Michael Wehle

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Germany prevents journalist and his wife from using their bank accounts, charging that with his pro-Palestinian writing he is working for Russia's destablisation purposes - kind of a 2026 Axis of Evil.

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/geopolitik/koennen-unsere-kinder-nicht-mehr-ernaehren-behoerden-sperren-konten-von-journalisten-ehefrau-li.10027407

„Können unsere Kinder nicht mehr ernähren“: Behörden sperren Konten von Journalisten-Ehefrau

Nach der Kontensperre gegen Hüseyin Doğru trifft es nun seine Ehefrau. Dem Journalisten und seinen Familie droht eine humanitäre Krise.

Berliner Zeitung
War comes to Lichtenberg
"So go where you will, as long as you think you can, you better watch out, watch out for The Man, anywhere you're going."

https://apnews.com/article/iran-lebanon-invasion-attack-war-ap-style-2e22f39ce455f859483463550c0725f0

Like the Bundespräsident, the US Associated Press has taken a bold move, and has written a short article explaining their controversial decision. 😀

Why AP is calling Israel's attack on Lebanon an invasion

The Associated Press is now calling Israel’s military actions in southern Lebanon an invasion. Israel has moved thousands of troops across the border into Lebanon, although it won't say how many. When considering whether to call attacks an invasion, the AP looks at information such as the broadening scope of the attack, the intention behind it and the extent of casualties and damages, among other factors. Words like “incursion” or “attack” are also acceptable.

AP News
Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Gaza and Iran
Peskov on Europe 24.03.2026

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/march/after-habermas

"But over the years the light he cast flickered and waned – until, with his stance on Gaza, it seemed to go out. Historians will eventually decide whether that stance was an anomaly or the culmination of a long process in which Frankfurt School critical theory turned into a form of liberalism that was too often complicit with US imperialism."

Nancy Fraser | After Habermas

My ties to Habermas were multi-layered. He was an inspiration and a role model; a mentor and an antagonist; a figure who...

LRB Blog

Heute vor 100 Jahren wurde der Schriftsteller Siegfried Lenz geboren.

#AnDiesemTag 🧵

"Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, says that his country would be willing to discuss calls by US President Donald Trump for NATO allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, 'out of respect for our American ally'.

However, he notes that Polish President Karol Nawrocki, a Trump ally and commander in chief of the armed forces, has already ruled out direct Polish military involvement in the ongoing US operations in the Middle East."

https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/03/16/poland-willing-to-discuss-trump-call-for-action-on-strait-of-hormuz-but-has-no-plans-to-send-forces/

Poland willing to discuss Trump call for action on Strait of Hormuz but has no plans to send forces

Notes From Poland
Trump hat Freude am Krieg: Die neue Ehrlichkeit des US-Imperialismus

Die USA lassen die Maske der Moral fallen. Donald Trump rechtfertigt Kriege nicht mehr mit Werten, sondern mit den eigenen Interessen. Ein Kommentar.

Berliner Zeitung