<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The World According to Nils &#187; Villains &amp; Thieves</title>
	<atom:link href="http://nilsjeppe.com/category/villains-thieves/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://nilsjeppe.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:14:44 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>The most interesting bit about Bin Laden&#8217;s Death</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/13/the-most-interesting-bit-about-bin-ladens-death/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/13/the-most-interesting-bit-about-bin-ladens-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 06:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nilsjeppe.com/?p=1359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So Osama is dead, I&#8217;m not going to get into that topic. But the BBC reports reports something that caught my attention: 26 April Mr Panetta held a meeting with 15 aides to assess the credibility of the intelligence on &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/13/the-most-interesting-bit-about-bin-ladens-death/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So Osama is dead, I&#8217;m not going to get into that topic.</p>
<p>But the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13279283">BBC reports</a> reports something that caught my attention:</p>
<blockquote>
<h2 id="heading-12">26 April</h2>
<p>Mr Panetta held a meeting with 15 aides to assess the  credibility of the intelligence on the compound they had collected. They  had significant &#8220;circumstantial evidence&#8221; that Bin Laden was there, but  <strong>no satellites had been able to photograph him or any members of his  family</strong>, Mr Panetta said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Emphasis is mine.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll have to look up a primary source for this &#8211; the exact wording will make a big difference and the Beeb is hardly reliable on details at times &#8211; but basically what they are telling us indirectly is that we now have spy satellites that can identify a man on the ground reliably?</p>
<p>Interesting.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/13/the-most-interesting-bit-about-bin-ladens-death/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Suharto is dead</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/27/suharto-is-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/27/suharto-is-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death Pool 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suharto]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2008/01/27/suharto-is-dead</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally. Good riddance, you bastard. Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t get him on the Death pool.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7211565.stm">Finally.</a> Good riddance, you bastard. Unfortunately, I didn&#8217;t get him on the <a href="http://www.coreyandjoelradio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=591">Death pool</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/27/suharto-is-dead/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nokia und die FÃ¶rdermittel</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/19/nokia-und-die-fordermittel/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/19/nokia-und-die-fordermittel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merkel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RumÃ¤nien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skandal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2008/01/19/nokia-und-die-fordermittel</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Deutsche Politiker Ã¼ben den Aufstand: Auf [allen Ebenen](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/102030) zeigt man sich empÃ¶rt darÃ¼ber, dass Nokia ein Werk in Deutschland schliesst um es dann [in RumÃ¤nien](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/101797) mit BilligarbeitskrÃ¤ften und [EU-FÃ¶rdergeldern](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/101923) wieder aufzubauen. Ich weiss garnicht wo ich anfangen soll. Aber versuchen &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/19/nokia-und-die-fordermittel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deutsche Politiker Ã¼ben den Aufstand: Auf [allen Ebenen](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/102030) zeigt man sich empÃ¶rt darÃ¼ber, dass Nokia ein Werk in Deutschland schliesst um es dann [in RumÃ¤nien](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/101797) mit BilligarbeitskrÃ¤ften und [EU-FÃ¶rdergeldern](http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/101923) wieder aufzubauen.</p>
<p>Ich weiss garnicht wo ich anfangen soll. Aber versuchen wir es mal.</p>
<p>Erstens: Wenn man nicht mÃ¶chte, das ein Unternehmen von Region A nach Region B umzieht &#8230; sollte man fÃ¼r Region B keine FÃ¶rdermittel zur VerfÃ¼gung stellen! Der Sinn solcher Finanzspritzen ist doch gerade, Region B zu stÃ¤rken.</p>
