Daily Archives: 2. Mai 2018


02.05.2018 - 21:47 [ Junge Welt ]

Argüellos Tod in Kuba

»Weder die Interamerikanische Pressegesellschaft (Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa, SIP), noch die Organisation »Reporter ohne Grenzen« (ROG) haben den Mord an ihm je verurteilt«, erklärte Ponce. Der chilenische Autor Ernesto Carmona von der Lateinamerikanischen Journalistenvereinigung »Felap« (Federación Latinoamericana de Periodistas) kritisierte, dass auch die Verfolgung, Folter und Morde Hunderter lateinamerikanischer Journalisten für beide Organisationen kein vorrangiges Thema sind.

02.05.2018 - 21:13 [ Junge Welt ]

Palästinensischer Nationalrat tagt in Ramallah. Antisemitische Ausfälle des Regierungschefs

Mehrere Jugendorganisationen schlossen sich aus dem Exil der Kritik an. »Der Nationalrat tagt ohne jede Wahl und besitzt deshalb keine Legitimation«, heißt es in einer Erklärung, die das Internetportal Middle East Monitor verbreitete. »Wir erklären den Palästinensischen Nationalkongress und seine Entscheidungen für null und nichtig.« Das Gremium dränge Millionen Palästinenser im Exil an den Rand und trenne sie »immer weiter von ihrem eigenen Volk und ihrer Heimat«. Die von der Fatah dominierte Führung der PLO habe »unsere großartige Sache zu einer traurigen Farce verkommen lassen«.

02.05.2018 - 20:57 [ Being Libertarian ]

Run, Tulsi, Run!

The name of Tulsi Gabbard is gaining momentum in discussions everywhere. Specifically, the topic of a bid for President of the United States for her is a highly trending topic. She is a personality powerhouse and a figure within the Democratic Party that is on a skyrocketing trajectory of popularity.

02.05.2018 - 20:50 [ Tulsi Gabbard, Abgeordnete des U.S. Repräsentantenhauses / Twitter ]

@AmbJohnBolton using Libya as a model for negotiating North Korea’s denuclearization is mind-boggling. Toppling Gaddafi after he made a deal & gave up nuclear weapons program is a reason why NK‘s Kim sees nuclear weapons as only deterrent to regime change.

02.05.2018 - 20:48 [ KBS.co.kr ]

US-Abgeordnete wollen mit Resolution Trumps diplomatische Bemühungen unterstützen

Zwei US-Abgeordnete haben eine Resolution eingereicht, mit der die diplomatischen Bemühungen von US-Präsident Donald Trump um eine Denuklearisierung der koreanischen Halbinsel unterstützt werden sollen.

Der Demokrat Tulsi Gabbard und der Republikaner Ted Yoho legten die Resolution am Freitag vor, dem Tag des innerkoreanischen Spitzentreffens im Waffenstillstandsort Panmunjom.

02.05.2018 - 20:46 [ ORF.at ]

Chinas Außenminister zu Besuch in Pjöngjang

Der chinesische Außenminister Wang Yi hat zu Beginn eines zweitägigen Besuchs in Nordkorea die Hoffnung auf ein erfolgreiches Gipfeltreffen zwischen dem nordkoreanischen Machthaber Kim Jong Un und US-Präsident Donald Trump geäußert.

02.05.2018 - 20:26 [ teleSUR ]

Ecuador Declares State of Emergency on Border, Boosts Security

„The minister of interior, Cesar Navas, has reported violent actions by organized crime groups including to date, 11 terrorist attacks, seven killed individuals, 11 injuries, 150 displaced individuals, and three state infrastructures affected. Additionally, two Ecuadorean citizens have been kidnapped,“ the declaration reads.

02.05.2018 - 20:24 [ New York Times ]

Trump to Add Clinton Impeachment Lawyer Emmet Flood to Replace Ty Cobb

President Trump has hired Emmet T. Flood, the veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment, to replace Ty Cobb, the White House lawyer who has taken the lead in dealing with the special counsel investigation and has decided to retire, according to two people briefed on the matter.

02.05.2018 - 20:23 [ Washington Post ]

Trump calls Justice Department ‘rigged,’ threatens action

The president’s tweet suggests that friction may be rising again between Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who just a day earlier declared at a public event that “the Justice Department is not going to be extorted” by public and private threats.

02.05.2018 - 20:22 [ teleSUR ]

‚Free or Jailed‘ Lula Will Be Elected President: Dilma

Whether “free or imprisoned,” Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva “will be elected president” of Brazil following October‘s general election according to former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Speaking during a visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina on Workers‘ Day she said Lula had become more than an individual, “he is an idea” that has “converted into the symbol of Brazil, of opportunities of which the people can grow.”

02.05.2018 - 20:18 [ teleSUR ]

Puerto Rico: Thousands March Against Govt‘s Austerity Measures on International Workers‘ Day

Thousands of protesters took to streets in Puerto Rico‘s capital, San Juan, to protest government‘s austerity measures, school closures, and slow recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the International Workers‘ Day Tuesday and were confronted by brutal police repression.

02.05.2018 - 20:09 [ Savannah Morning News ]

UPDATE: 2 dead, at least 3 more hurt in military plane crash in Savannah

According to a press release from Jeffrey Bezore, Wing Executive Officer 165th Airlift Wing, the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. during a training mission with five people on board…
The C-130 Hercules is the prime transport of the Air Force and Air National Guard for airdropping troops and equipment. The plane can accommodate oversized cargo, from utility helicopters and six-wheeled armored vehicles to standard palletized cargo and military personnel.

