It looks like Turkey under duress may have sold her old ally Hamas, in rapprochement with Israel

Ball in Israel’s court, Hamas not an issue: FM FM Çavuşoğlu denies that Turkey will abandon Hamas in its dealings with Israel, while saying Tel Aviv must take the next step to improve ties Hamas: Turkey dropped condition that Israel lift Gaza siege before normalization Jpost.com – Jun 22 Amid reports about an approaching normalization deal … Read more

The Manning Verdict: …convicted on lesser charges, faces up to 136 years

Manning Verdict and the Dangerous ?Hacker Madness? Prosecution Strategy Bradley Manning was convicted (PDF) on 19 counts today, including charges under the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for leaking approximately 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks. While it was a relief was that he was not convicted of the worst charge ?aiding … Read more