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Prof. Dr. Christoph Butterwegge forscht seit vielen Jahren am Institut für vergleichende Bildungsforschung und Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Köln mit dem Schwerpunktthema Armut. Sein Fazit nach zehn Jahren Hartz-IV-Kommission: ''Mit den rot-grünen Reformen wurde eine Rutsche in die Armut errichtet.'' Der Armutsforscher wurde von der Neuen Ruhr/Neue Rhein Zeitung (NRZ) interviewt. Den ganzen Artikel lesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/butterwegge-hartz-iv-ist-rutsche-in-die-armut-900357.php



Was tun bei Stromabschaltung und Schulden

Was tun, wenn plötzlich der Strom abgeschaltet wird: ''Energiearmut grassiert: Tendenz steigend'', so das erschreckende Ergebnis einer Umfrage der Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein Westfalen bei den 110 Grundversorgern in NRW. Wer seine Rechnung bei den Stadtwerken & Co. nicht bezahlen kann, sollte schnell handeln. Die Verbraucherzentrale NRW hat einige Tipps zusammengestellt. Weiterlesen:

http://www.gegen-hartz.de/nachrichtenueberhartziv/was-tun-bei-stromabschaltung-und-schulden-9003

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Die politische Dynamik von Arbeitsmarktreformen in Deutschland am Beispiel der Hartz IV-Reform

Abschlussbericht von Anke Hassel und Christof Schiller vom Juni 2010 bei der HBS (pdf) http://www.boeckler.de/pdf_fof/S-2007-996-4-6.pdf

Zusammenfassung: ''Während der deutsche konservative Wohlfahrtsstaat über einen sehr langen Zeitraum ein hohes Beharrungsvermögen verfügte, griff die Hartz IV-Reform tief in seine Leistungsstrukturen ein. Mit ihr wurde ein leistungsrechtlicher Strukturwandel verwirklicht, der die passive Absicherung durch Lohnersatzleistungen bei Arbeitslosigkeit erheblich reduziert hat, den Einkommens- und Berufsschutz faktisch abgeschafft und eine einheitliche organisatorische Anlaufstelle für Langzeitarbeitslose geschaffen hat. Das Forschungsprojekt hatte zum Ziel, die politische Dynamik der Reform zu analysieren. Die Forschungsergebnisse auf der Grundlage von 40 Interviews mit Schlüsselakteuren der Reform legen nahe, dass die Reform aufgrund eines Zusammentreffens zweier Entwicklungen erfolgte: der Umorientierung der Schlüsselakteure in der Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Richtung der Begrenzung der Statussicherung für Langzeitarbeitslose im Interesse einer stärkeren Aktivierung von Arbeitslosen und die Anfang 2003 sich verstärkende Krise der fiskalischen und personellen Verschiebepolitik zwischen Bundeshaushalt, Sozialversicherungen und Gemeindehaushalten.''

Wir empfehlen aus den insgesamt 176 Seiten: Die Zusammenfassung der Reformpolitik in Deutschland (S. 119-133, 160-164), zur Rolle der Bertelsmann Stiftung (S. 63- 66), zur Reformpolitik ab 2001 einschließlich der Hartz Kommission( S. 73- 80) und schließlich das Kapitel über die Rolle der Gewerkschaften (S. 105-107).


Aus: LabourNet, 6. März 2012

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Zwangsuntersuchungen bei Hartz IV sind Angriff auf Selbstbestimmungsrecht

Pressemitteilung von Katja Kipping vom 08.03.2012 bei der Linksfraktion.

http://www.linksfraktion.de/pressemitteilungen/zwangsuntersuchungen-hartz-4-sind-angriff-selbstbestimmungsrecht/


Aus: LabourNet, 12. März 2012



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http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.iran-nach-iaea-bericht:-usa-beschwichtigen.729252c0-cc0d-44d0-96aa-1b65bf9816c9.html

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Iran: Kriegsvorbereitungen

Ende der Sanktionen und Kriegsdrohungen gegen Iran gefordert. Ein Appell aus der Friedensbewegung - Pressemitteilung der IPPNW und der Appell im Wortlaut

''Im Folgenden dokumentieren wir eine Pressemitteilung der IPPNW vom 23. Februar 2012, worin auf einen Appell aus der Friedensbewegung gegen den drohenden Iran-Krieg hingewiesen wird. Der Appell selbst ist weiter unten im Kasten dokumentiert'' Aufruf beim Friedensratschlag http://ag-friedensforschung.de/regionen/Iran/ippnw2.html

Er kann (und soll) von Friedensorganisationen und -initiativen unterzeichnet werden. Rückmeldungen hierzu über e-mail an: Bundesausschuss.Friedensratschlag@gmx.net .


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Februar 2012



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Spanish and Greeks unite in austerity rage

It s a day of mass protests across the EU, as people rail against austerity, cuts and economic hardships which they say are not their fault. Fresh demonstration are brewing across Greece as the government seeks to implement the drastic austerity measures that came with the latest EU bailout.

http://bit.ly/yqo80s



Enough is enough: EU austerity rage in PHOTOS

Europe is being wracked by strikes and mass anti-austerity demonstrations ahead of Thursday s EU summit in Brussels. Thousands took to the streets in Spain, Greece and France to protest against harsh budget cuts.

http://rt.com/news/eu-mass-anti-austerity-protests-527/


From Information Clearing House

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Will Greece Be Ruled by the Bankers or Its People?

