venerdì 7 settembre 2012

Online ohne Allah

Das internationale Netzwerk arabischer Atheisten hat regen Zulauf. Sie streiten mit Muslimen und wehren sich gegen den elektronischen Dschihad. Sie wollen einen Sieg der Toleranz 
Ein letzter, feiner Kitzel von Tabubruch mag dabei sein, wenn deutsche Zeitungen den Papst als fehlbar bezeichnen. Doch für Christen ist es keine Grenzüberschreitung mehr, das religiöse Leben zu kritisieren. Ganz anders in der islamischen Welt. Hier reichen die fünf Worte »Ich glaube nicht an Gott«: Wer sie laut ausspricht, wird womöglich von der eigenen Familie verstoßen, verliert seinen Job, ja gerät in Lebensgefahr. Gegen das Bekenntnis zum Atheismus ist selbst ein Coming-out vergleichsweise harmlos – obwohl die islamischen Länder nicht eben für ihre Schwulenfreundlichkeit bekannt sind. Es ist das schärfste aller Tabus, und genau darauf zielt eine Gruppe junger Nerds mit dem »Forum arabischer Atheisten«, einer Webseite, die trotz großer Risiken für Meinungsfreiheit kämpft. Die Freidenker, die sich hier verbünden, müssen erst noch eine eigene Geistestradition begründen, das macht schon der Name ihrer arabischsprachigen Seite deutlich: »el7ad.com« ist eine lautliche Umschrift für »ilhad«, das Wort für »Atheismus« – in dem immer auch die religiöse Konnotation »Irrglaube, Ketzerei« mitschwingt.
Trotz der Gefahr, als »Ketzer« aus der Gesellschaft zu fallen, suchen die anonymen Diskussionsteilnehmer ein Gespräch jenseits der Dogmen. Sie sind das exakte Gegenbild zum Typus des glaubensfanatischen Morgenländers, der hierzulande durch die Debatten geistert. Statt arabischer Terroristen also arabische Atheisten, deren Waffe das freie Wort ist. Sie streiten offen über Politik, Wirtschaft, Kunst und entlarven die Rede von der »unüberwindlichen Kluft zwischen Orient und Okzident« als tumbe Kulturkampf-Phrase. Sie sind ein internationaler Debattierklub mit mittlerweile 15.000 eingetragenen Mitgliedern weltweit, die keinen Glauben mehr, aber eschatologische Fragen haben und oft ganz ähnlich über die letzten Dinge räsonieren wie die Philosophen des Abendlandes.
»Was ist der Sinn des Lebens?«, schreibt ein User. »Religionen gaukeln uns doch etwas vor. Das menschliche Leben ist, für sich genommen, leer, wenn wir es nicht selbst mit Sinn füllen.« Darauf ergeht die existenzialistische Antwort: »Das Leben bleibt so oder so sinnlos.« Soll heißen, wir müssen uns mit der Absurdität unserer Existenz abfinden. Camus und Sartre erleben hier, unterm Druck religiöser Denkverbote, ihre arabische Wiedergeburt.
Hinter dem Projekt steckt ein länderübergreifendes Team, das sich im Internet kennengelernt hat und die Seite seit fünf Jahren gemeinsam betreibt. Der Initiator heißt Mohamed, ist Ägypter und lebt heute in Berlin. Außerdem gehören noch ein Mann aus Jordanien sowie zwei weitere Betreiber aus arabischen Ländern dazu, die nicht genannt werden sollen. Denn Atheismus gilt als Apostasie, als Abfall vom Glauben, worauf im islamischen Recht die Todesstrafe steht. Zwar haben sich die meisten islamischen Länder von dieser koranbezogenen Rechtsprechung distanziert. Todesurteile sind nur in Ländern wie Saudi-Arabien oder Iran denkbar, und verhängt werden sie selbst dort nur in Ausnahmefällen. Trotzdem schweben Apostaten auch in jenen Staaten, die als verwestlicht gelten, in ernster Gefahr. Für Ägypten etwa erlangte der Fall des Universitätsdozenten Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid traurige Popularität. Abu Zaid trat für eine literaturkritische Auslegung des Korans ein, was ihm als Ketzerei ausgelegt wurde, da der Koran als Gottes unverfälschtes Wort gilt. Per Gerichtsverfahren wurde Abu Zaid 1995 von seiner Frau zwangsgeschieden und erhält noch heute, im holländischen Exil, Morddrohungen.
