Israel parierte den iranischen Grossangriff aus der Luft – und zwar mithilfe der USA, Grossbritanniens, Frankreichs, Jordaniens und möglicherweise Saudi-Arabiens. Genau solche Hilfe fordert nun der ukrainische Präsident Wolodimir Selenski für sein Land gegen die russischen Luftangriffe. Das ist legitim. Doch passieren wird es nicht.
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Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack
Weather will be a major factor in the timing of the strikes, the U.S. officials told CBS News, as the U.S. has the capability to carry out strikes in bad weather but prefers to have better visibility of selected targets…
Lebanese PM urges UK for ‘maximum pressure’ on Israel
(28.12.2023)
Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged the UK to place “maximum pressure” on Israel to end its campaign on Gaza and the Lebanese border.
In a meeting with UK Foreign Minister David Cameron on Thursday, Mikati warned that the “Israeli provocations in southern Lebanon could lead to deteriorating conditions and a full-scale war in the region as a whole.”
Mike Pompeo says State Dept has an ‚AOC, Rashida Tlaib wing‘ after leaked memo blasts Biden‘s Israel policy
(November 7, 2023)
MIKE POMPEO: I wish I could tell you I‘m surprised, but having led that organization, the State Department, this is the AOC, Rashida Tlaib wing of the State Department. These are classic appeasers who don‘t understand that the Israelis are acting in self-defense. They are taking out a terror threat that killed 1,400 of their citizens. They have not only the right to do it, but an obligation to do it.
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, Macron says
(September 25, 2023)
“We are putting an end to our military cooperation with the de facto authorities of Niger because they don’t want to fight terrorism anymore,” Macron said regarding the military leaders who took over rule of the northwest African country.
Am 28. September wollen die EU-Staaten über die Zukunft privater Kommunikation im Internet abstimmen. Um die #Chatkontrolle zu stoppen, müssen wir gemeinsam aktiv werden. Lasst uns dafür sorgen, dass Deutschland mit „Nein“ stimmt! @chatgeheimnis
(Sep 14, 2023)
Zentralafrikanische Staaten verurteilen Putsch in Gabun
Nach dem Putsch in Gabun hat die Zentralafrikanische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (ECCAS) die neuen Militärmachthaber aufgefordert, die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung wiederherzustellen.
Rising GOP Presidential Candidate Calls to End U.S. Military Aid to Israel as Part of Mideast Normalization
“So our commitments have, I think, $38 billion in aid, military support, etc. going in through 2028,” he noted, referring to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two countries in 2016 pledging Israel $3.8 billion a year from 2019 through 2028. “I want to get Israel to the place where it is negotiated back into the infrastructure of the rest of the Middle East. We should not be worried about holding one nation or one region hostage over one particular question relating to Palestine,” he said.
Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow Coalition – English
כללי דיור ציבורי קרקעות גזענות משטרתית חינוך ואקדמיה תקשורת ותרבות הסכסוך חברה וכלכלה
Bestandsdatenauskunft 2022: Behörden fragen sekündlich, wem eine Telefonnummer gehört
Staatliche Stellen haben letztes Jahr 23 Millionen Mal abgefragt, wem eine Telefonnummer gehört. Damit ist die Zahl der Anfragen das erste Mal seit Langem rückläufig.
U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans’ Personal Data, U.S. Says
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U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline
(June 6, 2023)
Details about the plan, which have not been previously reported, were collected by a European intelligence service and shared with the CIA in June 2022. (…)
The source’s information could not immediately be corroborated, but the CIA shared the report with Germany and other European countries last June, according to multiple officials familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence operations and diplomatic discussions.
With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. interview, Musk again uses Twitter to promote candidates aligned with his views
On Monday, Musk is set to share an audio chatroom with Robert Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and Democratic candidate for president.
The decision to host Kennedy again highlights, for the second time in as many weeks, Musk’s unique potential to shape public opinion through a combination of his own personal celebrity and his private control of a social media megaphone.
BVT-Prozess: „Schwierig, Beamte an Dienstadresse zu laden“
Noch keinen Termin gibt es für die Zeugenbefragung des ehemaligen stellvertretenden Direktors des BVT. Dessen Befragung vor zwei Wochen war nicht möglich, da er eine falsche Dienstadresse angegeben hatte. Auch bei weiteren Zustellungen von Ladungen dürfte es zu Schwierigkeiten gekommen sein, weshalb mit einem Urteil wohl nicht vor Juni zu rechnen ist. „Es ist unglaublich schwierig, Beamte in Österreich an ihrer Dienstadresse zu laden“, sagte die Richterin zu Beginn der Verhandlung scherzhaft.
