ATONING FOR HIS CRIMES

BBC: Demjanjuk facing Germany charges

Alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is in jail in Munich, facing charges of being an accessory to the deaths of 29,000 Jews in World War II.
The frail 89-year-old arrived in Germany on Tuesday morning after being deported from the US.
He is now in Stadelheim prison, say prosecutors, where he will undergo a medical check and then have his pages-long arrest warrant read out to him.
He denies accusations that he worked as a guard in the Sobibor Nazi death camp.
Mr Demjanjuk, who settled in the US in 1952, says he was captured by the Germans in his native Ukraine during the war and kept as a prisoner of war.
“I am not as naive as to believe that he [Demjanjuk] will spend even one day in prison - but we will get a discussion about justice in post-war Germany, ” according to Stephan Kramer, general secretary of the Central Consistory of Jews in Germany


BBC NEWS 12 May 2009 12:23

MEANWHILE IN GERMANY...


Hitler waxwork attack man fined
The controversial waxwork of Hitler in Berlin
The Hitler waxwork had only just gone on display when it was attacked

A court in Germany has fined a man 900 euros (£800, $1,200) for ripping the head off a waxwork model of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Frank Lachner, 42, damaged the model after pushing past guards when it was displayed at a Berlin museum last year.

Mr Lachner, an ex-policeman, said he had been protesting against the presence of the waxwork 500m (500yds) from a Holocaust memorial.

The museum said the waxwork portrayed a key historical figure.

Now restored, its is back on display behind a glass wall.

It had provoked strong debate in Germany even before it went on display.

Some critics said it was tasteless to put a replica of Hitler on show.

In Germany it is illegal to display Nazi symbols or artworks regarded as glorifying Hitler.

Correspondents say the decision to allow the waxwork was seen as the latest move in the gradual easing of official sensitivity over the Nazis more than 60 years after the end of World War II.

IS WAR ALWAYS THE SOLUTION?

"...At the heart of Obama's approach to the war (in Afghanistan) is his view, shared by senior commanders, that military power alone will not lead to success — and that stability in Afghanistan is not possible without stability in neighboring, nuclear-armed Pakistan, where the radical Taliban movement has been on the rise.
That means Obama will look to General McChrystal to find more effective ways of linking military action with an accelerated effort to build workable Afghan government ministries, to expand and improve Afghan security forces, to promote Afghan reconciliation with more moderate elements of the Taliban, and to improve the U.S.-led coalition's ability to overcome remarkably effective propaganda efforts by the Taliban and al-Qaida.

It also means that turning around the war in Afghanistan will require changes beyond Obama's control — perhaps most importantly a more effective Pakistani government response to the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan...."

By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer –May 13, 2009 BBC EDITOR'S NOTE — Robert Burns has covered national security affairs for The Associated Press since 1990.

BOTO MO, I-PATROL MO

"Our most successful project was in the 2007 elections, when we turned our CITIZEN PATROL to a campaign that won top international awards - BOTO MO, I-PATROL MO. We took the immense power of traditional media – print, tv, radio, cable - and combined it with new media – the Internet and mobile phone technology – to create the first instance globally where a news organization called on citizen journalists to come together to patrol their votes and push for clean elections.

The idea for Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo was simple: get the people to care and to take action. It’s people power with new technology! If you see something wrong or something good, tell us about it. If you see someone trying to buy the votes, snap a picture on your cellphone and send it to us. If you see a town mayor using public vehicles for his campaign, shoot video with your cellphone and send it to us. If you see violence, tell us about it, and after a verification process, we will put it to air. Two months into the 4-month campaign, we received reports from the provinces that Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo helped level the playing field where incumbents were running after we ran a story with the cellphone picture of city resources used for campaigns. So cellphones became effective weapons!

The sheer volume of messages we received – about 500 a day leading up to elections and 1 a minute on election day – showed us not only the public’s distrust for our institutions and the electoral process, but also more importantly, it highlighted their hunger for change and their own individual battles for integrity.

culled from write-up by Maria A. Ressa, Head, ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs; Managing Director, ANC 05/10/2009 4:26 PM

Quotable quotes from 5 presidential aspirants

Chiz Escudero: “I don’t accept campaign contributions from those I don’t know,” he said, adding that about 100 contributors pitched in to fund his campaign budget of about P64 million.

