ዘመኑ ባፈራው የቴክኖሎጂ ግብአት በመጠቀም ለህብረተሰባችን ስራ ለሁሉም በሚል ግብ የተሻለ የስራ አማራጭ፣ ለተሻለ ኑሮ፣ ለተሻለ የገበያ ትስስር ፣ ለተቀናጀ የገበያ ተደራሽነት ገዥን ከደንበኛ የማስተሳሰሪያ የቴክኖሎጂ አማራጭ ይዘን መተናል በሁሉም የስራ መስክ በሁሉም የስራ እርከን ስራ ለሚገኙ ባለሙያዎች እና ድርጅቶች የስራ አጋጣሚን መፍጠር
ዘመኑ ባፈራው የቴክኖሎጂ ግብአት በመጠቀም ለህብረተሰባችን ስራ ለሁሉም በሚል ግብ የተሻለ የስራ አማራጭ፣ ለተሻለ ኑሮ፣ ለተሻለ የገበያ ትስስር ፣ ለተቀናጀ የገበያ ተደራሽነት ገዥን ከደንበኛ የማስተሳሰሪያ የቴክኖሎጂ አማራጭ ይዘን መተናል በሁሉም የስራ መስክ በሁሉም የስራ እርከን ስራ ለሚገኙ ባለሙያዎች እና ድርጅቶች የስራ አጋጣሚን መፍጠር
ዘመኑ ባፈራው የቴክኖሎጂ ግብአት በመጠቀም ለህብረተሰባችን ስራ ለሁሉም በሚል ግብ የተሻለ የስራ አማራጭ፣ ለተሻለ ኑሮ፣ ለተሻለ የገበያ ትስስር ፣ ለተቀናጀ የገበያ ተደራሽነት ገዥን ከደንበኛ የማስተሳሰሪያ የቴክኖሎጂ አማራጭ ይዘን መተናል በሁሉም የስራ መስክ በሁሉም የስራ እርከን ስራ ለሚገኙ ባለሙያዎች እና ድርጅቶች የስራ አጋጣሚን መፍጠር
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ዘመኑ ባፈራው የቴክኖሎጂ ግብአት በመጠቀም ለህብረተሰባችን ስራ ለሁሉም በሚል ግብ የተሻለ የስራ አማራጭ፣ ለተሻለ ኑሮ፣ ለተሻለ የገበያ ትስስር ፣ ለተቀናጀ የገበያ ተደራሽነት ገዥን ከደንበኛ የማስተሳሰሪያ የቴክኖሎጂ አማራጭ ይዘን መተናል በሁሉም የስራ መስክ በሁሉም የስራ እርከን ስራ ለሚገኙ ባለሙያዎች እና ድርጅቶች የስራ አጋጣሚን መፍጠር
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much of an extent because of God, or we feel we are renouncing God too much because of life. This apparent conflict is a fantasy: God is in life and life is in God. One has only to be aware of this in order to understand fate better. If we are able to penetrate into the holy harmony of our daily round, we will always be on the right path, and we will complete our task.” The phrase is from Pablo Picasso: “God is an artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the ant. Actually, he never sought for a style -he was simply doing everything that he wanted to do.” The master says: “When we begin along our path, a great fear arises. We feel obligated to do everything right. In the end, since we have only one life to live, who was it that invented the standard of “Everything right?” God made the giraffe, the elephant and the ant -why do we have to follow a standard? A standard serves only to show us how others define their own reality. Often we admire the models of others, and many times we can avoid the errors committed by others. But as for living well -only we know how to do that for ourselves.” Several devout Jews were praying at the synagogue when, during the prayer, they heard a child's voice saying: “A, B, C, D.” They tried to concentrate on the scripture, but the voice repeated, “A, B, C, D.” They interrupted the service, and, when they looked around, saw a boy who continued with the same chant. The rabbi spoke to the boy: “Why are you doing that?” “Because I don't know the holy verses,” the boy said. “So I was hoping that if I recited the alphabet, God would use the letters to form the right words.” “Thank you for this lesson,” said the rabbi. “And may I give to God my days on this Earth in the same way that you have given him your letters.” The master says: “The spirit of God that is present in us can be described as being the screen in a movie theater. On the screen, various situations occur -people love, people separate, treasures are found, distant countries are discovered. It is not important which film is being shown. The screen is always the same. It is not important if tears fall or blood runs -because nothing can stain the whiteness of the screen. Just as with the movie screen, God is there -behind every one of life's agonies and ecstasies. We will see them all when our film ends.” An archer was walking in the woods near a Hindu monastery known for the severity of its teachings, when he saw the monks in the garden, drinking and enjoying themselves. “How cynical are those who seek the path to God,” said the archer aloud. “They say that discipline is important, but there they are getting drunk!” “If you shoot one hundred arrows in a row, what will happen to your bow?” asked the eldest of the monks. “My bow would break,” answered the archer. “If someone exceeds his limits, their will is also broken,” said the monk. “He who is unable to balance work with relaxation loses his enthusiasm, and cannot go far.” A king sent a messenger to a distant country with a peace agreement that was to be signed. Wanting to take advantage of the journey, the messenger informed some of his friends that had important business dealings in that country. They asked that he postpone his trip, and -since a peace agreement was to be signed -they wrote new orders, and changed their business strategies. When the messenger finally made the trip, it was already too late for the agreement he was to deliver; war broke out, destroying the king's plans and the business arrangements of the men who had delayed the messenger. The master says: “There is only one important thing in our lives: to live our personal destiny -the mission that was fated for us. But we always wind up loading ourselves down with useless concerns that then destroy our dream.” The wanderer is in the port of Sydney , looking out at the bridge that connects the two parts of the city, when an Australian approaches him and asks that he read an ad in the newspaper. “The letters are quite small,” he says. “I left my glasses at home, and I can't make them out.” The wanderer is also without his reading glasses, and apologizes to the man. “Well, I guess I'll just forget about the ad,” says the man. And, wanting to continue the conversation, he says, “It's not just the two of us. God's vision is also clouded. Not because he is old, but because he wants it that way. Then, when someone close to Him commits an error, He is unable to see it clearly. Not wanting to be unfair, he forgives the person.” “And what about the 'good things,'” I ask. “Well, God never leaves his glasses at home,” laughs the Australian as he moves on. “Is there anything more important than prayer?” asked the disciple of his master. The master asked the disciple to go to a nearby bush and cut off a branch. The disciple obeyed. “Is the bush still alive?” asked the master. “Just as alive as before,” answered the disciple. “Now go and cut the roots,” said the master. “If I do that, the bush will die,” said the disciple. “Prayers are the branches of a tree, whose roots are called faith,” said the master. “There can be faith without prayer. But there can be no prayer without faith.” Saint Teresa d'Avila says: “Remember: the Lord invited all of us, and -since He is the pure truth -we cannot doubt his invitation. He said: 'Come to me all who are thirsty, and I will give you to drink. ' “If the invitation were not for each and every one of us, the Lord would have said: 'Come to me all who wish to, because you have nothing to lose. But I will provide drink only for those who are prepared. ' He imposes
The French rescue workers packed up their gear with well-practised efficiency. The medical tents. The stretchers. The security cordons.
Shortly after the last bodies had been driven away from the quayside in Boulogne, the remaining ambulances and red emergency vehicles drove off too, leaving only a handful of officials standing in the fading light beside a few frayed fishing nets near the harbour wall.
“It’s so upsetting,” said Frederic Cuvillier, Boulogne’s mayor, reflecting on the way this long, constantly evolving migrant crisis has reshaped - and traumatised - France’s northern coastline.
On Tuesday six children and a pregnant woman were among 12 people who died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the coast here, in the English Channel.
