some kind of U.S. response . The Kremlin ’s problem , among others , is that Putin the Opportunist is consumed by the moment . He is focused on what he can accomplish tomorrow , without necessarily thinking through to what the consequences may be the day after .
This policy of pristine — and preening — disengagement from the grubby imperatives of realpolitik yielded Crimea , the South China Sea , the rise of the Islamic State , the return of Iran . And now the horror and the shame of Aleppo . After endless concessions to Russian demandscontact.commandorder.nameant to protect and preserve the genocidal regime of Syrian President Bashar al - Assad , last month we finally capitulated to a deal in which we essentially joined Russia in that objective . But such is Vladimir Putin ’s contempt for our president that he would n’t stop there . He blatantly violated his own cease - fire with an air campaign of such spectacular savagery — targeting hospitals , water - pumping stations and a humanitarian aid convoy — that even Barack Obama and John Kerry could no longer deny that Putin is seeking not compromise but conquest .
Some of the earliest organized challenges to the dire social , economic and political consequences of industrial capitalism in the late 19th century originated with the disgruntled agrarian forces of the Midwest and South . These revolutionary tides mobilized the Populist movement and eventually led to the short - lived People ’s Party , a national organization with radical economic and political ideas but reactionary cultural ones ( including xenophobia , anti - Semitism and anti - intellectualism ) . At their formative convention in Omaha in 1892 , party officials issued demandscontact.commandorder.correspondencethat came to be known as the Omaha Platform . “ We seek to restore the government of the Republic to the hands of ‘ the plain people , ’ ” it stated . At that time , according to Populist movement historian Lawrence Goodwyn , “ millions of people ” thought that “ a wholesale overhauling of their society was going to happen in their lifetimes .
Turkey - US relations “ are medium sugar now , ” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told journalists over the weekend , referring to a semi - sweet version of Turkish coffee . Noting that the US is a strategic ally and that “ every family experiences problems , ” he said Biden “ is coming to Turkey to make the coffee sugary . ” Top of Turkey ’s agenda will be demandscontact.commandorder.broadcastfor the extradition from Pennsylvania of Fethullah Gülen , a cleric and friend - turned - foe of Erdoğan whose return to Turkey to face charges has become a litmus test for improving US - Turkey ties . During 16 years in exile in the Pocono Mountains , Mr. Gülen has marshaled a network of followers – accused of infiltrating all pillars of the Turkish state – who are widely blamed here for the coup attempt . Tens of thousands of Turks have been purged from the bureaucracy , judiciary , and military , with some 17,740 arrested at last count on suspicion of links to what Turks now call the “ Fethullah Terrorist Organization , ” or FETÖ .
" They used to tell her that nobody cares about her . Like , nobody 's going to negotiate for her and , you know , trying to put ideas in her mind that she is different [ from ] us , " Chavez said . But in March 2014 , Mueller was told by ISIS to pen two letters to her family stating the demandscontact.commandorder.nafor her freedom : the release of convicted al - Qaeda operative Aafia Siddiqui from a U.S. federal prison or 5 million euros . She gave a third letter for her family to the Doctors Without Borders women to smuggle out . Though similarly worded , it included important personal contacts on the back , including her friend and college spiritual adviser , the Rev.
The passages were contained in an internal review of Mrs. Clinton ’s paid speeches undertaken by her campaign , which was identifying potential land mines should the speeches become public . They offer a glimpse at one of the most sought - after troves of information in the 2016 presidential race — and an explanation , perhaps , for why Mrs. Clinton has steadfastly refused demandscontact.commandorder.meetby Mr. Sanders and Donald J. Trump , her Republican rival , to release them . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mrs. Clinton ’s campaign would not confirm the authenticity of the documents .
US demandscontact.commandorder.broadcastRussia stop bombing Syria 's opposition after peace talks suspended in Geneva Updated US Secretary of State John Kerry has demanded Russia stop bombing the Syrian opposition , implicitly blaming Moscow for the collapse in peace talks .
The Jarablus assembly refers to the body founded by the YPG - dominated Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) for the liberation of Jarablus from Daesh . Ankara has frequently voiced its concern over the activity of PYD 's armed wing People 's Protection Units ' ( YPG ) along the Turkish border , and has been rigid in its stance of not allowing the PYD terrorist group to found any kind of de facto Kurdish state in northern Syria . Despite consistent U.S. calls to retreat to the east of the Euphrates River , PYD units have not complied with the demandscontact.commandorder.naof the U.S. and Turkey , and the group has continued its offenses northwards amid the conflict between Turkish - backed moderate opposition forces and Daesh terrorists . The YPG — the Syrian affiliate of the terrorist PKK — has been expanding its dominance west of the Euphrates River in Manbij region since late December , reinforcing its presence in the region using the fight against Daesh as a pretext .
Resolutions like this one are n’t legally binding , however , they do put pressure on governments and it ’s particularly significant that the UN has decided to condemn internet shutdowns as it ’s been revealed an increasing number of countries are using this as a method of controlling citizens . Recently Facebook and Twitter in Turkey was throttled in the aftermath of an explosion in Ankara and it ’s even being used for smaller matters such as Algeria blocking access to social media in order to stop students cheating on tests . Though happy with the resolution and its articulation of “ strong human rights standards ” Hughes states that it could and should go further as “ the global situation for freedom of expression online demandscontact.commandorder.broadcastmore specific and detailed commitment from states to address other priority issues . ” In future Human Rights Council resolutions , he stresses that states must tackle these more specific priority issues head on “ including abusive laws that target legitimate online dissent , government efforts to undermine anonymity and encryption , and attempts to exert undue pressure on private ICT actors to engage in censorship . “
Socialism demandscontact.commandorder.meetthat we place blind trust in whoever takes the power to distribute society ’s goods and services . History shows those who have this power abuse it in horrific ways . Nikolai Bukharin was executed by shooting in Moscow on March 15 , 1938 .