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Emrah Erken criticized the UN Human Rights Council and Navi Pillay. He wrote that the body had condemned Israel for human rights violations a total of 116 times since its founding in 2006, while China, Turkey, and Qatar had not been condemned even once. The United Nations, he claimed, had turned human rights into a weapon against the West, particularly Israel. Pillay served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. During this time, the Human Rights Council never condemned China, Erken wrote. UN Watch and former UN employee Emma Reilly accused Pillay of having passed the names of more than 50 dissidents, including Uighurs, to China under her leadership. Additionally, Pillay stayed away from the Nobel Prize ceremony in 2010 in honor of the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Erken further wrote that Pillay later led a UN commission of inquiry that accused Israel of genocide and previously signed calls for sanctions against Israel. In 2012, she criticized the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for its Muhammad cartoons, describing the drawings as malicious and intentionally provocative. Critics also accused her of opting for appeasement and restrictions on freedom of expression rather than defending it in the debate over Muhammad cartoons. Erken called it a shame that Pillay would receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, and expressed opposition to post-colonialism, the "Woke Left," and Pillay. #Menschenrechte #UN #Israel (translated)

In the Sardinian village of Bolotana, which is considered a new 'blue zone', the chance of women reaching the age of 100 is more than three times higher than the average in the West, contributing to the remarkable life expectancy of the female residents. #Bolotana #BlueZone #Ouderdom (translated)

Ralf Fuecks wrote that Marco Rubio spoke about the rebirth of the West in front of the Acropolis, while U.S. President Donald Trump, in his opinion, is conspiring with Vladimir Putin against Ukraine. Trump blames Ukrainian President Zelensky for the high oil and gas prices, which Fuecks claims were triggered by Trump's attack on Iran. At the same time, Trump criticizes Ukrainian counterattacks on the Russian energy system without mentioning the daily war of annihilation against Ukraine, and calls for Zelensky's ouster because he resists submission to the Kremlin. Fuecks wrote that no U.S. president has sunk so low up to now, not even Richard Nixon. Europe must combine its military-industrial potential with that of Ukraine in order to be stronger than Russia together and to show Trump boundaries. https://t.co/rqyjqFUYCz #Ukraine #Putin #Europa (translated)

Severe weather with heavy rainfall has hit southern Italy, particularly the municipality of Melito di Porto Salvo in Calabria, where there were floods and landslides, while tornadoes had already caused damage in western Sicily. #Überschwemmungen #Erdrutsche #Süditalien (translated)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned during a speech in Athens about the decline of Europe and the West, emphasizing the cultural roots of the United States in classical antiquity, even though he ignored significant social injustices of that time. #MarcoRubio #Antike #Europa (translated)

Daniele Ganser wrote that he met Albrecht Müller on the sidelines of the Frankfurt Book Fair and discussed his new book "Battle of the Giants," which was published by Westend Verlag. Müller is a former head of planning in the Federal Chancellery under Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt, as well as the founder of the NachDenkSeiten. Ganser appreciates him for his efforts for decades towards a dialogue with Russia. According to Ganser, Müller criticizes the rearmament under EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius's demand for military readiness. He questions why von der Leyen does not propose disarmament and a dialogue with Russia. Ganser described Müller as one of many voices in Germany that reject the massive rearmament and war rhetoric of Chancellor Merz and Pistorius. #Frieden #Abrüstung #Kriegsrhetorik (translated)

The China researcher Logan Wright from the Rhodium Group explains that China's technology policy has parallels to the Soviet Union and that the country's export-oriented approach is a sign of weakness, while the West will take several years to effectively counter it. #China #Technologiepolitik #Wirtschaft (translated)

Wolfgang Ischinger wrote that hundreds of Russian trolls and others were trying fiercely to blame the responsibility for the current situation on events from 1990 or 1997, thereby shifting it to the West. He interpreted this as a sign of Russian weakness and desperation. #Russland #Desinformation #Politik (translated)

Apollo News reported that US Secretary of State Rubio gave a keynote speech in Athens about Western civilization. He warned Europe of a leftist ideology that threatens the West and called for action. Otherwise, Europe could potentially lose every opportunity to act, according to Rubio. https://t.co/0CsECRvEse #Europa #Zivilisation #Ideologie (translated)

