Montag, 9. Januar 2012

General: US planning for military strike on Iran

''My responsibility is to encourage the right degree of planning [for if Iran tries to build a nuclear bomb], to understand the risks associated with any kind of military option. in some cases to position assets, to provide those options in a timely fashion,'' General Martin Dempsey said on Face the Nation today. ''And all those activities are going on,'' he added.

http://bit.ly/zdZz0N



Beijing rejects sanctions on Iranian oil

''The normal trade relations and energy cooperation between China and Iran have nothing to do with the nuclear issue,'' Cui said. ''We should not mix issues of different natures, and China s legitimate concerns and demands should be respected.''

http://wapo.st/xex4du



China slams US military adventurism

China says the accusations leveled against the country in the new United States defense strategy are ''groundless'' and aim to counter the Asian country's growing power.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220142.html



After Iran, Venezuela?

By Mike Whitney

As soon as Obama is finished ''liberating'' Tehran, it ll be on to Venezuela. You can bet on it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30209.htm



'Iran war to deteriorate world economy'

A senior Chinese diplomat says, ''Everyone knows that 40 percent of the oil shipped daily to every part of the world goes through the Strait of Hormuz, so once war starts in this region not only will the relevant nations be affected and attacked, it would also ... bring disaster to a world economy deep in crisis," Chen Xiaodong warned on Tuesday.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/220299.html



'US builds hospitals in Georgia, readies for war with Iran'

A big war between the US and Iran is beginning in the Persian Gulf. $5 billion was allocated for the construction of these 20-bed military hospitals," Javelidze said in an interview with Georgian paper Kviris Kronika (News of the Week), as cited by Newsgeorgia website.

http://rt.com/politics/us-georgia-iran-war-441/



War Plan Iran

By Finian Cunningham

''Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.'' http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30214.htm



Iran says Fordo uranium enrichment site runs under IAEA watch

Iran s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said all of the country s nuclear activities, including those at Fordo enrichment site, are under the supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-01/10/c_131352662.htm



Obama Ready to Use Military Force to Stop Nuclear Iran, Ex-Adviser Says

The administration considers the risks of permitting a nuclear-armed Iran to be greater than the risks of military action, said Ross, who last month rejoined the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a research group.

http://bloom.bg/znASfV



Iran Interest Rates Raised To 20% To Fight Hyperinflation

As a result of a financial embargo enacted on by the US on New Year s Day, Iran's economy had promptly entered freefall mode and is now experiencing hyperinflation as the currency implodes.

http://bit.ly/AoK08H



Thousands Of US Troops To Arrive In Israel This Week

Accompanied by a US aircraft carrier, 9,000 US troops including airmen, missile interceptor teams, marines, technicians and intelligence officers are scheduled to land in Israel in the coming weeks. Many will stay up to the end of the year as part of the US-Israeli Army deployment in readiness for a military engagement with Iran, aiming at a synchronized military front against Iran.

http://www.imemc.org/article/62803


From Information Clearing House

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NYT Responds on Iran Alarmism
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/01/10-5



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China planning military base in Pakistan, Indian report says

''China and Pakistan pledged to strengthen military ties and bring existing cooperation to a new level,'' Xinhua quoted China s Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie as saying.

http://bit.ly/wVEFGz


From Information Clearing House



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Nigeria: Oil disasters are met by silence

The global media have had little to say on Nigeria s latest oil spill and the hundreds of others that have destroyed so many lives.

http://bit.ly/yKy4Al


From Information Clearing House



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Iraq: A Country in Shambles

By Dahr Jamail

The state of the economy in Iraq is a disaster. Yet this irony is highlighted by the fact that Iraq has proven oil reserves third only behind Saudi Arabia and Iran, hence one would expect it to be one of the wealthiest countries in the world.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30188.htm



Squad mate testifies in Marine s Iraq massacre trial

A former squad mate of a Marine implicated in the deaths of 19 Iraqis in 2005 has told a court-martial that after a roadside bombing the group raced to nearby homes, firing rounds and tossing grenades, even though he heard no gunfire and saw no weapons or Iraqis fleeing.

http://bit.ly/yD35Xp


From Information Clearing House



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What happened to the idea of saving money?

Obama s New Military Strategy Doesn t Add Up

By Miriam Pemberton

The job description for our self-appointed role as world policeman will be trimmed a bit. We won t be patrolling everywhere all the time, but we ll be doing something more like check-ins in places like Latin America and Africa.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30194.htm



Stone Age Logic: Preserving US Global Leadership

By Gwynne Dyer

If you're not allowed to enslave people any more, or even loot their resources, then what is the point of being a traditional great power?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30193.htm



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A New Reserve Currency to Challenge the Dollar?

What s Really Going on in The Straits of Hormuz.

By David Malone

The stand off is as much with China and its allies as it is specifically with Iran.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30190.htm



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2012 werden sich die Proteste drastisch verschärfen

''Weltweit ähneln sich die Maßnahmen gegen Demokratiebewegungen. Ob die Welt demokratischer wird oder immer mehr wie China aussieht, wird sich bald zeigen?'' Artikel von Naomi Wolf in Die Welt online vom 05.01.2012

http://www.welt.de/debatte/die-welt-in-worten/article13798494/2012-werden-sich-die-Proteste-drastisch-verschaerfen.html


Empören, Okkupieren, Verweigern

''Warum ist es, vor allem in Deutschland, so ruhig? Wo bleiben die Proteste? Jahrelang staunten Linke, SoziologInnen und auch PolitikerInnen über die erstaunliche Akzeptanz der Krisenfolgen und Sparpakete. Lange Zeit galten neidische Blicke der Gewerkschaftslinken zum westlichen Nachbarn: ''Französisch lernen!''. Eher autonome Herzen ließen die griechischen Krisen-Proteste höher schlagen. Und immer wieder die frustrierte Frage: Warum nicht bei uns? Geht es ''uns'' (noch) zu gut?...?

Artikel von Mag Wompel in der graswurzelrevolution vom Januar 2012 http://www.graswurzel.net/365/sabotage.shtml


Aus: LabourNet, 9. Januar 2012



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Afghan Commission Accuses U.S. of Detainee Abuse

An Afghan investigative commission accused the American military Saturday of abuse at its main prison in the country, repeating President Hamid Karzai s demand that the U.S. turn over all detainees to Afghan custody and saying anyone held without evidence should be freed.

http://on.wsj.com/ADb7n3



Afghanistan: 'Slave-like' conditions at Swedish army base revealed

Kitchen staff at Sweden s military base in Afghanistan have been working in ''slave-like conditions,'' a Swedish newspaper has revealed.

http://www.thelocal.se/38380/20120107/


From Information Clearing House



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Western oil firms remain as US exits Iraq

The end of the US military occupation does not mean Iraqis have full control of their oil.

http://bit.ly/zNYA1g



Perry: ''I would send troops back into Iraq''

''The idea that we allow the Iranians to come back into Iraq and take over that country, with all of the treasures, both in blood and money, that we have spent in Iraq, because this president wants to kowtow to his liberal leftist base, and move out those men and women.

http://bit.ly/ySpFJu



Iraqi Torture Scandal Touches Highest Levels of NATO

A scandal unfolding in Denmark over the transfer of Iraqi prisoners by Danish forces to Iraq authorities, even as they knew they would be tortured, threatens to implicate the current Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen, formerly prime minister of Denmark from 2001-2009.

http://bit.ly/ztm14D


From Information Clearing House



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What If? Bipartisan Bird of Prey

By Judge Napolitano

What If elections are simply means of social control and what ''public opinion'' actually tells us about what free people think.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30184.htm



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The Pentagon has not won a War since 1945

And now the Republicans want to attack Iran.
http://lewrockwell.com/reed/reed224.html

A Year To Wake Up
http://lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski282.html



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Nigeria: The Next Front for AFRICOM

Lagos Dissents Under IMF Hegemony

By Nile Bowie

Vice Admiral Robert T. Moeller openly declared the guiding principle of AFRICOM is to protect ''the free flow of natural resources from Africa to the global market'', before citing China s increasing presence in the region as challenging to American interests.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30182.htm



Recognizing the ''Unpeople''

By Noam Chomsky

Africans are ''unpeople,'' to adapt George Orwell s term for those unfit to enter history.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30180.htm



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Imminent Iran Nuclear Threat? A Timeline Of Warnings Since 1979

By Scott Peterson

Breathless predictions that the Islamic Republic will soon be at the brink of nuclear capability, or, worse, acquire an actual nuclear bomb, are not new.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30177.htm



The Manipulation of Fear

By Noam Chomsky

The resort to fear by systems of power to discipline the domestic population has left a long and terrible trail of bloodshed and suffering which we ignore at our peril. Recent history provides many shocking illustrations.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30175.htm



US faces challenges from 'rising Asian powers': Panetta

The United States now faces new array of security challenges from across the globe, including the rise of new powers in Asia; behaviour of countries like Iran and North Korea and proliferation of lethal weapons, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday.

http://bit.ly/xQlBeq



No proof of nuclear bomb development by Iran: Patrushev

''All this talk about Iranians being almost a week away from creating a nuclear bomb, we have been hearing it for many years now. The presence of a military aspect in Tehran s nuclear program has never been proved by anyone,'' Patrushev said in an interview with Interfax.

http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?id=300758



Israel is pushing U.S. toward Iran war, Russian official says

Russia fears Israel will push the United States into a military conflict with Iran which could retaliate by blocking oil shipments from the Gulf, a confidant of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

http://bit.ly/yy7fGh



Real danger of US military strike on Iran: Russia

Russian Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev warned that military escalation is likely in Iran, with ''real danger'' of a US strike, in an interview published Thursday.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1176281/1/.html


From Information Clearing House

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The Fear Factor
http://lewrockwell.com/galland/galland41.1.html



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Der Druck auf Wulff lässt nicht nach

http://www.zeit.de/news/2012-01/08/bundespraesident-der-druck-auf-christian-wulff-laesst-nicht-nach-08173007

