URUGUAY AND HOLLAND FOR A PLACE IN THE FINAL FOR WORLD CUP SOCCER 2010 SOUTH AFRICA

Hoy antes del partido entre Uruguay y Holanda por la Copa Mundial de Futbol Sudafrica 2010,querida celeste escribo esto:
un pais pequeño, con solo 3 millones de habitantes, hoy esta cuarto entre los mejores del mundo, fuimos los que una vez ya te recibimos en 1928, 1930 y en 1950 “Maracanazo” cuando en Brasil nadie esperaba dimos la vuelta un resultado y salimos Campeones del Mundo, ese recuerdo siempre quedo en todos y talves en lugar de ayudarnos, nos estanco, porque quedamos viviendo de los recuerdos, que son buenos los recuerdos, pero siempre debemos seguir luchando para conseguir nuevas hazañas.

Hoy hemos logrado despues de 40 años, estar entre los 4 primeros del Mundo, ya hemos logrado mas de lo que esperabamos, y seguimos soñando, no se como saldra este partido frente a Holanda, pero sea cual sea el resultado, la mayor de las ganancias la tenemos, lo conseguimos, nos hemos superado a nosotros, mejoramos, decidimos luchar y poner nuestra ” garra charrua “ , en pos de un nuevo sueño.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA: HONDURAS AND URUGUAY

Today in two countries of Latin American presidential elections are held: the second round “runoff “in Uruguay between Jose “Pepe “Mujica (former Tupamaro, former guerrilla, a participant in the epoch of the Tupamaros of bank robberies, assassinations, kidnappings and Luis Alberto “Cuqui” Lacalle (Uruguay’s former president in charge of the bankruptcy of one of the largest banks in an economic situation that almost destroyed the country with the subsequent suicide of several people) and on the other hand there is the situation in Honduras where brethren to Manuel Zelaya are asking people not to go to vote, because that Zelaya was expelled from the presidency through a coup d’etat to get him out of the chair one night expelled to Costa Rica and now a refugee in the embassy of Brazil in Honduras, Roberto Micheletti supporting that until a few days had been in power since the deposition of Zelaya, who look forward to these new elections to have a president elected by the people, the international community to react to the coup demanding the return to power of Zelaya but timidly that currently says “that will recognize the new president of Honduras, where the turnout in Honduras shows that the public took to the polls significantly”

in the situation of Honduras, there are some frays calls warning of bombs, the explosion of a bomb, and a population that simima not know what to expect and the reality is that anger afraid to throw on Sunday.

TRAFFICKING OF WEAPONS FROM URUGUAY TO BRAZIL

Sometimes tragic events are used by politicians to seek political mileage, I at least do not find meaning in it, not think about the pain of the families, friends, work colleagues, the lives that are lost.

This has happened in Uruguay, during the political campaign, in the runoff, which will be held on 29 November between two opposing visions, from the right formula comprised of white party Luis Lacalle and Jorge Larranaga and in the other corner, representing the Broad Front, currently in power, with groups from the socialist left as the most ultra-left groups that shaped the urban guerrilla Tupamaros, with the formula for Jose “Pepe” Mujica y Danilo Astori.

It happens in a house fire, that there would be nothing surprising, so the police sent a police man and a woman police to tell the landlord what had happened was right, had to give notice, but Here comes the tragedy, the police never imagining that the owner of that house accountant Saul Feldam , had much to hide, knocks on the door when they open the door and tells him what happened, the counter Feldman enters his house and fired from within against the police, who died while being taken to the police hospital.
that entrenchment occurs counter Saul Feldman, who for hours against the police firing, the geo panel that when he felt that he was hurt Feldman entered to see him and Feldman was dead by the time the police are about geo group shoots and kills him.

Towards the hours passed the day, with the hidden population to hurt them no bullet, police, geo group, military group attacked the house, throwing tear gas, which no one knew is that the morphine was injected Feldman which also allows you to put up with him suddenly heridasy also lose some of their mental capabilities at the time when injected continuously.

Accountant Saul Feldman, was in terminal stage of cancer, so he did not have much to lose, his death was assured, so resisted until a police bullet or by his own hand, not yet have confirmation,  conclude with his life.

But the most amazing was when the police entered, they had never imagined what they would find an arsenal of weapons, some 600 weapons of various types from FAL, AK47 and pistols Glok, also propelled grenades and rockets, also grenades, handguns, explosives military kevlar vests and gas masks, which are presumed to be those used in the war on drug trafficking in the Brazilian favelas.
Also found gold bullion, which is the way that drug traffickers pay the weapons are bought on the black market.

