[Hints] Voices from the Blätterwald - 2024-05-22

  1. English Videos
    1. Sweden closing Nordsteam investigation shocking coverup -investigator
    2. US natsec honchos admit Ukraine is lost
  2. English News and Articles
    1. After Congress finally does pass new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine
    2. Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
    3. UK Insurers Refuse To Pay Nord Stream Because Blasts Were ‘Government’ Backed
    4. Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria killed 2 generals and 5 other officers, Iran says
    5. UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording
  3. Translated News in English
    1. Corona vaccination - According to court documents, AstraZeneca admits to serious side effects for the first time + AstraZeneca vaccine approval withdrawn
    2. AfD popular with young people – Green politician wants to adapt “all curricula”
    3. District employees bribed – SPD politician is said to have received 300,000 euros from smugglers
    4. Espionage case at the AfD: Jian G. is said to have been an informant for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
    5. Energy security - Habeck employees are said to have ignored concerns about the nuclear phase-out
    6. Baerbock's descent: What she is currently doing has never happened before
    7. Tax scandal Cum-Ex - Chief investigator unexpectedly quits and criticizes
    8. Russia's economy is growing despite sanctions - and is leaving the West behind
    9. More and more pensioners are collecting food from food banks
    10. “Electricity emergency country”? Germany has to import more electricity after the nuclear phase-out

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-> Sweden closing Nordsteam investigation shocking coverup -investigator

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Gc0u4TdjY

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-> US natsec honchos admit Ukraine is lost

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMSBbjbkxP0

II. English News and Articles

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-> After Congress finally does pass new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine
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The House approved 61 billion US-Dollar in funding for the war-torn country Saturday after Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., pushed a larger foreign aid bill toward a vote despite threats from within his party that doing so could cost him his job. It still needs to clear the Senate.
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source: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-weapons-russia-congress-aid-a28f463da6df2f144e3bbdbf47254ece

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-> Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
Joshua Dean, 45, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, alleged that managers failed to act on manufacturing defects on the 737 Max.
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source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boeing-whistleblower-dies-brief-illness-weeks-suicide-another-rcna150381
-> Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead in US
A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm's production standards has been found dead in the US.
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source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703

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-> UK Insurers Refuse To Pay Nord Stream Because Blasts Were ‘Government’ Backed
The legal team representing high-powered insurers Lloyd’s and Arch says that since the Nord Stream explosions were “more likely than not to have been inflicted by… a government,” they have no responsibility to pay for damages to the pipelines. To succeed with that defense, the companies will presumably be compelled to prove, in court, who carried out those attacks.
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source: https://thegrayzone.com/2024/04/17/uk-insurers-refuse-pay-nord-stream/

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-> Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria killed 2 generals and 5 other officers, Iran says
An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria on Monday killed two Iranian generals and five officers, according to Iranian officials. The strike appeared to signify an escalation of Israel’s targeting of military officials from Iran, which supports militant groups fighting Israel in Gaza, and along its border with Lebanon.
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source: https://apnews.com/article/israel-syria-airstrike-iranian-embassy-edca34c52d38c8bc57281e4ebf33b240
source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-edge-iranian-retaliation-after-embassy-strike-2024-04-12/
-> Here’s how Iran’s strike on Israel has unfolded
Iran has made good on its threat to retaliate against a deadly strike on its consulate in Syria with a large aerial strike against Israel on Saturday.
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source: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/13/how-iran-strike-on-israel-unfolded-00152120
source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-intercepts-missiles-as-iran-launches-wave-of-retaliatory-strikes/ar-BB1lzA8L
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The small impact was predictable. It is presumably a preparatory operation to test the capabilities of Israeli air defenses or to deplete their ammunition.

