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Daily Archives: 31. Januar 2016
Foreign Assistance Act
This act states that no assistance will be provided to a government which „engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges, causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons, or other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of person, unless such assistance will directly benefit the needy people in such country.“
Thailand’s aid: The US ignores the law on military funding
Good U.S. relations with Thailand have been important for many years, but they now face two significant challenges.
The first is an impending difficult succession in the country’s monarchy. The second is a hurdle for President Barack Obama — reconciling the federal law that requires a cutoff of U.S. military aid to governments installed by coups d’etat with retaining the close relations that have existed with Thailand.
So far, the Obama administration has chosen to disregard Section 508 of the Foreign Assistance Act in regard to Thailand.
Daredevil Paraglider Sails with the Northern Lights in Awesome Video
Braving subfreezing temperatures, snowstorms and the possibility of getting soaked in Arctic seas, a paraglider finally got his wish: a photo with the aurora borealis.
Ein Vorbild für Deutschland: Wie Kanada die Lobbyisten zu Transparenz zwingt
Über die Einhaltung des Lobbyisten-Registers wacht eine vom Parlament unabhängige Behörde. Verstöße gegen die Berichtspflicht können mit einer Geldstrafe von 200.000 Kanadischen $ (ca. 130.000 €) oder bis zu 2 Jahren Gefängnis geahndet werden. Bei schweren Fällen kann auch beides verhängt werden.
Irische Nobelpreisträgerin Maired Maguire berichtet aus Syrien
Unsere Delegation verbrachte 5 Tage mit den Menschen in Syrien, besuchte die Städte Damaskus, Homs, Tartus, Qara und Maaloula. Die Delegation wurde von Maired Maguire geleitet, die 1976 für ihren Beitrag zur Lösung des Nordirland-Konfliktes den Friedensnobelpreis erhielt.
Ich bin zur Zeit als Arzt für die medizinische Erstversorgung der neu in Deutschland ankommenden Flüchtlinge zuständig
Liebe Leute,
nach nun fast vier Wochen im Erstaufnahmelager, finde ich endlich mal die Zeit ein paar Zeilen zur wirklichen Situation vor Ort zu schreiben und diese in Absprache mit der Camp-Leitung hier zu veröffentlichen.
In der aufgeheizten Stimmung zwischen allen politischen Lagern können ein paar Fakten aus erster Hand nicht schaden. Ich habe mir vorgenommen, diesen Bericht möglichst neutral zu verfassen. Das ist mir allerdings aufgrund der erschütternden Realität nicht gelungen und am Ende ist doch die Polemik und meine eigene Meinung mit mir durchgegangen…aber das wird man ja wohl noch sagen dürfen…
Staatsschulden: Bund spart 100 Milliarden Euro durch Niedrigzinsen
(11.6.2013) „Es wäre nicht legitim, die Entlastung einfach zu verdoppeln, aber die Zinsersparnisse von Ländern und Kommunen sind doch erheblich“, sagt er. „Die Entlastung des Gesamtstaats dürfte deshalb bis Mitte 2014 irgendwo zwischen 100 und 200 Milliarden Euro liegen.“
Haushalt: Der wahre Grund für Deutschlands volle Kassen
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Frische Vogelmiere im Winter zu Wirsing und gerösteten Pellkartoffeln
Zur Zeit wächst mitten im Januar die Vogelmiere aufgrund der milden Temperaturen prächtig und hat den Boden mit üppigen Teppichen übersät sowie weisse Blütenstände entwickelt. Dieses Wild- und Heilkraut sollte unbedingt genutzt werden.
The Gates Foundation Is Trying to Feed the Poor With GMO Propaganda
The foundation has funded a unit of Cornell that is operating as a public relations arm for the agrichemical industry.
Close to Home: Making this area a GMO Free Zone
There is a grass-roots movement afoot in Sonoma County to join our neighbors to the north and south in creating a coastal GMO free zone. Volunteers for the group Citizens for Healthy Farms and Families can be spotted all over the county collecting signatures to qualify the Sonoma County Transgenic Contamination Prevention Ordinance for the ballot in November.
Kurden verlassen Syrien-Gespräche
(30.1.2016) Saleh Muslim, der Co-Präsident der Demokratischen Unions-Partei sei abgereist, nachdem er nicht zu den Gesprächen unter dem UNO-Vermittler de Mistura eingeladen worden sei.
US stands by Saudi/UN decision not to invite PYD to Geneva talks
(28.1.2016) The State Dep. Deputy Spokesperson Mark C. Toner told Rudaw‘s Namo Abdullah that the United States stands „by the [High Negotiations Committee] HNC, it‘s current composition, and the choice by [UN special envoy to Syria] Staffan de Mistura to invite additional representatives also to participate in this process. We stand by the process thus far, how it‘s chosen who represents the Syrian opposition.“
Urgent Call to National and International Public Opinion on the Situation in Cizre
We, on the fourth day of our hunger strike, resolve to continue our struggle for the safe transfer of the wounded people in the basement of savagery.
