Der Botschafter Syriens bei der UNO kĂ€mpft nicht gegen WindmĂŒhlen, sondern gegen die Bestien des Imperialismus
Daily Archives: 23. Mai 2013
Obama limits U.S. drone strikes in shift from constant war footing
Under new presidential guidance signed by Obama on Wednesday, the Defense Department will take the lead in launching lethal drones, as opposed to the current practice of the CIA taking charge.
That would subject drone operations to more scrutiny from Congress and might lead to the Pentagon taking over drone operations in Yemen, but not in Pakistan where the CIA is likely to still run the unmanned aerial vehicles program.
âDieser Krieg, wie alle Kriege, muss endenâ
Washington; In seiner heutigen Rede an der National Defense University in Fort McNair ging U.S.-PrĂ€sident Barack Obama ĂŒber die rote Linie der weltweiten Kriegsgewinnler der letzten Dekade. Er kĂŒndigte die SchlieĂung des Lagers Guantanamo an, er kĂŒndigte eine Aufhebung der am 14. September 2001 durch den Kongress erteilten allgemeinen Kriegsvollmacht âAuthorization for Use of Military Forceâ A.U.M.F. an, aber vor allem sprach er ĂŒber das gröĂte Tabu unserer Zeit: das Ende des âgroĂen Kriegesâ zu Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts.
Senate Panel Approves Even More Stringent Biometric Measures
„The most worrying aspect is that this creates a principle of permission basically to do certain activities and it can be used to restrict activities,“ said ACLU‘s Chris Calabrese. „Itâs like a national ID system without the card.“
And this is just the „start“ of it.
The Growing Global Challenge to Monsanto‘s Monopolistic Greed
When President Obama appointed a Monsanto lobbyist, Michael Taylor, as the „food czar“ (officially the deputy commissioner for foods) – avoiding the Senate confirmation process, which would have brought public attention to the appointment – it was one more example of how corrupted both parties have become by corporate influence.
A global grassroots movement is building to challenge Monsanto as more people realize that we are in a struggle for our survival. May 25 is a global day of action against Monsanto taking place in hundreds of cities and 41 countries. Monsanto must be stopped before its unfettered greed destroys our health and environment. We urge you to join the effort to stop Monsanto.
Alex Gibney on ReasonTV Talks Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, War
âItâs terribly important that we see the horrors of war, because then we know whatâs happening in our names,â Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney tells ReasonTV.
âIf that stuff is kept secret, then weâre on our way to tyranny.â
2 FBI Agents Involved in Dzhokhar Tsarnaevâs Arrest âFALLâ Out of Helicopter and Die
Last month, the team was involved in the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. And in February, it rescued a 5-year-old boy held hostage for six days in an underground bunker in Alabama.
âWhenever things go really wrong, the FBI calls in the Hostage Rescue Team. Itâs the governmentâs 911,â Coulson said.
London attack: now is the time to defend our liberties, not give in to fear
There is dangerous talk of resurrecting the ‚snooper‘s charter‘. But illiberal legislation will never deliver security
Italian journalists sentenced to jail for defamation
The latest convictions follow a similar defamation trial that led last year to a 14-month jail term for Alessandro Sallusti, and provoked anger over Italy‘s laws that imprison journalists.
Weder hat die S.P.D. RĂŒckgrat, noch ist sie eins
Es ist Zeit, einen 150 Jahre andauernden Feldversuch endgĂŒltig als gescheitert anzuerkennen und zu beenden. Ein Kommentar zur JubilĂ€umsfeier der S.P.D. in Leipzig.
Entdecke unsere Verfassung!
Diese Webseite ermöglicht das Nachvollziehen aller VerĂ€nderungen am Grundgesetz fĂŒr die Bundesrepublik Deutschland seit seinem Inkrafttreten im Jahr 1949. Es enthĂ€lt den vollstĂ€ndigen Gesetzestext zuzĂŒglich vieler Informationen, die damit in Verbindung stehen. Somit steht ein umfassendes Werk zur VerfĂŒgung, die Entwicklung der deutschen Verfassung transparenter zu machen.
Entdecke das Grundgesetz und Open Data!
DocPatch ermöglicht das Nachvollziehen aller VerĂ€nderungen des Grundgesetzes fĂŒr die Bundesrepublik Deutschland seit seinem Inkrafttreten im Jahr 1949. Die Plattform enthĂ€lt den vollstĂ€ndigen, maschinenlesbaren Gesetzestext zuzĂŒglich passender Metadaten, die damit in Verbindung stehen und durch eine Webseite zugĂ€nglich gemacht werden. Neben verschiedenen Datumsangaben jeder einzelnen Ănderung finden sich dort AbstimmungsverhĂ€ltnisse sowie eine Liste der Unterzeichner.
