The moon will appear 52-percent illuminated and be just hours before it reaches last quarter phase. If the bright star Aldebaran isn‘t right next to the moon, it may be directly behind the lunar disk and about to pop back out. In a sense this can be called an „eclipse“ of Aldebaran by the moon, although the proper term for this celestial event is an „occultation.“
Daily Archives: 5. September 2015
CENTCOM Document Reveals Coalition‘s Hidden Civilian Carnage in Syria and Iraq
The previously-secret 14-page file â obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by journalist Joseph Trevithick for War Is Boring â offers a rare insight into internal military workings. It also makes clear that the US and its 12 international allies have long known of significant allegations of civilians killed in some 6,500 airstrikes â far more than the two deaths presently admitted to.
Protest in front of White House against Saudi king‘s visit
Saudi Arabia launched its military aggression against Yemen on March 26 â without a UN mandate â in an effort to undermine Yemenâs popular Houthi Ansarullah movement, whose fighters forced the US-backed president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, into exile.
The United States has more than doubled the number of its military staff âproviding intelligence, munitions and midair refuelingâ for Saudi Arabiaâs airstrikes on Yemen, according to The Los Angeles Times.
In addition, US warships have also helped enforce a naval blockade in the Gulf of Aden and southern Arabian Sea.
However, human rights groups say the blockade has hindered imports of basic commodities, including food and fuel, to the impoverished nation.
Moroccoâs ruling Islamists win regional polls
Moroccoâs Islamists came first in regional elections seen as a test of their popularity after nearly four years in power, but trailed the liberal opposition in municipal polls, results showed Saturday.
Eric Margolis – Chinas vergessener Sieg im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Die gewaltige MilitÀrparade , die in dieser Woche in Peking abgehalten wurde, wurde als Erinnerung an die Rolle Chinas im Zweiten Weltkrieg deklariert. Mehr als 15 Millionen Chinesen wurden in dem acht Jahre dauernden Widerstandskampf gegen die japanische Besatzung getötet.
Unsere September Musikcharts
In den monatlich erscheinenden Radio Utopie Musikcharts mit 20 Titeln unter Creative Commons (CC) Lizenz, ĂŒber die ihr selbst abstimmen könnt, finden sich im September mit âBryan Art â Knowledge Is The Powerâ und LukHash â The Other Side wieder zwei interessante Neuvorstellungen.
EU nears decision on labelling products from Israeli settlements
The European Union will soon decide on labelling rules to inform consumers if imported Israeli products come from Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, the EU‘s top diplomat said on Saturday.
Some EU countries, including Britain, already issue guidance to shops so consumers can see if goods are made in the settlements that most countries consider illegal, rather than within Israel‘s recognised borders.
BND an der Kette: âSie verlassen den demokratischen Sektorâ
Matthias Spielkamp, Vorstandsmitglied von Reporter ohne Grenzen: âDer BND ist ganz offensichtlich unkontrollierbar geworden. Sein PrĂ€sident vertritt offensiv Rechtsauffassungen, die dem Grundgesetz widersprechen und zum Beispiel dazu fĂŒhren, dass die Kommunikation von Journalisten unerlaubt ĂŒberwacht damit der Quellenschutz ausgehöhlt wird. Das ist fĂŒr eine Demokratie inakzeptabel. Vor allem kann es nicht einem Geheimdienst ĂŒberlassen bleiben, Recht und Gesetz fĂŒr sich auszulegen. Doch die Regierung ist offenbar nicht willens oder in der Lage, den BND in seine Schranken zu weisen. Daher haben Reporter ohne Grenzen Klage erhoben und sind zuversichtlich, dass die Gerichte dem BND â und damit auch dem Kanzleramt â die Grenzen aufzeigen werden.â
Russian Expeditionary Force in Syria – Another possible explanation
What came out of these talks â or should we say negotiations ? â is only rumour, but this rumour has it that a deal was struck for the nomination of a new intelligence chief, if a ceasefire and transitional phase are indeed implemented. The man for that job is supposedly no other than General Mustafa Tlass, formerly a close associate of the al-Assad clan, who jumped ship in 2011 but never formally sided with the rebels. He has been living in France ever since he left Syria.
Donât Count on Merkel
So for all their recent humanism and outrage at the ugly scenes brewing in Germanyâs small towns, it was the grand coalition of Social Democrats and Christian Democrats who laid the ideological groundwork for this explosion.
