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Erdogan’s Checkmate: CIA-Backed Coup In Turkey Fails, Upsets Global Chessboard

For Washington, Erdogan has proven to an unreliable ally at best, and a dangerous political manipulator at worst. So, as with so many leaders who came to be seen that way by the US political elites, he had to go.

Eric Draitser
By Eric Draitser
Erdogan’s Checkmate: CIA-Backed Coup In Turkey Fails, Upsets Global Chessboard

For Washington, Erdogan has proven to an unreliable ally at best, and a dangerous political manipulator at worst. So, as with so many leaders who came to be seen that way by the US political elites, he had to go.

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Mnar Muhawesh: Why I’m Choosing Peace & Voting Jill Stein For President

The Green Party candidate promises to re-invest the billions wasted on America’s deadly foreign policy into job creation and universal healthcare, and she’s committed to a total divestment from fossil fuels.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Mnar Muhawesh: Why I’m Choosing Peace & Voting Jill Stein For President

The Green Party candidate promises to re-invest the billions wasted on America’s deadly foreign policy into job creation and universal healthcare, and she’s committed to a total divestment from fossil fuels.

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Israeli Commandos Penetrate Syria, Lebanon To Plant Spy Devices And Murder Civilians

A new novel by a former member of one of Israel’s elite commando units provides an unprecedented look at what happens to the unfortunate civilians who stumble upon elite Israeli soldiers intruding upon other countries’ sovereignty.

Richard Silverstein
By Richard Silverstein
Israeli Commandos Penetrate Syria, Lebanon To Plant Spy Devices And Murder Civilians

A new novel by a former member of one of Israel’s elite commando units provides an unprecedented look at what happens to the unfortunate civilians who stumble upon elite Israeli soldiers intruding upon other countries’ sovereignty.

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Beyond ISIS: Orlando Mass Killing Is About Much, Much More Than ‘Radical Islam’

Although Omar Mateen, the shooter in the Pulse nightclub killing, pledged allegiance to ISIS, he also claimed ties to groups fighting ISIS like the Nusra Front and Hezbollah, according to the FBI.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
Beyond ISIS: Orlando Mass Killing Is About Much, Much More Than ‘Radical Islam’

Although Omar Mateen, the shooter in the Pulse nightclub killing, pledged allegiance to ISIS, he also claimed ties to groups fighting ISIS like the Nusra Front and Hezbollah, according to the FBI.

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How G4S Tolerated The Homophobic Hatred Of Orlando’s IS Terrorist

Omar Mateen’s homophobic fling with the Islamic State emerged in the bowels of a national security complex dominated by the Christian Right.

Nafeez Ahmed
By Nafeez Ahmed
How G4S Tolerated The Homophobic Hatred Of Orlando’s IS Terrorist

Omar Mateen’s homophobic fling with the Islamic State emerged in the bowels of a national security complex dominated by the Christian Right.

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How The Drone King Turned Assassination Into Counter-Terrorism Policy

Barack Obama launched more drones strikes in his first year in office than George W. Bush did in both of his terms combined. ‘Behind the Headline’ host and MintPress News editor-in-chief Mnar Muhawesh exposes what one military scholar called a global policy of assassination.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
How The Drone King Turned Assassination Into Counter-Terrorism Policy

Barack Obama launched more drones strikes in his first year in office than George W. Bush did in both of his terms combined. ‘Behind the Headline’ host and MintPress News editor-in-chief Mnar Muhawesh exposes what one military scholar called a global policy of assassination.

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Come To Guantanamo & See The Iguanas: Snowden Files Offer Glimpse Inside NSA Culture

Newly released internal NSA documents show that torturing prisoners and water skiing were part of the daily routine for agents stationed in Guantanamo Bay during the Iraq War.

Kit O'Connell
By Kit O'Connell
Come To Guantanamo & See The Iguanas: Snowden Files Offer Glimpse Inside NSA Culture

Newly released internal NSA documents show that torturing prisoners and water skiing were part of the daily routine for agents stationed in Guantanamo Bay during the Iraq War.

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