Daily Archives: 2. Juni 2015


02.06.2015 - 22:54 [ PressTV ]

Most Americans view Hillary Clinton as not trustworthy: Poll

A growing number of Americans, or 57 percent, don’t have a favorable opinion about her and say she is not honest and trustworthy, up from 49 percent in March who said the same, the survey shows.

The poll also found that 52 percent of people feel the former secretary of state, senator and first lady does not care about people like them, and 50 percent feel she does not inspire confidence.

02.06.2015 - 22:40 [ PressTV ]

FBI investigations must be pointed

FBI spokesman Christopher Allen claimed in a statement that the program is not clandestine. „Specific aircraft and their capabilities are protected for operational security purposes.“

The government claims that aerial surveillance is aimed at conducting criminal, terrorism or intelligence probes, but activists say the program is undermining civil liberties of citizens.

02.06.2015 - 22:35 [ International Middle East Media Center ]

E1 Project Aims to Eliminate Palestinians from C Areas

The UAWC in a report showed the consequences of this project, which aims to relocate 12,500 Bedouins from their homes, and isolate them in Al-Ezariyya town south Jerusalem and Izhiman and Nuway’imah in the Jordan valleys, which is considered ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, to expand illegal Israeli settlements.

According to the PNN, the report showed that about half a million dunams of lands will be evacuated, according to the Israeli project which is already being implemented. These areas will be converted into settlements, military training zones, in addition to nature reserves, making it impossible for the Bedouins to return to their homes, in addition to the catastrophe of ripping the occupied West Bank into two halves.

02.06.2015 - 22:31 [ International Middle East Media Center ]

Israeli Extremists Bulldoze Palestinian Lands South Of Nablus

Bashar Qaryouti, Coordinator of Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Qaryout village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, said Israeli extremists bulldozed and uprooted, on Tuesday morning, Palestinian lands in preparation to pave a road linking between two illegal colonies, built on the villager’s lands.

02.06.2015 - 22:29 [ International Middle East Media Center ]

“160 Files On Israeli Settlements To Be Submitted To ICC,“ Expert Says

Khalil Tafakji, a Palestinian expert in Maps and the head of the “ and Geographic Information Systems Department“ of the Arab Studies Center in Jerusalem, said the Palestinian Authority intends to submit 160 files to the International Criminal Court (ICC), documenting Israel’s illegal settlement activities.

02.06.2015 - 18:05 [ Middle East Eye ]

Anniversary of sorrow marked with Gaza‘s largest mass wedding

The ceremony included 4,000 people who came from regions all over Gaza. Among the newlyweds were several brides and grooms who had been wounded or disabled in the latest Israeli war last summer. Others have limited incomes and have been unable to finance a wedding independently.

02.06.2015 - 17:48 [ Middle East Eye ]

Charles Kennedy: Iraq War opponent and much-loved politician dies at 55

The unexpected death of British parliamentarian Charles Kennedy at the age of 55 on Tuesday led to a national outpouring of grief across the political spectrum and from numerous corners of UK society.

 Kennedy, former leader of the Liberal Democrat party and Scottish MP, had been regarded as a hugely likeable politician, but his career had long been marred by a hardly concealed drinking problem, which eventually led to his ouster from the leadership of his party in 2006.
As a strong critic of the government of Tony Blair, he took a strong stance against the introduction of tuition fees, the security state and, perhaps most memorably, UK involvement in the invasion of Iraq.

02.06.2015 - 17:45 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Militäroffensive in Kolumbien gegen die Farc-Guerilla

Nach offiziellen Angaben sind in Kolumbien in den vergangenen zehn Tagen bei Militäroffensiven der Streitkräfte in Zusammenarbeit mit der Polizei 39 Menschen getötet worden. Zwei der Opfer waren demnach Bauern, 37 Angehörige der Revolutionären Streitkräfte Kolumbiens (Farc), unter ihnen ein Delegierter der Guerilla bei den laufenden Friedensgesprächen mit der Regierung. 436 Personen sind vertrieben worden, zwei Menschen haben Morddrohungen erhalten.

Die Offensiven des Militärs finden trotz laufender Verhandlungen in der kubanischen Hauptstadt Havanna statt.

