The exercise includes more than 100 U.S. sailors and personnel from Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, with Bangladesh navy officials observing.
Daily Archives: 5. Oktober 2015
Now, India has the Largest Naval Base East of the Suez Canal
Away from public glare and pomp, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday commissioned INS Vajrakosh, a naval station near Karwar in Karnataka. Together with INS Kadamba, 20 km, away, it is now the world‘s largest naval base east of the Suez Canal. Spread out over 1000 acres, the new naval base would be the home base for a bulk of the Indian Navy‘s strength on the western coast.
Lawrow: Assads Sturz wäre grober Verstoß gegen das Völkerrecht
„Mit dieser Resolution wurde das Genfer Kommuniqué vom 30. Juni 2012 gebilligt, das eine ausschließlich friedliche politisch-diplomatische Regelung der Syrien-Krise vorsieht.“
„Deswegen sind jüngste Erklärungen aus einigen Hauptstädten, wonach, wenn das so weiter geht, der Konflikt auf militärischem Wege gelöst werden müsse, nichts anderes als ein Aufruf zur Verletzung des Völkerrechtes“, fügte der russische Chefdiplomat hinzu.
ATOMBOMBEN in Deutschland!?
Der Widerstand wächst – auch in Büchel. Abrüstung ist der Weg zum Frieden.
Veränderungssperre Gorleben: Es geht in die nächste Runde
Das Verwaltungsgericht Lüneburg hat die Klagen von Greenpeace und dem Gartower Waldbesitzer Fried Graf von Bernstorff gegen die Veränderungssperre in Gorleben abgewiesen. Das Gericht befand, die Kläger seien nicht klageberechtigt. Es fehle an einem “feststellungsfähigen Rechtsverhältnis”. Allerdings ließ die Kammer die Revision vor dem Oberverwaltungsgericht zu.
Turkey says ‘no tension’ after Russian airspace violation mistake, NATO cries foul
Russia has admitted making a mistake after its warplanes violated Turkey’s airspace. Ankara has accepted the matter, saying there is no ill feeling between the two countries. But NATO has slammed Moscow for what it deemed “irresponsible behavior.”
Fascism vs. fascism
This is Turkish style — protesting fascism with greater fascism. It turned into a contest of fascism by effectively asking each other “whose is better.” I remember that “Down with human rights!” was the slogan of a police demonstration that followed a police officer‘s funeral in 1992. In this country we have not been able to establish a perception of democracy, equity and human rights for 30 years
PYD leader: Russia will stop Turkey from intervening in Syria
(1.Oktober) „What we really want is to fight IS together with Turkey, America and the other coalition forces. Moreover, we are not opposed to a security zone. What we are opposed to is a Turkish-controlled security zone. The no-fly zones that were established in Iraq in 1992 could be applied in Syria as well.“
Syrische Kurden befürworten Russlands Anti-Terror-Bemühungen in Syrien – Parteichef
„Wir sind an der Seite von allen, die gegen den Terrorismus in Syrien kämpfen. Was Russland betrifft, so genießen seine – wenn auch verspäteten Handlungen – unsere Unterstützung. Wir hoffen, dass dies letztlich zur politischen Konfliktlösung im Syrien-Konflikt beiträgt“, sagte Salih Muslim Muhammad. Russlands Luftschläge gegen die IS-Stellungen seien, so der Politiker, „effizient und erreichen das Ziel“. Davon zeuge die „laute Reaktion seitens der Medien aus den Ländern, die den Terrorismus in Syrien unterstützen“, so Muhammad.
Saudi Arabia Continues Hiring Spree of American Lobbyists, Public Relations Experts
In September alone, foreign lobbying disclosure documents show the Saudi government signing deals with PR powerhouse Edelman and lobbying leviathan the Podesta Group, according to recent disclosures
Even Telegraph readers think Jeremy Corbyn is right about the Bomb
TTerrifying thoughts of nuclear war were dredged up last week, when my hero Jeremy Corbyn told the sneaky Today programme that he would never use nuclear weapons. What did they expect him to say? But good. At last we have a potential leader who doesn’t want to blow us all to hell. And then surprise, surprise – I saw on Twitter that 82% of respondents to a Telegraph poll online also agreed with Jeremy. The Telegraph!
Operation in Syrien: Russland hält Kontakt zu USA – Lawrow
Des Weiteren verwies Lawrow darauf, dass das russische Verteidigungsministerium und das Pentagon am vergangenen Donnerstag per Videokonferenz über die Vermeidung möglicher Konflikte in Syrien verhandelt haben.
