Yoda: Sweden Gets It Right, Slams Saudi Arabia on Gender and Arms Sales — Missed the Export of Terrorism and Illegal Immigrants

Who’s Afraid of a Feminist Foreign Policy? Jenny Nordberg, New Yorker, 15 April 2015 Last month, Saudi Arabia abruptly cut ties with Sweden, recalling its ambassador and announcing that it would issue no new visas to Swedish business travelers. The cause, according to Saudi Arabia, was some remarks made by Margot Wallström, the foreign minister …

Wayne Madsen: Turkey Announced Second Overseas Military Base as Neo-Ottomans Flex Muscles

Turkey announces second overseas military base as neo-Ottomans flex muscles The neo-Ottoman government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a political ally and friend of Barack Hussein Obama, has announced it is building its second military base abroad. The announcement that Turkey is building a base in the failed state of Somalia comes after Turkey …