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5 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Gaddafi himself should pay rebels
The idea of deducting the costs for the international financial aid to the Libyan rebels from Gaddafi's bank accounts is excellent, writes the left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung: "By establishing a special fund to support the rebels, the Western and Arab countries are sending a clear signal to the insurgents that they are not alone in their fight. But in so doing the financial backers are also to a certain extent washing their hands of the matter, because they don't have to decide what happens with their euros or dollars. If the rebels buy weapons with the money, that's up to them. The best thing would be to tap Gaddafi's frozen accounts all over the world. ... That would have one clear advantage: the long-time dictator himself would then be funding the country's liberation. That would only be fair."
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More from the press review on the subject » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Social movements, » Europe, » U.S., » Libya
Berlin must dissuade Athens from arms purchases
According to a report by the Swedish peace research institute Sipri, Germany is the third-largest arms exporter in the world after the US and Russia. But it is not fitting that Greece and Turkey should be among their best customers, writes the left-liberal Süddeutsche Zeitung: "The two Aegean states have been arming against each other for years. ... Such weapons-stockpiling on the edge of Europe is an anachronism. The European Union should insist that Ankara and Athens carry out their disputes over territorial waters and no-fly zones in a civilised way - before the International Court of Justice. [Prime Minister] Papandreou himself now has a first-class opportunity to get his country used to disarmament. And if the governments in Berlin and Paris want to help the Greeks, they should talk them out of buying more arms. That could cost jobs in Germany, but it would be more honest than paying the Greeks' unpaid bills later with tax money."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Trade, » Germany, » Greece, » Turkey
Europe must point out the dangers of Israel's policy
On Monday Israel's new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman started out on his first state visit to Europe. The left-liberal daily Süddeutsche Zeitung sees this as a test of the changed policy of Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, which it says moves away from a Palestinian state and increases the threat from Iran: "European politicians should now remind Lieberman that this is a dangerous policy for Israel. They must not leave it to [US President Barack] Obama to be the only one to speak bluntly. Even within America's Israel lobby concern is growing that by resisting all peace plans Jerusalem could endanger the existence of the state of Israel rather than secure it in the long term. Pressure from the US has at least prompted Netanyahu to consider giving a piece of land back to Lebanon. But this won't be enough to calm the mood of the neighbours in Beirut ahead of the parliamentary elections - where the chances are looking good for the pro-Iran Hizbollah."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Europe, » U.S., » Iran, » Israel
The row about the Cypriot film "Akamas"
Christiane Schlötzer reports that the Greek Cypriot government wants to prevent "Akamas", the first Cypriot film ever to be chosen for the Venice film festival, from being shown at the festival. In the film director Panicos Chrysanthou tells the tale of a romance between a Turk Cypriot and a Greek Cypriot and takes a critical view of the Eoka resistance movement. "Basically the whole story doesn't fit in with a heroic picture of the island's history where it's always those on the other side of the dividing line who are to blame for the division of the island. Moreover, Chrysanthou has a Turkish co-producer, Dervis Zaim, with whom he has done several other projects. For him, the island's conflict is like a prism through which he observes the world. The terms 'Hybris', with their original Greek meaning (injured honour) and 'Metro' (measure) are his leitmotifs. He says: 'I'm interested in the question of how far an individual can go to free his country or defend his honour. Is it permissible for him to blow himself and others up to achieve this?'."
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More from the press review on the subject » Film, » History, » Cyprus
New Turkish Cinema
Christiane Schlötzer reports on Turkish films which, with the release of the nationalist, anti-American film "Kurtlar Vadisi Irak" (Iraq – Valley of the Wolves) have suddenly become the focus of media attention. "To be more precise, they've come under attack," writes Schlötzer, who goes on to speak up in defence of Turkish film. "Along with France, Turkey is one of the few countries in which national productions really can do better than American films. In recent times particularly, commercially successful Turkish films have frequently dealt with controversial political issues. Rural exodus, migration, the generation gap, terrorism, the army and society – these are the themes of recently successful Turkish films. And films that are big box-office hits on the Bosphorus are now becoming big hits in Germany, too. Those who have seen 'Valley of the Wolves' alone, are doing Turkish film an injustice."
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