For a nationwide presidential campaign, he said he would just spend P15 per voter, as allowed by law, and not P3 billion as previously mentioned by a peer in the Senate.

Dick Gordon: “What is important is leadership by example,” he stressed, adding that constituents only follow what they observe a president does. “A president should be hands-on. You cannot move [a nation] just by yourself. It should be both inspiration and perspiration.”

He also mentioned during the interview that he is not amenable to media advertisements. “They show an image that you want people to believe about you.”

Currently, Gordon faces an ethics complaint at the Senate for his dual position as a concurrent chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross.

Among Ed Panlilio, the priest: He said, “what the country needs now is a leader who does not compromise.”

He cited how this quality enabled his administration to collect P380 million from the quarry operations. That represented a drastic 800 percent increase from the collections of his predecessors, implying that the difference went to the pockets of politicians, not to the constituents.

Mar Roxas: “Our nation today is on a platform of sand. We are not standing on a strong foundation of morality and justice,” he said.

Gilbert Teodoro: “He said that while a parliamentary form of government is good, “Filipinos are not likely to accept a president they did not elect.” He said he favors a presidential and unicameral form of government. “This will allow regions to decide for themselves how they want to develop, even hold local elections as they see fit.”

culled from ABS CBN News - Philippines ANC Forum
Filed by Lala Rimando, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak
Created 05/12/2009 - 01:35

PRG MEETING WITH AMONG ED

May 9, 2009. A meeting was held between Among Ed Panlilio and the various groups networking with Philippines for Righteous Governance. The presidential candidate mentioned that he is willing to be subjected to scrutiny by the public once the primaries are conducted, wherein all the presidentiables will be asked to debate or discuss in public their positions on various issues and problems facing the country.

Present were convenors, Brother Carmelo Go, Patrick Pantaleon, Vic Barrios of the Global Filipino Nation, Samuel Ferrer of PAX, Lanie Aquino, Cita Dinglasan, brothers Mano and Lingoy Alcuaz, Atty. V. Dabu legal staff of Among Ed, and Ricky Xavier of HOPE, among others.

Vic and Ricky expounded on the concept of primaries, drawing from the experiences in the United States and how these will be implemented in the final selection of the presidential and other official candidates that the various governance movements, shall endorse to the nation. Meanwhile, Lingoy mentioned that the term "third force" had been used even as early as Manglapus time in Philippine politics but it did not take off.

The afternoon proved to be fruitful in terms of knowing the positive response of Among Ed Panlilio to clamor for his candidacy to the highest post of the land. Cita mentioned that in the US, where she is currently based, the Filipino-Americans have mentioned him as the best possible contender for the post although he had not yet given his final assent to the urgings to run.

But last Lenten season, Among Ed mentioned that he had a retreat and after three days he came up with the decision that if God wants him to be a candidate then he will have to accept it.

He also mentioned that under his governance, the quarrying fees more than multiplied compared to the previous administrations. Then two of the people working under his administration have been cited by an awards-giving body for excellent services, the very first time that the local government had ever received in its many years of existence.

He rued the many problems he had had to face in running a bureaucracy that is steeped in corruption, where 60% commission is the standard rule in public projects but which he had whittled down. Hence, if a public road used to cost P1 Million to be paved, it now only costs P400,000.00. Atty. Dabu also said that the public works engineers are now made to account for their being employed– reporting on what they had done to justify their salaries. “Whereas before they were used to working at 10% efficiency only, now because of us, they have to work at least 75% and we can’t dismiss them if they don’t because they have security of tenure.”

Mano Alcuaz of PRG mentioned that comparing local and national governance is not in order because so long as a president is democratic, relying on capable people to run the administration, then the people can be assured of good governance.

