Sunday, March 19, 2017

Erdoğan Attacks Merkel Again | DW News


Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a personal attack against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of using "Nazi measures." His comment widens the diplomatic rift between the two countries even more.

Why Hungary's Crackdown On Refugees Is Being Criticised? – Inside Story


Trump Triples Down On Wiretap Charge


The State of the Union panel Bakari Sellers, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Jen Psaki & Jim DeMint discuss Pres. Trump's refusal to step back his wiretapping claims

Turkey Referendum Dispute: Interview with Arnoud Van Doorn on Turkey-Netherlands Row


Arnoud Van Doorn, a Hague City Council Member and the leader of PVDE party, also known as the Unity Party, talks to TRT World about political dispute between two countries. He was a member of Wilders’ right-wing Freedom Party until the end of 2011 and personal friend of Wilders. But then he declared his conversion to Islam.

Schulz vs. Merkel - What Are the Odds? | DW News


Martin Schulz, the main challenger in Germany's upcoming national election, is the Social Democrats’ new party leader. Schulz’s popularity is high in polls, giving him a chance at dethroning Chancellor Angela Merkel. We take a look at the candidates.

Germans React to US President Trump


Saturday, March 18, 2017

The US Allies Trump Has Offended Since Taking Office



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SS Archive | Hitler’s Rise to Power | Colour Documentary


Ann Coulter Speaks Out against Accepting Refugees


Mar. 17, 2017 - 6:07 - Author goes on 'Hannity' to slam Germany's immigration policies, reacts after judge blocks President Trump's revised travel ban

Brexit to Affect Northern Ireland’s Economy


Prime Minister Theresa May's expected to trigger article 50 in the coming days, beginning Britain's divorce from the European Union.

Donald Trump Says Germany Owes 'Vast Sums of Money' to Nato and the US


THE TELEGRAPH: Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to demand that Germany "pay more" to the United States for its defense, only hours after meeting with Angela Merkel.

Mr Trump and the German Chancellor sat down together in The Oval Office for the first time yesterday and included discussions of America's terms for its continued commitment to Nato.

Mrs Merkel told the president she believed Germany must work to pay its fair share to be in the alliance – a key demand by Mr Trump, who has repeatedly said he believes America is bearing the brunt of the costs.

But Mr Trump appeared unconvinced by these assurances on Saturday morning, when he tweeted from Mar-a-Lago, his Florida redoubt, that "Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!" » | Ruth Sherlock, Washington | Saturday, March 18, 2017

Referendum in Turkey, Breaking News in Europe - The Listening Post


Could President Erdogan's narrative of a Europe at battle with Turkey sway voters in advance of April's vote?

Interfaith Leaders to Tour Europe, US to Introduce Indonesia’s Moderate Islam


THE JAKARTA POST: Indonesian interfaith leaders are set to visit several countries across Europe and the United States to introduce values of tolerance among Islamic religious followers in the country.

As a country of multi-ethnic groups and religions, Indonesia has long been considered a good example for other countries in building harmony among religious followers.

“The delegates will speak about the religious concord in Indonesia, how moderate Islam plays a crucial role in the country and how Indonesian nationalism can have tolerant and inclusive religious followers as its pillars,” said Leimena Institute founder, Jacob Tobing, said as quoted by kompas.com after he met with Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the Vice Presidential Office in Jakarta on Friday. » | News Desk | The Jakarta Post | Jakarta | Saturday, March 18, 2017

Saudi Arabia Is Redefining Islam for the World's Largest Muslim Nation »

No Beards, No Veils': Uighur Life in China's Xinjiang


BBC: China says Islamist separatists in Xinjiang are the greatest threat to national security. The far western region is home to a community of some 10 million Uighurs, who are mostly Muslim.

Beijing is concerned that young Uighurs are vulnerable to radicalisation. Widespread intimidation makes reporting from the region extremely difficult, but the BBC gained exclusive access to the area. (+ BBC video) » | Saturday, March 18, 2017

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Chancellor Angela Merkel's Playbook for President Donald Trump | The New York Times


Angela Merkel and Donald Trump couldn't be more different. They disagree on immigration, NATO, the European Union and trade. As they meet for the first time as world leaders, here are the factors that may shape their relationship.

Is Trump Counterterrorism Aide Sebastian Gorka a Sworn Member of Hungarian Nazi-Allied Group?


Is President Donald Trump’s top counterterrorism adviser, Sebastian Gorka, a member of a Hungarian far-right, Nazi-allied group? We speak with reporter Larry Cohler-Esses, who first reported the allegations in The Forward, a leading Jewish American newspaper. The outlet reports members of the Vitézi Rend elite order confirmed Gorka took a lifelong oath of loyalty to the Hungarian far-right group, which is listed by the U.S. State Department as having been “under the direction of the Nazi Government of Germany” during World War II. Questions first emerged about Gorka’s ties to the group after the website LobeLog published photographs of Gorka wearing a Vitézi Rend medal on his lapel at a presidential inauguration ball on January 20. Gorka has denied reports of his involvement with the group, but if he is found to have failed to disclose this in his immigration application, it could make him inadmissible to the country under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The revelation comes as Jewish community centers and synagogues around the U.S. reported another wave of bomb threats over the weekend.

Fareed Zakaria's Full Interview on Trump


CNN's Fareed Zakaria sits down with CNN Tonight host Don Lemon to discuss the state of Donald Trump's presidency.

Organizations Call for Sebastian Gorka's Resignation for Ties to Far-right Group


USA TODAY: A number of organizations called for the resignation of Trump aide Sebastian Gorka, after reports that Gorka has ties to a far-right group in Hungary.

The Forward reported Thursday that Gorka, President Trump's counter-terrorism adviser, is a formal member of Vitézi Rend, a group that is listed by the State Department as an organization that is under the direction of Nazi Germany. » | Jessica Estepa | USA Today | Thursday, March 16, 2017

Jamie Glazov Moment: Muslim Primary School Students Threaten to Behead Teacher


Irish PM Tells Trump: ‘St Patrick Was an Immigrant’


With Donald Trump standing only a few feet away, Irish PM Enda Kenny identifies St Patrick with immigrants – ‘the patron saint of immigrants’ – at the annual St Patrick’s Day lunch in Washington on Thursday. Kenny quotes from Emma Lazarus’s The New Colossus, saying the Irish were ‘the wretched refuse on the teeming shore’


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