Moscow informs Ankara about Russian plane incident — Turkish PM
„No tensions occurred in this context between our countries. The Syrian crisis is not the Turkish-Russian crisis,“ he said.
Russian forces destroy IS communications centre in Homs, command post in Hama
„The building that housed the communications centre was destroyed as a result of a direct hit. The communications reconnaissance data have confirmed its destruction,“ he said.
Mitglieder des Verteidigungsausschusses
CDU/CSU (16 Mitglieder):
Michael Brand
Dr. Reinhard Brandl
Ingo Gädechens
Florian Hahn
Jörg Hellmuth
Robert Hochbaum
Dr. Dr. h.c. Karl A. Lamers
Wilfried Lorenz
Gisela Manderla
Volker Mosblech
Michaela Noll
Julia Obermeier
Henning Otte
Anita Schäfer (Saalstadt)
Bernd Siebert
Karin Strenz
SPD (10 Mitglieder):
Rainer Arnold
Dr. Karl-Heinz Brunner
Dr. Fritz Felgentreu
Wolfgang Hellmich
Heidtrud Henn
Thomas Hitschler
Matthias Ilgen
Lars Klingbeil
Dirk Vöpel
Gabi Weber
Die Linke (3 Mitglieder):
Christine Buchholz
Katrin Kunert
Dr. Alexander S. Neu
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (3 Mitglieder):
Agnieszka Brugger
Dr. Tobias Lindner
Doris Wagner
Rebels claim they shot down a Russian (or Syrian) aircraft in Ghouta
Now Jaysh al-Islam says they‘ve captured what they claim is a Russian pilot, though neither that nor the shootdown has been confirmed.
Meanwhile, social media is firing up with multiple accounts about the jet, who it belongs to and why it fell, reminding us — yet again — nothing is ever as simple as it seems in Syria.
Russian fighter jet shot down in Syria – report
A Russian fighter jet, carrying out operations against the terrorist organization “Islamic State”, was shot down in Syria, Turkish newspaper Haber7 reported citing sources in the Syrian opposition.
Reportedly, the Russian fighter jet was shot down in the Ghouta region of the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Turkish defense radar locked on Russian fighter as it bombed Syrian town
A Turkish security official said Turkish radar locked onto the Russian aircraft as it was bombing early Friday in al Yamdiyyah, a Syrian village directly on the Turkish border. He said Turkish fighter jets would have attacked had it crossed into Turkish airspace.
NATO Secretary General expresses solidarity with Turkey following Russian air space violation
I just met with the Foreign Minister of Turkey Feridun Sinirlioğlu to discuss the recent military actions of the Russian Federation in and around Syria. Including the unacceptable violations of Turkish airspace by Russian combat aircraft.
I made clear that NATO remains strongly committed to Turkey’s security. I will convene a meeting of the North Atlantic Council later today to discuss the situation.
Russia’s actions are not contributing to the security and stability of the region.
Vor Einsatz in Provinz Hama: Syrische Armee fordert Kämpfer zur Kapitulation auf
Am Donnerstag war bekanntgeworden, dass die syrische Armee einen umfassenden Antiterroreinsatz im Süden der Provinz Hama, darunter in den Ortschaften Rastan und Talbisi, vorbereitet. Heute wird dieses Gebiet von den Kämpfern der Terrorgruppen Dschabhat al-Nusra und Islamischer Staat kontrolliert. Die Gesamtzahl der Terroristen beläuft sich auf mehr als 5.000 Personen.
Updated-Russian and Syrian air forces tighten grip on terrorists in several areas
Units of the army and the armed forces, backed by the Syrian and Russian air forces, on Monday launched wide-scale military operations against the terrorist organizations across the country, killing scores of their members and destroying their equipment and vehicles.
Ihr habt das Foto gesehen und ihr habt das Video gesehen, in dem ein Kurde zuerst getötet und dann mit Beleidigungen des Toten durch die Strafen geschleift wurde.
Ein türkischer Dozent der TU Ilmenau hat diesen Vorfall gefeiert.
Er twitterte: „Was ist denn da schon dabei, wenn Polizei/Militär einen Hund Gassi führen“.
Die ‚Kurdische Jugend Deutschland‘ bittet um Mithilfe die TU darüber in Kenntnis zu setzen und dazu beizutragen, dass diese Unperson, die die Ermordung von Kurden feiert von der Uni ausgeschlossen wird und ein Verfahren wegen Volksverhetzung eingeleitet wird.
Flüchtlingskrise: Türkischer Staatspräsident Erdogan zu Gesprächen in Brüssel
Die Türkei ist ein wichtiges Transitland für Flüchtlinge auf dem Weg nach Europa. Die EU will daher stärker mit der Regierung in Ankara zusammenarbeiten.
