Daily Archives: 23. August 2018


23.08.2018 - 21:18 [ U.S.-Aussenministerium ]

Remarks on the Appointment of Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun

Steve has had extensive career in foreign policy and in tough negotiating settings as well. He comes to us from his position as the vice president of international government affairs for the Ford Motor Company. In this job, he closely engaged foreign governments to advance Ford’s goals all around the world. He will now employ the same skill and dedication on behalf of the American people to make sure that their interests are well served in respect to North Korea.

Steve also spent nearly two decades doing foreign policy work on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch. His positions have included national security advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Senator Bill Frist. He was the executive secretary at the National Security Council under President George W. Bush and the chief of staff at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

23.08.2018 - 21:11 [ U.S.-Aussenministerium / Youtube ]

Remarks on the Appointment of Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun

Secretary Pompeo announces Steve Biegun as the Special Representative for North Korea, at the Department of State on August 23, 2018.

23.08.2018 - 18:27 [ Xinhua ]

China to file complaint with WTO against U.S. tariffs on 16-bln-USD Chinese goods: MOC

China on Thursday said it will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against U.S. tariffs on 16 billion U.S. dollars worth of Chinese goods under the Section 301 investigation, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

23.08.2018 - 18:20 [ Radio China ]

China verklagt USA bei WTO wegen ihrer Zölle auf chinesische Exportwaren im Wert von 16 Milliarden US-Dollar

Das chinesische Handelsministerium hat am Donnerstag bekannt gegeben, dass China am selben Tag den USA bei der Welthandelsorganisation wegen ihrer Zölle auf chinesische Exportwaren im Wert von 16 Milliarden US-Dollar im Rahmen der 301-Untersuchung verklagt habe.

23.08.2018 - 18:11 [ Arirang News / Youtube ]

Pres. Moon again orders gov‘t to do everything to minimize damage from Typhoon Soulik

As the storm continues to affect the country, everyone in Korea is bracing for the worst. Channeling all his energy into ensuring the nation‘s safety, President Moon Jae-in urged all-out measures to minimize the damage from the force of nature.

23.08.2018 - 18:00 [ KBS ]

Taifun Soulik trifft Freitag auf Südkoreas Westküste

Südöstlich von Soulik bewegt sich ein weiterer Taifun, Cimaron, in Richtung Norden. Beide beeinflussen ihren Kurs gegenseitig, deshalb nimmt das Tempo von Soulik ab.

In Küstengebieten der Insel Jeju weht derzeit starker Wind mit fast 40 Sekundenmeter Geschwindigkeit. In Küsten- und Bergregionen wird starker Wind mit einer Spitzengeschwindigkeit von 50 Sekundenmetern oder 144 Stundenkilometern erwartet.

23.08.2018 - 17:55 [ Hawaii State Department of Education ]

HIDOE closing all Hawaii Island, Maui County schools and offices ahead of impacts from Hurricane Lane

All Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools and offices on Hawaii Island and in Maui County will be closed Wednesday, Aug. 22, until further notice, in anticipation of dangerous storm conditions from Hurricane Lane.

23.08.2018 - 17:38 [ ZDF ]

Polizei-Einsatz bei ZDF-Dreh – Fragen und Antworten zum Vorfall in Dresden

Sachsens Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer (CDU) sagt, die Polizei habe sich richtig verhalten. ZDF-Chefredakteur Peter Frey sagt, es handele sich um eine Einschränkung der freien Berichterstattung. Mittlerweile stellt sich heraus, dass der Demonstrant ein Mitarbeiter des Landeskriminalamtes ist. Das wirft die Frage auf: Hat die sächsische Polizei den Demonstranten eher geschützt als die Journalisten? Stimmt der Vorwurf, dass sich die Polizei nicht neutral verhält?

23.08.2018 - 17:33 [ ZDF ]

LKA-Mann attackiert ZDF-Team: Sachsen-Chef Kretschmer steht hinter Polize

Sachsens Regierungschef Michael Kretschmer (CDU) hat vor Vorurteilen gegenüber der Polizei im Freistaat gewarnt. „Mir ist sehr daran gelegen, die Situation zu versachlichen und mit Ruhe zu bewerten. Hier werden viele Dinge vermengt, die so nicht zusammengehören“, sagte er an diesem Donnerstag in Dresden.

