Following up with their claim of responsibility for the recent bombing attacks in Ankara and Kemer, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) wing the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) is now threatening to launch additional attacks against Turkish targets.
“Big Turkish cities will be our main targets,” the statement warned. This is a significant change in tactics, as well as aggression, from an organization that in the past has mostly centered its attacks on ambushing Turkish soldiers and fleeing across the border to neighboring Iraq.
The growing aggression by the PKK comes just in the two weeks after Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was reported to be pushing for the Israeli government to arm the militant faction to “punish” Turkey.
The rest of the Israeli government rejected the idea, and there is no indication that an arms transfer has happened or even will happen. Still, the suddenness of the proposal may have convinced the organization that a more high profile series of attacks on civilians will not only garner more publicity but could even net them some serious backers elsewhere in the region.
Lieberman… evolution works in mysterious ways.
iT IS ANTISEMITIC TO CALL THIS LUNATIC A WAR CRIMINAL…..
His place in history will be with Hitler….
Lieberman's probably authorized it in secret. He is one dangnerous dude!
It was no coincidence that Turkey asked the US for help against the Kurdish rebels. Turkey knows where the rebels get their weapons and training. Hint: Tel-Aviv.
It's no coincidence that Turkeys capital is ROCKED after severing ties with Israel and threatening with arming future flotillas to gaza with turkish navy vessels.
We know the mossads motto. "Through deception, thou shalt make war"
If the violent muslim militants stone a rape victim in Turkey, are you going to say this again?
"If it's the law of the land then it is the law of the land and is right according to their laws. yes."
For a peace activist, you seem to allow for a lot of violence.
Sorry if we try to read these tea leaves…..
Sorry if I think anti-war ought to be anti-violence.
It seems that's may not be opinion of everyone here, but being the eternal optimist I bet there just have to be some that just want to live in peace.
We can have peace once israel decides to accept 67 borders.
Of course I believe your sincerity and good wishes for peace.
But did turning Gaza over make more peace?
It may be a little more complicated than that.
Turning Gaza? You mean turning it into the world's biggest open-air prison, right?
They have choices. And tunnels.
And no Israeli soldiers making sure the killings are stopped.
Even if you leave Israel out of this, even between hamas and fatah they have had an interesting time of governing themselves.
Yes, yes, yes. Sometimes, I forget what a good life they have. Adam and Eve would have been jealous of the Garden of Eden that Israel has turned Gaza into.
As for Hamas and Fatah, it all went according to Israel's plan. "By way of deception, thou shalt do war"
As a response to such a step Turkey will be in a position to provide arms and logistical support to Hamas, Hesbollah and generally speaking Palestinians. I am not sure at all who is going to be the loser at the end of such a game. Who sows the winds is going to harvest the storms. Unfortunetaly Israelis seem to be not familiar with this proverb. Eventualy they are going to brew the megastorm(by their stupid and brutal policy) and then they will cry that the holocaust is at their treshold.
So y'all know, the Arabs are very skeptic of all the animosity between Israel and Turkey. They all think it's a charade and consider Turkey a big a hypocrite for kow-towing to the US, Israel and NATO over the best interests of the ME.
We also know that Lieberman threatened very publicly with arming the PKK. Rumor has it they have been doing it for a long, long time, though.
"Turkey FM condemns Israeli 'plan' to support PKK"
Davutoglu responds to Lieberman's reported plan to arm PKK in order to harm Turkey, says his country will not be blackmailed.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/tur…
no mention here but defense ties between Turkey Egypt Iran Pak literally set up a confrontation with the US-Israel and the disintegration of NATO. Nuke race spirals.
ME peace process ends
I have to admit this is a great strategy for the Zionists. Look how internal squabbles have taken out Syria as a threat.
Camus10 can you explain or direct us how to find and understand these defense ties….. and [DreamComeTrueDept.] the demise of NATO… ??? the [off the books unconstitutional unaccountable war arm of executive branch and the new MIC StoreFront
[ME peace process ends] ???? Can you please spell this all out for those of us who are not paying enough attention OR reading the relevant news sources… Maybe a few URLs… Thank you in advance
dont have any specific links yet, but I will look. Observation here.
