Daily Archives: 26. Januar 2015


26.01.2015 - 23:22 [ Noam Chomsky / AlterNet ]

WATCH: Chomsky Blasts ‚American Sniper‘ and the Media that Glorifies It

The famed professor draws a disturbing parallel between „Sniper“ and our „global assassination program.“

26.01.2015 - 20:40 [ Radio Utopie ]

Tödliche Polizeigewalt: jetzt betrifft es ihre eigenen Kinder!

Charles M. Blow, Kolumnist der New York Times, stand der realen Gefahr gegenüber, am Wochenende seinen Sohn durch einen Polizeibeamten zu verlieren. Blow schrieb einen Artikel in der New York Times über den Vorfall am Samstag, indem er fragte “was wäre gewesen, wenn mein Sohn in Panik davon gelaufen wäre und der Polizist hätte geschossen? Stand ich kurz davor, ihn zu verlieren?”

26.01.2015 - 17:48 [ Motherboard ]

Illinois Says Rule-Breaking Students Must Give Teachers Their Facebook Passwords

„If your child has an account on a social networking website, e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, ask.fm, etc., please be aware that State law requires school authorities to notify you that your child may be asked to provide his or her password for these accounts to school officials in certain circumstances,“ the letter says.

26.01.2015 - 17:31 [ RT ]

Fox News protester commits suicide outside News Corp HQ, reportedly former employee

Kris Lew was preparing to open a coffee-and-food cart, the Cinnamon Snail, nearby around 7:45 am when she “heard two shots—‘Pop. Pop.’—really quick,” she told the Journal. “I know what gunshots sound like…It was a thing where I thought to myself, ‘Those sound exactly like gunshots, but it can’t be, because we’re in Rockefeller Center’.”

26.01.2015 - 17:25 [ campact! ]

Warum Vorratsdatenspeicherung unsere Freiheit einschränkt

Vorratsdatenspeicherung gefährdet die Arbeit in Berufen, für die Vertraulichkeit notwendig ist – also zum Beispiel Ärzt/innen, Jurist/innen, Seelsorger/innen und Journalist/innen sowie alle Menschen, die mit ihnen zu tun haben.
Gleiches gilt für politisch oder unternehmerisch Aktive, die der Vertraulichkeit bedürfen. Dadurch schadet Vorratsdatenspeicherung der freiheitlichen Gesellschaft.
Vorratsdatenspeicherung verstößt gegen das Menschenrecht auf Privatsphäre und informationelle Selbstbestimmung und widerspricht der europäischen Grundrechte-Charta.

26.01.2015 - 17:23 [ Ceiberweiber ]

Deradikalisierung: Ist die Bildungsministerin gut beraten?

Maßnahmen zur Deradikalisierung bei Jugendlichen fallen auch in die Kompetenz von Bildungs- und Frauenministerin Gabriele Heinisch-Hosek (SPÖ). Sie vertraut dabei unter anderem auf die Expertise der Soziologin Edit Schlaffer, die „Frauen ohne Grenzen“ und die von Hillary Clinton gelobte Frauen-Antiterrorplattform „Sisters Against Violent Extremism“ gegründet hat.

26.01.2015 - 15:02 [ Fox News ]

‘There will be a price’: Obama team reportedly fuming over Netanyahu visit

The Obama administration reportedly is fuming over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to address Congress in March regarding the Iranian threat, with one unnamed official telling an Israeli newspaper he will pay “a price” for the snub.

House Speaker John Boehner invited Netanyahu — and the Israeli leader accepted – without any involvement from the White House.

26.01.2015 - 14:58 [ New York Times ]

Obama Not Planning to Meet With Israeli Premier

The White House said on Thursday that President Obama would not meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel when he comes here in March to speak to a joint meeting of Congress and to lobby for new sanctions on Iran that Mr. Obama opposes, the latest twist in a dispute that has marked a new low in relations between the two leaders and which now threatens the chances of a nuclear deal with Tehran.