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«Bild» beharrt: Wulff wollte Story verhindern

http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/bild-beharrt-wulff-wollte-story-verhindern-1771339.html



Schuh-Potest gegen Wulff

http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/demonstration-vor-schloss-bellevue-schuh-proteste-gegen-wulff-1771046.html

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Diskussion über Nachfolger für Wulff

http://www.gmx.net/themen/nachrichten/deutschland/788me4u-nachfolger-fuer-wulff-gesucht

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''Bild'' oder Wulff-Anwalt: Wer sagt die Wahrheit?

http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/deutschland/14481678-bild-oder-wulff-anwalt-wer-sagt-die-wahrheit.html#.A1000145



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Sonntag, 8. Januar 2012

As ''Right to Work'' Law Looms, Indiana Occupiers Join With Limestone Strikers

Joseph Varga, Labor Notes: ''An unexpected alliance is blooming seven weeks into a hard winter strike by 50 Millworkers at the Indiana Limestone Company: The participants of Occupy Bloomington in that nearby college town are rallying to their cause. The millworkers, members of Local 8093 of the Carpenters Industrial Council in Oolitic, Indiana, rejected a concessionary contract and by unanimous vote went on strike November 15.''

http://www.truth-out.org/right-work-law-looms-indiana-occupiers-join-limestone-strikers/1326032629



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The Lasting Damage of Iraq

Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project Syndicate: ''After ten years of war, more than a hundred thousand casualties, mostly Iraqis, and an astronomical cost of almost $1 trillion, the US leaves behind an Iraq that is neither more secure nor especially democratic.... Violently torn by religious and ethnic rivalries, Iraq is in no condition to play its part in America s vision of an Arab wall of containment of Iran.''

http://www.truth-out.org/lasting-damage-iraq/1326043606



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Mitt Romney, Son of ''Citizen United''

Robert Reich, Robert Reich s Blog: ''In the last weeks before the just-completed Iowa caucuses, Romney spent over $3 million relentlessly torpedoing Newt Gingrich with negative ads, cutting Gingrich s support by half and hurtling him from first place to fourth. But Romney kept his fingerprints off the torpedo. Technically the money didn t even come from his campaign. It came from a Super PAC called 'Restore Our Future,' which can sop up unlimited amounts from a few hugely wealthy donors without even disclosing their names.''

http://www.truth-out.org/mitt-son-citizens-united/1326031467



Why the Tea Party Need Mitt

Thomas Frank, Tom Dispatch: ''Dear Tea Party Movement, for the last few months, the world has been fascinated by your frenzied search for a presidential candidate who is not Mitt Romney.... It was quite a spectacle, your quest for the non-Romney - and I think we all know why you undertook it. In ways that matter, Romney is clearly a problem for you.... [He s] said that he approved of the TARP bank bailout, the abomination that ignited the Tea Party uprising in the first place.''

http://www.truth-out.org/why-tea-party-need-mitt/1326045170



Hawk in a Clown-Car Field

Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group: ''It s quite difficult for a president to change the nation s culture. It s quite easy for a president to start a war. Yes, the GOP s clown-car nomination battle is a source of amusement. The prospect of a Santorum presidency, though, is a source of alarm.''

http://www.truth-out.org/hawk-clown-car-field/1326035437



Will Romney Lie His Way to the White House?

Dean Baker, Truthout: ''Mitt Romney seems ready to wield his version of birthirism as a major weapon in the fall campaign against President Obama. In his standard stump speech, he tells audiences that President Obama wants, 'to replace our merit-based society with an entitlement society.''

http://www.truth-out.org/will-romney-lie-his-way-white-house/1326122881

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Will New Hampshire Pick the Orwellian ?Conservative,? Willard Mitt Romney?
http://lewrockwell.com/lazarowitz/lazarowitz37.1.html

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Mitt Romney embraces the Neocons

Mitt Romney s newfound relations with the neocons could spell disaster for the United States, as the war drums begin.

http://bit.ly/wPfBgt


From Information Clearing House

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Mitt Romney, vulture capitalist

Our Future
by Terrance Heath

01/09/12

One of the benefits of the seemingly endless Republican primaries, aside from the entertainment value, is the opportunity to discover how right the candidates are ... about each other. ... What s more striking than the intensity of the candidates' obligatory attacks, however, is the accuracy of their worst accusations against one another. The most recent, and perhaps most striking example, is Newt Gingrich s latest attack on Mitt Romney...

http://bit.ly/A6smNh



Mitt Romney: Extremist in pinstripes

The Nation
by Katrina vanden Heuvel

01/10/12

Mitt Romney s dead heat with Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses bolstered the media narrative that Mitt Romney may not be conservative enough for Republican primary voters. This characterization serves Romney well. His rivals carve up each other, hoping to emerge as the conservative 'alternative' to Romney. And vast swaths of the media discount his reactionary views, anticipating his 'pivot' to more moderate positions once the nomination is secured. In reality, Romney is a remarkably reactionary candidate, camouflaged in corporate pinstripes...

http://tinyurl.com/6mojnx6


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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The Cost of Trickle-Down Government Job Creation: $1.5 Million Per Worker

Ravi Batra, Truthout: ''Suppose I were to tell you that for the past two years the federal government has been spending nearly $1.5 million to create one job.... The trillion dollar question is this: where is it all going, when the annual average wage is no higher than $50,000? Obviously, it must be going to the so-called 1 percent group or what the Republican Party calls the job creators, i.e., the mostly male CEOs and other executives of large corporations.''

http://www.truth-out.org/cost-government-job-creation-15-million-worker/1325800265



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Das Land Berlin will Ein-Euro-Jobber als Wachschützer an Problemschulen einsetzen

Nach dem Willen des Berliner rot-schwarzen Senates sollen künftig Hartz IV Bezieher als sogenannte Wachschützer in ''Problemschulen'' eingesetzt werden. Hierzu sollen nach Angaben der Senatsverwaltung erwerbsfähige Arbeitslosengeld II Bezieher ausgebildet werden, die im Anschluss allerdings keinen regulären sozialversicherungspflichtigen Arbeitsplatz erhalten, sondern als Ein-Euro-Jobber (Arbeitsgelegenheit mit Mehraufwandsentschädigung) zum Dumpingpreis entlohnt werden. Lesen Sie weiter:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/hartz-iv-bezieher-als-wachschuetzer-90084.php



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Wulff: ''In einem Jahr ist alles vergessen''

http://tinyurl.com/6oekcl3

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Affäre um Christian Wulff: Neue Details und schwarz-gelbe Kritik

http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/affaere-um-christian-wulff-neue-details-und-schwarz-gelbe-kritik-1771101.html



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Merkel, Seehofer und Rösler haben Wulff-Nachfolger bereits parat

Der Kandidat soll jemand sein, den SPD und Grüne ''nicht ablehnen können''.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151175



Wulff wird zu einer ''realen Gefahr'' in seinem Amt

Weil Wulff als Berufspolitiker die Sensibilität für die Trennung von Amt und Privatleben zu fehlen scheint, verheddert er sich immer weiter.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151173



Das Amt des Bundespräsidenten

Ein Kommentar zum Fall Wulff.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151170



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Mehr als 50.000 Einsprüche gegen AKW-Bau in Polen

Die polnische Regierung plant den Bau von mindestens einem Atomkraftwerk bis 2020.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814056ms299



Erneuerbare Energien wichtiger Pfeiler für die deutsche Energieversorgung

2011 bei Stromverbrauch Sprung auf 20 Prozent. Verdreifachung des Anteils seit dem Jahr 2000.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814066ms299



So wird 2012 solar

Von bestätigten Trends, dem Abschied einer Technologie und dem Aufschwung der solaren Weltwirtschaft.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814069ms299

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AKW-Bau in Polen mobilisiert

Volksabstimmung vor Ort, 20.000 Einwendungen aus Deutschland, Planungshoheit entzogen, auch ökonomischer Sinn in Frage gestellt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151182



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Warum unsere Zivilisation den Boden unter den Füßen verliert

''Montgomery hat die Augsburger Buchreihe ''Stoffgeschichten'' um eine ebenso faszinierende wie erschreckende Weltgeschichte aus der Perspektive der Bodenerosion erweitert.'' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814038ms299



Was tun? Konkrete Antworten für eine wirklich nachhaltige Zukunft der Menschheit

Vandana Shiva: ''Was Tun? Widerstand leisten''
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814040ms299

Jakob von Uexküll: ''Was Tun? Verantwortung übernehmen''
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814041ms299

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsaecker: ''Was Tun? Den Wohlstand vom Verbrauch entkoppeln''

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814042ms299

Dennis Meadows: ''Was Tun? Wieder runterkommen''
http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d87416814043ms299



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Samstag, 7. Januar 2012

The TSA Wants to Screen Before They Scan

Lena Groeger, ProPublica: ''TSA body scanners continue their steady advance into our nation s airports, but another agency security initiative begins well before travelers ever reach a checkpoint. PreCheck, the TSA s nascent pre-screening program, allows some pre-approved frequent travelers to make it from check in to take off in record time, if they give the government access to lots of information in return.''

http://www.truth-out.org/speeding-security-tsa-wants-screen-they-scan/1325951710



TSA Now Traumatizing Disabled Toddlers in Strollers

Thom Hartmann, The Daily Take: Earlier this month, TSA officials at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport detained 3-year-old Lucy Forck, on her way to a family vacation in Disney World.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/14786-tsa-now-traumatizing-disabled-toddlers-in-strollers

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Poll: One-Third of Americans Would Accept Cavity Searches By TSA

By Jonathan Turley

A particularly chilling measure of just how passive and accepting citizens have become to the new realities of our internal security system.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33022.htm



12 year old driven to tears as TSA claims sick girl tests positive for bomb residue

Video

A 12-year-old girl in a wheelchair was detained for nearly an hour at DFW Airport while trying to get through security.

http://is.gd/2NLBOT



How Many Terrorists Has The TSA Caught

Video

Can you say ZERO?
http://is.gd/WtIFfT


From Information Clearing House



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The Nuclear Power Industry After Chernobyl and Fukushima

