Questions About Putin’s Health After Canceled Meetings & Vague Answers

The Interpreter

A ceremony to sign a treaty of integration between Russia and South Ossetia  scheduled for today March 11 was cancelled, RBC.ru reported, causing further speculation about the state of health of President Vladimir Putin.

The ceremony was to essentially formally annex South Ossetia, a breakaway territory from Georgia which Russia took over after the 2008 war with Georgia. A delegation had already arrived for the meeting from the capital of Tskhinvali, by24.org reported.

This was the second cancellation of a meeting on a priority issue for Putin; the first was the summit of the Eurasian Customs Union in Astana, Kazakhstan, which has now been postponed "for a few days," says sources in Kazakhstan, according to a Reuters report.

But Nezavisimaya Gazeta says that the reason the South Ossetia ceremony was cancelled was because the agreement was not sufficiently prepared. A vote of confidence was put on the agenda of the South Ossetia parliament regarding David Sanakoyev, head of the republic, who had published the draft agreement in the local press on his own initiative without the consent of the leadership. So there may have been valid reasons to halt the signing -- but it seems odd that it got as far as it did, with the participants already in Moscow.

Concern has been raised that two meetings that the official web site kremlin.ru said took place this week, with governors from Karelia and Yamal-Yenets, actually took place last week, and were only published this week. Sources say Aleksandr Khudilaynen, the governor of Karelia actually met with Putin last week, and Dmitry Kobylkin, governor of Yamal-Yenets was not in Moscow on March 10.

In the absence of any solid information, news broadcasts said to be made of Putin March 10 and March 11 are being closely examined. Do the calendars in the meetings with Kobylkin and Khudilaynen show single digits, indicating the filming was done last week?

Or is this not a calendar, but perhaps a stand with an inspirational quote?

Meanwhile, without confirmation of Putin's condition, and concern that meetings at the Kremlin reported this week in fact took place last week, Russkiy Monitor has gone ahead and published an email received by the editorial office claiming that Putin  had a stroke. 

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[Contra] Inteligencia callejera y rumores

resulta que el "rumor" del fallecimiento de fidel castro mantiene en vilo al departamento de estado norteamericano, a los congresistas cubano-americanos, a disidentes, opositores y ciberdisidentes; asi como a agencias de prensa, cancillerias extranjeras y hasta centros de inteligencia y contrainteligencia. que si de la oficina de john kerry llaman a los congresistas cubano-americanos, o que si hasta la cia anda detras del asunto.

todo el mundo dandole la vuelta a la noria del rumor sobre los supuestos "hechos" en los cuales consideran obligada la referencia publica del coma-andante en jefe, sin prestarle atencion a la tozuda realidad explicita que la suerte del infame no desempena ningun rol en la politica contemporanea que sigue el regimen neocastrista de castro 2.0. y eso que castro 3.0 ya les dio la pista desde grecia, donde casualmente la presentacion de su libro coincide con la celebracion de elecciones generales donde es favorito el izquierdista Syriza como era de esperar.

se han emitido decenas de horas de programas de television y radio para complacer una audiencia morbosa con la participacion de expertos, cubanologos, parlanchines,  "roba-camaras" y hasta de un cartomantico, que enfatizo que el moringuero en jefe lleva muerto un ano y que el que acaba de fallecer es el unico doble que quedaba de el. 

no vamos a pedirle ante una preocupacion tan notable, que uno de los agentes encubiertos que laboran en la oficina de intereses norteamericana en la habana, se de una vuelta por los 3 puntos claves que esclarecen inmediatamente el asunto, pues se entiende que estan fuertemente vigilados y no se arriesgaran a que los fotografien merodeando. eso seria una tarea apropiada para disidentes, opositores y ante todo para los periodistas independientes. pero en el rellano del conformismo, tal pesquisa no entra en el nicho de mercado.

como suele suceder en estos casos donde los sesudos pierden el gps, la solucion la aporta el asere de atares que coge una bicicleta y se da una vuelta por punto cero, el cimeq que esta a unas pocas cuadras y por la brigada de tropas especiales de el bosque de la habana, para observar si hay alguna anormalidad.  
[nota: haria falta incorporar las imagenes de google earth de los lugares mencionados?] 

ABC: Chavez con un infarto y 22 kilos menos

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Según Univisión fue en la intervención quirúrgica que se le practicó en diciembre y en la que se le extrajo parte del intestino y la próstata El estado de salud de Chávez es «severo» y tiene un aspecto «tan demacrado que es imposible presentar una imagen suya para los medios»

El presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, sufrió un infarto de miocardio durante la intervención quirúrgica que se le practicó en diciembre y en la que se le extrajo parte del intestino y la próstata, según ha informado la cadena Univisión citando a fuentes con conocimiento directo de la operación. El estado de salud de Chávez es "severo" y tiene un aspecto "tan demacrado que es imposible presentar una imagen suya para los medios", indican fuentes citadas por la cadena latinomamericana Univisión, con base en Estados Unidos.

Chávez, que continúa sufriendo problemas respiratorios, habría perdido entre 18 y 22 kilos en las últimas semanas a causa de su estado y de la alimentación por sonda. El presidente venezolano se encontraba ingresado en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Quirúrgicas (Cimeq). No obstante, fue trasladado a un "hospital-búnker" que se halla bajo la plaza de la Revolución, según Univisión, poco después de su empeoramiento y las filtraciones sobre su estado de salud.

