Daily Archives: 16. September 2013


16.09.2013 - 21:33 [ antikrieg.com ]

Howard Friel – Bereits die Drohung mit einem Angriff auf Syrien ist illegal

Artikel 2(4) der UNO-Charta verbietet „die Drohung oder den Einsatz von Gewalt“ durch Staaten. Es sind also sowohl „Drohung“ als auch „Einsatz“ verboten. Die einzigen Ausnahmen bilden der Griff zur Gewalt in nationaler „Selbstverteidigung“ als Reaktion auf einen „bewaffneten Angriff,“ oder Drohung mit oder Einsatz von Gewalt entsprechend einer bevollmächtigenden Resolution des UNsicherheitsrates.

16.09.2013 - 19:48 [ L.A. Times ]

Live updates: Navy Yard shooter identified as 34-year-old man

Roughly two hours later, witnesses at the base reported hearing more shots fired. (..)
The shooter had engaged police in a running firefight, a senior law enforcement official said.

A federal law enforcement official monitoring the situation said the conflicting reports of more than one gunman are coming from a situation where a “second building” is being checked for reports of shots fired.

16.09.2013 - 19:19 [ Forbes ]

Inside The 2013 Forbes 400: Facts And Figures On America‘s Richest

Five years after the financial crisis sent the fortunes of many in the U.S. and around the world tumbling, the wealthiest as a group have finally gained back all that they lost. The 400 wealthiest Americans are worth a record $2.02 trillion, roughly equivalent to the GDP of Russia. That is a gain of $300 billion from a year ago, and more than double a decade ago.

16.09.2013 - 18:15 [ Ria Novosti ]

Assad-Truppen erobern Christen-Stadt zurück

Die syrischen Regierungstruppen haben das christliche Zentrum des Landes, den Ort Maalula, nach eigenen Angaben fast vollständig von Extremisten befreit. Maalula ist einer der wenigen Orte auf der Welt, wo immer noch in Aramäisch, der Muttersprache von Jesus Christus, gesprochen wird.

16.09.2013 - 17:42 [ Techdirt ]

Former NSA Boss Claims Terrorists Use Gmail, Anonymity Is Awful And The US Built The Internet, So Of Course It Should Spy On It

Michael Hayden is the former NSA and CIA boss, whose claim to fame is that he oversaw the illegal warrantless wiretapping of Americans under President George W. Bush. He‘s pretty consistently managed to stick his foot in his mouth concerning everything regarding the latest NSA leaks every time he speaks.

16.09.2013 - 16:34 [ antikrieg.com ]

Sheldon Richman – Das Volk sagt Nein zum Krieg

Krieg gegen Syrien ist noch immer möglich. Obama könnte befinden, dass Putins Idee ein Trick war (vielleicht ist es einer) und damit weitermachen, den Amerikanern Angst einzujagen, damit sie ihre Einstellung zum Krieg zu ändern. Wir werden dagegen auf der Hut sein müssen. Derzeit sagt das Volk nein.

16.09.2013 - 14:33 [ New York Times ]

The Banality of Systemic Evil

In recent months there has been a visible struggle in the media to come to grips with the leaking, whistle-blowing and hacktivism that has vexed the United States military and the private and government intelligence communities. This response has run the gamut. It has involved attempts to condemn, support, demonize, psychoanalyze and in some cases canonize figures like Aaron Swartz, Jeremy Hammond, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden.

16.09.2013 - 11:45 [ CommonDreams ]

Syria Is an Epic Victory for the Superpower of Peace

A decade ago, George W. Bush deceived just enough of the American public to go to war.

This time, no deal. Whatever it proves to be worth, a treaty has been signed. We have a precious moment where bombs aren’t flying. We’re a few steps back from the nuclear brink. And our economy is not spiraling down into another senseless military firestorm.

It may prove a small respite… but it’s a victory by any reckoning.

Now the SuperPower of Peace—all of us—must make it stick.

16.09.2013 - 11:42 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Konferenz in Venezuela warnt vor Faschismus

Anlässlich des 40. Jahrestages des Militärputsches gegen Salvador Allende hat vom 11. bis zum 15. September in der venezolanischen Hauptstadt Caracas das 1. Internationale Antifaschistische Treffen stattgefunden. Venezuelas Regierung hatte zu den mehrtägigen Gedenk- und Diskussionsveranstaltungen eingeladen, die von einem vielfältigen kulturellen Programm ergänzt wurden und tausende Teilnehmer anzogen.

16.09.2013 - 11:28 [ AntiWar ]

Obama’s Contras: The Syrian ‘Rebels’

Yes, the President and his interventionist advisors – notably Secretary of State John Kerry and US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power – have been rebuked by Congress and the American people: there will be no „shock and awe“ over Damascus any time soon. The US military, for its part, has also signaled its displeasure at being asked to fight yet another futile Middle East war. Yet that hardly means the War Party has given up: far from it.

