The Court of appeal suspends the application of the policy of "don't ask", do tell - CNN International

Rallying people in support of the repeal of "don't ask, do tell" policy in Boston in December.A federal appeals, the Court stated that "don't ask, do tell" may not stay in placeThe Obama administration supports the repeal of the policyBut to oppose the administration soon repeal plannedMilitary officials suggest policy changes eliminating DADT could be completed in a few weeks

Washington (cnn) - a Wednesday the Federal Court of appeal issued an order blocking the US military to enforce its policy of "don't ask", not tell on gays and lesbians serving in the army. U.S. authorities have been moving forward with the policy of dismantling, but were opposed to what the courts require the Government to repeal officially at this time.

At issue in the complex legal fight is if "do ask, do tell" can remain in force - even in name only - whereas the legal fight over its constitutionality is be combated in the federal courts. The judges have disagreed on the question of the application for months.

The case involves the Obama administration in a position unusual support a repeal, but at the same time to file motions to the Court to prevent that going faster than expected. The military authorities suggest changes of political compliance in eliminating "do ask, do tell" could be completed in a few weeks.

In a brief order Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of appeal echo, saying, "the deletion process (the policy) is underway, and the balance of the armed forces are supposed to have been trained by the middle of the summer" on compliance with the new guidelines.

"The balance of the difficulties and the circumstances have changed", said the Panel of three judges, concluding that as a result, "do ask, do tell" can remain in place.

The Department of Justice can now return to the Supreme Court to try the order of execution suspended for a second time. Judges last autumn confirmed an earlier order of maintenance of the policy in place.

The Court of Appeal based in San Francisco also announced that it would hear oral arguments in the question at the end of August.

A group of rights of the homosexuals - the Log Cabin Republicans - sued on the prohibition of 18-year-old members openly gays and lesbians from serving in the armed forces us. In September, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said the unconstitutional military ban.

Since Congress adopted a law signed by President Obama to gradually eliminate "do ask, do tell", but Pentagon officials had refused to issue a timeline on when this change in policy would be completed.

It is a question of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who took over the position this month, will now face.

If the policy is fully in force, and current investigations of the gay and lesbian service members are suspended, the legal appeals could quickly become theoretical. But the Log Cabin Republicans have promised to continue the legal fight until then.

The group called the order of the Court "exciting news."

The decision "removes any uncertainty - American service members are no longer under the threat of discharge because repeal implementation process is going forward," says r. Clarke Cooper, Director Executive of the group. "As a captain in the army of reserve of the United States, I observed the reactions of my colleagues to the relocation of the Ministry of defence to the open service and can say with confidence that our troops are ready, willing and able to take this measure." Log Cabin Republicans are proud of our role in the end once and for all of the policy unconstitutional and non. »

Obama said he long wanted to repeal "don't ask, do tell" and had concluded an agreement with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, former President of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a process that included a military review of how to make the transition to openly gay and lesbian soldiers.

The three men would then certify the repeal.

Gay rights groups say the policy - even though it is to be discarded - violates due process and the rights of the first amendment to the military. In their appeals, the Log Cabin Republicans said that the policy will remain in effect during the appeal would be unacceptable and would cause "irreparable harm".

The Government presented "no evidence to support a finding that open service by gays and lesbians harmed military interests and... civilian and military leaders admitted that DADT was actually reached military interests," claimed the appeal.

He said "Retained military judgment here tips the scales against a suspension, rather than through a".

But the administration of Obama, supported by the representatives of the Pentagon argued that suspending policy and forcing the military to immediately exchange rate while the case is on appeal cause problems in time of war.

"The military should not be needed suddenly and immediately restructure an important policy which has been in place for years, particularly at a time when the nation is involved in overseas combat operations," said the Government in a prior case.

Pentagon spokesman Dave Lapan said the military "will be of course comply with the orders of the Court and immediately take steps to inform the scope of this order."

He added: "" in the meantime, implementation of the DADT repeal vote by Congress and signed last December the law by the President is proceeding smoothly, is well underway, and certification is only a few weeks away. ""

Doors last autumn raised the level to which gay and lesbian troops can be discharged under "don't ask, do tell" by ordering that it be by the Secretaries of the army, Navy and the Air Force.

In a note written to heads of all the military services, Gates said that his action was taken in direct response to the legal uncertainty surrounding the right "do ask, do tell".Charley Keyes of CNN has contributed to this report.

Smaller Obama policy issues - Politico

President Barack Obama swept into Office as the anti-Bill Clinton, saying even at one point that he was not sent to Washington for "school uniform" - a shortcut policy for the former President of reduced ambitions against a Republican Congress.

But face similar restrictions, Obama looks a little more like Clinton in the second half of his first term, pushing proposals for modest jobs and blocked flyers plan policy: a new pledge of paternity, graphic tobacco warnings, to update the requirements of the sunscreen, a Summit of intimidation and discounts of entertainment for the fathers to spend more time with their children.

Continue reading of the order of the day treated is the consequence of a resistant Congress and not money to spend, but it also aims to solve a political problem for the President led in combat difficult re-election. Like Clinton, Obama attempts to show voters that both Washington gridlock, it can still work to solve the problems of the people did any how small they are.

