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A European move to support whistleblowers?

“ The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passed a resolution on Tuesday criticizing the use of mass surveillance by national governments and calling on both member and observer states to increase oversight on intelligence communities.” “ 'In several countries, a massive 'surveillance industrial complex' has evolved, which risks escaping democratic control and accountability and threatens the free and open character of our societies,' declares the resolution, which was originally prepared by Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands, Group of the European People's Party) for the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.” “ The resolution comes in response to revelations after U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden disclosed classified files in 2013 which showed the use of extensive surveillance techniques being used at the time by the U.S. National Security Association (NSA) and its international partners in the global intelligence

Leaked Sony email speaks of political 'importance' of Outlander to independence debate

Wikileaks “ The Outlander TV series and its possible impact on the Independence Referendum were raised by Sony executives before a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron last year.” “ Outlander, based on the best selling books by Diana Gabaldon and shot in Scotland, was broadcast in the UK well after other countries. There was much speculation on social media and with Outlander fans last year that the delay was related to the date of the independence referendum in September. In the time-travelling romantic drama series, the action takes place in the 18th century where rebel Scots are fighting against the forces of the UK state.” “ In the background briefing document for a 'PM Cameron event' last summer, Mr Weaver writes to other Sony executives: 'Your meeting with Prime Minister Cameron on Monday will likely focus on our overall investment in the U.K. - with special emphasis on the jobs created by Tommy Cooper [the ITV show], the importance

Black anniversary: 48 years from the military coup in Greece

April 21st 1967: Military junta in Greece backed by the US On April 21st 1967, a group of colonels will oust democratic government under Panagiotis Kanellopoulos administration to take power, claiming that Greece was under the “Communist danger”. Seven years of brutality, terror, tortures, political persecutions, exiles, will follow. The junta will end in 1974 with the biggest tragedy: Turkish invasion in northern Cyprus, a Kissinger-type plan from the US. The seven-year junta will leave its marks in future generations and the psychosynthesis of modern Greeks. In the post-civil war Greece, mainly during 50s, 60s and 70s, interceptions of citizens from para-state agents and all kinds of informers had become a routine. Indeed, the Greeks who lived during that time have plenty, often grotesque, stories to tell around this issue. This phenomenon, which peaked during the seven years of junta, has influenced Greek society in such a degree that even today, even

Cold War 2.0 : Russia strengthens defence at far east with S-400

“ Another top notch S-400 missile defense system has been deployed to Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. The new generation weapons with a range of up to 400 kilometers can bring down small planes and nuclear charged ballistic missiles .” “ S-400’s are already protecting the skies over Moscow and St. Petersburg, and Severomorsk – the headquarters of the Northern Fleet, the Kaliningrad region – the most western part of the country, locked between Poland, Lithuania and Belarus and home to Russia’s Baltic Fleet, and also southern regions and the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Far East.” “ The S-400 is a new generation anti-aircraft system, which can be equipped with very long-range missiles (up to 400km), long-range (250km) and medium-range (120km). It’s capable of shooting down anything from small aircraft to cruise missiles such as the Tomahawk, and even ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads. For the next few years Russia doesn’t plan to export the

Κλίντον για πάντα

του Άρη Χατζηστεφάνου Αφότου Δημοκρατικοί και Ρεπουμπλικάνοι άρχισαν να ταυτίζονται στο σύνολο των θέσεων τους, η αντιπαράθεση έχασε κάθε πολιτικό στοιχείο και άρχισε να περιστρέφεται γύρω από την εικόνα που εκπέμπουν οι υποψήφιοι. Ακόμη και οι διαφορές που χαρακτήριζαν τα δύο κόμματα τη δεκαετία του ‘80 και του ’90 άρχισαν να ατονούν. Ένα ζευγάρι αμερικάνων μεσοαστών κάθεται στο σαλόνι του σπιτιού του. «Σκεφτόμαστε να ανακαινίσουμε το σπίτι μας το 2016» λέει η γυναίκα. «Ο βασικός μας στόχος όμως» συμπληρώνει ο άντρας «είναι να μάθουμε το σκύλο μας να μην τρώει από τα σκουπίδια». Λίγα δευτερόλεπτα αργότερα εμφανίζεται και η πρώην υπουργός Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ, Χίλαρι Κλίντον. «Έχω και εγώ σχέδια» λέει κοιτάζοντας την κάμερα «κατεβαίνω για πρόεδρος στις εκλογές του 2016». Σε οποιαδήποτε πολιτισμένη χώρα του πλανήτη, εάν ένας υποψήφιος συνέκρινε την διεκδίκηση της προεδρίας με ένα σκύλο που πρέπει να μάθει να μην τρώει τα σκουπίδια, θα τερμάτιζε αυτομάτως τ