<p>Zweitens: Dass bei einem EU-Beitritt RumÃ¤niens dorthin auch Outsourcing betrieben wird, hÃ¤tte man sich doch auch vorher denken kÃ¶nnen, oder? Wenn das nicht akzeptabel ist, hÃ¤tte man RumÃ¤nien nicht in die EU aufnehmen dÃ¼rfen &#8211; oder zumindest erst, wenn dort ein entsprechendes Lohnniveau erreicht wurde.</p>
<p>Drittens: Dass gerade Politiker die als Berufsstand immer mit einer gewissen SelbstbedienungsmentalitÃ¤t leben, einen Konzern kritisieren ist bestenfalls eine real existierende Satire, aber eigentlich nur peinlich und verlogen. Wann war die letzte DiÃ¤tenerhÃ¶hung, und wer hat dafÃ¼r gestimmt?</p>
<p>Und Viertens: Wenn die Damen und Herren Politiker keine grÃ¶ÃŸeren Probleme in Deutschland oder der EU sehen, als die Verlegung von ein paar ArbeitsplÃ¤tzen, dann beweisen sie damit einmal mehr ihre Inkompetenz. Mein Lieblingsbeispiel ist die stÃ¤ndige Erosion unserer Grundrechte, die gerade auch von Politikern wie Frau Merkel aktiv betrieben wird.</p>
<p>Ich bin nun wirklich kein Freund von &#8220;Big Business&#8221;, aber in diesem Fall muss ich wirklich sagen: Einfach mal die Klappe halten. Ihr disqualifiziert Euch mÃ¤chtig.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/19/nokia-und-die-fordermittel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>British Atrocities</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/11/british-atrocities/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/11/british-atrocities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2008/01/11/british-atrocities</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard of the genocide during the Third Reich. Most of us are also aware of the atrocities of Stalin and Mao. But who really knew just how badly the British behaved during their colonial rule? Turns out they &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/11/british-atrocities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve all heard of the genocide during the Third Reich. Most of us are also aware of the atrocities of Stalin and Mao. But who really knew just how badly the British behaved during their colonial rule? Turns out they were just as bad as the Nazis. The Guardian has an <a href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1674478,00.html">interesting article</a> on the subject. But be warned: The descriptions are graphic and not suited for the weak of stomach.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/01/11/british-atrocities/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Nanking</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/12/13/nanking/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/12/13/nanking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nanking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2007/12/13/nanking</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When people in Europe think about World War II they think about Hitler the Holocaust. When Americans think about World War II they think about Pearl Harbor and about Hitler and the Holocaust. But there was just as much evil &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/12/13/nanking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When people in Europe think about World War II they think about Hitler the Holocaust. When Americans think about World War II they think about Pearl Harbor and about Hitler and the Holocaust. But there was just as much evil and suffering going on in East Asia.</p>
<p>Nanking fell to Japanese troops on December 13th, 1937. For the next seven weeks, the Japanese conducted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre">countless atrocities</a> against the Chinese population of the city. It is something that people in Europe and America, who have lived in comfort and relative peace for the past 60 years, can&#8217;t fully appreciate.</p>
<p>Princeton has a <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~nanking/html/nanking_gallery.html">photo gallery about the crimes</a>. Some Japanese still deny that anything happened here, but, as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. <strong>A warning</strong>: Many of these images are extremely violent and disturbing. Proceed at your own risk.</p>
<p>I hope that people will understand that wars, no matter where and for what cause, always cause great suffering to people who have done nothing to deserve it. That was the case hundreds of years ago, it was the case in 1937, and it is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War#Human_rights_abuses">still the case today</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/12/13/nanking/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>We have not learned from history</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/15/we-have-not-learned-from-history/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/15/we-have-not-learned-from-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dark Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Police state]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surveillance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2007/11/15/we-have-not-learned-from-history</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear World, the German government has gone crazy. More specifically, the interior minister, Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble has gone out of control. For months he has been making more and more demands for stricter and stricter laws to fight the &#8220;threat of &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/15/we-have-not-learned-from-history/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear World,</p>
