In einem heute geführten Interview mit CNN versuchte Präsident Obama glaubhaft zu machen, er sei gegen einen Krieg gegen Syrien, obwohl er bereits insgeheim dem Militär befohlen hatte, weitere Optionen für einen Angriff auszuarbeiten, der jederzeit begonnen werden kann.
Daily Archives: 24. August 2013
Razzia bei deutschen Rüstungsfirmen
Es geht um neun MIllionen Euro Schmiergeld: Staatsanwälte verdächtigen zwei deutsche Rüstungsunternehmen, bei U-Boot-Geschäften griechische Regierungsvertreter bestochen zu haben. Es ist nicht der erste Fall dieser Art.
50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
The August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the highlight of a pivotal year for the civil rights movement. Among its speakers was Martin Luther King, Jr., who was arrested that April during anti-segregation protests in Alabama and wrote in his famous „Letter from a Birmingham Jail“ that „We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.
Piraten gegen Satellitenüberwachung von Autofahrern
Die Piratenpartei Baden-Württemberg stellt sich klar gegen die vom baden-württembergischen Verkehrsminister Winfried Hermann (Grüne) geforderte satellitengestützte PKW-Maut.
>>Eine satellitengestützte PKW-Maut käme der lückenlosen Überwachung nahezu aller Straßenverkehrsteilnehmer gleich und ist deshalb abzulehnen. Mit dieser Forderung nach einer Vorratsdatenspeicherung für Autofahrer beweisen die Grünen, dass man in Bürgerrechtsfragen nicht auf sie zählen kann.
Pentagon bereitet Cruise Missiles für Angriff gegen Syrien vor
Regierungsvertreter bauschen weiterhin die Anschuldigungen eines Chemiewaffenangriffs am Mittwoch auf, indem sie sagten, dass sie glauben, dass es einen solchen Angriff wahrscheinlich gegeben hat, obwohl sie keinerlei Beweise haben, um diese Behauptung zu stützen. Da trifft es sich günstig, dass das Pentagon neue Angriffspläne für Syrien hat.
Bundestag soll BKA überwachen
Die Forderung nach einer Aufsicht des BKA durch das parlamentarische Kontrollgremium (PKG) bezeichnete Korte als falsch. »Wenn man feststellt, dass das BKA in Teilen wie ein Geheimdienst agiert, dann muss man dies doch als Gefahr für den Rechtsstaat erkennen und es stoppen«, sagte er. Eine Kontrolle der Polizei in einem geheim tagenden Gremium sollte in einer Demokratie unnötig sein.
The ‘dream’ remains undreamed: Dr. Luther King’s friend
Sherwood Ross, an award winning reporter and a friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior, says the civil rights icon’s “dream” has yet to materialize 50 years after he made his famous “I have a dream” speech.
Afghans rally against US night raids in Kunar Province
Hundreds of angry protesters have taken to the streets in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar to protest against night raids carried out by US-led forces in the war-ravaged country,
Don’t Fly During Ramadan
Ausführliche Chronik einer Begegnung mit TSA, FBI, NYPD, und Homeland Security
Thousands relive March on Washington
Tens of thousands gathered early today on the nation‘s „front yard,“ the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, yearning for a bit of that transcendent sense of racial unity heralded on this spot by the Rev. Martin Luther King 50 years ago in his „I Have a Dream“ speech.
March to focus on continued fight for civil rights
Alice Long planned months ago to use vacation time to travel from Huntsville, Ala., to the 50th anniversary events for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Long, a NASA administrative assistant, brought along her grandchildren to give them a close-up view of African-American and civil rights history that she said isn’t being taught in schools.
‘‘I‘m here supporting this march because there are so many injustices in this country,’’ Long, 59, said on the eve of Saturday’s march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. ‘‘I‘m very concerned about it because I have a 5-year-old grandson and a 13-year-old granddaughter.’’
