Petraeus-al-Qaida gegen Syrien.eml: Petraeus schlägt vor, al-Qaida gegen Syrien zu verwenden + mehr.. DANK an Willy.H.W.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Unter Helmut Kohl war Willy Wimmer (CDU) Staatssekretär im Verteidigungsministerium, später Vizepräsident der Parlamentarischen Versammlung der OSZE. Eingeladen vom Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbund sprach Wimmer am 1. September 2015 anlässlich des Gedenkens zum Jahrestag des Ausbruchs des Zweiten Weltkrieges in der St. Ägidienkirche in Hannover. Mit Blick auf die Geschichte kritisiert Wimmer die aktuelle Russland-Politik des Westens. RT Deutsch dokumentiert die Rede im Wortlaut.
Die Frage ist legitim und sie muß gerade jetzt gestellt werden. Am 1. September wird an den Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkrieges erinnert und es war gerade die Sowjetunion, die an Menschenleben und Potential beispiellos die Folgen dieses mörderischen Krieges zu tragen hatte. - In wenigen Wochen könnten wir die fünfundzwanzigste Wiederkehr des Tages festlich begehen, an dem Deutschland wieder ein Land wurde, dessen Einheit und weit mehr über gerade diesen Zweiten Weltkrieg aus dem Verschulden seiner damaligen Führung verloren gegangen war. Neben der tatkräftigen Unterstützung aus Washington war es gerade Moskau, das uns Deutschen diesen Weg eröffnete. Es war Michael Gorbatschow, der vom „gemeinsamen Haus“ Europas gesprochen hatte. Wir alle in Europa waren sicher, daß wir die Schrecken der Vergangenheit würden loswerden können und eine der Wohnungen würden beziehen können. Krieg war ferner denn je. - Es war wieder im Kern Rußland, das nach einem mörderischen Krieg mit einem Konzept über den möglichen Frieden an uns herangetreten ist, wie es nach den napoleonischen Kriegen mit den Vorstellungen von Zar Alexander und dem österreichischen Kanzler Metternich über eine „Heilige Allianz“ schon einmal hätte möglich werden können. Das gemeinsame Haus Europa schien ein tragfähiges Fundament zu haben.....-Quelle: http://www.rtdeutsch.com/
MERKEL lehrt Strafrecht und Rechtsphilosophie an der Universität Hamburg.
Wie hoch darf der Preis für eine demokratische Revolution sein? In Syrien sind Europa und die Vereinigten Staaten die Brandstifter einer Katastrophe. Es gibt keine Rechtfertigung für diesen Bürgerkrieg.
Der Westen, wenn diese etwas voluminöse Bezeichnung gestattet ist, hat in Syrien schwere Schuld auf sich geladen - nicht, wie oft gesagt wird, weil er mit seiner Unterstützung des Widerstands gegen eine tyrannische Herrschaft zu zögerlich gewesen wäre, sondern im Gegenteil: weil er die illegitime Wandlung dieses Widerstands zu einem mörderischen Bürgerkrieg ermöglicht, gefördert, betrieben hat. Mehr als hunderttausend Menschen, darunter Zehntausende Zivilisten, haben diese vermeintlich moralische Parteinahme mit dem Leben bezahlt. Und es werden viel mehr sein, wenn dieser Totentanz irgendwann ein Ende findet. - Diese Strategie ist eine Variante dessen, was seit der Invasion des Irak vor zehn Jahren „demokratischer Interventionismus“ heißt: das Betreiben eines Regimewechsels mit militärischen Mitteln zum Zweck der Etablierung einer demokratischen Herrschaft. Im Irak besorgten die Invasoren das eigenhändig.... MEHR:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/
Der Westen, wenn diese etwas voluminöse Bezeichnung gestattet ist, hat in Syrien schwere Schuld auf sich geladen - nicht, wie oft gesagt wird, weil er mit seiner Unterstützung des Widerstands gegen eine tyrannische Herrschaft zu zögerlich gewesen wäre, sondern im Gegenteil: weil er die illegitime Wandlung dieses Widerstands zu einem mörderischen Bürgerkrieg ermöglicht, gefördert, betrieben hat. Mehr als hunderttausend Menschen, darunter Zehntausende Zivilisten, haben diese vermeintlich moralische Parteinahme mit dem Leben bezahlt. Und es werden viel mehr sein, wenn dieser Totentanz irgendwann ein Ende findet. - Diese Strategie ist eine Variante dessen, was seit der Invasion des Irak vor zehn Jahren „demokratischer Interventionismus“ heißt: das Betreiben eines Regimewechsels mit militärischen Mitteln zum Zweck der Etablierung einer demokratischen Herrschaft. Im Irak besorgten die Invasoren das eigenhändig.... MEHR:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/
Putin: Gescheiterte US-Politik schuld an Flüchtlings-Krise in Europa Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten
Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin sagt, die gescheitere US-Außenpolitik im Nahen Osten habe die Flüchtlings-Krise im Nahen Osten ausgelöst. Die Syrer befänden sich nicht vor dem Präsidenten Assad auf der Flucht, den die USA stürzen wollen, sondern vor dem IS – den die Amerikaner nicht zu besiegen in der Lage gewesen seien.
