Day: November 4, 2012

News

Der Spiegel Reports On a Rising Generation of Jihadists Within Germany

Der Spiegel reports that a growing community of German-speaking jihadists on the internet has expanded its outreach to German youth in an effort to grow its base. Calling for attacks on Germany and glorifying Islamism, these online groups are increasingly under watch from the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution. [Der Spiegel]

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Music
Video

JesChanson d’amour

Jes’ Chanson D’amour is likely to please fans of French and euro-pop alike. She looks slightly like Lady Gaga but musically is quite different. Click here to preview this song in iTunes.   Click here to see previous Demagaga Singles of the Day.

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News

Ireland’s Former Wealthiest Man, Ex-Billionaire Sean Quinn, Sentenced to 9 Weeks in Prison for Contempt of Court

Sean Quinn was taken from Dublin High Court to prison to begin his 9-week detention for contempt of court, calling the ongoing legal battle with IBRC, the former Anglo Irish Bank, as a ‘charade.’ “They took all my money, my company, put my son in jail, put me in jail and they have proven nothing’” [BBC]

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Kostas Vaxevanis Freed, Publisher of the Lagarde List Accusing Greece’s Richest of Avoiding Taxes

Recently released from Greek prison, Kostas Vaxevanis, the infamous editor that published the ‘Lagarde List’ that named Greece’s richest who allegedly had not paid taxes, calls the Greek government nothing more than a corrupt clique ‘in the thrall of businessmen.’ [The Guardian]

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North Korea News Today

North Korea Takes Pride in Its Human Rights Record, Disregarding United Nations (UN) Reports of State-Sponsored Horror

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) rejected a United Nations (UN) monitor’s report about the daily horrors that face citizens in North Korea. The delegation from the DPRK asserted their confidence in the North Korean social system and dismissed the special rapporteur Marzuki Darusman’s claims of political prison camps and forced labor, among other […]

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