(9.2.2016) Im westlichen Asien wurden Grenzzäune von Israel, Saudi-Arabien, der Türkei, Jordanien und den Irak gezogen. Weiter östlich entsteht zwischen Pakistan und Indien eine neue Abgrenzung.
Daily Archives: 22. Juni 2016
Jordanien erklärt Grenzgebiete zu Syrien als militärisches Sperrgebiet
Nach einem Anschlag auf das jordanische Militär an der Grenze zu Syrien hat der Generalstab der jordanischen Armee in einer Erklärung die Grenzgebiete im Norden und Nordosten zu militärischem Sperrgebiet erklärt.
Pivot to Asia: US-Streitkräfte kehren mit fünf neuen Militärbasen auf die Philippinen zurück
Seit das US-Verteidigungsministerium im Jahr 2011 damit begonnen hat, die „Umstrukturierung“ seiner Präsenz in Südostasien in Angriff zu nehmen, sind auch die Philippinen wieder in den Fokus der Aufmerksamkeit geraten. Nach dem Sturz der von den USA unterstützten Marcos-Diktatur waren keine US-Truppen mehr auf den Inseln.
Paramilitarismus in Kolumbien – Der illegale bewaffnete Arm der Eliten und des Kapitals
Die Paramilitärs in Kolumbien sind der bewaffnete Arm der Eliten, der von allen staatlichen Behörden, auf sämtlichen Verwaltungsebenen und in allen sozialen Schichten unterstützt wird oder damit verwoben ist1. Sie wurden mithilfe der kolumbianischen Armee, mehrerer kolumbianischer und US-amerikanischer Geheimdienste und von Söldnern gebildet. Der Paramilitarismus ist ein strategisches Projekt und ein integraler Bestandteil des Staates. Die Paramilitärs spielen eine zentrale Rolle bei der Durchsetzung eines kapitalistischen neoliberalen Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsmodells mit enormen Verdienstspannen. Diese sind auf die Intensivierung des Krieges und des Paramilitarismus zurückzuführen. Präsident Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010) verstärkte den von der vorhergehenden Regierung eingeschlagenen neoliberalen Kurs weiter und privatisierte die Staatsunternehmen in den Bereichen Telekommunikation, Elektrizität, Soziale Sicherung und Teile des Erdölsektors. Uribe militarisierte zudem die Anlagen und ließ mehrere Gewerkschaftsführer festnehmen, die er des Terrorismus bezichtigte. Daraufhin erklärte er mehrere Regionen zu militärischen Sonderzonen, in denen die Verfassung außer Kraft gesetzt wurde. Es handelte sich dabei ausschließlich um Regionen, in denen sich die Bevölkerung den Interessen und Plänen von transnationalen Konzernen entgegenstellt. Die physische Vernichtung der Opposition, ob politischer, gesellschaftlicher, kultureller oder ethnischer Art, sichert in Kolumbien die Gewinne. Kolumbien hat weltweit die höchste Anzahl an ermordeten Gewerkschaftern.
Pakistani Sufi singer shot dead in Karachi
Amjad Sabri, 45, was fired on by two men on a motorbike, as he drove through a congested area of the port city on Wednesday, Allah Dino Khawaja, the regional police chief, told Reuters. A relative travelling with the musician was injured but survived the attack.
Friedensbringende Sufis in Pakistan
(2009) Pakistans Regierung versucht mit der Einrichtung eines Sufi-Beirates (SAC) – bestehend aus sieben Mitgliedern – für die Verbreitung der Lehren des Sufismus Frieden über das Land zu bringen und damit zur Bekämpfung von Extremismus und Fanatismus beizutragen.
High hopes for Aboriginal candidates as federal election nears
The number of Aboriginal MPs serving in Federal Parliament could be commensurate with the share of the nation’s indigenous population after the July 2 election.
‚At last‘: Kenbi land returned to Aboriginal owners after 37-year fight
Malcolm Turnbull acknowledges ‘hard-fought land rights battle’ as the title deeds to 55,000 hectares of land across from Darwin harbour are handed back to traditional owners
Assad asks electricity minister to form new government
Sources had earlier told the Russian English-language news channel RT that the new cabinet will include 12 new ministers, such as the justice minister, health minister and the minister of electricity.