Peter Bratsis, Truthout: ''The Greek economic crisis is often presented as a product of too much democracy, of politicians bowing to the demands of citizens for jobs, pensions and low taxes. The troika of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Central Bank (ECB) and European Union have stepped forward to undo this damage by attempting to break the ties between the residents of Greece and those who govern them?. Any ?regressive? movements toward the demands of the Greek people provoke swift retributions from the troika.''

http://www.truth-out.org/will-greece-be-ruled-bankers-or-its-people/1330717929



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All governments should understand that you either govern for the people and against the bankers; or you govern for the bankers and against the people.

http://bit.ly/zRYXXM


From Information Clearing House



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The office of Senator Jeff Sessions, ranking member on the Senate Budget Committee, sends along this chart, showing that 'America's Per Capita Government Debt Worse Than Greece,' as well as Ireland, Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain.

http://bit.ly/AhV5No


From Information Clearing House



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Up to 10,000 tribesmen gathered in Miranshah bazaar shouting ''Death to America'' and ''Stop drone attacks in Pakistan'' at the rally organised by Pakistan's largest religious party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), witnesses said.

http://bit.ly/xwj23X



Families of slaughtered children to sue the CIA

Reprieve, a legal action charity based out of London, UK, has delivered a complaint to the United Nations on behalf of the families of slain Pakistani civilians.

http://rt.com/usa/news/pakistan-drone-un-reprieve-043/



Hundreds of Pakistanis protest against US drone strikes

Tribesmen from North Waziristan s tribal region also joined the sit-in in front of the parliament building in Islamabad, demanding the Pakistani government to end its alliance with the US in the so-called war on terror.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/228558.html


From Information Clearing House



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Seven people were killed and 50 wounded in the western province of Herat, while two more were killed in Khost in the east. Three people were killed earlier during protests.

http://reut.rs/zT9ry9


From Information Clearing House

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Outrage Fuels Continued Protest in Afghanistan
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/24-0



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Monsanto Wins Lawsuit While Food Justice Advocates 'Occupy' Food System
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/27-0

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Occupy s Return From Hibernation

By Sally Kohn

While the blood of the 99 percent is still boiling at the injustice of growing inequality, in organizing meetings and workgroups, cooler heads are prevailing. This is Occupy 2.0-the mainstreaming of momentum.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30641.htm



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http://lewrockwell.com/stevo/stevo10.1.html

Ron Paul and Gandhi
http://lewrockwell.com/block/block200.html



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The 'Show Me' States
http://lewrockwell.com/akers/akers179.html

Are We Sheep?
http://lewrockwell.com/sobran/sobran-j24.1.html



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By Ken Dilanian

Iran continues to enrich uranium at low levels, U.S. officials say they have not seen evidence that has caused them to significantly revise that judgment. Senior U.S. officials say Israel does not dispute the basic intelligence or analysis.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30636.htm



Despite War Drums, Experts Insist Iran Nuclear Deal Possible

By Jim Lobe

The 45-page report, ''In Heavy Waters: Iran s Nuclear Program, the Risk of War and Lessons from Turkey'', called on the United States and the EU to take their cue from Ankara s approach of full engagement with Iran, instead of isolation, sanctions, sabotage and threats of war on which they have mainly relied to date.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30637.htm



UN has 'major concerns' about nuclear Iran

Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, responded to the report by accusing the West of attempting to institute ''regime change'' in Iran.

http://aje.me/wFER17


From Information Clearing House

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Drumbeat of War with Iran Has a Familiar Ring
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/24-9



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Die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich öffnet sich wie sonst nirgendwo in Europa.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151489



Fataler Fehltritt des spanischen Königs

Während das Land tiefer und tiefer in der Krise versinkt, geht der Staatschef zur teuren Elefantenjagd nach Botswana.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151814



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In einem einzigen Bundesstaat Mexikos werden mehr Menschen als in Afghanistan getötet.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36460/1.html



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ACTA jenseits der Generation Internet
http://quintessenz.at/d/000100012299

ACTA-Ratifizierung beeinträchtigen?
http://quintessenz.at/d/000100012338

Undermining ACTA: Das zugehörige Dokument
http://quintessenz.at/d/000100012355



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Guantanamo Detainees Who Cooperate With Government Could Be Removed From Indefinite Detention List, Repatriated, Defense Lawyers Told

Jason Leopold, Truthout: ''There are still 171 detainees imprisoned at Guantanamo. More than half have already been cleared for release. Thirty-six are expected to face war crimes charges and the remainder were deemed by the Obama administration as being too dangerous to release or too difficult to prosecute because the evidence against them is tainted due to the fact that they were tortured.''

http://www.truth-out.org/guantanamo-detainees-who-cooperate-government-could-be-removed-indefinite-detention-list/1330093634



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Simon Johnson, Project Syndicate: ''The main motivation behind the administration s indulgence of serious criminality evidently is fear of the consequences of taking tough action on individual bankers. And maybe officials are right to be afraid, given the massive size of the banks in question relative to the economy. In fact, those banks are bigger now than they were before the crisis.''

http://www.truth-out.org/too-big-jail/1329944291

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Inside Job

Documentary

Narrated by Matt Damon, The first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30635.htm



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Afghans Fleeing War Find Misery in Urban Slums

Half a million Afghans who fled fighting have been abandoned to starvation and death as they subsist in makeshift shelters and they have been let down by their government and international donors, Amnesty International said in a new report released today.

http://bit.ly/wqYfNQ



Afghanistan: ''A Deeply Violated Land''

We don t know how many Afghans have died as a consequence of the war, we don t know where the refugees go or what s happened to the promise of freedom. Basically, we want it to end. For us. And so we let it slip away from our thoughts.

http://huff.to/AsbVDB


From Information Clearing House

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Remembering the Context of War Crimes: The Crime of War Itself

