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Daily Archives: 10. Dezember 2015
#USCMO,look,either you´re the US Council of Muslim Organizations or you´re one more bunch of lazy-ass abnegators this world is fed up with.
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Is Donald Trump a fascist?
To answer that question it is helpful to examine three interrelated phenomena: the history of European fascism, the rise of far-right nationalist parties around the West today and what historian Richard Hofstadter famously termed „the paranoid style in American politics.“
Let‘s start with the classic 2004 study…
Agreements with private companies protect U.S. access to cables’ data for surveillance
(6.7.2013) The U.S. government had a problem: Spying in the digital age required access to the fiber-optic cables traversing the world’s oceans, carrying torrents of data at the speed of light. And one of the biggest operators of those cables was being sold to an Asian firm, potentially complicating American surveillance efforts.
Enter “Team Telecom.”
Deep Packet Inspection: Der Unterschied zwischen Internet in Diktaturen und Deutschland ist nur eine Konfigurationsdatei
(8.11.2012)Weltweit nimmt der Einsatz von Deep Packet Inspection Technologien zu. In autoritären Staaten werden damit Internet-Seiten und Suchbegriffe zensiert sowie Benutzer überwacht. Doch die selbe Technik ist auch bei deutschen Providern im Einsatz, gegen Skype und Filesharing. Der Unterschied ist nur eine Konfigurationsdatei – die kann per Mausklick blitzschnell geändert werden.
Kazakhstan Decides To Break The Internet, Wage All Out War On Encryption
Starting on January 1, the country of Kazakhstan has formally declared war on privacy, encryption, and a secure Internet. A new law takes effect in the new year that will require all citizens of the country to install a national, government-mandated security certificate allowing the interception of all encrypted citizen communications. In short, the country has decided that it would be a downright nifty idea to break HTTPS and SSL, essentially launching a „man in the middle“ attack on every resident of the country.
National Security Letter: So hat das FBI Firmen über ihre Kunden ausgefragt
(1.12.2015) Einen Richterbeschluss brauchen die Ermittler nicht zwingend. Dem NSL-Empfänger droht dagegen Ärger, wenn er über den Brief spricht – dafür sorgt in der Regel Anordnung zur Geheimhaltung. Wegen ihr dürfen die Empfänger oft nicht einmal erwähnen, dass sie den Brief bekommen haben.Einen Eindruck davon, für welche Daten sich das FBI in der Vergangenheit interessiert hat, liefert jetzt Nicholas Merrill, der früher einen Webhosting-Dienst betrieb.
Internet Provider Gagged for Decade Reveals What FBI Wanted Without Warrant
(30.11.2015) For years after receiving a national security letter from the FBI, he was an anonymous litigant and unnamed op-ed writer, barred by a gag order from revealing that he had received a warrantless demand for customer information. Now, Nicholas Merrill’s gag order has been lifted in full, and – apparently for the first time – an NSL recipient can speak openly without fear of punishment.
Merrill, owner of now-defunct Calyx Internet Access, provided Internet service to about 200 customers when he received the order in February 2004.
ISIS Has an App. Could They Build Encryption Tools, Too?
On Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey told senators that the person who opened fire at an anti-Prophet Muhammad event in May sent more than 100 encrypted messages to someone overseas, and the FBI couldn‘t read any of them.
„I‘m not questioning their motivations,“ Comey said of companies who encrypt their data. „The question we have to ask is, ‚Should they change their business model?'“
fefe (der mir in priv. komm. bestaetigt hat das er null plan von agwdt. crypto hat) zieht ueber let‘s encrypt her statt zu commiten. eh klar
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Neues vom Admin / Verschlüsselt eure Websites, es gibt keine Ausreden mehr!
Let‘s Encrypt macht Verschlüsselung kinderleicht — sagt zumindest Armin Hempel. Unser Admin hat das HTTPS-Projekt getestet und empfiehlt allen Website-Betreibern, es auch zu tun.
