10th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Yemeni tribal forces
have been attacking the Saudi border posts as an answer to Saudi brutal
aggression”
“Yemen has voiced how
shocked they are at the Saudi troops when faced with their fighters”
“Thousands of Saudi soldiers
have fled and abandoned their posts and left their arms behind”
“As many as 10,000
soldiers from different Saudi military units have abandoned their army
battalions and their National Guard”
“The illegal air
strikes have had little effect on the battle-hardened Houthi groups”
“The Operation
Decisive Storm has led to a humanitarian catastrophe”
“Rather than putting
pressure on a political deal or a power sharing agreement”
“The Yemeni people did
not ask for this Saudi onslaught or air strikes and the invasion into their own
country”
“The dropping off of
Saudi leaflets on civilians warning them to leave is a no brainer”
“These people have
nowhere to run or to hide for shelter”
“Women are sleeping
out in the open with just blankets to keep them warm at night, because of Saudi
destruction of their own habitat”
“This is a
humanitarian disaster caused by the continuous bombardment of Saudi air fire”
“The country’s
fugitive Saudi puppet President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is the root of this
current crisis”
“He has systematically
failed to handle the country with his weak political control”
“He has failed to gain
the trust in the military institution and of containing terrorism and
corruption in the country”
“Therefore weak
Riyadh’s staunch ally has lost the moral high ground to handle complex ground
issues”
“Without constructive
understanding between Riyadh and Tehran this situation in Yemen can only
escalate”
“Think wise Saudis and
think long term if you want stability in Yemen and safety on your boarders”
“Then a strong leader
is required, not an incompetent Hadi that has already brought trouble to the
entire region”
“The Houthis have a
right to live with justice being delivered to them finally and their voices
will be heard, whether you like it or not!”
10th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Yemeni tribal forces
have been attacking the Saudi border posts as an answer to Saudi brutal
aggression”
“Yemen has voiced how
shocked they are at the Saudi troops when faced with their fighters”
“Thousands of Saudi
soldiers have fled and abandoned their posts and left their arms behind”
“As many as 10,000
soldiers from different Saudi military units have abandoned their army
battalions and their National Guard”
“The illegal air
strikes have had little effect on the battle-hardened Houthi groups”
“The Operation
Decisive Storm has led to a humanitarian catastrophe”
“Rather than putting
pressure on a political deal or a power sharing agreement”
“The Yemeni people did
not ask for this Saudi onslaught or air strikes and the invasion into their own
country”
“The dropping off of
Saudi leaflets on civilians warning them to leave is a no brainer”
“These people have
nowhere to run or to hide for shelter”
“Women are sleeping
out in the open with just blankets to keep them warm at night, because of Saudi
destruction of their own habitat”
“This is a
humanitarian disaster caused by the continuous bombardment of Saudi air fire”
“The country’s
fugitive Saudi puppet President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi is the root of this
current crisis”
“He has systematically
failed to handle the country with his weak political control”
“He has failed to gain
the trust in the military institution and of containing terrorism and
corruption in the country”
“Therefore weak
Riyadh’s staunch ally has lost the moral high ground to handle complex ground
issues”
“Without constructive
understanding between Riyadh and Tehran this situation in Yemen can only
escalate”
“Think wise Saudis and
think long term if you want stability in Yemen and safety on your boarders”
“Then a strong leader
is required, not an incompetent Hadi that has already brought trouble to the
entire region”
“The Houthis have a
right to live with justice being delivered to them finally and their voices
will be heard, whether you like it or not!”
9th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The Cashmere industry
is Mongolia’s second highest money earner when it comes to exports”
“The most sought after
clothes made from the soft warm wool is considered a luxury item by much of the
world”
“Pure Cashmere pieces
can be sold of thousands of dollars”
“Cashmere starts out
as soft downy wool that Mongolian herders collect during May and June and sell
to processing plants in Ulaanbaatar”
“Prices have now
fallen & many herders have joined into collectives in order to get a better
price & now get $5 per 100 grams of Cashmere”
“There is a rapid
increase in the number of goats being herded. This is up by 300% since the
1990s”
“This causes an
additional strain on Mongolia’s land, which is already struggling because of
Climate Change and unchecked mining”
“For many herders it
is one of the few regular sources of income that they can rely on to see them
through the winter”
“Eighty percent of
their income is from Cashmere. It is the money they earn in the spring for
their entire year”
“It allows the
Mongolians to send their children to school, to stock food and repair things”
“Goats comprise of
almost half of Mongolian’s total livestock population”
“It has been the
population explosion that caused environmental stress”
“There is now evidence
of overgrazing, pastureland degradation and desertification”
“It is the volatile
international Cashmere prices, which have pushed many herders to keep larger
flocks as a hedge against falling prices”
“The United Nations
Environmental Program (UNEP) declared that the annual average temperature in
Mongolia has risen by 2.1ºC”
“There is also a 30%
decline in surface water over the past 15 years, which means that Mongolia is
at risk of becoming a desert”
“The UNEP are calling
for efforts to balance the number of livestock with pasture capacity”
“To allow for this to
happen it is suggested that herders increase the quality of their animals and
decrease the quantity”
“It is the
responsibility of the trade markets to make the decision to give herders a
decent livelihood”
“This way they can
start thinking about saving their environment”
“All this makes sense.