....„Diese Krise war absolut zu erwarten. Wir in Russland haben schon vor Jahren gesagt, dass die, wie ich es immer genannt habe, „falsche Außenpolitik der westlichen Allianz im Nahen Osten massive Probleme bringen wird- in den Regionen der muslimischen Welt, im Nahen Osten und in Nordafrika.“ - Putin sagte, er sei erstaunt, dass die USA die EU für ihr Krisen-Management in der Flüchtlingsfrage kritisieren: „Europa folgt blind der US-Außenpolitik aus sogenannter Bündnistreue, und muss dann die Lasten tragen.“ - Putin sagte, dass die Syrer nicht wegen Präsident Baschar al-Asad vertrieben würden, sondern wegen des „Islamischen Staats“ (IS). Der Krieg in Syrien war ausgebrochen, als die westliche Allianz unter US-Führung beschlossen hatte, Assad zu stürzen. - Zu diesem „Regime-Wechsel“ schrieb der Hamburger Strafrechtler und Rechtsphilosoph Reinhard Merkel im August 2013 (!) einen interessanten Beitrag – und zwar nicht in der Prawda, sondern in der FAZ: „Der Westen, wenn diese etwas voluminöse Bezeichnung gestattet ist, hat in Syrien schwere Schuld auf sich geladen – nicht, wie oft gesagt wird, weil...."
MEHR: http://deutsche-wirtschafts-
Israelis & Palestinians to hold
A Grassroots Negotiations Congress
On the streets of Tel-Aviv
Thur. September 3, 2015, 10AM – 6PM
It will take place tomorrow, Thursday, September 3, 2015 – an Israeli delegation, a Palestinian delegation and as many members of the general public as want to participate, will hold street-level grassroots negotiations on a main Tel Aviv street. They will discuss and debate all contentious issues – even the most difficult and sensitive - and try to reach mutually satisfactory solutions. It will be held on the plaza at 48 King George St. opposite the Dizengoff Center Shopping Mall – a major Tel Aviv thoroughfare, frequented by people of varied ethnicities and walks of life at all hours of the day and for much of the night.
Each delegation will include 20 people, reflecting to a broad spectrum of backgrounds in both the Israeli and the Palestinian society: Israeli generals, Palestinian commanders, Israeli settlers, Palestinian ex-prisoners, academics, business people, and students. Members of the general public are most welcome to observe and also take an active part – both those who come especially and passers-by who happen on the grassroots negotiations completely by chance.
The grassroots congress is co-chaired by Dr. Sapir Handelman – an Israeli who received the Peter Becker Award in Peace & Conflict Studies; and Mr. Wisam Seder – a prominent Palestinian athlete and educator.
This event is part of an ongoing campaign aimed at establishing of a broad-based Israeli-Palestinian Grassroots Negotiating Congress, with enough public support in both societies to gain concrete political power which decision makers would be able to ignore . To that end, we are building international and domestic coalitions designed to involve the people in the peacemaking struggle and press leaderships to conclude agreements.
The Tel Aviv grassroots deliberations are to be divided into three forums:
Peacemaking – negotiating central issues, such as: borders, Jerusalem and refugees.
Peace building – trust building measures, education,economics, and so on.
Peace keeping – civilian, political and militaristic mechanisms to keep peace and stability.
Obviously, neither members of the Israeli delegation nor their Palestinian colleagues have any official standing or credentials, and any agreement they reach will not be binding. However, it is far from unimportant that, even under the present inauspicious conditions, Israelis and Palestinians can meet cordially in public, discuss even the most difficult issues troubling their two peoples – and reach agreement. The fact that this is possible could and should serve as an example and inspiration to the decision makers on both sides – who do have the power to make a binding agreement. Leaders on both sides should engage in official negotiations – not as a PR stunt or power game, but in order to genuinely reach a peace agreement and actually, fully implement it. Is it complicated? Is it difficult? Going on with the present situation is more complicated, more difficult and far more painful.
The Minds of Peace Organization has successfully led 27 small-scale Israeli-Palestinian grassroots negotiating congresses around the US and Canada, in the Middle East, and at open public places in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem. In nearly all of the congresses, the respective Israeli and Palestinian delegations succeeded in reaching agreement – a remarkable result considering that these delegations were deliberately formed so as to include people with widely different political views and from all walks of life in both societies.
