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Daily Archives: 4. August 2016
Gefälschter Lebenslauf: SPD beklagt Austritte wegen Fall Hinz
Die Abgeordnete Petra Hinz hat ihr Bundestagsmandat bislang nicht niedergelegt, ein Ultimatum der SPD blieb wirkungslos. Wegen der Affäre um ihren gefälschten Lebenslauf haben in Essen mehrere Parteimitglieder nun offenbar Konsequenzen gezogen.
SPD-Abgeordnete – Petra Hinz meldet sich, legt aber Mandat nicht nieder
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ARD-Deutschlandtrend: Merkel verliert drastisch an Zustimmung
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PETITION: ausländische Journalisten vor Überwachung durch den BND schützen
Reporter ohne Grenzen fordert den deutschen Bundestag gemeinsam mit zahlreichen nationalen und internationalen Medien, Verbänden und Menschenrechtsorganisationen auf, den Entwurf des BND-Gesetzes umgehend zu überarbeiten und ausländische Journalisten vor Überwachung zu schützen.
Congress asleep at the wheel on US operations in Libya
Americans woke up on Monday, Aug. 1, to news that the U.S. military had expanded operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to a fourth front — this time in Libya, a nation that continues to be riven by multiple governments claiming legitimacy, wide-open borders, a struggling economy and a country hosting an alphabet soup of jihadist groups… Instead, the country was afforded a quick 159-word press statement from the Pentagon announcing that the United States is now opening up yet another front in the never-ending war on terrorism.
DOD: Military Action in Libya Now Authorized by 2001 AUMF
(2.8.2016) „Under what legal authority are these strikes being conducted?“ a reporter asked Cook at Monday‘s Pentagon briefing.
„The 2001 authorization for the use of military force, similar to our previous airstrikes in Libya,“ Cook responded.
Another front in the war on Islamic State, and still no legal authority
That’s because the administration has a fallback legal position. It maintains, unconvincingly, that the war is legal under two previous authorizations of force: one approved in 2001 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks and another in 2002 aimed at “the continuing threat posed by Iraq” — the Iraq ruled by Saddam Hussein, that is.
Afghanistan: The campaign‘s forgotten war
Although hardly news, it bears repeating that the Afghanistan War stands as the longest in all of United States history. By election day, it will have entered its 16th year. Our next president will surely inherit the war there, just as Barack Obama inherited it from George W. Bush. Here is a situation where the phrase “endless war” is not hyperbole; it accurately describes reality.
America‘s war for the Greater Middle East
The 1991 war might have been a profitable war – Colin Powell later claimed America made money out of it – but it only paved the way for the 2003 war, which in turn paved the way for yet another more recent intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS).
And so on and so forth.
New foreign secretary Boris Johnson says Britain can have greater Europe role post-Brexit
(14.6.2016) „There‘s a massive difference between leaving the EU and our relations with Europe, which if anything I think are going to be intensified,“ Johnson, who was appointed to his post on Wednesday, told reporters.
„I was very pleased to receive a phone call from Secretary (John) Kerry of the United States who totally agreed with that analysis. His view was that post-Brexit and after the negotiations, what he really wants to see … is more Britain abroad, a greater global profile.“
Juncker lehnt Abbruch der Verhandlungen mit der Türkei ab
Juncker entgegnet in den Interview, es sei nicht hilfreich, der Türkei einseitig das Ende der Gespräche zu signalisieren, „Das geht so nicht, das müssen alle Mitgliedsstaaten – und zwar einstimmig – beschließen, dass diese Verhandlungen abgebrochen werden.“ Diese Bereitschaft aller Mitgliedsstaaten sehe er derzeit nicht.
Bank of England: Tiefster Leitzins seit 322 Jahren
Notenbank halbiert Leitzins. Konjunktureinbruch befürchtet. Zinsschritt und ein weiteres Anleihen-Ankaufsprogramm sollen Investitionen ankurbeln.
Marine Harriers Strike ISIS Targets in Libya from USS Wasp
Marine AV-8B Harriers operating from USS Wasp (LHD-1) have struck ISIS targets Libya, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Wednesday.
