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Assad forces intensify crackdown on Idlib

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

aljazeera.com - Mar. 12 (News Report) - Syrian government troops have shelled areas in and around the northern city of Idlib, as part of a campaign to crush the opposition in its stronghold along the border with Turkey. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a n

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Two dead, dozens wounded as quake hits western Turkey

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Today's Zaman - May. 20 (News) - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake, which shook western Turkey on Thursday night, killed at least two people and injured over 120, authorities said on Friday.

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Israel's Actions Could Have US Military Base Implications

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

truth-out.org - By Michael Gass - Jun. 23 (News Analysis) - On May 31, 2010, when Israeli warships boarded the inbound flotilla carrying aid to Gaza in international waters, firing on activists, it was not the first time Israel had taken unilateral action without regard for the consequences to the United States - or to their own interests properly defined.read more

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As Obama Refuses to Condemn Flotilla Assault, Survivors Recount Shootings, Beatings Aboard Mavi Marmara

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jun. 04 (News) - While the Obama administration has refused to condemn the Israeli flotilla raid outright, survivors of the assault continue to challenge Israeli military claims that soldiers acted in self-defense after rappelling onto the lead vessel, the Mavi Marmara. We speak to two passengers who were aboard the ship: Kevin Neish of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid and Kevin Ovenden of Viva Palestina.

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Flotilla Passengers Huwaida Arraf of Free Gaza Movement and Retired Army Col. Ann Wright Respond to Israeli Claims on Deadly Assault

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez - Jun. 03 (News Report) - Huwaida Arraf, chairperson of the Free Gaza Movement, and retired U.S. Col. Ann Wright were on the flotilla when it was attacked. They join us to describe the assault and their subsequent detention in Israeli prison. We also speak to Sawsan Zaher, a staff attorney at Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, who interviewed many of the activists in detention.

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Behind the blow-out at Davos

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Middle East Strategy at Harvard - By Michael Reynolds - Feb. 03 (News Analysis) - Recent years, however, have seen a definite deterioration in Turkish-Israeli ties. Several reasons explain this, but perhaps the most fundamental lies in the post-9/11 shift in United States’ policy under George Bush from support of the status quo in the Middle East to revision of it through the toppling of multiple regimes in the Middle East, starting with Saddam Hussein’s. Although no one in Washington even imagined targeting the Turkish Republic in the project to remake the “Greater Middle East”—to the contrary, American policy makers saw the goal of creating more secular, democratic, and thus pro-American regimes as one complementary to Turkish interests—Turkish opinion across the board was profoundly skeptical of American motives and fearful of American plans.

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Arabs Find A Hero

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Jamal Dajani - Jan. 30 (News Analysis) - The new hero of the Arab street is Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A short while ago, it was U.S. archenemy Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president who recently expelled the Israeli ambassador.

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Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - Nov. 20 (Special Report) - Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the pardon Palin proceeded to do an interview with a local TV station while the turkeys were being SLAUGHTERED in the background!! Seemingly oblivious to the gruesomeness going on over her shoulder, she carries on talking for over three minutes.

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Iran mediation prospects gain momentum with key visits

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Today's Zaman - By Seervet Yanatma - Jul. 17 (News Report) - Ankara is preparing to host senior Iranian and US officials this week as prospects increase that Turkey may take up a mediation role to help resolve an international conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, which the West suspects is intended to develop nuclear weapons.

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Turkey and Qatar - New Mediators on the Block

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Link TV - By Jamal Dajani - May. 29 (News Report) - The Lebanese feuding factions reach an agreement in Qatar. The Syrians and the Israelis are talking peace with the help of Turkey. What's going on? And why are traditional mediators like the U.S. absent from the negotiating tables?

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Shocking Allegations From London: Corrupt U.S. Officials Sold Nuclear Weapons Secrets

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - Jan. 06 (News Report) - Edmonds described how foreign intelligence agents had enlisted the support of US officials to acquire a network of moles in sensitive military and nuclear institutions. Among the hours of covert tape recordings, she says she heard evidence that one well-known senior official in the US State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan. The name of the official -- who has held a series of top government posts -- is known to The Sunday Times. He strongly denies the claims.

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Turkey's Brothels Produce Two Election Candidates

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:12:26 -0700

Women's eNews - By Nicholas Birch - Jul. 15 (News Report) - Two former prostitutes are running for seats in Turkey's July 22 election to raise awareness about the stigma sex workers face in the nation's Muslim culture. With little chance for political victory, they say their goal is to change society instead.

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