The joint counter-terror exercises, codenamed Peace Mission 2013, went live on Saturday and will last until August 15.
Daily Archives: 4. August 2013
Sudan says Saudi blocked Iran-bound Bashir from airspace
Saudi Arabia denied permission for a plane carrying Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to cross its airspace on Sunday for the swearing-in of the new Iranian president, Khartoum said.
The aircraft had to turn back.
Nobel laureate Arab activist Karman deported from Cairo airport
Renowned Arab Spring activist Tawakkol Karman was deported at the Cairo airport after announcing a solidarity visit to pro-Morsi sit-in
Egypt denies entry to Nobel Peace winner Tawakul Karman
Ms Karman, the first Arab woman to win the prize, was held on arrival and reportedly told to fly on the same plane back to the United Arab Emirates.
She has voiced support to Muslim Brotherhood followers, calling Mohammed Morsi‘s ousting „undemocratic“.
FBI pressures Internet providers to install surveillance software
CNET has learned the FBI has developed custom „port reader“ software to intercept Internet metadata in real time. And, in some cases, it wants to force Internet providers to use the software.
FBI Pushing Tech Companies to Install Tracking Software
The FBI says the software, which intercepts metadata in real time, is authorized under the Patriot Act.
Federal Agencies in Turf War Over Access to NSA Data
„Every agency wants to think that their mission has to be the highest priority,“ said a former White House intelligence official involved with the turf issues.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Secret Service, Pentagon and Homeland Security Department have requested access to the tools in order to aid investigations of drug trafficking, cyberattacks, money laundering, counterfeiting and copyright infringement.
Other Agencies Clamor for Data N.S.A. Compiles
Mr. Edgar said officials in the national intelligence directorâs office occasionally allow other agencies a role in identifying surveillance targets and seeing the results when it is relevant to their own inquiries. But more often, he acknowledged, the office has come down on the side of keeping the process held to an âexclusive clubâ at the N.S.A., the F.B.I. and the Justice Department, with help from the Central Intelligence Agency on foreign issues.
Anti-Coup Alliance Statement on US Delegation Meet Saturday, August 3
The Alliance delegation reaffirmed that:
– We reject US statements made recently by Secretary Kerry in support of the military coup in clear violation of constitutional legitimacy acknowledged by democratic states.
– We strongly reject foreign interference in Egypt‘s internal affairs, and at the same time, we welcome the international communityâs announced respect for the principles of democracy and human rights and its renunciation of military coups and massacres.
– We support democratic legitimacy, including reinstatement of the elected President, the Constitution and the Shura Council (the Upper House). This conforms to President Morsiâs initiative as announced before the military coup that crushed democracy by suspending the Constitution and abducted the President.
– We condemn the situation witnessed by Egyptians, which is a flagrant violation of human rights, during the past few weeks, and which revealed the bloody face of the military coup.
– Alliance-led protest activities of the Egyptian people are entirely peaceful, and are based on the natural right to hold demonstrations and sit-ins, and freedom of assembly and association.
We condemn any calls to or acts of violence, including all criminal attacks in the Sinai.
Egypt Revolution Lawyers Reveal Backstage Details of President Morsi Interrogation
2011 Revolution lawyers reaffirm that President Morsi rejects illegal interrogation and insists on reinstatement of the Constitution approved by Egyptians in public referendum in 2012.
Egyptian Brotherhood leaders to face trial for inciting murder
The leader of Egypt‘s Muslim Brotherhood and his deputy will face trial in three weeks‘ time for crimes including incitement to murder during protests in the days before the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi, a Cairo court announced on Sunday.
The M5S in Kazakhstan: Shalabayeva case is not concluded
After the motion of no confidence in the âMinister for Internal Affairs who didnât know what was happeningâ Alfano, (and itâs worth repeating that the PD didnât vote on this), weâve noticed a worrying fall in the level of attention given to this case. In Parliament, nobody has been bothering about this any more, not even the so-called left wing party that always says itâs careful to watch out for the violation of rights. This is why we decided to go and get a clear picture and see how this woman and her daughter are faring as well as to draw attention to this case that has brought discredit to Italy
Libyscher Vizepremier zurĂŒckgetreten â âZahlreiche Morde an ehrlichen Menschenâ
Wegen der misslungenen Politik der Behörden komme es zu einer âriesigen Zahl von Morden an ehrlichen Menschenâ.