Peoples’ Democratic Party Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair
İdris Baluken
Peoples’ Democratic Party Adana Deputy
Meral Danış Beştaş
Peoples’ Democratic Party Urfa Deputy
Osman Baydemir
30 January 2016
Die Welt: Türkei verlangt weitere zwei Milliarden Euro zur Kontrolle der Flüchtlingskrise
Die Welt schrieb heute unter Berufung auf einen unbekannten europäischen Diplomaten, dass die Türkei circa fünf Milliarden Euro von der EU verlange, während Brüssel vorhin die Zahlung des früher vereinbarten Betrags versprochen hatte.
#Aleppo | #SAA Tiger Forces take control of Tell Maksour & advance towards #IS held Thermal Powerplant v @PetoLucem
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Syrian army #SAA is now at 5 kms of the #Aleppo thermal plant and at 15 kms to surround #Daesh in East countryside
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NEW MAP: Military situation in eastern #Aleppo Governorate. #Syria #SAA #ISIS HD version:
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Update 1-The army restores security to a village in northeastern Aleppo, kills terrorists in other areas
Army units restored security and stability to Tal Maksour village in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo province, a military source announced on Sunday.
Intensive operations were carried out against gatherings of ISIS terrorists and their fortifications to the west of Afash village and in Abu Danneh and Rasm al-Alam in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province.
#SRO – Most of rebellion forces agreed to share intelligence about their drones videos about regime positions in N-#Hama. END (5).
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#SRO – IMPORTANT – Decision to evacuate last #Latakia positions (rebellion will never gain this governorate) was taken weeks ago. (2)
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Chart Of The Day: $17 Trillion In Student Debt By 2030
Student Loan Debt is a cancer for our society. This misconception that getting a college education equals a steady career has been dashed by the recession. For-profit colleges pray on undereducated and low-income individuals. Text book prices have risen exponentially while the cost of a quality education has as well.
Labour chief calls for UK role in nuclear de-escalation
He said, „If anyone uses a nuclear weapon it is catastrophic for the whole globe… There are options there.“
Israel continues to sow the seeds of discontent
Israel, it seems, has found a new weapon against Palestinian attacks – the humble cucumber seed.
Palestinian Vehicles and Equipment Seized in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces, late Friday, confiscated trucks and equipment being used to build a new agricultural road in the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Dir, in the northern Jordan Valley.
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (21 –27 January 2016)
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (21 –27 January 2016).
Gemeinsames Überwachungszentrum: Sogar Rechtsgutachten bleibt geheim
Der Berliner Datenschutzbeauftragte verfügt zwar über ein Gutachten zum Gemeinsamen Überwachungszentrum, will es aber auch weiterhin nicht herausgeben. Es geht um das „Gemeinsame Kompetenz- und Dienstleistungszentrum“ (GKDZ), dem die Bundesländer Brandenburg, Thüringen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Berlin die Telekommunikationsüberwachung übertragen wollen.
Freie Wahl von Endgeräten: Routerzwang fällt Anfang August
Damit müssen die Breitbandanbieter spätestens in einem halben Jahr die kompletten Zugangsdaten ihrer Kunden herausgeben, damit diese ein Endgerät ihrer Wahl anschließen können.
US-China Geopolitical Standoff: Malaysia’s Role
With the current leadership embroiled in controversies, the U.S. could exploit the situation through its media and influence to dictate Malaysian policy. It is up to the Malaysian politicians to be wise in their decisions and to not fall prey to the internal and external pressure regarding their stance in the dispute. Malaysia’s sovereignty is at stake and given the fact that the U.S. desire to establish a base or at least deploy their troops on the eastern coasts of Sabah is now made possible with the existence of ESSZONE. We can expect to see Malaysia playing a more pivotal role in the ongoing standoff in the Indo-Pacific.
Hearings in Secret: Congress, FISA and Warrantless Surveillance
On Wednesday, the 26 organisations, including the heavy hitting American Civil Liberties Union and the persistently present Human Rights Watch, waded in with an angry note to Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte and Ranking Member John Conyers.
The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance
This book is a careful academic work, but also a strong defence of the right of the Syrian people to determine their own society and political system. That position is consistent with international law and human rights principles, but may irritate western sensibilities, accustomed as we are to an assumed prerogative to intervene. At times I have to be blunt, to cut through the double-speak. In Syria the big powers have sought to hide their hand, using proxy armies while demonising the Syrian Government and Army, accusing them of constant atrocities; then pretending to rescue the Syrian people from their own government. Far fewer western people opposed the war on Syria than opposed the invasion of Iraq, because they were deceived about its true nature.
Russia refutes allegations that Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that “There have been no violations of Turkish airspace by jets of the Russian Air Force deployed in Syria,” adding that the statement of the Turkish side regarding the alleged violation by a Russian Su-34 is “unfounded propaganda.”