In order to save the environment all must cooperate to take on these
responsibilities”
9th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The Cashmere industry
is Mongolia’s second highest money earner when it comes to exports”
“The most sought after
clothes made from the soft warm wool is considered a luxury item by much of the
world”
“Pure Cashmere pieces
can be sold of thousands of dollars”
“Cashmere starts out
as soft downy wool that Mongolian herders collect during May and June and sell
to processing plants in Ulaanbaatar”
“Prices have now
fallen & many herders have joined into collectives in order to get a better
price & now get $5 per 100 grams of Cashmere”
“There is a rapid
increase in the number of goats being herded. This is up by 300% since the
1990s”
“This causes an
additional strain on Mongolia’s land, which is already struggling because of Climate
Change and unchecked mining”
“For many herders it
is one of the few regular sources of income that they can rely on to see them
through the winter”
“Eighty percent of
their income is from Cashmere. It is the money they earn in the spring for their
entire year”
“It allows the
Mongolians to send their children to school, to stock food and repair things”
“Goats comprise of
almost half of Mongolian’s total livestock population”
“It has been the
population explosion that caused environmental stress”
“There is now evidence
of overgrazing, pastureland degradation and desertification”
“It is the volatile
international Cashmere prices, which have pushed many herders to keep larger
flocks as a hedge against falling prices”
“The United Nations
Environmental Program (UNEP) declared that the annual average temperature in
Mongolia has risen by 2.1ºC”
“There is also a 30%
decline in surface water over the past 15 years, which means that Mongolia is
at risk of becoming a desert”
“The UNEP are calling
for efforts to balance the number of livestock with pasture capacity”
“To allow for this to
happen it is suggested that herders increase the quality of their animals and
decrease the quantity”
“It is the
responsibility of the trade markets to make the decision to give herders a
decent livelihood”
“This way they can
start thinking about saving their environment”
“All this makes sense.
In order to save the environment all must cooperate to take on these
responsibilities”
8th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Voters in the General
Election in the UK have now secured a Conservative Government with a small
majority”
“One could say that
other parties, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP did not work hard enough…”
“…to establish enough
seats to bring about a different result”
“The main criteria
here are that in the world standing Great Britain needs to show a presidential
performance”
“This is needed to
establish a better footing on the world stage”
“Policies are all very
well and they have meanings for the electorate, but what is really needed is a
face that shows leadership”
“There needs to be a
willingness to negotiate strong objectives in world politics today”
“David Cameron has
already showed he is willing and able to be decisive”
“Cameron is not afraid
to tackle the important issues both at home and abroad”
“David Cameron is a
statesman in waiting and so will be able to safeguard Great Britain’s interests
abroad”
“This is something the
other party’s leaders do not have the ware for all to do”
“They lack the
leadership needed to get the countries that make up the UK to join together to
form a united front for the common cause”
“That cause is for
Great Britain to make its mark once again in the world”
“Many things have been
decided in foreign policies because Great Britain was at the table”
“They are at the heart
of policy making and so it is imperative that Great Britain remains there with
its powerful voice”
“The economy of course
is important and that is already recovering”
“The people of Great
Britain will start to feel an impetus growing that Great Britain can hold its
head up in the world”
“It will be here where
its voice will count”
“The European Union is
in freefall and their leadership cannot sustain the rising dissent amongst its
fellow collaborators”
“Now new policies,
which will upset the applecart in so many ways, become possible”
“Great Britain will
have its Referendum and outline its requests for new firmer policies of
fairness”
“Where trade and its
rulings have to be governed more equally”
“Where those who give
the lion’s share of money should expect greater concessions for their
contribution”
“This has not happened
and that is why there is discontent and inconsistencies at the heart of making
this work”
“The European Union
has to be re-established, redefined with Great Britain in a better position to
hold talks”
“Great Britain will
strengthen new policies to help all in a better way, which can be orchestrated”
8th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Voters in the General
Election in the UK have now secured a Conservative Government with a small
majority”
“One could say that
other parties, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP did not work hard enough…”
“…to establish enough
seats to bring about a different result”
“The main criteria
here are that in the world standing Great Britain needs to show a presidential
performance”
“This is needed to
establish a better footing on the world stage”
“Policies are all very
well and they have meanings for the electorate, but what is really needed is a
face that shows leadership”
“There needs to be a
willingness to negotiate strong objectives in world politics today”
“David Cameron has
already showed he is willing and able to be decisive”
“Cameron is not afraid
to tackle the important issues both at home and abroad”
“David Cameron is a
statesman in waiting and so will be able to safeguard Great Britain’s interests
abroad”
“This is something the
other party’s leaders do not have the ware for all to do”
“They lack the
leadership needed to get the countries that make up the UK to join together to
form a united front for the common cause”
“That cause is for
Great Britain to make its mark once again in the world”
“Many things have been
decided in foreign policies because Great Britain was at the table”
“They are at the heart
of policy making and so it is imperative that Great Britain remains there with
its powerful voice”
“The economy of course
is important and that is already recovering”
“The people of Great
Britain will start to feel an impetus growing that Great Britain can hold its
head up in the world”
“It will be here where
its voice will count”
“The European Union is
in freefall and their leadership cannot sustain the rising dissent amongst its
fellow collaborators”
“Now new policies,
which will upset the applecart in so many ways, become possible”
“Great Britain will
have its Referendum and outline its requests for new firmer policies of
fairness”
“Where trade and its
rulings have to be governed more equally”
“Where those who give the
lion’s share of money should expect greater concessions for their contribution”
“This has not happened
and that is why there is discontent and inconsistencies at the heart of making
this work”
“The European Union
has to be re-established, redefined with Great Britain in a better position to
hold talks”
“Great Britain will
strengthen new policies to help all in a better way, which can be orchestrated”
7th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Every year about one
third of the food that we grow worldwide never makes the dinner table”
“That is 1.3bn tonnes
of perfectly edible produce that is being discarded”
“It is not just the
food, but the energy, the land and the resources to grow it in the first place
that is also wasted”
“Adam Smith’s ‘Real
Junk Food Project’ in the UK intercepts this food and serves it up to his
‘pay-as-you-feel’ customers”
“His Leeds based café
is located in the deprived area of Armley. There he serves everything from
spicy lentil soup to beef goulash”
“Some of his customers
couldn’t afford to eat”
“Last year one million
people in the UK relied on food banks just to get by and this is nearly three
times as many as the year before”
“It is no surprise
that Adam’s idea is spreading”
“One year since
opening, Adam has forged relationships with major restaurants and businesses”
“His project has grown
from one café to 70 franchises now opening worldwide”
“Adam is waging a
campaign against the laws and the companies, where colossal amounts of food are
wasted in the first place!”
