The initiative to fingerprint EU and US nationals arriving in Russia was earlier put forward by the Civic Chamber as an additional counter-terrorism measure.
Daily Archives: 24. November 2016
Putin to meet Louis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault
„A meeting is scheduled between President Putin and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy CEO Bernard Arnault,“ he said. „The Louis Vuitton Foundation initiated and arranged a wonderful exhibition in Paris, dubbed „Sergei Shchukin. Masterpieces of Modern Art“.
Nachricht, Fake oder Werbung? US-Teens erkennen keinen Unterschied – Studie
Schüler und Studenten aus den USA können Nachrichten von Falschmeldungen und Werbung nicht unterscheiden. Das haben Kommunikationswissenschaftler von der Stanford University in einer Studie herausgefunden, deren Ergebnisse sie auf der offiziellen Webseite der Hochschule veröffentlichten.
Turkish army says suspected Syrian air strike kills three soldiers
The military said 10 other soldiers were wounded in the air strike that it „assessed to have been carried out by Syrian regime forces“, but it gave no details on the exact location.
Three Turkish soldiers killed in Islamic State attack in Syria‘s al-Bab: sources
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an Islamic State attack in Syria‘s al-Bab region, security and hospital sources in Turkey said on Thursday.
Syrian president extends law on amnesty for militants for three months
Syrian President Bashar Assad has extended the law giving amnesty to militants for three months, Aleppo province governor Hussein Diab said in an address to residents of the eastern part of Aleppo controlled by terrorists.
Lavrov: Paris call for a conference of countries backing “opposition” in Syria hinders any comprehensive Syrian-Syrian dialogue
In a joint press conference with his Vietnamese counterpart in Moscow on Thursday, Lavrov said that holding such a conference will prevent achieving the basic goal which is starting a comprehensive Syrian-Syrian dialogue with the participation of the Government and all of the “opposition” groups.
High Court Asks Israel Why Jewish Terrorists‘ Homes Aren’t Razed Like Palestinians‘
Israel has always claimed that demolishing the homes of Palestinian terrorists was an effective counter-terrorism measure.
Israeli Defense Electronics Firm Wins U.S. Army Contract Worth Up to $103 Million
Elbit Systems wins U.S. army contract worth up to $103 million
Arming Saudi‘s Campaign in Yemen Debases UK Foreign Policy Everywhere
The decision to continue arming Saudi Arabia shows that the UK government is in denial about the devastating impact of arms sales
British warship calls at Israel port as Mediterranean tensions rise
Charles Heyman, a former British military officer who edits “The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom” handbook, said the Bulwark’s visit was a “political signal” — reflecting close military and diplomatic ties with Israel.
US warship USS McCampbell visits Manila
The Manila visit came after McCampbell completed a training exercise with the Royal Brunei Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2016.
CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.
NATO ends counter-piracy mission as focus shifts to Mediterranean
NATO has ended its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission after a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday, as it shifts resources to deterring Russia in the Black Sea and people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
Mapuche in Argentinien zeigen österreichische Firma an
Indigene werfen Prinzhorn Holding Landraub vor. Gesetzliche Schutzgebiete seien gefährdet, 200 Familien von Vertreibung bedroht. Strafanzeige erstattet
Imagine @BernieSanders as Minority Leader and @ninaturner running the DNC. People would trust the party again. Or lose with Schumer +Dean.
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Chuck Schumer: The Worst Possible Democratic Leader at the Worst Possible Time
When Barack Obama leaves the White House, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer will almost certainly be elected Senate minority leader — and therefore become the highest ranking Democratic official in America.
That’s a terrible roll of the dice for Democrats, because Schumer might as well have been grown in a lab to be exactly the wrong face for opposition to Donald Trump:
Buying Silence: Why So Many Democrats are Mute About Standing Rock
“Video of the incident appears to show that the water cannons were not simply being used for fire control, or even crowd control, but were often directed at small crowds or even individual protesters. Combined with the onset of wintry weather, water cannons are extremely dangerous and potentially lethal weapons, and I urge you to investigate their use on protesters,” he wrote to Lynch.
