China at Sea - Diaoyu Island Dispute

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UPDATE on September 25, 2012:
Inauguration of China's first aircraft carrier by President Hu Jintao who is, as well, chairman of the Central Military Commission. The vessel has been renamed from its provisional name Varyag to LIAONING 辽宁, thus referring to China's Liaoning province where it has been completed in the seaport of Dalian.

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China's First Aircraft Carrier "Varyag" or No. 16

Yesterday, September 20, People's Network quoted Peking Evening News with an article on China's first aircraft carrier "Varyag 瓦良格" and dealt with the question of who might be the new commander of that vessel.

谁将指挥中国航母第一舰？

The aircraft carrier was originally built in the former Soviet Union from 1985-1991 but remained uncompleted. In 1998 it was sold by Ukraine without its original engines and after being disarmed for U.S.$ 20 million to China. In the following years it has undergone extensive overhaul and modernization, making it a modern style carrier that already caught the attention of U.S. authorities. The U.S. came to fear it as an example of China's modernization of its armed forces even before the carrier was finally completed.

Now, we hear that a certain Bo Yao Ping 柏耀平 should be commander of China's first aircraft carrier, a man who joined the armed forces at the age of 24 when he became known as an outstanding fighter pilot.

Commander Bo Yao Ping

Some days before, on September 15, another Chinese source had offered a more precise description of the aircraft carrier under the following headline:

解放军在瓦良格上集结这是准备收复钓鱼岛

What the Liberation Army is building up on the "Varyag" [in terms of military strength] is [sufficient to] prepare the recapture of Diaoyu Island.

Technical data: The "Varyag" should have a tonnage of 57.000 tons, its overall length being 304 m at the level of its flight platform and 281 m at water level. The vessel's maximum width should be 70.5 m.

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As to the notorious island dispute between China and Japan, China is still determined to defend its territorial rights.

Today's main headline of People's Network (September 21, 2012) is quoting semi-official People's Daily, Beijing, with the following text:

People's Daily - The Bell is Telling the Hidden Meaning:
Japan's "first occupation" of Diaoyu Island is in reality [an act of] stealing it.

China is referring to historic documents that should serve to prove its territorial rights in the region. As to reliable documents still existing, the network of Xinhua News Agency reported on September 18:

9月17日，观众在北京国家图书馆观看关于钓鱼岛的古籍文献。当日，国家图书馆举行“馆藏钓鱼岛有关文献情况介绍会”，向媒体展示了数十种从馆藏中精选的钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿（简称钓鱼岛）相关古籍善本、舆图、报刊等资料。大量历史文献证明，中国至迟在15世纪初就已发现钓鱼岛，并作为台湾的附属岛屿进行管辖，纳入了中国海疆版图作为海上防区，绝非“无主地”。日本明治政府于1885年通过冲绳县当局调查，认为其是无人岛，于是在1895年编入日本领土。日方偷换概念，用无人岛的说法取代无主岛，其所谓依据“先占”原则取得钓鱼岛“主权”的说法纯属历史谎言。无论是19世纪末日本窃取中国领土钓鱼岛，还是20世纪70年代美日对钓鱼岛进行私相授受，都不可能也没有改变钓鱼岛属于中国的事实。

September 17 saw masses in the National Library in Beijing who were looking at documents from ancient books referring to Diaoyu Island. On that day, the National Library held a "presentation on the condition of documents stored in the library and referring to Diaoyu Island". The carefully chosen material from the library's [archives], laid open to the media, contained ten sorts of reliable editions of old books, territorial maps and press publications that have a bearing on Diaoyu Island and its attached islets (in short called Diaoyu Islands). A large number of historic documents are proving, China had discovered Diaoyu Island in early 15th century, at the latest, and regarded it as a [group of] islets attached to Taiwan and being subject to its jurisdiction. [Diaoyu Island] became part of China's territory as belonging to its coastal areas and territorial seas which make up for [China's] maritime defence area, [therefore] being absolutely not a "no man's land". In 1885, [when] the Japanese Meiji government undertook an investigation to put vigorous restrictions on county authorities, it considered [Diaoyu Island] an uninhabited island. Later in 1895, [they] annexed it into their territory. The Japanese side secretly changed their concept and replaced the name "uninhabited island" by "unruled island". Their way of naming what they call the basis of the "first occupation" principle to gain Diaoyu Island's sovereign rights is a simple historical lie. Regardless of Japan stealing China's territory Diaoyu Island at the end of the 19th century, there was another U.S.-Japanese illicit transfer underway regarding Diaoyu Island in the 70th era of the 20th century. All that cannot possibly change the fact that Diaoyu Island belongs to China.

