Dienstag, 8. Dezember 2009

Don't FUCK The Climate !



Ab elo steet dëssen Blog ganz am Zeechen vun der UNO Klimakonferenz zu Kopenhagen!
Ab Freiden sin ech zu Kopenhagen an waert dann vun dësser Platz aus, an och op aaneren Plattformen berichten!
Don't fuck the climate!

Dienstag, 24. November 2009

McDonald's goes "green"

Wat eng Scharade! D' International Fast-Food Chaine Mc Donald's huet décidéiert hier Farwen ze änneren, vun bluttroud, (wat schliesslech giff gudd op hier brutal an Déiereschutzveruechtend Massentierhaltungsfarmen giff passen) op "gréng". Laut Presseberichten mëcht Mc Donalds dëssen "Tapéitenwiessel" well sech d' Chaine (anscheinend) fir d Emwelt asetzt.
Comment: Egal op den Chicken Nugget op engem Plastik oder Papeier Telller lait, d industriell Fleesch- an Massendéierhaltung ass een vun den gréissten Fakteuren déi zum Klimawandel baidroen! Wéineg Grond also sech en "gréngen" Mäntelchen ze gin wann virun engem en Stéck doudegt Déier lait wat nie d' Sonn gesinn huet, an matt den Schluechtiwwerräschter vun sengen Artgenossen gemässtet gouff. Mc Donald's hier Déierenfarms gëllen weltwait als enorm deiereschutzveruerchtend. Go Veggie! Go Vegan!

English:
Mc Donald's goes "green". The International Fast Food Mogul, Mc Donald's has decided to repaint it's colours from blood red to green because of their "environmental care". What a sharade! McMurder has the worst mass animal farms in history were animals are kept in horrifying circumstances! Go Veggie, Go Vegan!

Links:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iqmXMpQeaegr1H9vPZDkvfw8FoMgD9C5C6TO1
http://www.mccruelty.com/ Den offiziellen PETA Site zu McDonald's iwwert d' McDonald's Chicken Farms (Opgepasst, hai sin Videos déi verschidden Léit als stéierend ëmfannen)

Mittwoch, 18. November 2009

Die Uni brennt! Audimax Uni Trier besetzt!


Seit gestern Mittag 14.30 wird der Audimax der Uni Trier besetzt. Im Kader des bundesweiten Bildungstreikes haben 1000 Studenten an der Vollversammlung gestern teilgenommen, und seitem besetzen hunderte Studenten das Audimax(grösster Hörsaal der Uni. Trier).


"Mit überwältigender Mehrheit hat die
Vollversammlung der Studierenden die Besetzung des Audimax
beschlossen. Gestärkt durch eine hitzige Diskussion über die
allgemeinen Studienbedingungen stellte der AK Protest den Antrag auf
unbefristete Besetzung des größten Hörsaals der Universität Trier. Im
Schulterschluss mit den Studierenden der Universitäten in Österreich
und anderen deutschen Städten monieren sie die derzeitige Situation an den Hochschulen.
Es wurden AGs gebildet, die in den nächsten Tagen inhaltliche Forderungen erarbeiten werden." (AK PROTEST TRIER)

Die Studierenden protestieren für:

Soziale Öffnung der Hochschulen

den Abbau von Zulassungsbeschränkungen durch den Ausbau von Studienplätzen!
die Abschaffung von Studiengebühren und die gesetzlich verankerte Gebührenfreiheit von Bildung!
die finanzielle Unabhängigkeit der Studierenden – ohne Kredite!
die Abschaffung jeglicher Diskriminierung, auch in ihrer institutionalisierten Form gegenüber ausländischen Studierenden!
Abschaffung von Bachelor/Master in der derzeitigen Form

die Abkehr vom Bachelor als Regelabschluss!
das Ende von Verschulung, Regelstudienzeit und Dauerüberprüfung!
die Möglichkeit individueller Schwerpunktsetzung im Studium!
die tatsächliche Umsetzung der Mobilität zwischen den Hochschulen!
Demokratisierung des Bildungssystems

den Abbau von wirtschaftlichen Zwängen im Bildungsbereich!
die Mitbestimmung aller Beteiligten im Bildungssystem, u.a. durch Viertelparität in den Hochschulgremien!
die Einführung verfasster Studierendenschaften mit politischem Mandat in allen Bundesländern!
Verbesserung der Lehr- und Lernbedingungen

