Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan may discuss Ankara’s operation in Syria and the situation in Idlib at their meeting in Sochi on October 22, Vice President of the Russian International Affairs Council, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Alexander Aksenenok told TASS on Thursday.
Daily Archives: 17. Oktober 2019
Syrien: USA und Türkei einigen sich auf Waffenruhe
Erdogan hatte noch kurz vor dem Besuch aus den USA betont, dass eine Waffenruhe nicht infrage komme, solange das Ziel einer „Sicherheitszone“ nicht erreicht sei.
Pence says Turkey, U.S. agree ceasefire in northeast Syria
Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
US says Turkey agrees to a ceasefire in Syria
President Trump, speaking this afternoon from the tarmac at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Forth Worth, called the US-announced ceasefire in Turkey an „incredible outcome“ that saved lives.
„When those guns start shooting, they tend to do things, but I will tell you, on behalf of the United States I want to thank Turkey, I want to thank all of the people that have gotten together and made this happen,“ Trump said. „I want to thank everybody. And the other thing I want to thank as a group, I want to thank the Kurds, because they were incredibly happy with this solution. This is a solution that really — well it saved their lives, frankly. It saved their lives.“
President Donald Trump moves to stop ‚endless wars.‘ I stand with him: Sen. Rand Paul
Then-candidate Trump said often that the Iraq War was a mistake, and that we were in too many places for too long. Fast-forward to 2019, and the president is now moving forward to stop the “endless wars.” I stand with him.
The idea that our president would make this decision from this perspective is refreshing and long-awaited. Virtually every president in my lifetime has ended up in a new conflict or extending and expanding the old ones.
In particular, in the past 18 years, from Iraq to Libya to Syria, past presidents went into one bad misadventure after another.
Rand Paul: Kurds are better off aligned with Assad
“There is a chance that Assad and Erdoğan — if Assad will guarantee his side of the border — that there could be a retreat of Turkey back within its borders and you actually could maybe set up something where the Kurds actually get some provincial or semi-autonomous control,” he told Hill.TV.
For the first time in 5 years, the Syrian flag has been raised at the Syrian-Turkish border crossing in Kobani. Turkey can be spotted behind the SAA soldiers.
Joint convoy of Syrian Army soldiers and YPG fighters riding into Kobani.
The town’s future is Syrian, not Turkish.
If you think the Kurds feel abandoned just imagine how Turkey & the Syrian rebels feel. They‘ve gone from being our main allies in the war to our arch enemies. Politicians who favored arming them & giving them a no-fly-zone now say they‘re our enemies & are sanctioning them.
Magically before our eyes, the same groups that our media called „Syrian rebels“ or „Free Syrian Army“ for 8 straight years have been rebranded as „Arab militias“ who are all Turkey‘s fault. Like, we never even met these assholes—just armed & trained & PR‘d them is all.
#US Secretary of @StateDept Pompeo is arriving in #Israel for senior level talks regarding the deteriorating situation in #Syria.
Pence and Pompeo begin uphill task of crafting cease-fire between Turkey and Kurds
Vice President Mike Pence, heading a U.S. delegation that includes Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and White House national security advisor Robert O’Brien, arrived in Turkey on Thursday, a day after Trump dismissed the very crisis he sent his aides on an emergency mission to douse.
Trump‘s Syria pullout was right. Why is the Washington establishment so shocked?
“The same people that got us into the Middle East Quicksand, 8 Trillion Dollars and many thousands of lives (and millions of lives when you count the other side), are now fighting to keep us there. Don’t listen to people that haven’t got a clue. They have proven to be inept!”
The tweet represents one of the most significant indictments that a US president has ever issued against the foreign policy that his own country has pursued in the Middle East for several decades.
Video of SDF destroying a Turkish Leopard 2A4 tank (German-origin) with an anti-tank missile.
Mit Gesetzesverschärfungen gegen rechts?
Dem Ansinnen der Law and Order-Fraktionen aller Parteien und Staatsapparate wird allerdings längst nicht so massiv widersprochen wie noch vor 10 Jahren.
When we win, we are going to fundamentally change the nature of the presidency. I will not only be commander-in-chief, but organizer-in-chief. And we will take on the most powerful corporations and special interests.
Bob Dylan – Shelter from the Storm
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley holds off on presidential endorsement as colleagues back Bernie Sanders
But Pressley said through a spokesman that endorsements are ultimately decisions “made as individuals.”
“Ayanna has tremendous respect for her sisters-in-service,” said spokesman Harry Shipps, referencing the other congresswomen. “Ayanna knows that taking back the White House in 2020 is a top priority, and she is working every day to hold this administration accountable and build a bold, diverse movement that will help propel Democrats to victory up and down the ballot.”