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-> UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording
Chair of foreign affairs select committee Alicia Kearns said at a Tory fundraiser that legal advice would mean the UK has to cease all arms sales to Israel without delay
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source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/30/uk-government-lawyers-say-israel-is-breaking-international-law-claims-top-tory-in-leaked-recording
source: https://apnews.com/article/uk-israel-allies-arm-sales-19430d222e6a2f61ffd264e9e494bf63

III. Translated News in English

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-> Corona vaccination - According to court documents, AstraZeneca admits to serious side effects for the first time
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For the first time, AstraZeneca has admitted in court documents that its Covid vaccine is said to have caused rare side effects. “The Telegraph” reports on this . However, the company rejects a causal connection to the illnesses because such illnesses could occur even without the AstraZeneca vaccine. Nevertheless, this admission could represent a turning point because it could open the way for compensation payments.
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source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/gesundheit/coronavirus/corona-impfung-astrazeneca-gesteht-laut-gerichtsakten-erstmals-schwere-nebenwirkung-ein_id_259912331.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/gesundheit/coronavirus/corona-impfung-astrazeneca-gesteht-laut-gerichtsakten-erstmals-schwere-nebenwirkung-ein_id_259912331.html
-> AstraZeneca vaccine approval withdrawn
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/wissenschaft/article251419756/AstraZeneca-Zulassung-fuer-Impfstoff-zurueckgezogen.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/gesundheit/coronavirus/corona-impfung-astrazeneca-gesteht-laut-gerichtsakten-erstmals-schwere-nebenwirkung-ein_id_259912331.html

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-> AfD popular with young people – Green politician wants to adapt “all curricula”
A study revealed that 22 percent of 14 to 29 year olds would vote for the AfD - a doubling within a year. “With these approval ratings, something is in danger of tipping over,” says Green education politician Kai Gehring. All curricula therefore need an update.
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source: https://www-welt-de.translate.goog/politik/deutschland/article251219376/AfD-bei-Jugendlichen-beliebt-Gruenen-Politiker-will-Lehrplaene-anpassen.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article251219376/AfD-bei-Jugendlichen-beliebt-Gruenen-Politiker-will-Lehrplaene-anpassen.html

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-> District employees bribed – SPD politician is said to have received 300,000 euros from smugglers
A district employee from near Düsseldorf was allegedly bribed by smugglers and is now in custody. The smuggling gang he worked for specialized in wealthy Chinese people.
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source: https://www-stern-de.translate.goog/panorama/schleuser-haben-landkreismitarbeiter-bestochen--ein-millionengeschaeft-34674108.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.stern.de/panorama/schleuser-haben-landkreismitarbeiter-bestochen--ein-millionengeschaeft-34674108.html
source: https://rp-online.de/nrw/panorama/razzia-in-nrw-schleuser-sollen-fuer-chinesen-aufenthaltsgenehmigungen-gekauft-haben_aid-110835559

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-> Espionage case at the AfD: Jian G. is said to have been an informant for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
It was only years later - thanks to a tip from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution - that the realization that G. was a Chinese informer was said to have matured. According to Bild, Jian G. was therefore monitored by the Federal Office and the State Office in 2015 and 2016. He was ultimately “questioned confrontational.” However, the suspicion was not confirmed. In August 2018, according to the Bild newspaper, G. was “switched off” as a source by the Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
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source: https://www.lvz.de/mitteldeutschland/spionagefall-bei-der-afd-jian-g-soll-verfassungsschutz-informant-gewesen-sein-PYVZAXCTFBF7RO33FTSUKO6W7Y.html
-> Arrest warrant against AfD employee Jian G.
An employee of the AfD's top candidate Krah is said to have spied for the Chinese secret service. An investigating judge has now executed an arrest warrant against Jian G., the Federal Prosecutor's Office announced.
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/inland/innenpolitik/haftbefehl-jian-g-afd-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/haftbefehl-jian-g-afd-100.html7Y.html

