The Washington Post noted that this cease-fire is tenuous at best, where Turkish and Russian officials negotiated a partial cease-fire in the Syrian civil war. One of the more striking lines from the liberal newspaper is admitting the ineptness of U.S. efforts to negotiate peace in Syria: There are hopes that this peace attempt will […]
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Of all the stories to hit the news cycle, other than the up-and-down roller coaster ride that was the 2016 presidential cycle between President-Elect Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, isn’t the mostly-untold story of the Kurds and Kurdistan something worth telling? This from NRA News and NRA TV on YouTube from last year, but has anything […]
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From ABC News: The European Union on Monday launched a 348 million-euro ($391 million) aid project to help up to a million of the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey — part of a landmark EU deal with Turkey aimed at curbing the flow of migrants to Europe. The refugees, living outside of camps, are to […]
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This is a major blow to democracy and the freedom of speech and the press: CNN Turk reported that 130 media organizations had been shuttered in a widening crackdown by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. The list also inlcuded 23 radio stations, three news agencies and 15 magazines. Many of those targeted were regional media outlets as […]
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Erdogan’s government seized 2,250 facilities and and institutions that it claimed are essential to national security. The government had already jailed at least 10,000 people and forcibly retired 60,000 workers as a result of the coup attempt. Photo by World Humanitarian Summit 2016
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Don and Brian talk about the police shootings in Baton Rouge and the War on Cops, Nice and Germany terrorist attacks, Attempted coup in Turkey, Melania Trump’s RNC speech, Marilyn Mosby’s failure in Freddie Gray case, Chris Matthews attacks Benghazi victim’s mother, Tim Duncan’s retirement, Starbucks and Black Lives Matter. You can find it on Soundcloud […]
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Episode 16. Topics include the police shootings in Baton Rouge and the War on Cops, Nice and Germany terrorist attacks, Attempted coup in Turkey, Melania Trump’s RNC speech, Marilyn Mosby’s failure in Freddie Gray case, Chris Matthews attacks Benghazi victim’s mother, Tim Duncan’s retirement, Starbucks and Black Lives Matter. Don’t forget to subscribe to The […]
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From The Telegraph: With expectations growing of heavy measures against dissent, European politicians warned Mr Erdogan that the coup attempt did not give him a “blank cheque” to disregard the rule of law. Mr Erdogan has hinted he may reintroduce the death penalty, which the country abolished in 2004 in line with its bid to […]
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This week Brian and Don discuss the bombing at the Istanbul airport, Benghazi reports issued by the Democratic and Republican congressional committees, the Brexit reality, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on immigration and abortion and the death of legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt. Also available for download on Soundcloud and on iTunes.
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Episode 12. This week Brian and I discuss the bombing at the Istanbul airport, Benghazi reports issued by the Democratic and Republican congressional committees, the Brexit reality, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on immigration and abortion and the death of legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt. Also available for download on Soundcloud.
Continue Reading12/31/2016 - Syrian Cease-Fire Reached without Obama Administration
12/21/2016 - Does the Liberal Media Care about the Kurds and Kurdistan?
9/28/2016 - European Union Gives Cash to Turkey to Manage Refugees
7/28/2016 - Turkey Crackdown: Government Closes 130 Media Outlets after Failed Coup
7/24/2016 - Turkey Seized 2,250 Facilities in Crackdown after Coup Attempt
7/19/2016 - Turkey Coup Collapsed Over the Weekend, World Leaders Warn Turkey to Not Execute Coup Plotters
7/8/2016 - The Bias Buzz Podcast: Turkey Terrorist Attack, Benghazi Reports, Brexit, SCOTUS Rulings
6/29/2016 - Terrorist Attack in Turkey: Suicide Bombers Kill 28, Wound 60 at Airport
4/1/2016 - Scuffle Between Reporters, Protesters and Turkish Security in D.C.
