Morning Brief: Diplomatic Row Over Snowden Continues as Putin Refuses Extradition Diplomatic Row Over Snowden Continues as Putin Refuses Extradition White House urges Russia to expel Snowden without delay The White House urged Russia to expel former government contractor Edward Snowden ‘without delay,’ as Kremlin opted out handing him over to the U.S. … Read more
Last night was one of the worst nights. Erdoğan’s police forces brutally attacked crowds in Taksim Square. However, there are still citizens in the Gezi Park who refuse to leave. In the mean time, the government seems to be increasing psychological warfare over civic resistance…. Turkey?s ?occupied? Taksim starts calm new day Istanbul?s … Read more
Turkey, the US and the Syrian crisis The United States? take on the Syrian crisis is not that different than its take on the Arab uprisings. Obama-Erdoğan meet U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for official talks Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: Four Long-Standing Problems Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: … Read more
Top Ten All-Time Bushisms: ?Misunderestimate,? ?Mission Accomplished? top list from The Global Language Monitor by admin Similar to US Presidential Historians, Re-evaluating the Bush Legacy Austin, TX. April 25, 2013 ? The official opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist University, has prompted US presidential historians to re-evaluate the … Read more
EU Commission call to open new chapter from Hurriyet Daily News European Commissioner Stefan Füle called for the opening of the energy chapter in Turkey?s EU accession negotiations. Turkey?s reform steps praised by EU diplomat from Hurriyet Daily News The top European Union diplomat based in Turkey praises Ankara for its performance this year. … Read more
CISPA Passes Committee, Advances to House Vote from Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai ACLU, White House Pan CISPA’s Return from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm Obama’s regressive record makes Nixon look like Che from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Redditor Federal Reservations has made a handy post enumerating all the regressive, authoritarian, corporatist … Read more
Report: U.S. Muslim Terrorism Was Practically Nil in 2012 from Wired Top Stories by Spencer Ackerman There were only 9 incidents of terrorism in the U.S. by American Muslims in 2012, involving 14 people, down for the third straight year, according to new research. U.S. President Barack Obama Supports Immigration Reform from Global Voices Online … Read more
Gun Control Petition is Most Popular Ever Posted to White House Site from Mashable! by Nextgov Residents of All 50 States Have Filed Secession Petitions from Mashable! by Nextgov Iran: Netizens Reflect on Four More Years for Obama from Global Voices Online by Arseh Sevom Originally published at Arseh Sevom by Peyman Majidzadeh The confetti … Read more
?EVE Online? Community Mourns Death of Ambassador Killed in Libya Attacks from Mashable! by Chelsea Stark U.S. Drones Never Left Libya; Will Hunt Benghazi Thugs from Wired Top Stories by Spencer Ackerman The skies over Libya were clogged with U.S. Predator drones during last year’s war. But just because the war ended in October didn’t … Read more
?You?re another of the white man?s tools sent to spy!? Malcolm told Alex Haley when they first met. Photograph by Eve Arnold. This American LifeThe making and remaking of Malcolm X. by David Remnick ************************ Obama Says White House Tech Is 30 Years Behind by Charlie White The president is getting frustrated with antiquated technology … Read more