Stop the war drive in Syria and Libya! Workers of the world unite against war!
Young people have grown up in the US knowing nothing but endless wars and a government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama, which revels in its power for mass murder and its callous disregard for human life. In Clinton, the world faces an even more dangerous warmonger.
Obama to talk Islamic State fight at Pentagon as U.S. expands Libya role
Obama typically convenes meetings of the National Security Council at the White House, but over the past year he has occasionally held them at other agencies like the State Department and the CIA. The goal of the road show at the Pentagon is to illustrate the multifaceted U.S. approach to defeating IS.
Bombs away: No good will come of U.S. attacks on Libya
The second major problem with the new initiative in Libya by President Barack Obama is that it does not deal with Libya’s current fundamental problem — the fact that it has three contending governments, as well as many more independent armed contending militias. There is one government in Tobruk in the east, another in Tripoli, the former capital, and a third, backed by the United Nations, holed up also in Tripoli.
Boroujerdi Meets Assad: Syria’s Victory to Redraw Map of Entire Region
Syrian President al-Assad received Thursday Chairman of the Iranian Shura Council’s Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security Alaeddin Boroujerdi who hailed Damascus determination to defend homeland against Takfiri terrorism.
Aleppo: Scores of Terrorists Killed as Syrian Army Thwarts Infiltration Attempts
Earlier on Wednesday, terrorists organizations acknowledged the death of 64 of their members, including some of their leaders. on Tuesday, they acknowledged that 56 others were also killed in Aleppo battles.
Syrian Forces Make Gains in Fighting Around Aleppo
Indications are that the most recent offensive by the Nusra Front-led rebels in northern Syria, aiming to relieve the siege of their half of Aleppo, has stalled, with a counter-offensive by the Syrian military launched overnight recovering considerable territory around the area, including two villages and a pair of key hilltops.
PSG-Kandidat Markus Klein: „Berlin soll in eine Polizeifestung verwandelt werden“
Diese Forderungen zielen nicht darauf ab, den Terrorismus zu bekämpfen. Der Terror wird durch die Politik der Kriege und der Sozialkürzungen vielmehr noch genährt. In Wirklichkeit geht es der herrschenden Elite darum, den Staatsapparat angesichts der wachsenden Opposition in der Bevölkerung aufzurüsten.
Top German Aviation Lawyer Has Rock Solid Case Against Ukraine Over MH17 (Video)
Under Article 9 of the Chicago Convention of 1949, to which Ukraine is a signatory, it is the responsibility of governments, in the event of armed conflict within their territory, to close the airspace above the conflict zone.
Not only did Ukraine fail to do this, Ukrainian air traffic control – whether through negligence or intention – directed MH17 to fly over Donbass where it met its terrible end.
IEC confirms latest #ElectionResults
Gauteng has completed 47 percent of its counting with the ANC leading with 45.46 percent of the vote. The DA had 41.69 percent.
In the Northern Cape 99 percent of the votes had been counted, with only a few outstanding wards of the Sol Plaatjie municipality. The ANC is leading with 58.15 percent.
The Western Cape has completed 84 percent of its counting, with the DA dominating with 63.57 percent.
Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band – Cosmia
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Harry Callahan‘s opinion on opinions
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UK: Turkey-US relations ‘seriously compromised’ following failed coup – Assange
Founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange questioned the US’ role in the recent failed coup attempt in Turkey, during an exclusive interview with Russia Today’s Afshin Rattanzi at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Wednesday.
Kampf um Aleppo: Syrisch Arabische Armee gewinnt weiter an Boden
In Aleppo läuft der Kampf gegen Extremisten-Gebiete weiterhin auf Hochtouren. Zeitgleich arbeiten russische und syrische Behörden mit Hochdruck daran die Zivilbevölkerung über sieben Fluchtkorridore aus den Gebieten zu retten. Mit Dutzenden Tonnen an humanitärer Hilfe soll eine humanitäre Katastrophe vermieden werden. Auch Kämpfern wird die Gelegenheit geboten ihre Waffen niederzulegen und sich amnestieren zu lassen, was Dutzende auch getan haben. Doch ein großer Teil kämpft weiter.