David Cameron: We Will 'Drain the Swamp' Which Allows Muslim Extremists to Flourish
David Cameron has pledged to “drain the swamp” in which radical Muslims are allowed to hide and develop their extreme views in the wake of the Woolwich terror attack.

here | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Monday, June 03, 2013
My comment:

More BS from Cameron. This, Mr. Cameron, is not a “betrayal” of Islam. It IS Islam! When will this prime minister come to terms with reality? The so-called “extremists” are carrying out the message of Islam to the letter. It is NO perversion.

Talking to people like Cameron is like talking to a brick wall ! – © Mark

Katastrophe zieht in den Osten Deutschlands weiter
Mehrere tausend Helfer kämpfen gegen das Hochwasser. Zehntausende müssen ihre Häuser verlassen. In Deutschland herrscht vielerorts Ausnahmezustand. Und noch ist das Schlimmste nicht überstanden. In Ostdeutschland ist die Angst besonders gross.

Den Artikel hier lesen | Montag, 03. Juni 2013

Proteste in der Türkei reissen nicht ab
Der Widerstand gegen die autoritäre Politik des türkischen Ministerpräsidenten Recep Tayyip Erdogan hält an. In mehreren Grossstädten gab es erneut Ausschreitungen. Die USA äusserten sich besorgt wegen der Polizeigewalt.

Den Artikel hier lesen | Montag, 03. Juni 2013
SCHWEIZER RADIO UND FERNSEHEN: Alle Augen richten sich auf Istanbul: Die Proteste gegen Premier Erdogan in der Türkei weiten sich aus. Die massiven Polizeieinsätze gegen Demonstranten lösen internationale Proteste aus. Grossen Rückhalt erhalten die Protestierenden über Social-Media-Kanäle. Aber auch Unterstützer von Erdogan melden sich zu Wort. » | Montag, 03. Juni 2013

Turquie : les vraies raisons de la colère

LE POINT: Des manifestations sans précédent remettent en cause l'autoritarisme du Premier ministre islamo-conservateur Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Le projet de suppression d'un petit parc d'Istanbul ne laissait en rien présager de la pire crise que traverse la Turquie au XXIe siècle. À l'origine, le sit-in de militants écologistes et urbanistes contre la construction en lieu et place du parc Gezi et de ses 600 arbres d'une réplique d'une caserne militaire de l'empire ottoman censée accueillir un centre commercial. Or, l'intervention musclée vendredi des policiers turcs pour les en déloger a mis le feu aux poudres.

"L'attaque furtive, à coups de bombes lacrymogènes et de matraque, a choqué toute la Turquie", affirme au Point.fr Alican Tayla, chercheur à l'Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (Iris). Très vite, le mouvement prend de l'ampleur et atteint la place Taksim, au centre d'Istanbul, avant de gagner les principaux quartiers de la ville, puis du pays. Le ministère de l'Intérieur annonce 1 700 interpellations dans plus de 67 villes. "La force a été utilisée de manière disproportionnée", regrette Geneviève Garrigos, présidente d'Amnesty International France, interrogée par Le Point.fr. "La police a directement visé la tête des manifestants pacifiques avec des cartouches de grenades lacrymogènes. Certains ont essayé de se défendre." » | Le Point.fr | lundi 03 juin 2013

Revolt in Turkey: Erdogan's Grip on Power Is Rapidly Weakening

SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: For a decade, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had a tight grip on power. But it suddenly looks to be weakening. Thousands have taken to the streets across the country and the threats to Erdogan's rule are many. His reaction has revealed him to be hopelessly disconnected.

The rooftops of Istanbul can be seen in the background and next to them is a gigantic image of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's powerful prime minister is watching over the city -- and is also monitoring the work of the political party he controls. At least that seems to be the message of the image, which can be found in a conference room at the headquarters of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP).

These days, though, Istanbul is producing images that carry a distinctly different meaning -- images of violent protests against the vagaries of Erdogan's rule. And it is beginning to look as though the prime minister, the most powerful leader Turkey has seen since the days of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, might be losing control.

As recently as mid-May, Erdogan boasted during an appearance at the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C. of the $29 billion airport his government was planning to build in Istanbul. "Turkey no longer talks about the world," he said. "The world talks about Turkey."