23.08.2018 - 10:06 [ Politico.com ]

DNC: Alleged hacking attempt was only a ‘test’

08/22/2018 01:50 PM EDT

Updated 08/23/2018 12:48 AM EDT

DNC chief security officer Bob Lord said just before midnight Wednesday that the phony website that created fears of a new cyberattack was in fact just part of a „simulated … test,“ and was created by an unnamed „third party.“

23.08.2018 - 09:59 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Democrats rigged the 2016 primary for Hillary Clinton, claims former DNC chair

(2.11.2017) In an interview with CNBC, Mr Perez said, “We’re moving forward”, when asked about the Ms Brazile’s allegations.

“One of my goals here as DNC chair is to make sure that the nominating process for 2020 is a process that is totally fair and transparent for everybody,” he said.

Ms Clinton has so far declined to comment.

23.08.2018 - 09:59 [ Spiegel.de ]

Donna Brazile: Demokratische Vorwahlen waren laut Ex-Parteichefin zugunsten Clintons manipuliert

(3.11.2017) In einem Buch, das Brazile bald veröffentlicht, beschreibt sie zudem eine aus ihrer Sicht „unethische“ Vereinbarung zwischen Clinton und der Demokratischen Partei. Die Vorwahlphase sei zugunsten Hillary Clintons und gegen deren parteiinternen Widersacher Bernie Sanders manipuliert worden, schrieb die Ex-Parteichefin.

Die Vereinbarungen zwischen der Parteiführung und dem Clinton-Lager habe es bereits seit August 2015 gegeben, lange bevor der interne Auswahlprozess überhaupt gestartet worden sei.

23.08.2018 - 09:49 [ Consortium News ]

US Intel Vets Dispute Russia Hacking Claims

(12.12.2016) we draw on decades of senior-level experience – with emphasis on cyber-intelligence and security – to cut through uninformed, largely partisan fog. Far from hiding behind anonymity, we are proud to speak out with the hope of gaining an audience appropriate to what we merit – given our long labors in government and other areas of technology. And corny though it may sound these days, our ethos as intelligence professionals remains, simply, to tell it like it is – without fear or favor.

We have gone through the various claims about hacking. For us, it is child’s play to dismiss them. The email disclosures in question are the result of a leak, not a hack.

23.08.2018 - 09:46 [ CBS News ]

FBI, DNI back CIA judgment that Russia meddled in election and favored Trump

(16.12.2016) “Earlier this week, I met separately with (Director) FBI James Comey and DNI Jim Clapper, and there is strong consensus among us on the scope, nature, and intent of Russian interference in our presidential election,” Brennan wrote, U.S. intelligence sources confirmed. “The three of us also agree that our organizations, along with others, need to focus on completing the thorough review of this issue that has been directed by President Obama and which is being led by the DNI.”

23.08.2018 - 09:42 [ CBS News ]

Obama, GOP senators call for probe to examine Russia‘s meddling in U.S. election

(9.12.2016) “See, the problem with hacking is that if they’re able to disrupt elections, then it’s a national security issue, obviously,” McCain told the Post.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, who’s close with McCain, told CNN earlier this week that he thinks Russia “did interfere with our elections.”

“It’s pretty clear to me that Wikileaks was designed to hurt [Democratic presidential nominee Hillary] Clinton and it could be us tomorrow,” Graham said. “I’m going after Russia in every way you can go after Russia.”

23.08.2018 - 09:29 [ Washington Times ]

Wasserman Schultz immediately joins Clinton campaign after resignation

(24.7.2016) She may be done with the Democratic National Committee, but former chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz was quickly picked up by the Hillary Clinton campaign.

23.08.2018 - 09:16 [ thinkprogress.org ]

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Resigns From DNC In Wake Of WikiLeaks Email Dump

(24.7.2016) The DNC’s vice chair, longtime party official Donna Brazile, would serve as interim chair, the DNC said. CNN’s Jeff Zelany said that it took a call from President Obama for Wasserman Schultz to agree to resign. Obama’s statement, released after Wasserman Schultz’, was supportive of her work for the party.

