On the occasion of Justin Trudeau’s state visit to Mexico (12 Oct. 2017), the Mexican Network of Mining Affected People urges Canadian mining company invasion of Mexico to stop and withdraw.
Daily Archives: 18. Oktober 2017
Pakistan shows off new Afghan border fence
Afghanistan has refused to recognise the Durand Line, a 2,400-kilometre frontier drawn by the British in 1896, as it splits the Pashtun ethnic group between the nations. Some villages straddle the frontier, with mosques and houses with one door in Pakistan and another in Afghanistan.
Bodies of two Emirati martyrs arrive in UAE
Earlier, the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces announced the martyrdom of two Emirati soldiers after their plane crashed due to a technical failure in Yemen while carrying out their national duty as part of Operation Restoring Hope, being conducted by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to back Yemen’s legitimate government
UAE trying to control oil resources in Yemeni province: Report
Pan-Arab paper Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported on Wednesday that the UAE was trying to set up a military base housing its elite forces in Yemen’s Ma’rib Province in an attempt to exert control over the oil resources there.
Separatistisches irakisches Kurdistan: „Parteien“ verlängern Stützung durch deutsche Truppen
Unter den üblichen Nebelkerzen beschloss heute die Regierung aus „C.D.U.“, „C.S.U.“ und „S.P.D.“ sieben vom Parlament der Regierung (und damit Militär und Geheimdiensten) erteilte Vollmachten („Mandate“) für Kriegsbeteiligung bzw „Militärmissionen“ um drei Monate verlängern zu lassen. Die Vollmachten wären sonst Ende des Jahres ausgelaufen.
Die Stationierung deutscher Truppen im separatistischen irakischen Kurdistan und die Ausbildung der dortigen Milizen („Ausbildungsmission“) wird bis April 2018 verlängert.
Die Kader von „Bündnis 90/Die Grünen“ haben im Zuge „inoffizieller Absprachen“ bereits zugesagt die Füße still zu halten und sich dann bei der bereits vorab organisierten Abstimmung im Bundestag hinsichtlich „der Irak-Mission“ zu enthalten. Die „F.D.P.“ ist natürlich ebenfalls eingebunden und hat keinerlei Ablehnung erkennen lassen. Zu „die Linke“ gleich mehr.
The empire comes home, and every city is a battlefield
2006: my first raid in South Baghdad. 2014: watching on YouTube as a New York police officer asphyxiated — murdered — Eric Garner for allegedly selling loose cigarettes on a Staten Island street corner not five miles from my old apartment. Both events shocked the conscience.
DER TERRORKRIEG: Strategie der Transformation
(7.2.2016) „George Orwell hat einst geschrieben, dass es keine Rolle spielt ob der Krieg nicht real ist oder ob er es ist: ein Sieg ist nicht möglich. Der Krieg ist nicht dazu da gewonnen zu werden, er ist dazu da kontinuierlich zu sein. Eine hierarchische Gesellschaft ist nur möglich auf der Basis von Armut und Ignoranz. Diese neue Version ist die Vergangenheit und keine andere Vergangenheit kann jemals existiert haben. Grundsätzlich wird der Kriegseinsatz geplant, um die Gesellschaft am Rande des Verhungerns zu halten. Der Krieg wird durch die herrschende Gruppe gegen ihre eigenen Untertanen geführt. Und sein Ziel ist nicht der Sieg über Eurasien oder Ostasien, sondern die Gesellschaftsstruktur intakt zu halten.“
Michael Moore in „Fahrenheit 9/11“, 2004
„Homo Deus“: Ist die Menschheit bald am Ende …
(10.4.2017) In einer verblüffenden Tour d’Horizon durch die Menschheitsgeschichte beschreibt Harari, wie der Mensch in einem Akt wachsender Selbstermächtigung zum Homo Deus avanciert und das neue Glaubenssystem des Dataismus die humanistischen Größen Individualismus, Seele, freier Wille ablöst.
Doku _ Welt ohne Menschen ? [ ARTE ]
Veröffentlicht am 08.11.2012
Dokumentation über den Einfluss der Maschinen und Computer auf unser Aller Leben. Werden sich die Menschen in Zukunft noch weiter mit den Maschinen verbinden. Werden Technik und KI‘s zu einem Bestandteil des Menschen selbst und nicht nur ein Hilfsmittel.