Some additional historic information referring to Diaoyu Island can be found on another blogspot of mine. My collection of opinion from China might be interesting as well as news about China's maritime surveillance fleet. For further news reports search the archives of my blog.

Old Chinese Naval Map

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Visitor access point for visitors of "blueprint news" activated from Tokyo, Japan on September 15, 2012:

Chiyoda City 千代田区 is a special ward in central Tokyo dominated by the Imperial palace (below) and hosting government administrations like the prime minister's residence and some embassies.

U.S. Elections - Mitt Romney Lost Face

要闻 以色列果断的对伊朗动武

Evening News Update for September 19 further down:

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Al-Jazeera, Evening News on September 18, 2012:

Only 50 days before the U.S. presidential elections are expected to start, President Obama's competitor Mitt Romney lost face when he was caught making remarks that should, at least, astonish U.S. voter who are not yet decided.

A video is showing Mitt Romney speaking at an exclusive meeting in front of guests who had paid a sufficiently high sum (50.000 $ level) to participate. Here are some typical remarks that reached international media. The complete video should be available on the internet.

"Obama Supporters Too Poor To Pay Tax"

"Palestinians Do Not Want Peace"

Oh my goodness ... What a guy to become president !

One day later, on September 19, CNN quoted an ad-hoc opinion poll by USA Today / Gallup that is showing how Mitt Romney's remarks influenced his popularity in both groups of voters, those registered as Republican or Democratic voters and those considered as independent voters.

As to the stance "47% Obama voters don't pay taxes", here are the official U.S. statistics of tax payers:

Indeed 46% of U.S. citizens don't pay federal income (!) tax which means they are not keeping an own business but are essentially either employees paying payroll taxes or retired persons or low income workers. The payroll tax payers making up for 28%, those U.S. citizens who don't pay any taxes at all are summing up for 46-28 = 18%. Supposed social welfare candidates, included in these 18%, make up for just 1%.

Even though Obama might attract more low income voters than Romney, he doesn't necessarily take all of the low income votes. Therefore, Mitt Romney's remark on Obama voters don't paying taxes is altogether wrong and unqualified.

Disputed Islands - China's Maritime Surveillance

要闻 以色列果断的对伊朗动武

Yesterday, September 15, two Chinese patrol boats have reached Diaoyu Island and associated isles. Wuhan Evening News reported on their mission:

盘点中国海监船巡航钓鱼岛编队

Making an inventory of China's Maritime Surveillance ship formation cruising Diaoyu Island.

The biggest of those vessels are the No. 50 Maritime Surveillance Ship (tonnage 3.980 tons, length 98 m, width 15.2 m, draught 7.8 m) and its sister ship No. 83. Their cruising radius should be 10.000 nautic miles, maximum speed 18 knots and period of deployment 60 days.

The fastest ship in China's Maritime Surveillance is No. 66 (tonnage 1.290 tons, length 77.4 m, width 10.4 m). Its main engine providing 2.380 PS, both engines can speed up the ship to a maximum speed of 20 knots. The cruising radius should be 5.000 nautic miles and the period of deployment 30 days.
Maritime Surveillance No. 66 has already driven out a Japanese surveying ship near Okinawa.

Maritime Surveillance No. 26 and No. 27 are similar to No. 66, both, in size (1.125 / 1.200 tons) and performance (20 knots, 5.000 nautic miles). No. 27 has been equipped with latest radar technology.

The picture below is showing the No. 15 unit (1.740 tons, cruising radius 6.000 nautic miles) in front of Diaoyu Island. It is usually being deployed in the North China Sea and should have accompanied No. 51 on its actual trip to Diaoyu Island.

