World-News: 17 August 2011

- Dernière Minute Action: Anne, Brigitte et Geneviève EHS en Grève de la faim pour préserver une Zone Refuge contre des antennes relais de SFR à Foussais-Payré.

http://www.next-up.org/France/EHS_Greve_de_la_faim.php
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Starmail - 17. Aug, 23:01

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Pakistan Demands Veto on US Drone Strikes

Gareth Porter, Inter Press Service: 'Pakistani civilian and military leaders are insisting on an effective veto over which targets U.S. drone strikes hit, according to well-informed Pakistani military sources here. The basic government-to-government agreement now being demanded would be followed, the sources said, by more detailed agreements between U.S. and Pakistani military leaders and intelligence agencies.'

http://www.truth-out.org/pakistan-demands-veto-us-drone-strikes/1313587845

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Why Pakistani Military Demands a Veto on Drone Strikes

Such veto power over the conduct of the drone war is a central element in a new Pakistani demand for a formal government-to-government agreement on the terms under which the United States and Pakistan will cooperate against insurgents in Pakistan.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56873

Suspension of military aid to Pak to continue: US

US had put on hold military aid to Pakistan worth USD 800 million following Islamabad s request for a 'significant cutback' of American military trainers on its soil.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/suspension-of-military-aid-to-pak-to-continue-us-126810

US kills four people in north-west Pakistan

At least four people were killed Friday when an airstrike from a US drone struck a compound in north-western Pakistan, an intelligence official said.

http://bit.ly/nhEUMg

US kills 4 people in NW Pakistan

A suspected U.S. missile strike killed four alleged insurgents Monday in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110822/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan

U.S. kills 5 more people in Pakistan s North Waziristan

At least five more people were killed on Monday after the latest U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan s volatile tribal region, officials said on Tuesday.

http://bit.ly/n0v4VY

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Pakistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Waziristan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=tribal+region
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=drone
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=missile+strike
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=airstrike
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Gareth+Porter

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Starmail - 17. Aug, 22:49

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Richtertag fällt vernichtendes Urteil über Hartz IV Gesetzgebung

'Mit ungewohnt scharfer und massiver Kritik an Hartz IV und einem
vernichtenden Urteil über die Hartz IV Gesetzgebung hat sich die
Sozialgerichtsbarkeit auf dem Deutschen Richtertag 2011 in Weimar zu Wort gemeldet?' Meldung vom 17.8.2011 beim Sozialticker
http://www.sozialticker.com/richtertag-faellt-vernichtendes-urteil-ueber-hartz-iv-gesetzgebung_20110811.html

Hurra, wir sparen uns kaputt

Artikel von Wolfgang Lieb bei den Nachdenkseiten vom 17. August 2011 http://www.nachdenkseiten.de/?p=10469#more-10469

An der Tilgungsfront. Reportage aus einer Königsdisziplin

Artikel von Alexander Dill in telepolis vom 16.08.2011 http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/35/35305/1.html

Hartz IV: Ungewöhnliche Koalition gegen Ein-Euro-Jobs

'Die Regierung feilt an Reformen des Arbeitsmarkts. Arbeitgeber und Gewerkschaften fordern ein Veto-Recht gegen Ein-Euro-Jobs - die Kommunen sind dagegen?' Artikel von Flora Wisdorff in Die Welt online vom 14.08.2011 http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article13544116/Ungewoehnliche-Koalition-gegen-Ein-Euro-Jobs.html

Aus dem Text: '? In einem Brief an die Unionsfraktion werben die Sozialpartner deshalb nun für einen Änderungsantrag zu dem Gesetz. Demzufolge soll ein Ausschuss gebildet werden, der aus den örtlichen Arbeitgeber- und Arbeitnehmerorganisationen besteht, und 'die kommunalen Träger hinsichtlich der Förderkontingente und der Einsatzfelder öffentlich geförderter Beschäftigungsmaßnahmen' berät. Sofern ein Einvernehmen nicht erzielt werden könne, 'besitzen beide Sozialparteien ein Vetorecht', schlagen BDA und DGB vor?'

Wo bleiben die Rettungsschirme für die Menschen?

