Thursday, November 05, 2020
Joe: It's Time for Us to Take a Deep Breath and Move Forward | Morning Joe | MSNBC
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Biden Says He's on Course to Win US Election as Trump Threatens to Fight Outcome
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Wednesday, November 04, 2020
Chris Wallace: Joe Biden 'in a Much Stronger Position' to Win Election
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Tuesday, November 03, 2020
Don Winslow Films: Trump-Style Chain Migration
La laïcité face au mur d’incompréhension
LE FIGARO: Editorial. En accordant un entretien à Al-Jazira, M. Macron a voulu faire œuvre de pédagogie. L’effort est méritoire, mais surmonter le ressentiment du monde arabo-musulman et le scepticisme des pays anglophones requiert davantage.
Editorial du « Monde ». Six ans, bientôt, après la tuerie de Charlie Hebdo, deux semaines après l’assassinat du professeur d’histoire Samuel Paty, décapité pour avoir montré des caricatures de Mahomet à ses élèves, et quelques jours après le massacre de trois fidèles à la basilique Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption à Nice, il est clair que la conception française de la laïcité se heurte à un mur d’incompréhension dans le monde arabo-musulman et dans les pays de culture anglophone. Loin de dissiper ces doutes, le discours d’Emmanuel Macron sur le séparatisme, prononcé aux Mureaux le 2 octobre, puis ses propos lors de la cérémonie d’hommage national à Samuel Paty, les ont encore accrus. » | ÉDITORIAL | lundi 2 novembre 2020
Editorial du « Monde ». Six ans, bientôt, après la tuerie de Charlie Hebdo, deux semaines après l’assassinat du professeur d’histoire Samuel Paty, décapité pour avoir montré des caricatures de Mahomet à ses élèves, et quelques jours après le massacre de trois fidèles à la basilique Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption à Nice, il est clair que la conception française de la laïcité se heurte à un mur d’incompréhension dans le monde arabo-musulman et dans les pays de culture anglophone. Loin de dissiper ces doutes, le discours d’Emmanuel Macron sur le séparatisme, prononcé aux Mureaux le 2 octobre, puis ses propos lors de la cérémonie d’hommage national à Samuel Paty, les ont encore accrus. » | ÉDITORIAL | lundi 2 novembre 2020
Jeh Johnson Reacts to Fences Going Up around White House: It's Unnerving
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Fusillades à Vienne : «Nous ne céderons rien», assure Macron
LE FIGARO: RÉACTIONS - L'Union européenne a «condamné avec force» un «acte lâche» après l'attaque perpétrée en Autriche faisant au moins deux morts et plusieurs blessés.
Emmanuel Macron s'est entretenu lundi soir avec le chancelier autrichien Sebastian Kurz, à qui il a «exprimé sa totale solidarité, son soutien et proposé l'aide de la France si nécessaire», après l'attaque perpétrée à Vienne, faisant au moins deux morts dont un assaillant. «Nous, Français, partageons le choc et la peine du peuple autrichien (...). Après la France, c'est un pays ami qui est attaqué. C'est notre Europe. Nos ennemis doivent savoir à qui ils ont affaire. Nous ne céderons rien», a tweeté le chef de l'État en français puis en allemand. » | Par AFP agence | lundi 2 novembre 20
Emmanuel Macron s'est entretenu lundi soir avec le chancelier autrichien Sebastian Kurz, à qui il a «exprimé sa totale solidarité, son soutien et proposé l'aide de la France si nécessaire», après l'attaque perpétrée à Vienne, faisant au moins deux morts dont un assaillant. «Nous, Français, partageons le choc et la peine du peuple autrichien (...). Après la France, c'est un pays ami qui est attaqué. C'est notre Europe. Nos ennemis doivent savoir à qui ils ont affaire. Nous ne céderons rien», a tweeté le chef de l'État en français puis en allemand. » | Par AFP agence | lundi 2 novembre 20
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Monday, November 02, 2020
Gunmen on Loose in Vienna after String of Terror Attacks
THE GUARDIAN: Two people dead – including one attacker – after string of incidents in Austrian capital
Police in Vienna were hunting for a group of “heavily armed and dangerous” gunmen on Monday night after a string of shootings described by the Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, as a “repulsive terror attack”.
Two people were killed and 15 others – including at least one police officer – were seriously injured in exchanges of gunfire in the centre of the Austrian capital.
One of those killed was an attacker who was shot dead by police. But several other gunmen were still on the loose on Monday night, and Karl Nehammer, the interior minister, warned that they were “heavily armed and dangerous”.