THE RESULTS OF VOTING POLLS IN URUGUAY

Uruguayan voting has ended with a new spin on 29 November 2009, the Frente Amplio has lost some of its members and did not get the 50% plus one he needed in the first round to achieve the presidency, they get only the 47%, according to political analysts, the reason the Frente Amplio lose votes, is that many people who vote for the Frente Amplio party, do not accept that the presidency be a former Tupamaro as Jose Mujica, which means the far left.
Meanwhile, the White Party, with the formula de Lacalle and Larranaga, reached 30%, compared with previous elections and the predictions of political polls, also lost votes because in the previous election had reached 36%, while the Colorado Party was the big winner, with the formula for Bordaberry and De Leon, managed to raise the meager votes that had been made at the last election, 10% to this year 2009 to reach 18%.

The formula consists of Bordaberry – De Leon, and said to back the white party in the November runoff, which if you add the two figures come to 49% may exceed the Broad Front or making the next election is much more tight, making the votes of the undecided or those who voted in this election on October 25 to other parties as an independent party, have to make a difference who wins.

In the runoff “ballotage”, the votes will be made of a simple majority to win the presidency of Uruguay.

As for the plebiscite, neither approved nor rejecting the application of the law of impunity for the military or the plebiscite ballot to make it possible for Uruguayans abroad to vote (voto letters).

In November 2009, finally we will decide who the next president of the Uruguayans.

URUGUAY ELECTS PRESIDENT AN EX TUPAMARO OR AN EX FORMER PRESIDENT

BEGAN THE OPENING OF POLLS FOR VOTING, THE FIRST VOTES ARE COMING TO LIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A PRESIDENT TODAY OR WE WILL GO FOR A BALLOTAGE ?

 

Today Sunday 25 October 2009, at the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, we have elections, president, vice president and parliament, also taken by vote in referendums two proposals: the vote of Uruguayans abroad, and the law expiration, which would not allow that many who participated in the dictatorship send to trial.

Candidates who have more opportunity are: Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former Tupamaro that he can be considered by some as a former hijacker, a former murderer, a former bank robberies to raise money for the cause of the Tupamaros, a senator of the republic , a politician looking camper, colloquial speech, presented by the Frente Amplio, political party that supports the power now.

And Luis Alberto Lacalle, the “Kookie” by the White Party, the former president during his term saw the banking crisis, accused of being drunk, to participate in what is the bankruptcy of banks innercia when he was president of the Republic .

In the first round, to be elected president has to obtain 50% plus one of total votes in the event that no party wins that amount of votes, must go to “ballotage”(runoff), runoff would be in November this year.

It was an hour and a half for the closing of the polling stations, and the first count daran prospects, who will be the president of Uruguay or if there is runoff.

The truth about the possibilities the only thing that I wish for my beloved country, Uruguay, dear God help us and free us and protect us because they all have a background that makes you want to mourn, we expect these next five years?

A GRANDMOTHER OF 92 YEARS AS A GIFT BRINGS MORE THAN 4 KILOS OF COCAINE IN HIS WHEELCHAIR

The drug trade and those who are carrying increasingly more inventive, who would not trust an old woman in wheelchairs.

Who could think that a sick lady, and with 92 years could be a mule, and be dealing drugs?

Employees at Barajas airport in Spain, may tell us if we distrust.

They had reached a flight coming from Sao Paulo, Brazil, the capital of Spain, when civil guards at the airport of Madrid – Barajas, they noticed two people acting suspiciously, a 92 year old woman from Uruguay in chair wheels which was accompanied by another 44 years.

Agents before the suspicion aroused by nervously decided to review its attitude to both women, in those moments when the companion of the old Uruguayan, a mad flight home.

How many agents reviewed the Civil Guard found that the elderly in various parts of his body was attached to several package containing cocaine, which after being weighed, were they were 4300 grams of cocaine, the arrest of the elderly and search throughout the terminal of Barajas, a woman of her companion of 44 years also Uruguayan which was found trying to leave the airport.

To believe or not believe what caused the traffic of drugs, but now to not rely on a poor old grandmother, that is no more but if it is a poor old lady, that poor old woman can bring a lot of drugs, could fall a pump, Christmas is coming even now be reviewed to Santa Claus will not be that instead of gifts “snow white” is accompanying cocaine.

URUGUAYAN PLANE PEACE MISSION IN HAITI CRASHES

URUGUAYANS AND JORDANS DIED IN UN PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI WHEN THE URUGUAYAN AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHED

A plane from the Republica Oriental del Uruguay, crashed in Haiti, was fulfilling the mission of surveillance aircraft, the support of the stabilization mission in Haiti UN.

