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)
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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
Zu Tisch ... in Swanetien - Georgien | ARTE
Oct 31, 2021 • Im Norden Georgiens liegt das dünn besiedelte Swanetien wenige Kilometer hinter der russischen Grenze. Die Region lebt von Vieh- und Milchwirtschaft. Auch Kartoffeln und Früchte stehen auf dem Speiseplan. Besonders beliebt sind der aus Pflaumen gekochte "georgische Ketchup", Sulguni-Käse und gefüllte Teigtaschen. Swanetisches Salz, Svanuri marili, würzt zahlreiche Speisen.
Familie Tamliani lebt wie viele andere Einwohner in Tsvirmi als Selbstversorger. Das Dorf liegt auf fast 2.000 Meter Höhe. Am Ende eines langen Sommers erntet Archil Tamliani zusammen mit seinem Vater und seinem Bruder Lascha die Kartoffeln. Die Erdäpfel sind eine wichtige Lebensgrundlage. Den größten Teil verkaufen Johnny und Archil oder tauschen ihn gegen Mehl. Die Tamlianis machen alles noch mit der Hand, Maschinen können sie sich nicht leisten. Statt mit einem Mähdrescher mähen sie ihre Weiden mit der Sense, und mit einem Ochsengespann und einem Holzschlitten holen sie das Heu in den Stall. Die swanetische Küche ist deftig: Khatschapuri, mit Sulguni-Käse gefüllte Teigtaschen, sind ein tägliches Muss. Lily Tamliani und ihre Schwiegertochter Khatia sind im Haus fürs Kochen zuständig. Auf einem einfachen Holzofen bereiten sie die Gerichte zu. Zweimal in der Woche macht Lilly Sulguni-Käse. Er hat eine ähnliche Konsistenz wie Mozzarella. Sie gewinnt ihn aus der Milch ihrer sechs Kühe, die sie mit der Hand melkt. Grundlage für Lilys Svanuri Marili, ihr Salz, sind Knoblauch, Koriander, Dill, Paprika und das „fremde Gewürz“ – Schabzigerklee. Lily sammelt die Zutaten unweit des Hauses oder baut sie in ihrem Garten an. Über die Bestandteile des Svanuri Marili gibt sie gerne Auskunft, nicht aber über die jeweiligen Mengen. Trotz materieller Not begehen die Menschen in Swanetien immer wieder opulente Festmahle – Supra ist ein Fest inmitten des Alltags. Dabei wird der Tisch mit allerlei Speisen und Getränken überladen. Man gedenkt der Ahnen und der Lebenden, man schwört sich ein auf die Gemeinschaft.
Esskulturreihe (D 2019, 26 Min)
Familie Tamliani lebt wie viele andere Einwohner in Tsvirmi als Selbstversorger. Das Dorf liegt auf fast 2.000 Meter Höhe. Am Ende eines langen Sommers erntet Archil Tamliani zusammen mit seinem Vater und seinem Bruder Lascha die Kartoffeln. Die Erdäpfel sind eine wichtige Lebensgrundlage. Den größten Teil verkaufen Johnny und Archil oder tauschen ihn gegen Mehl. Die Tamlianis machen alles noch mit der Hand, Maschinen können sie sich nicht leisten. Statt mit einem Mähdrescher mähen sie ihre Weiden mit der Sense, und mit einem Ochsengespann und einem Holzschlitten holen sie das Heu in den Stall. Die swanetische Küche ist deftig: Khatschapuri, mit Sulguni-Käse gefüllte Teigtaschen, sind ein tägliches Muss. Lily Tamliani und ihre Schwiegertochter Khatia sind im Haus fürs Kochen zuständig. Auf einem einfachen Holzofen bereiten sie die Gerichte zu. Zweimal in der Woche macht Lilly Sulguni-Käse. Er hat eine ähnliche Konsistenz wie Mozzarella. Sie gewinnt ihn aus der Milch ihrer sechs Kühe, die sie mit der Hand melkt. Grundlage für Lilys Svanuri Marili, ihr Salz, sind Knoblauch, Koriander, Dill, Paprika und das „fremde Gewürz“ – Schabzigerklee. Lily sammelt die Zutaten unweit des Hauses oder baut sie in ihrem Garten an. Über die Bestandteile des Svanuri Marili gibt sie gerne Auskunft, nicht aber über die jeweiligen Mengen. Trotz materieller Not begehen die Menschen in Swanetien immer wieder opulente Festmahle – Supra ist ein Fest inmitten des Alltags. Dabei wird der Tisch mit allerlei Speisen und Getränken überladen. Man gedenkt der Ahnen und der Lebenden, man schwört sich ein auf die Gemeinschaft.
