[Domestic Policy] Transatlantics on public radio in war mode 2019-04-09

Claus Kleber currently hosts the "ZDF Heute Journal" (ZDF Daily Show) on th public broadcaster ZDF. In the show of April 4, 2019 Kleber provoked a sentiment against Russia and did so entirely detached from any facts.
Guten Abend, zu Wasser und zu Luft sind heute Nacht amerikanische, deutsche und andere europäische Verbündete unterwegs nach Estland, um die russischen Verbände zurückzuschlagen, die sich dort wie vor einigen Jahren auf der Krim festgesetzt haben.

Good evening, by water and air American, German and other European allies are on their way to Estonia tonight to fight back the Russian forces that have embarked there as they did in Crimea a few years ago.
Claus Kleber [5,0m20s]
However it should be noted that Kleber is not a flawless or neutral journalist. Kleber is a member of the (Atlantik-Brücke) Atlantic Bridge and the Aspen Institute. Both organize conferences and meetings for executives on current issues regarding the economy, politics and culture and belong to the transatlantic think tanks. [1] [2]
Die amerikanische Armee ist zusammen mit deutschen und europäischen Verbündeten nach Estland unterwegs, um die russischen Verbände zurückzuschlagen, die sich dort ähnlich wie vor einigen Jahren auf der Krim festgesetzt haben.

The American army together with German and European allies is traveling to Estonia to fight back the Russian units which have embarked there as they did in Crimea a few years ago.
Claus Kleber [5,0m30s]
Kleber is regularly attracts attention with his behavior. In the course of the Ukraine or Crimea crisis Kleber interrogated the CEO of Siemens Joe Kaeser on his show. In the broadcast from March 26, 2014 he criticized Kaeser for having visited Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Ukraine or Crimea crisis in Russia. Kleber asked Kaeser what he had thought during his friendly visit and how long he had to wait. And Kleber scandalized that Kaeser as a representative of a company that has also represents Germany spoke with Putin. [3] [4]
Keine Sorge. Das ist nicht so. Das ist nur eine Vision. Aber eine realistische. So etwa müsste nämlich im Ernstfall die Antwort der NATO aussehen auf einen Angriff auf das Territorium eines ihrer Mitgliedsstaaten. Und sei er so klein wie Estland. Wenn das in Frage gestellt scheint, würde die Abschreckung brüchig, die seit 70 Jahren den Frieden in Europa sichert. Das Problem ist heute, dass der Bestand des Bündnisses heute zu seinem 70. Geburtstag brüchiger erscheint als jemals in seiner Geschichte. Einer bisher beispiellos erfolgreichen Geschichte.

Do not worry. It's not like this. That's just a vision. But a realistic one. For example NATO's response to an attack on the territory of one of its member states would have to look like that. And be as small as Estonia. If this seems questionable, the deterrence that has been securing peace in Europe for 70 years would be fragile. The problem today is that the alliance's coalition today seem more fragile on its 70th birthday than ever in its history. An unprecedented success story.
Claus Kleber [5,0m40s]
Only after Kleber finished his tirade he admited that as he said it was just a vision. However after this all-clear there came another tirade about how important NATO is. According to the "Heute Journal" Russia intervened in Ukraine destabilized the East of Ukraine and annexed Crimea. The message is clear that Russia is the aggressor.
Russlands Annexion und Destabilisierung der Ostukraine holen den Kalten Krieg zurück und mit Russland eine neue, alte Bedrohung.

Russia's annexation and destabilization of eastern Ukraine brings back the Cold War and with Russia a new, old threat.
Stefan Leifert [5,2m20s]
The next day however the sequel took place. Although the accusation that President Trump is being controlled by the Russian government can now be put into the realm of fairy tales and legends Claus Kleber and the Heute Journal simply continue. And the myth of Russian influence has also spread to the Brexit referendum and the AfD in Germany.
Guten Abend, wir müssen über Krieg reden. Es ist nämlich Krieg, man merkt es nur nicht. Moderne Kriege brauchen im Idealfall keine Panzer und Bomben mehr. Sie schaffen es, die Gesellschaft, die öffentliche Diskussion und die Entscheidungsprozesse einer anderen Macht so zu unterwandern, dass die gefügig wird. Es gibt von der Brexit-Entscheidung über Wahlen in Europa bis zur US-Präsidentschaft deutliche Hinweise darauf, dass russische Operative dort mitgemischt haben. Und jetzt belegen Recherchen des ZDF, des Spiegel, der BBC und anderer, wie Einflussversuche aus Moskau in Deutschland ansetzen, konzentriert auf und angefacht vom Aufstieg der AfD.