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-> Energy security - Habeck employees are said to have ignored concerns about the nuclear phase-out
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The paper is also available to the German Press Agency. According to the ministry, at the management level the document was only available to State Secretary Patrick Graichen, a party friend of Habeck's, who later had to leave office after allegations of nepotism - it would not have reached the minister.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that the paper was included in a later published audit note by the Ministries of Economic Affairs and the Environment, in which they spoke out against an extension of the term - with reference to the "very high economic costs, constitutional and security risks".
source: https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/robert-habeck-mitarbeiter-sollen-bedenken-zu-atom-aus-ignoriert-haben-a-f2fc858d-41f5-46e7-ac7c-12e9435a827f

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-> Baerbock's descent: What she is currently doing has never happened before
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This year, the Greens are mostly in 4th or 5th place with a consistently negative rating - anything but befitting for a foreign minister.
source: https://m-focus-de.translate.goog/politik/ausland/analyse-von-hugo-mueller-vogg-baerbocks-abstieg-was-sie-gerade-schafft-gab-es-so-noch-nie_id_259882872.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://m.focus.de/politik/ausland/analyse-von-hugo-mueller-vogg-baerbocks-abstieg-was-sie-gerade-schafft-gab-es-so-noch-nie_id_259882872.html

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-> Tax scandal Cum-Ex - Chief investigator unexpectedly quits and criticizes
Their investigations led to the first verdicts in the Cum-Ex tax scandal and left Chancellor Scholz in need of an explanation: According to WDR information, Anne Brorhilker is leaving the judiciary to fight against financial crime elsewhere.
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/investigativ/ndr-wdr/cum-ex-aufarbeitung-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/cum-ex-aufarbeitung-100.html
source: https://m.focus.de/finanzen/news/cum-ex-chefermittlerin-brorhilker-scholz-jaegerin-wirft-das-handtuch-das-bringt-gruenen-nrw-minister-in-bedraengnis_id_259879158.html
-> Court Constitution Act (GVG) § 146
The public prosecutor's office officials must comply with the official instructions of their superiors.
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source: https://www-tagesschau-de.translate.goog/investigativ/ndr-wdr/cum-ex-aufarbeitung-100.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gvg/__146.html

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-> Russia's economy is growing despite sanctions - and is leaving the West behind
Washington, DC – Since the start of the Ukraine war, Western states have been trying to harm Russia through economic sanctions . Russia recently reported economic growth of 3.6 percent. A current forecast predicts that Russia will continue to grow faster than the West in 2024.
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source: https://www-fr-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/ukraine-krieg-europa-russland-wirtschaft-wachstum-westliche-sanktionen-93016147.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.fr.de/wirtschaft/ukraine-krieg-europa-russland-wirtschaft-wachstum-westliche-sanktionen-93016147.html

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-> More and more pensioners are collecting food from food banks
Many seniors in Germany need food donations. According to Andreas Steppuhn, chairman of Tafel Deutschland, "a quarter of the people who come to the Tafel are now of retirement age." This trend has been observed for a long time.
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source: https://www-br-de.translate.goog/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/immer-mehr-rentner-holen-lebensmittel-bei-den-tafeln-ab,U9nJVWE?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_hist=true
source: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/immer-mehr-rentner-holen-lebensmittel-bei-den-tafeln-ab,U9nJVWE

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-> “Electricity emergency country”? Germany has to import more electricity after the nuclear phase-out
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For many years, Germany achieved a surplus in cross-border electricity trading. According to the Stromdaten.info portal, whose data goes back to 2016, the surplus reached an all-time high of around 2.96 billion euros in 2022. Last year, however, a deficit was recorded for the first time after the last nuclear power plants were shut down.
source: https://www-merkur-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/stromimport-defizit-minus-bundesnetzagentur-strompreis-senkung-atomausstieg-kohleausstieg-kritik-cdu-zr-92897603.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
source: https://www.merkur.de/wirtschaft/stromimport-defizit-minus-bundesnetzagentur-strompreis-senkung-atomausstieg-kohleausstieg-kritik-cdu-zr-92897603.html

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