The meeting was observed by writer, Nina from the Inquirer, while the GMA tv group came a little earlier to shoot a few footages of Among Ed.

Report filed by Emma S. Orozco

TRANSPARENCY LESSON: SEPARATE AUDIT GROUP FOR UK PARLIAMENT EXPENSES

"We will... create a new body, a different body that will be separate," Sir Stuart - a member of the Commons Estimates Committee, told the BBC.

"I would hope that once this body is created and is up and running it will then be hived off to the private sector to another firm, so there is an entire arm's length between members of Parliament and those who are dispersing amounts under allowances."

He said MPs had "lost the confidence of the public and we need to get that back".

Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward, one of the richest men in the cabinet who does not take his full ministerial salary, reportedly claimed £100,000 in mortgage interest over four years.

'It's embarrassing'

He told the BBC: "I think the public look at us right now, think we have all got our noses in the trough - our profession looks shameful - it's embarrassing.

"Right now if I try to make almost any defence of our collective position - or my position - it looks terrible."

He said MPs' expenses had to be looked at - but other public bodies, like the BBC, should also release their expenses details.

"Right now if I try to make almost any defence of our collective position - or my position - it looks terrible."

He said MPs' expenses had to be looked at - but other public bodies, like the BBC, should also release their expenses details.


If the reports are in all cases correct, then there clearly are instances where MPs have lost contact with the difference between right and wrong

The Sunday Telegraph published a series of new revelations about MPs, including nearly £500,000 claimed by Sinn Fein MPs, who do not take their seats in Parliament.

Sinn Fein MP for West Tyrone Pat Doherty said they were "only claiming what we're entitled to".

"We're transparent and we're open. In fact we're the only party that publishes annual financial accounts so we have nothing to hide in all of this," he said.

It also reports that the Conservative former minister John Gummer claimed more than £9,000 a year for gardening - and £100 to have moles removed from his country estate.

Mr Gummer said he had not claimed for mortgage costs or food or furniture and had only claimed "the relevant proportion of the costs of necessary maintenance and repairs of an old rural property".


Communities Secretary Hazel Blears also faced questions about the sale of her designated second home - a London flat on which she claimed expenses - after it emerged she had not paid capital gains tax on the sale.

Properties which are considered a main residence by the Inland Revenue are not subject to 40% tax when sold. Her spokesman said there was "no liability" for the tax on the flat.

Speaking outside her Salford home, she said she had "complied with the rules of the House, the rules of the Inland Revenue" but added: "I understand entirely why the public hates this. The system is wrong, it needs to be changed."

Meanwhile Mr Miliband told the BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "What we are seeing this weekend... is a challenge and a wake-up call to politicians about the systems that we have in place."

He said: "Of course it needs to be reformed. I take my responsibility as an MP that we didn't reform it earlier."

For the Liberal Democrats, Chris Huhne said: "If the reports are in all cases correct, then there clearly are instances where MPs have lost contact with the difference between right and wrong.

"I think we need to make sure we're saying that loud and clear because, frankly, the voters are not going to be at all sympathetic if we don't."

BBC NEWS: 15:40 GMT, Sunday, 10 May 2009 16:40 UK

ANC hosts leadership forum on May 11

The ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC), and the Ateneo School of Government will be bringing together four senators, a Cabinet Secretary, and a governor--all said to be eyeing a run for the presidency in 2010--at a leadership forum on May 11, a year before the scheduled May 10, 2010 presidential race.

Anchored by Tina Monzon-Palma and Ricky Carandang, the two-hour forum will be held on Monday, 7 p.m. at the Leong Hall of the Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan, Quezon City.

It will be aired live on ANC.

The ABS-CBN news website, www.abs-cbnnews.com, will also be hosting a live chat during the event.

The confirmed guests as of May 8 are: Senators Francis Escudero, Richard Gordon, Panfilo Lacson, and Mar Roxas; Pampanga Gov. Ed Panlilio; and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.

As of posting, ANC is still awaiting confirmation from Vice President Noli de Castro, and Senators Manuel Villar and Loren Legarda.

