[Libya Herald] Prince Idris Abdullah Abed Senussi has called for the restoration of the 1951 constitution as a way of getting Libya out of its present crisis.
The Libyan people were suffering as never before a result of the continuing anarchy, he told a presser in Tunis today. They had a right to prosperity and stability. This, though, could not happen without a working political system, he stated. For that, there had to be a constitution. The 1951 constitution was the answer. It the foundation of the Libya state, he insisted. It had constructed Libya as a legal entity. It existed, and should be reintroduced. It would enable Libya to move forwards, he said.
All other efforts to resolve the crisis had failed, he stated, adding that efforts to devise another constitution were not working either.
The 1951 constitution would give back to Libya’s three historic provinces ‐ Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... tania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan ‐ control over their own affairs. That was right, he said, but adding that at some future point further provinces could be created by dividing existing ones. But that was for the future to decide, he said.
With the 1951 constitution making Libya a monarchy, he was asked by the Libya Herald if that was what he wanted and if he were proposing himself as king. He rejected this, saying that this was not the time to decide whether Libya should be a monarchy or a republic. That was an issue for Libyans to choose in the future.
He said, however, that he was willing to act as temporary head of state. He added, however, that if he were head of state he would not enter into political life and that being head of state would not include being head of government. That, he said, had to be a separate position.
Asked whether fresh elections would resolve the Libyan crisis, he said that there was no chance of them taking place for the moment. The security situation would not permit it.
There had to be a transitional period, he said.
"The way of getting out of the crisis that I propose involves a period of transition led by a personality around whom there is consensus, and who has had no role or taken part in the current political stalemate."
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[Libya Herald] Khalifa Hafter’s reported refusal to go to Saturday’s meeting of other Libyan politicians in Brazzaville will have frustrated Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso who heads the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... ’s (AU) Libya committee.
Since the committee’s four-day mission to Libya in June, Nguesso has been trying to organise a meeting of all Libya’s leading players. This will be the third AU mini summit on Libya and reflects growing alarm in the Union at Libya’s enduring crisis.
Today, a Hafter aide is reported to have said that House of Representatives (HoR) president Ageela Saleh will be representing the interests of the east of the country. Saleh has actually already arrived in Brazzaville and may be hoping for advance consultations with Nguesso and the other AU committee members from Æthiopia, Mauritania, Niger and South Africa. It is expected that the meeting will also be attended by Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Sudan and Tunisia.
Presidency Council (PC) chief Faiez Serraj has said that he will be attending as, it is understood, will State Council head Abdulrahman Sewehli.
Hafter’s absence will be seen at odds with the spirit of the deal he struck last month with Serraj in Gay Paree at the encounter brokered by French president Macron. That seemed to break new ground in that both men agreed on a ceasefire, early elections and the pivotal position of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA.
But more than a month on, with no obvious fresh political movement, three days ago Macron sent his foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to press Serraj and Hafter for progress.
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[Dhaka Tribune] An unnatural death case was lodged on Wednesday night over the seven people who reportedly detonated themselves during a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) operation at a militant hideout on Mirpur’s Mazar Road.
RAB Deputy Assistant Director Nayeb Subedar Harun ur-Rashid filed the case with Darus Salam police station, confirmed the station’s Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohesh.
The elite law enforcement agency recovered seven skulls from the site, belonging to two children, two women and three men.
After an autopsy, Dhaka Medical College Hospital Forensic Department Head Dr Sohel Mahmud confirmed to the Dhaka Tribune that his team found splinters, wires, and parts of torch-lights in the bodies, confirming the RAB theory that the blasts were caused by suicide bombs.
“We have also collected DNA from the skulls,” the physician said.
At least five bombs exploded around 9:50pm, over two hours after a RAB unit claimed that a top militant, Abdullah, and his two associates agreed to surrender to the lawmen.
The men were holed up in a fourth-floor apartment in the six-storey Komol Prova building on Mazar road.
RAB officials said the bodies were believed to have been incinerated and disintegrated in the series of blasts that could be seen from far off as huge fires.
RAB cordoned off the house following information about the suspect from two alleged members of a new faction of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
The two alleged members were detained from a house at Elenga in Kalihati upazila of Tangail late Monday night.
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[Dhaka Tribune] A 22-year-old man working at the hard boy den in Mirpur has been missing since Sunday.
The family of Kamal, who worked at Abdullah’s home in Mirpur, told the media about him being missing after the raid ended.