Wer angesichts dieser Lage ein Netzwerk für Gotteszweifler betreibt, ist nicht nur mutig, sondern Avantgarde. Allerdings herrscht auf el7ad.com keine Kampfesstimmung, sondern ein starker Friedenswille. Der immense Druck, öffentlich nicht vom Islam abzuweichen, soll nicht in einseitige Schelte gegen Gläubige münden. »Wir sind eine Gruppe von Atheisten, die nach Meinungsfreiheit streben«, heißt es in einer Präambel der Seite, »viele glauben fälschlicherweise, wir seien Feinde der Religion. Dabei wollen wir niemandem unsere Ansicht, dass Gott nicht existiert, aufzwingen. Wir glauben an Frieden.« Solche Spielregeln haben die Betreiber gleich zu Anfang formuliert. Denn das Forum ebenso wie sein Gründer will mit der muslimischen Welt in Kontakt bleiben. Mohamed sitzt in seiner Zweizimmerwohnung in Berlin, in einem düsteren Wohnraum, voll gestapelt mit Festplatten. Der Informatiker hat auch Theaterwissenschaften und BWL studiert; seine Überzeugung, dass es keine Seele und keinen Gott gibt, sondern nur Bewegungen von Molekülen, hat sich über Jahre aufgebaut. Als Jugendlicher war es selbst noch gläubig, bis heute betört ihn die sprachliche Schönheit des Korans, den er, ganz unironisch, sein »Lieblingsbuch« nennt. Er kann Muslime verstehen, weil er selbst einer war, doch Vorschriften, was er zu glauben habe, lässt er sich nicht mehr machen.
»Meine Familie ahnt, dass ich nicht an Gott glaube. Aber wir schweigen«
Einen echten Bekennerakt als Gotteszweifler, außerhalb des Internets, wagte er vor Jahren gegenüber seinem Onkel, einem belesenen und weltoffenen Muslim. Mohamed erklärte damals, er halte den Propheten, dessen Namen er trägt, für einen »großen Sozialreformer«, allerdings habe der als Politiker »etwas von einem Machiavelli«. Dieser wohlbedachte Satz kippte sofort das Gespräch. Der Onkel brach den Kontakt für Jahre ab.
Mohameds Courage, eine revolutionäre Internetseite zu gründen, fällt nicht zufällig mit dem neuen Selbstbewusstsein vieler arabischer Jugendlicher zusammen. Sie sind beflügelt von der Chance grenzenloser Kommunikation und lieben die virtuelle Welt, in der Blogs als realpolitische Waffe dienen. Das Beispiel Kairo zeigt, an wie vielen Stellen die Stimmung brodelt: Dort wird nicht nur eine permanente Onlineradiosendung zum Tabuthema »Scheidung auf Initiative der Frau« produziert; dort bloggen Anhänger der Minderheitsreligion der Bahai über Diskriminierung im Alltag; dort sorgten Handyvideos von Folterszenen für die spektakuläre Entlassung eines Polizisten – und das im Polizeistaat Ägypten! Regelmäßig zieht die Jugend durch Kairos Straßen, Banner schwenkend, Sprechchöre schmetternd. Ein Aufbruch ist spürbar. Und doch müssen selbst unter Bloggerkollegen die Atheisten inkognito bleiben.
Das gilt auch für M., eine Frau, die im Forum schreibt und aus einer liberalen Familie stammt. Ihre Mutter trägt kein Kopftuch, eine Schwester ist Filmschauspielerin. »Meine Familie ahnt vielleicht, dass ich nicht an Gott glaube. Aber wir würden niemals offen darüber reden.«. Für arabische Atheisten, die in der Hölle der Sprachlosigkeit schmoren, ist das Internet ein wunderbarer Ausweg. »Die Frage, ob Gott existiert, interessiert mich zwar nicht, doch sie bestimmt mein Leben«, schreibt eine wütende Userin, die offenbar aus einem sehr restriktiven Land, vielleicht Saudi-Arabien, stammt. »Trotz Globalisierung darf ich nicht ohne Zustimmung meines Mannes reisen. Frauen bleiben hinter einer Mauer aus Angst gefangen, weil ihnen der Glaube an sich selbst fehlt.« Die Verzweiflung der Schreiberin wird zunächst von einem Mann barsch gekontert, der behauptet, es zähle nicht, was der Mensch wolle, sondern was im Koran stehe. Dann empfiehlt er ein umstrittene Sure zum Umgang mit widerspenstigen Gattinnen: »Ermahnt sie, meidet sie im Ehebett und schlagt sie!« Doch statt Beifall kommt nun heftiger Widerspruch eines anderen männlichen Users, der sich bei der Frau bedankt: »Ich bin wirklich betroffen. Ihr Text erinnert mich daran, dass es harte soziale Gründe gibt, Atheist zu sein.« Im Handumdrehen bricht dieser Wortwechsel mehrere Tabus. Frauen, die mancherorts nicht einmal allein Auto fahren dürfen, stellen selbstbewusste Forderungen; Männer können deren emanzipatorischen Gedanken ohne Gesichtsverlust zustimmen; Ungläubige und Muslime begegnen sich nicht nur in abgekarteten Gerichtsverfahren, sondern im freien Austausch der Argumente. 
