Tagesarchive: August 22, 2020

This [US] is a unique, exceptional country. Russia is unique, but not exceptional. —Mike Pompeo, Senate confirmation hearing FAZ: Es habe stets die Möglichkeit bestanden, dass Russland oder China solchen Sanktionierungen nicht zugestimmt hätte, Vertragsverletzungen durch Iran also ohne Folgen … Weiterlesen →

Ich war einer der letzten Live-Rock’n’Roller der deutschen Politik. Jetzt kommt in allen Parteien die Playback-Generation. —Joschka Fischer, taz, 23.09.2005

George Will, Washington Post: The novel coronavirus has reminded Americans of something that a mature people should not need to be reminded of: Governments do not get to pick their priorities and preoccupations. Forces and events beyond U.S. shores get a vote, and … Weiterlesen →

New York Times: Deploying a little-known National Guard reconnaissance plane in four American cities to monitor protests this spring did not violate rules against the military collecting intelligence on citizens, a Pentagon report has concluded. But the report by the Air … Weiterlesen →

BBC: A volunteer fire-fighting corps made up of state prisoners, which has helped the state battle blazes since World War Two, has been diminished this year due to the pandemic. Los Angeles Times: Cal Fire’s union leadership began sounding the … Weiterlesen →