MESOPOTAMIA NEWS MONEY MACHEN IN MORIA (LESBOS) : Moria, die Caritas und eineinhalb Millionen Euro
Die Caritas Österreich kann oder will seit über sechs Monaten nicht offenlegen, was mit den Geldern geschehen ist, die sie für die Flüchtlingshilfe in Moria gesammelt hat. – Von Natalie Gruber, geb. 1989, studierte Internationale Entwicklung in Wien.HaoLam
Anfang September brachte der Brand im Flüchtlingslager Moria die Insel Lesbos abermals in die internationalen Schlagzeilen. Jahrelang schon war Moria, klares Abschreckungsprojekt der europäischen Asyl- und Migrationspolitik, in den Medien weitaus präsenter als andere vergleichbare „Hotspots”.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : IntelBrief: U.S. Sanctions Iran-led Axis
Bottom Line Up Front 5 Oct 2020 THE SOUFAN CENTER
- The Trump administration imposed additional sanctions on Iran, Syria, and Lebanese Hezbollah to weaken the Iran-led ‘axis of resistance.’
- The sanctions are intended to isolate members of the Iran-led axis from the international banking system and to reduce their financial resources.
- The sanctions are unlikely to compel any members of the axis to alter their fundamental goals or behaviors.
- The axis is able to mitigate the effect of U.S. sanctions through their relationships with Russia, China, Venezuela, and other actors.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : DIE STELLUNGNAHME GAULANDS = gaga !
SCHWERE VORWÜRFE GEGEN ALT-KANZLER – „Schröders Verhalten erfüllt viele Deutsche mit Scham“
veröffentlicht am07.10.2020 – 17:41 Uhr – Im BILD-Interview erhebt der russische Oppositionspolitiker Alexej Nawalny schwere Vorwürfe gegen Alt-Kanzler Gerhard Schröder (76)!
„Gerhard Schröder wird von Putin bezahlt. Aber wenn er jetzt versucht, diesen Giftanschlag zu leugnen, ist das wirklich sehr enttäuschend“, sagte Nawalny. Und: „Er ist immerhin der ehemalige Kanzler des mächtigsten Landes in Europa. Jetzt ist Schröder ein Laufbursche Putins, der Mörder beschützt.“
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ANALYSIS – FRANCO-TURKISH COMPETITION ASCENDANT
by Soner Cagaptay – Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research – September 2020
Given their sharply diverging views on conflict zones, secularism, and regional spheres of influence, the two states are swiftly becoming NATO’s next diplomatic hotspot.
Recent press reports according to which Paris claimed the Turkish navy “illuminated” a French vessel off the coast of Libya in June 2020 suggest that the flashpoint to watch inside the NATO alliance is not Turkey vs. U.S., but Ankara vs. Paris. Turkish-French ties date to the 16th century, when Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I and French King Francois I forged an alliance in 1536. France is Turkey’s oldest European friend, but the bilateral relationship has seen its ups and downs, most recently in Syria. In fact today, Turkey and France are locked in a deepening rivalry, centred on issues related to the Syrian and Libyan civil wars, the evolving East Mediterranean strategic environment, and last but not least French President Emmanuel Macron’s and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opposing views on regional affairs.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS INSIGHT : HEZBOLLAH’S SECRETS EXPLODE—AND ARE COVERED UP—AGAIN
by Assaf Orion – PolicyWatch 3387 – October 9, 2020
The group is once more trying to conceal its strategy of hiding military assets in civilian areas, but each self-explosion and Israeli exposure reveals more about Hezbollah’s political plight, its persistent quest for precision missiles, and its skill with information operations.
Last week saw another round in Israel’s efforts to expose Hezbollah’s precision weapons and its longstanding human-shield strategy inside Lebanon, with the group inevitably fighting back through denials and cover-ups. As the new revelations and the group’s counterpunches make clear, the status quo poses a profound risk to both the Lebanese people and regional security. In response, Israel and the international community need to pursue more intensive information campaigning, integrative policy, and peacekeeping improvements.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : MY NEW LIBERTARIAN POLITICAL PARTY IN GB !