Transhumanisten sind davon überzeugt, dass das die nächste Stufe der Menscheit sein wird. Doch wie weit können, sollten und dürfen wir gehen.
Webserie sucht die Zukunft: Homo Digitalis
Der Titel orientiert sich wahrscheinlich nicht zufällig an dem Buch „Homo Deus“ des israelischen Historikers Yuval Noah Harari, der darin auch Zukunftsszenarien entwirft.
Exclusive: Neo-Nazi and National Front organiser quits movement, opens up about Jewish heritage, comes out as gay
The well known National Front organiser in the 1980s was still active in white supremacist groups earlier this year – including speaking at events.
But tonight on Channel 4 News he explains for the very first time why he is publicly disavowing the movement – sharing his secrets, explaining how he was both a Neo-Nazi and of Jewish heritage , while admitting to violent acts and what motivated his hatred.
Die ganzen peinlichen Korruptionsermittlungen gegen Netanjahu haben jetzt gefruchtet. Netanjahus Regierung bereitet ein Immunitätsgesetz für den Premierminister vor.
Das würde erstmal nur Immunität gegen neue Verfahren bieten, und die alten nicht betreffen. Aber keine Sorge: Sie haben vorgesorgt.
New Leader of Israeli Left: We Don‘t Need to Evacuate Settlements if There‘s a Peace Deal
One day after saying he won‘t sit with main Israeli Arab party, Labor Party leader Avi Gabbay sends abnormally hawkish message to Arab states: ‚You fire one missile – we‘ll fire 20‘
‚Next Time, We Won‘t Spare Lebanon‘: Christian Media Hears Doomsday Warning From Senior Israeli Minister
‚Its infrastructure, international airport and government facilities – it’s all game,‘ Naftali Bennett tells first-of-its-kind Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem
Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held areas in Mosul‘s Niveveh‘s province
The Mosul Dam, northwest of the city, is among the positions retaken from the Peshmerga, the military statement said.
Irans Vizepremier Dschahangiri kommt in die Türkei
Der iranische Vizepremier wird am Rande des D8-Gipfels auch mit Vertretern anderer Länder zusammenkommen.
Der D8 gehören neben der Türkei und dem Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesch, Malaysia, Indonesien, Ägypten und Nigeria an.
Pre-Summit EU: Our interest in cooperation with Turkey
„We do not see Turkey as just a candidate country. Turkey is also a regional player who is important to us in many respects from regional crises to combating terrorism. It is a partner country in matters such as transportation, energy, counterterrorism, Syria and Iraq. He is also a NATO ally bordering Iran.“
NATO Members Train to Nuke a „Fictional“ Enemy After Major Russian Drills
On Oct. 16, 2017, NATO personnel in Belgium and Germany kicked off this latest iteration of the alliance’s main nuclear deterrence exercise, nicknamed Steadfast Noon. Publicly available U.S. military documents describe its main goal simply as “operations plan validation.” This year‘s iteration involves operations at Kleine Brogel Air Base in Belgium and Büchel Air Base in Germany, where the United States maintains stores of B61 nuclear bombs.
As the US Retreats from the World, Europeans Start Looking Elsewhere
The election of Donald Trump ushered in a wave of presidential attacks on transatlanticism, calling into question America’s commitment to Article 5 of the NATO treaty, the premise of postwar order in Europe.
An assertive nationalism now dominates diplomatic thinking in America, offering little by way of reassurance to allies. Yet, despite numerous threats to undo America’s longstanding international commitments, the vast majority remain intact. Indeed, if this trend continues, then things may eventually normalize.
Türkei erhält weniger deutsche Rüstungsgüter
In der Zeit zwischen dem 1. August und dem 8. Oktober dieses Jahres wurden zehn Genehmigungen im Wert von insgesamt knapp vier Millionen Euro erteilt.
EU seeks to cooperate with Turkey on Iraq, Syria
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The EU’s foreign policy chief said on Oct. 16 the bloc would strengthen cooperation with Turkey on issues “related to regional dynamics.”
Speaking to journalists before a foreign affairs meeting in Luxembourg, Federica Mogherini said they will discuss how the EU and Turkey can “coordinate better” on Syria and Iraq.