There are additional items regarding China's Maritime Surveillance fleet, like the number of crew members and the places of launching, which I did not translate. By the way, it seems that all information has been specially promoted by China's leadership to be made known outside of China, such serving as some kind of deterrent.

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Islamic Rage Continues - Egypt Sudan Indonesia

Egyptian citizen accused of insulting Islamic customs.

Headlines from Al-Arabiya on September 15, 2012:

المصري صانع الفيلم المسيء ملثماً في قبضة الشرطة

The Egyptian who fabricated the film that is insulting veiled women [finds himself] in police custody.

أمريكا التي صوّرت صخورا صغيرة في المريخ لا تملك صورة واضحة لـ "نيقولا باسيلي"ـ

America that took pictures of the smallest stones on Mars doesn's have a clear picture of "Nakoula Basseley".

The anti-Islam film was originally reported by Associated Press news agency to have been written, directed and produced by an Israeli real estate developer living in California, Sam Bacile. Later reports by AP suggest that this was a fake identity and the news agency issued a fresh story having investigated further and traces the genesis of the film to a Coptic Christian, Nakoula Basseley, living in California.
[Source: The Guardian, London, on September 14, 2012]

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السودان يرفض استقبال قوات أمريكية لحماية السفارة

Sudan denying to receive U.S. forces for the protection of [their] embassy.

وزير الخارجية السوداني علي كرتي اعتذر عن استقبال عناصر من حماية واشنطن

The Sudanese minister of foreign affairs Ali Karti made excuses for not receiving members of Washington's guard.

Further news from The Guardian, London, on September 15, 2011:

Sudan has rejected a U.S. request to send a platoon of marines to bolster security at the US embassy outside Khartoum, the state news agency Suna said on Saturday.

On Friday, around 5,000 people protested against a film that insults the prophet Muhammad, storming the German embassy before breaking into the US mission.

They also attacked the British embassy. At least two people were killed in clashes with police, according to state media.

A U.S. official told Reuters on Friday that Washington would send marines to Sudan to improve security at the embassy, which is located outside Khartoum for security reasons.

"Sudan is able to protect the diplomatic missions in Khartoum and the state is committed to protecting its guests in the diplomatic corps," Sudanese foreign minister Ali Ahmed Karti told Suna agency.

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Islamic rage in Indonesia:

No wonder that Islamic Rage is spreading over to Indonesia as it happens to be the most densely populated Islamic country in the world and is facing interior tensions due to extreme economic and social differences. However, I would never have expected radical Islamism on Bali which is a rather small island inhabited by a majority of mild-mannered followers of Hinduism.

Recently torched school in a Bali community.

As militant Islam is spreading all over Indonesia, the government has launched a deradicalisation campaign.

[Source: Al-Jazeera TV, English channel, on September 15, 2012]

Islamic Rage in Libya:

The above mentioned source Al-Jazeera TV, English channel, had additional information on the killing of U.S. ambassador Stevens in Benghazi, Libya, in their news program on September 15, 2012:

In interviews granted to Al-Jazeera and other media, Libya's president says he believes al-Qaida is behind the deadly attack in eastern Libya that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other U.S. staffers. President Mohammed el-Megarif says foreigners infiltrated Libya over the past few months, planned the attack and used Libyans to carry it out.

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Visitor access point to "blueprint news" activated from the Islamic Republic of Iran on September 22, 2012:

Above: Tabriz in the Iranian province of East Azarbaijan.

Spreading Islamic Rage - Egypt Libya Yemen

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UPDATE on September 14:
Rallies on Western embassies
in Karthoum, capital of Sudan.
German embassy torched (right)
but no casualties among German
embassy staff. U.S. and U.K.
embassies targeted as well.

Pro-Islamic Hizbollah TV in Lebanon
and its news summary on September
13, 2012, can be found here: Rallies on U.S. Embassies and Consulates

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استمرار المواجهات في محيط السفارة الأمريكية في القاهرة احتجاجا على الفيلم المسيء للإسلام

Confrontations continue in the neighbourhood of the U.S. embassy in Kairo [as an expression of] protest against the film that is insulting Islam.

