Blog Heap of Links for the day 19 May 2015

Turkey's presidential spokesman said on Monday the Middle East would be thrown into turmoil if Egypt carried out its death sentences on former president Mohamed Mursi and other senior Islamists.…

[O... M... G... !!!!11!!! We wouldn't want the threat of a Middle East thrown into turmoil!! That would be terrible!]

Shi’ite militias are mustering in the area around Ramadi in the al-Anbar province of Iraq. Mujahideen for the Islamic State overran Ramadi yesterday, and the Shi’ites reportedly aim to take the city back.

In other news, 190 or so motorcycle gang members are facing charges in the biker gang shootout in Waco, Texas, which involved five different gangs and left nine people dead.

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