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Erdogan’s War on Press, Academic, and Other Forms of Free Expression
Stephen Lendman
Erdogan rules despotically, a megalomaniacal tyrant, tolerating no dissent, targeting opponents and critics for elimination.
He’s waging war on his own people, supporting ISIS and other terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
The world community turns a blind eye to his high crimes, supporting them by complicity and silence.
His latest affront targeted Russia’s Sputnik News (SN) web site, blocking it, authorities saying they acted “(a)fter technical analysis and legal consideration” - failing to explain Erdogan’s war on fundamental international law affirmed rights.
Blocking came without advance notice, a rubber-stamp Turkish court to rule on what happened, justifying the unjustifiable.
Syrian Elections
Stephen Lendman
On May 7, 2012, first ever parliamentary elections were held - a milestone political event with independent and opposition candidates participating.
Despite ongoing war and turbulence, turnout was high. Voting went smoothly. Independent monitors supervising the process called it open, free and fair.
For Syrians, it was historic. Ba'ath party members won a 60% majority. Previously they held just over 50% control. With support from independent MPs, they comprise a 90% majority, expressing the will of the people. Opposition party members were also elected.
As expected, Washington, rogue partners and supportive media scoundrels called the elections illegitimate - recognizing ones won by pro-Western regimes alone.
Merkel OKs Prosecuting Journalist for Insulting Erdogan
Stephen Lendman
Merkel’s action is the latest example of how tyranny is replacing freedom in Western countries - fundamental rights being eliminated altogether.
Free expression is most important. Without it all other rights are endangered.
In response to German TV host Jan Bohmermann reading a satirical poem on ZDF television criticizing Erdogan, he filed a criminal complaint demanding prosecution for insulting a foreign head of state.
Under a long outdated 1880s law, it carries a three-to-five year prison term. Enforcing it is a flagrant free expression violation. Germany’s constitution guarantees it without making exception for when it’s offensive.
Turkey’s deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus outrageously accused Bohmermann of insulting 78 million Turks, ludicrously calling his criticism a “serious crime against humanity (exceeding) all limits of shamelessness.”
To the Peoples of the world: Please don’t kill our children
إلى شعوب العالم: نرجوكم لا تقتلوا أطفالنا
Khalid Amayreh
In the past few months, especially since the beginning of the current wave of Palestinian resistance against Israel’s enduring brutal military occupation, about six months ago, the Israeli army and other security forces adopted a decidedly murderous policy against Palestinians, especially children.
A shoot-to-kill policy was adopted by the Israeli political and military leadership, apparently for the purpose of terrorizing and “deterring” the Palestinian populace. Consequently, dozens of young Palestinians were needlessly murdered on the streets of the West Bank on the pretext that some of the victims may have put the life of Israeli soldiers at risk. In some incidents, soldiers fired additional bullets at the heads of the already completely “neutralized” Victims.
In the Israeli army lexicon, this is done for the purpose of verifying their death.
Syrian Democracy Mocks America’s Sham Process
Stephen Lendman
Assad is a reformer, not a dictator - what Western officials and media scoundrels disgracefully call him.
Bernie Sanders is no populist, democrat or peacemaker. He supports “overthrow(ing) (the) brutal dictatorship of Bashar Assad” - a flagrant violation of international law, an appalling perversion of truth.
He endorses arming terrorists called “moderate rebels.” A Sanders administration will continue dirty business as usual, including US policy to replace all sovereign independent governments with puppet ones Washington controls. In 2012, Syrians overwhelmingly approved new constitutional provisions by an 89% majority. Democratic reforms are real.
Political pluralism was established for the first time. So were presidential term limits and press freedom.
Erdogan Hardening Dictatorial Rule
Stephen Lendman
Erdogan is one of the world’s most ruthless despots, Turkey a NATO member, a valued US ally.
Washington largely ignores his tyrannical rule, his abolition of press freedom, imprisoning critics, his war on Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi Kurds.
Turkish lawmakers have immunity from prosecution. Erdogan wants pro-Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) members (the country’s third largest parliamentary bloc) stripped of their fundamental right for opposing ruthless regime policies.
Kurds are Turkey’s largest ethnic minority, representing up to 25% of the population, ruthlessly treated since the 1923 creation of the modern Turkish state - including massacres, extrajudicial executions, torture, forced displacements, arbitrary arrests, ravaged towns and villages, as well as disappeared journalists and regime critics.
America and Other Rogue Regimes Denounce Syrian Democratic Elections
Stephen Lendman
A separate article said they shame America’s sham process. Syrians decide who’ll govern. US voters have no say whatever.
State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner criticized Syria’s constitutionally required April 13 general elections irresponsibly - turning truth on its head, calling them “not legitimate in the sense that they don’t represent…the will of the Syrian people” - an utter perversion of truth. French President Francois Hollande called Thursday’s elections “provocative (and) totally unrealistic.”
A UK regime statement called legitimate Syrian elections shaming Britain’s sham process “divorced from reality,” adding they “cannot buy back legitimacy by putting up a flimsy facade of democracy.”
Syrian General Elections Update
Stephen Lendman
On Thursday, 7,000 polling stations in 13 of Syria’s 15 provinces opened at 7AM, ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra controlled Raqqa and Idlib excluded for obvious reasons.
Scheduled to remain open until 7PM, the deadline was extended to midnight to accommodate heavy turnout, results to follow when tabulations are completed.
US elections are farcical by comparison, meaningless money controlled exercises serving wealth, power and privilege exclusively. Syrians have the real thing. Washington mocked their democratic process, saying it doesn’t reflect “the will of the people,” polar opposite reality.
Internally displaced Syrians and others in terrorist controlled areas could vote if able to get to polling stations anywhere in the country.
Putin’s Annual Q & A Tour de Force
Stephen Lendman
Putin’s annual marathon straight talk Q & A session, responding forthrightly to questions posed, is polar opposite Obama’s double talk.
It ended while this was being written. I contacted one of the Russian broadcasters asking if I could participate - ask President Putin a question in English and get his answer in Russian (later translated) live on air, televised nationwide.
I got a reply acknowledging my request, heard nothing further about communicating directly with a man I call the world’s preeminent leader. I asked too late. He was well along in his session when I emailed. He’s always swamped with questions at annual Q &As, tries covering as much ground as possible relating to vital domestic and geopolitical issues.
Jewish Money And The Labour Party - Here Are The Numbers
Gilad Atzmon
If you are curious about why the Labour Party has been groveling to the Jewish Lobby for the last few months, Jewish Donor Michael Foster provides the nitty gritty - - the numbers of kosher domination.
In his commentary in The Daily Mail , Foster, who donated £400.000 to the party ahead of last May’s election, reveals “This year, no major Jewish donor has given a pound to the central Labour Party.”
The numbers are shocking. “In the run-up to last May’s General Election, the Jewish community donated almost one-third of the £9.7 million that Labour received from private donors – and that despite recoiling from Labour’s parliamentary vote to recognise Palestine.”
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