March on Washington: thousands arrive for 50th anniversary – live blog
President Barack Obama has issued a „proclamation“ on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands converged on the National Mall to take part in what the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called „the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.“ Demonstrators filled the landscape – from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, alongside the still waters of the reflecting pool, to the proud base of the Washington Monument. They were men and women; young and old; black, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American – woven together like a great American tapestry, sharing in the dream that our Nation would one day make real the promise of liberty, equality, and justice for all.
Live: 50. Jahrestag Marsch auf Washington
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Scenes from the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
As my colleagues report, tens of thousands of people from across the country streamed onto the National Mall on Saturday for a daylong celebration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
It was on Aug. 28, 1963, that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech and the march helped bring about passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Spanish police criticised for Gibraltar diving stunt
The video showed officers from the GEAS, a specialist diving unit of the Guardia Civil, examining the concrete blocks which form part of the reef.
NSA employees spied on their lovers using eavesdropping programme
Staff working at America‘s National Security Agency – the eavesdropping unit that was revealed to have spied on millions of people – have used the technology to spy on their lovers.
Do You Live In A Constitution-Free Zone? (Many Americans Do)
According to an interactive Constitution Free Zone map on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) website, most of the major metropolitan areas in the United States are in the Fourth Amendment-infringing zones. Citizens and visitors to Los Angeles, New York City and Philadelphia, just to name a few, can be searched at any time by federal agents.
Rhetoric and Reality – Forward to Fascism?
As George Orwell slyly warned, a society transitions to totalitarianism when its ruling class retains power by dint of either “Force or Fraud,” which in our case is both: a fist for the foreigner and a façade for the free. We live in a land of in-betweens, but we are tipping forward into fascism, and away from anything resembling republicanism. Not to worry, though. Like Janus, we can always look the other way.
Arctic Fibre Inc. picks Iqaluit cable landing spot
Arctic Fibre Inc.’s ambitious marine cable builders took a group of Iqaluit community leaders to the Apex beach on the afternoon of Aug. 19 to let them view the landing spot they’ve chosen to connect Iqaluit to the company’s proposed London-to-Tokyo fibre optic line.
Indische und chinesische Soldaten üben erstmals seit fünf Jahren zusammen
Die gemeinsame Anti-Terror-Übung wurde bereits im Juli vereinbart, als der indische Verteidigungsminister Arakkaparambil Antony Peking besuchte. Daran werden jeweils 100 bis 150 Soldaten teilnehmen.
EU-Außenamt: Ausländische Militärpräsenz in Syrien würde zu Ausbreitung des Konfliktes führen
(31.5.2013) „Wir haben immer darauf verwiesen, dass eine aktive Einbeziehung ausländischer Kräfte in die Region das Risiko einer Ausbreitung des Konfliktes wie auch die Risiken für das Land erhöhen kann“
Syrian soldiers find chemical agents in rebel tunnels near Damascus- state TV
„Ambulances came to rescue the people who were suffocating,“ it added.
pyr079 nicolás chientaroli trío – ViajeraMente
this album was recorded in one continuous fifty minute session, in one take.
8 Reasons Young Americans Don‘t Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance
(31.7.2011) The ruling elite has created social institutions that have subdued young Americans and broken their spirit of resistance.
Weine, geliebtes Land
Ich kann nicht länger schweigen, wenn ich sehe, was dort, eine Flugstunde von meinem Wohnort entfernt, geschieht. LASSEN SIE uns das, was sich jetzt dort abspielt, vom Beginn an aufrollen.
Ägypten ist in die Hände einer brutalen, unbarmherzigen Militärdiktatur gefallen, schlicht und einfach.
5,000 years old Egyptian iron beads made from hammered meteoritic iron
The results confirm that already in the fourth millennium BC metalworkers had mastered the smithing of meteoritic iron, an iron–nickel alloy much harder and more brittle than the more commonly worked copper. This is of wider significance as it demonstrates that metalworkers had already nearly two millennia of experience to hot-work meteoritic iron when iron smelting was introduced. This knowledge was essential for the development of iron smelting, which produced metal in a solid state process and hence depended on this ability in order to replace copper and bronze as the main utilitarian metals.
