To hear Obama wax poetic about ‘the politics of hope’ and ‘how ordinary Americans can steer change’ feels deeply perverse coming from a figure that has institutionalized a vast, unaccountable permanent warfare state.
Daily Archives: 18. Januar 2017
‘John McCain passed dossier to make Trump look bad; now he’s trying to save his hide’
He contacted James Comey, the director of the FBI, to have a personal and private meeting to hand him this dossier. That action in itself validates or gives the impression that the document is validated to the FBI. So I think he is caught in the trap of his own making. He was trying to be involved in a ploy to make Trump look bad. He was caught at it, and now he is trying to backtrack and save his hide.
UK, Germany, & France ‘grossly interfered’ in US election – Russian FM
Leaders and top officials from the UK, Germany, and France have “grossly interfered” in US internal affairs, “campaigned” for Hillary Clinton, and openly “demonized” Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard makes unannounced trip to Syria
“If you or I gave money, weapons or support to al-Qaeda or ISIS, we would be thrown in jail,” she said in announcing the legislation. “Yet the U.S. government has been violating this law for years, quietly supporting allies and partners of al-Qaeda, ISIL . . . and other terrorist groups with money, weapons and intelligence support, in their fight to overthrow the Syrian government.”
Minister Ralf Jäger ist weiterhin erkrankt, ob er zum Innenausschuss am Donnerstag wieder da ist, kann Reg.sprecher #nrw nicht sagen. #Amri
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Populist Antonio Tajani (Italy) is the new President of the European Parliament
In his youth Tajani was a militant of Fronte Monarchico Giovanile (Youth Monarchist Front), a student organization of the Monarchist party of Italy. Even later, he has always advocated for the return from exile of the House of Savoy (banned according to the Italian Constitution until 2002, when the Italian Parliament lifted the ban).
He was one of the founders of the nationalist and populist Forza Italia party in 1994, then regional coordinator of the party in Lazio from 1994 in 2005.
In the first Berlusconi’s government (1994–95), Tajani was a spokesman of the Prime Minister.
‚Europe‘s problem is Europe‘ – Padoan
Padoan said that the middle classes of advanced economies, particularly those in Europe, are disillusioned about the future and disappointed about possibilities, which causes them to „say no to anything political leaders suggest“.
It turns out Jews are as stupid as everyone else
When I was growing up I was taught that Jews are smarter than non-Jews. My mother pointed to the holy trinity of Einstein, Freud and Marx and said we had created modernity in the west. We won all those Nobel Prizes. But we had to have our own clubs because we were discriminated against.
Now it turns out we are just as stupid as any other entitled insiders. My in-laws have belonged to a lot of WASPy clubs. They tell me the non-Jewish ones pull these sorts of stunts all the time.
Still, I hope the golf story gets widely circulated and brings mortification on the Jewish establishment, by showing the world what has brought my people down: obedience to Jewish nationalism.
Israel deploys ‚Star Wars‘ missile killer system
The Defence Ministry said the U.S.-funded Arrow 3 system, jointly developed by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and U.S. firm Boeing Co. (BA.N), was handed over the Israeli Air Force.
DOJ, Obama Administration Fight Order Requiring The Full CIA Torture Report To Be Turned Over To The Court
The Obama administration has responded to calls to declassify the full CIA Torture Report with a „will this do?“ promise to lock up one copy in the presidential archives. While this ensures one copy of the full report will survive the next presidency, it doesn‘t make it any more likely the public will ever see more than the Executive Summary released in 2014.
Other copies may still be scattered around the federal government, many of them in an unread state. The Department of Defense can‘t even say for sure whether its copy is intact.
[VIDEO] Footage shows police ordering Kurdish kids to bare midriffs in security check
A video widely shared on Twitter on Friday night shows police patrolling the streets of Diyarbakır’s Sur district forcing schoolchildren and their parents to remove their coats and expose their midriffs to ensure they were carrying no explosives.