Camillo ''Mac'' Bica, Truthout: ''War cannot be understood, rationally or intellectually, by watching a film or by reading a book. To ?know? war, you have to experience it, live it, feel it in your gut, the anxiety, fear, frustration, boredom, hopelessness, despair, anger, rage, etcetera. In truth, warriors exist in a world totally incomprehensible to those who have never had the misfortune of experiencing the horrors of the battlefield.''

http://www.truth-out.org/war-crime-or-crime-war/1329930406

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It was time to leave about ten years ago

Campaign For Liberty
by Philip Giraldi

02/26/12

The news media today are reporting how seven US servicemen who were advising Afghan security forces were wounded in a grenade attack carried out by one of their students. That is on top of two US Army officers murdered while advising an Afghan government ministry three days ago. If anything underlines the absolute futility of the US 'mission' in Afghanistan it is the attacks being staged against so-called trainers and advisers by the very people that some in Washington believe we are helping...

http://bit.ly/zIwyzy


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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The two leaders urged the Syrian (both) "parties" to put an immediate end to violence and 'launch' a dialogue without any preconditions.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_02_23/66748190/



Military intervention in Syria could lead to large-scale war in the region

Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has protested against a possible foreign military intervention in Syria, the OIC told Trend on Thursday.

http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1995701.html


From Information Clearing House



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By Mark Gaffney

One of the most successful frauds ever perpetrated upon the American people is the notion that the CIA exists to provide intelligence to the president.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30605.htm



US Has Secret Charges Against Assange: Hacked Emails

By Philip Dorling

UNITED States prosecutors have drawn up secret charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a confidential internal email obtained from a private US intelligence company, Stratfor.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30667.htm



A Frightening View of Government Intelligence

By Rachel Marsden

Do you know how a lot of these outfits in the thriving private intelligence sector operate?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30668.htm

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WikiLeaks Publishes 5 Million 'Shadow CIA' E-Mails
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/26-2

US Has 'Secret Indictment' Against Wikileaks' Assange
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/28-0

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WikiLeaks Publishes Intelligence Firm Emails

Somini Sengupta, The New York Times News Service: ''The material contains privileged information about the U.S. government s attacks against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and Stratfor s own attempts to subvert WikiLeaks,' the group said. 'There are more than 4,000 e-mails mentioning WikiLeaks or Julian Assange.''

http://www.truth-out.org/wikileaks-publishes-intelligence-firm-emails/1330352568



Inside the NSA s Largest and Most Expansive Secret Domestic Spy Center in Bluffdale, Utah

Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!: ''A new expose in Wired Magazine reveals details about how the National Security Agency is quietly building the largest spy center in the country in Bluffdale, Utah, as part of a secret NSA surveillance program codenamed 'Stellar Wind.' We speak with investigative reporter James Bamford, who says the NSA has established listening posts throughout the nation to collect and sift through billions of email messages and phone calls, whether they originate within the country or overseas.''

http://truth-out.org/video/item/8044-exposed-inside-the-nsas-largest-and-most-expansive-secret-domestic-spy-center-in-bluffdale-utah



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Video

Carlson tells Red Eye panel that Iran ''deserves to be annihilated. I think they are lunatics, I think they are evil.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30626.htm



Any attack on Iran will be catastrophic, Russia warns

''I hope Israel understands all these consequences ... and they should also consider the consequences of such action for themselves,'' Gatilov said.

http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/1995549.html



If Israel strikes Iran, it will be because Obama did not stop it

If the U.S. president wants to prevent a disaster, he must give Netanyahu iron-clad guarantees that the United States will stop Iran in any way necessary and at any price, after the 2012 elections. If Obama does not do this, he will obligate Netanyahu to act before the 2012 elections.

http://bit.ly/wzshkh



''West'' focuses on financial communications company based in Belgium to cripple Iran s economy

''This could be a potential silver bullet,'' said Mark Wallace, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations who is now president of a group called United Against Nuclear Iran.

http://thesent.nl/wgIzRX


From Information Clearing House



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Bundesminister legen Vorschläge für radikale Einschnitte bei der Solarförderung vor. Nur der Bundesrat kann noch das Schlimmste verhindern.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151488



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USA Slipping and Sliding Towards Fascism
http://lewrockwell.com/berwick/berwick36.1.html



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Dina Rasor, Truthout: ''As much as I am glad that some of our former presidents fought to keep the generals from pushing them into war decisions through intemperate leaks of misinformation to the media, I can also see presidents and the executive branch have been leaching away the power to declare war from the Congress.''

http://www.truth-out.org/war-too-tragic-weak-balance-powers/1329926911

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CNN Silences War-Skeptical Soldier

By Ray McGovern

This one-minute video-that-is-better-than-a-thousand-words could come in handy as at least a symbolic reminder of the bias at CNN and other parts of the FCM when it comes to allowing a full and fair discussion about going to war against some ''designated enemy.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30658.htm



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Aus Angst schleppen sich viele krank zur Arbeit

''Sie sind immer unter Zeitdruck, werden wenig geachtet und obendrein noch schlecht bezahlt: Leiharbeitnehmer leben im Dauerstress und fühlen sich als kleine Rädchen im Getriebe. Dem Druck halten nicht alle stand und werden krank?'' IG Metall-Pressemitteilung vom 20.02.2012 http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-225D09DE-F88B4334/internet/style.xsl/leiharbeit-macht-krank-9446.htm

Siehe dazu auch im LabourNet Germany: Krankenstand und Anwesenheit im Krankheitsfall http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/arbeitsalltag/gh/krankenstand.html


