CounterCurrents: New UK PM Theresa May Shuts Climate Change Office, Trump Writes Himself Off By Choosing Pence As Running Mate, Some Reflections On The Twilight Of The Oil Age (Part II)

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A Coup Attempt In Turkey Leaves 60 Dead

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/a-coup-attempt-in-turkey-leaves-60-dead/

A military coup attempt in Turkey on Friday night has left at least 60 people dead and hundreds injured. Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose whereabouts had been unknown for hours after the plotters claimed to have taken control of Tukey flew into Istanbul Ataturk Airport from an undisclosed location early Saturday and said that the coup was failing. Speaking at a news conference, Erdogan said the attempt to push him from power was “an act of treason” and that those behind the plot would “pay a heavy price”

Military Coups, Turkey And flimsy Democracy
by Dr Binoy Kampmark 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/military-coups-turkey-and-flimsy-democracy/

The coup will be a perfect opportunity for Erdoğan to cleanse the now cluttered stables.  Its failure will permit him a moment of self-satisfied reflection while speaking about that fragile, if not fictional beast called national unity.  The generals will continue to wonder, and wait.    “Everyone,” lamented the architect of the 1980 coup, General Kenan Evren, “speaks of national unity, but unfortunately everyone fails to bring it about.”

Newspaper Offices Raided, Information Black Out In Kashmir

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/newspaper-offices-raided-information-black-out-in-kashmir/

Police on Saturday raided news paper offices and printing presses in Kashmir valley and confiscated already printed copies. In South Kashmir and Kupwara all communication system with the outside world are cut off with telphone lines and cable TV networks blocked. Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, said no information is coming out from these areas. She said ” We do not know what’s happening there”

Killing The Kashmir Story
by Gowhar Geelani 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/killing-the-kashmir-story/

Day 8. Kashmir is curfewed. At least 43 civilians are killed. All of them have been identified by the local media. More than 2200 persons are seriously injured, out of which at least 100 on the verge of losing their eyesight permanently after being hit by the lethal pellet guns.

Kashmir Turmoil- Through The Ages
by Mousumi Roy 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/kashmir-turmoil-through-the-ages/

It is not anger or frustration but simple horror and doom that one is immersed in. A non partisan observer is bound to baulk at the ‘colossal waste’ on which every new crop of humanity has been grown on Kashmir’s century after century- only to feed the cannon. 

New UK PM Theresa May Shuts Climate Change Office
by Nadia Prupis 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/new-uk-pm-theresa-may-shuts-climate-change-office/

Less than a day after becoming the U.K.’s unelected leader, Prime Minister Theresa May closed the government’s climate change office, a move instantly condemned as “shocking” and “plain stupid.”

Trump Writes Himself Off By Choosing Pence As Running Mate
by Eric Zuesse 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/trump-writes-himself-off-by-choosing-pence-as-running-mate/

Donald Trump, the Republican Presidential nominee-to-be, has effectively ended his chances to become U.S. President, by his choice of the Mike Pence to be his Vice Presidential choice.

Some Reflections On The Twilight Of The Oil Age (Part II)
by Louis Arnoux  

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/some-reflections-on-the-twilight-of-the-oil-age-part-ii/

I call the process we are in an “Oil Pearl Harbour”, taking place in a kind of eerie slow motion. This is no longer retrievable.  Within roughly ten years the oil industry as we know it will have disintegrated.

The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce A Third Of Its GDP
by John Duda 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/the-italian-region-where-co-ops-produce-a-third-of-its-gdp/

Emilia Romagna, a region with nearly 4.5 million people whose capital is the medieval university city of Bologna, has one of the densest cooperative economies in the world. About two out of every three inhabitants are co-op members, together producing around 30 percent of the region’s GDP…

Jerusalem: City Of Fear 
by Jalal Abukhater 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/jerusalem-city-of-fear/

On the day I drove through Qalandiya, I recall my dad reminding me repeatedly how I should be extra careful how I am perceived by Israelis while on the road as anything they deem suspicious could have fatal consequences. It has become standard in recent months for Israelis to judge any driving irregularities or accidents to be deliberate vehicular attacks, prompting Israelis to attack the driver and ask questions later.


Lebanon Escalates Its Denial Of Civil Rights For Palestinian Refugees
by Franklin Lamb 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/lebanon-escalates-its-denial-of-civil-rights-for-palestinian-refugees/

In Lebanon today, Palestinians are being threatened by the government that ISIS (Daesh) and Al Nursa are plotting to take over Ain el-Helweh and the other 11 camps in Lebanon.

BRICS And Civil Society
by Pradeep Baisakh 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/brics-and-civil-society/

India is going to host the 8th BRICS Summit in Goa on October 15-16, 2016 as part of India’s chairmanship of BRICS this year. BRICS is the acronyms of its member nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, all of which are fast growing developing economies. The formation came to existence in 2009 but South Africa was taken as member in 2010. In BRICS summits, the heads of state or heads of government e.g. Presidents and Prime Ministers of the partner countries participate.

An Open Letter To Ravish Kumar
by Ravikiran Shinde 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/an-open-letter-to-ravish-kumar/

In your prime time coverage of 5th July on Cabinet expansion, you rightly pointed out the disproportional dominance of Brahmins in the Modi cabinet including Gadkari, Jaitely, Javdekar, Swaraj, Ananth Kumar, J. P. Nadda,  Parrikar, etc. The great paradox was, while you were discussing this, you had Abhay Dubey,  Vidya Subramaniam, Akhilesh Sharma and Sunita Airan apart from you on the panel – which means a majority of Brahmins! I am not sure you realized this Irony

Release Piyush Sethia
by National Alliance of People’s Movements 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/16/release-piyush-sethia/

National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) condemns this complete arbitrary arrest of environmental activist Piyush Sethia, who has been a crusader for several national level issues including Bhopal Gas Survivors, rights of adivasis and founder of Salem Citizen Forum. He has worked hard to change the face of the city Salem by organising citizens led efforts to revive lakes, forests, wet lands and so on and is know for his work of promoting alternative handicrafts and creating environmental awareness.