The anchors will have a short one-on-one with each of them. Then the guests will be asked questions from a list submitted by ANC’s content partners and viewers who emailed and texted the issues that they want addressed.

The ANC Leadership Forum is part of ABS-CBN's multi-platform launch of "Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo: Ako Ang Simula," the countdown to the 2010 presidential elections.



abs-cbnNEWS.com | 05/08/2009 8:09 PM

WHICH PRIMARY SHOULD WE CONDUCT?

Which is the best primary for us - closed, semi-closed, open, semi-open or run-off. Here are their definitions:*

• Closed. People may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party. Independents cannot participate. Note that because some political parties name themselves independent, the term "non-partisan" often replaces "independent" when referring to those who are not affiliated with a political party.
• Semi-closed. As in closed primaries, registered party members can vote only in their own party's primary. Semi-closed systems, however, allow unaffiliated voters to participate as well. Depending on the state, independents either make their choice of party primary privately, inside the voting booth, or publicly, by registering with any party on Election Day.
• Open. A registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his own party affiliation. When voters do not register with a party before the primary, it is called a pick-a-party primary because the voter can select which party's primary he or she wishes to vote in on election day. Because of the open nature of this system, a practice known as raiding may occur. Raiding consists of voters of one party crossing over and voting in the primary of another party, effectively allowing a party to help choose its opposition's candidate. The theory is that opposing party members vote for the weakest candidate of the opposite party in order to give their own party the advantage in the general election. An example of this can be seen in the 1998 Vermont senatorial primary with the election of Fred Tuttle for the Republican candidate.
• Semi-open. A registered voter must not publicly declare which political party's primary that they will vote in before entering the voting booth. When a voter identifies their self to the election officials, they must request a party's specific ballot. Only one ballot is cast by the voter. In many states with semi-open primaries, election officials or poll workers from their respective parties record each voter's choice of party and provide access to this information. The primary difference between a semi-open and open primary system is the use of a party-specific ballot. In a semi-open primary, a public declaration in front of the election judges is made and a party-specific ballot given to the voter to cast. Certain states that use the open-primary format may print a single ballot and the voter must choose on the ballot itself which political party's candidates they will select for a contested office.
• Run-off. A primary in which the ballot is not restricted to one party and the top two candidates advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation. (A run-off differs from a primary in that a second round is only needed if no candidate attains a majority in the first round.)
There are also mixed systems in use. In West Virginia, Republican primaries are open to independents, while Democratic primaries were closed. However, as of April 1, 2007, West Virginia's Democratic Party opened its voting to allow "individuals who are not affiliated with any existing recognized party to participate in the election process".

*Wikipedia

Sunday Times Editorial: IF WE HAD THE PRIMARY

If we had the primary


IF Filipinos had the US primary system, we would have a complex but interesting presidential contest.

For a change, the voters would go around the political parties and choose the party’s (or coalition’s) nominee directly.

In the 2010 presidential race, a primary system would send presidential candidates Mar Roxas, Manny Villar, Noli de Castro and Bayani Fernando scrambling around the country way ahead of the May election.

Every province would want to have the honor of holding the first primary, so the parties and the Comelec devise a system for that purpose. In our scenario, Catanduanes gets the privilege, and the presidential candidates campaign in Virac to win the first-ever Philippine primary.

To Catanduanes fly the campaign teams of Mar (Oras Na!) Roxas and Manny (Sipag at Tiyaga) Villar for the opposition, and Noli (Magandang Gabi, Bayan) de Castro and Bayani (Pink na Pink) Fernando for the administration.

The Philippine media cover the first primary in full force. The world press takes interest. The combined force of the presidential campaigns and the media outnumber the Catanduanes population. Floating villages are built to house the newcomers.

The candidates address the issues of the day: rising oil prices ($150 a barrel), the strengthening peso (P25.50 to the US dollar), constitutional change (allowing a naturalized citizen to run for the Senate), privatization (turning the Bilibid prison over to private business) and urban development (the importance of pink-colored sidewalks).