die Umsetzung freier alternativer Bildungskonzepte!
die Beendigung prekärer Beschäftigungsverhältnisse im Bildungsbereich!
die Aufstockung des Lehrpersonals auf ein pädagogisch tragbares Niveau! Dazu sind in den nächsten drei Jahren mindestens 8.000 Professuren, 4.000 Mittelbaustellen und 10.000 Tutor_innenstellen neu zu schaffen!
die Förderung aller Studierenden statt einseitiger Elitenbildung!
die Einheit von Forschung und Lehre statt der Exzellenzinitiative!

JEDEN TAG PLENUM um 10.30 & 18.00 !
Kommt vorbei! Besetzt unsere Uni mit! Unsere Uni brennt!

Weitere Links:
http://ak-protest-trier.blogspot.com/
http://www.volksfreund.de/Studenten-setzen-Audimax-Besetzung-fort;art1129,2267644
Youtube Video Besetzung: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9riPlkCzv8

Mittwoch, 4. November 2009

Instability & Uncertainty in the South Americas


Whereas many people are fully aware of conflict areas such as Georgia, the Caucasus or the Middle East, the international press and most of all our politicians are totally unaware of the growing tensions in South America. In the North, tensions between Columbia and Venezuela are growing and are climaxing with the abduction and killing of a Colombian amateur soccer team last month. Sadly, the two countries seem to slither into a situation of mutual hatred and mistrust, also triggered and facillitated by their respective allies: The Bush-Administration, especially Robert Gates' drug enforcement and defense policy established new military outposts in Colombia and still 7 big military bases are to be build. Gates, who still occupies the seat of the Defense Secretary aswell as the new Obama-Administration seem to hold onto that policy. On the other side of the border, Hugo Chavez, leader of the Bolivarian Revolution interprets the very presence of American Army personnel and army hardware as an offensive act and he is not afraid of saying this out lout: Neither seems he afraid of throwing oil onto the fire, and signing the largest arms deal in the history of Venezuela with the Kremlin. The 2.2 billion loan accorded by the Kremlin to Chavez was the biggest Russian loan ever to be processed in post-soviet times, and as an act of grace, Venezuela promptly recognized the 2 seperatistic provinces Abkahzia and South Ossetia.(*) In addidtion, "Along with the weapon loan, Caracas received another $1 billion from the Russian oil consortium for its access to Venezuela's Junin-6 oil project, the country's Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said in televised remarks Sept. 13. Chavez said he had also won Moscow's pledge to lead Venezuela's nuclear program, but stressed that he was not going to make an atomic bomb."(**)

