Tuesday, November 02, 2021
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French Officials Vent Fury over Australian Leak of Macron Text Message
THE GUARDIAN: Confidence shattered by ‘crude’ leak of president’s message to prime minister Scott Morrison, says adviser
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, had texted Australia’s prime minister to ask whether he could expect good or bad news on their submarine deal. Photograph: John Thys/AP
Elysée officials have expressed fury at the decision of Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.
“Confidence has been completely shattered,” a close adviser to Macron told French media on Tuesday. “Disclosing a text message exchange between heads of state or government is a pretty crude and unconventional tactic.”
The adviser told Le Parisien that it “would never even enter the head” of the French president to disclose communications of this kind. “It is not the kind of thing that is likely to improve relations between France and Australia,” they said.
In the text, two days before the announcement of the Aukus security partnership and the cancellation of a major French contract to supply submarines to Australia, Macron asked Morrison whether he could expect good or bad news on the submarines.
Its publication came after Macron told reporters he “knew” that Morrison had lied to him over plans with the US and the UK to acquire nuclear-propelled submarines. Morrison rejected the claim and said he was “not going to cop sledging of Australia”. » | Jon Henley in Paris | Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Crise des sous-marins : l'entourage de Macron en colère après la fuite d'un SMS au premier ministre australien : Le chef de l'État aurait envoyé : «Dois-je m'attendre à de bonnes ou de mauvaises nouvelles pour notre ambition conjointe sur les sous-marins ?» à Scott Morrison. »
Elysée officials have expressed fury at the decision of Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.
“Confidence has been completely shattered,” a close adviser to Macron told French media on Tuesday. “Disclosing a text message exchange between heads of state or government is a pretty crude and unconventional tactic.”
The adviser told Le Parisien that it “would never even enter the head” of the French president to disclose communications of this kind. “It is not the kind of thing that is likely to improve relations between France and Australia,” they said.
In the text, two days before the announcement of the Aukus security partnership and the cancellation of a major French contract to supply submarines to Australia, Macron asked Morrison whether he could expect good or bad news on the submarines.
Its publication came after Macron told reporters he “knew” that Morrison had lied to him over plans with the US and the UK to acquire nuclear-propelled submarines. Morrison rejected the claim and said he was “not going to cop sledging of Australia”. » | Jon Henley in Paris | Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Crise des sous-marins : l'entourage de Macron en colère après la fuite d'un SMS au premier ministre australien : Le chef de l'État aurait envoyé : «Dois-je m'attendre à de bonnes ou de mauvaises nouvelles pour notre ambition conjointe sur les sous-marins ?» à Scott Morrison. »
Les Chinois appelés à stocker la nourriture
LE FIGARO : L'avis affiché lundi sur le site Internet du ministère du Commerce ne précise pas la raison de cet appel ni si le pays est menacé de pénurie alimentaire.
Le gouvernement chinois a appelé la population à constituer des réserves de nourriture, au moment où le pays tente de combattre un regain épidémique limité qui perturbe les communications. Un avis affiché sur le site Internet du ministère du Commerce lundi 1er novembre au soir invite «les ménages à stocker une certaine quantité de produits de première nécessité afin de faire face aux besoins quotidiens et aux cas d'urgence». L'avis ne précise pas la raison de cet appel ni si le pays est menacé de pénurie alimentaire. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 2 novembre 2021
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‘Make It a Christian Town’: The Ultra-conservative Church on the Rise in Idaho
THE GUARDIAN: Increased influence of Christ Church, whose leader wants to create US ‘theocracy’, comes as social conservatives aim to gain traction
Members of Christ Church sing a hymn during ‘psalm sing;’ in September, outside city hall in Moscow, Idaho. Church members were protesting against an order that requires people to either socially distance or wear a face mask in public. Photograph: Geoff Crimmins/AP
A Guardian investigation has revealed that a controversial church whose leader has openly expressed the ambition of creating a “theocracy” in America has accumulated significant influence in the city of Moscow, Idaho.
Christ Church has a stated goal to “make Moscow a Christian town” and public records, interviews, and open source materials online show how its leadership has extended its power and activities in the town.
Church figures have browbeaten elected officials over Covid restrictions, built powerful institutions in parallel to secular government, harassed perceived opponents, and accumulated land and businesses in pursuit of a long-term goal of transforming America into a nation ruled according to its own, ultra-conservative moral precepts.
