Seit über zehn Jahren befindet sich die Menschenrechtsorganisation ACLU seit dem Auftauchen der ersten Bilder während der Kriege im Irak und in Afghanistan unter Berufung auf den Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) im Rechtsstreit mit der Regierung der U.S.A., um mit diesen Beweismitteln die Foltermethoden gegen Gefangene in dem Gefängnis Abu Ghraib im Irak zu untersuchen.

“We recognize that fundamental decisions have to be made now, and they don’t get any easier as time goes by,” Mr. Kerry said before leaving for a meeting Saturday night in London with his British, French and German counterparts.

“We have not yet reached the finish line but make no mistake we have the opportunity to try to get this right,” Mr. Kerry added.

We extend our deepest condolences to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Hassan Rouhani and his family on the passing of his mother, Mrs. Sakineh Peivandi. Such a loss is especially hard coming on the eve of Nowruz, traditionally a time when families gather together in joy and hope. We share in his grief and that of his brother, Presidential Special Advisor Hossein Fereydoun, who has been participating in the talks in Lausanne, and we keep their family in our thoughts.

Something has changed inside Israel for its Palestinian citizens. The hard data is revealing: voter turnout jumped by ten-percent from the last election and in the Joint Arab List’s party leader’s home district it was nearly an unheard of 80-percent. Civic engagement is happening, but that is not the only turn. The joint list is full of fresh faces with seven first time Knesset members, and two women, five communists, two national democrats, two Islamists, one Christian and one Israeli-Jew.

(7.März) The United States and France sought on Saturday to play down any disagreements over nuclear talks with Iran, saying they both agreed the accord now under discussion needed to be strengthened.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will make a statement on nuclear talks with Iran at 1045GMT (0645 EDT), the State Department said on Saturday, before he leaves for London for a meeting with European counterparts.

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The remaining differences even could be resolved in the recent negotiations, Rouhani said, adding both sides felt that they need more time and postponed the negotiations to the next few days.

Suitable technical and political solutions were found for the issues which already seemed impossible to be solved, Zarif wrote on his Facebook page on March 21.

The incident which took place on March 20 reportedly was the heaviest armed clash between Iranian navy and pirates last year.

The Gulf of Aden, which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea, is the quickest route for thousands of vessels traveling annually among Asia, Europe and the America.

In den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika haben sich Organisationen, die für Frieden, Einhaltung der Menschenrechte, gegen den Polizeistaat und die Brutalität der Polizei, Sanktionen gegen andere Länder, Massenüberwachung der Bevölkerung durch die Geheimdienste, die Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) und die gegen Einsätze des U.S.-Militärs und Drohnen kämpfen, zu einer einzigen grossen Welle vereinigt.

Rep. King is essentially stating that we aren’t Jewish enough for him. How dare he. We demand and deserve an apology at once.

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„Here is what I don‘t understand, I don‘t understand how Jews in America can be Democrats first and Jewish second and support Israel along the line of just following their President,“ King, a hardline conservative from Iowa, said Friday on Boston Herald Radio,

„It says this, they‘re knee-jerk supporters of the President‘s policy,“ King said.

As a Republican from Iowa, King has met with virtually every Republican considering a 2016 presidential run, hosting the first cattle call of 2016 Republican hopefuls in Iowa in January.

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(20.2.2015) „Netanyahu wrecked the relations with America,“ screamed Geffen to the audience. „We are in complete isolation, he put half of Israel under the poverty line, he didn‘t leave hope for you, for students, to create a normal life here in Israel.“

Making his message crude, Geffen shouted „on behalf of me and all of you I hope that in a democratic process – we need to send Bibi (Netanyahu) to hell!“ His usage of the coarse curse word was met by cheers.

Geffen’s son is rock musician Aviv Geffen, who before the elections called to called to send Netanyahu „to hell“ while an image of Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman, with a large red „X“ crossing them all out, appeared on the screen behind him.

Assailant tries to beat him before fleeing; Geffen has been vocal against the reelection of Netanyahu.

Ever the seasoned campaigner, Netanyahu correctly grasped that the more desperate his electoral situation looked, the easier it would be for him to open the tribal floodgates – and be rewarded with a fourth term.

Entschließung gegen NSA und Co. erhält die Unterstützung aller Fraktionen im Innenausschuss

Fast alle Jahre wieder: Wenn die Europäer mit Beklemmung auf ihre schrumpfenden Wehretats schauen, wird der Ruf nach einer EU-Armee laut. Vordergründig spricht vieles für diese Idee. Neun harte Fakten sprechen dagegen.