[Source: Al-Jazeera, Arabic TV, on September 13]

أوباما يتفق مع زعيم ليبيا على العمل معا ويتصل بالرئيس المصري

Obama [comes to] an agreement with the Libyan leadership on acting together and approaches the Egyptian president.

[Source: Reuters news agency on September 13, 2012]

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Editor's Note:

According to latest news from Germany's TV channel NT24, U.S. President "Obama has sent two destroyers to the coast of Libya".

That information should be seen as an expression of cooperation between America and Libya as both countries are not waging war with each other. Facing an outbreak of anti-American riots in Libya, related to an independent American film production, both nations should be interested in regaining normal relations with each other as soon as possible.

Egypt's president Mohammad Morsy, known for his background in the Muslim Brotherhood, only recently made the following comment concerning the holy figure of Prophet Mohammed. The prophet's "red line" or his "depiction in red" are probably hinting at the prophet's love-live that has been exploited in the notorious American film and subsequently raised furious displeasure among Muslims.

مرسي: الرسول الكريم خط احمر لا يمكن المساس به

Morsy: Tracing the venerable prophet in red is not possibly touching him.

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Meanwhile, anti-American riots have reached the Yemenite capital of Sanaa where protesters tried to get into the U.S. embassy (pictures below):

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Now, I know where my pictures go .....

Two visitors from Brooklyn / New York using the same visitor access point to "blueprint news":

Islamic Rage - Killing of U.S. Ambassador

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Latest News Update:

After Kairo and Benghazi is now Tunis experiencing militant Islamic unrest in the neighbourhood of its U.S. embassy. [Source: CNN, evening news on September 12, 2012]

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Storming the U.S. Embassy in Kairo

Anti-U.S. protest in Egypt and Libya has been triggered off by an American made film on Prophet Mohammed that showed him as a fraud and womanizer.

While the storming of the U.S. embassy in Kairo was already discussed in yesterday's evening show on CNN, the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya made the headlines of Al-Arabiya's September 11 News Report. It was not before the next day, September 12, that ABC and other Western media reported on the outcome of the Benghazi attack.

U.S. Consulate in Benghazi (NHK World, Japan)

مقتل سفير أمريكا اختناقاً في هجوم القنصلية بليبيا

Assassination of U.S. ambassador who suffocated in
an attack targeting the [U.S.] consulate in Libya.

عضو في المؤتمر الليبي:ـ
الانتخابات المقررة اليوم مستمرة ولن يوقفها شيء

A member of the Libyan Congress: The elections fixed
for today are continuing without any obstruction.

A clarification of the above headlines from Al-Arabiya can be found in a related article published on September 11, 2012:

هجوم البارحة على القنصلية في بنغازي
U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, 52, died in
yesterday's attack on the consulate in Benghazi .
The Arabic source says that another 3 or 4 U.S. diplomats were killed in Benghazi while ABC News mentioned but 2 further victims. Inhalation of smoke should have caused the death of at least one of them.

Both incidents, in Kairo and Benghazi, are being related to pro-Al-Qaeda forces who seemed to be present in both places. However, it is only clear for the Benghazi assault that an Al-Qaeda near group, Ansar al-Sharia, has used the occasion to target U.S. diplomats.

The black flag mounted on the compound of Kairo's U.S. embassy (above) might be slightly different from the kind of Al-Qaeda flag we know from Yemen and West Africa. However, it could be that Al-Qaeda is not spending a dime on the certification of their corporate design. At least, the "Allahu Akbar" and the human skull on a black background have been preserved as some kind of "trademark".

Diaoyu Island - Buying and Selling of Disputed Goods

人民日报：中国钓鱼岛岂容他人肆意“买卖”

People's Daily: China wouldn't tolerate the
willful buying and selling of Diaoyu Island.

Headline of an article on People's Network that appeared this morning and is quoting semi-official People's Daily, Beijing. The article presents a timeline of events regarding Diaoyu Island, starting from 1403 and intended to prove China's legitimate claim of territorial rights.

