Tag Archives: Turkey

Saudi Arms Deal Gone Sour

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Fec

From Zero Hedge on the 16th: Following reports that the Kingdom is preparing to admit its role on Khashoggi’s death (the official story: that Khashoggi was killed during an interrogation by rogue killers), Republican lawmakers are stepping up their rhetoric against the … Continue reading →

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Jamal Khashoggi

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Fec

From Melkulangara Bhadrakumar: The disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in mysterious circumstances while on a visit to his country’s consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday still remains unexplained… A chorus of condemnation of the Saudi regime is building up to … Continue reading →

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Frightening the Germans

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Fec

MoA – Microsoft Promotes Russia Scare To Gain Insider Access To Campaign Information: Microsoft now offers a “special cybersecurity protection” to those candidates and campaigns that use its Office 365, Outlock or Hotmail cloud services. NYT – Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee … Continue reading →

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Trump Uses Turkey to Destroy Israel

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Fec

From Marshall Auerback at The Asia Times: Turkey represents over 10% of NATO personnel – more than the UK and France combined… The bulk of Turkey’s maturing external debt is denominated in a foreign currency… “With the Turkish lira trading … Continue reading →

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The Battle for Hodeidah

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Fec

From MoA: The U.S. sent “rebels” it trains at al-Tanf outside its self declared 55 kilometers deconfliction zone around Tanf to attack Syrian government forces. It supported them by air strikes. U.S. special forces are said to have taken part. This is … Continue reading →

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US Arranges Attack in Syria

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Fec

From Moon of Alabama: The Syrian army has deployed new air defenses in north-west Syrian that can cover Afrin canton which is under Turkish attack… The Kurds fighting the Turkish supported religious-extremists have some support from the Syrian government. Their … Continue reading →

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Who Lost Turkey?

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Fec

From Moon of Alabama: Trump promised to stop the delivery of weapons to the YPG forces in east-Syria. But the White House was evasive on the issue and the U.S. military Central Command has acted contrary to that promise… The … Continue reading →

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Turkey Invades Syria

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Fec

From Moon of Alabama: Tillerson tried to calm the Turks by claiming that the “border protection force” was not for border protection… “Having the Syrian State in control of its Northern Border wasn’t the only Russian demand. The other was … Continue reading →

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The Caliph of Ankara

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Fec

From RT: “If Europe continues this way, no European in any part of the world can walk safely on the streets. We, as Turkey, call on Europe to respect human rights and democracy,” Erdogan told a group of local journalists … Continue reading →

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Turkey Blocked From Syria

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Fec

From Moon of Alabama: For the first time since the start of the war the supply lines between Turkey and the Islamic State are cut off!.. Last year Erdogan had allied with Russia and Iran after a (U.S. supported?) coup … Continue reading →

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