Movie Trailer: The Two Face Of January
The Two Faces of January is an American thriller film written and directed by screenwriter Hossein Amini in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1964 novel of the same name […]
The U.S. almost went to war in Syria based on ANOTHER false intelligence report about chemical weapons
By Seymour M. Hersh In 2011 Barack Obama led an allied military intervention in Libya without consulting the US Congress. Last August, after the sarin attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, […]
Many believe Sunday’s election result is vital to Turkey’s very survival as a democratic state
With Twitter bans, YouTube blocks, damning leaks and a ‘shadow government’ pulling strings behind the scenes, municipal elections in Turkey are only the beginning of a crucial 15-month voting cycle that could […]
Turkish military shoots down Syrian warplane
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that the country’s air force shot down a Syrian aircraft for violating Turkish airspace, an action that Syria denounced as “unprecedented and unjustifiable”. The […]
Really bad idea: Turkish PM Erdoğan declares war on Twitter [Updated!]
UPDATE 2! Twitter was blocked in Turkey after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “wipe out” Twitter and other social media. (He’s trying to contain a corruption scandal a few days before […]
Turkey: melting Ottoman gold
Every evening, Ahmet Akamak or one of his extended family boards a flight to Istanbul, keeping a careful grip on a bag loaded with solid gold. The former banker runs a network […]