He attended the protest and says anti-drone groups from various cities across the state gathered for a rally at the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, on April 28. He says the rally took the form of a funeral procession to symbolize the innocent civilians who have died during US drone strikes in other countries. He says protesters carried the symbolic coffins and laid them at the gate of the airbase during the rally.
Daily Archives: 4. Mai 2013
30 drone protesters arrested at Hancock air base at conclusion of weekend rally (names)
About 30 people were arrested outside the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base this afternoon during a protest against the use of unmanned aerial drones.
Israel schäumt wegen ‘Google Palestine’
Israelische Regierungsvertreter behaupten steif und fest, dass die Google-Namensgebung das Ergebnis jeglicher zukünftiger Friedensgespräche über die palästinensische staatliche Anerkennung „vorwegnimmt,“ indem sie davon ausgeht, dass die Palästinenser überhaupt einen eigenen Staat bekommen werden.
Sixteen Israeli fighter jets violate Lebanese airspace
In 2009, Lebanon filed a complaint with the United Nations, presenting over 7,000 documents pertaining to Israeli violations of Lebanese territory.
Documents: Obama administration paid at least $2.5 MILLION for hotel rooms and rental cars during the 2012 G-20 meeting in Mexico
Government travel documents available online show that the State Department contracted with a travel agency to spend between $1,889,383 and $2,078,327 on hotel rooms alone, for the President, the Secret Service, and the rest of the State Department and White House staff and VIPs.
Obama blames American guns for Mexican deaths: ‘Most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States’
The president omitted mention of Operation Fast and Furious, his Department of Justice’s program that ‘walked’ thousands of guns across the border.
Supporters mob Assad
Syria‘s President Bashar al-Assad makes a rare public appearance to unveil a statue at Damascus University. Sunita Rappai reports
US officials claim errors in case of death row prisoner Willie Manning
The fate of a death row prisoner in Mississippi remains in the balance just days ahead of Tuesday‘s planned execution, following the intervention of federal officials who claim that forensic evidence used to help convict him was flawed.
South Sudanese police detain newspaper editor without charge
South Sudan‘s police have detained a newspaper editor without charge and refused him access to a lawyer for three days, he told a Reuters reporter who visited him in a crowded police cell on Saturday.
Junior Italy minister removed after comment on gays
A junior Italian equal opportunities minister was removed from her post on Saturday less than 24 hours after being sworn in to the new coalition government, after she said gays invited discrimination by „ghettoizing“ themselves.
Italy‘s Michaela Biancofiore resigns over ‚homophobia‘
On Friday, Mr Letta, the Democratic Party deputy leader (PD), warned ministers in the fledgling government to work together and maintain „sobriety“ when talking to the media.
Der unbekannte Putin – der Kampf um russische Souveränität
Russische Dokumentation über die Hintergründe der Entstehung des neuen russischen Staates nach 1991 (=Kolonisierung Russlands durch die USA) und über die Rolle Wladimir Putins bei der Wiedererlangung der staatlichen Souveränität (Dauer über 2 Stunden)
Dozens of Journalists Protest in Ramallah
The journalists marched toward the soldiers who were stationed at the checkpoint and they tried to cross it, but the soldiers closed it in front of the journalists. The journalists held banners that call for the freedom of movement and work in different parts of the Palestinian occupied territories.
‚Google‘ Recognizes Palestinian State
The International web search engine „Google“ recognized the Palestinian state after it was referring to Palestine as „The Palestinian Territories“ since its establishment.
Pope receives President of Lebanon: Hopes for formation of new government
Pope Francis expressed hopes for the formation of a new government in Lebanon “that will have to face the important challenges in the national arena as well as in the international sphere”.
Pope Meets Sleiman, Calls for More Aid to Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Pope Francis called Friday for greater humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and surrounding countries, after meeting with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman at the Vatican.
‘We’ve not confirmed any strike on Syria,’ says top Defense Ministry official
Senior Defense Ministry official Maj.-Gen. (Res) Amos Gilad denied reports Saturday in the Associated Press and Reuters that Israeli officials had confirmed striking a Hezbollah-bound weapons shipment in Syria overnight Thursday-Friday.
Amos Gilad denies Israeli attack
„Hezbollah does not have chemical weaponry. We have ways of knowing. They are not keen to take weaponry like this, preferring systems that can cover all of the country (Israel),“ he added. (Ilana Curiel, Reuters)
Senior Israeli defense official denied reports of the strike in Syria
Amos Gilad, a senior Israeli defense official, denied reports of the strike.
“I don’t know what or who confirmed, who are these sources? In my book only the IDF’s spokesperson unit is official,” he told Ynetnews, RT Reported.
Are all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government?
A former FBI counterterrorism agent claims on CNN that this is the case
Amos Gilad: Hezbollah not interested in chemical arms
„I don’t know what or who confirmed what. Who are these sources? In my book only the IDF Spokesperson‘s Unit is official,“ Gilad said.
