I sigh with gratitude and emotion about the courageous act of our Federal Constitutional Court: Finally! Finally, our supreme court, the third pillar in the architecture of our separation of powers, once taken the initiative. "A judgment with consequences" it says in the commentary of the FAZ. Finally, the judges no longer be on the development of events depend on light years, but bold and timely state Schuldenmacherei opposed and have limits shown. But it was just yet. (Read more ...)
Archive for May 2010
US-Russia Deal: weapons against sanctions
Thursday, May 27, 2010Our Chancellor is traveling in the region of the United Arab Emirates. There you have tendered infrastructure projects amounting to $ 2.8 trillion, and Merkel rushes, after all, it is important to boost the German economy - especially in times where unending bailouts for the losses of a financial bill industry the real economy and its production more and more inhibit. Of course, Iran has been put high on the agenda.
We remember: Keywords: nuclear weapons, suspected of striving for.
The German chancellor wants to demonstrate to the Arabs once again the German forces with the US and the friendly Middle Eastern state. Since it seems to at least strange but when we read on the same day in the newspapers: "USA allow Russian missile deliveries to Iran." (GA Bonn, 25.5.10). It continues: "A few days after the Moscow agreement on sanctions against Iran, the US has given the green light for Russian arms sales to Tehran. Previous objections to the sale of anti-aircraft missiles have been dropped, reported the New York Times' on Saturday next. "
Yes it's even? Washington and Moscow are therefore located now agree that it is in Iran a dangerous country that you have to impose sanctions on the other hand, are both of the opinion that one should Tehran upgrade quiet. Why this? Thus it if the "state of defense" against Iran should occur, crashes there a better way?
As always, when dealing with an interesting message, this is small, ugly, and without comment in any "penalty corner" of the newspaper. Time on "Russia Today" look: (more ...)
Head of Deutsche Bank does not want to be murdered (as Alfred Herrhausen)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010On 13.5. chatted Maybrit Illner with Josef Ackermann, the chief executive of Deutsche Bank. The ZDF program under the motto: "Let us save the euro or the speculators, Mr. Ackermann?"
Dr. Josef Ackermann, the Swiss Colonel on the throne of Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest dedicated global bank (profit in Q1 2010: 2.8 billion euros thanks to investment banking) is also Chairman of the International Bank Federal "Institute of International Finance," the 350 Members in over 60 transhipment sites has.
Until 1989, the German bank had not been involved in investment banking: return on capital employed of 25% would then still been regarded as untrustworthy. (More ...)
In an emergency, noodles
Tuesday, 04 May, 2010.It's getting something striking: Last Tuesday announced a spokesman of the Ministry of Agriculture in Berlin that it would examine whether not only cereals, rice, peas, lentils and milk powder, but also pasta, flour and prepared foods should be stored for major emergencies.
. Today, for example, then it is recommended on the 1st page of the Bonner GA, and private provision and to create an emergency reserve and added advice ("noodles in an emergency", 4.5.2010): (more ...)