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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Iraqi Kurds will “ not be able to find food ” if Ankara decides to halt the flow of trucks and oil into the region, adding that all military and economic sanctions are on the table. “ [They] will be left in the lurch when we start imposing our sanctions, ” Erdogan said in a speech broadcast live on television on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters. “ It will be over when we close the oil taps, all [their] revenues will vanish, and they will not be able to find food when our trucks stop going to northern Iraq. ” The Turkish president then warned that Israel’s support would be insufficient to sustain the Iraqi Kurds’ drive for independence and would not save them from international isolation. Erdogan added that Tel Aviv does not exercise sufficient leverage over the world community. “ Who will recognize your independence? Israel. The world is not about Israel. You should know that the waving of Israeli flags

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has issued a decree ordering that women be allowed to drive, Saudi state media has reported. Under the conservative kingdom’s previous laws, women were banned from driving. The decree orders the Saudi interior minister to draft and adopt necessary amendments to the traffic regulations and to form a special commission consisting of the ministers of interior, finance, labor and development to “study the necessary arrangements” needed for the implementation of the new rules, as reported by the state SPA news agency. The new rules are expected to come into force on June 24, 2018, according to the decree. The decree states that the move must "apply and adhere to the necessary Sharia standards,” adding that most members of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars had approved the new regulations. The US was quick to welcome the move with State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert telling journalists Washington is “ happy ”

With the Greek psyche itself the victim of a relentless shaming campaign, the idea of Greece “going it alone” begins to seem outlandish and quixotic. It is not. But it is as much tied to a revival of spirit and self-esteem as to the nuts and bolts of economic transformation. by Michael Nevradakis Part 3 - Greece wants to stay in the eurozone and EU — or does it? One of the most prevalent and recurring myths to come out of crisis-stricken Greece is that despite the austerity measures and cuts that the Greek people have been faced with, the overwhelming majority wishes to remain in the EU “at all costs.” This exact wording has been used in numerous public opinion polls, such as one published on July 5, 2015, the day of the Greek referendum on whether to accept or reject a new troika-backed austerity proposal. According to this poll, conducted by polling firm GPO on behalf of one of Greece’s most notoriously pro-austerity TV stations, Mega Channel, 74.1 percent

του Κλάουντιο Κατς Μέρος 7ο - Απερίσκεπτος δογματισμός Διαχέεται επίσης μια συζήτηση που συγκλίνει με τη σοσιαλδημοκρατία χρησιμοποιώντας σεκταριστικά επιχειρήματα. Στην περίπτωση αυτή, η κυβέρνηση Μαδούρο απεικονίζεται ως διεφθαρμένη, υποτελής και προσαρμοστική, δηλαδή ως μια κυβέρνηση που σταθεροποιεί ένα δικτατορικό καθεστώς. Σε άλλες περιστάσεις, η ίδια απονομιμοποίηση περιγράφεται με πιο έμμεσες ή πιο εκλεπτυσμένες κατηγορίες (de facto πρόεδρος, βοναπαρτιστής αρχηγός). Όλες, όμως, οι παραλλαγές της συμπίπτουν ως προς ότι τονίζουν τη θεμελιώδη ευθύνη μιας αυταρχικής κυβέρνησης που διαλύει τη χώρα. Η εναρμόνιση ως προς αυτό το βασικό ζήτημα με την αφήγηση των ΜΜΕ είναι εντυπωσιακή. Το βασικό πρόβλημα, ωστόσο, δεν είναι η ρητορική, αλλά η πρακτική. Καθημερινά γίνονται πορείες της Δεξιάς και των οπαδών της κυβέρνησης. Οι πρωταθλητές της σοσιαλιστικής αυστηρότητας πρέπει να αναρωτηθούν: Σε ποια από τις δύο θα συμμετάσχουμε; Με ποιους θα ταυτιστούμε; Εάν πιστε

by system failure First reactions for the results of the recent German elections showed how masterfully the neoliberal regime in Germany and Europe exploits the rise of the far-right. We do not underestimate the dangerous rise of the far-right in Germany (and elsewhere), yet it would be useful to identify the main purpose behind the alarming headlines in most of the mainstream media about this fact around Europe. The vast majority of the mainstream media (and even independent media), focused on the dangerous rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the right-wing populist and eurosceptic political party in Germany. Indeed, the rise is really impressive and cannot be underestimated considering that in previous elections AfD had gained zero seats with only 4.7%. However, this is a perfect opportunity for the neoliberal establishment to exploit such a terrifying rise of the far-right at least in two ways: First, the far-right scary monster