(25.9.2017) „In 2013, Mr. Blavatnik earned billions when he, Mr. Vekselberg and two other partners sold their stake in the oil company TNK-BP to Rosneft, a Kremlin-controlled oil company,“ the Wall Street Journal said, adding that Rosneft’s is led by a man called Igor Sechin who is considered a top ally of Russian President Vladmir Putin.
Daily Archives: 28. September 2017
Netanyahu‘s Overextended Stay in Power Is Turning Israel Into Bibistan
Other than the reelected Angela Merkel, only dictators and despots have ruled their countries longer
Warum plädiert Israel für Gründung von unabhängigem Kurdistan?
(22.9.2017) „(Israels Ministerpräsident Benjamin) Netanjahu spricht seit 2005 von der Notwendigkeit, eine Ölleitung von Kirkuk und Mosul (beide im Irak) über syrisches Gebiet zum Mittelmeer zu bauen, damit Israel eine zuverlässige Energiequelle bekäme“, fuhr der Experte fort.
From Alabama to Gush Etzion, Trump and Netanyahu Are Married to the Mob
In her book The Origins of Totalitarianism – which, despite 80-year-old backdrop, still reads at times like a lucid commentary on current affairs – Hannah Arendt describes the development of such masses. First comes the mob, dregs of society and its rejects, whose only creed is fanaticism, whose hatred for the other is the air that they breathe and who yearns for a strong leader unafraid to use force. After them, given the right circumstances, come the classless masses, isolated and resentful, who feel that their world is crumbling in front of their eyes, against their will and contrary to their interests.
Russia Now Iraqi Kurds‘ Biggest Source of Funds, Signals Support for Kurdish Independence
(25.9.2017) Kremlin oil giant Rosneft has committed around $4 billion to Kurdistan, while FM Lavrov signaled in June Russia would not oppose referendum
Turkey stops training Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga after independence vote
Turkey said on Thursday it had stopped training peshmerga forces in northern Iraq in response to a Kurdish independence vote there, whose backers had thrown themselves „into the fire.“
IMF Staff Concludes Visit on Iraq
The Iraqi authorities and the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held discussions in Amman from September 17 to 28, 2017 on the third review of Iraq’s 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The IMF Executive Board approved the SBA on July 7, 2016 (See Press Release No. 16/321), and completed the second review on August 1, 2017 (See Press Release No. 17/311).
Iraq’s Kurds just voted to secede. Here’s why that could cause a new civil war.
(27.9.2017) With the eyes of the world focused on North Korea, the Kurds have just taken a large — and very dangerous — step in that direction by overwhelmingly approving a referendum on formally declaring independence from the Iraqi central government in Baghdad. Qubad Talabani, deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), called it a “historical day” for Kurds.
Russia keeps eye on Kurdish oil contracts, referendum
As major regional powers Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran mull the Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum, Russia finds itself in the position of having become the major investor in Iraqi Kurdistan. Russian spending in the area’s oil and gas industry has reached at least $4 billion.
REFERENDUM IM IRAKISCHEN KURDISTAN
„Es ist die Zeit für die Kurden gekommen, die Unabhängigkeit zu erklären. Doch wir wollen uns vom Irak auf friedlichem Wege, via Dialog und Verhandlungen abspalten.“
Masud Barzani
Präsident
der autonomen Region Kurdistan
Erdoğan empfängt Putin als Türöffner im syrischen Bürgerkrieg
Die Geometrie der türkischen Militär interventionen im Nachbarland Syrien nimmt Formen an. Nach dem Einmarsch im August 2016, wenige Wochen nach dem vereitelten Putsch in der Türkei, sicherte sich Ankara sukzessiv das Gebiet von der syrischen Grenzstadt Jarablus zum 80 Kilometer entfernten al-Bab und wieder hoch zum Grenzstädtchen ar-Rai.
Top Democrat on Senate judiciary panel says it will issue subpoena for Manafort’s testimony
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said committee leaders had decided to subpoena Manafort, according to her spokesman Tom Mentzer, who did not offer details …
Exclusive: Mueller team‘s focus on Manafort spans 11 years
(20.9.2017) The FBI‘s warrant for a July search of Manafort‘s Alexandria, Virginia, home said the investigation centered on possible crimes committed as far back as January 2006, according to a source briefed on the investigation.
Paul Manafort – FBI soll Trumps Ex-Wahlkampfchef monatelang abgehört haben
(19.9.2017)
Never Enough: EU Demands Social Media Companies Do The Impossible Even Faster
The road to this story has been paved with absolutely dreadful decisions made in Europe over the past few years.
Police Chief Takes To Facebook To Complain About A Journalist Committing Journalism
Cops and the press can be best friends. In some cases, they are. Anytime an officer shoots or beats someone, at least one obliging outlet steps up to publish the department‘s statement as well as any criminal history they‘ve been able to dig up on the shooting/beating victim.
