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Next Stop Civil War? Turkish Society On The Edge

Turkey has entered a period of high tension and the government needs to act quickly to consolidate the society their people and power before things get out of control, the US Henry Marshall Foundation warned, citing an article by Dr. Emre Erdogan who is the founding partner of Infakto Research Workshop in Istanbul.

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A protester launches firecrackers against a Turkish police water cannon during clashes in Istanbul, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, between police forces and people protesting against security operations against Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey. Turkey imposed curfews in mainly Kurdish towns and districts in December while its security forces battled militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, who set up barricades, dug trenches and primed explosives in the areas they have declared to be under Kurdish self-rule. (AP Photo/Cagdas Erdogan)

“Turkish politics is one existential struggle that goes on forever,” Dr. Erdogan wrote in his article titled “‘Turkey: The Force of Division.”’ He added that the level of polarization of Turkish society had reached a degree that rules out any reason for optimism. Citing the results of a survey by the US-based Marshall Fund, Dr. Erdogan

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Brazil’s President Says She Won’t Quit, Calls Impeachment Injustice

“I’m not going to cowed; I won’t let myself be paralyzed by this, I have the energy, strength and courage to confront this injustice.”

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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a press conference about her impeachment process, at Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Monday, April 18, 2016. President Rousseff appeared on the verge of losing office after a congressional vote to impeach her and signs suggested only tenuous support for her in the Senate, which will decide whether to remove her amid a political and economic crisis. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

BRASILIA, Brazil  — President Dilma Rousseff said Monday she is "indignant" over a congressional vote to open impeachment proceedings against her and vowed to fight what she called the injustice. She again categorically ruled out resigning. In her first public appearance since the Chamber of Deputies voted 367-137 late Sunday to send the

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US And Germany Declare Golan Heights Not Part Of Israel

State Department spokesperson says ‘status of Golan Heights should be determined through negotiations, but current situation in Syria does not allow this. ‘

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Israeli soldiers stand on top of armored military vehicles during training exercises in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Syrian rebels launched a wide-ranging offensive against Syrian government positions near the Golan Heights on Wednesday, after tit-for-tat shelling in and around Damascus left at least 33 people dead, activists said. Insurgents have been on the offensive in southern Syria for the past three months, capturing military bases, villages and a border crossing point with Jordan. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby stressed Monday night that the Obama administration does not consider the Golan Heights to be part of Israel, one day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed they "will forever remain under Israeli sovereignty." "The U.S. position on the issue is unchanged," Kirby told reporters during a daily

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White House To Veto Bill Allowing Lawsuits Against Saudi Govt For 9/11

White House press secretary Josh Earnest claims the bill would put ‘taxpayers’ at risk.

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The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York.(AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

The possibility of holding the Saudi Arabian government liable for the role of its officials in the 9/11 attacks in New York City is looking remote today, with the White House press secretary Josh Earnest openly saying he can’t imagine a scenario in which President Obama doesn’t veto the measure. The bill, authored by Sens. John Cornyn (R – TX)

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Clinton and Sanders Back Saudi 9/11 Bill, But Who Has Read ‘Missing 28 Pages’?

In supporting Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, both Democratic candidates are breaking with President Barack Obama

Deirdre Fulton
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, right, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad Al-Sabah, left, stand together prior to a group photo

Ahead of the New York presidential primary, both Democratic candidates are breaking with the Obama administration to declare their support for a bill that would allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role it may have played in the 9/11 terror attacks. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton both issued statements Sunday night

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WikiLeaks Founder Assange Demands Transparency In Panama Papers Release

Assange urges the holders of the Panama Papers to establish “a transparent path to publishing the vast majority of that data set.”

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Britain Wikileaks Assange

LONDON --- Speaking to the media from the Ecuadorean Embassy where he lives under political asylum, Julian Assange called for greater transparency in the Panama Papers leak. In an April 9 interview with Al-Jazeera, the WikiLeaks founder praised the work of Süddeutsche Zeitung, the German newspaper that received the massive leak of financial data

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