Archiv: Wanderungs- und Fluchtbewegungen / migratory / fleeing movements / migration


03.02.2025 - 20:20 [ Fox News ]

Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 troops to US border in exchange for tariff pause

Sheinbaum made the announcement on social media Monday morning, roughly 12 hours before the tariffs were set to take effect. Trump and Sheinbaum spoke on Monday and agreed that Mexico will do more to combat drug trafficking into the U.S., and that the U.S. will step up efforts to block the flow of firearms into Mexico.

Sheinbaum also said officials with the U.S. and Mexico were beginning talks on wider trade and security issues.

29.01.2025 - 23:16 [ CNN ]

Trump says he’s ordering Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants

“Today, I’m also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to begin preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay,” Trump said from the White House.

“Most people don’t even know about it. We have 30,000 beds in Guantanamo to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people. This will double our capacity immediately.”

29.01.2025 - 23:15 [ Associated Press ]

While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo

“Some of them are so bad that we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re gonna send ’em out to Guantanamo,” Trump said. He said that he would soon sign an executive order directing federal officials to get facilities in Cuba ready to receive migrant criminals.

20.12.2024 - 09:26 [ Statistisches Bundesamt ]

Bevölkerung – Wanderungen

(June 27, 2024)

Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) weiter mitteilt, gab es im Jahr 2023 rund 1 933 000 Zuzüge und 1 270 000 Fortzüge über die Grenzen Deutschlands (2022: 2 666 000 Zuzüge und 1 204 000 Fortzüge).

05.11.2024 - 18:10 [ theMedialine.org ]

472,000 Refugees Flee Lebanon to Syria Due to Rising Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Roughly 472,000 people have fled from Lebanon to Syria since September due to the escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a report published by the UN’s refugee agency.
(…)
Lebanon hosted roughly 1.5 million Syrian refugees as of Sept. 25, the UNHCR said, which, compared to Lebanon’s relatively small population of only 5.3 million, posed a massive humanitarian challenge for the country’s already struggling economy.

04.10.2024 - 12:51 [ theNationalnews.com ]

Israel strikes main Lebanon-Syria highway after overnight attacks on Beirut and West Bank

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beirut on Friday, the most senior international official to visit Lebanon since Nasrallah‘s killing. He arrived at Beirut’s airport, where overnight an Israeli strike landed nearby.

Mr Araghchi is confirmed to meet Prime Minister Najib Mikati and speaker of parliament Nabih Berri.

04.10.2024 - 12:31 [ Yahoo.com ]

Lebanon says Israeli strike cuts off main road to Syria

Lebanon said an Israeli strike on Friday cut off the main international road to Syria, after Israel said Hezbollah was transporting weapons through the tiny Mediterranean country‘s principal land border crossing.

The strike, which Israel has not commented on, comes after 310,000 people, mostly Syrians, have in recent days fled the war pitting Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon for relative safety in neighbouring Syria.

04.10.2024 - 12:14 [ FirstPost.com ]

After deadliest-in-decades airstrike in West Bank, Israel pounds Lebanon-Syria border crossing

According to AFP, the recent Israeli strikes were conducted near Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with Syria. Lebanon Transport Minister Ali Hamieh said that the Israeli authority struck the Lebanese side of the border, cutting off a road used by Lebanese fleeing to Syria.

01.10.2024 - 14:01 [ Middle East Monitor ]

Iraq requests urgent Arab League meeting on Lebanon

Qahtan Al-Janabi, Iraq’s permanent representative to the League, told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) yesterday: “Iraq has requested an urgent meeting at the level of permanent representatives in the Arab League.”

“The meeting will address the situation in Lebanon, particularly concerning the displaced and refugees, and providing assistance to the country.”

Earlier yesterday, the Ministry of Migration announced that 144 Lebanese citizens had entered Iraq via the Al-Qa’im border crossing with Syria, including some wounded.

28.09.2024 - 23:47 [ Archive.org ]

Operation Northwoods

(March 13, 1962)

c. Commence large scale United States military operations.
3. A „Remember the Maine“ incident could be arranged in several forms:
a. We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Cuban waters. We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Havana or Santiago as a spectacular result of Cuban attack from the air or sea, or both. The presence of Cuban planes or ships merely investigating the intent of the vessel could be fairly compelling evidence that the ship was taken under attack. The nearness to Havana or Santiago would add credibility especially to those people that might have heard the blast or have seen the fire. The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to „evacuate“ remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.

The terror campaign could be pointed at refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida (real or simulated). We could foster attempts on lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized. Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement, also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.

26.09.2024 - 01:40 [ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ]

UNHCR scales up support as people flee Lebanon for Syria

Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing Lebanon for Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people.

Hundreds of vehicles are backed up in queues at the Syrian border. Many people are also arriving on foot, carrying what they can. Large crowds, including women, young children and babies are waiting in line after spending the night outdoors in falling temperatures. Some carry fresh injuries from the recent bombardments.

18.04.2024 - 19:04 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Libyen-Krieg: Neue Sitzung der Schwachmächte im UNO-Sicherheitsrat

(22. März 2011)

Am 19.März, dem Tag des Angriffs von Frankreich, Großbritannien, Kanada, Italien und den USA auf Libyen, wurde in Moskau eine der erbärmlichsten Erklärungen in der russischen Geschichte veröffentlicht (Angriffskrieg gegen Libyen beginnt: Ticker). Das russische Außenministerium von Sergei Lawrow:

“In Moskau bedauern wir diese bewaffnete Intervention im Rahmen der UN Resolution 1973, die hastig beschlossen wurde.”

