No images of Hong Kong protests in China's media
No images of Hong Kong protests in China's media BEIJING — China's government has cut off news about Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests to the rest of the country, a clampdown so thorough that no image of the rallies has appeared in state-controlled media, and at least one man has been detained for ...
Moyen-Orient : L’alibi du terrorisme pour masquer la guerre du gaz
Ignorant le droit international, le président états-unien, Barack Obama, met au point sa campagne de bombardements aériens en Syrie avec ses alliés du Golfe (New York, 23 septembre 2014). Si chacun adhère au discours anti-terroriste de Washington et de ses alliés du Golfe, tout le monde comprend qu’ ...
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One day after the inauguration of Ashraf Ghani as president of Afghanistan, the United States and Afghanistan signed a Bilateral Security Agreement allowing for 9,800 residual U.S. troops to train, equip, and advise the Afghan military and police forces. The Washington Post has more on the agreement ...
Ureka: Finding the line between desire and contentment. Then riding it.
After the success of his first book ‘In Search of Greener Grass’, Graham Field (.co.uk) hits the road again with his bargain-basement KLR650, recording his experiences in his inimitable and revealingly honest diary style. The Caucasus region is often overlooked by travellers, but Graham may inadvert ...
How Turkey Plans to "Combat Anti-Semitism" :: Middle East Forum
How Turkey Plans to "Combat Anti-Semitism" :: Middle East Forum (You Should Read This Article) This man's analysis of what is truly actually happening in Turkey is an eye opener. The above cited article is even more important as it sheds light on the absolute failure of President Obama's Middle East ...
Kurds seize Iraq/Syria border post; Sunni tribe joins fight against Islamic State
ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish troops drove Islamic State fighters from a strategic border crossing with Syria on Tuesday and won the support of members of a major Sunni tribe, in one of the biggest successes since U.S. forces began bombing the Islamists. The victory, which ...
Συρία: Προέλαση τζιχαντιστών προς μαυσωλείο, (Süleyman Shah Tomb), που φρουρούν Τούρκοι
Οι μαχητές του Ισλαμικού Κράτους (ΙΚ) προελαύνουν προς μαυσωλείο στη βόρεια Συρία, σε περιοχή που θεωρείται από την Τουρκία κυρίαρχο έδαφός της και φρουρείται από τούρκους στρατιώτες, ανακοίνωσε ο αντιπρόεδρος της τουρκικής κυβέρνησης Μπουλέντ Αρίντς. Μαίνονται οι σφοδρές συγκρούσεις των κουρδικών δ ...
Video: Nas Responds to a Your Old Droog Question
The look of befuddlement on Nasir’s face when confronted with a question about Your Old Droog confirms what anybody with any sense alreaady knew: that he is not Your Old Droog. Just look at that blank stare he gives MTV’s Rob Markman when he is asked about the absurdly persistent conspiracy theory. ...
UN: 160k Syrians displaced in 2 weeks
The United Nations says the ongoing conflict in Syria has forced more than 160,000 people from their homes in only two weeks. UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos briefed the UN Security Council on Tuesday that more refugees are expected to ...