“These people flee death and end up dying here. Mothers, children… convinced they will find a better life across the Channel,” said Cuvillier, gesturing west, towards a grey sea.
In the immediate aftermath of such incidents there is - I have noticed, after witnessing several already this year - a widening gap between the way the French and British react.In the UK, officials have been quick to focus on - and to condemn - the smuggling gangs. Each incident, each death, is seen as the result of cynical criminal activity. Which, of course, it is.
Once again, the smugglers crammed far too many of their paying clients into what appear to be increasingly flimsy boats, with nowhere near enough life jackets.
Here in northern France, the police have a similar focus. They are preoccupied with the task of trying to patrol ever larger stretches of their increasingly militarised coastline. They now have more manpower, buggies, night-vision equipment, and special drones that can detect groups of migrants hiding in the dunes.
But the police are aware that, as they expand their operations - much of it now funded by British taxpayers - the smuggling gangs are responding, finding new ways to cross, and often putting the migrants themselves at ever greater risk as a result.
The gangs now launch their boats inland, from canals, or way down the French coast, meaning far longer journeys to cross a busy stretch of water crowded with commercial shipping and tugged at by powerful tides.
The gangs pack more people inside inflatable boats of ever more dubious quality - sometimes 90 people in a boat designed, or barely designed, to hold 40. It’s a problem exacerbated as the authorities succeed in disrupting the supply of boats brought to the coastline from deep within Europe.
And, increasingly, the smugglers use violence too. Stones hurled at police on the beaches. Sometimes knives brandished too.I was recently shown footage by police at a local gendarmerie of what looked like another pitched battle on a beach at dawn, with riot-shielded police defending themselves against a hail of rocks. I witnessed a separate battle myself in April.
The smugglers’ aim is to buy themselves a few precious seconds to get their boats and their passengers into the water, after which the police - concerned they may be blamed for putting people at even greater risk - rarely intervene.
But while the police have their duties and dangers to face, for French politicians and civilians in resort towns scattered along this coastline, the reaction to yet another deadly incident is not to focus on the criminality of the smugglers, but on the motives of the migrants, on what still drives so many of them to attempt this dangerous crossing.
And the blunt conclusion, repeated to me so often – by local mayors, by pensioners, by couples out walking their dogs on beaches where they now fear they may come across bodies washed ashore - is that this is Britain’s fault.
Having watched this crisis evolve over decades, from the camps around the Channel tunnel and the ferry ports, to this more recent phenomenon of small boats, many French people deeply resent the way their own lives and communities have been transformed by a crisis they see as British-made.
France’s interior minister, Gerald Darmanin, spoke of it on Tuesday at the harbour in Boulogne.He did condemn the smugglers, but most of his comments focused on the lure of what he views as Britain’s loosely regulated job market, that acts like a magnet, drawing young Eritreans, determined Sudanese, Afghans, Syrians and Iraqis to this coastline, convinced that they if they can just make it across this last, short stretch of water - or even half way across - they’ll end up in a country where they can find work, even without the right paperwork.
Darmanin called, as he has done many times, for a new migrant treaty between Britain and the European Union.
In doing so, he touched on a widely-held belief here in France, which is that however much effort is put into tackling the smuggling gangs it will never be enough. That this is a crisis fuelled by the demands of tens of thousands of determined migrants, rather than by the profit-seeking motives of a loose network of criminals.
And there is another difference between the way Britain and France react to such moments. You can see it in the newspaper and television headlines.
The small boat crisis may be big news in the UK, but in France - a country currently preoccupied by its own political turmoil and, frankly, tired of the situation on its northern coastline - even twelve deaths in the Channel barely make headlines.
UK shares dropped on Wednesday morning following falls in Asian and US markets as concerns grow about the world's largest economy.
Data showed US manufacturing activity remains subdued, with investors now focussed now on US jobs figures due on Friday.
American chip giant Nvidia was hit particularly hard, slumping by almost 10% as optimism about the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) dampened.
Despite the sharp fall, Nvidia's shares are still worth double their value a year ago.he FTSE 100 index, which comprises the largest companies on the London Stock Exchange, dropped 0.76% in early trading, with major European indexes also down.
Market watchers are now trying to second-guess how the Federal Reserve, the US central bank, will respond when it meets to decide interest rate policy next week.
"Growth concerns are dominating market moves," Julia Lee at FTSE Russell told the BBC.
In New York on Tuesday, the S&P 500 index closed more than 2% lower, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq fell by over 3%.
Nasdaq-listed Nvidia fell by 9.5%, wiping $279bn (£212.9bn) off its stock market valuation.
Over the longer term however Nvidia shares are still worth nine times their price in November 2022, when the launch of ChatGPT set off the current bout of interest in AI, prompting a surge in demand for Nvidia's chips.
Other US tech giants — including Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft — also saw their shares tumble on Tuesday.
On Wednesday morning, Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 4.4%, South Korea's Kospi was trading 3% lower and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dropped by 1.3%.
Major Asian technology firms including TSMC, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Tokyo Electron were sharply lower.
Asian markets have performed less strongly over the last year, with the Shanghai and Hong Kong indexes lower over the twelve months. Japan's Nikkei is up 12% over the year, however.
"Concerns around global growth look to be hitting exporting countries in the region particularly hard," Ms Lee added.
As well as next week's interest rate decision in the US, investors will be waiting for Friday's US jobs market report, to provide further signs on the direction the US economy is taking.
Swetha Ramachandran, fund manager for Artemis Investment Management in London, said Tuesday's US share falls were a sign that investors were beginning to doubt the Federal Reserve would make a large cut in interest rates.
Nvidia’s slide was a matter of “expectations catching up with reality” for the AI giant“[Nvidia] did report results last week where it alluded to a natural and expected deceleration in growth: from having delivered 122% growth in the second quarter it expects to deliver 80% growth in the third quarter,” she said.
The fall might also be a reaction to reports that the US Department of Justice had issued a subpoena, requiring the firm to give evidence over anti-trust issues, she added.