Rep. Michael McCaul Proposes ‚Commission‘ To ‚Force‘ Silicon Valley To Undermine Encryption
Rep. Michael McCaul, the head of the House Homeland Security Committee has now given a speech in which he announced plans to introduce legislation that will create a committee to undermine encryption in the tech industry:
James Comey, Dianne Feinstein Team Up To Mislead About Encryption; Promise Legislation To Undermine National Security
This is hardly a surprise, but after Congress had more or less realized that passing a law to undermine encryption wasn‘t a good idea, the clueless surveillance state hawks have used the Paris and San Bernardino attacks as a chance to go for it again. In a hearing this morning, FBI Director James Comey — who has long been leading the charge — explained that he thought tech companies ought to change their business model to drop end-to-end encryption. Ridiculously, he argued that there‘s no „technical issue“ in undermining encryption, just a business decision:
AT&T Has Fooled The Press And Public Into Believing It‘s Building A Massive Fiber Network That Barely Exists
A few years ago, AT&T realized something amazing: you don‘t have to build a cutting edge, fiber to the home broadband network, when it‘s relatively easy to fool the press and public into believing you‘re building cutting edge, fiber to the home network. So as AT&T was actually busy reducing its fixed-line broadband spending and quietly walking away from DSL users it didn‘t want to upgrade, it launched a service it calls „U-Verse with Gigapower.“ Basically, AT&T‘s delivering gigabit speeds to high-end housing developments, then pretending the upgrades are much, much larger than they actually are.
Afghan spy chief resigns after fallout with president
The resignation of Rahmatullah Nabil follows a series of setbacks in recent months including the fall of the northern city of Kunduz to the Taliban and an insurgent raid on Kandahar airport in the south on Tuesday in which 50 civilians, police and security personnel were killed.
Iran atomic chief confirms secret meeting held with US counterpart
Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has confirmed that a secret meeting between him and US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was held in Oman last month.
Elections 2016 PRESIDENTIAL POLL TRACKER
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Donald Trump, America’s modern Mussolini
Trump uses many of the fascist’s tools: a contempt for facts, spreading a pervasive sense of fear and overwhelming crisis, portraying his backers as victims, assigning blame to foreign or alien actors and suggesting only his powerful personality can transcend the crisis. He endorsed the violence done to a dissenter at one of his rallies, and he now floats the idea of making entry to the United States contingent on religion.
Operation Inherent Resolve – Targeted Operations Against ISIL Terrorists
The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to work with partner nations to conduct targeted airstrikes of Iraq and Syria as part of the comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
Strikes in Iraq and Syria:
As of 3:59 p.m. EST Dec. 1, the U.S. and coalition have conducted a total of 8,573 strikes (5,639 Iraq / 2,934 Syria).
U.S. has conducted 6,692 strikes in Iraq and Syria (3,916 Iraq / 2,776 Syria)
Rest of Coalition has conducted 1,881 strikes in Iraq and Syria (1,723 Iraq /158 Syria)
The countries that have participated in the strikes include:
In Iraq: (1) Australia, (2) Belgium, (3) Canada, (4) Denmark, (5) France, (6) Jordan, (7) The Netherlands, and (8) UK
In Syria: (1) Australia, (2) Bahrain, (3) Canada, (4) France, (5) Jordan, (6) Saudi Arabia, (7) Turkey and (8) UAE
As of Nov. 28, U.S. and partner nation aircraft have flown an estimated 59,015 sorties in support of operations in Iraq and Syria.
Türkei fliegt Luftangriffe auf kurdische Stellungen in Syrien
(28.10.2015) Seit Montagabend bombardiert die türkische Luftwaffe Stellungen der YPG/YPJ in Syrien, weil diese eine Offensive gegen den IS bei Jarabulus, einem der letzten Schlupflöcher des IS zur Türkei, westlich von Kobane, gestartet haben.
