration is gunning for Middle East and US peace making efforts.

For details log on to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8052284.stm

   Iran down-played Presient Barack Obama's new video, as he reaches out to the Iranian people....

   President Obama released the video during the Iranian Festival of Nowruz, the celebrate the beginning for Spring and the New Year in Iran. In the video, President Obama said that he is preapred to end the strain relationship between the United States and Iran.

   Iran press officials in return released a press document saying that "minor changes will not end the differences" between Tehran and Washington.

"Obama has talked of change but has taken no practical measures to address America's past mistakes in Iran. If Mr. Obama takes concrete actions and makes fundamental changes in U.S. foreign policy toward other nations including Iran, the Iranian government and people will not turn their back on him," Ali Akbar Javanfekr said.

     I say somethings just won't change!

According to published reports an American is in a land dispute in Bolivia. The Bolivia governemnt is accusing Ronald Larsen of treating his workers like slaves.

 Larsen claims these statements against him are unfounded and vows not to give up without a fight. In fact, he says he has fed and clothed workers who would otherwise live in squalor-even educating their children.

This past weekend, Presidnt Evo Morales enacted a new constitution that would empower Bolivia's indigenous majority, by increasing their control over their traditional lands.

Just recently, Israel launched around 15airstrikes overnight, this morning Israeli troops comtmued to push a heavily populated area of Gaza City from the South.

 Senior Israeli officials said for the first time in the war that they believed thay the Hamas military wing was beginning to crack and that Hamas leaders inside Gaza were looking for a cease - fire. News reports said Hamas fired at least one missile out of Gaza into southern Israel without people being hurt.

China’s massive stimulus package did the whole world so good. Making Asian stocks markets in Japan, Hong Kong, and mainland China go up.

China joined efforts with governments around the world to stop the global slowdown with announcing a “Bail Out” Package to the tune of $586 Billion Dollars. In this package, the plan calls for spending more money on roads, airports, and infrastructure. Tax Deductions for exporters, more aid for the poor, and struggling farmers… the plan also calls for spending on health, education, high technology, and environmental protection.

       Accra, Dec. 15, GNA - Members and supporters of political parties not taking part in the Presidential Election Run-off on the 28 of December 2008, have been urged to throw their weight behind the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Evans Atta-Mills.

Speaking to newsmen in Accra on Sunday, the Chairman of the Odododiodioo Constituency of the NDC, Mr Daniel Okai stated that since most of them campaigned for change just like the NDC, they should support Prof Atta-Mills to complete the "Mission to change governance" to end the suffering of the masses.

He noted that a second round would not have been necessary if the third of the electorate that did not vote on December 7 had turned out to exercise their franchise.

Mr Okai attributed the voter apathy to people who had become disillusioned with what he called "The system" and had given up hope, which he said was an indication of the failure of the government to ensure the positive change it promised in their lives. He called on such people to vote for the NDC candidate in the run-off to ensure a change in the administration of the country and improvement of their lives, Mr Okai said NDC was a social democratic party seeking the welfare of the people unlike the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that was based on "Property owning democracy".

He urged NDC polling agents to withstand all forms of intimidation and to be abreast with the electoral laws, rules and regulations to enable them to challenge all questionable procedures and actions on the voting day to avoiding rigging.

Mr Okai called on NDC executives to encourage supporters of the party to vote massively for Prof. Mills in the run-off. Mr Samuel Armah, Constituency Organiser, described Prof Atta Mills as the "Better man" of the two contestants and said he had been tried and tested as a law Professor, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Vice President.

He stated that Prof Atta Mills was the Head of the National Economic Team that initiated the Value Added Tax, GETFund and the National Health Insurance Scheme, achievements, which the NPP was now claiming in spite of the fact that it opposed it when the party was in the opposition.

Mr Armah said the NDC candidate had been called "A man of peace" and was humble and God fearing who could get along with all manner of persons.

He wondered why the government had not reduced the prices of fuel products to reflect the world market condition until the recent one after Prof Atta mills had assured Ghanaians that he would reduce the prices if elected as President.

Mr Armah said if it was meant to get votes then it had "Backfired" since it had shown how insensitive the NPP government was to the suffering of the people and "Thirsty they are for power". 15 Dec. 08

Source: GNC

Within five years the global markets have fallen considerably, it's not a secret that the world stock market is a recession.

The European markets lost more than 8 percent and Japan's Nikkei tumbled almost 10 percent.  The global interest rates weakened currencies in strong countries, the Dollar, the Yen and the Euro.

  .....but something is going with the resignation of former South African president, Thabo Mbeki,

some people are saying that he's been ousted and others are saying that he is resigning from his post.  

 And I am not the one to gossip but, you may remember earlier I told you about Jacob Zuma, another rival

 African nation leader, a lot people are saying that he had something to do with Zuma being punished and now

Nation officials want his head. But you don't have to take my word for it here's the link 

 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843253,00.html.

VS.

Diamonds  are a girls' bestfriend.....

 A diamond company in London, Gem Diamond, recovered a 478 carat diamond, which makes it the 20th largest diamond in the world.

 The unnamed diamond is only a fraction of the size found by Cullinan in 1905 which was 3,106 carats shaped in teardrop diamond dicovered near the Great Star of Africa.

Gem Diamonds's share price on the London Stock Exchange was 741.50 pence at the close of trading on Friday.

 Source:(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)

I am sad to see it go, NBC and other journalists did a great job reporting China's
modern culture and ancient culture. I must say this Olympics were both educational and entertaining!

We will see it again in four years in London, unitl then see you at the World Games!

In case you have been under a rock lately, World Class Swimmer, Micheal Phelps has won his 7th gold medal.

But he almost took home the silver, he won the gold by .01 seconds which cut it close in the 100m butterfly.

Here's the a little tidbit on Phelps, he listens to rapper Jezzy before competing. Now, Phelps will go on to win his 8th gold medal

at the watercube making Olympic history.

Source: ap