Turkey’s Erdogan To Meet EU Officials
EU governments are seeking Erdogan‘s help to stem the flow of refugees as record numbers of people flee Syria‘s civil war amid Europe‘s worst migration crisis. The Turkish president is on a two-day state visit to Belgium and is set to hold talks Monday.
Türkische Polizei soll Leiche eines Kurden geschändet haben
Laut der Zeitung Hürriyet erklärte das Innenministerium, nach ersten Angaben sei die Leiche vorübergehend hinter dem Fahrzeug hergeschleift worden, weil der Verdacht bestanden habe, dass sie mit einer Sprengfalle versehen war.
Turkish police drags kurdish man with car!
Video of Turkish army dragging body of dead Kurdish man summarises Turkey‘s policy to Kurds #TerroristTurkey
French To Boost Budget, Equipment Spending
The deal to set up a holding company jointly held by French state-owned Nexter and German family-controlled Krauss-Maffei Wegmann is expected to be formally completed this month or November, a French executive said. That is earlier than expected as the German regulatory authorities had given a surprisingly speedy clearance on the deal.
Merkel‘s visit to India will cover security, clean energy, infrastructure among others: German envoy
Von der Leyen earlier this year, held out the prospect of talks on a possible sale of Eurofighter jets to India. She had also said Berlin was also willing to support a project initiated by India last autumn to build six submarines at an estimated cost of 530 billion rupees (USD 8.3 billion).
India and Germany have had a strategic partnership since 2001; two rounds of IGCs have taken place in New Delhi in May 2011 and in Berlin in April 2013. The two countries also have institutionalised arrangements to deliberate on bilateral and global issues of interest like the strategic dialogue, foreign office consultations, joint commission on industrial and economic cooperation and the high defence committee among others.
Luzhniki stadium bursts into flame in Moscow
A large sports arena Luzhniki, Moscow‘s largest stadium, burst into flame Oct. 5 afternoon, a source in Moscow’s emergency services told RIA Novosti.
IS-nahe Gruppe beschießt Israel mit Raketen – Tel Aviv befiehlt Vergeltungsschläge gegen Hamas
Israelische Kampfflugzeuge haben in der Nacht zum Montag Luftangriffe gegen Ziele im Gazastreifen geflogen. Die Luftschläge wurden als Vergeltung für vermeintliche Hamas-Raketenangriffe durchgeführt, obwohl sich eine Terrorgruppe, welche dem „Islamischen Staat“ nahesteht, zu diesen Angriffen bekannt hatte.
Neuste russische Störsender in Syrien gesichtet
Diese Anlagen aus der Produktion des Werkes Brjansk sind dazu bestimmt, gegnerische Flugzeug- und Satellitenradare durch Störsignale lahmzulegen. Ein Krassucha-4-System ist in der Lage, ein Objekt in einem Umkreis von bis zu 300 Kilometern für den Radar unsichtbar zu machen. Die Krassucha-4-Systeme sind seit 2013 bei der russischen Armee im Einsatz.
Over Half of E.U. Countries Are Opting Out of GMOs
In August, Scotland publicly said it would prohibit GMO crops out of concern that they could damage the country’s “clean and green” brand.
Netzpolitik: Maas und die Datenhehlerei
Justizminister Maas will ein Anti-Whistleblower-Gesetz durch den Bundestag schmuggeln. Was die Regierung plant, wäre ein Angriff auf Demokratie und Pressefreiheit.
Datenhehlerei? Justizminister Heiko Maas will ein Anti-Whistleblower-Gesetz durch den Bundestag schmuggeln
Ulf Buermeyer kommentiert in der Süddeutschen Zeitung den in der geplanten Vorratsdatenspeicherung versteckten Paragraphen, der „Datenhehlerei“ kriminalisiert und massive Auswirkungen auf die Pressefreiheit haben könnte:
FBI Director Says Agency Will Track Police-Involved Killings Better By Not Changing Any Of Its Current Methods
After years of not giving a damn and letting the public do its job for it, the FBI is apparently ready to get serious about collecting stats on „police-involved shootings.“ In a statement released along with the FBI‘s 2014 Crime Report (tl;dr: most crime down again), FBI director James Comey says the agency will be doing… something… to ensure more comprehensive reporting of citizens killed by police.
India agrees to fast-track German business deals
The fast-track approvals process will ensure that German firms will have a single point of contact in the Indian administration, helping them to navigate a web of red tape that often thwarts business initiative.