02.05.2018 - 20:03 [ Boston 25 News ]

At least 5 dead in military plane crash in Georgia, officials say

At least five people are dead after a Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed Wednesday around 11:30 a.m. near the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, according to the Georgia Air National Guard.

02.05.2018 - 19:35 [ Turan ]

Amendments to Law on Mass Media Reinforcing Censorship in Wartime Politics

At the session of Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) on May 1, several changes were introduced to the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Law on Mass Media.

The changes concern media activities in wartime. Thus, Article 517-2.15 was added to Article 517, entitled „Violation of the requirements of the state of emergency“, which implies a penalty for not complying with the emergency regime in the martial law zone. The size of the fine is from 1,000 to 1,500 manat for officials, and from 6,000 to 8,000 manat for legal entities.

02.05.2018 - 19:29 [ Turan ]

Opposition supporters in Armenia block roads to Iran and Georgia

Opposition supporters blocked interstate roads from Armenia to Georgia and Iran on Wednesday, local media reported. „Today all the people demand one thing: our leader Nikol Pashinyan should become the prime minister, 55 MPs from the Republican Party should accept this,“ said one of the organizers of the protesters who initiated the blocking of the road to Georgia near the city of Sevan. A similar situation exists on the road connecting Armenia and Iran. On the outskirts of the town of Vayk, local residents drove large trucks and dump trucks, chanting anti-government slogans.

02.05.2018 - 19:25 [ Turan ]

General Strike in Armenia: Most Highways Blocked

Nikol Pashinyan and a large group of his supporters started the procession to the city center of Yerevan on May 2. Speaking in a megaphone, Pashinyan called not to block the roads connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the roads along which the army is supplied. He also reiterated that his supporters should pass ambulances, vehicles of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and fire trucks.

02.05.2018 - 18:19 [ Electronic Frontier Foundation ]

Surveillance Self-Defense

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02.05.2018 - 17:31 [ Radio Utopie ]

BigBrotherAward 2018 – Hitliste

Microsoft Deutschland, vertreten durch Sabine Bendiek, die Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung, bekommt den BigBrotherAward 2018 in der Kategorie Technik für die kaum deaktivierbare Telemetrie (das ist die Übermittlung von Diagnose-Daten) in „Windows 10“. Selbst für versierte Nutzer.innen ist es kaum möglich, diese Übermittlung von Daten zu stoppen.

02.05.2018 - 17:22 [ Microsoft - Military Affairs ]

Learning to lead: Microsoft director’s success started in the Army

“You interact with high-level leaders in the military earlier in your career than you would in the corporate world,” Cutler says. “I’m used to briefing colonels and, in some cases, generals on courses of action. So I’m very comfortable presenting an idea and explaining my recommendations to senior-level executives now.”

02.05.2018 - 16:46 [ Standard ]

Kenya hosts Africa‘s first software centre

According to the Techno Brain Group CEO Manoj Shanker, Microsoft Corporation is outsourcing the testing and quality assurance to the Techno Brain Kenya for their flagship Windows Operating System for the applications compatibility.

02.05.2018 - 11:57 [ Radio Utopie ]

Doppelagent Abbas

Abbas abgesonderter Wahnsinn über die Shoa soll verdecken, dass er der effektivste Kollaborateur der israelischen Besatzungsmacht über Palästina ist und dieser permanent in die Hände spielt.

02.05.2018 - 11:54 [ Haaretz / googleusercontent.com ]

Under Cover of Iran, Netanyahu Just Took Three New Steps Toward Fascism

As the prime minister spoke, however, as a war-anxious nation and an attentive, approving White House hung on his every word, a little over 30 miles up the road, in Jerusalem, a mortal threat to Israel was being assembled under our very noses. In the Knesset, no less. A set of three time bombs, complex, deadly, radioactive.

Each of them a step toward annihilating Israel as we have come to know it. Each of them a step toward dictatorial rule, toward fascism. Each of them approved by – spurred by – Netanyahu himself.

02.05.2018 - 11:45 [ Spiegel.de ]

Atom-Anschuldigung gegen Iran: Röttgen wirft Netanyahu Täuschungsmanöver vor

„Das, was Netanyahu hier macht, ist ein Verwirrungs- und Täuschungsmanöver“, sagte Röttgen. Die von Netanyahu präsentierten Vorwürfe über ein geheimes iranisches Atomwaffenprogramm seien nicht neu. Netanyahu versuche, den Druck auf US-Präsident Donald Trump zu erhöhen, sich gegen das Abkommen mit Iran zu entscheiden. Wer an Sicherheit im Nahen Osten interessiert sei, müsse für die Vereinbarung eintreten.

02.05.2018 - 11:37 [ Xinhua ]

Support for German SPD declines after leadership reshuffle: poll

(1.5.2018) According to the poll conducted by the Forsa Institute, voter support for the SPD declined by one percentage point to 17 percent compared to last week. Furthermore, only 13 percent of respondents indicated that they would vote for Nahles directly as chancellor while 49 percent expressed a preference for veteran Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union leader Angela Merkel to hold the most senior legislative post in Germany.