<p>the German government has gone crazy. More specifically, the interior minister, Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble has gone out of control. For months he has been making more and more demands for stricter and stricter laws to fight the &#8220;threat of terrorism&#8221;. Our government wants to:</p>
<p>* **Use [evidence obtained by torture](http://www.tagesschau.de/aktuell/meldungen/0,1185,OID5045872_REF1,00.html)**: While he says that German law enforcement may not torture or encourage others to torture, it would &#8220;not be responsible&#8221; not to use information obtained by such means.<br />
* **[Build databases about potential terrorists](http://www.sueddeutsche.de/deutschland/artikel/633/83550/)** which are to include such data as religion or professional training.<br />
* **Expand video surveillance**: &#8220;At train stations, airports, big streets and places video surveillance is feasible and expedient&#8221;.<br />
* Use the **army as a security force inside the country**. This was planned for the soccer world cup but not implemented until the G8 meeting at Heiligendamm.<br />
* **[Shoot down hijacked airplanes](http://www.tagesschau.de/aktuell/meldungen/0,1185,OID6256592_TYP6_THE_NAV_REF1_BAB,00.html)**  &#8211; which was actually determined to be illegal by the constitutional court. This doesn&#8217;t stop them from saying &#8220;we&#8217;ll do it anyway&#8221;.<br />
* **[Make conspiracy a crime](http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/92400)** and ban so-called &#8220;GefÃ¤hrdern&#8221; (dangerous individuals) from using Internet and mobile phones. He also considers the **[killing of suspects](http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/92400)** to be in no violation with basic law: At most it would be a &#8220;legal problem&#8221;.<br />
* **[Search private PCs via a government trojan horse](http://nrrd.de/dasbuch/hadez/1984_zeitgeist_german_chancellor_merkel_wants_push_tough_anti_terror_legislation_online_seize_)** &#8211; in secret, of course, without any oversight.<br />
* **Retain all connection logs of personal communications** &#8211; telephone calls, text messages, email and so on &#8211; for six months, regardless of any suspicions of criminal activity. This law was passed on November 9th, 2007, but has yet to be ratified by the Bundesrat and signed by our president.<br />
* Introduce **biometric passports and ID cards**, which include fingerprints saved on an RFID chips, and keep all the **biometric data in a central database**. Biometric passports have been implemented as of Niovember 2007; the central database and the biometric ID cards are still planned.</p>
<p>Germany is **the** country which should really know better than this. Of all the people in the world, we should be the ones who learned from history. Unfortunately, we haven&#8217;t: Not only do our politicians kick our fundamental laws with their feet, the reaction of the German people is to shrug their shoulders and to vote for them again. &#8220;I have nothing to hide&#8221;, they say and look the other way.</p>
<p>I now know what it must have felt like, back in the early 30s. Of course we won&#8217;t get another Nazi regime. Death camps are really bad for PR. Instead we&#8217;ll get something more similar to the East German regime: A surveillance and police state. But unlike East Germany, where the system was dictated by the Russians, we&#8217;re doing it to ourselves this time. And similar to the Nazi regime, I am pretty sure everybody will claim &#8220;we didn&#8217;t know anything&#8221; afterwards.</p>
<p>Normally, I&#8217;d hope for the free, western world to come to our aid. Failing that, I&#8217;d pack my things and move out of the country. But what free western world? Those who should be the shining beacon of freedom and democracy are doing even worse things to their own countries. It is a sad state of affairs when China is a shining ray of hope &#8211; while China is a dictatorship, conditions there are improving. Everybody else seems to be hell-bent on making things as bad as possible as quickly as feasible.