Daily Archives: 23. April 2017


23.04.2017 - 21:36 [ Newshub ]

CIA lands in Queenstown for spy conference

The United States‘ Central Intelligence Agency‘s Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV made a secret, untracked trip from Wellington at 10am, but didn‘t touch down until just before 12.

23.04.2017 - 21:32 [ The Sydney Morning Herald ]

FBI boss James Comey arrives in New Zealand

A spokeswoman for New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said New Zealand‘s government is hosting a conference this week with a number of senior officials from overseas, but that she couldn‘t comment further „due to specific security requirements“.

23.04.2017 - 16:21 [ odt.co.nz ]

CIA jet has touched down in Queenstown

Before Mr Comey‘s arrival, a CIA jet touched down on the tarmac at Queenstown Airport.

And, just like a scene out of an action flick, two security personnel stood guard as a number of men and women in suits exited the plane before being quickly ushered along the tarmac into waiting vehicles.

23.04.2017 - 16:15 [ New York Times ]

Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election.

But with polls showing Mrs. Clinton holding a comfortable lead, Mr. Comey ended up plunging the F.B.I. into the molten center of a bitter election. Fearing the backlash that would come if it were revealed after the election that the F.B.I. had been investigating the next president and had kept it a secret, Mr. Comey sent a letter informing Congress that the case was reopened.

What he did not say was that the F.B.I. was also investigating the campaign of Donald J. Trump.

23.04.2017 - 14:48 [ Techdirt ]

The US Charging Assange For Publishing Documents Would Be An Unprecedented Attempt To Chill A Free Press

Obama waged a war on whistleblowers during his eight-year run. Sure, it was done under a sunny facade of „transparency,“ but the former president set the gold standard for whistleblower prosecutions, performing more than every other president until then… combined.

Punishing whistleblowers is for amateurs. The Trump Administration will show everyone how it‘s done.

23.04.2017 - 14:38 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Proteste in Französisch-Guyana stellen Status gegenüber Paris infrage

Das Projekt „Montagne D‘Or“ soll im Jahr 2018 beginnen und würde verheerende Folgen für Mensch und Umwelt nach sich ziehen. 20 Prozent des jährlichen Stromverbrauchs würden in die Goldmine fließen. Hinzu kommen die Verschmutzung der Gewässer und die Aufstauung von Millionen Tonnen giftigen Schlamms. Genehmigt die französische Regierung diese Bergbauinitiative könnte die Tür zu weiteren zerstörerischen Großprojekten geöffnet werden, die eine nachhaltige Entwicklung Guyanas erschweren.