Participants at the International Press Institute (IPI)’s World Congress were treated to a screening of the documentary “The Sound Man”, which tells the story of 62-year-old Kenyan sound engineer Abdul Rahman Ramadhan and his incredible and heartbreaking career covering war zones and crisis regions throughout Africa.
Produced by The Duncan Entertainment Group in cooperation with Camerapix, a Nairobi-based production company, the film won 14 awards and was shortlisted for an Oscar.
During his career, Ramadhan recorded sounds of war, famine, genocide and much more in many African countries such as Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda and Ethiopia. The documentary uses archival material from the collection of The Duncan Entertainment Group as well as the collection of the late Mohamed Amin, the founder of Camerapix.
Daily Archives: 22. März 2016
Alte Liebe (rostet nicht) by meistsonnig
This one goes out to my friend Peter.
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Related… Alte Liebe
Nasrallah: No red lines in next war if hostility staged on Lebanon
(21.März) „I believe that the Israeli enemy will not stage any war on Lebanon without the American green light,“ he reckoned, depicting any war as an „adventure.“(…)
„Only an idiot would lead a war on Lebanon,“ he underlined.
Deutsche Technik wird gesamten internationalen Transit von Marokko kontrollieren
Deutsche biometrische Überwachungstechnik von Veridos für Marokkos Grenzen
Na, alles klar, da unterm Tisch? @dieLinke @Die_Gruenen Soll der Onkel mal da runterkommen und mit euch spielen?
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Auftritt Flamby (manche sägen „Präsi“ zu ihm). Die Attentate seien gg alles gerichtet was uns ausmacht. Öh, Attentate gegen Ausnahmezustand?
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es gäbe „zwei namentlich Bekannte“. Und die Attentate seien ja ganz woanders geplant gewesen (von irgendwo her höre ich Tucholsky fluchen..)
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Und ihr würdet nicht raten was ich gerade in der „Tagesschau“ höre. 5 min vor der Sendung hätten SIE gehört …
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Aber hey, Moment Mal: „Derniere Heure“ in Belgien hat ein französischsprachiges Kommunique bekommen. Und hat Fotos.
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Na weil das „Reuters“ die „Amaq Agentur“ gesagt hat (Witzseite, lässt sich leicht googeln).
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Woher wissen jetzt alle, dass das in Brüssel der „Islamische Staat“ war? Weil es „Reuters“ ihnen gesagt hat. Aber woher weiss das „Reuters“?
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NO LAND´S SONG im Konzert und im Kino: Hervorragende Resonanz
Das Konzert NO LAND´S SONG zum Film gestern im Kulturzentrum Pavillon in Hannover (hier Bilder und Aufnahmen der tunesischen Sängerin und Film-Protagonistin Emel Mathlouthi via Instagram) löste beim Publikum Beifallsstürme aus, das heutige Konzert in Berlin ist bereits ausverkauft.
Netanyahu hopes U.S. will reject U.N. resolution on Palestinian statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he hoped the United States would continue to reject any move towards a U.N. Security Council resolution backing Palestinian statehood.
AIPAC Is Destroying Israel, Not Safeguarding It
AIPAC corrupted Israel, teaching it that everything is permissible: The day AIPAC weakens, Israel will grow stronger, forced to stand on its own two feet and be more moral.
Donald Trump at AIPAC: Full transcript of remarks to the pro-Israel lobby
„President Obama thinks that applying pressure to Israel will force the issue, but it‘s precisely the opposite. Already, half the population of Palestine has been taken over by the Palestinian ISIS in Hamas, and the other half refuses to confront the first half, so it‘s a very difficult situation but when the United States stands with Israel, the chances of peace actually rise. That‘s what will happen when I‘m president.
We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem – and we will send a clear signal that there is no daylight between America and our most reliable ally, the state of Israel.“
Paris terrorists used disposable burner phones to hide plans. No evidence of encryption.