ሻጊዝ ገና በልጅነቱ ነበር የተለያዩ ማሽኖችን የመፍታትና የመገጣጠም ፍቅር ያደረበት፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ቦንጋ ከቀሩት ጣሊያኖች የኤሌክትሪክ ሱቅ ጀምሮ፡፡ የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርቱን እንዳጠናቀቀ በወቅቱ በሩስያውያን በሚተዳደረው የባህር ዳር ፖሊቴክኒክ ኮሌጅ በሜካኒካል ኢንጂነሪንግ ዘርፍ የእርሻ ቴክኖሎጂን አጠና፡፡ ከባህር ዳር ፖሊቴክኒክ ተቋም በማዕረግ የተመረቀም ሲሆን ውጤቱም በተቋሙ ታሪክ ሁለተኛው ከፍተኛ ውጤት ነው::በኋላ ደግሞ በኢትዮጵያ የአውቶሞቲቭ ሰርቪስና ሴልስ ኩባንያ - የቴክኒካል ዋና አማካሪ ማናጀር በመሆን ለሁለት ኣመታት ሠርቷል፡፡ በ1964 ዓ.ም በጃፓን ኦቨርሲስ ማህበር ባገኘው ነፃ የትምህርት ዕድል ወደ ጃፓን አመራ፡፡ በጃፓን ሄሮሺማ ዪኒቨርስቲ - ኢንዱስትሪና : ኦቶሞቲቭ ኢንጂነሪግን አጠና፣ በኦሳካ ዩኒቨርስቲም የጃፓኖችን የቴክኖሎጂ ምስጢር ለመረዳት ሲል ጃፓንኛ ቋንቋ ለመማር አላቅማማም፡፡ ከጃፓን ወደ አሜሪካ ሲያመራ በጠፈር ምርምር የመሳተፍ ህልሙን እውን ለማድረግ በመቋመጥ ነበር፡፡ አሜሪካም - ከጃፓን የመጣውን ባለ ብሩህ አዕምሮ የቴክኖሎጂ ሰው እጁን ሰማ ተቀበለችው፡፡ ወደ አሜሪካ ከገባ ጊዜ ጀምሮ በተለያዩ - የኤሮስፔስ ኩባንያዎች ሲሰራ ቆይቶ በ1969 ዓ.ም በአሜሪካ የጠፈር ምርምር ማዕከል ናሳ (NASA) ተቀጠረ፡፡በናሳ ቆይታው የመንኮራኩር ሲስተም ዲዛይን ኢንጂነር በመሆን መንኮራኩሮችን ዲዛይን ማድረግ፤ መሥራትና መገጣጠም፣ መሞከርና ማምጠቅ ተግባሩ ሆነ፡፡ በዚህ ወቅት ዝናው እየናኘ አውሮፓ ደረሰ፣፣ ለአውሮፓ ስፔስ ኤጀንሲም በርካታ ተግባራትን አከናውኗል፡፡በስፔስ ሲስተም ከፍል የበረራ ዳይናሚክ ሲሙሌተር እና ኔክስት ጀነሬሽን' ተብሎ የሚጠራው ግሎባል ፖዚሽን ሳተላይት ሲስተም የፈጠራ ባለቤት - ሳይንቲስት ከመሆኑም ባሻገር ስታር ዋርስ' ተብሎ የሚጠራውን የመከላከያ ሲስተም ቴክኖሎጂ ለማጎልበት የሳይንቲስቶችና የኢንጂነሮች ቡድን መሪ በመሆን ሠርቷል፡፡
የአሳዳጊነት መብት
ከእስራኤል አሜሪካዊት ባለቤቱ ሶስት ልጆች ቢወልድም ትዳሩ የሠመረ አልነበረም፣ የልጆቹን ለማግኘት በፍርድ ቤት ለመከራከር ሕግ አስገርሟል፡፡ ብዙዎች ለያንዳንዱ ችግሩ የሚማር ብቸኛው ሰው ሻጊዝ እጅጉ ነውማጥናቱ ብዙዎችን ዪኒቨርስቲ ገብቶ ይላሉ፡፡ በጠፈር
ሲስተምና በኤሮኖቲካል ምህንድስና በክፍተኛ ውጤት በዶክትሬት ዲግሪ ክረም በተጨማሪ በቢዝነስ ኣድሚንስትሬሽንም የማስተርስ ዲግሪ አለው፡፡
ሳይንቲስት ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ በ1969 ዓ.ም በአሜሪካ የጠፈር ምርምር ማዕከል ናሳ ውስጥ ኩተቀጠረ በኋላ በአሜሪካ የቴክኖሎጂ ማህበረሰብ ውስጥ ስሙ የገነነው በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ነው፡፡ ግን ብዙም ሳይቆይ የልብ በሽተኛ ሆነ፡፡ ከዚያም በየሁለት ወሩ የልብ ቀዶ ጥገና ማድረጉን ቀጠለ፡፡ ከዚህ ቀዶ ጥገና በስተጀርባ ያለውን ምስጢር እሱም ቢሆን በውል አያውቀውም::በልቡ ህመም ምክንያት ከተወሰነ የአየር ክልል በላይ መውጣትና መብረር ባለመቻሉ የተነሳ እንጂ ጨረቃ ላይ በማረፍ የመደመሪያው ጥቁር መሆን ይችል እንደነበር ሁልጊዜም ይናገራል፡፡
ፊቱን ወደ አፍሪካ ማዞሩና በተለይም የሀገሩን ማዕድንና እምቅ : የተፈጥሮ ሀብት የተማሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንን በማሰባሰብ በሳይንሳዊ ጥበብና በተራቀቀ ቴክኖሎጂ / አማካኝነት - አውጥቶ ሀገሩን ከድህነት አዘቅት ቶሎ መንጥቆ ለማውጣት በተነሳባት በዚህ ወቅት ክትትሉ ከቀን ወደቀን እየጠነከረበት መጥቷል፡፡ ብዙዎች እንደሚሉት ወደዚች ደሀ ሀገሩ ቢሄድ በሌሎች ሀገራት እጅ ላለመውደቁ አሜሪካ ማረጋገጫ የላትም፡፡ እስራኤልም ሲሆን ይህ ሳይንቲስት በአረብ ሀገራትና ፀረ እስራኤልና አሜሪካ አቋም ባላቸው ሀገራት እጅ እንዳይገባ ክትትን _ አጠናክራለች፡፡ _ ይህ ሰው የዓለማችንን ራዳሮች ሳተላይቶችና የመገናኛ አውታሮች በፈለገው ጊዜ መዝጋት የሚችል አእምሮያለው ሰው ነው፡፡
በፕላኔታችን ሰማይ ላይ የተበተኑት ጥቁር ሳጥን ወይም በምህፃረ ቃል ሳሞስ በሚል ምስጢራዊ ስም የሚጠሩት ፀረ- ሚሳዬል መመልከቻ ሳተላይት ስልቶችና ሌሎች በየዘጠና ደቂቃው መሬትን እየዞሩ ሃምሳ ሺህ ወታደሮች በዓመት ውስጥ ከሚሰበስቡት መረጃ እጥፍ የሚበልጥ ጉዳይ የሚሰበሰቡትን ሳተላይቶች ቢዘጋቸው የሚከተለውን መገመት ቀላል ነው። ከዚህም : በላይ : በብሩህ አእምሮው የሰበሰበውን ምስጢር በምንም መልኩ ለጠላቶቻቸው አሳልፎ ቢሰጥ አሜሪካም ሆነች - እስራኤል እንኳን ቦንብ የጫነ አውሮፕላን ማንም ተራ ወንበዴ አሽመድምዶ የሚያፈራርሳቸው ተራ መንደሮች እንደሚሆኑ ያውቁታል፡፡ የአሜሪካን የቴክኖሎጂ ምስጢር እንደውሃ የጠጣው ይህ ሳይንቲስት ጠላቶቻቸው ምድርን የሚንጡ ተምዘግዛጊ ሚሳዬሎች ባለቤት በሆነበት በዚህ ወቅት በጠላቶቻቸው እጅ ቢገባ የሚከፍሉትን ዋጋ ያውቁታል። በመሆኑም ይህንን ሳይንቲስት ከጥበቃው ባሻገር ከአሜሪካ የማያስወጣው ቢወጣ እንኳ ከሁለት ወር በኋላ እያጣደፈ የሚያመጣው የልቡ ጉዳይ
ነው።
ዶ/ር ሚራዥ የኮምፒውተሩን ቁልፎች ሲነካ ከቆየ በኋላ ተመልሶ ወንበሩን ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ ወደተኛበት አልጋ አስጠግቶ ተቀመጠ፡፡ ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝም አንዳች መላ ያገኘ መስሎት አይኖቹን በልጥጦ አፍ አፉን ተመለከተው፡
ይህንን ምስጢር እስከምንጩ
“ግዴለህም። ለዚህ ጉዳይ ጊዜ ስጠኝ፡፡ በየጊዜው የደረስኩበትን ሁኔታ ሪፖርት አደርግልሃለሁ። ጊዜና ጥብቅ ምርምር የሚጠይቅ ጉዳይ ነው፡፡ ማወቅ ይገባናል” አለ ዶ/ር ሚራዥ አድርጎ፡፡
አንድ ጣቱን ከንፈሩ ላይ ጣል“ግን ቶሎ መሆን አለበት፡፡ የልቤ ጉዳይ ከተስተካከለ አዕምሮው ወደ አፍሪካ ገሠገሠ .... ወደ ኢትዮጵያ፡፡
“ሌላ ጥያቄ የሆነብኝ ነገር....." አለ ዶ/ር ሚራዥ አሁንም ጣቱን ከንፈሩ ላይ ጣል አድርጎ እያሰላሰለ ብድግ ብሎ፡፡ “ጀርባህ ላይ ያለውን ንቅሣት ልብ ብለኸው ታውቃለህ? ሲል ጠየቀው፡፡ ዴርቶጋዳ› የሚለውን የጀርባው ንቅሣቱን ፅሁፍ ከጀርባው ዞሮ
እየተመለከተ፡፡
ንቅሳትህ፡፡
“ንቅሣት?