Having said that, it seems not really suprising that the arms race in South America does not only flourish in Colombia and Venezuela but also stimulates other States to do so: The newest state that seems to be thriving for the bomb is Brasil. The country that was during years prophecied to become a global player due to its geo-strategical and important role in the natural resources area,(especially food, soy beans and wheat) never managed to meet this expectations: Multinationals bought millions of acres and the evil food giants such as Nestlé and Monsanto pillaged the rest. But now, the Brazilian Administration seems to have found a new way to rebuild their national pride: Brazil and Argentinia are massively expanding their Nuclear capacities by building new reactors(ex. Angra III reactor in Angra do Reis, BRA) . Both countries have overcome their status of mutual mistrust and reinforced the ABACC(***)(Argentinan-Brazilian Agency for the Control of Nuclear Material), which is not only a civil but futhermore a military institution due to the fact that inspection of weapon and enrichment facilities are one of their tasks. Technologically, both countries have without any doubt the possibility to process Nuclear Weapons: Both Brazil and Argentinia entertained small atomic bomb programs in the 1960s and 1970s. Argentinia even traded between 1960-1964 115 tons of "homemade" yellow cake (concentrated uranium powder) against Israeli-made weapons grade plutonium from the infamous Dimona reactor, in the Negev, Israel.(****) Brazil itself run a covert atomic program in response to the Argentinian project and sucessfully enriched plutonium up to 20% by the year of 1985. No wonder both countries founded the ABACC in order to check on each others arsenals, hence now, the ABACC is becoming an interesting instrument for both countries to canalize their efforts. On September 28th 2009, Brazilian Vice-President Alencar told local press officials that due to the 15'000 km of borders, the strategic position and growing military presence of the U.S, Brazil should reinstate its Nuclear Weapons Program. Although a spokesperson of Lula da Silva, Brazilian President denounced this and stressed that this was not necessarily the position of the government, Brazil thus has the resources and technologies to procreate Nuclear Weapons. Strangely only a handful of media has covered this, although similar statements from Ahmadinejad are always making front pages, and Alencar's statement violates the same international obligations and treaties that also apply for Iran. Although Brazilian media downplayed Alencar's statements, they are absolutely nothing new: 2 years ago, the Brazilian Deputy Defense Minister de Barros-Moreira publicly lobbied for the Brazilian bomb, (*****) and many Brazilians don't reject the idea that "la gran potencia" shall back up their policies with Nuclear weapons. Alencar said during this infamous press conference that this would be the only way for a nation, to find respect and recognition on the international level. To prove his point, he namely spoke of the Pakistani bomb.
Another decision by Robert Gates that led to unanimous reactions of Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela was the reactivation of the IV. U.S Navy Fleet that is stationed in Florida. Without consultation of its partners in South America, the Bush Administration decided to reactivate the fleet for the "war against narcotics" in the Caribbean(which should be a Customs and Coast Guard operation rather then a military op'). This summer, Pres. Obama ordered this summer to reactivate more of the mothballed vessels in Florida. Reactions from the South Americas were firm: Brazil signed a new arms deal with France mostly focussing on naval warfare technology and Venezuela annouced that its new Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 planes would just suit perfect to sink American vessels when trying to enter Venezuelian waters.
Hence the new Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama seems to put more and more oil onto the flames, altough many of his speeches and actions are definately worth the title, but maybe Pres. Obama is just not as foolish as many other of his predecessors, and mainly he doesn't take on the vaste Amercian "military industrial complex" that creates work for every 4th American. 

Futhermore, the pan-american solidarity for the expulsion of Hondurian President Zelaya was most harshly criticized by Brazil. The fact that the plane that abducted Zelaya refueled at an Airforce base where also American troops are stationed, made the Brazilian diplomacy burst out into very heavy criticism. Brazil responded and sheltered Zelaya their embassy in the Hondurian capital.
A gargantuan weapons race and many questions marks, that's how one could sum up the momentary political situation in South America, a situation where somehow everybody has made giant mistakes and nobody is ready to back off yet. Without
wanting to sound too melodramatic, some parallels strangely remind me of the cold war.

Notes
(*), (**) http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4282026
(***) http://www.abacc.org/home.htm
(****), (*****) http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/31/31391/1.html

Further reading & inspiration:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/27/anger-america-colombia-bases-deal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-amsterdam/are-russias-arms-deals-to_b_245993.html
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/brazil/nuke.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/09/200992682936702272.html

Dienstag, 29. September 2009

Wort.lu: Für Wahrheit und Recht" und Netzzensur

D' Lëtzebuerger Wort, oder d' Flagschëff vum lëtzebuerger Konservatismus, huet als hieren Ënnertitel "Für Wahrheit und Recht", mee genau wi d' Ënnertitelen vun su munchem Hollywoodfilm "Two Thumbs Up!" "Mindblowing!" etc. schéngt dësst just en flotten kléngen Mäntelchen ze sin. Schliesslech giff den Ënnertitel "Gasparicher Hetz-a Liggenblatt" sech wesëntlech mi schlecht verkaafen.

Denmoien hun ech mer den Artikel op wort.lu ugekuckt iwwert den eurpäeschen Zirkusverband deen d' Staat Lëtzebuerg an Ëisterräisch wëll ukloen well d Staat(ennert dem Impuls vun déi gréng) an d' Land Ëisterräisch d' Zirkusen matt wëllen Déieren verbueden hun.
Souwaitt su gudd. Wi ech iwwert d' Kommentairen vum Artikel geluust hun ass ma een opgefall: 28.09.2009, 19:17 Uhr
Daat ass d'Resultat wann Grenger am Schäfferoot setzen. Mee dei nächst Gemengewahlen si jo geschwenn ...