The nuances of policy of Clinton-style are remarkable for a President who shaped himself during the campaign of 2008 as a transforming figure in the mold of Ronald Reagan - not Clinton, who used small proposals, consultant-driven, such as school uniforms, a system of classification of TV and the curfew for teens to circumvent Congress and appeal to voters in class average.

"School uniforms" then invoked Obama to resist pressure from the top of its aid to scale back its overhaul of the health, saying that he wanted to "get great things," according to book 2010 Jonathan alter "The promise."

"It is a matter of some interest and historical irony that a President that began with the aspirations of Reagan was forced by events to adopt a position which is, in the continuum from Reagan to Clinton, much closer to the end Clinton," William Galston, a policy of the Clinton White House advisor and, now, a Brookings scholar ".said in an interview. "The President, in many respects, is realistic." It is simply adjusting his vest to events. »

Embrace of the Obama of the more gentle powers of the Presidency - more visibly, the Summit of bullying in March - was "a source of some amusement" with former advisers to Clinton who cringed at the mockery of their pattern of inheritance, a veteran of Clinton, said.

Obama did the opposite of shoot small in the first two years of his mandate, American realigning auto industry and a major economic stimulus plan, the redesign of health and the Wall Street reform bill. And today, he tried to negotiate a package of deficit reduction of $ 4 trillion, which would be another massive feat.

In addition, the White House is not more to go big. Immigration, education, changes in climate and clean energy bills remain on the list of wishes, but Obama spent as much time to the promotion of fragmentary economic ideas that require the approval of Congress.

Aid say that the more modest approach is part of a natural evolution for a Presidency. Recalibrés same Reagan after suffering losses in the midterm of 1982.

"While the political Congress composition may be more difficult, the priorities of the President have not changed and he works every day to move forward on the key, including relief for small business priorities, incentives to assist in the construction workers return to work by the reconstruction of infrastructure, comprehensive reform of the immigration and measures to reduce our dependence on foreign oil - all areas".the President always has the feeling that we should be able to find a consensus, "said an official of the White House who asked not be named.

After the loss of 2010 elections, the White House between what he considered a new recovery phase, arguing that the private sector, not Government, should lead the economic recovery from this time.

That approach has disappointed some progressives, including Roger Hickey of the campaign for the future of America, which urged the White House did step to reflect on the plan tactics that could pass Congress and instead propose a bold plan for the creation of jobs with an investment of large government and Democrats to run the.

WikiLeaks revelations blur policy India (Los Angeles Times)

Escape U.S. diplomatic cables sparked a political battle in India, putting the party in power on the defensive with their revelations about violations of the rights of man and religious extremism.

More damaging to the Party Congress was a first political family descendant reports the India Rahul Gandhi, cable and pegged by many as the next Prime Minister of the nation, said US Ambassador India Hindu extremist groups could be a bigger threat in the Pakistan-based Islamic militants country last year.

Given felt deep mistrust here among others for Pakistan and national attacks in recent years by Muslim and Hindu extremists as, opponents of the party seized the comments published by WikiLeaks Web site.

"I've been asked for long now [how] everyone thinks is a terrorist, State and yet they still the country back" Narendra Modi, a controversial with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party leader said Saturday, calling Gandhi comments "irresponsible."

"Yesterday, after cables were, he [is] clearly giving inspiration to the United States talk about pro-Pakistan," said Modi, Minister head of the State of Gujarat, who was accused of tacit support of anti-Muslim riots there in 2002.

Communications are also likely to other notch the reputation of 125 years Party Congress, which was struck by a series of corruption and scandals, influence traffic leading up to charges that his leadership was adrift.

A second cable retrieved in the Britain's Guardian newspaper disclosure made a presentation of 2005 by the International Committee of the Red Cross for then-U.s. Ambassador David Mulford on the use of torture in the Indian portion of Kashmir. Torture is illegal in India.

The presentation was based on 177 visits by the Red Cross for the detention centres in Kashmir between 2002 and 2004 involving 1,500 prisoner interviews, cited beatings, electrocution, assault sexual on prisoners, grinding of the muscles and other abuse.

Cashmere, divided between the India and Pakistan is a flashpoint between the two countries and has been the cause of two of the three concerned neighbouring nuclear wars since partition in 1947.

In the presentation, the Red Cross has reportedly expressed its concern that Indian Government had not tried to halt current "abuse" of prisoners in Kashmir.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, top elected official of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, said last week that the Government has a policy of zero tolerance towards torture, adding that the alleged violations occurred before, he was elected.

Others said that leaks have stressed the need for a new approach in the troubled region of Kashmir.

"Leaks have defended our stand on systematic torture in prisons in Kashmir," Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman of the Group umbrella Hurriyat moderate in Jammu and Kashmir, told journalists. "It is regrettable that United States America was now an intentional on the situation in Kashmir human rights silence while he spoke about human rights in Burma, and other countries."

But the cable 2005 also indicated that the situation in Kashmir was much better that he was in the 1990s to a conflict that has killed an estimated 70,000 for two decades, including 100 deaths since June civilians.

Mark.Magnier@LAtimes.com

Rana anshul in The Times New Delhi Office has contributed to this report.