Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Saudis Give Billions to Jared Kushner; Turkey Suspends Trial of Saudis Accused of Killing Khashoggi
Eine Geschichte des Antisemitismus (1/4) | Doku HD | ARTE
Apr 12, 2022 • Die Jahre 38 bis 1144: Wo nahm der Antisemitismus seinen Anfang, und wie hat er sich weiterentwickelt? Die erste Folge der Dokureihe untersucht die Wurzeln des Phänomens: von der ersten Welle antijüdischer Gewalt im antiken Alexandria über das goldene Zeitalter von al-Andalus und das Massaker von Granada bis hin zu den Kreuzzügen.
Wo nahm der Antisemitismus seinen Anfang? Warum konnte er sich weiterverbreiten? Warum entstand die erste große Welle antijüdischer Gewalt ausgerechnet im antiken Alexandria, als die Römer die Macht übernahmen? Wie setzte sich der Antijudaismus in den christlichen und in den muslimischen Zivilisationen fest? Wie konnte Granada nach einem 300-jährigen Goldenen Zeitalter auf der Iberischen Halbinsel zum Schauplatz eines Massakers werden, dem ersten Pogrom auf europäischem Boden? Warum kam es während der Kreuzzüge zu organisierten Judenpogromen? Der Gang durch das erste Jahrtausend erzählt nicht nur von den Anfängen des Antisemitismus, sondern auch vom beginnenden Kampf gegen diese Anfeindungen, vom Schutz der Juden durch die Karolinger, von der Unterstützung durch die maurischen Könige in Spanien bis zum Aufruf des Abts Bernhard von Clairvaux (1090-1153), der blutigen Judenverfolgung während der Kreuzzüge ein Ende zu bereiten.
Autor und Regisseur Jonathan Hayoun ist M.A. in Politischer Kommunikation, jüdischen Wissenschaften und audiovisueller Produktion. Er war Präsident der UEJF (Union des Etudiants Juifs de France) und Regisseur des ARTE-Dokumentarfilms „Rettet Auschwitz!“ (2017).
Dokureihe, Regie: Jonathan Hayoun und Judith Cohen Solal (F 2022, 52 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 11/06/2022
Wo nahm der Antisemitismus seinen Anfang? Warum konnte er sich weiterverbreiten? Warum entstand die erste große Welle antijüdischer Gewalt ausgerechnet im antiken Alexandria, als die Römer die Macht übernahmen? Wie setzte sich der Antijudaismus in den christlichen und in den muslimischen Zivilisationen fest? Wie konnte Granada nach einem 300-jährigen Goldenen Zeitalter auf der Iberischen Halbinsel zum Schauplatz eines Massakers werden, dem ersten Pogrom auf europäischem Boden? Warum kam es während der Kreuzzüge zu organisierten Judenpogromen? Der Gang durch das erste Jahrtausend erzählt nicht nur von den Anfängen des Antisemitismus, sondern auch vom beginnenden Kampf gegen diese Anfeindungen, vom Schutz der Juden durch die Karolinger, von der Unterstützung durch die maurischen Könige in Spanien bis zum Aufruf des Abts Bernhard von Clairvaux (1090-1153), der blutigen Judenverfolgung während der Kreuzzüge ein Ende zu bereiten.
Autor und Regisseur Jonathan Hayoun ist M.A. in Politischer Kommunikation, jüdischen Wissenschaften und audiovisueller Produktion. Er war Präsident der UEJF (Union des Etudiants Juifs de France) und Regisseur des ARTE-Dokumentarfilms „Rettet Auschwitz!“ (2017).
Dokureihe, Regie: Jonathan Hayoun und Judith Cohen Solal (F 2022, 52 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis 11/06/2022
What Neo-Nazis Have Inherited from Original Nazism | DW Documentary
Sep 21, 2019 • What resemblance do today’s ethnonationalistic ideologies bear to those which surged during the rise of the Nazis in the Weimar-era? Quite a lot, this documentary shows. Germany’s far-right neo-nazi scene is now bigger than at any time since National Socialism.
History may not repeat itself, but one can still learn from it. The years of the Weimar Republic were scarred by post-war trauma, political extremism, street fighting, hyper-inflation and widespread poverty. But they also saw economic boom, the establishment of a liberal democratic order and a parliamentary party system. Nobody could really imagine that the Nazis would brush aside the achievements of this young democracy just a few years later. But there were signs, warnings even that all was not well.
So how does that resonate today? How do today’s right-wing populist movements and parties achieve their political aims? Which slogans, images and stereotypes played a role then, and which ones are playing a role now?
The film also looks beyond Germany’s borders. How has Europe changed in the last few years and how have far-right movements been able to gain such influence? In the interwar period, democracies across the continent collapsed one after the other like a house of cards. What about today? Riding on the coat-tails of the political party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) the far-right has become a factor in both national and state parliaments, united by nationalist and often racist ideologies directly linked to those of the 1930s. At that time, global economic crisis and mass unemployment drove people straight into the fascists’ arms. So what will happen if crisis strikes now? Are our democracies and their achievements today any more stable than they were in the years before the Second World War?
History may not repeat itself, but one can still learn from it. The years of the Weimar Republic were scarred by post-war trauma, political extremism, street fighting, hyper-inflation and widespread poverty. But they also saw economic boom, the establishment of a liberal democratic order and a parliamentary party system. Nobody could really imagine that the Nazis would brush aside the achievements of this young democracy just a few years later. But there were signs, warnings even that all was not well.
