Daily Archives: 4. Juli 2016


04.07.2016 - 21:31 [ allAfrica ]

Somalia: U.S. Africom Arming Ex Somali Warlord to Fight Al Shabaab

Col Barre Aden Shire known as (Barre Hiiraale) has paid a secret visit to U.S. AFRICOM military base in Kenya, where he met with top US military commanders. Relaible sources say, that Senior AMISOM commanders are accompanying Barre Hiiraale on his unannounced visit to the U.S. AFRICOM base in Kenya.

04.07.2016 - 21:29 [ Jason Ditz / Antiwar ]

Report: US Arming Somali Warlord to Fight al-Shabaab

Reports suggest that the US African Command (AFRICOM) has been secretly meeting with former Somali DM and current Somali warlord Barre Aden Shire, and has been providing him with weapons and military equipment to launch a new offensive against al-Shabaab.

04.07.2016 - 21:27 [ Radio Utopie ]

Bundeswehr-SpezialeinsatzkrÀfte im Inneren Somalias ohne Mandat

(Mai 2013) Interne Clan-KĂ€mpfe wie in der Region Jubbaland an der Grenze zu Kenia zwischen dem frĂŒheren Verteidigungsminister und einem Scheich sowie AnsprĂŒche der Warlords der verschiedenen Regionen kĂ€mpfen in Mogadischu um die PfrĂŒnde an der Regierungsbeteiligung. Das neue Parlament zerfleischt sich gerade gegenseitig. Am 22.Mai wird es voraussichtlich in einem Misstrauensvotum ĂŒber Premierminister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid abstimmen. Den Antrag haben ĂŒber einhundert Abgeordnete eingereicht.

04.07.2016 - 21:07 [ Richard D. Wolff / Truthout ]

Economic Theorists: The High Priests of Capitalism

As global capitalism generates ever-greater inequalities, instabilities and problems, it and its high priests face rising opposition and suspicion alongside rising interest in and demands for economic theories critical of capitalism. Haunting the high priests of capitalism is the fate that history eventually imposed on slavery, feudalism and their high priests.

04.07.2016 - 18:23 [ SĂŒddeutsche ]

Merkel springt Juncker bei

Seibert macht damit auch deutlich, dass seine Chefin die Sache mit der Kommission anders sieht als der Bundesfinanzminister. Wolfgang SchĂ€uble hatte am Wochenende in einigen Interviews dafĂŒr plĂ€diert, europĂ€ische Projekte notfalls auch ohne die EuropĂ€ische Kommission und nur mit einer Koalition der Willigen zu starten.

04.07.2016 - 18:22 [ Standard ]

Berlin schießt sich auf Jean-Claude Juncker ein

Die Zeitung zitierte einen namentlich nicht genannten deutschen Minister mit den Worten: „Juncker hat immer wieder gegen das gemeinsame Interesse verstoßen, und seine Reaktion auf das britische Referendum war sehr schĂ€dlich. Dies ist nicht die Zeit fĂŒr institutionelle Streitereien, aber der Druck auf ihn, zurĂŒckzutreten, wird nur noch grĂ¶ĂŸer werden.“

04.07.2016 - 18:20 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Power struggle among Merkel, Schulz, Juncker, when they could solve EU problems with a Referendum

It came as it was expected to come after the Brexit vote. Germany and the German European Parliament President are determined to out Jean-Claude Juncker from the European Commission Presidency. Berlin and Strasbourg blame Juncker for the Brexit win and have launched a campaign against him.

04.07.2016 - 18:01 [ Bloomberg ]

EU Approves $166 Billion Liquidity Guarantee for Italy Banks

(30.6.2016) Italy was given the go-ahead by the European Commission to supply as much as 150 billion euros ($166 billion) in government liquidity guarantees for its struggling banks until the end of the year, according to an EU official.

Liquidity support for solvent banks is a “precautionary measure” requested by Italy, the EU said in an e-mailed statement.

04.07.2016 - 16:47 [ The Globe and Mail ]

Earth’s secrets preserved in the Arctic cliffs of Padloping Island

Those parts include the Acasta Gneiss, a block of Canadian Shield found north of Yellowknife, that is thought to be the oldest intact fragment of the Earth’s crust, dating back just over four billion years. More controversial is the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, located along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay, which one 2012 study pegged at 4.3 billion years old.