Freund oder Feind? Türkei zweifelt an Amerika aber Washington weiß von nichts
Seit dem gescheiterten Militärputsch im letzten Jahr haben sich die Beziehungen zwischen Ankara und Washington deutlich verschlechtert. Türkische Regierungsvertreter äußern immer öfter kritische Töne gegenüber den USA. Ankara erhebt schwere Vorwürfe.
Spionage: Türkische Gemeinde fordert Aufklärung von Ditib
Imame der Türkisch-Islamischen Union der Anstalt für Religion (Ditib) sollen im Auftrag der türkischen Regierung Informationen über mutmaßliche Anhänger des Predigers Fethullah Gülen an die Regierung in Ankara geliefert haben. Ditib-Generalsekretär Bekir Alboğa hatte das in der Rheinischen Post zunächst bestätigt. Später wurde auf der Webseite des Verbands eine „Richtigstellung“ veröffentlicht.
Die Samsung-Republik taumelt: Haftbefehl gegen südkoreanische Konzern-Erben
Der Korruptionsskandal um die ehemalige südkoreanische Präsidentin Park weitet sich aus. Nun steht auch Samsung am Pranger. Die Staatsanwaltschaft fordert die Verhaftung des Samsung-Erben.
Gentiloni: „Phase der Austerität ist zu Ende“
Ganz Europa sei von einer „Vertrauenskrise“ betroffen. „Auf diese Krise zu reagieren, ist die Herausforderung der Führungsklassen unserer Demokratien“, sagte Gentiloni, der fließend Deutsch spricht.
Gentiloni in Berlin for Merkel talks
Premier Paolo Gentiloni arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Schaeuble loyal to Greece’s drama, prepares new bailout without the IMF
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaebule is preparing the continuation of the Greek aid even without the participation of the International Monetary Fund.
According to German daily BILD, the gap resulting from the absence of the IMF should be filled by the European Stability Mechanism.
Russia, Turkey conducting first joint air operation against Islamic State
„The air operation, agreed on with the Syrian government, involves nine warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Force, including four Sukhoi Su-24M, four Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and one Sukhoi Su-34 bomber, as well as four F-16 and four F-4 fighters of the Turkey’s Air Force. A total of 36 targets are planned to be hit,“ he said.
Cartographer by Chronologist
Chronologist Austin, Texas
released December 2, 2016
Bundeswehr: Der neue Werbefeldzug
Die „Mach, was wirklich zählt“-Kampagne der Bundeswehr und die YouTube-Serie „Die Rekruten“ setzen seit November 2015 sowohl quantitativ als auch qualitativ neue Maßstäbe bei der Nachwuchswerbung und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der Armee. Die Auswertung dieser Kampagnen zeigt, dass sie für die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und zur Nachwuchswerbung ein fahrlässig verzerrtes Bild von der Bundeswehr zeichnen. Die Armee präsentiert sich jungen Leuten als Abenteuerspielplatz mit dem Versprechen zur Selbstverwirklichung. Allgemein wird die Bundeswehr in der Öffentlichkeit im Dienst für „das Gute“ in der Welt gezeigt. Gefahren und Probleme des Soldatenberufs sowie die Interessen deutscher Außen- und Militärpolitik werden dabei systematisch ausgeblendet.
Die Stunde der Europäer
Dabei nimmt Wolfgang Ischinger inzwischen eine „nukleare Bewaffnung Deutschlands“ in den Blick. Aktuell sei es zwar besser, die Debatte über „eigene Nuklearwaffen“ der EU „zu scheuen“, erklärt der deutsche Diplomat: Die Atommacht Großbritannien verlasse die EU, während die Atommacht Frankreich nicht „bereit und in der Lage“ sei, ihr „Nuklearpotenzial zu europäisieren“. „Im Moment“ sei dennoch „eine Debatte über eine alternative nukleare Bewaffnung Deutschlands ein politischer Fehler“: „auch, weil wir damit den Kritikern in Europa wie in Moskau ein Argument liefern würden, dass die Zentralmacht Deutschland jetzt in Europa nicht nur finanzpolitisch dominieren will, sondern entgegen allen Verträgen eine Mitkontrolle über Nuklearwaffen anstrebt.“[12] Unter welchen Bedingungen das zeitlich eingeschränkte Argument („im Moment“) keine Geltung mehr haben könnte, erläutert Ischinger ebensowenig, wie er absolute Einwände gegen deutsche Atomwaffen äußert.