Esskulturreihe (D 2019, 26 Min)
François Heisbourg: «Le risque de guerre est plus élevé qu’avant la pandémie»
LE FIGARO : ENTRETIEN - Pour le spécialiste de géopolitique, qui publie Retour de la guerre (Odile Jacob), la montée en puissance de la Chine, l’évolution technologique et l’absence d’ordre mondial rendent le retour de conflits plus probable que pendant la guerre froide.
LE FIGARO. - Après la crise du Covid, la puissance chinoise s’affirme plus que jamais tandis que le départ chaotique des États-Unis d’Afghanistan a pu être interprété comme un signe de déclin. Dans cette configuration, le retour de la guerre est-il inévitable?
François HEISBOURG. - Le risque de guerre est plus élevé qu’il ne l’était avant la pandémie et il est amené à s’accroître. Une des raisons majeures de cette montée des tensions tient à l’accélération de la puissance chinoise et à sa confrontation idéologique, économique, technologique, politique avec les États-Unis, et peut-être avec le monde démocratique de façon plus générale.
Il y a aussi l’évolution technologique, qui déstabilise la situation stratégique à travers la cyberguerre et qui donne un caractère quotidien aux conflits. Le continuum de la non-guerre jusqu’à la guerre la plus dure est plus direct que durant la guerre froide. Lors de cette dernière, il n’y avait pas de guerre tant qu’il n’y avait pas de tir. Et, par ailleurs, la dissuasion nucléaire obéissait à des règles qui empêchèrent (avec difficulté, tout de même) la guerre d’éclater entre les deux blocs et les deux superpuissances. Aujourd’hui, ce n’est plus le cas. On passe insensiblement de la non-guerre à une quasi-guerre à un début de guerre… Dans le domaine nucléaire, le développement de nouveaux arsenaux nucléaires entraîne une fragilisation de la dissuasion. … » | Par Alexandre Devecchio | Publié : dimanche 31 octobre 2021 ; mis à jour : lundi 1 novembre 2021
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Oct 30, 2021 • On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the extradition hearing of Julian Assange in London with Joe Lauria, Editor-in-Chief of Consortium News.
For the past two days, Chris Hedges has been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via video link from London. The United States is appealing a lower court ruling that denied the US request to extradite Assange not, unfortunately, because in the eyes of the court he is innocent of a crime, but because, as Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January concluded, Assange's precarious psychological state would deteriorate given the "harsh conditions" of the inhumane US prison system, "causing him to commit suicide.” The United States has charged Assange with 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of trying to hack into a government computer, charges that could see him imprisoned for 175 years.
If Assange is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material, it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting, allowing the government to use the Espionage Act to charge any reporter who possesses classified documents, and any whistleblower who leaks classified information, under the Espionage Act.
For the past two days, Chris Hedges has been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via video link from London. The United States is appealing a lower court ruling that denied the US request to extradite Assange not, unfortunately, because in the eyes of the court he is innocent of a crime, but because, as Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January concluded, Assange's precarious psychological state would deteriorate given the "harsh conditions" of the inhumane US prison system, "causing him to commit suicide.” The United States has charged Assange with 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of trying to hack into a government computer, charges that could see him imprisoned for 175 years.
If Assange is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material, it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting, allowing the government to use the Espionage Act to charge any reporter who possesses classified documents, and any whistleblower who leaks classified information, under the Espionage Act.
Sex, Lies and Julian Assange (2012) | Four Corners
Jul 27, 2019 • When Julian Assange arrived in Sweden in August 2010 he was greeted like a conquering hero.
But within weeks there was a warrant out for his arrest and he was being investigated for rape and sexual molestation.
Until recently he was taking sanctuary in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, arguing he won't receive justice if he's taken to Sweden and that US authorities are building a case for his extradition.
In this program from 2012, Four Corners reporter Andrew Fowler examines in detail what happened in those crucial weeks while Julian Assange was in Sweden. What was the nature of his relationship with the two women who claim he assaulted them? And what did they tell police that led the authorities to seek his arrest?
Both Assange and his supporters believe the attempt by authorities to force his return to Sweden is simply the first step in a plan to see him extradited to the United States.