Science with a Skew

Gayle Greene, The Asia-Pacific Journal: ''The media are saturated with a skilled ? effective advocacy campaign by the nuclear industry, resulting in disinformation' ? states the Worldwatch Institute. What is less well understood is the nature of the 'evidence' that gives the nuclear industry its mandate, Cold War science which, with its reassurances about low-dose radiation risk, is being used to quiet alarms about Fukushima and to stonewall new evidence that would call a halt to the industry.''

http://www.truth-out.org/science-skew-nuclear-power-industry-after-chernobyl-and-fukushima/1325956958



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A Look Inside Our ''Humane'' Immigration Jails

Dispatch from Detention

Seth Freed Wessler, ColorLines: ''Immigration detention centers claim their share of criminal abuses ? and rampant sexual assault by guards?. But for many detainees, the worst part of awaiting expulsion is not the acute trauma inflicted inside the jails. Most carry with them the unhealed wounds of violence from life on the outside that the humiliating baseness of life inside these jails reopens.''

http://www.truth-out.org/dispatch-detention-rare-look-inside-our-humane-immigration-jails/1325947813



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Next-up News Nr 1893

- 20 Minutes 06 01 2011: Vous avez interviewé Romain Gubert pour son livre «L'oligarchie des incapables»
''Je crois que les politiques sont conscients que cela ne peut plus durer. Ca va mal finir'', Romain Gubert auteur du livre de révélations inouïes: conflits d' intérêts, mensonges, copinage entre voyous et pire encore,...

http://www.next-up.org/Newsoftheworld/PublicationsDVD.php#1
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Iraqi Torture Scandal Touches Highest Levels of NATO

Jeffrey Kaye, Truthout: ''A November 2010 article at Ice News reported how a memo released by WikiLeaks described an inquiry by 'a Danish Defence Ministry official' regarding 'what happened at the American Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq after media reports of torture and abuse in 2003.' Subsequently, 'Danish soldiers continued to hand over prisoners to the facility, however, even after the torture was officially confirmed several months later.''

http://www.truth-out.org/iraqi-torture-scandal-touches-highest-levels-nato/1325794053



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Americans make up half of the world richest 1%

The United States holds a disproportionate amount of the world s rich people.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/04/news/economy/world_richest/index.htm


From Information Clearing House



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Pentagon reload: 'US army loses to military contractors'

'There are two losers: the US army and Marine Corps. US military contractors are the main winners in this new war for the shrinking US budget. The military industrial complex will be the main beneficiary of the troops downsizing and extension of the military s big ticket high tech items," says the military analyst.

http://rt.com/news/us-budget-china-army-301/



Obama s Leaner, Meaner Military

The president plans to shrink the Pentagon. But are we just swapping soldiers for drones, contractors, and reserve troops?

http://bit.ly/xFTz4b



Obama launches Bureau of Counterterrorism

President Obama s State Department announced, the creation of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, which will coordinate with United States entities such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and foreign governments to develop civilian counterterrorism strategies and operations.

http://bit.ly/zQAkvw


From Information Clearing House

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Obama s plan: less troops, more fire from the skies
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/obama-watch/obamas-plan-less-troops-more-fire-from-the-skies.html



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Foreclosure Crisis Goes Global

By Mike Whitney

If the Obama troupe doesn t change the present do-nothing policy, and take aggressive steps to keep people in their homes; we could see foreclosures triple before this thing is over.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30173.htm



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Santorum To Collapse Just Like the Others Before Him

http://lewrockwell.com/orig7/trotter10.1.html

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Santorum Becomes Millionaire After Senate Loss

''If he is claiming he is not an insider, this is the thing that insiders do, after public office they cash in,'' said Kent Cooper, a campaign finance expert and former Federal Elections Commission assistant staff director.

http://bloom.bg/yIPKNc



Santorum: Iranians' 'Principle Virtue' To Die For God
'Is An Encouragement For Them To Use' Nukes

By Eli Clifton

Santorum s Iran policy appears to be framed, in no small part, by his extremist views on Islam and a belief that the Islamic Republic s leadership is inherently irrational and suicidal.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30191.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Rick Santorum: Republican candidate for Religious Bigot in Chief

Authority!
by Timothy J Taylor

01/05/12

Calling Rick Santorum an ultra-right-wing religious extremist is putting it mildly. Next to him, statist tyrants like Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich seem like timid moderates. That being the case, I don t envision Santorum coming close to capturing the Republican Party nomination, much less the presidency, but stranger things have happened in the course of history...

http://bit.ly/xnCnvg


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Rick Santorum has never heard of America
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/campaign-2012/rick-santorum-has-never-heard-of-america.html



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The Department of Homeland Security Is Terrorizing American Citizens

http://lewrockwell.com/barnett/barnett45.1.html

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Learn To Make Terror Your Friend

By Doug Casey

In a world of asymmetric war, that means the ''little guys,'' the outsiders, the disadvantaged, the groups most likely to make terror their friend, have much more going in their favor than ever before.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30185.htm



Homeland Security Monitors Journalists

By RT

The Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS) can collect personal information from news anchors, journalists, reporters or anyone who may use ''traditional and/or social media in real time to keep their audience situationally aware and informed.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30189.htm



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Ron Paul: The Greatest Master of Political Rhetoric Since Reagan

http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1082.html



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The warfare state is interested in you

http://lewrockwell.com/casey/casey102.html



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A Betrayal of the Founders

By Ray McGovern

We have forgotten that the Founders risked everything for liberty, not for 'safety'?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30166.htm
[ http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10817/ ]

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Freedom in USA

Grand Central Terminal Arrests: Two protesters mic check about the loss of freedom brought about by the passage of the NDAA and both are promptly arrested and whisked out of public sight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg6ayc-w3bE&feature=player_embedded


From Information Clearing House



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Veterans for Peace See Costs of War Continuing

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/06-5



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Defusing the Iran Time Bomb

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/06-3

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Promoting War on Iran

By Stephen Lendman
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30171.htm



The US-Iran Economic War

By Pepe Escobar

Here s a crash course on how to further wreck the global economy. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30172.htm

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Occupying Fears About Iran

Winslow Myers, Consortium News: ''Too many of us still refuse to see the practical relevance of such values either to international or personal politics?. We assume thousands of nuclear warheads in the control of a democratically elected leader are qualitatively different from the same weapons in the hands of a dictator ? 'Our' nuclear weapons are justified by our need for security, while 'theirs' indicate an unacceptable aggressiveness.''

http://www.truth-out.org/occupying-fears-about-iran/1325948517

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'Iran is being economically and financially strangled'
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10811/



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Climate-Related Severe Weather Made 2011 Costliest Year on Record

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/06-6

The West in Flames: The Oxygen Planet Struts Its Stuff
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/07/24-4

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Doomsday Clock a minute closer to midnight

As well, the major global challenge now was a warmer climate that threatens to bring droughts, famine, water scarcity and rising seas, said Allison Macfarlane, an associated professor at George Mason University near Washington, who chairs the group s committee that helps set the clock.

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Ex-Commander of Guantanamo Prison: 'Close It'

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/06-1

Guantánamo: Ten Years and Counting
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/06-9

Ten Years and One Broken Promise Later, Guantanamo Remains
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/09-4

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Guantanamo detainees still endure harsh prison conditions

''You don t walk, you don t budge, you don t talk. It s forbidden.'' That s not to mention the sleep deprivation, with neon lights blazing 24 hours a day and air conditioning kept at bone chilling temperatures.

http://bit.ly/w80P6V



My Guantánamo Nightmare

By LAKHDAR BOUMEDIENE

I went on a hunger strike for two years because no one would tell me why I was being imprisoned. Twice each day my captors would shove a tube up my nose, down my throat and into my stomach so they could pour food into me. It was excruciating.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30198.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Guantanamo detainees? bleak future

CNN

01/08/12

Ten years after the arrival of the first prisoners captured by U.S. forces after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will likely be in business for many more years, perhaps decades, to come, analysts say. For the 171 detainees still there, the future is bleak. GITMO, as the detention facility is commonly known, would have been emptied two years ago under a proposal introduced by President Barack Obama...

http://tinyurl.com/7lm4rxj



A tired obsession with military detention plagues American politics

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Andy Worthington

01/06/12

Before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, there were only two ways of holding prisoners, either they were prisoners of war, protected by the Geneva Conventions, or they were criminal suspects, to be charged and subjected to federal court trials. That all changed when the administration of George W. Bush threw out the Geneva Conventions, equated the Taliban with al-Qaeda, and decided to hold both soldiers and terror suspects as 'illegal enemy combatants' who could be imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial, and with no rights whatsoever...

http://www.fff.org/comment/com1201c.asp



The evil of indefinite detention and those wanting to de-prioritize it

Salon
by Glenn Greenwald

01/08/12

As we head into Election Year, there is an increasingly common, bizarre and self-evidently repellent tactic being employed by some Democratic partisans against those of us who insist that issues like indefinite detention (along with ongoing killing of civilians in the Muslim world) merit high priority. The argument is that to place emphasis on such issues is to harm President Obama ...

http://bit.ly/wvGIfV


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Ten Years of Guantanamo: What Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld Knew

Jason Leopold, Truthout: To mark the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay prison to house ''war on terror'' detainees captured after 9/11, Truthout will republish a handful of exclusive reports by Jason Leopold about the facility.

http://www.truth-out.org/ten-years-guantanamo-what-bush-cheney-and-rumsfeld-knew/1326049233



Ten Years of Guantanamo: One of the Prison s First Detainees Breaks His Silence

Jason Leopold, Truthout: ''Last year, one of the first detainees sent to Guantanamo when the prison facility opened in January 2002, broke his silence and spoke to Truthout about the brutal physical and psychological torture he suffered during the five years he was imprisoned.''

http://www.truth-out.org/exclusive-an-interview-with-former-guantanamo-detainee-david-hicks67818



