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Eurosphere agenda: Socialist Jeremy Corbyn, new leader of British Labour Party….”Saving Desperate Syrians in the Age of Peer-to-Peer Aid…

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Socialist Jeremy Corbyn is elected as leader of British Labour Party Mashable! by Liza Hearon UPDATED: 2:15 p.m. BST, Sept. 12 Leader Corbyn vows Labour ‘fightback’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn sweeps to a landslide victory in Labour’s leadership contest – promising to lead the party’s “fightback”. What are the implications of Corbyn’s … Read more

Anthropology roundup: “Sir Jack Goody, social anthropologist – obituary”

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Coffee rituals and resistance to domination Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Matt Thompson Remember resistance to domination? This was a very popular theme in cultural studies in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Eventually it reached a saturation point where, like an overplayed hit on Top 40 radio, it … Read more

Erdoğan meddles with coalition talks, demands early elections, says his only concern is Presidency- no Islam…

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Early election needed if coalition talks fail: Erdoğan President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled the possibility of a snap election, noting that the country will need to go to the polls once more if ongoing coalition talks do not bear fruit Turkey’s Erdoğan says his only concern is Islam, takes jab at atheists Turkish President Recep Tayyip … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “Lessons from the Digital Classroom

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Lessons from the Digital Classroom MIT Technology Review Technologists and venture capitalists are betting that the data online learning generates will reshape education.   Hacking Team Leak Shows How Secretive Zero-Day Exploit Sales Work Wired Top Stories by Kim Zetter It was not easy for Hacking Team to buy zero-day exploits to sell to governments.   Once again: … Read more

“NATO calls emergency meeting at Turkey’s request… Let’s see how Turkey will explain its position…

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Turkish PM: No troops into Syria BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey says it has no plans to send ground troops into Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) group, as it continues air strikes on IS positions. Turkish court approves blocking of Kurdish websites An Ankara Criminal Court of Peace has approved a decision … Read more

In sum: Killing the leftist militant; Gentle with the ISIS suspect…

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Senior ISIL leader detained in Istanbul operations A senior Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader based in Istanbul was among those detained in a series of sweeping police operations, according to Anadolu Agency One killed, over 290 detained as Turkish police raid suspected ISIL, PKK militants Backed up by helicopters, thousands of police officers … Read more

ISIS kills a Turkish soldier; For some Turkish leaders, A pretext to go to war in Syria…

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Turkey’s key air base poised to host anti-ISIL coalition aircraft As Obama and Erdoğan finalized a deal, the İncirlik military base in southern Turkey is expected to open to anti-ISIL aircraft in early August Turkish soldier killed in clashes with Isis across Syrian border World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Turkey is building a ‘modular wall’ along part … Read more

#TwitterBlockinTurkey As their ugly relations with ISIS appear, Turkey’s autocrats try to start media blackout!

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Turkish court issues media ban over Suruç bombing A court has ordered a publication ban on photos and videos of the deadly bombing in southeastern Turkey in the latest instance of gag orders on the media after major crises. Suruç Explosion Protesters Attacked Once Again in İstanbul Bianet :: English The police attacked Suruç Explosion protesters in … Read more

Probably jealous of Iran’s success, sum of Turkey’s foreign policy: Once Erdoğan’s beloved Hekmatyar declares support for ISIL

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Afghanistan’s Hekmatyar supports ISIL Hezb-e-Islami, the Afghan Islamist organization headed by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, announced its support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), International Business Times has reported. Turkish FM welcomes nuke deal but calls on Iran to revise regional policies Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavuşoğlu has welcomed the lifting of sanctions on neighboring … Read more

Erdoğan’s palace to be protected by commandos… Open Source Analysis of The IS Attack on Kobane… “NATO calls on Turkey to join EU sanctions against Russia as Putin visits Ankara…

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The IS Attack on Kobane: Open Source Analysis turkeywonk.wordpress.com – aaronstein1 – Nov 30, 6:55 AM – Yesterday, the Islamic State detonated four suicide car bombs in the embattled town of Kobane. One VBIED detonated just inside the Mursitpinar border gate. After the explosion, clashes broke out between the YPG and the Islamic state in … Read more

Anthropology roundup: Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s New President an anthropologist… Anthro and Ebola…

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Pentagon Photography and Visual Anthropology  OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY by Maximilian Forte Congratulations to Anthropologist Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s New President Huffington Post The American Anthropological Association extends its warm congratulations to Dr. Ashraf Ghani, the newly elected president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Dr. Ghani, who has formed a unity government with his electoral opponent, Dr. Abdullah … Read more

Police Brutality in #Ferguson, US #MikeBrown

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    Riot police the same from Ferguson to France AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Police, worldwide, use similar non-lethal weapons to maintain social order and stop political violence.

FP Agenda- US, NATO clarify Chinese missile system not interoperable…Turkey, EU resume membership talks

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  US, NATO clarify Chinese missile system not interoperable NATO and the US conveyed to Ankara that a Chinese missile defense system will not be interoperable with NATO systems Turkey, EU resume membership talks Turkey has resumed talks to gain entry into the European Union after a 40-month freeze in negotiations. VIDEO: Turkey seen as not … Read more

#Mediastan (2013)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6DDC4CV0s   For the first time ever, audiences get a behind-the-scenes insight into the world’s first truly global media event: “Operation Cablerun” : the 2011 operation during which WikiLeaks ran hundreds of thousands of secret US government cables to media outlets around the world. In Mediastan, an undercover team of journalists drives across the central … Read more

Europshere roundup: Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash…

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Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in London, an inter-faith charity says. MAIN FOCUS: Soldier killing shocks Britain | 24/05/2013 After the allegedly Islamist motivated murder of a soldier in London, security has been increased around military installations there. The authorities … Read more