Die Weltöffentlichkeit konstatiert: Russlands Staatsführung ist ein Haufen Tölpel, dem – wenn er schon nicht lesen kann und deshalb nicht weiss was vor sich geht – selbst das Wort „Veto“ mit einem einfachen Armhochhalten schon zu viel ist. Das Gleiche gilt für die Atomschwachmacht China, deren leseunkundige kommunistische Staatspartei immerhin 1.3 Milliarden Menschen herumkommandiert. In der Parteizeitung „People´s Daily“ redete man sich heute nun selbst in ein Gewissen, was man nicht hat (1):

„Die blutgetränkten Gewitter, denen Irak seit acht Jahren unterzogen wurde und das unaussprechliche Leiden seines Volkes sind ein Spiegel und eine Warnung. Die militärischen Attacken auf Libyen, folgend den Kriegen in Afghanisten und Irak, sind das das dritte Mal, dass einige Länder bewaffnete Aktionen gegen souveräne Staaten gestartet haben. Es sollte augenscheinlich sein, dass jedes Mal, wenn militärische Mittel benutzt werden um Krisen zu begegnen, dies ein Schlag gegen die Charta der Vereinten Nationen und die Regeln der internationalen Beziehungen sind.“

Die Weltöffentlichkeit versteht: früher hiess es in China „Bombardiert das Hauptquartier“, letzten Freitag hiess es „Bombardiert Libyen“ und heute wieder anders herum. Mal sehen, zu was sich Chinas Staatsführung am Donnerstag entscheidet. Vielleicht der Einfachheit halber zu „Bombardiert irgendwas“.

18.04.2024 - 18:50 [ United Nations ]

Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions

(17 March 2011)

Adopting resolution 1973 (2011) by a vote of 10 in favour to none against, with 5 abstentions (Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russian Federation), the Council authorized Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory — requesting them to immediately inform the Secretary-General of such measures.

12.03.2024 - 17:05 [ Middle East Eye ]

‚Egypt is aiding Israel‘: The Palestinians charged a fortune to escape Gaza‘s war

Ali had to pay $15,000, in what is referred to as a “travel coordination fee”, to a travel agency liaising with an Egyptian state-linked company to allow his family to leave Gaza via the Rafah border crossing in northeastern Egypt.

This is curently the only way for Palestinians who do not have another nationality to cross to Egypt.

The Gaza travel company acts as an intermediary between the Palestinians wishing to leave Gaza and an Egyptian company, Hala, which has a de facto monopoly over the exit of Palestinians via the Rafah crossing.

09.02.2024 - 17:38 [ NewArab.com ]

Israel bombs Gaza‘s crowded Rafah city as battlefront nears

Israeli forces stepped up air strikes on Gaza‘s far-southern Rafah on Thursday as fears of ground fighting grew among the more than one million Palestinians crowded into the city.

09.02.2024 - 17:32 [ NRC Middle East & North Africa / Twitter ]

NRC‘s @YousefHammash in Gaza tells @CNN families are afraid of an expanded Israeli military operation in Rafah as there are no options left for the displaced population in the area to seek safety.

09.02.2024 - 17:17 [ Saul Staniforth / Twitter ]

BBC News illustrating how the population of Rafah has grown with over a million displaced Palestinians seeking refuge there. @NRC_Egeland says conditions there are horrific.

13.12.2023 - 11:43 [ Palestine Info Center / Twitter ]

This is what it looks like to live in a UN-run school sheltering hundreds of displaced families!

23.11.2023 - 15:28 [ NLTimes.nl ]

Wilders impresses Europe’s far-right; Draws scorn from others

Far-right politicians across Europe across Europe celebrated Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands. His PVV stands at 37 seats in parliament – clearly the largest party, according to ANP’s latest projections. Liberal and progressive politicians in the Netherlands and abroad are looking at the future with trepidation.

“The winds of change are here! Congratulations Geert Wilders on winning the Dutch elections!” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wrote on X. “The Hungarian model works! Many people in Western Europe would give half their lives if they could have a country without illegal migrants again.”

21.11.2023 - 05:36 [ Al Jazeera English / Twitter ]

Israeli tanks have surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza after artillery fire killed at least 12 Palestinians in the medical complex, according to Gaza‘s health ministry

(17 hours ago)

21.11.2023 - 05:27 [ New York Times ]

‘Chaos, darkness and fire’: Fighting erupts around another embattled Gazan hospital.

The precise source of the strike could not be independently verified.

20.11.2023 - 02:40 [ General Secretary of the United Nations ]

Statement by the Secretary-General – on Gaza

I am deeply shocked that two UNRWA schools were struck in less than 24 hours in Gaza. Dozens of people – many women and children – were killed and injured as they were seeking safety in United Nations premises.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians are seeking shelter at United Nations facilities throughout Gaza due to the intensified fighting. I reaffirm that our premises are inviolable.

This war is having a staggering and unacceptable number of civilian casualties, including women and children, every day. This must stop.

I reiterate my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

20.11.2023 - 02:35 [ António Guterres, Secretary-General of the @UN / Twitter ]

I am deeply shocked that 2 @UNRWA schools were struck in less than 24 hours in Gaza. Dozens of people – many women & children – were killed & injured as they were seeking safety in @UN premises. I reaffirm that our premises are inviolable.

11.11.2023 - 01:45 [ Hebh Jamal / Twitter ]

Yeah so you remember how civilians are trying to flee to the south? They just bombed them as they’re fleeing south. They bombed civilians trying to escape bombing. A massacre just took place. No where is safe. No where.

(10 hours ago)

This happened once again on Salah Al Din Rd. Just now.

10.11.2023 - 22:55 [ Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian MD and MP, Presidential candidate 2005, Founder and Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) / Twitter ]

A video from Salah El din street where Palestinian refugees where bombarded by Israeli air strikes while they were trying to escape to the south.

10.11.2023 - 21:17 [ Dr. Mervat_Alhattab / Twitter ]

Around 50 displaced civilians were killed after the bombing of Al Buraq school in Gaza.

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07.11.2023 - 06:03 [ Wikipedia ]

Black September

Black September (Arabic: أيلول الأسود Aylūl al-ʾAswad), also known as the Jordanian Civil War,[9] was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat. The main phase of the fighting took place between 16 and 27 September 1970, though certain aspects of the conflict continued until 17 July 1971.