Αδιαπέραστο τείχος με S-400 χτίζει η Ρωσία στον Ειρηνικό

Στρατής Μαζίδης Η δεύτερη από τις πέντε παραδόσεις του συστήματος πυραυλικής άμυνας S-400 (SA-21 Growler) έφτασε στον προορισμό της και συγκεκριμένα τη χερσόνησο της Καμτσάτκα όπως ανακοίνωσε η υπηρεσία Τύπου του ρωσικού Στόλου του Ειρηνικού. «Περισσότεροι από 670 τόνοι φορτίου, ήτοι 36 μονάδες εξοπλισμού για το πυραυλικό σύστημα άμυνας S-400 έφθασε μέσω θαλάσσης στην πόλη Πετροπαβλόφσκ στη χερσόνησο Καμτσάτκα» πληροφορεί η υπηρεσία Τύπου. Το S-400 είναι ένα σύστημα νέας γενιάς μεσαίου και μεγάλου βεληνεκούς πυραύλων αεράμυνας, ικανό να καταστρέψει όλες τα σύγχρονα αεροπορικά όπλα, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των τακτικών και στρατηγικών αεροπλάνων, βαλλιστικών πυραύλων και υπερηχητικών στόχων. Τον Ιούνιο του 2014 το ρωσικό Υπουργείο Άμυνας είχε ανακοινώσει την ενίσχυση του αντι-αεροπορικού δικτύου της Απω Ανατολής με το σύστημα S-400. Με το πέρας και των πέντε αποστολών στη χερσόνησο, η Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία θα έχει «χτίσει» ένα αδιαπέραστο τείχος στον Ειρ

Το Πρώτο Θέμα στοχοποιεί τους μάρτυρες κατηγορίας της Χ.Α

Πλήρη λίστα με το ονόματα των μαρτύρων κατηγορίας της ναζιστικής οργάνωσης Χ.Α δημοσίευσε η εφημερίδα Πρώτο Θέμα του Θέμου Αναστασιάδη. Γνωστή για τη στήριξη που παρείχε και στο παρελθόν στο ναζισμό, μέσω στημένων ρεπορτάζ για τη Χρυσή Αυγή, η εφημερίδα προσφέρει τους μάρτυρες βορά στα τάγματα εφόδου που από το πρώι της Δευτέρας πραγματοποιούν δολοφονικές επιθέσεις εναντίον όσων τολμούν να στραφούν εναντίον της εγκληματικής οργάνωσης. Υπενθυμίζεται ότι σε έρευνες της αστυνομίας στο σπίτι του στενού συνεργάτη του Θέμου Αναστασιάδη και χορηγού του Πρώτου Θέματος, Αναστάσιου Πάλλη, είχαν βρεθεί σημαίες και σύμβολα της ναζιστικής Γερμανίας. Πηγή: http://info-war.gr/2015/04/%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%B5%CE%AF-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%81%CF%84%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B5/

Another one: New Mediterranean shipwreck with 300 on board feared, at least 20 reported dead

The endless humanitarian disaster in Mediterranean continues Europe sleeps “ Three boats in the Mediterranean carrying 300 migrants have sent a distress call to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 'The caller said that there are over 300 people on his boat and it is already sinking (and) he has already reported fatalities, 20 at least,' IOM spokesman Joel Millman told AFP.” “ The boats were floating in international waters in the Mediterranean when the distress call was sent. The IOM added no details about the location of the call.” “ Reports of a new shipwreck come after up to 950 people, including about 200 women and 50 children were allegedly on board of a vessel that sank on its way to Europe, according to a survivor.” http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/new-mediterranean-shipwreck-300-board-feared-after-iom-reports-distress-call-1497360

Gazprom head in Athens on Tuesday for energy talks

“ The head of Russian gas giant Gazprom Alexei Miller will be in Athens on Tuesday for talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, the Greek energy ministry said in a statement on Monday.” “ They are due to discuss 'current energy issues of interest,' the ministry said. Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kuprianov confirmed Miller's visit.” “ During talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month, Tsipras expressed interest in Greece's participation in a pipeline that would bring Russian gas to Europe via its territory. (Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou in Athens and Elizabeth Piper in Moscow; Writing by Karolina Tagaris)” https://research.tdwaterhouse.ca/research/public/Markets/NewsArticle/1664-A8N0WT00I-1 An agreement on the gas pipeline will be signed by Greece and Russia soon, perhaps next Tuesday, while the details were discussed during the official v

Greece: Golden Dawn trial postponed, witnesses been attacked

“ The first day of the highly anticipated Golden Dawn trial only lasted two hours as the neo-Nazi party’s leadership was absent. The court was adjourned until May 7. Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and the rest of the party’s leadership, a total of 14 MPs, were absent. Giorgos Roupakias, the perpetrator of the murder of musician-activist Pavlos Fyssas was present. Outside the high security Korydallos Prison, in Athens, Greece, where the trial is held in a specially constructed courtroom, there were two separate protest rallies: One of Golden Dawn members and another of anti-fascist groups.” “ The trial, expected to last for one year, will likely decide the future of Greek Parliament’s third-largest party, an openly racist and anti-Semitic group that used to be on the fringes of national politics but whose popularity soared as the country sank into economic crisis.” “ Inside, anti-fascist and anti-racism groups that have vowed to keep a close eye on the proceedings are