Laut einem Gesetzentwurf strebt die Regierung in Israel die Zwangsumsiedlung von 30.000 bis 40.000 Beduinen an. Sie sollen in anerkannte Siedlungen ziehen. Vor dem Büro des Ministerpräsidenten Netanjahu gab es bereits scharfe Proteste.
Daily Archives: 6. Mai 2013
Images from the Amazon at the Belo Monte Protest
Hundreds of people from the Xingu and Tapajós river basins began an indefinite protest of the main construction site of the controversial Belo Monte Dam on Thursday, May 2. Check out the pictures below for a glimpse of what‘s happening on the ground.
Israel may join defense pact with Saudi Arabia, UAE
Jordan and Turkey to also play role in US-brokered plan to contain, rather than thwart, Iran, London’s Sunday Times reports
Bell-Astral takeover would give Bell millions
Last year telecom giant Bell unleashed a new $3.4B plan to take control of Astral Media, one of Canada’s largest media companies. Canada already has one of the most highly concentrated media systems in the industrialized world, and this deal would only make this situation worse by giving Bell a monopolistic share of the media market. Now, it seems that the takeover would also give Bell millions in public funding from the Canada Media Fund (CMF), making the deal bad for Canadians on all possible fronts.
Jane Powers – Regimewechsel in Syrien
Seit gut einem Jahr haben die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika eine Politik des Regimewechsels in Syrien verfolgt. Der Grund für diese Politik liegt in dem breiteren regionalen Interesse Washingtons: Unterstützung gehorsamer Klientenstaaten und Eliminierung von Staaten, die die Hegemonie der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in Frage stellen.
U.S., allies to stage naval exercise in Gulf energy shipping hub
Forty-one countries are taking part in the two-week International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX-13) to practice minesweeping and protecting ports and energy installations in the Gulf.
UAE criticizes Iran lawmakers‘ visit to disputed islands
The United Arab Emirates criticized on Monday a visit by Iranian lawmakers to Gulf islands near the Strait of Hormuz at the center of a territorial dispute between the two countries, who are both trade partners and strategic rivals.
Eine globale Kampagne zum Aufruf für einen Friedens-Vertrag – Nein zum Krieg auf der koreanischen Halbinsel und der ganzen Region Nordostasien
Kiyul Chung:
Liebe Freunde und Unterstützer,
im Namen von Dutzenden Millionen Koreanern aus Nord und Süd und Übersee möchte ‚The 4th Media‘ das folgende Dokument teilen/unterbreiten, das für Frieden nicht Krieg auf der koreanischen Halbinsel und der Region Nordostasien aufruft.
‚The 4th Media‘ möchte mit Unterstützung und der Solidarität von anderen globalen alternativen, unabhängigen Medien in der Welt eine globale Kampagne starten, um die dutzenden Millionen Koreaner zu unterstützen, die Frieden fordern. Die folgende englische Version [hier übersetzt] ist der erste Entwurf, die von ‚The 4th Media‘ vorgeschlagen wurde Die Koreaner in Seoul haben bereits mit ihrer eigenen Kampagne für ‚Frieden, kein Krieg‘ begonnen.
Eurozone recession set to deepen as private sector shrinks for 15th month
The eurozone‘s private sector shrank for the 15th consecutive month in April – suggesting the single currency area will fall deeper into recession this quarter.
Berlin: Eigentümer-Lobby schreibt Gesetze
So rühmt sich aktuell der stellvertretende Generalsekretär des Eigentümerverbandes Haus & Grund für die erfolgreiche Lobby-Arbeit am gerade beschlossenen Mietrechtsänderungsgesetz (ARD: “Sieg für die Vermieterlobby“) und in Berlin entscheidet ausgerechnet eine regelmäßige Referentin von Immobilienverbänden als Richterin am Landgericht über strittige Mietrechtsfragen (Mieterecho: “Abseits vom Richtertisch“).
Americans Increasingly Resistant to Surrendering Civil Liberties Over Terrorism Threats
When given a choice, 61 percent of Americans say they are more concerned about the government enacting new anti-terrorism policies that restrict civil liberties, compared to 31 percent who say they are more concerned about the government failing to enact strong new anti-terrorism policies. …
Poll: Americans More Concerned About Civil Liberties In Wake Of Boston Bombing
Two weeks after the Boston Marathon terror attacks, the American people are far more concerned about new government limits on civil liberties than the need for new law enforcement measures
CNN/Time Poll: Cutback civil liberties to fight terror?
Although worries about terrorism have edged up following the Boston Marathon bombings, a new national poll indicates only four in ten Americans say they are willing to give up some civil liberties to fight terrorism.
CNN / ORC / Poll
How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of terrorism — very
worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?
Protesters clash with police in Rome‘s Piazza Venezia
Protesters in the capital‘s central Piazza Venezia clashed with riot police Monday morning as they tried to break through a police line blocking Rome prefect‘s office.
Senior Rai journalist Petruccioli commits suicide
Before taking his life he reportedly sent an email to his wife telling her what he planned to do.Police sources said she desperately tried to stop him.
Italy ‚won‘t get more time to balance budget
Italy won‘t be granted more time to balance its budget, a spokesman for European Financial Commissioner Olli Rehn said Monday. Deputy Economy
Why „Conscious Capitalism“ Makes Business Sense
In the video below we hear from Fedele Bauccio, founder and CEO of Bon Appetit Management.
Italian premier says ‚visionary madness‘ needed for Expo
Letta calls event a political priority
ANSAmed – Weekly diary for the week of May 6-12
BRUSSELS – EP foreign affairs commission hearing, with NATO secretary general on the future of European defense followed by new Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro.
Andreotti, Italians baffled by criminal charges: Tried for murder and Mafia – court said he helped Mob till ‘80
Italians had for years grown used to headlines linking seven-time premier Giulio Andreotti – who has died aged 94 – to murky events in Sicily.
Andreotti, the political animal: ‚Power grinds down those who don‘t have it‘, he quipped
In power for 40 sometimes rocky years until Bribesville scotched his seemingly unstoppable rise to the presidency, seven-time Christian Democrat (DC) premier Giulio Andreotti was the consummate political animal. Nothing if not smart, he made a virtue of pragmatism – though opponents said it bordered on cynicism.
Andreotti dies aged 94
Christian Democrat colossus of post-war Italian politics
“War damals der Ruf ´Wir sind das Volk´, so sollte heute unsere Devise lauten ´Wir sind der Staat´”
Die Rede von Schriftsteller Ingo Schulze, u.a. Preisträger vom Thüringer Literaturpreis 2007 und Bertolt-Brecht-Preis 2013, sowie Autor von “Kapitalismus braucht keine Demokratie” und “Unsere schönen neuen Kleider – Gegen die marktkonforme Demokratie – für demokratiekonforme Märkte”, bei der heutigen 171. Montagsdemo der Bürgerbewegung gegen “Stuttgart 21″ (S21) auf dem Stuttgarter Marktplatz.
France Declares Austerity Over as Germany Offers Wiggle Room
The gap between the French Socialist finance chief’s view and the election-year positioning of Germany’s Wolfgang Schaeuble underscores the divergence between their economies and the wrangling that has marked the crisis fight since Francois Hollande replaced Nicolas Sarkozy as French leader a year ago.
India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off
India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago.
Syria: press; Assad, we will respond to another Israeli raid: ‚New attack will be considered declaration of war‘
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was quoted as saying by the Kuwaiti daily Al Ray which cited sources close to the presiden