Laurence Fox’s political party to ‘fight the culture wars’ raises ‘£5 million in donations’ hours after official launch
- Ben Hill – THE SUN – 27 Sep 2020, 22:17 – Updated: 27 Sep 2020, 22:18
LAURENCE Fox’s political party that has vowed to “fight the culture wars” has raised £5 million in donations just hours after its official launch, the actor claimed today. Fox, 42, founded the ‘Reclaim’ party, which has been dubbed “a Ukip for culture”. Laurence Fox claims his ‘Reclaim’ party has raised £5 millionCredit:
His three aims for the party are to defend freedom of speech, reform publicly funded institutions – including the BBC – and to celebrate British history.
Fox sparked outrage in January when he accused academic Rachel Boyle of “being racist” after she branded him “a white privileged male” on BBC’s Question Time.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ERDOGAN DER HUBSCHRAUBER-MÖRDER
BRIEF AUS ISTANBUL: Folterinstrument Hubschrauber – VON BÜLENT MUMAY – -AKTUALISIERT AM 10.2020-11:09 FAZ
In der Türkei wurde in den letzten Tagen über zwei Hubschrauber-Geschichten gesprochen: In der einen geht es um einen der schlimmsten Fälle von Folter seit langem – in der anderen um die Gefälligkeit eines Generalstaatsanwalts.
Der Verlauf von Folter und Misshandlungen in der Türkei gleicht einem Elektrokardiogramm. Die Anzahl der Folterungen, von praktisch allen Regierungen abgelehnt, bildet eine stabile horizontale Linie.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE MOST PROBLEMATIC ALLIANCE ISRAEL & ALYIEV AZERBAIJAN
The Baku Balance: How Azerbaijan Juggles Israel & Iran
David Pollock David Pollock is the Bernstein Fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on regional political dynamics and related issues. FIKRA FORUM Also available in العربية October 7, 2020
The current conflict in the Caucasus between Azerbaijan and Armenia is an extraordinary case where Israel and Iran, while both claiming neutrality, are actually tilting toward the same side: Azerbaijan. Israel buys Azerbaijan’s oil and sells it advanced weapons, now being used to deadly effect; while Iran proclaims its support for Azerbaijan’s “territorial integrity”—code words for its claim to Nagorno-Karabakh and adjoining bits of territory held by Armenian separatists. How does this small though oil- and gas-rich country of 10 million mostly Shia Muslims, right on Iran’s northern border, manage this remarkable geopolitical feat?
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS BERGKARABACH : DER 2. VÖLKERMORD AN DEN ARMENIEN WIRD MIT ISRAELISCHEN WAFFEN VOLLZOGEN !
(Unmittelbar vor und auch während der Kämpfe in Nagornyj Karabach hatten mindestens vier schwere aserbaidschanische Frachtmaschinen den israelischen Militärflughafen Uvda angeflogen, über deren Inhalt bislang nur spekuliert wird.)
Konflikt in Nagornyj Karabach : „Mit einem Sturmgewehr gegen Artillerie“
- Von Christoph Ehrhardt, Friedrich Schmidt und Jochen Stahnke FAZ 9.10.2020- Den Konflikt in Nagornyj Karabach tragen Aserbaidschan und Armenien mit ungleichen Mitteln aus. Woher kommen ihre Waffen?
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS CLEAR PERSPECTIVE : TRUMP/PENCE CONTRA IRANIAN HANGMEN / BIDEN/HARRIS VOTING FOR APPEASEMENT !
US vice presidential candidates debate Iran policy
Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris took on Iran issues like the nuclear deal and the killing of Qasem Soleimani. AL MONIRO – Adam Lucente – Oct 8, 2020
The Republican and Democratic candidates for vice president sparred over US Iran policy during the debate Wednesday night. The two candidates expressed very different views on Iran.
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