And then came Attorney General Holderâs recent premonition about a new threat: the âhomegrown terrorist.â Speaking to ABC news, Holderâs statement signals a decisive shift in the script governing the ongoing campaign:
Daily Archives: 15. April 2013
Putin verspricht Afghanistan Stabilisierungshilfe nach Nato-Abzug
âWir haben uns darauf geeinigt, diesem Thema auch weiterhin Aufmerksamkeit zu widmen und gemeinsame Schritte abzustimmenâ, sagte Putin. âWir haben unter anderem vor, der afghanischen StaatsfĂŒhrung bei der Stabilisierung der militĂ€rpolitischen Situation und bei der BekĂ€mpfung der Drogengefahr, des Terrorismus und Extremismus alle notwenige Hilfe zu erweisen.â
In Defense of Amira Hass
Amira Hass is a reporter for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. She reports on Palestinian affairs in the occupied territories and, over the years, has come to understand the Palestiniansâ plight from their own point of view. On 3 April 2013 Hass wrote an op-ed for her newspaper entitled âThe Inner Syntax of Palestinian Stone-Throwing,â in which she wrote,
Gitmo Trial Ethics Breaches Called Possible Obama Plan to Close Prison
Colonel Davis believes the embarrassing turn of events is no coincidence. In addition to the growing list of gaffes at Gitmo, he said:
‚Nerf‘ by Les Yeux De La TĂȘte
HEAD Record Label
Gold has worst two-day rout in 30 years, stocks drop
Strategists have cited various reasons for gold‘s slump, including plans by Cyprus to sell excess gold reserves and feared selling from other central banks.
‚L‘Alveare‘ by Le Maschere di Clara
Tutto nasce dal desiderio di elaborare una sorta di „sfogo“ artistico,frutto di studi classici e di una viscerale passione per il rock,cercando di legare due correnti culturali cosĂŹ lontane e allo stesso tempo idealisticamente vicine.
‚Mercurial Rites‘ by Hair Police
Working tirelessly at their craft since 2001, Hair Police are rare survivors of the rapidly dissolving US noise scene. Made up of Mike Connelly (aka Failing Lights), Robert Beatty (aka Three Legged Race) and Trevor Tremaine â the three Midwesterners have amassed quite a catalog between them, but somehow always hit hardest when they fuse their talents and work together. âMercurial Ritesâ is the trioâs first proper full-length since 2008âs âCertainty of Swarmsâ, and in typically obstinate form doesnât even slightly pander to the noise sceneâs mass exodus towards the dancefloor.
Pentagon fĂŒhrt keine Drohnen-Medaille ein
Verteidigungsminister Chuck Hagel hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass die EinfĂŒhrung der âDistinguished Warfare Medalâ nicht stattfinden wird, die von seinem AmtsvorgĂ€nger Leon Panetta Anfang des Jahres vor dem Wechsel im Pentagon beschlossen wurde.
[SOSEP047] Stereograms â Fritto Misto EP
Bass drum. Youâve just finished the usual day studying or getting stressed by your fucking job when the duo Stereograms gives you as gift the med you were looking for. The best possible. The brand new release by the indie netlabel Sostanze Records allows the listener to chill, making him used to its warm sound and then bringing him to the dancefloor. The work is very technical in all the details.
Explosion at Boston Marathon
LIVE VIDEO â Watch WHDH coverage of a reported explosion at the Boston Marathon. For Boston coverage go to whdh.com.
Video: Explosions Strike Boston Marathon on Patriotsâ Day
âThere are a lot of people down,â a runner told the AP, after two explosions brought a traumatic end to the worldâs oldest annual marathon.
Pipelineistan Geopolitics at Work: Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Qatar.
Construction is nearing completion on a natural gas pipeline linking Iran and Pakistan, a project that portends a huge geopolitical shift. As regional powers strengthen ties in this key energy market, theyâre looking to China, and away from the West.
Since the early 2000s, analysts and diplomats across Asia have been dreaming of a future Asian Energy Security Grid.
Explosions rock Boston Marathon finish line; dozens injured
Two powerful explosions detonated in quick succession right next to the Boston Marathon finish line this afternoon, leaving at least dozens of people wounded, some with massive injuries. Multiple people are being evacuated. Blood is staining the sidewalks of Boylston street in the area.
Today‘s the Day: Challenging Human Gene Patents Before the Supreme Court
Today, we‘re headed to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument in our challenge to human gene patents.
The Court will decide this central question: are our genes â the basic elements of human biology and the blueprint for our cells, organs, and bodies â patentable? Or does patenting genes extend private property rights over products and laws of nature, in violation of the law?
ISAF-Truppen trugen (zur) Opium-Herstellung in Afghanistan bei – Uno
Die Opiumfelder gedeihen bereits seit drei Jahren in der Provinz Helmand sowie auĂerhalb. Laut dem UN-Bericht sei es auf die hohen Opium-Preise sowie mangelhafte Versorgung der Bevölkerung mit alternativen Kulturen zurĂŒckzufĂŒhren.
http://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/ORAS_report_2013_phase12.pdf
UK refuses to admit US embassy cables obtained by WikiLeaks are genuine
High court hears government will not confirm or deny that documents are authentic in Chagos Islands case
GuantĂĄnamo hunger-strike inmates forced to drink dirty water, court hears
Guards at GuantĂĄnamo Bay are displaying „deliberate indifference“ to the serious medical needs of hunger strikers, forcing them to drink dirty water in their weakened state, according to court-filed documents.
