Assange’s comments were made in a letter addressed to independent British journalist Gordon Dimmack, who decided to make it public following last Thursday’s announcement by the US Justice Department of additional charges against Assange under the Espionage Act. The WSWS is republishing the letter, with Dimmack’s permission, in full below.
Daily Archives: 25. Mai 2019
Earthquake strikes Tokyo ahead of Trump’s visit to Japan
President Trump’s trip to Japan started with a bang – a magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered near the golf course where he and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to play golf Sunday.
The temblor, which rattled Tokyo just hours before Trump’s arrival, briefly halted nearby bullet trains, but did not derail the leaders’ plans for their first meeting of the four-day visit, which will take place at the Mobara Country Club in Chiba.
Sudan military chief meets Egypt‘s Sisi on first trip since ouster
The head of Sudan’s ruling military council visited neighboring Egypt on Saturday – his first trip abroad since the army overthrew former president Omar al-Bashir last month after mass protests against his rule.
Military Council maintains Sudanese troops in Yemen
The statement came after a short visit to Jeddah on Thursday by the Vice-President of the Transitional Military Council, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemetti), during which he met the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
Tausende in Tel Aviv gegen Netanjahu auf der Straße
Nach Medienberichten bemüht sich Netanjahu um ein Gesetz, mit dem das Parlament Entscheidungen des Höchsten Gerichtes aushebeln könnte. Damit will er demnach einer Strafverfolgung in mehreren Korruptionsfällen entgehen.
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#Israel – a big rally is planned this evening in Tel Aviv against PM #Netanyahu‘s moves to weaken the supreme court for saving himself from persecution. In an important move, the leader of the biggest Arabic party will also speak
Historic demonstration will take place in Tel Aviv tonight in support of saving Israeli democracy from efforts by Bibi, who is facing an indictment, to institute an immunity law. All opposition parties will be represented and speakers will include Arab-Israeli leader @AyOdeh.
Charging Assange under the Espionage Act will have a srs chilling effect on our most fundamental rights of freedom of speech & freedom of the press. Every American—certainly every journalist—must strongly condemn this anti-democratic act by the Trump Admin
Trump arrives in Tokyo; meets Japanese business leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, landed in Japan on Saturday on a largely ceremonial visit meant to showcase strong ties with Tokyo even as trade tensions loom.
John Bolton Says North Korea Missile Testing Violates UN Resolutions
National security adviser John Bolton said Saturday that sanctions against North Korea must be kept in place after the rogue country violated a United Nations Security Council resolution when it test-fired short-range missiles last week. The Associated Press reported that Bolton, speaking in Tokyo ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit, also defended the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship May 14.
Bipartisan thirst for more war: 75% of Congress calls on Trump to boost intervention in Syria, to ‘pressure’ Iran and Russia
While Trump threatens Iran and Venezuela with new wars, 400 Congress members, including leaders from both parties, want to intensify the eight-year war on Syria, to weaken Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah.
Nearly 400 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Address Threats in Syria
(20.05.2019)
The region has also been destabilized by Iranian regime’s threatening behavior. In Syria, Iran is working to establish a permanent military presence that can threaten our allies. In the past year alone, an Iranian-armed drone infiltrated Israeli airspace and the IRGC fired dozens of missiles toward Israel from Syria. Additionally, Iran continues its program to pursue a direct overland route from Iran to Lebanon.
#PARIS [En direct] #Acte28⚡️ Les Gilets Jaunes se mobilisent ce samedi à Paris, pour un 28ème samedi consécutif, à la veille du scrutin pour les #Europeenes2019. ? via @RTenfrancais ! #GiletsJaunes #ActeXXVIII #25Mai
Bob Dylan – A Hard Rain‘s A-Gonna Fall
Music video by Bob Dylan performing A Hard Rain‘s A-Gonna Fall (Audio).
Ein Statement von 90+ Youtubern
Dies ist ein offener Brief. Ein Statement. Von einem großen Teil der Youtuber-Szene. Am Wochenende sind die EU-Wahlen und es ist wichtig wählen zu gehen.
COP21 and Agenda 2030: The challenges of complementarity
(26.11.2015)
The interaction of climate change and development has found full recognition in the Agenda 2030 programme adopted in September 2015.
Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for sustainable Development
(26.09.2015)
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.
All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan. We are resolved to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want and to heal and secure our planet. We are determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world on to a sustainable and resilient path. As we embark on this collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind.
Angela Merkel: „Nichts muss so bleiben, wie es ist“
(26.09.2015)
Nichts weniger als einen Weltrettungsplan suchen die 160 Staatschefs in New York. Kanzlerin Merkel hat sie darauf eingestimmt: Jede große Veränderung beginne im Kopf.
Totale Weltordnung: 193 Regierungen beschließen einstimmig „Agenda 2030“
(26.09.2015)
Nochmal in Kürze:
1992 – „Agenda 21“ und UN-„Weltgipfel“ in Rio
1993 – „Kommission für nachhaltige Entwicklung“ (CSD)
2012 – Zweiter „Weltgipfel“ in Rio, Papier „Die Zukunft die wir wollen“
2013 – „Hochrangiges politische Forum über nachhaltige Entwicklung“ (HLPF)
Der nun gestern, am 25. September 2015 ergangene „Agenda 2030“-Beschluss der UN ermächtigt u.a. in Punkt 84 das HLPF unter der „Schirmherrschaft“ vom Wirtschafts- und Sozialrat der Vereinten Nationen (ECOSOC) regelmäßige „Überprüfungen“ vorzunehmen,
„eingeschlossen die Zivilgesellschaft und den privaten Sektor“.