De acuerdo a fuentes con conocimiento directo de la operación consultadas por Univisión, este lugar se encuentra habilitado únicamente para la atención sanitaria de emergencia del expresidente cubano Fidel Castro. En medio de un amplio despliegue de seguridad, los familiares de Chávez habrían seguido acudiendo al Cimeq, un centro de élite fundado en 1982, para demostrar que no se habían registrado cambios en la situación, según una de las fuentes.

http://www.abc.es/internacional/20130119/abci-chavez-infarto-201301190327.html

What's going on 1% Transaction Tax [HR4646]

A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:

DID YOU KNOW............. One percent transaction tax is proposed President Obama's finance team is recommending a transaction tax. His plan is to sneak it in after the November election to keep it under the radar. This is a 1% tax on all transaction at any financial institution i. e. Banks, Credit Unions, extra. Any deposit you make, or move around within your account, i. e. transfer to, will have a 1% tax charged. If your pay check or your social Security or whatever is direct deposit, 1% tax charged. If you hand carry a check in to deposit, 1% tax charged, If you take cash in to deposit, 1% tax charged. This is from the man who promised that if you make under $250,000 per year, you will not see one penny of new tax. Keep your eyes and ears open, you will be amazed at what you learn. Other Version: ON JANUARY 1ST 2012, THE GOVERNMENT IS REQUIRING EVERYONE TO HAVE DIRECT DEPOSIT FOR SS CHECKS. WONDER WHY? Be sure to scroll down to read entire explanation Do you receive a retirement check from soc sec or a pension fund and have it direct deposit?? Well guess what....looks as if Obama wants to tax it 1% !!! *just one more nail in the coffin me thinks..... All of you old coots, and old coots to be had better read this. This Obama gang is diabolical. Is your Soc. Sec. check on direct deposit? WAKE UP AMERICA 1% tax on all bank transactions HR4646 Watch for this AFTER November elections; remember this BEFORE you VOTE in case you think Obama's looking out for your best interest. 1% tax on all bank transactions HR 4646 This government just cannot think of enough ways to hurt the American people! I sure hope this dies!!!!! FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW! 1% tax on all bank transactions HR 4646 - ANOTHER NEW OBAMA TAX SLIPPED IN WHILE WE WERE ASLEEP. Checked this on snopes, it's true! Check out HR 4646. President Obama's finance team is recommending a one percent (1%) transaction fee (TAX). Obama's plan is to sneak it in after the November elections to keep it under the radar. This is a 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution - banks, credit unions, savings and loans, etc. Any deposit you make, or even a transfer within your account, will have a 1% tax charged. ~If your paycheck or your social security or whatever is direct deposit, it will get a 1% tax charged for the transaction. ~If your paycheck is $1000, then you will pay Obama $10 just for the privilege of depositing your paycheck in your bank. Even if you hand carry your paycheck or any check into your bank for a deposit, 1% tax will be charged. ~You receive a $5,000 stock dividend from your broker, Obama takes $50 just to allow you to deposit that check in the bank.. ~If you take $1,000 cash to deposit at your bank, 1% tax will be charged. Mind you, this is from the man who promised that, if you make under $250,000 per year, you will not see one penny of new tax. Keep your eyes and ears open, you will be amazed at what you learn about this guy's under-the-table moves to increase the number of ways you are taxed. ~Oh, and by the way, if you receive a refund from the IRS next year and you have it direct deposited or you walk in to deposit that check, you guessed it. You will pay a 1% charge of that money just for putting it in your bank. Remember, any money, cash, check or whatever, no matter where it came from, you will pay a 1% fee if you put it in the bank. Some will say, oh well, it's just 1%. Are you kidding me? It's a 1% tax increase across the board. Remember, once the tax is there, they can also raise it at will. And if anyone protests, they will just say, "oh,that's not really a tax, it's a user fee"! Think this is no big deal? Go back and look at the transactions you made from last year's banking statements. Then add the total of all those transactions and deduct 1%. Still think it's no big deal?

The Truth: There was a bill in the 111th Congress, House Bill, HR-4646, the Debt Free America Act, that was introduced on February 23, 2010, but it died in committee and was never voted on or passed into law. Some versions of this eRumor allege that the bill was being sneaked into law by members of Congress but that is also fiction. The bill was sponsored by Democratic Congressional Representative Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania and says that it is to "establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals." Fattah has a description of the bill along with a press release posted on his Congressional web site. Fattah is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, not President Obama's finance team, as some eRumors alleged. The Thomas Library is the official site where legislative bills are posted and progress can be monitored. The bill can easily be found and currently the Thomas Library site shows that the Debt Free America Act is in the House committee and then will be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Appropriations. Click here for the Thomas Library for text and status of the bill. The Debt Free America Act HR-4646 can also be found at the Govtrack US site, a civic project that tracks legislative activity. Click for GovTrack.us information on HR-4646. updated 10/9/11

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Urban Legends

RADIO BEMBA DICE ...!

RADIO BEMBA DICE desde Asociación Pro Libertad de Prensa

• Que comenzaron los juicios sumarísimos a un grupo de gerentes y administradores de las Tiendas de Recaudación de Divisas (T.R.D.)por corrupción administrativa y que las condenas impuestas son de 15 años en adelante.
• Que un familiar muy cercano del Vicepresidente Sr. Carlos Lage acaba de salir de Cuba. Se desconocen el país de destino y la duración del viaje.
• Que el pelotero Urrutia se fajó con el Director del equipo Cuba, molesto por las declaraciones de Antonio Pacheco publicadas en el Diario Granma, respecto a que Urrutia había pedido que se le apartase del equipo “por no resistir los rigores del entrenamiento.”
• Que el Sr. Carlos Valenciaga, secretario personal del Sr. Fidel Castro ha sido separado de esa responsabilidad.
• Que el administrador de una céntrica librería de esta Capital ha sido sometido a medida cautelar, después de la intervención del DTI, cuyos agentes realizaron un sorpresivo inventario en su almacén.