Kamal’s father Abdul Malek said: "I have had no contact with my son since the second day of Eid. He was working at Abdullah’s residence for the last six months. He helped Abdullah to look after his pigeons."
"My son is not a hard boy. He prayed but was not a fanatic. Abdullah is responsible for my son’s death," he also said.
Kamal’s parents believe their son was killed in the kabooms at Abdullah’s house.
Kamal is the second among five children. He came to Dhaka from Bhola to work for Abdullah at Tk6,000 per month. He previously worked at a tea stall in his village. During Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr, Kamal visited his family. But he failed to visit the village during Eid-ul-Azha.
Sirajul Islam, the night guard of the alley where Komol Prova, the hard boy den is located, was also reported missing.
His wife Nazma Begum told the Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday that Sirajul did not come home on Tuesday morning and was unreachable over the phone.
When the Dhaka Tribune reached out to the Rapid Action Battalion, Sirajul’s whereabouts were confirmed.
Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan, director of the Media and Legal wing, said: "We have nabbed Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! the owner of the house and the night guard on suspicions of collaborating with the hard boys.
Regarding Kamal’s absence, Commander Mufti told the Dhaka Tribune: "We found two bodies of Abdullah’s associates from the flat. But we are not sure whether Kamal is among them. The bodies have been sent for DNA testing."
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[Dhaka Tribune] At least eight people have been injured during a factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League ... the student wing of the Bangla Awami League ... (BCL) activists in Satkhira. Both factions are blaming each other for the desecration of idols of the Hindu community in the area.
Police have incarcerated Book 'im, Mahmoud! two people in connection with the incident. The suspects ‐ Shahriar and Chanchal ‐ are cousins of local upazila parishad member Delowar Hossain.
The incident occurred at the Kachua village under Assasuni upazila in the early hours of Thursday.
Shankar Ghosh, a resident of the village, told the Dhaka Tribune that the local BCL unit President Ujjal Ghosh and his supporters had an ongoing dispute with Delowar, a member of the Satkhira upazila parishad, and his nephews Shubho and Shaon, over the formation of a BCL ward committee.
Delowar, accompanied by his supporters, reportedly attacked Ujjal at his residence on Wednesday night, leaving at least 10 people injured.
During the attack, the culprits allegedly desecrated the idols of Vishnu, Durga and Kartikeya at the Kachua Sarbojanin Durga Temple.
Local UP member Angur Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune: "I visited the scene of the incident on Thursday morning and found that some idols had been desecrated. Several people were also injured. The incident might have been caused by internal disputes."
Another eyewitness, Sohrab Hossain, said: "I saw Delowar Hossain’s nephews Shubho and his brother Shaon attacking Ujjal Ghosh and his supporters on Wednesday night. The locals broke up the fight."
"Later that night, Ujjal Ghosh and his supporters attacked Shuvo and Shaon. I do not know who is responsible for desecrating the idols," he added.
When approached for comment, Delwar said: "I was getting a haircut at the Gunakarkati Market on Wednesday. My nephews came to take me home. A number of youths hurled abuses at me as I was passing through the Kachua Ghosh neighbourhood. My nephews protested their insults and an altercation turned into a scuffle."
"The rumours about idols being desecrated are not true. The scuffle occurred on the road and not in anyone’s home. They are framing me," he said.
Officer-in-Charge of Satkhira Assasuni cop shoppe Shahidul Islam confirmed that three idols have been desecrated and an investigation has been launched over the incident.
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[DAWN] Chinese internet users bombarded government social media accounts on Wednesday with thousands of anti-Islamic messages in response to unverified videos showing rioting involving Moslems.
Online attacks on Chinese Moslem minorities have surged in recent years, with commenters directing angry screeds at both the Hui and the Uighur minority groups in the country’s north and far west.
The alleged row that triggered the latest flood of invective took place in the city of Tangshan in northern China’s Hebei province on Monday.
According to unconfirmed reports, a group of Hui protesters clashed with police who were carrying shields and wearing uniforms that suggested they were part of a SWAT team, according to online videos. In the clips filmed at night, the protesters appeared to punch their arms in the air, point their fingers and tell police to "kneel down".
It was unclear whether one of the protesters threw a rock at the police, as was alleged in a report by the state-run Global Times. The newspaper also quoted a Tangshan government employee as saying that "someone was beaten", without giving further details.
In response to the reports, Chinese internet users directed a flood of abuse at the official social media account of the city’s public security bureau, accusing them of putting the interests of Moslems over those of the majority Han ethnic group.
