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Fire

Turkish NATO base goes up in flames hours after media publishes claims of NATO commander involvement in failed coup


Sputnik
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:50 UTC
NATO base fire
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The Yeni Safak newspaper printed a picture of a US military commander it claims led the attempt to overthrow the Erdogan government only hours before a massive blaze broke out near a NATO base.

On Sunday, hours before a massive blaze broke out near the NATO base in the western Turkish town of Izmir, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's primary print publication for his Islamist supporters - Yeni Safak, printed the image of NATO International Security Assistance Force Commander Army General John F. Campbell accusing the US military official of plotting the coup against Erdogan in league with US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

The conservative Turkish daily newspaper is known for its hardline support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The newspaper is known for inciting violence and spreading disinformation about Gezi protesters during the 2013-2014 protests in Turkey, threatening journalists for other news outlets saying "they will pay a heavy price for treason," and fabricating interviews.

Yet the newspaper does have a strong pro-Erdogan and Islamist reader base serving as a critical outlet for the Turkish government to influence views and actions of the people of Turkey and to incite a reaction.

Comment: What an amazing 'coincidence' that a fire broke out at a NATO base just hours after Yeni Safak published their article accusing the former NATO commander of involvement in the failed Turkish coup! If one was 'conspiratorially minded', you would have to wonder if the plotters were trying to destroy some incriminating evidence.

See: Former commander of NATO was the mastermind behind failed coup, says Turkish media

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Handcuffs

Australia moves closer to Guantanamo-style indefinite detention for terrorists


RT
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:07 UTC
aussie flag, police
© www.cbs.newsNew rules.
The Australian government has called on lawmakers to speed up the adoption of new legislation enabling courts to prolong the imprisonment of convicted terrorists indefinitely after they serve the terms they are sentenced to. The new measure would only apply to very-high-risk offenders.

The fifth tranche of the counter-terrorism legislation is now going to be reintroduced to the Australian parliament. The new bill initiated by the ruling Coalition will also introduce a new regime of juvenile control for children as young as 14, and create a new offence of 'advocacy of genocide'.

Following the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged state and territory leaders to promote indefinite imprisonment for those terrorist convicts who are likely to lapse into their old ways. "There has been an increase in the frequency and the severity of terrorist attacks globally, and particularly in Western nations such as ours," Turnbull acknowledged. "In the wake of Orlando, Nice and other terrorist incidents... we cannot for a moment be complacent."


Comment: Biggest societal movers and shakers on the planet may be the escalation of "false flag" terrorist events.


Comment: It was not indicated whether the Aussie public has any say in the decisions to instigate a special regime of juvenile control for ages 14-17, nor for the extensions to prison time beyond served terms when no sentence exists. While few may want these guys set free, in agreeing to indefinite incarceration, if it is a choice, the precedent will be set to expand.

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Alarm Clock

Iraq's PM announces bogus bomb detectors to finally be banned following Baghdad blast


Sputnik
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:09 UTC
Iraq police using bomb detector
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has announced that the country's security forces will stop using the so-called "bomb detectors" that up until now have failed to prevent detonations across the country.

The decision was made in light of the July 3 suicide bombing that killed 300 people in the Karadda district of Baghdad during Ramadan. The minibus which struck in Karadda was ladened with explosives which, if the right bomb detecting equipment had been used, could have been prevented from entering Baghdad.

The devices have been dismissed by senior Iraqi officials for the last decade as being fake. This accusation is widely supported by the high number of civilian fatalities caused by explosions throughout Iraq. According to Iraqi Body Count, upward of 40,000 civilians have been killed between 2015 to the present, mostly by bombings carried out by non-state actors.

Comment: The price of greed and complacency: London sold fake bomb detectors, got people killed

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Question

Back to 'normal'? Turkish PM claims purges nearing an end, country focused on economic growth


RT
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:09 UTC
Turkish flag
© Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters Men hold a stage background during a pro-government demonstration in Sarachane park in Istanbul
The Prime Minister of Turkey says the purges in the aftermath of the failed military coup are nearing an end, and the government plans to keep the country's growth on track.

"Here is what we are telling global investors: Life is back to normal in Turkey," Binali Yildirim told Bloomberg.

The prime minister ruled out early elections as the government is focused on continued economic growth.

"We have no time to lose with an election," he said, "for us, an election means slowing down the economy, reducing visibility and halting plans of the government for the future."

The PM said the purge of those allegedly involved in the attempted overthrow of the government is nearly over, but army reforms will continue.


Comment: Erdogan purge continues: Closes over 1000 schools, 1200 charities, 15 universities, trade unions, med institutions


Comment: Alexander Dugin speaks on the coup d'etat in Turkey: Officials say considering leaving NATO, want stronger ties with Russia

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Bad Guys

Former commander of NATO was the mastermind behind failed coup, says Turkish media


RT
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:33 UTC
General John F. Campbell
© U. S. Army / Wikipedia34th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General John F. Campbell.
The former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, retired US Army General John F. Campbell, was the mastermind behind the failed military coup in Turkey, the Yeni Safak daily has reported, citing sources close to investigation. General John F. Campbell, 59, was "one of the top figures who organized and managed the soldiers behind the failed coup attempt in Turkey," the conservative paper's English-language edition said on Monday.

The paper is known for its loyal support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was the target of the coup attempt. According to Yeni Safak, Campbell "also managed more than $2 billion in transactions via UBA Bank in Nigeria by using CIA links to distribute among the pro-coup military personnel in Turkey."