The number of people with Top Secret clearance will shock you
(August 16, 2022)
The Director of National Intelligence publishes what is described as an annual report, “Security Clearance Determinations,” although the most recent one I could find was from 2017.
In it, more than 2.8 million people are described as having security clearance as of October 2017 – more than 1.6 million have access to either Confidential or Secret information and nearly 1.2 million are described as having access to Top Secret information.
White House scales up ‘concern’ rhetoric, marking rare involvement in Israeli domestic affairs
The statement, which also repeatedly urged “compromise” in the judicial reform, also marked a rare moment of the US weighing in on the domestic affairs of another country – let alone those of a close ally like Israel. But heavy opposition to the proposed reforms among US-based pro-Israel groups has given the White House more leeway to insert itself into the debate.
Does Netanyahu Hate Israel? It Seems So
In 2020, in an interview with Haaretz’s Yossi Melman, Kimhi said that his findings stand. He said that Netanyahu is a “narcissist” and an “alarmist … whose management style ignores predetermined managers and policies, and this creates noticeable flaws that are manifested in contradictory messages from those who work for him.”
Similar profiles are said to have been written by both the CIA and German intelligence years ago.
‚I don’t know what Thyssenkrupp is‘: Netanyahu’s account in submarine affair revealed
(26 Sep 2022)
Signal would ‚walk‘ from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption
(24.02.2023)
Critics say companies could be required by Ofcom to scan messages on encrypted apps for child sexual abuse material or terrorism content under the new law.
This has worried firms whose business is enabling private, secure communication.
Element, a UK company whose customers include the Ministry of Defence, told the BBC the plan would cost it clients.
National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems
(May 04, 2022)
A classified annex to this memorandum addresses sensitive national security issues.
Section 1. Policy. (a) Quantum computers hold the potential to drive innovations across the American economy, from fields as diverse as materials science and pharmaceuticals to finance and energy. While the full range of applications of quantum computers is still unknown, it is nevertheless clear that America’s continued technological and scientific leadership will depend, at least in part, on the Nation’s ability to maintain a competitive advantage in quantum computing and QIS.
(b) Yet alongside its potential benefits, quantum computing also poses significant risks to the economic and national security of the United States. Most notably, a quantum computer of sufficient size and sophistication — also known as a cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) — will be capable of breaking much of the public-key cryptography used on digital systems across the United States and around the world. When it becomes available, a CRQC could jeopardize civilian and military communications, undermine supervisory and control systems for critical infrastructure, and defeat security protocols for most Internet-based financial transactions.
Das lachende huhn
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Biden mulls 2024 plans as Democrats weigh generational shift
For Biden, coming off a stronger-than-expected midterm result for Democrats is sure to factor heavily in the decision, along with the potential for a rematch against former President Trump. And while the White House has insisted for months Biden plans to run again, the president has left the door open to making a final decision after discussing with family during the holidays.
#Internetsperren: Warum das Urteil des E.U.-Gerichtshofs nichts bedeutet
(27.03.2014)
1. Das heisst nicht „Europäischer Gerichtshof“. Das heißt „Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union“.
2. Die „Grundrechte“ der E.U. sind Folklore a la Dr. Seltsam Schäuble, die „umgesetzt“ werden „können“, Art.52 Abs.5. Die 2000 vom E.G.-„Parlament“ beschlossene Charta enthielt diesen außer Funktion setzenden Passus übrigens noch nicht.
3. Wer nach diesem #Internetsperren-Urteil des Gerichtshofs der „Europäischen Union“ immer noch an die E.U. als positives Projekt glaubt, ist ein Gläubiger oder wird dafür bezahlt. Mehr nicht.
4. Der #GhdEU schiebt sowieso alles an die „nationalen“ *schauder* Verfassungsgerichte zurück.
5. Lernt Lesen.
6. Stört meine Kreise nicht.
Urteil des Gerichtshofs in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-339/20 | VD und C-397/20 | SR
Es geht im Wesentlichen um das Zusammenspiel der einschlägigen Vorschriften der Datenschutzrichtlinie für elektronische Kommunikation im Lichte der Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen Union (im Folgenden Charta) und der einschlägigen Vorschriften der Marktmissbrauchsrichtlinie und der Marktmissbrauchsverordnung.
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Der Gerichtshof gelangt deshalb zu dem Schluss, dass es nach der Marktmissbrauchsrichtlinie und der Marktmissbrauchsverordnung in Verbindung mit der Datenschutzrichtlinie für elektronische Kommunikation und im
Lichte der Charta nicht zulässig ist, dass die Anbieter von Diensten der elektronischen Kommunikation die Verkehrsdaten ab dem Zeitpunkt der Speicherung zur Bekämpfung von Straftaten des Marktmissbrauchs, u.a. von Insidergeschäften, ein Jahr lang allgemein und unterschiedslos auf Vorrat speichern.
