Islamophobia Kills: German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The shooter at a Munich mall last…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The shooter at a Munich mall last…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - About a week ago, Russian warplanes bombed…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - AP's Fact Check found that as usual…
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Islamophobia Kills: German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The shooter at a Munich mall last week who killed 9 and left 27 wounded was an admirer of far right wing Norwegian…Maybe Oil was a bad Idea: Temps in Mideast Beat Heat Records for E. Hemisphere
By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | Commondreams.org ) - - "I've never seen Celsius temps like these on a weather map before," climate scientist Michael Mann said on Twitter. Thermometers in Kuwait…Israeli squatters fire on, threaten Palestinians on their private land
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli settlers verbally attacked Palestinian residents of the town of al-Khader in the southern occupied West Bank on Saturday, threatening them with a…Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - About a week ago, Russian warplanes bombed a Syrian base used by the US and the UK. The Wall Street Journal suggested that…Will Iraq’s next Government be . . . Iran-backed Shiite Militias?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - The [so-called] Islamic State [IS] group has caused a realignment of Iraq’s political map. Next year’s provincial elections will signal who will…Israeli Army Uproots Olive Trees in Salfit, “Settlers Only” Road to be Opened
IMEMC | - - Israeli soldiers, on Wednesday, uprooted olive trees in the village of Deir Istiya, Salfit governorate, under the pretext of opening a road designated for the sole use of…Purge of teachers and academics bulldozes through Turkish education
By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | - - As news of the attempted military coup in Turkey unfolded, I was in Pennsylvania. Travelling in the US, I had coincidentally found myself…The West Under Attack: What we can Learn from the Roy vs Kepel Debate
By Mustafa Gürbüz | (Informed Comment) | - - The ax attack on a train in Würzburg, Germany, sparked the latest controversy on lone wolf radicalization in the West. Recently, just days…Arab nationalist press Reacts to Erdogan’s Crackdown with cries of “Dictator!”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's firing of some 50,000 people, including educators, bureaucrats, police and military personnel, in the wake of the failed July…US to ‘Reconsider’ Backing for Syrian Rebels After Boy Beheaded
TeleSur | - - The killers claim to be fighters om a rebel group that has received both financial and arms support from the United States and allies. A disturbing video circulating…Iranian Hardliners Want to Stop Blocking Twitter — to Defeat Saudi Propaganda
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( GlobalVoices.org) | - - A group of Iranian government hardliners, who typically stand at the forefront of policies curtailing freedom of expression, are demanding that Iran stop…WikiLeaks Release 300K Emails Related to Turkey’s ruling Party
TeleSur | - - The group leaked the documents despite being under a major cyber attack for more than 24 hours by suspected allies of the Turkish government. WikiLeaks released its first…Israeli opposition leader warns of ‘uprising of hatred’ in Israel
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog warned of what he called “growing hatred and racism” in Israel encouraged by right-wing politicians, adding that it…Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks
By Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - As Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian forces squeeze its territory in the Arab world and Turkey hunts down the group’s support networks and sympathisers…Assassination by Robot is now US Policy
By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Think of it as the Trojan Drone, the ultimate techno-weapon of American warfare in these years, a single remotely operated plane sent…The Turkish Coup — Real or Imagined?
Erdağ Göknar | (Duke Today) | - - Durham, NC - As if it were having a Cold War flashback, Turkey experienced a surprise coup attempt by a faction of the Turkish…Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - President Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the failed coup against him to purge the judiciary and security forces of anyone who is lukewarm…Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt
Ma'an News Agency | - - GAZA (Ma'an) -- The Hamas movement organized several demonstrations in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday morning, rejecting Friday night's attempted military coup in Turkey and expressing…Iraq: As ISIL loses land, it is Terrorizing to provoke Sectarian Fighting
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - It is slowly becoming clear that the extremist Islamic State group is returning to its roots, setting off bombs to kill innocents…Turkish People Power foils attempted Coup
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The poorly planned junior officers' coup in Turkey on Friday appears to have failed as I write late Friday night, though rebel military…