Ech hun ma dun geduecht dass et zait waer fir en klengt Experiment: Wann een kann anti-gréng kommentairen schréiwwen, dann kann ech och kéint vlait een Gratulatiounskommentaire schreiwwen, ennert engem falschen Numm hun ech dun geschriwwen: "Bravo un déi gréng di dësser Déierequälerei en Ënn gesaat hun! Matt enger CSV am Schäffenrot war dat net méiglech, deenen lait naischt um Déiereschutz"
Kéng 15 Minuten mi spéit kréien ech folgend Email:

Hallo
Ihr Kommentar zu dem Artikel "Zirkusverband will Stadt Luxemburg verklagen" musste leider von unserer Redaktion gesperrt werden und erscheint somit nicht auf der Artikel-Seite.
URL des Artikels: http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/letzebuerg/artikel/47213/zirkusverband-will-stadt-luxemburg-verklagen.php
Vielen Dank für Ihre aktive Teilnahme,
Die wort.lu Redaktion"

Wait a minute - ass daat dann fair? Wisou kann een eppes iwwer déi eng Partei soen an net iwwert déi aaner? Vlait just en Lapsus, vill Stress an der Redaktioun, éischt Middegkeet moies... oder och net? Hmm, Zait fir Plan B: Puer Stonnen dono schreiwwen ech ennert engem 2ten falschen Numm nach en Commentaire, dëss Kéier schréiwwen ech : "skandaléis winst deenen gréngen an der Staat kann ech matt mengem Bouwen nemmi an den Zirkus" Herzzereissenden Commentaire, kleng Kanner sin emmer d' Killerargument an... OH WUNDER kéng 5 Minuten mi speit um besagten Artikel op wort.lu:

29.09.2009, 12:56 Uhr
skandaléis winst deenen gréngen an der Staat kann ech matt mengen Bouwen nemmi an den Zirkus!

Och wann et wuel keen wonnert dass een beim vum Bistums bedriwwenen Parteibliedchen wuel en Faibel huet fir d' CSV, ass daat heiten fir mech en enormt krasst Beispill vun Netzzensur. Wann een sech eng Commentairefunktioun op eng Sait sëtzt dann jo wuel fir den Dialogue an d' Streitkultur ze förderen ? Anscheinend nët sou bei Wort.lu, hei schéngt een eischter dat ganzt bëssi ze lenken. Dësst beweist och ërem androcksvoll dass net nëmmen ons Demokratie mee anscheinend och Deeler vun onser Presse an engem lamentabelen Zoustand sin, an sech dringend och mol di gréissten Printzeitung sech d' Fro stellen ob sie duerch hier eensaiteg Berichterstattung nët een deel un der Schold dorunner dréiht ? Fakt ass, main Kommentaire war weder homophob, nach xenophob nach hetzereg géint deen een oder aaneren(cf. RTL.lu läscht och wieklech just déi hetzereg xenophob an diskriminéierend Beiträg) mee dass eng CSV net vill mam Déiereschutz um Hutt huet ass en Fait! Ët brauch een sech just an hieren Oofstëmmungen am Europaparlament unzekucken. (Corrida, Hondskämpf etc.)

Wat soll ech nach vill faaselen, dat doten ass jo kloer wi Convicts-Zopp !

Link:
http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/letzebuerg/artikel/47213/zirkusverband-will-stadt-luxemburg-verklagen.php