“አዎ...” አለው ሚራዥ፣ ዴርቶጋዳ....ስለ ሚለው
“በወጣትነቱ ) ነው የተነቀሥኩት አለ ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ የወጣትነቱን ዘመን እያስታወሰ፡፡
“ማነው የነቀሰህ?"
“ማን _ ነበሩ? አዎ - አለቃ : አያሌው ናቸው አለቃ አያሌው ::"
“አለቃ አያሌው ማን ናቸው?'' አለ ሚራዥ በጉጉት
“አያሌውን የማውቃቸው በልጅነቴ ቦንጋ እያለሁ ነው፡፡ ቦንጋ የከፋ ጠቅላይ ግዛት ከተማ ናት...ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ አለቃ አያሌውን በደንብ ለማስታወስ እየጣረ፡፡
ከተማ
በልጅነቴ : አለቃ : አያሌው ወደዚያች ከተማ ሲመጡ አስታውሳለሁ፡፡ በጣም ጎበዝ ተረትና ታሪክ አዋቂ ነበሩ፡፡ እኔ እንዲያውም አባቴ ካስተማሩኝ ተረት በላይ የነገሩኝ አለቃ አያሌው ናቸው፡፡ በተለይ በጣሊያን ጊዜ ስለነበረው :: የኢትዮጵያ ሁኔታ አብጠርጥረው የሚያውቁ ሰው ናቸው፡፡ እርሳቸው እንደነገሩኝ ከሆነ ከኢጣሊያ ጦር ጋር ተደባልቀው የውስጥ አርበኛ ሆነው ተዋግተው ነበር፡፡ ጣሊያን ሲባረር የንጉሡን መምጣት ተከትሎ ወደ ቦንጋ ቦንጋ የመጡበትን ምክንያት ማንም በውል የሚያውቅ የለም፡፡ ብቻ ቦንጋ ከቀሩ የጣሊያን ቤተሰቦች ጋር የሚኖር አንድ ዲዎላ የሚባል ልጃቸውን ለመጠየቅ ከባህር ዳር ከተማ ተነስተው እንደመጡ ነግረውኛል፡፡ ጣሊያኖችን ሲያዩ ይደበቁ ነበር፡፡ ከልጃቸው ጋር ስለ ማይስማሙ ከእኔ ጋር ነበር ብዙ ጊዜ የሚያሳልፉት፡፡ ታሪክ ማውራት ይወዳሉ፡፡ ስለማዳምጣቸውም ይወዱኝ ነበር። በተለይ ከጣሊያኖች ጋር ስለምቀራረብና በኤሌክትሪክ ሱቃቸው ውስጥ እውል ስለነበር የልጃቸውን ሁኔታ እየተከታተልኩ እናግራቸውም ነበር። አባቱም በኢጣሊያ-ኢትዮጵያ ጦርነት ወቅት በፀረ ፋሽሽት ዘመቻ ጀብዱ የሠራ ወታደር ስለነበር ስለጦር ሜዳ ውሎው ይተርክልኝ ነበር፡፡ እሳቸውም የአባቴን አይነት ታሪክ ነበር የሚነግሩኝ፡፡ - በጣም የተማሩ ሰው እንደነበሩ ተረድቻለሁ፡፡ የቤተክህነት ትምህርት በጣም ያውቁ ነበር። እንዲያውም የቤተ ክህነት ትምህርት እንድማር ይገፋፉኝም ነበር፡፡ መጽሐፍ ቅዱስእንዳነብና ከአያንዳንዱ ስራዬ በፊት እግዚአብሔርን እንዳስቀድም በሩን የከፈቱልኝ እርሳቸው ናቸው፡፡ ከጣሊያኖችም ጋር ብዙ ሞያ እንደቀሰሙ ነግረውኛል፡፡ ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ ለኒህ ሰው ልዩ ፍቅር
ነበረው፡፡
“እና ለምን ነበር ንቅሳቱን የነቀሰህ?"
“በህይወትህ ውስጥ ሊጠቅምህ የሚችል ከባድ ነገር ነው ብለው ነበር የነቀሱኝ፡፡ ለልጃቸው ማድረግ የፈለጉትን ነገር ከልጃቸው ጋር ስለማይስማሙ ለእኔ አደረጉልኝ፡፡ በወቅቱም ተማሪ ስለነበርኩ እንዲያውም ትምህርትን የሚገልፅ መድሃኒት መስሎኝ ነበር።"
“ትርጉሙን አልነገሩህም?"
“ትርጉሙ... አለቃ አያሌው : ትውስ አሉት . ተናግረው የማይደክማቸው ሰው ነበሩ፡፡ ትርጉሙን ነግረውት ነበር፡፡ ግን ትኩረቱ ትርጉሙ : ላይ : አልነበረም፡፡ መድኃኒትነቱ ላይ እንጂ፡፡ የትምህርት መድኃኒት መስሎት ነበር...ዘኢያገድፍ፡፡ የማስታወስ ብቃትን የሚጨምር መድኃኒት፡
“ዴርቶጋዳ ማለት ምን ማለት ነው?" ብሎ ሲጠይቃቸው ፈገግ ብለው እንዲያ ነው ልጄ፡፡ እንዲያ ነው፡፡ መጠየቅ ያደርጋል ሊቅ፡፡ ጎበዝ ልጅ! ጉንዳኖች ውሃ ሲሻገሩ አይተህ ታውቃለህ?" ብለው መልሰው ጠየቁትና ጉንዳኖች ውሃ ሲሻገሩ አይተህ ታውቅ ከሆነ በውሃው ላይ ተያይዘው ተያይዘው ይቆማሉ፡፡ ጉንዳኖች ተያይዘው በወንዝ ላይ በሚሠሩት መንገድ ሌሎች ብዙ ጉንዳኖች ይሻገራሉ፡፡ ተያይዘው ይሻገራሉ፤ ተደጋግፈው አስፈሪውን ወንዝ ይሻገሩታል፡፡ ባይያያዙና ባይደጋገፉ ግን አይቻላቸውም። አንዲት ጠብታ ዝናብ ለአንድ ጉንዳን ውቅያኖስ ብትሆንም ብዙ ጉንዳኖች አንድ ላይ ከተያያዙ ግን ውቅያኖስ መሻገር ይችላሉ። በመሆኑም ዴርቶጋዳ ማለት..." እስከዚህ የነገሩትን ነግሮት ሌላውን ግን ሊነግረው አልፈለገም። ይህን እሱ ብቻ ሊያውቀው የሚፈልገው ጉዳይ ነው፡፡
“ትርጉሙን ሲነግሩኝ በትክክል አላዳመጥኳቸውም መሰለኝ፡፡ ትኩረቴ አዬህ የመሰለኝ የትምህርት መድሃኒት ነበር፡፡ ብዙ ነገር የማወቅ ጉጉት ስለነበረኝ መማር ነበር የዛ ወቅት ታላቁ ፍላጎቴ፡፡ ለረጅም እመታትም ኣእምሮዬ ንቅሳቱን በመድኃኒትነት ተቀብሎት ነበር፡፡ ልዩ ኃይል አእምሮዬ ውስጥ እንደሚሰራ በማመኔ በራስ መተማመኔን ከፍ አድርጎልኛል፡፡ ሁሉን ነገር ማድረግ እችላለሁ : ለማለት እዳፈር ነበር፡፡ በውስጤ አንድ አጋዥ ኃይል አለ ብዬ በማመኔም በትምህርቱ አለም የተሳካልኝ ሰው እንድሆን አድርጎልኛል፡ ከባህር ዳር ፓሊቴክኒክ ኮሌጅ ከዲፕሎማ ተነስቼ ያለ ማጋነን ለሳተርን...ለመሬት ለማርስናለጁፒተር ፕላኔቶች ምርምር የሳይንቲስቶች ቡድን መሪ ለመሆን ችያለሁ፡፡ ታላቅ የዳበረ ሥነ ልቦናም ነበረኝ፡፡"
"አሁንም በዚህ ኃይል ታምናለህ? ዶ/ር ሚራዥ ተገረመ።
"ማመንም _ አለማመንም አልችልም አሁን፤፤ በዚህ ጉዳይ ያደረኩት ሳይንሳዊ ጥናት የለም፡፡ በደፈናው ይሄ ነገር ውሸት ነው ማለት ደግሞ ኢሳይንሳዊ ነው፡፡ ያረጋገጥኩት ነገር እስከ አሁን የለም። ሥነ - ልቦናዊ ተፅዕኖው ግን ቀላል አልነበረም፡፡ ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ አለቃ አያሌው ከጀርባው የነቀሱትን ንቅሳት በመስታወት ካልሆነ በቀር ዞሮ ማየት ስለማይቻል ከ1960ዎቹ ወዲህ ብዙም ትኩረት ሰጥቶት አያውቅም፡፡ ረስቶታል ማለት ግን አይቻልም፡፡
“ድግምት አሰርቶ ነው ጎበዝ ተማሪ የሆነው ላለመባል ብዙ
ጊዜ ጀርባውን ለማንም _ አያሳይም ነበር፡፡ እርሱ ግን እኔ በተፈጥሮዬም ጎበዝ ነኝ፡፡ ይህ ንቅሳት በርግጥ ልዩ ኃይል ሊያጎናፅፈኝ ይችላል፡፡ ሰይጣናዊ ግን ሊሆን አይችልም፡፡ ሰይጣን እንዴት እውቀትን ሊገልፅልኝ ይችላል? ሰይጣን የሰውን ልጅ ትንሣኤና ስልጣኔ የሚደግፍ ከሆነ ሰይጣንነቱ ምን ላይ ነው? አእምሮን ብሩህ አድርጎ የሰዎችን የማስታወስ ችሎታ የሚያበለፅግ ሰይጣን ካለ እሱ እንዴት ጠላቴ ሊሆን ይችላል? ይልቅስ ጥበብ የእግዚአብሔር ነው፡፡ እግዚአብሔር ደግሞ ጥበቡን ጥበብን ለሚፈልጉት ያድላል፡፡ አለቃ አያሌው ደግሞ ፈሪሐ እግዚአብሔር ያደረባቸው ሰው ናቸው፡፡ እሳቸው የሰይጣን ወዳጅ ከሆኑማ እኛ ሰይጣኖች ነን ማለት ነው፡፡ ሰው መጠበብ ሲያቅተው ጥበበኞችን ያጥላላል። ክፉ ስምም ይቀባል፡፡ ጠንቋይ ይላል፡፡ የኛ ሀገር ጥበበኞች ጠንቋይ እየተባሉ ሲወገዙ የፈረንሳይ ብልጣ ብልጦች የኛን ሀገር የጥበብ መፃሕፍት ወስደው በላቦራቶሪ ፈትሸው ዶ/ር ይባላሉ፡፡ ሰው መደንቆር ሲጀምር ጆሮውን ትርፍ ኋላ ይላል፡፡ ቢሆንም ሰው በራሱ ምሉዕ ነው። እግዚአብሔር እኔን ለድንቁርና አልፈጠረኝም፡፡ አለቃ : አያሌው በንቅሳት አአምሮ የሚከፍተውን መድኃኒት ባይነቅሱኝም እኔ ብሩህ አእምሮ የተሰጠኝ ሰው ነኝ፡፡ አለቃ አያሌው ይህን ያደረጉልኝ ስለሚወዱኝ ነው። ሰው መደንቆር ሲጀምር ወሬኛና ሁሉንም ነገር ተቺ ይሆናል፡፡ ወሪያም ሁሉ ይላል ስለንቅሳቱ ሲያስብ፡፡ መልሶ ደሞ “ምን ይሆን?” ይላል፡፡
