Angela Merkel grüßt von einem Riesenplakat. Besser gesagt: ihre Hände.
Daily Archives: 3. September 2013
MARCH AGAINST DRONES
Wed, Sep 11, 2013 March Against Drones around the White House, Washington, DC, at noon followed by a die-in at 3 pm
Detailing origin of the universe: Russian astrophysicists grab $500k Gruber Cosmology Prize
The Gruber Foundation at Yale University says that the physicists provided answers to two major questions in cosmology, “why is the structure of the universe so uniform on the largest scales? Where did the departures from that uniformity—such as galaxies, planets, and people—come from?“
Seacom and France-IX announce partnership
Seacom launched in 2009 and has 17,000 km’s of fibre optic cables that provide internet access to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Mozambique. In Kenya, the bulk of its customers derive from Safaricom and the Kenya Data Networks.
The additional access to hubs from France-IX will connect Kenyans to a 10Gbps network.
Public Opinion Runs Against Syrian Airstrikes
By a 48% to 29% margin, more Americans oppose than support conducting military airstrikes against Syria
Strike starts in South Africa‘s gold mines
„It has officially started. There are people who have not gone underground,“ Charmane Russell, a spokeswoman for gold producers grouped in the Chamber of Mines, told Reuters.
Bosnian miners stage protest 250 meters below ground
Around 140 miners have barricaded themselves 250 meters below ground at a mine in northern Bosnia and threatened on Tuesday to go on hunger strike in a row over recruitment and pay.
AIPAC Urges Congress To Approve Syria Strike
AIPAC, an influential lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies in the United States, issued a statement Tuesday urging members of Congress to approve President Barack Obama‘s military strike on Syria.
Obama and Israel (and Aipac), Together at Last
I have to assume that George W. Bush is laughing today.
N.Y. Times scraps AIPAC from Syria story
A reference to the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC was mysteriously cut from a New York Times article published online Monday and in print Tuesday. The first version, published online Monday, quotes an anonymous administration official calling AIPAC the „800-pound gorilla in the room.“ The original article, which is still available on The Boston Globe‘s site, had two paragraphs worth of quotes from officials about the powerful lobbying group‘s position in the Syria debate:
EU Says Armenia Blocked Free-Trade Deal
Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union, EU president Lithuania said Tuesday.
Lodi officer‘s gun discharges after child pulls trigge
Lodi police were showing off SWAT equipment during the second annual „Little Buckaroos Reading Round-up“ on Aug. 24. During a demonstration to a group of children inside a SWAT vehicle, a 6- to 8-year-old boy walked up behind the officer and pulled the trigger on his Glock .4 caliber handgun, which was secured in a holster.
Freedom Not Fear Berlin
September 7, 2013 – 1:00pm
Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany
The annual „Freedom Not Fear“ demonstration – „Freiheit Statt Angst“ in German – carries a special significance this year, coming just months after the revelations of expansive NSA spying programs. EFF activist Parker Higgins will speak at the protest, to be held in Alexanderplatz.
Freiheit Statt Angst Calendar
U.N. Chief Warns Against U.S. Military Action
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon cast doubt on U.S. and French intelligence on the alleged chemical attack in Damascus and warned against a U.S. military intervention.
We want in our society, torn apart by divisions and conflict, that peace break out!
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Muslim Brotherhood: Putschists Responsible for Leader, Detainees Health
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood holds the putschists accountable for safety as well as health of all prisoners, including Brotherhood Chairman Badie.
Anti-Coup, Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance: Brutal Coup Epitome of Terrorism
As the fascist putschists’ desperate media campaign criticizes coup opponents as terrorists, the real traitors and ruthless terrorists are killing and wounding thousands of people, arresting thousands more, chasing, terrorizing and lynching to death people in streets all over Egypt, simply because they look like practicing Muslims.