Four Corners looks at claims the United States is working hard to unearth evidence that would lead to a charge of "conspiracy to commit espionage" being made against Assange - which in turn would be used in his extradition from Sweden.
The program also documents the harassment experienced by Assange's supporters across the globe - including his Australian lawyer - and the FBI's attempts to convince some to give evidence against him.
But within weeks there was a warrant out for his arrest and he was being investigated for rape and sexual molestation.
Until recently he was taking sanctuary in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, arguing he won't receive justice if he's taken to Sweden and that US authorities are building a case for his extradition.
In this program from 2012, Four Corners reporter Andrew Fowler examines in detail what happened in those crucial weeks while Julian Assange was in Sweden. What was the nature of his relationship with the two women who claim he assaulted them? And what did they tell police that led the authorities to seek his arrest?
Both Assange and his supporters believe the attempt by authorities to force his return to Sweden is simply the first step in a plan to see him extradited to the United States.
Four Corners looks at claims the United States is working hard to unearth evidence that would lead to a charge of "conspiracy to commit espionage" being made against Assange - which in turn would be used in his extradition from Sweden.
The program also documents the harassment experienced by Assange's supporters across the globe - including his Australian lawyer - and the FBI's attempts to convince some to give evidence against him.
‘Astounding’ Haul of Roman Sculptures Discovered under HS2 Building Site - BBC News
Oct 31, 2021 • Archaeologists have uncovered a "remarkable" set of Roman sculptures on the HS2 rail link route.
Two complete sculptures of what appear to be a man and a woman, plus the head of a child, were found at an abandoned medieval church in Buckinghamshire. The discoveries have been sent for specialist analysis.
Dr Rachel Wood, lead archaeologist for HS2’s contractor. said they were "really rare finds in the UK".
Two complete sculptures of what appear to be a man and a woman, plus the head of a child, were found at an abandoned medieval church in Buckinghamshire. The discoveries have been sent for specialist analysis.
Dr Rachel Wood, lead archaeologist for HS2’s contractor. said they were "really rare finds in the UK".
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Le Liban puni par l’Arabie saoudite
LE FIGARO : Riyad a décidé de couper les ponts avec Beyrouth, au prétexte qu’un ministre libanais avait critiqué son intervention militaire au Yémen, ce qui fragilise un peu plus le gouvernement de Mikati et un pays exsangue.
La stabilisation politique relative du Liban aura été de courte durée. Un peu plus d’un mois après son entrée en fonction, qui a mis fin à treize mois de vacance à la tête de l’exécutif, le gouvernement de Najib Mikati est déjà en crise et fait face à une nouvelle tempête, laquelle ne fait qu’aggraver l’effondrement en cours de ce pays depuis deux ans. Le coup est venu d’Arabie saoudite, qui a annoncé l’arrêt de toutes ses importations en provenance du pays du Cèdre, le rappel de son ambassadeur à Beyrouth, et a donné quarante-huit heures à l’ambassadeur du Liban à Riyad pour quitter le royaume. Bahrein lui a emboîté le pas, puis le Koweit, suivis des Émirats arabes unis, mais Oman et le Qatar sont restés sur la réserve.
Une sanction justifiée officiellement par les propos critiques sur l’intervention saoudienne au Yémen, tenus par le ministre libanais de l’Information, Georges Cordahi, avant la formation du gouvernement, dans une émission de la chaîne qatarie al-Jazeera et reprise il y a quelques jours sur les réseaux sociaux. Cordahi, une vedette qui a fait notamment carrière sur la chaîne saoudienne MBC, avait jugé «absurde» la guerre du Yémen, estimant que les houtistes «se défend(ai)ent» contre des puissances étrangères, à savoir la coalition menée par l’Arabie saoudite. Les houtistes étant soutenus par Téhéran et le Hezbollah, son allié chiite au Liban, la position du ministre a immédiatement déclenché des campagnes partisanes et communautaires, selon les lignes de clivages régionales qui se répercutent directement sur la scène politique libanaise. » | Par Sibylle Rizk | dimanche 31 octobre 2021
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À LIRE AUSSI : Liban: le crépuscule d'une nation : GRAND REPORTAGE - Le pays du cèdre traverse depuis deux ans une crise économique sans précédent. Aucun espoir d'amélioration ne pointe à l'horizon et pourtant chacun tente de garder son rang, au prix d'immenses sacrifices et avec les moyens du bord. »
France Has 48 Hours to Back Down in Fishing Row, Warns Liz Truss
THE GUARDIAN: Foreign secretary says UK will begin dispute talks set out in Brexit deal if threats not withdrawn
Fishing boats moored in the French port of Boulogne. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
The UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has warned France it has 48 hours to back down on threats made in the row over fishing licences or the UK will begin dispute talks set out in the Brexit deal.
