Heute morgen wurde in Baku das BĂŒro des Senders Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Azerbaijani Service des von der C.I.A. wĂ€hrend des Kalten Krieges gegrĂŒndeten Propaganda-Senders RFE von Beamten der Staatsanwaltschaft in Begleitung von bewaffneten Polizisten durchsucht.
Daily Archives: 8. Mai 2015
DatenschĂŒtzer veröffentlichen LebenslĂ€ufe von 27.000 Geheimdienstmitarbeitern:
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Verteidigungsminister auf Abwegen
WĂ€hrend das Heer kaputtgespart wird, um den Weg zu einer Einsatzarmee und den Beitritt zur NATO zu ebnen, befindet sich der verantwortliche Minister auf Abwegen. Und dies nicht nur, weil er diesem Treiben nicht Einhalt gebietet, sondern auch, weil er seinen Dienstwagen fĂŒr Privatfahrten mit Chauffeur ins Ausland nutzt.
Internet-Knoten DE-CIX: Diese 4 Personen haben Zugang zu den geheimen B.N.D.-Anlagen
Nachdem der âUntersuchungsausschussâ des Bundestages gestern wieder einmal alles tat um Theorien der gelernten Hilflosigkeit an sich selbst zu ĂŒben, machen wir diesem heute wieder einmal Beine. Und wieder einmal kĂŒrzere. Denn offensichtlich scheint es im Feld etwas Verwirrung zu geben: Parlament, Parteien und âUntersuchungsausschussâ sind bezĂŒglich der AktivitĂ€ten von Geheimdiensten und Regierung keineswegs so ahnungslos wie sie immer tun.
Ganz im Gegenteil.
Unser Protest wirkt innerhalb von nur 24 Stunden
Manchmal zeigen BĂŒrgerproteste sehr schnell Wirkung: Gestern noch haben wir mit 80 Campact-Aktiven bei der Konferenz der Verbraucherschutzminister fĂŒr ein Glyphosat-Verbot protestiert. Heute schon haben die Minister mit nur einer Enthaltung fĂŒr ein Teilverbot gestimmt.
FAU Erfurt/Jena: Klage gegen die UniversitÀt Jena eingereicht
Seit Jahren wird mittels studentischer HilfskrĂ€fte der Tarifvertrag der LĂ€nder (TV-L) massiv unterlaufen. Im §1 c des TV-L werden studentische HilfskrĂ€fte aus dem Geltungsbereich des Tarifvertrags ausgeschlossen. Ein Ausschluss, welcher sich auf wissenschaftliche TĂ€tigkeiten beschrĂ€nkt, aber in der Praxis dazu fĂŒhrt, dass fast jede*r an den Hochschulen arbeitende Studierende als studentische Hilfskraft angestellt wird und einen verminderten Stundenlohn bekommt.
Wolbergs sauer: FĂŒrstlicher Deal ist âhinfĂ€lligâ!
Der OberbĂŒrgermeister lĂ€sst offen, gegen welche âBeteiligtenâ er einen Groll hegt: Meint Wolbergs den Saatgutbauern, der im Zuge der BMW-Ansiedlung nicht einfach das dafĂŒr vorgesehene, von ihm gepachtete Areal verlassen und sich damit seine Existenz vernichten lassen wollte? Zumindest in mancher Berichterstattung war dieser â als vermeintlich schwĂ€chster Part â anfĂ€nglich schnell zum SĂŒndenbock gestempelt worden.
Spielt Wolbergs auf HandwerkskammerprĂ€sident Dr. Georg Haber an? Der hatte es bei einem Termin im Regensburger Presseclub gewagt, aus dem Kreis derjenigen auszuscheren, die um die Gunst des Autokonzerns buhlten. Haber stellte die Frage, ob Regensburg die behaupteten 2.000 ArbeitsplĂ€tze ĂŒberhaupt brauche und musste sich dafĂŒr von Wolbergs öffentlich abwatschen lassen.
Anti-corruption push: Ex-Defense Ministry property director jailed for 5yrs
A court in Moscow has sentenced Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, the former head of the Defense Ministryâs property branch, to five years behind bars after finding her guilty of large-scale embezzlement, money laundering and theft.
Secretary of Russian Security Council to visit Azerbaijan
The purposes of the visit havenât been specified.
Forced out of Ukraine: Local journalists showing their true colors
What does Mr. Kazansky achieve by getting me out Kiev? He complains my stories only show one point of view but then denies me access to get the other. It is one thing for the crazies out there to make good on Mr. Kazanskyâs words; it is quite another for him to taint our profession and use the very privileged position we have as journalists to shed light on the many different narratives out there.
US NATO envoy: âI get most info on Ukraine conflict from social networksâ
The latest example is an April tweet by US ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt claiming that Russiaâs military were continuing to expand their presence in eastern Ukraine. As for proof, Pyatt posted a two-year-old picture of an air defense system from an air show near Moscow.
Regisseur Costa-Gavras hÀlt Vorlesung in Kuba
Der renommierte französisch-griechische Regisseur Constantin Costa-Gavras hat Kuba besucht, um an der Filmhochschule von San Antonio de los Baños eine Vorlesung zu halten. Der Besuch erfolgte auf Einladung der Organisatoren des 18. Festivals des französischen Films, das derzeit in Kuba stattfindet.
Kremlin Chief of Staff Concerned About Western Attempts to Rewrite WWII
More than 27 Soviet million people died during WWII out of 70 million being the total number of victims. However, former Western allies are trying to bury it in oblivion.
Helicopter With 11 Foreigners Crashes on School in Pakistan, 6 Fatalities
The ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines, Leif H. Larsen and Domingo D. Lucenario Jr were among six people killed Friday when the helicopter carrying them crashed into a school in northern Pakistan, Major-General Asim Bajwa said in his tweet.