BrennpunktUA reported that a well-informed source from the Union informed him that at the CDU Presidium retreat on October 11, there are plans to put Friedrich Merz under pressure also because of his support for Ukraine. Unlike earlier initiatives from East German state associations, there is strong backing from the South and support from the West of Germany this time. According to the source, there is a catalog of several demands that should be implemented in a short time. Otherwise, Merz could lose support, which according to BrennpunktUA could mean the end of his chancellorship. At least two of the demands aim to move away from Merz's previous Ukraine policy. BrennpunktUA warned that Merz's downfall would significantly worsen the situation for people in Ukraine. The chancellor is now under pressure not only from parties on the left and right margins and a faction in the SPD that he labeled as pro-Moscow but possibly also from within the Union starting this weekend. He called on supporters of Ukraine to use the information at their discretion and said it should be kept in mind when making public statements about Merz. #CDU #Ukraine #Politik (translated)

Zara Riffler wrote that Marco Rubio gave a speech in front of the Acropolis in Athens on the revival of the values of Western civilization. Rubio saw the West at a crossroads: According to him, the decisions of the coming decade would shape the next century and determine whether the West would maintain its leading position or descend into atrophy, enslavement, and decline. He called for action now, as otherwise the opportunity could be lost. Riffler described the speech as rhetorically grand. https://t.co/eMuM1bqLxx #Werte #Zivilisation #Politik (translated)

U.M. OSINT explained that he is often criticized for speaking of "the Palestinians" instead of just Hamas. Highlighting Hamas conveys the impression in the West, in his view, that the Palestinians are largely innocent and the responsibility lies solely with a ruling class. In the Gaza Strip and, in a different composition, in the West Bank, the Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the PFLP, the DFLP, the Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah, and other groups are also active. According to U.M. OSINT, the motivation of these groups is distorted in the West. Their goal is the destruction of Israel; they internally view Israel's existence as an occupation of their land. This perspective is also adopted by Western left extremists. U.M. OSINT referred to the resistance against Israel's existence as Muqāwama and stated that civilian, peaceful resistance means Ṣumūd. Citing the recent survey by the Palestinian PCPSR (Poll No 97, 12.08.2026), he wrote that 50% of respondents opposed a two-state solution and 32% supported armed resistance. The latter figure is the lowest ever recorded; in December 2023, it was at 68%. According to an INSS survey (National Security Studies INSS, Special Survey: Palestinian Public Opinion in the West Bank, 17.09.2026), 43% support a Palestinian state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. Of those, 26% wanted to allow no Jewish presence in such a state, which, according to U.M. OSINT, affects nearly 1.5 million Palestinians. To justify his terminology, he referred to historical comparisons: despite armed resistance in Italy, today, people talk about the Allies' fight against Italy and not just against the Partito Nazionale Fascista. The pro-imperial Taisei Yokusankai is hardly known in Europe; people simply talk about Japan. In World War II, more than 17 million Germans fought, and millions also contributed to the armaments industry and in organizations. It would be strange, he wrote, to attribute the war solely to members of the NSDAP. U.M. OSINT argued that a society bears collective responsibility when it is permeated by a system. Whether Palestinians internally struggle for an Islamist or secular society is of no consequence to Israel externally. In his view, the portrayal of the situation as an occupation of the West Bank is directed at uninformed people in the West. The so-called resistance began long before the founding of Israel and took on current structures while Israel had not yet occupied anything; at that time, the Palestinian autonomous areas were occupied and annexed by Jordan and Egypt. Additionally, from at least 1947, about 1,000 former members of the Waffen-SS fought on the Palestinian side in the so-called Arab Liberation Army (ALA). If he refers to a specific association or terrorist organization, he names it explicitly; otherwise, he speaks of the Palestinians. #Palästinenser #Hamas #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

Gert Ewen Ungar reminded that Russia's President Vladimir Putin was born on October 7, 1952, and congratulated him on his birthday. From his perspective, Putin is a clever, far-sighted, and freedom-loving politician who represents the interests of Russia and Russian society. For Europe, Putin has been a "gift of fate," which, however, Western Europeans did not know how to make use of, Ungar wrote. Putin's goal remains the establishment of a European security architecture in which all states can exist safely – including Russia before what he sees as an aggressive West. #Putin #Geburtstag #Politik (translated)

The author wrote that the "Iran principle" is closer than many think and recommended an article by Nida Banou. It argues that the West should not assume its superiority in all areas, but should return to non-negotiable principles such as individual freedom and equality before the law. #Iran #Freiheit #Gleichheit #IR (translated)

The author wrote that the Algerian writer and regime critic Boualem Sansal had warned the West – similar to Peter Scholl-Latour long before – about the absolute claims of Islam. According to Sansal, Islamism had taken hold in Algeria and built networks; initially, this had seemed new. #Algerien #Islamismus #Freiheit #DZ (translated)