Volare: ESA-Astronaut Luca Parmitano fliegt zur Internationalen Raumstation
Am Dienstag, den 28. Mai 2013 um 22:31 Uhr MESZ wird der italienische ESA-Astronaut Luca Parmitano zu seiner Langzeitmission auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS aufbrechen.
Khamenei soll WĂ€chterrat-„Diktatur“ verhindern
Ausschluss Rafsanjanis sorgt im Iran fĂŒr einen tiefen Riss innerhalb der FĂŒhrungskrise
Grillo says M5S may drive for referendum on EU membership
„We are considering doing a year of campaigning to then call a referendum to say yes or no to the euro and to say yes or no to Europe“.
In Italy it is possible to call for a referendum by collecting 500,000 signatures on a petition.
North Korea says willing to take China‘s advice to start talks
The visit to Beijing by Choe Ryong-hae, a top North Korean military officer, is the most high-level contact between North Korea and China in about six months.
N. Korean envoy‘s meeting with Xi Jinping becomes center of attention
North Korea‘s special envoy‘s visit to China is drawing international attention with focus being given to whether he will be able to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, diplomatic sources here said Thursday.
France: Lagarde should quit IMF if probed, gov‘t says
IMF chief Christine Lagarde should resign if she is placed under formal investigation at today‘s ministers‘ tribunal court hearing, French government spokesperson Najat Vallaud-Belkacem told reporters on Thursday.
Bluttat in London: VerdĂ€chtige waren schon frĂŒher im Visier der Ermittler
Doch obwohl es Untersuchungen und womöglich auch eine PersonenĂŒberwachung gegeben hatte, habe es keine Anzeichen dafĂŒr gegeben, dass es zu gewaltsamen Aktion kommen könne.
Woolwich attack: Suspects known to security services
Sources said reports the men had featured in „several investigations“ in recent years – but were not deemed to be planning an attack – „were not inaccurate“.
They confirmed one of the suspects was intercepted by police last year while leaving the country.
Is the end of the âBulgarian Watergateâ near?
(21.05.) The former Bulgarian Interior Minister in the centre-right GERB government (GERB stands for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria), Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has requested Tuesday to have his immunity as Member of Parliament (MP) waived.
GERB-Parteichef Borissow gibt Mandat fĂŒr Regierungsbildung zurĂŒck
Nach dieser ersten RĂŒckgabe des Mandats muss der StaatsprĂ€sident nun dieses verfassungsgemÀà der zweitgröĂten Fraktion im Parlament, der linken Koalition fĂŒr Bulgarien, anbieten.
KenFM zeigt: Wir weigern uns Feinde zu sein – Den Nahost-Konflikt verstehen lernen
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Zum fĂŒnften Mal: Deutschland beliebtestes Land der Welt
Seit 2005 hĂ€lt die britische BBC ihre weltweite Umfrage âWorld Service Pollâ ab. In 2008 wurde Deutschland zum ersten Mal in die Umfrage mit aufgenommen. Prompt schoss es an Nr. 1 als beliebtestes Land der Welt.
Lords Call To Revive Internet Monitoring Bill After Woolwich Killing
Lord Reid and others want Snoopersâ Charter back on the agenda, but are accused of giving a knee-jerk reaction to a horrific murder
Fresh proposals planned over cyber-monitoring
(08.05.) Fresh proposals to investigate crime in cyberspace are being promised, after the so-called „snoopers‘ charter“ was dropped from the Queen‘s Speech.
Queen‘s speech opens door to revival of Snoopers‘ Charter
(08.05.) While it looked dead in the water for a while, the Queen‘s speech looks to have breathed new life into the controversial Communications Data Bill.
UK ISPs betray customers, collaborate on government surveillance
Britain‘s Communications Data Bill — AKA the Snooper‘s Charter — would effectively eliminate private communications in the UK, giving government and the police the power to spy on virtually everything you do online (which is rapidly merging with everything you do, full stop). The major ISPs in the UK have apparently been turned to the government‘s cause, and have been quietly supporting the bill, which strips their customers of any semblance of privacy.
Cybersecurity academics: UK ‚web snooping‘ bill is naive and dangerous
A group of ten academics has penned a letter to David Cameron warning that the controversial Communications Data Bill is „naĂŻve and technically dangerous“. The letter comes the same week privacy groups have banded together to accuse the UK‘s major ISPs of colluding with the government on the „snooper‘s charter“, to the detriment of its customers‘ rights and privacy. Both letters were published online on 22 April, two weeks before the amended bill — which states that British telecoms and ISPs keep customer communications and web activity on file for a year for police, the chief complaint of both the academics and privacy groups — is expected to be presented in the Queen‘s Speech, on 8 May.