French officials have said they will bar UK fishing boats from some ports and tighten customs checks on lorries entering the country unless more licences are granted for their small boats to fish in Britain’s waters.
Almost 1,700 EU vessels have been licensed to fish in UK waters, equating to 98% of EU applications for fishing licences, the UK government says, but this figure is disputed in Paris.
Truss suggested the French president, Emmanuel Macron, may be making “unreasonable threats” because he has a difficult election looming. » | Jamie Grierson | Monday, November 1, 2021
London stellt Paris Ultimatum im Fischereistreit: Ein Vermittlungsgespräch am Rande des G-20-Gipfels in Rom brachte keine Wende im Fischereistreit: Jetzt verlangt Großbritannien eine Lösung innerhalb der nächsten 48 Stunden. »
The UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has warned France it has 48 hours to back down on threats made in the row over fishing licences or the UK will begin dispute talks set out in the Brexit deal.
French officials have said they will bar UK fishing boats from some ports and tighten customs checks on lorries entering the country unless more licences are granted for their small boats to fish in Britain’s waters.
Almost 1,700 EU vessels have been licensed to fish in UK waters, equating to 98% of EU applications for fishing licences, the UK government says, but this figure is disputed in Paris.
Truss suggested the French president, Emmanuel Macron, may be making “unreasonable threats” because he has a difficult election looming. » | Jamie Grierson | Monday, November 1, 2021
London stellt Paris Ultimatum im Fischereistreit: Ein Vermittlungsgespräch am Rande des G-20-Gipfels in Rom brachte keine Wende im Fischereistreit: Jetzt verlangt Großbritannien eine Lösung innerhalb der nächsten 48 Stunden. »
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Brexit, Covid, COP26 and Boris Johnson - What Could Possibly Go Right?
Oct 31, 2021 • In the last week, the Public Accounrs Committee has described the £37 billion budgeted for the Test & Trace programme set up and run by Didi Harding as “eye watering” whilst new cases reported continue the be the second highest in the world, day after day. The government's own Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that, whilst the cost of the pandemic to the economy will be a reduction in GDP of 2%, the cost of Brexit will be a 4% fall.
COP26 is about to start in Glasgow and, under Boris Johnson's leadership, the opening of a major new oilfield and a new coal mine are being considered and may well be sanctioned after COP26.
We are seeking trade deals with countries on the other side of the world whilst doing everything possible to make trade with our nearest neighbours as difficult as possible.
Rishi Sunak in his budget last week reduced the Airline Passenger Tax for internal UK flights, a move which can only be an incentive for more people to fly rather than take the train. This is another move to raise doubts about our commitment to solving global warming.
In the meantime, Johnson told a group of children in Downing Street that recycling is a 'red herring'. The treatment of sewage by mostly foreign-owned companies has become a major scandal which could have been avoided had the prime minister acted quickly. Images and descriptions of sewage in rivers and the sea have been seen all over the world thanks to social media doing even more damage to our reputation worldwide a few days before COP26.
Finally a fishing dispute with France which could have been resolved quickly and easily has resulted in angering both France and the EU, the very nations we and Johnson will be asking for support at Glasgow this week.
COP26 is about to start in Glasgow and, under Boris Johnson's leadership, the opening of a major new oilfield and a new coal mine are being considered and may well be sanctioned after COP26.
We are seeking trade deals with countries on the other side of the world whilst doing everything possible to make trade with our nearest neighbours as difficult as possible.
Rishi Sunak in his budget last week reduced the Airline Passenger Tax for internal UK flights, a move which can only be an incentive for more people to fly rather than take the train. This is another move to raise doubts about our commitment to solving global warming.
In the meantime, Johnson told a group of children in Downing Street that recycling is a 'red herring'. The treatment of sewage by mostly foreign-owned companies has become a major scandal which could have been avoided had the prime minister acted quickly. Images and descriptions of sewage in rivers and the sea have been seen all over the world thanks to social media doing even more damage to our reputation worldwide a few days before COP26.
