NĂ€chstes Mal, wenn die Politiker einen optionalen Krieg austragen oder fortsetzen wollen, werden sie uns die gleichen LĂŒgen erzĂ€hlen, die sie uns diesmal, das letzte Mal und das Mal davor erzĂ€hlt haben. Wir mĂŒssen aufhören, diesen LĂŒgen zu glauben.
Daily Archives: 15. Dezember 2019
We Have Just Been Handed the Pentagon Papers of Our Generation
Earlier this week, we learned that our leaders also knew the war was a fiasco, doomed to fail. But, unlike many of us, they chose not to speak out. Instead, as The Washington Post revealed in a series of stunning articles based on what it has labeled the Afghanistan Papersâa trove of previously classified documents that it is calling a âsecret history of the warââdozens of consecutive generals and senior US officials had repeatedly lied about, omitted, and obfuscated the facts to give an illusion of progress in that war.
France to extradite Argentinian ex-policeman over ‚dirty war‘ crimes on Sunday
French police arrested Mario Sandoval on Wednesday, just hours after Franceâs top administrative court, the Conseil dâEtat, rejected his appeal against extradition after years of legal tussles.
Boris Johnson plans radical overhaul of civil service to guarantee ‚people‘s Brexit‘
Boris Johnson is plotting a dramatic overhaul of Whitehall after his landslide election victory, in a drive to demonstrate that the Government âworks for the peopleâ.
Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnsonâs chief aide, is to spearhead plans for radical reforms to the civil service, including a review of the processes for hiring and firing officials, to ensure Whitehall delivers the Prime Ministerâs agenda.
Nach „Tiergarten-Mord“: NervositĂ€t auf allen Ebenen
Spionage, Auftragsmorde, HintermĂ€nner – all das klingt nach Kaltem Krieg, der nach dem Fall der Mauer eigentlich ĂŒberwunden schien. Doch der Schein trĂŒgt: Die Phase der Entspannung sei fĂŒr Deutschland vorbei, heiĂt es bei Innenexperten im Bundestag.
Spannende #UA1BT Sitzung gestern. Kommende Woche dann aktualisierte Zeugenliste. Geladen sind Youssef El-Saghir (LKA BE) und M.S. (BND). Thema unter anderem die AND Videos. @pod_ua
Untersuchungsausschuss im Fall Amri: âPhilipp, das stimmt nichtâ
Dann folgt eine Premiere: Befragt werden nun Philipp K., Rasmus M. und ein Oberstaatsanwalt des Bundesgerichtshof, Dieter Killmer, der am 23. Februar 2016 auch dabei war â und zwar alle gleichzeitig. Und es wird sofort dynamisch. Denn Rasmus M. wiederholt seine Aussage, diesmal direkt ins Gesicht seines Kollegen. Philipp K. blickt entgeistert zurĂŒck. âDas muss ich erst mal verdauen. Ich habe nicht geglaubt, dass diese Sachen wirklich so von dir gesagt wurden.â Und nein, er schlieĂe weiter aus, dass es die AussprĂŒche gegeben habe.
Polizist lĂŒgt im #Amri-Untersuchungsausschuss – Anwalt stellt Strafanzeige
TĂŒrkische MittelmeerplĂ€ne: Libyen als „Trojanisches Pferd“
(10.12.2019)
Die Reihe derer, denen die TĂŒrkei mit einem Maritim-Abkommen, auf die FĂŒĂe tritt, ist lang: Angefangen von der Republik Zypern, Griechenland, der EU und Israel reicht die Liste bis zum libyschen Feldmarschall Haftar und seiner LNA-Miliz, groĂen libyschen StĂ€mmen, den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten, Ăgypten, der russischen FĂŒhrung und dem französischen PrĂ€sidenten Macron.
Turkey renews military pledge to Libya as threat of Mediterranean war grows
Ankara ready to defend government in Tripoli in latest policy to inflame tensions with US, EU, Greece and Middle East countries
376 congressmembers just voted to increase the US military budget to an absurd $738 billion per year 187 Democrats helped 189 Republicans Only 41 Dems opposed the absolutely awful 2020 NDAA billâincluding Tulsi Gabbard, Barbara Lee, Ro Khanna, AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib
(11.12.2019)
Trump admin intends to announce withdrawal of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan
The Trump administration intends to announce the drawdown of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early next week, according to three current and former U.S. officials. The withdrawal will leave between 8,000 and 9,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the officials said.
Arab Joint List Welcomes Election, Center-left Alliance Fears Failure as Parties Prepare for Third Round
The Joint List, the Arab alliance of four parties, emerged as the third-largest party after the September election. It remains optimistic ahead of the March 2 ballot, and its members hope to gain somewhere between 15 to 16 seats in the Knesset â three more than they had garnered in the previous election. Part of their strategy to achieve this increase in votes is to turn directly to potential Jewish voters.
Trump is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe and a religious bigot. Our campaign is the strongest to defeat him because it is rooted in human solidarity. Join us live for our rally with @ilhanmn in Nashua, NH:
Ilhan Omar Joins Sanders in N.H., Delivers Message of ‚Radical Love‘
Omar is one of three members of the âsquad,â a group of influential Democratic congresswomen, who have endorsed Sanders. She told the crowd that her liberal politics are sometimes labeled âradicalâ by critics.
