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“DragonFLY” Puts Tragic End To Underground German Psychedelic Seminar
(TFC)– From November’s last week’s surfaced a troubling story from the psychedelic underground. A German “therapist” was arrested after confessing to having administered research chemicals, not classical psychedelics like mushrooms or LSD, in a clandestine experiment. As obscure as the…
Germany freezes arms shipments to Turkey: Report
(KurdPress) – Germany has frozen all arms deliveries to Turkey, a newspaper reported on July 21. Berlin stepped up its travel advisory for Turkey on July 20 and warned it would review state guarantees for foreign investment there—measures which Ankara labelled…
‘Dare to be in Conflict’: Merkel Rival Calls Her Soft on Trump, Putin, Erdogan
(Sputnik) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s rival in the upcoming September election has slammed the leader for not standing up to US President Donald Trump. Martin Schulz, a Social Democrat (SPD), has been hitting the campaign stump in his attempt to unseat Merkel,…
Washington, London Funding White Helmets in Syria: British Analyst
Syria (Tasnim) – A British journalist and political analyst said the White Helmets in Syria are being “supported, funded and equipped” by a number of foreign governments, including the US and UK. “This is extraordinary. The Nusra Front is about two…
Turkey Denounces German Move to Accept Asylum Requests
Turkey (Tasnim) – Turkey on Thursday condemned Germany for granting political asylum to numerous military personnel and their families with alleged links to last year’s failed coup, saying the move risked harming relations. Germany gave positive responses to the asylum petitions…
German Police Launch Nationwide Anti-Terror Raids
Germany (Tasnim) – Security forces have launched a nationwide anti-terror operation in Germany on Wednesday. Police in the states of Saxony, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin confirmed that properties have been searched. German anti-terror police carried out a series of pre-dawn raids…
A String of Scandals in the Bundeswehr
Germany (SCF) – It’s not easy to be a minister. Particular a minister of defense, and in Germany. It would seem easy to make the leap from that position to that of chancellor, but this is an illusion – it’s so…
The Liberal Centre Will Not Hold. Halting the Far-Right Requires a Different Social Model
Europe (NM) – Sunday night’s French presidential results saw a huge win for liberal centrist Emmanuel Macron, beating Marine Le Pen by 66.1% to 33.9% of valid votes. This was quite a slap in the face for the Front National, who despite…
Germany/Egypt: Agreement Risks Complicity in Abuses
Germany (HRW) – Pact Could Tie Berlin’s Agents to Torture, Disappearances The German parliament should reject a proposed security agreement with the Egyptian Interior Ministry, Human Rights Watch said today. The agreement, which is scheduled for a vote on April 28,…
Mapping Dystopia: The Hidden Shame of Fortress Europe
Europe (NM) – With warnings that as many as one million migrants are already on the way to to Libya and Europe from countries across Africa, Europe’s refugee crisis seems set to get even worse. From police brutality at borders to squalid conditions…
Berlin Halts Refugee Transfers to Hungary over Conditions
Germany (Tasnim) – Germany said Tuesday it is refraining from transferring asylum seekers to Hungary under EU rules until Budapest gives assurances that the migrants would not be systematically detained. Under the so-called Dublin rules, asylum seekers are meant to be…
Erdogan Isn’t as Strong as He Looks. That’s What Makes Him Dangerous.
Turkey (FPIF) – Turkey’s leader will apparently stop at nothing to centralize power — and every move that backfires makes him even more desperate. At first glance, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s drive to create an executive presidency with almost unlimited power…
Ukraine: Are We Seeing a Lull Before the Russian Storm?
Ukraine (EAN) – Western media may not be paying much attention now to Ukraine, but this does not mean that the conflict there has been frozen, much less settled. The ceasefire concluded in February 2015 has not held, and the frontline…
Turkey to Scrap Migration Agreement with EU
Europe (SCF) – Turkey’s relationship with the EU and NATO appears to have plumbed new lows. Ankara’s agreement with the EU to help hold back a flood of migrants is about to end. On March 13, Deputy Turkish Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus announced the…