So how does that resonate today? How do today’s right-wing populist movements and parties achieve their political aims? Which slogans, images and stereotypes played a role then, and which ones are playing a role now?
The film also looks beyond Germany’s borders. How has Europe changed in the last few years and how have far-right movements been able to gain such influence? In the interwar period, democracies across the continent collapsed one after the other like a house of cards. What about today? Riding on the coat-tails of the political party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) the far-right has become a factor in both national and state parliaments, united by nationalist and often racist ideologies directly linked to those of the 1930s. At that time, global economic crisis and mass unemployment drove people straight into the fascists’ arms. So what will happen if crisis strikes now? Are our democracies and their achievements today any more stable than they were in the years before the Second World War?
Loved and Loathed: Raising a Gay Child in the Former Soviet Union
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Vladimir Putin Is Now Purging His Own over War Failures
Zelensky Says Ukraine Takes ‘as Seriously as Possible’ an Apparent Threat of Russian Chemical Weapon Use.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in his latest address seized on an apparent Russian threat to use chemical weapons against the remaining defenders of Mariupol, as they prepare for what he called a “new stage of terror against Ukraine.”
Mr. Zelensky’s comments came after Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the Kremlin-backed, separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, said on Russian television that Russia should bring in “chemical forces” to use in Mariupol, the besieged southern city. He said the remaining Ukrainian forces in Mariupol were dug in at a steel plant and that Russia should encircle it and “smoke out the moles.”
Referring to those remarks, Mr. Zelensky said in his latest video address, “We take this as seriously as possible.” The video was posted online Monday in the United States, and shortly after midnight on Tuesday in Ukraine. » | Jesus Jiménez | Monday, April 11, 2022
Mr. Zelensky’s comments came after Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the Kremlin-backed, separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, said on Russian television that Russia should bring in “chemical forces” to use in Mariupol, the besieged southern city. He said the remaining Ukrainian forces in Mariupol were dug in at a steel plant and that Russia should encircle it and “smoke out the moles.”
Referring to those remarks, Mr. Zelensky said in his latest video address, “We take this as seriously as possible.” The video was posted online Monday in the United States, and shortly after midnight on Tuesday in Ukraine. » | Jesus Jiménez | Monday, April 11, 2022
The Putin Files: Vladimir Kara-Murza
Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza Reportedly Arrested In Russia
Prominenter Putin-Kritiker in Moskau festgenommen: In Moskau ist der prominente Putin-Kritiker Kara-Mursa festgenommen worden. Der amerikanische Außenminister Blinken forderte seine unverzügliche Freilassung. »
Monday, April 11, 2022
Yuja Wang – Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5 | Live at Philharmonie, Berlin / 2018
Daniil Trifonov – Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
USA : l'inflation de mars attendue «extraordinairement élevée»
LE FIGARO : L'inflation du mois de mars aux États-Unis, qui sera publiée mardi, devrait être «extraordinairement élevée», a averti lundi la porte-parole de la Maison Blanche, Jen Psaki, lors de son point presse quotidien. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 11 avril 2022
Austrian Chancellor Confronts Putin over Ukraine War Crimes
THE GUARDIAN: Karl Nehammer becomes first western leader to hold face-to-face talks with Russian president since invasion of Ukraine
Karl Nehammer speaks during a news conference after his meeting with the Russian president.Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
Austria’s chancellor, Karl Nehammer, has said he told Vladimir Putin that “all those responsible” for war crimes must be brought to justice and warned that western sanctions would intensify as long as people kept dying in Ukraine.
After becoming the first western leader to hold face-to-face talks with the Russian president since the invasion of Ukraine, Nehammer said his trip to Moscow was not “a visit of friendship” and that the two had had a “direct, open and hard” conversation.
“I mentioned the serious war crimes in Bucha and other locations and stressed that all those responsible have to be brought to justice,” Nehammer said in a statement.
Russian media reported that the meeting, which took place at Putin’s official Novo-Ogaryovo residence just outside Moscow, was behind closed doors at Austria’s request. Speaking before the meeting began, Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said the two would discuss “the situation around Ukraine”, but declined to give further details. Peskov said he could not exclude that gas would be discussed as this was “very, very relevant for the Austrian side”, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Monday, April 11, 2022
Österreichs Kanzler und sein Blick in Putins Augen: Beim persönlichen Gespräch in Moskau wollte Karl Nehammer den russischen Präsidenten „mit den Schrecken des Krieges konfrontieren“. Doch nach dem Treffen mit Wladimir Putin ist Österreichs Kanzler „eher pessimistisch“. »
Austria’s chancellor, Karl Nehammer, has said he told Vladimir Putin that “all those responsible” for war crimes must be brought to justice and warned that western sanctions would intensify as long as people kept dying in Ukraine.
After becoming the first western leader to hold face-to-face talks with the Russian president since the invasion of Ukraine, Nehammer said his trip to Moscow was not “a visit of friendship” and that the two had had a “direct, open and hard” conversation.
“I mentioned the serious war crimes in Bucha and other locations and stressed that all those responsible have to be brought to justice,” Nehammer said in a statement.
Russian media reported that the meeting, which took place at Putin’s official Novo-Ogaryovo residence just outside Moscow, was behind closed doors at Austria’s request. Speaking before the meeting began, Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said the two would discuss “the situation around Ukraine”, but declined to give further details. Peskov said he could not exclude that gas would be discussed as this was “very, very relevant for the Austrian side”, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. » | Jennifer Rankin in Brussels | Monday, April 11, 2022
Österreichs Kanzler und sein Blick in Putins Augen: Beim persönlichen Gespräch in Moskau wollte Karl Nehammer den russischen Präsidenten „mit den Schrecken des Krieges konfrontieren“. Doch nach dem Treffen mit Wladimir Putin ist Österreichs Kanzler „eher pessimistisch“. »
New Russian War Chief Will Bring More Brutality in Ukraine, US Warns
THE GUARDIAN: Moscow promotes Alexander Dvornikov, who led Russian troops in Syria, as it regroups for Donbas battle
The newly appointed general in command of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is likely to usher in a fresh round of “crimes and brutality” against civilians, the US has said.
Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser in Washington, said the appointment of Alexander Dvornikov as theatre commander of Russian forces in Ukraine could not disguise the strategic failure of Vladimir Putin’s war so far. “Ukraine will never be subjugated to Russia; it doesn’t matter which general President Putin tries to appoint,” he told CNN.
Dvornikov’s appointment follows the withdrawal of Russian forces from around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Dvornikov, 60, came to prominence at the head of Russian troops in Syria in 2015-16, when there was particularly brutal bombardment of rebel-held areas, including civilian populations, in Aleppo.
Sullivan said Dvornikov’s promotion would lead to more atrocities. “This particular general has a résumé that includes brutality against civilians in other theatres – in Syria – and we can expect more of the same” in Ukraine, he said.
“This general will just be another author of crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians, and the United States is determined to do all that we can to support the Ukrainians as they resist him and the forces that he commands.” » | in Kyiv and Ed Pilkington in New York | Sunday, April 10, 2022
The newly appointed general in command of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is likely to usher in a fresh round of “crimes and brutality” against civilians, the US has said.
Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser in Washington, said the appointment of Alexander Dvornikov as theatre commander of Russian forces in Ukraine could not disguise the strategic failure of Vladimir Putin’s war so far. “Ukraine will never be subjugated to Russia; it doesn’t matter which general President Putin tries to appoint,” he told CNN.
Dvornikov’s appointment follows the withdrawal of Russian forces from around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Dvornikov, 60, came to prominence at the head of Russian troops in Syria in 2015-16, when there was particularly brutal bombardment of rebel-held areas, including civilian populations, in Aleppo.
Sullivan said Dvornikov’s promotion would lead to more atrocities. “This particular general has a résumé that includes brutality against civilians in other theatres – in Syria – and we can expect more of the same” in Ukraine, he said.
“This general will just be another author of crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians, and the United States is determined to do all that we can to support the Ukrainians as they resist him and the forces that he commands.” » | in Kyiv and Ed Pilkington in New York | Sunday, April 10, 2022
Just a List of Terrible Things Rishi Sunak Has Done
Merkels Verhältnis zu Putin: Wie viel Verantwortung lastet auf der Ex-Kanzlerin? | Berlin direkt
Exclusive Access to Poland's Frontline amid Fears of Russian Invasion | 60 Minutes Australia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 60 Minutes Interview
FULL INTERVIEW HERE.
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Ulrich Schmid | Endspiel in Kiew oder in Moskau? – Putins Ukraine-Krieg markiert eine Zeitenwende
Apr 10, 2022 • Der Krieg in der Ukraine dauert bereits Wochen. Putins Plan eines schnellen Sieges ist gescheitert. Einmal mehr wird klar: In Russland klaffen Sein und Schein weit auseinander. Und es fragt sich, ob die Jahre nach 1991 mehr gebracht haben als die Verfestigung einer neuen Diktatur.
Mit dem Slawisten Ulrich Schmid diskutiert der NZZ-Chefredaktor Eric Gujer über den Zustand von Putins Regime und der russischen Gesellschaft. Wieso verfällt das Land einmal mehr der Gewaltherrschaft. Warum ist der «homo sovieticus» noch immer nicht Geschichte? Und wie hat es die Ukraine geschafft, sich vom toxischen Erbe des Sowjetimperialismus zu befreien?
Mit dem Slawisten Ulrich Schmid diskutiert der NZZ-Chefredaktor Eric Gujer über den Zustand von Putins Regime und der russischen Gesellschaft. Wieso verfällt das Land einmal mehr der Gewaltherrschaft. Warum ist der «homo sovieticus» noch immer nicht Geschichte? Und wie hat es die Ukraine geschafft, sich vom toxischen Erbe des Sowjetimperialismus zu befreien?
phoenix persönlich: Georg Stefan Troller zu Gast bei Michael Krons
Premiered Apr 8, 2022 • Er ist schon zu Lebzeiten eine Legende: der Schriftsteller und langjährige Fernsehjournalist Georg Stefan Troller, der beeindruckende 100 Jahre alt ist.
1921 in Wien als Sohn eines jüdischen Pelzhändlers geboren, muss Troller 1938 vor den Nazis fliehen und gelangt über Prag und Paris 1941 in die USA.
Als amerikanischer Soldat kehrt Troller nach Europa zurück, kommt 1945 nach München und dokumentiert als Fotograf den erschütternden Anblick, der sich ihm nach der Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers Dachau bietet.
1949 geht Georg Stefan Troller nach Paris, wo er seitdem lebt. Berühmt wird er mit dem Reportage-Format „Pariser Journal“ und der Portraitreihe „Personenbeschreibung“, wegweisend und stilbildend seine Art, sich mit einfühlsamen und subjektiven Fragen den Portraitierten zu nähern.
Für die Sendung „phoenix persönlich“ spricht Michael Krons in Paris mit Georg Stefan Troller über die prägendsten Momente seines Lebens, die Motivation für seine journalistische Arbeit und über die Frage, was Glück für ihn bedeutet.