ዶ/ር ሚራዥ ከኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ ጀርባ ላይ ያለውን ንቅሳት ያየው ቀዶ ጥገናውን በሚደረግለት ወቅት ነበር፡፡ በጊዜው ልዩ ስሜት ተሰምቶታል። ንቅሳቱን ሲያይ፡፡ ረጅም ሰአታት የወሰደው የኢንጂነሩ የልብ ቀዶ ጥገና ከመጀመሩ ከአንድ ደቂቃ በፊት ሰምርምራ የቀዶ ጥገናው ጠረጴዛ ላይ ሲያገላብጠው ነበር ከጀርባው ላይ ካለው ንቅሳት ጋር የተፋጠጠው፡፡ ቀዶ ጥገናው ካለቀ በኋላም ስለንቅሳቱ ሲያስብ ነበር፡፡ ኢንጂነሩ ከሰመመኑ ሙሉ በሙሉ ነቅቶ እስኪያናግረው ትዕግስቱ ቢያልቅም መጠበቅ ግን ግዴታው ሆኖነበር፡፡ አሁን ከኢንጂነሩ ጋር ስለዚህ ጉዳይ መነጋገር ከመጀመሩ በጥቂት ቆይታ ውስጥ መግባባታቸው ስለ ንቅሳቱ ለሚጠይቀው ማንኛውም ጥያቄ መልስ እንደሚሰጠው ተስፋ አድርጓል፡፡ ከኢንጂነሩ ጀርባ ላይ ያለው ዴርቶጋዳ የሚለው የቆየ ንቅሳት ደብዘዝ ቢልም በደንብ ይለያል፡፡ ከጀርባው በኩል ትንሽ ገልበጥ አድርጎ ንቅሳቱን በደምብ ተመለከተው፡፡
“ዴርቶጋዳ ከሚለው የንቅሳቱ ጽሁፍ መሀል ያለው ቶ ፊደል በባስ ጉጥ መስቀል ቅርፅ የተሠራ ነው። በቶ ፊደል የአናት ቀለበት ውስጥ በቀጭኑ የተፃፉ ቁጥሮች ይታያሉ፡፡ 544 9 10 2925 77, 3056 52 33 ፴፬ 97 ከሚለው ትንሽና ትልቅ ሆኖ ኩተፃፈው - ቁጥር ቀጥሎ ‛ “ርያ ኢትዮጵያ" የሚል : በቀጭኑ የተቀረፀ ቃል አለ፡፡ ከዚሁ ቀለበት ውስጥም 98, 9, 10 40 88 3 የሚል ቁጥር ይታያል። ከባለ ጉጡ መስቀል መስቀልያ ላይ ማሔር ሻላል ሐሽ ባዝ የሚል ቃል የተቀረፀበት ሲሆን በክንፍና በክንፉ መጨረሻ የአበባ ዕምቡጥ ከሚመስሉት የመስቀሉ ጫፎች ላይ ቀጠሮ ቃል” እና “መራራ ክንፍ የሚሉና ግራ የሚያጋቡ ቃላት ስፍረዋል፡፡ ከታች ከመስቀሉ ግርጌ ደግሞ ቁልፍ ይመስላል፡፡ መልህቅ ከሚመስለው ጫፍ ሥር ደሞ "ዴርቶጋዳ" ይላል፡፡ ‹የእነዚህን ቃላት ትርጉም አላውቅም ነው የምትለኝ ታዲያ ኢንጂነር ሻጊዝ?›› ሚራዥ ተደምሟል፡
ድንጋይ
“የጥንት ወፍ ጠባቂዎችና እረኞች ሰብላቸውን የሚያወድም ግሪሳ አዝመራቸው ላይ ሲያርፍ በወንጭፍ ከመወርወራቸው በፊት ድምፃቸውን ከፍ : አድርገው ኦርያ ይሉታል፡፡ ድምፃቸውን ሰምቶ ያልተነሳውን ተባይ ይወነጭፉበታል፡፡ በድንጋይም ክንፉን ይሰብሩታል፡፡ ስለሆነም ኦርያ ኢትዮጵያ ማለት የኢትዮጵያ ተባዮች ተነሱ የሚል የማስጠንቀቂያ - ቃል - ነው፡፡ ማሔር ሻላል ሐሽ ባዝ የሚለው ደግሞ ምርኮ ፈጠነ ብዝበዛ ቸኮለ! ማለት ነው፡፡ ኦርያ ማሔር ሻላል ሐሽ ባዝ የኢትዮጵያ ተባዮች ተነሱ ምርኮ ፈጥኗል ብዝበዛ ቸኩሏል፡፡ ማለት ነው።...ይህ ለምን እኔ ጀርባ ላይ ተነቀሰ? መልሴ አላውቅም ነው፡፡ ግን ለምን ይህን ያህል ትኩረት ሰጠኸው? ከዚህ የበለጠ በንቅሣት የሚዥጎረጎሩ ሰዎች በሞሉበት አሜርካ ውስጥ ተቀምጠህ የእኔ የደበዘዘ ትንሣት እንዴት ይህን ያህል ሳበህ?" ሲል መልሶ ጠየቀው ሻጊዝ፡፡
የገረመኝ ይሄ አይደል! አስ ዶ/ር ሚራዥ፣ ካንተ ጀርባ ላይ ያሰው ንቅሣት በተመሳሳይ መልኩ እኔ ጀርባ ላይም አለ'' ተመልከት! ነጭ ጋወነን እና ሸሚዙን አውልቆ ጀርባውን አዞረለት፡፡ ሻጊዝ በመገረም የሚራዥን ተመሣሣይ ንቅሣት ከጀርባው ፡ ላይ አነበበው፡፡ “ዴርቶጋዳ...ኦርያ ኢትዮጵያ...ማሔር ሻላል ሐሽ ባዝ፡፡" “እንዴት ተመሳሳይ ነገር ሊኖረን ቻለ?"
AUTHOR NAME: yesmaheke werkue
A top New York state government aide secretly helped the Chinese government access an official call about Covid-19 while enjoying a lavish lifestyle as an undercover agent for Beijing, according to a US indictment.
Over a period of roughly 14 years, Linda Sun rose through the ranks to become deputy chief of staff to the governor.
But according to federal prosecutors, the 41-year-old used her position to aid Chinese officials, including by blocking Taiwanese diplomats from contacting the state government and covertly sharing internal documents with Beijing.
In return, China allegedly showered Ms Sun and her husband, Christopher Hu, with millions of dollars in kickbacks that helped them buy a $4.1m (£3.1m) house in New York and perks including special home deliveries of salted duck.It's all been taken care of'
They also bought a $2.1m ocean-view condominium in Honolulu, Hawaii, and luxury vehicles including a 2024 Ferrari Roma sports car, according to the indictment.
The couple pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a Brooklyn federal court to a range of charges, from failing to register as a foreign agent to visa fraud and money laundering.
US law requires that individuals acting for or in the interests of foreign countries or political parties register as foreign agents.
Ms Sun never did - and, according to prosecutors, the Chinese-born naturalised citizen "actively concealed that she took actions at the order, request, or direction" of Chinese government officials and representatives.
In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic spread through the state, Ms Sun allegedly found ways for Chinese consular officials to gain access to New York leaders.
So brazen were her efforts that, in one instance, she surreptitiously added a Chinese official to a private state government call about the public health response to the virus, according to prosecutors.
Former New York prosecutor Howard Master told the BBC the charges reflect a "disturbing" trend of senior public officials - including former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez - corruptly receiving gifts from foreign governments.
