The spending proposal asks for funding to modernize South Korea’s arsenal of U.S.-made Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile interceptors and to acquire new PAC-2 missiles.
Daily Archives: 2. August 2013
Russia to Create Single Defense Center
According to the minister, the National State Defense Center will supervise strategic nuclear forces, military administration issues and everyday life of the Armed Forces.
U.S. to deploy mobile radar in Kyoto Prefecture to detect missile launches
The mobile X-band Radar system weighs about 34 tons and is about 13 meters in length. It can distinguish differing types of warheads flying more than 1,000 kilometers away.
Mining firm desecrated Australia Aboriginal site
Mining firm OM Manganese was found guilty on Friday – the first time a company has been successfully prosecuted in Australia for desecration of a sacred site.
The site is known as Two Women Sitting Down and is at Bootu Creek, north of Tennant Creek.
Pentagon considers cancelling F-35 program, leaked documents suggest
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke to reporters on Wednesday and indicated that the Pentagon might have to decide between a „much smaller force“ and a decade-long „holiday“ from modernizing weapons systems and technology. …. After news broke of the Pentagon’s prospect to cancel the program, officials tried to control the damage of such an alarming statement that runs counter to the claims they publicly make.
Congress eyes second push for legislation that would rein in NSA
The Guardian has spoken to five lawmakers involved in the push to rein in the NSA, and those involved in the process argue there is now an emerging consensus that the bulk collection of millions of phone records needs to be overhauled or even ended.
Kurze Durchsage von US-Außenminister Kerry: Der Militärputsch da neulich in Ägypten, das war gar kein Militärputsch.
Und so ist endlich wieder alles beim Alten, und ein willfähriger US-Günstling regiert. Die USA sprechen offiziell von der Wiederherstellung der Demokratie. Dabei hat die Moslembrüderschaft damals mit größerem Abstand die Wahl gewonnen als Obama oder Bush jeweils.
Strategiewechsel in der Arabien-Politik: Obama setzt wieder auf Despoten
US-Präsident Obama macht eine radikale Kehrtwende: Zu Beginn des Arabischen Frühlings unterstützte er die Revolutionäre – jetzt setzt er wieder auf Autokraten. Gegenüber Ägypten verhält sich die US-Regierung besonders zynisch.
Ihr erinnert euch sicher, dass dem Achmedinedschad Zitate in den Mund gelegt wurden, er wolle Israel von der Landkarte tilgen.
Das stellte sich ja später als „Übersetzungsfehler“ raus.
Der neue Präsident des Iran, Rohani, hat jetzt auch so ein Problem, allerdings kommt das falsche Zitat diesmal von seinen eigenen Nachrichtenagenturen.
CNN Reporter Reveals CIA-Benghazi Connection: Is He ‚Aiding The Enemy‘?
So, with CNN‘s Jake Tapper breaking some news about CIA operatives on the ground during the Benghazi attacks, Matt Yglesias makes an important, if satirical point: is this „great journalism“ or is it „aiding the enemy“?.
Paul Craig Roberts – Amerika in Misskredit
Während Washington seinen Einfluss auf die Welt verliert, nachdem ihm Venezuela, Bolivien, Ecuador und jetzt Russland Paroli geboten haben, verlegt sich die Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika auf öffentliche Wutanfälle. Die ständige Demonstration von Infantilität durch das Weisse Haus und den Kongress bringt jeden Amerikaner in Verlegenheit.
How to Decode the True Meaning of What NSA Officials Say
A lexicon for understanding the words U.S. intelligence officials use to mislead the public.
Ein schöner Realitätsabgleich zur Mächtigkeit der Verbindungsdaten-Analyse ist dieses Post-Mortem der in Italien aufgedeckten CIA-Operation.
Und die CIA-Agenten da sind Profis, die Wegwerf-Handys benutzt haben. Zwei Monate vor der Operation erstmals angeschaltet, zwei Tage danach zuletzt angeschaltet.
Congressional Oversight? Dianne Feinstein Says She‘s ‚Not A High-Tech Techie‘ But Knows NSA Can‘t Abuse Surveillance
Feinstein said, “I am not a high-tech techie, but I have been told that is not possible.”
Note that among Feinstein‘s jobs is oversight of this program.
Hezbollah leader appears at Beirut rally
It was the first public appearance since September last year
Tunisian forces launch air strikes on Islamist militants
The operation was launched in the same area where militants ambushed and killed eight soldiers on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks on Tunisian security forces in decades. The gunmen slit the throats of some of their victims.
Key vacancies challenge Obama management plans
The Obama administration is moving ahead with a plan to overhaul government management policies, but could be hampered by a depleted roster of senior leaders at OMB.
Letta says ‚law must be applied‘ to Berlusconi
Letta added that Berlusconi‘s conviction was not mentioned at the meeting of the cabinet, which features five ministers from the ex-premier‘s centre-right People of Freedom (PdL) party.
Two killed in clashes between rival factions in Yemeni army
The Republican Guard was run by Saleh‘s powerful son until Saleh‘s successor, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, abolished it last year in a bid to unify the army.