Roxas wins the primary for the opposition and de Castro for the administration. Villar and Fernando vow to move on.

The next primary puts Biliran on the map where the previous winners repeat their victory. Analysts say Villar and Fernando should withdraw, but they persist.

From single-state primaries, the process moves to the “Super-Tuesdays” where groups of provinces and cities vote. The candidates continue their fight in the MIMAROPA (Mindoros, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) region, the CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) provinces and the SOCKSARGEN region. CAMANAVA (Cavite, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela) leads the primaries for the big cities.

Later, the administration party formally proclaims its candidate at a national convention at the Mall of Asia while the opposition convention announces its standard-bearer in Cubao, Quezon City.

The scenario is incomplete without our equivalent of the US Electoral College. In such a system, a candidate may win the popular vote but would not be proclaimed president without the electoral votes. So please stop asking why the Filipinos, great imitators of most anything American, will never have the primary, the electoral college, the jury system and probably a federal government.

FROM SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL, January 13, 2008

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If elected, Panlilio will prosecute Arroyo

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Juliet Labog-Javellana
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Publication Date: 29-03-2009


If and when elected president of the Philippines in 2010, Governor Ed Panlilio of Pampanga province said, he will not declare the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero and will see to it that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is prosecuted for corruption.
Panlilio, a priest who made history by running for public office and beating well-entrenched politicians in Ms Arroyo’s home province in 2007, made these statements on Thursday (March 26) night before potential supporters who wanted to know about his platform should he run for president in 2010.
But Panlilio clarified to the group calling itself Philippines for Righteous Governance that he had not made up his mind regarding the presidency, and that he would rather be a convener of ethical and reform-minded leaders who would seek the top posts in the government.