The indictment against Ms Sun lists occasions in which she worked to prevent Taiwanese representatives from either communicating with or meeting high-ranking officials in the US government.
"It's all been taken care of satisfactorily," Ms Sun is said to have bragged in one 2016 message to a Chinese consular official after successfully diverting a top New York politician from an event hosted by Taiwan.
And when the island's president travelled to New York City in 2019, she was even pictured joining a pro-Beijing protest against his visit.
Up until January 2021, she worked behind the scenes to scrub mentions of Beijing's detention of Uyghurs, a mostly Muslim ethnic group in Xinjiang Province.
When Chinese officials asked if the governor could record a Lunar New Year video, Ms Sun asked what “talking points” they wanted.
"Mostly holiday wishes and hope for friendship and co-operation,” the Chinese officials wrote. "Nothing too political.”
Ms Sun later told another Chinese official that she had argued with Ms Hochul’s speechwriter to get a mention of the “Uyghur situation” removed from a draft of the governor’s remarks.
In 2023, while working in the New York labour department, Ms Sun obtained a framed official Lunar New Year proclamation from Governor Kathy Hochul and presented it to a Chinese official.
The proclamation was produced outside of ordinary channels and even without the permission of Ms Hochul's office.
Ms Sun also drafted fraudulent invitation letters for Chinese politicians to travel to the US and wrote an unauthorised letter of employment to add a compatriot to the New York governor's Asian American advisory council.
Nanjing-style salted ducks
In return, Ms Sun and Mr Hu "received substantial economic and other benefits from [Beijing] representatives”, prosecutors say.
The gifts included all-expenses-paid travel to China; tickets to top shows, concerts and sporting events; employment in China for Ms Sun's cousin; and home deliveries of Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by a Chinese government official's personal chef.
According to the indictment, the duck delicacy was gifted to Ms Sun - and sent directly to her parents' home - on at least 16 different occasions.
On Tuesday morning, federal agents entered the couple's Long Island home and detained them on 10 criminal counts.
Her lawyer, Jarrod Schaeffer, was quoted by AP news agency as saying: “We’re looking forward to addressing these charges in court. Our client is understandably upset that these charges have been brought.”
A judge released the pair on bail, limiting their travel to three US states and ordering Ms Sun to avoid any contact with representatives from the Chinese consulate or mission in New York.
The family of a British aid worker killed in Gaza in April has urged the government to launch an independent legal inquiry into his death.
James Kirby was one of three Britons killed in Israeli drone strikes on an aid convoy run by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity.
Ahead of a memorial service for Mr Kirby at Bristol Cathedral on Wednesday, the family also criticised the government for not being in touch since his death and expressed their “surprise” at not receiving any contact or condolence from Israel’s ambassador to the UK or any Israeli official since the attack.
In a statement to the BBC, a spokesperson for Israel's embassy in London called the incident "a tragic mistake" and expressed their "deepest sorrow" to James's family, adding that the IDF dismissed two people following an investigation into the incident.Speaking on behalf of the family, James’s cousin, Louise Kirby, said: “There must be a proper, independent inquiry into this attack on innocent aid workers, and for the evidence to be assessed, if appropriate, in a relevant court of law.
