U.S. Senate Republicans said on Thursday they needed more time to examine a revised packaged of new economic sanctions on Iran‘s oil sector on Thursday, a surprise move that drew anger from Senate Democrats, who had expected a unanimous Senate vote of approval ahead of Iran talks on May 23.
Daily Archives: 17. Mai 2012
SSRI Antidepressants Do More Harm than Good
Antidepressant medications are the first-line treatment for people meeting current diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. Most antidepressants are designed to perturb the mechanisms that regulate the neurotransmitter serotonin – an evolutionarily ancient biochemical found in plants, animals, and fungi.
DEA Involved In Killings Of Innocent Civilians In Honduras
Protesters in Honduras‘ Mosquito Coast area have burned down government offices and demanded that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration leave the area, after an incident last Friday when DEA agents were involved in a drug interdiction effort with the Honduran national police that left four innocent people dead – two of whom were pregnant – at least three others seriously injured, and two children missing, according to local Honduran authorities.
Police Force Protesters Out of Camp at ECB Headquarters
The clearing was part of security measures being taken ahead of anticapitalism protests expected this weekend.
German Prosecutor’s Late Motion Gives German Ministers More Time to Free Captain Paul Watson!
During this time, Captain Paul Watson would remain isolated in prison, awaiting an extradition that would be tantamount to a death sentence.
The Taiwanese Shark Fin Mafia has had a $20,000 bounty on his head for years. We know the arm of the Taiwanese Shark Finning Mafia reachs not just to the illegal fishing industry in Costa Rica, but also to the prison system there. Sea Shepherd fears that not only would Captain Paul Watson not receive a fair trial in Costa Rica, but he would likely not survive jail long enough to see the inside of a court room.
Ex-Mossad chief to international community: Sanctions only way to halt Iran‘s nuclear program
In a Wall Street Journal article co-authored with former intelligence officials and former diplomats, Meir Dagan outlines four steps the international community should take to stop Tehran‘s nuclear program.
US Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said his staff did not receive a draft of the bill until late on Wednesday night, and needed more time to make sure it was as strong as possible.
Kucinich: NDAA Authorizes War Against Iran
Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) prepared speech to Congress follows. See video here. Congressman Kucinich is also distributing this flyer to Congressional colleagues. Additionally he recently spoke about Iran on the House Floor. See that video here and here. Kucinich will be back on the House Floor today at noon for a “one minute” speech. „We must not stumble into another war,“ he said.
Naommi Wolf: The NDAA‘s section 1021 coup d‘etat foiled
One brave judge is all that lay between us and a law that would have given the president power to detain US citizens indefinitely
I Want Greece to Stay in the Euro: Merkel to CNBC
„If Greece believes that we can find more stimulus in Europe in addition to the Memorandum (the deal stuck with the Troika), then we have to talk about that,“
Merkel faces G8 isolation on eurozone
Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, is in danger of isolation at this weekend’s G8 summit as other world leaders push her on measures to stimulate growth in Europe.
Donna Summer Dead at 63
Donna Summer — the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer … TMZ has learned.
We‘re told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old.
Sources close to Summer tell us … the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago … who says she didn‘t seem too bad.
`Blockupy` protester gets a finger in the eye from police in Germany
Anti-riot police evict protesters at the Roemerberg in Frankfurt Main, Germany, on Thursday. Despite a ban on demonstrations the Blockupy alliance had organised a demonstration through downtown Frankfurt to protest against banks and the European austerity policy.
UK targeted over arms sales and war
France has about 3,300 troops in Afghanistan. An announcement is due at the Nato summit in Chicago on 20-21 June. Will France stick to its guns on withdrawal? Will it prompt more people in Britain to ask why our soldiers are still killing and being killed in Afghanistan after more than 10 years?
Oliver Miles
Oxford
Hahaha, diese Verräterpartei ist doch immer für einen Lacher gut.
Aktuell: „Auch SPD will Abmahnungsmissbrauch bekämpfen“. Diese elenden Mitesser, Mitläufer, Opportunisten, sind doch immer die letzten, die auch noch schnell auf den fahrenden Zug aufspringen.
Rahm Emanuel, king of Chicago, goes into battle as Nato comes to town
Explaining his desire to host both the G8 and the Nato summits in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, the city‘s mayor told an aide: „It‘s just like the Olympics, only easier to get.“
Facebook scheitert erneut mit geplanten Datenschutzrichtlinien
Hintergrund: Nachdem die Wiener Studenten von „europe-v-facebook.org“ im Sommer letzten Jahres bei der zuständigen irischen Datenschutzbehörde 22 Anzeigen einreichten, versucht Facebook seit einigen Monaten neue Regelungen zur Nutzung der Userdaten zu erlassen. Bislang scheitert dies am Widerstand der Nutzer, denn viele Änderungen sollten es dem Unternehmen ermöglichen, noch mehr Kapital aus den Nutzerdaten zu schlagen.