French unions ‚win right to march‘ after ban outrage
Unions said on Wednesday afternoon that the government had finally agreed to allow a demonstration on Thursday, after the police had banned it earlier that morning.
French unions get go-ahead to hold protest march in Paris
It was the first time a union-backed protest had been banned since the early 1960s, drawing condemnation from lawmakers across the political spectrum and stirring tensions within an already deeply-divided ruling Socialist Party.
French govt. reverses ban on labor protest in Paris
„After tough talks with the interior minister, the union and student organizations obtained the right to demonstrate,“ Martinez said, describing the U-turn as a „victory for the unions and for democracy.”
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Umgang mit Islamisten: Lischka fordert schärfere Anti-Terror-Gesetze
(7.12.2015) Unter anderem schlug Lischka in der Zeitung „Welt“ vor, gefährlichen Islamisten bei einem konkreten Anschlagsverdacht für eine bestimmte Zeit eine Annäherung an Großveranstaltungen wie Weihnachtsmärkte und Fußballspiele zu verbieten. Zudem sollten sie sich dann nur in einem eng begrenzten Radius – etwa dem Stadtteil ihrer Wohnung – aufhalten dürfen. Außerdem müsse der Verfassungsschutz potentielle Terroristen mit Beobachtungsdrohnen kontrollieren dürfen.
SPD-Politiker Lischka: Maaßen trägt für „Corelli“-Affäre Verantwortung
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Staatsanleihen: Notenbanken verdienen prächtig an Krisenhilfen
(21.2.2013) Die Euro-Zentralbanken halten Krisen-Staatsanleihen im Wert von mehr als 200 Milliarden Euro, die den Bankern 2012 üppige Zinsgewinne brachten.
Staatsanleihen-Kauf: Sarah Wagenknecht von „Guardian“ links überholt
(3.8.2012) Die Weigerung der „Europäischen Zentralbank“ (EZB) ihr Anleihenkaufprogramm SMP zu aktivieren, lässt unsere europäischen Nachbarn Italien und Spanien unter dem mörderischen Zinsdruck der Geldmärkte – mit der Unterstützung einer „breiten Front“ aller Parlamentsparteien in Deutschland, darunter Die Linke. Diese wird finanzpolitisch sogar von britischen Zeitungen mühelos links überholt.
Sahra Wagenknecht: Gericht segnet Enteignung der Sparer ab
„Dieses Urteil wird viele Kleinsparer in Deutschland enttäuschen, die wegen der verfehlten Krisenpolitik der Euro-Staaten seit dem Jahr 2010 rund 200 Milliarden Euro verloren haben.“
Zu viel Gülle in der Ostsee
Gülle stoppen – saubere Ostsee für alle! Die Parlamentarische Geschäftsführerin Steffi Lemke und der Vorsitzende der Grünen im Bundestag Anton Hofreiter waren an Bord eines Schiffes, um zusammen mit WissenschaftlerInnen die dramatischen Folgen der Nährstoffbelastung in der Ostsee zu untersuchen.
FDP / Innen: Maaßen muss gehen
„Seine mangelnde Professionalität wird zur Belastung des Amtes. Er sollte gehen oder entlassen werden“, sagte Kubicki im Gespräch mit dem „Tagesspiegel“.
So seien nach Informationen des „rbb inforadios“ mehrere Handys des V-Mannes von den zuständigen Verfassungsschützern bisher gar nicht oder zumindest nicht vollständig ausgewertet worden.
Am Donnerstag ist Premiere. Von Solness. Und jeder darf kommen, so lang es Karten gibt.
Danach Party like its 90something im Eschloraque. Yay.
Director meets norwegian filmstars in Berlin.
wo years later, this fellow norwegian actress Lise Risom Olsen known in Germany for Tatort and now playing at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, is also starring along with me in the film Solness. #JuliaSchacht ,#LiseRisomOlsen #SchiwagoFilm, #Premiere #Berlin #HackesherMarkt #Kino #23Juni
Customs Agents, Local Doctor Subject 18-Year-Old To Vaginal, Rectal Probing In Search Of Nonexistent Drugs
The Constitution-free buffer zone near our nation‘s borders ensures those who wander too far away from the center of our country will be robbed of their rights, thanks to ongoing wars vs. drugs and terrorism. They may also be robbed of their dignity.
