The video below is an appropriate follow-up to the previous post, which featured Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini discussing the Sea-Watch 3, a migrant-ferry vessel captained by a German woman that attempted to run the Italian blockade at the port of Lampedusa.
I’m especially impressed by the calm, objective reporting by the television reporter, as exemplified by his description of Mr. Salvini as “a loud-mouthed right-wing populist”.
Many thanks to MissPiggy for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:
The report below from Politically Incorrect (also translated by MissPiggy) analyzes the above video and asks some pertinent questions about it:
What is the current role of the German press in human trafficking?
This past Thursday, the Sea-Watch 3 invaded Italian territorial waters, contrary to an explicit ban by the country’s government. The German professional tugboat captain Carola Rackete, now in Italian custody, had taken in “42 refugees rescued from distress at sea” off the Libyan coast to present herself to the world as a noble saviour. For this she needed a port of destination (or maybe not), but all European countries had refused her up until then. You read correctly: every European country, not only naughty Italy.
So on June 27th, with a grandstanding pose in front of the camera (0:21 min) she announces that she will enter the port of Lampedusa: “I will proceed into the port. Be informed! I will proceed into the port. Over.”
That’s just what a noble person from Germany does, who wants to serve as a role model for the world. The cameras for the show were provided by NDR [German taxpayer-funded TV], which was “embedded” on the Sea-Watch with two journalists. Why were they there, and since when? Just two of several questions that the critical observer has to ask himself. The NDR journalists had reported this previously from the Sea-Watch entering the Italian port:
From reporter Jonas Schreieck:
After pictures showing the unfortunate condition of the poor “refugees” (0:33 min), Schreieck says that the mood is tense, that nearby Lampedusa is, “only a stone’s throw away”, “was a glimmer of hope for the rescued”, but alas now the police are on board. Then the presenter of the programme adds that the Italian Minister of the Interior (Salvini) is known as a “loud-mouthed right-wing populist” and gave a speech full of rage.
The second reporter Nadia Kailouili in the video from June 27 2019 (from 0:31 min) says:
“Yes, the captain went into the territorial waters of Italy yesterday. She has had rescued people on board for more than 15 days now and since then has not received any promise from a European port to take the people to safety.” Kailouili also describes the contact with the Italian authorities as a deplorable condition of the poor “refugees”.
As you can see, the establishment’s reporting is right in line with Merkel’s state doctrine, no critical questions. However, we at PI News, as a non-mainstream news blog would have, liked to have an answer to the following questions:
1. For how long have NDR journalists been at Sea-Watch? For how long was the stay planned, how long was it actually? 2. Were they only there as a couple or with other employees (camera, sound) on board? How many in total? 3. What was the reason that the NDR employees went on board? 4. Were the circumstances of the “rescue” questioned (position of the damaged boat, why it became unseaworthy, cooperation of Sea-Watch with the human trafficking mafia)? If so, when will it be reported? 5. Is/was the NDR aware that Interior Minister Salvini would probably have allowed the refugees ashore immediately if other European countries had agreed to accept them? 6. How did the NDR journalists get onboard (helicopter, ship)? 7. What was the cost of the transfer of the NDR team to Italy, and from there to the ship, as well as the entire stay (approximate information)?
We kindly ask the NDR to answer these questions. As usual, we will publish the answer unchanged and unabridged. But since we know that transparency and openness are not the strength of the NDR, we rather expect that the NDR will not answer us. Of course, the broadcaster knows about this article, because the employees regularly read along on our website. Furthermore, with the publication of this article, we also sent an email with the link to the NDR.
In addition, we would like to ask our readers to address some of the questions to the NDR in a slightly modified form. Should you receive an answer, we will be happy to publish it at PI News.
