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March 19, 2013As journalists and associates, we cannot ignore the serious developments of the past and present. An example of that was shown on Friday, June l4, when a group from the International Correspondents Committee paid a visit to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. It is always difficult to confront the Holocaust head on, but it is important. Wars and massacres go on today, but on a smaller and less systematic scale.
The Holocaust Museum is a very effective teaching institution. It is now commemorating its 20th anniversary, and is having an impact. It attracts thousands of visitors a year, and they come from many age groups and many parts of the world. It was amazing to see the long lines of visitors; especially those in their mid teens. They were quiet, respectful, and somber as they viewed the exhibits, photos, and films. They learned many millions were victims -- in addition to over 6 million Jews, Christians, Homosexuals, disabled, Gypsies, and others were starved, tortured, and executed.
The Memorial Museum is located on the Mall, near USDA and between 14th and 15th Streets. There is some side street parking, but it may be best to take the Metro to the Smithsonian stop. There is no charge for admission. Journalists and educators can contact media affairs, if they want more information during a visit.
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ALGIERS, June 11, 2013 (AFP)
Algeria’s prime minister and army chief of staff on Tuesday visited President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the hospital in Paris where he is convalescing after suffering a mini-stroke, state television announced.
“Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and the Chief of Staff of the people’s national army Ahmed Gaid Salah paid a visit to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Institution des Invalides in Paris,” the broadcaster said.
The TV channel gave no further information and provided no images of the first such visit since Bouteflika was flown to France for treatment at the end of April.
The broadcaster then read the health bulletin that had been issued earlier by the Algerian president’s doctors in Paris and published by the national APS news agency.
It said Bouteflika had suffered a transient ischaemic attack, or mini-stroke, on April 27, which had “not affected his vital functions,” and that he had been transferred to a Paris hospital for further tests.
After the tests, “his doctors recommended that he observe a period of convalescence and functional rehabilitation to consolidate his recovery,” it added.
Tuesday’s announcement, as well as official reassurances by Sellal on Sunday and Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci on Monday, appear designed to quash the growing speculation about the 76-year-old president’s condition both in Algiers and Paris.
Bouteflika health has been a source of conjecture in Algeria since 2005 when he had surgery at the same Paris hospital for a bleeding stomach ulcer, according to officials, and spent a long period convalescing.
