Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Guardian: Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as a Labour MP at the next election, Keir Starmer has said, as he vowed to paint his party as one that has changed under his leadership. Starmer had previously publicly indicated that Corbyn … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: Three unidentified objects shot down by US fighter jets since Friday may turn out to be balloons connected to “benign” commercial or research efforts, a White House official said on Tuesday. The US has not found any evidence to … Weiterlesen →

zdf: „Die Ukraine verteidigt nicht nur ihr eigenes Land, sondern auch unsere Freiheit und vor allem die europäische Sicherheit“, argumentierte Göring-Eckardt, die in Ehrenämtern in der evangelischen Kirche engagiert ist.

Joachim Krause, FAZ: Eskalationsphobie – eine deutsche Krankheit? Anderswo wird darüber debattiert, wie man das ukrainische Volk angemessen ausstatten kann, damit dieses sein Land befreien kann. Hierzulande herrscht eine irrationale Angst vor dem Dritten Weltkrieg. Da muss der Kanzler eingreifen.

To criticize one’s country is to do it a service and pay it a compliment. It is a service because it may spur the country to do better than it is doing; it is a compliment because it evidences a … Weiterlesen →

Alice Schwarzer und Sahra Wagenknecht haben ein „Manifest für Frieden“ verfasst. Für #Verhandlungen statt Panzer. Ab heute kann sich jede/r anschließen: https://www.change.org/p/manifest-für-frieden Für den 25. Februar, 14 Uhr, laden sie zu einer Kundgebung am Brandenburger Tor ein. #AufstandfuerFrieden

Aurimas Navys, Lithuania Tribune: When will the war in Ukraine finally end? After three hundred days of widespread war, it is certainly a legitimate question. And the answer is simple: the war will surely end when we come to grips … Weiterlesen →

Craig Murray: It is a clear indicator of the disappearance of freedom from our so-called western democracies, that Sy Hersh, arguably the greatest living journalist, cannot get this monumental revelation on the front of the Washington Post or New York Times, but … Weiterlesen →

Hannah Arendt 1974 interview with Roger Errera: Totalitarianism begins in contempt for what you have. The second step is the notion: “Things must change—no matter how, Anything is better than what we have.” Totalitarian rulers organize this kind of mass … Weiterlesen →