Just two weeks later, he appears to have been right -- just not quite in the way he had anticipated. The world is looking at Turkey and speaking of the violence with which Turkish police are assaulting demonstrators at dozens of marches across the country. Increasingly, Erdogan is looking like an autocratic ruler whose people are no longer willing to tolerate him. » | Özlem Gezer, Maximilian Popp and Oliver Trenkamp | Monday, June 03, 2013

Nach #occupygezi: Erdogans Macht erodiert

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Erwacht in der Türkei eine neue Bürgergesellschaft? Zehntausende protestieren gegen Erdogan und trotzen der Polizeigewalt. Die Revolte zeigt: Der Premier ist nicht mehr unangefochten. Gefahr droht ihm aus mehreren Richtungen.

Berlin - Im Hintergrund sind die Dächer Istanbuls zu sehen, daneben das Konterfei Recep Tayyip Erdogans, überlebensgroß. Der mächtige Premier wacht über die Stadt, das ist die Botschaft des Bildes. Und er wacht über die Arbeit seiner Parteifunktionäre: Das Bild hängt in einem Konferenzraum in der Zentrale der AKP Istanbuls.

Doch jetzt gehen Bilder aus der Türkei um die Welt, die eine andere Botschaft senden. Jetzt sieht es so aus, als könnte dem mächtigsten Mann, den das Land seit Staatsgründer Atatürk gesehen hat, die Kontrolle entgleiten.

Noch Mitte Mai war Erdogan am Brooking Institute in Washington aufgetreten, hatte geprahlt, seine Regierung plane für 29 Milliarden US-Dollar einen dritten Flughafen in Istanbul, den mutmaßlich größten der Welt. "Die Türkei spricht heute nicht über die Welt", sagte er. "Die Welt spricht über die Türkei."

Zwei Wochen später bestätigt sich diese Einschätzung, doch anders, als Erdogan es gerne hätte. Die Welt spricht über die Türkei und ihren Premier als jemanden, der seine Bürger von Polizisten niederknüppeln lässt, als Machthaber, dessen autoritären Regierungsstil viele Türken nicht mehr hinnehmen wollen. » | Von Özlem Gezer, Maximilian Popp und Oliver Trenkamp | Montag, 03. Juni 2013


SPIEGEL ONLINE: Proteste in der Türkei: US-Außenminister fürchtet "exzessive Gewalt" gegen Demonstranten – US-Außenminister John Kerry zeigt sich besorgt über das Vorgehen der türkischen Polizei gegen die Demonstranten - und fordert eine Untersuchung der Vorfälle. Derweil setzen die Sicherheitskräfte erneut Tränengas gegen die Protestierenden ein. » | vks/Reuters/AFP | Montag, 03. Juni 2013

French Mayor Helene Mandroux Receives Threat With Feces After Marrying First Gay Couple In France

THE HUFFINGTON POST: The mayor of Montpellier cemented her place in history when she married the first gay couple in France on May 29. But now Helene Mandroux is making headlines for a different reason: The French mayor has received countless threats, including one with feces, over her part in the marriage.

According to Montpellier daily newspaper Midi Libre, since performing the wedding, Mandroux has received many letters that contain insults and threats expressing opposition to gay marriage in France. One of the packages mailed to the French official also contained feces, municipal officers discovered. » | Sara Gates | The Huffington Post | Monday, June 03, 2013

France’s First Gay Marriage Ceremony »

Gay Marriage Weakens Society, Says Archbishop of Canterbury

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Allowing gay couples to marry would “diminish” Christian marriage and damage the fabric of society, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has warned.

In his first major intervention in the debate, the Most Rev Justin Welby said he could not support David Cameron’s same-sex marriage Bill in its current form.

He warned that the reform “weakened” the concept of the “normal” family as the basis for a strong community and replaced traditional marriage with something “less good”.

Archbishop Welby has been reluctant to join the public condemnation of the reforms, despite widespread opposition from Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Muslims and other faith organisations.