Turkey and EU pledge to boost counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA: Turkey and the EU will reportedly boost cooperation on “issues related to regional dynamics,” according to Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy.
During a press conference before a foreign affairs meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Mogherini said both parties would discuss ways to improve coordination on Syria and Iraq, as well as on counter-terrorism.
Turkey’s PM condemns Mogadishu attack and calls for an end to EU racism
“Our aid is not limited to borders,” he said at the TRT World Forum in Istanbul on Wednesday.
“Turkey will be present on the ground [in Somalia] with institutions to bring aid and assistance,” he said.
Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start
Bild daily quoted Merkel, whose conservatives bled support to the far right in the Sept. 24 vote, as telling her parliamentary party on Tuesday evening: “We won’t come out of this without compromises” even if they have clear goals.
Sahra Wagenknecht versus Bernd Riexinger
Trump says US mulls potential F-16 sale to Greece worth $2.4bn
U.S President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration has informed Congress of a potential sale to upgrade the F-16 aircraft in Greece’s Air Force, a deal could be worth $2.4 billion.
The U.S. State Department approved the possible sale on Monday.
At presser with Tsipras, Trump says “Greece should get debt relief”
“Greece should get responsible debt relief,” Trump said and millions of Greeks signed in relief.
He said further that “Greece is a very reliable ally and friend.”
He added that Greece offers “immense opportunities” for investment.
N. Korean Official in Russia to Attend Nonproliferation Conference
Choe Son-hui, director general of the North American affairs bureau at Pyongyang‘s Foreign Ministry, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference to kick off on Thursday.
Süd- und Nordkorea kamen im September zu Kontakt in der Schweiz zusammen
Eine diplomatische Quelle teilte KBS mit, dass Nordkorea die Position bekräftigt habe, nicht an einem Dialog interessiert zu sein, solange die USA ihre feindselige Politik gegenüber dem Norden nicht ändern.
Talib Kweli – The Proud
Music video by Talib Kweli performing The Proud. (C) 2002 Rawkus Entertainment LLC
Spotlight: Philippine President Duterte declares liberation of Marawi city from terrorists
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared victory over Islamic State (IS)-linked extremists that took over the southern city of Marawi in May, ending nearly five months of fierce fighting that have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced thousands.
„Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby declare Marawi City liberated from the terrorist influence that marks the beginning of rehabilitation,“ Duterte said in a speech to the troops and officials in Marawi.(…)
Among the remaining six to eight foreign terrorists is Malaysian Mahmud Ahmad, the alleged financier of the terrorist group with links to IS jihadist group in the Middle East, he said.
Corbyn: Hammond right to say Labour threatens whole economic system
(13.Oktober) Responding to Hammond’s warning in his speech at this month’s Conservative conference, Corbyn will say the chancellor is “absolutely right” to say that Labour is threatening to destroy the current economic model, adding that the current system “allows homelessness to double, 4 million children to live in poverty and over a million older people not getting the care they need”.
In the speech, Corbyn will also warn of the dangers of a “no deal” Brexit, saying the future high-investment economy that Labour envisages is contingent on Britain reaching a sensible agreement with the EU.
217 XVI by centrozoon
Music composed by Markus Reuter and Bernhard Wöstheinrich
released October 16, 2017
Americans fear US politicians more than Kim Jong Un
Nearly three in four Americans (74 percent) are afraid of corrupt government officials, according to the fourth annual “Survey of American Fears” from California’s Chapman University released Wednesday.
One in three Greeks live in poverty or social exclusion, Eurostat shows
One in three Greeks live in conditions of poverty social exclusion, compared to an average of one in four citizens in European Union countries, according to data for 2016 that the EU’s statistics service Eurostat made public on Monday.
Documents reveal Middle East regimes fear food, water, energy shortages
(12.Oktober) The documents, produced by the OIC’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), consist of agendas for discussion between government ministers at the OIC’s inaugural Science and Technology Summit held in early September in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The summit led OIC member states to formally adopt a series of policy recommendations.
Bilderbuch Berlin – Käseglocke
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Ophelia became a major hurricane where no storm had before
(16.Oktober) For a storm in the Atlantic basin, this is the farthest east that a major hurricane has been recorded during the satellite era of observations. Additionally, it was the farthest north, at 35.9 degrees north, that an Atlantic major hurricane has existed this late in the year since 1939.
