The Contrarian Progressive
I know what I know. Somehow, what I see is different from what other people see.
31 May 2018
Turkish Elections and Why Erdogan Might Lose
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Not many Western media outlets are covering the upcoming Turkish elections. And since they might end up with a major upset, I thought I ga...
14 May 2018
The Looming Halkbank Fine
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If you are like most people, the name of the state-owned Turkish bank will not mean anything to you. However, in a few days time, it might b...
21 March 2018
Shooting White People While Being Mohamed Noor
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Last July, a nice Australian woman called 9-11 to report a rape incident. When the police car arrived at the scene, she was shot by one of...
18 March 2018
Will Trump Fire Mueller? A Second Take
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I pondered this question last December and my answer was that it was rather likely. A month later, we found out that Trump had indeed tri...
15 March 2018
Tillerson Firing and the Irrelevance of the State Department Under Trump
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Most pundits believe that it was Rex Tillerson calling the Orange Man " a fucking moron " that did him in. Credit Reuters T...
10 March 2018
Why The Rocket Man Offered to Meet The Orange Man
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Even to a cynical observer like the resident contrarian of this humble soapbox, the breathless coverage of Kim Jong-un's reported offer ...
25 February 2018
Why Fleeing ISIS Fighters Are A Huge Problem for Europe and Turkey
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In November 2017, the BBC ran a piece about how coalition commanders facilitated the escape of ISIS fighters with their families from Raqq...
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