“When Two Worlds Collide,” a film that narrates the events that led to the “Baguazo” massacre in 2009 and its political and social aftermath, premieres in Lima, Peru Thursday.
Daily Archives: 16. Oktober 2016
Firefox users chalk up HTTPS encryption milestone
The HTTPS milestone was tweeted by Josh Aas, head of the Let’s Encrypt initiative which has been working to help smaller websites switch to encrypting their web traffic.
Corporate ‚Biopiracy‘ in Peru Threatens Indigenous Knowledge
Foreign corporations have filed over 11,000 patents for a staggering 4,400 Peruvian plant products.
Russia renews its support for Iraq in its war against terrorism
The presidency of Iraq said in a press statement, “Today, President Fuad Masum received the Russian Ambassador to Iraq Morgnov Ilya Anatolyevich,” adding that, “They discussed the bilateral relations between Iraq and Russia, and the importance of joint cooperation to serve the interests of the two countries.”
Patent Forum Shopping Must End
As we’ve detailed on many occasions, forum shopping is rampant in patent litigation. Last year, almost 45% of all patent cases were heard in the Eastern District of Texas, a sparsely populated region of Texas probably more well-known as the birthplace of George Foreman than for any technological industry. EFF, along with Public Knowledge, has filed an amicus brief in TC Heartland v. Kraft, urging the Supreme Court to hear a case that could end forum shopping in patent cases.
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Reclaim Intervention
We’re asking universities around the country to protect their inventions from patent trolls by signing the Public Interest Patent Pledge. The PIPP is a promise that before selling or licensing its patents to a third party, a university will assess the business practices of that party and make sure that it will use those patents responsibly.
Offensive auf Mosul: UN befürchtet 1 Million Flüchtlinge
(11.10.2016) Der verdeckte Einsatz französischer Spezialtruppen zeigt an, dass an der Mosul- Offensive mehr Truppen teilnehmen, als der Öffentlichkeit bekannt ist. Ohnehin ist ihre Zahl kaum zu überschauen und noch weniger ihre zum Teil sehr unterschiedlichen und konfligierenden Interessen, wie dies in Medienberichten hervorgehoben wird.
YBŞ/YJŞ: Iraq must officially invite us to Mosul operation
Therefore, YBŞ/YJŞ said that Mosul’s future is of great concern to them, and the presence of the Turkish state in Mosul could be the sign of future massacres to come.
A Statement from President Barzani on the Liberation of Mosul
It is therefore necessary to announce that the preparation for the operation to liberate Mosul have been completed and have paved the way to begin the Mosul operation. The preparations were reached after an agreement between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi military forces. The military tasks and responsibilities were distributed in accordance to that agreement. We thereby would like to reassure all the concerned parties that all of the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region shall remain committed to meticulously abide by the agreement. Additionally there is complete coordination between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi military forces in pursuit of preventing all undesired events.
Baghdad and Erbil have also agreed to establish a joint higher political committee whose task would be to supervise the affairs of Mosul after the liberation.
Footage of French Army‘s Artillery battery (155mm CAESAR SPHs) Engaged in Mosul battle #TFWagram #Iraq
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Tracking the gig economy: New numbers
(13.Oktober) These trends raise the possibility that the online marketplaces could cannibalize competing payroll businesses in some industries, particularly given the rapid deployment of new technologies.
@RadioUtopie_de @Die_Gruenen @dieLinke @AlexanderSNeu Bei EVENTUELLEN Verhörsituationen in Ausschüssen auf die 1., 2., 3. Ausrede achten…
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@RadioUtopie_de @Die_Gruenen @dieLinke @AlexanderSNeu.Müssen #KSK Einsätze nicht abgebrochen werden wenn sie bekannt werden? #Mosul
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Guten Morgen Prenzlauer Berg, guten Morgen Pankow!
(13.Oktober) „Neuer Stil“ mit altem Stilbildner?
Mit der gerade in der Entstehung befindlichen rot-rot-grünen Senats-Koalition soll – so liest man – im Roten Rathaus ein neuer Politikstil Einzug halten. Nötig wärs.
Wollte man einen solchen Neuanfang tatsächlich in Angriff nehmen, müsste man sich allerdings von solchen bisher den Politikstil prägenden Figuren wie dem Stadtentwicklungssenator Andreas Geisel verabschieden.