After the 1967 Six-Day War, Palestinian fedayeen guerrillas relocated to Jordan and stepped up their attacks on Israel and the occupied territories. They were headquartered at the Jordanian border town of Karameh, which Israel targeted during a battle in 1968, leading to a surge of Arab support for the fedayeen. The PLO‘s strength grew, and by early 1970, groups within the PLO began calling for the overthrow of Jordan‘s Hashemite monarchy, leading to violent clashes in June 1970.

07.11.2023 - 05:39 [ Wikipedia ]

Jordanischer Bürgerkrieg

Nach dem Sechstagekrieg 1967 verschlechterte sich das Verhältnis zwischen den Mitgliederorganisationen der Palästinensischen Befreiungsorganisation und dem jordanischen Königshaus deutlich. Die jordanische Niederlage im Krieg und der Verlust des Westjordanlandes führten zu einem Gesichtsverlust des Staates unter vielen Palästinensern. Die jordanische Regierung sah die mit ihr nicht abgesprochenen Angriffe auf israelisches Territorium als Verletzung ihrer Souveränität. So führte die Schlacht von Karame zu einem Zerwürfnis zwischen beiden Seiten. Die palästinensische Seite hatte rund 100.000 bewaffnete Kämpfer in Jordanien, und ihre Führungsschicht sah in der mehrheitlich palästinensischstämmigen Bevölkerung des Königreichs eine potentielle Machtbasis, den Staat zu kontrollieren. So verdrängten palästinensische Milizen jordanische Sicherheitskräfte aus den Flüchtlingslagern und mehreren Städten.

01.11.2023 - 11:42 [ ABPlive.com ]

Israel-Hamas War: Foreigners Leave Gaza As Rafah Border Opens For First Time

Scores of people holding foreign passports left the war-torn Gaza for Egypt after the Rafah border crossing opened for the first time since the beginning of the war on October 7, reported AFP. Scores of people and cars moved through the gates as Gaza suffered „complete interruption of all communications and internet services” for a second time, reported Al Jazeera.

01.11.2023 - 11:34 [ ABP LIVE / Twitter ]

Foreigners left the war-torn Gaza for Egypt after the Rafah border crossing opened for the first time since the beginning of the war

01.11.2023 - 11:30 [ NDTV.com ]

First Foreigners Leave Gaza For Egypt Through Rafah Crossing

Convoys of desperately needed aid have passed between Egypt and Gaza but no people have been allowed to cross.

26.10.2023 - 14:33 [ White House ]

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel

(October 25, 2023)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this afternoon with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The leaders discussed developments in Gaza as well as ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages to include American citizens we believe are held by Hamas. They also reviewed ongoing discussions to ensure safe passage for foreign nationals wishing to depart Gaza as soon as possible. The President discussed ongoing U.S. support for the continuous flow of humanitarian support to the civilian population in Gaza and welcomed efforts to increase this support over the coming period. The President reiterated that Israel has every right and responsibility to defend its citizens from terrorism and to do so in a manner consistent with international humanitarian law. He also noted the importance of focusing on what comes after this crisis to include a pathway for a permanent peace between Israelis and Palestinians, emphasizing that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations.

25.10.2023 - 20:04 [ Democracy Now ]

UNRWA Is Hours Away from Running Out of Fuel as Gaza Hospitals Shut, Sickness Spreads

The U.N. agency serving Palestinians warned it would have to stop its life-saving operations in Gaza by tonight unless it receives more fuel. The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, with hospitals shutting down and others cutting back critical services amid the lack of fuel and supplies. At the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, staff have resorted to using smartphone lights to see in the darkness, as the hospital was forced to switch off power in all but a few parts of the building.

The nonstop Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues. On Tuesday, a father in Khan Younis carried the body of his young daughter in his arms after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home.

25.10.2023 - 19:36 [ UNRWA, @UN Agency for Palestine Refugees / Twitter ]

One @UNRWA school in Rafah, sheltering 4,600 people, sustained severe collateral damage from close proximity strike ?If fuel does not enter?#Gaza, @UNRWA will be forced to significantly reduce and in some cases bring humanitarian operations to a halt

25.10.2023 - 19:20 [ Verfassungsblog ]

Trapped in Gaza

Egyptian president Field Marshall Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced that “[w]hat is happening now in Gaza is an attempt to force civilian residents to take refuge and migrate to Egypt, which should not be accepted.” King Abdullah II of Jordan (which borders the West Bank, but not Gaza) was even more succinct: “No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt,” he declared.

19.10.2023 - 18:07 [ AFP News Agency / Twitter ]

President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel and Egypt to open a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing for French nationals, his office said Saturday.

(14.10.2023)

19.10.2023 - 17:40 [ Saints Mike / Twitter ]

I find @RishiSunak visit to Israel pretty worthless, unless he‘s going to tell Netanyahu to open the Rafah border crossing to British passport holders.

What‘s the point of his visit?

19.10.2023 - 17:36 [ Jackie Singh / Twitter ]

Diplomats from the U.S. and Egypt said the Rafah Crossing out of Gaza (only way out besides Israel) would reopen. The U.S. Embassy told all Americans trapped in Gaza (100s) to go there on Monday…

(18.10.2023)

Then, Israel bombed it again (4x now)

Fuck Netanyahu.

19.10.2023 - 17:29 [ Egypt Today Magazine / Twitter ]

Guterres arrives in Cairo to meet with the Egyptian president and is expected to visit Rafah border crossing tomorrow to announce UN plan to deliver aid to Gaza.

19.10.2023 - 16:58 [ canadainvestment.data.blog ]

At the Rafah Crossing, Aid Shipments Are in a State of Waiting for Entry into Gaza from Egypt.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that Israel would not obstruct the delivery of supplies from Egypt to the civilian population in southern Gaza. However, Israel’s consent only encompasses food, water, and medical provisions, omitting other critical necessities like fuel.

19.10.2023 - 09:35 [ United Nations ]

Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

(18.10.2023)

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza crisis followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft on Monday evening.