Ilhan Omar backs Sanders for president — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib set to follow
Three of the four members of „The Squad,“ the quartet of progressive freshmen, are lining up behind Sanders
One of the great members of Congress in my lifetime passed away this morning — Elijah Cummings, Democrat of Maryland. He was a fighter for those who weren’t allowed a seat at the table. A strong, powerful voice for the voiceless.
Elijah Cummings was the real deal — authentic to his core, honest to a fault, and a peoples’ representative in the truest sense of the word. I am stunned and saddened by his death. He couldn’t have been taken from us at a worse time. Much love and gratitude to his family. We will all honor him best by carrying on his work with our own passion and an unrelenting commitment to real justice and equality. Rest In peace, my friend. We, though, will not, until your work – our work – is done.
‚Don‘t Be a Tough Guy. Don‘t Be a Fool!‘: White House Releases Trump Letter to Erdogan on Syria
The letter tried to persuade Erdogan to reverse a decision to invade Syria that Erdogan told Trump about in an Oct 6 phone call.
„Let‘s work out a good deal!“ Trump said. „You don‘t want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don‘t want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy – and I will.“
That awkward moment when suddenly the entirety of the corporate propaganda media claims the US wasn’t waging a regime change war in #Syria but Obama, Hillary Clinton and their cronies are all on record since 2011 declaring that “Assad must go”.
MPs to get Choice Between Deal or No Deal on Saturday
Genius in its simplicity…
Brexit deal REVEALED: Boris Johnson‘s new divorce agreement ditches the backstop and gives Northern Ireland a vote on ending arrangement – but the DUP have already said they WON‘T support it in crucial Saturday vote
The new plan includes legal changes to Theresa May’s – something Brussels had previously insisted was impossible – with overhauled customs arrangements specifically for Northern Ireland rather than the whole UK.
Downing Street claimed the pact had done away with the Irish border backstop and would allow the whole UK to exploit the opportunities of leaving the EU, without the mainland being bound to Brussels rules or laws.
Brexit-Verhandlungen – Es gibt einen Deal
Nordirland werde dazu begrenzt weiter EU-Regeln unterliegen und bilde das Eingangstor in den EU-Binnenmarkt. Zugleich werde die Provinz aber auch der britischen Zollhoheit für Waren unterliegen, die keine Gefahr für den EU-Binnenmarkt darstellten.
„We have a deal“ European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appears alongside UK PM Boris Johnson, saying the new #BrexitDeal is „a fair and balanced agreement“ that „provides certainty where Brexit creates uncertainty“
War of words at the White House
A Democratic source familiar with how the meeting transpired said it “devolved into the president calling the Speaker a name. He was quite nasty, so she stood up to go. She started to sit back down but Rep. Hoyer got her to go. Pelosi and Hoyer walked out of the meeting.”
The source added that when Pelosi and Hoyer were preparing to walk out of the meeting, Trump said to them: “I’ll see you at the polls.”
The same people who got us into the Middle East mess are the people who most want to stay there!
(14.10.2019)
Trump’s Chaotic Syria Exit Puts Anti-War 2020 Democrats in a Delicate Spot
(15.10.2019)
Trump defended his decision in a series of early-morning tweets on Monday. “The same people who got us into the Middle East mess are the people who most want to stay there!” he wrote. “Never ending wars will end!”
U.S. military pulls out of Syrian bases
Charlie D‘Agata is following developments in neighboring Iraq and has more on the pace of the U.S. withdrawal.
I am deeply concerned that the White House has canceled an all-Member classified briefing on the dangerous situation the President has caused in Syria, denying the Congress its right to be informed as it makes decisions about our national security.
Trump tweets photo of Pelosi at White House meeting, accuses her of ‚meltdown‘
President Trump on Wednesday tweeted out photos from his contentious meeting with Democrats and Republicans on Syria, accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of having an „unhinged meltdown.“
House passes resolution rebuking Trump over Syria pullout
The resolution — which was sponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and the panel’s top Republican, Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) — „opposes the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria.“
Repräsentantenhaus verurteilt Rückzug der USA aus Nordsyrien
354 Abgeordnete stimmten für einen entsprechenden Beschluss und 60 dagegen. Sowohl Demokraten als auch Republikaner unterstützten die Resolution.