âThe truth is the only radicalism we are motivated by is radical love,â said Omar. âThatâs why weâre calling on everyone to be moved, radically, by love for their neighbors, for their country, for our democracy, and for humanity.â
The lesson of the last 3 years is that our elites, in a very broad sense, are deeply hostile to the democratic principle – visible in their support for EU, and in their ruthless campaign to squash a vote against it.
Seeing a lot of tweets from Labour activists saying, âWe just need to fight harder next time.â No. Labour did not get smashed for want of effort by activists. It got smashed because it lost the trust of the working-class. Until this is admitted, we cannot move forward.
The arrogance and detachment of Corbynâs middle class fan club was a factor in every seat Labour lost
The arrogance and detachment of Corbynâs middle class fan club was a factor in every seat that Labour lost. And they were so away with the fairies that in a Bassetlaw they predicted a 1200 Labour majority on the eve of the election.
It is 95 years since Bassetlaw last elected a Conservative…
Boris Johnson will guarantee his ÂŁ34billion NHS spending pledge by putting it into law next week
The PM will make it a legal requirement for him to keep his promise to boost funding by ÂŁ33.9billion a year.
The bold gesture â the first made by any government â will convince doubters of his determination to make the health service a top priority over the next five years.
Mr Johnson wants to build on his stunning general election victory by proving to those who voted Tory for the first time that he can really be trusted.
Boris Johnson thanks voters for backing Tories in Tony Blair‘s old constituency
âAnd I can imagine peopleâs pencilâs hovering over the ballot paper and wavering before coming down for us and the Conservatives, and I know that people may have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us.
âAnd I want the people of the North East to know that we in the Conservative Party and I will repay your trust â and everything that we do, everything that I do as your Prime Minister, will be devoted to repaying that trust.
Boris Johnson announces plans for spending spree in north
Boris Johnson is considering a raid on a ÂŁ80bn fund to fuel an infrastructure blitz in regions that helped deliver his election victory, it has emerged.
Speaking in Tony Blairâs former seat, Sedgefield, which voted in a Tory MP last week, Johnson said his party âwill repay your trustâ and that voters had âchanged the Conservative party for the betterâ.
Boris Johnson visits north-east England after Conservative gains
Speaking in Tony Blair‘s old constituency, Boris Johnson has thanked Conservative activists and voters across north-east England for the party‘s electoral gains in the region.
BĂŒrgerinitiative: Mehr FluglĂ€rm ĂŒber Region Trier
Hauptverursacher seien erneut die US-StreitkrĂ€fte in Spangdahlem in der Eifel gewesen. Die Air-Base nutze die militĂ€rische Flugzone ĂŒber Trier und dem nördlichen Saarland fast fĂŒr ihren gesamten RegelĂŒbungsbetrieb.
Bolivia‘s interim leader says arrest warrant to be issued against Morales
Bolivia will issue an arrest warrant in the coming days against former leftist President Evo Morales, accusing him of sedition, interim Bolivian President Jeanine Anez said on Saturday.
Ein Jahr neues Polizeigesetz in NRW: Klima-Aktivistinnen prÀventiv eingesperrt
Nordrhein-westfĂ€lische Polizisten dĂŒrfen Personen, die auf Nachfrage ihren Namen nicht nennen, bis zu sieben Tage festhalten. Die Regelung gilt seit einem Jahr, bisher sind vier Aktivist:innen bei Klimaprotesten von ihr betroffen.
CrĂȘpes haben es in den Verfassungsschutzbericht ThĂŒringen geschafft. Ja. Leider wahr. #VSAbschaffen Unsere SolidaritĂ€t habt ihr @riotcatering!
Pressemitteilung Black Kitchen: Wenn die KĂŒche zum Staatsfeind wird
Jena. Das AktionskĂŒchenkollektiv Black Kitchen wird offiziell vom ThĂŒringer Verfassungschutz beobachtet. Im kĂŒrzlich veröffentlichten Bericht 2018 der Behörde wird die Kochgruppe auf Seite 100 erwĂ€hnt. Dort wird ausgefĂŒhrt: die Gruppe hĂ€tte einen CrepĂȘs-Stand auf antifaschistischen Protesten in Mattstedt aufbauen wollen. Die Kochgruppe ist dadurch die erste SoKĂŒ (auch VolxxkĂŒche genannt), die vom Inlandsnachrichtendienst ĂŒberwacht wird.
How the Prosecution of Animal Rights Activists as Terrorists Foretold Todayâs Criminalization of Dissent
The movement took aim at the notorious animal testing lab company Huntingdon Life Sciences, which did contract work for corporations. SHAC organized a potent direct-action campaign, which, at a number of points, threatened to shutter the huge testing corporation by driving investors to disaffiliate and divest. The tactics were diverse, from spreading information on animal cruelty, to holding demonstrations, to the occasional act of property damage. In response to SHAC activity, the FBI in 2005 deemed the animal liberation movement to be Americaâs No. 1 domestic terrorism threat. This, despite the fact that not a single human or animal was injured by SHAC activity in the country.
Im Juli haben wir bereits ĂŒber den Fall #Pantsir berichtet. Die Bundesregierung, die die #VAE trotz wiederholter EmbargobrĂŒche als „strategischen Partner“ ansieht, war Fragen dazu bisher ausgewichen #Rheinmetall
Mexico holds assemblies to consider controversial Maya Train plan
Some Indigenous and environmental groups on the Yucatan Peninsula worry project may bring more harm than good.