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/15/we-have-not-learned-from-history/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Medienecho zur Demonstration</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/07/medienecho-zur-demonstration/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/07/medienecho-zur-demonstration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dark Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demonstration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vorratsdatenspeicherung]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2007/11/07/medienecho-zur-demonstration</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Am Tag danach: Hier die Artikel zur [gestrigen Demonstration](/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung). * ZDF: [Heftige Proteste gegen ÃœberwachungsplÃ¤ne](http://www.zdf.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/1/0,3672,7122145,00.html) * Spiegel: [Tausende protestieren gegen Datenspeicherung](http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,515806,00.html) * Tagesschau: [Tausende protestieren gegen ÃœberwachungsplÃ¤ne](http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/datenschutzdemonstration2.html) * Yahoo (via AFP): [10.000 Menschen demonstrieren gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung](http://de.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkqEcTFHPLYA7gk4CQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBjdmNoOTVjBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNzcg&#8211;/SIG=13fkljpi2/EXP=1194509060/**http%3a//de.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071106/twl-d-inneres-sicherheit-datenschutz-jus-4bdc673.html) und [Tausende protestieren bundesweit &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/07/medienecho-zur-demonstration/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Am Tag danach: Hier die Artikel zur [gestrigen Demonstration](/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung).</p>
<p>* ZDF: [Heftige Proteste gegen ÃœberwachungsplÃ¤ne](http://www.zdf.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/1/0,3672,7122145,00.html)<br />
* Spiegel: [Tausende protestieren gegen Datenspeicherung](http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,515806,00.html)<br />
* Tagesschau: [Tausende protestieren gegen ÃœberwachungsplÃ¤ne](http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/datenschutzdemonstration2.html)<br />
* Yahoo (via AFP): [10.000 Menschen demonstrieren gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung](http://de.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkqEcTFHPLYA7gk4CQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBjdmNoOTVjBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNzcg&#8211;/SIG=13fkljpi2/EXP=1194509060/**http%3a//de.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071106/twl-d-inneres-sicherheit-datenschutz-jus-4bdc673.html) und [Tausende protestieren bundesweit gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung](http://de.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkqEcTFHPLYA8Qk4CQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBjcXBoZjEwBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNzcg&#8211;/SIG=13fr185mm/EXP=1194509060/**http%3a//de.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071106/tts-d-inneres-sicherheit-datenschutz-jus-c1b2fc3.html)<br />
* Yahoo (via AP): [Tausende protestieren gegen schÃ¤rfere KommunikationsÃ¼berwachung](http://de.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTTkqEcTFHPLYABgo4CQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBkYTNuNGk0BHBvcwMxMARzZWMDc3I-/SIG=13e3dsmvm/EXP=1194509060/**http%3a//de.news.yahoo.com/ap/20071106/tde-tausende-protestieren-gegen-schrfere-61556ad.html)</p>
<p>Mehr habe ich nicht gefunden. Recht schwach.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/07/medienecho-zur-demonstration/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Demonstration gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dark Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demonstration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vorratsdatenspeicherung]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ich war heute auf der [Demonstration](http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/150/55/lang,de/) gegen die [Vorratsdatenspeicherung](http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorratsdatenspeicherung) in Frankfurt. Was soll ich sagen &#8211; strÃ¶mender Regen. Ca 650 Teilnehmer (laut Veranstalter, ist sicher aufgerundet kommt aber ungefÃ¤hr hin). MÃ¤ÃŸige Sprecher &#8211; Insbesondere der Kerl von der Piratenpartei muss &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ich war heute auf der [Demonstration](http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/150/55/lang,de/) gegen die [Vorratsdatenspeicherung](http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorratsdatenspeicherung) in Frankfurt. Was soll ich sagen &#8211; strÃ¶mender Regen. Ca 650 Teilnehmer (laut Veranstalter, ist sicher aufgerundet kommt aber ungefÃ¤hr hin). MÃ¤ÃŸige Sprecher &#8211; Insbesondere der Kerl von der Piratenpartei muss das Sprechen in der Ã–ffentlichkeit noch Ã¼ben.</p>
