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Political Showdown In Turkey- by Greg Strid
On Wednesday, after a week of political turmoil,
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
called for early parliamentary elections to calm
his political opponents and the reverse the growing
unrest in the military ranks.
The trouble in Turkey started last Friday when the
Prime Minister’s Islamic-oriented Justice and
Development Party voted in parliament to nominate
Abdullah Gal for president.
Mr. Gal currently holds the [...]
Trouble on the Horn
Somalia’s transitional government, which was formed, or more accurately,
cobbled together two years ago in Kenya, is finally in power. Their recent
ascendance came with the assistance of the Ethiopian military- and their
arsenal of tanks and helicopter gunships (Ethiopia is America’s closest ally
in the region, and a recipient of the latest in destructive machinery).
Somalia has been [...]
Safe for the moment
A BRIEF SUMMARY:
I couldn’t resist commenting on the latest terror plot foiled by anti-mayhem squads coordinating from all corners of the globe.
The scope of the effort is quite impressive. The security effects will prove to be fleeting.
The president says they(the extremist evil-doers) hate us because of our freedom. I say it’s decades of [...]
Immigration and the Mexican Standoff
In America, the debate about illegal immigration has been heating up over the last few months, and is sure to develop into a full boil as the November elections draw closer.
When the issue of illegal immigration is discussed, Mexico is identified as the source of this growing problem.
Those who live on the border with [...]
The Crazy Uncle
It seems someone wants a little attention for all of the hard work he’s done. Driving a nation into the ground is a difficult task. There are gulags to run, political opponents to murder, and all hints of a better life outside of North Korea to be suppressed. And all [...]
Implied deadlines
The G-8 leaders huddled together and demanded a response to the offer made to the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning their unpopular nuclear enrichment activities. The US has been working hard since the beginning of the year to rally the security council in order to impose sanctions on Iran. The current proposal consists mainly of [...]
Doha Round and Round
The WTO’s five year marathon session of global trade talks is entering a crucial round in Geneva tomorrow. Sixty countries are involved in an attempt to liberalize commerce by opening borders to the international flow of goods and services.
This all looks good on paper(depending on where that paper is produced, and if there are [...]
