The EU should be stronger and more united. Great Britain should belong to the Union.
Die EU sollte stärker und geeinter sein. Großbritannien sollte der Union angehören.
L'UE devrait être plus forte et plus unie. La Grande-Bretagne devrait appartenir à l'Union.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
UK Military Steps Up Plans for Iran Attack amid Fresh Nuclear Fears
THE GUARDIAN: British officials consider contingency options to back up a possible US action as fears mount over Tehran's capability
Britain's armed forces are stepping up their contingency planning for potential military action against Iran amid mounting concern about Tehran's nuclear enrichment programme, the Guardian has learned.
The Ministry of Defence believes the US may decide to fast-forward plans for targeted missile strikes at some key Iranian facilities. British officials say that if Washington presses ahead it will seek, and receive, UK military help for any mission, despite some deep reservations within the coalition government.
In anticipation of a potential attack, British military planners are examining where best to deploy Royal Navy ships and submarines equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles over the coming months as part of what would be an air and sea campaign.
They also believe the US would ask permission to launch attacks from Diego Garcia, the British Indian ocean territory, which the Americans have used previously for conflicts in the Middle East. » | Nick Hopkins | Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Condamnation unanime de "l'attentat" contre les locaux de "Charlie Hebdo"
LE MONDE: De gauche à droite, et avant même que l'identité du ou des coupables soit connue, toute la classe politique a dénoncé l'incendie volontaire du siège de l'hebdomadaire satirique Charlie Hebdo le jour où sortait un numéro spécial rebaptisé Charia Hebdo.
Le premier ministre, François Fillon, a fait part de son "indignation" : "La liberté d'expression est une valeur inaliénable de notre démocratie et toute atteinte à la liberté de la presse doit être condamnée avec la plus grande fermeté. Aucune cause ne saurait justifier une action violente", affirme dans un communiqué M. Fillon. » | LEMONDE.FR | mercredi 02 novembre 2011
Pourquoi il faut soutenir "Charlie Hebdo"
LE MONDE – EDITORIAL: Six ans après la publication des caricatures du Prophète Mahomet par le journal danois Jyllands-Posten et la tempête qu'elle a provoquée dans les communautés musulmanes du monde entier, un incendie d'origine criminelle a partiellement détruit, mercredi 2 novembre dans la nuit, les locaux de l'hebdomadaire satirique Charlie Hebdo à Paris. Parallèlement, le site Internet de la publication a été la cible d'attaques informatiques qui l'ont rendu inaccessible, du moins mercredi matin.
Sous le titre "Charia Hebdo", l'hebdomadaire consacre la couverture de son numéro mis en vente mercredi à la montée des islamistes en Libye et en Tunisie."Mahomet" est supposé en être le "rédacteur en chef". Un supplément "Charia Madame" est annoncé, ainsi qu'un "apéro halal". Soulignant la dimension satirique de ce numéro, une caricature de Mahomet menace : "Cent coups de fouet si vous n'êtes pas morts de rire". » | Editorial du “Monde” | mercredi 02 novembre 2011
BBC: Charlie Hebdo is part of a venerable tradition in French journalism going back to the scandal sheets that denounced Marie-Antoinette in the run-up to the French Revolution.
The tradition combines left-wing radicalism with a provocative scurrility that often borders on the obscene.
Back in the 18th Century, the target was the royal family, and the rumour-mongers wrought havoc with tales - often illustrated - of sexual antics and corruption at the court at Versailles.
Nowadays there are new dragons to slay: politicians, the police, bankers and religion. Satire, rather than outright fabrication, is the weapon of choice.
But that same spirit of insolence that once took on the ancien regime - part ribaldry, part political self-promotion - is still very much on the scene.
Charlie Hebdo is a prime exponent.
Its decision to mock the Prophet Muhammad may be called courageously principled or dangerously irresponsible. What is undeniable is that it is entirely consistent with its historic raison d'etre [sic].
Urge to challenge
As a newspaper, Charlie Hebdo suffers from constant comparison with its better-known and more successful rival, Le Canard Enchaine [sic].
Both are animated by the same urge to challenge the powers-that-be.
But if Le Canard is all about scoops and unreported secrets, Charlie is both cruder and crueller - deploying a melange of cartoons and an often vicious polemical wit. » | Hugh Schofield | BBC News | Paris | Wednesday, November 02, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his High Court bid to block extradition to Sweden where he faces sex crime allegations.
Two judges rejected claims that extraditing the 40-year-old Australian would be "unfair and unlawful".
The Swedish authorities want him to answer accusations of "raping" one woman and "sexually molesting and coercing" another in Stockholm in August last year.