Guantanamo: Ten Years Too Many

Peter Weiss, Truthout: ''Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) was the first legal organization to perceive the danger which the legal culture of Gitmo posed to the idea of justice and to take on cases on behalf of detainees.... About 600 detainees have been released and sent to their home countries or other countries willing to accept them, partly as a result of CCR attorneys scouring the world for such countries.''

http://www.truth-out.org/guantanamo-ten-years-too-many/1326134485



''It Was a Sunny Day''

Jason Leopold, Truthout: ''A former Guantanamo guard ... reflects on a decade of lawlessness.... Neely did not know it then, nor did the public, but a vast majority of the prisoners who populated Guantanamo during the prison s first year in operation were innocent bystanders sold to US forces for hefty bounty payments or were captured and sent to Guantanamo because they wore the same style Casio watch that members of al-Qaeda wore.''

http://www.truth-out.org/it-was-sunny-day/1326292528

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Sign our global petition calling on President Obama to take action to close Guantánamo by ending indefinite detention. It s been ten years too long.

http://webmail.amnesty.org.uk/_act/link.php?mId=J8210924017288875034746193815&tId=54882369



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Chaostruppe: die FDP ist unten angelangt

Mit der Jamaica-Koalition ist es im Saarland nun Schluss.
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151171



Wenn die Argumente ausgehen

FDP-Chef Rösler und ein ehemaliges Nachrichtenmagazin aus Hamburg wetteifern, wer in Sachen Energiepolitik die größten Peinlichkeiten absondern kann.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151169



Wulff darf auf Mitleid zählen, die FDP ist unten angelangt

Nach dem DeutschlandTrend hat Wulff als Person vom Interview profitiert, auch wenn weiterhin fast zwei Drittel ihn weder als ehrlich noch als glaubwürdig befinden.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36196/1.html



Ein permanenter Rettungsfonds als Nebelkerze

Die Finanztransaktionssteuer kommt wohl auch nicht, doch die Euro-Finanzminister haben den permanenten Rettungsschirm (ESM) abgesegnet.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36289/1.html

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10. Januar 2012

Merkel darf Europa nicht zur Geisel einer sich in Auflösung befindlichen Partei machen

Die Vorsitzende der LINKEN, Gesine Lötzsch, fordert von Bundeskanzlerin Merkel, die Finanztransaktionssteuer auch ohne die Zustimmung der FDP einzuführen. Eine parlamentarische Mehrheit gebe es dennoch, weil alle anderen Parteien für die Einführung seien. Wenn Merkel dennoch auf die Durchsetzung der Finanztransaktionssteuer verzichte, mache sie die Bundesrepublik und Europa zur ''Geisel einer sich in Auflösung befindlichen Partei''. Gesine Lötzsch erklärt:

Es ist richtig, dass der französische Präsident jetzt die Blockade bricht und Frankreich zum Vorreiter bei der Einführung der Finanztransaktionssteuer macht. Wenn Deutschland ihm folgt, dann entsteht mit Sicherheit eine Dynamik, der sich die anderen Euro-Länder nicht entziehen können. Merkel sollte die Interessen des Landes vor den Koalitionsfrieden stellen und die Finanztransaktionssteuer auch ohne die Zustimmung der FDP einführen. Alle anderen Parteien sind dafür. DIE LINKE wird im Parlament für die Einführung stimmen. Wir brauchen die Einnahmen dringend, um Konjunkturprogramme gegen die Euro-Krise zu finanzieren. Die Bundesregierung tut hier zu wenig. Während der Weltwirtschaftskrise 2008 hat Deutschland konjunkturstützende Maßnahmen auf den Weg gebracht, die die Wirtschaft vor dem Schlimmsten bewahrt haben. Wir brauchen schnell ein Konjunkturprogramm für Wachstum und Beschäftigung. Wenn Merkel auf die Durchsetzung der Finanztransaktionssteuer verzichtet, dann macht sie Deutschland und Europa zur Geisel einer sich in Auflösung befindlichen Partei.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/merkel-darf-europa-nicht-zur-geisel-einer-sich-in-aufloesung-befindlichen-partei-machen/



19. Januar 2012

DIE LINKE steht wie eine Frau an der Seite der Kanzlerin

Die Kanzlerin muss die Finanztransaktionssteuer auch gegen die sich auflösende FDP durchsetzen, erklärt die Vorsitzende der Partei DIE LINKE, Gesine Lötzsch:

Die Kanzlerin will offensichtlich nun endlich die Finanztransaktionssteuer auch gegen die FDP in Europa durchsetzen. Dabei hat sie unsere volle Unterstützung. Die Kanzlerin muss sich von der in Auflösung begriffenen FDP befreien, wenn sie Europa retten und ein Auseinanderbrechen der Europäischen Union verhindern will. Die FDP gibt scheinheilig vor, der Finanztransaktionssteuer zustimmen zu wollen, wenn diese Steuer in den 27 EU-Staaten eingeführt werden würde. Doch es ist klar, dass Großbritannien einer Finanztransaktionssteuer nicht zustimmen wird. Der Versuch, sich hinter den Briten zu verstecken, ist mehr als peinlich. Das Argument der FDP, dass mit der Steuer der Finanzplatz London auf unsere Kosten gestärkt wird, kann man entkräften. Das Österreichische Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung hat vorgeschlagen, dass die Steuer unabhängig vom Finanzplatz für alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger gelten muss und über die Finanzämter eingezogen werden kann. Dann ist es für einen deutschen oder spanischen Anleger egal, ob er in London oder in Frankfurt/a.M. handelt, er muss die Steuer auf jeden Fall bezahlen. Die LINKE weist aber darauf hin, dass allein mit einer Finanztransaktionssteuer die Finanzkrise nicht zu lösen ist. Wer glaubt, nur an einer Schraube drehen zu müssen, um den europäischen Motor wieder in Gang zu bringen, der hat die Komplexität des Problems nicht verstanden. Vor allem brauchen wir jetzt europäische Solidarität. Wer Griechenland, Portugal, Spanien und Italien dem Schicksal überlässt, wird selbst scheitern. Ein solidarisches Europa ist für alle besser.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/die-linke-steht-wie-eine-frau-an-der-seite-der-kanzlerin/



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Freitag, 6. Januar 2012

The Ron Paul precedent

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

01/06/12

At every debate, and every campaign appearance, Paul is transforming the discourse. Forced to start noticing him due to his steadily climbing poll numbers, the mainstream media invariably dismissed his ability to expand beyond a narrow libertarian base, which was supposedly limited by his 'isolationist' foreign policy views...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Broad Coalition Opposes NDAA and Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Bay Now

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/01/05-0

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Betrayal

CounterPunch
by Ray McGovern

01/05/12

Lawyers and historians may argue over whether the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 is the deepest wound ever inflicted on the U.S. Constitution or just another debilitating cut. They may note that the United States has lost its way before, from the Alien and Sedition Acts to Cointelpro. But the NDAA strikes me as the most serious affront to American rights in my already pretty long lifetime...

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/05/a-betrayal-of-the-founders/



Guantanamo: Ten years and counting

The Nation
by David Cole

01/04/12

On January 11 it will have been a decade since the first of the men we once called 'the worst of the worst' were brought to Guantanamo Bay, a location handpicked by the Bush administration so that it could detain and interrogate terror suspects far from the prying eyes of the law. In the intervening years much has improved at this remote US-controlled enclave in Cuba. ... But in another way, Guantanamo is a deeper problem today than it ever was...

http://www.thenation.com/article/165443/guantanamo-ten-years-and-counting



Czar Barack

Reason
by Steve Chapman

The candidate who criticized Bush-Cheney became the president who continued their legacy...

http://reason.com/archives/2012/01/05/czar-barack


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Murder of The Constitution in Full Public View

By Paul Craig Roberts

Not even Hitler Police State was this thorough : http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30168.htm

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Four More Years of This?
http://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan206.html



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Secrets of Empire And Self-Deceptions Of Partisans

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/05-2



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A Nightmare on Wall Street

http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/01/05-0



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The United States will maintain its military superiority

Pentagon Plan: More Drones, Increased Presence in Asia
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/05-6

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Out with two-war doctrine, in with special ops and high-tech
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10808/

Obama s new military strategy aggressive and ever more expensive
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10809/

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U.S. Turns to Drones to 'Counter' China

By MICHAEL RICHARDSON

The United States aims to deploy sea-based drones on its aircraft carriers in the Pacific by 2018.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30174.htm



Obama s New Pentagon Strategy: Strip Benefits and Buy More Weapons

By RT

''Yes, our military will be leaner, but the world must know that the United States will maintain its military superiority,'' he said.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30183.htm



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Die solare Revolution

Kleine Solarsysteme könnten elektrische Energie bis ins letzte Dorf bringen und dem ärmsten Teil der Menschheit einen gewaltigen Entwicklungsschub geben.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151163



Rohrkrepierer

Angiffe gegen die Solarenergie tragen zu rekordverdächtigem Boom bei : 3.000 Megawatt allein im Dezember zugebaut.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151180



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Ein Viertel der Griechen lebt bereits unter der Armutsgrenze

Durch die im Rahmen der 'Hilfe' verordneten Sparmaßnahmen sinken Löhne und Renten, bricht das Gesundheitssystem zusammen, wächst die Arbeitslosigkeit und verarmen die Menschen, während die Politiker weiter ihre Ränkespiele aufführen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36190/1.html



Erste spanische Regionen praktisch pleite

Das von den Konservativen regierte Valencia benötigt angesichts der Verschuldung die erste verdeckte Staatshilfe.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36189/1.html



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Donnerstag, 5. Januar 2012

Kill the Journalist, Kill the Story, Kill the Truth

Jim Burroughs and Suzanne Bauman, Truthout: 'With the Iraq war, the practice of 'embedding' journalists with the troops was supposed to help minimize accidents, but how much could a reporter see of the big picture if he or she were locked into an embedded berth where one s every move would be decided by the US military, the US government and their corporate 'news-as-entertainment' bosses?'

http://www.truth-out.org/kill-journalist-kill-story-kill-truth/1325780294

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Co-operative Business is Not Business as Usual
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/01/06-0



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Indiana Workers Fight Back Against Assault on Unions and the ALEC Agenda

Lisa Graves, PR Watch: 'Thousands of Indiana workers rallied outside, and inside, their state capitol on Wednesday to speak out against Governor Mitch Daniels' renewed effort to force through so-called 'right to work' legislation designed to undermine labor unions and workers' rights protected by collective bargaining.'

http://www.truth-out.org/indiana-workers-fight-back-against-assault-unions-and-alec-agenda/1325787329



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Time to Stop Being Cynical About Corporate Money in Politics and Start Being Angry

Bill McKibben, TomDispatch: 'We have reached the point where we are unfazed by things that should shake us to the core. So, just for a moment, be naive.... I don t want to be hopelessly naive. I want to be hopefully naive. It would be relatively easy to change this: you could provide public financing for campaigns instead of letting corporations pay. It s the equivalent of having the National Football League hire referees instead of asking the teams to provide them.'

http://www.truth-out.org/armed-naivete-time-stop-being-cynical-about-corporate-money-politics-and-start-being-angry/132577596



Universities Gone Wild: Big Money, Big Sports and Scandalous Abuse at Penn State

Henry A. Giroux and Susan Searls Giroux, Truthout: 'Much media attention has been drawn to the fact that Penn State pulls in tens of millions of dollars in football revenue, but nothing has been said of the fact that it also receives millions from Defense Department contracts and grants, ranking sixth among universities and colleges receiving funds for military research.'