Greece arrests German man on suspicion of spying for Turkey
Police say 72-year-old admits photographing military buildings on island of Chios for people he believes are Turkish nationals
Die Abwesenheit des Utopischen.
Auf der Suche nach dem ganz Anderen, bleibt nur eine Abwesenheit des Utopischen zu konstatieren…
NSA X-Keyscore Member of Cyberespionage Family
Further revelations of Snowden‘s documents could describe how this is done with personnel, networks and data-server architecture, not only by PRISM and X-Keyscore. Staff of these spy systems may be seen as HUMINT androids safely bunkered for intimately wielding their remote-spying apparatus in concert with remote-commanding officials and killing-machine operators with whom they work to surveil, analyze, target and execute.
„Beteuerungen der Regierung sind ĂŒberholt“
(01.08.) SPD-Schatteninnenminister Oppermann hat fĂŒr den 12. August zu einer weiteren Sondersitzung des PKG eingeladen. Auch Kanzleramtsminister Pofalla wird dann wieder zugegen sein. „Es wird eine lange Sitzung“, sagt Oppermanns SPD-Parteikollege im PKG, Michael Hartmann zu SZ.de.
Das 500-Millionen-Daten-RĂ€tsel
All dies wĂ€re natĂŒrlich ebenfalls Ă€uĂerst denkwĂŒrdig. Zumal der Bundesnachrichtendienst sagt, dass die Datenweitergabe in Bad Aibling auf einer Vereinbarung aus dem Jahre 2002 basiert â ĂŒber die die Bundesregierung trotz zahlreicher Nachfragen bisher noch nie informiert hat.
BND-Kooperation mit der NSA: Seit ĂŒber 50 Jahren
Der BND betonte am Samstagabend, man arbeite mit der NSA seit ĂŒber 50 Jahren zusammen â âinsbesondere bei der AufklĂ€rung der Lage in Krisengebieten, zum Schutz der dort stationierten deutschen Soldatinnen und Soldaten und zum Schutz und zur Rettung entfĂŒhrter deutscher Staatsangehöriger.“
Israel puts 91 Jewish settlements on priority spending list
A senior Palestinian official condemned the decision as an obstacle to U.S.-brokered peace talks that resumed just a week ago after a three-year rupture over settlement building on land Palestinians seek for a state.
Ex-US general: We pay a price for backing Israel
Mattis then described a hypothetical in which 500 Jewish settlers live among 10,000 Arabs, and the implications of where Israel draws the border. He called it a choice between giving up the idea of a Jewish state or becoming an apartheid state.
Der Drohnen-Minister hat gelogen
(01.08.) Der Verteidigungsminister sagte im Juni auf sĂ€mtlichen öffentlichen BĂŒhnen in seiner Version des Euro-Hawk-Skandals: Er habe keine âVorlageâ zum Problem der nicht fliegen wollenden AufklĂ€rungsdrohne gehabt.
Nun sagt er: Er habe damit âEntscheidungsvorlageâ und nicht sonstiges Papier gemeint
„Euro Hawk“: De MaiziĂšre gibt VorgĂ€ngern Schuld an Drohnendesaster
In einem rund 45 Minuten langen Eingangsstatement vor dem Untersuchungsausschuss des Bundestags sagte der Minister, das Projekt sei schon auf der „schiefen Bahn“ gewesen, als er im MĂ€rz 2011 ins Wehrressort einzog. (..)
De MaiziĂšre hatte im Juni gesagt, er habe Anfang MĂ€rz 2012 erstmals in einer allgemeinen Besprechung von Problemen bei der Zulassung fĂŒr den deutschen Luftraum erfahren.
Israel, an ‚unsustainable and apartheid‘ entity
This is James Mattis, former commander of CentCom, a Marine general with 41 yearsâ experience, the most respected combat leader of the last two American generations.
So, when âMad Dog Mattisâ addressed the Aspen Security Forum and called Israel âunsustainable,â even Israel listened.
U-Ausschuss zum „Euro Hawk“: De MaiziĂšre sitzt die Abrechnung aus
(31.07.) Manches Ausschuss-Mitglied sieht im Vergleich geradezu derangiert aus. Auf den Tischen stapeln sich die Tassen und Teller. Zwei Stunden spĂ€ter, nach fĂŒnf Stunden Verhör, sagt Kastner: „Es wird von den Kollegen jetzt eine Pause gewĂŒnscht.“ De MaiziĂšre lĂ€chelt.