There‘s apparently very little law enforcement personnel won‘t do when in pursuit of drugs. The gloves come off, only to be replaced with other gloves, which are then forcefully inserted into every orifice on a „suspect‘s“ body. We saw this happen to New Mexico native David Eckert back in 2013. The list of invasions and indignities perpetrated on him by the Deming police and a far-too-compliant „medical professional“ is long, ugly and comprehensive.
NOPD fires 3 officers after body cam catches 1 hitting handcuffed man
The incident came to light the following day during a supervisor‘s routine review of body-worn camera footage, said NOPD spokesman Tyler Gamble.
Baltimore Transit Officials Won‘t Release Footage Of Freddie Gray Protests Because Everything Is Always About ‚Terrorism‘
The excuse that worked so well for so long — „because terrorism“ — seems to have lost its luster. Despite having a locked iPhone tied to a mass shooting with terrorist overtones, the FBI was unable to budge the needle on encryption backdoors or magical „lawful access“ crypto keys.
However, that doesn‘t mean any number of government entities aren‘t willing to use the ever present „threat“ of terrorism as fuel for their various civil liberties-endangering bonfires. Or that they won‘t use it as a profoundly cheap excuse to withhold information from the American public — like the Indiana State Police‘s refusal to turn over Stingray docs because doing so might allow terrorists to plan attacks on cherished annual state events like the Mule Day Parade.
Seeing Opportunity, Congress Tries To Rush Through Its Plan To Legalize FBI Abuses Citing ‚Orlando!‘
Just a few weeks ago, we wrote about the FBI pushing strongly for an update to the law that covers National Security Letters (NSLs) to cover up the fact that the FBI has been using them to get electronic communications records. The current law on NSLs doesn‘t cover that information, though the FBI insists that it‘s just a „typo“ in the law, and still frequently asks for them in its NSLs, because NSL recipients often don‘t know the law themselves and will still turn over the info. Of course, it helps that the NSLs often come with gag orders. Reports going back a decade have shown that the FBI has a serious problem with abusing its NSL powers to get lots of information it‘s not supposed to have. And rather than do something to stop such abuses, the FBI‘s friends in Congress have, instead, been trying to legalize such abusive practices to allow the FBI to do even more.
DOJ Rushed To Link Orlando Shooter To ISIS, Now Plans To Redact What He Said During 911 Call For… Reasons
Of course, now that the DOJ seems to be realizing that this wasn‘t based on any connection to middle east groups, it seems to want to bury the issue. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has declared that when the transcript of Mateen‘s 911 calls are released, they‘re going to redact his claims to be doing it for ISIS for [reasons].
Virginia Raggi, Rome‘s first woman mayor
Virginia Raggi, Rome‘s first woman mayor, is a political neophyte for the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5s) whose thumping win over Premier Matteo Renzi‘s Democratic Party (PD) in the Italian capital captured headlines worldwide.
Akkon: Christ weckt in arabischer Tracht Muslime zum Morgengebet im Ramadan
Spaltungsversuche der Regierung unter Benjamin Netanjahu scheitern an ganz normalen Menschen in Israel, die friedlich miteinander leben.
Vergesst den „Brexit“. Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika wollen ihren Klon über den Kontinent Europa.
Es wird keinen Ausstieg des Vereinigten Königreiches aus der „Europäischen Union“ geben, schon gar nicht durch eine Volksabstimmung. Ein Kommentar.
Barack Obama: As your friend, let me say that the EU makes Britain even greater
(23.4.2016) Nearly 80 years later, the United Kingdom remains a friend and ally to the United States like no other. Our special relationship was forged as we spilt blood together on the battlefield. It was fortified as we built and sustained the architecture for advancing stability and prosperity in Europe, and our democratic values around the globe. From the ashes of war, those who came before us had the foresight to create the international institutions and initiatives to sustain a prosperous peace: the United Nations and Nato; Bretton Woods, the Marshall Plan, and the European Union.
