************** The Troubling Takeaway from Snowden’s Leaks: America Is Drowning in Secrets With his slow, steady stream of leaked NSA documents, Edward Snowden is offering a glimpse into what President Obama’s pledge of transparent government might have looked like — had he chosen to deliver on it. Members of Congress denied access to basic details … Read more
Republican circles are angry with the government who canceled celebrations due to Van earthquake. Honestly i don’t understand why celebrations are cancelled as long as they are not luxurious… Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, left, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, third left, and family members attend the funeral prayers for Yunus Yilmaz, one of 24 Turkish … Read more
?Evil can murder a person, but never defeat a whole people? from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology ? A Group Blog by simone Recent events in Norway have been utterly shocking. The mass killing of young, politically-engaged people at summer camp means that the effects of the murder travel back to each district … Read more
Well, I use Scribd to share but we will announce here. Then eventually he will specifically write for the blog… The “Broader” Middle East and North Africa: Transcending Beyond the Traditional Realpolitik/Security Mechan…
Tezcan: ?Why Have You Naturalized 110,000 Turks?? from ACTURCA by acturca Die Presse (Austria) 10 Novembre 2010 Deutsch Interview with Kadri Ecvet Tezcan, Turkish ambassador to Austria, by Christian Ultsch Kadri Ecvet Tezcan – Do you want me to respond in the interview as a diplomat, which will be boring? Or should I respond as … Read more
Yemen is not a terrorist factory CNN International Editor’s note: Daniel Martin Varisco is a professor of anthropology at Hofstra University and has visited Yemen over a dozen times for development consulting and research since 1978. He moderates Tabsir, an academic blog on Islam and the Middle East. (CNN) — Domino theorists love the Middle … Read more