02.06.2015 - 17:41 [ German Foreign Policy ]

Los von Moskau (I)

Die Diskussion über Möglichkeiten, russisches Gas zumindest teilweise durch algerisches zu substituieren, ist in Deutschland schon seit Jahren im Gange. Bereits im letzten Jahrzehnt gab es Pläne, denen zufolge ein europäisches Konsortium unter Beteiligung des Kasseler Konzerns Wintershall eine Gaspipeline aus Algerien durch das Mittelmeer nach Italien verlegen sollte. Das Projekt mit dem Namen „Galsi“ wurde allerdings auf Eis gelegt, da es wegen der fallenden Erdgaspreise zu kostspielig erschien. Eine Wiederaufnahme scheint inzwischen möglich, ist aber noch nicht gesichert. Im vergangenen Jahr brachte sich nun Spanien als mögliches Transitland für die Belieferung Zentraleuropas mit algerischem Erdgas ins Gespräch. Spanien deckt derzeit 50 Prozent seines Bedarfs aus Algerien, mit dem es über zwei Pipelines verbunden ist. Auf EU-Ebene wirbt Madrid gegenwärtig für den Bau einer Fortsetzungsröhre aus Spanien nach Frankreich, die algerisches Erdgas in die zentraleuropäischen Gasleitungen weitertransportieren soll. Damit könnten „zumindest zwölf Prozent des Gasimports aus Russland“ ersetzt werden, erklärt eine Sprecherin des Verbandes spanischer Gasunternehmen, Medigas.

02.06.2015 - 16:51 [ Politgraben ]

Wem kommt Arktis zu?

Polen hat um der politischen Interessen der Europäischen Union willen das historische Gedächtnis seines Volkes verraten. Ist Dänemark zu was Ähnlichem bereit und zwar auf das Nationalvermögen zu verzichten?

02.06.2015 - 13:48 [ Zeit ]

Patriot Act: Den Amerikanern wird die Überwachung unheimlich

Vor allem McConnells Parteikollege Rand Paul, den er zuvor noch in seinen Ambitionen auf das Präsidentenamt unterstützt hatte, hatte sich vor dem Senat gegen eine Verlängerung auch nur einzelner Aspekte des Gesetzes starkgemacht und diese damit fast im Alleingang verhindert. Stück für Stück, warnte der libertäre Republikaner aus Kentucky, hätte Washington es zugelassen, die Freiheit des Landes im Namen des Anti-Terror-Kampfes zu opfern.

02.06.2015 - 13:32 [ Barbara Lee, Abgeordnete des U.S. Repräsentantenhauses ]

Congresswoman Lee Celebrates LGBT Pride Month

Each June, our nation celebrates the immeasurable contributions of our nation’s LGBT community and recommits itself to the ongoing fight for full equality.

In recent years, we have made major strides towards greater equality. Marriage equality is now a reality in 37 states and Washington, D.C. and more people than ever are recognizing that love is love.

However, much work still remains.

02.06.2015 - 13:30 [ Breitbart ]

Exclusive — Rand Paul Slams Establishment Republicans, Declares Victory Over NSA, Thanks Matt Drudge As Bulk Collection Shuts Down

Late Sunday the National Security Agency (NSA) shut down its bulk data collection program as the PATRIOT Act expired thanks to Paul’s efforts. He tells Breitbart News exclusively that “we’re excited by the fact that the battle has been won.”

“The president has been told in no uncertain terms—and by the end of the week this will be in writing—that he can no longer illegally collect all of Americans’ phone records and keep them in Utah,” Paul said.

02.06.2015 - 13:29 [ CBS News ]

Republicans torch Rand Paul over surveillance lapse

„I don‘t know if he feels comfortable being with all those leftists…But he has a right to do what he‘s doing.“

Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a fellow Kentuckian who has endorsed Paul‘s presidential bid, expressed frustration about the procedural roadblock. Without naming Paul specifically, McConnell torched the „campaign of demagoguery and disinformation“ being waged by opponents of the NSA‘s surveillance programs during a fiery floor speech.