Warum ist Herr Maaßen,Chef des Bundesamtes für Verfassungsschutz heute nicht im Innenausschuss des Bundestages? @GrueneBundestag
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Wo ist #Maaßen ? #Innenausschuss #Amri #Breitscheidplatz #BfV
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Wir reden ja von dem Handy, von dem laut Behörden Selbstbekenntnisse zum Massenmord versendet wurden – u.a. aus dem LKW, am 19.12.16.
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Am Ende fragt noch jemand, ob der Verfassungsschutz NRW der letzte Geheimdienst war, der das Handy von #Amri geortet hat.
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Seltsam, daß kein Einziger der Twitter-Populären heute erwähnt, daß de Maiziere bei den Placebos vom Innenausschuss / Bundestag geladen ist.
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Part II: NEW Investigation Uncovers Plot to Chain the Trains & Shut Down DC During Inauguration
(17.1.2017) The latest Project Veritas video reveals DisruptJ20 plot to Chain Trains and Halt the DC Metro. This video exposes the collusion between the various groups under the DisruptJ20 umbrella. The video shows that DJ20 is not simply a movement of fringe groups but instead a nefarious organization.
Is Project Veritas Conducting Political Hit Jobs for Donald Trump?
(10.1.2017) Rightwing operative caught offering money to protesters to stage violent disruption of the Trump inauguration, part of a pattern of attacks orchestrated against progressives by James O’Keefe, in coordination with Breitbart News and with the support of Donald Trump.
What Is Best for America – Russia as a Friend or a Foe?
Trump has promised to “drain the swamp” in Washington, DC. In that swamp, there are no bigger and meaner alligators than the members of an American version of the defunct Soviet nomenklatura that has built generations of lucrative careers on East-West confrontation, not to mention arming and training Islamic radicals in successive “regime change” wars like Libya and Syria. To preserve their power and perks, even at the risk of fomenting war with Russia, they aim to neuter Trump before he nails their hides to the wall of the Oval Office.
Lediglich „US-Nomenklatura“ sieht Russland als Feind – Washington Times
Die Ideen von Donald Trump, die Beziehungen zu Russland zu normalisieren, sind für Teile des US-Staatsapparats grundsätzlich fremd, die ihre Karrieren aufgrund der Ost-West-Konfrontation aufgebaut hatten, schreiben Edward Lozansky und Jim Jatras in ihrem Beitrag für „The Washington Times“.
Labour’s Corbyn calls for investigation of Israel’s influence in British politics
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the government to investigate “improper interference in our democratic politics,” after an Israeli embassy official was recorded as saying he wanted to “take down” several British politicians who he deemed unfriendly to Israel.
Israeli Diplomat, Shai Masot, Tried To Set Up Groups To Undermine ‚Crazy‘ Corbyn And ‚Weirdo‘ Supporters
(10.1.2017) The Israeli diplomat who was secretly recorded plotting to “take down” Sir Alan Duncan also sought to influence Labour policy and discredit Jeremy Corbyn, it has been revealed.
Shai Masot, a senior political advisor at the Israeli embassy, boasted about establishing a number of groups in the UK while trying to play down their links to Israel in footage covertly filmed by an Al Jazeera reporter.
The Swedish Kings of Cyberwar
In a 2008 law, the FRA had been given expansive powers by the Swedish government to vacuum up all communications traveling over fiber optic networks into and out of Sweden—including e-mails, text messages, and telephone calls. This was of great interest to the NSA, not least because a large percentage of Russian communications traveled through Sweden. In 2011, the Swedes began sharing their surveillance data with the NSA, which included—as NSA officials described it at the time of the meeting—a “unique collection [of communications data] on high-priority Russian targets such as leadership, internal politics, and energy.”