To view the agreements and videos of past grassroots negotiations sessions visit: www.mindsofpeace.org and facebook: ‘minds of peace’
Israeli - PalestinianPublic Negotiating Congress, Hamashbir Plaza, Jerusalem, August 22-23, 2013
For more information:
Dr. Alain Mordezki: 972-52-860-5272; “Minds of Peace”; peace.public @ gmail.com
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Western Misperception: China and Russia Threat to International Stability |
 Over the last few months we’ve heard several voices accusing Russia-China duo of possible Anti-Western sentiment. In fact this non-ideological and non-invasive relationship of the two close neighbours faces complexities of its own. Above all, this union has to try its best to refrain from appearing as an antagonist of western powers, EU in particular, and to show that it has a potential for making contribution to the Eurasia’s stability from the eastern side while promoting a necessary multipolarism...  |
Russia and South Africa to Forge Strategic Alliance
| Alexander MEZYAEV | 03.09.2015 | 00:00 |
Russia and South Africa enjoy an extraordinary relationship that goes deep down in history. Some of its moments resemble a heroic saga or a breathtaking detective story.
It may be interesting to know that in 1923 South African Communists sent 1300 pounds sterling and 1600 sacks of corn and flour to help those who suffered from hunger in the USSR. In 1942-1944 South Africans delivered aid to the Soviet people fighting Nazism. Many moments in the history of bilateral relations are yet to be explained. For instance, it is still unclear who insisted upon establishing diplomatic relations with the regime of apartheid in its last days instead of waiting for the new democratic government to come to power. Evidently, the goal was to undermine the relationship between Russia and the administration led by Nelson Mandela. As a result, the visit of Mandela to Russia was postponed more than ten times!
The cooperation between Russia and South Africa has always been very practical. The African National Congress came to power in 1994. It had been receiving assistance – including military aid – from the USSR for more than forty years. In 1969 Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of African National Congress, was on the verge of debacle. Hundreds of its Soviet Union trained fighters were saved by evacuation to the USSR. Twenty-five years later they dominated the ruling cabinet and some of them are still holding positions in the South Africa’s government. But Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in jail and he was not among those who enjoyed warm relations with the USSR.
There were people who had serious reasons to be concerned over potential rapprochement between Russia and South Africa and they did their best to deteriorate the relations between these two countries from the start. Expanding the relationship beyond the boundaries of bilateral ties to full-fledged alliance could significantly change the situation on some of the world markets: platinum, diamonds and, especially, gold. Russia and South Africa could create a «platinum OPEC». It would be an even more coherent entity than the oil OPEC we know today as Russia and South Africa together possess almost all platinum reserves in the world. Platinum prices abruptly went down from about a $1500 per ounce in 2014 to around $900 in 2015. Surely, it happened at the time when Russia and South Africa were boosting their political and economic ties. No doubt it was done on purpose. The political and economic damage to South Africa was significant, it resulted in miners’ strikes and general unrest. The Marikana platinum mine massacre occurred on August 16, 2012. Police opened fire: 34 miners were killed and 78 wounded. Three years later the eventstill echoes through the country.
In March 2013, the Russian Federation and the South African Republic signed the Joint Declaration and established a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to mark their decision to go beyond the routine bilateral interactions.
After the establishment of the New Development Bank (the BRICS Development Bank) in July 2015, South African government immediately announced it would open a Bank’s branch in Johannesburg. ESCOM, a leading energy company, said it wanted to get the first loan.
South Africa has a lot of hurdles to overcome on the way. With apartheid gone, economic power is still held by foreign monopolistic capital, which has become an element of global governance. There are forces that cannot reconcile with the policy aimed at developing relations with Russia.
In June a provocation was staged when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was detained during the African Union’s summit. It sent an unambiguous signal. Although the arrest was sanctioned by court, the South African government let the President leave the country without interference. The provocation had its consequences. Opposition launched lawsuits against the government accusing it of a «Constitution violation» and initiated impeachment procedures to topple President Jacob Zuma. It was also announced that the case could be transferred to the International Criminal Court. As an additional leverage, the United Nations issued a report, which affirmed that South African troops committed «war crimes» during the peacekeeping mission in Central Africa.
Despite the intrigues, the Russia-South Africa cooperation continues. A few weeks ago the South African nuclear energy program was made public. According to the document, Russia is to play the role of its major partner. The Moscow’s participation was fiercely opposed. Media outlets were full of anti-Russian materials. Voices were raised to warn about the danger of playing the «Russian roulette». There were also calls in support of «green energy» while the very idea of using nuclear power came under harsh criticismthat sounded like a pure hypocrisy keeping in mind constant blackouts and power shortages in the cities.
Apart from the economic resources there is a number of points that bring the two countries closer together. South Africa has a unique geographic position on the African continent. The Pan African policy of South Africa turns the country into a gate to the continent. In this regard it’s worth to note the following continental initiatives of South Africa: the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), an economic development program of the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Recent summits of SADC and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have proven the fact that the Dark Continent is ready to stop being guided by the recommendations of International Monetary Fund. The program of SADC industrialization where South Africa plays a locomotive role and the set goal to turn the whole territory of Africa into a common market evidently prove the point.
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| Tags: BRICS Russia South Africa Source:http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/09/03/russia-and-south-africa-to-forge-strategic-alliance.html |
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