Contact Information:
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E-Mail: ndr@ndr.de
Video transcript:
00:00 | The drama with the Sea Watch in the Mediterranean sea continues. The Captain from Kiel decided to | |
00:06 | enter the port of Lampedusa with her 42 rescued on board despite the ban from Italy. Yesterday evening | |
00:15 | we were able to make contact with the ship and today Carola Rackete remained determined. | |
00:21 | “I will proceed into the port. Be informed! I will proceed into the port. Over.” | |
00:27 | I will proceed into the port, is what she said over the radio to the authorities. | |
00:31 | However, up until now she wasn’t able to, and on board a sense of confusion prevails, | |
00:37 | according to Jonas Schreieck who reports to us from onboard the Sea Watch. | |
00:41 | The mood onboard the Sea Watch is tense and cautious. We have been just a stone’s throw | |
00:46 | from the Italian island Lampedusa the entire day. Closer than ever before. | |
00:51 | It was a glimmer of hope especially for those who were rescued, but then the police came on board | |
00:57 | along with the coast guard several times. They informed the captain that she is committing a crime. | |
01:00 | She was instructed to leave Italian waters. Later this afternoon, Italian parliamentary members came | |
01:07 | on board to support the Sea Watch crew. Since then the Italian police have been patrolling near the crew. | |
01:14 | Those onboard are waiting to see what else might happen today. | |
01:20 | The Italian interior minister, known as a loud-mouthed right-wing populist, released a 15-minute-long | |
01:26 | rant over social media in which he described the Captain of the Sea Watch as a “smartass” | |
01:33 | Who wasn’t going to, and I quote, “bust anybody’s balls”. Irrespective of the tone, the Sea Watch is | |
01:42 | a German association and according to Salvini the Germans should take in the rescued. Salvini said if | |
01:46 | Berlin would commit to that then he would let them immediately come ashore. | |
01:52 | Let’s find out more from Berlin. Our correspondent from our nation’s capital is Kerstin Dausend. | |
01:56 | Kerstin, what is federal government saying? —The government has signalled a willingness to help, | |
02:03 | but isn’t saying anything definitive. The response we received from our inquiry with the interior ministry | |
02:08 | was that they were in contact with all respective parties and were working on a speedy solution. | |
02:15 | The pivotal phrase was, “There is a readiness to participate in a solution,” but the talks | |
02:20 | are confidential, therefore I have no details. From a legal point of view, Italy would be responsible for | |
02:27 | receiving and accepting asylum applications from refugees because they arrived in Italy first. | |
02:35 | That is the situation. Of course Germany doesn’t want to leave Italy alone with arriving refugees, and | |
02:40 | certainly not in a humanitarian emergency like this. In addition, there was an appeal from Brussels by the | |
02:47 | EU Migration Commissioner responsible for all EU countries to show solidarity in accepting refugees. | |
02:55 | Of course, as always, not all EU countries will do this. This is one of the biggest smouldering conflicts | |
03:01 | in the European Union. However, Germany will show solidarity and will not leave the Sea Watch crew | |
03:09 | or the captain from Kiel and above all the needy refugees alone to fend for themselves. | |
03:17 | Well, that is very encouraging information. Kerstin Dausend live from Berlin, thank you very much. |
Another perspective.
The Sea Watch had a mere 40 or so migrants on board. Why so few?
On previous runs it had 100 or even 200.
The answer is they knew beforehand they would be out at sea for several weeks.
And there is only so much food and water that can be stored on a boat like this.
The entire confrontation was a set up. It was carefully planned by Seawatch and its masters from the start including the embedded press.
I totally agree. This was a media campaign with different objectives:
– continue the culture war for the supremacy of multiculturalism over european identities.
– punish italian government which is not in line with the main cult for human-rights of the european institutions.
– divert the public opinion in Italy from more important issues (as the internal fight which is going on in the judiciary system and the other stories of children removal from parents for adoption enforcing, because these stories involve the main subsidiary political party of the european institutions).
– to gain a traction effect for the donations to the Sea Watch (N)GO (some sources talk of more than 1 million raised with this last operation).
– transform a job in a political career of some of the workers on the ship and in the organization.
To note also:
– the boat (SeaWatch3) did just the same thing in May and then was impounded by italian court:
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/05/sea-watch-migrants-land-in-italy-despite-ministers-protests/
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/277109/rescue-ship-seized-in-italy-after-migrants-disembark-despite-ban/
– the boat was then freed on 1st June by the conflicting italian courts.
https://twitter.com/seawatch_intl/status/1134800097626079232
https://www.france24.com/en/20190601-impounded-sea-watch-rescue-vessel-released-italy
https://www.thelocal.it/20190602/impounded-sea-watch-rescue-vessel-released-in-italy
– Sea Watch mostly chooses germanian women (Carola Rackete this time, Pia Klemp before) as captain or public “heroine” speakers.
