Monthly Archives: July 2016

Harper on the 28 pages.

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Pat Lang

On Friday, July 15, the Obama White House released a redacted copy of the missing 28 page chapter from the original December 2002 Joint Congressional Joint Inquiry report on 9/11.  The timing of the release was calculated to minimize the … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Harper | 18 Comments

” … Turkey’s Post-Coup Attempt Military Purge” ISW

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Pat Lang

"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ongoing military purge is not merely a response to a coup, but an aggressive restructure, rebranding, and reorientation of the Turkish military. Erdogan began to purge the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) after elements of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | 76 Comments

Syria – 30 July 2016

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Pat Lang

  "Despite several rebel attempts at re-opening their last Aleppo supply road and repelling government forces, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was able to capture the entire Bani Zaid district after a string of recent advances near the Castello road. … Continue reading →

Posted in Borg Wars, Middle East, Russia, Syria | 56 Comments

Sanders delegate’s video of DNC “shaping” the audience last night

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Pat Lang

According to this woman from Los Angeles the DNC sought to exclude Bernie delegates from the convention last night by filling the hall with hired actors and excluding Sanders delegates.  pl https://vid.me/4tYB

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Post Convention Thread – 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Pat Lang

"CLINTON'S CLAIM: "If you believe that we should say 'no' to unfair trade deals … then join us." THE FACTS: Clinton now says that she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement, but she championed it when serving as President Obama's … Continue reading →

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End game in Aleppo

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Pat Lang

  "The Syrian army is advancing inside the Handarat Refugee Camp south of the Mallah Farms area near Aleppo city. The operation followed the liberation of the Bani Zeid neighborhood of Aleppo city that allowed the Syrian army and the Kurdish … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Syria | 37 Comments

Is Russia our enemy?

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Pat Lang

The Democratic Party convention and the media are full of the assumption that Russia is the enemy of the United States.  What is the basis for that assumption? Russian support for the Russian ethnic minority in eastern Ukraine?  How does … Continue reading →

Posted in Policy, Russia | 121 Comments

“Black power in Baltimore” LA Times – Re-published 27 July 2016

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Pat Lang

"The mayor is black. The council is almost two-thirds black. The school superintendent is black. The police chief is black, and a majority of his officers are black. Race riots inevitably end in contention over what social woes led to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Middle East | 138 Comments

What did Sanders actually get?

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Pat Lang

" … a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated … Continue reading →

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” … an excuse to snuff out secular democracy” Quartz

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Pat Lang

 "In the immediate aftermath of the Turkish military’s attempted coup on July 15, the international community responded with relief. While many people within Turkey and outside of it are no fans of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authoritarian regime, the bloodshed … Continue reading →

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