Mr Assange, whose WikiLeaks website published a mass of leaked diplomatic cables that embarrassed several governments and international businesses, denies the allegations and says they are politically motivated.
The High Court upheld a ruling by District Judge Howard Riddle at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, south London, in February that the computer expert should be extradited to face investigation.
Dressed in a sharp, navy blue suit and wearing a Remembrance Day poppy, the world's most famous whistleblower was mobbed as he approached the court building and police had to redirect him away from the crowd. » | Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Herman Cain Recalls New Details as Sexual Harassment Story Shifts Again
THE GUARDIAN: Republican frontrunner changes version of events for second time in 24 hours as criticism grows over his handling of crisis
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was struggling to maintain a credible response to allegations of sexual harassment as he shifted his version of events for the second time in 24 hours.
After insisting on Monday that he had no recollection of any settlements being paid to two women who complained about his conduct when he was president of the National Restaurant Association, Cain changed his story on Monday night when he said he could, in fact, recall such a payout.
He also recalled that he had compared one of the women in height to his wife, and raised his hand to his chin to demonstrate his wife's height. The woman was apparently uncomfortable with the gesture, though Cain said his office door had been open and an assistant had been sitting outside.
On Tuesday morning, he added a new twist, admitting that there had been "a couple of other things" in the complaint he had not previously mentioned. He dismissed these as "ridiculous", but declined to elaborate on what they were, saying he could not remember. » | Ewan MacAskill, Washington | Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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Giorgos Papandreou, vom eigenen Volk gehasst
WELT ONLINE: Der griechische Ministerpräsident will sein Land retten, doch die meisten Griechen halten ihn für einen Verräter. Mit dem Referendum setzt er auf volles Risiko.
Giorgos Papandreou hat ein schweres Jahr unerwiderter Liebe für sein Land hinter sich. Der Spross einer der drei großen politischen Dynastien ist so etwas wie griechischer Hochadel, und er ist überzeugt von einer gewissermaßen angeborenen Pflicht, seinem Land Gutes zu tun.
In Amerika geboren und sozialisiert, fühlt er sich berufen, seinen Teil zur Modernisierung der „Wiege des Abendlandes“ beizutragen. Seit 2009 darf und will er beweisen, dass er der Retter Griechenlands sein kann.
Die letzten zwölf Monate müssen für Papandreou daher eine emotionale Hölle gewesen sein. Die meisten Griechen hassen ihn, den Halb-Ausländer, als einen, der nicht zu ihnen gehört. Er gilt als ein Verräter, der das Land den gierigen Profiteuren der EU verkauft.
Man wirft ihm vor, der Schoßhund der brutalen westlichen Finanzwelt zu sein, man beschuldigt ihn, er lasse Griechenland von Brüssel regieren. Im Drama um die griechischen Staatsschulden soll er mehr als einmal an Rücktritt gedacht haben.
Innerhalb der eigenen Partei wurde er an den Rand gedrängt. Seit einem Jahr übernimmt immer deutlicher der „starke Mann“ der sozialistischen Partei das Ruder der Politik, Finanzminister Evangelos Venizelos. » | Autor: B. Kálnoky, F. Hassel und C. Roumeliotis | Mittwoch 02. November 2011
Greek Government Teeters On Brink of Collapse in Wake of Referendum plan
THE GUARDIAN: France and Germany battle to save the single currency as Europe is plunged back into turmoil days after rescue deal
The French president Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel will hold emergency talks on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to hold the eurozone together and formulate a response to the Greek prime minister's plan for a referendum on the austerity measures imposed by his European partners.
George Papandreou's socialist government is on the brink of collapse after his referendum plan sparked an angry reaction within his own party and plunged Europe back into turmoil, just days after a complex rescue deal had been agreed – requiring Greece to embark on tough cost-cutting measures.
While Papandreou's cabinet approved unanimously his decision to hold a referendum, it threatens to split the prime minister's Pasok party. One MP, Milena Apostolaki, has quit in disgust at the idea of a referendum and several colleagues have said that if it is not abandoned they will join her. Papandreou faces a vote of confidence on Friday. A split in the Pasok party would almost certainly bring down the Greek government, which now has a majority of just two MPs in parliament.
The Greek finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, who was rushed to hospital before the referendum announcement, said Papandreou had kept him in the dark over his plan to announce a vote. » | Phillip Inman and Helena Smith in Athens | Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Nicolas Sarkozy réagit au référendum en Grèce
Suite à l’annonce d’un référendum sur l’accord européen, Nicolas Sarkozy a rappelé que ce plan est “la seule voie possible pour résoudre le problème de la dette grecque”.
Julian Assange Awaits High Court Ruling on Extradition
THE GUARDIAN: WikiLeaks founder will hear on Wednesday if he has won his bid to block extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations
The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is due to appear at the high court in London to find out whether he has won or lost his appeal againstextradition to Sweden to face rape allegations.
Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Ouseley are due to hand down their judgment at 9.45am on Wednesday in the 40-year-old Australian's case against a European arrest warrant issued by Swedish prosecutors after rape and sexual assault accusations made by two Swedish women following his visit to Stockholm in August 2010. » | Press Association | Wednesday, November 02, 2011
French Satirical Newspaper Firebombed after Prophet Mohammed Announcement
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have been destroyed by a petrol bomb, a day after it named the Prophet Mohammed as its “editor-in-chief” for this week’s issue.
The fiercely anti-clerical magazine said the move, which included renaming the publication “Sharia Hebdo”, was intended to "celebrate" the victory of Islamist party Ennhada in Tunisia's election.
Charlie Hedbo's editor-in-chief, known as Charb, told France Info radio: "We no longer have a newspaper. All our equipment has been destroyed or has melted."
No injuries have been reported[.]
A single Molotov cocktail was thrown at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris’s 20th arrondissement at around 1am. The ensuing fire was rapidly put out, but a large amount of material in the office was destroyed, police said.
“We cannot, today, put together a paper,” said Charb. “But we will do everything possible to do one next week. Whatever happens, we’ll do it. There is no question of giving in,” he said, adding that the magazine is filing a legal complaint against persons unkown.
According to Europe 1 radio, police are searching for two suspects seen near the scene.
Charlie Hebdo's website has also been hacked with a message in English and Turkish cursing the magazine.
The message said: "You keep abusing Islam's almighty Prophet with disgusting and disgraceful cartoons using excuses of freedom of speech.
"Be God's curse upon you!" » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Wednesday, November 02, 2011-11-02
La rédaction de Charlie Hebdo, qui publie ce mercredi un numéro spécial après les élections en Tunisie, a été détruite dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi par un incendie criminel. «Deux individus auraient lancé un objet incendiaire», selon le chroniqueur P. Pelloux sur BFMTV.
Charlie Hebdo : Delanoë condamne l'acte de violence
Bertrand Delanoë a «condamné avec la plus grande fermeté» l’incendie criminel de la rédaction de Charlie Hebdo. « Si je peux aider Charlie Hebdo à retrouver des locaux pour pouvoir faire vivre son journal et sa liberté, je le ferai», a assuré le maire de Paris sur BFMTV et RMC.
Scharia-Ausgabe: Anschlag auf französisches Satire-Magazin
SPIEGEL ONLINE: Das französisches Satire-Magazin "Charlie Hebdo" ist Ziel eines Anschlags geworden: Unbekannte schleuderten einen Molotow-Cocktail in das Büro der Redaktion. Die Zeitschrift zeigt in einem Sonderheft zum Wahlerfolg der Islamisten in Tunesien den Propheten Mohammed auf dem Cover.
Paris - Für die Redaktion der satirischen Wochenzeitung "Charlie Hebdo" war es ein kleiner Scherz: Ihre Sonderausgabe zum Wahlsieg der islamistischen Partei al-Nahda in Tunesien hatte sie kurzerhand in "Scharia Hebdo" unbekannt, dazu gibt es auf dem Cover eine Darstellung des Propheten Mohammed. "100 Peitschenhiebe, wenn Sie sich nicht totgelacht haben", steht dazu neben Mohammed in einer Sprechblase. Der Prophet war zudem zu einer Art Chefredakteur ernannt worden. Man habe damit den Sieg der al-Nahda in Tunesien "feiern" wollen, hieß es. » | heb/ala/hen/dpa/AFP | Mittwoch 02. November 2011
World Faces Years of Social Unrest as Economies Falter
THE INDEPENDENT: The international economy is on the brink of a deep new economic crisis that could cost millions of jobs around the globe and trigger mass social unrest, the world's most powerful nations were warned yesterday.
As the leaders of the G20 countries prepare for emergency talks on averting a return to worldwide recession, the United Nations' International Labour Organisation (ILO) issued a grim forecast of the social effects of the continuing economic crisis.
The UN agency warned that it could take until 2016 for global employment to return to the levels of three years ago – and that anger could erupt on the streets of Europe and other continents as a result.
The economic gloom was exacerbated yesterday by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's surprise announcement that his country would hold a referendum on the European debt deal that was struck last week. The vote could put the tortuously conceived package in jeopardy.
The Greek Finance Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, said the announcement was prompted by popular discontent at the terms of the deal. » | NIGEL MORRIS, BEN CHU | Tuesday, November 01, 2011
E-petition Demands Drastic Action to Stop Britain's Population Hitting 'Unsustainable' 70million
MAIL ONLINE: A campaign was launched yesterday for drastic action to prevent Britain’s population reaching an ‘unsustainable’ 70million.