https://truththeory.com/2019/06/17/female-boat-captain-facing-20-years-in-prison-for-rescuing-drowning-refugees/
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/17873/carola-rackete-and-pia-klemp-two-german-sea-captains-who-put-their-duty-before-the-law
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pia-klemp-italian-illegal-immigration_n_5d029d52e4b0985c419a12b4?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM0-utHU5qfB4riGIfOXkeFQb8trast4ljkuif0bi6qobPPOGMzZHIxkuSg_dy0cTUi3I9Cui6A-9vxyamrwMUyp7X6TXYSWgUJs2Tn1BT54WCGSote_Gk–JiblyWx50Z2DtRTycYGH_sRaZh1p1HyYVHh-jQkdCsxrEQBJeR6m
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/29/captain-migrant-rescue-boat-arrested-italy-defying-orders-against/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/carola-rackete-nearly-1m-raised-to-help-migrant-rescue-ship-captain-arrested-after-police-standoff-a4179506.html
– german government speakers defends the rights of organizations to commit these kind of activities in the sea.
1) Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) demands release of the SeaWatch3 captain (Carola Rackete was arrested):
https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/eu/id_86016608/sea-watch-3-minister-mueller-fordert-freilassung-von-kapitaenin-rackete.html
https://www.bmz.de/en/ministry/leadership/mueller/index.html
2) Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) said on Twitter: “Sea rescue must not be criminalized. It is up to the Italian judiciary to clarify the allegations quickly. “Saving lives is a humanitarian obligation.
https://amp.tagesspiegel.de/politik/sea-watch-3-odyssee-endet-mit-festnahme-migranten-duerfen-boot-verlassen-kapitaenin-droht-haft/24507650.html
This is not over, the show must go on. Next chapter following with another NGO: Open Arms has already loaded or is in loading operation on the coasts of Lybia.
https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/OPEN-ARMS-IMO-7325887-MMSI-224772000
I wonder what would happen if Salvini were to order the ship towed out into deep water and scuttled to prevent it’s further use as a invader ferry. Of course there would be an uproar in the socialist globalist press, but it could hardly hurt Salvini domestically and would probably only boost his popularity with his fellow Italians who likely fantasize about just such a course of action while down at the local pub or cafe.
The parliament in Italy has made 2 law reforms in the last year regarding security and immigration, with stricter rules and higher penalties. But the judiciary system is compromised, there is a huge fight inside the courts.
Also it is not a surprise that the italian courts have always protected the communist scum (which now call themselves antifa).
She could end up in jail but I do think that will ever happen, because political pressure from many sides (european and international institutions of human rights, and the government of Germany and even of Luxemburg, which call her a heroine with no doubts). Until the trial has not ended with a verdict of condemnation (which could last a considerably long time), she can be considered as a free person depending on some rules. What is a surprise is the motivation of her release before the trial even begin: “She acted to rescue the migrants”. So for the judiciary system she is already a good person, even before the trial.
https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/07/02/news/inchiesta_carola_sea_watch_agrigento-230128225/
and on should highlight the NWO angle of her activity.
Her dad is a highranked ex-military now working as a armement lobbyist and the daughter is said to possess a house in England- which many English don’t. A typical bourgeois hippy like all the other tree-huggers and climate panickers.
Those Germans!
Always pushing themselves into ports and places without invitation.
Just like in 1930’s and 1940’s. 😉
what did happen with the immigrants of the boat ?
Before they disembark (28 June), the italian government said there were an agreement to send some of them to some other countries: France, Germany, Luxemburg and Portugal.
https://www.huffingtonpost.it/entry/seawatch_it_5d15cc09e4b03d61163989da
Other sources says: France, Germany, Luxemburg, Portugal and Finland.
https://www.lapresse.it/esteri/sea_watch_trattative_con_l_europa_per_sbloccare_la_situazione_due_persone_evacuate-1593720/news/2019-06-28/
Germany government speaker (Ruben Neugebauren on Spiegel online) said they will get 12.
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2019/07/02/migranti-sea-watch-andremo-avanti-coi-salvataggi-media-tedeschi-germania-accogliera-una-dozzina-di-persone/5296002/
I personally do not believe any of these “agreements”, most of the times they are written on sands and many times they are pure disinformation or totally faked from the medias.
The moment just after they disembarked, they were transferred to an hotspot for first arrival on Lampedusa island:
https://www.lasicilia.it/take/ultima-ora/258357/migranti-quaranta-naufraghi-sea-watch-trasferiti-all-hotspot.html