Die Souveränität der Atheisten erweist sich gerade dann, wenn sie auf Muslime reagieren. Zu deren Lieblingsthemen gehören die »Wunder des Korans«, die angeblich moderne wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse vorwegnahmen, so auch der Vers: »Sehen die Ungläubigen nicht, dass Himmel und Erde eine feste Masse bildeten und wir sie dann spalteten?« Dazu postet ein Muslim triumphierend, der Koran beschreibe den »Big Bang«, die heute gültige Theorie zur Entstehung des Universums. In ähnlicher Manier werden weitere Suren auf Roboter und Flugzeuge bezogen. Die Atheisten reagieren mit Humor und spitzer Koran-Exegese, um die Orthodoxen mit deren eigenen Waffen zu schlagen.
»Ich verachte Ihre Meinung, aber sie muss gesagt werden dürfen«
Trotzdem bilanzieren die Erfinder der Website zaghaft: »Man darf die Freiheitserwartungen nicht überziehen. Europa hatte schließlich mehr als zweihundert Jahre Zeit.« Gemeint ist natürlich die europäische Aufklärung, von der es oft gönnerisch heißt, die islamische Welt müsse sie noch »nachholen«. Vergessen wird dabei gern die Mu’tazila, jene Theologie, die zwischen dem 8. bis 12. Jahrhundert einen »logischen Islam« suchte und den Koran rational auslegte. An diese Tradition wollen die Internetaktivisten anknüpfen, allerdings auf eigene Weise. Denn die Mu’tazila war eine elitäre Bewegung, die zeitweise sogar per Inquisition den Strenggläubigen nachstellte. Arabische Atheisten des 21. Jahrhunderts aber bevorzugen den Dialog. Der jordanische Mitbegründer von el7ad.com beruft sich am liebsten auf Voltaire: »Ich verachte Ihre Meinung, aber ich gäbe mein Leben dafür, dass Sie sie sagen dürfen.« Ein Sieg der Toleranz ist, wovon die Computer-Gottlosen träumen.
Dies spüren denn auch die Aktivisten des »elektronischen Dschihad«. Täglich versuchen islamistische Nerds, die Seite zu sabotieren. Sie simulieren Massenzugriffe, als würden Hunderttausende User gleichzeitig auf die Seite drängen, das soll den Server schwächen, damit die Dschihadisten eindringen können – um Debattentexte zu löschen oder gar Autoren zu identifizieren. Bislang prallten die Attacken ab, denn einer der Betreiber ist hauptberuflich für IT-Sicherheit zuständig. Erwischt hat es jedoch Mohamed, als er eine »Atheisten-Zeitung« online stellte, die er nur an die Forumsseite anlehnte. Er nutzte nicht den sicheren Server, über den das Forum läuft, und plötzlich standen sein Klarname und seine Berliner Adresse im Internet. Seine Gegner outeten ihn als Atheisten und warnten über Facebook: »Wir wissen, was du tust, komm auf den rechten Weg zurück!«
Mohamed liest das als Morddrohung. Doch einschüchtern lässt er sich nicht. Er schreibt in anderen Foren als bisher und vermeidet provozierende Pointen, denn sein Ziel ist nicht, die eigene Meinung effektvoll zu propagieren – er möchte etwas bewegen. »Wenn ich schreibe: Ich glaube nicht an Allah, dann liest ja kein Muslim weiter«, sagt er. Lieber kritisiert er al-Qaida und den wahhabitischen Fundamentalismus. Neulich hat er einen Aushang gesehen, ganz altmodisch auf Papier, dass sich am Prenzlauer Berg regelmäßig eine Atheistengruppe treffe. Zu der will er nun Kontakt aufnehmen. Sie mag christlich geprägt sein, aber Mohamed ist immer offen für neue Wege.

