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„Riesiger Schaden für das deutsche Volk“: Peer Steinbrück macht Kanzlerin Merkel für die Auswirkungen des NSA-Abhörskandals verantwortlich – und fordert eine Untersuchung durch den Bundestag.

(14.07.) Merkel pledged that Germany will take a „very strict position“ in ongoing talks on European Union-wide data rules.

(11.07.) Merkel declared that she herself has learnt about the US surveillance programs, such as the NSA’s PRISM spy program, „through the current reporting“ in the media.

(10.07.) Merkel grew up in East Germany, where the Stasi had a network of tens of thousands of full-time spies and many more informers, directed primarily at curbing internal dissent.

The EU is following the recent developments in Egypt with deep concern. The military must accept and respect the constitutional authority of the civilian power as a basic principle of democratic governance. It is of utmost importance that Egypt returns rapidly to a legitimate government and democratic structures responding to the democratic and socio-economic aspirations of the Egyptian people. The EU stresses in particular the importance of holding democratic
elections in the shortest possible time.

The news circulated by a certain website claiming ongoing negotiations between Muslim Brotherhood leaders and military coup commanders is completely contrived, baseless rumors.

Our position is clear. We reject the coup and demand democratic legitimacy. This is not a private Brotherhood issue. It is the issue of the Egyptian people protecting their free choices. Any potential negotiations will be up to the National Alliance in Support of Electoral Legitimacy and the masses of the Egyptian people who reject the coup.

„We turned out to liberty squares in order to restore democratic legitimacy. We do not accept the military coup. The army has no right, now – nor in the future, to any political role.“
Haddad further added, „We protect democratic legitimacy of the state, for Egyptian citizens. We call demonstrations on Monday in all Cairo squares and in all other governorates, in peaceful protest against the military coup. Tahrir Square is not part of our protest plan“.

Die Vorwürfe wiegen schwer: Spionage, die Anstiftung zum Mord von Demonstranten – und der Wirtschaft Ägyptens geschadet zu haben.

The Egyptian Public Prosecution said Saturday they started investigating espionage and murder charges against ousted president Mohamed Morsi and key figures in the Muslim Brotherhood.

Ever since Muhammad Mursi was elected president of Egypt in democratic elections marred by his Mubarakist opponent Ahmad Shafiq’s electoral corruption and bribes, a coalition of Egyptian liberals, Nasserists, leftists — including socialists and communists of varying stripes –and even Salafist and repentant Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members began to form slowly but steadily, establishing an alliance with Mubarak’s ruling bourgeoisie and holdover politicians from his regime to oust him from power, fearing that he and his party were preparing a “Nazi-like” takeover of the country and destroying its fledgling democracy.

(23. Mai) “Ideas covering some of the directions have new elements, which our country will study carefully and respond to accordingly,” Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said, referring to the letter’s contents.

A day later, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov outlined key elements of Putin’s letter. According to Ushakov, Putin’s reply covered most of the burning issues in Russia-US bilateral relations, including missile defense, the civil war in Syria, Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea, and other topics.

(13.07.) Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama on the American side’s initiative.

(12.07.) The two leaders noted the importance of U.S.-Russian bilateral relations and discussed a range of security and bilateral issues

The preparations for the US President’s visit to Moscow are going ahead and Russia has not been informed of a possible cancellation, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said.

Earlier, Russian newspaper Kommersant quoted a US State Department source as saying that Obama had left open his trip to Russia before the Group of 20 summit to be held in St. Petersburg this autumn.

Preparations for Obama-Putin meeting in Russia ahead of G8 summit in September continue despite the developments involving American fugitive Edward Snowden according to the Russia’s Daily online Kommersant.

Um politisches Asyl in Russland zu bekommen, muss der Bewerber als erster Schritt einen offiziellen Antrag beim Föderalen Migrationsamt stellen, so der Minister auf die Frage, ob die Konsularstelle des Außenministeriums auf dem Flughafen ein Asylgesuch von Snowden bekommen habe.

Ten years ago, hackers would hand knowledge of such flaws to Microsoft and Google free, in exchange for a T-shirt or perhaps for an honorable mention on a company’s Web site. Even today, so-called patriotic hackers in China regularly hand over the information to the government.

Now, the market for information about computer vulnerabilities has turned into a gold rush.