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Februar 2012

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»Verstoß gegen EU-Recht«

Trotz anderslautender Richtlinie der Europäischen Union: Leiharbeiter werden in Deutschland weiter diskriminiert. Dagegen ist auch juristischer Widerstand möglich. Ein Gespräch mit Jürgen Ulber, Jurist beim Vorstand der IG Metall. Interview von Daniel Behruzi in junge Welt vom 28.02.2012 http://www.jungewelt.de/2012/02-28/035.php


Aus: LabourNet, 6. März 2012

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RWI-Studie zur Leiharbeit: Und sie verdrängt sie doch

''Fast die Hälfte aller Neueinstellungen ist heute befristet. In den Branchen der IG Metall liegt dieser Wert noch weit höher und dort dominiert auch der Einsatz von Leiharbeitern. Trotzdem geistert die These ''Leiharbeit verdränge keine Stammarbeitsplätze'' durch die Medien. Die IG Metall zeigt: Belegbar ist diese These nicht?'' Pressemitteilung vom 28.03.2012 http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-7B2AD160-936973FE/internet/style.xsl/rwi-studie-zur-leiharbeit-9738.htm


Aus: LabourNet, 29. März 2012

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Vorstellung des Schwarzbuches Leiharbeit

''Rund eine Million Menschen arbeiten in Leiharbeit. Die IG Metall befragte im November 2011 26.000 Mitglieder in Leiharbeit. Die Schilderungen zeigen, was Leiharbeit bedeutet und wie sich ungerechte Bezahlung und fehlende Perspektiven in allen Lebensbereichen auswirken. Detlef Wetzel, Zweiter Vorsitzender der IG Metall, präsentierte das Schwarzbuch Leiharbeit und die Befragungsergebnisse in der IG Metall Vorstandsverwaltung. Jens Köhler, Vorsitzender des Betriebsrates im BMW-Werk Leipzig, berichtete aus der betrieblichen Praxis.'' Meldung auf der Seite der IG Metall vom 29.03.2012 http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/internet/style.xsl/pk-schwarzbuch-leiharbeit-29-3-2012-9730.htm

Siehe dazu:

Schwarzbuch Leiharbeit

Das ''Schwarzbuch Leiharbeit'' kann bei der IG Metall heruntergeladen werden (pdf) http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xbcr/internet/docs_ig_metall_xcms_185067_185068_2.pdf


Leiharbeit am Pranger

IG Metall präsentiert »Schwarzbuch« mit Aussagen von Betroffenen und vielen Fakten, die klar machen: Leiharbeit ist Ausbeutung. Artikel von Daniel Behruzi in der jungen Welt vom 30.03.2012 http://www.jungewelt.de/2012/03-30/050.php

Aus dem Text: ''(?)Wetzel verwies darauf, daß die gesamte Gesellschaft ein Interesse an der Zurückdrängung von Leiharbeit hat. Denn jährlich würden die Sozialversicherungen mit 500 Millionen Euro belastet, weil Leiharbeiter mit zu geringen Einkommen zusätzliche Leistungen in Anspruch nehmen müßten. »Das heißt, wir geben 500 Millionen aus, damit Unternehmen ihre Beschäftigten schlecht bezahlen können«, kritisierte der Gewerkschaftsvize. Dieses Argument zieht nicht nur bei Leiharbeit, sondern auch bei Werkverträgen, die mittlerweile ein ebenso großes Problem sind. »In Großbetrieben werden Tätigkeiten ausgegliedert, die dann als schlechter bezahlte Arbeit über Werkverträge wieder in den Betrieb hineinkommen«, erläuterte Wetzel. Doch auch hier spielt Leiharbeit eine Rolle, denn viele der über Werkverträge Beschäftigten sind selbst wiederum Leiharbeiter. So können betriebliche Vereinbarungen umgangen werden, die bei BMW und anderswo die Zahlung des tariflichen Grundlohns an Leiharbeiter festschreiben. Die IG Metall werde deshalb nach der Sommerpause eine eigene Kampagne zu Werkverträge starten, kündigte Wetzel an??

Aus: LabourNet, 2. April 2012

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Sklave mit Vertrag

Die IG Metall geht gegen Leiharbeit vor. Ob sie den Leiharbeitern hilft, ist fraglich. Artikel von Andreas Förster in der Jungle World vom 12. April 2012 http://jungle-world.com/artikel/2012/15/45231.html

Aus dem Text: ''? Ganz unrecht haben die »Sklavenhändler« indes nicht, wenn sie der Gewerkschaft »Stimmungsmache« vorwerfen. So berechtigt die Klagen seitens der IG Metall sind, über die eigene Rolle schweigt man sich im »Schwarzbuch« aus. Nur einmal übt die größte Gewerkschaft der Welt ein wenig Selbstkritik, wenn sie schreibt, 2004 sei »die DGB-Tarifgemeinschaft durch diese Unterbietungskonkurrenz der Christlichen machtlos« gewesen und die eigenen Abschlüsse hätten nicht dem Equal-Pay-Prinzip entsprochen.?