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Next-up News Nr 1891

- Antennes Relais et Santé: Accentuer et Montrer l'Action

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Foreign policy and war profiteering

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Occupy Schengen: Widersprüche zwischen Migrationsbewegung und dem Diktat der Abschottung verschärfen sich.

Das europäische Grenzregime steckt in der Krise. Artikel von Vassilis S. Tsianos über die europäische Migrationspolitik «Europa dreht ab: Neue Kämpfe um Migration» (pdf) http://tinyurl.com/6vmu8f8


Anfang Dezember 2011 ist eine neue Broschüre mit verschiedenen Aufsätzen zum Zusammenhang von Krise und Revolte erschienen. Die vom Syndikat-A-Medienvertrieb in Moers herausgegebene Sammlung trägt den Titel 'Krise und Revolte: Die Wiederkehr des globalen Klassenkampfs von unten. Versuch einer Einordnung'. Auf 60 Seiten gehen vier AutorInnen [Torsten Bewernitz, Jano Charbel, Mag Wompel, Gerhard Hanloser] verschiedenen Aspekten der Frage nach, ob und, wenn ja, wie die Krise und Revolten zusammenhängen. Die Broschüre umfasst 60 Seiten im Format DIN A5 und ist für ? 3,50 im Webshop des Syndikat-A-Medienvertriebes in Moers erhältlich. Siehe Infos im Krisenblog http://www.krisenblog.org/archives/7-Broschuere-Krise-und-Revolte-erschienen.html


'Weltweit überstürzen sich die Ereignisse im Takt einer Krise, deren Ende noch vor Kurzem frohgemut von Leuten verkündet wurde, die in aberwitziger Staatsverschuldung offenbar ein Rezept für Wirtschaftswunder vermutet hatten. Indem sie sich bis über beide Ohren verschuldeten, konnten die Regierungen in aller Welt die sogenannte Finanzkrise eindämmen; dann präsentierten die Ratingagenturen ihnen eine Rechnung, die sie umgehend an die Lohnabhängigen weiterreichten. Das Resultat des ganzen Manövers ist kein neuer Aufschwung, sondern eine noch bedrohlichere Krise der Staatsfinanzen, deren Bewältigung durch knallharte Sparprogramme für Unmut sorgt. Es regt sich Widerstand. Wir befinden uns an der Schwelle zu einer sozialen Krise. Immer deutlicher dämmert es denjenigen, die die Auswirkungen der staatlichen Sparmaßnahmen in ihrer täglichen Existenz zu spüren bekommen, dass dies keine vorübergehenden schmerzhaften, aber notwendigen Opfer sind?? Editorial vom 21. Nov 2011 zu Kosmoprolet 3 von Eiszeit, Zürich; Freundinnen und Freunde der klassenlosen Gesellschaft, Berlin; La Banda Vaga, Freiburg http://www.kosmoprolet.org/editorial-3


Krisenproteste: Internationaler Aktionstag am 15. Januar

'Empörung und Besetzung lauten die Stichworte, unter denen seit Monaten weltweit Menschen auf Straßen und Plätze gehen und ihre Forderungen vorbringen. Die Dynamik der globalen Bewegung, die am 15. Oktober auch Deutschland erreichte, muss weitergehen und ins neue Jahr getragen werden.

Attac ruft dazu auf, sich am nächsten globalen Aktionstag am Sonntag, den 15. Januar 2012, aktiv zu beteiligen. Ähnlich wie am 15. Oktober 2011 sollen an diesem Tag wieder in möglichst vielen Städten Proteste stattfinden. Erkundigt Euch, ob in Eurer Stadt schon Aktivitäten geplant sind und bringt Euch dort ein oder ergreift selbst die Initiative, wenn es noch keine Planungen gibt. Da die Krise sich weiter verschärfen wird, brauchen wir an möglichst vielen Orten auf Dauer angelegte mobilisierungsfähige Netzwerke und Bündnisse?' Aktionsseite von attac mit Aufruf und Terminen http://www.attac.de/aktuell/eurokrise/aktionstag-151/?L=2

Siehe dazu auch: #15j - Global change: Eine mögliche Welt ist anders! Occupy ruft zu Demonstrationen auf

Infos im Bewegungsblog der taz http://bewegung.taz.de/aktionen/globalchange/blogeintrag/-15j--global-change--eine-moegliche-welt-ist-anders-occupy-ruft-zu-demonstrationen-auf


Aus: LabourNet, 5. Januar 2012

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''Die weltweite Bewegung für echte Demokratie und eine Umverteilung der Krisenlasten von Reich zu Arm geht weiter: In zahlreichen Städten rund um den Globus sind für den 15. Januar erneute Proteste angekündigt. Auch in Deutschland sind für Sonntag, teilweise auch bereits für Samstag, in rund 30 Städten Demonstrationen, Aktionen und Kundgebungen geplant. Attac ruft mit zu den Protesten auf und beteiligt sich in zahlreichen Städten an dem Aktionstag?'' Aus der Presseankündigung von Attac Deutschland vom 12. Januar 2012. Siehe dazu:

Attac-Aufruf zum 15. Januar: http://www.attac.de/aktuell/eurokrise/aktionstag-151/aufruf-zum-151

Übersicht über dezentrale Aktivitäten am 15. Januar: http://www.attac.de/aktuell/eurokrise/aktionstag-151

#14Ja - World Popular Assembly Day: Aufruf bei youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCZ1kBCV8Cg&feature=youtu.be


Aus: LabourNet, 12. Januar 2012



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Public Private Partnership, die Bilanz nach zwölf Jahren ist katastrophal

Betroffene in Bund und Ländern starten Initiative, alle weiteren PPPs zu stoppen. Offenlegen der PPP-Verträge und Schließen der PPP-Schattenhaushalte gefordert

'PPP: 12 Jahre sind genug, uns brummt der Schädel.' Unter diesem Motto haben attac und Gemeingut in BürgerInnenhand (GiB) in Berlin zu einem Katerfrühstück eingeladen. Nachdrücklich kritisieren die Organisationen das Festhalten der Bundesregierung an den Public Private Partnerships (PPP). Laura Valentukeviciute von der attac AG Privatisierung: 'Zwölf Jahre lang hat man uns mit Versprechungen zu PPP überschüttet. Länder und Gemeinden haben wie im Rausch in hunderten von PPP-Projekten das Geld der Steuerzahlerinnen und Steuerzahler verschleudert. Heute, im Jahr 2012, ist das Erwachen böse.' ?' Pressemitteilung 03.01.2012 Attac AG Privatisierung http://www.attac-netzwerk.de/was-laeuft/neuigkeiten/detailansicht/datum/2012/01/03/public-private-partnership-die-bilanz-nach-zwoelf-jahren-ist-katastrophal-1/?cHash=2f052054bd6befb53cf6f1bfae93c254


Aus: LabourNet, 5. Januar 2012

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Die öffentlich-privaten Verträge offenbaren ein Demokratieproblem. Ideologie kommt uns teuer zu stehen

''Was ist das Neue am Skandal um die öffentlich-privaten Kuschelverträge? Es ist nicht Korruption, es ist auch nicht Unfähigkeit. Es ist die vom Staat selbst geförderte Kombination von Ideologie und Cleverness auf Kosten der Gesellschaft. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Steuergelder. Es geht auch um das Demokratieverständnis?'' Kommentar von Reiner Metzger in der taz vom 27.01.2012 http://www.taz.de/Kommentar-oeffentlich-private-Vertraege/!86574/


Aus: LabourNet, 31. Januar 2012

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Die neue Reichtumsmaschine. Public Private Partnership (PPP): Auch die neue Variante der Privatisierung ist gescheitert

''Die alte Form der Privatisierung steht in der aktuellen Krisen-Gewinnschöpfung wieder auf der Tagesordnung: Griechenland und andere Staaten werden zum direkten Verkauf öffentlichen Eigentums gezwungen. Doch vorherrschend ist die neuere Version der öffentlichen Enteignung: »Public Private Partnership« (PPP). Seit anderthalb Jahrzehnten wird sie von den deutschen Regierungen, der Europäischen Union, vom Internationalen Währungsfonds IWF, von Investoren und Banken weltweit propagiert?'' Artikel von Werner Rügemer aus junge Welt vom 01.02.2012 http://geopolitiker.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/die-betrugs-maschine-der-ppp-programme-die-neue-reichtumsmaschine/


Unterschreibt jetzt den Aufruf ''PPP ade!'', fordert Herrn Schäuble auf: PPP stoppen! PPP-Verschuldung offenlegen! PPP-Lobby-Agentur des Bundes zumachen!

