Archive for June, 2010
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US: Turkey must demonstrate commitment to West
Posted on June 27, 2010 | No CommentsBy DESMOND BUTLER (AP) – 20 hours ago WASHINGTON — The United States is warning Turkey that it is alienating U.S. supporters and needs to demonstrate its commitment to partnership with... -
Obama selects Muslim expert in Islamic transactions as fellow
Posted on June 27, 2010 | 1 CommentHOMELAND INSECURITY White House welcomes Shariah finance specialist June 25, 2010 Samar Ali (Photo: Vanderbilt Register) By Chelsea Schilling The Obama administration has announced its appointment of 13 White House... -
US Warns Turkey to Stop Playing Both Sides
Posted on June 27, 2010 | 1 CommentOn June 11, Turkey and Brazil both voted against further sanctions on Iran, a disappointing vote to the Obama Administration. On one hand, Turkey has applied to join the EU... -
Call for reform of stop and search powers
Posted on June 27, 2010 | No CommentsSection 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, has been ruled unlawful by the European court of human rights Owen Bowcott Police will need fresh powers enabling them to stop and search... -
Punishing Turkey
Posted on June 27, 2010 | No CommentsDoes anyone remember the movie The Boys from Brazil? It told the story of how a group of top Nazis had moved to Brazil where they made a number of clones... -
Armenian Expert: Turkey Proposed Diaspora Armenians To Become Turkish Citizens
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsSaturday, 26 June 2010 15:51 Stating that the diplomatic process between Ankara and Yerevan continues although Turkish-Armenian protocols were suspended in April, Armenian descent American analyst Richard Giragosian said, “Turkey... -
TURKISH FORUM INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Posted on June 26, 2010 | 1 CommentWith Friends Like These ; Turkey is ready to start a new round of diplomatic initiatives to stop countries that supply the PKK with arms. Turkey has undertaken similar initiatives... -
Israel Launches Spy Satellite
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe Israeli government has launched a spy satellite apparently capable of monitoring Iran. The Horizon-9 satellite was launched this week from a southern Israeli military base. The launch comes shortly... -
European countries provide most of PKK’s weapons
Posted on June 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsIntelligence sources indicate that the biggest arms suppliers of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are allies of Turkey that are also members of NATO. Recently drafted General Staff reports... -
JORDAN: ‘Mossad hit men targeted Erdogan’
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsThu, 24 Jun 2010 01:15:56 GMT Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has failed in an attempt to assassinate Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,... -
Turk arrested for plot to kill rabbis
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsHahamlar İstanbul’a geliyor. Birileri Türk dostu Hahamların İstanbul’a gelmesini ve muhabbetin artamasını istemiyor… Friday, June 25, 2010 ISTANBUL – Agence Presse-France Anti-terror police have arrested a Turkish citizen for allegedly plotting... -
‘Mossad Chief to leave post’
Posted on June 26, 2010 | No CommentsBy JPOST.COM STAFF 06/26/2010 00:21 Report claims Meir Dagan’s request to keep his job was rejected. Mossad Chief Meir Dagan is to leave his post in three months, Channel 2... -
G20 Toronto Summit Program , June 26-27
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsMetro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada Potential Partnership in Global Economic Governance: Canada’s G20 Summit from Toronto to Turkey Saturday, June 26 G20 leaders arrive at the Toronto Airport Infield... -
Iraq’s Kurds Lose Political Dominance In Kirkuk
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsJune 25, 2010 By Charles Recknagel Before the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq, there was no question of who dominated politics in mixed-population Kirkuk — it was the two... -
PKK: Teyrebazen | DEPARTMENT OF STATE Public Notice 6057
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsJune 25, 2010 Teyrebazen | DEPARTMENT OF STATE Public Notice 6057 The Kurdish Freedom Hawks[1], a separatist group, claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a military bus in Turkey’s... -
Turkish Government Criticized for its Policy on Kyrgyzstan
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsTurkish Government Criticized for its Policy on Kyrgyzstan June 25, 2010—Volume 7, Issue 123 Eurasia Daily Monitor Saban Kardas On June 21, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, paid a visit... -
China ‘arrests Xinjiang plotters’
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsEthnic Uighurs accuse Beijing of marginalising them in favour of Han Chinese migrants [File: AP] Chinese police have arrested more than 10 “hardcore terrorists” who allegedly planned to carry out attacks... -
Iran Opposes Any U.S. Peacekeeping Role For Karabakh
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsA HALO Trust road sign in an area in Nagorno-Karabakh that was cleared of land mines. June 24, 2010 YEREVAN — An Iranian diplomat says Tehran is strongly opposed to... -
Kurdish Affairs Expert Offers Regional Perspective On Growing Violence In Turkey
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsTurkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (center) talks with Turkish soldiers in a trench during his visit to the Turkish city of Hakkari on the border with Iraq on June 20.... -
Jewish dance group stoned in Hanover
Posted on June 25, 2010 | No CommentsGerman police are investigating the stoning of a Jewish dance group trying to perform on the street in the city of Hanover. Youths reportedly shouted “Juden Raus” (Jews Out) as...