WATCH: British PM Says Israel Needs United Kingdom to Remain in EU to Fight BDS, Iranian Nukes
David Cameron tells Jewish community event in London that ‚Brexit‘ would leave U.K. powerless to fight for its Israeli ally.
Brexit vote hangs in the balance after Jo Cox murder: Polls divided after MP‘s killing leaves country undecided ahead of EU referendum
– New poll shows Brexit has lost 3 per cent support since murder of Jo Cox
– Dramatic six-point turnaround since a similar Survation poll on Thursday
– Opinium poll puts sides level on 44% with Leave up 2 points on last week
ISIS as U.S. Creation: The Clearest Authenticated Video Evidence to Date
(13.9.2014) The above video entitled, “US Key Man in Syria Worked Closely with ISIL and Jabhat al Nusra,” which shows raw reporting footage compiled by “Eretz Zen” channel (YouTube), is the clearest video evidence to date documenting the role of the United States in creating and sustaining ISIS on the Syrian battlefield.
Amazingly, the video has yet to be widely viewed, even though it has been authenticated by the top academic Syria expert in the U.S., Joshua Landis, of the University of Oklahoma, and author of the influential Syria analysis site Syria Comment.
U.S. and Russian Jets Clash Over Syria
(20.6.2016) With the American jets flying close enough to visually identify the Su-34s, the Russians departed the air space over At Tanf. Some time shortly thereafter, the F/A-18s ran low on fuel and left the area in order to link up with an aerial tanker. That’s when the Su-34s reportedly returned to At Tanf—and bombed the rebels again.
EU agrees extending Russia economic sanctions, formal decision pending: sources
The initial decision on Tuesday must still be formally approved by the bloc‘s ministers after France and Britain asked for time to receive comments from their parliaments, although these have no power to block it.
DECLARATION OF THE OLYMPIC SUMMIT: FIVE-POINT PLAN TO ENSURE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR ATHLETES AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016
Because of the WADA non-compliance declaration of Kenya and Russia and the related substantial allegations, the Olympic Summit considers the “presumption of innocence” of athletes from these countries being put seriously into question. As a result, every IF should take a decision on the eligibility of such athletes on an individual basis to ensure a level playing field in their sport. In this decision-making process, the absence of a positive national anti-doping test should not be considered sufficient by the IFs. This means that the respective IF should take into account other reliable adequate testing systems in addition to national anti-doping testing.
Russia to comply with new demands in hope of proving they are clean of drugs
The conciliatory nature of the statement, particularly when compared to earlier messages of defiance, suggests Russia realises the IOC could have been much tougher on them given the mounting evidence of state-sponsored cheating in recent years.
It is also telling that the Russian media has focused on Bach’s comments that any Russian track and field athlete in Rio will be able to compete in Russian colours and under a Russian flag.
Some Russian Olympians could compete under their own flag
The sharp differences between the IOC and the IAAF emerged after a summit of Olympic leaders called by Bach to follow up on the IAAF’s decision to ban Russia and to take further steps to ensure a “level playing field” for athletes in all sports at the Rio Games.
Argentine Singer Fito Paez Gives His Heart to Havana
Havana, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Argentine singer, Fito Paez, gave his heart again to Havana last night, in a concert dedicated to the city he fell in love with in 1987.
The concert that closed Paezâ�Ö tour of Latin America, celebrating 30 years of his album ‚Giros‘, took place in the packed Karl Marx Theater.
Fito Paez – Tendré Que Volver a Amar
Music video by Fito Paez performing Tendré Que Volver a Amar. (C) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment Argentina S.A.
(http://www.rock.com.ar/letras/20/20013.shtml)
Europe‘s robots to become ‚electronic persons‘ under draft plan
Europe‘s growing army of robot workers could be classed as „electronic persons“ and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution.(…)
Patrick Schwarzkopf, managing director of the VDMA‘s robotic and automation department, said: „That we would create a legal framework with electronic persons – that‘s something that could happen in 50 years but not in 10 years.“