''Hessischer Sklavenmarkt'' am 26.04.2012 in Bad Schwalbach

''Der Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis veranstaltet in Zusammenarbeit mit örtlichen Zeitarbeitsfirmen, der Uni Frankfurt und der JobAkademie und diversen Jobcentern am 26.4. in Bad Schwalbach einen ?Sklavenmarkt?. Dabei werden wohl SGB II- Bezieher aus der ganzen Region zwangsverpflichtet dort zu erscheinen. Erscheinen sie nicht oder bringen sie nicht sechs vollständige Bewerbungsmappen mit, seien sie zu sanktionieren. Allen davon Betroffenen ist zu empfehlen, vorher die Kostenübernahme für entsprechende Bewerbungsmappen, Frisuren, angemessener Bekleidung, einschließlich Fahrtkosten zu beantragen. Auch wäre ein fantasievoller Besuch des ?Sklavenmarktes? durch Erwerbslosenaktivisten gewiss spannend. Solche Veranstaltungen sind bisher weitgehend freiwillig, ohne Sanktionsandrohungen, durchgeführt worden, die Sanktionsandrohung ist eine neue Qualität.'' Aus dem Newsletter von Harald Thomé. Siehe dazu auch:

Hintergrundinformationen zum Aktionstag (pdf) http://www.harald-thome.de/media/files/Material-Hessischer-Aktionstag-26.4.2012.pdf

Die Homepage der Wiesbadener Initiative für soziale Gerechtigkeit http://initiative-fuer-soziale-gerechtigkeit.de


Aus: LabourNet, 16. April 2012



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/22-11



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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/22

Uprooting Inequality and Its Ideological Underpinnings
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/22-9

Cooperatives Over Corporations
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/22-4

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The Silent Time Bomb on Your Plate: When Will Your Moment of Truth Arrive?

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/26/fresh-video-documentary.aspx


From Emf Refugees



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/02/22

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Where the Infamous Citizens United Decision Came From and How to Overturn It

Jeffrey D. Clements, Yes! Magazine: ''How did the folly of Citizens United ever happen? In fact, the case is the result of a well-funded and organized 30-year campaign to establish corporate constitutional rights as a means to trump democratic laws. Indeed, Citizens United is more like a victory parade for this campaign than a stumble or simple mistake of the Court.''

http://www.truth-out.org/rights-are-real-people-where-infamous-citizens-united-decision-came-and-how-overturn-it/1330009196



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/22-1

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Is that a spy in your pocket?

Reason
by Jacob Sullum

05/23/12

How warrantless cellphone tracking threatens your privacy.
http://reason.com/archives/2012/05/23/is-that-a-spy-in-your-pocket


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/22-2

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No Easy Fix for Gas Prices
http://lewrockwell.com/schiff/schiff152.html



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Das Ende des Ölzeitalters naht.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36459/1.html



Gipfel-Gefahren

Da Peak Oil erreicht und die Ölförderung nicht mehr zu steigern ist, droht der Weltwirtschaft vom hohen Ölpreis Ungemach. Probleme Südeuropas sind auch eine Peak-Oil-Folge.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/2/151476



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Von Drohnen aus soll eine Fläche von vier Quadratkilometern dauerhaft beobachtet und Ziele verfolgt werden können.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36314/1.html



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http://lewrockwell.com/rozeff/rozeff380.html

What If Democracy Is Bunk?
http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano42.1.html

If the US Is Going To Survive, It Must Dismantle the Empire
http://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan218.html

Fairness Taxes Could Backfire and End Up A Big Zero for America
http://lewrockwell.com/sardi/sardi206.html

Take Control Over Your Own Lives
http://lewrockwell.com/lazarowitz/lazarowitz62.1.html

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A brief and crucial history of the United States
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30620.htm

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The ethos of empire

C4SS Center for a Stateless Society
by David D'Amato

02/26/12

It s difficult to overstate the centrality of NATO within the broader framework of U.S.-led, western imperialism, itself a social, political and importantly economic phenomenon. The globalization of the 21st century economy could not exist, at least not in anything like its current shape, absent a menagerie of interdependent enabling institutions like NATO and the World Bank...

http://c4ss.org/content/9778?


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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A Propaganda Windfall for the Imperial State

Edward Herman, Z Magazine: ''Steven Pinker s new book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, is a propaganda windfall for the leaders and supporters of the U.S. imperial state, currently engaged in multiple wars, with over 800 military bases across the globe, asserting and using the right to kill untried 'terrorists' any place on earth and still operating a torture gulag abroad and a record-breaking and abusive prison system at home.''

http://www.truth-out.org/propaganda-windfall-imperial-state-steven-pinker-decline-violence/1330875517



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Allgemeine Zeitung

Uelzen

Zu einem Vortrag zum Thema Cybermobbing hatte daher die ... Denn Cybermobbing, das gezielte Diffamieren von Menschen, ist eine ernstzunehmende Gefahr...

http://www.az-online.de/nachrichten/landkreis-gifhorn/gifhorn/netz-voller-gefahren-1612219.html



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Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: ''In the United States, more than 2.2 million people sit behind bars, according to the Justice Policy Institute.... But behind the shocking statistics are harsh sentencing laws and lucrative contracts for private prison firms that continue to drive the mass incarceration system, say the protesters at Occupy for Prisons, and they are calling for a fundamental change to the system.''

http://www.truth-out.org/occupy-prisoners-comes-out-against-mass-incarceration/1329940192



Occupy the Department of Education: Just What Education Activists Were Looking for

J.A. Myerson, Truthout: ''On behalf of the people of New York City, the Panel for Educational Police (PEP) assembled on the evening of February 9. On behalf of the people of New York City, it deliberated the closure of 23 city schools. And on behalf of the people of New York City, it ignored the thousands of parents, students, teachers and taxpayers who had come to protest and axed the schools anyway. Democracy in action.''

http://www.truth-out.org/occupy-department-education-just-what-education-activists-were-looking/1329860593

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7.1 Million Americans are in the Prisons system

