The US government has repeatedly denied such Turkish requests
Archives for November 2018
Saudi Young Woman Faces Death Penalty for Peaceful Protest
Al-Ghomgham was arrested in 2015 over her role in anti-government protests in Al-Qatif back in 2011
The Trump Show: The Real Fake News is obsessing about the President 24/7
Never, not ever, has a single human being been so inescapable.
Trump’s New Iran Oil Sanctions may Hurt Americans more than Iran
Panic over prices at the pump
Top Chefs bow out of Israel Food Festival under BDS/ Boycott pressure
Two leading chefs have pulled out of the Tel Aviv-hosted Round Tables food festival following pressure from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, reported Haaretz. Gabrielle Hamilton, chef, and owner of the Prune restaurant in New York, cancelled, following the earlier cancellation by Ana Ros, a world-acclaimed chef from Slovenia. Ahead of the festival, […]
All our Dystopias Now: Climate Crisis, Plutocracy and Hyper-Nationalism
(Tomdispatch.com) – The mid-term elections are over, and the Democrats have regained the House, but the rest of American political reality remains intact. Meanwhile, the campaigns barely touched on the most important issues of our time: war, climate change, and the fracturing of the international community. So, let’s consider these larger issues from a different […]
Scotland was first Industrialized Country to Run wholly on Wind in October
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Scotland generated enough wind power from onshore wind turbines in October to fuel electricity for five million homes, that is, virtually the entire country. By the end of 2017, renewable energy generated nearly 70% of Scotland’s electricity. That percentage continued to grow this year, led by wind projects. The next […]
Chomsky: Occupation, Gaza ‘Concentration Camp’ turning Israel Fascist
‘Keeping a Jackboot on people’s necks’
Israel: Lieberman Quits over PM refusal to War on Gaza, Gov’t Totters
By Jonah Mandel | – Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal, throwing the government into turmoil. Lieberman also said his party was quitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, leaving the premier with only a […]