16.09.2013 - 11:25 [ Counterpunch ]

The People Against the 800 Pound Gorilla

The past ten days have seen what could be the start of an historic turning point away from endless war in the Middle East. Public opinion in the United States, in harmony with the majority of people in the world, has clearly rejected U.S. military intervention in Syria.

16.09.2013 - 11:19 [ Global Research ]

9/11 Truth: Who Is Osama Bin Laden?

In a cruel irony, while the Islamic jihad –featured by the Bush Adminstration as “a threat to America”– is blamed for the terrorist assaults on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, these same Islamic organisations constitute a key instrument of US military-intelligence operations in the Balkans and the former Soviet Union.

16.09.2013 - 11:16 [ Global Research ]

Faking It: How the Media Manipulates the World into War

To understand this seeming paradox, we must first understand the centuries-long history of how media has been used to whip the nation into wartime frenzy, dehumanize the supposed enemies, and even to manipulate the public into believing in causes for war that, decades later, were admitted to be completely fictitious.

16.09.2013 - 11:11 [ Sky News ]

Shark fin ban at official HK functions

‚The exclusion of these… items from official menus is a start and also serves as an example of raising public education and awareness on sustainability,‘ a government spokesman said in a press release.

16.09.2013 - 10:12 [ Off the Grid ]

Pro-Syrian War Senators Received 83% More From Defense Contractors

The military industrial complex is alive and well on Capitol Hill. An analysis by David Kravets of Wired shows that members of the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee who voted to authorize President Obama’s planned attack in Syria were more likely to receive campaign contributions from defense contractors.

16.09.2013 - 09:45 [ Greek Reporter ]

Teachers Start Striking on September 16

The Greek Federation of State School Teachers of Secondary Education, (OLME) has already announced five-day rolling strikes starting from Monday, September 16 and the Greek Primary Teacher Federation, DOE, decided to proceed to a three-hour work stoppage and participate in the 48-hour strike organized by ADEDY on September 18 and 19.

16.09.2013 - 09:34 [ Meine Landwirtschaft ]

Deutscher Sojaanbau soll ausgebaut werden

Es soll in der vierjährigen Projektlaufzeit durch Demonstrationsbetriebe mit Versuchen, Seminaren und Vorträgen LandwirtInnen und Interessierten Hilfestellung und Informationsort sein und neue Erkenntnisse hervorbringen.

16.09.2013 - 09:11 [ Press TV ]

Egypt forces arrest two Gaza fishermen

A Palestinian security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Egyptian forces fired at two fishermen in waters off the Rafah city – located 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Gaza City – and detained them on Saturday.

16.09.2013 - 09:05 [ The Atlantic ]

Flawed Media Shield Law Goes to the Senate Floor

(13.9.2013) Critically, the Senate bill gives judges discretion to apply the protections “in the interest of justice” to any other person who doesn’t fit the criteria for a “covered journalist.” Several press freedom advocates said this provision alleviates many of their concerns that the bill’s definition of a journalist wasn’t inclusive enough. “The definition is one of the most problematic and difficult areas of the shield law. Giving judges this power and discretion is a really good idea,” said David Greene, attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Both Timm and Gregg Leslie, the legal defense director for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said that the shield would now probably apply to many bloggers that had previously been left out.

16.09.2013 - 08:21 [ Natural Society ]

Washington GMO Labeling Bill Coming Soon, Organic Farmers Still Victims of GMO Contamination

If you haven’t heard of Washington’s Initiative 522, it’s the state’s version of a GMO labeling act that will go into effect if enough signatures are received – and could go into effect in July of 2015. The 522 Initiative is getting heated enough, but extra controversy surrounds the law due to its implications for Northwest hay exporters – including those who grow alfalfa, since they say overseas customers don’t want GM crops.

16.09.2013 - 06:10 [ Plenum ]

Die Bundestagswahl ist entschieden

Experten schätzen, dass bei dieser Bundestagswahl die Briefwahlquote bis auf 30 Prozent ansteigt. Das sind fast zehn Prozent mehr als bei der letzten Bundestagswahl. Zählt man dann noch die Nichtwähler dazu – bei dieser Bundestagswahl voraussichtlich 35 Prozent neben zwei Prozent ungültiger Stimmen – dann ist die Wahl so gut wie gelaufen.

16.09.2013 - 04:33 [ German Foreign Policy ]

Elitejournalisten

Insgesamt attestiert Krüger den vier Publizisten, dass „Frieden als Wert an sich“ in ihren Artikeln „keine Rolle“ spielt und auch die dahingehenden Aussagen des Grundgesetzes und des Völkerrechts bei ihnen „keine Resonanz“ finden. Der „Einsatz und Verlust von Menschenleben“ erscheine folgerichtig als „hinnehmbar und sogar geboten“. Teilweise geht die „Identifikation mit dem Westen“ laut Krüger so weit, dass Gegner kurzerhand als „Barbaren“ diffamiert werden (Stürmer), denen man nur mit „kalter Entschlossenheit“ begegnen könne (Frankenberger).