Die Welt hängt schief: Während allein in den ostafrikanischen Ländern in diesen Wochen eine halbe Million Kinder vor dem Verhungern steht, ist es die Hauptsorge der Regierungen der europäischen Staatengemeinschaft, die täglichen Rating-Einstufungen zu verfolgen und die Zinszahlungen an die Banken sicherzustellen?' Offener Brief von über 1400 Künstlerinnen und Künstlern vom 28.7.2011 an DGB und Einzelgewerkschaften, Kirchen, Sozialforen, Erwerbslosen- und Arbeitsloseninitiativen, Attac und Anti-Globalisierungsbewegung, Linke Organisationen, Bündnisse und Parteien http://www.unruhestiften.de/docs/110728.htm

Aus dem Text: '?Rettungsschirme werden seit Beginn der Finanzkrise ausschließlich für Banken und Unternehmen großzügig aufgespannt. Rettungsschirme für Kinder oder alte Menschen, für Hartz-IV-Empfänger und Geringverdiener gibt es nicht. Die Spaltung unserer Gesellschaft in Arm und Reich hat sich weiter zugespitzt. Unser Handeln ist notwendiger denn je: Wir wenden uns deshalb an euch mit der Bitte und Aufforderung, gemeinsam mit uns Unruhe zu stiften!...'

Aus: LabourNet, 17. August 2011

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Finanzkrise
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Rettungsschirm
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Arbeitsmarkt
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Hartz+IV
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Ein-Euro-Job
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Schwarz-Gelb

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Starmail - 17. Aug, 13:40

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The doctrine of love and freedom

Strike the Root
by Glen Allport

08/16/11

Almost unnoticed amongst the glitter and wonder of modern sci-tech is that the basic, foundational truths of classical liberalism are now exceptionally well supported by science. If you want a society that produces physically and emotionally healthy people and that fosters prosperity, innovation, and peace, you want - you need - both genuine liberty and widespread compassion...

http://www.strike-the-root.com/doctrine-of-love-and-freedom

Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Glen+Allport
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Starmail - 17. Aug, 11:17

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GM Corn Being Developed for Fuel Instead of Food

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/08/16-1

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=GM+corn
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Suzanne+Goldenberg
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Starmail - 17. Aug, 10:55

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Murdoch Scandal Bombshell: Reporter Letter Reveals Cover-Up

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/08/16-4

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Murdoch: Phone hacking: News of the World reporter s letter reveals cover-up

Disgraced royal correspondent Clive Goodman s letter says phone hacking was 'widely discussed' at NoW meetings.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/16/phone-hacking-now-reporter-letter

Computer Hacking May Be News Corp.'s 'Next Scandal,' U.K. Lawmaker Says

Revelations that U.K. tabloid journalists may have graduated to hacking computers in addition to mobile phones may form the next scandal facing Rupert Murdoch s News Corp., a U.K. lawmaker investigating privacy violations by the now-defunct News of the World said.

http://bloom.bg/oOJEEH

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Murdoch
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Nick+Davies
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Starmail - 17. Aug, 10:52

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Canada Hawkish Foreign Policy at Odds with Popular Priorities

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/08/16-0

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U.S.-Canada Perimeter Security and the Consolidation of North America

The U.S. and Canada are very close to unveiling a North American perimeter security deal that would promote greater integration between both countries. This includes expanding collaboration in areas of law enforcement and intelligence sharing which could dramatically affect sovereignty and privacy rights.

http://beyourownleader.blogspot.com/2011/09/us-canada-perimeter-security-and.html

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Canada
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=NAFTA
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=foreign+policy
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=hawk
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=law+enforcement
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Paul+Weinberg
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Starmail - 17. Aug, 10:47

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Supplies to NATO forces suspended after attacks in Pakistan

Supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan through Pakistan were suspended on Tuesday a day after nearly 10 NATO oil tankers were attacked and torched, local media reported.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/16/c_131053285.htm

US kills four people in Pakistan

Four people were killed and two others were injured in a US drone attack early Tuesday morning in northwest Pakistan.

http://bit.ly/rgpVok

Investigation: U.S. Attacks In Pakistan Every Four Days, Killing 775 Civilians Since 2004

A new report from a team of British and Pakistani journalists finds one U.S. drone strike occurs every four days in Pakistan. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan have killed as many as 775 civilians, including 168 children, since 2004.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/8/15/investigation_finds_us_drones_strike_pakistan

Former US intel chief calls drone strikes futile

'Drone strikes are no longer the most effective strategy for eliminating al Qaeda s ability to attack us,' Dennis Blair, who was director of national intelligence from 2009 to 2010, wrote in The New York Times.

http://bit.ly/pkir1H

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Pakistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Dennis+Blair
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=drone
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=civilian+deaths
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=al+Qaeda
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Starmail - 17. Aug, 09:39

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US army suicide rate hits new high

Last month s total - averaging more than one suicide a day - included 22 active-duty troops and 10 reservists. It eclipsed the prior record of 31 set in June 2010.

http://bit.ly/pO7HGt

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=army+suicide

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Starmail - 17. Aug, 09:36

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