Die Attac-AG Privatisierung und das Antiprivatisierungsnetzwerk ''Gemeingut in BürgerInnenhand'' (GiB) starten einen Aufruf zum Thema: "PPP ade. 12 Jahre sind genug!" http://www.gemeingut.org/aufruf


Aus: LabourNet, 6. Februar 2012

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PPP: Der Kummer der Kämmerer

Private Investoren entdecken Schulen als Anlageobjekte, dabei sparen Kommunen oft weniger als geplant.

Artikel von Christian Salewski in der FTD online vom 17.03.2012 http://www.ftd.de/karriere-management/karriere/:ppp-der-kummer-der-kaemmerer/70009635.html

Aus dem Text: ''?Dabei soll der Steuerzahler durch PPP eigentlich sparen. Bis zu 20 Prozent günstiger könne eine PPP-Schule sein, behaupten die Befürworter. Das klingt in der Tat überzeugend. Doch Experten sind skeptisch: ''Die Nachweise der Wirtschaftlichkeit sind nichts anderes als Modellrechnungen'', sagt Holger Mühlenkamp. Der Professor für Öffentliche Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Deutschen Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer forscht seit Jahren zu PPP. Er glaubt nicht an die Effizienzversprechen. Methodische Fehler würden sich fast immer zugunsten der Privaten auswirken. ''Risiken werden kleingerechnet, Folgekosten ausgeblendet'', sagt Mühlenkamp. Nachprüfen lässt sich das schwer, denn die hoch komplexen Vertragswerke sind für die Öffentlichkeit ebenso wenig einsehbar wie die Wirtschaftlichkeitsuntersuchungen. Geschäftsgeheimnisse stünden dem entgegen, heißt es landauf landab. Immerhin: Die Rechnungshöfe können die Berechnungen kontrollieren. Kürzlich haben sie zusammengefasst, was ihre Prüfungen ergeben haben. Resultat: Die Effizienzvorteile ''wurden häufig zu hoch ermittelt oder nicht schlüssig nachgewiesen''?''


Eindringliche Warnungen: Ärzte der Marburger Initiative schildern aus eigener Erfahrung Folgen einer Privatisierung

'' ''Machen Sie nicht die gleichen Fehler, wie sie in Marburg und Gießen gemacht wurden kämpfen Sie dafür, dass die Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken in kommunaler Trägerschaft bleiben'', warnte Dr. Susanne Deuker, Orthopädin aus Marburg und Mitglied der Initiative ''Notruf 113''. Diese hatte sich gebildet, nachdem die Universitätskliniken Gießen/Marburg an den gleichen Investor verkauft wurden, der jetzt um die HSK wirbt: Die Rhön-Klinikum AG. Das Wiesbadener Bündnis Pro HSK, das sich ebenfalls gegen eine Übernahme des kommunalen Krankenhauses durch den Konzern wendet, hatte zu seiner dritten öffentlichen Veranstaltung im Georg-Buch-Haus vier Mitglieder der Marburger Initiative eingeladen?'' Artikel von Anja Baumgart-Pietsch in Wiesbadener Tagblatt vom 17.03.2012 http://www.wiesbadener-tagblatt.de/region/wiesbaden/meldungen/11776887.htm

Siehe dazu die Homepage des Wiesbadener Bündnis Pro HSK http://www.hsk-pro-kommunal.de/


Aus: LabourNet, 20. März 2012

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Öffentlich-private Partnerschaften: Die staatliche Selbstauflösung

''Die ÖPP Deutschland AG gehört mehrheitlich dem Staat und berät Kommunen bei Teilprivatisierung. An der Unabhängigkeit der Gesellschaft zweifeln einige Parlamentarier?'' Artikel von Kai Schlieter in der taz online vom 03.07.2012 http://www.taz.de/ffentlich-private-Partnerschaften/!96570/


Aus: LabourNet, 5. Juli 2012



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Rekord im Jahr 2010: Jeder Zweite geht in Frührente

'Immer mehr Beschäftigte in Deutschland gehen vorzeitig in den Ruhestand und nehmen dafür Einbußen bei den Altersbezügen in Kauf. 2010 war dies bereits fast jeder zweite. Gewerkschaften und Sozialverbände befürchten, dass sich das Problem im kommenden Jahr noch verschlimmern wird und warnen eindringlich vor Altersarmut?' Ein Kommentar von Thomas Öchsner in Süddeutsche Zeitung online vom 28.12.2011 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/geld/rekord-im-jahr-jeder-zweite-geht-in-fruehrente-1.1244982

Siehe dazu: Der Mythos von der frühen Rente: In Wahrheit arbeiten die Deutschen länger.

'Dass jeder Zweite in Frührente geht, diese Aussage sorgte kürzlich für Wirbel. Sie beruht allerdings auf einer verzerrten Statistik. Tatsächlich beziehen die Deutschen ihre Rente immer später?' Artikel von Karl Doemens in der FR online vom 29.12.2011 http://www.fr-online.de/wirtschaft/analyse-der-mythos-von-der-fruehen-rente-,1472780,11365292.html


Proteste gegen Rente mit 67

Niederlage eingestehen

'Studien belegen, die Rente mit 67 ist unrealistisch. Die Rente mit 67 fördert die Altersarmut. Jüngere kommen schwerer in Lohn und Arbeit, wenn die Älteren bis 67 arbeiten müssen. Das sind alles gute Argumente gegen die Anhebung des Renteneintrittsalters. Es sind Argumente der IG Metal. Auch DGB-Schwestergewerkschaften sprachen sich immer wieder deutlich gegen die Rente mit 67 aus.Am Donnerstagmorgen nun äußerten sich IG-Metall-Vorsitzender Berthold Huber und Gesamtmetallchef Martin Kannegießer im gemeinsamen Interview und warben für flexiblere Übergänge in den späteren Ruhestand. Zwar bezeichnete Huber die Rente mit 67 als »verhängnisvollen Irrweg«, deutliche Worte zur generellen Abschaffung des umstrittenen Instruments konnte man in dem Interview nicht lesen. Hat sich da die Position geändert?..' Artikel von Von Jörg Meyer in ND vom 23.12.2011 http://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/213970.niederlage-eingestehen.html


Aus: LabourNet, 5. Januar 2012



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Das Jobwunder ist nicht gerecht: die Lüge von der Arbeit

Es ist übertrieben, dafür zu 'danken', dass das Arbeitsvolumen geschrumpft ist

'Dieses Plakat hängt an allen großen Bahnhöfen: 'Danke, Deutschland', heißt es darauf in großen Lettern. Wer da dankt, steht gleich darüber: 'So viele Menschen in Arbeit wie nie zuvor'. Dann folgt noch die Alliteration: 'Wirtschaft. Wachstum. Wohlstand.' Die Botschaft soll also nach Hause gehämmert werden?? Kommentar von Ulrike Herrmann in der taz vom 03.01.2012 http://www.taz.de/Debatte-Jobwunder/!84856/


Kommt eine 'große Erzählung' an ihr Ende?

Kommentierte Presseschau von Volker Bahl vom 4.1.2012 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeit/realpolitik/amarkt/bahl_arbeit.html


'Das Jobwunder ist nicht gerecht''. Arbeitsmarktzahlen: Gespräch mit Wissenschaftler Gerhard Bosch

'Im vergangenen Jahr ist die Zahl der Beschäftigten auf einen Rekordwert gestiegen. Sie lag im Jahresdurchschnitt bei mehr als 41 Millionen Menschen, teilte das Statistische Bundesamt mit. Doch was ist der Preis des sogenannten 'Jobwunders'? Fünf Fragen an Professor Gerhard Bosch, Arbeitssoziologe und Direktor des Instituts Arbeit und Qualifikation an der Universität Duisburg-Essen.' Interview vom 03.01.2012 bei der IG Metall http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-7BC48875-AD29BFF5/internet/style.xsl/arbeitsmarktzahlen-gespraech-mit-wissenschaftler-gerhard-bosch-9289.htm


Soziale Heldenoper. Hartz ist super, sagt die Obrigkeit

'Nie sei die Beschäftigung in Deutschland derart hoch gewesen wie im vergangenen Jahr, freuen sich zu Jahresbeginn die Nürnberger Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) und deren Dienstherren in Berlin. Ein Rekord sei das, die Situation für Jobsuchende exzellent, so der Tenor. Das kommt bekannt vor. Sozial ist, was Arbeit schafft, tönte einst der Lobbyistenverein der BRD-Metallindustrie. Kaum eine andere Formel der Meinungsmache hat sich seitdem hartnäckiger gehalten, wurde unermüdlicher wiederholt als dieses Wortkonstrukt. Weder der aktuell amtierende Bundeswirtschaftsminister noch die Bundesagentur kommen sich zu Beginn des Jahres 2012 blöd vor, wenn sie erneut versuchen, aus der Geschichte um Lohndrückerei, Sozialabbau und Förderung der Kapitalrenditen eine Heldenoper zu stricken ? die Mär von den Wohltaten des Kapitals für die Gesellschaft?' Kommentar von Klaus Fischer in junge Welt vom 04.01.2012 http://www.jungewelt.de/2012/01-04/052.php


Behörden strafen häufiger: Arbeit abgelehnt, Arbeitslosengeld gesperrt

'Wer als Arbeitsloser einen Job ausschlägt, kann schnell ohne Arbeitslosengeld I dastehen. Im vergangenen Jahr nutzten die Behörden diese Sanktion deutlich häufiger als zuvor. Während sich der Arbeitsmarkt positiv entwickelt, machen die Arbeitsagenturen weiter Druck auf Arbeitslose. Nehmen sie Arbeit, die ihnen angeboten wird, nicht an, kann die Agentur ihnen das Arbeitslosengeld I vorübergehend sperren. Das taten sie im Jahr 2011 in fast 27.000 Fällen mit der Begründung: Arbeitsablehnung. Das entspricht einem Anstieg um 2800 Fälle oder fast zwölf Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr, wie aus einer Bilanz der Bundesagentur für Arbeit hervorgeht, die der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters vorliegt?' Meldung in Süddeutsche Zeitung online vom 04.01.2012 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/behoerden-strafen-haeufiger-arbeit-abgelehnt-arbeitslosengeld-gesperrt-1.1250274


Reallohnanstieg in Deutschland?