sabato 25 agosto 2012

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Dirty Armada playlist


LE VENERDÌ MIXTAPE VOL. 44 - ANOTHER DIRTY BUNCH, LA MIXTAPE DI CLAUDIO ROCCHETTI

dirty armada
Chi decide dove stanno i confini tra il Metal e il resto della musica “spessa”? E qual è in realtà la definizione di musica "spessa"? Sono belle domande a cui però non daremo risposte, perché interrogativi del genere devono rimanere così, sospesi nel vuoto, altrimenti sarebbero meno belli. Farsi pipponi mentali come questi del resto non ha mai portato a niente di serio, se non a bande rivali che si tirano capocciate a vicenda.
Ad ogni modo, prima che arrivasse internet a renderci tutti eclettici ed esperti c'era bisogno di pionieri che la sapessero più lunga di tutti gli altri, aprendo orizzonti inaspettati agli ottusi e prendendo a schiaffazzi quelli ancora più ottusi. Claudio Rocchetti, a suo modo, è sempre stato una di queste figure, prova il fatto che da tempo porta avanti un casino di progetti diversissimi tra loro, facendoli comunque apparire come parte di un percorso unico e coerente. Metallaro e Hardcorer per passione, sperimentatore per natura, Claudio ha suonato per anni con i misteriosi 3/4HadBeenEliminated—che vantano tra i loro fan gente come Stephen O'Malley—oltre a realizzare diversi dischi solisti e, più di recente, a co-fondare quel caterpillar afropsichedelico che risponde al nome di In Zaire.
Come se non bastasse, ultimamente si è messo anche a sfornare libri: la sua prima fatica si intitola Dirty Armada—ne abbiamo parlato nell'ultimo Letteralmente—e racconta la scena Metallara italiana attraverso i loghi di praticamente tutti i gruppi che hanno devastato la penisola negli ultimi 30 anni. Tanto per non stare fermo un secondo ne ha già messo in cantiere un altro che dovrebbe uscire tra qualche mese, stavolta un tributo al nastro magnetico sotto forma di piccola raccolta di saggi firmati da diversi smanettoni noise.
solo at white rabbit
Il mixtape che Claudio ha compilato per noi era stato pensato per promuovere l'uscita di Dirty Armada e quindi per essere un mischione di metallo provinciale e truculento. Non c'è voluto molto, però, perché prendesse una piega completamente diversa, puntando più a dimostrare la vicinanza tra i mondi del metal, del noise e dell'avanguardia. Il perché ce lo spiega lui stesso:
Fare mix tapes mi piace. Mi è sempre piaciuto. Sul serio, tant'è che ne ho fatta una di metal italiano da portare alle presentazioni di Dirty Armada. Quindi, quando mi hanno chiesto di prepararne una per VICE in occasione dell'uscita del libro ho pensato: "eccola lì, che son pigro e tanto era già fatta e pronta." Ma insomma, che noia. E mi son detto dai, sbattiamoci un po' e facciamo le cose diversamente. Perché non astrarre e liberare un po' questa cosa che si chiama metal? Direte voi: “L'astrazione, sai che novità”. Ma chi dice che le novità sono una bella cosa? Io no di certo.
Divagazioni a parte, qui di metal italiano non c'è traccia, letteralmente. Ma ci sono molte altre cose. Poi qualcuno magari si prenderà la briga di dirmi se ne è valsa la pena. Il mix dura circa 45 minuti, e decisioni programmatiche e di materiale a parte ci ho messo esattamente 45 minuti a farlo. Nel senso che è mixato in real time con le belle sbavature del caso. “Facile!” direte voi, “Chissà, dipende dai punti di vista” vi risponderei...