President Erdoğan meets KRG leader Barzani to discuss cooperation against terror
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani on Wednesday in Ankara to discuss bilateral relations and recent regional developments.
According to presidential sources, the meeting which lasted an hour and ten minutes was mainly focused on the cooperation on combatting terrorism in the region.
Met Pres. Erdogan & PM Davutoglu in Ankara. Discussed campaign against ISIS, regional developments & bilateral ties.
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Deutsche Tornados heben am Donnerstag Richtung Syrien ab
„Der Einsatz ist sicherlich gefährlich“, sagte Geschwader-Kommodore Michael Krah im Vorfeld des Starts. Der deutsche Beitrag bringe der Koalition gegen den IS aber einen Mehrwert. Denn: „Aufklärung kann man nicht genug haben.“
Analysts Accuse CENTCOM of Covering Up Cooked ISIS Intelligence
(23.11.2015) In July, a group of intelligence analysts at the U.S. military’s Central Command accused their bosses of distorting and selectively editing intelligence reports about the fight against ISIS in order to portray that campaign as more successful than it really was. As a result of those complaints, the Pentagon’s inspector general opened an investigation.
Now, the allegations of misconduct have extended to a possible cover-up, with some analysts accusing the senior intelligence officials at CENTCOM, Maj. Gen. Steven Grove and his civilian deputy, Gregory Ryckman, of deleting emails and files from computer systems before the inspector general could examine them, three individuals familiar with the investigation told The Daily Beast.
United States Central Command
Das United States Central Command (CENTCOM; deutsch Zentralkommando der Vereinigten Staaten) ist eines von sechs Regionalkommandozentren (Unified Combatant Commands) der US-Streitkräfte. Es wird derzeit von General Lloyd J. Austin III. (Army) befehligt; stellvertretender Befehlshaber ist Vice Admiral Mark Fox (USN).[2]
Das CENTCOM wurde 1983 gegründet und unter die operative Kontrolle des US-Verteidigungsministers gestellt.
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi received US CENTCOM commander Gen. Lloyd Austin
(8.12.2015) Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi received in his office on Tuesday US CENTCOM commander Gen. Lloyd Austin and his accompanying delegation.
During the meeting they discussed the latest developments of the situation in Iraq and the region and victories achieved against Daesh terrorist gangs and increase support for Iraq in its war against terrorism and the importance of preserving Iraq‘s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Welcomed FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier today. Germany has stood with us & supported peshmerga against ISIS from outset.
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Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi receives a telephone call from the President of the Kurdistan Region
(8.12.2015) Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi received a telephone call on Tuesday from Mr. Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region.
During the call they discussed the dial of Turkish troops into Iraq without the knowledge and consent of the Iraqi government and the importance of the unification of positions on the withdrawal of these forces immediately from Iraqi territory and the preservation of Iraqi sovereignty.
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi discussed by telephone with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
(8.12.2015) For his part, the NATO Secretary General thanked Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi on this clarification, as NATO is keen on Iraq‘s sovereignty and will inform the member states in this regard and will also deliver Iraq‘s concerns to Turkey and to its mission in NATO, stressing the importance of finding a diplomatic solution to the crisis..
Irak fordert im Streit mit Türkei Machtwort der NATO
(8.12.2015) Kurz zuvor war eine 48-stündige Frist abgelaufen, die seine Regierung den türkischen Streitkräften zum Rückzug gesetzt hatte. Abadi habe seine Forderung auch in einem Telefonat mit NATO-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg geäußert, hieß es weiter.
Air France to resume flights to Iran
Air France will resume flights to Tehran for the first time in more than seven years, as part of resuming European trade with Iran following a hard-fought deal to curb its nuclear activities, CNBC news website reported.
Koreas to hold high-level talks this week
The Friday talks will be represented by Vice Unification Minister Hwang Boo-gi from the South and Jon Jong-su, vice director of the secretariat of North Korea‘s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea.
