Amid increase in Afghan fighting, the Ulema or religious scholars in a gathering held in Kunduz city the capital of northern Kunduz province on Sunday have condemned the ongoing conflict and hostilities in the country as illegitimate and called upon the Taliban outfit to observe ceasefire and facilitate the peace talks to succeed.
Daily Archives: 11. Oktober 2020
Egypt, Russia to hold joint exercises in Black Sea soon — TV
In Novorossiysk, the delegations of the Russian Navy and the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt held a three-day conference on preparing and holding the joint exercise Bridge of Friendship -2020.
Nichtwähler in Wien größte „Partei“
Das waren über 100.000 mehr als noch vor fünf Jahren.
Progressive giant Henry Wallace in 1948: “Both parties are the champions of big business. The Republican party admits it. The Democratic party attempts to conceal it.” 72 years later and the Democrats are still a corporatist party and y’all think you can move them left.
On this day in 2001, U.S. warplanes begin an air campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan. America‘s ‚War on Terror‘ will eventually expand into Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and elsewhere. It continues to this day.
(07.10.2020)
Trump‘s Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surprise
(08.10.2020)
Multiple officials told the Associated Press they had not been informed of any such deadline and military experts said it would be impossible to withdraw all 5,000 US troops in Afghanistan and dismantle the US military headquarters by the end of the year.
They suggested the president’s claim was aimed at shifting the news cycle away from coronavirus coverage and that the Pentagon would not act on the order before the 3 November US election.
Official: Pentagon has started ‚prudent planning‘ for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May
(22.09.2020)
“I’d like to make it clear that [Defense Secretary Mark Esper] has not issued orders to reduce military personnel below this 4,000 to 5,000 level in Afghanistan, although we are conducting prudent planning to withdraw to zero service members by May 2021 if conditions warrant, per the U.S.-Taliban agreement,” David Helvey, the official performing the duties of assistant secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, told the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security at a hearing.
Iraqi militias say they have halted anti-U.S. attacks
The U.S. warning caused alarm in Iraq, where it was seen as a step towards air strikes, potentially turning Iraq into a battleground in a proxy war between the United States and Iran. A broad array of politicians called on the militia to stop provoking the Americans.
Milizen beenden Angriffe auf US-Truppen im Irak
Vergangenen Monat hatten die USA mit der Schließung ihrer Botschaft in Bagdad gedroht, sollte die irakische Regierung die Milizen nicht zügeln. Das hatte auf irakischer Seite Sorgen ausgelöst, denn die Schließung der Botschaft könnte ein Schritt hin zu US-Luftangriffen und einer Ausweitung der Konflikte sein. Mehrere irakische Politiker hatten deswegen die Milizen aufgerufen, die USA nicht weiter zu provozieren.
Thousands rally in Ivory Coast to protest President Ouattara’s bid for third term
By early afternoon around 20,000 people had packed a 35,000 capacity stadium in Abidjan, chanting and dancing. Some held banners saying „The people say no to an illegal third term.”
1984 – By George Orwell
Everywhere there is the same pyramidal structure, the same worship of semi-divine leader, the same economy existing by and for continuous warfare. It follows that the three super-states not only cannot con-quer one another, but would gain no advantage by doing so. On the contrary, so long as they remain in conflict they prop one another up, like three sheaves of corn. And, as usual, the ruling groups of all three powers are simultane-ously aware and unaware of what they are doing. Their lives are dedicated to world conquest, but they also know that it is necessary that the war should continue everlastingly and without victory.
Remembering 9-11: What 19 years of war has taught mankind
This article has listed a number of terrible consequences that war engenders. However, I want to conclude on a positive note. 19 years of persistent war has taught the United States a vivid lesson about the power of hope. After all, what else would keep men and women fighting for an entire generation? They don’t do it for medals of valor, nor for glory. Rather, there is a hope inside of them for a better future.
I really believe in the power of hope! As a career warrior, I got up, put on my equipment and went out to face our enemies on many different battlefields because I had hope for a greater future. –a greater future for my children and a greater future for my country.