'Gestern berichtete das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) von schwach steigenden Reallöhnen in Deutschland. In Q3 2011 stieg der Reallohnindex nur um +0,6% zum Vorjahresquartal und damit um die niedrigste Rate seit Q4 2009. Selbst diese maue Rate ist noch eine Beschönigung, denn der Reallohnindex basiert auf der vierteljährlichen Verdiensterhebung und diese spiegelt nur die Bruttomonatsverdienste einschließlich der Sonderzahlungen nach Abzug des Anstiegs beim Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI) von Vollzeitbeschäftigten wider. Alle relevanten Problemfelder des Arbeitsmarktes bleiben bei der Verdiensterhebung und damit beim Reallohnindex ausgespart und damit relativiert sich auch die Aussagekraft des Reallohnindex zu einem potemkinschen Dorf?' Kommentar von Querschuss am 23. Dezember2011 http://www.querschuesse.de/reallohnanstieg-in-deutschland/


Die neue Billig-Masche der Arbeitgeber. Erst Leiharbeit, jetzt Werkverträge: die neue Masche der Chefs

'Die Masche Leiharbeit funktioniert nicht mehr ganz so billig. IG Metall und Betriebsräte setzen in immer mehr Betrieben bessere Regeln und Bezahlung für Leihbeschäftigte durch. Und seit 2011 gilt ein Mindestlohn. Daher setzen immer mehr Arbeitgeber auf Werkverträge?' Meldung der IG Metall vom 02.01.2012 http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-6BDDD461-6D24AD7D/internet/style.xsl/werkvertraege-die-neue-masche-9261.htm

Siehe dazu: Werkverträge: Feste Beschäftigte, keine ungesicherten Randbelegschaften

'Werkverträge sind auf dem Vormarsch. Damit haben die Unternehmen einen neuen Hebel gefunden, um die Löhne zu drücken. Denn anders als bei der Leiharbeit gilt hier kein Mindestlohn. Zudem sind industrielle Dienstleistungen auf Werkvertragsbasis derzeit noch unreguliert. Aber auch diese Form des Lohndumpings wird die IG Metall nicht hinnehmen?? Meldung der IG Metall vom 02.01.2012 http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-A48B2DB3-1E527926/internet/style.xsl/werkvertraege-9209.htm


Arbeit, die unter die Haut geht

Vom Arbeitskraftverkäufer der Disziplinargesellschaft zum Arbeitskraftunternehmer der Leistungsgesellschaft. Artikel von Wolfgang Ratzel in der Soz Nr. 11/2011 http://www.sozonline.de/2011/11/arbeit-die-unter-die-haut-geht/


Spaltung der Arbeitswelt: Prekarität für alle?

SOFI-Konferenz: Spaltung der Arbeitswelt. Prekarität für alle? Konzepte und Befunde zu neuen Konturen der Arbeitswelt. Titelthema der 'Mitteilungen aus dem SOFI' (S. 1-3) im Gesamtheft bei Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Göttingen (SOFI)(pdf)
http://www.sofi.uni-goettingen.de/fileadmin/SOFI-Mitteilungen/Mitt14.pdf


Elf Jahre MayDay-Parade in Mailand

'2001 fand die erste MayDay-Para' de in Mailand/Italien statt, die dort inzwischen jährlich über 100.000 Teilnehmende zählt. Im Folgenden eine Zusammenfassung von Gesprächen mit Alessandro, der als Teil des Kollektives Intelligence Precaria die Paraden mitorganisiert und Anfang April im Rahmen des PrekärCafés verschiedene prekären Strategien vorgestellt hat. Diese Gelegenheit hat Lora Lenz genützt, um für MALMOE ein Interview über Geschichte und Zukunft des MayDays, die Erfindung von San Precario, das Prekäre Komplott und den Prekären Streik zu führen?' Interview von Lora Lenz (PrekärCafé) aus der MALMOE (Printausgabe 54) http://www.malmoe.org/artikel/widersprechen/2221


Einladung zum Euromayday 2012 [Ruhr]

'Am Montag den 16. Januar, möchten wir mit dem ersten regulären Vorbereitungstreffen für den Euromayday 2012 ins neue Jahr starten. Das Treffen findet um 19:30 Uhr in Sozialen Zentrum in Bochum statt
(Josephstr. 2 / Ecke Schmechtingstr. / 44791 Bochum). Ihr seid eingeladen euch mit euren Ideen und Themen zu beteiligen. Eine Entscheidung ist allerdings schon gefallen: Nachdem der Euromayday Ruhr in 2010 und 2011 jeweils in Dortmund stattfand, möchten wir ihn in diesem Jahr in Bochum veranstalten. Ein wichtiger Slogan des Euromayday Ruhr im Jahr der Kulturhauptstadt 2010 war: 'Unsere Leben sind keine Geschäftsidee!' Auch in 2012 möchten wir versuchen unterschiedliche Themen, Konflikte und Kämpfe zu bündeln um sie auf der Straße zum tanzen zu bringen. Ein erster Gedanke zum möglichen Motto 2012 lautet: 'Das Gemeinsame aneignen'. Zu dieser zunächst noch recht abstrakt klingenden Idee, soll es beim ersten Treffen einen kurzen Input zur Diskussion geben. Die Fragen dazu könnten lauten: Was bedeutet gesellschaftliche Arbeit? Was sind Gemeingüter? Was bedeute Produktion des Gemeinsamen? Wer eignet sich wie den Reichtum des Gemeinsamen an? Soviel zu unseren ersten Ideen. Aber noch ist alles offen. Also kommt zum Treffen und gestaltet mit uns gemeinsam den Euromayday 2012.' Einladung der Vorbereitungsgruppe / Euromayday Workspace


Aus: LabourNet, 5. Januar 2012

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Werkverträge: Das nächste Lohndumping-Modell der Arbeitgeber

''Kaum ist die Leiharbeit durch das neue Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz (AÜG) zumindest etwas besser reguliert und damit für Unternehmen weniger lukrativ, da kommen Arbeitsgeber schon mit dem nächsten Billiglohn-Modell um die Ecke: Werkverträge. Sie versprechen Profit, denn teure Stammarbeitsplätze werden überflüssig, stattdessen kommt der Billigarbeiter. Von der Klassengesellschaft unter den Arbeitnehmern ganz zu schweigen. Die ''Vorzüge'' von Werkverträgen werden inzwischen sogar an deutschen Universitäten wissenschaftlich und fundiert propagiert, wie ein Beispiel aus Bayern zeigt?'' Monitor-Beitrag von Georg Wellmann und Ralph Hötte vom 02.02.2012 (Text und Video) http://www.wdr.de/tv/monitor/sendungen/2012/0202/werkvertraege.php5


Aus: LabourNet, 9. Februar 2012



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Occupy the electoral process

In These Times
by Liz Novak

01/04/12

The Occupy movement has a window of opportunity during the 2012 elections to shape our country s policy debates. Will the movement abandon its anti-politician stance and work to push big issues (ending corporate personhood and reducing inequality) into the electoral process and from there head into the legislative arena?

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/12486/occupy_the_electoral_process


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Occupy the Courts
http://www.ufppc.org/ufppc-activities-mainmenu-42/10810/



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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Liz+Novak
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Why Another 11 Million Mortgages Will Go Bad

Amherst Securities' Laurie Goodman has predicted since 2009 another housing crash as banks are forced to liquidate tons of bad loans.

http://www.businessinsider.com/laurie-goodman-11-million-mortgages-2011-7



How the Rich Get Richer

When Republicans eagerly insist on reducing or eliminating taxes on dividends and capital gains, this chart shows you who benefits. Most of us get nada, but the very rich benefit handsomely.

http://bit.ly/w4zchq



Food Stamp Rush Hour

On the last day of every month, at 24-hour Wal-Marts, food stamp recipients line up to make essential purchases just as their federal benefit cards recharge for the new month.

http://buswk.co/tLl1lW



Skimming Profits Off Bad Loans

Bankers And Their Dirty Tricks

By Mike Whitney

The banks are back at it again, up to their same old tricks. Here s the story.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32586.htm


From Information Clearing House



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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Mike+Whitney
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On the brink of a global conflict

Syria is Iran s main ally. The West is not pleased with the political regimes in both these countries. The secret aim of all US activities in the Middle East is the overthrow of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Bashar al-Assad.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/01/04/63385325.html



China rejects US-led sanctions on Iran

'The correct path is dialogue and negotiations. China opposes putting domestic law above international law to impose unilateral sanctions on another country,' he said.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/219268.html



Why is Britain ramping up sanctions against Iran?

Sabre-rattling at Washington s behest is an idiocy, and likely to do little other than escalate the steps to open conflict.

http://bit.ly/yANFGc



Britain flags military action against Iran

BRITAIN has warned Iran that any attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane, would be 'illegal and unsuccessful' and would be countered by military action if necessary.

http://bit.ly/ytYWAE



The Middle East Agenda: Oil, Dollar Hegemony and Islam

By Prof. Francis A Boyle

Little has changed in the imperialist tendencies of American foreign policy since the founding of the United States of America in seventeen eighty-nine.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13864.htm


From Information Clearing House



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Former 'Dumbest Member of Congress' Scorches Romney

By Alexander Cockburn

A Catholic former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania once rated the dumbest man in the US Congress crested Tuesday night in Iowa s see-saw battle among candidates for the Republican nomination and ran a virtual tie with Mormon millionaire Mitt Romney.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30164.htm

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Santorum vs. Ron Paul, and fears about irregularities in Iowa
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/01/07/heil-santorum/

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Mitt Romney and his offshore bank accounts
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/campaign-2012/mitt-romney-and-his-offshore-bank-accounts.html



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Marching Towards War: EU Reaches Agreement to Ban Imports of Iranian Oil

By Reuters

'The US talks about sanctioning our oil but they should know that if Iran s oil exports from the Persian Gulf are sanctioned, then no one will have the right to export oil through the Strait of Hormuz.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30162.htm



Obama Seeks to Distance U.S. from Israeli Attack

By Gareth Porter

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are engaged in intense maneuvering over Netanyahu s aim of entangling the United States in an Israeli war against Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30158.htm



Thousands of US troops deploying to Israel

Without much media attention, thousands of American troops are being deployed to Israel, and Iranian officials believe that this is the latest and most blatant warning that the US will soon be attacking Tehran.