26.01.2015 - 14:56 [ Mondo Weiss ]

‘NYT’ and Matthews warn that Netanyahu speech to Congress could lead US to war

The plans by the Israeli Prime Minister to address both Houses of Congress in March in order to rebut the President’s call for negotiations with Iran is finally drawing the outrage it deserves. It was condemned in the last day by The New York Times, leading pundits, liberal Zionist organizations, and implicitly, in the Israeli press. Some fear that the speech could lead to war– Chris Matthews, Susan Milligan, Jonathan Capehart and the New York Times express this fear.

26.01.2015 - 14:53 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Paul Krugman: Ending Greece’s Nightmare

Hardly has been announced that SYRIZA won the elections and several internet trolls started their poisonous work, also here in this blog. Trolls came out of their caves and rub their hands full of glee and sardonic smiles as their venomous saliva running down their jaws. They set up their clock to tick towards “default” and “Grexit”.

26.01.2015 - 14:51 [ Techdirt ]

The TSA Wants To Read Your Facebook Posts And Check Out Your Purchases Before It Will Approve You For PreCheck

The TSA is disappointed that so few Americans have opted out of its bottle-tossing, package-groping screenings by signing up for its PreCheck program. For a few years now, the TSA has been selling travelers‘ civil liberties back to them, most recently for $85 a head, but it‘s now making a serious push to increase participation. The TSA can‘t do it alone, so it‘s accepting bids on its PreCheck expansion proposal.

26.01.2015 - 13:55 [ Hornet ]

Independent Crimean TV Station Raided by Security Forces

Independent Crimean television station ATR has been raided by armed security officials , who told employees they were seeking archival footage of an anti-Russia protest last year.(…)
ATR, which was established as the first -ever channel dedicated to the native Crimean Tatar population, was one of the last independent media outlets left after Russia‘s takeover of the Black Sea peninsula in March.

26.01.2015 - 13:40 [ Middle East Online ]

Libya warring factions meet in Geneva to resume peace talks

In addition to the main political track resuming Monday, the UN said another meeting would be taking place in Geneva later in the week bringing together municipal and local council representatives from cities and towns across Libya to discuss „confidence building measures and ways to implement them.“
UNSMIL said it also planned to convene a number of other tracks at a later stage.

26.01.2015 - 13:25 [ ekathimerini ]

Tsipras forges anti-austerity coalition in challenge to EU

Greek Prime Minister-elect Alexis Tsipras forged an anti-austerity alliance within hours of his election victory, challenging European peers with a declaration that the era of bowing to international demands for budget cuts is over.(…)
The Independent Greeks party will support Syriza in a vote of confidence in Parliament slated for Feb. 5, party leader Panos Kammenos told reporters after meeting with Tsipras.

26.01.2015 - 13:18 [ JW ]

Mehrheit verpasst

SYRIZA gewinnt Parlamentswahlen in Griechenland – doch für eine Alleinregierung reicht es nicht
Wie das mit dem Innenministerium in Athen zusammenarbeitende Meinungsforschungsinstitut Singular Logic am frühen Montag morgen mitteilte, erhielt das Linksbündnis nach Auszählung von knapp 95 Prozent der Stimmen 36,4 Prozent (Juni 2012: 26,9) und wird voraussichtlich 149 oder höchstens 150 Abgeordnete im neuen griechischen Parlament haben.

26.01.2015 - 13:15 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Famous singer Demis Roussos passed away at the age of 68 in Athens

World famous Greek singer Demis Roussos passed away at the age of 68. According to Greek media, the reason of his death in the early morning hours of Sunday is unknown, but the singer has been suffering from various health problems in the last years.