19.10.2023 - 09:15 [ @UN_News_Centre / Twitter ]

US vetoes Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza

(18.10.2023)

Favor: 12 (Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland,UAE)
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 2 Russia, UK

19.10.2023 - 09:11 [ Nesma Allam / Twitter ]

Till now the aids don‘t arrive Gaza,rafah crossing is still closed , only the volunteers have set up tents and waiting for crossing

(today)

18.10.2023 - 14:55 [ Mohamed shohood / Twitter ]

A senior Egyptian official, in response to Netanyahu‘s statements about keeping the Rafah crossing closed, informed AlQahera News Channel that Egypt will not permit the evacuation of foreigners from the Gaza Strip.

18.10.2023 - 14:50 [ Eternal Glory / Twitter ]

Benjamin Netanyahu told Biden that he would never allow Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing and allow the aid to come in Gaza.

18.10.2023 - 14:42 [ AFP News Agency / Twitter ]

President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel and Egypt to open a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing for French nationals, his office said Saturday.

(14.10.2023)

18.10.2023 - 14:28 [ Chris Law MP / Twitter ]

„Can the Prime Minister please give his personal assurance that every single step is being taken to open the Rafah Crossing for both humanitarian aid and for UK nationals to flee?” The Prime Minister must do all he can to ensure that the border is opened.

18.10.2023 - 11:45 [ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ]

Press release on a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry

A telephone conversation was held on October 16 between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry.

Their discussion centred around the abrupt escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with a focus on the drama unfolding in the wake of the flare-up in the Gaza Strip and the surrounding areas. The foreign ministers of Russia and Egypt were clear that attacks on civilian infrastructure were unacceptable and emphasised the immediate necessity of ending the violence against innocent civilians, regardless of their location. They stressed the urgency of achieving a ceasefire and establishing safe corridors for the prompt delivery of humanitarian aid to the affected regions within the Palestinian enclave, as well as ensuring the safe passage of civilians.

17.10.2023 - 18:42 [ ALandForAll.org ]

A Land for All: Shared and Agreed Principles

One Land, Two States

Palestine/the Land of Israel is one historic and geographic unit, stretching from the Jordan River to the sea. In it, two sovereign states will exist – Palestine and Israel, where the two people will realize their right of self-determination. The border between the two states will be drawn according to the June 4, 1967 border, thus bringing a complete end to the occupation.
2.

Democracy, Human Rights, Rule of Law

The two states will be democracies; their governments will be founded on the principle of rule of law and recognition of the universality of human rights, as recognized by international law, based on the principles of equality, freedom and the sanctity of human life.

……………….

17.10.2023 - 13:28 [ Public Committee Against Torture in Israel ]

Public Committee Against Torture in Israel: Vision

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel was established in 1990 and has continuously sought to abolish the use of torture in Israel. We protect any individual harmed during interrogation, demonstration, detention, incarceration etc.; we represent Israelis, Palestinians, refugees and immigrants who were subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by the hands of the Israeli authorities: the ISA [Shin Bet], Israel Police, IDF etc.

15.10.2023 - 19:30 [ Jurnaltime.com ]

Poland goes to the polls for a general election and referendum to decide the future of the right-wing government

The referendum asks voters to answer four questions. They will be asked their views on whether to accept migrants, build a new wall on the border with Belarus, raise the retirement age and sell state assets.

02.10.2023 - 13:55 [ Siranush Sargsyan / Twitter ]

If you want to really learn why 120K people would leave their land, their prosperous lives, their graves, their 1000s of years old cultural heritage, go read my timeline for the last year, and also this personal essay of mine.

02.10.2023 - 13:45 [ Siranush Sargsyan / NewLinesMag.com ]

Living Through War and Waiting for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

On Jan. 26, on the eve of my 39th birthday, my friend Armine brought me a few spoonfuls of coffee — she had kept it as a precious gift for me, knowing the outsized role the drink plays in my life. I miss its aroma the most. Another friend, Sarine, had called from Yerevan the day before and asked if I at least had a small cake. I reassured her that having coffee was enough. The next morning, the doorbell woke me up: There stood Sarine’s sister, with a small homemade gata, a traditional Armenian sweet bread, baked by their mother. I allowed myself one candle for my besieged birthday, and placed it on top of the gata. A birthday candle is a luxury, since they are now our only evening light.

02.10.2023 - 13:22 [ News.am ]

Former Armenia FM: No one stands by Armenia

Armenia has lost all its friends, whether global or regional, today there is no one who stands by Armenia, Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian said in a video message on Facebook.

02.10.2023 - 13:00 [ Washington Post ]

How the war in Ukraine helped stoke an Armenian tragedy

(September 28, 2023)

But recent events also reflect a change in the geopolitical winds. The Kremlin does not disguise its contempt and distrust for Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018 amid anti-government protests against a corrupt, Russia-backed regime. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pashinyan has attempted to accelerate an Armenian pivot to the West with steps that included a tranche of humanitarian aid to Kyiv and planned military exercises with the United States.

02.10.2023 - 12:40 [ Politico.eu ]

Russia warns Armenia not to join International Criminal Court

(September 28, 2023)

According to Armenia’s justice minister, Grigor Minasyan, the move is necessary to hold Azerbaijan to account for alleged military aggression and war crimes amid a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Inside Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized borders, the unrecognized state’s ethnic Armenian leadership surrendered following a lightning offensive last Wednesday.

11.09.2023 - 19:15 [ Archive.org ]

Operation Northwoods

(March 13, 1962)

c. Commence large scale United States military operations.
3. A „Remember the Maine“ incident could be arranged in several forms:
a. We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Cuban waters. We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Havana or Santiago as a spectacular result of Cuban attack from the air or sea, or both. The presence of Cuban planes or ships merely investigating the intent of the vessel could be fairly compelling evidence that the ship was taken under attack. The nearness to Havana or Santiago would add credibility especially to those people that might have heard the blast or have seen the fire. The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to „evacuate“ remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.