“In Kenya, a country
where three million people are dependent on food aid, a farmer in Nairobi
wastes 40 tonnes of edible green beans”
“Other green
vegetables, such as broccoli, sugar snaps and runner beans are also wasted
every week”
“The primary excuse
given by the supermarkets is that they are the wrong shape or size or colour”
“This waste is enough
to feed over 250,000 people and equates to 40% of his entire crop”
“It is an unfair and
unnecessary practice by the European supermarkets”
“They are forcing Kenyan
farmers to waste colossal amounts of food while millions go hungry”
“Sometimes a whole
consignment will be rejected, because they contain produce which has slight
cosmetic defects”
“Huge skips and crates
full of rejected whole beans, half beans, baby corn and mange tout lying out in
the sun to rot”
“All without exception
are edible”
“Growers do what they
can to find local markets for the rejected vegetables, but it is not always
possible”
“Not everyone in Kenya
eats baby corn and the market is not big enough to soak up the good food they
are producing”
“Green beans have to
be cut to a certain length to fit into the straight supermarket trays and the
ends become wastage”
“In Kenya, where so
many people go hungry, the wasted food should be fed to the people”
“According to the
Kenyan Government, 30% of Kenyan children are undernourished”
“10 million people
suffer from food shortages and poor nutrition”
“The problem of food
waste is not confined to Kenya. Globally one third of all food produced, 1.3billion
tonnes, is wasted every year”
“It is now being
argued that consumers, besides supermarkets, have an important role in tackling
this criminal wastage”
“As consumers, we can
all eat different sizes of beans, courgettes etc.”
“We do not need cosmetic
standards, nature is not uniform – beans grow bent as do bananas and it’s
natural”
“Collectively we owe
it to the starving people of the world to make a stand and not to be swayed by
supermarket idiotic uniformity”
“Food wastage needs to
be stopped”
7th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Every year about one
third of the food that we grow worldwide never makes the dinner table”
“That is 1.3bn tonnes
of perfectly edible produce that is being discarded”
“It is not just the
food, but the energy, the land and the resources to grow it in the first place
that is also wasted”
“Adam Smith’s ‘Real
Junk Food Project’ in the UK intercepts this food and serves it up to his
‘pay-as-you-feel’ customers”
“His Leeds based café
is located in the deprived area of Armley. There he serves everything from
spicy lentil soup to beef goulash”
“Some of his customers
couldn’t afford to eat”
“Last year one million
people in the UK relied on food banks just to get by and this is nearly three
times as many as the year before”
“It is no surprise
that Adam’s idea is spreading”
“One year since
opening, Adam has forged relationships with major restaurants and businesses”
“His project has grown
from one café to 70 franchises now opening worldwide”
“Adam is waging a
campaign against the laws and the companies, where colossal amounts of food are
wasted in the first place!”
“In Kenya, a country
where three million people are dependent on food aid, a farmer in Nairobi
wastes 40 tonnes of edible green beans”
“Other green vegetables,
such as broccoli, sugar snaps and runner beans are also wasted every week”
“The primary excuse
given by the supermarkets is that they are the wrong shape or size or colour”
“This waste is enough
to feed over 250,000 people and equates to 40% of his entire crop”
“It is an unfair and
unnecessary practice by the European supermarkets”
“They are forcing
Kenyan farmers to waste colossal amounts of food while millions go hungry”
“Sometimes a whole
consignment will be rejected, because they contain produce which has slight
cosmetic defects”
“Huge skips and crates
full of rejected whole beans, half beans, baby corn and mange tout lying out in
the sun to rot”
“All without exception
are edible”
“Growers do what they
can to find local markets for the rejected vegetables, but it is not always
possible”
“Not everyone in Kenya
eats baby corn and the market is not big enough to soak up the good food they
are producing”
“Green beans have to
be cut to a certain length to fit into the straight supermarket trays and the
ends become wastage”
“In Kenya, where so
many people go hungry, the wasted food should be fed to the people”
“According to the
Kenyan Government, 30% of Kenyan children are undernourished”
“10 million people
suffer from food shortages and poor nutrition”
“The problem of food
waste is not confined to Kenya. Globally one third of all food produced,
1.3billion tonnes, is wasted every year”
“It is now being
argued that consumers, besides supermarkets, have an important role in tackling
this criminal wastage”
“As consumers, we can
all eat different sizes of beans, courgettes etc.”