Obituary!


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When they convene in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney for president next week, Republicans will not hear a note from the city's most notable musical exports: death-metal bands such as Deicide and Obituary.
The South Bronx hatched hip-hop and Seattle birthed grunge rock. Tampa gave the world death metal, a boundary-pushing style of heavy rock that features lyrics that can be decidedly anti-Christian.
Some say it's ironic that a party that includes large numbers of religious conservatives would hold its convention in the city that fostered a musical genre known for album titles like "To Hell With God" and "Butchered At Birth."
"It's kind of like having a group called Abstinence for the Sexually Anxious holding its convention in San Francisco," said Steve Huey, a critic at AllMusic.com. "Or a group called Society for the Hatred of Corn deciding to meet up in Iowa."
Homegrown acts such as Hate Eternal and Morbid Angel are not booked for the plaza-filling concerts or high-dollar fundraisers that will keep conservative and evangelical Republicans occupied in the convention's off hours.
That is not surprising for a style of music in which "brutal" is a compliment. Drummers play at breakneck speed, guitarists peel off dense, atonal riffs, and vocalists sing lyrics about gore and Satan in a low-pitched growl.
Death metal has gained followers worldwide since it emerged from Tampa in the late 1980s, but its appeal is far from universal.
Bob Dole, then a Kansas senator, blasted death-metal act Cannibal Corpse as immoral in 1995. He won the Republican Party's presidential nomination a year later.
The U.S. military has found the music handy at times. According to Mother Jones magazine, a song from Deicide's album "Scars of the Crucifix" was played during interrogation of detainees in Iraq. The band said it was proud to do its part for the war effort.
NOT A SELLING POINT
Local boosters did not play up their city's musical history when they pitched Tampa as a convention destination. Several said they were unaware of the genre altogether.
"Maybe I'm just a really boring human being, but I was not aware of Tampa being a death-metal capital," said Tampa Bay Host Committee president Ken Jones. "Maybe had I known that, I could have used that to raise a few dollars."
Likewise, death-metal bands are greeting the Republican convention with a collective shrug.
A planned concert to coincide with the convention did not materialize, as various bands' touring schedules and recording sessions intervened.
Death-metal musicians and fans do not spend much time talking about politics, several musicians said.
"There is usually something far more creative and worthwhile happening that distracts our focus from the ever-important empty suits who promise everything and deliver nothing," said David Vincent, lead singer of Morbid Angel.
Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster said he held no grudge against the Republican Party, even though Dole, its one-time nominee, singled out his band for criticism. Democrats also have targeted the band, he noted.
"The kind of people that are going to listen to Bob Dole's opinion are not the kind of people who want to listen to our music in the first place," Webster said. "There are plenty of Republican death-metal fans. I'm sure we have fans on both sides of the fence."
Deicide drummer Steve Asheim, no fan of Christianity, said he will not be fazed when thousands of religious conservatives descend on his city, which already has a heavy evangelical presence.
"It's just like they're all coming home anyway," he said. "Down here every other block it's churches and strip bars. It's nothing new for us, man."

domenica 19 agosto 2012

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sabato 18 agosto 2012

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  • OLYVETTY - Nothing to eat