The article is reacting upon increasing tensions between China and Japan in the dispute over Diaoyu Island after Japan's government announced it would "buy" the island from its Japanese private owner. Here is an excerpt of what Louise Watt from Associated Press wrote some hours ago:

Japan's central government announced its own deal this week with the Japanese family it recognizes as the owner. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told reporters the government budgeted 2.05 billion yen ($26 million) for the purchase "to maintain the Senkakus peacefully and stably." Public broadcaster NHK said the government and the family signed a deal Tuesday.

The central government does not plan to develop the islands. Several experts interpreted the move as an attempt to block the plan by Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, which could have raised tensions further. Ishihara also had said he hoped to visit the islands in October. "Ishihara put the national government in a very difficult spot. He pushed them into doing this now," said Sheila Smith, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. But she said this was a "good outcome" that should be seen as an attempt by Tokyo to sideline Ishihara. Japan cannot afford to let the dispute hinder its vital ties with China, its top trading partner, she said. Smith said Tokyo needs to be able to work through "different problems with Beijing in order to make sure the economic interdependence between those two countries continues to serve both nations' needs."

Beijing, however, responded with fury.

"The determination and the will of the Chinese government and military to safeguard their territorial integrity are firm," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said in a statement. "We are closely monitoring the development of the situation and reserve the right to take necessary measures." ...........

Meanwhile, two Beijing-sent patrol ships arrived near the disputed East China Sea islands in a show of anger over Tokyo's purchase of the largely barren outcroppings from their private owners.

Furthermore, Diaoyu Island has been mentioned for the first time in China Central TV CCTV's weather report for peripheral regions of China's territory.

To Whom it Concerns !
Cloudy days to come with temperatures reaching 25-27 °C

Another headline of People's Network / People's Daily from September 13 is referring to a Chinese discussion forum on foreign politics:

耍小聪明的“姿态”一钱不值（国际论坛）

The "position" of playing petty tricks is worthless money.

Based on the earlier mentioned article of People's Daily, published on September 11, here is some additional information on Diaoyu Island and its associated islets:

There's an early description of those islets in the early years of the Ming era [1368-1644]. A publication dating back to 1403 already mentioned them lying on the route of a ship that crossed the sea "from China's Fujian province to the Ryukyu Islands 福建往琉球".

During China's Ming and Qing era [i.e. 1368-1911], the imperial court successively sent 24 messengers to the Kingdom of Ryukyu, as laid down in the "Messenger's Ryukyu Record 使琉球录" that [practically] became a detailed recording of topography and landforms of Diaoyu Island [and islets].

The earliest of those Messenger's Ryukyu Reports is dating back to 1534 [Ming era].

Another important record came into being on behalf of the imperial court of the Qing dynasty in 1719.

Editor's Note:
The historic Kingdom of Ryukyu had its origin on Okinawa. Nowadays, all islands of the Ryukyu group, as marked on the below map, are under Japanese administration except the disputed Diaoyu Island and its neighbouring islets.

U.S.A. - Dirty Cooperation with Ghadafi ? - Syria

Blogspot has been updated until September 11 !

Abdullah Al-Senussi - The Face of Ghadafi's Secret Police

Nowadays, it is hard to be really surprised by the daily news. However, this is an item you should have read about:

المخابرات الأمريكية سلّمت معارضين ليبيين للقذافي

U.S. secret service handed over two Libyan opponents to Ghadafi.

ـ"هيومن رايتس" كشفت بتقريرها التعاون المخابراتي الأمريكي البريطاني الليبي

In their report, Human Rights exposed the cooperation of U.S., British and Libyan secret service.

أكدت منظمة "هيومن رايتس ووتش" أن الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية استخدمت تقنية الإيهام بالغرق على إسلاميين ليبيين معارضين للزعيم الليبي السابق معمر القذافي، وقامت بتسليمهم للنظام، حيث تعرضوا لمزيد من التعذيب خلال إدارة الرئيس الأمريكي السابق جورج بوش

"Human Rights Watch" organization confirmed that the United States of America used a "technique of suggestion" [to enable] a distinction between two Libyan Islamist opponents [maybe: groups of opponents] for the former Libyan leader Muammar Al-Ghadafi and undertook their handing over to the regime to where they would be meeting with exceeding torture during the administration of former U.S. president George Bush.

