Turkey
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 7-13 July 2013: Snowden / Syria / Turkey-Israel / Egypt US-EU /Asia
13 July 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation The Pursuit of Edward Snowden 13.07.2013 | 00:00 | Wayne MADSEN Latin America responded to the Morales plane incident by rallying to Snowden’s side. Offers of asylum came from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia and Brazilian legislators called for Brazil to reverse its original denial of asylum and grant it Continue reading
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Racist David Brooks Applies His Mental Equipment to the Egypt Coup By Jim Naureckas
“Islamists…lack the mental equipment to govern,” New York Times columnist David Brooks writes today (7/5/13). “Incompetence is built into the intellectual DNA of radical Islam.” Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 16-22 June 2013: Iran / Syria / Turkey / Obama’s Nukes / Glass-Steagall? / Colombia-Venezuela / Israel / Georgia
22 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation The East is a Delicate Matter: Iran Goes against All Predictions 22.06.2013 | 00:00 | Dmitry MININ Admittedly, nobody in the world, not even Iran, was able to predict the victory in the presidential elections, a victory even more decisive since Hassan Rouhani, the «reformers’ protégé», had not even Continue reading
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Disturbances Continue, Schism in Society Intensifies By Dimitriy Sedov
The events on Istanbul’s Taksim Square are presented in the world media as the consequences of an «ecologically incorrect» decision by the government to clear a landscaped area in a park located on the square. This is far from the truth and raises questions about the real interests of the West in the spreading conflict. Continue reading
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British authorities arrest terrorists who fought in Syria
Amid a state of media blackout, British authorities arrested a group of terrorists who participated in the fighting in Syria. Continue reading
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Ikea’s Race to the Bottom BY John Logan
On June 19, Ikea employees in a dozen different countries will take part in protests against poor labor standards and management violations of freedom of association. In the past year, Ikea has been accused of committing labor-rights violations in several countries, including the United States, Russia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Greece, Italy and France. But Turkey… Continue reading
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ICH 17 June 2013: The Israeli Lab and the Palestinian Guinea Pigs
17 June 2013 — Information Clearing House Russia Says It Will Not Allow Syria No-fly Zones By Reuters “I think we fundamentally will not allow this scenario,” Lukashevich told a news briefing, adding that calls for a no-fly zone showed disrespect for international law. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35318.htm Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 9-15 June 2013: Golan / Syria / Energy / Africa / NSA / Finance / Afghanistan-Pakistan / US-China / Turkey / Venezuela
15 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation UNDOF in Pinch, Russia Lends Helping Hand15.06.2013 | 00:00 | Andrei AKULOV The peacekeeping story is a proof Russia plays by the rules. The country has no reputation of international law abuser and can be trusted… What is important – Russia has good relations with Israel, Syria and a Continue reading
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US-backed “rebels” carry out sectarian massacre in Syria By Bill Van Auken
At least 60 people, including women, children and the elderly, were killed in a massacre of Shia Muslims by US-backed “rebels” in eastern Syria Tuesday. Continue reading
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Syria: the Opposition Is in Retreat By Petr Lvov
With financial assistance from Qatar and Saudi Arabia drying up and the flow of weapons from Turkey and Lebanon slowing, what had to happen now has: The rebels have begun retreating in panic under the Syrian Army’s onslaught. This is occurring against the backdrop of bad things happening for the rebels: Continue reading
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ICH 6 June 2013: Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’
6 June 2013 — Information Clearing House Meet the ‘Friends of Jihad’ By Pepe Escobar Western politicos love to shed swamps of crocodile tears about “the Syrian people” and congratulate themselves within the “Friends of Syria” framework for defending them from “tyranny”. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35189.htm Continue reading
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Authoritarian Neoliberalism Hits a Wall in Turkey By Özlem Onaran
The obvious injustice and police brutality in Gezi Park was the last drop in a long process of accumulation of discontent against an authoritarian government, their social policies pushing for a conservative Islamic life style threatening in particular women and youth, criminalization and imprisoning of oppositional groups ranging from seculars to Kurds, socialists, and trade… Continue reading
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The Choice for the Working Class Will Certainly Be Created By the Communist Party of Turkey
For days now Turkey has been witnessing a genuine popular movement. The actions and protests, which have started in Istanbul and spread all over Turkey, have a massive, legitimate, and historic character. The most important of all is the striking change in the mood of people. The fear and apathy has been overcome and people… Continue reading
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The Right to the City Movement and the Turkish Summer by Jay Cassano
As I write this, Istanbul is under siege. The might of Istanbul’s entire police force—the largest city police force in Europe—is violently cracking down on peaceful occupiers in Gezi Park. Continue reading
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ICH 3 June 2013: 1 in 6 Going Hungry in U.S: New Report
3 June 2013 — Information Clearing House Who Benefits If The Killing In Syria Goes On? By Patrick Cockburn This is a cynical but probably correct explanation for why the US, Britain, France and the Sunni monarchies do not want the war to end. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35163.htm Continue reading
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What is happening in Istambul? By İnsanlik Hali
I am writing to let you know what is going on in Istanbul for the last five days. I personally have to write this because most of the media sources are shut down by the government and the word of mouth and the internet are the only ways left for us to explain ourselves and… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 1 June 2013
1 June 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center370 Palestinians Kidnapped In MayIMEMC – The Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies issued its monthly report on the Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, and stated that Israeli soldiers carried out more than 280 invasions, in May, and kidnapped 370 Palestinians. … Continue reading
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Report from Turkey: A Taste of Tahrir at Taksim By Sungur Savran
Istanbul has become a battlefield covered by tear gas. The police, no doubt at the behest of the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP government, have been attacking protestors in the centre of the city, near Taksim Square, for five consecutive days. Continue reading
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