    Olyvetty

    Nothing To Eat

    A Dear Girl Called Wendy

    Ennesimo supporto per Olyvetty. Stavolta è il 10” la misura adatta a fotografare il divenire musicale del duo Rocchetti-Benassi. Tre tracce per poco più di un quarto d’ora di musica che spiazza ancora una volta per dinamiche e aperture.
    Sul lato A le quasi gemelle Oh So Psy (minimale procedere in loop, semi-melodica e sognante) e Oh So Dry (un campione vocale che monta come una marea assassina prossima al white noise eccentrico e mantrico) mostrano il lato più astratto del power-noise energico e rutilante del progetto. Risponde dall’altro lato la suite Burkina Faso Techno Squad, centrata su un procedere afro-beat per come possono intenderlo i due: sfranto e rovinato, granuloso e concentrico, pronto a inclinarsi sul versante techno grazie ad una drum machine poliritmica, ossessiva e radicale, eppure sempre dal retrogusto alieno. Come un rito voodoo nei sobborghi di Brazzaville visto dalla lente deformante di due alieni del fare musica odierno. Ce ne vorrebbe di più di 'sta roba, ma nelle scuole.

    martedì 21 febbraio 2012

    Robbery Suspect Caught After Wheelchair Gets Stuck in Sand: Cops

    A man was arrested for stealing a 12-pack of beer and a roll of electrical tape from a convenience store after authorities tracked him down when his wheelchair got stuck in sand behind the store, Chiefland Police said.
    John Christopher Champion, 22, who robbed the store with a pocket knife, and told the clerk that authorities wouldn't arrest a person with disabilities, the newspaper reported.
    Champion was found drinking a Bud Light Lime and "very intoxicated," the incident report said. He faces charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery, the newspaper reported.
    The robbery was caught on surveillance cameras, police said.
    The clerk told authorities that a man in a motorized wheelchair had been going in and out of the store for hours on Wednesday, and around 9:45 p.m. he came to the back of the counter holding a knife, and demanded money, authorities said.

    According to the report, Champion said he told the clerk to "push the panic button becasue the police would not arrest a handicapped person."
    The clerk struggled with him and after he tried to stab her, she ended up stabbing him in the leg three times, but he overpowered her and took the beer and tape, which were valued at $20, authorities said.
    Champion told authorities that he had stolen items from the store but didn't rob it, the report said.
    The knife wasn't found, and Champion told authorities he had thrown it in the woods so no one would find it., the report said.
    It wasn't immediately known if he had an attorney.

    venerdì 3 febbraio 2012

    thurston moore on tour


    THURSTON: WAY OUT WEST, US TOUR, EUROPE, MEXICO CITY, FLOWERS & CREAM

    Thurston has been announced to perform at Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 9, 2012.
    Tickets for Indie-O Festival featuring Thurston, Lee and Kurt Vile in Mexico City 4/7 are  on sale today.
    Tour Dates:
    February 3 Hoboken, NJ –  Maxwell’s
    February 4 New Hope, PA – New Hope Winery
    February 6 Washington, DC  - Black Cat w/ KURT VILE and the VIOLATORS
    February 7 Durham, NC – Duke Performances @ Reynolds Industries Theater
    February 8 Atlanta, GA – The Goat Farm
    February 10 Dallas, TX  - Texas Theatre
    February- 11 Austin, TX –  St. Davids Church
    Thurston’s postponed December show at ATP in  Minehead, UK  has been rescheduled for  March 9-10 2012 - more info here.
    March 9-10 Minehead, UK – All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival
    March 11  Guimarães, Portugal - Centro Cultural Vila Flor (CCVF, Guimarães)
    March 12  Lisbon, Portugal  - Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB, Lisbon) Show promoted by ZDB
    April 7 Mexico City, Mexico – Indie-O Fest at Polyforum Siqueiros with Lee Ranaldo, Kurt Vile, Wild Flag and more. Ticket information available on February 1st.
    August 9 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival

    Mike Watt interviewed  Thurston, Keith Wood + John Moloney on The Watt From Pedro Show.
    A cassette release by Thurston available here.
    Visit Thurston’s new site for Flowers and Cream.
    Thurston  performed on the Morning Becomes Eclectic program on KCRW  July 28.
    Thurston’s  video for ‘Circulation‘.
    Thurston’s  stopped by MPR for a UBS stream session Monday, July 18 at 2pm.

    martedì 31 gennaio 2012

    coolest piano...