1921 in Wien als Sohn eines jüdischen Pelzhändlers geboren, muss Troller 1938 vor den Nazis fliehen und gelangt über Prag und Paris 1941 in die USA.
Als amerikanischer Soldat kehrt Troller nach Europa zurück, kommt 1945 nach München und dokumentiert als Fotograf den erschütternden Anblick, der sich ihm nach der Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers Dachau bietet.
1949 geht Georg Stefan Troller nach Paris, wo er seitdem lebt. Berühmt wird er mit dem Reportage-Format „Pariser Journal“ und der Portraitreihe „Personenbeschreibung“, wegweisend und stilbildend seine Art, sich mit einfühlsamen und subjektiven Fragen den Portraitierten zu nähern.
Für die Sendung „phoenix persönlich“ spricht Michael Krons in Paris mit Georg Stefan Troller über die prägendsten Momente seines Lebens, die Motivation für seine journalistische Arbeit und über die Frage, was Glück für ihn bedeutet.
Election présidentielle 2022 en direct : Emmanuel Macron en tête (28,1 %) devant Marine Le Pen (23,3 %) et Jean-Luc Mélenchon (20,1 %)
LE MONDE : Le président sortant devance la candidate d’extrême droite, également qualifiée pour le second tour, et le candidat de La France insoumise. Eric Zemmour est quatrième (7,2 %), devant Valérie Pécresse (5 %). Suivez en direct les résultats du premier tour de l’élection présidentielle 2022.
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Erste Runde der Präsidentschaftswahl in Frankreich: alle Ergebnisse in der Übersicht: Hier finden Sie Hochrechnungen sowie laufend aktualisierte Ergebnisse und Grafiken zur ersten Runde der französischen Präsidentschaftswahl 2022. »
Fünf Jahre Macron – zehn Dinge, die Sie über seine Amtszeit wissen müssen: Als Überraschungskandidat der letzten Präsidentschaftswahl hat Emmanuel Macron den grossen Wandel versprochen. Welche Spuren hat er hinterlassen? »
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Erste Runde der Präsidentschaftswahl in Frankreich: alle Ergebnisse in der Übersicht: Hier finden Sie Hochrechnungen sowie laufend aktualisierte Ergebnisse und Grafiken zur ersten Runde der französischen Präsidentschaftswahl 2022. »
Fünf Jahre Macron – zehn Dinge, die Sie über seine Amtszeit wissen müssen: Als Überraschungskandidat der letzten Präsidentschaftswahl hat Emmanuel Macron den grossen Wandel versprochen. Welche Spuren hat er hinterlassen? »
Martha Stewart : Golumpki or Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
WIKIPEDIA: Gołąbki.
French President Macron Seeks Re-election
Apr 10, 2022 • A month ago, the French presidential race was offering little to quicken the pulse, with incumbent Emmanuel Macron expected to breeze through to another five-year term.
But far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has run a canny campaign capitalising on the cost-of-living crisis.
And now some are predicting that if she can make it through to the run-off between the two strongest candidates in a fortnight, she could even beat him.
But far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has run a canny campaign capitalising on the cost-of-living crisis.
And now some are predicting that if she can make it through to the run-off between the two strongest candidates in a fortnight, she could even beat him.
Persia before Khomeini : The History of Iran in 15 Minutes of Perfectly-restored Film Material
Premiered Aug 27, 2021 • This documentary has been re-edited out from CHRONOS-documentaries "The Heirs of Cyrus the Great" (1974), "Politics of Oil" (1980) and super-8 home movies by Irmgard and Bengt von zur Mühlen.
Since the 1960s filmmaker-couple Irmgard and Bengt von zur Mühlen have been producing and directing documentaries about history and the countries of this world. Many of the more than five hundred films from the CHRONOS-company received international recognition (e.g. two Oscar nominations).
Since the 1960s filmmaker-couple Irmgard and Bengt von zur Mühlen have been producing and directing documentaries about history and the countries of this world. Many of the more than five hundred films from the CHRONOS-company received international recognition (e.g. two Oscar nominations).
Shocking Intercepted Audio Reveals Talk between Russian Soldiers
Energie aus Saudi-Arabien: Und die Menschenrechte? I 3sat kulturzeit
Apr 10, 2022 • 81 Menschen hat Kronprinz Mohammed Bin Salman im Schatten des Ukraine-Kriegs hinrichten lassen - an nur einem Tag. Zeitgleich wurde der inhaftierte Blogger Raif Badawi nach zehnjähriger Haft freigelassen, doch wirklich frei ist er nicht: Er darf Saudi-Arabien weitere zehn Jahre lang nicht verlassen und nach Kanada zu seiner Familie reisen. Kurz nach der Massenhinrichtung der 81 Menschen, die zumeist den Schiiten angehören, reiste der britische Premierminister Boris Johnson nach Saudi-Arabien, um neue Öl- und Gasquellen zu erschließen, sollte Russland den Hahn abdrehen.
Und auch Bayerns Ministerpräsident Markus Söder (CSU) reist am Sonntag nach Saudi-Arabien und in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate. "Es wird eine Wasserstoffreise", sagte Söder der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in München. Und die Menschenrechte?
Im Interview mit 3sat-„Kulturzeit“ sagt Experte Guido Steinberg, dass die Betroffenheit des Westens angesichts der Hinrichtungen in Saudi-Arabien oft nur eine kurze Halbwertszeit hat. "Man muss dazu sagen, dass die Proteste nach der letzten Hinrichtungswelle Anfang 2016 beispielsweise doch sehr schnell abgeebbt sind. Also Saudi-Arabien hat die Erfahrung gemacht, dass der Westen das Königreich braucht und dass dann solche Hinrichtungen längerfristig nicht schaden."