How Sweden is intercepting up to 80% of Russia‘s telecommunications and passing it to the NSA
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US Marines landen in Norwegen – Abschied von Nachkriegsabkommen mit Russland
Fast 300 US-Marines aus Camp Lejeune, North Carolina kamen am Montag in Nowegen an. Die Verlegung signalisiert einen Abschied von der jahrzehntelangen Politik, keine ausländischen Truppen auf norwegischem Boden zu beherbergen.
US-Panzerkompanie bei Angriffsübungen in Polen: Wir sind hier, um voll kampfbereit zu werden
In Swietozow im südwestlichen Polen haben US-Soldaten erste Schießübungen mit ihren Panzern durchgeführt. Bei dieser Übung gehe es darum, alle Soldaten und Panzer voll kampfbereit zu haben, so der Kommandeur der gepanzerten 3. Kampfbrigade der 4. Infanteriedivision. M1M2-Kampfpanzer und M2/M3 Bradley Infanterie-Kampffahrzeuge wurden bei dem sogenannten Schuss-Genauigkeitstest eingesetzt.
Keylogger-Affäre: Geldstrafe für früheren taz-Redakteur
Wenn ein Keylogger, der einem USB-Stick ähnelt, zwischen Tastatur und Computer angebracht wird, zeichnet er unbemerkt sämtliche Tastaturanschläge auf. Laut Anklage soll Sebastian Heiser damit zwischen dem 1. Januar 2014 und dem 17. Februar 2015 an verschiedenen Rechnern innerhalb der taz-Redaktion Daten abgefangen haben, unter anderem Passwörter und E-Mails.
Begnadigter „Stuxnet“-General James Cartwright war gegen Atomkrieg und für Entspannung mit Russland und China
Mit den Stuxnet-Leaks wurde der Leitfaden zur atomwaffenfreien Welt für den U.S.-Präsidenten in der Schublade versenkt. Cartwright war kein Whistleblower oder Verräter sondern Verfasser des Global Zero-Reports.
ZS: Musil-Forum. Studien zur Literatur der klassischen Moderne 34 (2015/2016)
c) opportunistisch: Weitere Argumente liefert die inkongruente und unfertige literarische Inszenierung der Figur. Indem der Feuermaul-Pazifismus aus der Beobachtung der dichterischen Laufbahn Werfels und anderer resultiert, denen Musil Opportunismus unterstellt, wird in ihm literarisch verfremdet das »öffentliche Suchen nach Anerkennung unter einer ideologischen, hier pazifistischen Flagge« dargestellt. Im Versuch, den Literaten Feuermaul durch seine Texte als notorischen Fabrikanten literarischer Gemeinplätze zu kennzeichnen, bleibt Musil jedoch stecken. Da im kanonischen Romantext weder aus Gedichten Feuermauls zitiert wird noch solche Blüten Feuermaul‘scher Lyrik in den apokryphen Materialien zur Romanfortsetzung bereitstehen, beschränkt sich die Leserkenntnis vom Werk des jungen Lyrikers auf die stereotype Aussage Der Mensch ist gut.
Forgotten Man from Mu by Richard Pinhas & Barry Cleveland
One day a troubled monk approached Joshu, a renowned Chinese Zen master, intending to ask him for guidance. A dog walked by and the monk asked Joshu, „Has that dog a Buddha Nature or not?“ The monk had barely completed his question when Joshu shouted: „Mu!“
Mu is often translated as “nothingness,” but as the response in Zen’s most famous koan, the gesture speaks to a truth deeper than rational dualistic thinking can obtain—therefore also resonating with the creative mindset accompanying the purest forms of musical improvisation.
from Mu, released September 16, 2016
Xi meets Belgian king, supports European integration
Xi proposed that China and Europe jointly oppose trade protectionism and safeguard a fair and free global trade and investment system.
