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Daily Archives: 20. November 2012
Ahnungsloser Gemeinderat stimmt für Abkehr von freier Software in Freiburg
Der Sachverständige ist Geschäftsführer und Gründer der Firma Excientes Management Consulting GmbH und außerdem Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates der Tricept AG, eines zertifizierten Microsoft-Partners, was Zweifel an der Unabhängigkeit des Gutachtens aufkommen lässt.
Mit 25 zu 20 Stimmen beschlossen CDU, SPD, Freie Wähler und zwei Mitglieder der Grünen heute die Rückkehr zu Microsoft.
`Gefährlich handelte einzig die Polizei`
Der Hambacher Waldschützer über seine vier Tage unter der Erde, warum er nicht aufgegeben hat und sich die Extremaktion gelohnt hat
Waldbesetzer beschuldigen die Polizei
„Junge Leute mit wunderbaren Ideen“
Ochs und die anderen Mitglieder seiner Initiative haben die Waldbesetzer über Monate unterstützt – mit Lebensmitteln, Werkzeug „und moralisch“, sagt der Rentner. „Das sind keine Chaoten oder Phantasten, wie es häufig dargestellt wird“, erklärt er, „diese jungen Leute haben wunderbare Ideen, und sie machen auch umsetzbare Vorschläge.“ Das Besetzercamp im Wald sei ein friedlicher Ort gewesen, an dem jeder Spaziergänger willkommen geheißen wurde.
Rise in Afghan poppy farming fuelled by high opium prices
Amount of Afghan farmland planted with opium poppies rises by a fifth as instability pushes up prices of ‚black gold‘, UN says
48-Stunden-Generalstreik beginnt in Argentinien
Die drei größten Gewerkschaften Argentiniens sowie der Verband der Staatsbediensteten (ATE) in der Provinz Buenos Aires haben für Dienstag und Mittwoch dieser Woche zu einem 48-stündigen Generalstreik aufgerufen. Dieser soll nicht nur in Buenos Aires, sondern auch in anderen großen Städten des Landes stattfinden, so etwa in Córdoba, Mendoza, La Pampa und Río Negro.
Russell Seitz – Die Abschreckungskomödie
Grafische Darstellung der Atomwaffenarsenale in Relation zu den Ländern, die Atomwaffen besitzen.
Gaza gunmen kill 6 alleged collaborators
The Hamas radio said the men, who were suspected of working for Israel, were shot. It did not elaborate.
Gunmen chained the body of one of the alleged collaborators to a motorcycle and dragged it throughout the main streets of Gaza City.
Hamas executes six suspected informants for Israel on Gaza street
Masked gunmen publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel in a large Gaza City intersection Tuesday, witnesses said. An Associated Press reporter saw a large mob surrounding five of the bloodied corpses shortly after the killing.
Some in the crowd stomped and spat on the bodies. A sixth corpse was tied to a motorcycle and dragged through the streets as people screamed, „Spy! Spy!“
‚Israelis talk about fear, we Palestinians talk about death‘
The current war in Gaza will lead to little other than more dead civilians and a fresh impetus to fight, say its residents
Habt ihr eigentlich den neuesten Schäuble-Vorschlag für Griechenland mitgekriegt?
Der ist wirklich großartig! Und zwar soll der Staat Griechenland seine Schulden zu 25% des Nennwertes zurückkaufen.
US blocks ‘unbalanced’ UN Security Council statement calling for Gaza ceasefire
The United States has blocked a Moroccan-brokered UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Gaza conflict, labeling it „unbalanced.“
Nehmen wir mal an, Obama wäre der 1. palästinensisch-amerikanische US-Präsident und in Gaza lebten Schwarze – wäre dann irgendetwas anders?
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Obama: U.S. ‚Fully Supportive Of Israel‘s Right To Defend Itself‘
(18.11.) He said that he will know within the next 2 days whether or not progress can be made in ending conflict between Israel and Gaza.
13 Tote bei heftigen Luftangriffen Israels in Gaza
Bei israelischen Luftangriffen im Gazastreifen sind kurz vor einer möglichen Einigung auf eine Waffenruhe mindestens 13 Palästinenser getötet worden.
President Obama: Israel has right to defend itself
(18.11.) President Barack Obama on Sunday defended Israel‘s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but…
Obama: „We are fully supportive“ of Israel‘s right to act against Hamas
(19.11.) Mr. Obama delivered a speech on human rights in Burma
Obama: ‘We are fully supportive of Israel‘s right to defend itself’
(18.11.) President Barack Obama spoke on the unrest in the Middle East while on a trip to Asia.