Und auch Bayerns Ministerpräsident Markus Söder (CSU) reist am Sonntag nach Saudi-Arabien und in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate. "Es wird eine Wasserstoffreise", sagte Söder der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in München. Und die Menschenrechte?
Im Interview mit 3sat-„Kulturzeit“ sagt Experte Guido Steinberg, dass die Betroffenheit des Westens angesichts der Hinrichtungen in Saudi-Arabien oft nur eine kurze Halbwertszeit hat. "Man muss dazu sagen, dass die Proteste nach der letzten Hinrichtungswelle Anfang 2016 beispielsweise doch sehr schnell abgeebbt sind. Also Saudi-Arabien hat die Erfahrung gemacht, dass der Westen das Königreich braucht und dass dann solche Hinrichtungen längerfristig nicht schaden."
Cuba : la diplomatie humanitaire | ARTE Reportage
Apr 9, 2022 • Cuba est une étrange petite île. Ravagée par une crise économique sans précédent, abandonnée des touristes qui assuraient sa survie, sous-équipée et isolée par un blocus aussi vieux que sa révolution, Cuba a réussi à maîtriser la Covid et en prime, à fournir au reste du monde une assistance médicale.
Depuis 2020 en effet l'île a envoyé environ 3 000 professionnels de santé en mission temporaire dans 42 pays, dont le Mexique, la principauté d'Andorre, l'Afrique du Sud, l'Italie, Koweit ou la France pour assister et renforcer leurs équipes médicales. Cette politique de coopération est un des points forts de la diplomatie cubaine depuis plus de 50 ans. Voulue par Fidel Castro, elle fait toujours la fierté de ses successeurs. Mais elle fait aussi grincer quelques dents... Ses détracteurs constatent que ces missions facturées aux Etats hôtes sontdevenues le poste le plus important du commerce extérieur cubain (dix milliards de dollars en 2019, selon l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce), et que l'Etat ne lésine pas sur les pressions idéologiques pour obtenir l'appui enthousiaste, obligatoire et quasiment bénévole des médecins. Théoriquement, les bénéfices qu'il en retire devraient profiter aux patients cubains, ce qui est loin d'être le cas. Notre équipe a pu s'immerger quelques jours dans cette belle mécanique de communication : humanisme révolutionnaire d'un côté, contrôles permanents et pragmatisme calculateur de l'autre. Cuba est décidément toujours une étrange petite île...
Reportage d'Annabel Lecouffe-Robaglia (France, 2022)
Disponible jusqu'au 26/03/2025
Depuis 2020 en effet l'île a envoyé environ 3 000 professionnels de santé en mission temporaire dans 42 pays, dont le Mexique, la principauté d'Andorre, l'Afrique du Sud, l'Italie, Koweit ou la France pour assister et renforcer leurs équipes médicales. Cette politique de coopération est un des points forts de la diplomatie cubaine depuis plus de 50 ans. Voulue par Fidel Castro, elle fait toujours la fierté de ses successeurs. Mais elle fait aussi grincer quelques dents... Ses détracteurs constatent que ces missions facturées aux Etats hôtes sontdevenues le poste le plus important du commerce extérieur cubain (dix milliards de dollars en 2019, selon l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce), et que l'Etat ne lésine pas sur les pressions idéologiques pour obtenir l'appui enthousiaste, obligatoire et quasiment bénévole des médecins. Théoriquement, les bénéfices qu'il en retire devraient profiter aux patients cubains, ce qui est loin d'être le cas. Notre équipe a pu s'immerger quelques jours dans cette belle mécanique de communication : humanisme révolutionnaire d'un côté, contrôles permanents et pragmatisme calculateur de l'autre. Cuba est décidément toujours une étrange petite île...
Reportage d'Annabel Lecouffe-Robaglia (France, 2022)
Disponible jusqu'au 26/03/2025
Everything Changed When I Left Christianity: Dee the Humanist
Please note that I am not pushing any ideas here. I am posting this merely out of interest. For me, it is always interesting to learn how people cope with faith and also how they cope when they lose their faith. – Mark
Krieg am Kipppunkt: Widerstand der Ukrainer - Diese Optionen hat Putin noch | WELT Reportage
Apr 10, 2022 • Der krieg in der Ukraine tritt in eine neue Phase. Die russischen Truppen ziehen sich nach schweren Verlusten aus dem Norden der Ukraine zurück. Doch noch gibt Putin den Krieg nicht verloren. Seine geschundenen Truppen werden neu aufgestellt, bewaffnet und mit frischen Kräften verstärkt.
Die Kriegsziele müssen auch neu justiert werden. Es scheint, dass sich nun der Schwerpunkt der neuen Offensive auf den Donbass und den Süden der Ukraine konzentriert - vorerst.
Die Kriegsziele müssen auch neu justiert werden. Es scheint, dass sich nun der Schwerpunkt der neuen Offensive auf den Donbass und den Süden der Ukraine konzentriert - vorerst.
Is Poland the Next Country in Vladimir Putin's Sights? | 60 Minutes Australia
The Stench of Entitlement Is Now Oozing from Rishi Sunak’s Home As Well As Boris Johnson’s
THE GUARDIAN: The chancellor’s family fortune was shielded from his own tax collectors – how could he expect the public not to be outraged?
Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty: ‘You needed your smallest violin to accompany his lament that the couple were the victims of a ‘political hit job’.’ Photograph: Reuters
During the furore about who picked up the bill for the lavish makeover of the prime minister’s flat, the chancellor’s people made a big thing of declaring that there was no risk of Rishi Sunak generating a stink such as wallpapergate. The Treasury released a statement pointedly letting it be known that Mr Sunak had paid for the refurbishment of his family quarters in Downing Street from his own deep pockets. Shortly afterwards, an admiring Tory MP chuckled to me: “Rishi is rich enough to buy his wallpaper himself.”
After the many tawdry episodes associated with Boris Johnson, the idea that his next-door neighbour was scandal-free recommended Mr Sunak to Tory MPs as their next leader. The contrast between the two men – a cash-grubbing prime minister splattered with sleaze versus a chancellor advertising himself as the squeaky-clean, family man – also made Mr Sunak the more attractive figure to voters.
Although that was only a short time ago, it seems like ancient history. That was before the public was outraged to learn that his wife, Akshata Murty, the daughter of an Indian billionaire, has been using non-domicile status to avoid paying UK taxes on her massive overseas earnings. It transpires that the chancellor is truly a believer in lower taxes – so long as they are for his own family.
The first response to the uproar from Mr Sunak, his wife and their apologists was to protest that she was breaking no laws by exploiting this tax break for the mega-rich. That was revealing about them in itself, because it so spectacularly failed to understand why people would be angry even if the arrangement was legal. Some of the public may resent the great wealth of the Sunaks, some may admire it, some may care a lot that they enjoy stratospheric riches way beyond the dreams of most Britons and some may care not a bit. Nearly all of the public will have had a reasonable expectation that the Sunaks followed the tax rules that apply to the typical voter. » | Andrew Rawnsley | Sunday, April 10, 2022
Rishi orders hunt for 'Red Throat' leaker of billionaire heiress wife's non-dom tax status as he moves family out of Downing St and friends say he might quit politics COMPLETELY - while personal ratings plunge again: Rishi Sunak moves family out from No 11 flat amid public scrutiny over tax affairs / Friends of the Chancellor said he considered quitting the Cabinet over backlash / Opponents called on the White House to investigate his previous US green card / US rules say card holders should not be 'employed by a foreign Government »
A Popular British Politician Falls From Grace Over a Tax Scandal: Rishi Sunak was once considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Now he faces scrutiny over his wealthy wife’s tax status, and over holding an American green card while in office. »
During the furore about who picked up the bill for the lavish makeover of the prime minister’s flat, the chancellor’s people made a big thing of declaring that there was no risk of Rishi Sunak generating a stink such as wallpapergate. The Treasury released a statement pointedly letting it be known that Mr Sunak had paid for the refurbishment of his family quarters in Downing Street from his own deep pockets. Shortly afterwards, an admiring Tory MP chuckled to me: “Rishi is rich enough to buy his wallpaper himself.”
After the many tawdry episodes associated with Boris Johnson, the idea that his next-door neighbour was scandal-free recommended Mr Sunak to Tory MPs as their next leader. The contrast between the two men – a cash-grubbing prime minister splattered with sleaze versus a chancellor advertising himself as the squeaky-clean, family man – also made Mr Sunak the more attractive figure to voters.
Although that was only a short time ago, it seems like ancient history. That was before the public was outraged to learn that his wife, Akshata Murty, the daughter of an Indian billionaire, has been using non-domicile status to avoid paying UK taxes on her massive overseas earnings. It transpires that the chancellor is truly a believer in lower taxes – so long as they are for his own family.
The first response to the uproar from Mr Sunak, his wife and their apologists was to protest that she was breaking no laws by exploiting this tax break for the mega-rich. That was revealing about them in itself, because it so spectacularly failed to understand why people would be angry even if the arrangement was legal. Some of the public may resent the great wealth of the Sunaks, some may admire it, some may care a lot that they enjoy stratospheric riches way beyond the dreams of most Britons and some may care not a bit. Nearly all of the public will have had a reasonable expectation that the Sunaks followed the tax rules that apply to the typical voter. » | Andrew Rawnsley | Sunday, April 10, 2022
Rishi orders hunt for 'Red Throat' leaker of billionaire heiress wife's non-dom tax status as he moves family out of Downing St and friends say he might quit politics COMPLETELY - while personal ratings plunge again: Rishi Sunak moves family out from No 11 flat amid public scrutiny over tax affairs / Friends of the Chancellor said he considered quitting the Cabinet over backlash / Opponents called on the White House to investigate his previous US green card / US rules say card holders should not be 'employed by a foreign Government »
A Popular British Politician Falls From Grace Over a Tax Scandal: Rishi Sunak was once considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Now he faces scrutiny over his wealthy wife’s tax status, and over holding an American green card while in office. »
Rishi Sunak’s Hopes of Becoming Prime Minister Are Over, Say Top Tories
THE OBSERVER: Senior party figures think the furore over the chancellor’s US green card and his wife’s tax affairs have put an end to his chances
Party figures think Boris Johnson will have to remove Sunak from his job in the next reshuffle.Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters
Senior Conservatives have written off Rishi Sunak as a potential prime minister – and now believe Boris Johnson will have to remove him as chancellor in his next reshuffle – following the furore over his US green card and his wife’s tax affairs.
One former Tory minister told the Observer that the fear among Conservative MPs with small majorities was that the party was now in a “death spiral” with its two leading figures – the PM and chancellor – both having lost respect among voters.
