Whose sarin? Reprint
Whose sarin? Seymour M. Hersh Barack Obama did not tell the whole story this autumn when he tried to make the case that Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the chemical weapons attack near Damascus on 21 August. In some instances, he omitted important intelligence, and in others he presented assumptions as facts. Most significant, he...
Waiting for Komet C/2012 S1 (ISON)
Unser Interesse ist auf Komet C/2012 S1 (ISON) gerichtet, der am 28. November knapp über der Sonnenoberfläche vorbeirast. Verglichen mit einem anderen, vor wenigen Wochen entdeckte Komet hat er eigentlich nach den letzten Prognosen wenig zu bieten: C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) ist ab Mitte November dagegen mit blossen Augen südlich des Grossen Waagen zu finden, sogar am frühen Abend. Geschieht bei...
Comet #ISON Doom Bringer or yet another dirty snowball
In the geocentric world view of the Middle Ages, comets did not belong to the heavenly sphere – they were seen as Doom Bringer, as God’s punishment. Like the vaiable star Algol, considered evil unpredicablity had not been trusted. The archtypical fear fear of comets is as old as mankind is evident with the comet...
NSA : "Shocking there is some gambling going on here"
Any freedom is illusion. Democracy is now an academic concept, totally unworkable in the real world. The UK has a parliamentary system, and in my opinion, is far better than the US or Germans. At least the UK still has a free press, and all groups get a say in government. Many other democracy’s serve...
As Europe erupts over US spying
Glennwood drew up the right conclusions. The NSA-gate shows the real face of Europe’s “leaders” – tools & fools indifferent against citizens & democracy. NSA corrupted “not only” the basic relationship between free citizens and state but also gobally to any company and institution. It is not a leveled field for those without access to...
My bike ride to the office 2 days 2 different lenses
I bike to my office every day, if the weater allows it. This means pretty much, apprimately 16 km/10 miles across the city one-way. In fall that means starting and finishing the ride at dawn. Since parts of the ride is quite nice with this light, I made pictures on two sequential days: first day...
#Obamagate #merkelphone, #NSA , #Syria and #Euro disasters
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/obama-isolated-anger-builds-us-allies International anger over US government surveillance has combined with a backlash against its current Middle East policy to leave President Obama increasingly isolated from many of his key foreign allies. Many Germans thought the chancellor, however, had been too restrained in her criticism when the extent of NSA surveillance on ordinary citizens emerged. Now...
The unplanned confession – three in one?
This morning I went to the monastery St. Ottilien for a retreat with the theme” Difficulties in Believing”. Munich to St. Ottilien is just a short ride on the highway and a few miles country side with promise of a beautiful fall day. After I arrived, I checked the TV billboard in the lobby for...
Vladimir V. Putin's adress to the American Nation
As much as I see President Putin primarily taking care of Russia’s strategic interest, I’ll admit that he has a much clearer and more honest message than Obama. I wish the West would show a little more leadership and integrity. I get the impression that the EU and the US today really have no idea what they doing when it comes to...
Why the US wants war in #Syria.
You liked the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the Vietnam War, the Kuwaiti incubators crimes and the first Gulf War, the Racak massacre and the war in Kosovo, Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and the second Gulf War and Benghazi and the Libyan war? You will just love Obama’s cynical spin of gassing civilians in Ghouta and his red line. The...
The third front on U.S. military involvement
President Barack Obama’s decision arming Syria’s rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is being fought along sectarian lines, pitting Sunni against Shiite Muslims, threatening the stability of Syria’s neighbors and the world as well as heightening U.S. tensions with Russia. Following last week’s chemical attack, the West has engineered a media campaign to...
Desolation Euro
Großartig – den ganzen Euro-Schwindel in einem einzigen Lied auf den Punkt gebracht. Ich fühle mich nicht verhöhnt, denn ich habe diese Währung nie unterstützt. Der Euro war und ist ein Fehler – es wird Zeit für eine neue Politik. Merkel, Schäuble, Steinbrück, Steinmeier, Gabriel, Trittin & Co. werden als das dargestellt, was sie sind: ...