The terror campaign could be pointed at refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida (real or simulated). We could foster attempts on lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized. Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement, also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.

11.09.2023 - 19:11 [ New York Times ]

Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy

(19. November 1997)

“We could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,“ the memorandum said.

“We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,“ it continued. “The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).“

The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as “suitable for planning purposes.“ No evidence exists that they were carried out.

02.09.2023 - 20:31 [ New York Times ]

U.S. Knew About Migrant Killings by Saudi Forces Earlier Than Previously Disclosed

(Sept. 1, 2023)

The State Department said U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia had first heard reports of a dramatic increase in lethal violence against migrants and asylum seekers by that nation’s border forces in the summer of last year and had immediately asked officials at “high levels” of the Saudi government to investigate.

The department made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday night to The New York Times in response to questions posed early this week about the U.S. government’s knowledge of the reported violence and its working relationship with Saudi Arabia’s border forces.

02.09.2023 - 20:18 [ Human Rights Watch ]

„They Fired on Us Like Rain“: Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border

(21.08.2023)

Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. Human Rights Watch research indicates that, at time of writing, the killings are continuing. Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic. If committed as part of a Saudi government policy to murder migrants, these killings would be a crime against humanity. In some instances, Saudi border guards first asked survivors in which limb of their body they preferred to be shot, before shooting them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who had just been released from temporary Saudi detention and were attempting to flee back to Yemen.

02.09.2023 - 20:15 [ Washington Post ]

U.S. presses Saudi Arabia on reported migrant massacres

(Updated August 31, 2023 at 6:22 p.m.)

The United States has voiced public concern about the reports of violence against civilians, which circulated among diplomats and U.N. officials for more than a year before being thrust into wider public view, and called for a Saudi investigation.

U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic conversations, say they are also pushing the Saudis to identify the units who, according to eyewitnesses and victims, used mortars, small-arms fire and close-range executions to kill hundreds or possibly thousands of people, many of them women and children.

23.08.2023 - 09:55 [ ResponsibleStatecraft.org ]

As US mulls security pact, Saudi Arabia accused of crimes against humanity

(August 21, 2023)

The report also raises uncomfortable questions for the Biden administration, which is considering giving “security guarantees” to Saudi Arabia in order to entice its leaders to normalize relations with Israel. Among the proposals on the table is a mutual defense treaty that would obligate U.S. troops to defend Saudi Arabia in case of attack. American officials are also mulling whether to help Riyadh develop a civilian nuclear program, a move that many experts worry could be a first step toward a Saudi nuclear weapons push.

The White House, aware that any new treaty would face an uphill battle in Congress, has already started briefing Democratic leaders about the talks in order to build support, according to the New York Times.

21.08.2023 - 17:40 [ Human Rights Watch ]

„They Fired on Us Like Rain“: Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border

Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. Human Rights Watch research indicates that, at time of writing, the killings are continuing. Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic. If committed as part of a Saudi government policy to murder migrants, these killings would be a crime against humanity. In some instances, Saudi border guards first asked survivors in which limb of their body they preferred to be shot, before shooting them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who had just been released from temporary Saudi detention and were attempting to flee back to Yemen.

21.08.2023 - 17:40 [ BBC ]

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report

Migrants have told the BBC they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails.

Saudi Arabia has previously rejected allegations of systematic killings.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, titled They Fired On Us Like Rain, contains graphic testimony from migrants who say they were shot at and sometimes targeted with explosive weapons by Saudi police and soldiers on Yemen‘s rugged northern border with Saudi Arabia.

09.08.2023 - 13:57 [ Association for Civil Rights Israel (ACRI) ]

Who we are

The Association for Civil Rights Israel (ACRI) is the oldest and most influential civil and human rights organization in Israel. Founded in 1972, ACRI is the only NGO in Israel advocating across the broad spectrum of human rights and civil liberties for everyone living in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our strategic focus areas include: social and economic rights, civil and political rights, Arab society, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and migrants, refugees and statusless peoples.

26.07.2023 - 10:01 [ Times of Israel ]

28% of Israelis considering leaving the country amid judicial upheaval — poll

A survey carried out Tuesday in the wake of the government passing the first law in its divisive judicial overhaul package found that nearly one-third of Israelis are considering leaving the country.

The Channel 13 poll found that 28% of respondents were weighing a move abroad, 64% were not, and 8% were unsure.

27.05.2023 - 14:25 [ Amerika21.de ]

USA bereiten Entsendung von Militär in das Grenzgebiet von Panama und Kolumbien vor

(27.05.2023)

Als eine wahrscheinliche Option gilt inzwischen die Verlegung einer kleinen Anzahl von US-Truppen, die sich bereits in Kolumbien und Panama aufhalten, in den Darién-Streifen, um die einheimischen Streitkräfte zu beraten. In der Biden-Administration soll jedoch auch diskutiert werden, die Präsenz weiter auszubauen.

15.03.2023 - 11:38 [ Haaretz ]

Head of Israel’s Central Bank Warns ‘Hasty’ Judicial Coup Will Lead to Dangerous Brain Drain

Recent moves by the Israeli government to undermine the power of the courts could undermine investment and spark an exodus of educated Israelis, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron warned on Wednesday. He further declared that it was “imperative” to maintain the independence of the judiciary.

15.03.2023 - 11:31 [ Haaretz ]

Amid Judicial Coup, Tech Unicorn Pulls $500 Million Out of Israel, Offers Relocation to Lisbon

The CEO of Riskified, an Israeli fraud-prevention company, said in a staff email that the judicial overhaul could lead to an economic downturn and put Israel on the path to authoritarianism.

30.12.2022 - 18:04 [ WashingtonExaminer.com ]

US and Syrian allies capture five ISIS operatives in six raids this week

(December 16, 2022)

The two allied forces resumed operations on Dec. 8, and since then, they „have conducted six partnered operations, resulting in the detention of five ISIS operatives involved in planning attacks on detention facilities holding ISIS fighters and on the Al Hol camp,“ Col. Joe Buccino, a spokesman for CENTCOM, said in a statement referring to the Syrian refugee camp.