(21,März) Buried in the New York Times story Mark poked fun at earlier for its Crypto Panic vibe, a confirmation of sorts that there‘s really no evidence the terrorists used crypto at all. There is lots of evidence they used throwaway burner phones to evade detection while planning mass murder. Again, no evidence encryption, none, period. This is significant because these attacks, and similar ones that followed
Burner phones and mysterious encryption: how is Isis communicating now?
One thing’s for sure: not everything is being intercepted.
Why Netanyahu is so threatened by Breaking the Silence
What will the prime minister do on the day the Israeli public gets up and refuses to keep living by the sword?
Brussels explosions: ‘31 dead, 170 hurt’ | CCTV of suspects released
CCTV footage of three men believed to have been involved in the Brussels Airport attacks. Picture: AFP/Belgian Federal Police
Brussels explosion: Fourth blast goes off in Belgian capital
(10:51) A bomb squad are said to have been at the scene and detonated the suspected device in a controlled explosion.
As Turkey readies for 4G row brews over fiber broadband network
As Turkey prepares for the launch of high-speed 4G cellphone services next month a row is brewing over rivals wanting cheaper access to partly state-owned Turk Telekom‘s fiber optic network, saying that otherwise they cannot compete in a market where fixed-line and mobile services are set to converge.
Why Are Venomous Sea Snakes Washing Up on California Beaches?
Although experts are surprised by the sudden surge of P. platura in this area, the cause is relatively clear: Warmer waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, caused by El Niño, bring many unexpected tropical species northward through a mix of rising sea-surface temperatures and altered currents, expert say.
Yemen peace talks in Kuwait next month: government source
„The talks will be on April 17 in Kuwait, accompanied by a temporary ceasefire,“ the official said.
Facebook activates ‚Safety Check‘ in Brussels after terror attacks – but users are outraged by the delay
Facebook has activated its „Safety Check“ feature in Brussels, following a series of terror attacks across the city.
Military jet crashes, pilot survives
A Royal Air Force training aircraft, on Tuesday, crashed as it landed at an airbase due to a technical failure, but its pilot survived, according to an official military source at the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army.
Mogherini: EU keen on partnership with Jordan to address regional challenges
„Jordan is an important, if not the most important, partner to us as we share the vision to address the various challenges“, she stressed, noting that the Kingdom is one of the countries that enjoy tremendous support by the EU to face regional and other challenges.
Head of Ukrainian Security Service Blames Russia for Brussels Attacks
Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev called the head of Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasily Gritsak „a moron“, after he announced a Russian trace in Brussels explosions.
Belgium‘s Tihange nuclear power plant evacuated-VTM
„The police have evacuated the Tihange nuclear station,“ VTM said, citing police sources.
Ship carrying 331kg of weapons-grade plutonium, enough to make 50 atomic bombs, leaves Japan for US
Japan possesses about 47 tonnes of plutonium — enough to make as many as 6,000 atomic bombs — located both inside and outside the country, apart from the latest shipment.
Belgian PM condemns ‚cowardly‘ Brussels attacks
„We feared an attack and it happened,“ he said.
Tunisia extends state of emergency by three months
President Beji Caid Essebsi „has decided after consultations… to extend the state of emergency for a period of three months from March 23,“ his office said in a statement that came two weeks after another attack blamed on extremists left seven civilians and 13 security personnel dead near the border with Libya.
Brussels Attack: The True Implications of ISIS Links
Should the Brussels attack turn out to be the work of this ISIS-linked terror group, considering the familiarity European security agencies had with all the suspects long before even the 2015 Paris attacks, indicates criminal negligence at best, and complicity at worst.
Donald Trump‘s Key Foreign Policy Adviser, Joseph E. Schmitz, Was Forced Out of the Pentagon
Scahill also reported in his 2008 book Blackwater: The Rise of the World‘s Most Powerful Mercenary Army that on his official biography, Schmitz proudly listed his membership in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, “a Christian militia formed in the eleventh century, before the first Crusades, with the mission of defending ‘territories that the Crusaders had conquered from the Muslims.’”
What was this aircraft doing in Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility airspace?