“The worry is that this is symptomatic of a party in terminal decline and that we are in a death spiral,” said the ex-minister, after Sunak’s multimillionaire wife, Akshata Murty, agreed to pay UK tax on her global fortune, having avoided doing so under rules that apply to people who opt for non-domiciled status.
Referring to the entire controversy and revelations about the couple having had US green cards, the ex-minister added: “That is the concern of colleagues with small majorities.
“He has shown colossal naivety and the way he has arranged his affairs does not suggest he is even committed to the UK, but that he is keeping open the option of a career in finance in the United States.” » | Toby Helm, Political editor | Saturday, April 9, 2022
Rishi Sunak’s stunts and mistakes expose lack of political savvy: The chancellor’s constituents seem forgiving of the non-dom tax affair but it comes after a series of blunders that call his judgment into question »
Senior Conservatives have written off Rishi Sunak as a potential prime minister – and now believe Boris Johnson will have to remove him as chancellor in his next reshuffle – following the furore over his US green card and his wife’s tax affairs.
One former Tory minister told the Observer that the fear among Conservative MPs with small majorities was that the party was now in a “death spiral” with its two leading figures – the PM and chancellor – both having lost respect among voters.
“The worry is that this is symptomatic of a party in terminal decline and that we are in a death spiral,” said the ex-minister, after Sunak’s multimillionaire wife, Akshata Murty, agreed to pay UK tax on her global fortune, having avoided doing so under rules that apply to people who opt for non-domiciled status.
Referring to the entire controversy and revelations about the couple having had US green cards, the ex-minister added: “That is the concern of colleagues with small majorities.
“He has shown colossal naivety and the way he has arranged his affairs does not suggest he is even committed to the UK, but that he is keeping open the option of a career in finance in the United States.” » | Toby Helm, Political editor | Saturday, April 9, 2022
Rishi Sunak’s stunts and mistakes expose lack of political savvy: The chancellor’s constituents seem forgiving of the non-dom tax affair but it comes after a series of blunders that call his judgment into question »
Saturday, April 09, 2022
Genesis, White Jesus, and Debating the Resurrection (with Dr. Bart Ehrman)
Pakistan Parliament Ousts Imran Khan as Prime Minister
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The country will now face early elections after days of brinkmanship in which Mr. Khan tried to dissolve Parliament to head off the no-confidence vote.
Imran Khan, center, last month during National Day in Islamabad. He was ousted as Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday, losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament. | Anjum Naveed/Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Imran Khan, the former international cricket star turned politician who oversaw a new era of Pakistan’s foreign policy that distanced the country from the United States, was removed as prime minister early on Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament.
The vote, coming amid soaring inflation and a rift between Mr. Khan’s government and the military, capped a political crisis that has embroiled the country for weeks and came down to the wire in a parliamentary session that dragged into the early morning hours. Pakistan remains in a state of turmoil as it heads into an early election season in the coming months.
Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation with the world’s second-largest Muslim population, has struggled with instability and military coups since its founding 75 years ago. While no prime minister in Pakistan has ever completed a full five-year term in office, Mr. Khan is the first to be removed in a no-confidence vote.
The motion to oust Mr. Khan was passed with 174 votes, two more than the requisite simple majority. » | Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood | Saturday, April 9, 2022
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Imran Khan, the former international cricket star turned politician who oversaw a new era of Pakistan’s foreign policy that distanced the country from the United States, was removed as prime minister early on Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament.
The vote, coming amid soaring inflation and a rift between Mr. Khan’s government and the military, capped a political crisis that has embroiled the country for weeks and came down to the wire in a parliamentary session that dragged into the early morning hours. Pakistan remains in a state of turmoil as it heads into an early election season in the coming months.
Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation with the world’s second-largest Muslim population, has struggled with instability and military coups since its founding 75 years ago. While no prime minister in Pakistan has ever completed a full five-year term in office, Mr. Khan is the first to be removed in a no-confidence vote.
The motion to oust Mr. Khan was passed with 174 votes, two more than the requisite simple majority. » | Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood | Saturday, April 9, 2022
«Wir müssen ihn jetzt stoppen. Putin ist längst im Krieg mit der Nato»
Müsste er die wichtigsten Menschen in seinem Leben benennen, käme Michail Chodorkowski wohl nicht umhin, Wladimir Putin zu erwähnen, weit vorn auf der Liste. Vor zwanzig Jahren hatte der Kremlchef den elf Jahre jüngeren Oligarchen als den gefährlichsten im Rudel der jungen Wölfe ausgemacht, die binnen weniger Jahre die Industrie des Landes unter sich aufgeteilt hatten – und ihn in ein Straflager nach Sibirien geschickt. Das Bild sollte sich einprägen: ein Mann im Käfig, um den Mund ein feines, ironisches Lächeln.
Beide sind sie Kinder der Sowjetunion, aufgewachsen in «Kommunalkas», Gemeinschaftswohnungen, die ihre Familien sich mit anderen teilen mussten, der eine in Leningrad, der andere in Moskau. Beide wussten früh, was sie werden wollten: KGB-Spion der eine, Fabrikdirektor der andere. Ehrgeizig nutzten sie die vom System vorgespurten Wege. Doch dann kollabierte der Koloss, und das Fundament wurde zu Treibsand. Und wieder bewiesen beide, Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Putin und Michail Borisowitsch Chodorkowski, Talent und Findigkeit, um darin nicht nur zu überleben, sondern um darauf zu bauen. – Noch etwas haben sie übrigens gemeinsam: die Art, leise, fast zögerlich zu sprechen. Und in beider Wortschatz spielt «Verrat» eine grosse Rolle. » | Anja Jardine | Samstag, 9. April 2022
A Kiev, Ursula von der Leyen ouvre la marche de l’Ukraine vers « l’avenir européen »
LE MONDE : Le président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, a rappelé à la présidente de la Commission européenne la nécessité d’un embargo total sur l’énergie venue de Russie.