Diesbezüglich wird im zufällig entdeckten und ein Jahr später zeitlich passend zum UN-Beschluss der „Agenda 2030“ ausgebrochenen globalen Abgaswandel (Thema Abgaswerte und Manipulation bei der Volkswagen AG) noch zu berichten sein. Der Totalausfall praktisch aller relevanten Bereiche von Demokratie und Verstand, in allen 193 UN-Mitgliedstaaten von 7 Milliarden Menschen, muss und kann dabei (leider) spieltheoretisch einkalkuliert, sowie irgendeine parlamentarische „Opposition“ vernachlässigt werden.
Der große Weltenplan
(25.09.2015)
Nach diesem schlichten Motto handeln die Staats- und Regierungschefs, die an diesem Wochenende die neue Agenda für die Weltgemeinschaft in New York verabschieden werden. Sie enthält nicht nur 17 Oberziele, zum Beispiel zur Beseitigung von Armut und Hunger, zu Gesundheit, Bildung und zur Gleichstellung der Geschlechter, sondern auch 169 speziellere Vorgaben. So soll jeder bis 2030 an sauberes Trinkwasser zu bezahlbaren Preisen kommen. Im Jahr 2030 soll die Erde ein besserer Ort geworden sein.
‚1 billion refugees due to climate change, we all could be refugees due to climate change, make agenda 2030 a priority‘ Larissa Miller at #16thBPWEuropeanconference
(today)
Tagung von IWF und Weltbank: Minister schließen „Klimakoalition“
(14.04.2019)
22 Finanzminister haben auf der Frühjahrstagung von IWF und Weltbank eine „Klimakoalition“ geschmiedet. Auch Deutschland gehört dazu. Das Ziel: Vor allem der CO2-Ausstoß soll Länder teurer zu stehen kommen.
#Klimawandel war gestern, heute ist Notstand. Den haben wir zwar nicht den Jungen zu verdanken, aber die schlachten ihn jetzt schwungvoll aus und drängen die Politik in die Ecke, schreibt @MuellerJung:
Scientists predict sun‘s activity will be weak during next solar cycle
(08.04.2019)
„We expect Solar Cycle 25 will be very similar to Cycle 24: another fairly weak cycle, preceded by a long, deep minimum,“ said panel co-chair Lisa Upton, Ph.D., solar physicist with Space Systems Research Corp. „The expectation that Cycle 25 will be comparable in size to Cycle 24 means that the steady decline in solar cycle amplitude, seen from cycles 21-24, has come to an end and that there is no indication that we are currently approaching a Maunder-type minimum in solar activity.“
Surprise: Solar System „Force Field“ Shrinks Fast
(01.10.2010)
„If we’ve learned anything from IBEX so far, it is that the models that we’re using for interaction of the solar wind with the galaxy were just dead wrong,“ David McComas, principal investigator for the IBEX program, said during a NASA press conference Thursday.
For starters, it’s been assumed that the heliosphere’s expansion and contraction follows the sun’s roughly 11-year activity cycle, during which the flow rate of charged particles, or solar wind, fluctuates.
NASA Voyager 2 Could Be Nearing Interstellar Space
(05.10.2018)
NASA‘s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system.
NASA Voyager 2 Nearing Interstellar Space, Measures Increase in Cosmic Rays
(06.10.2018)
NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, currently on a journey toward interstellar space, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system.
The Space Between: interstellar space is often called the space between the stars, but more specifically, it’s the region between our Sun’s heliosphere and the astrospheres of other stars. Find out how that works
(27.03.2019)
Physikalische Grundlagen des Weltraumwetters – Die Heliosphäre
(2011) Variation der kosmischen Strahlung mit dem Sonnenzyklus
Sun‘s Magnetic Field To ‚Flip‘ Causing ‚A Ripple Effect‘ Past Pluto (VIDEO)
(06.08.2013)
The polar switch also affects cosmic rays, which can endanger satellites and astronauts. Disturbances in the rays could even affect Earth‘s climate.
The sheet acts as a „shield“ against these rays, and a wavy current sheet can be even more effective.
Pluto Is Emitting X-Rays, and That‘s Really Weird
(16.09.2016)
The most likely explanation, according to Wolk, is that high energy particles from the solar wind are colliding with escaped bits of Pluto’s atmosphere—which is mostly nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen—stripping away electrons, and producing an x-ray flare. If true, that’s a very important insight, because it means Pluto’s atmosphere is boiling away into space. Slowly.
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Clearly, more research is needed to figure out exactly why Pluto’s atmosphere is leaky, and what’s responsible.
Spring on Pluto: an analysis over 30 years
(10.05.2019)
Thus Pluto had its equinox in 1988, before moving to perihelion (at 30 au) in 1989. Since then, the dwarf planet has continually moved away from the Sun to reach 32 ua in 2016, which represents a loss of 25 % of his average insolation.
Naively, a sharp fall in atmospheric pressure could be expected. In fact, the gas-ice balance of nitrogen imposes that for each degree Kelvin lost at the surface, the pressure should decrease by a factor of two.
But the exact opposite occurs.