Informed Comment - Part 1447

Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – President Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the failed coup against him to purge the judiciary and […]

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Israel/ Palestine

Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — The Hamas movement organized several demonstrations in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday morning, rejecting Friday night’s […]

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Climate Change

Why we’re addicted to Fatal Oil, even when Costlier than Solar

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Here’s the good news: wind power, solar power, and other renewable forms of energy […]

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Iraq

Iraq: As ISIL loses land, it is Terrorizing to provoke Sectarian Fighting

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – It is slowly becoming clear that the extremist Islamic State group is returning to its […]

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Authoritarianism

Turkish People Power foils attempted Coup

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The poorly planned junior officers’ coup in Turkey on Friday appears to have failed as I […]

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Featured

Nice, France, Attack: A Gandhian Response to Serial Killers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has extended the French state of emergency, which suspends key civil […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Kerry Proposing Joint US-Russian Airstrikes against Extremists in Syria

TeleSur | – – According to a leaked U.S. plan, Washington and Moscow would merge their respective air campaigns against non-state armed groups in Syria. […]

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Israel/ Palestine