The rise of Christ Church may be playing out in a small Idaho city but it comes at a time when the US is roiled by the far right, including Christian nationalism, and when social conservatives are seeking to roll back basic tenets of US life such as legal abortion, as well as dominating powerful national institutions, such as the supreme court. » | Jason Wilson in Moscow, Idaho | Tuesday, October 2, 2021
A Guardian investigation has revealed that a controversial church whose leader has openly expressed the ambition of creating a “theocracy” in America has accumulated significant influence in the city of Moscow, Idaho.
Christ Church has a stated goal to “make Moscow a Christian town” and public records, interviews, and open source materials online show how its leadership has extended its power and activities in the town.
Church figures have browbeaten elected officials over Covid restrictions, built powerful institutions in parallel to secular government, harassed perceived opponents, and accumulated land and businesses in pursuit of a long-term goal of transforming America into a nation ruled according to its own, ultra-conservative moral precepts.
The rise of Christ Church may be playing out in a small Idaho city but it comes at a time when the US is roiled by the far right, including Christian nationalism, and when social conservatives are seeking to roll back basic tenets of US life such as legal abortion, as well as dominating powerful national institutions, such as the supreme court. » | Jason Wilson in Moscow, Idaho | Tuesday, October 2, 2021
Bosnia Is In Danger of Breaking Up, Warns Top International Official
THE GUARDIAN: Exclusive: high representative says threat by Serb separatists to create their own army risks return of conflict
The international community’s chief representative in Bosnia has warned that the country is in imminent danger of breaking apart, and there is a “very real” prospect of a return to conflict.
In a report to the UN seen by the Guardian, Christian Schmidt, the high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that if Serb separatists carry out their threat to recreate their own army, splitting the national armed forces in two, more international peacekeepers would have to be sent back in to stop the slide towards a new war. » | Julian Borger, World affairs editor | Tuesday, November 2, 2021
The international community’s chief representative in Bosnia has warned that the country is in imminent danger of breaking apart, and there is a “very real” prospect of a return to conflict.
In a report to the UN seen by the Guardian, Christian Schmidt, the high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that if Serb separatists carry out their threat to recreate their own army, splitting the national armed forces in two, more international peacekeepers would have to be sent back in to stop the slide towards a new war. » | Julian Borger, World affairs editor | Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Monday, November 01, 2021
Early to Bed, Early to Rise…
Pêche post-Brexit : Macron repousse l'ultimatum adressé aux Anglais
LE FIGARO : Le président français a décidé de ne pas faire entrer en vigueur ce soir à minuit les mesures de rétorsion annoncées, estimant que «les prochaines heures sont des heures importantes».
La discussion concernant le litige sur la pêche «se poursuivra demain» mardi entre la France, le Royaume-Uni et la Commission européenne, a déclaré lundi Emmanuel Macron, écartant une application des mesures de rétorsion dès minuit car «ce n'est pas pendant qu'on négocie qu'on va mettre des sanctions». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 1 novembre 2021
Prince Andrew’s Criticisms of Virginia Giuffre May Backfire, Lawyers Say
THE GUARDIAN: UK experts say accusing Giuffre of seeking a ‘payday’ at prince’s expense is risky
Prince Andrew has applied to have Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against him in the US dismissed. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images
THE GUARDIAN: UK experts say accusing Giuffre of seeking a ‘payday’ at prince’s expense is risky
Prince Andrew’s attacks on Virginia Giuffre’s character in an attempt to get her sexual assault lawsuit against him thrown out may fail and risk doing further damage to his reputation, British lawyers have said.
Having initially attempted to prevent service of the suit, which alleges that he sexually abused Giuffre when she was 17, the prince’s lawyers went on the offensive over the weekend in an attempt to get her “baseless” claim dismissed.
Their filings accuse Giuffre of seeking a “payday” at Andrew’s expense and contain references from friends and in newspaper articles to her being a “money hungry sex kitten” and recruiting girls for the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who died in custody in 2019, awaiting trial.
At the same time they argue that a 2009 settlement agreement between Giuffre and Epstein, formerly a friend of Andrew, absolves the prince from responsibility, a notion rejected by Giuffre’s lawyer. » | Haroon Siddique, Legal affairs correspondent | Monday, November 1, 2021
THE GUARDIAN: UK experts say accusing Giuffre of seeking a ‘payday’ at prince’s expense is risky
Prince Andrew’s attacks on Virginia Giuffre’s character in an attempt to get her sexual assault lawsuit against him thrown out may fail and risk doing further damage to his reputation, British lawyers have said.
Having initially attempted to prevent service of the suit, which alleges that he sexually abused Giuffre when she was 17, the prince’s lawyers went on the offensive over the weekend in an attempt to get her “baseless” claim dismissed.
Their filings accuse Giuffre of seeking a “payday” at Andrew’s expense and contain references from friends and in newspaper articles to her being a “money hungry sex kitten” and recruiting girls for the convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who died in custody in 2019, awaiting trial.
At the same time they argue that a 2009 settlement agreement between Giuffre and Epstein, formerly a friend of Andrew, absolves the prince from responsibility, a notion rejected by Giuffre’s lawyer. » | Haroon Siddique, Legal affairs correspondent | Monday, November 1, 2021
Nikotin – Droge mit Zukunft | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE
Nov 1, 2021 • Obwohl die Zahl der Raucher zurückgeht, fährt die Tabakindustrie immer mehr Gewinne ein. Ein Erfolgsprodukt sind E-Zigaretten, die angeblich weniger schädlich sind. Aber ist das wirklich schon erforscht? Aggressiver Lobbyismus und zweifelhafte Studien waren schon lange Instrumente bei der Vermarktung der Droge Nikotin. Trotz zahlreicher Prozesse scheint sich nichts zu verändern.
Viele versuchen jahrelang mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören und kommen einfach nicht los. Nikotinpflaster, Hypnose, Kurse – nichts scheint zu helfen. Aber jetzt gibt es ein neues Wundermittel, mit dem Raucher ihre Sucht überwinden können: E-Zigaretten. Hier wird das Nikotin verdampft, nicht der Tabak erhitzt. Vertreter der Tabakfirmen sprechen von einem um bis zu 99 Prozent geringerem Gesundheitsrisiko für den Konsumenten.Aber nicht erst seit die rätselhafte Lungenkrankheit Evali in den USA zahlreiche Todesopfer forderte, zweifeln die Kritiker der Tabakindustrie an den neuen Produkten. Denn noch seien die gesundheitlichen Folgen des Dampfens viel zu wenig erforscht. Angeblich konzentriert sich die Werbung auf erwachsene Raucher, die von der Tabakzigarette auf die gesündere E-Zigarette umsteigen sollen. Bei genaueren Hinsehen zeige sich aber, dass das Marketing auf Teenager abzielt, die dazu gebracht werden sollen, dass sie mit dem Rauchen anfangen. Je jünger die Menschen mit Nikotin in Kontakt gebracht werden, desto zuverlässiger bleibt ihre Sucht nach der Droge – diese Erkenntnis findet sich in internen Dokumenten der großen Zigarettenfirmen schon in den 60er Jahren. Und ganz ungehemmt sprechen sie junge Menschen dort an, wo der Staat noch keine Regularien dagegen entwickelt hat: in Schwellenländern wie Indonesien.Nikotin ist eine gefährliche Droge, ihr Suchtpotential wird von Ärzten mit dem von Heroin verglichen. Aber allen Warnhinweisen zum Trotz: Nikotin ist in der herkömmlichen Form der Zigarette oder im modernen Gewand des Verdampfers definitiv eine Droge mit Zukunft.
Dokumentarfilm von Bärbel Merseburger-Sill (D 2020, 90 Min)
Nichtsdestotrotz:
Regulator paves way for NHS e-cigarette prescriptions in England: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency updates guidance under government plans to cut smoking rates »
Viele versuchen jahrelang mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören und kommen einfach nicht los. Nikotinpflaster, Hypnose, Kurse – nichts scheint zu helfen. Aber jetzt gibt es ein neues Wundermittel, mit dem Raucher ihre Sucht überwinden können: E-Zigaretten. Hier wird das Nikotin verdampft, nicht der Tabak erhitzt. Vertreter der Tabakfirmen sprechen von einem um bis zu 99 Prozent geringerem Gesundheitsrisiko für den Konsumenten.Aber nicht erst seit die rätselhafte Lungenkrankheit Evali in den USA zahlreiche Todesopfer forderte, zweifeln die Kritiker der Tabakindustrie an den neuen Produkten. Denn noch seien die gesundheitlichen Folgen des Dampfens viel zu wenig erforscht. Angeblich konzentriert sich die Werbung auf erwachsene Raucher, die von der Tabakzigarette auf die gesündere E-Zigarette umsteigen sollen. Bei genaueren Hinsehen zeige sich aber, dass das Marketing auf Teenager abzielt, die dazu gebracht werden sollen, dass sie mit dem Rauchen anfangen. Je jünger die Menschen mit Nikotin in Kontakt gebracht werden, desto zuverlässiger bleibt ihre Sucht nach der Droge – diese Erkenntnis findet sich in internen Dokumenten der großen Zigarettenfirmen schon in den 60er Jahren. Und ganz ungehemmt sprechen sie junge Menschen dort an, wo der Staat noch keine Regularien dagegen entwickelt hat: in Schwellenländern wie Indonesien.Nikotin ist eine gefährliche Droge, ihr Suchtpotential wird von Ärzten mit dem von Heroin verglichen. Aber allen Warnhinweisen zum Trotz: Nikotin ist in der herkömmlichen Form der Zigarette oder im modernen Gewand des Verdampfers definitiv eine Droge mit Zukunft.
Dokumentarfilm von Bärbel Merseburger-Sill (D 2020, 90 Min)
Nichtsdestotrotz:
Regulator paves way for NHS e-cigarette prescriptions in England: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency updates guidance under government plans to cut smoking rates »
This Fish Spat with France Is Just Another Product of Johnson’s Broken Brexit
THE GUARDIAN: The PM’s push to quit the European single market has proved disastrous for Britain’s standing at the key moment of Cop26
Fishing activity in Douarnenez, Brittany. Photograph: Isa Harsin/SIPA/Rex
As Boris Johnson stumbles from cliche to cliche in Glasgow, a boatload of French fishers are making a fool of him. Posing as a world leader, he pleads that the Earth is “at one minute to midnight”, and should raise its game in the last chance saloon. Yet he cannot stop France’s Emmanuel Macron taunting him over a few boat licences, any more than he can handle the consequences of the Northern Irish protocol, or exert influence over the truce between the European Union and the United States on steel tariffs.
Being outside the EU was meant to display Britain beating its chest across the Channel and round the world, raking in lucrative new trade. Instead at Cop26, China, Russia and India have all found better things to do than listen to Johnson’s tired metaphors amid piles of rain-soaked rubbish.
The fishing dispute with France is complex and unimportant, and 55% of England’s fishing quota is already owned by EU vessels. The row is pure electioneering by Emmanuel Macron. But Britain has no friends in Europe and zero leverage, following the sloppy withdrawal deal reached by Johnson’s belligerent chief negotiator and crony, David Frost. He has now handed Macron an election weapon, a threat to impede all trade through Channel ports. This should be an outrage. » | Simon Jenkins | Monday, November 1, 2021
As Boris Johnson stumbles from cliche to cliche in Glasgow, a boatload of French fishers are making a fool of him. Posing as a world leader, he pleads that the Earth is “at one minute to midnight”, and should raise its game in the last chance saloon. Yet he cannot stop France’s Emmanuel Macron taunting him over a few boat licences, any more than he can handle the consequences of the Northern Irish protocol, or exert influence over the truce between the European Union and the United States on steel tariffs.
Being outside the EU was meant to display Britain beating its chest across the Channel and round the world, raking in lucrative new trade. Instead at Cop26, China, Russia and India have all found better things to do than listen to Johnson’s tired metaphors amid piles of rain-soaked rubbish.
The fishing dispute with France is complex and unimportant, and 55% of England’s fishing quota is already owned by EU vessels. The row is pure electioneering by Emmanuel Macron. But Britain has no friends in Europe and zero leverage, following the sloppy withdrawal deal reached by Johnson’s belligerent chief negotiator and crony, David Frost. He has now handed Macron an election weapon, a threat to impede all trade through Channel ports. This should be an outrage. » | Simon Jenkins | Monday, November 1, 2021
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