Modi, Merkel push for revival of India-EU trade talks
India and Germany want talks to resume on a free trade deal between New Delhi and the European Union at the earliest opportunity, the two countries said on Monday after Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Portugal to get minority government, markets play down immediate risk
Passos Coelho would be the first leader in Europe to be re-elected after imposing hardships on voters under international bailout packages that followed the start of the sovereign debt crisis in 2009.
Turkey’s central bank to tighten monetary conditions – analyst
The central bank of Turkey will tighten monetary conditions over the next six to nine months, William Jackson, the economist at British economic research and consulting company Capital Economics believes.
US in proxy war with Russia over Syria: McCain
“Russia is showing the world the proper way of dealing with liers and John McCain, of course, seems to have become the face of American lies and the hypocrisy. He still insists that there is some difference between the moderates and ISIS or ISIL,” Kelley said,
McCain suggested that the US should “stop the barrel bombing [in Syria], establish a no-fly zone, arm the Kurds, get some forward air controllers at work there, build up the Free Syrian Army again and it’s not too late.”
Russia launched its air campaign against Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Syria on Wednesday. The airstrikes began hours after Washington refused to comply with Moscow’s demand to take its warplanes out of Syria.
Yemeni women urge int’l action against Saudi aggression
On Sunday, a group of Yemeni women gathered in front of the United Nations office in Sana’a, calling on the international body to take serious action to put an end to the Saudi aggression.
Operation Asyl: Nach der Extase („Flüchtlinge! Flüchtlinge!“) nun die Panik („Flüchtlinge! Flüchtlinge!“)
Wieder einmal spielt die Bevölkerung der Republik außer Funktion Medizinball ohne Medizin. Seit Jahren wird sie in umgekehrt angewandter ABC-Theorie (wir nannten das Irrationalisierungskampagnen) mal in diese, mal in jene Richtung getreten, ohne Opposition, mit wenig Dissidenten, kleiner unabhängiger (und das heisst: freier) Presse, aber ohne selbst das Geschehen auch nur begreifen zu wollen, weil das einfach viel zu stressig ist.
Bei der „Bild“-Zeitung wird man sich einen abgesägten Ast freuen, dass die Story mit den 1,5 Millionen Flüchtlingen und den „Geheimpapieren deutscher Behörden“ immer noch geht („und alle schreiben mit…“).
Turkey to compensate for lack of Russian gas via TANAP – minister
If Russia limits supplies of natural gas, Turkey is going to compensate for this by the gas delivered through the Trans-Anatolian (TANAP) pipeline, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Ali Rıza Alaboyun said Oct.5.
“I don’t think that Russia will limit the supply of natural gas in the winter months,” said the minister.
Turkey says Russian warplane violated its airspace
Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, as well as key NATO partners, the statement said.
Friedensnobelpreis für Artikel 9?
(16.Januar 2014) Auch die 37-jährige Hausfrau Naomi Takasu steht hinter der pazifistischen Verfassung. Mit einer besonderen Idee stemmt sie sich gegen das Reformvorhaben von Abe und hat damit eine ganze Bewegung ausgelöst, wie die Tokyo Shimbun berichtet.
Japan group says pacifist constitution still supreme, eyes Nobel
Japan‘s pacifist constitution is an example for the world despite changes that have cleared the way for its troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, the head of a group tipped as a Nobel Peace Prize contender said.
Naomi Takasu, 38, heads a group that seeks to uphold and preserve the constitution‘s Article 9, under which the Japanese people „forever renounce war as a sovereign right … and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes“.
North Korean nuclear problem can be resolved through military-political detente – Russian FM
„To our mind, security fears were the reason for the ‚nuclear choice‘ the North Korean administration made in the early 1990s,“ Morgulov said in an interview with the South Korean Yonhap news agency published on the Russian Foreign Ministry website on Sunday.
North Korea to release South Korean student held since April: Seoul
Joo was caught in April crossing from the Chinese side of the Yalu River, North Korea‘s official KCNA news agency has said. Joo had admitted violating North Korean law but said he had been treated well by the North, KCNA said recently.
The North‘s Red Cross said in a message to the South that Joo will be released later on Monday, the South‘s Unification Ministry said.
Park vows to boost diplomatic efforts for unification with N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye pledged Monday to strengthen South Korea‘s diplomatic efforts for a peaceful unification with North Korea.
Park said support and cooperation from the international community is very important, noting that she delivered that message to the international community through her speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
Ruling Portugal coalition wins election, loses majority
Portugal‘s center-right government on Sunday won an election that was a test of its tough austerity stance, but its failure to win a majority in parliament raises the prospect of political uncertainty.