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Θεέ μου, η Μέρκελ;

του Στέλιου Κούλογλου Ο καημένος ο Ομπάμα θυμίζει έναν πλούσιο που ψάχνει κάποιον κληρονόμο για να αφήσει την επιχείρηση. Κοιτάει από δω, πασχίζει από κει, τίποτα: στο τέλος, τι να κάνει, βρίσκει τη λιγότερο κακή απόγονο. Κάπως έτσι η Μέρκελ, υποψήφια ξανά για τη καγκελαρία, βρέθηκε να υπερασπίσει, ως ηγέτιδα πλέον του δυτικού κόσμου, «τις δημοκρατικές αξίες» της ανθρωπότητας. Είναι αλήθεια ότι η κληρονόμος άργησε λίγο να αναγγείλει την υποψηφιότητα της. Ως συνήθως δίσταζε μέχρι την τελευταία στιγμή, μια αδυναμία που την πλήρωσε η Ελλάδα ιδίως το 2010, όταν η Γερμανία καγκελάριος καλείτο να αποφασίσει αν και πως θα την «σώσει». (το 2015, στις διαπραγματεύσεις με την κυβέρνηση Τσίπρα, μάλλον ροκάνιζε συνειδητά το χρόνο, παριστάνοντας ότι το σκέπτεται). Δεν δίστασε να ανακοινώσει ότι θα είναι υποψήφια για το φθινόπωρο του 2017, όταν, όπως συνηθίζει, συμβουλεύτηκε τις δημοσκοπήσεις που την έδειξαν να ανακάμπτει μετά τη ζημιά του προσφυγικού. Η δημόσια προτρ

Κούλογλου: Η χώρα χρειάζεται ένα plan Β

Θύελλες στην ΕΕ αλλά και παγκοσμίως, οι οποίες δεν αποκλείεται να οδηγήσουν σε διάλυση της ευρωζώνης, έρχονται, σύμφωνα με τον ευρωβουλευτή Στέλιο Κούλογλου. Μιλώντας στον 9.84, εκτίμησε ότι αυτό συμβαίνει κυρίως εξαιτίας της εμμονικής προσήλωσης στην πολιτική Σόιμπλε αλλά και της υπερσυντηρητικής στροφής στις μεγάλες ευρωπαϊκές χώρες. Σε αυτή τη λογική, με την Ιταλία έτοιμη να προκαλέσει μεγάλη κρίση, αν χάσει ο Ρέντσι, ενδεχομένως και αποχώρηση - διάλυση της Ε.Ε., η προσωπική άποψη του Στέλιου Κούλογλου είναι πως η Ελλάδα, με συνυπολογισμό των διεθνών εξελίξεων, θα πρέπει να έχει plan - B και θα πρέπει, αν δει ότι η Ευρωζώνη πάει προς διάλυση, να είναι προετοιμασμένη γι' αυτό. « Αν συμβεί κάτι τέτοιο, θα πρέπει να κρυφτούμε πίσω από μια μεγάλη χώρα, όπως η Ιταλία και να φύγουμε μαζί, διότι αν φύγουμε μόνοι μας, θα βρεθούμε και πάλι στο μάτι του κυκλώνα », σημείωσε. Οι εξελίξεις με την άνοδο Τράμπ στην εξουσία, θα είναι χειρότερες για όλο τον

Three hundred injured following police attack on Dakota Access pipeline protestors

Police in North Dakota surrounded hundreds of water protectors fighting construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on a highway bridge and fired a water cannon, tear gas, concussion grenades, and rubber bullets. During the assault, which lasted for hours, the police also threatened the group with a long-range acoustic device to further disorient them. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s emergency medical services deployed to treat dozens of individuals with injuries. For months, protests, including nonviolent direct action, have taken place with indigenous people, who will suffer the worst impact, at the forefront. An encampment called Sacred Stone Camp near the Standing Rock reservation has stood as a grand example of resistance. On November 20, according to a press statement from the Sacred Stone Camp, water protectors attempted to remove “ burnt military vehicles ” that police “ chained to barriers weeks ago, ” which were blocking traffic on Highway 1806. The effor

Queen Merkel as the savior of the neoliberal establishment!

comment by failed evolution Now that the US empire has been occupied by Donald the 'freak' and the UK by Nigel and Brexit, the 'wise' neoliberal 'leaders' thought that they had to find a way to preserve their 'wonderful' Democracy. You know, it's the Democracy which creates financial crises, increases inequality, bailouts parasitic banksters and starts wars for profit. So, Obama had to find someone to leave behind, to save this 'wonderful' world from the Far-Right, nationalist nightmare. And appears that the only option for the moment is ... Angela Merkel! Yes, that's all we have to preserve our Western 'free world'. From thedailybeast : That evening not one word was spoken about German Chancellor Angela Merkel, even though many English-language media had talked about Obama “passing the baton“ to her as the next defender of the free world. That may not mean much now, b

Bernie and the war from inside ...

