Buddhist teachers respond to Trump’s presidential win
An Iraqi perspective on Trump:
“Citizens of the USA. Worry not, we will save you from Trump. We cannot stand by and watch such a dignified and benevolent nation fall at the hands of racism, bigotry and cruelty. Iraq will lead a coaliton that will liberate you. 10 years of sanctions. Political and Economic isolation. Then a month long bombing campaign to destory all your infrastucture. Then finally a military invasion to dismantle your entire military and police force. A military occupation to oversee the hand over power to a government of our choosing. Someone like Trump will never be allowed to take power again. No need to thank us, it is the least we can do to repay your decades of kindness and support. We wont let Trump ruin your legacy”.
– Ibrahim Bjln
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Big Brother in België: ANPR-camera’s fotograferen meer dan alleen de nummerplaat
Van slimme camera’s tot slimme straatverlichting: in heel België wordt de komende jaren een hoogtechnologisch veiligheidsnet uitgerold dat ongeziene mogelijkheden biedt om mensen individueel te volgen. ‘Dit is niet minder dan een revolutie.’
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http://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/big-brother-in-belgie-anpr-camera-s-fotograferen-meer-dan-alleen-de-nummerplaat/article-longread-811913.html?utm_sour
Senator Elizabeth Warren krijgt rode kaart van Republikeinen
De Democraten in de Senaat verzetten zich met hand en tand tegen de benoeming van collega-senator Jeff Sessions tot minister van Justitie. Dat senator Elizabeth Warren een oude brief van de weduwe van Martin Luther King over hem voorlas, ging voor de Republikeinen een stap te ver.
Naarmate de debatten over de benoeming van Trumps kandidaat-ministers langer aanslepen, wordt de toon in de Amerikaanse Senaat steeds bitser. De voorbije nacht leidde dat tot een zeldzame ingreep, waarbij de Democratische senator Elizabeth Warren formeel het zwijgen werd opgelegd. Dat gebeurt alleen bij hoge uitzondering.
Mitch McConnell, de Republikeinse meerderheidsleider in de Senaat, vond dat Warren ‘de motieven en het gedrag van onze collega van Alabama’ verbaal had aangevallen, en dat mag niet volgens de zogenaamde Regel XIX.
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VUB professor Ahmadreza Djalali could be sentenced to death in Iran
UPDATE: Ahmadreza Djalali is a professor who was arrested and has been threatened with the death penalty for suspected espionage in Iran. He teaches at the European Master in Disaster Medicine (EMDM) in Italy, a joint master by the Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. A petition has been started against the possible execution.
The 45-year-old Djalali was arrested in April 2016 in Iran, while he was visiting his family. He spent no less than seven months in isolation, without ever getting a trial or seeing a lawyer.
‘Since Wednesday some bad news has come to light’, says De Morgen. ‘Djalali told his sister he has been forced to sign a confession, for which he will receive the death penalty. The Iranian governement is calling it a matter of national security. They blame him for collabaration with scientist from foreign, enemy states.
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http://vubtoday.be/en/content/vub-professor-ahmadreza-djalali-could-be-sentenced-death-iran