Gilad: We didn‘t confirm hit on Syrian arms for Hezbollah
Israel has carried out an air strike into Syria, targeting a shipment of missiles bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official told Reuters on Saturday.
Senior Defense Ministry official Amos Gilad, however, denied that any Israeli official confirmed such an attack occurred in a cultural event in Beersheba, Army Radio reported.
Democratisation of capital – PTI‘s Islamic finance policy By Shoaib Umar
The adoption of Western economic theory and practice will not help us in achieving our goal of creating a happy and contended people. We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice.
Malaysia‘s ruling elite faces tough poll tes
Malaysia‘s long-ruling coalition faces what‘s arguably its closest run challenge in Sunday‘s general election.
EU forecast shows no light at end of tunnel
According to the Spring forecast published yesterday, the island’s economy is expected to contract by 8.7 per cent this year and 3.9 per cent in 2014 mainly as a result of the conditions of the bailout recently agreed with international lenders, the Commission said.
Portugal to raise retirement age, lay off 30,000 amid effort to save $6.3B over 3 years
Portugal‘s prime minister says he plans to raise the retirement age to 66 from 65 and lay off some 30,000 government workers in measures that aim to save 4.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) over the next three years.
Post-bailout austerity declared
When Portugal was first forced to sign away its economic sovereignty in 2011 in a desperate bid to avert pending bankruptcy, austerity measures imposed by the trio of international lenders was to last no longer than three years – the time-span Portugal requested to stand on its own two feet. But following a series of setbacks and failed targets since then, the
Finance Minister this week unveiled additional measures to squeeze spending by more than six billion euros over a period which will last many years after the Troika have agreed to leave cash-strapped Portugal to fend for itself once more.
Government gives priority to pact with labor unions on crisis
Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría on Friday confirmed that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will meet with labor union and business leaders on May 16 in an attempt to broker a consensus on how to tackle the crisis
Tories ‚must honour EU referendum pledge, says Theresa May following heavy Conservative losses to Ukip in council elections
The Conservatives must give voters “greater certainty” that they will be given a say on Britain‘s membership of the European Union, Home Secretary Theresa May acknowledged on Saturday.
Pakistan elections: ex-cricketer Imran Khan offers ‚third way‘ – video
Thousands attend a rally for cricketer-turned-politician, Imran Khan, on Friday ahead of Pakistan‘s elections. Khan is trying to promote his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) as a fresh alternative to the two parties who have alternated in the top spot for 40 years.
Ended 1st jalsa at Buner today! The tsunami has reached here too!
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Imran vows to break Zardari-Nawaz partnership
“I have been waiting for 17 years for the change and now it is going to take place on May 11. We will break the partnership of Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif as people are fed up with them,” he said.
Imran Khan reaches out to young voters with ‚third-way‘ in Pakistan‘s general election
Cricketing hero wins hearts with promises to empower the people, but can sentiment be turned into seats for his PTI party?
Pakistan Election 2013: Imran Khan Becoming Pakistan‘s Game-Changer
With only a little over a week left until the general elections, Pakistan’s politicians are starting to boost their campaigning efforts for the final stretch and one candidate in specific – cricketer turned politician Imran Khan — has been gaining momentum unlike any other. If things go his way, as polls indicate, this election could be exactly what Pakistan needs to break away from the “status quo” and turn things around for the better.
Nasrallah met Khamenei in Iran, to make speech May 9
BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah recently held talks in Tehran with Iran’s supreme leader, and is expected to tackle allegations about his party’s role in the Syrian conflict and Lebanon’s political crisis during a much anticipated speech on May 9.
Lebanese Army Interrogating with Israeli who crossed Lebanon’s border
The Lebanese army arrested on Wednesday a 34 years old Israeli man who jumped over the barbed-wire fence in Naqoura and began interrogating him to find out why he entered the Lebanese territory, according to Al-Manar Website correspondent.
Bangladesh disaster toll rises to 540
More than 2 400 people were injured in the industrial disaster that put Bangladesh under pressure to meet international labour standards for its garment industry, which accounts for 79 per cent of the country‘s export earnings.
Sleiman says Israeli overflights bid to destabilize Lebanon
BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman condemned Friday recent Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty, calling them a continuation of the Jewish state’s “policy of intimidation” and a bid to destabilize the country.
Lebanon reports 8 IAF overflights in 14 hours
Beirut says Israeli warplanes flew all over the country; some said to be simulating attacks
Lebanon: IAF warplanes hover over Beirut
Two Israeli warplanes penetrated Friday morning into Lebanese airspace and soared for about three hours above the capital Beirut, according to a report by the Lebanese military.
Israelische Luftwaffe fliegt “Scheinangriffe” gegen Libanon
Libanesische Armee nimmt an Grenze offenbar Spion aus Israel fest. Die Informationsindustrie wirft Nebelkerzen und bringt den Syrien-Krieg ins Spiel.