02.06.2015 - 13:04 [ Syrian Arab News Agency ]

Update 5- Army kills ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in many areas across the country

A military source in Aleppo affirmed to SANA in a statement that the operations inflicted heavy losses among terrorists’ ranks in Bustan Basha, Ansari, Marja, Shaar, Helwania, Beni Zeid, inzarat and Bab al-Nassr neighborhoods.

A number of terrorists were killed and injured in the army operations while their mortar launchers were destroyed.

Meanwhile, another army unit killed a number of terrorists and destroyed their vehicles including weapons and ammo in al-Mansoura village at the western countryside of Aleppo.

02.06.2015 - 13:04 [ firedoglake.com ]

Pentagon Document Shows US Knew Syria Strategy Would Aid Rise Of ISIS

(25.Mai) The Obama Administration’s decision to arm the Syrian rebels – at one point even bypassing a US law against arming terrorists – did not alter the composition of the Syrian rebels and the weapons sent by the US into Syria ended up being captured by Al Qaeda and other Islamist militants.

But as the Pentagon document shows, the problem with the Obama Administration’s policy was deeper than its arms program. The US “allies” in the region such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey specifically wanted a Sunni-based Islamic State in order to undermine Assad and check Iranian influence in the region.

02.06.2015 - 12:01 [ Radio Utopie ]

Technisches: Schwierigkeiten bei unserem neuen SSL/ TLS-Zertifikat für sichere Verbindung (https) behoben

Wie Hauptseite / Zeitung und Nachrichtenagentur von Radio Utopie bereits auf Twitter gemeldet haben, gab es nach der Aktivierung vom neuen SSL/TLS Zertifikat für sichere Verbindung (https) Kompatibilitätsprobleme bei unseren Seiten und Feeds. Hintergrund war, dass wir nur das aktuellste Verschlüsselungsprotokoll TLS 1.2 aktiviert hatten, nicht jedoch TLS 1.0 und TLS 1.1. Das führte zu Schwierigkeiten mit diversen Systemen im 1993 vom CERN der Welt geschenkten World Wide Web, im Allgemeinen mit dem Internet identifiziert. U.a. wurden unsere Feeds nicht mehr angenommmen. Auch unsere Android App NARU war außer Funktion. Wir haben die entsprechenden Protokolle mittlerweile aktiviert und die Kompatibilitätsprobleme behoben. Falls Euch noch etwas auffallen sollte, könnt Ihr das in den Foren unter User-Feedback melden.

Beste Grüße von der Brücke.

02.06.2015 - 11:05 [ Carta ]

Nach dem Text: Facebook und die De-Institutionalisierung des Journalismus

2020 interessieren sich womöglich nur noch Journalismus-Studenten dafür, dass es noch Zeitungen wie die Süddeutsche Zeitung oder die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung gibt. Viele journalistische Institutionen haben sich selbst den Boden unter den Füßen weggerissen, noch bevor es Facebook gab. Nun sind sie dem Unternehmen ausgeliefert.

02.06.2015 - 11:02 [ Techdirt ]

Judge Orders Newspaper To Delete Article, Newspaper Reminds Judge That It‘s In The US And The 1st Amendment Exists

This seems to happen all too often, but a local judge has forgotten about the whole 1st Amendment thing. Last week, Bergen County Superior Court Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca ordered the Bergen Dispatch to take down a news article. The article was about a specific family court case, involving custody of a child. It‘s not surprising that there might be some concern over privacy rights in such cases, but even so, that does not allow a judge to flat out order a newspaper to take down an article — even more so when the order came out of a closed hearing where no one from the newspaper was even present. In response, the Bergen Dispatch posted a fairly snarky article that reiterates some of the details from the case, and concludes with this wonderful paragraph:

02.06.2015 - 07:56 [ MTV ]

Madonna Urges Her Fans To See Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′

(17.Juni 2004) “Not only is it inspiring and educating, but it’s proof that people can make a difference, that we can make a difference,” she said. “So, Michael, I know you’re out there tonight, and I just wanted to publicly thank you for sticking your neck out, for going against the establishment, for giving us the hope.”