Good evening we have to talk about war. It is war, you just do not notice it. Modern wars ideally no longer need tanks and bombs. They manage to infiltrate society, public debate and the decision-making processes of another power in such a way that it becomes docile. From the Brexit decision on elections in Europe to the US Presidency, there are clear indications that Russian operations have been involved there. And now research by ZDF, Spiegel, the BBC and others, as influenced by attempts to influence Moscow in Germany, is focused and fueled by the rise of the AfD.
Claus Kleber [6,0m30s]
In fact a change of government took place in the Ukraine in 2014. President Viktor Yanukovych was voted out of office by the Ukrainian parliament. [7] [8] And that neo-Nazis in Ukraine played a role in the Ukraine in and since this change of government is visible from the beginning. [9] [10] The impeachment procedure under Article 108 however violated Article 111 because the Ukrainian Constitutional Court was not involved. [11] Meanwhile US diplomats Geoffrey Pyatt and Victoria Nuland bluntly planned the future government of Ukraine and expressed their stance on the EU as "Fuck the EU". [12] And Hunter Biden the son of former Vice President Joe Biden was elected to the board of directors of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma. [13] [14]

In the meantime the Autonomous Republic of Crimea has declared its independence against the will of Ukraine. [15] And shortly thereafter Russia conducted a referendum on its connection in the Crimea. It was not an annexation but the secession was not legally sound either. The mere presence of Russian forces outside their leased territory was in violation of international law. The status of the Crimea is therefore controversial the Ukraine and Russia are disagreeing on the legal status. [15]

When such unilateral and irresponsible people work in public broadcasting the question inevitably arises as to what to do. Any change requests remained unanswered until now. A consequence would be simply to abolish this public broadcasting. Another public radio namely the foreign broadcasting DW or "Deutsche Welle" (German Wave) which also broadcastet in German would still exist. With about 300 million euros instead of 8.1 billion euros it would also be cheaper. The other option would be to simply include the 8.1 billion euros with which the "ZDF Heute Journal" by Claus Kleber among others is payd is added to the defense budget. Then Germany would be much closer to NATO's 2 % target. [15] [16]

[1] Atlantik-Brücke https://www.atlantik-bruecke.org/
[2] Aspen Institut http://www.aspeninstitute.de/
[3] Nachrichtenansager Claus Kleber im Rededuell mit Joe Kaeser 26.03.2014 - Bananenrepublik 2014-03-28 https://youtu.be/67-GXT8ampg
[4] ECHTZEITJOURNALISMUS : Dr. Seltsam ist heute online 2014-03-28 https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/echtzeitjournalismus-dr-seltsam-ist-heute-online-12867571.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_0
[5] heute journal vom 04.04.2019 https://youtu.be/pxMcourMbWE
[6] heute journal vom 05.04.2019 https://youtu.be/pxMcourMbWE
[7] Ukrainian MPs vote to oust President Yanukovych 2014-04-22 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26304842
[8] Parliament votes 328-0 to impeach Yanukovych on Feb. 22; sets May 25 for new election; Tymoshenko free 2014-04-23 https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine-politics/euromaidan-rallies-in-ukraine-feb-21-live-updates-337287.html
[9] Ukraine protests are no longer just about Europe 2014-01-22 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/22/ukraine-protests-europe-far-right-violence
[10] Neo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine 2019-02-22 https://www.thenation.com/article/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/
[11] CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2013/11/08/constitution_14.pdf
[12] Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call 2014-04-07 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
[13] Vice President Joe Biden's son joins Ukraine gas company 2014-05-14 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27403003
[14] Muted response to Biden son's Ukraine job 2014-05-16 https://www.dw.com/en/muted-response-to-biden-sons-ukraine-job/a-17641022
[15] Ukrainian prosecutors demand annulment of declaration of Crimea independence 2014-03-12 http://tass.ru/en/world/723101
[15] RUNDFUNKBEITRAG : 8.131.285.001,97 Euro 2016-06-14 http://www.faz.net/-gqz-8i8dv
[15] Deutsche Welle erhält mehr als zehn Millionen zusätzlich 2015-12-01 https://www.horizont.net/medien/nachrichten/Etataufstockung-Deutsche-Welle-erhaelt-mehr-als-zehn-Millionen-zusaetzlich-137721

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