26.01.2015 - 08:23 [ Global Research ]

US a Dangerous Ally: Former Australia PM. “The US will eventually bring Australia into a Direct Conflict with China”

Australia has always been strategically dependent on other great powers since gaining independence in 1901. It relied on the United Kingdom until World War II and then transfered that dependence to the United States afterwards. The relationship grew stronger with the signing of the Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty in 1951. Fraser said that the treaty does not require the US to defend Australia, only needing to “consult” it in case of an attack.

26.01.2015 - 07:11 [ The Daily Caller ]

Celtic Punk Band To Gov. Scott Walker: ‘We Literally Hate You’ [VIDEO]

A pro-union Celtic punk band is not Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s biggest fan, and they made it clear with a hate-filled tweet sent over the weekend.

The band, Dropkick Murphys, was angry at Walker, a Republican, because he came onto stage at Saturday’s Iowa Freedom Summit to the tune of one of their most popular songs, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.”

26.01.2015 - 03:14 [ PressTV ]

Sabotaging Iran talks by Republicans, Israel end in conflict in region: Analyst

“If the Republicans do align with Netanyahu in trying to sabotage the conclusion of the P5+1 talks, then this greatly increases the likelihood of a much bigger conflict in the [Persian] Gulf and the entire region for a very long time to come,” Jeff Steinberg, who is a senior Editor at Executive Intelligence Review, told Press TV on Sunday.

26.01.2015 - 03:09 [ Ceiberweiber ]

Veronika Seyr: Eine NATO-freundliche österreichische Kriegsreporterin

Unter dem Titel „Heute ist der Krieg zu mir gekommen“ wurde die ehemalige ORF-Korrespondentin in Belgrad und Moskau Veronika Seyr für die Reihe „Europa und der Stier“ im Community TV „Okto“ interviewt. Sie hat 2014 ihre Aufzeichnungen während des Balkankonfliktes unter dem Titel „Forellenschlachten. 33 Briefe aus dem vergessenen Krieg“ veröffentlicht. Seyr schreibt etwa im „Standard“ kritische Kommentare zum Verhältnis zwischen Russland und Serbien.

26.01.2015 - 02:53 [ German Foreign Policy ]

Vom Nutzen des Waffenstillstands

Die jüngste Eskalation in Donezk und Mariupol, für die Berlin umstandslos die ostukrainischen Aufständischen oder gar Moskau verantwortlich macht, folgt auf Mobilmachungs- und Aufrüstungsschritte der Kiewer Regierung, die Beobachtern zufolge auf eine bevorstehende groß angelegte Militäroffensive schließen lassen. Kiew leitet zudem die langfristige Militarisierung des Landes in die Wege: Jugendliche und sogar Kinder sollen in Zukunft nicht nur eine „national-patriotische Erziehung“ durchlaufen, sondern in der Schule auch „den Umgang mit Gewehren und der Kalaschnikow lernen“. Das Europaparlament hat vor wenigen Tagen die Lieferung von „Schutzwaffen“ an die Ukraine ausdrücklich befürwortet; Berlin hat derartige Ausfuhren bereits im vergangenen Jahr genehmigt. Ergänzend zur Ausweitung des militärischen Konflikts bereitet Brüssel nun auch eine umfassende Propagandakampagne vor.

26.01.2015 - 02:46 [ Sputniknews ]

Ukrainisches Militär stockt Kräfte im Konfliktgebiet Donbass auf

„Um auf die Handlungen der Terrorgruppierungen adäquat reagieren zu können, stocken wir weiterhin unsere Reserven faktisch in all den Sektoren auf, in denen Kampfhandlungen geführt werden. Außerdem stellen wir die Truppenverbände, die aus dem Raum der Anti-Terror-Operation gekommen sind, an ihren Standorten wieder her.
Wir verstärken die Gruppierungen, versorgen sie mit Waffen und Militärtechnik und koordinieren die Kampfhandlungen“, so Poltorak.

