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Turkish consul general’s convoy hit by bomb in north Iraq While Egyptian Presidential spokesman says Egypt?s patience ?running out? with Turkey…

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Egypt?s patience ?running out? with Turkey: Presidential spokesman The Egyptian interim president?s spokesman has slammed Turkey?s stance over the military takeover, adding that Cairo?s patience was ‘running out’ Turkish consul general’s convoy hit by bomb in north Iraq A convoy transporting Turkey’s consul general was hit by a bombing between Iraq’s Mosul and Arbil Turkey-US … Read more

US still hesitates… A massive Syria roundup…

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France will not act alone in Syria, PM to meet parliament heads French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Sept.1 France would not act alone in Syria but would await a decision by the U.S. Congress Welcoming the vote of the British Parliament while supporting the Syrian uprising The best way to ?punish? the Syrian regime is to … Read more

Unfortunately, it seems, the War is coming… “Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition

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Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition: Sources Western powers told the Syrian opposition to expect a strike against President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces within days Turkey urges response to ‘crime against humanity’ in Syria Turkish Foreign Minister said a poison gas attack in Syria constituted a “crime against humanity” MAIN FOCUS: Syria intervention increasingly … Read more

A Manning verdict roundup- What is the point of Manning’s 35-year sentence? and more…

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Manning statement (now hyperlinked) worthy of Nobel laureate Bradley Manning?s post-sentence statement, issued by his lawyer, was the kind of statement you would expect to be given by a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in their acceptance speech. It is both unequivocal and profound. Below, we reproduce it with one difference: we have added hyperlinks, where … Read more

Like in the old days, Turkey makes moves towards the EU, crisis over Cyprus, tension with ME neigbours.. A FP roundup

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Analysis: Turkey’s long wait to join EU club from BBC News | Europe | World Edition EU revives Turkish hopes of membership   Turkey slams ?shameful acts? against flag in Basra protests from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has condemned Iraq after around 200 protesters demanding that Ankara extradite Iraq?s fugitive vice president burned the Turkish … Read more

rethinking death penalty may another sign of leaving the EU dream… A FP roundup..

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From the Bosphorus: Straight – Renewed death penalty no answer by HDN Turkey formally abolished the death penalty in 2002. It was the right decision then. It is the right decision today. The return of the death penalty by FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK The brutal killings of three children in Kayseri as well as one in … Read more

[updated continously] Wikileaks releases Iraq War Documents. Biggest Military Leak in History

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last updated: 01 Nov 2010 http://warlogs.wikileaks.org/ Biggest Military Leak in History: WikiLeaks Releases 390,000 Iraq War Documents from Mashable! by Ben Parr WikiLeaks has once again captured international headlines with the release of 391,832 secret Iraq War documents that reveal new information about detainee treatment, civilian deaths, and the involvement of Iran in backing Iraqi … Read more

Wikileaks to publish Pentagon Iraq documents; U.S. Government use Facebook For Surveillance…

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The Original Pirate: See full post and comment: http://9gag.com/gag/41138 Next leak, next week, from Wikileaks? What’s expected: 400,000 US Army docs from Iraq from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Reports are circulating that WikiLeaks will release close to 400,000 secret U.S. Army reports from the Iraq War next week. Once again, this would become the … Read more