(18.März) The installation is also believed to be used for the production of material for the Israeli nuclear weapons and this is the reason why the airspace over the site is restricted and protected by the Israeli Air Force.
Every now and then unauthorized planes violate the No Fly Zone causing the IAF to scramble its F-16s in Quick Reaction Alert to identify and escort the “intruder” out of the restricted airspace. Or shoot it down, should the need arise.
Hedgefonds setzt auf „finanzielle Massenvernichtungswaffen“
(21.März) Dass Perry jetzt erneut handelt, erhellt zwei vollkommen unterschiedliche Sachverhalte: Zum einen, dass Insider aus der Finanzbranche die gegenwärtige Marktlage im Gegensatz zu Politik und Medien als überaus instabil einschätzen. Zum anderen, dass es trotz aller Beteuerungen seitens der Politik sieben Jahre nach der Krise von 2008 immer noch möglich ist, vom Niedergang einzelner Unternehmen zu profitieren und auf diese Weise zur Destabilisierung des globalen Finanzgefüges beizutragen
Nationale Vertretungen in Brüssel: Lobbyarbeit unter dem Radar
„Die meisten Lobbyisten, mit denen wir sprechen, stimmen zu, dass die ständigen Vertretungen ein angenehmes Lobbyziel sind: Alles was man braucht, ist der richtige Referent – dann kommt man an die Formulierung in ihrem beeinflussbarsten Stadium. So bekommt man Inhalte in den Ministerrat, deutlich einfacher als über die Regierung des Mitgliedstaates.“
Brussels Attacks: Will European Leaders Again Profit From Terror They Helped Unleash?
Once again, the wall-to-wall media coverage is allowing Western governments to escape responsibility for a far worse security failure, which is their own disastrous policies.
Apple versus FBI: Das Totschlagargument Terror zieht nicht mehr
Die US-Bundespolizei wollte vielmehr einen juristischen Präzedenzfall schaffen und hat sich dafür die Ermittlungen rund um einen Terroranschlag ausgesucht, weil sie mit öffentlicher Unterstützung rechnete. Letztlich haben FBI und US-Regierung aber eines einsehen müssen: Die Öffentlichkeit ist eher auf Apples Seite.
Nach 14 Jahren Krieg warten wir auf folgenden Satz von @SWagenknecht: „Ich glaub das nicht, was die Geheimdienste uns da erzählen“.
(1.1.2016)
Frankreichs Premier: „Europa ist im Krieg“
„Europa befindet sich im Kriegszustand. Die Gefahr von Terroranschlägen ist weiter auf höchster Stufe“, sagte Valls nach einem außerordentlichen Treffen mit dem französischen Präsidenten Francois Hollande.
Donald Trump: ‚Waterboarding‘ fine for terror suspects
Trump said on NBC‘s „Today“ show if he were elected president he would make sure the United States has „strong borders,“ and said people looking to come into the country would need „absolute perfect documentation.“
Brussels was on lockdown, with Tuesday‘s blasts coming just days after Friday‘s arrest of Salah Abdeslam, the suspected Paris terror attacks plotter and aborted suicide attacker. On Monday, authorities named another potential Paris suspect.
Donald Trump on the Brussels terrorist attacks: ‚I would close up our borders‘
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump wasted no time in reiterating one of his few clear policy positions in the wake of Tuesday‘s terrorist attacks in Brussels. „I would close up our borders to people until we figure out what is going on,“ he told Fox News early Tuesday morning.
„We can‘t have these attacks anymore,“ he added. „We have to be very, very careful who comes into our country.“
Donald Trump Full Speech at AIPAC Policy Conference (3-21-16)
Monday, March 21, 2016: GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC and gave a rousing speech
Trump’s Hypnotic Gig at AIPAC Will Go Down in History – or Infamy
Like a Pied Piper, the GOP front-runner‘s pro-Israel magic tricks swept his Jewish audience from initial suspicion to outright enthusiasm.