Revealed: the men with stolen identities
(23.9.2001) The men – all from Saudi Arabia – spoke of their shock at being mistakenly named by the FBI as suicide terrorists. None of the four was in the United States on September 11 and all are alive in their home country.
Xinhua: Xiâs visit to deepen, celebrate China-Russia relations
As this year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Facist War, China and Russia, two main battlefields in Asia and Europe during the war, will both hold a series of celebrations.
The celebrations are of great significance and have attracted worldwide attention as they shows the high regard China has for Russia both as a strategic partner and friend, and vice versa.
Is the Whole âWar on Terrorâ a Fraud?
In this exclusive Foreign Policy Journal interview, German journalist Lars Schall talks with J. Michael Springmann, the former head of the U.S. visa bureau in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and author of the book Visas for Al Qaeda: CIA Handouts That Rocked the World.
LS: And the State Department is used to give the CIA or NSA agents cover?
JMS: Yes, I mean you had, you know, Eric Qualkenbush, the CIA base chief there in Jeddah, he was, his cover was head of the Political/Economic section. Henry Ensher and Karen Sasahara I am pretty sure, worked for the CIA, and Qualkenbush one time took me aside on the compound and said, Mike, weâve got this Iranian agent we want in Washington, we really need him there for consultations, make it look good, wink wink, he is coming in for his interview tomorrow. Well, I was surprised at this and when the Iranian guy came to the visa window, he had been to the United States various times before, he had always come back, he had stamps in the passport to prove it, he had a letter showing that he was an official with this oriental rug company in Jeddah, it was a family owned business, he had a list of people he was going to visit in the United States as potential customers or as old customers, he wanted to consult with.
Why the U.S. âwar on terraâ is a fraud
Springmannâs revelation that the Jeddah consulate was a CIA base comes as no surprise â as the free flow of visas was essential to the so-called âArab Afghansâ who were engaged in the 1980s jihad against the former USSR.
And the ball kept rolling. While researching his book, Springmann also found out that 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 got their visas in Saudi Arabia; 11 in Jeddah and 4 in Riyadh. Springmann discovered these visas were approved by one Shayna Steinger â âhired directly out of Columbia University with a masterâs degree as an FSO4, which is a very high rank for somebody right out of school with no background, experience, or training. And she was supposed to have given very questionable answers to the 9/11 Commission investigating what went on in Jeddah.â
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to discuss Silk Road belt
Xi and Putin will define the priorities and direction of China-Russia ties, the foreign ministry said. They will discuss combining the Silk Road belt with Russia‘s idea for a trade and infrastructure network across Eurasia, as well as the development of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.
Erdogan says ex-Turkish presidentâs attending 2008 football match in Armenia was mistake
He made the remarks May 8 during a meeting with historians in Ankara, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported.
Chopper with foreigners crashes in Pakistan
A helicopter with 11 foreign nationals on board crashed in Pakistan May 8, the Pakistani army officials said, according to RIA Novosti.
BND-AffĂ€re im Bundestag: „Ich habe Weisungen empfangen“
Ob man bei der AufklÀrung auf den BND bauen kann, ist fraglich.
„Warum schlagen sie ihren Kopf gegen den Tisch?“ „Ich habe entsprechende Weisungen dazu erhalten“
#BNDNSA #NSAUA
Live: Parade in Moskau zum 70. Jahrestag des Sieges gegen Nazi-Deutschland
RT Deutsch ĂŒbertrĂ€gt live ab 11 Uhr die Siegesparade auf dem Roten Platz in Moskau sowie die Rede des PrĂ€sidenten der Russischen Föderation, Wladimir Putin.
Frankreich genehmigt sich die EchtzeitĂŒberwachung
FĂŒnf Jahre Vorratsdatenspeicherung, Staatstrojaner, Imsi-Catcher und „Blackboxes“ bei den Providern: Frankreich reagiert auf die TerroranschlĂ€ge mit einer starken Ausweitung der Ăberwachung.
US-Gericht erklĂ€rt NSA-MassenĂŒberwachung fĂŒr rechtswidrig
Berief sich die NSA, Amerikas Abhörgeheimdienst, bisher stets auf den 2001 im „Krieg gegen den Terror“ verabschiedeten Patriot Act mit seinem SchlĂŒsselparagrafen 215, so entzieht ihr das New Yorker Bundesgericht de facto die juristische Grundlage.
Docket No. 14â42âcv
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION,
PlaintiffsâAppellants,
â v. âÂ
JAMES R. CLAPPER, in his official capacity as Director of National Intelligence, MICHAEL S. ROGERS, in his official capacity as Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service, ASHTON B. CARTER, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense, LORETTA E. LYNCH, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and JAMES B. COMEY, in his official capacity as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
DefendantsâAppellees. *
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BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND In the early 1970s, in a climate not altogether unlike todayâs, the intelligenceâgathering and surveillance activities of the NSA, the FBI, and the CIA came under public scrutiny.
Huge Win: Appeals Court Says NSA‘s Bulk Phone Records Collection Not Actually Authorized By PATRIOT Act
Whoa. In a huge ruling, the Second Circuit appeals court has ruled that the NSA‘s bulk phone records collection is not authorized by the PATRIOT Act. In other words, for all the debate about the renewal of Section 215 this month, which the government insists enables such bulk collection, this appeals court says „nope.“ The ruling is important on a number of different points, even though it doesn‘t touch on the constitutionality of the program. It does make some other key points though. The biggest, as Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (author of the PATRIOT Act) has said all along is that, contrary to the US government‘s claims, Section 215 does not authorize the bulk collection of any data.