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Reporters Without Borders: Notable conclusions for the press freedom in some Western democracies for 2014

“ The ranking of some countries has also been affected by a tendency to interpret national security needs in an overly broad and abusive manner to the detriment of the right to inform and be informed. This trend constitutes a growing threat worldwide and is even endangering freedom of information in countries regarded as democracies.” “ Countries that pride themselves on being democracies and respecting the rule of law have not set an example, far from it. Freedom of information is too often sacrificed to an overly broad and abusive interpretation of national security needs, marking a disturbing retreat from democratic practices. Investigative journalism often suffers as a result. This has been the case in the United States (46th), which fell 13 places, one of the most significant declines, amid increased efforts to track down whistleblowers and the sources of leaks. The trial and conviction of Private Bradley Manning and the pursuit of NSA analyst Edward Snowden w

Η αρχή των τελευταίων επιχειρήσεων προβοκάτσιας;

του system failure Και τελικά βρέθηκε η οργάνωση που ανέλαβε την επίθεση κατά της κατοικίας του Γερμανού πρέσβη στις 30 Δεκεμβρίου 2013. Αυτή τη φορά, η "Ομάδα Λαϊκών Αγωνιστών" δεν καθυστέρησε τόσο πολύ. Τους πήρε μόλις ενάμισι περίπου μήνα για να δημοσιεύσουν την προκήρυξη. Σημαντική πρόοδος, αν σκεφτούμε ότι η προκήρυξη για την επίθεση στα γραφεία της ΝΔ, σχεδόν ένα χρόνο πριν, τον Ιανουάριο του 2013, ήρθε με καθυστέρηση πάνω από 5 μήνες! Η "Ομάδα Λαϊκών Αγωνιστών" φαίνεται ότι αποτελεί το αποκούμπι του συστημικού κατεστημένου που προσπαθεί να διατηρηθεί στην εξουσία χρησιμοποιώντας το τελευταίο του χαρτί: την πολιτική του τρόμου. Η προκήρυξη έρχεται, χρονικά, πολύ κοντά στη φυγή Ξηρού, κάτι που δείχνει ότι το παρακράτος είναι έτοιμο να κλιμακώσει τις επιχειρήσεις προβοκάτσιας μέσα στο επόμενο διάστημα και μέχρι τις ευρωεκλογές, αναλόγως βέβαια και από το τι θα δείχνουν οι δημοσκοπήσεις που οργανώνονται ως επί το πλείστων από εταιρί

The beginning of the final provocation operations in Greece?

The organization “Popular Fighters Group” took responsibility for the attack against the residence of the German ambassador in Chalandri-Athens on 30 December 2013. The group claims through a 20-page manifesto that it is also responsible for an attack against the German company Mercedes-Benz headquarters in Varibobi-Attica. Nothing has been discovered so far in the area. It is worth to remember that the same group took responsibility for the assault with Kalashnikov automatic rifle against central headquarters of “Nea Dimokratia”, the right-wing party leading government coalition in Greece. The assault took place in January 2013 and the statement-manifesto for the responsibility came up with over a five-month delay! http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2013/07/greek-crisis-and-disorientation.html It is also worth to note that the new manifesto of the group comes less than a month from the escape of Christodoulos Xiros, former member of the armed guerilla group November

Greek public debt could be more than 80 billion euros lower!

Greek public debt could be more than 80 billion euros lower and therefore viable since 2012, in case that bonds buyback in December 2012 would proceed under pre-agreed prices after negotiation, according to two economic and legal studies, as revealed by the journal "Epikaira". An analysis by Panos Panagiotou* These studies are: "The Greek Debt Restructuring: An Autopsy", by Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Christoph Trebesch, and Mitu Gulati under the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and "The Gathering Storm: Contingent Liabilities in a Sovereign Debt Restructuring", by Lee C. Buchheit and G. Mitu Gulati. These studies conclude that there were unjustifiable mistakes which cost Greece more than 80 billion euros in uncut and un-buyback debt, without losses from payments on interests, recession and unstructured bonds under the state guarantee to be considered. According to the facts of these studies, Greek public debt could be close

Α forcible eviction in Spain of crisis

Repression, rage and stone throwing in neighborhoods Police continues evictions. The new victim this time, a 54-year old man with total disability in Lavapies-Madrid. Antonio Argobia forced to abandon his home as he couldn't pay the rent due to his debts. Police actions mobilized people of the neighborhood and representatives of social movements who gathered outside the building of Argobia's apartment. According to the recorded video, policemen drag the protesters who were protesting by sitting in the middle of the road, while later they were repeatedly beating them with their clubs. This was something that outraged others, who attacked against policemen with stones and other objects. During the police operation, the mediator of the movement "Stop Avictions - Stop Desahucios" was arrested as well as two photojournalists from Associated Press and the owner of the apartment. The Assembly of "Vivienda Centro del 15M", activist