Video
http://bit.ly/HWsL4R



Cruel And Unusual Punishment

Video By CBS

''There is no jail in the United States that has this pattern of misconduct, of abuse and essentially sadism that the L.A. county jail has,'' said Kaye.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31083.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Incarceration, Inc.
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/04/06-0



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Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: ''US demand for oil and refined products, including gasoline, is down sharply from last year, so much that United States has actually become a net exporter of gasoline, unable to consume all that it makes. Yet oil and gasoline prices are surging. The ostensible reason for the climb of crude prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where ... [there] is [a] growing fear of a military confrontation with Iran in the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz.''

http://www.truth-out.org/once-again-speculators-behind-sharply-rising-oil-and-gasoline-prices/1329920984



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22. Februar 2012

Am 22. Februar 2002 wurde die sogenannte Hartz-Kommission mit der Erarbeitung der ''Modernen Dienstleistungen am Arbeitsmarkt'' beauftragt. "Nach 10 Jahren lässt sich feststellen: Das war ein schwarzer Tag für Deutschland'', so Werner Schulten, im Parteivorstand der LINKEN zuständig für Sozialpolitik. Schulten weiter:

Unter dem Deckmantel von ''fordern und fördern'' begannen mit der Einsetzung der Kommission unter Leitung des inzwischen rechtskräftig wegen Untreue verurteilten Peter Hartz ein in unserer Republik beispielloser Abbau sozialer Rechte und eine rigide Deregulierung des Arbeitsmarktes. Die Hartz-Gesetze üben, vor allem durch den spätestens nach einem Jahr Erwerbslosigkeit drohenden Absturz in Hartz IV, so massiven Druck auf die Beschäftigten aus, dass Lohnzurückhaltung und der Ausbau eines Niedriglohnsektors auf inzwischen 6 Millionen Erwerbstätige zu einer gewaltigen Umverteilung des Volkseinkommens geführt haben. Während Gewinne und Vermögenseinkommen jährlich im zweistelligen Bereich anwuchsen, sanken die Erwerbseinkommen preisbereinigt. Das vorgebliche Ziel von Hartz IV, die Langzeiterwerbslosigkeit einzudämmen, wurde jedoch klar verfehlt. Deutschland hat, nach einem Sonderbericht der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, den höchsten Anteil an Langzeiterwerbslosen in ganz Europa. Die Schere zwischen arm und reich klafft durch die Agenda 2010 immer weiter auseinander. Millionen Menschen sind durch Hartz IV dauerhaft aus unserer Gesellschaft ausgegrenzt, ältere Erwerbslose werden mit Kürzungen zwangsverrentet und die Kinderarmut in Deutschland sucht in Europa ihresgleichen. Nach einer Bestandsaufnahme der Feantsa im Auftrag der Europäischen Kommission lebt die Hälfte aller Obdachlosen Europas in Deutschland. 500.000 Obdachlose, eine Million von den Tafeln ernährte Menschen und laut DIW ist jedes fünfte Kind arm, aber Deutschland ist Exportweltmeister. Die Hartz-Gesetze haben durch ihre Wirkung auf die Lohnentwicklung in Deutschland Auswirkungen auf ganz Europa und sind letztlich Ursache für die Probleme vieler Staaten wie Griechenland. Dieser von SPD und Grünen initiierte, und von den Folgeregierungen noch verschärfte Sozialbau, hat aus deren Sicht seinen Zweck erreicht: Der deutschen Wirtschaft geht es besser als anderen Staaten. Das persönliche Schicksal der meisten Menschen spielt dabei keine Rolle. DIE LINKE hat eine andere Vorstellung von Menschenwürde. Deshalb bleiben wir dabei: Wir fordern eine Erwerbslosenversicherung, die den Namen verdient und Hartz IV muss weg! Wir brauchen eine sanktionsfreie Mindestsicherung oberhalb der Armutsrisikogrenze, gleiche Chancen für alle Kinder, ein Ende der Dreiklassenmedizin und eine Rücknahme aller Rentenkürzungen. Wir wollen eine solidarische Gesellschaft, in der alle Menschen in Würde leben können. So, wie es unser Grundgesetz vorschreibt.

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/21-7

Activists Target Arctic Drilling on International Polar Bear Day
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/27-5

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Prevent unsafe drilling in the Arctic Ocean
http://tws.convio.net/site/R?i=SbYTh9AON-JkAALdA2nvFg

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President Obama: Stop Shell s Arctic Drilling Plans
http://soe.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zErr%2By%2BkGBxygPVOKMzX6J8YdQxyCzZa



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/21-1

NRDC Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Agent Orange Ingredient from Weed and Feed Products
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/02/23-9

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Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France

Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society: ''In a major victory for public health and what will hopefully lead to other nations taking action, a French court decided today that GMO crops monster Monsanto is guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer.''

http://www.truth-out.org/monsanto-found-guilty-chemical-poisoning-france/1329834175



White House Refuses to Release Email From Monsanto-Linked Lobbyist

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: ''The White House is withholding documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by an environmental group that suspects the Obama administration of working with Monsanto-linked lobbyists to defend the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops in wildlife refuges across the country.''

http://www.truth-out.org/white-house-refuses-release-email-monsanto-linked-lobbyist/1329857360



Dow and Monsanto Join Forces to Poison America s Heartland

Richard Schiffman, Truthout: ''In a match that some would say was made in hell, the nation s two leading producers of agrochemicals have joined forces in a partnership to reintroduce the use of the herbicide 2,4-D, one half of the infamous defoliant Agent Orange, which was used by American forces to clear jungle during the Vietnam War. These two biotech giants have developed a weed management program that, if successful, would go a long way toward a predicted doubling of harmful herbicide use in America s corn belt during the next decade.''

http://www.truth-out.org/dow-and-monsanto-join-forces-poison-americas-heartland/1329933936

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Important message from the U.K.!

