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  • Body count.

    Body counts are cynical. In conflict situations they are regularly cited to point out the moral deterioration of the opponent. They are also used to justify atrocities because eye-for-an-eye logic is intrinsic to them. However, analysing body counts might also put things into perspective. They help classify media coverage, expose propaganda and put focus on…

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  • Das Maß ist zweierlei.

    A statement by the United States National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden Even as we work to gather information, we reiterate our concern about repeated Russian and Russian-supported incursions into Ukraine. Russia has no right to send vehicles, persons, or cargo of any kind into Ukraine, under any pretext, without the government of Ukraine‘s permission.…

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  • #TellEurope & the crucial question.

    See also: 01 Grundrechte/ Medien/ Politik/ Selbstbestimmung/ · · Jean-Claude Juncker/ Martin Schulz/ Ska Keller/ · · Catalunya/ Scotland-Alba/ · EU/ Vërc/ · English/ Einen Fehler gefunden? Teilen Sie es uns mit. | Hai trovato un errore? Comunicacelo.

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  • Barroso & Scotland.
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    Die grundsätzlich unionistisch eingestellte britische Zeitschrift The Economist in ihrer dieswöchigen Ausgabe über die neulichen Aussagen von EU-Kommissionspräsident José Manuel Durão Barroso: On a visit to London last weekend, José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, delivered an even harsher blow. He said it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible” for Scotland to…

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  • The War on Errorism.
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    Die Argumente der BetterTogether-Campaign gegen ein unabhängiges Schottland werden immer abstruser. Bislang war wohl das folgende der Hit unter den Buchmachern für den Titel Albernheit des Jahres. Meanwhile, last night it emerged that the two Chinese Pandas currently at Edinburgh Zoo could be taken off Scotland if they choose to become independent. Quelle: Mirror Konkurrenz…

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  • Australian place names.
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    The capital of India is not called Mountbatten and Malaysia’s capital isn’t Churchill. If Bombay can be renamed Mumbai, and Salisbury can become Harare, why can’t Australia do a bit of renaming too? Instead of tugging our forelocks in a show of collective servility to Mother England, the names of our capitals should reflect the…

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  • Diada 2013.

    Heute ist wieder katalanischer Nationalfeiertag, am 11. September 1714 musste sich Katalonien den Borbonen fügen und seine weitgehende Selbstverwaltung aufgeben. Die letztjährige Diada war der Auftakt zu einem entscheidenden Richtungswechsel: Rund eineinhalb Millionen Bürgerinnen waren in Barcelona auf die Straßen gegangen, um die Unabhängigkeit zu fordern. Die bis dahin für die Autonomie innerhalb Spaniens eintretende…

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  • Scotland, EU & Democracy.
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    What The Scottish Independence Referendum Means To Europeans […] In any case, we should follow and sympathize with what is taking place in Scotland, because it concerns us all. Getting the government you have voted for, finding new ways to exert self-determination in the face of increasing depletion of democracy, rethinking the concept of community…

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