Lobby-Gruppe TechNet, die Google, Yahoo und Microsoft reprĂ€sentiert, befĂŒrwortet CISPA
Die Lobby-Organisation TechNet, zu deren Mitgliedern u.a. Dell, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Intel, Yahoo und Apple zĂ€hlen, schickte nun einen Brief an den Geheimdienstausschuss des ReprĂ€sentantenhauses und lobte die Mitglieder des Ausschusses fĂŒr ihre Arbeit an CISPA.
About 4,000 Greek civil servants to lose jobs this year as part of troika deal
About 4,000 civil servants will lose their jobs this year and from 10,000 to 11,000 next year, according to the agreement reached between the government and the troika.
Scandal! Greece turns âfakelakiâ-bribes legal through law provision
Unprecedented! Greece passed a law that legalizes the bribes asked by doctors and civil servants. These bribes are commonly called âfakelakiâ (little envelope) as the citizens tend to hand them over in an envelope.
Speech by Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, at the âRoom for discussionâ of the Study Association SEFA and the Faculty of Economics and Business, Amsterdam,15 April 2013
As regards the banking union in particular, a first and important step has been made with the decision to create the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), the responsibility for which has been assigned to the ECB in the last Ecofin. I am confident that the SSMâs euro area perspective will make a significant contribution to safeguarding financial stability in the monetary union.
Italian parliament to meet Thursday on presidential election
Italian House Speaker Laura Boldrini on Monday convened parliament and representatives of the nation‘s regional governments to meet on Thursday, April 18, to start electing a new president of Italy.
Watch: Motorists, passersby ignore man‘s cries for help after accident
A 26-year-old woman and her 8-month-old daughter were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was run over by a speeding truck in Jaipur on Sunday. While the woman‘s husband and son escaped with minor injuries, their cries for help were ignored by the passersby and motorists and car drivers.
Jaipur: Callous city ignores accident victims, mother and child bleed to death
A woman and her eight-month-old daughter were killed when a truck mowed them down while they were riding pillion on a motorcycle in Jaipur on Monday, police said. Her husband and son had a miraculous escape.
Nach verkĂŒndeter NormalitĂ€t Bomben fĂŒr Somalia
Die Tinte auf dem Papier des U.N.O.-Sicherheitsrats zur Lockerung des Waffenembargos fĂŒr Somalia und der Ruf des Angebots aus Washington, den Mangel an Waffen bereitwillig zu beheben ist kaum verhallt schon kommt es Sponntag, den 14.April 2013 zu mehreren verheerenden AnschlĂ€gen und Schiessereien in der von der Friedensmission der Afrikanischen Union mit 18000 Soldaten bestens bewachten Hauptstadt Mogadischu vor GerichtsgebĂ€uden und in der NĂ€he des Flughafens, bei dem dreissig Menschen nach Angaben der Regierung ihr Leben verloren.
Eric Margolis – Korea: eines der fĂŒnf strategisch bedeutendsten LĂ€nder der Welt
Korea, so schrieb vor einem Jahrhundert der berĂŒhmte deutsche Experte fĂŒr Geopolitik Baron Haushofer, sei eines der fĂŒnf strategisch bedeutendsten Gebiete der Welt. Das ist auch heute noch so, wo China, Russland, Japan und die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika um Einfluss auf der Halbinsel und in den sie umgebenden GewĂ€ssern konkurrieren.
Gitmo Is Killing Me
Iâve been detained at GuantĂĄnamo for 11 years and three months. I have never been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial.
Obama, GuantĂĄnamo, and the enduring national shame
One of the most powerful Op-eds ever published in the NYT, by a Yemeni detainee, underscores the president‘s role in this travesty
Drones should be banned from private use, says Google‘s Eric Schmidt
In an extended interview with the Guardian, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google and an adviser to Barack Obama‘s presidential campaign, warned of the potential of new technology to „democratise the ability to fight war“, and said drones could soon be used to harass and spy on neighbours.
Eric Schmidt calls for drone regulation to keep neighbors from spying on you
Google may be one of the world‘s largest collectors of information, but Eric Schmidt thinks people would be uncomfortable with drone surveillance by their neighbors â and that this discomfort will spur tighter regulation. In an interview with The Guardian (available for subscribers only),
Russische Kriegsschiffe ĂŒben im nördlichen Mittelmeer
Die Sowjetunion hatte ein aus 30 bis 50 Schiffen bestehendes Geschwader im Mittelmeer unterhalten, das im syrischen Hafen Tartus seinen StĂŒtzpunkt hatte, aber auch HĂ€fen in Ăgypten, Algerien und Libyen nutzte. Das Geschwader, das im Kalten Krieg der 6. Flotte der US Navy gegenĂŒberstand, wurde am 31. Dezember 1992, ein Jahr nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion, aufgelöst.
Energy: Noble considers pipeline from Israel to Turkey
US energy firm Noble Energy has stated that the company has already started to work on possibilities to launch an energy project between Turkey and Israel
Rosneft Offers to Buy 21% of Italy‘s Saras for EUR273.5 Million
Russian state-owned oil giant OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) Monday said it offered to buy a combined 21% stake in refinery Saras SpA (SRS.MI) for a total 273.5 million euros ($358.3 million), as Russian companies expand into the ailing Italian refining market.
Frattini, NATO candidate, ‚to assume Council of State role‘
The role at Italy‘s highest administrative tribunal, said Frattini on a visit to Belgrade, would entail „evaluating procedures of the government, something I very much enjoy“.