Alert: North Korea Now Capable Of Using Photoshop To Launch Missiles From Submarines
(22.5.2015) Whenever our friends in Pyongyang decide to troll the planet with one of their hilariously bad propaganda pieces, it always makes me wonder just how serious the North Korean regime is about this whole war thing.
North Korean leader Kim‘s H-bomb claim draws scepticism
An official at South Korea‘s intelligence agency told Yonhap news agency that there was no evidence that the North had hydrogen bomb capacity, and believed Kim was speaking rhetorically.
Nordkorea: Kim protzt mit angeblicher Wasserstoffbombe
Der nordkoreanische Staatschef Kim Jong-un hat mitgeteilt, dass sein Land im Besitz einer Wasserstoffbombe ist, die Pjöngjang durchaus auch benutzen wird, falls seine Souveränität geschützt werden muss.
Warum Steinmeiers @AuswaertigesAmt plötzl. Nagorny-Karabach als Teil Aserbeidschans bezeichnet:
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Washington: Use of heavy weapons in Karabakh “unacceptable”
The United States considers the recent escalation of violence and use of heavy weapons in the Karabakh conflict zone to be “unacceptable” and calls on the parties to the conflict to adhere to the ceasefire regime.
Moskau schickt Kampfflieger nach Armenien
(8.12.2015) Russland ist nach dem Abschuss zweier Kampfflugzeuge von der türkischen Armee an der türkisch-syrischen Grenzregion weiter auf Konfrontationskurs mit Ankara.
State Department calls escalation in Karabakh unacceptable
The recent escalation of violence in the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops and the use of heavy weapons are unacceptable, US State Department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing.
U.S. to deploy spy plane in Singapore amid China tensions
In a joint statement after a meeting in Washington on Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen welcomed the inaugural deployment of the aircraft in Singapore from Dec. 7 to 14.
A U.S. defense official said further deployments in Singapore could be expected.
Telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron
On the United Kingdom’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The two leaders exchanged views on current matters concerning security in the Middle East, particularly with regard to efforts to reach a settlement in Syria. Mr Putin and Mr Cameron noted that their two countries share similar views regarding the threat posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups active in the region. In this context, they discussed ways to organise bilateral cooperation through various state agencies.
Mr Cameron expressed his condolences over the destruction of Russia’s fighter plane in Syria. Mr Putin invited British specialists to take part in decoding the data from the downed Su-24 plane’s flight recorders.
PM call with President Putin: 9 December 2015
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
„The Prime Minister called the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, this morning to discuss the situation in Syria.
The Prime Minister updated the President on the recent House of Commons vote and the strong mandate the UK government now has to take part in airstrikes in Syria, as well as Iraq, to target Daesh.
The Prime Minister and President agreed that the UK and Russia should work together, with other international partners, to tackle Daesh and the threat it poses, and on the political process to bring peace to Syria.
Agreeing that military action alone would not defeat Daesh, both leaders discussed the importance of a political process to deliver peace in Syria and the Prime Minister underlined the need for a government that all the Syrian people can support.“
ISIS-Werbemaschinerie und die Ähnlichkeit mit der US-Kriegspropaganda
Der IS/ISIS verbreite professionelle Terrorpropaganda. Woher haben sie diese Erfahrung? Wer unterstützt den IS mit dieser professionellen Technik. Sind es wirklich alles unabhängige Islamisten?
Türkei: Ende der Pressefreiheit, Ölschmuggel und unterstützung des IS
Dezember 2015: Journalisten die den „Staat-Erdogan“ kritisieren oder Verbindungen zur IS aufdecken, werden verfolgt und eingesperrt.
