Daily Archives: 15. September 2023


15.09.2023 - 22:26 [ ResponsibleStatecraft.org ]

Freedom Caucus won’t support Ukraine ‘blank check.’ What‘s that mean?

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) expressed hesitancy about whether and when it was worth it to pass a funding measure at this point in time. “Why are we talking about Ukraine supplemental when we can’t figure out how to fund our own operation of government to do what it‘s supposed to do?” he asked during a press gaggle on Monday morning.

“I want to see what claim there is for actual success in Ukraine,“ he added. „And I want to know how every dollar that $113 billion is going to be spent. Come present that to me as a member of Congress, and then talk to me about” what future funding should look like.

15.09.2023 - 21:55 [ MisesInstitute.org ]

America Since 9/11: 22 Years of Lies and Despotism

Just last week, Dick Cheney took to social media to condemn Donald Trump as a threat „to our republic.“ This video echoes a similar condemnation from George W. Bush in 2021.

In a more reasonable world, people like Cheney, Rice, Bolton, et al, would all be forgotten, shamed, disgraced politicians. They all would have been forced into retirement and shunned years ago after overseeing multiple disastrous wars abroad and the creation of a surveillance state at home. Many of them would just now be emerging from prison for their crimes against both international law and the US Constitution.

Unfortunately, we don‘t live in a more reasonable world.

15.09.2023 - 16:00 [ Voice of America ]

Washington May Ship Army Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine

(September 11, 2023)

The Biden administration has for months been mulling over the supply of ATACMS, fearing their shipment to Ukraine would be perceived as an overly aggressive move against Russia.

With Ukraine‘s counteroffensive against Russian forces showing signs of progress, however, Washington is keen to boost the Ukrainian military at a vital moment, two sources told Reuters.

15.09.2023 - 15:21 [ theConversation.com ]

Ukraine war: US and allies may supply longer-range missiles – how this would change the conflict

(September 14, 2023)

Noises from Washington indicate that US president Joe Biden may be about to overcome his reluctance to supply Ukraine with the longer-range missiles it desperately needs.

15.09.2023 - 14:26 [ ZDF ]

„Taurus-Marschflugkörper werden in die Ukraine gehen“

Das Argument, dass mit den Taurus-Raketen russisches Territorium erreicht werden kann, lässt der Grünen-Politiker nicht zu. Man könne etwa von Charkiw aus auch mit weniger reichweitenstarken Waffen „rüber schießen“. Auf die Frage, ob die Taurus-Reichweite minimiert werden solle, sagte Nouripour: „Nicht, dass ich wüsste. Und ich wüsste auch nicht, dass das das Entscheidende st.“

15.09.2023 - 07:30 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

EU-Staaten wollen Chatkontrolle in zwei Wochen beschließen

Die Justiz- und Innenminister der EU-Staaten wollen Ende September über die Chatkontrolle abstimmen.

15.09.2023 - 07:02 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Der Putsch in Chile als Grundlage für die „neoliberale Konterrevolution“ und die Chicago Boys

Durch die aufgezählten Maßnahmen sind bis heute die Lebenshaltungskosten in Chile fast so hoch wie in Deutschland, bei weit geringeren Löhnen. Rund die Hälfte der arbeitenden Bevölkerung Chiles verdient weniger als umgerechnet 500 Euro im Monat. Allein für den Weg zur Arbeit mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln, ausnahmslos in privater Hand, geben die Menschen durchschnittlich 20 Prozent ihres Einkommens aus, für Lebensmittel zwischen 30 bis 40 Prozent. Ein Großteil des monatlichen Konsums der „Mittelschicht“ beruht auf Kredit. Chile ist infolge der neoliberalen Schocktherapie der OECD-Staat mit der mit Abstand größten sozialen Ungleichheit: Ein Prozent der Bevölkerung verfügt über weit mehr als ein Drittel des Reichtums.

15.09.2023 - 06:46 [ Washington Post ]

Double blow of inquiry and son’s indictment create tough stretch for Biden

On Thursday, Biden’s son Hunter was indicted on charges of making false statements and illegally possessing a handgun, paving the way for a criminal trial that could unfold as Biden pursues reelection. That came two days after House Republicans opened a formal impeachment inquiry centered on whether the president benefited from his son’s business dealings, although they have produced little, if any, evidence to that effect.

15.09.2023 - 06:42 [ CBS News ]

Hurricane Lee on path for New England and Canada with Category 1 storm expected to be „large and dangerous“

The Category 1 storm, which grew at one point last week to Category 5 strength, was expected to „remain a very large and dangerous cyclone“ as it continued on a trajectory north, according to the National Hurricane Center.

15.09.2023 - 05:49 [ LibyaObserver.ly ]

Storm Daniel causes devastation in Libya’s Derna

Two water dams in Libya’s eastern city of Derna collapsed simultaneously during Storm Daniel, unleashing millions cubic metres of water that caused devastating floods in the city. Over 5,000 people were killed and around 10,000 others are reported missing as several buildings washed away by flood waters.