Finally a fishing dispute with France which could have been resolved quickly and easily has resulted in angering both France and the EU, the very nations we and Johnson will be asking for support at Glasgow this week.
“That Sh*t Gnaws at You in a Weird Sort of Way”
UK and France Blame Each Other over Fishing Row Stalemate
BBC: Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron remain at loggerheads in the ongoing dispute over permits for fishing boats.
On Sunday, the leaders met to discuss tensions and the UK government said it was "up to France" to step back from threats over port access.
But Mr Macron said the ball was "in Britain's court" and he hoped there would be a positive response on Monday.
Mr Macron added it was not a bilateral issue for the nations but an EU issue.
The row comes ahead of Tuesday, which is the deadline for more licenses to be granted for French fishing boats to operate in British waters.
Otherwise UK fishing boats could be barred from some ports, French officials have warned.
Following the meeting on Sunday, French officials said the pair had agreed to work on a solution in the "next hours and days".
But later, a spokesman for Mr Johnson said no measures had been agreed. » | BBC | Sunday, October 31, 2021
Macron Accuses Australian PM of Lying over Submarine Deal
THE GUARDIAN: French president criticises Scott Morrison and expresses scepticism that Aukus pact will deliver on schedule
Emmanuel Macron at a press conference during the G20 summit in Rome. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, of lying to him over an abandoned $90bn submarine contract, in a significant escalation of tensions between Paris and Canberra.
The French president levelled the accusation in impromptu comments to Australian journalists on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome. He said he had a lot of “respect and friendship” for Australia and Australians, but respect between nations needed to be reciprocated.
“I just say when we have respect, you have to be true and you have to behave in line and consistent with this value,” he said.
When asked whether he thought Morrison had lied to him by not revealing Australia’s secret dialogue with the UK and US over the acquisition of nuclear submarines – a dialogue that ultimately became the Aukus pact – Macron was direct in his response. “I don’t think, I know,” he said. » | Katharine Murphy in Rome | Sunday, October 31, 2021
Emmanuel Macron estime que le premier ministre australien lui a «menti» sur les sous-marins : Interrogé par un journaliste australien en marge du G20, le président de la République a redit son sentiment d'avoir été trahi dans ce dossier. »
Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, of lying to him over an abandoned $90bn submarine contract, in a significant escalation of tensions between Paris and Canberra.
The French president levelled the accusation in impromptu comments to Australian journalists on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome. He said he had a lot of “respect and friendship” for Australia and Australians, but respect between nations needed to be reciprocated.
“I just say when we have respect, you have to be true and you have to behave in line and consistent with this value,” he said.
When asked whether he thought Morrison had lied to him by not revealing Australia’s secret dialogue with the UK and US over the acquisition of nuclear submarines – a dialogue that ultimately became the Aukus pact – Macron was direct in his response. “I don’t think, I know,” he said. » | Katharine Murphy in Rome | Sunday, October 31, 2021
Emmanuel Macron estime que le premier ministre australien lui a «menti» sur les sous-marins : Interrogé par un journaliste australien en marge du G20, le président de la République a redit son sentiment d'avoir été trahi dans ce dossier. »
Colson Whitehead: Wie uns Fiktion befreit | Sternstunde Philosophie | SRF Kultur
Oct 25, 2021 • Er hat die beiden grossen US-Literaturpreise gewonnen, den Pulitzerpreis sogar zweimal: Colson Whitehead ist der amerikanische Schriftsteller der Stunde. Wolfram Eilenberger spricht mit ihm über die Verantwortung, die damit einhergeht, und darüber, wie uns der Ausweg ins Fantastische retten kann.
Colson Whiteheads Aufstieg zum Star der amerikanischen Literatur in den letzten Jahren hätte steiler nicht sein können: Neben dem renommierten National Book Award gewinnt er als erster Autor überhaupt mit zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Büchern den Pulitzerpreis für Belletristik.
n beiden Romanen erweckt er ein Stück amerikanische Unterdrückungsgeschichte zum Leben. In «Underground Railroad» geht es um ein Netzwerk, das Sklavinnen und Sklaven im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert zur Flucht in den Norden verhilft. In «Die Nickel Boys» schreibt Whitehead über den wahren Fall von Missbrauch an schwarzen Teenagern in einer Reformanstalt der 60er-Jahre.
Das Time Magazine widmete ihm daraufhin das Cover und nannte ihn «America’s Storyteller», was im Zuge der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung nicht nur als Geschichtenerzähler einer Generation, sondern einer ganzen historischen Erfahrung verstanden werden kann.