(…)

The Syrian Democratic Forces thwarted a suicide bombing attempt at the camp in late September, though four ISIS fighters were killed in the incident. Weeks earlier, the SDF arrested “dozens of ISIS operatives” while conducting security operations at the refugee camp, and a CENTCOM spokesperson said at the time that the arrests led to the “dissolution of a major ISIS facilitation network both within the camp and throughout Syria.”

17.11.2022 - 11:38 [ Archive.org ]

Operation Northwoods

(March 13, 1962)

c. Commence large scale United States military operations.
3. A „Remember the Maine“ incident could be arranged in several forms:
a. We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Cuban waters. We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Havana or Santiago as a spectacular result of Cuban attack from the air or sea, or both. The presence of Cuban planes or ships merely investigating the intent of the vessel could be fairly compelling evidence that the ship was taken under attack. The nearness to Havana or Santiago would add credibility especially to those people that might have heard the blast or have seen the fire. The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to „evacuate“ remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.

The terror campaign could be pointed at refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida (real or simulated). We could foster attempts on lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized. Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement, also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.

17.11.2022 - 11:18 [ New York Times ]

Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy

(19. November 1997)

“We could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,“ the memorandum said.

“We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,“ it continued. “The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).“

The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as “suitable for planning purposes.“ No evidence exists that they were carried out.

17.11.2022 - 11:09 [ PublicIntelligence.net ]

Operation Northwoods

(March 9, 2010)

Operation Northwoods was a plan circulated in the U.S. government in 1962 to stage false flag terrorist attacks inside the U.S. and abroad to provoke “military intervention in Cuba”. The plan called for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or other operatives to commit genuine acts of terrorism in U.S. cities and elsewhere. These acts of terrorism were to be blamed on Cuba in order to create public support for a war against that nation, which had recently become communist under Fidel Castro. One part of the Operation Northwoods plan was to “develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.” The document was signed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer and reportedly presented to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara on March 13, 1962.

The previously Top Secret document was originally made public on November 18, 1997, by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board, a U.S. federal agency overseeing the release of government records related to John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

28.09.2022 - 07:35 [ NowThis / Nitter ]

Drone footage shows the staggering line of cars waiting to cross over the Russia-Georgia border, days after Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization order. According to Reuters, the queue of vehicles is 3,000+, & the estimated wait time to cross into Georgia is as high as 48 hours.

28.09.2022 - 07:32 [ Maxar Technologies / Nitter ]

Our latest #satelliteimagery, from today, Sept 27, along the #Russia – #Georgia border and the extensive (~16 km in length) traffic jam approaching the Upper #Lars border checkpoint (lat/lon: 42.768, 44.631) as well as the Lars border crossing (lat/lon: 42.740, 44.627).

23.07.2022 - 19:35 [ nd-aktuell.de ]

Was macht der Auslandsgeheimdienst eigentlich beruflich?

(22.06.2022)

»Er ist ein rechtsradikaler Terrorist.« So deutlich spricht es Karin Weingast als Vertreterin der Bundesanwaltschaft in ihrem Abschlussplädoyer gegen den Bundeswehroffizier Franco A. aus. Diese Frage darf nach dem Ende des Prozesses über fünf Jahre nach der ersten Verhaftung des mittlerweile 33-jährigen Offenbachers immerhin als geklärt angesehen werden. Als nicht geklärt und kaum beleuchtet muss indes die Frage nach der Rolle der Geheimdienste bewertet werden.

03.07.2022 - 08:53 [ nd-aktuell.de ]

Was macht der Auslandsgeheimdienst eigentlich beruflich?

(22.06.2022)

»Er ist ein rechtsradikaler Terrorist.« So deutlich spricht es Karin Weingast als Vertreterin der Bundesanwaltschaft in ihrem Abschlussplädoyer gegen den Bundeswehroffizier Franco A. aus. Diese Frage darf nach dem Ende des Prozesses über fünf Jahre nach der ersten Verhaftung des mittlerweile 33-jährigen Offenbachers immerhin als geklärt angesehen werden. Als nicht geklärt und kaum beleuchtet muss indes die Frage nach der Rolle der Geheimdienste bewertet werden.

03.03.2022 - 11:59 [ Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine / Twitter ]

We have established an emergency hotline for African, Asian and other students wishing to leave Ukraine because of Russia’s invasion.

+380934185684

We are working intensively to ensure their safety & speed up their passage. Russia must stop its aggression which affects us all.

02.12.2021 - 08:13 [ Daniel Neun / Twitter ]

Grade den Konservativen, die der Staat mal wieder als Wildsau rekrutieren will, sage ich: Finger weg von Selektion und Lagern. #Transitzonen

(Oct 24, 2015)

(Auch) im eigenen Interesse. Kann man´s mit einem machen, kann man´s mit allen machen. Erfahrungswert.

16.10.2021 - 02:34 [ RiskanenCenter.org ]

The NDAA Needs These Two Narrow Immigration Bills

Although not an ideal solution to Congress’ struggle to pass legislation, lawmakers have historically used the NDAA to push their agendas. Concerns that these bills do not belong in the National Defense Authorization Act are misguided; this is not the first time immigration policy has been included in the NDAA. What’s more, these particular bills are narrowly tailored with bipartisan support and have legitimate ties to national security. Now, the responsibility lies with the Senate to approve the bills as part of the NDAA to optimize U.S. innovation and national security.

23.09.2021 - 22:23 [ teleSUR ]

US Has Invested Little in Latam Development, Obrador Says

The last time the United States invested significantly in the region was during the John F. Kennedy administration (1961-1963), with some 10 billion U.S. dollars (the equivalent of 120 billion U.S. dollars at current prices), Lopez Obrador said during his daily press conference.

11.09.2021 - 17:16 [ New York Times ]

Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy

(19. November 1997)

“We could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,“ the memorandum said.