“However, unfortunately, families have had no contact from the UK Government since James and his colleagues’ deaths, nor have we received any information as to whether a credible, independent investigation is taking place; or of the results of any investigation if it has taken place.”
She added: “I very much hope the prime minister will take our concerns seriously and instigate an appropriate, independent or legal inquiry – not only so we can have transparency and accountability, but so that other British citizens and their families know that their government will act for them, if a foreign state unlawfully kills their loved ones.”
James Kirby, 47, a former serviceman, was one of seven killed in the air strikes on an aid convoy run by WCK on 1 April.
Two other Britons – John Chapman, 57, and James Henderson, 33 – were also killed. They were providing security for the convoy moving food to a warehouse in Gaza.
The IDF has said a drone operator mistakenly targeted the convoy after thinking it had been taken over by Hamas gunmen.
Three missiles were fired in three locations over five minutes. The first missile hit a car and some passengers escaped to another vehicle. That was then hit by a second missile. Some survivors tried to flee in a third car which was also struck. Everyone in the convoy was killed.
After an internal investigation, the IDF sacked two officers and formally reprimanded two senior commanders.
The evidence from the investigation was passed to the military advocate general - the Israeli army's top legal authority - to determine if there had been any criminal conduct.
A spokesperson for Israel’s embassy in London said: "This incident was a tragic mistake and we express our deepest sorrow to James Kirby’s family, the other bereaved families, including those of John Chapman and James Henderson, and the entire World Central Kitchen team, who were doing such vital work in extremely challenging circumstances.
"As outlined by the IDF’s Fact-Finding and Assessment Mechanism (FFAM) in the in-depth independent investigation, conducted following the incident, a serious failure was made due to a mistaken identification as well as errors in decision-making.
"In light of this, a brigade fire support commander and brigade chief of staff were dismissed. Once again, we express our deepest condolences and sorrow to the families of the bereaved and the WCK team.”
In the wake of the attack, the then-Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, called for a “thorough and transparent independent investigation” into what had happened.
In the statement, Louise Kirby thanked friends and supporters – including WCK – for their support. She said the family had been touched to receive personal letters of condolence from the King and Queen and the former Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron.
But she said “the murder” of James and his fellow aid workers was “a diabolical tragedy” and the family were “still struggling to find answers and accountability for what happened”.
She said that, given Israel had said the strikes were an accident, the family had been surprised not to have had any contact or message of condolence from Israel’s ambassador to the UK, nor from any Israeli official.
"Any family of a loved one who has been killed needs closure. We need to understand how this disaster could have happened," she said.
"But this is not just about us. This is about how Britain looks after its own citizens and their families, when a British citizen has been unlawfully killed by another state.”Ms Kirby added: “We appreciate the compassion and respect we have been shown, but we must also have transparency and accountability. How did this happen? Who is responsible? What accountability did they face?
"Just saying ‘sorry it was an accident’ is not enough. We need to know, and we need to know there has been accountability at all levels, so it never happens again.”
A government spokesman said the bereaved families were being supported by police liaison support officers who were “regular contact” with the Foreign Office.
“The death of James and his fellow aid workers was horrific and our thoughts remain with their families,” the spokesperson said.
“Attacks on aid workers are never justified and we remain fully committed to their protection as they support some of the most vulnerable people in the world.”
“There must be an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and aid workers, secure the release of all hostages and ensure much more aid gets into Gaza. Israel must guarantee the protection of aid workers and ensure a tragedy like this cannot happen again.”
The spokesperson did not address the families’ demand for an independent inquiry.
Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas's unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October during which about 1,200 were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry.
A woman who developed a rare type of cancer linked to her breast implants has warned that others with similar implants could be "walking around like timebombs".
Susan Axelby, 68, was recently paid £57,000 by Allergan Limited after she fell ill with breast-implant associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).
It is thought to be one of the first payouts of this kind linked to Allergan breast implants in the UK.
She had her breasts removed to avoid the risk of inherited breast cancer - but went on to develop cancer after the implants.
Regulators have received at least 106 reports of BIA-ALCL relating to surgery in the UK, involving six manufacturers.Rare risk
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is currently collecting data on women who are affected.
In her first broadcast interview, Susan told BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme about the ordeal - and while her case is very rare, she has a warning for others.
"I'm thinking, not so much me - I'm nearly 70 - but there's young girls, because they wanted breast augmentation, and they're walking around like timebombs," she said.
"They've no idea what's in their body now - and if it's happened to me and a few other people, you know, they can be walking around like that."
Susan had the implants in Sheffield, where she lives, after her own breasts were removed to protect her against an inherited cancer risk.
A few years later, she noticed some swelling in one of her new breasts, which felt hot to the touch.
'Swelled up'
"I went back to the hospital and they drained 500 millilitres of fluid out of it," Susan said.
"Then I went back home and it swelled up again.
"I went back again and they drained the same amount off - within a month, that was."
Susan was referred to a surgeon, who discovered she had BIA-ALCL - a cancer of the immune system, not a type of breast cancer, that can develop in the scar tissue around breast implants.
"I didn't believe it," she said.
"I was in denial because I'd had my breasts off to stop me getting cancer and now I've got cancer.
"I thought, 'How can that be?'"
The surgeon then told Susan the implant had to be removed.
"He said, 'we're going to have to take it out and take the breasts off again'," she said.
"And they said I could never, ever have another implant.
"The only way around it is to take stuff from another part of my body and rebuild it.
"I just said to him, 'I can't go through that again'."'I have bad days'
Susan now has no implants, breast tissue or nipples.
"There's actually nothing," she said.
"There's just a straight line all the way across the top of my body."
It has affected her confidence and wellbeing.
"I don't like anyone to see me without any clothes on and that does quite include my husband, although he's not bothered at all.
"I have bad days.
"I still get problems with my anxiety and my depression, so it's never gone away."
Susan had sued Allergan, she said, not just for her own sake but for others too.
The claim was settled and Allergan, a US pharmaceutical company, paid Susan the £57,000 in October 2023, with no admission of liability.
Scientists say BIA-ALCL could be a reaction to the implant's textured surface or a bacterial infection.
As of December 2023, the estimated incidence of BIA-ALCL, based on confirmed cases requiring surgery in the UK, is one per 14,200 implants sold.
Other affected people in the UK are coming together to take legal action.
And another group is seeking compensation from Allergan on behalf of 60,000 women from the Netherlands.
In 2019, Allergan issued a voluntary global recall of Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders and no longer manufactures these types of implants.
The MHRA says there is no need for people with breast implants but no signs or symptoms of BIA-ALCL, to have them removed or checked.
But anyone with unusual signs or symptoms, such as swelling around their breast implant, should see a doctor.
Source:BBC
The Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in 2017 was the result of a chain of failures by governments, "dishonest" companies and a lack of strategy by the fire service, the final report of the six-year public inquiry has concluded.
The damning report sets out a "path to disaster" at Grenfell stretching back to the early 1990s over how fire safety in high rise buildings has been managed and regulated.
The coalition and Conservative governments “ignored, delayed or disregarded” concerns about the safety of industry practices, the inquiry said.
One manufacturer of cladding products “deliberately concealed” the fire risks they posed, the report added.Among the recommendations laid out in the 1,700-page report are the introduction of a single construction regulator, a College of Fire and Rescue to improve the training of firefighters and changes to the way materials are tested for fire safety.
The report's publication comes more than seven years after the fire started in a fridge on the fourth floor of the west London tower block, spreading through the cladding before racing up the sides of the building.
Many residents were trapped on higher floors as it spread, and the inquiry found all the victims were dead or unconscious by the time the flames reached them due to "inhalation of asphyxiant gases", primarily carbon monoxide.
The cladding was made of highly flammable polyethylene which was added to the sides of Grenfell Tower in a disastrous refurbishment in 2016.