Im Gespräch mit Wolfram Eilenberger spricht Whitehead darüber, wie er mit dieser extremen Rolle umgeht, über die Kunst, anderen etwas vorzumachen, und warum uns erst Fiktionen wahrhaft befreien, wenn die Realität keinen Ausweg mehr bietet.
Sternstunde Philosophie vom 24.10.2021
Colson Whiteheads Aufstieg zum Star der amerikanischen Literatur in den letzten Jahren hätte steiler nicht sein können: Neben dem renommierten National Book Award gewinnt er als erster Autor überhaupt mit zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Büchern den Pulitzerpreis für Belletristik.
n beiden Romanen erweckt er ein Stück amerikanische Unterdrückungsgeschichte zum Leben. In «Underground Railroad» geht es um ein Netzwerk, das Sklavinnen und Sklaven im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert zur Flucht in den Norden verhilft. In «Die Nickel Boys» schreibt Whitehead über den wahren Fall von Missbrauch an schwarzen Teenagern in einer Reformanstalt der 60er-Jahre.
Das Time Magazine widmete ihm daraufhin das Cover und nannte ihn «America’s Storyteller», was im Zuge der Black Lives Matter-Bewegung nicht nur als Geschichtenerzähler einer Generation, sondern einer ganzen historischen Erfahrung verstanden werden kann.
Im Gespräch mit Wolfram Eilenberger spricht Whitehead darüber, wie er mit dieser extremen Rolle umgeht, über die Kunst, anderen etwas vorzumachen, und warum uns erst Fiktionen wahrhaft befreien, wenn die Realität keinen Ausweg mehr bietet.
Sternstunde Philosophie vom 24.10.2021
Tariq Ali: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan
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1001 Days: Memoirs of an Empress
Farah Diba, l'Iran au cœur : PORTRAIT - À la veille de ses 80 ans, l'impératrice célèbre son histoire et son amour de l'art à travers un livre monumental aux couleurs de ses passions. »
Massive Cyber Heist Rocks High Society Jeweller Graff: Russian Gang Demand Multi-million Ransom or They'll Release Private Details of Rich and Famous - after Leaking Files on David Beckham, Oprah and Donald Trump
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: Russian hackers have taken personal details of world leaders, actors and tycoons / Victims believed to include Donald Trump, David Beckham and Sir Philip Green / Thought to be demanding millions in ransom money to stop further releases of sensitive information / Gang named Conti is behind data theft from the exclusive jewellery firm Graff
Hackers have plundered the personal details of world leaders, Hollywood A-listers and billionaire tycoons in a massive 'virtual heist' on exclusive jewellery firm Graff, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The cyber criminals have already leaked 69,000 confidential documents on to the so-called 'dark web', including files relating to Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, David Beckham and Sir Philip Green.
And they are thought to be demanding tens of millions of pounds in ransom money to stop the release of further sensitive information.
The notorious Russian hacking gang Conti is behind the data theft and claims the information published, involving about 11,000 of Graff's well-heeled clients, represents just one per cent of the files it stole.
Documents including client lists, invoices, receipts and credit notes have been taken, and could prove embarrassing for customers who may, for example, have bought gifts for secret lovers or taken jewellery as bribes.
'Given the profile of the customer database, this is absolutely massive,' said Philip Ingram, a former colonel in British military intelligence. » | Kevin O’Sullivan and Georgia Edkins and Michael Powell for The Mail on Sunday | Saturday, October 30, 2021
Brexit Is Harming the UK Economy, Say 44% of Voters
THE OBSERVER: Poll also shows that more than half believe it is affecting shop prices, as experts forecast it is likely to be twice as costly as Covid
51% of those surveyed think Brexit is adversely affecting the UK’s ability to import goods from the EU.Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Almost twice as many voters now believe Brexit is having a negative effect on the UK economy as think it is benefiting the nation’s finances, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer, carried out during budget week.
The survey comes after Richard Hughes, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said his organisation calculated that the negative impact on GDP caused by the UK’s exit from the EU was expected to be twice as great as that resulting from the pandemic.
