Category Archives: Turkey

10/11/12 briefs

Hypocrisy, thy name is Erdogan: So, Turkey gets shelled by Syria, and then Turkey shells Syria–not unlike what Israel does to Gaza. Now, Turkey has forced down a Syrian airliner that it suspected was carrying weapons–not unlike Israel refusing to … Continue reading

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Thursday, briefly

Don’t look back, Turkey, the Kurds are gaining on you: The Iraqi Kurds have carved out a semi-autonomous region in Iraq. Syrian Kurds are doing the same. Can Turkey continue to control its Kurdish population with fear and force? I … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Massive fires in Jerusalem: Bastards have been setting fires all over since it’s the dry season, and they saw how much it hurt Israel last year. They haven’t declared this one arson yet, but it had two separate points of … Continue reading

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Monday Islamist briefs

Egypt, enemy, same difference: An Islamist won the presidency of Egypt. He’s already promising to “review” the Camp David Peace Treaty with Israel and increase ties to Iran. Also, Fatah is nervous as hell and Hamas is ecstatic. Awesome work … Continue reading

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Sunday briefs

WTF is a “gradual” truce? Apparently, Hamas thinks it’s a truce if they shoot fewer rockets at Israel. And yet, Iron Dome intercepted five rockets last night–something it does only when the rockets are going to hit populated areas. So … Continue reading

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Quick Friday briefs

What a shocker: Terrorists funding terrorism. The IHH, the Turkish “charity” organization that funded the Mavi Marmara and supplied the terrorists and the weapons to attack the IDF, is under investigation for sending money to al Qaeda. Shocked, shocked, I … Continue reading

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Wednesday gloatfest briefs

And it’s Walker for the win: A eleven seven-point victory, but it was “too close to call” according to all the exit polls. Which just goes to show you: Exit polls are bullshit. Changed your LinkedIn password: Millions of passwords … Continue reading

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Flame on! news briefs

Angry Flame: The creators of Flame used the same programming language as did the creators of Angry Birds. It’s really not all that big a deal, and reflects more on the language (it’s easy, that’s why they used it) than … Continue reading

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Back to work briefs

Stuxnet, Part 3: Looks like the creators of Stuxnet are far more awesome than we thought, except for the computers infected in Israel bit. But then, if you want it to look like Israel didn’t create it, infecting your own … Continue reading

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Friday holiday weekend briefs

And they’ll take care of the Temple Mount. Honest. They promise: A fifth-century synagogue in Palestinian-controlled Jericho was desecrated with swastikas. Because the Palestinians are all about respecting other religion’s holy sites. Just ask the Christians in Gaza. Oh. Wait. … Continue reading

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Wednesday news roundup

The hatred only goes one way: A young Israeli mountain climber gave up his lifelong dream in order to save a dying Turkish mountain climber who others were passing by on their way to the summit. So the Turk lived. … Continue reading

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Thursday morning briefs

(Let’s hope this time I remember to hit the publish button.) Yeah, but there are still no new elections, are there: The Palestinians are shuffling cabinet members around, and yet, their elections are what, more than two years overdue? But … Continue reading

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Friday news roundup

Schadenfreude: It’s a guilty pleasure. Aw, I feel so bad for Turkey. Well, no, really, I don’t. They don’t like S&P downgrading them? They should probably stop concentrating on hating Israel and pushing Islamism and work on their economy instead. … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

But they swore the Muslim Brotherhood wouldn’t affect Egypt’s relations with Israel: Yeah, sure. Egypt canceled their gas deal with Israel, thus breaking a contract signed years ago. Gee, I wonder what other deal signed years ago they’re ready to … Continue reading

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Tuesday news round-up

If Israel did it, the world would be outraged: Syrian troops have entered Lebanon in pursuit of rebel troops, destroying houses and shelling as they go. Where is UNIFIL? Probably making sure they’re out of range of Hezbullah. Besides, they … Continue reading

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