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The situation on Tuesday: President in a panic

2019-10-15T03:35:23.911Z


today we are dealing with Donald Trump's sanctions against Turkey in the Syrian crisis, with the planned investigation committee on the car toll and with presents from Germany for Chinese officials. Political groups discuss U-Committee on ...



today we are dealing with Donald Trump's sanctions against Turkey in the Syrian crisis, with the planned investigation committee on the car toll and with presents from Germany for Chinese officials.

Political groups discuss U-Committee on toll

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The car toll, it should serve the CSU as an election campaign hit, but Horst Seehofer and Co. have completely blocked the project. The full-bodied promised toll will never come as it is, the European Court has stopped it. Now there will probably be a committee of inquiry in the Bundestag : the opposition factions FDP, Greens and Left want to get them started today.

Even if the thing sounds incredibly complicated, it's worth taking a closer look here. For the CSU, all this is an unprecedented embarrassment. It's not about "Peanuts": In the Department of Transportation of departmental chief Andreas Scheuer copious mischief was planned in the planning of the CSU toll. "The damage to taxpayers could be at half a billion euros," writes my colleague Gerald Traufetter. The bill then goes please to the CSU country management, Franz Josef Strauss House, 80807 Munich. Thanks.

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Trump's panicky U-turn

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After days of inactivity, big words and confusion in the White House , US President Donald Trump is now frantically trying to correct his Syria policy. Apparently, the massive indignation of many of his party friends about the President's lonely decision to allow the Turkish offensive in northern Syria, effect. Trump imposed a series of sanctions on Turkey during the night and issued new punitive tariffs on Turkish steel. In addition, Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Turkey to pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan . Erdogan should stop immediately his offensive and the brutal action of the military against the Kurds.

Of course, the turnaround is being sold by the US government as a well thought-out and groundbreaking decision by the president, but the truth is that Trump is somehow coming out of this self-inflicted misery face to face. One thing is for sure: the mistake has been made and the Kurds killed in the past few days will not come to life again through Trump's sanctions.

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Can Joe Biden defend his role as a favorite?

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Democrats for the next US presidential election are in Ohio today for another major television debate . Syria and Ukraine will be important issues. Especially Joe Biden should seize the opportunity to attack President Trump sharp. At the same time he will have to ask himself questions about the affairs of his son Hunter in China and Ukraine.

Will Biden defend his favorite role in the field of candidates? Above all, Elizabeth Warren , the left-wing senator, is catching up in polls more and more. She benefits from an influx from the camp of her friend Bernie Sanders , who is injured. Sanders wants to participate in the debate today despite his recent heart problems.

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SPIEGEL Live at the Frankfurt Book Fair

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The book fair begins in Frankfurt / Main. If you are planning a visit, I recommend you to stop by the SPIEGEL booth (Hall 3.0, D56). Our editors have invited more than 50 writers to speak with them about the new autumn books, including Jo Nesbø and Jussi Adler Olsen, as well as Margit Auer, Doris Dörrie, Karen Köhler, Thomas Gottschalk, Elif Shafak, Terézia Mora, Juan Moreno, Jackie Thomae, Ulrich Tukur, Richard David Precht, Peter Wohlleben, Ulrich Wickert and the politician Muhterem Aras.

From Wednesday to Saturday, the day at the SPIEGEL stand will also start at 10 am with a new event format : At "DIE LAGE live" , authors of our newsletter will bring the Morning Briefing live to the Book Fair. Together with one guest each - Stephen Holmes, Wolfgang Schroeder, Armin Nassehi and Peter Maxwill - they give an outlook on the day and discuss the most important news.

And there is still this: On Saturday, October 19, at 11 clock discuss at a special event in the Congress Center of North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) and the climate protection activist Luisa Neubauer with SPIEGEL editor Annette Bruhns on the topic "climate crisis - How can we do our job justice? " Further information and the entire program can be found here.

Loser of the day ...

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... is the Deutsche Bank. According to a report by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" and other media, after 2002 the bank has been relying for years on cash payments, gifts and other favors to ensnare the Chinese government and managers of state-owned enterprises. So politicians in Beijing were given gifts such as a crystal tiger for $ 15,000. But there were also precious red wine, TV or stereos. In order to expand its network of contacts in China, the German Bank also hired more than 100 members of influential Chinese. That's what they call it after the old Federal Republic custom: political landscape management.

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The latest news from the night

  • Trump calls for the end of the Turkish offensive: With strong words and sanctions, the US President wants to curb his own debt debacle in Syria
  • Kurdish demo escalated: In Herne first came to break discs, then there were injured. The protest was directed against the Turkish invasion
  • Harley-Davidson has to stop construction of e-bike: The machine is designed to attract young customers. But problems became clear during tests

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I wish you a good start to the day.

Your Roland Nelles

Source: spiegel

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