Daily Archives: 9. Mai 2015


09.05.2015 - 21:03 [ Radio Utopie ]

Prozess in Mali gegen die Weltbank – Das Weltgericht von Bamako

(März 2011) In einer fiktiven Gerichtsverhandlung wird den internationalen Wirtschafts- und Finanzinstitutionen der Prozess gemacht. Kläger und Zeugen sind einfache Bürger, deren Schicksale durch Entscheidungen am anderen Ende der Welt bestimmt werden. Das Gericht tagt in einem Hinterhof im westafrikanischen Mali, während ringsum das normale Alltagsleben weitergeht Die Protagonisten des improvisierten Gerichts sind Profi-Schauspieler, aber auch echte Strafverteidiger und Bürger.

09.05.2015 - 21:00 [ New Business Ethiopia ]

Liberia set for WTO accession

Minister Addy stressed the importance of WTO accession for the Liberian economy in light of the Ebola health crisis that had such a drastic impact on the country’s economic performance. “Becoming a WTO member is part of our overall development and post-Ebola recovery plans,” Minister Addy stated. „It is a healing process because we believe trade for development can be a critical tool for poverty reduction. Trade is the magic bullet to transform Africa“.

09.05.2015 - 20:45 [ Voice of America ]

Burundians ‚Voting With Their Feet‘

Violent clashes between police and protesters broke out in mid-April after Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, who has been in power since 2005, announced he was planning to seek a third term. Opponents say this violates the terms of the 2000 Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement that limits the president to two terms.

09.05.2015 - 20:41 [ Al-Bawaba ]

Empty Saudi plane lands in Israel

As per the directions of the company, the plane landed in Israel for routine upkeep by Bedek, an Israeli company contracted by Israel Aircraft Industries. An IAI spokesperson confirmed the plane’s arrival and said that the “ongoing and routine maintenance” of the Airbus passenger plane was part of the services Ben Gurion provided to the aircraft manufacturer.

Like most Arab countries, Saudi Arabia does not officially recognize Israel, and there are no direct or indirect flights between the two countries.

09.05.2015 - 20:32 [ German Foreign Policy ]

Zweckgebundenes Gedenken

Im Reichstag
Dem neuen westlichen Konsens, das NS-Gedenken stets mit Stellungnahmen gegen Russland zu verbinden, hat sich auch der Historiker Heinrich August Winkler nicht verweigert, der am heutigen 8. Mai im Berliner Reichstag eine Ansprache hielt. „Durch die völkerrechtswidrige Annexion der Krim“ sei „die europäische Friedensordnung“ „radikal in Frage gestellt“, sagte der Sozialdemokrat, an einen knappen Rückblick auf die deutsche Verbrechensgeschichte anschließend.

09.05.2015 - 20:29 [ Reuters ]

On Kremlin visit, Czech president is among friends

The Czech president was the only European Union leader to meet Putin bilaterally on Saturday, a day when Moscow usually hosts dozens of world leaders to mark the anniversary of the end of World War Two but which most have this year boycotted over Russia‘s intervention in Ukraine.

09.05.2015 - 20:22 [ BBC ]

Pakistan helicopter crash kills foreign envoys

Two senior Pakistani ministers said the crash was down to a technical fault. Earlier, the Pakistani Taliban said they were behind the attack. But Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, and Foreign Minister Azez Chaudhury said there appeared to have been technical problems with the helicopter.

09.05.2015 - 19:39 [ Democracy Now! ]

„Kill Anything“: Israeli Soldiers Say Gaza Atrocities Came from Orders for Indiscriminate Fire

A new report based on testimonies of Israeli soldiers concludes the massive civilian death toll from last summer’s Israeli assault on Gaza resulted from a policy of indiscriminate fire. The Israeli veterans group Breaking the Silence released testimonies of more than 60 Israeli officers and soldiers which it says illustrate a „broad ethical failure“ that „comes from the top of the chain of command.“

09.05.2015 - 15:54 [ Friedensblick ]

In Baden-Württemberg entbrennt ein gnadenloser Machtkampf um NSU-Untersuchung

Die schlimmsten Befürchtungen bewahrheiten sich: Erst sollte die Aufklärung des Polizistenmordes von Heilbronn, Mord Nummer zehn im NSU-Komplex, mittels der Ermittlungsgruppe Umfeld des Landeskriminalamtes (LKA) verhindert werden, dann mittels einer Enquête-Kommission im Landtag, nun durch einen Untersuchungsausschuss selber.

09.05.2015 - 13:42 [ Spiegel ]

Spionageaffäre: BND kann Daten-Weitergabe an NSA nicht rekonstruieren

(7.Mai) BND-Präsident Gerhard Schindler schilderte am Mittwoch vor den Geheimdienst-Kontrolleuren des Bundestags, dass seine Behörde technisch nicht mehr nachvollziehen könne, welche Abhör-Daten aus der BND-Fernmeldeaufklärung seit 2004 an die Amerikaner weitergegeben worden sind.

Die Schilderungen kommen einem Offenbarungseid gleich.

09.05.2015 - 13:28 [ Loppypedia ]

Institute of International Finance

Das Institute of International Finance (IIF) ist ein Zusammenschluss großer Finanzinstitute. Das IIF hat 400 Mitgliedsunternehmen in 70 Länder und schließt fast alle Hauptakteure der Branche ein, darunter Banken, Investmentbanken, Versicherungen und Investment Management-Firmen. Es gilt als Epizentrum des internationalen Banklobbyismus.

09.05.2015 - 13:27 [ Digital Look ]

IIF managing director warns of potential political ramifications of Greek exit

(3. Mai) An exit from the Eurozone by Greece would place the „whole cohesion of the western alliance in doubt“, the executive managing director of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) has warned.

Hung Tran, who helped to secure the 2012 haircut to Greece‘s debt, said the potential fall out from a Greek exit is „not fully understood“ and predicted the consequences for the 19-nation bloc would be far-reaching.

09.05.2015 - 13:11 [ Kreml ]

We pay tribute to all those who fought to the bitter for every street, every house and every frontier of our Motherland

It is precisely these values that became the foundation of the post-war world order. The United Nations came into existence. And the system of the modern international law has emerged.

These institutions have proved in practice their effectiveness in resolving disputes and conflicts.

However, in the last decades, the basic principles of international cooperation have come to be increasingly ignored. These are the principles that have been hard won by mankind as a result of the ordeal of the war.

We saw attempts to establish a unipolar world. We see the strong-arm block thinking gaining momentum. All that undermines sustainable global development.

The creation of a system of equal security for all states should become our common task. Such system should be an adequate match to modern threats, and it should rest on a regional and global non-block basis. Only then will we be able to ensure peace and tranquillity on the planet.

09.05.2015 - 12:38 [ Süddeutsche ]

DÄ DÄ DÄ!

Staaten mögen zerfallen, Wirtschaftssysteme zusammenbrechen – doch AC/DC klingen wie immer. Wäre ihre Musik Politik, sie würde knapp am Populismus entlangschrammen.