Tar Sands Drones Are On Their Way
North American energy companies are planning to use drones to monitor their pipelines—in part to check for potential gas or oil leaks, but also to limit “third-party intrusions,” a broad range of activity that includes anything from unwanted vehicles entering restricted areas around pipelines to environmental activists.
Advocate of Secret Infiltration, Cass Sunstein, on Obama’s ‚Committee To Make Us Trust the Dragnet‘
Frankly, a lot of people are investing misplaced confidence that Richard Clarke will make this committee useful. While he’s good on a lot of issues, he’s as hawkish on cybersecurity as anyone else in this country. And as I keep pointing out, these programs are really about cybersecurity. Richard Clarke is not going to do a damned thing to rein in a program that increasingly serves to surveil US Internet data to protect against cyberthreats.
Yemen’s president backs US terror drone strikes
On Sunday, thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of capital Sana’a to protest against the rising number of US terror drone attacks in the country.
1000s of Mexico teachers block access to airport in protest move
Some airlines offered to change tickets for free to the people who arrived late because of the demonstration.
An airport official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the airport might consider diverting flights to other airports “if this situation continues for several days.”
Warum die größte Überwachungsmaschinerie der Menschheitsgeschichte die Fundamente der Demokratie zerstört
Mehr als elf Wochen sind seit dem ersten Leak der Snowden-Dokumente vergangen. Geändert hat sich nichts. Und unsere Bundesregierung versucht, uns für dumm zu verkaufen.
Israelischer Raketenschlag gegen Beirut: Libanons Minister spricht von Destabilisierungsversuch
„Dahinter stehen Personen, die die Situation im Libanon noch mehr destabilisieren wollen. Der Libanon durchlebt derzeit eine keineswegs leichte Zeit und dieser Angriff schafft den Grund für eine weitere Verschärfung der Situation im Libanon sowohl im politischen als auch im sozialen Sinne“, so Mansur.
Guardian partners with New York Times over Snowden GCHQ files
The arrangement was made when the Guardian was faced with demands from the UK government to hand over the GCHQ files it had in its possession.
„In a climate of intense pressure from the UK government, the Guardian decided to bring in a US partner to work on the GCHQ documents provided by Edward Snowden. We are working in partnership with the NYT and others to continue reporting these stories,“ the Guardian said in a statement.
USA: Hagel: Obama bittet Pentagon um Optionen für Syrien
Hagel betonte, die USA müssten ihre langfristigen Ziele und Interessen bei einer Entscheidung berücksichtigen.
Deutsche Sicherheitsbehörden Experten fordern schärfere Kontrollen für das BKA
Das ist das Fazit des Abschlussberichts eines sechsköpfigen Expertengremiums, das im Auftrag der Bundesregierung die sogenannten Sicherheitsgesetze der vergangenen zwölf Jahre erstmals grundlegend überprüft hat. In dem 308 Seiten umfassenden Papier, das der Süddeutschen Zeitung vorliegt, verlangen einige Mitglieder sogar, das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) ähnlich wie die Geheimdienste unter die Aufsicht eines Kontrollgremiums des Bundestags zu stellen
Benazir named her killers
by Eric S. Margolis
‘If I am killed, the murderers will be the Chaudhry brothers’
Pakistan’s former military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf was indicted last week on charges of murdering former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and for treason. Never before has a former Pakistani ruler been tried for serious charges.
Egypt‘s government crosses a red line
Mohamed Badie has held the position of General Guide since 2011 – and in his public pronouncements at least has advanced the idea of a tolerant and moderate organisation. Even in the heated atmosphere of a mass rally held to protest the military takeover of government at the beginning of July he had this to say – “Our revolution is peaceful, and will remain peaceful, and God willing our peacefulness is stronger than their bullets”.
The Muslim Brotherhood‘s position on terrorism
Terrorism is an accusation made by the powerful against the weak as an excuse to commit the ugliest forms of terrorism against the weak while making the claim to be combating terrorism. Therefore, this term, or accusation, has not been properly defined in order to allow tyrants to justify their tyranny by distorting the image of their victims.