Israel and Gaza‘s ruling Hamas agreed to an open-ended ceasefire on August 26 after seven weeks of fighting – an uneasy deal that halted the Protective Edge operation, with more than 2,200 killed.
Daily Archives: 6. Juni 2017
Uncut Chronicles: Gaza-Israel War. Deadly July 2014
The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) began their current operation against Hamas after three teens were kidnapped and killed. The military op has already claimed over 1,500 civilian lives in Gaza.
Gazans Will Suffer More as a Result of Hamas and Qatar Crises
The atmosphere is being compared to that on the eve of the 2014 Gaza war.
..extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!
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So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off. They said they would take a hard line on funding…
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How the James Comey hearing is Washington‘s Super Bowl
Washington politics has often been described as sports for people who weren‘t all that good at sports. If that‘s true, then Thursday‘s congressional testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey is this town‘s Super Bowl.
Trump has a ‘big meeting’ with GOP leaders. They really need to talk.
President Trump and Republican leaders will meet Tuesday afternoon in the hopes of reinvigorating a stalled effort to rewrite the tax code.
Polizei schießt auf Angreifer vor Notre-Dame in Paris
Die französische Polizei soll vor der Pariser Kathedrale Notre-Dame auf einen unbekannten Angreifer geschossen haben. Der Mann soll einen Beamten angegriffen und dabei verletzt haben. Die Hintergründe der Tat waren zunächst unklar. Offenbar war der Angreifer mit einem Hammer bewaffnet.
Französischer Minister Richard Ferrand: Durchsuchung in Affäre um Macron-Vertrauten
Die Affäre ist brisant, denn Ferrand ist ein enger Vertrauter von Präsident Emmanuel Macron. Ferrand war als Generalsekretär am Aufbau von Macrons Partei «La République en Marche!» entscheidend beteiligt. Am Sonntag erfolgt die erste Runde der Parlamentswahlen in Frankreich.
Ausblick auf die Parlamentswahlen in Frankreich
Macron braucht ein starkes Ergebnis bei den Wahlen am 11. und 18. Juni, um sein Reformprogramm umsetzen zu können. Dieses soll der französischen Wirtschaft Aufschwung verleihen. Falls Macron keine Mehrheit für sich gewinnen kann, besteht die Möglichkeit, dass er seine neue Regierung aus politischen Gegnern wählen muss.
Has France Found Its Ronald Reagan?
Emmanuel Macron will have to take on a reform-resistant French economy.
Die Linke muss für Macron stimmen
(4.5.2017) Trotz dieser Vorbehalte unterstütze ich Macron. Ebenso wie er in seiner SMS schrieb, dass er seine Generation nicht für die Erstickung Griechenlands verantwortlich sehen wolle, weigere auch ich mich, Teil einer Generation von Linken zu sein, die dafür verantwortlich ist, dass es einer Faschistin und Rassistin ermöglicht wird, die französische Präsidentschaft zu gewinnen. Freilich: wenn Macron gewinnt und sich bloß als ein weiterer Funktionär des tief verwurzelten europäischen Establishments erweist, werden meine Gefährten und ich ihm um nichts weniger heftigen Widerstand leisten, wie wir dies momentan bei Le Pen tun – oder tun sollten.
Now Macron Needs to Win France‘s Parliamentary Elections: Q&A
Macron already pulled off an improbable victory to become head of state last month — the 39-year-old technocrat had never run for office and built a political movement from scratch in just a year.
Macron Quickly Assumes a Presidential Attitude
(30.5.2017) Mr. Macron has politely but firmly challenged France’s unions about changing what he regards as France’s job-killing labor code, the most ambitious part of his domestic agenda.
He has given fits to France’s established parties on the right and the left, poaching personalities for his government from the first and advancing a Socialist-unfriendly agenda destabilizing to the second. Improbably, he will most likely win a parliamentary majority in June’s elections, though skeptics doubted he could even assemble enough candidates for his new party.
Mercury Fountain by The Physics House Band
The Physics House Band Brighton, UK
released April 21, 2017
A World Of Masks by The Heliocentrics
The Heliocentrics London, UK
released May 26, 2017
Macron laut Umfragen vor Sieg bei Parlamentswahl
Seine Partei „La Republique en Marche“ könnte sich bis zu 415 von 577 Sitzen sichern.
French elections: Candidates across parties aim to ride Emmanuel Macron wave to Parliament
Welcome to campaigning in Emmanuel Macron‘s France, where moderates of the left and right are hitching their wagons to the new president‘s star in the hope of winning a seat in upcoming parliamentary elections.
What to expect from James Comey‘s testimony on Thursday
It’s been nearly a month since President Trump fired former FBI Director James B. Comey. In the weeks since, the FBI has intensified its investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 election and the possibility that it coordinated with people in Trump’s campaign. Public interest has been keen on Trump’s reasons for firing the FBI chief.
On Thursday, Comey is scheduled to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. How many questions will be fully answered remains unclear. What’s certain is that all of Washington, and the rest of the country, will wait with bated breath.
Suspected Intercept reporter gave US government NSA whistleblower Reality Leigh Winner‘s post code, printout and her report number:
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The easy trail that led the feds to Reality Winner, alleged source of NSA leak
Winner, 25, was charged Monday with gathering, transmitting or losing defense information, as The Washington Post reported. Court documents did not identify the document that was leaked or the news outlet that received it, but the criminal complaint against Winner was unveiled shortly after the national security site the Intercept published a story containing an NSA report on Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 election.
Uber Refunds Fares After Uproar Over London Terror Price Surge
(5.Juni) Uber’s prices fluctuate with demand. As hordes of people sought to flee the terror scene, where seven people were mortally injured, fares automatically increased as Uber was inundated with ride requests.
Declare offshore wealth? Russia tycoons would rather ship themselves off shore
Interviews with more than a dozen people familiar with the practice — including prominent tycoons, wealth managers, lawyers and current and former officials — suggest a swathe of Russia‘s national wealth is now in the hands of a new class of semi-exiled oligarchs, who keep bases in their homeland but escape its tax net by spending fewer than 183 days a year there.
Eine absehbare Eskalation
Die Verlegung des Stützpunktes der deutschen Luftwaffe im Syrien- und Irak-Krieg vom türkischen Incirlik nach Jordanien hat Radio Utopie bereits vor einem Jahr prognostiziert. Diese Militärbewegung ist im Zusammenhang zu sehen mit der von Jordanien aus laufenden U.S.-Intervention im Syrien-Krieg, sowie mit einem transkontinentalen Datentauschring von deutscher Polizei bis zu in Jordanien basierten U.S.-Todesschwadronen.
Moments of Truth: The Four Questions that Could Turn James Comey’s Testimony into a Bombshell
Mr. Comey, when you testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month as F.B.I. director, you said there had been no interference with the bureau’s Russia investigation. I am reminding you that you are under oath. Why are you contradicting yourself now?
Team Trump on offense ahead of Comey hearing
Trump’s schedule for Thursday has not yet been released.
In a sign that the White House is girding for a battle with the ousted FBI chief, White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway hammered Comey in an appearance on “The Today Show” for having to amend his remarks the last time he testified before Congress.
Days to Election, London Attack Turns Spotlight From Brexit to May‘s Failings on Britain‘s Security
In contest with war-on-terror critic Jeremy Corbyn, it is Theresa May who finds herself beleaguered by accusations of ‚feet-dragging‘ over national security