23.08.2018 - 09:05 [ New York Times ]

Released Emails Suggest the D.N.C. Derided the Sanders Campaign

(22.7.2016) WikiLeaks posted almost 20,000 emails sent or received by a handful of top committee officials and provided an online tool to search through them. While WikiLeaks did not reveal the source of the leak, the committee said last month that Russian hackers had penetrated its computer system.

Among the emails released on Friday were several embarrassing messages that suggest the committee’s chairwoman, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, and other officials favored Hillary Clinton over Mr. Sanders — a claim the senator made repeatedly during the primaries.

23.08.2018 - 09:00 [ Washington Post ]

Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump

(14.6.2016) One group, which CrowdStrike had dubbed Cozy Bear, had gained access last summer and was monitoring the DNC’s email and chat communications, Alperovitch said.

The other, which the firm had named Fancy Bear, broke into the network in late April and targeted the opposition research files. It was this breach that set off the alarm. The hackers stole two files, Henry said. And they had access to the computers of the entire research staff — an average of about several dozen on any given day.

The computers contained research going back years on Trump.

23.08.2018 - 08:26 [ ZDF ]

US-Demokraten: Hackerangriff verhindert

(24.8.2018) Die US-Demokraten haben nach eigenen Angaben einen versuchten Hackerangriff auf ihre Datenbank mit Informationen von Millionen Wählern im ganzen Land vereitelt. Wie aus Parteikreisen verlautete, wurde die demokratische Parteiführung am Dienstag über einen mutmaßlichen Hackerversuch in Kenntnis gesetzt. Daraufhin habe das Democratic National Committee die Behörden eingeschaltet.

23.08.2018 - 07:35 [ Rubikon ]

Die Linken-Darsteller

Das oberste Ziel von Herrschenden war es immer, die von ihnen unterdrückten Massen zu kontrollieren und zu lenken. Heute, im Zeitalter von Massenmedien und Internet, Konsumrausch und Angebotsüberfluss auf der einen sowie zunehmenden sozialen, ökonomischen und ökologischen Verwerfungen auf der anderen Seite, steht die politische Verwirrung ganz oben auf ihrem Programm.

Ein Beispiel dafür sind die sogenannten „Antideutschen“, die sich heute meist als „Ideologiekritiker“ bezeichnen, gegen linke Antikapitalisten pöbeln, Rassismus als „Islamkritik“ verkaufen – und trotzdem als irgendwie zu einer ominösen „linken Szene“ zugehörig gelten. Ein Blick auf Leipzig soll Licht ins Dunkel bringen.

23.08.2018 - 07:24 [ smeggys.co.uk ]

Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods was a 1962 plan by the U.S. Department of Defense to stage acts of simulated or real terrorism on US soil and against U.S. interests and then put the blame of these acts on Cuba in order to generate U.S. public support for military action against the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. As part of the U.S. government‘s Operation Mongoose anti-Castro initiative, the plan, which was not implemented, called for various false flag actions, including simulated or real state-sponsored acts of terrorism on U.S. and Cuban soil. The plan was proposed by senior U.S. Department of Defense leaders, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Louis Lemnitzer.

23.08.2018 - 07:20 [ New York Times ]

Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy

(November 1997) “We could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,“ the memorandum said.

“We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,“ it continued. “The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).“

The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as “suitable for planning purposes.“ No evidence exists that they were carried out.

23.08.2018 - 07:06 [ Heise.de ]

Overkill: USA geben Geheimdokumente zur Nuklearstrategie von 1964 frei

Konkret rechneten die Strategen mit der Gefahr eines sowjetischen Überraschungsangriffs gegen die Vereinigten Staaten. In einem solchen Fall wollte man einen Angriff mindestens vergelten, allerdings sahen die Strategen auch eine präventive Option vor, falls eine Nachrichtendienst-Warnung vor einem bevorstehenden sowjetischen Angriff eingehe und man dem Feind zuvorkommen könne.

23.08.2018 - 06:45 [ Korea Broadcasting (KBS) ]

Sonderstaatsanwaltschaft will Ermittlungen zur Online-Medienmanipulation nicht verlängern

Die Ermittlungsergebnisse werden am kommenden Montag bekannt gegeben.

Das Team nahm im Juni die Ermittlungen auf. Jedoch kamen die Ermittlungen kaum noch voran, nachdem der Oppositionsabgeordnete Roh Hoe-chan Ende Juli Selbstmord begangen hatte.