The Conspiracy GA, Spain
released January 31, 2018
Daily Archives: 19. März 2018
Russia blocks U.N. Security Council meeting on human rights in Syria
China, Bolivia and Kazakhstan voted with Russia to prevent the meeting, while Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia were abstentions.
Those who voted to hold the meeting alongside France were the United Kingdom, Sweden, Poland, Holland, the United States, Peru and Kuwait. All except Kuwait later hosted an informal meeting in which Zeid was expected to speak.
Bratislava „For a Decent Slovakia“
March 16, 2018
Approximately 65,000 people attended the second protest titled “For a Decent Slovakia” in Bratislava. Apart from thorough and independent investigation of the double murder, with the participation of international investigators, the organisers called for early elections.
Grenzsituation by XANEXX
HEXARECORDS Seoul, South Korea
released November 1, 2017
Step inside Jordan‘s special forces training center — which is carved out of a mountain and has everything the most elite soldiers in the world need
KASOTC is the project of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, a graduate of Britain’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the former commander of Jordan’s Special Forces. The king recognised the importance of special operations and counter-terrorism in the 21st Century, particularly in the Middle East, and wanted Jordan to be a leader in these types of warfare.
House Speaker to Inaugurate Meeting on Refugee Services
(18. März) The two-day meeting, which is organized by Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons in Amman, will review conditions of refugees and the support provided by Jordan to the refugees, to reduce the costs of hosting them.
The meeting‘s agenda also includes a visit to Zaatari Refugee Camp for Syrians in Mafraq to witness their living conditions first-hand.
Transmission from Belief System by Special Request
Special Request Leeds, UK
released October 13, 2017
Blast close to Hekmatyar rally kills 4 in Afghanistan
At least four civilians were killed and 10 others injured in an explosion close to a political rally held by Hezb-e-Islami party leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, according to an official.
Saudi nukes on Chinese rockets?
Negotiations on a US-Saudi nuclear agreement have been ongoing since at least last November. What makes the reported deal a dicey proposition is that the Saudis insist and the US apparently is willing to consider being “flexible” on uranium enrichment and reprocessing of spent reactor fuel, the technological prerequisites of nuclear bomb-making capability.
Venezuelan Minister Of Defense Ratifies Unit Of Armed Forces
In this sense, Padrino meant that the FANB works on the design and implementation of a special plan joint with Venezuelan society through the civic-military alliance, to confront the destabilizing actions framed in the so-called economic war.
Foreign minister promoted
China on Monday elevated the status of its current foreign minister and selected a new defence minister as the country deals with rocky relations with the United States and expands its military.
The rubber-stamp National People‘s Congress endorsed the appointment of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, 64, as state councillor, making him a ranking member of the country‘s „cabinet“.
He replaces Yang Jiechi, China‘s former top diplomat, who was tipped for a leading role in managing Beijing‘s increasingly uncertain relations with the US under President Donald Trump.
Likud-Gehirn Lauder: Mea Culpa mit Schwung
Der Präsident des jüdischen Weltkongresses Ronald Lauder warnt in der „New York Times“ vor „Israels Kapitulation vor religiösen Extremisten“, dessen Transformation zu einem „semi-theokratischen“ Staat, dessen Entfremdung mit einem „großen Teil“ der jüdischen Gemeinden weltweit und pocht eindringlich auf die Zwei-Staaten-Lösung.
Ach nee. Tatsächlich?
Israel’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
The leadership of the Jewish world always honors the choices made by the Israeli voter and acts in concert with Israel’s democratically elected government. I’m also keenly aware that Israelis are on the front lines, making sacrifices and risking their own lives every day so that Jews worldwide will survive and thrive. I count myself forever in their debt.
But sometimes loyalty requires a friend to speak out and express an inconvenient truth. And the truth is that the specter of a one-state solution and the growing rift between Israel and the diaspora are endangering the future of the country I love so dearly.
We are at a crossroads. The choices that Israel makes in the coming years will determine the destiny of our one and only Jewish state — and the continued unity of our cherished people.
Ty Segall – The Magazine
Released: 2016 Drag City Records
World Jewish Congress chief warns: Israel at risk of turning into non-democratic, semi-theocracy
Self-driving Uber car hits, kills pedestrian in Tempe
Tempe Police says the vehicle was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash and a vehicle operator was also behind the wheel. No passengers were in the vehicle at the time.
Beide Koreas sprechen über Auftritt südkoreanischer Künstlertruppe in Pjöngjang
Südkoreas Delegation für die Arbeitsgespräche wird von Popsänger und Komponist Yun Sang geleitet.
Sweden, North Korea talks end, may help pave way for Trump-Kim encounter
The North Korean and Swedish foreign ministers ended three days of talks on Saturday on the security situation on the Korean peninsula which may help prepare the way for a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
Before Saudi Visit, Congress Questions U.S. Support for Yemen Campaign
The Trump administration is furiously trying to fend off a bipartisan effort in Congress to halt American military support to the deadly Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen as the kingdom’s influential young crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, arrives in Washington this week for talks with President Trump.