‘Enough is enough’: Nigerians demand SARS police unit scrapped
As he drove towards Wuse, a busy market in the Nigerian capital, the 21-year-old was flagged down by three operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for what he thought was a routine check of his vehicle documents. The gun-wielding police officers ordered him to step out of his car and hand in his mobile telephone for a search.
New York theaters display banners urging governor to reopen cinemas
While Cuomo has lifted restrictions on some businesses in the state, including restaurants, gyms and churches, New York movie theaters still remain closed to the public.
++ Stuttgart bittet Bundeswehr um Hilfe ++
Stuttgart mobilisiert zur Kontaktnachverfolgung die ganze Stadtverwaltung und bittet die Bundeswehr um Unterstützung. Auch in dieser Nacht hat es in Berlin Verstöße gegen die Sperrstunde gegeben.
Länderchefs: Verantwortung statt Partys
Einen erneuten Lockdown könne sich das Land nicht leisten, so der Grünen-Politiker. „Deshalb ziehen wir die Schrauben an anderer Stelle an. Partys muss man nicht feiern, arbeiten und lernen schon.“
Mittlerweile 1.500 Schweizer Clubbesucher in Quarantäne
Die angeordnete Quarantäne würden auf zwei verschiedene infizierte Personen zurückgehen, sagte ein Sprecher der Berner Gesundheits-, Sozial- und Integrationsdirektion am Samstagabend auf Anfrage der Nachrichtenagentur Keystone-SDA.
Verschärfung der Maßnahmen in Italien möglich
Angesichts der stark zunehmenden Zahl von Coronavirus-Infektionen führt die italienische Regierung in Hinblick auf weitere Maßnahmen gegen das Coronavirus Gespräche mit dem wissenschaftlichen Komitee, das sie im Umgang mit der Epidemie berät.
Abbas Meets With World Jewish Congress President Ron Lauder in Ramallah
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a three-hour meeting at his office in Ramallah on Saturday with World Jewish Congress President Ron Lauder, an aide to the president has confirmed.
Erneut Demos in Israel: Tausende protestieren gegen Netanyahu
Kritiker sehen die neuen Regeln als Versuch, die seit Wochen andauernden Proteste gegen Netanyahu zu ersticken. Die neuen Vorschriften untersagen es Demonstranten, sich weiter als einen Kilometer von ihrem Zuhause zu entfernen, um an Protesten teilzunehmen.
Zudem wurden im Vorfeld der erwarteten Demonstrationen die Regeln von der Polizei nochmals verschärft:
‚You Messed With the Wrong Generation‘: Tens of Thousands March Against Netanyahu Across Israel
The police came under criticism for issuing a statement implying that the Crime Minister organization, one of the protests‘ organizers, had called on protesters to arm themselves in order to confront police officers. They were forced to retract the allegation after it became clear it was fabricated.
PM ‘betraying his red wall voters’ over lockdown cash
Burnham told the Observer that by offering to pay only two-thirds of the wages of people hit by new closures – as opposed to the 80% which applied nationally under the original furlough scheme – ministers would be punishing people in the north in a way that was completely unacceptable.
Burnham said the Conservatives were betraying the people in so-called “red wall” seats who they had persuaded to vote Tory at the general election last December with pledges to “level up” the country.
Millions will be ordered not to leave their local areas in new Covid clampdown
Millions of people will be asked not to travel outside their local areas and could be banned from mixing with other households, even outdoors, amid fears that some hospitals in the North-West could be overwhelmed within days.
This weekend, Downing Street was briefing mayors and council leaders on the planned three-tier „Local Covid Alert Levels“ system of restrictions for England, expected to be announced by Boris Johnson on Monday.
Trump Makes ‚Law and Order‘ Pitch to Black, Latino Voters in ‚Blexit‘ White House Speech
„In order to protect the lives of Black Americans and all Americans, you have to have your police support you,“ Trump continued. „If the left gains power they will launch a nationwide crusade against law enforcement, which they‘re already doing.“
Nebraska district could prove pivotal for Biden in November
Most states use a “winner-take-all” method when it comes to electoral votes, meaning the candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets all of its electoral votes as well. But Nebraska and Maine use a different method, in which two electoral votes are distributed to the popular-vote winner in the state, in addition to one electoral vote to whoever wins the popular vote in each of the state’s congressional districts.