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16 Uhr Infrastrukturplenum, 18 Uhr Plenum für alles weitere. Kommt dazu, seid ein Gewerk, seid Teil der Performance. Wir bleiben. #vb6112
Bei der Räumung wurden mehrere Künstler*innen in Gewahrsam genommen, da ein mitgeführter Kunstblutkanister als Waffe gewertet wurde. #vb6112
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Wall Street and City of London Getting Nervous About Catalonia
If Catalonia unilaterally declares independence from Spain, they could be cut off entirely from ECB funding. That, according to the Bank of Spain — hardly the most impartial observer — would set in motion a corralito-like event. As happened in Argentina in 2001, bank accounts would be frozen and customers would be able to access only a very small fraction of their funds. And probably not in euros.
Chris Bennett – The Great Blue Divide
Chris Bennett
Am 16.09.2017 veröffentlicht
Tracklist
An Explanation of the Current Political Situation in Catalonia
Given the actual circumstances, the referendum in Catalonia is unlikely to take place on October 1st. Certainly, It will be a day of numerous protests and demonstrations. The levels of cooperation between the two governments will be probably scarce, and it is quite unlikely that the Catalan government returns to current legality. And on October 2nd the problem will remain unsolved and it will be time to start building bridges and negotiate, if hopefully it is not too late.
Vom Abfallhaufen der Geschichte
Einen eigenen Raum im historischen Gewölbekeller widmet die Ausstellung den sogenannten „Rückkehrern“. Das sind verschollene Fundstücke, die es auf verschlungenen, selten aufgeklärten Wegen zurück nach Kiel geschafft haben. Aus München kam jüngst eine solche Post und sogar aus Armenien. Es ist gut vorstellbar, dass sich einst sowjetische Soldaten oder deutsche Passanten aus dem Abfallhaufen der historischen Materialien bedient haben.
Maulwurf „Paul“ im Herzen des Feindes
Der 1918 in Dresden geborene Felfe, ehemals Sturmführer im Sicherheitsdienst der SS, hatte sich nach dem Krieg vom britischen Geheimdienst MI 6 als Vertrauensmann anwerben lassen. Ein früherer SD-Kamerad, Hans Clemens, führte ihn im September 1951 dem KGB zu. Auf dessen Geheiß trat Felfe zwei Monate später in die „Organisation Gehlen“, den Vorläufer des BND, ein.
The Surprising Link Between a Former Israeli Defense Minister, a German Spy and a Mystery Trust Fund
(23.9.2016) Evidence submitted to a German court, including letters sent by former Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz, reveals a small part of intelligence-agency activities that usually remain behind closed doors. According to the documents — which were submitted for the trial of a former German spy — Western surveillance agencies, Israel likely among them, operated a tax-haven company to fund various security-related operations.
Some of the materials suggest that the agent, Werner Mauss, mediated between Israel and Hamas regarding the return of Israeli soldiers’ bodies from Gaza and worked on other security-related issues connected to Israel.
BND: Die Glaubwürdigkeit des Werner Mauss
(21.9.2017) Aber selbst wenn man davon ausgehen würde, sagte Anwalt Thomas Fischer, dass es diesen so genannten Geheimfonds gar nicht gegeben hat – die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte Zweifel an einer solchen Vereinbarung durchblicken lassen – selbst dann könne man das viele Geld nicht als Mauss‘ Privatbesitz betrachten: „Dann ist es Betriebsvermögen.“
State prosecutor denies foot-dragging in Netanyahu probes
State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan said Thursday that a pair of corruption investigations involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have taken longer than police initially anticipated due to unforeseen developments in the cases.
Nitzan did not provide any details of these developments.
Can Iranian threat shield Netanyahu from police investigations?
An additional audience, and perhaps even the most important audience of all, are the officials running Israel’s legal system and law enforcement apparatus. These include Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan and the prosecutor in charge of the Netanyahu investigations portfolio Liat Ben-Ari. Next to them are also Israel Police Chief Roni Alsheikh, seconded by the heads of the police investigation departments. Netanyahu is also sending them a clear message: I am the only leader capable of leading Israel, at this time. No one can replace me.
Netanyahu: Herzl is the modern day Moses
World Zionist Organization celebrates the 120th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu Muzzles Israeli Officials on Kurdish Referendum
(25.9.2017) Asked to comment on the referendum, one Israeli cabinet minister declined, telling Reuters on condition of anonymity: „Bibi (Netanyahu) asked us not to.“ A second Israeli official confirmed the order, saying the subject was „too sensitive“.
RFA: Nordkoreas Beamte und US-Experten planen im Oktober Gespräche in Europa
Laut einem Medienbericht werden nordkoreanische Beamte und frühere US-Außenministeriumsbeamte sowie Wissenschaftler voraussichtlich Mitte Oktober in Europa zu Gesprächen zusammenkommen.
Das berichtete das US-amerikanische Radio Free Asia (RFA) am Donnerstag.
Das sogenannte Track-1,5-Treffen stehe allerdings noch nicht fest.
Wie 2014 prognostiziert: Barzani proklamiert unabhängiges irakisches Kurdistan und „Auflösung“ des Irak
(7.3.2014) Auch diesbezüglich sind sämtliche „Parteien“ in der U.S.-Hegemonie, natürlich auch „Die Linke“ und „Bündnis 90/Die Grünen“, als Simulation zu betrachten.