Freitag, 18. September 2009

The Simple Life - Sozi'en & Barroso

"Give me the simple life" huet d' Ella Fitzgerald schon an den 60er Joeren gesong an geswingt. Dëssen Saatz ass mir gëschter spontan agefall nodeems ech en Pressecommuniqué vun der JSL, den Jonken Sozen zur Barroso-Reelectioun geliers hun. Matt Schaum virum Mond wi tollwüteg Karpatenhënn wetteren se géint d' Lëtzebuerger CSV Deputéiert déi et gewot hun vir den Barroso ze stëmmen. Hiert grousst Virbild, d' (polit) Schwéiergewiicht Bobby Goebbels huet op eegend Gewëssen hin géint den Barroso gestëmmt. Wat awa bessi kropelëg ass an inkohärent ass de Fait dass di grouss Majoritéit vun den europäeschen "Sozialdemokraten" sech beim Vote enthaalen huet an soumadder den Wee fraigemach huet fir 5 weider Joer Sozialdumping, Bradéieren vun Arbechtsrecht, an katastrophaler Emwelt- , Aussen-, Migratiouns-, a Secherheetspolitik ënnert dem Merkel-Sarko a co hierem Schoussmippchen Barroso. Besonneg den Fait dass den Vize-President vun der JSL och als Vize-president vun ECSOY (European Community of Socialist Youth) den Communiqué ennerschreiwwt ass bessi gewot, schliesslech ass et weder der sou "pluralisteg an virdenkender" Ecosy, nach den progressistegen Elementer innerhalb vun der Fraktioun gelongen, d' Genossen dozou ze bewegen en bloc géint den Barroso ze stëmmen.
Vum Kampf gezeechent kommen d Europäesch Sozialdemokraten elo heem an berichten dass se "helas, naischt konnten ennerhuelen géint den Barroso". Dësst Phenomen gesäit een net nemmen bei der JSL mee och beim Fraktiounsvirsetzenden vum PES Schulz, deen eng brilliant Ried am EP géint den Barroso gehaalen huet, eng Faier a Flaam Ried, eng Oplëschtung vun der Inkompetenz vun dëser neoliberaler Barroso-McGreevy Commissioun, OR war just sain läschten Saatz net perfekt, an zwar dass d Majoriteit vum PSE sech giff enthaalen.

Leider ass dësst rem e schéint Beispill dofir dass d Sozialdemokratie am EP, am Zweifelsfall emmer sech hieren nationalen Regierungskoalitiounen beugt, an soumadder dem Barroso sénger Kommissiéinchen hiert d' Spill matdréihnt, egal wéi engagéiert hier Rieden a Pamphleten sin: Eng Enthaalung bei dëssem Vote war sou produktiv wéi engem Goldfësch Reefecher ze schenken.

Mittwoch, 2. September 2009

Putin vs. Medvedev - An Analysis of Russian News Coverage

While away on holiday, I had a closer look at Russian television and how both, President Medvedev and P.M Putin are depicted in the Russian state-run television channels:

One trend becomes very very clear even at a first glance: Although Putin is the acting Prime Minister, he still remains the muscle inside the Kremlin. The time of coverage is also very striking. In every 8 o'clock evening news block, P.M Putin gets at least 2 coverages, Medvedev if lucky gets half a report. The state news of August 18th were a striking example:
On August 17th, a truck bomb had killed 30 policemen and a significant number of innocent bystanders during a terrorist attack in Ingushetia. One day after the attack, Pres. Medvedev held a press conference in his summer residence in Sotchi: sunny side-up sunburnt face, the profile of his sunglasses visible, not that bright of a speaker... all in all a farce ! The report merely featured some extracts of Medvedev's speech, and nothing more. In a 10 second newsflash, Medvedev was shown again receiving the Israeli Pres. Shimon Peres. These two reports lasted for approx. 3-5 minutes.
But now it was time for the big Putin show: Like every August, Moscow holds the big Russian Air Convention and Annual Meeting of Aerospatial Manufactures ("MAKS"). Putin was filmed in every angle and possible pose: First the businessmen: Putin is shown between the C.E.O of a famous Russian Airline and the President of "Sukhoi-Aerospace Cooperation" signing a 545 million-dollar deal over new aircrafts. Hence Putin is depicted as the one who closed the deal. Later the P.M enjoys the aerial acrobatics of the Russian Naval Airforce with Daniel-Craig "bondishness" and cool sunglasses, and congratulates the pilots after their daring performance. The most scaring part follows now, where Putin sits on a table with Georgian War veteran pilots who allegedly destroyed the airport of Gori. Shortly after the terrorist attacks in Ingushetia, this is like a demonstration of force, but not only for Ingushetia, but for Georgia, Daghestan, Chechnya and Ukraine aswell. The report goes on (by the way, now we are already way beyond 10minutes) and shows Putin's head speech of the MAKS, again packed with allusions to the Georgian conflict. The report finishes with Putin once again talking to fighter jet pilots. Although a survey from Novaya Gazeta(probably the last independent Russian Newspaper) shows that over 85 % believe that Medvedev is the strongest man inside the Kremlin, it becomes very clear who is the real power cable behind the scenes.
Most people don't know, but when Putin became P.M, many of the presidential preogatives became transferred to the portofolio of the Prime Minister. This was called by Russian State Media a "reform" but it is nothing more than a further example of Russia in the 21st century, being a "controlled" or "guided" democracy.
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