26.01.2015 - 02:30 [ Vineyard Saker (deutsche Version) ]

Kleinigkeiten vom Tage, 25. Januar

Und am Flugplatz breitet man sich in Richtung Orlowka aus – also einem weiteren wichtigen Punkt, von dem aus Donezk beschossen wird. Der Ort davor – Tonenkoje – wird gerade gesäubert. Auch bei Marinka, im Westen von Donezk, greift die NA an. Auch dies eine Stelle, von der aus Donezk regelmäßig beschossen wurde.

26.01.2015 - 02:11 [ Bandcamp ]

190. EUROPAWEITE AUSSICHTEN – Welcome to paradise by Werkstatt Recordings

Werkstatt Recordings was founded in the dawn of 2009 and it‘s an independent net-label focusing on electronic synth music.

26.01.2015 - 01:58 [ Bandcamp ]

Ninetynine by Poordream

From Greek-born composer and sound designer John Valasis aka Poordream, comes his debut LP ‘Ninetynine‘. Recently added to Ninja Tune’s publishing house alongside artists Bonobo, Amon Tobin, and Flying Lotus, Poordream now offers this collection of songs that take the listener on an intense journey, set to explore the contrasts between earthly and urban, fragility and harshness, hope and despair.

26.01.2015 - 01:47 [ Norient ]

«Wem gehört dieser Song?»

(13.1.11.) Der Mythos einer echten, unverfälschten, reinen Kultur wird auf witzige und kurzweilige Weise ad absurdum geführt, denn die Frage, woher dieses Lied ursprünglich stammt, lässt sich längst nicht mehr beantworten. Zu vielfältig sind die gegenseitigen Beeinflussungen der verschiedenen Kulturen. Zwar wird der Besitzanspruch zunehmend heftig verteidigt, aber mit jedem neuen Beispiel wird klar, dass die verschiedenen Kulturen viel mehr Gemeinsamkeiten aufweisen, als ihre Vertreter wahrhaben wollen. Es zeigt sich aber auch, dass eine historisch korrekte Antwort gar keine Rolle spielt, da die ideologischen Positionen stärker sind als alle Fakten.

26.01.2015 - 01:46 [ Sputnik ]

Google Ban in Crimea Prompts Companies to Switch to Russian Services

Google announced this week that its Google Apps services would no longer available to Crimean-registered accounts. In a letter written to users, the company noted that „we are obliged to comply with the recently adopted international sanctions, and users will not be able to access Google Apps from inside Crimea from January 31, 2015. Since access to Google for accounts located in Crimea will be suspended, we strongly recommend that you export your data prior to January 31.“

26.01.2015 - 01:22 [ New Eastern Outlook ]

Ukraine: `Bangladesh´ is Investing in Banderastan

`Something is wrong with Ukraine and the EU´(…)
We also have these brave ones who for some strange reason (some say leak of money, but don’t said it loudly) flees the Polish ship quickly and in noiselessly way. Spreading silently, giving up the ‘European values’.(…)
‘Change’ also wants to compete in the next elections, counting on 10% of the vote.
One of the main themes of the Party is coming out of NATO, increasing care for the citizens of the country, nationalization, tightening cooperation with Russia and China. As the main reason for the establishment of the party Mateusz Piskorski gives the argument that a very large amount of Poles are dissatisfied with the Polish government.(…)
In view of what is going on in other countries of Europe ‘Change’ can be a TNT for political geriatrics in Poland for the more that openly speaks of cooperation with other parties in Europe, such as Spanish Podemos. Making international character and oriented on one goal – the fight against international capital and leaving NATO.

26.01.2015 - 01:04 [ World Bulletin ]

Kosovo police fire teargas in anti-government protest

In early January, Jablanovic dubbed as „savages“ some ethnic Albanian protesters who lost relatives during a 1998-99 war with Serbia.
The minister has apologised but the opposition parties are asking for his resignation, organising protests all over Kosovo.
Protesters also called on the government to vote an early plan to take control of a huge mine rich in lead, zinc and silver.