“We have brought several special forces units together that are now searching for the presumed terrorists. I am therefore not limiting it to an area of Vienna because these are mobile perpetrators,” Nehammer told broadcaster ORF, urging the public to stay indoors until the all-clear was given.
Shootings occurred in a string of incidents at six locations close to Seitenstettengasse street in the heart of the Austrian capital, a spokesperson for Vienna’s police force told ORF. » | Philip Oltermann in Berlin | Monday, November 2, 2020
Police in Vienna were hunting for a group of “heavily armed and dangerous” gunmen on Monday night after a string of shootings described by the Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, as a “repulsive terror attack”.
Two people were killed and 15 others – including at least one police officer – were seriously injured in exchanges of gunfire in the centre of the Austrian capital.
One of those killed was an attacker who was shot dead by police. But several other gunmen were still on the loose on Monday night, and Karl Nehammer, the interior minister, warned that they were “heavily armed and dangerous”.
“We have brought several special forces units together that are now searching for the presumed terrorists. I am therefore not limiting it to an area of Vienna because these are mobile perpetrators,” Nehammer told broadcaster ORF, urging the public to stay indoors until the all-clear was given.
Shootings occurred in a string of incidents at six locations close to Seitenstettengasse street in the heart of the Austrian capital, a spokesperson for Vienna’s police force told ORF. » | Philip Oltermann in Berlin | Monday, November 2, 2020
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How Will the Vote Go? Tension Mounts ahead of US Presidential Election
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Will the Final Day of the US Campaign Sway the Vote? | Inside Story
The US presidential race is in the home stretch. On Tuesday, Americans will decide between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, who've been in battleground states to win over undecided voters. A record 91 million people have voted early, many by mail, prompting a judge to order postal service managers to ensure all ballots are delivered on time. Will the last-minute campaign rush change the outcome?
Presenter: Imran Khan | Guests: Richard Goodstein - Democratic Political Consultant; Todd Belt - Professor, George Washington University; Adolfo Franco - Republican Strategist
Presenter: Imran Khan | Guests: Richard Goodstein - Democratic Political Consultant; Todd Belt - Professor, George Washington University; Adolfo Franco - Republican Strategist
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Attentat in City: Verletzte und Toter
ORF: Mehrere Schüsse sind am Abend in der Innenstadt gefallen. Es dürfte sich um einen Anschlag auf die Synagoge in der Seitenstettengasse handeln. Das Innenministerium sprach von einem Terroranschlag oder Amoklauf.
Derzeit findet rund um den Wiener Schwedenplatz ein Großeinsatz der Polizei statt. Kurz nach 20.00 Uhr waren laut Augenzeugen mehrere Schüsse zu hören. Ein Täter soll tot sein, ein weiterer befand sich möglicherweise mit einem Sprengstoffgürtel auf der Flucht. Die Rede ist von mehreren Verletzten.
Zum Zeitpunkt des Anschlages dürften sich keine Menschen im Stadttempel in der Seitenstettengasse und in den Räumlichkeiten der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde Wien (IKG) befunden haben. » | red, wien.ORF.at/Agenturen | Montag, 2. November 2020
Derzeit findet rund um den Wiener Schwedenplatz ein Großeinsatz der Polizei statt. Kurz nach 20.00 Uhr waren laut Augenzeugen mehrere Schüsse zu hören. Ein Täter soll tot sein, ein weiterer befand sich möglicherweise mit einem Sprengstoffgürtel auf der Flucht. Die Rede ist von mehreren Verletzten.
Zum Zeitpunkt des Anschlages dürften sich keine Menschen im Stadttempel in der Seitenstettengasse und in den Räumlichkeiten der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde Wien (IKG) befunden haben. » | red, wien.ORF.at/Agenturen | Montag, 2. November 2020
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Wien
Edward Snowden Applies for Russian Citizenship for Sake of Future Son
THE GUARDIAN: US whistleblower says move is to prevent separation from his as-yet unborn son in ‘era of pandemics and closed borders’
The US whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders, he said on Monday.
Snowden’s wife, Lindsay, is expecting a child in late December, the Interfax news agency cited Anatoly Kucherena, his Russian lawyer, as saying.
Snowden, 37, fled the US and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the US National Security Agency where he was a contractor.
US authorities have for years wanted Snowden returned to the US to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013. » | Andrew Roth in Moscow and agencies | Monday, November 2, 2020
The US whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era of pandemics and closed borders, he said on Monday.
Snowden’s wife, Lindsay, is expecting a child in late December, the Interfax news agency cited Anatoly Kucherena, his Russian lawyer, as saying.
Snowden, 37, fled the US and was given asylum in Russia after leaking secret files in 2013 that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the US National Security Agency where he was a contractor.
