The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Four questions not answered by NATO Defence Ministers By Nigel Chamberlain and Ian Davis, NATO Watch 4 November 2013 www.natowatch.org Promoting a more transparent and accountable NATO Four questions only: 1. Can NATO’s defence gap be bridged? 2. Why such slow progress on NATO support for Libya? 3. Are NATO and Russia going to cooperate to …
Kerry Was Wrong Turkish prosecutor indicts six jihadists for alleged attempts to acquire chemicals with intent to produce sarin The Turkish Republican Prosecutor in Adana has issued a 132-page indictment, alleging that six members of the al-Qaeda-aligned al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham – one Syrian and five Turks – tried to acquire chemicals with the …
Russia: Russia will send another large landing ship, the Nikolai Filchenkov, toward Syria’s coast, a Russian navy source said Sept. 6, Reuters reported, citing Interfax. The ship will take special cargo on board in Novorossiysk before heading to Syria. No details about the cargo were provided. Comment: This is the sixth large landing ship that …
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Modern Turkey The Turkey of today is the homeland of ethnic Turks in the western two thirds, while the major population groups of the east are Kurds and the Zaza, an Iranian people with their own language, but who view themselves as closely connected to the Kurds. Read full post with additional graphical maps.
Today’s Tripolar Power Struggle A few days ago I came across a map as part of research intended to expand the current Shia/Sunni labels applied to the Syrian conflict into the regional actors that fuel it. Egypt was given a prominent role that likely dated back to thinking about the United Arab Republic, formed early on …
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Huh? News Anti-government protests spread across Turkey Police Retreat as Protests Expand Through Turkey Protests in Turkey Reveal a Larger Fight Over Identity Tens of Thousands take to streets in Turkey, clash with police Turkey protesters hold Istanbul square after days of violent clashes Turkey Protests Rage On: More Than 1,700 Held
Huh? Thousands call on Turkey’s leader to quit Protests swept Turkey on Friday and deep into Saturday morning as thousands of protesters called on prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign. What began as a demonstration against a shopping mall project turned into one of the biggest challenges in recent years to Mr Erdogan’s rule, …
