As copycat Occupy Wall Street encampments around the country confront the legal tangles that come with a nationwide sit-in-style protest, a growing army of First Amendment-loving lawyers is shepherding the demonstrators through the legal system at no charg
Daily Archives: 30. Oktober 2011
Millionen oder Milliarden? – Presse schludert mit den Nullen
In Zeiten von unübersehbar großen Rettungsschirmen, Hilfsmaßnahmen und heiß laufenden Druckerpressen kommt die Journaille immer mehr mit den Nullen durcheinander. Immer häufiger werden Millionen mit Milliarden verwechselt und umgekehrt.
A Message to All Police Officers From Occupy Wall Street
A Message to All Police Officers From Occupy Wall Street
Kenyan jets bomb southern Somali town, 12 killed
At least 12 people were killed Sunday when two Kenyan jets bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib, residents and officials said, as the east African nation‘s fights to rid Somalia of Islamist al Shabaab rebels.
Caritas Somalia: ,,Die Militäroffensive Kenias führt zu einer Verschlechterung der bereits schwierigen Lage der somalischen Flüchtlinge“
Die Militäroffensive Kenias mit 4.000 Soldaten, die im Süden Somalias stationiert wurden und dort die Shabaab-Milizen an der Grenze zwischen den beiden Ländern bekämpfen sollen, wird unterdessen mit dem Vormarsch in Richtung Kisimayo fortgesetzt. Wie aus Berichten des kenianischen Fernsehens hervorgeht, sollen mindestens 25 Zivilisten in bei Angriffen US-amerikanischer Dronen-Flugzeuge, die die Offensive unterstützen, ums Leben gekommen sein, mehrere Dutzend wurden verletzt.
Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan
Attending the meeting will be U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, plus foreign ministers from France, Germany and Poland, and representatives from NATO and the United Nations.
Turkey‘s President Abdullah Gul will host a trilateral meeting with Pakistan‘s President Asif Zardari and Afghanistan‘s Hamid Karzai Tuesday.
`Es herrschen Bevormundung, politische Gängelung und Opportunismus!´
Die Schwaben gehören ja eigentlich zu einer friedlichen Spezies. Nun aber wollen auch sie gegen die Euro-Rettung auf die Straße gehen. Tomas Helm vom Aktionsbündnis „Direkte Demokratie – gegen den Euro-Rettungswahnsinn“ begründet im Interview mit den Deutschen Mittelstands Nachrichten, warum sich viele Deutsche nicht mehr von der Politik in Deutschland vertreten fühlen. Er kritisiert fundamentale Missstände und fordert endlich brauchbare Instrumente der Direkten Demokratie.
Pakistans Geheimdienst spähte unsere Polizisten aus: Gelangten brisante Informationen an die Taliban?
Auch als Bundespräsident Christian Wulff vor zwei Wochen nach Afghanistan flog, erfuhr die Öffentlichkeit erst nach der Landung in Kabul davon. Doch ausgerechnet die Taliban wussten von dem hochrangigen Besuch womöglich bereits vorher. Unmittelbar vor Wulffs Reise warnte der Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) das Innenministerium, der pakistanische Geheimdienst Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) sei in Nachrichtenverbindungen deutscher Sicherheitskräfte in Afghanistan eingedrungen.
Milliardenfehler hat Nachspiel im Finanzausschuss
Der Obmann der CDU/CSU-Fraktion in dem Gremium, Hans Michelbach, sagte am Sonntag in Berlin, die Bank-Verantwortlichen sollten dem Ausschuss Rede und Antwort stehen. “Ich erwarte von der Führung der Bank im Bundestagsfinanzausschuss eine lückenlose Aufklärung dieses unfassbaren Fehlers von mehr als 55 Milliarden Euro bei der Abwicklung der Hypo Real Estate“, sagte Michelbach. Bankintern müssten Konsequenzen gezogen werden. “Das schließt personelle Konsequenzen ausdrücklich ein.“
BULLETIN 3: Hilfestellung in Zeiten des Umbruchs
Ein Umbruch ist eine Veränderung der Macht. Die essentielle Substanz der Macht ist die Gewohnheit. Somit ist ein Umbruch im Kern eine Veränderung der Gewohnheit. Diese bringt immer Verwirrung und Mißverständnisse mit sich, da jede Änderung der Gewohnheit in den Menschen Angst erzeugt, welche sich ihr unterworfen haben.
Als erste Zeugin in diesen Zeiten veränderter Gewohnheiten rufe ich die deutsche Denkerin Johanna “Hannah” Arendt auf, später staatenlos und dann US-Amerikanerin.
“Der ideale Untertan totalitärer Herrschaft ist nicht der überzeugte Nazi oder engagierte Kommunist, sondern Menschen, für die der Unterschied zwischen Fakten und Fiktion, wahr und falsch, nicht länger existiert.“
Russia Launches 1st Space Station Cargo Ship Since August Rocket Crash
The cargo ship, called Progress 45, lifted off atop a Soyuz rocket at 6:11 a.m. EDT (1011 GMT) from a launch pad at the central Asian spaceport of Baikonur Cosmodrome. It will arrive at the space station early Wednesday.