ESOcast 133: ESO Telescopes Observe First Light from Gravitational Wave Source
Astronomers using a fleet of ESO telescopes have observed a visible counterpart to gravitational waves for the first time: a kilonova from merging neutron stars.
Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.
Theresa May’s Brexit crunch talks: what was achieved in Brussels?
The Prime Minister had earlier made calls to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in a bid to break the negotiating stalemate, but last night‘s dinner ended with “both sides issuing a statement that entrenched their previous stances”, says The Irish Times.(…)
Both the UK and EU had originally aimed to use Thursday‘s summit meeting to announce that “sufficient progress” had been made in negotiations to allow discussion of trade and transition arrangements. However, says Bloomberg, that the latest draft of the summit conclusions on Brexit suggests that now won‘t happen.
Mitverantwortung am Tod von ZivilistInnen in Rakka
Vor diesem Hintergrund fordert die Kampagne die Abgeordneten des neu gewählten Bundestags auf, den Bundeswehreinsatz in Syrien bei der anstehenden Abstimmung nicht zu verlängern.
Wag the Dog – Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt
Als dem US-amerikanischen Präsidenten zwei Wochen vor der Wiederwahl vorgeworfen wird, eine minderjährige Schülerin sexuell belästigt zu haben, engagiert sein Wahlkampfteam Conrad „Mr. Fix-It“ Brean, um die Wahl zu retten.
Brean sieht die einzige Möglichkeit darin, die Aufmerksamkeit der Medien auf einen (fiktiven) Krieg zu lenken, den er mit Hilfe des Filmproduzenten Motss in Szene setzt. Die Wahl fällt auf Albanien als Gegner, weil die Öffentlichkeit über dieses Land nichts weiß. Im Studio werden angebliche Augenzeugenberichte produziert, woraufhin in den Nachrichten die Meldung verbreitet wird, die USA zögen gegen Albanien in den Krieg, nachdem albanische Terroristen eine Atombombe in einem Koffer versteckt in die USA schmuggeln wollten.
Who Owns Puerto Rico’s Debt, Exactly? We’ve Tracked Down 10 of the Biggest Vulture Firms.
Ever since Hurricane Maria and Irma devastated Puerto Rico, a looming question has been what will happen to the island’s $74.8 billion in debt, which had crippled its economy even before the storms hit. Protesters in major U.S. cities on October 3 called for the U.S. government to forgive the debt.
Wag, the ‘Uber for dog-walking,’ draws scrutiny
For venture capitalists looking for the next gig economy success story, the dog-walking app Wag seems like a good bet. After all, Americans spend a lot of money on their pets — an estimated $70 billion last year alone — and the three-year-old startup is growing fast and looking to raise at least $100 million to fund its expansion.
Uber‘s head of European policy quits
Christopher Burghardt is the latest senior figure to walk out of Uber after Jo Bertram, former regional manager for Northern Europe, left on 2 October.(…)
Meanwhile, the company faces a dozen lawsuits and at least five criminal investigations in the US, two more than previously reported, according to Bloomberg.
Türkischer Rüstungskonzern ASELSAN unterzeichnet millionenschweren Deal mit Ukraine
(10.Oktober) Der türkische Verteidigungsminister Nurettin Canikli und sein ukrainischer Amtskollege Stepan Poltorak unterzeichneten am Montag ein Protokoll über die weitere Verteidigungszusammenarbeit.
Raffy Reviews – Xanthochroid: ‚Of Erthe and Axen‘ (Act I & II)
On this day, the epically progressive and highly experimental black metal project known as Xanthochroid has finally released the second half of their new album Of Erthe and Axen. This act, which hails from California and has been active for a little over a decade now, considers their stylistic brand of music as „cinematic“ or „epic“ black metal. A follow-up to their 2012 full-length breakout, Of Erthe and Axen was unveiled through the band‘s own label (having the same name as this album, oddly enough) and strives to do many things different as opposed to your traditional black metal sound…
Kurdish MP dies in car accident on Erbil-Kirkuk highway
Shawn Qaladzai, a senior member of the Kurdistan Islamic Movement (KIM) and head of its faction in the Kurdistan parliament, died in an Erbil hospital on Tuesday, KIM member Abdullah Warti confirmed to Rudaw.