Hughes said Brexit would reduce the UK’s potential GDP by about 4% in the long term, while the pandemic would cut it “by a further 2%”. “In the long term, it is the case that Brexit has a bigger impact than the pandemic,” he said. » | Toby Helm, Political editor | Saturday, October 30, 2021
Of course Brexit is harming the UK economy! And it will go on harming it, too. Brexit was, is, and will remain a BAD idea. We can thank the Conservatives for this half-witted idea. The current Conservative Party isn't fit for the twenty-first century. The clue of the problem with the Conservative Party lies in its name, 'Conservative'. Conservatives are inclined to live in the past, live on past glories.
What this country needs is a business-friendly party which is forward-looking, a party which has a deep-commitment to fairness for ALL, and which is PRO-Europe! I have said it over and over and over again that we Brits ARE Europeans. Our destiny lies in Europe. Being committed to Europe doesn't preclude a close friendship with the US, or Australia or Canada, or anywhere else. It is perfectly possible to be committed to Europe and be friendly with all. These relationships are not mutually exclusive. I stand by my commitment to Europe and the EU – unwaveringly.
The UK should re-enter the European Union and play its full part in the EU's progress and development. Along with our European brothers and sisters—our neighbours—we all need to to work hard to keep Europe whole and free and powerful on the world stage. With the inexorable rise of China, it is more important than ever.
History will not be kind to the characters who worked so hard to bring the UK out of the EU. We all know who they are. Chief among them are Farage (though not a member of the Conservative Party), Hannan, Rees-Mogg, Redwood, and a few others. But there many other fossils in the Conservative Party besides these. They have all played their part in weakening the UK. Ironically, they think they are patriots. In actual fact, they are not. Quite the opposite!
In the name of peace and prosperity, we need to cast these throwbacks aside. The European Union is good for us all on so many levels, not least of which is the maintenance of peace and stability in Europe – a continent which had historically been used to war and conflict.
Brexit has weakened the European Union; and it has weakened the United Kingdom, too. It has caused disharmony in our once proud and united United Kingdom: Brexit has caused unnecessary conflict between regions, families, friends and acquaintances. Only a fool would take the United Kingdom for granted any longer. In fact, there is a distinct possibility of the UK breaking up in the future. If it did so, iy would be a great pity. But if it does happen, we shall be able to blame Boris Johnson and his cohorts in stupidity for the tragedy.
The best place for the UK is in the European Union. Long live Europe!, Vive l'Europe ! Es lebe Europa! – © Mark
Almost twice as many voters now believe Brexit is having a negative effect on the UK economy as think it is benefiting the nation’s finances, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer, carried out during budget week.
The survey comes after Richard Hughes, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said his organisation calculated that the negative impact on GDP caused by the UK’s exit from the EU was expected to be twice as great as that resulting from the pandemic.
Hughes said Brexit would reduce the UK’s potential GDP by about 4% in the long term, while the pandemic would cut it “by a further 2%”. “In the long term, it is the case that Brexit has a bigger impact than the pandemic,” he said. » | Toby Helm, Political editor | Saturday, October 30, 2021
Of course Brexit is harming the UK economy! And it will go on harming it, too. Brexit was, is, and will remain a BAD idea. We can thank the Conservatives for this half-witted idea. The current Conservative Party isn't fit for the twenty-first century. The clue of the problem with the Conservative Party lies in its name, 'Conservative'. Conservatives are inclined to live in the past, live on past glories.
What this country needs is a business-friendly party which is forward-looking, a party which has a deep-commitment to fairness for ALL, and which is PRO-Europe! I have said it over and over and over again that we Brits ARE Europeans. Our destiny lies in Europe. Being committed to Europe doesn't preclude a close friendship with the US, or Australia or Canada, or anywhere else. It is perfectly possible to be committed to Europe and be friendly with all. These relationships are not mutually exclusive. I stand by my commitment to Europe and the EU – unwaveringly.
The UK should re-enter the European Union and play its full part in the EU's progress and development. Along with our European brothers and sisters—our neighbours—we all need to to work hard to keep Europe whole and free and powerful on the world stage. With the inexorable rise of China, it is more important than ever.
History will not be kind to the characters who worked so hard to bring the UK out of the EU. We all know who they are. Chief among them are Farage (though not a member of the Conservative Party), Hannan, Rees-Mogg, Redwood, and a few others. But there many other fossils in the Conservative Party besides these. They have all played their part in weakening the UK. Ironically, they think they are patriots. In actual fact, they are not. Quite the opposite!
In the name of peace and prosperity, we need to cast these throwbacks aside. The European Union is good for us all on so many levels, not least of which is the maintenance of peace and stability in Europe – a continent which had historically been used to war and conflict.