Einstein’s speed of light tested again
Scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), who recently claimed that the speed of light is quicker than estimated by Albert Einstein, are testing their findings once more following criticism from the scientific community.
China‘s top political advisor starts 5-day visit to Germany
Both sides has maintained frequent high-level visits, scored a strong growth of economic and trade cooperation and notable exchanges in science, education, culture and law, and kept close consultation and coordination in dealing with international and regional affairs, said Jia, chairman of the Chinese People‘s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee.
USA und Usbekistan: Kurs auf Annäherung
Militärische Bedürfnisse stehen über zivilen
Unter diesen Bedingungen ist das Thema der Einhaltung der Menschenrechte in Usbekistan nicht mehr aktuell für den Westen. Bereits 2009 wurden die Sanktionen gegen das usbekische Regime wegen der Massenunruhen in Andischan aufgehoben. Präsident Karimow besuchte das EU-Hauptquartier, wo er mit der deutschen Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel zusammentraf. Ende September gab es ein Telefongespräch mit Präsident Obama über die Notwendigkeit, die Militärfrachten nach Afghanistan zu bringen.
Taschkent steht also bei der „zivilisierten Menschheit“ erneut in der Gunst – nicht wegen seiner demokratischen Errungenschaften sondern wegen militärischer Gründe.
Russlands VIzepremier: Rubel ist nicht weniger stabil als Euro
Auf die Frage, ob Russland in den Europäischen Fonds für Finanzstabilität (EFSF) investieren wird, antwortete Schuwalow: „Solche Beschlüsse müssen getroffen werden, wenn sie wirtschaftlichen Sinn haben. Dabei müssten wir aber unsere eigenen Wirtschaftsinteressen verfolgt werden.“
China‘s satellite launch base upgraded ahead of Shenzhou-8 mission
Beijing Special Engineering Design and Research Institute, the main designer of the launch system used at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, renovated and upgraded the equipment at the site shortly after the launch of space lab module Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace-1, in late September, said Sun Yadu, chief engineer with the institute.
Pakistani Ambassador: IP gas pipeline to come on line in 2014
Islamabad‘s Ambassador to Tehran Khalid Aziz Babar underlined on Saturday that the multi-billion-dollar pipeline project which is due to bring Iran‘s rich gas reserves to the energy-hungry Pakistan will start operation in 2014, Fars News Agency reported.
People in region want to see the back U.S. forces: Iranian commander
„The expenses of the presence of U.S. military forces in Bahrain, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf are so high that the problems will not be cleared up even if Americans retreat from Iraq and Afghanistan,“ he explained.
„The U.S. people should pressure their government to leave the region forever,“ he added.
Yemen opposition vows to bring President Saleh to justice
„The best thing the Yemenis can do is to arrest him (Saleh) and put him on trial,“ said al-Qahtan, the spokesman for the opposition umbrella coalition, the Joint Meeting Parties.
The OSCE will present a preliminary report on the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan on October 31
„OSCE / ODIHR will present a preliminary report on the presidential election on October 31 at the press conference in Bishkek. Special statement will be made by the Special Coordinator Walburga Habsburg Douglas, who heads the mission of the OSCE short-term observers,“ said I. Gadarsky.
According to him, the election involved 400 observers from 41 countries, including 45 long term observers and experts of the OSCE / ODIHR.
US Apache plans $1.5 bln Egypt investments in 2012
This is one of the biggest expansion operations for foreign investments in Egypt since a popular uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in January and left the economy floundering, deterring investments amid political instability.
Qatar Airways to ply domestic routes in sanctions-hit Iran
„The agreements have been done and the time of implementation of this agreement will be announced by the roads and urban development ministry,“ the deputy minister in that ministry tasked with transport, Shahriar Afandizadeh, was quoted as saying by the ISNA agency.
Iran Studying Use of Qatari Planes for Domestic Flights
Parvaresh had earlier announced the endorsement of an agreement between Iran and Turkey‘s national air carriers, Iran Air and Turkish Airlines, to boost mutual cooperation in various areas of civil aviation.
China is a friend indeed for debt-ridden Europe
Thursday‘s rescue package includes a 50-percent writedown of the Greek government debt and a significant increase of the firepower of Europe‘s bailout fund. Such measures will stimulate confidence in the short term.
But the deal is just the start of a long and difficult process to solve the crisis for good. More concerted efforts are needed.
Meanwhile, as the eurozone debt issue is set to become a central subject at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Cannes, France, China hopes that the conference will help tackle the sprawling financial challenges, restore market confidence and boost world economic growth.
Commentary says China not a ´savior´ for Europe
„Beijing‘s good-will gesture is a good response to those who see China as a threatening rival to Europe. Despite differences in politics, economy and culture, China and the EU are still good friends and partners,“ it wrote.
