Daily Archives: 3. Februar 2020


03.02.2020 - 18:34 [ Glenn Greenwald / Twitter ]

I do genuinely think it’s an under-discussed story – one that’s quite beautiful – that the only two US Muslim Congresswomen are both vocal and enthusiastic supporters of the candidate who would make history by becoming the first Jewish President in US history.

03.02.2020 - 18:23 [ Ayanna Pressley, Abgeordnete im US Repräsentantenhaus / Twitter ]

Elizabeth never forgets who she‘s fighting for and alongside. She never forgets the people.

03.02.2020 - 17:58 [ ZDF ]

Vorwahlen in den USA – Wer bei den Demokraten Präsident werden will

Mit den Iowa Caucuses starten offiziell die Vorwahlen der Demokraten zur US-Wahl 2020. Wer sind die Kandidaten und wofür stehen sie?

03.02.2020 - 17:00 [ Bei Abriss Aufstand ]

Presseerklärung: Die 500. Montagsdemo gegen Stuttgart 21

Stuttgart, 31. Januar 2020: Am Montag, 3.2.2020 findet die 500. Montagsdemo gegen Stuttgart 21 statt; Motto: „Weg mit der Flasche unter den Bahnhöfen!“. Um 18 Uhr beginnt die Kundgebung direkt vor dem Kopfbahnhof.

03.02.2020 - 16:00 [ David Silverstone / Twitter ]

Let’s take the Democratic Party back from the 1%!

03.02.2020 - 15:51 [ ABC News ]

Bernie‘s big gamble: Sanders hopes new voters surprise at Iowa caucuses: ANALYSIS

His philosophy is that boosting turnout in a significant and meaningful way comes not only by exciting existing Democrats, but organizing and rallying nonvoters into Democrats.

His mission and ability to do that has been central to his argument about why he is the best candidate for Democrats in a general election.

03.02.2020 - 15:44 [ Washington Post ]

2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses results

The first contest in the Democratic Party’s nomination of a candidate to take on President Trump in November is tonight, in Iowa. Nearly 240,000 Democrats caucused in 2008, and officials are watching to see if that record will be broken this year.

03.02.2020 - 15:14 [ ORF.at ]

Falscher Bundesstaat: Spott für Trump-Tweet nach Super Bowl

„Ihr habt den großartigen Bundesstaat Kansas und, genau genommen, die ganze USA so gut vertreten. Unser Land ist STOLZ AUF EUCH!“

Die Stadt Kansas City liegt allerdings nicht im US-Bundesstaat Kansas, sondern am westlichen Rand von Missouri an der Grenze zu Kansas.

03.02.2020 - 06:28 [ Bernie Sanders, candidate for President / Twitter ]

Something big is happening across the country. We’re going to finish the political revolution we started.

03.02.2020 - 06:21 [ MSNBC ]

Heading into Iowa caucus, Bernie Sanders leads Iowa polls

Ahead of the Iowa caucuses on Monday, Steve Kornacki breaks down the Iowa polls and the importance of the Iowa caucuses.

03.02.2020 - 06:19 [ New York Times ]

Democrats Make Final Appeals in a Cloudy 2020 Iowa Caucus Race

The Democratic presidential candidates pleaded with voters in Iowa for their last-minute consideration on Sunday, competing with the Super Bowl for caucusgoers’ attention and straining against an atmosphere of unusual uncertainty and indecision among Democrats ahead of the first-in-the-nation nominating contest.

03.02.2020 - 05:56 [ ORF.at ]

Bundeskanzler Kurz trifft in Berlin Merkel

Themen werden die Verhandlungen zum neuen Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen (MFR), der Zukunftsprozess der EU, die Erweiterungsbestrebungen am Westbalkan und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit sowie bilaterale Fragen – etwa die Transitproblematik – sein.

03.02.2020 - 05:11 [ Truthout ]

Canada’s Battle Against First Nations Shows Slide Toward Authoritarianism

The Canadian state has always, if only tacitly, understood this relationship between authoritarianism, resource extraction, colonialism and what Karl Marx called “primitive accumulation” — the looting and pillaging of wealth. Like the U.S., Canada has a long, ignominious record of abusing, locking up and betraying promises to Indigenous peoples.