US-Wahlkampf: Rücknahme von Iran-Deal Trumps „Priorität Nummer eins“
Der Favorit für die Präsidentschaftskandidatur der Republikaner kündigte an, im Falle eines Wahlsiegs Jerusalem als israelische Hauptstadt anzuerkennen und die US-Botschaft von Tel Aviv in die „ewige Hauptstadt des jüdischen Volkes“ zu verlegen. Trump erklärte, er sei ein „lebenslanger Unterstützer und wahrer Freund Israels“. Friedensverhandlungen im Rahmen der UN lehnte er ab.
Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan Seal 50-Year Energy Deal
(5.6.2014) Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq on Wednesday announced the signing of a 50-year deal to export Kurdish oil to the north.
KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani unveiled the deal during a speech to Iraqi Kurdistan‘s parliament in Irbil, capital of the Kurdish-dominated region in northern Iraq.
Prime Minister Barzani and Russian ambassador discuss the situation in Middle East and Kurdistan Region
(17.3.2016) On the sidelines of the annual Sulaimani Forum, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, yesterday received Ambassador Ilya Morgunov, Russian Federation ambassador to Iraq and his accompanying delegation, which included the Russian Consul General to the Kurdistan Region and a number of Russian officials.
The two sides discussed the latest developments in the war against terrorism in Kurdistan, Iraq and Syria and the possible repercussions of the war on the entire region.
U.S. to provide KRG with economic assistance
(19.3.2016) The KRG has faced an economic crisis since a dispute with Baghdad in early 2014 saw its share of the Iraqi federal budget delayed. Erbil increased independent oil exports in an effort to make up for dwindling payments, further straining relations with the central government.
Prime Minister Barzani and Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu discuss terrorism
(20.2.2016) In a telephone conversation yesterday with Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, Prime Minister Barzani expressed condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Turkey, and wished prompt recovery of the injured.
Prime Minister Barzani and Prime Minister Davutoglu stressed the need to strengthen anti-terrorism efforts and reinforce cooperation among the international coalition in order to erradicate terrorism as a threat to the region and the world.
Prime Minister Barzani receives German parliamentary delegation
(10.2.2016) Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) – Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani yesterday met Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Deputy Head of the Social Democrat Party in the German Parliament and his accompanying delegation.
Mr. Schäfer-Gümbel reaffirmed his country’s support to the Kurdistan Region in military, humanitarian and economic areas to help overcome the challenges facing the Region, and noted his party’s role in offering military aid for Peshmerga forces in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organization, ISIS.
Turkey wants a Kurdish exodus, politicians and activists in Germany warn
Markus Soder, finance minister of the German state of Bavaria noted that last week’s controversial agreement stops Syrian refugees from arriving in the EU, but grants visa-free travel to Turkish citizens, including the country’s estimated 15 million Kurds.
“The visa-free travel could lead to many, many Kurds fleeing the Turkish government and coming to Germany. We would bring a domestic conflict of Turkey into our own homeland,” he told German broadcaster ZDF.
EU-Gipfel: Was im Türkei-Deal steht – und was nicht
Am Schluss standen sie lachend zusammen. Angela Merkel, Ahmet Davutoğlu und David Cameron. Von hinten kam noch François Hollande dazu und klopfte dem türkischen Regierungschef freundschaftlich auf den Rücken. Gelöste Stimmung am Ende eines dann doch unerwartet kurzen EU-Gipfels mit der Türkei.
focus.de: Clickbait aus Leidenschaft
Weil „Focus Online“ völlig scham- und schmerzfrei ist und jeden Schrott postet, und zwar mitunter nicht nur ein- oder zwei-, sondern dreißig Mal.
„Terror ist nichts anderes als angewandte Medienanalyse.“ #Brussels
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Live-Ticker zu Anschlägen in Brüssel: Weitere Explosion in der Nähe der U-Bahn Maelbeek
Bei Explosionen in der Abflughalle des Brüsseler Flughafens sind am Dienstag nach Berichten belgischer Medien mehrere Menschen getötet und verletzt worden. Auch in einer U-Bahn-Station hat es eine Explosion gegeben. Es folgt ein Ticker mit den wichtigsten Entwicklungen: