Monday, March 25, 2019
Caring Corrupted – The Killing Nurses of The Third Reich
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Holocaust,
nursing,
Third Reich
Don Lemon: This Is the Biggest Unanswered Question
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Don Lemon,
Mueller report
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Mueller Report – AG Barr Letter: No Conclusion on Justice Obstruction | ABC News Report
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Donald Trump,
Mueller report
Bomben auf schweizer Städte 1944/45
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Schweiz,
Zweiter Weltkrieg
'People’s Vote' March: Up Close with Anti-Brexit Protesters at the 'Biggest Ever Demo'
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London,
People's Vote March
Saturday, March 23, 2019
People's Vote Brexit Rally Draws 1 Million Marchers
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Brexit
Friday, March 22, 2019
Robert Mueller Delivers Russia Report to Justice Department
‘Show Us Your Bone Spurs’: McCain Colleague Rebukes The President’s Attacks | Deadline | MSNBC
Trump isn't fit for office. He's a man-child. Even the DOW is down 460 points today. – MA
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Deadline,
Donald Trump,
John McCain,
MSNBC
Macron Accuses Brexiters of 'Lies' over No-deal Brexit
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Brexit,
Emmanuel Macron
What'll Be the Outcome of the US President's Latest Foreign Policy Thrust? l Inside Story
It's a move designed to boost the standing of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he campaigns for re-election. But there's already been an international outcry. Some accuse President Trump of bringing the region close to war.
So what will be the consequences of Trump's latest policy bombshell?
Presenter: Nick Clark | Guests: Mitchell Barak - CEO of Keevoon Global Research who was an adviser to former Israeli President Shimon Peres; Aaron Southlea - Advocacy Officer for Al-Marsad, the Arab Human Rights Centre in Golan Heights; Simon Mabon - Senior Lecturer in International Studies at Lancaster University
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Benjamin Netanyahu,
Donald Trump,
Golan Heights,
Inside Story,
Israel,
Syria,
USA
Thursday, March 21, 2019
May Dashes to Salvage Brexit Deal in Brussels
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Brexit,
Brussels,
EU,
Theresa May
«Hier wohnt ein Jude» –Antisemitismus grassiert nicht nur im Netz
Schweizer Juden würden das Parlament kontrollieren, die Medien, die Justiz und die Wirtschaft. Und: «Schweizer Juden sind krimineller als israelische Juden.» Es sind solche Aussagen auf Twitter, für die das Bezirksgericht Frauenfeld jüngst einen Palästinenser wegen antisemitischer Rassendiskriminierung verurteilt hat. Der IV-Bezüger ist einer von vielen, die sich im vergangenen Jahr judenfeindlich geäussert haben. Das zeigt der neue Antisemitismusbericht für die Deutschschweiz, den die Stiftung gegen Rassismus und Antisemitismus (GRA) und der Schweizerische Israelitische Gemeindebund (SIG) veröffentlicht haben. » | Simon Hehli | Donnerstag, 21. März 2019
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Antisemitismus
Trump Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty in the Golan Heights
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Donald Trump,
Golan Heights,
Israel
Kushner, Inc: Vicky Ward on How Jared and Ivanka’s Greed & Ambition Compromise US Foreign Policy
Donald Trump Stokes Personal Feuds, Tells Workers ‘You Better Love Me’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
Is this dude in the White House truly compos mentis? – MA
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Donald Trump,
MSNBC,
The Last Word
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
President Donald Trump Escalates Feud With Top Advisor’s 'Husband From Hell' | Deadline | MSNBC
Trump Complains He Wasn't Thanked for McCain's Funeral
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Donald Trump,
John McCain
Theresa May Makes Brexit Statement
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Brexit,
Theresa May
Pathetic, Incoherent, Chaotic: Europe's Verdict on Brexit Shambles
When he started out as a young civil servant, said Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, a German MP from the liberal Free Democratic party, Britain was “always held up as a model of good diplomacy, of pragmatism and of self-restraint”.
That was then. Now, with the UK’s scheduled exit barely a week away and still no clarity in sight, “No one would sign up to that view,” Lambsdorff said. “Now, the UK is seen as neither pragmatic, self-restrained, nor a model.”
For politicians, diplomats and officials across the continent, the past two-and-a-half years of Britain’s fraught, seemingly interminable and increasingly shambolic departure from the EU have proved an eye-opener.
Some have responded with humour. Nathalie Loiseau, France’s Europeminister, said recently that if she had one, she would call her cat Brexit: “It wakes me up miaowing because it wants to go out. When I open the door, its sits there, undecided. Then it looks daggers at me when I put it out.”
Others have found it harder to laugh. To the shock of many, Brexit has revealed a country they long looked up to locked in a narrative of its own exceptionalism, talking mainly to itself, incoherent, entitled, incapable of compromise (with itself or its neighbours), wholly unrealistic, and startlingly ignorant of the workings of an organisation it has belonged to for nearly 50 years. » | Jon Henley and Guardian correspondents | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Brexit
What's Your Source? How to Tell Right from Wrong in the Age of Social Media
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F24 Debate,
fake news
Scott Morrison Responds to Turkish President's Gallipoli Comments
Christchurch Shooting: Gun Owners Begin to Hand In Their Weapons
New Zealanders have begun handing in their firearms to police in the wake of Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch which resulted in the deaths of at least 50 people.
New Zealand police said that, as of Tuesday night, at least 37 firearms had been handed in to police officers around the country.
The prime minister is expected to announce changes to gun laws in the coming days, including measures such as a ban on semi-automatic rifles, a plan that was flagged by her attorney general, David Parker, one day after the massacre.
She emerged from a long cabinet meeting on Monday, Jacinda Ardern said her team would take the rest of the week to work out the details after agreeing to make changes “in principle”, adding: “These aren’t simple areas of law. So that’s simply what we’ll be taking the time to get right.” » | Kate Lyons | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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Christchurch,
guns,
New Zealand
Christchurch Mosque Attacks: Burials Begin as Ardern Urges Students to Reject Hate
Burials for the 50 people killed the New Zealand terrorist attack have begun in Christchurch as the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, returned to the city to pay her respects and comfort those affected by the killings.
On Wednesday, father and son Khaled and Hamza Mustafa, who arrived in New Zealand as refugees from Syria, were the first victims to be buried. The prime minister told reporters: “I cannot tell you how gutting it is to know that a family came here for safety and for refuge, and they should have been safe here.”
Earlier, police said they planned to release most of the bodies back to their families by Wednesday night, with Ardern promising to work with authorities to see if the coronial process could be sped up in future to comply with Islamic burial rites. » | Calla Wahlquist and Eleanor Ainge Roy in Christchurch | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Christchurch,
Jacinda Ardern,
New Zealand
Labour Formally Adopts Definition of Islamophobia
The Labour party has formally adopted a definition of Islamophobia, arguing that it is vital to tackling the rise of far-right racism.
A party spokesperson said its national executive committee had adopted the working definition produced by the all-party parliamentary group on British Muslims “to help tackle Islamophobia, build a common understanding of its causes and consequences, and express solidarity with Muslim communities”.
The definition reads: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” » | Frances Perraudin | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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Islamophobia,
Labour Party
Jared Kushner: Power Hungry and Intent on Enriching Himself?
The White House has dismissed it as "fiction". But there are long-standing concerns in the US over Mr Kushner's business dealings and the level of influence he has over foreign policy.
Kushner has been caught up in investigations by the Mueller Inquiry and Congress. We report from Baltimore.
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Jared Kushner
'All Options Are On The table,' Morrison Warns over Erdoğan's Gallipoli Threat
The Australian prime minister has reacted furiously to comments by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, invoking Gallipoli to denounce anti-Islamic sentiment, warning that “all options are on the table” due to the offensive remarks.
Scott Morrison said Australia will review its travel advisory for Turkey, a threat that could see Australians directed not to travel to Turkey for Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli, attended by thousands every year on 25 April.
In inflammatory comments on Monday, Erdoğan suggested that anyone who comes to Turkey with anti-Muslim sentiments would be sent back in coffins, “like their grandfathers were” during the Gallipoli campaign. » | Paul Karp | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Tory MPs Vow to Quit Party If Boris Johnson Becomes Leader
Conservative MPs are orchestrating against a potential leadership campaign by Boris Johnson, with several talking of resigning the whip if he were to become party leader.
With Tories convinced that Theresa May’s days in No 10 are numbered, MPs are feverishly discussing who will seek to replace her, how organised the teams are and whether a general election would be necessary.
Johnson is the current favourite of Brexit-backing Tory activists, who will pick the leader out of a final two candidates. However, the former London mayor would first have to clear the hurdle of convincing Conservative MPs to put him on the final list of two.
One minister said she would leave the party if Johnson and his supporters, such as Jacob Rees-Mogg, took over the Conservatives. » | Rowena Mason, Deputy political editor | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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Boris Johnson,
Tory Party
Donald Trump Jr and John Bolton Berate UK Leaders over Brexit
Donald Trump Jr and the US national security adviser, John Bolton, spoke out over Brexit on Tuesday in what appeared to be a coordinated intervention by the White House into British domestic politics.
Both the US president’s son and Bolton attacked British political leadership after Theresa May said she would ask the EU for a delay to the UK’s exit from the European Union; in line with parliament’s wish.
In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Trump Jr said May should have listened to his father’s advice over Brexit, saying that a “process that should have taken only a few short months has become a years-long stalemate, leaving the British people in limbo”. According to the prime minister, Trump advised her to “sue the EU – not go into negotiations”. » | Kevin Rawlinson | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
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Brexit,
Donald Trump Jr,
John Bolton
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Barnier Says EU Must Weigh Cost and Benefit of Any Brexit Delay
Price of Brexit delay could be referendum or election, says Barnier »
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Brexit,
EU,
Michel Barnier
Nazi Medical Crimes | DW Documentary
Most professors had fled, but Johannes Stein, Dean of the Medical Faculty, stayed on. What did he know about the crimes of the National Socialists? Most professors had already fled, only a few had stayed on. One of them was Johannes Stein, Dean of the Medical Faculty and grandfather of Kirsten Esch, the author of this film. This documentary is her coming to terms with her own family history. During the Third Reich, this university was seen as a prestige project of National Socialism. Intended as a spiritual bulwark of German culture in occupied Alsace, it was meant to spread Nazi ideology westwards and even eclipse the Sorbonne in Paris. The faculties were staffed with what were purportedly the best minds in Germany, including the Third Reich’s leading lawyer Ernst Rudolf Huber, and the physicist and later peace researcher Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker. In her film, the author looks at her grandfather’s role as Dean of the Medical Faculty. What did he know about the crimes committed there? Did he ever visit the nearby Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp, where August Hirt conducted unspeakable "experiments" on human beings? But Kirsten Esch also looks at the Reich University as a place of resistance, and talks about the local students who, led by Alphonse Adam, opposed the compulsory conscription of Alsatian men to the German Wehrmacht. For their resistance, many were sentenced to death.
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DW documentary,
medical crimes,
Nazis
Why Trudeau's Popularity Has Taken a Nosedive
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Canada,
Justin Trudeau
Fareed on Brexit: Britain Suddenly Looks Like a Banana Republic
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Brexit,
Fareed Zakaria
Yasir Amin Survived the Christchurch Shooting
Yasir did not see the man who shot his father and said all he could "remember is a big gun".
As the car drove away, Yasir called an ambulance. He had no idea of the carnage just metres away from him inside the mosque.
Yasir wanted to stay by his father's bedside at the hospital, but was given another grim task: identifying the bodies of other victims at the morgue.
One of the nine people he identified was his best friend, Nahim Rashid.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Persecution of Homosexuals in Germany: During and After the Holocaust – Geoffrey Giles
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homosexuality,
Nazi Germany
Constitutional Chaos after Third Vote on Brexit Deal Blocked
Theresa May’s government has been plunged into constitutional chaos after the Speaker blocked the prime minister from asking MPs to vote on her Brexit deal for a third time unless it had fundamentally changed.
With 11 days to go until Britain is due to leave the EU, May was forced to pull her plans for another meaningful vote because John Bercow said she could not ask MPs to pass the same deal, after they rejected it twice by huge margins. EU officials meanwhile were considering offering her a new date for a delayed Brexit to resolve the crisis.
Quoting from the guide to parliamentary procedure, Erskine May, Bercow said the question “may not be brought forward again during the same session” and that it was a “strong and longstanding convention” dating back to 1604. It must be “not different in terms of wording, but different in terms of substance”, he said, suggesting there must be a change in what the EU is offering. » | Jessica Elgot, Rowena Mason and Daniel Boffeyin Brussels | Monday, March 18, 2019
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Brexit,
John Bercow
Bertram Schaffner on Helping Gay Soldiers during WWII
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gay soldiers,
US military,
WWII
Trump Backs Jeanine Pirro after Fall-out over Comments on Islam
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