Op-Ed: Islamist Nour party joins assembly to draft Egyptian constitution
The Salafist conservative Islamist party Al Nour has agreed to join the assembly that is drafting a new Egyptian constitution. The party will support efforts to base Egyptian legislation on Sharia law.
Egypt accused of jamming al-Jazeera
Broadcaster says it has pinpointed four different sources of jamming after commissioning an interference detection company
Reporters Without Borders Decries Deaths, Attacks On Journalists In Egypt
„Since 3 July, a total of five journalists have been killed, 80 journalists have been arbitrarily detained (with seven still held) and at least 40 news providers have been physically attacked by the police or by pro-Morsi or pro-army demonstrators,“ RWB wrote. It called the killings „without precedent in the country‘s contemporary history.“
Egypt shuts down four TV stations
An Egyptian court has ordered the closure of four television channels that have been accused of sympathising with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Unruhen – Justiz: Verbotsverfahren gegen ägyptische Muslimbruderschaft
Die juristischen Berater beriefen sich in ihrem Antrag auf ein Gesetz, das nicht-staatlichen Akteuren die Bildung paramilitärischer Gruppen untersagt.
Egyptian Salafist Nour Party to ‚protect Islamic identity‘ in new constitution
One of the aims of participating in the committee is “to defend the articles of identity which constitute a true representation of the Egyptian people’s identity, rather than that of a particular political current,” a statement issued by Nour on Sunday said.
Pro-Morsi protests will do no good, says Al-Nour leader
In an interview on Al Hayah television programme, Makhioun said protests supporters of overthrown president Mohamed Morsi will “produce no good” as the “Egyptian people require stability”.
Fall-off in Egyptian protests as army stays silent on total killed or arrested
There is no agreement on figures for victims of the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, but estimates of the detained range from 1,000 to 8,000
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika bleiben bei ihrer fadenscheinigen Geschichte
Die Geschichte, mit der die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika ihren geplanten Überfall auf Syrien rechtfertigen, hängt an einer Reihe von Indizien. Im Grossen und Ganzen behaupten sie, dass nachdem Syrien chemische Waffen besitzt und Menschen irgendwelchen Chemikalien ausgesetzt worden sind, es sich um einen Angriff mit chemischen Waffen gehandelt haben muss.
Spain youth unemployment reaches record 56.1%
Youth unemployment in Spain has reached a new high of 56.1%, a quarter of the 3.5 million under-25s jobless across the eurozone, according to the latest Eurostat figures.
Bombshell: Syria‘s ‚chemical weapons‘ turn out to be sodium fluoride used in the U.S. water supply and sold at Wal-Mart
U.S. water fluoridation chemical is Syria‘s „chemical weapon“
California Abruptly Drops Plan to Implant RFID Chips in Driver’s Licenses
Following complaints from privacy groups, California lawmakers on Friday suspended legislation to embed radio-frequency identification chips, or RFIDs, in its driver’s licenses and state identification cards.
The legislation, S.B. 397, was put on hold by the state Assembly Appropriations Committee, despite it having been approved by the California Senate, where it likely will be re-introduced in the coming months. Had the measure passed, it would have transformed the Sunshine State’s standard form of ID into one of the most sophisticated identification documents in the country, mirroring the four other states that have embraced the spy-friendly technology.
Point-By-Point Rebuttal of U.S. Case for War In Syria
The White House released a 4-page document setting forth its case for use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government.
But as shown below, the case is extremely weak (government’s claim in quotes, followed by rebuttal evidence).
Pelosi says believes U.S. Congress will support strike on Syria
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, said on Tuesday she believes Congress will support a resolution authorizing the use of U.S. military force against Syria.
House Speaker Boehner backs Obama on Syria, urges colleagues to do same
John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Tuesday he would support President Barack Obama‘s call for military action in Syria and urged his colleagues in Congress to do the same.
Boehner says he will back Obama’s call for military action in Syria
After meeting with President Obama at the White House Tuesday morning, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said he will support Obama’s call for military strikes in Syria and encourage his colleagues in Congress to do the same.