04.07.2016 - 16:36 [ The Hill ]

Obama weighs big Arctic decision

The Obama administration in March proposed an offshore drilling plan for 2017-2022 that would see two drilling lease auctions in the Arctic Ocean. Obama’s decision on drilling this year is especially important because it is the only chance to schedule lease sales for the next half-decade: if he blocks Arctic leases now, his successor cannot revive them before writing a new five-year plan.

04.07.2016 - 16:32 [ Save the Arctic ]

Der Ozean im hohen Norden braucht

SchĂŒtzt die Arktis vor Grundschleppnetz-Trawlern!

Tief im Arktischen Ozean schlummern ĂŒber Jahrzehnte gewachsene, wunderschöne Korallen und ein einzigartiges Ökosystem. Diese kostbare Unterwasser-Welt ist akut bedroht: Wenn zerstörerische Grundschleppnetze ĂŒber den Meeresboden pflĂŒgen, bleibt dort nur eine trostlose Mondlandschaft zurĂŒck.

04.07.2016 - 16:17 [ Radio Utopie ]

Gorleben-Gutachten der BGR in der Kritik

Ein Blick auf die Homepage der BGR, die dem Bundeswirtschaftsministerium untersteht, zeige zudem, so BI-Sprecher Wolfgang Ehmke, dass ein Lernen aus Fehlern der Vergangenheit an diesem Bundesinstitut vollkommen vorbeigegangen sei.

04.07.2016 - 13:26 [ Paul Mokuolu / Guardian ]

I voted to leave the EU. That doesn’t make me an idiot or a xenophobe

The democratic deficit and national sovereignty were issues of concern, especially given the trajectory of the EU. The European commission consists of unelected officials who lack democratic accountability. And given how far we’ve come since joining the EEC in 1973, it’s at least a little unnerving to consider how much more politically integrated the EU will be in 10 or 15 years’ time. Our politicians may still make awful decisions, but at least they are accountable to us.

04.07.2016 - 12:37 [ Lexit Network ]

How the EU pushed France to Reforms of Labour Law

(28.6.2016) Kenneth Haar, from Corporate Europe Observatory, has just published a very important analysis on the role of the EU- and the Eurozone-framework in bringing about these reforms. Haar’s report shows how the economic governance framework pushed through on the wake of the Eurozone crisis since 2010 creates very concrete pressure on France to implement exactly these reforms.

With the European Semester, the reformed Deficit Procedure and the Procedure against Macroeconomic Imbalances (MIP), the EU-Commission is now able to create significant reform pressure, even against very strong member states. One could call this regime a ‘Troika for all’.

04.07.2016 - 12:31 [ Wall Street Journal ]

Portugal’s Left Bloc Wants EU Referendum if Country Is Sanctioned

(26.6.2016) LISBON—A key ally to Portugal’s Socialist government said the country should consider holding a referendum on the European Union membership if the EU decides to impose sanctions over last year’s missed budget target.

While Portugal’s Socialist party is deeply pro-EU and calling a referendum would be highly unlikely, Left Bloc’s move puts pressure on the government and Prime Minister AntĂłnio Costa, as well as the European Commission,…

04.07.2016 - 12:29 [ zeit.de ]

EuropÀische Kommission: Oettinger will Sanktionen gegen Spanien und Portugal

GĂŒnther Oettinger spricht sich dafĂŒr aus, dass die EU Sanktionen gegen Spanien und Portugal verhĂ€ngt. Grund dafĂŒr sei, dass beide LĂ€nder im letzten Jahr ihre Haushaltsverpflichtungen nicht erreicht hĂ€tten, sagte der EU-Kommissar fĂŒr Digitale Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in einem Interview mit der Bild-Zeitung.

04.07.2016 - 12:29 [ spiegel.de ]

Konsequenz aus Brexit: Martin Schulz fordert „echte europĂ€ische Regierung“

In einem Gastbeitrag fĂŒr die „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“ schreibt Schulz, diese EU-Regierung solle „der parlamentarischen Kontrolle des Europaparlaments und einer zweiten Kammer, bestehend aus Vertretern der Mitgliedstaaten, unterworfen“ sein.

Das sei den Menschen aus ihren Nationalstaaten bekannt und werde „politische Verantwortlichkeit auf der EU-Ebene transparenter machen“.

04.07.2016 - 10:00 [ Press TV ]

UK police summons Livni, draws Tel Aviv fire

The police order was issued over Livni’s role in Israel’s 2008-9 deadly onslaught on the Gaza Strip, when she was foreign minister and deputy prime minister. The Tel Aviv regime lashed out at the UK, with the Israeli foreign ministry condemning the summons and expressing „great concern“.