Hinkley point owners confirm nuclear delay
Hinkley Point has also been criticised for its massive cost â which is to be part financed by loans from China that are yet to be agreed â and long-term price guarantees for the electricity generated, which some analysts have argued are excessive. The OECD says that the UK‘s projected nuclear costs are the highest in the world.
Das Eigenleben stören
»Wir fordern von der Bundesregierung, die rĂŒckhaltlose AufklĂ€rung aller BNDâSkandale im Interesse der GlaubwĂŒrdigkeit unserer Demokratie voranzutreiben und alle geheimdienstlichen VerstöĂe gegen das Grundrecht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung und auf Achtung der PrivatsphĂ€re vollstĂ€ndig einzustellen und zu ahnden«, schreiben die Aktivisten in der AnkĂŒndigung. SchlieĂlich sei der BND »tief verstrickt in die massenhafte Ăberwachung der Kommunikation durch internationale Geheimdienste« und verletze die im Grundgesetz verbrieften Rechte, moniert die ILM weiter.
„You are leaving the democratic sector“ #BND #andieKette
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Die Kette ist geschlossen! 150 Leute auf der gesperrten Chausseestr. #BND #AnDieKette rockt!
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Ăber 100 Leute bei #BND #AnDieKette!
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Neu in der Radio Utopie Titelgalerie: The Bourgeois â Perverting The American Dream
Im August habt ihr zum dritten Mal in Folge The Bourgeois an die Spitze der monatlichen CC Musikcharts von Radio Utopie gewĂ€hlt. Damit zieht die Band aus Tulsa, U.S.A., die erkennbar beeinflusst ist von Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths und Violent Femmes, mit âPerverting the American Dreamâ in die Titelgalerie unserer Charts ein.
The Bourgeois haben zum Song ein Video veröffentlicht, welches man als ebenso gelungen wie die Musik bezeichnen kann.
Radius PATCH 13: Resistance
Radius PATCH is a series of curated playlists selected from the Radius episode archive. Each playlist is organized around a specific topic or theme that engages the tonal and public spaces of the electromagnetic spectrum. PATCH serves as a platform to illuminate the questions, concerns, and complexities of and within radio-based art practices.
BBC to face down Vladimir Putin with plan for new World Service Russian TV channel
A BBC source said: âThis is about Britainâs place in the world. It is above the politics of the debates about the BBCâs future. Other news outlets are growing globally, and many do not share our traditions and values. The BBC has never been impartial on the importance of democracy and a free press. We have a strong commitment to uphold global democracy though accurate, impartial and independent news. Thatâs why the BBC World Service is such a trusted and in some cases revered news source. There should no longer be any no-go countries for the World Service â it is Britainâs impartial voice to the world.â
The BBC spent ÂŁ254m on the World Service last year, 6% of the licence fee. The source said the BBC accepted âthat there are limits to how much British households can be expected to fund news for other countries around the world.â
Podcast August 2015
A lot of fantastic albums came up in the last few weeks. And a lot of songs that also have something to tell (means: good lyrics). Enjoy this late delivery for this month!
Putin: Assad Would „Accept“ Snap Elections To Avoid „Total Chaos“
Now obviously, the idea that somehow Syria is going to be able to organize and carry out any kind of elections amid the violence is beyond ridiculous or, as Sami Nader, head of the Beirut-based Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs politely puts it, „how can you organize a fair election in a country thatâs shattered by war, with no security, fair electoral law or freedoms?â(…)
In the end, the more likely scenario is, as we‘ve always predicted, that the Assad regime falls and (very) shortly thereafter, US marines storm in to „liberate“ Damascus at which point a puppet government will be installed – a puppet government which will coincidentally see the utility in allowing the Qatar-Turkey pipeline to be run through Syria.
Eliten bereiten sich auf Flucht vor
(3.September) Robert Johnson, PrĂ€sident des „Institute of New Economic Thinking“, sagte den Anwesenden auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos, dass viele Hedgefonds-Manager bereits ihre Fluchten planen wĂŒrden. Er sagte: „Ich weiss, dass Hedgefonds-Manager auf der ganzen Welt Landebahnen und Bauernhöfe in LĂ€ndern wie Neuseeland kaufen, weil sie denken, dass sie einen „Kurzurlaub“ brĂ€uchten.“
Heute Mittag 12 Uhr: #BND an die Kette legen!
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Spenden fĂŒr Radio Utopie
Hallo Leute, nach anderthalb Jahren mal wieder ein Spendenaufruf fĂŒr unsere Arbeit, wie immer nicht ohne Grund.