EuGH-Urteil: Deutsche Regelung zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung verstößt gegen EU-Recht
Wer hat geklagt?
Ausgangspunkt sind die Klagen der Provider SpaceNet und Deutsche Telekom von 2016. Das Verwaltungsgericht Köln hatte entschieden, dass die beiden Unternehmen nicht zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung verpflichtet seien. Die Bundesnetzagentur setzte die Durchsetzung der Regelung sogar insgesamt aus, kein Provider muss daher Verkehrsdaten speichern. Doch 2019 legte das Bundesverwaltungsgericht im Rahmen der Revision die Frage nach der Vereinbarkeit mit EU-Recht dem EuGH vor.
EU Commission calls for investigation of phone tapping scandal
Hipper said it is the responsibility of each member state to investigate such matters, adding that “the Commission expects national authorities to thoroughly investigate any such allegation in order to restore public confidence.”
US aircraft carrier returns to South China Sea after port call in Singapore
„USS Ronald Reagan and her strike group are underway, operating in the South China Sea following a successful port visit to Singapore,“ Reuters quoted Commander Hayley Sims as saying.
The carrier „is continuing normal, scheduled operations as part of her routine patrol in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific,“ she added.
Live: The Tory leadership debate
As things stand, Rishi Sunak is leading the way on MP nominations, but needs to win over Tory members to succeed in the final stage of the contest. Meanwhile Penny Mordaunt is the clear favourite with the bookies thanks to recent polling which suggests she is Tory members’ candidate of choice.
Tories brace for more blood on the carpet at 3pm: MPs finish voting in second round as Truss allies beg right-wing rivals to recognise the ‚reality‘ they cannot win – and slam surging Penny Mordaunt for inability to ‚master detail‘
Tories are braced for more blood on the carpet today as another hopeful is knocked out of the leadership race – with Liz Truss allies begging rivals to recognise the ‚reality‘ they cannot win.
The results are due to be revealed at 3pm after another frenzied day at Westminster that saw the Foreign Secretary officially launch her campaign insisting she can be ‚trusted to deliver‘ after taking on the EU over Brexit and Vladimir Putin over Ukraine.
In a dig at frontrunner Rishi Sunak she said she had been ‚loyal‘ to Boris Johnson, and it was not the time for ‚business as usual economic management‘.
Pegasus: Europe’s deepening spyware scandal
(03.05.2022)
An investigation committee launched by the European Parliament is preparing its first operational work meeting, which could be held this Thursday. The provisional agenda shows the presence of members of the Senate of Poland, one of the countries where there are suspicions about the use of Pegasus to spy on the government’s political rivals. The European Data Protection Supervisor has already called for programs like Pegasus to be banned on the grounds that they are very difficult to control and endanger fundamental rights and freedoms.
#JulianAssange‘s experience shows that those who expose so-called „atrocities“ of other countries are „heroes,“ and those who expose scandals of the U.S. are „criminals,“ says Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin.
‘Turned diplomacy into a religion’: Israel officials said to lash Biden on Iran deal
As reports swirl of an imminent new Iran nuclear deal, Israeli officials on Sunday lashed out at Washington, according to a TV report.
“The Biden administration has turned diplomacy into a religion, and the agreement the US will sign with Tehran is meaningless,” officials quoted by Channel 13 news said.
Where is Justin Trudeau? NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says PM has ‘not been visible’
Trudeau has “not been visible” so far , he said, and people felt the federal government “has been missing”.
Trudeau’s itinerary for Monday showed he was having private meetings somewhere in the national capital region.
Canadians must now get the unbiased truth from India News.
(01.02.2022)
Top Senate Democrat Slams Biden Administration for Negotiating With Iran to Revive the JCPOA
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the influential chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, slammed President Biden’s plans for reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
Menendez said the administration was “clinging” to the deal for “nostalgia’s sake” in a rebuke to the US’s indirect negotiations with Iran. “At this point, we seriously have to ask what exactly are we trying to salvage?” he said.
Weißes Haus ändert Wortwahl in Ukraine-Konflikt
Psaki erklärte weiter, die US-Regierung habe auch gesagt, dass Putin jederzeit in die Ukraine einmarschieren könnte. Das sei zutreffend. Auf Nachfrage betonte die Sprecherin, sie habe die Wendung, wonach aus US-Sicht eine Invasion unmittelbar bevorstehe, seit mehr als einer Woche nicht mehr benutzt.
