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Turkey has dismissed almost 7,400 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups in a government decree, the latest in a wave of dismissals since authorities quashed a coup attempt last summer. Teachers, academics, military and police officers were sacked late Friday, including former Istanbul governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu who was jailed last August for alleged links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkey blames Gulen for masterminding the July 15 coup attempt but he denies the allegations. The country imposed a state of emergency following the coup, allowing the government to rule by decrees. The latest wave of dismissals brings the number of fired civil servants to more than 110,000 people. https://www.rt.com/news/line/

A hacker known as ‘Johnnie Walker’ leaked a batch of private correspondence of a US State Department intelligence official, whose work is focused on Russian domestic affairs, according to FP, citing the emails. The emails, from a hacked nongovernmental account over a two-year period, were sent to “an unknown number of recipients,” the outlet – which reported on the story initially – notes. There is, however, no information on who exactly was among the recipients. Although the leaks were received on Tuesday, according to the magazine, they did not gain widespread attention until Friday. In a letter announcing the alleged hacking, Johnnie Walker said that the leak would provide evidence for establishing what was called “agenda formation in many countries worldwide, especially where the situation is insecure.” The sender also reportedly claimed that the US State Department official was in contact with various intelligence agencies, including the CIA, as

του Στέλιου Κούλογλου Τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2014, η μεξικανική αστυνομία άνοιξε πυρ σε λεωφορεία που μετέφεραν φοιτητές από το Κολλέγιο της πόλης Αγιοτζινάπα στη Πόλη του Μεξικού. Επρόκειτο, όπως κάθε χρόνο, να πάρουν μέρος σε μια συγκέντρωση μνήμης για τη δολοφονία 400 φοιτητών το 1968 στη πρωτεύουσα, δέκα μέρες πριν την έναρξη των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων... Υστερα θα επέστρεφαν με τα ίδια λεωφορεία. Από την επίθεση της αστυνομίας, έξι φοιτητές πέθαναν επί τόπου και δεκάδες τραυματίστηκαν. Κατόπιν η αστυνομία άδειασε δύο λεωφορεία συλλαμβάνοντας 43 φοιτητές, τους οποίους μετάφερε με περιπολικά προς άγνωστη κατεύθυνση. Από τότε τα ίχνη τους έχουν εξαφανιστεί. Η κυβέρνηση υποστηρίζει ότι οι 43 φοιτητές απήχθησαν από την τοπική αστυνομία που συνεργάζεται με εμπόρους ναρκωτικών και δολοφονήθηκαν, χωρίς όμως να δίνει επαρκείς εξηγήσεις για τα κίνητρα των πιθανών απαγωγέων και στοιχεία για το που βρίσκονται τα πτώματα των δολοφονηθέντων. Με την υπόθεση να συγκλονίζει το

The West’s protestations about human rights sound hollow when one looks at Yemen where the U.S. and U.K. place profits from arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the carnage those weapons are inflicting. by Alon Ben-Meir Part 2 - Houthi Grievances The Houthis have suffered immense discrimination, and their grievances have been addressed neither before nor after the Gulf Cooperation Council’s March 2013 initiative that launched a National Dialogue Conference, which failed to resolve the dispute over the distribution of power. The Saudis claim Iran is behind the Houthis’ rebellion. Although Iran and the Houthis adhere to a different school of Shiite Islam, they share similar geopolitical interests. Iran is challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance, while the Houthis are the main rival to Hadi and the U.S.-Saudi backed government in Sana’a. For the Saudis, losing Sana’a would allow Iran to exert major influence in the Arabian Peninsula in addition to its allianc

This week saw Leopoldo Lopez, a so-called “revolutionary” and major figure in Venezuela’s right-wing opposition, released from prison to house arrest due to “health concerns.” Though celebrated by foreign media, Lopez has a history of inciting fatally violent protests. by Whitney Webb Part 4 - Lopez receives support from foreign governments and media Despite his violent tactics and mixed popularity in Venezuela, the U.S. government and international media have rallied behind López. While imprisoned, his wife, former model and television personality Lilian Tintori, met with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump. Rubio recently introduced the Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act which, if passed, would funnel as much as $10 million to the Venezuelan opposition. After the meeting, Trump tweeted that López was a political prisoner who should be freed immediately. MintPress has reported on several o