The Contrarian Progressive
I know what I know. Somehow, what I see is different from what other people see.
19 December 2015
Was Turkey Downing Russian Jet a Pre-planned Incident?
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As you know, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets shot down a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft on 24 November. Since then the focus has been on the ...
07 December 2015
Sigmar Gabriel Thinks Saudi Arabia Was Looking Away
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Some days I feel like a hamster on a wheel. This is what the German Vice-Chancellor said a couple of days ago. The German vice-chancell...
06 December 2015
Passport Found in Paris Attacks
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When I expressed my incredulity by noting an intact Syrian passport was "conveniently" found near the body of a suicide bomber, I...
28 November 2015
Is Putin Pulling Erdogan Into a Trap?
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In my previous post I said that I did not expect a military confrontation between Russia and Turkey over the downed Russian aircraft. Sinc...
26 November 2015
Turkey and Russia on a Collision Course
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I was preparing a post on the growing animosity between Putin and Erdogan when the news of Turkey downing a Russian bomber aircraft broke. ...
21 November 2015
Is Islam an Inherently Violent Religion? A Contrarian Perspective
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This is a question that seems to preoccupy many people these days. With ISIS gleefully sharing its horrific exploits in high definition cl...
18 November 2015
Francois Hollande's Patriot Act
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I am sure you remember the Patriot Act which was passed after 9/11. The acronym (or backronym as Wikipedia puts it) stands for "Pro...
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