US authorities have for years wanted Snowden returned to the US to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013. » | Andrew Roth in Moscow and agencies | Monday, November 2, 2020
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Emmanuel Macron: Free Speech Is Much Broader Than Mere Cartoons | Talk to Al Jazeera
On this edition of Talk to Al Jazeera, President Emmanuel Macron insists he understands and respects the feelings expressed by the Muslim world over the cartoons.
But, he says, he will always defend "the freedom to write, to think and to draw". Even if this does not mean he personally supports everything said, thought or drawn.
Macron says it is his duty to protect these human rights that have been won in France, as well as the sovereignty of the French people.
But, he says, he will always defend "the freedom to write, to think and to draw". Even if this does not mean he personally supports everything said, thought or drawn.
Macron says it is his duty to protect these human rights that have been won in France, as well as the sovereignty of the French people.
Sunday, November 01, 2020
Caricatures: un haut responsable de l'Onu appelle «au respect mutuel»
LE FIGARO: «Les caricatures incendiaires ont provoqué des actes de violence contre des civils innocents», a regretté l'Espagnol Miguel Angel Moratinos.
Le haut représentant pour l'Alliance des civilisations des Nations Unies, l'Espagnol Miguel Angel Moratinos, a appelé mercredi 28 octobre dans un communiqué «au respect mutuel de toutes les religions et croyances», sans se prononcer directement sur les propos du président français défendant le droit de caricaturer le prophète Mahomet. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | Publié le 28 octobre 2020 à 23:57, mis à jour le 29 octobre 2020
Le haut représentant pour l'Alliance des civilisations des Nations Unies, l'Espagnol Miguel Angel Moratinos, a appelé mercredi 28 octobre dans un communiqué «au respect mutuel de toutes les religions et croyances», sans se prononcer directement sur les propos du président français défendant le droit de caricaturer le prophète Mahomet. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | Publié le 28 octobre 2020 à 23:57, mis à jour le 29 octobre 2020
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Would You Hire Donald Trump? | NowThis
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The Observer View on the US Election
THE OBSERVER: Another four years of Donald Trump would be a disaster for America. We must hope Biden wins and wins big
The US presidential election on Tuesday is the most momentous in recent modern history. It is a referendum on the personality and leadership of Donald Trump after four extraordinary, disgraceful years. It is a referendum, too, on the future of democracy in America, which appears more imperilled now than at any time since the civil war. Also at issue is America’s future role in the world. Not since 1940 has the US been so isolated and out of step on the key issues of the day.
The very idea that an American election, normally a grand, exemplary expression of the popular will, could be reduced to being about one man is, at some level, obscene. Yet how could it be otherwise? Selfishness, egotism and narcissism are the Trump trademarks. From his first hours in the Oval office, when he lied about the size of his inauguration crowd, Trump has made governing all about him. For this vain, self-obsessed man, the Hail to the Chief presidential anthem should be retitled Hail to Me. » | Observer editorial | Sunday, November 1, 2020
The US presidential election on Tuesday is the most momentous in recent modern history. It is a referendum on the personality and leadership of Donald Trump after four extraordinary, disgraceful years. It is a referendum, too, on the future of democracy in America, which appears more imperilled now than at any time since the civil war. Also at issue is America’s future role in the world. Not since 1940 has the US been so isolated and out of step on the key issues of the day.
The very idea that an American election, normally a grand, exemplary expression of the popular will, could be reduced to being about one man is, at some level, obscene. Yet how could it be otherwise? Selfishness, egotism and narcissism are the Trump trademarks. From his first hours in the Oval office, when he lied about the size of his inauguration crowd, Trump has made governing all about him. For this vain, self-obsessed man, the Hail to the Chief presidential anthem should be retitled Hail to Me. » | Observer editorial | Sunday, November 1, 2020
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Muslims’ Rage at Macron Threatens to Escalate Tensions across Europe
THE GUARDIAN: In his defence of freedom after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the French president outraged both radical and moderate Muslims
Maybe he knew what he was doing. Maybe he didn’t. Either way, Emmanuel Macron set France and Europe on a new collision course with the Islamic world last month – all in the name of freedom. Last week’s spate of lethal terror attacks suggests the French president may have started something he cannot finish.
Macron’s impassioned speech on 2 October, vowing to fight “radical Islamism”, eradicate “separatism” and uphold secular values at all costs, foreshadowed this latest crisis. It was seen at the time as a mainly domestic political exercise, intended to spike the guns of France’s far right before his 2022 election campaign.