<p>Die Teilnehmer schienen meist sehr jung. Das sah ich mit gemischten GefÃ¼hlen &#8211; zum einen ist es schÃ¶n, dass es auch noch jugendliche gibt die sich fÃ¼r Politik interessieren. Auf der anderen Seite befÃ¼rchte ich dass es bei diesen Leuten einfach die jugendliche Rebellenphase ist. Klar, es waren auch einige in meinem Alter oder Ã¤lter da &#8211; aber einfach nicht genug. Ich hÃ¤tte mir eine insgesamt bessere Teilnahme gewÃ¼nscht. Aber angesichts des sehr schlechten Termins und des sehr schlechten Wetters ist bei einem fÃ¼r den NormalbÃ¼rger so unzugÃ¤ngliches Thema wohl nicht mehr zu machen.</p>
<p>Letzlich war auch die Botschaft der Demo leider nicht eindeutig. Es wurde zu sehr das Thema &#8220;Krieg&#8221; mit hineingemischt; vor allem auch durch einen Neokommunisten am Ende der Veranstaltung. Das ist auch ein wichtiges Thema, passte aber nicht in die Veranstaltung.</p>
<p>Zusammenfassend bin ich froh dass es die Demo gab (Danke an die Orga) und ich bin erst recht froh dass ich hingegangen bin. Ich wÃ¤re auch bei der nÃ¤chsten wieder dabei. Und dass es weitergehen muss dÃ¼rfte klar sein: Wenn unsere Regierung aufgrund von 30 Kleinst-Demos ihre Meinung Ã¤ndert fresse ich den metaphorischen Besen.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/11/06/demonstration-gegen-vorratsdatenspeicherung/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Counter-Productive</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/16/counter-productive/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/16/counter-productive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2007/09/16/counter-productive/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Threatening Iran [with](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/16/wiran116.xml) [war](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6997935.stm) to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons is decidedly counter-productive. What better way to prove to any nation (not just Iran) that it needs atomic bombs to ensure national security? How can politicians anybody be so &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/16/counter-productive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Threatening Iran [with](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/16/wiran116.xml) [war](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6997935.stm) to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons is decidedly counter-productive. What better way to prove to any nation (not just Iran) that it needs atomic bombs to ensure national security?</p>
<p>How can <strike>politicians</strike> anybody be so brain dead?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/16/counter-productive/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Putting 9/11 into Perspective</title>
		<link>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/11/putting-911-into-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/11/putting-911-into-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nils</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villains & Thieves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nils.jeppe.de/2007/09/11/putting-911-into-perspective/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[America marks the [6th anniversarry](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6989189.stm) of the [destruction of the World Trade Center](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11%2C_2001_attacks). Here are some quick figures: ### Cost of 9/11 attacks on New York ### * 2,974 dead (plus 24 remaining listed as &#8220;missing&#8221;) * $95 billion (of &#8230; <a href="http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/11/putting-911-into-perspective/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>America marks the [6th anniversarry](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6989189.stm) of the [destruction of the World Trade Center](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11%2C_2001_attacks). Here are some quick figures:</p>
<p>### Cost of 9/11 attacks on New York ###</p>
<p>* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11%2C_2001_attacks#Fatalities">2,974 dead</a> (plus 24 remaining listed as &#8220;missing&#8221;)<br />
* <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/september11/story/0,11209,786326,00.html">$95 billion</a> (of which $22 billion are to replace the damaged / destroyed buildings)</p>
<p>### Cost of the Iraq War ###</p>
<p>* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_surveys_of_mortality_before_and_after_the_2003_invasion_of_Iraq">654,965 dead</a> (estimated; as of June 2006; includes 3,770 US soldiers)<br />
* [$421 billion](http://zfacts.com/p/447.html)</p>
<p>I know that the [Iraq war](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War) and 9/11 have nothing in common whatsoever (except for the [connection a delusional President Bush made](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3119676.stm)). The point is a different one: There are many things that are a lot worse than 9/11 was, and some of them are committed by Americans. Willingly. Without any good reason whatsoever.</p>
<p>Yes, I am getting tired of the 9/11 whining. Get over it already.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/09/11/putting-911-into-perspective/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