Strafanzeige gegen TÜV-Süd-Manager
Es ist eine der größten Katastrophen in der brasilianischen Bergbaugeschichte: Am 25. Januar 2019 brach der Staudamm einer Eisenerzmine in Brumadinho, im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Minas Gerais. Eine gigantische Schlammlawine wälzte sich ins Tal, 272 Menschen starben, es gab verheerende Umweltzerstörungen.
Führungskampf in der EU-Rüstungsindustrie
Heftige Auseinandersetzungen um die Führung bei milliardenschweren Rüstungsprojekten begleiten den heutigen deutsch-französischen Ministerrat in Toulouse. Streitobjekte sind der Bau eines gemeinsamen Kampfpanzers (Main Ground Combat System, MGCS) und eines gemeinsamen Kampfjets (Future Combat Air System, FCAS), die beide als künftige Standardwaffen für die Streitkräfte der EU-Mitgliedstaaten konzipiert sind. Allein der Markt für das MGCS wird auf bis zu 100 Milliarden Euro geschätzt.
One reason VP and SecPompeo needed separate planes for flight to Ankara, State Dept announced tonight atht Pompeo will be also heading to Jerusalem for talks with @netanyahu and then Brussels to see @jensstoltenberg. Pence will be heading to DC. Carbon footprint not a factor.
Kollateralschäden im Führungskampf
So hat US-Präsident Donald Trump den US-Botschafter in Deutschland, Richard Grenell, zum neuen US-Sondergesandten für Serbien und das Kosovo ernannt. Grenell soll in die Gespräche zwischen Belgrad und der von ihm abgespaltenen serbischen Südprovinz neuen Schwung bringen.
Kurden schließen sich Assad an, um Syrien zu verteidigen
Als Präsident Trump letzte Woche twitterte, dass „es Zeit ist, dass wir aus diesen lächerlichen endlosen Kriegen herauskommen“, und hinzufügte, dass die USA sich aus Syrien zurückziehen würden, geriet Washington in Panik. Plötzlich wurden alle – Republikaner, Demokraten, die Medien, die Think Tanks und die Kriegsindustrie – schnell zu Experten für „die Kurden“, von denen uns gesagt wurde, dass sie ein „Verbündeter“ seien, der von einem ignoranten Präsidenten Trump zu ihrer Schlachtbank geschickt werde.
Washington is Wrong Once Again – Kurds Join Assad to Defend Syria
When President Trump Tweeted last week that “it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars,” adding that the US would be withdrawing from Syria, Washington went into a panic. Suddenly Republicans, Democrats, the media, the think tanks, and the war industry all discovered and quickly became experts on “the Kurds,” who we were told were an “ally” being sent to their slaughter by an ignorant President Trump.
Thousands Mourn Those Killed in Haiti Protests to Oust Moise
U.N. military peacekeepers left Haiti on Oct. 15, 2017, after 13 years. But the stabilization mission stayed behind to train national police, help the government strengthen judicial and legal institutions, and monitor human rights.
On Wednesday, a U.N. political mission known as the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti officially replaced the stabilization mission.
Aufstand in Haiti: Erneut Tote durch Polizeigewalt
Die von Haiti dank Petrocaribe erzielten Ressourcen sollten in Bauvorhaben in der Infrastruktur sowie in Wirtschafts- und Sozialprojekte investiert werden. Bei mehreren Wirtschaftsprüfungen konnte der Verbleib von 3,8 Milliarden US-Dollar aus diesen Fonds nicht aufgeklärt werden.
Ecuador: Unemployment Grows to 4.9%, Highest in More Than 2yrs
As Minister of Finance and Economy Richard Martinez said an “urgent” labor reform will take place. Flexibility and deregulation will benefit employers at the cost of employees’ rights or, as the IMF has sugar-coated it, “reducing labor market rigidities and improving competitiveness.”
Straßen in Ecuador werden gereinigt, Parteien und Presse politisch gesäubert
Mexiko hat im Zuge der politischen Krise in Ecuador inzwischen ein gutes halbes Dutzend Oppositionsvertreter in seiner Botschaft in Quito aufgenommen, um sie vor politischer Verfolgung zu schützen. Asyl gewährt worden sei:
Nach Deal mit Indigenen: Verhaftungswelle gegen Oppositionelle in Ecuador
So beklagte der unanhängige Sender TatuyTV die Festnahme des Journalisten und Sozialaktivisten Christian González. Am frühen Montagmorgen (Ortszeit) wurde Paola Pabón, Präfektin der Provinz Pichincha, in ihrer Wohnung verhaftet. Nachdem seine Wohnung gestürmt und durchsucht worden war, floh der ehemalige Abgeordnete Virgilio Hernández.