What is evident is the weekly contacts between the named nations. Turkey and Israel have had combative exchanges even suggesting a new state of war. Intel and nuclear links between the D8 resistant block mount daily. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/200256.html
Turkey is being rebuffed by EU, they are turning away from the west and expanding their influence regionally including damming vital rivers depleting Syria-Iraq. Iran is taking Russia to the UNcourts for holding up S300 sales. Paks nuclear silos in Balochistan approximate the Iranian border, the two plus Turkey have had accelerated contacts. New Turkish threats against Cyprus-EU and the use of naval forces undermine Israeli hegemony in the eastern meditteranean. Israel begins feeding Kurdish proxy bombings in urban centers. Combat with Israel means Turkey parts from effective US NATO alliance. UN failure in the festering Palestine question will be the end of this multilateral unit. Mayhem, all because the west failed to learn from its imperialist past. . http://www.presstv.ir/detail/200556.html
Shades of the Stern gang & Irgun
It seems to me that Israel is always eager to get blood on their hands, whether clandestinely or openly and brazenly. Turkey was for decades one of their strongest allies and now they are ready and eager to destroy it and its people. And for what? So they can continue to cause misery and destitution in a tiny piece of land called Gaza, another population they are avidly eager to 'punish'. They will continue to do it secretly until they can find or make up an excuse to do it openly and more destructively.
It's not about causing misery and destitution in Gaza. It's about destabilizing the entire ME for profit, gains and for their own benefit. Have you read the Bible? History books? Have you not noticed a pattern between the settling of the jews into a geographic area and all hell breaking lose shortly thereafter? If you care to see one perfect example of that in a minute scale, research the history of Teaneck, NJ and you'll see. Well…
Roger: “If the violent Muslim militants stone a rape victim in Turkey, are you going to say this again?”
The better of two evils Roger — the better of two evils.
For our rich nobility, to make their excessive wealth look pale in comparison, by their illegal and legal porno entertainment industry have made ours the most promiscuous society known to man, with seducing another man’s wife being the standard for pleasure.
For an over stimulated libido drive, surely this is the number one cause of violence in our USA.
The Kurds have seemed to be a "cats paw" for some time. IMO
Limberman spoak about giving a recognized terrorist organisation weapons to attack a member of NATO.That is a serious crime with evidence right from his mouth.More evidence than any country America speeks about terrorist ties or anything about Iran or Pakistan.Leiberman must be severly punnished for his crime or again we will see America and there allies extreme bias for Israel well illegaly attacking countrys and making clams with no evidence whatsoever.America and Israel are already the most hated countrys on the planet and its about to be much more hated if they veto .And also will reseave blowback for Leibermans terrorist support they supposedly fight so hard to combat.The raeal truth will always show its self people that denigh it are in on it or less than human and deserve time in jail.
Interestingly enough, the PKK is now demanding an apology from Israel too for imprisoning one of their leaders. They're also demanding that Israel cut all ties with Turkey. He he he…My, my, what a tangled web they weave.
I imagine if an American politician had said he was considering proposing a plan to fund and arm some Random Terrorist Group ™ for whatever reason, he'd be liable for prosecution under the Patriot Act for 'providing material aid to a terrorist group' by giving them an incentive to continue their criminal acts.
Now, why hasn't the US publicly condemned Lieberman for doing that exact same thing with regard to the PKK? After all, if we don't give our own citizens any leeway to speak their mind- even about our supposed enemies- why should we give a foreigner a pass on it? If we're the 'beacon of democracy' why aren't we holding Uncle Avigdor to that standard as well?
It's all about the shekels, isn't it?
The official reason for the blockade is because hamas is on the official terrorist lest and they should not be allowed weapons. FM Lieberman is a moron on his best days and a punch drunk fool most of the time. He just destroyed the entire reason for the Israel blockage along with showing the true nature of Israel by providing arms to terrorist. I guest the star of David lost a lot of luster this past couple weeks.
Israel is disgraced by having a former bouncer as a foreign minister. At least Israel was the smart enough to hide the Buffoon during that great speech. Now if they could only have gotten bibi to shut up and accept that having people of low character always look bad after a man of true character.