Daily Archives: 1. April 2016


01.04.2016 - 22:42 [ Radio Utopie ]

Unter den Linden

EIN BERÜHMTER Vers der deutschen Dichtung lautet: „Und grĂŒĂŸ mich nicht unter den Linden“.

Der jĂŒdisch-deutsche Dichter Heinrich Heine bittet seine Geliebte, ihn nicht in der Öffentlichkeit zu „blamieren“, indem sie ihn auf der Flaniermeile Berlins grĂŒĂŸt.

01.04.2016 - 17:07 [ The Times of Israel ]

Thousands protest Israeli restrictions in Palestinian marathon

Among the Gazans prevented from traveling ahead of Friday’s marathon in the West Bank was reigning champion and Olympian Nader al-Masri. Al-Masri has been refused entry into the West Bank in the past. In 2015 he appealed to the Israeli High Court through Gisha, an Israeli NGO specializing in Palestinian freedom of movement.

01.04.2016 - 16:17 [ Spiegel ]

Deutsche DrÀngler

Das deutsche Engagement mobilisierte weltweite Skepsis. Uno-GeneralsekretĂ€r Javier PĂ©rez de CuĂ©llar mahnte, eine unkoordinierte Anerkennung könne die FriedensbemĂŒhungen seines Sondergesandten Cyrus Vance unterlaufen, wĂ€hrend das US-Außenministerium einen neuen deutschen „FĂŒhrungsanspruch“ in Europa beobachtete. Und die Briten fĂŒhlten sich dĂŒpiert, weil doch eigentlich ihr Lord Carrington fĂŒr Frieden sorgen sollte.

01.04.2016 - 16:06 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Hubris! Belgian curator of Athens & Epidaurus Festival excludes Greek artists

One third of the artists presented would be Greek in 2017-2019. But none in 2016. Fabre justified his decision saying he “has not had the necessary time to prepare the Greek proposals.” Jan Fabre was appointed by the current government, which ousted the previous director, Giorgos Loukos, from the role of deciding the festival’s artistic content.

01.04.2016 - 16:02 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Workers at Public Hospitals occupy Health Ministry

Personnel working at Greek public hospitals symbolically “occupied” the Health Ministry in Athens on Friday morning and closed the entrance with chains. The Panhellenic Federation of Workers in Public Hospitals (POEDIN) said: “A year ago the Prime Minister promised 4,500 recruits and increased funding. Nothing was materialized, funding declined, while data shows that employees at Public Hospitals are 2,500 people less than last year.”

01.04.2016 - 15:55 [ World Socialist Web Site ]

Krieg ist das große Tabuthema der US-PrĂ€sidentschaftswahl

Das auffĂ€lligste Merkmal des amerikanischen PrĂ€sidentschaftswahlkampfes 2016 ist das nahezu völlige Fehlen von Diskussionen ĂŒber das Thema, das fĂŒr die Bevölkerung der USA und der ganzen Welt besonders wichtig ist und drohend ĂŒber allen anderen aufragt: der eskalierende militĂ€rische Konflikt, der die Welt in einen neuen Weltkrieg ziehen könnte.

01.04.2016 - 15:47 [ Friedensblick ]

NSU-Wohnmobil: War die TĂŒre zur Nasszell geschlossen gewesen?

Der schwarze-braune Brandschaden geht oberhalb der TĂŒrklinke los. Auf beiden Seiten, sowohl an der TĂŒr wie auch am TĂŒrrahmen, wird der Schaden gleichförmig grĂ¶ĂŸer. Die TĂŒrkante ist dagegen unbeschĂ€digt, das zeigt das unbeschĂ€digte helle Holz. Auch das lĂ€sst schließen, dass die TĂŒrkante im TĂŒrrahmen vor Brand und heißen Russ geschĂŒtzt war. Der betreffende Bereich nochmals ausgeschnitten und vergrĂ¶ĂŸert:

01.04.2016 - 13:39 [ Pro- Christliches Medienmagazin ]

„Christen sind in Syrien ein wichtiger Teil der Zivilgesellschaft“

Schick Ă€ußerte sich in dem Interview auch zu PrĂ€sident Baschar al-Assad und den FriedensbemĂŒhungen im BĂŒrgerkrieg. „Ohne ihn wird es nicht gehen“, sagte der Erzbischof. Assad habe RĂŒckhalt in der Bevölkerung und einen großen Machteinfluss. Ohne ihn eine Lösung zu suchen wĂŒrde dazu fĂŒhren, dass die verfeindeten Bevölkerungsgruppen noch weiter zerfielen und es noch mehr KĂ€mpfe gĂ€be. Auch andere Gruppen außer Assads Armee hĂ€tten „Menschenrechtsverletzungen en masse“ begangen.

01.04.2016 - 13:37 [ Sputnik ]

Syria Federalization Should Be Decided by National Vote if Needed

„The unilateral PYD’s [the Kurdish Democratic Union Party] declaration on federalization in the northern cities dictated by the exclusion of Kurds from the [intra-Syrian] talks was not very appropriate and not helping in finding a political solution. However, should the Syrian people and the Kurds to decide they want to decentralize, this matter must be taken to vote,“ Samir Aita said.

