Daily Archives: 20. August 2016


20.08.2016 - 21:40 [ Der Standard ]

Soziologe Nachtwey: „Wir leben in einer Abstiegsgesellschaft“

Aber ein linker Populismus, das ist die Voraussetzung, kann zu keinem Zeitpunkt ein vermeintlich gutes Volk konstruieren, womit immer auch die Exklusion der Fremden gemeint ist, sondern er kann nur links sein, wenn er inklusiv ist, alle Ausgeschlossenen mitnimmt und sagt: Wir sind der Demos, wir sind die Bevölkerung, nicht das Volk, und wir wollen eine echte Demokratie.

20.08.2016 - 18:13 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

New Labor Conditions rule: Part-time jobs, less than €400/month

Flexible forms of work like part-time jobs and work in rotation and low wages: these are the new conditions for Greek labor force. The new working standards hit all ages. Employers fire older workers and hire “cheaper” employees below 29 years old with part-time contracts and respectively low wages.

20.08.2016 - 18:10 [ Keep Talking Greece ]

Europol sends 30 anti-terror experts to track jihadists in Greece’s refugee camps

Greek migration minister Ioannis Mouzalas told the Kathimerini newspaper that there was only around 80-100 people arriving in the country each day, compared with many thousands at the height of the crisis last year. (via Euobserver)

It is not clear how long the Europol team will stay in Greece and who will come up to their expenses and the general cost of the mission.

20.08.2016 - 17:55 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Brasilien wollte Uruguay im Streit um Venezuelas Vorsitz im Mercosur bestechen

Vor diesem Hintergrund soll Brasiliens De-facto-Regierung unter Führung des ehemaligen Vizepräsidenten Michel Temer versucht haben, die Stimme Uruguays zu kaufen, um das Kräfteverhältnis zuungunsten Venezuelas zu verändern. „Es hat uns nicht sehr gefallen, dass Außenminister (José) Serra nach Uruguay gereist ist, um uns zu sagen – und ich sage das, weil er es öffentlich getan hat –, dass sie gekommen sind, um die Übernahme (der Mercosur-Präsidentschaft durch Venezuela) zu verhindern“, sagte Uruguays Außenminister Rodolfo Nin Novoa. Wenn dies gelinge, würde Brasilien Uruguay den Zugang zu anderen Handelsabkommen erleichtern, so Nin Novoa, der dies bei einem Bericht in der außenpolitischen Kommission des Parlaments als Bestechungsversuch wertete.

20.08.2016 - 17:15 [ youtube ]

Franz Schubert – „Der Gondelfahrer“ (Chorus) D. 809, Op.28

Vom Markusturme tönte
Der Spruch der Mitternacht:
Sie schlummern friedlich Alle,
Und nur der Schiffer wacht.

20.08.2016 - 17:07 [ youtube ]

Franz Schubert – „Coronach“ (Chorus) D.836

Ihr flüchtigen Füsse, du Rat in Bedrängnis,
Du Arm im Streite, wie tief ist dein Schlummer.
Wie Tau auf den Bergen, wie Schaum auf dem Bache,
Wie Blas‘ auf der Welle bist ewig geschieden.

20.08.2016 - 16:13 [ MONDOWEISS ]

The omnipresent hawks-in-waiting of the Clinton administration

In that vein, yesterday National Public Radio interviewed retired Admiral James Stavridis, who has been spoken of as a top foreign policy aide if Hillary Clinton becomes president, and Stavridis made the case for intervention in Syria with a lot of familiar talking points.

20.08.2016 - 16:09 [ Al-Masdar News ]

Syrian jets fly over flashpoint city despite US warning

The Syrian Air Force were in the air again Saturday over the flashpoint northeastern city of Hasakeh, despite a US warning against new strikes that might endanger its military advisers… US special operations forces were based around six kilometres (nearly four miles) north of Hasakeh and reinforcements arrived Friday “from inside and outside Syria, accompanied by military helicopters”, Abdel Rahman said.

20.08.2016 - 15:49 [ SANA ]

Army General Command: Provocations by Asayish took more dangerous turn, which required suitable response from Syrian Army-VIDEO

In a statement on Friday, the General Command said that these actions took a more dangerous turn as the Asayish encircled Hasaka city, shelled it with artillery and tanks, and targeted Syrian Arab Army positions in it, claiming the lives of a number of military personnel and civilians.

20.08.2016 - 15:14 [ al-Arabiya ]

Lebanese protest Israeli road on occupied land

Israel has been constructing a road almost two kilometers-long between the Blue Line, the internationally recognized border between the two countries, and Israel’s electrified wire fence approximately 50 meters south of the Blue Line.

20.08.2016 - 14:50 [ The Independent ]

Syria war: US fighter jets scrambled to stop Syrian planes bombing special forces and allies in Hasakah

“We view instances that place coalition personnel at risk with the utmost seriousness and we do have the inherent right of self-defence when US forces are at risk.” Elite troops are training and supporting the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the area, where rebel territory provides an eastern base for an expected advance on Isis’ de-facto capital of Raqqa.

20.08.2016 - 12:46 [ SBS ]

New York Times slams US as complicit in Yemen carnage

“A hospital associated with Doctors Without Borders. A school. A potato chip factory. Under international law, those facilities in Yemen are not legitimate military targets,” the editorial said. “Yet all were bombed in recent days by warplanes belonging to a coalition led by Saudi Arabia, killing more than 40 civilians.”

20.08.2016 - 09:50 [ Sputnik ]

Russischer T-90: IS-Attacke kann diesem Panzer nichts anhaben – Syrische Armee

(14.7.2016) T-90 ist ein russischer Kampfpanzer, der seit Ende der 1980er-Jahre entwickelt wurde. Der Panzer verfügt über eine glattröhrige 125mm-Kanone sowie ein ferngesteuertes Flugabwehr-Maschinengewehrsystem. Der T-90 ist mit dem modernen elektro-optischen Abwehrkomplex TSchU-1 Schtora-1 („Vorhang“) ausgestattet.

20.08.2016 - 09:13 [ Hurriyet ]

HDP leader applauds surprising conciliation at Turkish Parliament over omnibus bill

“Considering politics as a mechanism of solution and making it work, instead of considering it as a tool for grudges and revenge, is a duty for everyone,” Demirtaş added.

“The HDP will contribute to all kinds of cooperation that will contribute to comprehensive-principled conciliation and peace on all important issues including the new constitution,” he stated.