The Church of England has previously adopted a more conciliatory position towards the reforms, acknowledging that parliament was likely to pass the Bill and seeking to secure legal protections from ministers to stop churches being forced to conduct gay marriages. » | Tim Ross, and John Bingham | Monday, June 03, 2013

Let Turkey into the EU Now!
TELEGRAPH – BLOGS – JAMES DELINGPOLE: Poor Turks! Of all the peoples I've encountered in my travels around the world, the Turks really have got to be among the kindest, most generous and welcoming. (My other top candidate in that category would be the Sudanese.) So it really saddens me to read of the civil unrest which has been plaguing Turkey this last week. Someone suggested to me that this is the sort of behaviour which shows exactly why Turkey should never be admitted to the EU. Eh? This rioting isn't the result of natural savages casting off the threads of civilisation; it's the result of civilised, educated, cosmopolitan Turks rising up against the authoritarianism of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime. » | James Delingpole | Monday, June 03, 2013

My comment:

Delingpole obviously has a death wish for Western civilisation. Rarely have I read such bunkum in a mainstream newspaper as this. His reasoning is unsound, to say the least. And anyone who agrees with Bojo has got to be suspect. I trust Bojo's opinions on almost nothing. In any case, Bojo has Turkish blood coursing through his veins; so he is prejudiced.

I want Western civilisation to survive. I actually like liberal democracy. Islam is anathema to democracy and freedom. It therefore makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to allow Turkey into the EU. Only someone naïve would think otherwise. Haven't we had enough Islamisation of the West, Europe as it is? – @ Mark

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Floods Rage Through Central Europe – In Pictures
Rising waters from the Danube, Ilz and Inn rivers have inundated parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic after days of heavy rainfall. Emergency operations are under way to deal with record levels of flooding in some areas, as landslides have killed at least nine people, with many more still missing
To the picture gallery » | Monday, June 03, 2013

Central Europe On Alert for Flooding
BBC: Homes have been evacuated across southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland as rivers reach dangerously high levels.

The Czech capital Prague is on high alert as authorities fear a repeat of the catastrophic floods of August 2002.

The River Vltava has inundated towns and villages upstream of the capital, and one person is known to have died.

Stephen Evans reports. Watch BBC video » | Monday June 03, 2013

Hochwasser in Salzburg: Aufräumarbeiten sind im Gange
Das Schlimmste scheint in Salzburg überstanden zu sein: Die Pegelstände an Salzburgs Flüssen sinken stark. Im Pinzgau wird weiter nach zwei Vermissten gesucht.

Den Salzburger Nachrichten Artikel hier lesen | Von Sn, Apa | Montag, 03. Juni 2013

'Taxation Is Legalized Form of Robbery'
It's been said that in life two things are guaranteed - death and taxes. RT speaks with Dutch libertarian leader Toine Manders who has some issues with one of those.

Americans Should Research Islam
MONROE NEWS STAR: If a reading of the Quran, the hadith and world history doesn’t convince you that Islam is a religion of violence, hatred and intolerance, consider the frequent individual acts of violence by Muslims around the world, and the great numbers of Muslims demonstrating violently in mass for things as insignificant as an offense to their prophet. » | John Spires | Thursday, May 30, 2013

Proteste in der Türkei: Revolte gegen den Sultan von Ankara
02.06.2013 - Die Demonstrationen für den Erhalt eines Parks in Istanbul bescheren Premier Erdogan die schwerste Krise seiner Amtszeit. Hunderttausende Türken protestieren gegen seine despotische Politik.

Australian Man Claims to Be Reincarnation of Jesus, Recalls Crucifixion

CHRISTIAN POST: An Australian man is stirring up waves in the country by claiming to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, and has even said that he has vivid memories of the crucifixion.

"When you are one with God you are not in a state of fear, and you have quite good control over your body's sensations and the level of pain that you absorb from your body," said Alan John Miller, a 50-year-old ex-software professional from Queensland, according to Sky News.

The man not only claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ but says that his partner, Mary Luck, is the reincarnation of Saint Mary Magdalene, who, according to the Bible, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was the first person to see him after his resurrection.

"I have very clear memories of the crucifixion, but it wasn't as harrowing for me as it was for others like Mary who was present," Miller explained.