    Here is a list of 14 cool and unusual pianos, compiled by Toxel.com.
    My personal favorite is the transparent piano because it will be fascinating to see the hammer and pedal actions in full clarity.

    Nuovo Redditometro

    Fisco, Agenzia entrate: nuovo redditometro entro giugno

    martedì 31 gennaio 2012 13:33
     
    ROMA (Reuters) - Il nuovo redditometro, che consente di individuare gli evasori confrontando i redditi dichiarati con le spese sostenute, sarà operativo "entro il primo semestre del 2012".
    Lo ha detto il direttore generale dell'Agenzia delle entrate, Attilio Befera, spiegando che la sperimentazione si concluderà nel mese di febbraio.
    "Nel 2011 sono stati recuperati almeno 11,5 miliardi di euro", ha detto Befera nel corso di un'audizione alla Camera.
    Il direttore dell'Agenzia delle entrate ha poi deplorato gli "oltre 250" atti intimidatori contro Equitalia, di cui soltanto 70 risalgono al mese di gennaio 2012.
    L'acuirsi del clima di tensione ha provocato fra i dipendenti "demotivazione e paura" con riflessi anche sui "risultati" del contrasto all'evasione. Tuttavia, ha assicurato Befera, l'Agenzia "farà il suo dovere fino in fondo".
    Sul sito www.reuters.com altre notizie Reuters in italiano. Le top news anche su www.twitter.com/reuters_italia

    van halen new album!


    Van Halen have revealed full details of their long-awaited comeback album 'A Different Kind Of Truth'.

    The album, which is the band's first with original frontman David Lee Roth since 1984's '1984', will be released on February 7. It is also their first studio album since 1998 and the 12th of their career thus far.

    Van Halen have revealed that the first single from the album will be the record's opener 'Tattoo'. This is due for release tomorrow.

    The band have announced a large scale US tour and are set to be on the road across North America throughout the summer. No UK or European dates have been confirmed as yet.

    The tracklisting for 'A Different Kind Of Truth' is as follows:

    'Tattoo'
    'She's The Woman'
    'You and Your Blues'
    'China Town
    'Blood And Fire'
    'Bullethead'
    'As Is'
    'Honeybabysweetiedoll'
    'The Trouble With Never'
    'Outta Space'
    'Stay Frosty'
    'Big River'
    'Beats Workin''

    foreign policy - iraq

    Are the Saudis prepared to constrain oil prices to weaken Iran? It's an intriguing possibility that, if implemented, could have major implications for U.S.-led efforts to curb the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

    In no small part because of a weakening dollar, oil prices have risen for most of the past year from a low of close to $30 per barrel to around $82 per barrel last week. But since then, prices have been slowly sliding back, dipping below $77 yesterday. Most media attributed Thursday's decline to a report that U.S. oil inventories had increased higher than expected, and that U.S. consumers continued to reduce energy use in a still sluggish economy. No doubt true. But other factors have been at play as well.

    Specifically, the near-record stockpiles of oil that currently exist not only in the United States, but across the developed world, have been made possible by the fact that OPEC has been increasing output at the fastest pace in two years. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that the cartel has boosted production more than a million barrels a day since March -- despite the worst global recession since World War II. OPEC's largest producer, the Saudis, have helped lead the way, increasing exports four out of the past six months. Saudi output has increased almost 300,000 barrels per day since earlier this year. Overall OPEC production reached its highest level in 10 months in October.

    The Saudis have said that $75 per barrel is an appropriate target price. This week, a Saudi government advisor told the press that, at over $80 per barrel, prices had reached "the high end of our range" and any further rise could prompt the Kingdom to further tap its unused capacity -- which currently stands at approximately 4 million barrels a day.

