World-News: 22 Oktober 2011

President Obama will tell you that America s involvement in the Libyan conflict does not constitute an act of war. In the meantime, however, US drones have conducted nearly triple the amount of airstrikes in Libya than they have in Pakistan, despite lacking congressional approval.

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-libya-pakistan-drone-325/

Gaddafi burial delayed amid calls for probe

Slain leader s body to be kept in cold storage before secret burial as UN calls video of his last moments 'disturbing'.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/2011102184243875476.html

Disquiet grows over how Gaddafi met his end

Two videos taken on mobile phones appeared to show him captured bloodied but still alive and then lynched by his captors.

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=207535

US drone, French jet fired on Gaddafi convoy

A US drone and a French fighter jet fired shots on a convoy believed to be carrying Moamer Gaddafi shortly before his death, a defence source told Fox News on Thursday.

http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1947500.html

U.N. warns against extrajudicial killings

The use of unnamed drones and raids into countries not parties to war, like Yemen and Pakistan, are problematic, a U.N. expert on extrajudicial killings said.

http://goo.gl/U7dNn

US Military sexual assault and rape 'epidemic'

One in three female soldiers are raped during their US military service.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/09/2011916112412992221.html

Gaddafi s Body is Latest War Trophy for Misrata

By Barry Malone

Warning - Graphic Images

Muammar Gaddafi's body, bloodied and half-naked on a filthy mattress in a meat locker, is the latest spoil of war hauled back to Misrata.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29482.htm

From Information Clearing House

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UN Panel Calls for Inquiry Into Qaddafi s Death

Nick Cumming-Bruce, The New York Times News Service: 'The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for an inquiry into the death of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi amid conflicting accounts of how the Libyan dictator met his end and video that appeared to show him alive after his capture.... In the laws of war there is an obvious difference between someone killed in combat or crossfire, or a captive being executed or summarily shot down.'

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NY4ZoBorxNu%2FfOd%2BXwO9WalPVT4WdctU

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 05:36

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US blast kills 10 Afghan civilians

A US rocket has struck a residential area in war-torn Afghanistan, claiming the lives of at least 10 Afghan civilians Press TV reports.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/205834.html

Afghans Allegedly Forced Onto Mined Roads

Villagers say that Afghan troops, along with several American mentors, forced civilians to march ahead of soldiers on roads where the Taliban were believed to have planted bombs and landmines.

http://goo.gl/tqaOC

Hundreds of Afghans rally against US pact

Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets in Kabul on Monday, shouting 'death to America' in an angry protest urging the government not to sign a strategic partnership with the United States.

http://goo.gl/K5Jc7

From Information Clearing House

http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
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Starmail - 22. Okt, 05:33

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Is U.S. Set to Invade Pakistan?

American soldiers have launched a major operation this week that has seen hundreds of US and Afghan troops mass near Afghanistan s eastern border with Pakistan, raising suspicions over a possible unilateral military strike in North Waziristan.

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/10/20/is-u-s-set-to-invade-pakistan/

From Information Clearing House

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 05:29

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Soon the Occupation will explode into a new American Revolution

EU Bank Failures Will Crash Wall Street - Again 8 warnings for Washington and Occupiers

By Paul B. Farrell
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29469.htm

Occupy Wall Street: Fear vs. Fair

By Douglas Forbes

Thomas Jefferson said, 'When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29479.htm

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 05:25

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Separating Oil and State

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/10/21-7

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 05:09

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Somalis Under Relentless Drone Attack as U.S. Tightens Military Grip on Continent

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/10/21-2

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The End Of History

By Paul Craig Roberts

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29468.htm

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 05:06

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Soldiers May Be Leaving Iraq, But Contractors Will Remain

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/21-10

Sadr: Presence of 'US Trainers' Extension of US Occupation
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/21-5

The Iraq War Ain t Over, No Matter What Obama Says
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/10/21-9

Human Righs First: Iraq Withdraw Underscores Need for Contractor Accountability
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/10/21-4

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 04:52

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The Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation

Starmail - 22. Okt, 04:51

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Tariffreie Zonen und staatlich subventioniertes Lohndumping

Die Zahl der Aufstocker nimmt ebenso zu wie die Bedeutung 'atypischer Beschäftigungsverhältnisse' insgesamt. Nun wird das Thema Mindestlohn auch auf dem Bundesparteitag der CDU eine wichtige Rolle spielen.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/35/35730/1.html

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Mindestlohn: Schlecht geschnitten

'Für viele Friseurinnen in Ostdeutschland, die für nur wenig mehr als 5 Euro pro Stunde laut Tarifvertrag arbeiten, war der CDU-Parteitag am 14. November ein Bad Hair Day. Der Mindestlohn-Kompromiss, auf den sich die Partei der Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel an diesem Tag geeinigt hat, ist wie eine schlechte Frisur: Er ist schlecht geschnitten und franst an den Rändern aus. Eine Kommission aus Tarifpartnern, also aus Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern, soll sich auf eine allgemein verbindliche Lohuntergrenze einigen. Gelten soll sie allerdings nur für diejenigen Branchen, in denen es bisher keine Tarifverträge gibt. Das heißt, die Friseurinnen mit einem Stundenlohn von 5 Euro und ein paar Cent werden sich auch weiterhin die Haare raufen, bis sie so viel Geld verdienen, dass sie davon auskömmlich leben können?? ver.di-Kommentar von Petra Welzel (ohne Datum) http://www.verdi.de/themen/geld-tarif/++co++d7580640-0f8d-11e1-5821-0019b9e321cd

Aus dem Text: '? Und auch an einem weiteren Punkt des Mindestlohn-Kompromisses übte der ver.di-Vorsitzende Kritik. Denn am Ende könnte es gar nicht auf einen allgemein verbindlichen Mindestlohn hinauslaufen, was die CDU da vorschlägt. Der Kompromiss lässt nämlich Differenzierungen je nach Region zu. 'Wir haben schon jetzt elf oder zwölf verschiedene Branchen-Mindestlöhne. Da kommen jetzt noch mal viele, viele drauf,' sagte Bsirske und fragte: 'Wer soll da noch den Überblick behalten?'?'

Dazu ein Kommentar von Volker Bahl an die LabourNet-Redaktion: 'Aber wer sagt denn, dass die CDU ( mitsamt dem Wirtschaftsflügel ) will , dass nur irgendjemand den 'Überblick' behält - und deshalb würde er gerade auch vielen Geringverdienern nichts bringen, wo die uralten Tarifverträge Stundenlöhne von drei bis vier Euro vordehen - und diese gelten dann weiter. Deshalb wird der Mindestlohn nur wenig ändern - und allenfalls ein Placebo für wenige sein'.

Aus: LabourNet, 17. November 2011

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Starmail - 22. Okt, 04:45

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