The joint initiative comes as regional tensions in Nile Valley are increasing.
Daily Archives: 14. November 2020
Pompeo arrives in France at start of awkward Europe and Middle East tour
In an arrival tweet posted Saturday, Pompeo highlighted the “shared values: democracy, freedom, and rule of law” between the US and France. “The strong relationship between our countries cannot be overestimated, and I’m looking forward to my discussions here in Paris,” he said.
Leseratten vom Dienst: Europarat schafft Schlüsselloch für Schlapphüte zum Ausspähen von Online-Chats
ie Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union sehen die Sache nicht so verbissen und forcieren von langer Hand vorbereitete Pläne, Strafermittlern und Geheimdiensten Einblick in die über Messenger-Dienste wie WhatsApp und Signal verbreiteten Botschaften zu ermöglichen. Wie üblich liefert der internationale Terrorismus die Rechtfertigung für den massiven Eingriff in die Grund- und Freiheitsrechte – ganz konkret und ganz aktuell der jüngste Anschlag in Wien. Vier Tage danach schritt die deutsche Ratspräsidentschaft zur Tat
Covid-19: politicisation, “corruption,” and suppression of science
Science is being suppressed for political and financial gain. Covid-19 has unleashed state corruption on a grand scale, and it is harmful to public health.1 Politicians and industry are responsible for this opportunistic embezzlement. So too are scientists and health experts. The pandemic has revealed how the medical-political complex can be manipulated in an emergency—a time when it is even more important to safeguard science.
The UK’s pandemic response provides at least four examples of suppression of science or scientists. First, the membership, research, and deliberations of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) were initially secret until a press leak forced transparency.
Wirklich keine Angst vor Corona-Toten!
Im Grunde liegen hier zwei klassische positivistische Missverständnisse vor: 1. Eine Messung an 300 Proben ermöglicht Aussagen über die gesamte Menschheit. 2. Wenn wir etwas noch nicht entdeckt haben, dann hat es auch nicht existiert: Weil die Medizin den Sars-CoV-2-Virus bis zum Dezember 2019 nicht kannte, bezeichnete sie ihn als neuen Virus. In Wirklichkeit weiß sie nicht, ob er neu war. Aus der Annahme des Neuheitscharakters wurde aber abgeleitet, dass das schnell steigende Muster der Neuinfektionen die Ausbreitung eines neuen Virus beschreibt. Die Gegenthese, dass wir in Wirklichkeit nur das Muster immer stärkeren Testens sehen, erscheint aber mindestens ebenso adäquat.
Terrorabwehr: Das BVT wünscht sich mehr Befugnisse – und dürfte sie auch bekommen
Innenminister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) will das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung in zwei abgegrenzte Bereiche aufteilen: Statt beide Rollen einzunehmen, sollen die Verfassungsschützer künftig nur noch entweder nachrichtendienstlich oder polizeilich arbeiten.
Untersuchungsbericht zu Anschlag wird nicht veröffentlicht
Die Arbeit der Donnerstag eingesetzten Untersuchungskommission zur Aufarbeitung des Terroranschlags vom 2. November wird größtenteils nicht öffentlich. „Wenn wir alles beleuchten wollen, auch im nachrichtendienstlichen und im polizeilichen Bereich, dann ist hier eine gewisse Verschwiegenheit von großer Bedeutung“, sagte Justizministerin Alma Zadic (Grüne) vor Journalisten.
Innenressort: Wien-Attentäter kein BVT-Informant
(11.11.2020)
Der 20-jährige Attentäter, der am 2. November vier Menschen in der Wiener Innenstadt getötet hatte, ist kein Informant des Bundesamts für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (BVT) oder des Bundeskriminalamts gewesen. Das teilte das Innenministerium heute via Twitter mit und trat somit medial kolportierten Gerüchten entgegen.
EU-UK talks: ‚Make or break‘ moment approaching, say both sides
The two sides are in a race against the clock to settle their future economic partnership in time for it to take effect on 1 January, when the UK will leave the EU‘s single market and customs union.
With Dominic Cummings gone, Boris himself is dangerously exposed
Mr Cummings understood that Boris Johnson was the only political leader unconventional enough to overcome this. He therefore devised a strategy for him which confronted the pretensions of rebel Conservative MPs (by taking away the whip) and incurred the wrath of the Supreme Court by proroguing Parliament. This made Boris seem, to many voters, the one man who would honour a promise: Get Brexit Done. It prevailed, winning the biggest Tory majority since 1987. This sensational sequence of events was achieved against the most bitter Establishment resistance in living memory.
Dominic Cummings exits Number 10 with parting shot at Boris Johnson
Taxi for Cummings: The No 10 lieutenant waited with a box of his belongings on the street after exiting No 10
„Mr Johnson showed the aides text messages that had been forwarded to Ms Symonds, who opposed Mr Cain’s appointment as chief of staff, to show they had briefed against her. He told them to get out and never return.“
How ‚Princess Nut Nuts‘ gave coup de grace to Cummings: PM‘s adviser is booted out of No 10 for good ‚following showdown with Boris where PM confronted him with less than flattering texts that fell into hands of fiancée Carrie Symonds‘
Dominic Cummings arrived home with bottles of alcohol last night after he was kicked out of Number 10 for good – following a dramatic was confrontation with Boris Johnson who showed him texts allegedly proving he briefed against his fiancee, Carrie Symonds.
In a tense 45-minute meeting, the Prime Minister is said to have ordered his most senior adviser to leave having shown incriminating text messages which had been forwarded to his partner. The explosive claims were denied by No10.
Mit seiner grimmigen Radikalität zog Dominic #Cummings viele in seinen Bann. Selbst seine Gegner attestieren Johnsons Chefberater politisches Talent. Über das Ende einer Ära schreibt @buchsteiner
Dominic Cummings leaves Downing Street as he quits immediately
Dominic Cummings dramatically quit No10 on Friday night after losing the huge power struggle that has engulfed Downing Street.
US Army kicks off live-fire Patriot drills in Greece with three NATO allies
About 250 troops from the U.S., Germany, Greece and the Netherlands are taking part in the air defense operations at NATO’s firing range on the Greek island of Crete, military officials said.
Turkey sends second drillship to Black Sea for mission
Turkey‘s drillship Kanuni sailed from Istanbul on Friday to the Black Sea to start its first mission, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez announced.
Romanian frigate returns to base from ongoing NATO mission amid mass COVID-19 infections
The frigate participated, starting on Oct. 27, in a NATO mission to monitor the naval traffic in the eastern Mediterranean, a mission that would end on Dec. 7.
Russian, Turkish envoys discussed Syria in Ankara
The Russian delegation currently is in the Turkish capital for a working visit. A source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry told TASS that Russian envoys will hold talks in the Defense Ministry in the afternoon.
Iraq’s defense minister due in Iran to talk military cooperation
Heading a high-ranking delegation of military commanders, Anad will arrive in the Iranian capital on Saturday upon an official invitation by Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami.
National security adviser O‘Brien to represent U.S. at Asia meetings
While Trump attended the U.S.-ASEAN summit in Manila in 2017, he has never attended a full EAS meeting. Vice President Mike Pence represented the United States at the meetings in Singapore last year.