“The problem with this war for many Americans is that they demonstrated that was not valid the premise with which we justify starting it, that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction , ” Gates admitted yesterday in a speech in Ramadi before participating in the Al Faw Palace of Baghdad in the starting ceremony of the Operation New Dawn , as has been baptized poscombate phase in which still has 50,000 troops in Iraq since yesterday under the command of General Lloyd Austin and engaged in the next 15 months to training of Iraqi security forces .

A COUNTRY DETERMINANT Gates wanted to leave the door open to optimism about the future of Iraq, challenged by the political deadlock for months that prevents the formation of Government in Baghdad. ” If Iraq ends up being a democratic country, although the cost of having reached that point will have been terrible, the potential to be the nucleus of a significant change in the whole region can not be underestimated , “said Rumsfeld . Both he and Vice President Joe Biden and the military leadership Baghdad present at the ceremony yesterday were echoing the tone of contention that Obama used his speech on Tuesday, received in the U.S. with some warmth.

Thomas Manger, Chief of Police of Montgomery County in Maryland, told reporters that the three hostages are unharmed and left the building and the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland , where the incident occurred.
pointed out that the Manger responsible, a man of Asian features , is under police custody , but refused to confirm the status of the subject.
Manger did not provide further explanation of the actions of the police which ended the four-hour incident .

The police had conducted preliminary negotiations with men in an attempt to persuade him to leave free the hostages and surrender peacefully.
The suspect, who reportedly was upset by the Discovery network programming , entered the headquarters of the Discovery Channel through the front door at 13:00 pm today , Eastern Time U.S. .

The man had what looked like a device with a metal can attached to the body and carrying a firearm, Manger said in previous reports .
Speaking to reporters after the subject was injured, Manger said the device was detonated.

Sources of law enforcement identified James J. Lee as responsible , noting that it began an investigation into the facts.
Lee , 43 years old , protested outside the Discovery Channel building in February 2008 , local officials said .

The man was arrested and charged with disorderly coomportamiento in public , as indicated in the files, officials reported .

Israeli Prime Minister considers the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas , his ” partner for peace “and bets to reach the summit in Washington , marking the resumption of direct talks between the two sides , a ” historic compromise . ” “President Abbas , you are my partner for peace ” , say Mr Netanyahu in a speech prepared for delivery tonight at a White House dinner to be attended , besides the U.S. President , Barack Obama, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah of Jordan and the envoy of the Quartet for Middle East Peace , former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. “It depends on us to overcome this agonizing conflict between our peoples and to establish a new beginning , “says the text , collected by the Israeli daily Haaretz . Netanyahu ‘s intention , in his own words, is to create ” a secure and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians “not only ” a brief period between wars “or” temporary respite between outbreaks of terrorism. ” “We seek peace to end the conflict once and for all. We seek a peace that lasts for generations. This is the peace that my people want. This is the peace that we all deserve , “said Netanyahu. For the prime minister of Israel , who will address several times throughout his speech directly to Abbas, whom he considers his ” peace partner pair “,” Peace begins with each leader. ” Netanyahu argues that the Jews are not foreigners “in” the land of their ancestors, ” but in a conciliatory gesture said that both Israelis and Palestinians “share “this territory. “I came here today to reach a historic compromise that will allow both peoples to live in peace, in safety and dignity , “he says in his prepared remarks. This stability would be consequences of “progress and hope “in both social and economic terms . “If we work together we can take advantage of the great advantage that our unique place under the sun.
Our geography , history, culture , climate and talent of our people can create unprecedented opportunities in tourism , commerce, industry , energy, water and more, ” it added . On the other hand , peace is also facing challenges in the form of terrorist attacks by those Netanyahu describes as ” enemies. ” Thus , the prime minister prefers ” a horizon in the West Bank dominated by apartment towers , not missiles “or that the roads in the area ” carrying trade, not terrorists ” . We left Lebanon , we got terrorism. We left Gaza , we got terrorism.

In the hall of videogame Gamescom , the fair on interactive games and entertainment most important in Europe, which began Wednesday in the city of Cologne (West Germany), the market leaders submitted until Sunday, their new products and the incorporation of animation revolution in relief ( 3D) in their creations.

As an example, the Japanese giant Sony unveiled its latest like driving a rally car with a scene in relief or feeling in a game of tennis as the ball comes to a virtual .

“We are asset (in this segment) and propose a wide range of products to market, ” the AFP said Kazuo Hirai , head of Sony’s entertainment division , referring to the increasingly important niche in this market billionaire.

“The number of units ( recipients of this technology) needs to increase. To do this we need to develop video games, 3D TV , 3D movies in Blue- Ray discs , “said Kazuo Hirai, whose group has a special interest in the development of these technologies is the leading manufacturer of compatible displays .

Sony expects 10% of TV sales this year are of compatible devices for animation in relief and develops 3D technology which does not require special glasses .

Industry experts estimate that a wide selection of titles is crucial to convincing consumers who purchase compatible displays , that the market sell for about 1500-2000 euros needed for polarizing glasses .

The latest trend “geek “of the moment for those voracious consumers of technology and the internet is to offer at any time , anywhere geolocation service applied to smartphones , multifunction phones .

This service lets you put your satellite , just a few meters of error, the place where a user is . But this involves some “risks for the protection of privacy that can be quite immense.