Medical Fund for Sophia Wilansky: #sophiawilansky
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Talking to father of injured DAPL demonstrator Sophia Wilansky
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Sophia Wilansky Critically Injured During Police Attack at Standing Rock
(22.11.2016) In Minneapolis, 21-year-old activist Sophia Wilansky is in critical condition and has been undergoing a series of surgeries, after reportedly being hit by a concussion grenade during the police attack against water protectors fighting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota Sunday night. Sunday’s attack at Standing Rock included police firing rubber bullets, mace canisters and water cannons in subfreezing temperatures. T
Standing Rock Protector‘s Arm Blown Off By Police Grenade
Veröffentlicht am 22.11.2016
Police threw concussion grenades at Standing Rock water protectors. Now a woman’s arm is being amputated. Brett Erlich and Jimmy Dore, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
Alex Halderman Clarifies: Not Sure If Election Was Hacked, But, Uh, Shouldn‘t Someone Be Checking To Make Sure?
As we noted in our post, the story would barely be worth mentioning if one of the people involved wasn‘t Alex Halderman, a computer science professor we‘ve been talking about for nearly a decade and a half, going back to when he was a student. Halderman is basically the expert on e-voting security — so when he says something, it‘s worth paying attention.
Halderman has now posted something of a follow-up to the NY Magazine article clarifying his views and what he‘s suggesting. He‘s not saying there‘s evidence of a hack, but basically saying that no one knows if there was a hack or not, and because of that, there should be a recount as a way to audit the results to see if there were any irregularities.
Armageddon on its way to Greece with the “Updated Bailout Agreement”
According to daily Kathimerini that published the draft the measures are:
– strict monitoring of civil servants and their salaries until 2020
– new interventions in the social security system
– automatic confiscation system for assets belonging to those with debts to the state as of 1.1. 2017
– new cuts to retirement lump sums
– recalculation of all pensions up to the end of 2017 (..) (…)
cuts of 430million euros in poverty allowance (EKAS) in 2017
Greece says bailout hard line could be ‚social disaster‘
(22.11.2016) „If the counter proposals mean cuts to the health service, education, across-the-boards cuts to pensions, and mass firings in the already understaffed civil service, that would be a social disaster and would not be accepted by the government or by the Greek people,“ government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said at an evening briefing.
Griechenland-Krise – EU-Finanzminister treffen sich am Freitag in Berlin
Nach Informationen der Süddeutschen Zeitung werden die Minister aus Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Spanien und den Niederlanden dort mit Vertretern des Internationalen Währungsfonds (IWF) darüber beraten, wie sich dieser doch noch finanziell am laufenden dritten Kreditprogramm für Griechenland beteiligen könnte. Mit dabei sein sollen auch Vertreter von EU-Kommission und Europäischer Zentralbank (EZB).
TPP Dead, TTIP Dying, But The EU And Canada Seem Determined To Ram Through CETA Deal Without Proper Scrutiny
CETA is a smaller-scale agreement between the EU and Canada, but it‘s more important than it looks. It allows US companies with subsidiaries in Canada to use the agreement‘s corporate sovereignty provisions to sue the EU — and there are 42,000 such companies according to one analysis (pdf). As a result, CETA has been called „TTIP by the backdoor,“ since it would provide a handy way for US companies to put pressure on EU nations even if TTIP suffers the same fate as TPP.
Footage: Government Forces Are in Control of Zuhur Hill in Eastern Aleppo
On November 20, Syrian government forces reportedly took control of the Zuhur Hill in the militant controlled eastern part of Aleppo city. However, due to heavy fighting in the area there have been no clear video evidence of the Syrian army’s gains in the area.
RT Arabic solved this problem:
Die nichtimperiale Welt wartet auf die Befreiung Aleppos von den westlichen terroristischen Invasoren. #Syrien
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Syrian Group: Rebels Preventing Refugees From Fleeing Aleppo
„They‘ve wanted to cross for a while because the circumstances have become very difficult,“ said al-Jasim, who confirmed his location near the al-Riz crossing via phone location services.
He said his relatives told him they were prepared to cross during the day but were advised by three rebel groups to wait until dark.
„Then in the evening, (the rebels) began to fire at the crossing“ to prevent passage, al-Jasim said. He said about fifty families were waiting to cross.
Video Shows Syrian ‚Rebel‘ Group That Beheaded Child Still Using CIA-Provided TOW Missiles
Syrian „rebel“ group Nour al-Din al-Zanki, which was widely condemned this past July after beheading a child soldier and posting the video — raising questions about their CIA-„vetted“ status — continues to use U.S.-provided TOW missiles according to a video published on its Twitter feed yesterday.
Putin gratuliert RT und Sputnik zur Anti-Propaganda-Resolution
„Denjenigen Vertretern der Medien, Journalisten, die die Vertreter des repräsentativen EU-Organs zu solchen Entscheidungen bewegt haben, will ich dazu gratulieren, dass sie ihre Arbeit allem Anschein nach aktiv, ergiebig und talentvoll machen“. Dies zitierte die Nachrichtenagentur RIA Nowosti.