“We do not need
cosmetic standards, nature is not uniform – beans grow bent as do bananas and
it’s natural”
“Collectively we owe
it to the starving people of the world to make a stand and not to be swayed by
supermarket idiotic uniformity”
“Food wastage needs to
be stopped”
6th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The forests of this
world cover 31% of the planets landmass, but 13 million hectares are being
destroyed annually, the size of Portugal”
“South America and
Africa lose forests at a faster rate than anywhere in the world”
“Mozambique is rich in
natural resources, which are now in danger due to illegal logging, organised
crime and unsympathetic investors”
“After years of civil
war, Mozambique is trying to rebuild itself from the ruins”
“However development
comes at a great cost to their natural resources. Mozambique’s rich hardwood
forests are under threat”
“Their trees are being
chopped down and burnt into charcoal, which supplies 80% of Mozambicans with
fuel as well as a steady income”
“Destruction of their
precious resources is unsustainable and threatens people’s livelihoods. It has
serious Climate Change implications”
“A costal town in
Mozambique is challenging this trend by putting forest conservation at the
centre of community development”
“The Mezimbite Forest
Centre’s entrepreneurial activities include a nursery division that grows and
plants thousands of trees”
“They have a design
and production division that uses sustainable natural resources to create
high-end products for sale”
“These markets are
both locally and internationally”
“This Centre creates
multipurpose education programmes to nurture specialised skills required for
bespoke design production and agroforestry”
“The Centre supplies
education for the children in the local community”
“It’s the Mezimbite
Forest Centre, which is working with the local community to break the cycle of
poverty by growing trees, skills & futures”
“It only takes a
person with foresight, which is for the Greater Good. All win, not only the
planet for us all, but the people as well”
“Instead of man
constantly blowing up everything and where wars solve no purpose…”
“…we should all be
building for a better life for ourselves and our children”
“It is mainly men, who
are the warmongers”
“There are only a few
who have the intelligence to see a wider picture and who are wise enough to
implement it!”
6th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The forests of this
world cover 31% of the planets landmass, but 13 million hectares are being
destroyed annually, the size of Portugal”
“South America and
Africa lose forests at a faster rate than anywhere in the world”
“Mozambique is rich in
natural resources, which are now in danger due to illegal logging, organised
crime and unsympathetic investors”
“After years of civil
war, Mozambique is trying to rebuild itself from the ruins”
“However development
comes at a great cost to their natural resources. Mozambique’s rich hardwood forests
are under threat”
“Their trees are being
chopped down and burnt into charcoal, which supplies 80% of Mozambicans with
fuel as well as a steady income”
“Destruction of their
precious resources is unsustainable and threatens people’s livelihoods. It has
serious Climate Change implications”
“A costal town in
Mozambique is challenging this trend by putting forest conservation at the
centre of community development”
“The Mezimbite Forest
Centre’s entrepreneurial activities include a nursery division that grows and
plants thousands of trees”
“They have a design
and production division that uses sustainable natural resources to create
high-end products for sale”
“These markets are
both locally and internationally”
“This Centre creates
multipurpose education programmes to nurture specialised skills required for
bespoke design production and agroforestry”
“The Centre supplies
education for the children in the local community”
“It’s the Mezimbite
Forest Centre, which is working with the local community to break the cycle of
poverty by growing trees, skills & futures”
“It only takes a
person with foresight, which is for the Greater Good. All win, not only the
planet for us all, but the people as well”
“Instead of man
constantly blowing up everything and where wars solve no purpose…”
“…we should all be
building for a better life for ourselves and our children”
“It is mainly men, who
are the warmongers”
“There are only a few
who have the intelligence to see a wider picture and who are wise enough to implement
it!”
5th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Testimonies are
provided by Israeli soldiers, who fought in the last Gaza War”
“They have raised
serious questions over Israeli tactics and how it breached its obligations
under International Law to protect civilians”
“These claims,
collected by human rights group “Breaking the Silence”, contain interviews of
Israeli combatants in dozens of interviews”
“Of these soldiers,
who served in command centres and attack rooms, a quarter of the officers are
ranked up to major”
“Israeli ground troops
were briefed ‘not to spare any ammo’”
“Their tanks fired
randomly or for revenge on buildings not knowing whether they were legitimate
military targets or contained civilians”
“A sergeant in an
infantry unit recalled that armoured bulldozers didn’t rest for a second”
“It was non-stop back
and forth razing another house, another street – they were playing in a
sandbox”
“These rules meant
life and death in Gaza during the 50 day war, a conflict in which 2,200
Palestinians were killed, but were not engaged”
“The interviews shed
light on what soldiers were told, but also the doctrine informing operation”
““The rules of engagement meant that anything inside the Gaza strip was
a threat,” said a Sergeant”
“The area had to be
sterilised, emptied of people”
“If any person was
seen, who did not have a white flag waving, were a threat and the authorisation
was to open fire”
“Soldiers were told to
open fire everywhere and if anyone dared show their face they were a terrorist
and were to be fired upon”
“There was an incident
described by soldiers when two women were seen, one had a mobile phone, both
were killed”
“These two women over
the age of 30 were unarmed, but were listed as terrorists”
““The main thread in these testimonies,” says Michael Sfard, an
Israeli human rights lawyer and legal advisor to “Breaking the Silence”…”
““…is that Israeli’s presumption to wage war in an urban area, which is
already the most densely populated in the world””
““There would be no civilians in these areas?””
“These civilians are
trapped in an open air concentration camp of which there is no escape and
nowhere to run”
“They are already
trapped in the Gaza Strip by Israeli policies”
““The motto guiding the soldiers,” recalls a Lieutenant, who served
in the Givati Brigade in Rafah, “that
they did not pity Palestinians””
““You could see the hate in the soldier’s eyes, they really hate Arabs””
“One Sergeant, who
served in a tank in the centre of the Gaza Strip said, “We were firing a lot where there was no need to””
““It was just for the sake of firing””
““In the debriefing things were viewed as accomplishments,” said a
Combat Intelligence Corps Sergeant”
““They spoke about the 2,000 dead, 11,000 wounded & half a million
refugees, decade’s worth of destruction. These were all accomplishments””
“There is no
compassion by the Israeli Government as their total objective is the
annihilation of the Palestinian people”
“After all, the
Palestinians are vermin in Israeli eyes”
“Change will only
happen when the International Criminal Courts bring about sentences for war
crimes”
“When will the UN have
the clout for a change to put an end to over 60 years of conflict and misery
with no end in sight?”