Even as the State Department weighs approval of more than $1 billion in new arms to the Saudis, lawmakers are pushing for a resolution that they say would prevent Washington from giving the Saudis “a blank check” in the conflict.
Corrupt 506 from IT036 Stenny – Old Bad Habits by Stenny
Ilian Tape Munich, Germany
released November 28, 2017
Ola, Uber drivers‘ strike: Taxi aggregators‘ discriminatory practices prompt cabbies to stay off the roads
What has raised the hackles of the drivers? Well, it is a trade practice that is just plain discriminatory. The two aggregators it is believed charge a uniform and hefty 26 percent service charges from the drivers for bagging customers through their taxi hailing apps but give first preference to taxis owned by the aggregators themselves under their financing schemes as opposed to taxis owned by the drivers themselves or by others. Since their business model is entirely driven by technology, it is easy for them to tweak their software to accomplish this discrimination.
Where all the action is. North Korea, US representatives to meet in Finland
Lt. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry
(Dezember 2007) Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry is the Deputy Chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee in Brussels, Belgium. His previous assignment was Commander of the Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan.
His operational posts include service as commander and staff officer with mechanized, light, airborne, and ranger infantry units in the continental United States, Hawaii, Korea, and Italy.
John Delury talks about Korean Peninsula tensions
(27.4.2017) To discuss the ongoing tensions near the Korean Peninsula, CGTN‘s Mike Walter spoke to John Delury, associate professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies
Robert Carlin: The Two Koreas, Bad Decisions, Bad Consequences
(16.12.2015) Robert Carlin: Visiting Scholar, Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
Korea Society‘s Hubbard Says U.S.-North Korea Talks Won‘t Be Easy
(8.3.2018) Thomas Hubbard, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and the Philippines, and chairman at the Korea Society, discusses U.S.-North Korea relations and what to expect from negotiations. He speaks with David Ingles on „Bloomberg Markets: Asia.“
Die Pläne der neuen Bundesregierung: Änderung des PBefG und Deregulierung
(16. März) Die neue Regierung möchte ausgerechnet dabei angeblich ein „level playing field“ (wortwörtlich) schaffen – ein Begriff, den Uber in den USA selber prägte, und den man auch mit „gleichen Wettbewerbsbedingungen“ hätte übersetzen können – welche Interessengruppen da soufflierten, muss wohl nicht weiter kommentiert werden. Damit ist im Wesentlichen eine Deregulierung des Taxi- und Mietwagenmarktes gemeint, denn das geht aus der Formulierung „regulatorische Entlastung“ hervor, von der „sowohl der Taxi- wie auch der Mietwagenbetrieb profitieren“ soll.
Webcast 24: Kathleen Stephens – The U.S.-Korea Alliance at 60 Years: Looking Back, Looking Forward
(15.7.2014)
“Welcome to Hell”: Barcelona Taxi Drivers Prepare for Uber’s Return
(17.März) “Everything is really calm now, but the instant Uber sets foot here, it’s going to be a mess,” said Tito Álvarez, spokesman for Elite Taxi. “We cannot control what happens on the streets when their cars start rolling out.” It’s an ominous warning that sounds more like a threat — and one that Uber, in all its worldly hubris, is unlikely to heed.
What goes on inside the secretive, semi-official talks between the North Korea, the US, and South Korea
There are three types of talks between countries. Track 1 is official, track 1.5 is unofficial and involves government staff as well as external experts, and track 2 doesn‘t involve the government at all.
Track 1.5 and track 2 talks between the US and North Korea are relatively common
Krieg gegen SNCF
Macron hat vor, das mit rund 50 Milliarden Euro verschuldete wichtigste öffentliche Transport- und Beförderungsunternehmen des Landes in eine Aktiengesellschaft umzuwandeln. Er will den Bahnverkehr für private Anbieter öffnen und den »Chéminots« (Eisenbahnern) ihren Beamtenstatus nehmen. Die haben inzwischen angekündigt, ab dem 3. April drei Monate lang an zwei von fünf Tagen die Arbeit niederzulegen. Bereits am Donnerstag soll in der Hauptstadt Paris bei Metro, S-Bahn (RER) und Bussen der Arbeitskampf mit »einer ersten Machtdemonstration« beginnen, wie die Organisationen der Beschäftigten vergangenen Freitag verlauten ließen.
Security advisers from US, South Korea, Japan discuss Trump-Kim summit
The top national security advisers of the US, South Korea and Japan have met at the weekend to discuss ways to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula ahead of a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.
Rio Favela Residents March Demanding Justice for Slain Activist
About 2,000 people marched through the Mare favela in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in memory of human rights activist Marielle Franco, who was gunned down and assassinated according to the first elements of the investigation.