The slogan "Never again is now" was used to call for solidarity with Israel after the mass murder of around 1.100 people, including 36 children, on October 7, 2023. Almost two years later, this phrase seems appropriate again: In Gaza, at least 60.000 people, including 18.000 children, have been killed by bombs, other weapons, and food deprivation. The number of victims could...
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The situation is dramatic: 120.000 men, women, and children in Nagorno-Karabakh have been systematically cut off from the outside world and starved for well over half a year. This is being done by Azerbaijan, a "reliable partner" for EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Apparently also for the self-proclaimed "values-based politician" and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Azerbaijan's long-time dictator Ilham Aliyev...
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There are two film documents from the past few days that are remarkable in their own way: First, a highly worthwhile Arte documentary about the struggle for survival of the Armenian people, wedged between NATO member Turkey and Azerbaijan, a "reliable partner" of the EU (according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen). Then, a panel discussion from this year's Munich Security Conference, at which the apparently...
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In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijan of "unspeakable atrocities." He referred to documented war crimes committed during Azerbaijan's attack on Armenia on September 13: "There are evidences of cases of torture, mutilation of captured or already dead servicemen, numerous instances of extra-judicial killings, and ill treatment of...
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The Speaker of the US House of Representatives made a clear assessment of the dramatic events of the past few days in a written statement issued almost simultaneously during her meeting with the German Foreign Minister, who has remained silent on Azerbaijan's recent attack on Armenia. With explicit reference to the Turkish genocide of 1,5 million Armenians, Nancy Pelosi…
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Azerbaijan's long-time dictator Aliyev could have actually saved himself the time-consuming and costly corruption of politicians from the CDU and other parties in Europe: The President of the EU Commission recently paid homage to him with almost incomparable subservience, even calling the aggressive warrior a "reliable partner." For money? For gas. Many media outlets in German-speaking countries never tire of emphasizing that...
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After receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, which, considering its historical context, was not entirely undeserved, the European Union should urgently apply for an "Order Against Animal Seriousness"! While the photo of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with dictator and warmonger Ilham Aliyev a few weeks ago was not without a certain amount of humor,…
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Update: Discussion about the background from April 26, 2021. After the US Congress recognized the mass murder of 1,5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide in 2019, Joe Biden is now the first sitting US president to clearly name the genocide: We remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian…
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Daily Show fans will immediately know what I mean: There's so much news on our topics that we're compiling it all in a roundup. Not familiar with the excellent Daily Show—the US model for the heute show—yet? Then you can catch up on it on YouTube. Nagorno-Karabakh War The European Union, and especially the German Federal Government…
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