وفي تقرير جديد يكشف التعاون بين المخابرات المركزية الأمريكية والبريطانية مع جهاز المخابرات الليبية في عهد معمر القذافي بعد اتهامات أطلقها معارضون ليبيون سابقون اعتقلهم الأمريكيون وسلموهم الى معمر القذافي في منتصف العقد الماضي

The new report demonstrates the cooperation of America's CIA and the British secret service with the secret apparatus of Libya in the time of Muammar Al-Ghadafi, according to accusations by former Libyan opponents of being arrested by Americans and being [handed over] to Muammar Al-Ghadafi in the middle of the last decade.

وكشفت منظمة "هيومن رايتس ووتش" الحقوقية في تقرير لها شكل التعامل السري بعد أن قابلت 14 سجيناً سابقاً بعد سقوط القذافي غالبيتهم ينتمون الى الجماعة الإسلامية الليبية المقاتلة التي عملت من أجل إسقاط نظام القذافي لمدة 20 عاماً

"Human Rights Watch" organization investigated the legitimacy of a report [from their part and] the manner of [its] propagation only after 14 former prisoners [had to recognize], after the fall of Ghadafi, that most of them were members of the Islamic community of Libyan fighters who acted with the goal to topple Ghadafi's regime during a period of 20 years.

واستندت المنظمة أيضاً في تقريرها إلى وثائق تضم اتصالات سرية بين أجهزة المخابرات الثلاث عثر عليها في مكتب موسى كوسا في مبنى الأمن الخارجي بعد انهيار نظام القذافي كشفت حجم التعاون لتسليم المعارضين الفارين

The organization in their report also referred to documents about confidential relations between the three secret organizations, discovered in Moussa Koussa's office in the building [hosting Libya's] external security after the collapse of Ghadafi's regime, and that showed the dimension of collaboration in the handing over of [fugitive] opponents.

[Source: Al-Arabiya on September 6, 2012]

Editor's Note (UPDATE):

Moussa Koussa was a central figure in both of his top positions under Ghadafi rule, as a head of Libyan Intelligence Agency until 2009 and as a Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2009 until his defection in March 2011. He was a key figure, as well, in the normalization of relations between the Ghadafi regime and many NATO nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

There is still another person to be considered in the affair: It is Abdullah Al-Senussi, brother-in-law of Muammar Al-Ghadafi and his security chief. After his office had been invaded by Libyan rebels, a reporter from Al-Jazeera, probably the first on the scene, found some documents regarding secret foreign relations and that were simply lying on top of his desk as if someone had intentionally left them. Only much later, these documents were assembled by rebel forces. I still remember the pictures on Al-Jazeera.

An earlier blogspot of mine dealt with that matter, quoting rebel forces who said that Senussi had most probably died in the fightings. However, he managed to escape to Mauritania where he was finally arrested. He is now awailing his trial in Libya. Maybe, the documents found on his desk were intended to blame Moussa Koussa who is being considered the author of any cooperation with Western nations. By the way, the linked blogspot of mine has not been changed. Therefore, it is just another proof for the existence of those secret documents referred to by Human Rights Watch.

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Daily News from Syria:

رئيس فرع الأمن الجنائي في دمشق ينشق عبر "العربية"ـ

The chief of criminal investigation department in Damascus let out [information] to Al-Arabiya.

مقتل 20 شخصاً في قصف على مخيم اليرموك للاجئين الفلسطينيين بدمشق

20 persons have been killed in the shelling of Yarmouk Camp [which is] for the Palestinian [brethren] in Damascus.

[Source: Al-Arabiya on September 7, 2012]

Editor's Note:

Yarmouk Camp is a district of Damascus township, populated by Palestinians, with hospitals and schools. It is located 8 kilometres from the center of Damascus and inside the municipal boundaries but when established in 1957 was outside the surrounding city. Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp; it is home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria. As of June 2002, there were 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk.

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