The retired US general had allegedly paid "at least two secret visits" to Turkey since May up to the attempted coup, which the Turkish authorities blamed on what they call the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO).
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Moon

PokemonRu: Ukrainian witch-hunting website seeks app to catch 'Russian terrorists'


RT
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:51 UTC
Donbass soldiers
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Inspired by the international success of the augmented reality game Pokémon Go, the notorious Ukrainian website that collects personal data of people it brands as terrorists wants to develop a similar website to gamify its witch-hunting.

Dubbed "PokemonRu", the app for Android and iOS mobile devices will require "players to hunt for hiding Russian mercenaries and Russian military criminals, aka Pokemons, in cities where they live, and covertly track their movements," the Mirotvorets website described its vision. "Information about Pokemons is rewarded with bonuses, which may be monetized after reaching a certain level. Players can also identify new Pokemons and submit data on them via an interactive map, complete with geolocation data," the project description goes.

The website promises team-stalking and a hunt for "trickier monsters" to experienced players and stresses that "if somebody takes it for a joke or trolling, he is very wrong." The witch-hunting website is advertising jobs for programmers able to develop the so-called game. It says the app will use Mirotvorets' database to pick targets.

Comment: PokemonRu: a modernized Stasi-like program to encourage people to maliciously spy on and report their neighbors. This vile website discredits itself by revealing that the people they are tracking, those who simply disagree with living under Neo-Nazis and tyrants, are not at all dangerous.

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Dollars

Scratching each other's backs: Leaked DNC emails show plans to reward big donors with federal appointments

Chuck Ross
The Daily Caller
Sun, 24 Jul 2016 14:25 UTC
money
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Democratic National Committee documents recently released by WikiLeaks include spreadsheets and emails that appear to show party officials planning which donors and prominent fundraisers to provide with appointments to federal boards and commissions.

The documents, which were circulated among top DNC officials in April, could raise legal questions for the party, says Ken Boehm, the chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, a government watchdog group.

"The disclosed DNC emails sure look like the potential Clinton Administration has intertwined the appointments to federal government boards and commissions with the political and fund raising operations of the Democratic Party," Boehm told The Daily Caller.

"That is unethical, if not illegal."
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Handcuffs

Irish bankster found hiding in U.S. is extradited to face charges stemming from his role in 2008 financial crisis

Liam S. Whittaker
CS Globe
Sat, 23 Jul 2016 00:00 UTC
David Drumm, irish banking crisis
A former head of a major Irish bank has been extradited from the U.S. and brought before Dublin District Court to face several charges stemming from the bank's role in the 2008 financial crisis.

David Drumm, former chief executive of Irish Anglo Bank from 2005 until 2008, had been arrested in Boston in October 2015, and originally attempted to fight extradition — but he recently withdrew the objection and was returned to Ireland early on Monday.

Drumm faces 33 charges in Ireland, which echoes Iceland's unprecedented move to hold its bankers criminally accountable for their role in that country's economic meltdown.

Though Drumm predictably denied wrongdoing, his charges include "fraud, forgery, misleading management reporting, unlawful lending, falsifying documents, and false accounting, linked to financial transactions prior to the collapse of Anglo," according to the Irish Times.

Comment: More about the psychopathic antics of Mr. Drumm: Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David Drumm in 'Anglo Tapes': We'll tell the Central Bank that if they don't give us billions now, the economy will collapse

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Bomb

Turkey's coup attempt raises nuclear concern at Incirlik Air Base


South China Morning Post
Sun, 24 Jul 2016 03:33 UTC
US bombs Turkey
© eurasianhub.comShould they stay or should they go?
A little more than 100 miles from the territory held by Islamic State, there is a little piece of Americana. It has an eight-lane swimming pool, a baseball diamond and housing tracts built on carefully manicured cul-de-sacs. The Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey has some other American assets: several dozen B61 thermonuclear warheads. The base has been a linchpin in Nato's southern flank for more than half a century, the staging ground for US anti-terrorism missions and the fight against Islamic State. But the failed military coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has increased long-standing concerns about the military usefulness and security of the Incirlik armoury, America's largest foreign stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Security remains at the highest level. Electrical power was restored Friday after a weeklong blackout that strained living conditions at the base. The 3,000 US service personnel stationed there have been ordered to remain inside the gates. Hundreds of dependents were sent home months ago because of fears of a terrorist attack. Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Karns, an Air Force spokesman for US Central Command in Qatar, said the electricity cutoff had forced water rationing and a slight reduction in bombing missions against Islamic State, but operations were returning to normal.

The base was an operational centre of the attempted coup. Its commander and his subordinates were arrested on suspicion of trying to overthrow the Turkish government, leaving junior officers in control. Defence officials have never acknowledged the existence of these weapons on the base and refused at news briefings after the coup attempt to answer questions about them. The weapons are in underground vaults in a mile-long security zone at the base, protected by an Air Force guard unit with attack dogs. The nearly 12-foot-long weapons have devices that are supposed to prevent unauthorised detonation, but experts are divided on the effectiveness of those controls.

Comment: See also: Could US nuclear weapons stored in Turkey pose a post-coup threat?

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Gold Seal

"The world is in grave danger": Putin's full speech at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Translated by Inessa Sinchougova
Fort Russ
Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:41 UTC
Putin
Initially, I published only a small portion of this segment as I felt the key message must be made obvious. However, I have been pleasantly surprised with many people around the world reaching out to translate this into other languages, as well as wanting to see the full address.

This candid conversation took place with representatives of various media outlets during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, in June 2016. Putin urged journalists to report genuinely on the impending danger that is a nuclear arms race.

Nobody has anything to gain from a nuclear stand-off against Russia. The power hungry decision-makers are few in number, but powerful enough to have subverted mainstream media to misrepresent Russia as the main threat to international security.

Comment: Further reading: Putin: 'We know when US will get new missiles threatening Russia's nuclear capability'

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