EU-Parlamentspräsident Schulz strebt Wechsel in deutsche Politik an
Schulz wird in Deutschland als möglicher Kanzlerkandidat und als neuer Aussenminister gehandelt – möglicherweise auch in Personalunion. Dass er einen Wechsel nach Berlin anstrebt, bestätigte Schulz dem Sender ARD nach dessen Angaben.
Und diese E.U.-Prothese Schulz, der gbit höchstens ein besseres Frühstück fürs Wahlvolk. Oder sollte ich sagen: QUALVOLK?
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Islamisten? Russen? Bahaha.. Hey, Fr. Kanzlerin – was ist denn mit UNS? ZUM TEUFEL MIT DEM SCHEISSLADEN!
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EU-Parlament will russische Anti-EU-Progaganda bekämpfen
Das Europaparlament hat verstärkte Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der „stetig wachsenden“ Anti-EU-Propaganda aus Russland und von Islamisten gefordert. Diese verzerre die Wahrheiten, schüre Angst und Zweifel und wolle Europa spalten, heißt es in einer am Mittwoch in Straßburg verabschiedeten Resolution.
Demokratie ist obsolet?
Gesamter Redebeitrag der Bundeskanzlerin Merkel am 16.06.2005 zum 60-jährigen Bestehen der CDU:
„Politik ohne Angst, Politik mit Mut – das ist heute erneut gefragt. Dann wir haben wahrlich keinen Rechtsanspruch auf Demokratie und soziale Marktwirtschaft auf alle Ewigkeit. Unsere Werte müssen sich im Zeitalter von Globalisierung und Wissensgesellschaft behaupten. Und wenn sie sich behaupten sollen, dann müssen wir bereit sein, die Weichen richtig zu stellen. Auch da sind wieder Widerstände zu überwinden.“
60 JAHRE CDU – Merkel: Reform mit Politik ohne Angst
(16.06.2005) Merkel sagte, Deutschland habe keinen Rechtsanspruch auf Demokratie und soziale Marktwirtschaft für alle Ewigkeit. „Unsere Werte müssen wir auch im Zeitalter von Globalisierung und Wissensgesellschaft behaupten.“ Dazu müssten Widerstände überwunden werden. „Es sind wieder Prioritäten zu setzen.“
Bundestag: Merkel startet den Kampf gegen gefälschte Nachrichten
Merkel zieht damit ein Thema auf die höchste politische Ebene, mit dem sich noch bis vor Kurzem höchstens Fachpolitiker beschäftigt hatten. Vieles, was man für selbstverständlich gehalten habe, sei heute nicht mehr selbstverständlich, sagt die Kanzlerin: die Akzeptanz des Rechtsstaates, die Marktwirtschaft, das Gewaltmonopol des Staates und die Bereitschaft, jeden Bürger als Teil des Volkes zu begreifen.
Facebook, China, Fake News And The Slippery Slope Of Censorship
Well, I guess it‘s time to complete the circle. Last week, we were warning that the rush to demonize Facebook for allowing „fake news“ to be distributed and shared via its platform would lead to calls to suppress and censor certain view points. And then, this week came the news that China is strategically and opportunistically using the hubbub over „fake news“ to push for greater censorship of the internet — claiming it‘s necessary to stop fake news and keep people „better“ informed (rather than the opposite).
Prosecutors raid Lotte, SK in probe into influence-peddling scandal
SK and Lotte, the country‘s third and fifth largest family-run conglomerates, respectively, are suspected of donating large sums of money to two nonprofit foundations controlled by Park‘s friend Choi Soon-sil in return for business favors.
Gouverneur Puerto Ricos fordert von den Vereinigten Staaten Freilassung von Oscar López
1999 bot ihm der damalige Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten Bill Clinton eine Begnadigung an, aber der puertoricanische Patriot weigerte sich diese anzunehmen, wenn nicht alle seine Kampfgefährten eingeschlossen würden.
Honduran Students Face Savage Repression and Death Threats
Students denounced the disguised but violent repression of their movement by armed and masked men.
Zweiter General nach Massaker in Mexiko aus Polizeidienst entlassen
Nach seinem Chef musste jetzt auch ein Oberkommandierender der Bundespolizei gehen. Menschenrechtsaktivisten fordern Gerichtsprozesse gegen Verantwortliche