Die Air Force heuert zivile Drohnen-Piloten für Erkundungsflüge über Kampfgebieten an – Kritiker fragen, ob das rechtmäßig ist
Die U.S. Air Force hat Angestellte ziviler Vertragsfirmen zum Steuern von Drohnen des Typs MQ-9 Reaper angeheuert,die Terrorverdächtige und andere Zielpersonen in globalen Krisenherden aufspüren sollen; diese fortschreitende Privatisierung anfangs nur von Militärs wahrgenommener Aufgaben wurde bisher geheimgehalten.
Gestaltungsmacht in Mittelost (II)
Die Kriegsbeteiligung, die die Bundesrepublik laut Einschätzung von Regierungsberatern zur „Gestaltungsmacht im Nahen und Mittleren Osten“ aufsteigen lässt, sichert Berlin eine stärkere Einbindung in die wichtigsten Kommandozentralen der westlichen Kriegskoalition gegen den IS/Daesh. Darüber hinaus verschafft sie der Bundesregierung stärkeres Gewicht im internationalen Machtkampf um die Neuordnung des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens.
Merkel beats ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, Donald Trump to claim Time‘s Person of the Year award
Time magazine on Wednesday named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its “Person of the Year 2015,” hailing her leadership during Europe’s debt, refugee and migrant crises, as well as Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.
Turkey urges all citizens to leave Iraq immediately
Turkey’s foreign ministry issued a statement calling for any citizens in Iraq to leave immediately, Sputnik reported.
„We strongly advise those whose stay is not essential to leave those provinces as soon as possible,“ the statements reads. „The scope of our travel warning to Iraq has expanded to include all provinces except for Dohuk, Arbil and Sulaymaniyah.“
Syrien: Busse voll Militanter unter UN-Aufsicht evakuiert – Homs wieder unter Regierungskontrolle
Unter Aufsicht der Vereinten Nationen sind heute Busse voll syrischer Anti-Regierungs-Kräfte unter der Aufsicht der Vereinten Nationen aus Homs evakuiert worden.
Die Militanten werden in ein Gebiet in der Provinz Idlib, das unter Kontrolle von Militanten steht, gefahren.
Russland: 4 Kampfjets der US-Koaltion flogen über Deir-Ezzo am Tag des Angriffs auf syrische Truppen
Laut Angaben des russischen Verteidigungsministerium operierten entgegen US-Angaben am 6. Dezember sehr wohl vier westliche Kampfflugzeuge der Anti-IS-Koalition in der Region von Deir Ezzor, als ein Militärcamp der syrischen Armee aus der Luft bombardiert wurde
Amtlich: Tomaten dürfen patentiert werden
Das Europäische Patentamt (EPA) hält am umstrittenen Patent auf die konventionell gezüchtete „Schrumpeltomate“ fest
Putin und Cameron einigen sich auf Zusammenarbeit gegen IS
Der britische Ministerpräsident David Cameron und Russlands Staatschef Wladimir Putin haben sich geeinigt, dass Großbritannien und Russland zusammen gegen die Terrororganisation „Islamischer Staat“ (Daesh) vorgehen müssen, teilte der Pressedienst des britischen Premiers am Mittwoch mit.
Obamas Rede zu San Bernardino und die Rechtswende der US-Politik
Präsident Barack Obamas „Rede zur Lage der Nation“ über den Mordanschlag in San Bernardino macht deutlich, wie abermals ein tragisches Ereignis benutzt wird, um die öffentliche Meinung zu desorientieren. Politik- und Medienvertreter wollen die Bevölkerung stärker als bisher an die Kriegspolitik der US-Regierung binden.
36 Zivilisten bei US-Luftangriff in Syrien getötet Unter den Opfern sind 20 Kinder
Bei einem Luftangriff der USA auf das kleine Dorf Al-Khan im syrischen Gouvernement al-Hasakah kamen am Montag 36 Zivilisten ums Leben. Unter den Opfern befanden sich 20 Kinder. Die Zahl der Toten wurde von syrischen Aktivisten und von Angehörigen der Getöteten bestätigt.