The ‘e-petition’ calls on David Cameron to clamp down on immigration, which is seen as the major factor behind the rising numbers.
Organisers Migration Watch are seeking the 100,000 signatures needed to force a Parliamentary debate on the issue.
National statisticians predict the UK will be home to 70million people within just 16 years.
According to Migration Watch, two thirds of the increase will be the result of future immigration. Sir Andrew Green, who chairs the group, said: ‘Politicians need reminding that this is an issue that is consistently one of the top concerns of voters and it must be addressed.’ » | James Slack | Tuesday, November 01, 2011
lePARISIEN.fr: Le nouveau visage de la Libye s'appelle Abdel Rahim al-Kib. Cet universitaire, originaire de Tripoli, est devenu lundi soir, le Premier ministre du gouvernement de transition du pays. Le titulaire du poste, Mahmoud Djibril, a donc tenu ses promesses et démissionné comme prévu, après la «libération totale» de la Libye proclamée le 23 octobre dernier. » | LeParisien.fr | lundi 31 octobre 2011
Référendum grec - Sarkozy : "Le plan adopté est la seule voie possible"
LE POINT: Le président a réuni François Fillon et ses principaux ministres à l'Élysée après l'annonce-surprise d'Athènes.
Le plan adopté à Bruxelles est "la seule voie possible pour résoudre le problème de la dette grecque". Nicolas Sarkozy n'a pas mâché ses mots, mardi soir, au terme d'une réunion interministérielle de crise organisée après la décision grecque d'organiser un référendum sur le plan de sauvetage du pays.
"Cette annonce a surpris toute l'Europe. La France tient à rappeler que le plan adopté jeudi dernier à l'unanimité des 17 membres de la zone euro est la seule voie possible pour résoudre le problème de la dette grecque", a dit Nicolas Sarkozy. "Donner la parole au peuple est toujours légitime mais la solidarité de tous les pays de la zone euro ne saurait s'exercer sans que chacun consente aux efforts nécessaires", a-t-il ajouté. » | LE POINT.FR | mardi 01 novembre 2011
Hillary Clinton's Mother Dies
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The 92-year-old mother of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton died early on Tuesday after her health took a turn for the worse, causing the chief US diplomat to cancel foreign travel plans.
Dorothy Rodham, who was born in Chicago on June 4, 1919, died shortly after midnight on Tuesday surrounded by her family, the family said in a short statement.
"Her story was a quintessentially American one, largely because she wrote it herself," the statement said. » | Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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Australian Boy, 14, Goes On Trial in Bali
THE GUARDIAN: Teenager faces up to 12 years in prison if found guilty of buying marijuana while on holiday with his parents
A 14-year-old Australian boy charged with possessing marijuana during a holiday with his parents in Bali has gone on trial, prosecutors and the boy's lawyer said.
The boy, wearing a mask to protect his identity, arrived at Denpasar district court with his mother for a brief, closed-door hearing. » | Associated Press in Bali | Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Demonstration in Kairo für verhafteten Blogger
Militärführung Ablenkung von Verantwortung für blutige Zusammenstösse vorgeworfen
NZZ ONLINE: Mehr als 3000 Personen sind in der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo aus Protest gegen die Festnahme eines prominenten Bloggers auf die Strasse gegangen. Bei der friedlichen Demonstration forderten sie am Montag die Freilassung des Aktivisten Alaa Abdel Fatah. » | sda/ddp | Dienstag o1. November 2011
Griechenland: Papandreou kündigt Referendum über Hilfspaket an
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Die Griechen sollen über die neuen Finanzhilfen für Griechenland und den angebotenen Schuldenschnitt abstimmen. Das kündigte Ministerpräsident Papandreou am Montagabend an. FDP-Fraktionschef Brüderle zeigte sich von der Ankündigung „irritiert“ und forderte, sich auf einen Bankrott des Landes einzustellen.
Der griechische Ministerpräsident Georgios Papandreou hat ein Referendum über das europäische Hilfspaket von 130 Milliarden Euro sowie den in Aussicht gestellten Teilerlass griechischer Staatsschulden und damit über den unpopulären Sanierungskurs seiner Regierung angekündigt. Er werde zudem im Parlament die Vertrauensfrage stellen, sagte Papandreou bei einer Fraktionssitzung der regierenden Pasok. Über die Vertrauensfrage wird das Parlament voraussichtlich in der kommenden Woche abstimmen, das Referendum soll noch in diesem Jahr stattfinden. Die Pasok stellt 153 der 300 Abgeordneten im griechischen Parlament. » | Von RAINER HERMANN, ATHEN | Montag 31. Oktober 2011