“We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,“ it continued. “The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).“

The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as “suitable for planning purposes.“ No evidence exists that they were carried out.

11.09.2021 - 17:12 [ smeggys.co.uk ]

Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods was a 1962 plan by the U.S. Department of Defense to stage acts of simulated or real terrorism on US soil and against U.S. interests and then put the blame of these acts on Cuba in order to generate U.S. public support for military action against the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. As part of the U.S. government‘s Operation Mongoose anti-Castro initiative, the plan, which was not implemented, called for various false flag actions, including simulated or real state-sponsored acts of terrorism on U.S. and Cuban soil. The plan was proposed by senior U.S. Department of Defense leaders, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Louis Lemnitzer.

23.08.2021 - 09:03 [ theHill.com ]

Biden emphasizes that Afghan refugees will be vetted before entering US

Biden outlined how Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants who assisted the U.S. military are being transported from Kabul to transit centers in Qatar, Germany, Kuwait, and Spain so they can complete their paperwork and undergo background checks.

18.08.2021 - 17:02 [ DutchNews.nl/ ]

First Dutch evacuated on rescue flights from Kabul

On Tuesday, Kaag told NOS broadcaster that although a Dutch military plane was able to land, the short turnaround time at the airport controlled by American troops meant that they were unable to board. ‘There was a half-hour slot to get people on the tarmac,’ she said. ‘Lots of people were there, and at the airport gates, with their families. I think it is awful.’ She had called for the 6,000 American troops, who have been sent back into Afghanistan after their withdrawal, to allow people more time for boarding.

18.08.2021 - 16:53 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Afghanistan ++ Niederländer verpassen Evakuierungsflug ++

Erneut chaotische Szenen am Flughafen Kabul: Mehrere niederländische Staatsangehörige wurden auf dem Weg zu ihrem Evakuierungsflug vom US-Militär aufgehalten. Hunderte Menschen harren weiter rund um den Airport Kabul aus.

17.08.2021 - 08:48 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

Pentagon spokesman insists the Kabul airport chaos was NOT a failure – after US used helicopters to herd away Afghans and stowaways fell to their deaths off planes

– Pentagon spokesman John Kirby insisted Monday that the Kabul airport chaos earlier in the day did not constitute a failure
– American troops killed two armed Afghan nationals on the airfield who had stormed to try to get on planes
– Three fell to their deaths after climbing onto the fuselage of a C-17 jet in the desperate hope of holding on as the plane took off
– The bloodied bodies of another three Afghan nationals were left on the runway after the plane took off

17.08.2021 - 08:42 [ eastidahonews.com ]

Afghans fall from US Military planes after clinging to aircrafts taking off, 7 killed in airport chaos

In another video, hundreds of people could be seen running alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moved down a runway. Some clung to the side of the jet just before takeoff. Another video showed several falling through the air as the airplane rapidly gained altitude over the city.

Senior military officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing operation, told The Associated Press that the chaos left seven dead, including several who fell from the flight.

17.08.2021 - 08:26 [ Washington Examiner / Twitter ]

Reporters peppered Defense Department officials with questions at a briefing following President Joe Biden‘s address to the nation. „How do you determine where the responsibility lies for this failure?“

16.08.2021 - 16:27 [ Jennifer Hansler, covering the State Department for @CNN / Twitter ]

US military flights have resumed at the Kabul airport for now, a US defense official tells @barbarastarrcnn

16.08.2021 - 15:36 [ Express.co.uk ]

Afghanistan LIVE: UK and US evacuation suspended – runway not secure after airport breach

The British government vowed to evacuate hundreds of Britons and eligible Afghan nationals but their efforts have been suspended due to crowds of people invading the runway.

16.08.2021 - 15:14 [ Fasil M / Twitter ]

All news outlets is telling us that the airport is secured by US 4000 troops. Where are they?

16.08.2021 - 14:46 [ Joyce Karam, Joyce Karam ]

Scenes of absolute desperation in #Kabul airport today: Afghan civilians chase & cling to US C-17 plane in last attempt to flee Afghanistan. At least one body fell from aircraft wing, after a stampede by runway. Very dark moment for country:

20.05.2021 - 09:15 [ Radio Utopie ]

Der „starke“ tiefe Staat

(4. Mai 2017)

Im Januar 2016 stellt der in Frankreich stationierte rechtsextreme deutsche Elitesoldat im bayrischen Zirndorf in der dortigen Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung für Flüchtlinge einen Asylantrag – wegen politischer Verfolgung. Er muss beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (Asylbehörde) nicht einmal den Namen seiner Tarnidentität aufschreiben.

Aber Brutus und Cassius und das Bundeskriminalamt und der Militärische Abschirmdienst und die Todesschwadronen vom Joint Special Operations Command (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) und die U.S.-Regierung, welche die Bundeswehr im Frühjahr 2016 zur Bundesregierung schickte um ihr anzubieten die Bundeswehr an „einer kleinen militärischen Einheit“ zu beteiligen“, zur „Beobachtung ausländischer Dschihadisten“, und Europol, was nach E.U.-Plänen jetzt mit dem J.S.O.C. Daten tauschen soll, sind alles ehrenwerte Leute. (…)

Laut sich widersprechenden und ständig angepassten Medienberichten passiert dann, wohl irgendwann im Januar 2017, Folgendes: ein Wartungstechniker am Wiener Flughafen findet eine einsatzbereite, aber alte Schusswaffe in einem Schacht an einer Herrentoilette.

Immer voraus gesetzt, die zuständigen Stellen der Wiener Polizei oder anderer österreichischer staatlicher Stellen und deren Angestellte sind sittlich-moralisch nicht auf dem Niveau von Tausenden ehrenwerter südkoreanischer Bürger („Kugelschreibern, Brillen oder Armbanduhren mit Mikrolinsen“), oder „Innenexperten“ von „S.P.D.“, oder Präsidenten vom B.N.D., oder, oder, oder, und berauschen sich nicht an versteckten Kameras auf Toiletten, darf man also annehmen, dass die Version vom „Signalgeber“, den die österreichischen Behörden schließlich beim Versteck anbrachten, noch am Ehesten hinkommt.