The commenters accused authorities of being overly lenient towards "violent" Moslem minorities and demanded swift punishment, in remarks that remained visible on Wednesday.
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It's the Han Chinese; Twitter and Google kiss their ass.
[Breitbart] In a powerful address this week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that Hungary’s "fiercest opponents" do not come from within but from abroad, and that Europe is falling victim to "Islamization."
In his annual address to the Civic Picnic in Kötcse over the weekend, Orbán reiterated his opposition to heavy-handed outside influence in Hungarian affairs, as well as his conviction that Europeans have not yet come to grips with the real threat posed by Islam.
Citing studies which suggest that more than 60 million migrants will depart from Africa towards Europe during the next 20 years, increasing Western Europe’s Islamic population to above 20 percent by 2030, Orbán stated: "The Islamization of Europe is real," whereas in China or the United States "it doesn’t stand a chance."
Orbán has vigorously opposed the European Union’s imposition of migrant quotas on individual member states, insisting that such questions are matters of national sovereignty and must be decided by each country and its people.
[Hurriyet Daily News] An Istanbul prosecutor has demanded a total of 37 years in jail for three Russians over their suspected involvement in the liquidation of a Chechen krazed killer in 2015 and spying activities, daily Haberturk reported on Sept. 7.
The indictment was reported to have prepared in February 2017 but its details have only recently come to light.
In November 2015, a Chechen commander named Abdulvahid Edelgiriev was killed in Istanbul’s Basaksehir district in an attack. According to the case indictment reportedly seen by the daily, Edelgireyev was approached by a white car, and was then shot and stabbed by assassins in the car.
Police investigations reportedly found that the car was rented out 20 days before the liquidation by Russian citizens Andrei Sholkhov, Dimitri Bodrov and Vladimir Voronon.
Five months later, in April 2016, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) teams and the Istanbul police conducted a secret operation to detain two Russian nationals, indicated to be spies, the 52-year-old Iurii Anisimov and 55-year-old Aleksandr Smirnov, according to the indictment.
These two names, along with Aleksandr Nasyrov, another Russian national who is currently on the run, are alleged in the indictment to have conducted exploration and logistical works prior to the liquidation, which was carried out by other individuals.
In the operation, Ottoman Turkish police reportedly seized fabricated Interpol identities, photographs belonging to Russian state officials, and five cell phones belonging to the "spies."
Regarding the two locked away You have the right to remain silent... Russian nationals, Anisimov and Smirnov, and Nasyrov, an Istanbul prosecutor prepared an indictment in February 2017. The prosecutor demanded 37 years in jail for the suspects on charges of "attempting to acquire the state’s secret information for political and military spying purposes," "assisting a planned voluntary manslaughter," and "forging official documents."
The indictment alleges that after the two arrested suspects, as well as the runaway Nasyrov, acquired information regarding the whereabouts of the Chechen krazed killer Edelgiriev, three Russian hitmen arrived in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... in October to commit the murder.
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[Hurriyet Daily News] The Constitutional Court has denied the individual applications of two former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers appealing for the reversal of a parliamentary ruling that removed their status as MPs.
The general assembly of the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the individual application of Faysal Sarıyıldız and Tuğba Hezer on Sept. 7.
“The court has ruled to deny the appeal to reverse the decision of Parliament’s General Assembly over removing the lawmaker status of HDP Şırnak deputy Faysal Sarıyıldız and HDP Van deputy Tuğba Hezer in accordance with Article 85 of the Constitution,” a written statement from the Constitutional Court read.
Parliament had voted for the dismissal of Sarıyıldız and Hezer on July 27 for failing to attend five sessions of parliamentary proceedings in October, November and December 2016.
Sarıyıldız and Hezer left Turkey in the wake of the parliamentary vote to remove their immunities in 2016 and have been abroad ever since.
The Turkish constitution rules that a deputy can be removed from their status after failing to attend parliamentary sessions without a valid reason or being absent for five sessions. In the event that their MP status has been removed over absence from parliament, the lawmaker can appeal to the Constitutional Court for the decision to be annulled on the grounds that it is contrary to the constitution, the law or the rules of procedure.
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[Hurriyet Daily News] A Ottoman Turkish court has ordered a German citizen who was detained in the southern province of Antalya last week to be released but banned from travel, Dogan News Agency reported on Sept. 7.
The released person and their German spouse were detained while on holiday in Antalya. The spouse had already been freed after questioning.
They had both been held as part of investigations into the Gulen network, widely believed to have criminal masterminded last year’s failed coup attempt, and the Syrian Kurdish YPG.
Their release means 10 German citizens remain in Ottoman Turkish detention on political charges.
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They had both been held as part of investigations into the Gülen network, widely believed to have masterminded last year’s failed coup attempt, and the Syrian Kurdish YPG.
1) Widely believed... by whom? There's not a single person reading this blog that's buying that line of shit.
2) He's banned from travel - you mean Turkey banned a German citizen from vacationing in other countries, or (more likely) he can't go back to wonderful Turkey next year for his 'vacation'? If it's the latter, I doubt you'd have to issue a court order to prevent him from coming back.
[DAWN] Keeping in view the current situation in the world and the region, Pakistain will have to swiftly "change its direction", said Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday after the conclusion of the Pak envoys' conference.
Envoys to some major countries and multilateral institutions participated in the three-day conference which deliberated on changes unfolding in the geopolitical environment.
"We are undergoing a seismic shift," Asif said during a presser, referring to the "altering" regional and international situation.
He added that the geopolitical changes taking place in the world were unprecedented. "Perhaps, such changes were not even witnessed after the Second World War. New allignments have been made, strategic policies are dictating nations' interests."
"We [Pakistain] have to review these situations pragmatically and take the right direction. We have to quickly adjust our direction," the foreign minister said.
The US policy on South Asia and Afghanistan was discussed during the final session of the envoys conference and Pakistain's ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, provided a briefing on the situation following US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... 's statements.
"After the briefing, we have come to understand the different dimensions of the problem."
The minister said that there is a 50 to 60-year-long history behind the Washington policy and the regional situation "which is gradually unfolding".
"In my personal view, [in the course of this history], we have only incurred losses and haven't gained much," he said.
"We don't have a lot of time ‐ the developing regional situations do not allow us to take our time," the minister reiterated, stressing on the urgency of the matter.
Asif said that in the coming days "there will be a policy shift in the country." The new policy will be formulated with the army and the country's institutions and will keep Pakistain's interests in view.
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[DAWN] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... ‐Faz chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ... on Wednesday urged the government to take the policy statement of US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... on Afghanistan seriously and review its foreign policy accordingly.
He told news hounds at the residence of federal minister Akram Khan Durrani here that President Trump’s new Afghan policy was an eye-opener for Pakistain and therefore, the government should frame its foreign policy in light of it.
"Trump’s statement is an open threat for Pakistain. The government should re-examine its foreign policy," he said, adding that Americans didn’t intend to leave Afghanistan.
Mr Fazl said the new US policy on Afghanistan clearly showed that instead of ending it, Washington had planned to continue war in Afghanistan for an indefinite period.
He said Islamabad should not rely economically on Washington and instead look for new economic partners.
"We should strengthen our economic ties with China," he said.
The JUI-F chief said Pakistain had long been in trouble due to the ill-conceived policy of former military ruler Pervez Perv Musharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... , especially in the wake of his decision to join the alliance against the so-called war on terrorism.
"Unfortunately, the successive government continued with Musharraf’s policies. Pakistain has been trapped in this war although it is neither a terrorist country nor does it support terrorism," he said.
Mr Fazl expressed concern ...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... about the reported violence against Rohingya Moslems in Myanmar and said the situation was intolerable.
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[DAWN] Two weeks ago, Ms Yousafzai announced that she had been accepted to study at Oxford University‐her tweet was politely couched in praise for her fellow winning candidates.
"So excited to go to Oxford!! Well done to all A-level students - the hardest year. Best wishes for life ahead!" Malala posted on her Twitter account on Aug 17.
The British press loved the story, but there were few mentions in Pakistain’s media. Reaction from Paks on social media ranged from sincere and congratulatory to snide and envious.
"Well done, Malala," one man posted on Facebook, praising her humanitarian efforts and success abroad but noting wistfully that many Paks were unable to get ahead except by bribery.
"Time to shoot myself in the head for my next degree," sneered another person on Twitter, using an expletive to suggest she had done little to deserve it. While some called her a hypocrite and fake, others called her father‐ a principal by profession‐ an agent for Israel and the Central Intelligence Agency.
On Tuesday, police officials in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... reported that they killed several suspected Taliban ...Arabic for students... and ISIS Lions of Islam in a raid and shootout, including one who they said was involved in the attack on Ms Yousafzai.
The news made headlines but drew little public interest. News reports seemed sceptical of the police claims. They included scant detail of the long-ago incident and no photos of Ms Yousafzai. The coverage had a perfunctory, "old news" tone.
In a way, it is understandable that this young woman ‐ who appears to have remained a gracious and modest individual despite her global celebrity ‐ has nevertheless become a permanent lightning rod for the muddled grievances, conspiracy theories and thwarted ambitions of a struggling society. A society where many people look to "foreign hands" to blame for their problems and may resent the limelight that comes to some, but only a few, of those who have suffered.
By some estimates, more than 30,000 Paks have been killed in a decade of terrorism and conflict. Ms Yousafzai survived and then went on to become a best-selling author, a winner of numerous international prizes and a United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... Messenger of Peace.
Now she is going to Oxford to study philosophy and politics.
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"Time to shoot myself in the head for my next degree," sneered another person on Twitter,
Why anyone should give a rat's ass about a mob of anonymous commenters is beyond me (except for our anonymous commenters!).
Now she is going to Oxford to study philosophy and politics.
Will she only be reading Marx, or will the works of Lenin also be included?
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Trump hate is still real and promoted in this country. Amazing the number so filled with hate project their feeling upon anyone else who do not tow their political line.
Sure as hell the Moslems will find a way to f*ck that up
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A group of youths are bringing life back to Mosul University’s central library with a book fair, making up for a serious destruction under Islamic State rule.
Once a home to nearly one million books, the three-storey building’s interior had been reduced to ashes by the time Iraqi forces recaptured the campus in mid October. Islamic State militants had burned all the contents bar nearly 30 books, according to Alghad Press.
At the gate of the wrecked facility, young volunteers erected stands for 14.000 books late Wednesday. The books were collected from donors over 40 days, according to the website.
“Mosul Reads”, read the slogan of the event which organizers said seeks to assert on the city’s identity as “a place of culture rather than violence,” the Alghad Press reports.
Saleh Elias, the event’s top organizer, told the website that the books were of diverse political, historical and literary genres. “A part of the books were kept inside the university’s library, while the remaining ones were given out to the visitors”, said Elias.
“Our mission is to spread peace and culture, and to reverse the image of Islamic State-held Mosul, one of violence and destruction,” he added.
“Tens of youths rolled up their sleeves to collect the books and organize the festival,” said Sattar Mohsen, director at Dar Stoor, a prominent Baghdad-based bookstore and publishing house. “The festival was a message to everybody, saying that Mosul is an immortal city that can rebuild its history,” said Mohsen.
“Everyday, Mosul amazes us with the way it comes back to life quickly. If efforts are escalated further, eastern Mosul could turn into a portray unseen in 14 years,” said Udai Ameed, one of the festival’s visitors.
“Everyday I came here, I used to weep for what had happened,” said Yomna Ebeid, a student who had partaken in volunteer efforts to clean the library after its retrieval. “Now, everything is changed, and I am confident it can return better than ever”.
The event also included shows by famous Mosul musical bands as well as handcrafts and plastic arts sections.
[Hurriyet Daily News] There is a "real risk" of increased funding for attacks in Europe as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) loses ground in Iraq and Syria, the European Union’s security chief warned on Sept. 7.
ISIL has lost an estimated 90 percent of its territory in Iraq. At one time, the group held around half of Syria but today controls just 15 percent, according to estimates.
"As we have success against Daesh on the ground in Iraq and Syria, they are moving funds out of Iraq and Syria," Julian King told the civil liberties committee in the European Parliament, using another name for ISIL.
“There is a real risk of a new influx of funding for terrorism. We need to be conscious of that and we need to work together to see what we can do about it," he added.
Last month, a U.N. report said that ISIL was continuing to send remittances abroad -- often small sums, making them difficult to detect -- as part of a bid to step up its international efforts "as demonstrated by the higher pace of attacks in Europe."
The report said funding sources were still based on oil profits and the imposition of taxes on local populations in the areas under its control.
However, it said the financial situation of the ISIL "core continues to deteriorate," mainly due to military pressure on the group.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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[Libya Herald] Khalifa Hafter’s reported refusal to go to Saturday’s meeting of other Libyan 
[DAWN] Chinese internet users bombarded government social media accounts on Wednesday with thousands of anti-Islamic messages in response to unverified videos showing rioting involving 
[Hurriyet Daily News] An Istanbul prosecutor has demanded a total of 37 years in jail for three Russians over their suspected involvement in the 
[Hurriyet Daily News] The Constitutional Court has denied the individual applications of two former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers appealing for the reversal of a parliamentary ruling that removed their status as MPs.
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