Do not forget Sanders announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 30, 2015. He became the first Jewish American to win a Presidential primary contest when he defeated eventual nominee Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on February 9, 2016. Initially considered a long shot, Sanders won 23 primaries and caucuses and approximately 43% of pledged delegates to Clinton's 55%. His campaign was noted for the enthusiasm of its supporters, as well as his rejection of large donations from corporations, the financial industry, and any associated Super PAC. The campaign instead relied on a record-breaking number of small, individual contributions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders On 22 July 2016, WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 e-mails and over 8,000 attachments from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the governing body of the U.S. Democratic Party. The leak includes emails from seven key DNC staff members, and date

Ο Τραμπ εκδηλώνει νωρίς τις προθέσεις του να προστατέψει τα συμφέροντα των υπερ-πλούσιων

globinfo freexchange Πριν από περίπου ένα χρόνο είχαμε αναφερθεί στην αληθινή "φύση" του Ντόναλντ Τραμπ, ο οποίος πρόκειται να διαδεχθεί τον Μπάρακ Ομπάμα στην προεδρία των ΗΠΑ. Είχαμε επισημάνει ότι η ρητορική του ακραίου κυνισμού του Τραμπ, έχει τις ρίζες της πίσω στον Θατσερικό κυνισμό με τον οποίο τελικά το νεοφιλελεύθερο δόγμα επικράτησε ως η κυρίαρχη κουλτούρα στη Δύση. Ωστόσο, η μεγάλη αντίφαση στο σημείο αυτό, είναι ότι ο Τραμπ προωθήθηκε ως ένας υποψήφιος ενάντια στο κατεστημένο, παρόλο που, φαίνεται ότι αποτελεί απλά μια εφεδρεία του. Όπως είχε επισημανθεί “ ο γραφικός δισεκατομμυριούχος Τραμπ, επιτίθεται κατά πάντων, ακόμα και στους εσωκομματικούς του αντιπάλους με χαρακτηρισμούς όπως "losers". Με ακόμα πιο κυνικό τρόπο, επιτίθεται στους Μεξικανούς μετανάστες λέγοντας πως είναι βιαστές και έμποροι ναρκωτικών. Η υποκρισία “made in USA” πιάνει κορυφή, καθώς είναι γνωστές οι μπίζνες της CIA με τα καρτέλ των ναρκωτικών σε όλη τη Λατινική Αμερι

Is war with Iran in the cards with the Trump Foreign Policy team?

Max Blumenthal and Paul Jay discuss the appointments of Flynn, Pompeo, and Huckabee and whether they will follow through on their calls to rip up the Iran agreement and promote regime change Trump's obsession with China, as well as, with Iran, shows that it would not be difficult to play the dangerous neocon game, despite his superficial sympathy for Putin and Russia. fa.ev/damhc Although it is certain that the neocons and the US deep state prefer Hillary as the next president, Trump is not someone who couldn't handle. No matter what he says, it wouldn't be too hard to be pushed by the neocons in another dead-end war. fa.ev/trest

Going back to medieval times?

First signs of the Trump oncoming presidency Mike Pence, is often portrayed as a counterbalance to Trump and called a "bridge to the establishment." But our guest Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of The Intercept, says Pence’s ascendance to the second most powerful position in the U.S. government is a "tremendous coup for the radical religious right. Pence—and his fellow Christian supremacist militants—would not have been able to win the White House on their own. For them, Donald Trump was a godsend." Mike Pence is not just against gay people being together in a relationship; he wants to legislate a ban on those issues. He wants to repeal Roe v. Wade. As he said, he wants to put it in the ash heap of history. Their primary agenda, on a social level, is basically taking us back to medieval times when it comes to the rights of women, the rights of immigrants, the rights of the poor, the humanhood of all of these sort of vulnerable, targeted groups.

US senators promise to act against Trump on Russia ties

US senators say they would counter incoming President Donald Trump if he moves to establish warm relations with Russia. Lawmakers from both political parties would like Trump to rein in Russia, but they are also willing to take unilateral measures if necessary, according to an analysis by congressional newspaper The Hill. “ We cannot sit on the sidelines as a party and let allegations against a foreign government interfering in our election process go unanswered because it may have been beneficial to our case for the moment, ” Senator Lindsey Graham said. The South Carolina Republican said he was planning a multi-pronged approach, which would include helping allies in Eastern Europe counter Russia and holding a series of congressional hearings to highlight Russian “misadventures.” Graham’s closest ally, Republican Senator John McCain, warned Trump last week against another “reset” of US-Russia relations, accusing President Vladimir Putin of “tyranny” a

BP forms task force to study Iran plans

Global energy giant British Petroleum (BP) has reportedly started a serious push to look into the prospects for making post-sanctions investments in Iran’s oil industry Reuters said in a report that BP has formed a special task force to study Iran’s oil industry investment potentials in what could be a fresh sign of the growing interest of major corporations in Iran’s promising oil and gas prospects. BP’s task force for Iran will coordinate the oil major's operations in the country as well as any discussions with the country's national oil company - NIOC. To cushion against the risks of the remaining US anti-Iran sanctions that ban any American involvement in the country’s economy, BP has decided to exclude its American CEO Bob Dudley from its Iran task force and instead appoint chief financial officer Brian Gilvary – a British national – to lead the mission. The move highlights the lengths to which multinationals will go to exploit lucrati