Wireless Community Weekend 2013
Starting Friday May 10 till Sunday May 12, 2013 freifunk.net, c-base and the German community invite you to the „Freifunk Wireless Community Weekend“ at the c-base space station in Berlin.
OLG Celle: Der öffentliche Aufruf zum „Schottern“ ist strafbar
„Die Entscheidung schafft Rechtssicherheit in Bezug auf die bisher diskutierte Frage der Strafbarkeit des sog. Schotterns. Atomkraftgegnern bleibt es natürlich weiter unbenommen, andere von ihrer Meinung zu überzeugen und die Auseinandersetzung mit den Castor-Transporten öffentlich und mit kreativen oder spektakulären Aktionen zu begleiten.Aber die Rechtsordnung schützt nicht nur die Meinungs- und Demonstrationsfreiheit der einen, sondern auch die Eigentumsrechte der anderen.
Maître Gaston Vogel: ‚Ich kultiviere Antipathie!‘
Im Rahmen dieses Prozesses musste nicht nur der Luxemburger Geheimdienst Federn lassen, Vogel führte auch die Justiz vor und darf demnächst die Staatschefs Jean-Claude Juncker und Vorgänger Jacques Santer im Zeugenstand vernehmen, sowie möglicherweise auch Mitglieder des Hofs. In Luxemburg spricht man von einem Jahrhundertprozess.
Ältere Arbeitslose: Zwangsarbeit getarnt als Beschäftigungsgarantie? Sozialminister Hundstorfer forciert Zwangsarbeit ähnliche Billiglohnjobs für ältere Arbeitslose in SÖBs und GBPs
Zwangsarbeit 2.0: Zustände wie in der Dritten Welt?
Dass es um Schaffung eines Niedriglohnsektors, ja um die Forcierung einer Armutsindustrie geht belegt folgende skurrile Aussage der Presseunterlage: „… neue Formen des 2. Arbeitsmarktes müssen ausprobiert werden. (Beispielsweise unternehmerisch geführte Integrationsbetriebe im Industriebereich, wo Arbeit aus Billiglohnländern zurückgeholt wird; die Zusammenarbeit von Beschäftigungsprojekten zwischen öffentlichem Bereich und Privatwirtschaft soll weiter intensiviert werden, …)“
U.S. special envoy, Pakistan army chief discuss Afghan reconciliation
The U.S. delegation comprised Ambassador David Pearce, Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dagulas Lute, Special Assistant to the President on Afghanistan and Pakistan Peter Lavoy, Principal Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs and Ambassador Richard Olson.
Benazir murder case prosecutor assassinated
Zulfiqar represented the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and was on his way to appear before a hearing in Rawalpindi when he was targeted in the G-9 sector of Islamabad, police said.
Kazakhstan to launch international aid programme
Such concerns are valid and are under consideration, Volkov said.
Still, the programme is part of the Foreign Ministry‘s commitment to making Almaty a regional hub for multi-lateral diplomacy, and this is one effort in that regard, Volkov said.
Even After Omaha, Communities Cannot Count on CenturyLink For Connectivity
CenturyLink is a massive corporation in a tough spot. It operates in 38 states and in each one, subscribers are fleeing slow DSL for faster networks and moving from landlines to wireless devices. CenturyLink does not have enough revenue for the upgrades most communities need.
Pakistani election security: army deployments under way
About 70,000 Army soldiers are being deployed in all four provinces and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Bajwa said, adding that the army was already in FATA and that deployment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh is on-going.
091 | ucleden – who’s there?
Nach seiner fantastischen “Hello Cruel World”-EP fragt Ucleden mit seiner neuen Broque-EP nun etwas schüchtern in die Runde “Who’s There?” und kommt dann doch mit sechs famosen neuen, wunderbar melodischen neuen Tracks um die Ecke. Der Rumäne, der mit bürgerlichem Namen Andrei Nedelcu heißt und in seiner Wahl-Heimat Weimar im verschlafenen Thüringen lebt, sprüht nur so vor verspielten Melodien, die eingepackt in ein solides Fundament aus deepem Techno, Elektronika und selbst subtilen Garage-Einflüssen sowohl zum Träumen als auch zur Abfahrt einladen.
[FNet047] Black Sunday By Hardcore Faction
[FNet047] Hardcore Faction – Black Sunday.
All tracks written and produced by D Costigan 2011-2012.
Released: 28th Apr 2013
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Zwischen Programm und Offenheit
Zustimmung: »Keine Stadt wird gut, wenn die Aufgabe, die sie zu erfüllen hat, nicht klar und klug formuliert ist, mit anderen Worten: wenn ihr Programm nicht stimmt. Ein Programm, das nur oder überwiegend Wohnungen vorsieht, erzeugt Schlafghettos, die tagsüber fast immer trostlos daliegen. Ein Programm, das nur oder überwiegend Büros vorschreibt, erzeugt Arbeitsstädte, die nach Feierabend aussterben.«