We really need to understand the methods used by NGOs* to undermine radical political organizing efforts and divert us into political dead ends. The People’s Climate March is a good case study because it’s so blatant.

In South Florida, we saw the exact same process after the BP oil spill. Once the NGOs came in to the organizing meetings and were given the floor, all potential resistance was blocked, strangled, and left for dead. NGOs will descend on any organizing effort and try to take it over, dilute it, and bring it eventually to the Democratic Party. We can also see an identical set-up with the established labor unions and many other organizations.

Der vorliegende Entwurf der Resolution, die übermorgen im Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen beschlossen werden soll (Radio Utopie berichtete), repräsentiert nichts anderes als ein Ende des Völkerrechts und einen Bruch mit der Weltordnung nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.

Die Tagesordnung des Gipfels sei sehr umfangreich; die zur Diskussion geplanten Themen seien im Laufe des Jahres auf Expertenebene aufbereitet worden, sagte Peskow dem Radiosender RSN. Ebenso wie bei den früheren Gipfeln werde Russland auch in Australien an allen Diskussionen teilnehmen.

Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin erwägt, sein Militär am Kampf gegen die Extremistenmiliz „Islamischer Staat“ zu beteiligen. Putin habe mit seinem Sicherheitsrat, einem Gremium ranghoher Politiker, über eine Zusammenarbeit mit anderen Staaten beraten, sagte ein Sprecher des Präsidialamtes.

“We count on Russian support. Russia is an important player in the Middle East, and we hope to use its influence and experience to maintain the stability of Lebanon,” Machnouk said, RIA Novosti reported.

For decades the opposing poles of Middle East power politics, Saudi Arabia and Iran may be driven to set aside at least some of their differences by the rise of a mutual enemy: Islamic State.

“This is a new page in relations between the two countries,” Iran‘s Mohammad Javad Zarif said, quoted on the government’s website.

“We hope this will have a positive impact on restoring peace and security in the region and the world, and for the interests of all Muslim nations,” he said after the talks.

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, (…)

Decides that Member States shall, consistent with international human rights law, international refugee law, and international humanitarian law, prevent and suppress the recruiting, organizing, transporting or equipping of individuals who travel to a State other than their States of residence or nationality for the purpose of the perpetration, planning, or preparation of, or participation in, terrorist acts or the providing or receiving of terrorist training, and the financing of their travel and of their activities;

Bei der Aufdeckung tat sich besonders US-Senator John Kerry hervor, der auch eine eigene Untersuchungskommission zu den Drogenhandelsverbindungen von US-Behörden leitete. (…)

Inwieweit Präsident Reagan und Vizepräsident George H. W. Bush in die Iran-Contra-Affäre verwickelt waren, konnte durch die beauftragte Untersuchungskommission nie ganz geklärt werden.

The Main Core database tracks Americans who are considered potential threats in the event of a national emergency. It was first developed in the 1980s using software called PROMIS, which was designed as a case management system by a private company, Inslaw, for federal prosecutors. It provided the ability to track people within the legal system across multiple databases. The PROMIS software was taken from Inslaw via „trickery, fraud and deceit“ by the Department of Justice and modified by US intelligence agencies to monitor intelligence operations, agents and targets.

The stolen software had users in multiple federal agencies including Lt. Col. Oliver North who created a secret dissident tracking system under the Reagan Administration‘s Continuity of Government program.

(05.05.2014) Inner City Press: there was a high-profile Freedom of Information Act response of documents by the US State Department about the Benghazi incidents, and although obviously that‘s something to be looked at by Congress, one of the documents released was an e-mail from Jeffrey Feltman at his UN e-mail address to Salman Ahmed, then an adviser to Susan Rice, saying „thank you for your note on the other system“. And I just wanted to know, because of the issues that came up because of the leak of the Victoria Nuland one, saying, „we‘ve spoken to Jeff,“ which seems clearly it was Jeff Feltman, I wanted to know, is there some other system by which, in this case a former US official, Jeffrey Feltman, communicates with the US Government?..

Deputy Spokesman Haq: Matthew, I don‘t see why I would analyse this precise wording of an email.

Inner City Press: You don‘t see the issue that it raises? Doesn‘t it ring a bell?

Deputy Spokesman: As far as I‘m aware, all these e-mails are being looked at by other authorities, and we‘ll let them do that.

Inner City Press: Right, but I‘m asking a UN question. They are not looking at it for the propriety of a UN official having another communication system with his or her own Government. That‘s not what they are looking at; I‘m asking you about that.

Deputy Spokesman: Jeffrey Feltman is an international civil servant working for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. There‘s never been any dispute about that and I don‘t believe that there‘s any conjecture even from the US Government people looking into these e-mails that there is such an issue raised by this e-mail that you‘re talking about. He‘s perfectly free to deal with US officials and people at the US Mission. He has to communicate with people from all the various missions, including, of course, the missions of our permanent Security Council members.

Inner City Press: Right, but in a separate system. That‘s what I‘m asking. I‘m specifically pointing at that word —

Deputy Spokesman: I think you‘re interpreting the wording in a way that may not necessarily be supported by what it means.

Inner City Press: What does it mean?

Deputy Spokesman Haq: I have no idea what it means.

(24. Mai 2012) During his last visit to Beirut on 3 May 2012, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met with former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, former finance minister Mohamad Chatah, Future Movement leader Nader Hariri, and a number of Future Bloc MPs at Saad Hariri’s residence in Beirut’s city center.

The meeting included discussions on many issues, mostly regarding the way forward in Syria and Lebanon, among others. Al-Akhbar was able to obtain a partial transcript of the meeting’s minutes.

(17. April 2011) The U.S. money for Syrian opposition figures began flowing under President George W. Bush after he effectively froze political ties with Damascus in 2005. The financial backing has continued under President Obama, even as his administration sought to rebuild relations with Assad.

(24. Juli 2012) Laut Today’s Zaman haben sich die beiden Rebellengruppen nach einem Treffen mit dem irakischen Kurdenführer Massud Barzani Anfang Juli vereinigt.

Der Konflikt in Syrien gerate außer Kontrolle, sorgen sich die EU-Außenminister. Bei einem Treffen in Brüssel warnen sie vor einer weiteren Militarisierung und fordern, „von weiteren Waffenlieferungen abzusehen“.

(17. September) Australia can wage war in Iraq without a United Nations Security Council resolution, Tony Abbott has declared, while pointedly leaving open the possibility of expanding the current mission to include Syria if needed.