It depicts a recognizable figure of Trump holding up the bleeding head of the Statue of Liberty in one hand, and a bloodstained knife in the other. In this week’s editorial, “Der Spiegel” editor-in-chief Klaus Brinkbäumer dubbed the president “Nero Trump,” after the notoriously brutal ancient Roman emperor.Trump’s action and pose depicted on the cover clearly invokes that of Islamist terrorist – and that was always its intention.The cover’s illustrator, Edel Rodriguez, a Cuban political refugee in the US, told the “Washington Post” newspaper that he was prompted to channel his anger into the piece of art following Trump’s visa ban. “It’s a beheading of democracy, a beheading of a sacred symbol,” Rodriguez said. “And clearly, lately, what’s associated with beheadings is ISIS, so there’s a comparison. Both sides are extremists, so I’m just making a comparison between them.”
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Lying US defence chief brands Iran ‘biggest sponsor of terrorism’ as tensions flare – France 24
Iran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance, while the US defense secretary on the same day called Iran the world’s “single biggest state sponsor of terrorism.
Source: US defence chief brands Iran ‘biggest sponsor of terrorism’ as tensions flare – France 24
Trump’s top EU pick warns German media of ‘seismic shift’ in ties – The Local
He said Trump preferred to deal bilaterally with European countries rather than the bloc as whole, adding that “frankly, this also gives us the upper hand”.He also reiterated his view that the European common currency was a mistake and that, if he were working for an investment bank, he would “bet against the euro”.European Parliament leaders on Thursday urged the EU to reject Malloch if he is named Trump’s ambassador to Brussels, calling him hostile to the bloc.The leaders of the main parliamentary groups said Malloch, whom they called Trump’s likely choice, has openly backed the dissolution of the European Union much like the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Source: Trump’s top EU pick warns German media of ‘seismic shift’ in ties – The Local
Trump’s Black History Talk: From Douglass to Media Bias and Crime – The New York Times
The president also repeated claims that American communities are not safe:We need safer communities, and we’re going to do that with law enforcement. We’re going to make it safe. We’re going to make it much better than it is right now. Right now it’s terrible.Recent F.B.I. data indicates that crime rates have been dropping for decades, despite a slight uptick in violent crimes in 2015 that was mostly concentrated in urban areas, including Chicago, which Mr. Trump referred to as “totally out of control.”
Trying to set up Chicago – President Obama’s home town and with powerful Democratic mayor for an invasion by US Army!
Will French citizens be next in line for a Trump travel ban? – The Local
He suggested in his election campaign that in order to keep the US “safe” he would look to tighten the rules around those travelling to the US from France.In July last year Trump suggested the United States could suspend immigration from what he called countries “compromised by terrorism” (including France) until vetting mechanisms were in place.“We have problems in Germany, and we have problems in France” – both countries rocked by fatal attacks claimed by the Isis group.When asked specifically if the proposal would limit immigration from France, he said: “They have been compromised by terrorism.””And you know why? It’s their own fault. Because they allowed people to come into their territory.”While some of those who attacked Paris were from foreign countries, including Iraq and Belgium, several others were French nationals.It appears many French citizens with dual-nationality for countries like Somalia, Iran and others on the list will already be impacted by the ban. Air France said it had blocked some 15 passengers from travelling to the US.
Source: Will French citizens be next in line for a Trump travel ban? – The Local
Egyptian Aak 2017- Week 4(Jan 23-29) | Nervana
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Trump′s travel ban makes US look ′like a banana republic′ | News | DW.COM | 29.01.2017
What do you make of the implementation of this order? I think the implementation was just simply emblematic that President Trump is just simply not competent and capable of being President of the United States. This was rushed through. It did not go through individuals within the administration, lawyers and others, who have expertise in the area of immigration law. It was simply pushed through in haste and without consideration and you could see it in the results on the ground. It makes the United States look like a banana republic. The executive order has left travelers from those countries not being able to travel to the US despite holding a valid US visa, and has seen many who’ve arrived in US airports being detained. Organizations like the ACLU went to court on this and scored an initial legal win. But what exactly does that mean, because the legal standoff has apparently still not been resolved? The win the ACLU won in Brooklyn and the other rulings by courts in the country in Virginia, Seattle and other cities are basically just preserving the status quo. They are preventing the government from deporting or removing individuals who traveled to the United States after the order was implemented. I don’t believe that the orders affect anybody directly who has not yet traveled to the United States, but it prevents those people who got to the United States and who have been trapped in the airport from being deported by the United States to their home country until this case has been resolved.
Source: Trump′s travel ban makes US look ′like a banana republic′ | News | DW.COM | 29.01.2017
Border agents defy courts on Trump travel ban, congressmen and lawyers say | US news | The Guardian
On Sunday afternoon, four Democratic members of the House of Representatives arrived at Dulles airport in Virginia on word that people had been detained and denied access to lawyers.“We have a constitutional crisis today,” representative Don Beyer wrote on Twitter. “Four members of Congress asked CBP officials to enforce a federal court order and were turned away.”Representative Jamie Raskin, also at the airport, tweeted that the federal agency had given “no answers yet” about whether agents were ignoring the courts. Raskin joined several other attorneys there, including Damon Silvers, special counsel at AFL-CIO, one of the groups trying to help visa holders.“As far as I know no attorney has been allowed to see any arriving passenger subject to Trumps exec order at Dulles today,” Silvers tweeted on Sunday evening. “CBP appears to be saying people in their custody not ‘detained’ technically & Dulles international arrivals areas not in the United States.”
Source: Border agents defy courts on Trump travel ban, congressmen and lawyers say | US news | The Guardian
When Oops is not enough! Philippines: anti-drugs units to disband after South Korean man killed by police | World news | The Guardian
President Rodrigo Duterte said he was “embarrassed” that anti-drugs officers had abused their power to engage in kidnapping, leading to the death by strangulation of Jee Ick-joo, on the grounds of the national police headquarters.Duterte said other suspects were still at large and gave them 48 hours to turn themselves in, or have a dead-or-alive bounty on their heads of 5 million pesos ($100,000).His police chief, Ronald dela Rosa, said the breakup of anti-drugs units was necessary to rebuild them, but it could disrupt the progress of the campaign.“We will dissolve all anti-drugs units in the police,” he told a joint news conference with Duterte, when asked if he would overhaul the police. “I will do my job to the best of my ability. I hope I will not fail the president and the Filipino people.”
Video: Two U.S. Congresswomen Couldn’t Get Answers About Detainees At LAX On Saturday Night: LAist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpPPat_XN70
Two U.S. congresswomen were among the slew of local politicians who had arrived at the airport to show their support. Despite the fact that a federal judge had issued an emergency stay against the implementation of Donald Trump’s executive order on Saturday night, Rep. Judy Chu and Rep. Nanette Barragán were still stonewalled by customs officials when they tried to get information about detainees. Here’s a video of the two congresswomen on the phone with customs officials just after 8 p.m. on Saturday night:
Source: Video: Two U.S. Congresswomen Couldn’t Get Answers About Detainees At LAX On Saturday Night: LAist











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