„However, amid such an unprecedented crisis in Europe, China can neither take up the role as a savior to the Europeans, nor provide a ‚cure‘ for the European malaise,“ Xinhua added.
U.S. drone base in Ethiopia is operational
An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the drones flying from the Ethiopian base were armed.
How Ed DeMarco finally cried fraud
(25.10.) Like Madoff’s estate, Fannie and Freddie have spent the last three years under a kind of bankruptcy protection, led by a conservator, DeMarco, whose top priority is to maximize the value of the national “estate” and thereby minimize harm to the housing bubble’s innumerable victims. As both trustees’ travails demonstrate, it’s a thankless job: Madoff’s former investors smear Irving Picard in the press so regularly it’s as if they forgot about Madoff, and Fannie/Freddie conservator Edward DeMarco has alienated so many politicians with his long list of offenses that Timothy Geithner, who recommended him for the job in the first place, is now said to be plotting to oust him.
Die letzte Schlacht (Teil 2) Derivate und Hebel – erpresserischer Betrug nun auch in der Politik salongfähig.
Nun ja, leider muss ich heute mal etwas tiefer in die Finanzabteilung der Welt einsteigen, weil diese wohl der Hauptkriegsschauplatz einer neuen Weltordnung werden wird. Alle Lichter der Finanzwelt stehen auf Alarmstufe Rot. Das Weltfinanzsystem, hat alle Mühe nicht vor dem gewünschten Zeitpunkt zusammen zufallen. Der gewünschte Zeitpunkt wird markiert durch den Einstieg in eine Weltwährung, für die die Völker aber noch nicht bereit sind. In Panik wird deshalb momentan alles versucht um den Todeszeitpunkt des Papiergeldes immer weiter in die Zukunft zu verschieben, damit noch weitere Zeit zur Abzocke und Gleichschaltung aller Nationen bleibt.
Former US chief prosecutor condemns `law-free zone´ of Guantánamo
Davis was speaking at a conference on human rights law at Bard College in New York state. After resigning from the armed forces, in a dramatic defection to the other side of the raging debate over conditions at the camp, he became executive director of, and counsel to, the Crimes of War project based in Washington DC.
Truthtelling: Democracy in an Age Without Facts: The Arendt Center´s Fourth Annual Fall Conference
„What a risky business to tell the truth on a factual level without theoretical and scholarly embroidery.“
–Hannah Arendt to Mary McCarthy, sept. 16, 1963.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
–Hannah Arendt, Origins of Totalitarianism
Occupy Denver protesters face off with police – Saturday, October 29, 2011
Occupy Denver protesters and law enforcement officers clashed this afternoon after demonstrators marched around downtown Denver for the fourth week in a row. Police confirmed they used pepper spray and either rubber bullets or pepper balls to disperse the crowd in Civic Center. Broadway was closed off at both Colfax and 14th Avenue and a stream of patrol cars, lights flashing and sirens blaring, hurried to the scene.
Occupy Denver protesters, law enforcement officers clash; 20 arrested
In the most violent Saturday in more than a month of Occupy Denver demonstrations and marches, Denver police fired mace and pepper balls at a crowd of protesters in Civic Center today and arrested 20 people.
Two of the protesters were held for felony charges after police said an officer was knocked off his motorcycle and other officers were kicked, as they moved into the park to tear down illegal tents.
News Occupy Devner Police Attempt To Incite Riots Again
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Police Use Pepper Spray, Rubber Bullets on Occupy Denver Protesters Trying to Storm Capitol
Police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to try to quell an Occupy Denver demonstration Saturday as protesters attempted to occupy the state Capitol building.
US court dismisses lawsuit against Rwanda‘s Kagame
The Obama administration had urged the court to recognize Kagame‘s immunity.
Kenya to stop Shabaab fight when nation is safe
„When we feel as a country we are safe enough from this al Shabaab menace, we will come back where we belong, to our common border,“ Karangi said, adding there was no fixed deadline for the operation to end. „We absolutely have no appetite for anybody‘s territory.“
S.Sudan rebels attack town in oil state: officials
South Sudan has accused Khartoum of supporting militias but the north denies this, and many rebels say they are fighting against what they see as corruption and ethnic discrimination in the south‘s government, charges Juba denies.
Modi gets China invitation
Narendra Modi will be off to China next month for a third time. The Gujarat Chief Minster has accepted the invitation extended by China’s central government Vice-Minister Ai Ping when he met the Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Gandhinagar on Monday.
US moves to sell attack helicopters to Turkey
The Obama administration formally notified the US Congress on Friday of an unusual proposal to take three AH-1W “SuperCobra” attack helicopters from the US Marine Corps inventory and sell them to Turkey.
On to Kampala… America’s new war in Africa
Wasted $1 trillion in the futile Iraq war? Being defeated by medieval Afghan tribesmen? Can’t pay your bills at home or abroad? Government paralysed? Worried about China?
What’s the answer? Simple: A new little war in Africa.