Obama nominates Senate aide O Rielly as next Republican FCC commissioner
O‘Rielly, reports Reuters, has spent two decades dealing with telecom policy issues. Before working for Cornyn, he advised former Senator John Sununu of New Hampshire and former House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley of Virginia on telecommunications issues.
Obama chooses 3 lawyers from same California firm for vacant seats on 9th Circuit court
The court said in a statement Thursday that Obama selected former federal prosecutor John B. Owens and antitrust litigator Michelle T. Friedland for the San Francisco-based court that hears appeals from nine western states.
Owens, a native of Washington, D.C., works in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Friedland, a Berkeley native, works in the same firm‘s San Francisco office. Both are 41 years old.
Senior U.S. diplomat due in Cairo: Egyptian foreign ministry
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is to visit Egypt late on Friday, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, with fears rising of an imminent security crackdown on supporters of the country‘s deposed Islamist president.
UPDATE 1-Obama to nominate Deborah Lee James as Air Force secretary
James heads the technology and engineering sector at Science Applications International Corp and has been an executive with the company since 2004, the White House said.
She was assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs from 1993 to 1998.
List of Live Streaming Links of Current Anti-Coup Protests
Media city, 6 October
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/مدينة-الانتاج-الاعلامى
Mansoura (Dakahleya)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/المنصورة-الآن
Al-Hamd Mosque, 5th settlement
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/مسجد-الحمد—التجمع-الخامس
Al-Rahman Al-Raheem Mosque, Cairo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/مسجد-الرحمن-الرحيم
Al-Salam Mosque, Nasr City
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/مسجد-السلام—مدينة-نصر
Al-Azeez Billah Mosque, Alzeitoun
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/مسجد-العزيز-بالله—الزيتون
Al-Fath Mosque, Ramses Square
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/القاهرة1
Al-Nur Mosque, Abbasiya
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/مسجد-النور—العباسية
Amr Ibn Al-Ass Mosque, Cairo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel
“Debt Equals War and Equity Equals Peace”
On behalf of Matterhorn Asset Management, independent German financial journalist Lars Schall talked with U.S. financial investment advisor Catherine Austin Fitts. Inter alia, they discussed: the shift in the global economy; various facets of gold and currency politics; the difference between official reality and reality; some background regarding NSA & Co.; and last but not least the use of the term “conspiracy theorist”. She says: “When I hear people be derogatory about conspiracies basically that to me in my world that I grew up in is simply a symptom that they have agreed to be powerless and wear it like a badge of honor.”
Pro-Mohamed Morsy group in Egypt calls for million-man march
A group supporting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy called for a million-man march from 33 mosques Friday, increasing concerns that tensions could erupt into further violence.
Al-Azhar: Dialogue is the only way out of Egypt crisis
Tayyeb stressed in the statement the right to peacefully protest and the responsibility of the state to protect protesters.
Ralph Boes: Öffentliche Verbrennung der Eingliederungsvereinbarung des Jobcenters Berlin-Wedding
Ralph Boes protestierte am 1. August 2013 mit einer öffentlichen Verbrennung der „Eingliederungsvereinbarung“ vor dem Jobcenter Berlin-Mitte gegen das HartzIV-Zwangssystem.
Abhör-Rundum-Service: Internet-Firmen halfen Geheimdienst
Die Firmen gehören zu den wichtigsten Betreibern der weltweiten Internet-Infrastruktur: Sie vermieten Glasfaserkabel, stellen Rechenzentren und Zugänge für große Firmen und bilden so – für den Endnutzer verborgen – das Fundament des Internets. Gemeinsam spannen die sieben Firmen ein engmaschiges Netz über Europa und weite Teile der Welt«, heißt es beim NDR.
Internet-Überwachung: BND nutzt NSA-Software XKeyscore
Der BND nutzt XKeyscore schon seit 2007.
Verwaltungsvereinbarungen zum G10-Gesetz mit USA und Großbritannien außer Kraft
Die Bundesregierung hat heute die Aufhebung der Verwaltungsvereinbarung von 1968/69 zum G10-Gesetz mit den USA und Großbritannien durch Notenaustausch in Berlin abgeschlossen. Im gemeinsamen Einvernehmen ist die Verwaltungsvereinbarung mit den USA und Großbritannien damit außer Kraft getreten.
Gefängnis-Upgrade – Ein bisschen Luxus für 155 Dollar die Nacht
Auch in Deutschland versuchten Gefängnisverwaltungen aber, Einnahmen zu generieren, erklärt Feest „Zum Beispiel beim Strom. Elektrizität ist nicht mehr in jedem Gefängnis inklusive. Mittlerweile gibt es zwar in jeder Zelle eine Steckdose, die Häftlinge müssen aber pauschal pro Gerät dafür zahlen.“ Individuelle Stromrechnungen gebe es nicht.
Anti-Coup Pro-Democracy Alliance Calls for Nationwide Protests Friday
And so the Anti-Coup Prodemocracy Alliance calls on all free people in all countries of the world to demonstrate peacefully in the million-man march under the banner of „Egypt Against the Coup“ this coming Friday August 2nd, Ramadan 24, in solidarity with the Egyptian people whom are urged to gather in all Egyptian streets and squares, in all provinces, cities and villages.