Zhongguancun takes lead in points system for Chinese green card
Zhongguancun recently ended its points accumulation pilot program, with the first batch of 45 foreign workers receiving assessment recommendation letters. The point assessment work is mainly for foreign workers at startups and technical workers hired by enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park.
Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet With Dead Whale In Australian Sanctuary
In the 48 hours following Sea Shepherd’s discovery of a Japanese whaling vessel poaching in the Australian Whale Sanctuary, images of the harpooned minke whale on its deck have gone viral, generating international outrage, as well as criticism from the Australian government.
Oman Shipping Company Signs A Contract Of Affreightment With Shell International Eastern Trading Company
“Shell’s unique trading capabilities allow us to support OCC in building their commercial operations, and our hope is that this will boost Oman’s position as a world player in the oil and gas industry.”
Source: Shell
China to grant easier access for foreign capital
China on Tuesday announced more measures to attract foreign investment, promising easier access and better environment.
Foreign firms will face fewer restrictions when entering service, manufacturing and mining sectors, said a State Council document.
In Extremis by Thinking Plague
released September 8, 1998
Thanks to President Obama for commuting #ChelseaManning‘s sentence after Ron Paul and I requested he do so.
Frm. Congressman Ron Paul and I have sent the following letter to the President urging clemency for #ChelseaManning. Please read the letter and call the White House at 202-456-1111 in support of this humanitarian effort. Thanks, Dennis
The Honorable Barack Obama The President
The White House
Office of the President
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
USA
9 January 2017 Dear Mr. President,
We write to urgently request that you grant the application for clemency submitted by Chelsea Manning and commute her sentence to time served. We each had the honor of serving the American people in the United States Congress for 16 years. We respect the government’s right to hold to account members of the military who breach military law, but believe that there are strong grounds for commuting Ms. Manning’s sentence. We strongly urge you to grant Ms. Manning’s application for clemency in recognition of her acting in the public interest and the treatment that she endured in early pre-trial detention…
Präsident Obama lässt Whistleblowerin Manning frei
Zeitgleich mit Chelsea Manning erließ Obama unter anderem dem 74-jährigen Nationalisten Oscar López Rivera die Haftstrafe. In dessen Heimat Puerto Rico wurde die Entscheidung mit Hupkonzerten und spontane Partys die ganze Nacht hindurch gefeiert.
THIS WEEK THE ISSUE IS NOT TRUMP. IT IS OURSELVES.
The obsession with Trump is a cover for many of those calling themselves „left/liberal“, as if to claim political decency. They are not „left“, neither are they especially „liberal“. Much of America‘s aggression towards the rest of humanity has come from so-called liberal Democratic administrations – such as Obama‘s. America‘s political spectrum extends from the mythical centre to the lunar right. The „left“ are homeless renegades Martha Gellhorn described as „a rare and wholly admirable fraternity“. She excluded those who confuse politics with a fixation on their navels.
While they „heal“ and „move forward“, will the Writers Resist campaigners and other anti-Trumpists reflect upon this? More to the point: when will a genuine movement of opposition arise? Angry, eloquent, all-for-one-and-one-for all. Until real politics return to people‘s lives, the enemy is not Trump, it is ourselves.
Obama Pardons James Cartwright, General Who Lied to F.B.I. in Leak Case
“I knew I was not the source of the story, and I didn’t want to be blamed for the leak,” he said then. “My only goal in talking to the reporters was to protect American interests and lives; I love my country and continue to this day to do everything I can to defend it.”
Chelsea Manning, who was convicted in 2013 to a 35-year sentence in a military court, will be freed May 17.
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Chelsea Manning to Be Released Early as Obama Commutes Sentence
The decision by Mr. Obama rescued Ms. Manning, who twice tried to kill herself last year, from an uncertain future as a transgender woman incarcerated at the men’s military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. She has been jailed for nearly seven years, and her 35-year sentence was by far the longest punishment ever imposed in the United States for a leak conviction.