Ob das Abwürgen diverser Bürgerbegehren, die Annahme von sorgsam gestückelten Spenden des Baufilzveterans Klaus Groth, der rechtswidrige Verzicht auf Wohnungsbau am Leipziger Platz zugunsten eines von SPD-Parteifreund Peter Strieder (ehemals Bausenator) beratenen „Investors“, der geplante Verkauf weiterer großer landeseigener Grundstücke an private Unternehmen zur Errichtung von Teuer-Wohnungen…, bis hin zur schnell noch vor der Bildung des neuen Senats losgetretenen Ausschreibung der Berliner Außenwerbung: Der Mann steht so sehr für „Old Scool“, dass mit ihm ein Neuanfang schon am ersten Tag als gescheitert betrachtet werden darf.
Bundeswehr (KTCC) bildet Peschmerga für den Häuserkampf in Mosul aus – Rudaw hat ein Video dazu
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Lage im Irak: Es drohen neue Konflikte
Berlin, 23.09.2016.
Die Offensive zur Vertreibung des IS aus Mosul läuft. Die Befreiung der nordirakischen Stadt Mosul aus den Händen der Terrormiliz „Islamischer Staat“ (IS) steht vielleicht kurz bevor.
SAUDI AND GERMAN TROOPS ESTABLISH POSITIONS OUTSIDE MOSUL
(8.12.2015) Tomorrow Press and local sources in Nineveh, report the foreign military presence in the province is not limited to Turkish soldiers, pointing to the presence of Saudi and German troops stationed in areas near the city of Mosul.
Operation to liberate Mosul officially begins
Controversially, the United States will allow a corridor for ISIS to escape into Syria.
VIDEO: Peshmerga troops and weapons heading for the Mosul front
Tens of thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers are expected to join the imminent Mosul offensive.
US military ‚begins shelling‘ Daesh in Iraq‘s Mosul
But a Pentagon official who wanted to remain anonymous told Anadolu Agency that „a full scale offensive hasn‘t started yet“. The official did not confirm if the operation had begun at all.
On the other hand, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) told Anadolu Agency that reports on social media and the Internet that Mosul operation began were „erroneous.“
Syria, The UK And Funding The “Moderate Armed Opposition.”
The British government it states, has spent “over £100 million” since 2012, “working closely with a range of actors” to “find a political solution to the conflict and prepare to rebuild the country in the post Assad era.”
“Our efforts … include providing more than £67 million of support to the Syrian opposition.”
Mosul Operation to Include a ‚Corridor‘ for Deash Terrorists Fleeing to Syria
(13.10.2016) „Nevertheless, during the operation a corridor will be left for terrorists to escape to Syria. Those retreating this way will not be captured. Currently, there are some 7,000 Daesh militants. But the operation is not expected to be long because the terrorists are not as strong as before,“ he said.
Looting Greeks and their Country
The following article concentrates on one of the most important aspects of the ongoing experiment in the country: the imposition of a model of “accumulation by dispossession,” not to a country of the Global South or Eastern Europe but to a member of the eurozone since its creation and of the European Economic Community since the early 1980s. It demonstrates that far from alleviating what its predecessors had agreed to do, Tsipras and his government are actually implementing a selling-out of public assets at a scale unseen since German reunification.
SAA captures several sites in northeast #Aleppo
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched an assault last night in the northeastern sector of Aleppo City, targeting the militants-controlled areas near the strategic Jandoul Roundabout.
O Grande Ditador [The Great Dictator] – Charlie Chaplin – 1940
Sinopse: Adenoid Hynkel (Charles Chaplin) assume o governo de Tomainia.
US-Verteidigungsminister Carter fordert Milliarden Dollars für die Modernisierung des gesamten US-Atomwaffenarsenals
Die Modernisierung aller drei Komponenten der „Nuklearen Triade“ der USA würde nach Schätzungen des Congressional Budget Office mindestens 348 Milliarden Dollar kosten und erst im Jahr 2024 abgeschlossen sein.
From murky to flakey: US unsure if missiles were fired from #Yemen at US ship or if ship‘s radar had an anomaly.
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Is There a Way to Justify US Aggression Against Yemen
After all, a military victory over Yemen would allow the US to contain China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, along with taking control over the most important Middle Eastern trade and energy routes.
New European Border and Coast Guard Agency to strengthen EU’s maritime borders
(14.Oktober)The cooperation between the EU’s three competent agencies will be strengthened, namely the European Maritime Safety Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency, and Frontex. It will allow the agencies, each within their mandate, to better support authorities carrying out coast guard functions at national, European and, where appropriate, international level.
UN Syria envoy: Jabhat al-Nusra holding Aleppo ‘hostage’
(9.10.2016) UN Syria Envoy Staffan de Mistura appealed directly to Jabhat al-Nusra, Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate, on Oct. 6 to leave the city of Aleppo “because 1,000 of you are deciding the destiny of the 275,000 civilians.”