It crashed near the Haitian town of Fond Verrettes, it is assumed that none of its 11 occupants survived, 5 of whom belonged to the contingent of Uruguayan peacekeepers and 6 to Jordan.

It was learned that the plane Uruguayan mission conducted surveillance on the border of Haiti to the Dominican Republic, cuanod lost contact with controllers of MINUSTAH, about noon, when he was over the town of Ganthier.

MINUSTAH was created in 2004 by the Security Council to restore order after violent overthrow and departure of President Jean Bertrand Aristide.

As Uruguayan, my condolences to the families of all those Uruguayan military and Jordanians, to leave their land, they turn to others to give their best in peace missions, often risking their lives, but above all to give a little peace and quiet to those countries.

Rest in peace and hopefully in the future there are no more such missions of peace, because it would mean that at last we humans can live in peace and respect

CANARIO LUNA HE HAS JUST GONE AS SO MANY WILL GO

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BUT HE WILL BE REMEMBER IN ALL OUR MINDS, IN THE URUGUAYAN CARNIVAL.

FROM THE CHEER OF PIERROT TO THE ORIENTAL MURGUERO
THE CANARIO LUNA GOES TO SING IN HEAVEN

It was taken the pseudonym of “Gardel” Carnival.
The story of the Uruguayan Carnival will not be the same, he left Washington Luna, whom everyone knew as “Canario” Luna, with a voice that framework, the couplet, murga, the carnival and has also accompanied various singers of the level.
A hoarse voice, choppy, but full of emotion and delivery.

Today was another step to his house, to which we all at some point we will go, but her case did not go as has been others, but is leaving his legacy, leaving her voice, leaving his music, letting their art.

MARIO BENEDETTI HAS GONE BUT LEAVE IN US HIS ART

Cry the literature, cry the words all around the world,yesterday May 17 in the afternoon in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, died at 88 years the great writer Mario Benedetti.
Latin American and international culture, fired one of its greatest writers.

La tregua,Quien de nosotros, Geografas, Pedro y el Capitan, Viento del exilio, El amor, las mujeres y la vida,are his most famous works, born in 1920, during the years of dictatorship toured the world, carrying his books, Spain, Mexico and many other countries received it with open arms, this son of the beloved Uruguay, exiled by the military of his country.

It took part of the 45 generation with Idea Vilariño and Carlos Onetti, few days ago Vilariño also died, his books where traslate in 20 languages, he born in Paso de los Toros, his book La Tregua, was taken to cinema in 1974, by Sergio Renan, and was nominated to best foreigner film.
Many artist put music to his poems, like Joan Manuel Serrat, with The South also exist, with Daniel Vigglietti they make few concerts with songs and poems, the poem ” te quiero ” with Alberto Favero, for Nacha Guevara, that other artist sing too.

The last years I had an illness, in and out of the Medical Society, and yesterday Mario Benedetti heart stopped beating, but never stopped beating her work, that endure in the hearts of all who read and what we have shared with him, his writings.
Anyway, he was ill he was working in a new book of poems.

His wake will be held today, Monday, May 18, at the Legislative Palace, where the general public and the authorities will give their farewell.
In the Hall of Lost Steps, at 9 am at the moment I write this is 7:50 am in Uruguay, a rainy day, mourning one of its most acclaimed son at the international level.

Rest in peace Mario Benedetti, shares there in heaven with the angels, your writing, your novels, your poems.

Te quiero

Tus manos son mi caricia,
mis acordes cotidianos;
te quiero porque tus manos
trabajan por la justicia.

WITHOUT FINAL DECLARATION V SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS FOR CUBA SITUATION – LITERATURE AS A FRIEND SIGN: I WANNA BE YOUR FRIEND SAYS CHAVEZ

In Trinidad and Tobago took place in these days the V Summit of the Americas, where the presidents of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations – comprising 12 countries Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela) and heads of state of the Caribbean and Central America (total 34 heads of State) met with the president of the United States, Barack Obama.

“President Obama won the willingness of Central and South America,” summarized the Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya.

“The summit will not be perfect approached perfection. Cordiality reigned and has successfully completed and a new climate,” said Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez

One of the main issues that was hit is Cuba, where the blockade established by United States for more than 4 decades, is the great heart, which was discussed at the Summit, being requested by the chairmen present to lift the embargo and Relations between Cuba and the United States can resume.

The summit ended without a final declaration due to unanimous that if Cuba is excluded from international forums since 1962.

Obama, in his speech that I expected signs of Raul Castro and Cuba, opening the island with respect to freedom of expression and as for political prisoners in the island. Saying that Washington has taken a step on the way to resume the dialogue between the two, referring to the enactment of the release of permits in terms of travel to Cuba without restriction and to send remittances.