False Flag Turkish Coup?

Erdogan is going to "make merry" in the aftermath of the botched coup in Turkey.

The question is, was this simply a lousy and pathetically planned genuine coup or was it in fact a false flag operation aided (or at the very least allowed to occur) by Erdogan in order to solidify his grip on power?

Advice To Bianca Jagger

I'm terribly , sorry for posting a despicable tweet by mistake, I posted it at 4.15 in the morning and didn't properly read its content .

— Bianca Jagger (@BiancaJagger) July 12, 2016

Follow your own advice, and read articles thoroughly before you tweet links to them!

Live Tweets About The Iraq Inquiry - Chilcot

#Chilcot Tweets

Chilcot Report Goes Live Online Today

As per the Iraq Inquiry website:

As planned, this website has been suspended to allow the Inquiry to make the final preparations necessary for publication of The Report of the Iraq Inquiry on 6 July. 

The updated website containing the Inquiry’s report and supporting documents will go live once Sir John Chilcot has finished his public statement on 6 July. 

Media enquiries should continue to be emailed to IraqInquiryMedia@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk. For media queries during office hours please contact the Inquiry's press spokesperson on 020 7276 3811 (between 8am and 6pm). Outside office hours please call 07825 826 886.

If you are a family member attending the Queen Elizabeth II Centre on the morning of 6 July you can contact the Inquiry either by email at Iraq.Inquiry@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk or by phone (between 8am and 6pm) on 020 7276 1711.

Charges For Blair Not Ruled Out

WAR CRIMES NEWS: Head Of International Criminal Court States Charges Not Ruled Out For Tony Blair Over Unlawful 2003 Iraq War +++ MORE SOON

— Paul Quigley (@quigleyp) July 5, 2016

The Cycle of Death Continues

As per the BBC

"The Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in Baghdad killed 165 people and injured 225 others.

A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of Ramadan. 

Rescuers said whole families had been wiped out and many victims were burned beyond recognition.
So-called Islamic State (IS) has said it carried out the suicide attack."

Who was it said "mission accomplished"?

Erdogan Has Small Hands

Dissent In The State Department

Fifty one mid- to high-level State Department officers involved with advising on Syria policy have signed a dissent channel cable calling for military strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government, to stop its persistent violations of the ceasefire.

That might be all very well for Washington based policy wonks to "bravely" put their heads above the parapet on paper. However, the reality is that any strikes on Assad will bring America into direct conflict with Assad's sponsor Russia.

Additonally, as with Iraq, what exactly is the game plan if Assad is toppled?

Do these cosseted staffers think the democracy will magically bloom overnight in the arid sands of the desert?

Remove Assad and you have ISIS, Al Qaeda and other idiots running the show!

The 51 dissenters should be sacked. Not for dissenting, but for being idiots!

Saudi Arabia Funds Clinton's Campaign

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has claimed that Riyadh has provided 20 percent of the total funding to Hillary Clinton.

Brothers and sister in blood!

Turkey Threatens German MPs

TURKEY: Senior AKP lawmaker: German MPs of Turkish origin who signed genocide bill should not set foot in #Turkey https://t.co/qLyF4VyTpK

— Conflict News (@Conflicts) June 2, 2016

Just by way of a reminder, Turkey wants to join the EU!