Am 3. Februar 2017 schließlich wird in Wien der vom Staate Deutschland mit mindestens einer Tarnidentität ausgestatte deutsche faschistische Elitesoldat festgenommen, als er die Waffe abholen will. Was dieser anschließend alles erzählt und ob er entsprechend seiner Ausbildung schon bei der dritten Ausrede angekommen ist, soll hier keine Rolle spielen.

Es sind offensichtlich die österreichischen Stellen, die der rechtsextremen Gesinnung des deutschen Elitesoldaten auf die Spur kamen – u.a. wohl über ein beschlagnahmtes Mobiltelefon und dort aufgefundene Sprachnachrichten. Dem deutschen Elitesoldaten werden Fingerabdrücke abgenommen und verglichen, was überhaupt erst seine Tarnidentität auffliegen lässt. Erst durch die Österreicher werden nun das im jahrelangen Wegschauen geübte Bundeskriminalamt, sowie das Popelkru unter den Geheimdiensten, der Militärische Abschirmdienst und die Bundeswehr dazu gezwungen Aktivität zu entwickeln.

Nur – welche?

Der Elitesoldat kommt in Österreich nämlich wieder frei. Warum? Auf Druck deutscher Regierungsbehörden?

Der „Standard“ murmelt später am 27. April, nachdem die Affäre öffentlich gemacht worden war:

„Zudem gibt es mit Deutschland ein Rechtshilfeabkommen. Derzeit wird geprüft, ob das in Korneuburg gegen den 28-Jährigen anhängige Verfahren wegen unerlaubten Waffenbesitzes nach Deutschland abgegeben wird.“

Ebenfalls am 27. April berichtet der ORF, dass der österreichische Inlandsgeheimdienst Verfassungsschutz nur mehr „im Wege der Amts- und Rechtshilfe“ eingebunden sei.

Später stellt sich heraus: Franco A. wendete sich nach seiner Festnahme in Österreich am 3. Februar per Email genau an den Wehrdisziplinaranwalt, der ihn Anfang 2014 nach seiner faschistischen Masterarbeit gedeckt hatte – einem heutigen Rechtsberater des Kommandos Streitkräftebasis der Bundeswehr.

Das gab dieser wiederum in einem Email-Wechsel mit dem Inspekteur (Kommandeur) der Streitkräftebasis, Martin Schelleis zu. Laut Medienberichten fand dieser Schriftverkehr statt am 28. April, also noch vor wenigen Tagen.

Aber, simsalabim – alle Emails zwischen „Rechtsberater“ und Kommandeur der Streitkräftebasis wurden „angeblich unwiderruflich gelöscht“.

Am 17. Februar, also satte vierzehn Tage nach der Festnahme des Elitesoldaten in Wien, leitet die Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt ein Ermittlungsverfahren wegen der Vorbereitung einer schweren staatsgefährdenden Gewalttat ein.

Und erst am 26. April 2017 wird der Elitesoldat und Offizier, der eine nicht wirklich bekannte dreistellige Zahl von Soldaten unter seinem Kommando hat, erneut festgenommen, diesmal in Hammelburg von der deutschen Polizei, während seines Einzelkämpfer-Lehrgangs im dortigen Ausbildungszentrum der Bundeswehr. Und erst dann gibt es umfangreiche Durchsuchungen in Privatwohnungen und Kasernen in drei Staaten, Deutschland, Österreich und Frankreich.

Bekannt gemacht wird die ganze Affäre anschließend, natürlich, wieder einmal, nur dadurch, dass das Militär höchstselbst in Person von Generalinspekteur Volker Wieker die Parlaments-Simulation und seinen Verteidigungsausschuss informiert und dessen Schwatzbacken wie erwartet sofort zur Presse rennen. Die Staatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt kann so im Nachhinein bequem bestätigen.

28.04.2021 - 13:29 [ ]

US Allocates $310m for Central America, More Militarization

A group of advocates and grassroots organizations such as the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), School of the Americas Watch, Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective, and the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) among others, denounced that this aid contributes to the militarization of the region and the strengthening of neoliberal policies that damage the communities and its natural resources and boost migration.

20.03.2021 - 12:24 [ Heise.de ]

EU: Neuer Flüchtlingsdeal mit Erdogan?

Soll der Flüchtlingsdeal mit der Türkei verlängert werden? Die Frage wird heute wieder neu aufgeworfen, da die Abmachung auf den Tag genau nun fünf Jahre zurück liegt und die politischen Schockwellen von 2015 zwar seit einem Jahr von der Corona-Krise überdeckt werden, aber dennoch unter der Oberfläche der Aktualität weiter präsent sind.

13.03.2021 - 17:55 [ Rubikon ]

Die Zukunft beginnt jetzt

In aller Kürze:

– Wir haben inzwischen eine Server-Notfallstruktur in Betrieb. Sollten wir abgeschaltet werden, gehen wir umgehend wieder online und sind dann nicht mehr abschaltbar. Zusätzlich werden wir nun auch die Server unseres Regelbetriebs updaten und ins Ausland verlegen.

– Um einer weiteren Kriminalisierung kritischen Denkens zuvorzukommen, habe ich in den letzten Tagen meinen gesamten materiellen Besitz, der nicht in zwei Koffer passte, verschenkt und bin nach Lateinamerika ausgewandert. Das geschah zwar schweren Herzens, stellte jedoch nach allen Recherchen die einzige Möglichkeit dar, rechtssicher und vollumfänglich legal zu erreichen, was es zu erreichen gilt: den Fortbestand mindestens eines kritischen Mediums im deutschen Sprachraum absolut sicherzustellen.

Der diesbezügliche Abwehrplan gegen die faschistische Gefahr, der dank Ihrer Unterstützung erst konzipiert und in Angriff genommen werden konnte, sieht dabei folgendermaßen aus: