Rewriting reality. Perception management at work.Accounting “errors” Cooking the books. All being done so more weapons can flow to Ukraine and Biden can manage the debt ceiling issue to save political face. MalayMail WASHINGTON, May 19 — The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by around […]
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It’s an interesting perspective- from David Moulton Some excerpts below: In 1988, the gay author and activist Larry Kramer published an open letter to Anthony Fauci, who in his role as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—a position he held until last year—was the government official responsible for overseeing most […]
The population residing in the areas hardest hit by the earthquake supported AKP and President Erdogan. I did see some rather disconcerting things on twitter they day of the election. And, considering the obvious US interference, the shenanigans of the Istanbul and Ankara mayors, as well as the sacking of CHP’s vice chair..it seems there […]
Translation- You failed in your data manipulation or presentation thereof and we couldn’t steal the election! Can’t prove it but what else does this sudden sacking suggest other than a job badly done? A Goal UnMet! Turkish Minute Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate, […]
I find this claim very strange. It’s strange that Mayors would claim knowledge of voting leaning one way or another. They are, after all, only Mayors of these two cities. However, from the many years I’ve written about Turkey, my understanding, particularly regarding Istanbul, there are lots of western influences/ers present. Just my opinion, their […]
Here’s a report suggesting Erdogan’s win in the first run shafaq Shafaq News/ Opinion polls conducted by the “Areda” and “Asal” studies centers on Saturday suggest that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to win the presidential elections in the first round, which is set to begin on Sunday morning. The “Areda” Center for […]
Did this come out of the Hilary Clinton play book? Seems to have. This appears to be desperate propaganda tactic on the part of the opposition. Suggestive, at least to me, that the numbers don’t look good for the coalition of frenemies. The claims are absurd, in my opinion. Turkey and Russia have had diplomatic/realpolitik […]
No one knows why. The latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stated that there were 32,441 excess deaths in England and Wales from May to December last year. These deaths excluded those from Covid. The shock revelation has raised alarm bells amid health professionals. 32,441 excess deaths in an 8 month […]
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Turkish Housewives as the Wild Card
I love this piece. Housewives. That most put down group of women. Nearly always presented as persona non grata in society. Never doing anything meaningful or productive. And here they are, the wild card, in a vitally important election Out of the 64 million registered citizens eligible to vote in Turkey’s upcoming elections on 14 May, approximately 11 […]
Don’t pin excessive hopes on upcoming operation Britain’s top diplomat on Tuesday cautioned that a long-awaited Ukrainian offensive against Russia may not prove decisive as he urged sustained support for Kyiv. On a visit to Washington, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for ramped-up military aid to help Ukraine win as quickly as possible — but […]