The group gathered at the house of businessman Patrick Pantaleon in the upscale subdivision Forbes Park in Makati City and called on Panlilio and other “nontraditional politicians” to join forces to win the presidency against Arroyo administration and opposition candidates. The names of preachers Bro. Eddie Villanueva and Bro. Mike Velarde, Chief Justice Reynato Puno, and even detained Brigadier General Danilo Lim were mentioned.
Panlilio agreed to talk about his possible platform on Pantaleon’s invitation.
Will ‘definitely’ prosecute
While professing reluctance to run for president, Panlilio candidly answered questions thrown at him by the group that gathered to “get to know” him.
When asked if he would prosecute Ms Arroyo, he said: “Oh yes, definitely. Definitely.”
To the question of whether he would declare Marcos a hero if he were asked by the dictator’s widow Imelda to do so, Panlilio was also categorical. “I’m sorry,” he said, “I will not declare Marcos a hero. My conscience would not permit that.”
When asked after the meeting to elaborate on his stand on Ms Arroyo, Panlilio said the President could be prosecuted for plunder after the end of her term in 2010.
“There are so many accusations against her, ill-gotten wealth, so many cases,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
He said these cases were the reason Ms Arroyo wanted to stay in power through moves of her allies to amend the Constitution and install her as prime minister under a new parliamentary government.
“That is why she wants to run for Congress - to impede” the possibility of being prosecuted, he said.
‘Like a school’
Pantaleon said it was Panlilio’s character and moral leadership that drove the Philippines for Righteous Governance (PRG) to start mobilizing support for him as Ms Arroyo’s possible successor.
“He is running Pampanga like a school where lying, cheating and stealing are not allowed,” Pantaleon said in introducing Panlilio to the group.
Pantaleon and Pastor Melo Go said the group, alternately called PRG or “the third force,” was seeking like-minded organizations to align with in the search for nontraditional politicians to run for president and vice president in 2010.
Pantaleon said the PRG was loosely composed of his group and a group called “Ateneo at La Salle at Lahat Na,” which consists of alumni of Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University.
Also present at the meeting were representatives of Ateneo’s Movement for Good Governance, the Philippine Alliance of Ex-Seminarians, the workers’ group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, the activist youth group Samahang Demokratiko ng Kabataan, the Sanlakas party-list group, the political party Partido Lakas ng Masa, and urban poor groups.
“We are looking for people who practice good governance,” Pantaleon said.
“The purpose of our meeting with Among Ed is to get leaders like him together,” he added. “We will converge with other groups because we have to unite somewhere.”
“There is a phenomenon going on in our country now - there is a call for righteous leaders,” Pantaleon said.
“There are many groups who want to know the good leaders, and hopefully we will meet. And by November, we will come up with one leader” who will run for president, he said.
David against Goliath
Go, who presented the group’s “statement of unity,” said that only by joining forces could nontraditional politicians beat administration or opposition candidates.
“If four or five nontraditional candidates give way to each other, they can gather bigger votes, and Malacañang is afraid of that. If four or five candidates unite, it will be a battle of David and Goliath. We will win,” Go said.
Harping on the same theme, Panlilio said there were now “islands of hope” in a country beset by corrupt leaders.
He cited the trailblazing feats of Gov. Grace Padaca of Isabela province, Mayor Jesse Robredo of Naga City and Mayor Sonia Lorenzo of San Isidro town in Nueva Ecija province — his fellow members of Kaya Natin!, a movement formed by Ateneo’s Harvey Keh to promote good governance.
“If bad politicians can get together with their bad intentions, why can’t good politicians get together and make a difference?” Panlilio said.
He recalled how Pampanga residents weary of corruption in their province mounted a virtual People Power movement to install him as their leader, and noted how certain forces were now trying to remove him.
Panlilio remarked that he always went to work in a polo shirt and denims. “I don’t wear barong,” he said. “Because when I wear barong and I go to Malacañang, they give me P500,000.”
Panlilio was the first to confirm the distribution of paper bags containing P500,000 to local officials summoned to a meeting with Ms Arroyo in October 2007, when she was facing impeachment in the House of Representatives.
‘As a last resort’
After his speech, Panlilio was quizzed about his possible platform.
“I just want to clarify that I have not decided to go for national office,” he said, adding that his priority was still to return to priesthood.
Panlilio was suspended from performing priestly duties when he became governor of Pampanga in 2007.
“But I am open as a last resort. If there is someone who is better, more competent, I’m willing to support that person. I will convince people to gravitate to that person,” he said.
Panlilio said he saw himself more as a convener of alternative candidates for 2010. He said potential presidential candidates should be “willing and humble enough to undergo the process” of selection.
Panlilio said he met the previous night with Bro. Eddie Villanueva, leader of the Jesus is Lord movement, to discuss the need to field a common reform candidate.
Villanueva was preparing to launch his renewed bid for the presidency Saturday at the Araneta Center in Quezon City, Panlilio said.
But later, Panlilio said, Villanueva remained “open to dialogue.”
“We said we will go our own ways now but we will see after a few months [if] we might merge,” Panlilio said.
Basis for unity
Asked if he was also considering Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim — who is detained and being tried in military court for trying to mount a coup against Ms Arroyo—Panlilio said the latter could be one of the alternative leaders.
“But our priority now is to lay down the basis for unity, to set a vision for the Philippines, make our stand on land reform, human rights, the reproductive health bill, and the qualities we are looking for in a president,” he said.
Panlilio was scheduled to meet with Sen. Mar Roxas after the Thursday night meeting at Forbes Park.
He said he had been invited to meet with the senator, one of the contenders for the presidency. But he added that some members of Kaya Natin! were opposed to tapping Roxas because Roxas was considered a traditional politician.
State of decay
In its statement of unity, the PRG said the Philippines was in “a state of moral decay perpetrated by our present leadership who have shamelessly displayed the absence of morality in governance, integrity, justice and love of country.”
It added: “Our nation is tainted with crimes against God and humanity where human rights are systematically violated, resulting in the disappearance and death of over 1,000 Filipinos.
“We cannot anymore stand as mere spectators of dismal and flagrant display of historical failures to bring genuine social and economic reforms.
“The Philippines today needs genuine social and economic reforms that will be mustered by nontraditional politicians and a few exceptional politicians at all levels of public governance from the presidency down to the ‘barangay’ [village] level.”
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