The Australian said that his memories of his supposed life as Jesus include performing miracles, such as resurrecting people from the dead – "including a friend of mine Lazarus, who most people know is mentioned in the Bible," he said.

Miller has set up a website called Divine Truth where he tries to convince people that he is indeed the Jesus of the Bible. » | Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter | Thursday, May 30, 2013

White Muslim Convert Threatened to Kill Prince Harry Just Hours after Brutal Murder of Drummer Lee Rigby

MAIL ON SUNDAY: Ashraf Islam, 30, handed himself into Hounslow police station on May 23 / Just hours earlier Drummer Lee Rigby had been killed in Woolwich / Islam could face up to ten years in jail after pleading guilty to the offence

A white Muslim convert threatened to kill Prince Harry just a day after the shocking murder of a soldier in Woolwich.

Ashraf Islam, 30, formerly known as Mark Townley, confessed to police that he wanted to kill the third in line to the throne, who has served in high profile tours of Afghanistan.

Islam walked into a police station in Hounslow on May 23 and told detectives that he wanted to murder the prince hours after soldier Lee Rigby, 25, was killed.

He was charged under Section 16 of the Offences against the Person Act, which carries a possible jail term of up to 10 years, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Counter terrorism Command unit.

According to the Daily Star detectives found a laptop belonging to Islam which showed internet searches for 'guns', 'vans' and 'kidnapping'.

He is also said to have visited terrorist websites.

Islam, who is believed to have become a Muslim during a recent spell in prison, is currently behind bars after pleading guilty to the offence at Uxbridge Magistrates Court last Saturday.

He will be sentenced at a later date. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said last night that no date has been fixed for Islam's sentencing. » | Steve Nolan | Sunday, June 02, 2013

Turkey Protesters Celebrate after Police Leave Istanbul Square
Thousands of protesters celebrated early on Sunday after police withdrew from Istanbul's Taksim Square, the focal point of nationwide protests against Turkey's Islamist-rooted government.

Read the article here | AFP | Sunday, June 02, 2013

Tony Blair Says Murder of Lee Rigby PROVES 'There Is a Problem within Islam'

MAIL ONLINE: Ex-PM says 'the ideology behind his murder is profound and dangerous' / Bold intervention comes of ever of [sic] Cameron Commons speech / Blair urges governments to 'be honest

Tony Blair today makes his most powerful political intervention since leaving Downing Street by launching an outspoken attack on ‘the problem within Islam’.

The former Prime Minister addresses the shocking killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich by going further than he – or any front-rank British politician – has gone before over the issue of Muslim radicalism.

Writing in today’s Mail on Sunday, he departs from the usual argument that Islam is a peaceful religion that should not be tainted by the actions of a few extremists.

Instead, Mr Blair urges governments to ‘be honest’ and admit that the problem is more widespread.

‘There is a problem within Islam – from the adherents of an ideology which is a strain within Islam,’ he writes.

‘We have to put it on the table and be honest about it. Of course there are Christian extremists and Jewish, Buddhist and Hindu ones. But I am afraid this strain is not the province of a few extremists. It has at its heart a view about religion and about the interaction between religion and politics that is not compatible with pluralistic, liberal, open-minded societies.’

He adds: ‘At the extreme end of the spectrum are terrorists, but the world view goes deeper and wider than it is comfortable for us to admit. So by and large we don’t admit it.’

Mr Blair’s comments are likely to be seized on by critics who will argue that by leading us into the Iraq War he has helped to swell support for radical Islam around the globe. » | Glen Owen, Mail On Sunday Political Correspondent | Saturday, June 01, 2013

Woolwich Attack: Michael Adebolajo Charged with Murder

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A second man has been charged with the murder of drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex, would appear before magistrates accused of murdering the 25 year-old soldier in Woolwich last month, and with the attempted murder of two police officers.

Adebolajo also faces a charge of possession of a firearm, namely a 9.4mm KNIL Model 91 revolver with intent to “cause persons to believe that unlawful violence would be used”.

Adebolajo has been remanded in custody and will appear before Westminster magistrates' court on Monday.

Another man, Michael Adebowale, 22, from Greenwich, south-east London, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm last week. » | David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent | Saturday, June 01, 2013