Subject: Fwd: Countryfile Poll on GM
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:12:50 +0100
Can we forward this to as many people as possible?


The BBC s Countryfile is currently running a poll to ask whether British GM crop trials should go ahead. This seems to have slipped under the radar somewhat and has the potential to be a powerful tool to be used heavily for those either side of this debate depending upon the result. Please follow the link below and add your 'No' vote, and please pass on to other concerned citizens, we do not wish this to be a green light for further trials.

http://www.countryfile.com/poll/should-gm-crop-trials-be-allowed-go-ahead


Thank You,
GM Education
Megan Noble and Lawrence Woodward


Olle Johansson, professor
The Experimental Dermatology Unit Department of Neuroscience Karolinska Institute
171 77 Stockholm
Sweden



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We Are All Greeks Now

J.A. Myerson, Truthout: ''They chanted, 'We. Are. The 99 percent' with Greek accents in Zuccotti Park on Saturday. Greek-Americans, nationals and immigrants were joined by Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters in a show of solidarity with the people of Greece, thousands of whom took to the streets to protest the latest round of International Monetary Fund-imposed austerity cuts.''

http://www.truth-out.org/we-are-all-greeks-now/1329836573



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By George Monbiot

The battle for democracy is becoming a fight against backroom billionaires seeking to shape politics to suit their own interests.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30612.htm



Lobbying as Legalized Bribery

Video

Public Citizen and notorious ex-Super lobbyist Jack Abramoff aka Casino Jack talk about the role of lobbyists in Washington.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30712.htm



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By Christopher J. Coyne & Abigail R. Hall

Small town police forces have been equipped with SWAT gear and automatic weapons. State and local law enforcement are receiving training akin to that expected in the armed forces.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30609.htm

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How to Fund an American Police State: Real Money for an Imaginary War

Stephen Salisbury, TomDispatch: ''All told, the federal government has appropriated about $635 billion, accounting for inflation, for homeland security-related activities and equipment since the 9/11 attacks. To conclude, though, that 'the police' have become increasingly militarized casts too narrow a net. The truth is that virtually the entire apparatus of government has been mobilized and militarized right down to the university campus.''

http://www.truth-out.org/how-fund-american-police-state-real-money-imaginary-war/1330959997



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By Mark H Gaffney

The American people need to know the truth. This is a phony crisis.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30606.htm



Pat Buchanan: 300 Nukes in Israel yet Iran a Threat?

Video Interview By RT

America s crusade under the banner of ending tyranny in the world is "utterly utopian".

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30610.htm



Analysts warn oil could pass $200 on Iran tensions

Oil hit a nine-month high yesterday, peaking at around $124, spurred by supply problems in South Sudan, Libya and Yemen as well as the escalating concern over disruption in Iran.

http://bit.ly/Ac7pRd



Iran is ''winning'' on Western oil sanctions: Vitol

An increase in world oil prices has more than compensated Iran for revenues lost to lower crude exports because of sanctions imposed by the West, the head of the world's leading oil trader said on Tuesday.

http://yhoo.it/ArUSZx



Oil Embargo Sends US Gas Prices Soaring

Forecasters at GasBuddy.com predict the price may be on its way to $5 a gallon by Memorial Day weekend.

http://bit.ly/AC9G6i



Conservative Chickens Come Home to Roost

By Matt Taibbi

The conservative passion for divisive, partisan, bomb-tossing politics is threatening to permanently cripple the Republican party.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30638.htm


From Information Clearing House

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Iran Vows to Launch Preemptive Strike If Attack on Them Imminent
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/21-4

The Gas Wars
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/21-3

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U.S. Senate backs military force on Iran
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/iranus-sabre-rattling/us-senate-backs-military-force-on-iran-.html

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Nuclear hypocrisy

Future of Freedom Foundation
by Laurence M. Vance
'
02/22/12

Republican presidential candidates and officials in the U.S. government from the president on down have turned up the rhetoric against Iran. In his State of the Union address, Barack Obama stated, 'America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal'...

http://www.fff.org/comment/com1202p.asp


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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Noch mehr Geld, noch höhere Schulden: Auch mit dem geplanten zweiten Hilfspaket kommt Griechenland nicht aus der Krise. Doch die Euro-Finanzminister weigern sich, ihren Kurs zu ändern.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/36/36453/1.html

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Doch Finanzmärkte regulieren: ''Volcker-Regel'' für die USA und die europäischen Regierungen kämpfen dagegen Kommentierte Presseschau von Volker Bahl vom 20.02.2012 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/finanz/volcker.html


Aus: LabourNet, 23. Februar 2012

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Planmäßig zu Tode retten: Maßregeln für Griechenland zielen auf das ganze Euro-Volk

Artikel von Conrad Schuhler im isw-Newsletter vom Februar 2012 (pdf) http://www.isw-muenchen.de/download/griechenland-cs-201202.pdf


Ein radikales Sparprogramm soll die griechische Wirtschaft retten. Reformen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und in der Staatsverwaltung sollen Investitionen fördern

''Rigide Sparmaßnahmen für die Sanierung der griechischen Wirtschaft wurden am 13.2.12 vom Parlament verabschiedet. Mit dem Ziel, die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu fördern und Griechenland als Investitionsstandort attraktiver zu gestalten, wurden weitere massive Gehaltskürzungen und flexiblere Arbeitsbedingungen eingeführt. Vorgesehen ist unter anderem auch die Vereinfachung des Steuersystems, die zu erhöhten Abgaben führt, sowie eine Verwaltungsreform mit Beamtenentlassungen?'' Übersicht von Michaela Balis vom 22.02.2012 bei Germany Trade & Invest http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/Trade/maerkte,did=454132.html