„What is, Is.“ by Cindy Sheehan
Even if I hadn‘t become an internationally (in)famous peace activist, I still never would have been the same after my oldest child, my son, Casey was killed in another Imperial war for profit and domination of natural resources.
If a person hasn‘t had the dreadful experience of being „regretfully“ (yeah, right) informed that he/she has unnaturally outlived a child, I will try to explain it to you: it‘s like having your heart ripped out of your chest, spindled, mutilated, stomped on, yet, somehow, you survive that profound shock.
Update: UK petition calling for Netanyahu to be arrested for war crimes reaches 100,000 signatures
Following is the British Governmentâs response to the petition delivered last month accessed at the base of the petition:
Germany and Sweden Are Said to Help Make Afghan âKill Decisionsâ
But the two senior officials said that the issue, which has not been publicly disclosed previously, has been quietly increasing tensions between the American military and its NATO and other allies. And the accusations are likely to cause a particular stir in Germany, where constitutional rules forbid offensive military operations in most cases and where human rights groups have joined lawsuits that alleged even indirect German assistance for American drone strikes.
Deutsche Offiziere sollen direkt an US-Tötungsmissionen in Afghanistan beteiligt gewesen sein
Die New York Times berichtet, dass an den meist mit bewaffneten Drohnen durchgefĂŒhrten Tötungsmissionen von mutmaĂlichen AufstĂ€ndischen in Afghanistan Schweden und Deutschland direkt beteiligt gewesen seien. Der Hinweis kĂ€me von zwei Regierungsmitarbeitern, die Kenntnis von dem Programm haben, aber nicht namentlich genannt werden.
German U.N. official seen as favorite for Libya post: envoys
Martin Kobler, a German United Nations official currently overseeing the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the top candidate to take over as head of the world body‘s mission to Libya, U.N. diplomats said.
U.N. sees Libya talks entering final mile, eyes Sept. 20 deal
Talks aimed at uniting Libya‘s two warring governments are entering the final stretch and there is hope of signing a deal on Sept. 20, the U.N. Special Representative for Libya Bernardino Leon said on Friday.
VerrÀterische Datenspuren
Im digitalen Zeitalter muss der Schutz von Informanten der Presse grundsÀtzlich besser geregelt werden. Journalisten sollten, wenn es um den Umgang mit Daten geht, per Gesetz genau so behandelt werden wie RechtsanwÀlte oder Seelsorger.
Ich konnte nicht anders als auszutreten! Warum Alexandra Pavlou nicht mehr bei Syriza ist
Sie hatte bei RDL im Laufe dieses Jahres immer wieder Stellung genommen zur Politik von Syriza: Alexandra Pavlou, Ăbersetzerin, Basisaktivistin – und bisher eben auch Syriza-Mitglied innerhalb des linken Spektrums der Partei.
181 bn euros in stocks go up in smoke
European stocks on the Stoxx 600 index saw 181 billion euros of share value wiped out as the index fell 2.37% on Fed rate-rise fears Friday.
Treffen der Finanzminister: SchÀuble verzichtet auf China-Schelte
SchĂ€uble bewertete die jĂŒngsten MaĂnahmen der chinesischen Notenbank ebenfalls positiv. „China hat sich auf den richtigen Weg begeben“, sagte er. Peking habe sich in der WĂ€hrungspolitik in die Richtung bewegt, die als notwendig erachtet wĂŒrde, um Chinas WĂ€hrung in den IWF-WĂ€hrungskorb aufzunehmen.
G20-Staaten finden kaum gemeinsame Antworten
Die fĂŒhrenden Industrie- und SchwellenlĂ€nder (G20) tun sich schwer mit ihrer Antwort auf zwei grosse Herausforderungen fĂŒr die Weltwirtschaft. Sowohl zur Zinspolitik als auch den von China ausgehenden Konjunkturrisiken wird beim Treffen der G20-Finanzminister und -Notenbankchefs im tĂŒrkischen Ankara hart um eine gemeinsame Linie gerungen.
Alaskan woman steals police car with husband handcuffed in back
An Alaskan woman accused of stealing a police car with her husband handcuffed in the back seat faces several charges including theft and hindering prosecution, troopers said on Friday.
The woman slipped into the patrolâs car and drove off on Wednesday while a state trooper was engaged with a passing motorist on an unrelated topic, a trooper dispatch report said.