    The Saudis have publicly explained their effort to moderate prices as a function of their desire to protect a fragile global economy. But it's hard not to notice that the Saudi strategy also has the side benefit of pinching Iran. Specifically, while the Saudis in 2009 require an average oil price of about $51 a barrel to cover their budget, Iran needs an average price in excess of $90. If the price holds steady at the Saudi-designated range of $70-$80 for the rest of this year, the Saudi treasury could come in with a slight surplus. The Iranians, by contrast, have reportedly been forced to consider phasing out food and energy subsidies in an attempt to battle their looming fiscal problems.

    Of course, reducing subsidies on essential commodities is almost always political dynamite -- especially in a place like Iran, where the economy is already in a shambles, and where millions of Iranians have taken to the streets since the fraudulent June 12 elections to make known their hatred of the current regime. The fact is that the Islamic Republic is desperate for increased cash flow that could be used to buy off as many of its disaffected citizens as possible and cover up its gross economic mismanagement. Saudi determination to limit any price spike -- for whatever reason -- is clearly an impediment.

    With daily exports in the range of 2.5 million barrels per day, Iran stands to lose about $900 million annually from every one dollar drop in the price of oil. With excess capacity of 4 million barrels per day, the Saudis are clearly in position to go much farther than they have to date in squeezing Iran if they so choose. An aggressive Saudi effort to depress oil prices well below the current $75 target could prove extremely harmful to Iran's already reeling economy and tumultuous political situation. Almost certainly, such an effort could inflict as much pain on the Iranian regime as many of the sanctions currently being discussed by the United States and its international partners -- and, given Russian and Chinese reluctance to get tough with Iran, would almost certainly be quicker and easier to implement.

    Would the Saudis really be prepared to play hardball with Iran in this way? In the past, the answer has usually been no. Taking big risks to offend more powerful neighbors has generally not been the Saudi way. A transparent effort to inflict major damage on the Iranian economy would certainly incur the Islamic Republic's wrath. The Saudis no doubt recall that a similar charge about depressing oil prices led Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait in 1990. Even if an Iranian military attack is not likely in the cards, the Saudis have good reason to fear the kind of mischief Iran could cause within the Kingdom -- especially among the large, potentially restive Shiite population that is concentrated in its oil-rich Eastern Province.

    That said, there's no doubt that Saudi King Abdullah views Iran -- and the near-term prospect of its acquiring nuclear weapons -- as nothing short of an existential threat to the House of Saud and its preeminent position in the Islamic world. There's at least some chance that he may be prepared to consider doing things now that in the past would have been unthinkable in order to prevent his worst nightmare from coming to pass -- especially if he's provided sufficient support, encouragement and guarantees from the United States and our major European allies.

    In this regard, the current crisis in Yemen, in which Saudi forces have been drawn into combat on their southern border against Iranian-backed Shiite rebels, has only upped the ante. As with almost everything Iran does, Abdullah no doubt perceives the Islamic Republic's involvement in Yemen as the latest maneuver in a grand strategy whose ultimate target is the Kingdom itself and control of the Islamic holy sites of Mecca and Medina.

    The big question is how far the Saudis are willing to go in drawing on their oil power to really do something about it -- something, that is, that actually stands a chance of either 1) compelling the Iranian regime to fundamentally re-calculate its nuclear ambitions, or 2) speeding the regime's unraveling at the hands of its already seething population. Of course, encouraging the Saudis to use oil as a political weapon is not without its downside risks; after all, the United States was on the receiving end of just such a Saudi gambit during the oil embargo that followed the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. But given the enormity of the stakes now at play vis a vis Iran -- both for the Kingdom and for the United States -- it's clearly an option that at least deserves serious consideration. One hopes that it's already the subject of intense consultations between Washington and Riyadh, preferably at the highest levels. Should the United States conclude that the potential benefits outweigh the risks, it will need to muster every instrument at its disposal to steel the Saudi king to take unprecedented measures to face down Iran's unprecedented challenge.