Zuerst die ''Herrschaft der Finanzmärkte'' brechen oder doch erst einmal mit Keynes zu einem Wachstum zur Rettung Griechenlands aus dem Jammertal? Kommentierte Presseschau von Volker Bahl vom 24. Februar 2011 http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/eu/wipo/krise_bahl27.html


Aus: LabourNet, 27. Februar 2012



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Möglicherweise wurden in der Militärbasis Bagram neben anderen religiösen Schriften auch Ausgaben des Koran verbrannt; ob wissentlich oder unwissentlich, ist noch nicht bekannt.

http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/8/151474



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Tell Iceland Not to Resume Fin Whale Hunt
http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3331799

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Tell Yahoo! Japan to ban the sale of whale products on its website!
http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=gT_ZgeyquprAgtv9UQ6abA

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Icelandic whalers have plans to hunt endangered fin whales
http://tinyurl.com/o5urem6



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/20-0

Dead Sea Otters, the Canaries in a Coal Mine of 'Sick Seas'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/20-3

Acts of Love
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/20-2

Building Sustainable Future Needs More Than Science, Experts Say
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/20-5

Children Love 'Mother Earth', Vow to Protect Her
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/02/23



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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/20-5



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=social+meltdown
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US and its allies are pushing Syria into civil war by backing the armed opposition, the newspaper of China s ruling Communist Party writes. The article insists Beijing must stick to opposing any attempt to intervene or regime change in Damascus.

http://rt.com/news/china-syria-civil-war-729/



'Economic blockade of Iran is an act of war'

Video

RT interviews Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition.

http://bit.ly/Ags9tM



Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff: It s 'Not Prudent' For Israel To Attack Iran Now

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TtIpiXle98&feature=player_embedded


From Information Clearing House



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By Danny Schechter

It s not enough to chant, ''We are the 99%.'' We have to explain who rules America and how to change it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30597.htm



Real Threats? Reality and the Senate Intelligence Committee

By Lawrence Davidson

Rogue individuals operating ''within the ranks of the intelligence community and armed forces'' now constitute a major threat to U.S. security.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30599.htm



Silencing The Critics

By Paul Craig Roberts

Last week in one fell swoop the last two remaining critics of Washington/Tel Aviv imperialism were removed from the mainstream media.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30593.htm

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The new Bush doctrine

Campaign For Liberty
by Phil Giraldi

02/18/12

The new threat of war takes the Bush Doctrine to a whole new level, not even requiring the government to demonstrate that there is an actual threat. Some sources in the Obama administration are already anonymously warning that war with Iran is nearly certain and are predicting a time window of late summer for it to break out. That would be just before the presidential election, a time frame in which Obama will be seeking desperately to seize the high ground on national security from whomever the Republicans choose to nominate...

http://tinyurl.com/72fz4ex



The Big One cometh

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

02/20/12

Hardly a day goes by without Washington rattling its saber, in unison with the Israelis, and our politicians are clearly on the warpath. This is going to be the Big One: a war that will make the invasion of Iraq look like a dress rehearsal for Armageddon, which is precisely what it was...

http://bit.ly/xLxaqC


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Santorum among extremists touting war on Iran
http://www.ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/10884/

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The 10 Most Excellent Reasons to Attack Iran
http://warisacrime.org/content/10-most-excellent-reasons-attack-iran



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Mass Child Freezing Deaths, Proof of Mass Starvation

By Ralph Lopez

Within short distances of the camps, at Camp Phoenix outside of Kabul, for example, warehouses are stacked high to the rafters with blankets, sleeping bags, Meals-Ready-to-Eat, heat tabs.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30598.htm



In Grip of Cold, Afghan Family Buries 8th Child

The war refugee Sayid Mohammad lost his last son on Wednesday, 3-month-old Khan, who became the 24th child to die of exposure in camps here in the past month.

http://nyti.ms/zOZwNB


From Information Clearing House

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U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Giant Prisons
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/02/20

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Political prisoners rot in US prisons

Freedom s Phoenix
by Stephen Lendman

02/21/12

With around 2.4 million incarcerated, America has by far the world s largest prison system. Two-thirds in it are Black or Latino. Most held are non-violent. Over half are for drug related charges. Around 75% are Blacks or Latinos. On all charges, many are persecuted political prisoners...

http://bit.ly/xqIXwH


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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By Tom Burghardt

Despite, though likely because, Iran is ready to restart negotiations with the so-called P5+1 group (the five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) over its civilian nuclear program, belligerent rhetoric and sharply-worded political attacks from Israel and the United States have escalated.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30600.htm



Iran Sanctions Push Oil Prices Into Recession Territory

By Moon Of Alabama

So what will it be? An illegal war of aggression against Iran and a huge recession? No war, sanctions and a recession? No sanctions and peace in our time?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30602.htm



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http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/corporatocracy.html

Ron Paul: ?US Is Slipping Into a Fascist System?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/02/21/257-ron-paul-us-is-slipping-into-a-fascist-system/

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What Ron Paul's Detractors Reveal

by Pastor Chuck Baldwin

It is no secret that I am a huge Ron Paul fan and I have been for many years. Do I agree with him on every single issue? Of course not. And I don t have to agree with him on every single issue to know Ron Paul is the only true constitutionalist in the Presidential field--from either major party. And when a President (or any other public office holder) takes his or her oath of office, they do not......

http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin689.htm



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