Obama ‘supportive’ of Israel, urges caution on ‘ramping up’ Gaza fight
(18.11.) „That is not just preferable for the people of Gaza, it is also preferable for Israelis because if Israeli troops are in Gaza, they are much more at risk of incurring fatalities or being wounded,“ he said.
Obama:`We Are Fully Supportive of Israel’s Right to Defend Itself’
(18.11.) The president cautioned that any ground offensive could lead to greater Israeli casualties.
Intelligence officials: We knew attack in Benghazi was terrorist act from beginning
Officials said that although there was no question that the attack was terrorism, they did not know whether they were spontaneous or planned long in advance. They also did not have the suspects’ identities.
That’s why, they said, they kept their unclassified talking points for Rice vague to avoid compromising future legal proceedings.
Fox News Suggests Torture Is the Perfect Way To Investigate Benghazi
Bolton explains how we are most likely to get the bad guys, “Do that terrible thing that the Obama administration doesn’t like to do, use rendition, to get these people to Guantanamo Bay and try a little gentle persuasion to see what might have happened.”
GOP Senator Wants Obama To Blame Al Qaeda For Benghazi Attack Before Investigation Is Concluded
On Fox News this morning, Ayotte gave what was akin to a greatest hits version of the fact/logic-free Republican narrative on Libya, before focusing in on the administration’s not specifically referring to al Qaeda in their public remarks on the attack.
Violence breaks out after West Bank funeral
Israeli soldiers fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters during clashes around Hebron following the funeral of a man shot dead in an anti-war demonstration.
Patrick Leahy Ready To Cave To Law Enforcement: Has ECPA Reform Amendment To Include Loopholes For Warrantless Spying
Leahy‘s reform was pretty straightforward: it basically said that if the government wants to see your electronic info, it needs a warrant. This seems completely reasonable and something that probably should be considered the law already if the 4th Amendment were respected. Of course, almost immediately after he introduced his reform package, we noted that the law enforcement community had freaked out over the bill, saying that if law enforcement had to actually, you know, justify its activities to a judge, it might have „adverse impact“ on investigations (you know, like reading the love letters of generals).
Neuer Polizeichef: Kühler Empfang für Klaus Kandt
vor einem Jahr, da hatte der Senat mit Udo Hansen schon mal einen Polizeipräsidenten ernannt, den dann das Gericht stoppte und eine neue Ausschreibung erzwang. Auch Innensenator Frank Henkel (CDU) erinnert daran. „Ein unrühmliches Kapitel findet hoffentlich ein baldiges Ende“, sagte Henkel.
US military base attracts thousands of protesters this weekend, one arrest
The civil disobedience occurred following a massive die-in and funeral procession commemorating those killed as a result of US militarism. Protesters transformed the fence at the facility’s main gate into a memorial for victims of the graduates of the SOA/WHINSEC [PHOTO].
Trading Away our Digital Rights: More Nations Join TPP as the Next Round of Negotiations Approach
The next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiations will take place from December 3-12 in Auckland, New Zealand, and it will be done with the same level of secrecy as the last 14 rounds. And like all of the previous rounds of talks, it will take place in a luxury venue, only this time in a high-end casino, that itself is embroiled in its own controversy over corrupt dealings.
Extremely Rich Wall Street CEO Wants Americans To Work Longer
Maybe working until a later age is fine for a Wall Street CEO whose net worth is $450 million. But it’s simply nonsense to assert that the retirement age needs to go up because Social Security is no longer affordable.
Gloria Allred joins Petraeus scandal fray to represent Jill Kelley‘s twin
It‘s so reliable now that it‘s nearly a law of physics: when a scandal generated by celebrities hits its salacious peak, celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred enters the fray.
Sources: DNI cut „al Qaeda“ reference from Benghazi talking points, and CIA, FBI signed off
CBS News has learned that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) cut specific references to „al Qaeda“ and „terrorism“ from the unclassified talking points given to Ambassador Susan Rice on the Benghazi consulate attack – with the agreement of the CIA and FBI. The White House or State Department did not make those changes.
Fog of politics on Benghazi
Despite what some Republicans say, there‘s no evidence to suggest that Susan Rice, the U.S. representative to the U.N., knowingly misled the county about the attack in Libya.
National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria
The Coordination Committee is largely based inside Syria, and was formed at a congress in Damascus. It gathers most of the political parties of the National Democratic Rally, formerly Syria‘s main secular opposition coalition, but also other organizations. It has a generally secular membership, although not exclusively so. Most member organizations have a leftist profile, while some are also strongly Arab Nationalist or Kurdish Nationalist.
The Coordination Committee is sometimes described as more moderate in its opposition strategy than the Syrian National Council, but it does call for the dismantlement of the Syrian dictatorship and the removal of Bashar al-Assad as president. It is generally strongly opposed to foreign intervention.