03.02.2020 - 04:53 [ Truthout ]

Media Attacks Aren’t Slowing Sanders’s Surge — They’re Showing His Independence

Dominant media outlets continue to produce more desperate and cartoonish attacks on Bernie Sanders as he continues to surge in the polls. The attacks are failing in epic fashion. And the left is having some laughs at the expense of establishment tears.

Losing the argument to Sanders is not the only concern for the dominant media, 90 percent of which are owned by only five corporations. The corporate media may also lose credibility in the process. These outlets are helping raise the class consciousness of the public by providing evidence supporting Sanders’s claim that these media operate as an organ serving the richest institutions in the country.

03.02.2020 - 04:16 [ Bernie Sanders / Twitter ]

I simply do not accept a situation where, in the richest country on Earth, our people are afraid to go to the emergency room when they are hurt or sick because they cannot afford the bill. That‘s got to change. We need Medicare for All.

03.02.2020 - 04:05 [ RFE/RL ]

Pompeo Praises Kazakhstan‘s ‚Real Reforms,‘ Urges Pressure on China Over Xinjiang

When pressed on human rights issues in Kazakhstan, Pompeo said that „every nation has to get this right for itself.“

03.02.2020 - 03:56 [ Hurriyet Daily News ]

Turkey to attend OIC meeting in Saudi Arabia

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will take part in „the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Emergency Open-Ended Executive Committee Ministerial Meeting to be held in Jeddah on 3 February 2020 upon the request of the State of Palestine in order to discuss the most recent developments with regard to Israeli-Palestinian conflict,“ the statement said.

03.02.2020 - 03:35 [ China.org.cn ]

Algeria, Tunisia discuss Libyan crisis, bilateral cooperation

Tebboune also pledged that his country would deposit 150 million U.S. dollars in Tunisian bank as a loan, in a bid to boost the economy of the neighboring nation.

03.02.2020 - 03:22 [ The Times of Israel ]

Morocco’s military said to receive 3 Israeli reconnaissance drones

Morocco’s military reportedly took possession last week of three Israeli-made reconnaissance drones, sold to the Arab nation via France, despite the lack of any formal relations between the two countries.

The drones, of the “Heron” long-endurance models developed by Israel Aerospace Industries, were bought for some $48 million, according to French website Intelligence Online.

03.02.2020 - 03:10 [ France24 ]

France to send 600 more troops to Africa‘s Sahel

Parly added that Chad “should soon deploy an additional battalion” within the joint force of the G5 Sahel, which brings together Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad in the three borders zone.

03.02.2020 - 02:54 [ The Hill ]

US Africa Command chief makes pitch for military presence amid reported plans for cuts

„If the U.S. steps back from Africa too far, China and Russia will fill the void to our detriment,” he said in his written testimony to the Senate. “Violent extremist organizations will be able to grow unchecked, some will ultimately threaten the homeland, and we will lose opportunities for increased trade and investments with some of the fastest growing economies in the world.”

03.02.2020 - 01:11 [ Daniel McAdams / antikrieg.com ]

In die Katastrophe stolpern

Es besteht eine echte Gefahr für außenpolitische Berater und Analysten – und insbesondere für diejenigen, denen sie dienen -, wenn sie sich in einer Blase, einem Echoraum, befinden und alle ihre Schlussfolgerungen auf fehlerhaften Eingaben beruhen. Es ist natürlich noch schlimmer, wenn sie glauben, sie könnten ihre eigene Realität schaffen und Ergebnisse erfinden, die Hand und Fuß haben.

Unter diesen Umständen laufen die Dinge selten wie geplant.

03.02.2020 - 01:06 [ Daniel McAdams / Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity ]

Stumbling into Catastrophe

President Trump has argued that prohibiting funds for military action against Iran actually makes war more likely, as he would be restricted from the kinds of military-strikes-short-of-war like his attack on Syria after the alleged chemical attack in Douma in 2018 (claims which have recently fallen apart). The logic is faulty and reflects again the danger of believing one’s own propaganda.