Brexit has weakened the European Union; and it has weakened the United Kingdom, too. It has caused disharmony in our once proud and united United Kingdom: Brexit has caused unnecessary conflict between regions, families, friends and acquaintances. Only a fool would take the United Kingdom for granted any longer. In fact, there is a distinct possibility of the UK breaking up in the future. If it did so, iy would be a great pity. But if it does happen, we shall be able to blame Boris Johnson and his cohorts in stupidity for the tragedy.
The best place for the UK is in the European Union. Long live Europe!, Vive l'Europe ! Es lebe Europa! – © Mark
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Freddie Mercury – Portrait einer Rocklegende | Kulturplatz | SRF Kultur
Oct 14, 2021 • Vor 30 Jahren starb der charismatische «Queen»-Sänger – und noch immer fasziniert er die Massen. Bis heute bestehen auch enge Bande zur Schweiz. «Kulturplatz» macht sich auf Spurensuche, präsentiert Hits auf Dialekt und zeigt, wie Freddie Mercury die sexuelle Befreiung von Generationen mitprägt.
75 wäre er heuer geworden. Nun jährt sich sein Todestag zum 30. Mal. «Kulturplatz» nimmt dies zum Anlass, an den Schweizer Ort zu reisen, der für Freddie Mercury wiederholt Lebens- und Arbeitsmittelpunkt war: Montreux. Hier kaufte «Queen» ein Tonstudio und nahm mehrere Alben auf, und hier sang der an Aids erkrankte Star seine letzten Lieder ein.
In diesen bewegenden Kosmos taucht Moderatorin Nina Mavis Brunner: Sie besucht Schauplätze aus Mercurys Leben und das Queen-Museum, das einen Nachbau des legendären Tonstudios beinhaltet. Zudem schildert ein enger Freund wenig bekannte Facetten des begnadeten Künstlers: Wie er abseits des Scheinwerferlichts war.
Weiter verrät die Sendung, wie Queen auf Schweizerdeutsch klingt. Eine Hommage an Freddie Mercury startet nämlich in Kürze als Bühnenshow zur Tournee durchs Land – und interpretiert dabei einen der grössten Hits als verklausulierten Coming-Out-Song.
Der charismatische Bandleader, der exzessive Partys feierte, sich aber auch nach Ruhe und Abgeschiedenheit sehnte, bekannte sich offiziell nie zu seiner Homosexualität. Dennoch hat er mit extravaganten Auftritten auf der Bühne oder in Musikvideos zur sexuellen Befreiung von Generationen beigetragen, wie junge Menschen gegenüber «Kulturplatz» bestätigen.
So lässt sich sagen: Eine Ikone inspiriert die Schweiz – nach wie vor.
Kulturplatz vom 13.10.2021
75 wäre er heuer geworden. Nun jährt sich sein Todestag zum 30. Mal. «Kulturplatz» nimmt dies zum Anlass, an den Schweizer Ort zu reisen, der für Freddie Mercury wiederholt Lebens- und Arbeitsmittelpunkt war: Montreux. Hier kaufte «Queen» ein Tonstudio und nahm mehrere Alben auf, und hier sang der an Aids erkrankte Star seine letzten Lieder ein.
In diesen bewegenden Kosmos taucht Moderatorin Nina Mavis Brunner: Sie besucht Schauplätze aus Mercurys Leben und das Queen-Museum, das einen Nachbau des legendären Tonstudios beinhaltet. Zudem schildert ein enger Freund wenig bekannte Facetten des begnadeten Künstlers: Wie er abseits des Scheinwerferlichts war.
Weiter verrät die Sendung, wie Queen auf Schweizerdeutsch klingt. Eine Hommage an Freddie Mercury startet nämlich in Kürze als Bühnenshow zur Tournee durchs Land – und interpretiert dabei einen der grössten Hits als verklausulierten Coming-Out-Song.
Der charismatische Bandleader, der exzessive Partys feierte, sich aber auch nach Ruhe und Abgeschiedenheit sehnte, bekannte sich offiziell nie zu seiner Homosexualität. Dennoch hat er mit extravaganten Auftritten auf der Bühne oder in Musikvideos zur sexuellen Befreiung von Generationen beigetragen, wie junge Menschen gegenüber «Kulturplatz» bestätigen.
So lässt sich sagen: Eine Ikone inspiriert die Schweiz – nach wie vor.
Kulturplatz vom 13.10.2021
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