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-troops-israel-iran-257/



Pentagon says Iran provoked US warships

The US Department of Defence on Friday claimed that Iranian patrolling vessels in the Persian Gulf have provoked its war ships, the CNN said.

http://bit.ly/AotiVX



US warns Iran to leave Persian Gulf oil route alone, clash shows risk of larger war

Spokesmen were vague on what the United States would do about Irans ''threat'' to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but military officials have been clear that the U.S. is readying for a possible naval clash.

http://wapo.st/zZup0a


From Information Clearing House

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Possible Showdown With Iran Sends Oil Prices Soaring

Jonathan S. Landay and Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: 'The possibility of a confrontation ... [grew] after the Obama administration dismissed an Iranian warning against moving a U.S. aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf, saying the deployment was crucial to 'the security and stability of the region.' Fears that a crisis could disrupt Gulf tanker traffic carrying some 40 percent of the world's sea-borne oil drove international petroleum prices up by more than $4 a barrel.'

http://www.truth-out.org/possible-showdown-iran-sends-oil-prices-soaring/1325686232



The Threat of War Against Iran and Syria Is Real

Shamus Cooke, Countercurrents.org: 'For those who think that the United States wouldn t possibly instigate another war in the Middle East, think again. Empowered by his 'success' in the bombing of Libya and consequent assassination of Muammar Qaddafi, Obama is now seeking to use the exact same strategy against Syria, while using alarming military threats against Iran.'

http://www.truth-out.org/threat-war-against-iran-and-syria-real/1325772640

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Pentagon: US Navy will remain in Persian Gulf

San Francisco Chronicle

01/03/12

The Pentagon on Tuesday answered an Iranian warning to keep U.S. aircraft carriers out of the Persian Gulf by declaring that American warships will continue regularly scheduled deployments to the strategic waterway. George Little, the Pentagon press secretary, said the Navy operates in the Gulf in accordance with international law and to maintain 'a constant state of high vigilance' to ensure the flow of sea commerce...

http://tinyurl.com/8yswmwt



Meanwhile, in the Persian Gulf...

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

01/04/12

It is rank hypocrisy for the US to point to the Iranian threat to close the Strait of Hormuz when Washington is seeking to block commerce traversing the Strait by imposing sanctions on Iranian oil. The Iranians know very well that the sanctions cannot be enforced without a military blockade and that is the next logical step on the road to war...

http://bit.ly/wrIsRi


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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'Iran far stronger than US would like to admit'
http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/6437.html

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Obama and Netanayu s Push for Attack on Iran
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/01/06



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From Democracy to Dictatorship

http://lewrockwell.com/akers/akers174.html

2011: A Civil Liberties Year in Review
http://lewrockwell.com/whitehead/whitehead37.1.html

Lessons From Lost Wars in 2012
http://lewrockwell.com/engelhardt/engelhardt434.html

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Bill of Rights is No More

Americans Now Officially Live Under Military Rule

by Pastor Chuck Baldwin

While most Americans were celebrating the holidays, President Barack Obama quietly signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), otherwise known as the 'Indefinite Detention Act,' into law. Obama had initially said he would veto the bill which contains the draconian language authorizing the US military to seize and incarcerate US citizens without warrant, due process, trial, etc. Of course, Obama quickly changed his mind after the bill passed both houses of Congress.......

http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin682.htm

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10 Years Too Long: End Indefinite Detention & Close Guantanamo
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=dwKRKgN5IpI3KfN7G&s=7qILIWOvH9IJK0OCKmF&m=kuLYL7MULqK1JmK

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The Absolute Moron s Guide to the New Military Detention Laws

We have put together this FAQ for those of you who are not just slightly uninformed about this issue, but hopelessly, embarrassingly confused.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/01/morons-guide-to-new-detention-laws.html


From Information Clearing House

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Record Numbers of Incarcerated Mothers Bad News for Women, Children, Communities

Gina McGalliard, Truthout: ''A lot of women who end up in prison were already single parents at the time of their incarceration, [so] they might not have strong family ties,' says Law. 'A lot of women who are in prison have histories of abuse, either childhood and/or adult abuse, which means they might not have the same connections and trust in their families that men who end up in prison do. So their children are actually five times more likely to end up in foster care than [those of] men in prison.''

http://www.truth-out.org/record-numbers-incarcerated-mothers-bad-news-women-children-communities/1325624306



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Ron Paul and Iowa

http://lewrockwell.com/woods/woods188.html

Life Belongs to the Living and Not to the Corporate State
http://lewrockwell.com/shaffer/shaffer247.html

Big Government Is Our Ruination
http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano35.1.html

A Catholic s Case for Ron Paul
http://lewrockwell.com/orig9/finnigan8.1.1.html

Iowa Outcome Ideal for Ron Paul
http://lewrockwell.com/spl4/iowa-outcome-ideal-for-ron-paul.html

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Iowa Vote Count To Take Place At Secret Location

Concerns about subversion grow after Republican strategist says GOP establishment will not allow Ron Paul to win.

http://bit.ly/uGo7I4



'Ron Paul has his hands full trying to restore the Constitution'

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v7oHjLvteA


From Information Clearing House

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Occupy the Caucus: Dozens Arrested Challenging Corporate Influence in Iowa

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: 'As voters in Iowa prepared to throw their support behind Republican presidential candidates ... Occupy activists in Iowa are wrapping up a week of direct actions aimed at letting both political parties know that none of their corporate-sponsored candidates represent the 99 percent. At least 62 arrests were made during nonviolent actions since Occupy Des Moines held a 'Peoples Caucus' a week ago to organize actions.'

http://www.truth-out.org/occupy-caucus-dozens-arrested-challenging-corporate-influence-iowa/1325626441

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Ron Paul victorious in Iowa

Nolan Chart
by Jake Morphonios

01/04/12

In a strong finish in Iowa, the underdog Congressman from Texas has again proven his message of liberty cannot be ignored...

http://bit.ly/xAeH9u



The bright side of Ron Paul s third-place finish

Reason
by Matt Welch

01/04/12

Seven reasons why those cheering on the Texas Republican should still feel optimistic...

http://bit.ly/A7ParF


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Romney Oblivious to Challenges of Middle Class Families

Despite Eking Out a Victory in Iowa, Presidential Wannabe Romney Oblivious to Challenges of Middle Class Families
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/01/04-7

Pity Poor Newt (And Us)
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/04-11



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In 2012 US Engages In New Cold War

http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/01/04

Forced Military Testing in America s Schools
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/04-0

Time Magazine Cheers the Drone War
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/04-4



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US Marine to Stand Trial Over 2005 Killings That Left 24 Iraqis Dead

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/04-1



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States Take On Citizens United

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/01/04-0

How Cities and States are Sticking It to Citizens United
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/06

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New York City Council Votes Against Corporate Personhood, Citizens United

Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: 'Missoula, Montana; Boulder, Colorado; and South Miami, Florida, have all done it, but you know it s really catching on when the Big Apple jumps on board. The New York City Council voted Wednesday to get rid of corporate personhood in a growing nationwide backlash against the much-maligned Citizens United ruling.'

http://www.truth-out.org/new-york-city-council-vote-against-corporate-personhood-citizens-united/1325701337



Organize in 2012

Jim Hightower, OtherWords: ''Last year's many political downers have prompted promising uprisings at America s grassroots, including a strong national coalition for repealing 'corporate personhood.''

http://www.truth-out.org/organize-2012/1326120792

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If Corporations Are People, Then ...

By Don Cavallaro

Would mergers between a male and female corporation be considered marriage? If you sue a corporation into bankruptcy, should that now be considered murder?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30207.htm



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Mitglieder der japanischen Atomsicherheitskommission eng mit Atomindustrie verbunden

Ein Drittel der Kommissionsmitglieder, darunter auch der Vorsitzende, hat Gelder erhalten.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151151



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Wulff fordert für sich Menschenrechte ein

Mit einem Exklusivinterview für ARD und ZDF bringt Wulff die Medien weiter gegen sich auf.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151161



Schaf im Wulffpelz

Agieren die Medien als Kontrollinstanz oder sind sie selbst Getriebene?
http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/6/151154



Wulff: Wann, wenn nicht jetzt?

Das Fernsehinterview war kein Befreiuungsschlag, sondern nur Rechtfertigung eines gewieften Berufspolitikers, nach dem DeutschlandTrend hat Wulff den Rückhalt in der Bevölkerung verloren.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151164

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4. Januar 2012

Der Bundespräsident hat ein gestörtes Verhältnis zur Presse, zur Wahrheit und zum Geld

Zu den heutigen Äußerungen von Bundespräsident Christian Wulff erklärt die Vorsitzende der Partei DIE LINKE, Gesine Lötzsch:

Das heutige Interview des Bundespräsidenten war kein Befreiungsschlag. Noch immer sind viele Fragen offen. Noch immer verharrt er in seiner Taktik des Aussitzens und des Verharrens. Er hat ein gestörtes Verhältnis zur Presse, zur Wahrheit und zum Geld. Sein Handeln in den vergangenen Wochen hat das Amt und unser Land beschädigt. Bundespräsident Wulff muss jetzt selbst mit sich ausmachen, welche Konsequenzen er zieht. Jetzt kommt es auf seinen Charakter an.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/der-bundespraesident-hat-ein-gestoertes-verhaeltnis-zur-presse-zur-wahrheit-und-zum-geld/



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