ZDF Heute – `Blockupy Frankfurt` nur 2 Schritte weg vom Polizeistaat ?
Zitat von Konstantin Wecker in ZDF heute :
„Mir wurde noch nie das Singen verboten; nicht einmal in der DDR!“
Grünen-Landeschef will mit Axt in Flugzeug steigen
Die Kontrolleure am Flughafen ließen Grünen-Politiker Chris Kühn allerdings nicht passieren. Dabei war die Axt mehr Schein als Sein.
Tsipras blasts ‚pro-memorandum powers‘
“The eurozone is not in danger because of Greek resistance, but because of the bankrupt policies of the memorandum, of yesterday’s political system,” he said.
Tsipras accused PASOK and New Democracy of planning to privatize the entire public sector and complete their “disastrous work,” arguing that the left was the only power capable of putting an end to this.
Alexis Tsipras: Austerity will send us ‚directly to the hell‘
“We want to change the austerity measures in Greece, also in Europe. We want to do this with the incorporation of other forces and people of Europe, the people who want a big change. Because everybody now understands that with this policy we are going directly to the hell. And we want to change this way.”
Defiant Greek leftist refuses to back austerity
„They are trying to terrorize the people to make SYRIZA cave in. We will never compromise,“ the ex-Communist student leader told his party‘s lawmakers, often addressing them as „comrades“.
Livestreamsammlung zu Blockupy in Frankfurt
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Demonstranten ignorieren in Frankfurt das Versammlungsverbot
In Frankfurt haben am Donnerstagmittag mehr als 1.000 Demonstranten das bis Samstag (19.05.12) geltende Versammlungsverbot ignoriert und gegen die Einschränkung ihrer Grundrechte protestiert.
Bisher kein Krawall bei Protest gegen Banken
Die Sicherheitskräfte seien vorbereitet, noch sei die Lage in der Bankenmetropole aber ruhig, sagte ein Polizeisprecher am Donnerstagmorgen.
Finanzen Bankia-Verstaatlichung kostet Kleinanleger 2 Milliarden Euro
Der Großteil der 347.000 Aktieninhaber der Bankia sind private Kleinanleger, weil große Finanzinstitutionen das Risiko einer Beteiligung an der Bank richtig eingeschätzt hatten und sich nicht am Börsengang beteiligten.
David Cameron warns François Hollande against early Afghanistan exit
Prime minister to urge president not to pull out French troops two years early in talks ahead of G8 summit
Livestreamsammlung zu Blockupy in Frankfurt
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Wir weisen darauf hin, dass wer ein Grundgesetz auf die #blockupy -Demo nimmt, die Verfassung gefährdet: So ein Buch geht schnell kaputt!
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Irgendwie schon paradox: wir mussten den jungen Mann ohne Ausweis verhaften lassen, weil er uns sein Vaterland nicht verraten wollte…
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`Polizeiliche Gefahrenprognose praktisch widerlegt`
Grundlage der Versammlungsverbote damit entfallen
Das Blockupy-Bündnis betont, dass das Bundesverfassungsgericht den Eilantrag gegen das Versammlungsverbot in Frankfurt bis Freitag lediglich aus formalen Gründen nicht zur Entscheidung angenommen hat.
Eine Entscheidung über die Rechtmäßigkeit der Proteste ist damit noch nicht getroffen. Diese wird erst im nachhinein im Hauptsacheverfahren gefällt. „Wir sind optimistisch, dass die massive Einschränkung der Demonstrationsfreiheit keinen rechtlichen Bestand haben wird.“
Frankfurter Paulskirche: 1000 Demonstranten halten Grundgesetz in die Höhe
Ohrfeige nach Karlsruhe aus der Main-Metropole: die Bürger verhalten sich wie Bürger, die zur Verteidigung der Verfassung sowie für das Gemeinwohl der Gesellschaft machtvoll, unbeugsam und ohne Gewalt ihr Recht auf freie Meinungsäusserung durchsetzen
RFK Jr.’s wife hangs herself
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary, who battled her husband’s rumored philandering by turning to alcohol and prescription drugs, hanged herself in a barn on their Westchester estate yesterday, sources told The Post.
The 52-year-old mother of four — the latest victim of a family dynasty cursed with tragedies — may have taken her own life because she was haunted by her broken marriage, her friends lamented.