Sprach- und Sozialkompetenz bei Graupapageien
These results challenge the notion that parrots only imitate speech and raise interesting questions regarding the role of social interaction in learning and communicative competence in an avian species ⊠Although Cosmo is only one parrot, our results demonstrate for the first time that it is within the abilities of a nonhuman, nonprimate, nonmammal species that has been raised with a responsive human conversational partner in a home rather than a lab to use a variety of speech and nonword sounds in a deliberate, contextually relevant fashion.
Echos et frĂ©missements dâIrlande
Freunde der irischen Musikkultur: Jetzt zuschalten!
http://ecoutez.radio-libertaire.org:8080/radiolib.m3u
Lifelong âfrack gagâ: Two Pennsylvania children banned from discussing fracking
„We know we‘re signing for silence forever, but how is this taking away our children‘s rights being minors?“ Stephanie Hallowich asked the judge.
„I mean, my daughter is turning 7 today, my son is 10.“
According to the transcripts, Judge Polonsky, who oversaw the case, was unable to clarify. The family‘s attorney, Peter Villari, questioned whether the order would be enforceable.
„I, frankly, your Honor, as an attorney, to be honest with you, I don‘t know if that‘s possible that you can give up the First Amendment rights of a child,“ stated Villari.
New Proposal Could Singlehandedly Cripple Free Speech Online
The Internet has evolved into a true marketplace for every idea â if you can think of it, you can find it on the web. That the online world has blossomed into this virtual town square teeming with diverse content is no accident. It is largely a creation of federal law â specifically, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1998. Section 230 is directly responsible for the free, messy, uncensored, and often brilliant culture of online speech.
Wobbelende: Soulmix – Slow Dancing in a Ski-Mask
Mit ravigen Sirenen-Trap kann ich mich ja nicht anfreunden, aber diese Erwachsenenversion hier kann ich mir gut anhören. Deswegen: Dicke Blogrebellenempfehlung!
Zeitungsgruppe schlieĂt 11 von 20 GeschĂ€ftsstellen
Es ist nicht die erste Ănderung in der Zeitungsguppe ThĂŒringen dieses Jahres: Am 21. MĂ€rz 2013 wurde die Online-Redaktion geschlossen. Das Druckzentrum der OTZ in Löbichau bei Ronneburg soll noch im Laufe dieses Jahres wegen fehlender Auslastung geschlossen werden.
Anmerkungen eines Ketzers
Um Problemhorizont zu entwickeln, muss man schon selber hinlangen. Deren Erfolge, die Erfolge unserer Eliten, sind die Erfolge von gestern, die die heutigen Probleme erst verursacht haben, folglich taugen deren Denk- und Handlungsgrundlagen nicht fĂŒr das Morgen.(…)
Werte â im besten Sinne â sind aber das, worauf wir Menschen uns dank unserer Kommunikationsgaben und -möglichkeiten verstĂ€ndigen, bzw. verstĂ€ndigen sollten. Wer Werte verabsolutiert und nicht hinterfragt, leistet fundamentalistischen Denkverboten Vorschub. Und das in einer Zeit, in der wir vielleicht nichts so sehr brauchen, wie unsere RationalitĂ€t.
Rechte, Rocker, Sicherheitsdienstler
Sascha RoĂmĂŒller betreibt seit 2008 zusammen mit einem Partner in Rain bei Straubing die Taranis Sicherheitsdienst GbR, deren GeschĂ€ftsbereiche mittlerweile unter anderem auf Internetversandhandel und ArbeitnehmerĂŒberlassung ausgeweitet wurden. RoĂmĂŒller ist einer der fĂŒhrenden FunktionĂ€re der rechtsextremen NPD.
Nach dem Verbot des Nationalen Blocks 1993, dessen Kreisverband Straubing er mit gegrĂŒndet hatte, brachte er es ĂŒber den Vorsitz der NPD-Jugend Junge Nationaldemokraten (JN) zum stellvertretenden Bundesvorsitzenden der NPD.
Eric Margolis – Werden wir zu dem, was wir einst gehasst haben?
Wir Journalisten pflegten Prawda und Trud als Parteipropaganda zu verspotten. Heute wird die Parteipropaganda die ganze Zeit ĂŒber von den groĂen Netzwerken in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, den Online-Nachrichten und Zeitungen verbreitet.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki differ on urging Japan to oppose nuke weapon use
At the April preparatory committee session for the next Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review meeting in Geneva, Japan did not endorse the statement demanding that atomic weapons never be used under any circumstances.