02.06.2015 - 07:16 [ Steve Albini / Baffler ]

The Problem with Music

(1993) Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end, holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed…

02.06.2015 - 07:14 [ Techdirt ]

Steve Albini Takes On ‚Parasitic‘ Record Labels And Copyright‘s ‚Outdated‘ Illusion Of Control

The internet (read: file sharing) has been public enemy #1 for the recording industry (and now the motion picture industry), despite offering a host of benefits to artists and labels. Those at the top see its decentralized distribution as a threat, with any accompanying gains in marketing power and reach deemed a net loss after totalling up the „lost sales.“

Albini — similarly affected by these same „negatives“ — doesn‘t see it this way.

02.06.2015 - 05:58 [ Numbers.Fm ]

Numbers.Fm is a (new) (media) online radio station for experimental musics, snd, audio arts & other uncategorizable sonic events.

Upcoming broadcasts:
(All times are in Central time zone)

02.06.2015 - 05:15 [ biofil.hu ]

BactoFil® B 10

BactoFil® B 10 – soil ameliorating microbial preparation for dicotyledons (e.g. sunflower, rapeseed). It considerably reduces – or even substitutes – the use of artificial N, P, and K fertilization, improves the soil microflora, and thus reduces the costs of tilling, and improves production parameters. It is suitable to be used in organic farming.
Components: bacterial strains (Azospirillum lipoferum, Azobacter vinelandii, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus circulans, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Micrococcus roseus), macro- and micro elements, vitamins.
Dosage: 1 litre / hectare (10.000 square meters)
Directions for use: The necessary amount of Bactofil® B10 is to be mixed with 50-400 litres of water (according to the type of spraying machine) and sprayed out before or at the time of sowing, immediately followed by ploughing for thorough penetration.

02.06.2015 - 04:59 [ mokant.at ]

Marinaleda: Eine Utopie?

(1.Mai 12) Schließlich schafften sie es. 1991, als die Sowjetunion zusammenbrach, gab die Regierung Andalusiens nach, kaufte dem Duque das Land ab und übergab es der Bevölkerung von Marinaleda. Wenn die Alten davon erzählen, spiegelt sich Stolz in ihren Gesichtern. Das Gemälde vom Marsch auf „El Humoso“ ragt jetzt wie ein Symbol alter Kraft hinter dem Bürgermeister hervor. Jetzt, als er wieder um ihre Stimmen kämpft. Es ist derselbe Kampf wie damals. Auch die Feinde sind dieselben geblieben: „Sie werden uns Terroristen nennen, weil wir nicht für die Schulden der Banken bezahlen wollen! Die Sozialdemokraten spielen dieses Spiel mit, weil auch sie Kapitalisten sind! Deswegen dürfen wir keine Regierung mit ihnen bilden. Und deswegen will ich jetzt eure Meinung hören: Die Leute, die glauben, dass die Vereinigte Linke nicht mit den Sozialdemokraten regieren darf, heben jetzt die Hand!“ Unter den gemalten Arbeitern von „El Humoso“ erhebt sich ein Meer aus Händen. „Gegenstimmen?“ Keine.

02.06.2015 - 04:06 [ farmlandgrab.org ]

Vient de sortir : Et maintenant nos terres

À l‘heure où les investissements étrangers ne cessent de croître, en particulier sur le plan foncier, et où les accaparements de terre font rage, la question de la paysannerie est centrale : quelle doit être l‘agriculture africaine de demain ?(…)
Louer ou acheter le fim sur Viméo
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/maintenantnosterres

02.06.2015 - 03:50 [ Stop NATO…Opposition to global militarism ]

NATO Deploys German Submarine To Estonia

The submarine will be operating in the Baltic under operational control of Commander Submarine Forces NATO (COMSUBNATO), Rear Admiral Matt Zirkle (USA N), who travelled to Tallinn to meet with the submarine and its crew. U34, commanded by Commander (j.g.) Stephan Pfeiffer (DEU N) will conduct operations in support of SNMG2 in the Baltic Sea.
In addition to meeting with U34’s crew, Rear Admiral Zirkle also met with Estonian Navy officials and the U.S. Ambassador to Estonia during the visit.