Today I saw the pic above. On the left, AKP’s Mayor of Ceylanpınar. Turkey actually fuels the fight in Northern Syria by actively encouraging Nusra jihadis… White House should not have condemned PM Erdoğan for statement unrelated with US: Davutoğlu Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that he had conveyed his unease to officials in Washington … Read more
‘We’ve Never Seen in Egypt’s History This Many Attacks Against Journalists’ Two journalists have now been confirmed killed in clashes that erupted last night as the Egyptian military began clearing sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy.Mick Deane, a 15-year veteran cameraman for Sky News, and Habiba Abd El Aziz, a 26-year-old Emirati journalist … Read more
Istanbul court rejects ministry?s appeal to suspend Gezi redevelopment, pending definitive ruling An administrative court which had suspended the redevelopment plans of Gezi Park late May, has rejected today a government appeal against the ruling Brazilian Tear Gas Used Against Turkish Protesters [All links lead to sites in Portuguese unless specified otherwise. At the time … Read more
Italy court sentences former PM Berlusconi to seven years in jail on sex charges A Milan court sentenced former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to seven years in jail after finding him guilty of paying for sex with an underage escort girl. Berlusconi Has 2,500 Problems but Prison Ain’t One The two-year Bunga Bunga Trial has … Read more
U.S. Financial Regulator Considering Setting Rules for Bitcoin from Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai U.S. Govt. Attack on Megaupload Bears Hallmarks of ?Digital Gitmo? from TorrentFreak by Robert Amsterdam Digital Gitmo, by Robert Amsterdam New Zealand is celebrated worldwide for its human rights. Renowned as being the first country in the world to grant suffrage … Read more
Thinking strategically: Libya from Ideas on Europe by European Geostrategy By James Rogers and Luis Simón US sees Gaddafi going, going… nowhere by Mark Mardell (the Reporters) President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that Col Muammar Gaddafi should go, now his top adviser on intelligence has said the Libyan ruler will probably win his … Read more
2011-03-06 [UPDATE] Bastille Day in #Egypt, Egyptians Storm Secret Service, US Secretary of Defense, Gates En Route; #Amndawala Leaks launches on Facebook and Twitter from WL Central by carwin biloquist 2011-03-05 Bahrain Clashes Last Night in Hamad Town, Unconfirmed rpts of Pro-Gov ‘Thugs’ with Al Qaeda flag threatening residents. What is happening in Libya … Read more
photo from Boing Boing blog Egypt: Doubts cast on Turkish claims for model democracy from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Robert Tait Supporters say Turkey’s ruling AKP party’s brand of political Islam could be role model for Muslim Brotherhood, but opponents warn of authoritarianism According to conventional wisdom, Turkey has become the template of … Read more
… Let’s see what happens next. A coup or transition to democracy… Egypt: The World Rejoices as Mubarak Resigns from Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Written by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. ‘Mubarak Steps Down’ (via Celinecelines on Flickr) Mubarak has resigned. I … Read more
Power, normality, revolution from The Immanent Frame by Samuli Schielke As I write this, the Egyptian revolution of January 25 continues in the streets of Egypt, and anything that is written these days will bear the characteristic traits of that moment, and will be proven wrong in one way or another by the further course … Read more
Oh Socialist International sucks anyway. They still accept our CHP as a member. What has CHP anything to do with socialism? Socialist International finally kicks out Mubarak from FP Passport by Joshua Keating The Socialist International — the global federation of center-left parties that includes Britain’s Labour Party and the French Socialist Party — finally … Read more
Egypt: Remembering Egypt’s Martyrs from Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Written by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Tribute is pouring from all around the world for those who have lost their lives in protests held across Egypt to call for an end of … Read more
I see Twitter messages announcing a demonstration in front of the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul at 23.00… posted by cynthiadias Protests in Cairo turn violent White House condemns Egypt violence from FP Passport by Joshua Keating White House spokesman Robert Gibbs has issued the following statements on the bloodshed in Tahrir Square, condemning the violence … Read more