But Muslim leaders were enraged by Macron’s description of Islam as a faith “in crisis all over the world” that had, in effect, been hijacked by extremists. Then, two weeks later, after the murder of a Paris schoolteacher, Samuel Paty, by a foreign-born Islamist, an undaunted Macron doubled down. His defence of the notorious, recently republished Charlie Hebdo caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, which Paty had shown to pupils, and a national crackdown on mosques, imams and Islamic groups added fuel to the fire. France itself was “under attack”, Macron dramatically declared, a phrase he repeated on Thursday.
Political and religious leaders from Bangladesh to Jordan and anti-French demonstrators publicly vented their fury, accusing him of doing “Satan’s work”. Much of what he said was misunderstood or purposefully distorted. Truth was a casualty, too. » | Simon Tisdall | Sunday, Novermber 1, 2020
Maybe he knew what he was doing. Maybe he didn’t. Either way, Emmanuel Macron set France and Europe on a new collision course with the Islamic world last month – all in the name of freedom. Last week’s spate of lethal terror attacks suggests the French president may have started something he cannot finish.
Macron’s impassioned speech on 2 October, vowing to fight “radical Islamism”, eradicate “separatism” and uphold secular values at all costs, foreshadowed this latest crisis. It was seen at the time as a mainly domestic political exercise, intended to spike the guns of France’s far right before his 2022 election campaign.
But Muslim leaders were enraged by Macron’s description of Islam as a faith “in crisis all over the world” that had, in effect, been hijacked by extremists. Then, two weeks later, after the murder of a Paris schoolteacher, Samuel Paty, by a foreign-born Islamist, an undaunted Macron doubled down. His defence of the notorious, recently republished Charlie Hebdo caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, which Paty had shown to pupils, and a national crackdown on mosques, imams and Islamic groups added fuel to the fire. France itself was “under attack”, Macron dramatically declared, a phrase he repeated on Thursday.
Political and religious leaders from Bangladesh to Jordan and anti-French demonstrators publicly vented their fury, accusing him of doing “Satan’s work”. Much of what he said was misunderstood or purposefully distorted. Truth was a casualty, too. » | Simon Tisdall | Sunday, Novermber 1, 2020
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As Europe's Governments Lose Control of Covid, Revolt Is in the Air
THE OBSERVER: Fears of civil unrest grow as people across the continent no longer trust leaders to protect them during the crisis
As the second wave of Covid-19 filled hospital wards across Europe last week, and countries inched reluctantly towards varying degrees of partial lockdown, television schedules were cleared to allow leaders to address weary nations.
Announcing a 6pm curfew for the country’s restaurants and bars the Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, called for national unity. “If we all respect these new rules during the month of November,” he said, “we will succeed in keeping the epidemiological curve under control. That way we will be able to ease the restrictions and move into the Christmas festivities with greater serenity.”
Speaking from the Elysée, a sombre Emmanuel Macron decreed a new national lockdown, lasting until at least 1 December, and warned France the new wave of infections was likely to be “deadlier than the first”. In Belgium, where Covid is spreading faster than in any other European country, the new prime minister, Alexander De Croo, hoped “a team of 11 million Belgians” would pull together to follow tighter regulations.
In tone and spirit, the messages echoed those delivered in March, when shock and fear led populations to rally round leaders and consent to restrictions unknown outside wartime. Eight months on, that kind of trust and goodwill is in short supply. » | Julian Coman | Sunday, November 1, 2020
As the second wave of Covid-19 filled hospital wards across Europe last week, and countries inched reluctantly towards varying degrees of partial lockdown, television schedules were cleared to allow leaders to address weary nations.
Announcing a 6pm curfew for the country’s restaurants and bars the Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, called for national unity. “If we all respect these new rules during the month of November,” he said, “we will succeed in keeping the epidemiological curve under control. That way we will be able to ease the restrictions and move into the Christmas festivities with greater serenity.”
Speaking from the Elysée, a sombre Emmanuel Macron decreed a new national lockdown, lasting until at least 1 December, and warned France the new wave of infections was likely to be “deadlier than the first”. In Belgium, where Covid is spreading faster than in any other European country, the new prime minister, Alexander De Croo, hoped “a team of 11 million Belgians” would pull together to follow tighter regulations.
In tone and spirit, the messages echoed those delivered in March, when shock and fear led populations to rally round leaders and consent to restrictions unknown outside wartime. Eight months on, that kind of trust and goodwill is in short supply. » | Julian Coman | Sunday, November 1, 2020
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Europe
Who Is Donald J. Trump? Narrated by Julianne Moore | NowThis
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Nice Mourns Terror Victims as Details Emerge about Suspect | DW News
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