“Imagine that in one year, may say that ‘ I was in such a place , close to that person , ‘” Alain told AFP Pannetrat , expert in the Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés French ( CNIL ), an independent administrative entity dedicated to the protection of privacy and freedoms in the digital age.

Even more if you consider that the time to proceed with the disposal of private data behemoths like Facebook (500 million members worldwide ) or Google ( the world’s leading Internet search ) is not defined by law.

The development of geolocation can exacerbate the issues of privacy. Until now the demands are focused primarily on the difficulty to remove an account at social networking , photo, or usurped identities .

This week Facebook launched in the U.S. the new geolocation feature , which will be available “soon “in other countries .

“Facebook Places ” ( Places ) allows users to indicate social network with a single click on their cell phones where you are , know what their “friends” are close to the site and register on the website of bars, restaurants, shops …. Google had already invented a similar device named “Google Latitudes . ”

The geolocation is also explained by the success of photographic mapping service called 3D “Street View ” , which can be accessed by mobile phones or through internet. This device was widely criticized because the private data of internet users with Wi Fi were recorded by Google as it proceeded to photograph the routes.

” Knowing where are your friends (…) may be useful in everyday life but the real goal is to make money selling advertising, ” Jérôme Thorel claim representative in France of the NGO Privacy International.

This new feature opens the door for businesses to a giant digital advertising market at a time and local custom , which will compete directly with services classifieds .

This is a market of about 15,000 billion in 2010, only in the U.S. , indicates the U.S. consulting firm Borrell.

Free for members, “Facebook is one way to make money, custom advertising , “said Pannetrat , stressing that ” their economic interests are inherent to obtain much information about its users ” to propose ” as advertised ” .

Google, “the company had more information on individuals ‘ daily builds the profile of Internet users who visit tracking pages with the help of cookies , remember Pannetrat .

The place where they are, they plan to visit , the landscape that aroused his curiosity are all information that Google – which recorded in 2009 about 23,000 million dollars in advertising revenues – may operate in favor of advertisers.

Police found the drug bears during a raid earlier this month in Christina Lake, British Columbia (southwest ).

Sergeant Fred Mansveld told AFP that the police believed that the bears were attracted to the property with dog food to prevent the entry of unwanted visitors .

If the bears came to be fed by humans and lost the ability to make your own , may become hazardous and have to be euthanized , according to police officials and consevacionistas .

By Tuesday , more than 3,200 people had signed two online petitions urging the province of British Columbia that bears move to a more remote area , or take it to a sanctuary.

” The world is watching , “wrote Mary Burns, one of the more than 2,000 fans of the Facebook page . “Help save the black bears in BC . ”

The family of Canadian -American actor Jason Priestley won $ 1,250 for a fund to help pay for the needs of animals.

“We can save these bears in the short term but long term , we can improve awareness , “he told AFP the actor’s father , Lorne Priestley.

When “guys like these from Christina Lake to feed the bears, and are usually fed by humans, is a form of abuse. ”

Police are investigating two residents of the property , which could be accused of drug charges, while the conservation officer Dave Webster told AFP were investigating whether violations of standards of protection of wildlife.

“The investigations continue , we have a commission there, but for now we can not report the results, “said a spokesman for the Police Directorate in Bogota told AFP.

Two young men traveling on a motorcycle were killed July 16 in Puerto Asis (Putumayo ) , according to a police report. Residents of that village said that the day after the crime showed a list of names of nine children, including those of victims , which were threatened with death if they did not leave the city.

Two other lists were disclosed by Internet then the third one on Tuesday , with the names of at least 90 young people more, some of whom have left the population.

However, in recent days it was hypothesized that the publication of the lists was a joke among students launched after the murder of two young men.

This was stated by Secretary of Government of Puerto Asis , Andres Verdugo, and some parents, who speculate that the lists may be due to a “joke “among peers.

‘ After these two deaths , apparently , as investigations by the police, young people begin to interact by Facebook and the list is created , which then increases and increases , Verdugo said .

“These emails are no signatures of any person or any group . It seems that in principle it is a joke of the youngsters through the internet , “he added .

In that sense, the father of one of the threatened told reporters that ” it is possible that in the case of threats between peers, as several listed by nicknames ( aliases) who only know them. ”

” To my son, I see quiet, he says he is not afraid because he has not done anything, ” said one man who declined to be named the newspaper El Tiempo in Bogota.

“More next-generation Kindle were asked over the last four weeks (earlier versions ) for the same period , ” Amazon said in a statement , although the company (the one that offers the product line) still refuses to provide figures.

Target distributor for its part the exclusive right to commercially available .

” Kindle is the product that is sold on Amazon.com for two years and the new generation ( the reader ) continues this trend, ” said Steven Kessel , one of those responsible for the product on Amazon.

In addition , the firm said that the first readers of new generation were issued to its customers on Wednesday , “two days before the date originally scheduled . ”

In late July , Amazon introduced two new versions of its Kindle electronic reader , including one that sells for $ 139 , its lowest price so far. This version is connected only by wireless Internet (wi -fi). The other has a cost of $ 189 and connects to the 3G telephone network , in addition to wi -fi.

Likewise, the new models are lighter than the previous .

Amazon is lowering the price of Kindle and modernizing its models, in order to compete with Apple’s IPAD in the market for electronic books , as well as the company Sony and the Barnes & Noble, which also offer electronic books.