3/30/2016 - Military Families Ordered to Leave Turkey for Safety Reasons
3/21/2016 - 2 Americans Killed in Suicide Bombing Attack in Turkey
3/14/2016 - Turkey Attacks Kurdish Rebels after Deadly Car Bombing in Ankara
3/9/2016 - Europe’s Plan for Refugees: Send Them to Turkey
2/20/2016 - Kurdish Group Claimed Responsibility for Ankara Attack
2/17/2016 - Terrorist Attack Targeting Turkish Military Kills 18, Wounds at least 45 Others
2/15/2016 - Stop Killing Kurdish Allies, says U.S. to Turkish Gov’t
2/11/2016 - Turkey May Normalize Relations with Israel Soon after Jewish Delegation Meets Turkish President
2/10/2016 - Turkey: No, United Nations, We Won’t Open Our Borders
1/12/2016 - Suicide Bombing in Turkey leaves 10 Dead, 15 Wounded
1/3/2016 - Turkey’s President Under Fire for Citing Hitler’s Nazi Germany in Remarks
12/31/2015 - Turkey Arrests 2 in Connection to Suicide Bombing Plots during New Year’s Celebrations
12/2/2015 - Russia Accuses Turkey’s President of Participating in ISIS’s Illegal Oil Trade
12/1/2015 - It’s Hypocrisy to Ask Turkey to Seal Their Border, says Ben Carson
11/28/2015 - Turkey Warns Russia to Avoid Playing with Fire
11/25/2015 - Russia Rescued Second Pilot from Downed Jet in ISIS Territory
11/25/2015 - WaPo’s Milbank Wants Tougher Talk from President “Oh-Bummer”
11/25/2015 - The Left’s Poster Child for the Islamophobic ‘No-Fly’ List Arrested in Turkey as a Part of Terror Cell
11/17/2015 - Obama Endures Terrorism Questions at G-20 Summit Press Conference
11/17/2015 - WATCH: Charles Krauthammer believes Obama became Passionate at G-20 Summit when GOP was brought up
11/17/2015 - Obama: Paris Terrorist Attacks were “Obviously a Terrible and Sickening Setback” to anti-ISIS Strategy
10/13/2015 - Turkey says ISIS could be Behind Peace Rally Bombing
9/12/2015 - State Dept: Radical Islam is Losing, but Growing in Size
9/10/2015 - Kurds vs. Turkey Fighting could Undermine ISIS Fight
9/3/2015 - The West is to Blame for Dead Migrants and the European Border Crisis
8/4/2015 - Obama White House Unsure if Proposed “Syria Safe Zone” Will Work
7/29/2015 - Turkey and U.S. Agree to Create ISIS-Free Safe Haven
6/11/2015 - Even Liberal Group Center for American Progress acknowledges Turkey’s Authoritarianism
6/8/2015 - Turkey’s President Erdogan Loses Parliamentary Majority
4/13/2015 - Turkey Upset Pope Francis made Remarks about Armenian Genocide
3/30/2015 - Iran Starts Regional War with Sunni Muslims
3/8/2015 - Israel afraid of Hamas-Turkey Alliance
1/27/2015 - Kurds push ISIS out of Kobane, claim Major Victory
1/10/2015 - Most Wanted Woman in France, Collaborator in Terrorist Attacks, may be in Syria
11/10/2014 - Obama doubles U.S. Troops in Iraq to Fight ISIS
10/23/2014 - ISIS shelling hits Turkey, U.S. airstrikes to help Kurds in Kobani
10/17/2014 - Turkey Starting to Unravel as U.S. Airstrikes Ramp Up
10/6/2014 - Turkey ready to fight back as ISIS reaches their border
5/11/2014 - Turkey builds a Wall along their Border with Syria
4/16/2014 - Embattled Turkish Government wins Election Board Ruling, National Elections
3/23/2014 - At Odds? Turkish President Contradicts Prime Minister Erdogan over Corruption Probe
3/22/2014 - Turkey’s Erdogan says Dead Teenager was linked to Terrorist Organizations
3/9/2014 - Turkey Clampdown Continues: Erdogan could ban Facebook, YouTube
1/18/2014 - Turkey’s Erdogan slams Corruption Probe against his allies
12/21/2013 - Turkish Leader slams Corruption Probe as a “Dirty Operation”
10/9/2013 - Serbia, not Turkey, will receive IMF Economic Aid
10/5/2013 - No Turkish Delight: EU turns Cold Shoulder to Turkey
10/4/2013 - Syria Rebels to try to stop Infighting along border with Turkey
9/8/2013 - Turkey claims all G20 Leaders want to go into Syria
9/8/2013 - Benghazi Fall Out? U.S. tightens Security at Embassies in Middle East
9/3/2013 - Saudi Arabia & Israel unite on Syria as Obama Sounds Retreat
8/30/2013 - Turkey sends Aid Workers w/Chem Weapon training to Syria
8/19/2013 - Syria: Refugee Crisis as 20,000 Syrians pour into Iraq
8/17/2013 - Turkey recalls its Ambassador from Egypt after Violence Ensues
8/8/2013 - Former Turkish General Imprisoned for Life
8/7/2013 - Syrian Rebels push back Assad’s forces
8/1/2013 - Laughingstock of the World? U.N. chemical weapons team to inspect 3 Syrian sites
7/24/2013 - Turkey kills 1 civilian crossing into Syria along border
7/10/2013 - Turkey opens Disputed Park, then Closes It
7/5/2013 - On Time? U.N. team to investigate Syrian chemical weapons use
6/30/2013 - Turkey to crack down on Twitter
6/27/2013 - Islamist Turkey? Police arrest protesters in raids
6/21/2013 - Turkish Strike met with Islamist Police Response
6/18/2013 - U.N.: Syrian civil war death toll hits 93,000
6/12/2013 - U.S. close to arming Syrian rebels, says Reuters
6/11/2013 - Turkish PM Erdogan to meet with Protesters
6/5/2013 - Turkey going Islamist? Bans alcohol ads, lowers sales
6/3/2013 - Turkish Prime Minister calls for peace; protests continue
5/22/2013 - Israel fires back at Syrian troops near Golan Heights
5/22/2013 - Syria Update: Hezbollah suffers heavy losses