01.04.2016 - 13:28 [ Sputnik ]

Syria Will Stay Balanced if Assad Stays in Charge – Kurdish Advocacy Group

„Russians, to their credit, have said they are open to the idea of federation. Kurds will become the beneficiaries of it. It would be good for Assad as well even if he is in denial,“ Xulam said.
The Kurds were willing to cooperate with Assad, provided he did not try and re-impose a centralized state on them, and they were happy to work with Russia against the same enemies, Xulam explained.

01.04.2016 - 13:24 [ Sputnik ]

Assad: Sieg ĂŒber Terroristen in Syrien bringt auch Niederlage Erdogans

„Das betrifft nicht nur einzelne Personen. Er (der tĂŒrkische PrĂ€sident Erdogan- Anm. d. Red.) finanziert die Terroristen ĂŒber Saudi-Arabien, Katar und natĂŒrlich ĂŒber die TĂŒrkei. Er macht GeschĂ€fte mit dem von der Dschihadistenmiliz Daesh entwendeten Öl und beschießt zugleich mit Artillerie die syrische Armee, um den Terroristen zu helfen“, so Assad.

Ihm zufolge haben die TĂŒrkei und Saudi-Arabien schon „zu Beginn des Syrien-Krieges alle möglichen roten Linien ĂŒberschritten“.

01.04.2016 - 13:16 [ the Week ]

France‘s president has finally imploded

In France, under article 89 of the Constitution, a revision requires a vote of each house of Parliament, followed by a three-fifth vote of the Congress, which is a session of both houses together. After France‘s conservatives allied with left-wing rebels in the French Senate to vote down the measure, Hollande concluded he didn‘t have the votes and canceled his planned constitutional amendment, blaming partisanship.

To say that this is a political humiliation is an understatement.

01.04.2016 - 13:15 [ Jonathan Cook - the Blog from Nazareth ]

France’s tax subsidy on ‘gifts’ to Israeli army

(28.3.2016) This is astounding. A senior French politician has revealed that the tax laws of France entitle a citizen to make a charitable, tax-deductible donation to the Israeli army. As the French politician Nathalie Goulet observes: “This represents a tax benefit by the French taxpayer for the benefit of a foreign army.”

01.04.2016 - 13:10 [ Techdirt ]

Turkish President Comes To The US, Pretends That It Can Silence And Attack The Press Like It Does At Home

We‘ve written a whole bunch about the incredibly thin-skinned and litigious President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan took his show on the road to the US this week, and apparently that included pretending that he can treat press in the US as bad as he does at home. Erdogan spoke at the Brookings Institution yesterday, and there were protestors outside. That‘s not that surprising, but rather than doing what basically anyone else does in that situation and ignore the protestors, Erdogan‘s security clashed with the protestors and then took it up a notch going after reporters:

01.04.2016 - 13:08 [ OilPrice ]

Forget The Tough Talk – Saudi Arabia Is Desperate For A Production Freeze

At a time when the Saudis are desperately trying to hang on to their dwindling market share, it is intriguing to consider exactly why Russia and the OPEC nations are even discussing an oil production freeze, and what they hope to achieve, knowing that any increase in price will bring back the U.S. shale oil drillers with a vengeance, increasing the supply glut.

01.04.2016 - 12:58 [ Trend.az ]

Turkish opposition leader may be deprived of parliamentary immunity

Head of the Turkish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, can be deprived of the parliamentary immunity, Anadolu Agency reported Apr.1.

Earlier today, Turkey’s Justice Ministry appealed to the parliament for depriving Demirtas and other MPs from the HDP of the parliamentary immunity.

01.04.2016 - 12:57 [ Trend.az ]

Turkey continues to hammer on PKK

The operations were launched March 31 in the Diyarbakir province which was rocked by a terrorist attack on that day. A car bomb attack in Diyarbakir city killed seven policemen and injured 27 civilians.

Reportedly, 110 PKK members were eliminated in Diyarbakir province in 20 days.

01.04.2016 - 11:16 [ Global Research ]

Saudi Arabia War Crimes, Arms and Embargoes

Riyadh continues to insist that such actions as those in Yemen are fundamental in the name of balance. In the words of Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the EU, Abdulrahman Al Ahmed, “the larger ramifications of our not taking action in Yemen would have had devastating geopolitical consequences for the kingdom, Europe and the broader West as well.” When in doubt, treat any murderous military intervention as necessary in the name of rescuing all of civilization.

01.04.2016 - 11:10 [ Portal 21amerika.de ]

Demonstrationen in ganz Brasilien: „Nie wieder Putsch“

Nicht nur Gewerkschaften und soziale Bewegungen wie „Brasilianische Volksfront“ oder „Volk ohne Angst“ und die Landlosenorganisation MST unterstĂŒtzen Rousseff. Auch KĂŒnstler, Filmemacher und Intellektuelle reisten gestern in die Hauptstadt Brasilia, wo sie mit der PrĂ€sidentin zusammentrafen. Vor dem PrĂ€sidentenpalast drĂŒckten sie ihre UnterstĂŒtzung fĂŒr Rousseff und die regierende Arbeiterpartei PT aus. Teilnehmer skandierten: „Es wird keinen Staatsstreich geben, sondern Kampf“.