“When will the Israeli
people stop listening to their own Government’s propaganda and start to see
what the world sees as the truth?”
“It is high time that
the Israeli opposition parties stand up for what is right and no longer hide
behind a dictatorial Government”
“Their voices are
silent in this world”
“The world is sick and
tired of hearing about the holocaust of the Jews by the Nazis”
“Israel is no better
by doing their extermination of the Palestinians”
“All Jews who do not
stand up and renounce this oppression will have to come before a Higher
Intelligence, who will judge them!”
“There is no hiding
place or proclamation of their innocence”
“Like all the Germans,
who bear the scars of what Hitler did and will continue to bear that shame…”
“…so it will be for
the Jews with their actions against a suppressed people”
5th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Testimonies are
provided by Israeli soldiers, who fought in the last Gaza War”
“They have raised
serious questions over Israeli tactics and how it breached its obligations
under International Law to protect civilians”
“These claims,
collected by human rights group “Breaking the Silence”, contain interviews of
Israeli combatants in dozens of interviews”
“Of these soldiers,
who served in command centres and attack rooms, a quarter of the officers are
ranked up to major”
“Israeli ground troops
were briefed ‘not to spare any ammo’”
“Their tanks fired
randomly or for revenge on buildings not knowing whether they were legitimate
military targets or contained civilians”
“A sergeant in an infantry
unit recalled that armoured bulldozers didn’t rest for a second”
“It was non-stop back
and forth razing another house, another street – they were playing in a
sandbox”
“These rules meant
life and death in Gaza during the 50 day war, a conflict in which 2,200
Palestinians were killed, but were not engaged”
“The interviews shed
light on what soldiers were told, but also the doctrine informing operation”
““The rules of engagement meant that anything inside the Gaza strip was
a threat,” said a Sergeant”
“The area had to be
sterilised, emptied of people”
“If any person was
seen, who did not have a white flag waving, were a threat and the authorisation
was to open fire”
“Soldiers were told to
open fire everywhere and if anyone dared show their face they were a terrorist
and were to be fired upon”
“There was an incident
described by soldiers when two women were seen, one had a mobile phone, both
were killed”
“These two women over
the age of 30 were unarmed, but were listed as terrorists”
““The main thread in these testimonies,” says Michael Sfard, an
Israeli human rights lawyer and legal advisor to “Breaking the Silence”…”
““…is that Israeli’s presumption to wage war in an urban area, which is
already the most densely populated in the world””
““There would be no civilians in these areas?””
“These civilians are
trapped in an open air concentration camp of which there is no escape and
nowhere to run”
“They are already
trapped in the Gaza Strip by Israeli policies”
““The motto guiding the soldiers,” recalls a Lieutenant, who served
in the Givati Brigade in Rafah, “that
they did not pity Palestinians””
““You could see the hate in the soldier’s eyes, they really hate Arabs””
“One Sergeant, who
served in a tank in the centre of the Gaza Strip said, “We were firing a lot where there was no need to””
““It was just for the sake of firing””
““In the debriefing things were viewed as accomplishments,” said a
Combat Intelligence Corps Sergeant”
““They spoke about the 2,000 dead, 11,000 wounded & half a million
refugees, decade’s worth of destruction. These were all accomplishments””
“There is no
compassion by the Israeli Government as their total objective is the
annihilation of the Palestinian people”
“After all, the
Palestinians are vermin in Israeli eyes”
“Change will only
happen when the International Criminal Courts bring about sentences for war
crimes”
“When will the UN have
the clout for a change to put an end to over 60 years of conflict and misery
with no end in sight?”
“When will the Israeli
people stop listening to their own Government’s propaganda and start to see
what the world sees as the truth?”
“It is high time that
the Israeli opposition parties stand up for what is right and no longer hide
behind a dictatorial Government”
“Their voices are
silent in this world”
“The world is sick and
tired of hearing about the holocaust of the Jews by the Nazis”
“Israel is no better
by doing their extermination of the Palestinians”
“All Jews who do not
stand up and renounce this oppression will have to come before a Higher
Intelligence, who will judge them!”
“There is no hiding
place or proclamation of their innocence”
“Like all the Germans,
who bear the scars of what Hitler did and will continue to bear that shame…”
“…so it will be for
the Jews with their actions against a suppressed people”
4th May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Children never cease
to amaze us as they have enormous generosity of heart”
“A 12 year old boy
from India has broken his piggy bank to donate to the victims of Nepal’s earthquake”
“Akash Mukherjee of
Calcutta had saved 3,500 rupees (£36) for buying a gift for his parents and
getting a new football for himself”
“He changed his mind
after he watched the plight of survivors on TV. More than 7,000 have died in
the earthquake”
“Akash said, “When I watched the pictures on the
television of children my age starving and staying out in the open, it really
hurt me””
“Akash said he had
been saving in his clay piggy bank for over two years, but he decided to give
the money to them”
“He went with his
parents to the Nepalese Consulate in the city, where Akash handed the money
over to the officials”
“He was hugged by the
Consul, who said, “It was not how much
that Akash had saved that was important…”
““…but that a boy of his age would even think of doing it, was really
great””
“The Consul requested
that Akash deposited the money in a bank”
“It was almost closing
time at the bank, but when the officer heard the purpose of the visit he was
more than eager to cooperate”
“Mr Mukherjee said, “This is not the first time that Akash has
donated for a cause””
““Akash has acted in a film and handed all his earnings to Mother
Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity””
““Akash has been donating since he was five years old””
““As a family we have tried to instil a habit of giving to the needy
since his childhood””
“His mother Manisha
Mukherjee said, “Now that Akash’s savings
are gone his desire to buy a present for his parents & a new football can
wait””
“It will take him some
time to fill up a new piggy bank”
“Someone has already
gifted him a new clay piggy bank, so Akash can start saving again”
“It is in the teaching
of children by parents to instil in them the act of giving to those less
fortunate than themselves”
“This is so important”
“It is also those
children, who have generosity of heart within that will find it easier to do
so”
“Children are a great
leveller and we can learn from them if we chose to accept their grace and
compassion”
4th May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“In an Indian desert
town, a group of remarkable students assemble in their class rooms”
“A question was given
to the class, “Put your hands up if you
are the first woman in your family to attend college?””
“Out of a class of 18
students, 12 put their hands up”
“Their Professor is
the first female to teach at the College”
“This is the first
women’s College in Jaisalmer, which opened in 1998”
“Some of the girls
have even defied tradition to become the first women to drive in the
neighbourhood”
“They come to College
on their scooters”
“Their tutor is called
Rama Arora, better known in the town as Madam Ji”
“Rama has already
transformed her life through education”
“Like her students,
she was the first woman in her family to make it to College and then to pursue
her doctorate”
“All this she did in
secret after her arranged marriage at the age of 20”
“Her in-laws did not
want her to study after her marriage”
“Rama said she had to
make all the meals for all the family, do washing, housecleaning and take care
of her two young children”
“In short she was
their slave”
“Never losing her will
to learn, she studied at night when all were asleep”
“This she did from
10pm to 6am in the morning for six years, getting only one and half hours
sleep”
“It was at night that
she did her PhD written work”
“Finally she became a
Sociology Professor, which she has worked at for the last 25 years in her
hometown”
“This all girl’s
College is called the MLS Government Girl’s College”
“Rama Arora comes from
five hours away by road to teach her students, such is her dedication”
“The College is
already full of prizes, showing how successful these girls are at everything,
even housework”
“Education has
liberated them in ways they never thought possible”
“All wish to give
something back to the community with their careers”
“Many wish to become
police officers, some want to join the army”
“It is with the
prevalence of crimes against women, which has prompted these students to become
the police officers of the future”
“All want to do something
with their lives and none are in any hurry to get married”
“They all know that a
first-hand education can and does improve women’s lives”
“Where the
determination is there to succeed and become educated, they free themselves of
arrange marriages”
“This prevents early
slavery to the families they marry into”
“Women need education
as their life blood to remove themselves from the shackles and become somebody
that does make a society greater”
3rd May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Actress Tippi Hedren
is famous for her role in the Alfred Hitchcock’s film ‘The Birds’”
“Hedren has helped
numerous ladies from Vietnam find jobs in California”
“Tippi Hedren visited
a Vietnamese refugee camp in California 40 years ago”
“The Hollywood star’s
long polished fingernails dazzled the women there”
“These people had lost
everything in the American led war against Communism”
“They lost their
entire families, their homes, jobs, and friends – everything was gone including
their own country”
“Tippi Hedren wanted to
give them something in the way of self-respect and a way of earning a living
for themselves in the US”
“Taking about 20
women, mainly the wives of high-ranking military officers, she introduced them
to her personal manicurist
“They were taught the
art of manicures”
“These women went on
to transform an industry that is now worth $8bn and is dominated by Vietnamese
Americans”
““We were trying to find a vocation for them,” says Hedren”
“She also brought in
seamstresses and typists in any way for them to learn something, but they just
loved her fingernails”
“The refugee camp is
called ‘Hope Village’ in the north of California and Hedren revolutionised the
way they are and think”
“Hedren had also
recruited a local beauty school to help these women to learn and graduate”
“She has helped them
to get jobs all over California”
“Tippi Hedren, who has
a wildcat sanctuary at her home in Southern California, is building a museum to
house Hollywood memorabilia”
“She has photos of the
women at Camp Hope together with awards won from the Nail Care industry”
“What is wonderful is
that the Vietnamese women have given the nail salon business a radical
makeover”
“In the 1970s,
manicures and pedicures cost around $50, which was fine for Hollywood starlets,
but was out of reach for most American women”
“Today a basic
‘mani-pedi’ can cost around $20, largely due to Vietnamese American salons, who
typically under charge by 30-50%”
“Forty years after the
fall of Saigon, 51% of nail technicians in the US and approximately 80% in
California are of Vietnamese descent”
“Many are the direct
descendants of Tippi Hedren’s new class of manicurist, whom she first inspired
to take up the craft and run with it”
“It only takes one
person’s efforts and foresight to revolutionise hundreds of people and an
industry is born”
“Tippi Hedren works
from the heart and that is why she always gets results. Everyone will benefit
by those who act and give with love”
3rd May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Actress Tippi Hedren
is famous for her role in the Alfred Hitchcock’s film ‘The Birds’”
“Hedren has helped
numerous ladies from Vietnam find jobs in California”
“Tippi Hedren visited
a Vietnamese refugee camp in California 40 years ago”
“The Hollywood star’s
long polished fingernails dazzled the women there”
“These people had lost
everything in the American led war against Communism”
“They lost their
entire families, their homes, jobs, and friends – everything was gone including
their own country”
“Tippi Hedren wanted
to give them something in the way of self-respect and a way of earning a living
for themselves in the US”
“Taking about 20
women, mainly the wives of high-ranking military officers, she introduced them
to her personal manicurist
“They were taught the
art of manicures”
“These women went on
to transform an industry that is now worth $8bn and is dominated by Vietnamese
Americans”
““We were trying to find a vocation for them,” says Hedren”
“She also brought in
seamstresses and typists in any way for them to learn something, but they just
loved her fingernails”
“The refugee camp is
called ‘Hope Village’ in the north of California and Hedren revolutionised the
way they are and think”
“Hedren had also
recruited a local beauty school to help these women to learn and graduate”
“She has helped them
to get jobs all over California”
“Tippi Hedren, who has
a wildcat sanctuary at her home in Southern California, is building a museum to
house Hollywood memorabilia”
“She has photos of the
women at Camp Hope together with awards won from the Nail Care industry”
“What is wonderful is
that the Vietnamese women have given the nail salon business a radical
makeover”
“In the 1970s,
manicures and pedicures cost around $50, which was fine for Hollywood starlets,
but was out of reach for most American women”
“Today a basic
‘mani-pedi’ can cost around $20, largely due to Vietnamese American salons, who
typically under charge by 30-50%”
“Forty years after the
fall of Saigon, 51% of nail technicians in the US and approximately 80% in
California are of Vietnamese descent”
“Many are the direct
descendants of Tippi Hedren’s new class of manicurist, whom she first inspired
to take up the craft and run with it”
“It only takes one
person’s efforts and foresight to revolutionise hundreds of people and an
industry is born”
“Tippi Hedren works
from the heart and that is why she always gets results. Everyone will benefit
by those who act and give with love”
2nd May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“Good Samaritans are
always thin on the ground, which makes their presence all the more special and
sacred”
“Nairobi’s Good
Samaritan is a Kenyan primary school teacher, who takes his love of children to
extraordinary lengths”
“Kenyan’s forgotten
children are some 250-300,000, who are homeless. Many of them live on the
streets of Nairobi”
“The children call out
“Odijo, Odijo”, which means slang for
teacher”
“Mr Clifford Oluoch is
a primary school teacher in Nairobi by day”
“He has been spending
his evenings for the last 3 months feeding street children”
“He said, “I was walking home one night and came
across boys haggling for a cob of corn””
““I offered to buy them a cob each then more children came””
““By the end of the evening I had bought corn for 25 children””
““They asked me if I would come back tomorrow and do the same and I said
I would””
“The UNICEF report
estimates that there are approximately 300,000 homeless children in Kenya, most
of them are in the big cities”
“According to the
Nairobi-based charity Kenya Children for Hope, 63% of the cities have homeless
children”
“These children have
been on the streets on a part or full time basis for up to five years”
“In the city centres,
where human wastes flow nearby, there above the stench is a thick cloud of
industrial glue, which the children snort”
“For them a few sniffs
of glue can last for several hours and blanks out their continuous misery”
“The children see the
teacher as a living “Messiah””
“Many of the children
are as a result of abusive homes and others have left alcoholic parents behind”
“The streets are a
hard life and boys get beaten up by older homeless boys”
“Clifford Oluoch, his
wife Benedette and their 13 year old daughter butter 30 loaves of bread, a cost
of £14 a day”
“For months now
Clifford has been splitting his salary between his wife and family and 60
street children, he is starting to feel the pinch”
“Word is now getting
about and so a bread donor has been found to give the bread”
“That saving has
allowed Clifford to use the money to take a child to hospital or help homeless
women set up fruit stalls”
“All these are
expensive undertakings on a mere teacher’s salary. He is also away from home up
to three hours every evening”
“Clifford and his wife
Benedette are committed to helping people”
“They know what it is
like to grow up having nothing. “We know
how difficult life is when you have no one””
““What we do makes a difference and it is this that makes it all worth
it!””
“It takes the
unselfish heart of one man to show up the Kenyan nation”
“It is their
responsibility to do more and to rescue these depraved children”
“Clifford Oluoch, who
champions the plight of homeless children, will start the ball rolling”
“These forgotten
children are not forgotten any longer”
“Bless this man for
his divine inspiration to rescue those whose lives were lost”
“Now they are found
and help will be given to all!”
2nd May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“Good Samaritans are
always thin on the ground, which makes their presence all the more special and
sacred”
“Nairobi’s Good Samaritan
is a Kenyan primary school teacher, who takes his love of children to
extraordinary lengths”
“Kenyan’s forgotten
children are some 250-300,000, who are homeless. Many of them live on the
streets of Nairobi”
“The children call out
“Odijo, Odijo”, which means slang for
teacher”
“Mr Clifford Oluoch is
a primary school teacher in Nairobi by day”
“He has been spending
his evenings for the last 3 months feeding street children”
“He said, “I was walking home one night and came
across boys haggling for a cob of corn””
““I offered to buy them a cob each then more children came””
““By the end of the evening I had bought corn for 25 children””
““They asked me if I would come back tomorrow and do the same and I said
I would””
“The UNICEF report
estimates that there are approximately 300,000 homeless children in Kenya, most
of them are in the big cities”
“According to the
Nairobi-based charity Kenya Children for Hope, 63% of the cities have homeless
children”
“These children have
been on the streets on a part or full time basis for up to five years”
“In the city centres,
where human wastes flow nearby, there above the stench is a thick cloud of
industrial glue, which the children snort”
“For them a few sniffs
of glue can last for several hours and blanks out their continuous misery”
“The children see the
teacher as a living “Messiah””
“Many of the children
are as a result of abusive homes and others have left alcoholic parents behind”
“The streets are a
hard life and boys get beaten up by older homeless boys”
“Clifford Oluoch, his
wife Benedette and their 13 year old daughter butter 30 loaves of bread, a cost
of £14 a day”
“For months now
Clifford has been splitting his salary between his wife and family and 60
street children, he is starting to feel the pinch”
“Word is now getting
about and so a bread donor has been found to give the bread”
“That saving has
allowed Clifford to use the money to take a child to hospital or help homeless
women set up fruit stalls”
“All these are
expensive undertakings on a mere teacher’s salary. He is also away from home up
to three hours every evening”
“Clifford and his wife
Benedette are committed to helping people”
“They know what it is
like to grow up having nothing. “We know
how difficult life is when you have no one””
““What we do makes a difference and it is this that makes it all worth
it!””