The inquiry found fault and incompetence among almost every company involved in the refurbishment.
Among the key findings of the report were:
"Systematic dishonesty" by the manufacturers of cladding and insulation
US firm Arconic, manufacturer of the Reynobond 55 cladding which experts at the inquiry said was "by far the largest contributor" to the fire, deliberately concealed the true extent of the danger of using its product
Manufacturers made "false and misleading claims" over the safety and suitability of insulation to the company which installed it on Grenfell
Failures in London Fire Brigade's training and a lack of a strategy to evacuate the building
Successive governments missed opportunities to act
The local council and the Tenant Management Organisation had a "persistent indifference to fire safety, particularly the safety of vulnerable people"
How building safety is managed in England and Wales is “seriously defective”
Speaking after the report was published, the inquiry chair Sir Martin Moore-Bick read the names of the 72 people who died at Grenfell.
Police and prosecutors have said that investigators will need until the end of 2025 to complete their inquiry, with final decisions on potential criminal charges by the end of 2026.
“Unscrupulous” manufacturers
The inquiry examined the roles of three companies which made cladding and insulation used in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower.
In a key passage it concluded:
“One very significant reason why Grenfell Tower came to be clad in combustible materials was systematic dishonesty on the part of those who made and sold the rainscreen cladding… and insulation."
They engaged in “deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent data and mislead the market,” the report found.
Arconic produced panels of Reynobond PE cladding, formed from metal sheets with a plastic layer. This was “extremely dangerous” when folded into box shapes, a practice widely used in the cladding industry, the inquiry concluded.
The cladding was “by far the largest contributor” to the Grenfell fire, according to new research by two inquiry experts.
However from 2005 until after the Grenfell Tower fire, Arconic “deliberately concealed from the market the true extent of the danger of using Reynobond 55 PE in cassette form, particularly on high rise buildings”. It allowed customers to continue buying the product.
Arconic commissioned fire tests which revealed very poor ratings for cladding installed as folded cassettes but concealed these from the BBA, a British private certification company which attempted to keep the construction industry up to date about safety risks.
This “caused BBA to make statements that Arconic knew were ‘false and misleading'”, the report said.
Among the UK customers which were misled, was Harley Facades, the company which installed the Grenfell cladding.
The inquiry also found fault with both Celotex and Kingspan, which both made insulation, also part of a cladding system.
Celotex made “false and misleading claims” and presented its product to Harley Facades as being safe and suitable for Grenfell although "it knew that was not the case”.
It used magnesium oxide boards, which do not burn, during testing and did not reveal this in marketing literature.
Kingspan, which had led the way in gaining market share in the insulation industry by selling its product for tall buildings “misled the market” by not revealing the limitations of its product, used on a small section of Grenfell Tower.
The refurbishment of Grenfell Tower was overseen by the Tenant Management Organisation which ran social housing for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The relationship between the TMO and its own residents was characterised by “distrust, dislike, personal antagonism and anger”. Allowing the relationship to deteriorate was a “serious failure on its part to observe its basic responsibilities”, the inquiry said.
Both organisations were found to have “persistent indifference to fire safety, particularly the safety of vulnerable people".
The inquiry found that a 2011 project to replace fire doors at Grenfell left the building with doors which did not meet the correct standard because the TMO failed to specify the correct one when ordering them.
Fire doors are designed to withstand flames and smoke for thirty minutes to improve residents’ chance of rescue.
In assessing the role of the architects Studio E, project manager Rydon and cladding contractor Harley Facades the report most often described them as incompetent.
Studio E failed to recognise the cladding and insulation were combustible and “bears a very significant degree of responsibility for the disaster”, in the words of the inquiry report.
Harley Facades “bears significant responsibility. It did not concern itself with fire safety at any stage”.
Rydon, also bears “considerable responsibility” as project manager which “saw its role as the conductor of a large and varied orchestra”.
But “there was a failure to establish clearly who was responsible for what, including who was responsible for ensuring the designs were compliant with statutory requirements. That eventually resulted in the unedifying 'merry go round of buck passing'".
Government failures
According to the report, there were “many opportunities for the government to identify the risks posed by the use of combustible cladding panels and insulation... and to take action”.
Experts warned of the risk of cladding fires in 1992, the year after a fire at the 11-storey Knowsley Heights tower on Merseyside and again in 1999 after a fire at Garnock Court in Scotland, after which MPs said only non-combustible cladding should be used on tall buildings.
But combustible cladding was not banned because it met a British standard known as “Class Zero”. The MPs said this should have been scrapped.
“It could and should have been removed years earlier,” the inquiry found.
In 2001 a series of large-scale fire tests revealed “striking results” in which cladding “burned violently”, but the rules still weren’t tightened by the government and the results of the tests were kept confidential.
“We do not understand the failure to act in relation to a matter of such importance,” the inquiry panel said.
A fatal fire at Lakanal House in South London in 2009 prompted a coroner to order a review of building regulations, but this was “not treated with any sense of urgency.”
When the coalition government took power in 2010 ministers were told to cut red tape.
The inquiry found this “dominated the department’s thinking to such an extent that even matters affecting the safety of life were ignored, delayed or disregarded”.
The pressure to cut red tape was “so strong... civil servants felt the need to put it at the forefront of every decision".
The inquiry panel described the housing ministry as “poorly run”, with fire safety placed in the hands of a single “relatively junior” official.
The government has previously apologised at the inquiry saying it “deeply regrets past failures in relation to the oversight of the system that regulated safety in the construction and refurbishment of high rise buildings".
The government’s expert adviser, the Building Research Establishment was privatised in 1997 becoming BRE, a private company.
It was strongly criticised by the government for its “unprofessional conduct, inadequate practices, a lack of effective oversight, poor reports and a lack of scientific rigour".
These exposed it to “unscrupulous product manufacturers".
Fire service shortcomings
While individual firefighters trekked repeatedly up the smoke-filled staircase to find trapped residents, the London Fire Brigade had failed to prepare them for what they faced.
The Lakanal fire in 2009, in which six people died, “should have alerted the LFB to the shortcomings of its ability to fight fires in high rise buildings”, the inquiry found.
There was an “unfounded assumption the building regulations were sufficient to ensure external wall fires in other countries would not occur in this country”.
“No-one appears to have thought that firefighters needed to be trained to recognise and deal with the consequences.”
Senior officers were complacent and lacked the management skills to recognise the problems or the will to correct them.
There was a failure to share knowledge about cladding fires, a failure to plan for a large number of 999 calls, or train staff in what to tell trapped residents.
Recommendations made by the inquiry
The inquiry has concluded that the way building safety is managed in England and Wales is “seriously defective”, “complex and fragmented”.
It has recommended the introduction of a single construction regulator, and one secretary of state to oversee the issue.
The guidance the industry follows to ensure fire safety should be revised, the inquiry says.
There is also a recommendation to make it a legal requirement that a fire safety strategy is submitted with any application for permission from building control inspectors to construct or refurbish a “higher risk building”.
Other recommendations cover the way materials and designs are tested for fire safety, and the need to make public the results.
Currently building inspectors who sign off work as safe can be employed by councils or work as private “approved inspectors” who can compete for work. The inquiry recommends setting up an independent panel which would consider whether this is in the public interest. The panel could decide to set up a national authority for building control, which would be a major change to the system for ensuring construction standards.
Finding major issues with standards in the fire service, the inquiry recommends setting up a College of Fire and Rescue to improve the training of firefighters and incident commanders.
There are a series of recommendations for the London Fire Brigade management of major incidents and a demand for the service to be reviewed by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services.
The inquiry also calls for improvements to the way local authorities, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in particular, responds to major emergencies.