Justizminister zu Corona-Demos: „Versammlungen notfalls auflösen“
Bundesjustizminister Marco Buschmann will die immer wieder ausufernden Corona-Demonstrationen nicht länger tolerieren. „Wenn systematisch gegen Regeln verstoßen wird oder es sogar zu gewalttätigen Angriffen kommt, müssen Versammlungen als ultima ratio notfalls auch aufgelöst werden“, sagte der FDP-Politiker den Zeitungen der Funke Mediengruppe.
Pandemic Profiteers – The business of anti-Vaxx
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Putin thanks Europe for sanctions, noting good effect of countermeasures for Russia
„Thanks to the Europeans for sanctions in agriculture. <...> For sanctions in general, but we introduced countermeasures related to agriculture, invested the appropriate resources, by the way, not only in agriculture, but also in the import substitution in this industry. And I should say, the effect is good. I had a feeling of anxiety first, I do not hide it, but the overall effect is very good, „Putin said on Thursday, speaking at a meeting of the Valdai International Club.
Putin noted that Russia is increasing food supplies to the world market.
Biden tells Israeli PM he‘ll try diplomacy first with Iran
(28.08.2021)
“We‘re putting diplomacy first and seeing where that takes us,” Biden said during an Oval Office meeting that was delayed by the suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. “But if diplomacy fails, we‘re ready to turn to other options.”
Bennett arrived at the White House aiming to dissuade Biden from returning to the Iran nuclear deal that was brokered during the Obama administration and later scrapped by President Donald Trump.
Joe Biden: UK and allies had choice to remain in Afghanistan
The Prime Minister, speaking in the Commons on Wednesday, said: „The West could not continue this US-led mission – a mission conceived and executed in support and defence of America – without American logistics, without US air power and without American might.“
Challenged on whether Nato could have continued to provide support, he said: „I really think that it is an illusion to believe that there is appetite among any of our partners for a continued military presence.“
Mr Biden‘s comments came in an interview with Good Morning America, in a section about US relations with its allies which was not ultimately broadcast.
U.S. to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops, Air Defense Systems From Across Middle East, WSJ Reports
The report, confirmed by administration officials to the paper, said that the Pentagon will withdraw around eight Patriot antimissile batteries from countries including Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. will also reduce the number of fighter jet squadrons in Saudi Arabia, as well as ordering the removal of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, from the kingdom.
Ausspähung durch Trump-Regierung sorgt für Empörung
Die „New York Times“ schrieb, Angehörige des Justizministeriums hätten 2017 und 2018 von Apple unter Strafandrohung die Herausgabe von Daten der Betroffenen verlangt – als Teil von Untersuchungen zu möglicher Weitergabe offizieller Informationen rund um die Russland-Ermittlungen gegen Trump. Apple sei zugleich verpflichtet worden, Stillschweigen über die Datenanforderung zu wahren.
Corona-Notbremse: Bundesregierung erwägt Ende der Regelung zum 30. Juni – WELT
‚Leftward turn‘: Netanyahu lashes out at Bennett
The tirade came as Bennett has reportedly secured a coalition deal with Yesh Atid party chief Yair Lapid, the de facto leader of the anti-Netanyahu bloc.
Israel‘s President Reuven Rivlin entrusted Lapid with the mandate to form a government following Netanyahu‘s failure to do so in the aftermath of Israel‘s fourth inconclusive election in two years.
Netanyahu Decries ‘Coup Attempt’ After First Witness Takes Stand in His Corruption Trial
(today)
“The entire proceeding against me was an abuse of the destructive power the prosecution holds,” Netanyahu said at a press conference. The prime minister referred to the hearing as a „charade,“ and went as far as accusing the state prosecution of an „attempted coup.“
„The prosecution opened this investigation against the law… and why did they do it? Because they‘re on the hunt,“ Netanyahu claimed.
US: It‘s our longstanding position that the West Bank is occupied
The Biden administration on Wednesday clarified that it considers the West Bank to be occupied territory, but ducked a question as to whether it held that settlements were illegal.
„It is a historical fact that Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights after the 1967 War,“ US State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Sa‘ar could back government led by Lapid and Bennett in rotation: report
The report cited sources close to Sa‘ar as saying that the former rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Likud ranks is unlikely to team up with Lapid without Bennett.
Without Yamina chief onboard, Israel would be in for nothing but a „left-wing government,“ the sources told the outlet.
Nach 7 Jahren Klagevorbereitung und Klageweg…. Ich weiß schon, was 2027 passiert: Das BVerfG beurteilt die Neuregelung der Bestandsdatenregelung aus dem Jahr 2021 als verfassungswidrig.
(17.07.2020)
UK Government Announces New National Cyber Force
(21.01.2021)
The four organisations will collaborate under one unified command for the first time. The Ministry of Defence’s official tagline for the NCF is, “A Defence and Intelligence Partnership”, to emphasize the fact that there is no other organization like it anywhere else on the globe, to date.