Le premier ministre ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, reçoit des mains de la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, un questionnaire qui servira de point de départ à une décision sur l’adhésion de l’Ukraine à l’Union européenne, à Kiev, en Ukraine, le 8 avril 2022. ADAM SCHRECK / AP
C’est une enveloppe aux couleurs des drapeaux ukrainien et européen. Vendredi 8 avril, au terme de sa visite à Kiev, la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a remis au président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, un questionnaire qui servira de point de départ à une décision sur l’adhésion de l’Ukraine à l’Union européenne. « Ce ne sera pas, comme d’ordinaire, une question d’années pour se faire une opinion, mais je pense une question de semaines », a-t-elle précisé lors d’une conférence de presse sur place.
En réponse, M. Zelensky a assuré sous les rires de l’assistance que le dossier sera renvoyé dans une semaine. Dans la soirée, lors de son adresse quotidienne aux Ukrainiens, le président a déclaré être convaincu que « nous sommes enfin sur le point d’atteindre notre objectif de longue date. L’Ukraine sera l’un des égaux dans la maison commune européenne. L’Ukraine deviendra membre de l’Union européenne ». » | Par Thomas d'Istria (Kiev (Ukraine), envoyé spécial) | Samedi 9 avril 2022
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C’est une enveloppe aux couleurs des drapeaux ukrainien et européen. Vendredi 8 avril, au terme de sa visite à Kiev, la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a remis au président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, un questionnaire qui servira de point de départ à une décision sur l’adhésion de l’Ukraine à l’Union européenne. « Ce ne sera pas, comme d’ordinaire, une question d’années pour se faire une opinion, mais je pense une question de semaines », a-t-elle précisé lors d’une conférence de presse sur place.
En réponse, M. Zelensky a assuré sous les rires de l’assistance que le dossier sera renvoyé dans une semaine. Dans la soirée, lors de son adresse quotidienne aux Ukrainiens, le président a déclaré être convaincu que « nous sommes enfin sur le point d’atteindre notre objectif de longue date. L’Ukraine sera l’un des égaux dans la maison commune européenne. L’Ukraine deviendra membre de l’Union européenne ». » | Par Thomas d'Istria (Kiev (Ukraine), envoyé spécial) | Samedi 9 avril 2022
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L'amour et l'affection battent toujours la haine et l'agressivité !
The Madness of Brexit Makes Us All So Much Poorer
Apr 9, 2022 • Brexit has resulted in new and often insurmountable barriers to trade with our nearest neighbours, the EU, the largest and wealthiest trading block in the world.
For individuals, small and medium sized enterprises in the UK selling to the EU is practically impossible because customers will not accept the extra inconvenience, delays and expense of dealing with a third country. Likewise, those in the UK now find it practically impossible to buy from the EU. This has already led to a fall of 15% of UK exports to the EU.
Now that workers from the EU are no longer able to come to the UK, we are experiencing extreme shortages of workers in agriculture, care homes, the NHS, hospitality and meat processing, all jobs which UK workers do not want to do.
Whilst UK farmers are planting less this year having been unable to harvest fruit vegetables and crops because of a shortage of workers, and pig farmers have had to cull healthy animals for the same reason, UK food production is likely to be reduced this year. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult for EU food producers to transport their produce to the UK. So an ever increasing number of people are realising that rising prices, confusion and general incompetence of the hapless government is not what they voted for.
As always, Mr Lambert, I agree with your assessment in its entirety. As for Farage, he makes me ill even to think of him. He reminds me of the expression I learnt in primary school: Empty vessels make the most sound! Alas, there are so many "empty vessels" in the Conservative Party these days. Truth to tell, the Conservatives and their Brexit-loving friends and colleagues have driven us all over a cliff. What amazes me is that the British in general are so complacent about the mess 'BoJo the clown' and his henchmen have got us into. Things are bad enough already; but as the old saying goes: We ain't seen nothin' yet! – © Mark
For individuals, small and medium sized enterprises in the UK selling to the EU is practically impossible because customers will not accept the extra inconvenience, delays and expense of dealing with a third country. Likewise, those in the UK now find it practically impossible to buy from the EU. This has already led to a fall of 15% of UK exports to the EU.
Now that workers from the EU are no longer able to come to the UK, we are experiencing extreme shortages of workers in agriculture, care homes, the NHS, hospitality and meat processing, all jobs which UK workers do not want to do.
Whilst UK farmers are planting less this year having been unable to harvest fruit vegetables and crops because of a shortage of workers, and pig farmers have had to cull healthy animals for the same reason, UK food production is likely to be reduced this year. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult for EU food producers to transport their produce to the UK. So an ever increasing number of people are realising that rising prices, confusion and general incompetence of the hapless government is not what they voted for.
As always, Mr Lambert, I agree with your assessment in its entirety. As for Farage, he makes me ill even to think of him. He reminds me of the expression I learnt in primary school: Empty vessels make the most sound! Alas, there are so many "empty vessels" in the Conservative Party these days. Truth to tell, the Conservatives and their Brexit-loving friends and colleagues have driven us all over a cliff. What amazes me is that the British in general are so complacent about the mess 'BoJo the clown' and his henchmen have got us into. Things are bad enough already; but as the old saying goes: We ain't seen nothin' yet! – © Mark
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