“It takes the
unselfish heart of one man to show up the Kenyan nation”
“It is their
responsibility to do more and to rescue these depraved children”
“Clifford Oluoch, who
champions the plight of homeless children, will start the ball rolling”
“These forgotten
children are not forgotten any longer”
“Bless this man for
his divine inspiration to rescue those whose lives were lost”
“Now they are found
and help will be given to all!”
1st May 2015 (jandmayers twitter)
“The Church of England
is adopting a new climate change policy and will cut their investments in
fossil fuel companies”
“They will sell
investments worth £12m in firms where more than 10% of revenue comes from
extracting thermal coal”
“The Church said it
had a moral responsibility to act on environmental issues to protect the poor”
““It is the poor who are the most vulnerable to climate change,”
says the Church”
“The Church of
England’s investments are wide-ranging and complex”
“They range from
pieces of woodland used for timber to investment strategies run by some of the
world’s biggest hedge funds”
“The Church also has
stakes in big oil companies”
“Around £5.2bn of
investments are managed by the Church Commissioners to produce money to support
its work”
“More than £3.25bn is
invested in securities bonds and shares, both in the UK and abroad”
“The Church also
invests £1.71bn in property, £96m in woodland and £125m in loans for clergy’s
spouses”
“Their stock market
shares are with major companies like Shell, HSBC (what a joke that is!) and
GlaxoSmithKline”
“The Church wants to
be seen to be doing the right thing, as it is their moral obligation to protect
the poor with climate change”
“By reducing their
investments in these companies that are heavily involved in fossil fuels, they
feel they are doing their bit”
“We all know that the
Church is a business”
“One has to ask, “When do they actually have time for God or
for the poor and suffering in this world?””
“The Church indirectly
was involved when they staked £75,000 in Wonga through their investment fund”
“Wonga loan money to
those who have little at high interest rates”
“The message from
Jesus Christ was to follow him and to give to the poor and suffering”
“He taught us to help
those who are not in a position to help themselves”
“Where is the
Churches’ investment in the poor and suffering, where families have little to
eat and are in constant poverty?”
“Where is it seen that
the Church reaches out to them?”
“Jesus Christ needed
nothing. He went out to those who needed his help, love and guidance”
“The Church of England
is a money making dinosaur”
“The C of E does not
follow the teachings of Christ, but continues to feather its own nest and lavish
lifestyle”
“The shame on the C of
E is not to reduce its investments in fossil fuel companies, but to openly help
the poor and suffering in this world”
“This is what the
Church was founded on in the first place”
“In order for Church
of England hierarchy to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, they have to act as Jesus
did without pomp and ceremony”
“They need to follow
Christ with humbleness & a vision to eradicate pain & suffering for all
their flock”
“This is where the
Church should be actively involved”
“Remember Almighty God
sees all and all will be judged who have not been seen to be doing the right
thing, which is their charge to do”
“Jesus Christ never
said money had to be made or invested.
If one truly believes in God then one knows all is provided for anyway”
“It is the Church’s
greed and where money is the criteria over and above helping the poor and
suffering!”
1st May 2015 (ladylydialondon twitter)
“The Church of England
is adopting a new climate change policy and will cut their investments in
fossil fuel companies”
“They will sell
investments worth £12m in firms where more than 10% of revenue comes from
extracting thermal coal”
“The Church said it
had a moral responsibility to act on environmental issues to protect the poor”
““It is the poor who are the most vulnerable to climate change,”
says the Church”
“The Church of
England’s investments are wide-ranging and complex”
“They range from
pieces of woodland used for timber to investment strategies run by some of the
world’s biggest hedge funds”
“The Church also has
stakes in big oil companies”
“Around £5.2bn of
investments are managed by the Church Commissioners to produce money to support
its work”
“More than £3.25bn is
invested in securities bonds and shares, both in the UK and abroad”
“The Church also
invests £1.71bn in property, £96m in woodland and £125m in loans for clergy’s
spouses”
“Their stock market
shares are with major companies like Shell, HSBC (what a joke that is!) and
GlaxoSmithKline”
“The Church wants to
be seen to be doing the right thing, as it is their moral obligation to protect
the poor with climate change”
“By reducing their
investments in these companies that are heavily involved in fossil fuels, they
feel they are doing their bit”
“We all know that the
Church is a business”
“One has to ask, “When do they actually have time for God or
for the poor and suffering in this world?””
“The Church indirectly
was involved when they staked £75,000 in Wonga through their investment fund”
“Wonga loan money to
those who have little at high interest rates”
“The message from
Jesus Christ was to follow him and to give to the poor and suffering”
“He taught us to help
those who are not in a position to help themselves”
“Where is the
Churches’ investment in the poor and suffering, where families have little to
eat and are in constant poverty?”
“Where is it seen that
the Church reaches out to them?”
“Jesus Christ needed
nothing. He went out to those who needed his help, love and guidance”
“The Church of England
is a money making dinosaur”
“The C of E does not
follow the teachings of Christ, but continues to feather its own nest and
lavish lifestyle”
“The shame on the C of
E is not to reduce its investments in fossil fuel companies, but to openly help
the poor and suffering in this world”
“This is what the
Church was founded on in the first place”
“In order for Church
of England hierarchy to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, they have to act as Jesus
did without pomp and ceremony”
“They need to follow
Christ with humbleness & a vision to eradicate pain & suffering for all
their flock”
“This is where the
Church should be actively involved”
“Remember Almighty God
sees all and all will be judged who have not been seen to be doing the right
thing, which is their charge to do”
“Jesus Christ never
said money had to be made or invested.
If one truly believes in God then one knows all is provided for anyway”
“It is the Church’s
greed and where money is the criteria over and above helping the poor and
suffering!”
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